Chapter 832: Chapter 702: Out to Kill and Burn

Qu Jianlei truly did not expect to encounter Xiang Xue here.

All unexpected encounters are... what could they be?

Anyway, meeting an old friend in a foreign land is always a happy event. I wonder how the Hope Star Realm is doing now.

Messages across star realms are always pitifully few, even though Little Lake has two sets of computing units, it’s still like this.

Even though Chenchen was unwilling, she still stepped forward to greet.

Xiang Xue’s expression seemed quite surprised, yet she glanced at Qu Jianlei from afar and still walked over.

Then she directly asked, "Sir, do you know my friend?"

Qu Jianlei gave Chenchen a faint look, and she obediently turned and left, "I’m a bit thirsty, I’ll go buy some drinks."

After she left, Qu Jianlei spoke in a deep voice, "Where’s Aunt Liu?"

Upon hearing this familiar voice, tears suddenly filled Xiang Xue’s eyes, "She’s severely injured and disabled... it’s all my fault."

"Disabled?" Qu Jianlei frowned slightly, "This injury can be treated, right?"

He didn’t have a deep impression of Aunt Liu, but undoubtedly, she was dutiful and quite kind to him.

However, severe injury and disability is a big issue on Blue Star, but in the Imperial domain, it’s nothing; at least they can regenerate limbs.

Even though it’s expensive, Xiang Xue’s father is Supreme, surely he wouldn’t mind this expense.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Xue frowned and sighed, "The injuries are quite severe, she got hurt repeatedly, it’s unlikely for her to advance to A-level."

This can’t be helped, Qu Jianlei pursed his lips; not every B-level can advance to A-level, many remain stuck at C-level for life.

"Who did it?"

"People from the Divine Text Association," Xiang Xue snorted coldly, her face looked displeased, "They want the Cultivation Technique you gave me."

"Hmm?" Qu Jianlei raised an eyebrow at this, "How did such a secret matter get out?"

Xiang Xue blinked, "Among the archaeology enthusiasts, there are two promising C-level Water Attribute individuals whom I thought worth cultivating..."

The Cultivation Technique from Panda was indeed precious, but she thought since it was given to her, and there was no explicit prohibition against sharing, it wouldn’t hurt to impart it to a few people.

Of course, she herself was restrained, understanding the importance of such a technique, she selectively taught it to only two.

However, the people from the Divine Text Association never gave up on tracking Panda and were watching Xiang Xue; they discovered this situation.

Xiang Xue came to the Celestial Handle Star to avoid the entanglement from the Divine Text Association.

Qu Jianlei frowned, "Didn’t your father intervene?"

"He did," Xiang Xue sighed, "if not for him, I would’ve been captured by the Divine Text Association people."

Qu Jianlei thought for a moment and asked, "Won’t the Divine Text Association people chase you to Celestial Handle Star?"

Xiang Xue shook her head, "Their main target is you, as long as I’m not in front of them, there’s no danger."

Qu Jianlei listened with some regret, "It’s a pity, otherwise I could kill a few to vent some anger."

Xiang Xue blinked curiously, "Have you advanced to Supreme?"

Qu Jianlei nodded, "Of course, there’s something I need to deal with lately, eventually I must seek revenge on those Divine Text Association guys."

Hearing this, Xiang Xue clearly brightened up, "Then you must go to the Hope Star Realm, there are many Divine Text Association people there lately."

Qu Jianlei was somewhat astonished at this, "It’s been so long, are these guys still not done?"

"It’s not just for you," Xiang Xue shook her head, "it seems several improved Cultivation Techniques have appeared in the Hope Star Realm..."

As she was saying this, Chenchen walked over from a distance, with a clear look of hesitation on her face: are you two done talking?

"Now I go by Tiantian," Qu Jianlei reminded Xiang Xue, "where are you staying now?"

Xiang Xue was also staying at a hotel without renting a place; she thought there were plenty of fun places on Celestial Handle Star, so she preferred to explore around.

Just as Qu Jianlei had many questions to ask, he invited her to his rented accommodation.

Chenchen looked at them in confusion, silently guessing their relationship.

Xiang Xue was also curious about who this woman was, and upon probing found out she was a Business Guide.

She initially felt a bit jealous, but upon hearing the profession, she lost interest.

That evening, Qu Jianlei cooked a meal to entertain the two beauties, after which Chenchen tactfully left.

Only then did Xiang Xue get the chance to talk about the current situation of the Hope Star Realm.

In short, Panda is still prominently listed on the wanted list with the bounty not decreasing but increasing.

The Cyan Blade Commerce Association has not completely left the Hope Star Realm, but currently just remains within the Star of Hope, with a Supreme Hokkstan in charge.

The association’s business is barely maintaining, with no vigorous expansion.

The Divine Text Association currently has three Supremes there, along with numerous A-level and B-level warriors.

In addition to tracking down Panda’s whereabouts, they are also searching for providers of other improved Cultivation Techniques.

They even discovered that some techniques originated from a Garbage Star, which is now one of the main investigation targets.

