Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Schreier’s nemesis? Kading understood immediately and nodded promptly, "Alright."

That very night, the relevant news reached Qu Jianlei’s hands.

Schreier was transferred from the Outer Star Realm a few years ago, and had been quite aggressive in his actions.

Someone backed him, and he thrived in the Outer Star Realm, recognized as a capable person by the government.

However, despite his renowned competence, his reputation was mixed, with rumors of extreme greed.

This aggressive approach inevitably invited trouble—there are always forces stronger than oneself.

So Schreier was transferred to the Celestial River Star Realm, partly as a compromise and partly for protection, without further pursuit from the other side.

Yet, accustomed to his ways, he resumed his past style of action soon after arriving.

Perhaps in his view, leaving the place where he caused trouble meant escaping the threat and starting anew.

The Celestial River Star Realm was developed early and is a mature star realm; the mining industry is not particularly prosperous.

The resources on those habitable stars are either fully exploited or protected for moderate extraction, with strict limitations.

Currently, most of Celestial River’s mining operations occur outside habitable stars, hence the industry isn’t very developed.

Yet, even so, within a few short years, Schreier’s notoriety spread—ruthless and greedy.

There haven’t been any attempts to teach him a lesson, as the government intentionally shields him; not only is he Supreme, but he also has support behind him.

After failing once, he became smarter, no longer leading from the front, but instead cultivating subordinates to draw fire.

For instance, the action of joining Ping’an as a dry share was handled by two A-level figures.

Ping’an conveyed messages to him through intermediaries, but he expressed trust in his people and refrained from interfering too much in subordinates’ affairs.

This reaction is somewhat similar to Zhan Donglai, the second-in-command at Purple Star, but clearly, distancing himself wasn’t that easy.

In fact, it’s just that no one dared attempt to reason with him directly.

Being both Supreme and a central government official, these dual identities really are quite troublesome.

This is basically what the situation is, meaning Schreier has quite a few potential enemies in Celestial River.

However, along with the news from Ping’an, relevant intelligence analysis was also delivered.

Those forces possibly harboring resentment against Schreier, for various reasons, are almost unable to take rash revenge against him.

No need to explain too thoroughly, for instance, a normally operating mining company joining as dry shares.

Even if their profits dipped, this is the current situation, which is better than being suddenly seized.

Ping’an Trading Group guessed what Qu Jianlei and others planned and naturally wanted to help them select an appropriate scapegoat.

Currently, they’ve already sent people to the Outer Star Realm to gather Schreier’s past dark history, hoping their own support can wait a bit.

I must admit, this collaboration is truly sincere and highly complementary.

Two days later, Ping’an Trading Group announced internally that a Supreme collaborator was coming, and a welcome banquet would be held the next day.

Although Ping’an doesn’t have a Supreme, they do have quite a few A-levels, a total of eleven.

On the day of the banquet, in addition to those handling external affairs or having other commitments, six A-levels attended.

Aside from the A-levels, six or seven B-levels held key positions.

It can be said, all the important figures of Ping’an on Purple Star were present.

If any disaster struck at this moment, Ping’an Trading Group’s operations would instantly collapse.

Just as the banquet was about to begin, an unexpected guest arrived—it was Zhan Donglai, the second-in-command of Purple Star.

Though he came uninvited, his attitude seemed amicable.

"I heard you’re planning to set off in a few days; I came early to bid farewell and wish you a smooth journey."

His words spoke of this, but ninety-nine percent of people understood that he came likely to assess their own support’s situation.

However, for the arrival of Purple Star’s second-in-command, Qu Jianlei and his group maintained their customary arrogance.

Regarding the visitor’s greetings, they were utterly dismissive, not even bothering to report their names.

Fortunately, Granny Jia stepped forward to handle a few words—among the five Supremes, she was most suited for this.

Zhan Donglai is skilled in administrative management, known for his composure; seeing the opposite party’s attitude, he couldn’t help feeling a bit displeased.

Nevertheless, he couldn’t complain, given the opponent’s abundance of Supremes... the number really was daunting!

Among the six people opposite, except perceiving one A-level Wind Attribute, for the other five, he couldn’t sense any aura at all!

If predicted correctly, all five should indeed be Supremes.

He genuinely wanted to release his Spiritual Power to perceive carefully, but such behavior would be too provocative, too inconvenient.

Facing the willing middle-aged woman, Zhan Donglai intentionally discussed some Supreme-level insights.

No matter what topic he raised, the counterpart could seamlessly respond.

Some topics, the middle-aged woman didn’t know thoroughly, but for others, her understanding surpassed his own.

Note that these topics were initiated by Zhan Donglai, and the other party merely responded.

What does this indicate? It shows that the other party has a broader information network than him, and is definitely not someone isolated from information.

