Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 239 - 157: Canโt Keep It Hidden Anymore
Chapter 157 Canโt Hide It Anymore (First Update for Master He Mengโs Future)
On the night Qu Jianlei advanced, Xiao Qin brought two of her girlfriends to the restaurant for a meal. ๐ณ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ป๐๐๐๐ฅ.๐๐ ๐
The restaurantโs reputation was indeed good, with many inspectors willing to dine there, even from the other three residences.
But the restaurant was a bit pricey, so even inspectors hesitated to visit frequently.
When Xiao Qin arrived, she naturally called Qu Jianlei to accompany them. The moment she saw him, she was stunned, "Youโve advanced?"
The aura from his recent advancement was impossible to hide from anyone.
"Just a little bit," Qu Jianlei responded casually, "This winter, Iโm hoping to pull off something impressive."
One needs to offer some benefit to get a glimpse of the B-level cultivation methods.
In fact, he had already deduced the next step in his cultivation path, but it was always better to have more reference material.
Xiao Qin nodded imperceptibly and introduced her girlfriends.
Birds of a feather flock together, her girlfriends included one Modified Warrior and one Ultimate Fire-Attribute Warrior.
She was originally from a wealthy family and now, as an Ultimate Warrior, could no longer maintain old friendships.
Even now, the Modified Warrior was noticeably a step below the three of them, behaving very restrainedly.
No surprise, Qu Jianleiโs appetite shocked the two new girls.
In the end, Xiao Qin, who intended to pay, couldnโt help it, "Over eighty silver coins, Jian Lei, if you keep eating... next time youโll treat me!"
"Iโll treat you this time," Qu Jianlei replied offhandedly, "With the realm enhancement, I have time to earn money again."
"Theyโre my friends, of course, Iโll treat them," Xiao Qin said halfway, her heart suddenly jolting.
Jamaari had reminded her that if the conditions allowed, she could seize the opportunity to ask a few questions, "Are you really short on money?"
Qu Jianlei spread his hands, "Iโve always been living off savings. Itโs not that urgent now, but foresight is key."
"Just wondering if the Security Team is planning to repay the money soon."
"Talking about money, something came to mind," Xiao Qin seemingly mentioned casually.
"My boss has a friend whoโs hit a bottleneck and plans to break through. He wants to borrow eight B-level and one A-level Crystals from you."
"Borrow crystals from me?" Qu Jianlei was stunned, "You know borrowing money can destroy social circles, right?"
"Itโs with collateral," Xiao Qin replied casually, "The boss said, when borrowing crystals from others, he always offers double the collateral."
Mutant Crystals are indeed hard to buy, but thatโs at market price. When inflated by 30-50%, purchasing isnโt too difficult.
If buying at double the price, itโs not about having as much as you want, but there would be no shortage.
"Thatโs being too polite," Qu Jianlei smiled, "No need for collateral, Iโll lend him four B-level Crystals."
The two girlfriends exchanged glances, full of amazement.
Even though their families werenโt poor, they truly didnโt have four B-level Crystals.
They could possibly scrape them together, but living in Central City without assets, how could one survive?
Unexpectedly, this young man had quite a generous hand.
Xiao Qin, however, spoke seriously, "The boss is always fair. When he says collateral, it means collateral, or else heโd be angry."
"But the issue is, the quantity he needs is quite large, four isnโt quite enough."
Qu Jianlei was puzzled, "Does a B-level Warrior need that many crystals to improve?"
Before Xiao Qin could reply, the Ultimate Warrior named Xiao Min chimed in, "Yes, thatโs why they say Ultimate Warriors are money drains."
Qu Jianlei answered with a frown, "Even so, I can only offer four."
Xiao Qin looked at him in surprise, "But you have eight... with collateral, what are you worried about?"
"But I now..." Qu Jianlei paused halfway, realizing something was off.
But it was already like this, and he was too lazy to hide itโmainly because advancing to B-level made him feel a bit more confident.
"I only have six left now, I used two for myself."
"Used for yourself?" All three womenโs eyes turned to him.
Xiao Qin knew he wasnโt B-level, but the other two womenโs eyes were differentโcould such a young and handsome man be B-level?
As for Qu Jianleiโs appearance... well, he wasnโt bad, but not the boyish type.
He had a rugged and manly charm.
Faced with those three pairs of eyes, Qu Jianlei felt a bit unnerved, "These were my crystals to begin with."
Xiao Min gave a slight smile, speaking gently, "Jian Lei brother... where did you use them?"
Xiao Min wasnโt bad-looking, not only was she fire-attributed, but her figure was also quite impressive.
However, Qu Jianlei wasnโt interested in her type, and he answered stiffly, "I had a use... gifted them to someone, canโt I?"
The moment he said that, he realized it was a slip-up.
Sure enough, Xiao Qin gave him a deep look. Although she didnโt speak, her expression was clear.
You homebody whoโs never out, barely knows anyone in Central City. Who could you have given the crystals to?
But Xiao Qin was quite composed and didnโt say anything further, everyone just finished eating and left.
When she came by the next morning, it was under the pretext of delivering winter welfare benefits from the Inspection Bureau.
After explaining the benefits to Qu Jianlei, she asked earnestly.
"You really canโt come up with eight crystals?"
Qu Jianlei merely chuckled, "Letโs not kid around, donโt you just want to know where the crystals were used? I genuinely will use them."
Xiao Qin was stunned for a while before asking in a low voice, "Used for cultivation?"
When she asked, her voice trembled. Could a C-level Warrior really use B-level Crystals for cultivation?
