CHAPTER 283: CHAPTER 179: MY RULES

Jamaari retorted, "Even if you have a modified cultivation technique, can you consume it all by yourself? You still have to hand it over to the City Lord’s Mansion, don’t you?"

This is just like the modified Wind Attribute Cultivation Method, which must be submitted to the Inspection Bureau. The Earth Room can’t handle it.

Colin finally stopped talking, and after exchanging a few more words, the two of them turned and left.

Xiao Moshan floated out from the woods, "Hold on, let me check if they tampered with anything."

His experience was indeed extraordinary, and he quickly noticed some suspicions from the anomalies.

He pointed at Colin’s backpack, "Look at this metal hoop on the strap, could it be transmitting a signal?"

Qu Jianlei took out a few tools from his storage ring, tested them, and said, "Whoa, there really are phase signals."

"Throw the backpack here," Xiao Moshan snorted coldly, "we’ll demand an explanation from him later!"

"No need," Qu Jianlei shook his head, "I’ll stash the backpack in my space ring, in case we might need it later. It could come in handy."

"You’re quite cunning," Xiao Moshan chuckled, but eventually, he still said, "I think we should make a fuss about it."

Qu Jianlei waved his hand, "It’s useless, isn’t it normal for the backpack to have a tracker? A simple ’forgot’ suffices."

Xiao Moshan muttered, "Damn, it’s really deceitful. A tracker on the backpack... the gorge hasn’t even rolled out such tech."

Qu Jianlei gave him a strange look, "That’s the chief guard of the City Lord. He can’t be compared to ordinary people in the gorge, can he?"

If ordinary people in the gorge had higher tracking capabilities than the City Lord in Central City, he would have to reevaluate the gorge’s mindset.

"This..." Xiao Moshan thought for a moment and reluctantly nodded, "Mainly because it’s unnecessary."

"Alright, we can go now," Qu Jianlei’s body floated off into the distance, "after all, our gain wasn’t small."

Early the next morning, Colin reappeared in the woods, confirmed they had left, and used his wristwatch to call over a hundred people.

The group spent an entire day turning the whole forest upside down but couldn’t find the captain’s backpack.

"That’s strange," Colin said, frowning, "Where did he throw my backpack?"

"Boss, that guy is still a Maintenance Master," someone muttered softly, "Isn’t having some kind of blocking technique pretty normal?"

The collusion between the City Lord’s Mansion and Jian Lei must not get out, so those in the know spoke very vaguely.

Colin’s face darkened, and after a long time, he sighed dejectedly, "Such a pity... it was an advanced product from the gorge."

In this trip to Central City, Qu Jianlei and his partner didn’t kill anyone but managed to collect over a hundred B-level Crystals and sixteen A-level Crystals.

Xiao Moshan was truly a bit envious of him, "Making so much without killing or setting fires, I’ll follow you around from now on."

He was down to the last bits of his two hundred plus crystals and was now ready to rightfully latch onto Jian Lei’s crystals.

Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes at him, "You only see how easily I earn, but I sell out. It’s all one-time deals."

A trace of disapproval flashed in Xiao Moshan’s eyes, "You can improve in the future... keep making money."

"Calculate the trimmed version first?" Qu Jianlei’s heart stirred slightly.

Yet, in the end, he shook his head, "Forget it, what they provide is genuine crystal, we can’t lose face."

"I wasn’t telling you to deceive anyone," Xiao Moshan felt completely wronged.

"I mean, with your current strength, you can only calculate to this extent. Pushing further isn’t worth it, but... what about the future?"

"That’s true," Qu Jianlei nodded upon hearing this, "Now that I have an A-level Crystal, I’ll first calculate how to cultivate using it."

"I support this!" Xiao Moshan said excitedly upon hearing this, "Using crystals for cultivation across levels is a real thrill."

So Qu Jianlei wasn’t in any rush to deduce the Gold Attribute and Ice Attribute but prioritized deducing for himself.

If you don’t put yourself first, heaven and earth will destroy you, right? After all, a year is a long time, isn’t it?

However, in cultivation, time flies by quickly. Before realizing it, a year had passed.

He had deduced the cultivation methods for the two attributes and even in his spare time deduced a more advanced one.

That is how B-level Warriors of these two attributes could use A-level Crystals for cultivation.

But this method, Qu Jianlei didn’t plan to release immediately.

This isn’t some trimmed version; it can actually be sold a second time, just that he came up with it early.

Before calculating other attributes, he didn’t plan to release it, to avoid unnecessary complications.

Honestly, the Advanced cultivation methods provided by Central City were of great reference to him.

Previously, he thought that even without a reference, relying on his own power, he could deduce the Advancement Foundation Establishment... A-level cultivation technique.

It would just require more trial and error and some time delay.

Until he saw those techniques, he realized how much he had been a frog at the bottom of a well.

The variety and transformation of those techniques were beyond what he could imagine alone.

Indeed, the crystallization of collective wisdom is terrifying; no single person, no matter how smart, can outmatch the combined power of many.

As proud as Qu Jianlei was, he had to admit that cultivating is not something that can be done behind closed doors.

To stubbornly argue, he could indeed deduce suitable techniques for himself.

But doing so would be time-consuming, laborious, resource-draining, slow in cultivation, and prone to hidden dangers.

Thus, he planned to get his hands on the A-level cultivation methods for other attributes before considering the next transaction with the other party.