Chapter 1241 - 1103: Silver Fir Sets Out

Chapter 1241: Chapter 1103: Silver Fir Sets Out

The robot across nodded upon hearing, "Alright, boss, thanks for naming me. I feel my knee joints could be adjusted a bit more."

Then, Qu Jianlei shook his head slightly; this feeling of talking to himself... was really a bit strange.

I’d better try to do this less often in the future. If it leads to splitting my spirit, that wouldn’t be good.

After another five days, he completed various minor adjustments and attempted to cultivate in seclusion, letting the robot wander around freely.

This feeling remained quite peculiar; although he said he could cultivate in seclusion, that trace of divine sense still affected him somewhat.

Qu Jianlei wasn’t completely satisfied with this, but couldn’t further refine it; a split should have such effects.

He could only console himself, saying that he would get used to it; at least for now, he could cultivate.

However, if he had the opportunity to send the split out, his true self should be less affected.

Divine sense can’t perceive infinitely far distances, especially since his spiritual power is only at the Golden Core level right now.

If it were to become a Nascent Soul... No, after Soul Departure, he felt his perception range might extend to the star system.

But those ultra-long distances that require warp travel, even an Out-of-body Cultivation couldn’t link the divine sense to the split.

So from this perspective, Little Lake and the subprogram split from himself can communicate over long distances, which is truly enviable.

Who said digital life doesn’t have advantages? It can set relays en route, which human divine sense cannot achieve.

But... Could this be a direction for research?

While it’s good to rely on oneself, we’re in an era where achieving results with auxiliary equipment isn’t considered disgraceful.

At this moment, Bentley was modifying an electromagnetic cannon.

His realm had stabilized, and with sudden idle thoughts, he wanted to use his electromagnetic force to activate the cannon.

To be honest, there are quite a few people in the team who enjoy quirky ideas; they all have a research spirit and are brave enough to take action.

Bentley was rather lazy, but after Breaking Through, he had a lot of free time and needed to find something to do.

Anyway, he was originally a half-baked Maintenance Master, with decent hands-on skills, so he thought about enhancing it a bit.

He was sitting there in a daze, saw a flash of a figure not far away, raised his eyes to look, and found it was Silver Fir!

Then, he naturally lowered his head, without intending to greet the other.

Everyone knows it’s the boss’s avatar, but once the avatar communicates with others, the true self would definitely sense it.

Qu Jianlei had even explained to everyone that the avatar caused some annoyance, and he needed time to adapt.

Anyway, Silver Fir rarely spoke to anyone, and everyone was accustomed to him wandering around, taking care to avoid disturbing the boss’s true self.

However, this time, Silver Fir walked up to Bentley, "Why the frown, what are you pondering?"

Talking to me? Bentley looked up, surprised, and said, "Boss, are you pretty idle today?"

"Loads of random stuff," Silver Fir muttered, then asked, "You seem a bit out of sorts."

"I was thinking... about taking a trip," Bentley played with a wrench.

"Still a bit worried about Xiao Moshan and the others, it’s been over a year without seeing them."

To be honest, old Bentley was a man of emotion; he almost personally killed Xiao Moshan back in the day.

"Then why not go have a look," Silver Fir replied casually, "I’ll go with you."

"You?" Bentley gave him a surprised glance, "Is it this avatar?"

"Certainly not the true self," Silver Fir answered naturally, "I haven’t ventured out yet; it’s perfect for you to take me."

The avatar couldn’t go out alone, at least under the current conditions—even with intense activity, it would be recognizable as a robot.

In Imperial society, lifelike robots aren’t rare, but robots capable of autonomous judgment and reactions are truly non-existent!

Even if some forces have developed artificial intelligence, they wouldn’t dare let it roam freely.

Thus, when Silver Fir goes out, there must be someone alongside him.

If anything happens, he can step in to fight, and even if asked, he could use "following orders" as an excuse.

Otherwise, even encountering a stricter check, he might be exposed.

Bentley also knew Silver Fir’s weakness—the boss never hid it from everyone.

He blinked twice, nodding thoughtfully, "By the way, the boss can focus on cultivation?"

Silver Fir shook his head and sighed, "Focus on cultivation... It’s not that simple! The true self has plenty to do."

"The tone of this conversation... Feels a bit strange!" Bentley muttered, then stood up, "Alright, let’s get ready to leave!"

Next moment, a Spiritual Power fell over, and Nutrient Injection flashed over.

"If you two are going, want me to help arrange your identities?"

Qu Jianlei’s true self in seclusion pursed his lips: Great, it’s easy to learn bad, hard to learn good.

Nutrient Injection was originally quite self-aware, but after interacting with everyone for a while, it had learned to casually use perception with Spiritual Power.

But if you plan to travel far, it’s best to have his help; the guy has all sorts of connections.

As soon as Bentley announced his idea, Celestial Sound and Claire expressed their desire to join in as well.

