Chapter 1197 - 1063: Striving for Excellence

Chapter 1197: Chapter 1063: Striving for Excellence

The participation of Zi Jiu Immortal made other non-supreme companions immensely envious.

However, this is not something that can be learned, as the various mutated attributes they possess are the object of envy, jealousy, and resentment among other Awakened.

But no one expected that the esteemed Professor Zi of Green Water Academy would actually mess up during coordination!

Actually, it doesn’t count as a mess up; it’s mainly because her comprehension speed of the Battle Array was far inferior to that of Nutrient Injection.

Without comparison, there is no harm. Despite both being A-level, Professor Zi, who focuses on research and development, was comprehensively behind Nutrient Injection.

In fact, Nutrient Injection’s comprehension speed of the Battle Array was only slightly slower than Granny Jia and Mu Yu.

The five of them coordinated for about an hour and finally unleashed a combined attack.

Mu Yu very confidently said, "It’s an attack of supreme level... Hmm, there’s still a lot of room for improvement."

"But this training ground..." she chuckled wryly, then shook her head again—it’s time for another makeover.

Around the training ground were four small Defense Arrays, which, when elevated to their maximum strength, could barely withstand a supreme strike.

However, there was no Defense Array in the air, and the ground defense was quite ordinary, so the force just ran off in both directions.

Qu Jianlei immediately released Perception to check if they had caught the attention of the surrounding people.

It turned out alright; the surprised ones were just the workers within the surrounding territory, and no one outside was paying attention.

Since that’s the case, he made a decision, "It’s already this worn-out, why not test a few more times."

Over the next two hours, they launched six attacks.

Their coordination was actually becoming more and more proficient, but Qu Jianlei would always make different micro adjustments, leading to these bumps and starts.

Having completed seven attacks, Qu Jianlei also collected quite a bit of data and expressed his satisfaction.

"Let’s wrap it up for today, after improvements in the next two days, we’ll coordinate again."

When he said two days, it was indeed two days until Qu Jianlei gathered them again to re-test the Five Elements Battle Array.

This time the effect slightly improved, mostly because everyone had already coordinated once and had also begun to delve deep into it after returning.

Everyone saw the previous performance of Zi Jiu Immortal, and no one wanted to be the ’dull’ person.

Even Mu Yu privately sought out the leader for extra training to ensure she didn’t fall behind.

Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but sigh, Nutrient Injection really played the role of a catalyst here.

And then, they entered a continuous cycle of improvement, which lasted for more than two months.

Nutrient Injection couldn’t help but complain to Qinghu, "Your leader really seeks perfection! But isn’t the intensity a bit too high?"

Qinghu pursed his lips into a smile, "How long has it been? He can keep up this state for years; it’s proper for us to focus on filling gaps."

To be fair, they really made significant contributions in filling gaps.

Qu Jianlei is certainly adept at divine scripts, and with Little Lake’s assistance, but other members are also exceptionally talented.

After clarifying the approach, everyone proposed rational suggestions, some even offering big ideas.

This accelerated the research progress of the Five Elements Battle Array.

Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but say, "Indeed, many hands make light work; research really requires concentrating power to accomplish great things."

In a total of over four months, the Five Elements Battle Array was significantly refined.

If the five A-level individuals suddenly acted, trapping two or three Supreme would pose no problem.

However, the most terrifying aspect of this Battle Array is not the trapping, but the enormous Attack Power unleashed through the Five Elements cycle.

Theoretically, if two or three Supreme were trapped and had no external help, they could be slowly ground down to death by the Battle Array!

The cycle of Life and Death in the Five Elements never ceases, wielding the grinding strategy through growth and restraint, requiring the members to consume very little Inner Breath.

The five A-level individuals can gradually kill two or three Supreme; is such a Battle Array not terrifying?

Qu Jianlei even sighed, "If our Supreme had a complete set of Five Elements, extinguishing those above Supreme wouldn’t be difficult!"

Although they had reached this point of improvement, there was still plenty of room for more, but Granny Jia suggested a temporary halt.

Further improvements would be more detailed and would expose various approaches of the leader even more.

She didn’t mind Nutrient Injection picking up some ideas, but... there has to be a limit.

So finally, this "concentrated power to accomplish great things" array improvement subsided.

However, just three days after stopping the array improvement, someone came visiting.

The visitor was Marquis Stephen, who could roughly be considered a neighbor of the Gustine Clan.

A while ago, someone from the Stephen family had visited but was refused by them.

To such uninvited guests, they maintained sufficient vigilance, so Qu Jianlei had Little Lake look into it.

The reason was somewhat absurd, Qu Jianlei and the others would often activate the Battle Array, which had been disturbing the neighbors with its residual aura.

On Qingyuan Star, noble territories are sacred and inviolable, but it’s not short of artificial satellites. A sweep from high above can generally gauge things roughly.

