Recruit black physique to start practice in the wasteland

Chapter 97 Small Lake Upgrade

The breakthrough Qu Jianlei mentioned was not a breakthrough in Qi refining.

Recently, he has been busy hunting to make money. Although he is also practicing, he has not felt any signs of breaking through the seventh level of Qi refining.

He was talking about the upgrade of the small lake. This winter, he read a lot of books on mechanics, and the database has been enriched.

When he was visualizing the small lake recently, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the big-headed butterfly had a slight lag when it circled.

He is not unfamiliar with this kind of reaction. When Xiaohu was in Blue Star, whenever Xiaohu wanted to upgrade the database, a similar phenomenon would appear.

At that time, he was sure that Xiaohu had no sense of independent personality—he didn't dare to challenge the social consensus openly.

But it was really hard for him to determine what the small lake looked like now.

In any case, he was looking forward to its upgrade, but unfortunately, this body was still a little weak and could not support its computing power.

Just now, Geng Shougong sent another 300 books, so he wanted to try it out, can Xiaohu be promoted to a higher level?

Hearing that he was going to retreat to study mechanical knowledge again, Huaxiezi and Cindy were a little speechless.

Claire even asked directly, "Is mechanical knowledge so interesting?"

"Of course it's interesting," Qu Jianlei replied with a smile, "Why don't you follow along?"

"No more," Claire shook her head like a rattle, "I want to learn how to use a sword from you."

She was originally a rebellious age, and she had long been envious of the sword skills taught by the panda boss.

But this idea is not too far-fetched, there are quite a few female adventurers in the wasteland, and there are many experts like Huaxie among them.

After Spencer heard about it, he couldn't help rolling his eyes—is this another team about to be attacked?

Panda Boss makes shots so frequently, this...isn't very good?

Qu Jianlei left the customs after seven days, the usual practice is to make a big pot of meat first, and eat a lot.

Finding that his emotions were not quite right, no one else dared to ask more questions, but Claire was bold enough to ask, "How about the benefits of retreat?"

"The harvest is not bad," Qu Jianlei's answer was a little uninterested, "it's just...too expensive."

This time Xiaohu's upgrade consumed another B-grade crystal, and he also suffered from a splitting headache for three days.

The harvest must be good, Xiaohu absorbed the mechanical knowledge of the waste soil into the entire database in an orderly manner.

It is a comprehensive absorption, Qu Jianlei can even make customized changes to the wasteland's machinery.

After suffering from a headache for three days, Xiaohu's computing power also improved somewhat.

But what makes Qu Jianlei depressed is that he only has one B-grade crystal left in his hand.

This crystal can help him rush to the seventh level of Qi Refining, but for the eighth level, he doesn't even need to think about it.

Seeing that the mountain is empty, he is also anxious... When the B-level crystal is still effective, it is impossible to use the A-level in advance, right?

The key is that there are not many A-level crystals, there are only two in total... plus one unformed.

If you don't practice, you don't know that you are poor, Qu Jianlei thought sullenly while eating meat.

When Spencer came back at night and found that he was out of customs, he was somewhat surprised: didn't he go to attack others?

This was what he thought in his heart, and he provided new news, "For the attack on Heifeng, Hongxue personally offered a reward!"

"Hongxue..." Qu Jianlei was a little speechless about the news, "What do they think? Could it be that Heifeng is only allowed to grab things?"

"The main reason is that there has been no clue," Spencer replied disapprovingly, "Hongxue feels like she's been slapped in the face..."

Then he sighed, and his face was a little ugly, "It is said that among the materials that Heifeng was robbed, there are two mutated crystals."

"Mutation crystal?" Qu Jianlei was taken aback when he heard the words, but couldn't help cursing in his heart, there is a P mutation crystal.

"It must be fake news," the old liar can think of this, but the crux of the problem is, "But money is touching people's hearts."

Qu Jianlei was a little depressed at first, and then realized, isn't this the reason why I bought Crystal?

"Did they say, what are the two crystals?"

"No," the old liar shook his head, and then said seriously, "I reckon, they might still want to catch that silly song."

"Shaqu's reward amount has now increased to two thousand, mainly because that guy also likes mutant crystals."

"Who doesn't like mutant crystals?" Qu Jianlei asked nonchalantly, and then said again.

"Help me find out where there is a crystal of a special-shaped snow silk ape... I will pay a high price."

"Alien snow silk ape?" Spencer raised his eyebrows, "Only accept this type, or all B-grade crystals?"

"It's mainly the alien-shaped snow silk ape," Qu Jianlei replied calmly, "Others...it depends on the specific situation."

The old liar thought about it for a while, and then asked again, "Isn't it... a little ostentatious?"

If anyone suspects that you are an idiot, we may experience an unwarranted disaster.

