Qu Jianlei felt a bit confused upon hearing the other person’s words, "The way I thought... you know how I think?"

Right now, he wasn’t thinking about anything at all. He was seriously analyzing and digesting what the other person said.

"Didn’t you already say it?" The head silhouette spoke eerily, "You want to use the conformity of the Gold Attribute against me."

"Huh?" Qu Jianlei was stunned and opened his mouth wide, "No way, you actually..."

At this moment, his expression was bizarre to the extreme.

There was surprise, shock, amusement, pity, contempt, admiration, distraction... it was genuinely rich.

The head silhouette, lonely for many years, seemed to have seen everything, hard to be greatly stirred.

However, he was still angered by the way the other looked at him like an idiot, "Is it strange?"

"Do you not know that beyond supreme, there’s no differentiation by attribute? Am I wrong to act against the essence of my attribute?"

"But..." Qu Jianlei wanted to say something, but in the end, he just sighed, "But you’ll fall apart... really!"

"I have no choice," the head silhouette replied eerily, "I can’t trust other people’s ideas!"

"Do you know how old I am now? I don’t quite remember, but I’ve lived for at least six hundred years!"

"Six hundred years, huh, you say I’m not beyond supreme, then who else qualifies as beyond supreme?"

Qu Jianlei’s expression turned a bit odd, six hundred years was two supreme lifetimes... truly an old geezer.

However, he couldn’t help but mock, "So, you’ve been existing for four hundred years in this state, like rotten mud?"

"I don’t understand, do you call this living? Living without quality, how is it any different from being dead?" 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"That’s why you don’t understand," the head silhouette didn’t get angry but stated calmly.

"Have you seen the helplessness when life reaches its end? I don’t want to live to be a joke, I must strive for beyond supreme!"

"But I can’t trust others’ theories, using my own... is there a problem? Haven’t I succeeded?"

This was also a paranoid guy! Qu Jianlei could deduce some things now.

Of course, this could be a disguise, but he thought that he still had to stay vigilant, yet this person was truly crazy.

Because he had pieced together the logic from what he heard.

Destroying the conformity of the Gold Attribute... it initially doesn’t sound easy to understand, but Qu Jianlei got it.

Simply put, just like how Paraquat naturally counteracts the Wood Attribute, the Gold Attribute Awakened also has a specific poison.

Special poison isn’t quite accurate, strictly speaking, it’s the nemesis of metals—gallium!

Gallium is a very magical metal that can destroy the structure of most metals... no need to elaborate more.

In short, gallium poses a serious threat to all Gold Attribute Awakened.

No doubt, this metal is rare in nature.

However, the Imperial has entered the interstellar age of discovery, and will occasionally find places abundant in gallium ores.

It’s imaginable that not only the Imperial values this mineral highly, but the Gold Attribute Awakened are also extremely sensitive to it.

Anyone daring to mine gallium ores secretly doesn’t need to wait for the Imperial to act, the enraged Gold Attribute Awakened would blast them first.

So, can gold attribute awakeners be fooled to secretly mine it? From a sociological perspective, that’s not possible.

The Five Major Attributes Awakened are all over the Imperial. If a large force lacks a Gold Attribute Awakened, wouldn’t that be peculiar?

If that faction even has a mine. They don’t need any evidence; the Gold Attribute Awakened can directly judge by their own intuition.

Thus, the nemesis of the Gold Attribute exists objectively, although it’s well-managed.

Initially, Qu Jianlei threatened the other person by talking about killing with "conformity," referring to gallium metal.

The head silhouette understood too, once even asking if he had enough money.

Gallium metal is incredibly expensive, not only because it’s scarce in nature but also tough to acquire.

Of course, for those at the pinnacle of Awakening, it’s not too difficult to obtain.

But even for the supreme, to purchase it in large quantities requires not just strong connections but also sufficient financial resources.

And the head silhouette, being "beyond supreme," would need a vast amount to damage him with such an expensive metal.

This explained their conversation earlier.

Now Qu Jianlei had basically accepted this explanation.

Because besides that, he really couldn’t imagine any other method by which the other could make himself this bizarre.

Thus, solely from the fact that the other would ruin his own conformity to prove the Dao, it shows that this person is not only paranoid but genuinely mad.

Since he recognized this person as very paranoid, then the credibility of what was said is relatively high.

Of course, Qu Jianlei wouldn’t simply believe just the other person’s words, "Where’s the treasure? Show it to me."

"Don’t even think about it!" The head silhouette refused flatly, "Capture a Gold Attribute Supreme for me first."

Qu Jianlei wasn’t surprised upon hearing this, but he still expressed.

"You’ve seen my array formation, I haven’t seen yours, anyway, you’re not afraid of me robbing you... right?"