In the end, even Zi Jiu Immortal was a bit tempted—she had never been to Paradise Star, where some of her old classmates were.

Thus, when they set off, there were five of them—if Silver Fir was considered a person, anyway.

This time they chose ship number 6502; the Omen Ship had been appearing too frequently, so it was time for a change.

In fact, if they weren’t afraid of encountering the military, traveling on a warship would involve the least hassle.

Initially, the five chose Purple Star in the Celestial River Star Realm, where Xiao Moshan and Xiao Qin were stationed.

As soon as they landed at Shanshui Small Building, a figure flickered over like a ghost; it was none other than Xiao Moshan.

He sensed the ripple of the teleportation array and came to see for himself.

Then he was taken aback: Why did it feel like all unfamiliar faces this time?

Among the three who arrived, he didn’t recognize a single one—just unsure who were the two inside the Life Support Pods.

He instinctively assumed a defensive stance, "Who might you all be? Wait... Old Ben, is that you?"

"Why can’t it be me?" Bentley grinned, "What, seeing me young, are you jealous?"

"Show off then," Xiao Moshan muttered with discontent, lowering his guard, "Are the ones in the Life Support Pods acquaintances?"

He did recognize the two B-levels in the Life Support Pods—Claire was quite familiar, and he’d met Celestial Sound before.

However, Zi Jiu Immortal and Silver Fir were quite unfamiliar.

Zi Jiu Immortal was alright; he’d heard of her twice. Xiao Moshan, as a former military elite, had a pretty good memory.

But Silver Fir was entirely unfamiliar, especially after taking a couple of looks and noticing something amiss, "This is... a bit odd."

The Shadowless Blade of extraordinary perception in the past still maintained its characteristic.

"This is the handiwork of the boss," Bentley didn’t offer much explanation.

It wasn’t about distrust, but the two opposite had been stationed outside for a long time, and in case of emergencies, the main force would struggle to provide timely support.

So some things didn’t need to be disclosed to them temporarily; it wouldn’t affect anything anyway.

Xiao Moshan maintained his deserved sensitivity, heard Bentley’s vague words, and didn’t pursue further questions.

The five went into the back garden of Shanshui Small Building and met Xiao Qin.

Xiao Qin had already advanced to A-level and came forward to greet them upon receiving the news of their arrival, "Brother Ben has advanced? Congratulations!"

"Advanced half a year ago," Bentley casually replied, "This time I came to see if you need any help?"

Xiao Qin wasn’t shy, "Indeed there is a need; a while ago, a consortium called Hongyun wanted to acquire the Energy Stone Ore."

"Hongyun?" Zi Jiu Immortal raised an eyebrow in surprise, "That’s a super consortium, why would they be interested in such a small business?"

Xiao Qin responded discontentedly, "Xiao Moshan and I think they are just probing..."

When Hongyun’s people came, they first startled the Ping’an Trading Group, for the same reason—the reputation of the consortium was too illustrious.

But making Ping’an obediently give up the fat meat was impossible; who would back off when profit is in the lead?

Then naturally, they informed the guests at Shanshui Small Building: someone came looking for trouble.

However, Ping’an’s boss Jilt acted properly, making a point to inform them about the relevant situation concerning Hongyun.

—Whether the distinguished guests were aware of Hongyun or not, it was Ping’an’s responsibility to provide a detailed explanation.

Xiao Moshan and his partner discussed, feeling there was no need to notify the main force for the time being.

All High Tier Awakened undoubtedly had their pride, and they weren’t the military, so there was no need to report everything.

The team had stationed them there, not to have them calling for help at every turn!

Matters they could handle were best dealt with on their own; only knowing how to report everything could easily make them look down upon.

Thus, Xiao Moshan straightforwardly stated: We do not agree to sell the Energy Stone Ore.

If the other party insists on entangling, Jilt, you arrange a meeting between us, and we will confront them face-to-face!

One must admit, Xiao Moshan was quite bold, daring to meet the other party without notifying his own Supreme.

Then both sides met at the headquarters of Ping’an; the Supreme from Hongyun did not expect only to see two A-levels!

Quite naturally, the annoyed Supreme released a pressure: How dare you treat us with such neglect?

Faced with the pressure, Xiao Moshan and his companion inevitably looked a bit awkward.

However, Xiao Moshan remained composed, expressing: Our meeting is to discuss business, not to fight.

If you believe a fight is necessary, we will, of course, inform our Supreme above!

The opposing Supreme remained quite impolite but indeed did not take any action.

Because the matter was indeed as Xiao Moshan said, this time was just about business.

So the Supreme disdainfully stated, with not even a Supreme anchoring, who gave you the courage to occupy the Energy Stone Ore?

Faced with these words, Xiao Moshan’s reaction was even more straightforward: Several of our Supremes had been here before, but it was you who didn’t come at that time!

Between the lines, it was a taunt that the other side only dared to show off before two A-levels.

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