"Just let out the wind," Qu Jianlei shook his head slightly, "The alien snow silk ape has something to say, it's not normal for me not to care."

What he said was right. On the third day, Geng Shougong came to the door, "Alien-shaped snow silk ape crystal... have you reached the bottleneck?"

Most people can't use mutant crystals, but this kind of crystals is an exception - maintenance engineers can use them!

Snow Sipe Crystal can effectively improve the feel of the repairman and enhance the stability.

Qu Jianlei didn't know this knowledge before, it was the information he got from the book recently.

As for how to use the crystals to improve the feel and enhance the stability, the book doesn't say it clearly-you understand it naturally.

So Qu Jianlei is not afraid to let out the wind directly. As a maintenance engineer, if he doesn't respond in this situation, that's abnormal, right?

Geng Shougong came to the door directly, which means that there are many people with bright eyes and know what he is looking for.

"It's not necessarily a bottleneck," Qu Jianlei replied seriously, "But since there are crystals, shouldn't I give it a try?"

"Indeed," Geng Shougong nodded approvingly, "But do you have enough money?"

"Money is something, if you think about it, there is always a way," Qu Jianlei replied casually, "It's nothing more than seven or eight thousand silver dollars."

He bought Grade B crystals in the Hongzi settlement, which was actually 5,000 silver dollars each.

"Seven or eight thousand silver dollars, what are you thinking?" Geng Shougong suddenly opened his eyes wide, "At least twelve thousand, okay?"

Qu Jianlei was also stunned when he heard the words, "Is it so expensive?"

"Of course," Geng Shougong looked at him angrily and amusedly.

"Ordinary B-level crystals are indeed enough for seven or eight thousand, but the crystals of Snow Silk Ape are something that ordinary people can use."

"That's right," Qu Jianlei nodded, the logic is too simple, "I think less."

Geng Shougong looked around and lowered his voice, "Do you really want the snow silk ape crystal? Do you have enough money?"

"The money can be collected together," Qu Jianlei replied calmly, "I still have some discounts... Do you have this crystal?"

For him now, money is really not a big problem.

Although he is not considered rich, but money can be earned and robbed, but crystallization is hard to come by.

"I can help you a little bit," Geng Shougong's eyes flickered, "use the method of crystallization...can you sell it?"

This is the real purpose of his rush here.

Everyone knows that the snow silk ape crystal is good for maintenance engineers, but few people know how to use it.

Geng Shougong's status is no longer low, but even he doesn't know how to use this thing.

This question really surprised Qu Jianlei, but after thinking about it again, it doesn't seem to be a big deal.

So he shook his head very simply, "Sorry, I actually don't know how to do it either. I'll find someone to teach me after I buy the crystal."

"Can't you?" Geng Shougong was really angry and funny, how stupid am I to believe you?

Is it possible to spend such a large price to buy something that you don't know when you can use it?

Moreover, this method of use is not something that can be learned at will - even Geng Shougong can't get it.

But the other party didn't want to say it, and he couldn't force it. The power that knows this method is not something ordinary people can provoke.

So he can only say, "Then pretend I didn't ask."

"Wait," Qu Jianlei would not let it go so easily, "I hear you mean, do you know where there is crystallization?"

He deliberately didn't emphasize the "snow silk ape", just wanting to know what kind of route the other party is.

"If you want to buy crystals, go to the general settlement," Geng Shougong replied simply, "there are too many crystals there."

After a pause, he added, "But it's very expensive, don't say I didn't warn you."

"I also know that there are many crystals in the total settlement," Qu Jianlei said disapprovingly, "but there are also many disgusting people there."

When Geng Shougong heard this, he knew that this person was very clear, so he said simply, "I can introduce you to two trustworthy ones."

"Really?" Qu Jianlei looked him up and down, his eyes full of suspicion, "Using the method of crystallization... I really don't understand."

"You're going too far," Geng Shougong rubbed his temples in distress, "If you don't give me anything, why should I help you?"

I love interest based exchanges! Qu Jianlei smiled, "Besides using the method of crystallization...what else do you need?"

Want to throw money at me? Geng Shougong heard it clearly, "I'm not short of money."

He said this very proudly. In fact, he is really not short of money. I can't say how rich he is, but he is really not bad.

Qu Jianlei didn't feel too surprised, he emphasized again, "I'm asking, what else do you need?"

Geng Shougong thought about it and asked a question, "You read a lot of mechanical journals, can you write an in-depth one yourself?"

"Journal submission?" Qu Jianlei was amused when he heard the words. Is this kind of thing a thing for him?

When he was in Blue Star, he did this kind of thing a lot. Not unfamiliar at all.

Now that he is submitting articles in the wasteland, he doesn't think there is any problem.

Especially since Xiaohu has just integrated the data here, it is not a problem to automatically generate some manuscripts.

Seriously, he was a little curious, "If my manuscript is too outstanding, there will be trouble, aren't you worried?"

