Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

This young master clearly knows something, but at this moment, Celestial Sound hesitated instead.

She glanced at the boss: If I ask a question, will it bring any trouble to everyone?

Qu Jianlei slightly raised his chin: If you want to ask, just ask, and we’ll listen along.

Qian He was acutely aware of this detail: So, this sharp-tongued woman listens to this man?

I wonder what relationship the female Supreme has with this man?

At that moment, a voice came to his ear, "If you want to say something, then say it."

The young master steadied himself and spoke in a deep voice, "Ultimately, it is related to the allegiance between Sirius Star Realm and Dumbbell Nebula..."

The upper echelons are indeed different, accustomed to analyzing things from the root.

However, the outside hall is not the place to discuss these matters; it can only be discussed behind closed doors.

In the words of the young master: The reason why Lord Kong Se was annihilated is fundamentally because he leaned toward the forces of Sirius Star Realm!

Dumbbell Nebula has been attempting to break away from the Star Realm for a long time.

So much so that both within the government and among the people, two vaguely opposing camps have emerged.

Kong Se leaned towards maintaining Star Realm’s management over the Star System, but he was not an extremist.

However, he was a local power player and an Imperial Lord; his influence in Qingsha was not to be underestimated.

The young master knew very well that the reason for the Lord’s family’s misfortune was because gold was discovered in the mine.

But in his view — strictly speaking, as seen by the forces behind him, this is just a facade.

The interest brought by gold will definitely be tempting, but some people’s focus is not on this.

What they are more concerned about is what Lord Kong Se will do after obtaining money?

The subtle formation of two camps makes the effort of the Star System wanting to break free from Star Realm’s management more delicate.

The camp struggle is a battle of ideas, a battle of interests, but ultimately, promoting one’s own ideas requires money.

In the past, Kong Se was just a relatively moderate maintenance faction; even after discovering gold and gaining money, he might not become radical.

But this kind of risk is something the separatists are unwilling to bear — what if you invest heavily in promoting the status quo?

Precisely because of this reason, for the separatists, a dead Lord is a good Lord.

If they could kill Kong Se and seize the gold mine at the same time, that would be even better.

According to the young master’s analysis, though the Marriott Group is a force coming from across the Star Realm, there is a great possibility that they support the separatists.

As for the reasoning... does it need to exist? In the eyes of interest groups, there are only interests.

In other words, Marriott’s action against Kong Se is very likely under the Qingsha Star Government’s instigation.

At the very least, it was permitted by the Planet Government — Marriott may not pay to support separation, but they certainly won’t support maintenance!

Choosing the lesser of two evils unequivocally.

These statements by the young master reflect high-level insight and are not something ordinary people can expect to hear from him.

He was worried about offending the other party, so he closed the door, offering substantive insights.

Celestial Sound listened with some astonishment, "Kong Se...Lord actually supports maintaining the status quo?"

In her mind, her uncle had never shown such inclination, instead occasionally praising Qingsha’s high economic independence.

Of course, her uncle never stated that it was best for Qingsha to break away from Sirius Star Realm.

"Isn’t it unsurprising?" Qian He answered indifferently, "Not all nobles wish to return to the era of feudalism...that’s unrealistic!"

"Proper inheritance of a Lord title has to go through Imperial scrutiny, whether you can keep the title is completely up to the Imperial’s discretion."

"Moreover, Kong Se was downgraded all the way to a Lord, rather than having a Lord as the upper limit."

"To every downgraded noble, restoring ancestral glory should be the ultimate dream, right? Then he can only support the Imperial."

Celestial Sound thought about it, although these words seemed speculative, they were also reasonable, the logic was consistent.

The key is that she really knew her uncle dreamed of being upgraded to a Baron.

As for restoring the Viscount title...that’s truly not even daring to think, not even dare to dream!

"Nobles... haha," Qu Jianlei shook his head speechlessly, merely some people’s reluctance to part with privilege.

He realized some impropriety, but before he could speak, Mu Yu spoke up.

"Qingsha Star has now lifted the flow restrictions, people can freely leave."

If you think this is the result pushed by Dumbbell Nebula behind the scenes, why would they let the murderer leave?

"Because Star Realm sent people," the young master answered without hesitation, "They don’t want to give Star Realm any excuse to intervene."

Celestial Sound was silent with surprise; at this moment, she felt that her proud intelligence was somewhat inadequate.

"So it’s just speculation," Qu Jianlei said nonchalantly, "Even though the logic is consistent... isn’t your family also maintenance faction?"

Only the maintenance faction would strive to draw hatred for the separatists — is it appropriate to say so much when we’ve just met?

"My family really isn’t," Qian He shook her head and answered seriously, "I just happened to pass by!"

"But if we truly discuss positions, most residents outside the Dumbbell Nebula would support the maintenance faction, right?"