——The government side has slightly less information, but of those in supreme positions who do not engage in administrative management, how many would care about this?

In short, the foundation of the other party is absolutely not weak.

Upon realizing this, Zhan Donglai became increasingly cautious: What major power could be backing them?

However, he also didn’t mention the issues of the Mineral Management Division—previous attempts to detach from involvement were not deceitful, and now he needed to completely clear this up.

As the wine reached a moderate level, Zhan Donglai feigned happiness, his Spiritual Power fluctuating slightly, actually attempting to sense something.

Unfortunately, a man among the five on the opposite side, whose face remained expressionless, suddenly released a burst of aura!

Undoubtedly a Supreme aura, and in terms of Cultivation Level and purity, absolutely overwhelming.

Damn! Zhan Donglai was startled inside, daring not to act rashly anymore, only intentionally or unintentionally keeping an eye on this person.

Consequently, he didn’t notice when another man among the five temporarily left the table for a moment.

But that was normal—as if a Supreme couldn’t have an urgent need?

Ten minutes later, his Guard Captain’s watch vibrated.

The Cultivation Level of this person was only A-level; though called a Guard Captain, he was more like an entourage with the role of a bodyguard.

He felt a bit displeased: Before coming, I arranged everything; unless it’s a major issue, do not disturb me. Who’s so oblivious?

The Guard Captain glanced at his watch, and his expression instantly changed: Oh my god, something terrible has indeed happened!

The message was brief, the content shocking, "Eight minutes ago, Schreier was assassinated in his residence, by an Electromagnetic Supreme."

He discreetly removed the watch and handed it to the boss in front of him.

Zhan Donglai saw the message, his expression slightly changed too; he deliberated for roughly two to three seconds before standing up and speaking apologetically.

"Sorry, something suddenly came up, I need to leave now."

He could instinctively feel that the incident was definitely caused by the group in front of him, yet he couldn’t reveal it.

Dealing with others, he had the freedom to make subjective judgments, but not with these people—truly, the strength did not allow it!

Zhan Donglai knew, the other party had previously showcased two Electromagnetic Supremes.

However, though Electromagnetic Supremes are exceedingly rare, who can say with certainty it’s definitely one of these two?

What he really cared about was: If it indeed was their doing, then it can be confirmed there are more than five Supremes involved this time!

The reason is evident: the five Supremes of the opposing party have been under his nose the whole time.

Indeed, someone had briefly left, but even less than ten minutes, what could have been done?

Schreier’s residence was also in this mega-city cluster, yet almost three hundred kilometers away from the Ping’an Headquarters!

A Supreme flying at full speed, ten minutes wouldn’t be enough to cover three hundred kilometers, let alone considering a return trip.

To take a step back, even if there was a Supreme with extraordinary talent breaking limits in terms of speed, able to perform a ten-minute round trip.

However, Schreier was also a Supreme—doesn’t combat need time? Not to mention pre-battle preparations?

Another step back, even if there really was a talent-exceeding Supreme achieving this, or used certain transportation means.

During these ten minutes, wouldn’t the movement of high-speed objects be impossible to conceal?

Thus, Zhan Donglai determined there must be a sixth Supreme on the other side.

What he could do was: Fine, I won’t play this game with you; six Supremes, I truly can’t provoke.

After hastily leaving the Ping’an Headquarters, the Guard Captain received new supplemental information.

At that time, there were also two A-level and three B-level individuals present, who were likewise slain on the spot by the Electromagnetic Supreme.

Indeed, evidence showed that there was only one intruder, yet their strength was formidable.

In less than half a minute, the intruder killed all witnesses, disappearing silently into the night.

The City Guard’s response was swift, arriving in just three minutes, but the killer was already long gone.

The surrounding surveillance equipment also malfunctioned somewhat, making it impossible to ascertain how the other party had escaped.

——Traces of deliberate damage were found on some equipment; overall, it seemed to have suffered a digital attack.

Zhan Donglai was not only a Supreme but also an experienced administrative manager, possessing a wealth of undisclosed information.

Including classified digital attacks within the military, of which he was aware.

Therefore, he wasn’t surprised by this; he was more curious, "Who is Qianqian, has this been investigated?"

Reportedly, the assailant shouted during the assault, "I don’t like killing, stay away from me!"

"Every grievance has its origin, I am here to avenge Qianqian!"

"No, really not," the Guard Captain replied, "I estimate it’s just an excuse from the other side; it’s difficult even to say whether this person exists."

"Don’t make assumptions," Zhan Donglai spoke with a grim face, "investigate thoroughly, this point is very important."

Really? The Guard Captain was startled at these words; investigating a deceased individual, surprisingly, is very important?