"Of course I’m not afraid of you stealing," the head silhouette said defiantly, "but my intention was not to possess, the Supreme is not interested either!"

"If you agree to lend me the Array of Spiritual Qi, letting you take a look wouldn’t be too much... as long as you agree first."

What a foolish thought! Qu Jianlei snorted disdainfully in his heart, "I never promise what I can’t deliver!"

"Then later, you’ll have to let me use your array," the head silhouette stated briskly, "otherwise, the body won’t fit for possession."

Qu Jianlei’s eyes flashed with a strange light as he listened, "Looks like you’re not unfamiliar with possession after all."

Upon hearing this, the head silhouette was genuinely angered, "Isn’t this common knowledge? Don’t tell me you don’t understand!"

"If possession didn’t lower cultivation level, could assure you, I wouldn’t choose possession!"

"Don’t say anything about being assured or not," Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes at the remark, "I have to capture the Supreme for you!"

"You’re after my treasure!" The head silhouette showed no gratitude, "Once I’ve possessed, you have a specific target to attack!"

Qu Jianlei snorted, "You better not play tricks, you know I have ways to deal with you!"

The head silhouette expressed indifference, "Do you think your secrets can withstand the light?"

"Anyway, take care of yourself," Qu Jianlei said and then gracefully left the stone cave.

There were still considerable supplies left in the stone cave, but he took the Energy Block with him.

Even if the other supplies were lost, it wouldn’t matter; it’s worth the risk for an extra ally above Supreme.

After Qu Jianlei left, he quickly noticed the movements of his four comrades.

He didn’t join them, anyway even if he hurried, without leading them forward, they’d be at the same pace.

Might as well let them try contacting Imperial society without him.

Bentley and the others really encountered a minor issue during their journey.

But these four were Awakened, not to mention having an aura of ferocity—cultivated by the Garbage Star.

Thus, no one was foolish enough to deliberately cause trouble for them.

Particularly interesting was the mix of people on the Transfer Star, with many outlaws, yet no one found their aura off.

The four gradually noticed this, and later on, walked along the road for a while and even tried hitchhiking.

Qu Jianlei gave them some Silver Notes as pocket money, while Flower Scorpion held both Silver Notes and a gun to hail cars.

Several cars saw them from afar and avoided, but eventually, an off-road vehicle stopped to give them a ride.

Qu Jianlei grinned as he watched, "Geez, you guys are comfortable, but my legs are going to suffer."

Overall, it was just a small episode.

After the five reunited at the agreed location, Flower Scorpion brought up the matter, mentioning the off-road driver wanted to recruit them.

Finally, she remarked with some sentiment, "...this feels almost like Garbage Star."

You might easily expose the stone cave this way! Qu Jianlei sighed and said, "Okay, I’ll explain to you later."

The five rested for a day, then arrived at the Elf House the next day, showed their ship tickets, and took a special car to the Star Port.

Private starships are not available daily, so the Elf House arranged for them to stay overnight at the Star Port and depart the next day.

The starship was not large but relatively heavily armed, and astonishingly had an A-level Awakened as a guardian.

Don’t think that A-level Awakeners are common; even the guardian leader of the Star No.4 Engineering College, Cheng Qingshan, is just A-level.

The starship’s internal space wasn’t generous; the area available for passengers didn’t exceed two hundred square meters.

Qu Jianlei and his companions occupied a luxurious cabin, but it was only over thirty square meters.

Thankfully, all facilities were available, and the starship offered various high-end services.

Claire, out of curiosity, glanced at the price list before sticking out her tongue, "Forget it, too expensive."

The private starship stopped at Celestial Blade Star for half a day, Bentley and the others disembarked to stretch, and bought some stuff.

Living in such a spacious cabin was just a brief transit; they still needed to wander around, indicating the suffocation of interstellar travel.

This makes one think how unbelievable it is that the 8384 stayed in Lanyun Market for ten days, with only one person disembarking.

With no more words, another six days passed, and the private starship landed on Celestial Handle Star.

The climate of Celestial Handle Star was very pleasant, and as the Central Star of the Star Realm, it was quite bustling.

The four rookies who stepped out of the private starship’s transfer car found even their eyes weren’t enough.

Bentley, Xiao Qin, and Flower Scorpion were alright, but Claire was so happy she squinted her eyes.

In the city center, where the five disembarked, the young girl couldn’t help but ask, "Are we here just for fun or to live here in the future?"

Qu Jianlei stroked his chin and said with a smile, "Let’s play and shop first; we’ll discuss other matters slowly later."

He originally intended to let everyone have some fun, completely relax for a few days, and then see if it’s possible to deal with the Norton Family.

Now that his teammates are all very enthusiastic, he decided not to bring up other issues for the time being.

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