Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

As the three were trying to make sense of the situation, a voice came over the loudspeaker, "Who is Palamera?"

The three exchanged glances upon hearing this: There is a Supreme on board!

The reverence ordinary people have for the Supreme is deeply ingrained. Even opposing sides dare not casually call a Supreme by name.

Otherwise, what might have been a lucky escape could turn into a "face history."

However, this was within their calculations. No matter if it was the real deal or not, daring to bring a Supreme aboard meant a Supreme must be present, right?

Palamera might look rough, but he was actually meticulous. He answered in a deep voice.

"That’s me. May I know your name, and is my senior here?"

"He’s not here," Qu Jianlei answered casually, "Didn’t you say you have four Supremes? How come there are only three of you?"

Palamera answered straightforwardly, "My junior was injured—not severely, but we still put him in a lifeboat."

Then he proactively asked, "Why are there other lifeboats being used?"

"We picked up two groups of people on the way," Qu Jianlei replied nonchalantly, "all of whom don’t know their own limitations."

One would assume that those who save others wouldn’t have bad intentions, but a middle-aged woman spoke in a deep voice.

"Can they stay in the lifeboat indefinitely? We hope to keep it confidential."

She sounded like she was asking, but in fact, used an imperative tone.

Qu Jianlei didn’t like others gesturing on his own territory but saw no need to argue, "I have my arrangements."

Then he gave an order, "The rest of your party can be released... do you have any Qi Recovery Pills?"

"We have some, but we’ve used quite a lot," Palamera answered while starting to release his companions from the lifeboat.

At first glance, there were three Supremes, but they had indeed brought a lot of people.

Five people were in six lifeboats, and there were another six in the lifeboat, including two B-levels.

Among these eleven people, two were still in the nutrition pods, evidently quite seriously injured.

Leaving aside other things, the thoughtfulness of rescuing their companions in an expedition team was quite remarkable.

For those not in the nutrition pods, some were injured, and others looked exhausted.

A Water Attribute A-level woman took some medicine and began applying and administering it to her companions.

It’s difficult in space, even if you want to care for injured companions.

As everyone began to relax, Palamera hesitated for a moment and spoke.

"Sir, we used up a lot of medicine on this journey to the Maiden Star Realm, may we purchase some from you?"

"That’s no problem, I can give you some," Qu Jianlei responded casually.

"Come up and get it. I have some questions for you as well."

As he finished speaking, the middle-aged woman spoke again, "Sir, can the two of us come up as well?"

The tone matched her earlier one, sounding like a question but lacking the intent of an inquiry.

Qu Jianlei felt slightly displeased—you really treat this as your own.

However, it was not a matter worth arguing over, "Then the three of you come up, the others can stay in the cargo hold."

This was something he was already accustomed to, even if it was just a temporarily borrowed starship.

The three Supremes walked through the cargo hold door into the starship’s hall.

Though called a hall, the space was still very cramped, and the door leading to the control room was surprisingly open.

Their Rock Armor hadn’t fully dissipated yet, and with a casual glance: five people... not challenging.

But soon their expressions turned serious: among the five people opposite them, three were undetectable?

As Supremes, they too well understood what this meant: nine out of ten, those three were also Supremes.

As for the remaining two... the handsome man’s expression changed, "Do they have to be so overboard, all Mutated Attributes?"

He himself was Wood Attribute, quite strong in combat power, but his greatest strength was in Perception, even stronger than many Wind Attribute Supremes.

He could sense that the remaining two were A-level, even if they used some Concealment Skill.

What made his scalp tingle was that one A-level was Wind Attribute, which was fine, but the other was... Electromagnetic Attribute?

Such two A-levels, alongside three Supremes... was this lineup too luxurious?

Palamera’s senior, Zhan Donglai, what merit or ability did he have to invite such a luxurious team?

The middle-aged woman’s perception wasn’t as strong, but realizing the presence of three Supremes, she said no more.

The right to speak comes from strength. Given their powerful abilities, she just waited silently.

Qu Jianlei invited the three to sit down, first placing some medicines on the table, then asked, "Do you need Crystals?"

"No need for Crystals," Palamera chuckled bitterly, "Do you have Advanced Qi Recovery Pills? I’d like to buy some!"

"I don’t have many Qi Recovery Pills," Qu Jianlei shook his head, then looked at Bentley.

In the time they spent looking for them, old Ben had bought quite a few Qi Recovery Pills as backup.

Bentley took out ten bottles, silently placing them on the table, without saying a word.

The efficacy of Qi Recovery Pill is not as good as a Crystal, but it is mild and has few hidden risks.