—————

Chapter 98 Anatomy? (Er Genghe Bangzi 10/10)

Facing Qu Jianlei's question, Geng Shougong answered without hesitation.

"I'm only worried that your writing is not outstanding enough... As long as it is outstanding, I can help you no matter how busy you are!"

Qu Jianlei looked at him thoughtfully, "Are you... want some performance?"

Of course Geng Shougong wanted performance, and he didn't hide it, "You just write, it's Zhou Liu's performance."

"Not very interested," Qu Jianlei flatly refused, "I'm not from Zhou Liu."

Geng Shougong was not angry, but asked happily, "Can you really write?"

When you write something here, I am afraid that you are not only facing slices, right? Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes.

"Can you tell me about the review standards of this journal? I also want to know about the publication."

Geng Shougong looked at him puzzled, "You don't know?"

"Of course I don't know," Qu Jianlei's eyes were full of doubts, "Should I know?"

Didn't know it was allowed! Geng Shougong really understood this point.

Let alone outsiders, insiders may not necessarily understand the procedures for review and issuance.

He rubbed his forehead and organized his words, "Actually, it's fine if you don't know, just concentrate on writing your manuscript."

"I'm not interested in writing for now," Qu Jianlei flatly refused, "because I don't know enough."

Geng Shougong understood that this guy didn't know enough, but purely psychological rejection.

So he hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Then there's no need to write, and life will continue as usual."

Four months later, spring blossomed, and Zhou Liu jumped from severe winter to early summer in one fell swoop.

During this period, Qu Jianlei went out to hunt twice, basically just to make ends meet.

He never did mechanical maintenance again, not because he didn't want to do it, but because his price was too high.

Now that spring has begun, Qu Jianlei is going out for some activities.

Zhou Liu is not a bad place, but he feels that there should be a higher sky, which is worth exploring by himself.

The main reason is that this place is no longer absolutely safe, and there is always a safer place to explore.

Then let's go to the general settlement. Qu Jianlei has been in this world for eight years, and he has never seen the general settlement.

But at the beginning of spring, the road is not easy to walk, and you have to wait a little bit.

In a blink of an eye, it was midsummer, Qu Jianlei had already finished reading the book, and didn't want to wait any longer, so he decided to leave with Hua Xiezi.

Spencer has been let go, and Cindy and Claire both have settlement status.

Both of these girls wanted to follow them, but the point was that it was meaningless to stay.

But in Qu Jianlei's mind, he always remembered Xiao Jing and Xie Qian—these two could have been immortal.

So he solemnly warned the two of them, "Your identities outside the city have not been exposed, and you should live in the city for a while."

The living conditions of Cindy's mother and daughter have improved a lot, especially Claire, who already belongs to the level of a little overlord outside the city.

She didn't show off her identity as a resident, she was really young, and she had a super frequency oscillator dagger and a laser pistol on her body.

From this one look, you can tell that she is not easy to mess with, and she has a character that does not suffer.

At the same time, she can also help introduce business to the panda boss. Outside the city, few teenagers dare to provoke her.

But the good thing is that although she is domineering, she doesn't like to bully the weak, and she is considered a king of children outside the city.

Seeing Qu Jianlei's firm attitude, Cindy took the initiative to ask, "Are you guys coming back?"

"If there are no accidents," Qu Jianlei did not dare to say death, "Come back before winter."

Cindy's eyelids are not bad, she guessed that these two are people with big secrets, "Do you want to buy a house in the city?"

"Buy a set," Qu Jianlei took out another five hundred silver dollars, "Put it under your name."

Houses in settlements are not cheap, let alone luxury houses, and houses in better locations cost more than three hundred silver dollars.

However, in comparison, the cost of living in settlements is higher.

It's not that Qu Jianlei is poor and generous, but that he doesn't need to keep too many Zhou Liu's silver dollars.

If he could come back here again, he wouldn't have to worry about ways to make money. If he couldn't come back, Yin Yuan would easily expose his identity.

When he brought the mother and daughter with him, he was looking for a helper, but later he found out that without their cover, he probably exposed his identity.

For those who have helped him, Qu Jianlei has always been generous.

Cindy's eyes were even more complicated, "What if you don't come back this winter?"

"When the two of us arrive next winter," Qu Jianlei replied without hesitation, "you can decide for yourself."

"Then these silver dollars..." Cindy wanted to make a final confirmation.

Qu Jianlei shook his head nonchalantly, "If we don't come back, it will belong to both of you."

Hua Xiezi heard the words, and also spoke out, "I went to the city, don't go out of the city before winter...you should leave first."

She knew how much trouble Hei Tian had caused because of the crack and Xiao Jing's death, and she believed that this was a hurdle he couldn't get over.

"Okay," Cindy nodded when she heard the words, and she was not indifferent.