Qu Jianlei listened with a frown, thinking of Bentley, Flower Scorpion, Xiao Moshan... and even Jamaari and others.

Supposedly Jamaari leaned towards the Imperial side, handing over all the Cultivation Techniques, how could such a change occur?

He had always been reluctant to inquire about the Garbage Star, but now was the perfect chance to ask.

"Do you have more information about that Garbage Star?"

Xiang Xue didn’t know much about the Garbage Star either, but she could confirm that it was once a Habitable Star.

Later, it was rumored to have been occupied by the Rebel Army, or perhaps the entire planet rebelled against the Imperial, meeting a catastrophic Mokhai attack.

Now, those living on the Garbage Star are mainly descendants of criminals, and those whose memories have been erased are also sent there.

Qu Jianlei felt chills down his spine, "I thought it was just a big base for gene evolution testing."

Xiang Xue nodded, she knew a bit about the related situation, "That’s not entirely wrong."

"Anyway, besides the Indigenous People of the Garbage Star, those sent there... should have some reasons."

Qu Jianlei shook his head, temporarily putting this worry aside, "Is Zi Jiu Immortal doing okay?"

Xiang Xue nodded, "She’s stronger than me, with people from Green Water Academy protecting her, and the Divine Text Association has looked for her twice."

The two talked late into the night before finally resting.

Qu Jianlei had always wanted to find some crew for his warship, being a one-man team indeed seemed a bit inappropriate.

He initially considered bringing Xiang Xue along, since they had been through things together.

But from her words, she seemed to enjoy this carefree lifestyle, so he finally gave up this idea.

Dragging someone down isn’t the way of friendship; better let her continue living a simple and happy life.

But speaking of which... why is this kind of life unrelated to me?

Early the next morning, Chenchen came to report again, Qu Jianlei said he would give her a few days off, as he was busy with other matters.

Chenchen thought he was going to play with the lady from yesterday, though somewhat unwilling, she had no position to oppose.

However, Qu Jianlei did not leave with Xiang Xue, "You’ll have to go play by yourself later, I’m heading out to take care of something."

Xiang Xue was coincidentally idle, "What are you going to do, can I tag along?"

"Going to kill and set fires," Qu Jianlei replied casually, "You better not, I don’t want to drag you into it."

"I..." Xiang Xue hesitated for a moment, eventually sulkingly said, "Once I advance to A-level, I’ll be able to help you."

She inherently loved fun and excitement, but she understood the difference between Supreme and B-level.

Curiously, she asked, "Whose trouble are you going to find?"

"The Norton Clan," Qu Jianlei casually replied, "Don’t tell me if you have any family feud with them, even if you do, I don’t want to hear it."

"Not really any feud," Xiang Xue replied carelessly, "But I heard they upset someone and even donated a Lord."

"That’s right," Qu Jianlei nodded, "The person they upset is related to me, here to exact revenge this time."

"That’s really... quite unfortunate," Xiang Xue didn’t doubt his words, she had long known that Panda had an organization behind him.

Qu Jianlei casually asked, "How did you know about this when you just arrived?"

If it was something widely known, he had to be a bit more cautious in his actions.

Xiang Xue casually replied, "Norton Clan seemed to have donated something related to Primordial Warrior, my father was very interested."

Something that could tempt the Earth Scholar? Qu Jianlei was stunned for a moment, let out a cold snort, "If they knew what would happen today, why start."

Changxiang Technology wasn’t a very large factory, covering an area of just eight or ninety thousand square meters, located in the outskirts far from the urban area.

Celestial Handle Star was also sparsely populated, but there were very strict rules regarding plant approval and construction, the area shouldn’t be too large.

This mainly stemmed from the planet’s positioning, in the foreseeable hundreds of years in the future, this place will be the Central Star of the Star Realm.

Given that, preventing various pollution must be considered, factories shouldn’t be built excessively.

But too few factories wouldn’t work either, once defined as the Central Star, most materials shouldn’t come from off-planet.

Changxiang Technology mainly processed precision components, also accepting customization, having less than thirty workers, but making considerable profit.

Compared to the pitifully few workers, instead, there were over twenty guards, further indicating the factory’s value.

Of course, the most crucial point was, Changxiang Technology was the Norton Clan’s industry, and before long, would become the industry of a Lord.

That evening, it was already closing time, workers left in threes and fours by car.

There were still around eight or nine night shift workers in the factory, with guards starting to change shifts, eight were on duty at night.

Just when the sky was dark but not entirely so, a guard noticed something amiss, "Hmm, a motorcycle coming?"

The factory was in a remote location, though wide roads were built, generally outsiders wouldn’t come.

The night shift workers were already in place, having someone come at this time, indeed was quite odd.

The rider wore a helmet, stopped around two hundred meters from the factory, dismounted by the roadside.

He then pinched a formula, draping a faintly red armor over himself.

If Yuanyuan were here, she would be surprised to discover — isn’t this my Ion Purification Armor?