"Ten bottles," Palamera muttered, taking out a stack of Silver Notes, also the unsigned kind.

"The market price is one hundred... Forget it, I’ll give you one and a half million."

If bought on the black market, one and a half million wouldn’t be enough, but as it’s among Supremes, everyone has their own connections, so the price isn’t bad.

"It doesn’t matter," Qu Jianlei signaled Bentley to put away the Silver Notes, then spoke, "Zhan Donglai is quite fond of you."

"Thanks for your concern, sir," Palamera raised a hand respectfully, "May I know how to address you, sir?"

Qu Jianlei smiled slightly, "We are the ones who slipped through the Imperial inspection."

The Empire doesn’t even know our background, so you might as well save your efforts and not waste them.

The dashing man laughed heartily, "Then you may call me Handsome, there always needs to be a code name, right?"

People with high emotional intelligence indeed speak in a way that doesn’t offend others, while also dispelling awkwardness.

The middle-aged woman also expressed expressionlessly, "Call me Heartless."

After saying that, she glanced at Palamera, clearly speaking to him, preventing him from calling out her name.

Qu Jianlei nodded slightly, "Zhan Donglai promised me some things, including your gains in the Maiden Star Realm."

The three Supremes opposite all had their expressions darken; this statement really didn’t sit well.

In fact, when they initially promised rewards, their small team did have some arguments.

Palamera pondered for a moment before answering, "We did indeed make promises, but... aren’t we still not out of danger yet?"

Qu Jianlei spread his hands, looking at them helplessly, "You’re not wrong."

"But we have already come, which shows sincerity... A rubbing isn’t considered very precious, is it?"

"That’s impossible," the middle-aged woman spoke without hesitation, "Our promises will be fulfilled after we’re out of danger."

Qu Jianlei’s eyes squinted slightly, her repeated strong stances were starting to annoy him.

At this moment, a light sigh was heard, and Granny Jia spoke up, "Rusna, do you think you have a good reputation?"

"Hmm?" The middle-aged woman looked at her in astonishment, "Still an acquaintance?"

"I don’t know you at all," Granny Jia snorted disdainfully, "Nor do I want to know you!"

"Rusna... I’m familiar with her," Qinghu spoke, "The one who defaulted on bets three times in a row?"

"Where was it three consecutive betting defaults?" Rusna’s face darkened upon hearing this, as this was her dark past.

The items in the bet were important to her, and the first time she lost, she did indeed ask for another chance due to ’poor performance.’

But what they said was really somewhat an exaggeration, "I didn’t default, the third time I found them only after two years!"

In fact, after losing the third round, she even threatened to go back for another bet, but the other party was weary and voluntarily conceded.

However, that person conceded with some reluctance, and spread the word about her actions.

Anyway, Rusna was known for pestering, and there was no doubt about it.

"Hmph," Qinghu snorted disdainfully, confident to judge others’ faults, she naturally had the courage to confront.

She indifferently stated, "The three of you Supremes coming together, you must have some ulterior motives, right?"

"Absolutely not," Palamera flatly denied, "They are worried I’d be schemed against... mainly here for the Mining Starship."

The reason was well invented, Qinghu gave a nonchalant smile, too lazy to argue, having stated what she needed to say.

But Granny Jia suggested again, "Since it’s Rusna, boss, we should collect the payment in advance."

The three Supremes opposite listened entirely speechless, the reputation could even affect such matters.

Rusna was so angry that her face turned red, wanting to argue a few words, but with the opponent recognizing her disguise, it was clearly not someone easy to deal with.

Moreover, from the tone of their speech, they hadn’t taken her seriously, clearly having confidence in their strength.

The most crucial part is that the one who recognized her actually called someone else "boss"!

This really made her dare not act rashly, as a Supreme, she knew Supremes’ pride best.

Qu Jianlei, upon hearing this, nodded and looked at Palamera, speaking blandly.

"Our people are already here, and if you refuse to pay, then I will have to ask you to leave... Are you sure about this?"

Seeing the hesitant manner of the other party, likely causing trouble after being rescued, it would be better to decide sooner.

How could we be willing to leave, Palamera was startled: Are you really not afraid of wrecking this Starship?

Settling down, he suddenly guessed another possibility, an odd expression appearing on his face.

"Mining... has your respected self recently been developing some hard currency mines?"

Qu Jianlei doesn’t like exposing the team’s secrets, but this matter couldn’t be hidden.

Even if he doesn’t say, with Zhan Donglai having paid so much, would he not repay his junior with favors?

Thus he nodded slightly, "Mining is somewhat involved, but we usually don’t participate in production and sales."

That’s right, we only participate in sharing dividends!