Seriously, she emphasized a point, "Please rest assured, Claire and I have never met you two."

Hua Xiezi just smiled when he heard the words, "It's not a big deal, just don't say it casually."

Early the next morning, Cindy took her daughter and went into the city in a different direction.

Claire was still a little puzzled, "Mom, why do you say you haven't seen the boss and the second sister?"

"They're in trouble," Cindy explained, carefully raising her daughter. "We have to keep our mouths shut."

"If you're in trouble...then kill each other!" Claire said without hesitation, "Both of them need help."

"That's not your turn," Cindy replied angrily, what has become of my daughter?

"The person who can make even the panda boss fear, do you think you can help?"

Claire was at a loss for words, but after a pause, she still couldn't help but argue, "One more person is always more strength."

"We are a burden," Cindy saw clearly, "I guess the yellow scorpion may be a burden, can you be better than the second sister?"

When Claire heard this, she stopped talking immediately. Her idol was actually not Qu Jianlei, but Hua Xiezi.

She is already content to become an elite adventurer like the second sister—at least for now this is her goal.

In the small courtyard, Hua Xiezi was also talking to Qu Jianlei, "Are you worried that the other party will chase after you?"

"I have to guard against it," Qu Jianlei replied with a dark face, "You can't imagine how cold-blooded they are."

Hua Xiezi hesitated for a moment, but asked aloud, "How did you provoke them?"

Qu Jianlei also hesitated for a while before answering, "The first generation of genetic modification medicine... I carried it through."

"Gene modification potion...is there really such a thing?" Hua Xiezi was shocked when he heard this, "What do you mean by carrying it over?"

Although she is an elite-level adventurer, she still has little knowledge of relevant information.

"It was originally a poison," Qu Jianlei replied flatly, "It needs to be neutralized by conditioning medicine...even if that is the case, not many people can hold it."

"You held on without neutralizing..." Hua Xiezi understood.

But it was precisely because she understood that she didn't dare to ask, and it took a long time before she spoke, "Like the ultimate warrior?"

She also remembers the two ultimate fighters she met—no one could ever forget.

"I'm not sure if those two are genetic warriors," Qu Jianlei sighed softly, "Even if they were, they didn't use the first-generation potion."

Hua Xiezi gasped again, "That is to say, they want to catch you and dissect you?"

"I don't know what they want to catch me for," Qu Jianlei replied calmly, "But I'm not without background."

He already trusted Hua Xiezi quite a lot now, however, people's hearts cannot stand the test, so it is necessary to brag properly.

"You must have a history," Hua Xiezi had no doubts about this point. She was once arrested by the Sai family and knew exactly what happened.

She believed that Shaqu was a lucky orphan back then.

But the surviving Shaqu was lucky enough to have the strength of Heitian now, she absolutely did not believe it.

Now her Tai Chi Thirteen Knives have been practiced so-so, and she knows that it is not something that one person can invent out of thin air.

Besides, boss Hei Tian is really stupid? She couldn't see it at all.

"Anyway, this matter is not over," Qu Jianlei said lightly, "When I get stronger, I must find my way back."

Hua Xiezi was silent, she really wanted to ask: Can't you ask the forces behind you for help?

But things can't be done that way, she already knows a lot of secrets today, too much is too much.

And these secrets are really frightening.

She thought for a while before asking, "Cultivate like you, can I become so strong?"

Qu Jianlei glanced at her indifferently, "The water here is too deep, you can fill in a hundred or eighty of them, and you won't be able to stir up any splashes."

"I'm not afraid of being filled in," Hua Xiezi replied without hesitation, "I'm just afraid that I'm not strong enough."

Qu Jianlei was not surprised by this answer, nearly two years of contact was enough for him to understand her temperament.

But he still said, "But the vast majority of people are on the road to becoming stronger. This road is not as easy as you think."

"I don't care," Hua Scorpion had already thought about it, "How many adventurers died?"

This makes sense, but Qu Jianlei still shook his head, "The law is not taught lightly, you have to understand this, take your time."

He didn't know if there was any spatial intersection with Blue Star here, and he would never teach the exercises lightly until he figured it out.

"I understand," Hua Xiezi nodded, she knew how rare it was to strengthen herself, she was a little anxious.

But she still couldn't help regretting, "The main reason is that if I'm too weak, it's not convenient for me to cooperate with you in fighting."

"You don't have to think about cooperating," Qu Jianlei waved his hand, and said straightforwardly, "When the real battle comes, you can just run."

Hua Xiezi suddenly felt a bit congested in his chest. Although I am a little weaker, I am not that unbearable, right?

"At least I can drive to meet you."

Qu Jianlei glanced at her indifferently, "If you meet those two ultimate fighters... what are your chances of winning?"

(Finally paid off Brother Bangzi’s Gold Moe, fortunately there is no Diamond Moe...)