"Of course, those with interests in the Dumbbell Nebula might think differently."

Qu Jianlei pondered for a moment, then suddenly spoke up, "Without the Marriott Group, the contention for the gold mine will likely become intense again."

"Are you interested in getting involved?" Qian He’s sensitivity was quite keen.

He looked at the other person in surprise and slowly spoke, "I advise you not to act rashly; the forces that eliminated the Marriott Group are not to be trifled with."

"If it weren’t for this incident, even the Qingsha Government might have stepped in, trying to put some pressure on the Marriott Group."

"But now, as you know, even the Qingsha Star Government is trying to distance themselves... they’re scared too."

"How could they be scared?" Qu Jianlei shook his head disinterestedly, "That is the government!"

The information provided by the other party did unsettle him.

Originally, he thought that after avenging for Celestial Sound, and Celestial Sound was willing to offer gold mine profits to support the team, things were set.

Unexpectedly, the Qingsha Government intervened... why was it so difficult to earn money honestly?

"They are scared," Qian He confidently asserted, "Trust me, I know the government better than you do!"

The three exchanged glances, and ultimately, Qu Jianlei spoke up.

"Your analytical ability is indeed useful, we want to contact the forces that acted against the Marriott Group, okay?"

Qian He spread his hands and replied with a wry smile, "If I had that ability, would I be scraping by?"

"No, you do," Celestial Sound spoke decisively, "You said you were a useful person."

"Don’t add to the chaos, okay?" Qian He reluctantly cast a glance at her.

After a round of exchanges, he no longer cared much about this woman, even if she had spoken out of turn before.

He could deduce that among the three, this woman had the lowest position.

The other two, one was Supreme, the other was the woman’s superior; no matter how remarkable she was, she probably had to listen to those two.

He was a bit curious, "Why contact them... do you really want that gold mine?"

"Who wouldn’t want a gold mine?" Qu Jianlei retorted, "Doesn’t your family like it?"

"We like it," Qian He shook his head, "but the waters are too muddy, not troublesome enough... are you short on money?"

"Who isn’t short on money?" Qu Jianlei glanced at him, "Have you ever seen a Supreme so poor they only have thirty million?"

"A Supreme in such poverty, that’s quite disgraceful," Qian He nodded thoughtfully, "How much money do you need?"

"No amount is enough," Qu Jianlei thought of the Little Lake and sighed in frustration, "Why, do you have a way to make money?"

"I’m afraid not," Qian He gave a dry laugh and shook his head.

He indeed had ways to make money, but just from the tone of the other party, he could tell that the shortfall was likely more than a billion or two!

So there was no point in bringing up small amounts, nor would he ask the other party just how much they were short.

But after pausing, he spoke gravely, "The bounty on Marriott’s revenge... are you taking it?"

"Hmm?" Celestial Sound frowned, are you tired of living?

"We can take it," Qu Jianlei nodded with a smile, "but the price is very high... are you responsible for the mediation?"

"Then we’re not taking it," Qian He shook his head without hesitation, what a joke, he was merely testing their strength.

The people who heavily damaged the Marriott Group, even those behind him were afraid to provoke, recklessly getting involved for mediation—it’s not about courting death!

His eyes rolled, probing as he spoke, "But if you’re truly short of money, I can introduce some projects..."

Mu Yu huffed, speaking sullenly, "Not interested in small money."

"The money isn’t insignificant," Qian He cautiously replied, "have you heard of Rhodiola rosea?"

The three fell silent upon hearing this.

After a while, Qu Jianlei spoke gravely, "We’re not crazy, killing Balrog, confronting the Military... how much?"

"Capture Rhodiola rosea alive for ten billion!" Qian He responded solemnly, "Dead is worth five billion."

Seems like people really want to capture themselves alive... Qu Jianlei’s mouth twitched slightly.

"That money isn’t insignificant, but the risk is too high; even if earned, it might not be taken away."

Sensible person! Qian He sighed inwardly.

The Rhodiola rosea team was indeed arrogant and terrifying; typical forces dared not provoke them, so the officials offered such a high bounty.

But what’s truly terrifying isn’t just Rhodiola rosea’s difficulty, but the secrets concealed within the team.

Even if one goes through arduous hardships, surviving by a thread to earn money, it still might not be taken away, this is the reason that stops people from moving forward.

And then he probed further, "Then how about capturing Ran Bingluan, the bounty is slightly lower, and this person also harbors secrets..."

"Not taking it," Mu Yu responded without hesitation, "most annoying to deal with the Anomalous Management Division... do you really dare to call a Supreme by name?"

"Supreme shielding issued by the Imperial," Qian He answered casually, "so how about investigating the dissipated Nebula?"

"Enough," Celestial Sound coldly snorted, "we want to make money, not seek death."