The Stephen Clan knew that the Gustine Clan not only left, but also outsourced their territory.

Yet these outsiders keep stirring up such a commotion day after day; what are they planning?

The Stephen Clan doesn’t believe the Gustine Clan is up to any tricks.

The nobility’s Glory binds everyone, allowing for revenge but not for underhanded tactics.

Times have changed; many people don’t emphasize traditions anymore, but on Qingyuan Star, where nobility is concentrated, they still follow the rules.

So, the Stephen Clan is simply curious, what are these people planning to do?

Previously, they tried to meet the tenants, but were refused—everyone is practically strangers, no need to meet.

The commotion within the fief has quieted down in the past two days, making them uneasy again, prompting another inquiry.

"No meeting," Qu Jianlei stated straightforwardly, "I’m not a noble, I don’t play by their rules." 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

However, the Stephen Clan, being a true marquis, managed to relay a message through the butler.

"It seems like you’re working on a Five Elements Array; our marquis house has done some research in this area too."

"Is this... a threat?" Qu Jianlei instinctively reacted.

I’m researching my own stuff at home, how does it bother you? Anyone wanting to seize it by force should consider if their teeth are strong enough!

After hearing this, the Nutrient Injection also remarked, "Let me inquire about this. Normally, nobles don’t act so rashly."

"No need to go," Qu Jianlei shook his head, "You currently have a sensitive status, I’ll just wait for them to come knocking."

Nutrient Injection hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Alright, actually, there are quite a few nobles in the rebel camp."

This, of course, is understandable; nobles are the casualties of a change in order, as the losers, they surely want to reclaim their past glory.

So, being a bit cautious around these nobles doesn’t hurt.

However, despite their emphasis on glory, nobles also engage in quite a bit of sickening conduct.

Not a few days later, other nobles came to visit, wanting to discuss something about the Five Elements Array.

Truly shameless, knowing full well that we don’t want to publicize, they leaked the news, letting others bother us.

Even if Qu Jianlei had hands all over his body, he couldn’t possibly take on so many nobles, right?

But unfortunately, this method doesn’t violate the noble spirit, so where could one go to reason with it?

Thus, Qu Jianlei can only have the butler convey to these nobles that the experts in the Five Elements Array are the Stephen Clan, we’re just playing amateurs.

The implication is clear: bullying outsiders isn’t a skill; if you’ve got the guts, go find the marquis.

So-called noble glory, is it just about bullying the weak and fearing the strong?

Moreover, they may not be easy targets either, those daring to rent noble fiefs on Qingyuan Star, how many of them are really the common ones?

Sure enough, after this was said, no one came to pester anymore.

The nobility is already in decline, yet they still hold onto the last shred of dignity.

However, once these rumors spread, many more showed up near the fief to gather information.

These aren’t nobles, just the nobles’ lackeys; Qingyuan Star has its own unique biological chain.

Initially, they just operated around the area; soon, they began infiltrating the fief.

But none who entered the fief managed to leave.

Most were taken out by Qu Jianlei and his people, while some got close to the workers’ area.

The workers would also not be lenient, plus there were dedicated security personnel inside the fief.

After capturing them, they were sent to Qu Jianlei to handle as he saw fit.

The Paranoids and others conducted a brief interrogation, then executed them.

Upon hearing that someone got injured while capturing them, Qu Jianlei stated that next time there’s no need to capture alive, just kill them outright.

There was indeed nothing much to inquire, it was just people trying to get information about the Five Elements Array.

However, the number of people coveting them was indeed large, at least five noble families.

The Marquis and Earls are one thing, but there were even Viscounts!

No matter what, anyway, the "Sealing Land Technique" is genuinely nice, kill if you want to kill.

The butler asked Qu Jianlei if they should report to the government after the killings?

In the past "Sealing Land Technique," there was no need to report killings, just give the relevant footage if the government asked.

Now, the government is more stringent, and that clause has been removed—after all, if you kill someone, others should know.

But there’s no mandatory rule to report immediately after a killing.

After thinking about it, Qu Jianlei expressed no rush to report, "If they dare come, we dare kill, there’s no need to sound so timid."

In the next seven to eight days, they killed more than a dozen people overall, including two at A-level.

Gradually, no one dared come anymore, even the lackeys communicated among themselves.

A few days later, government personnel came to investigate the disappearances, and the butler provided the relevant footage.

The government wasn’t happy with the result.

Firstly because they hadn’t reported voluntarily, and secondly because some were caught and then executed as a punishment.

"We’re living in a law-based society now, once you catch someone, you can completely hand them over to the government after interrogation."

The butler, however, politely responded, "Indeed, it is a law-based society now, like the Sealing Land Technique!"

Kidding, as long as the Sealing Land Technique isn’t abolished, if we want to kill, we’ll kill, it’s none of the government’s business!