Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 344 - 224: Good Luck and Bad Luck

This was a middle-aged man, one of the supreme figures in the base, and he possessed the Water Attribute, making him very sensitive to the subtle fluctuations of the water element.

"Weather manipulation..." he murmured lightly. The base has strict regulations prohibiting arbitrary use of techniques.

He wanted to perceive who was so bold as to secretly violate the rules.

But then he thought again and laughed, "Forget it, daring to try this might actually be beneficial for patrolling the night."

The base places great importance on night patrols; attempting reverse rain, although forbidden, could ease the pressure on night patrols if successful.

So he couldn’t be bothered to worry; the other’s intentions were good, and they dared to try boldly — why be the bad guy?

Even if they were caught, it wouldn’t be appropriate to handle it too strictly... Testing reverse rain can only take place when it rains, right?

He simply chose not to ponder who did it. A slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Sneaking an experiment with techniques means fearing ridicule if it fails... Seems that guy from Central City has given quite a stir to everyone."

To prevent startling the other party, he dismissed the thought of checking — if discovered, wouldn’t the other be quite embarrassed?

Qu Jianlei didn’t know that his secret experiment had been discovered.

And the person who discovered him had predicted various new cultivation methods and didn’t plan to pursue the matter further.

This situation seemed a bit fortuitous, and Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but exclaim luck when he eventually found out.

Anyway, he had been trying things for three or four hours; as dawn was about to break, the rain finally subsided a bit.

He wasn’t sure if his experiment was effective, but it must have had some impact.

As for how significant the effect was, he was genuinely unsure.

Since the rain had lessened, he quickly stopped — eliminating the rain altogether might irritate Xiao Moshan!

In fact, Xiao Moshan was already feeling a headache, "There’s still some time before dawn, Jianlei, will the rain stop?"

"I can’t help it," Qu Jianlei shrugged both hands, "I can urge a bit of rain, but I dare not make too much of a commotion."

Xiao Moshan wore a distressed expression, "This is really... If only I had known, if only... sigh."

Just then, a flash of light streaked across the sky, followed by a thunderous boom!

"This weather is somewhat too bizarre, isn’t it?" Qu Jianlei expressed confusion, "Every time it rains half a day before lightning strikes?"

It wasn’t like he hadn’t seen thunderstorms; it typically starts with thunder and lightning before rain.

The middle-aged man in the distant house withdrew his hands and sighed lightly, "Dawn is approaching, more rain... I can only help you this much."

After the thunder and lightning, the rain suddenly intensified, becoming more and more torrential.

Youyou immediately grew excited, "This is really fortunate, we can move out!"

The current rain was even heavier than when they crossed the river, making it hard to keep one’s eyes open.

Xiao Moshan didn’t raise his Inner Breath, and within an instant, the rain drenched his clothes.

"Raise up some Inner Breath," Youyou reminded him, "In case you encounter someone, you’d be too suspicious in this condition."

"Everyone seems to want to teach me how to live..." Xiao Moshan murmured softly, but obediently raised his Inner Breath.

The entire base isn’t actually big; from their starting point to the old training site is no more than three hundred meters.

The rain was really pouring as they reached the entrance of the training site. The guard was sleeping soundly, and the surveillance was virtually inactive.

This place, when considered critical, isn’t exactly critical, nor is it dispensable. Anyway, the surrounding wall is quite tall, roughly about three meters high.

Yet for these three individuals, this height posed no pressure, and they leapt over it with ease.

Inside the training site, there were some warning devices, but they were very old and not many in number; they could easily avoid them.

The further they advanced, the fewer the surveillance and warning devices became. Why? This area was essentially a warehouse.

For most warehouses, not only must the entry and exit passageways be guarded, but the internal inventory must also be monitored.

However, for the latter, the security levels required are particularly high — can warehouse inventories be viewed by just anyone?

So there is monitoring available, but very few have the qualification to view it.

Specific to the warehouse in the training site, those internal inspection devices... truly, there were none!

The warehouse contained a pile of worthless old goods, and a glance every now and then sufficed. Internal monitoring would be pure wastage.

So after breaching the perimeter’s alarm line, the three truly didn’t need to fear anything.

In truth, both Xiao Moshan and Youyou couldn’t confirm this fact; they merely guessed broadly that the base wouldn’t spend recklessly even if it had money.

But Qu Jianlei could confirm this point; in stormy weather, he didn’t need the Spiritual Attribute and Wind Attribute, the Water Attribute was sufficient.

The perception ability of the Water Attribute is also very strong, ranking just below the Wood Attribute among the five major attributes.

Upon discovering that the interior had no surveillance, the three relaxed.

Xiao Moshan and Youyou even wandered around, assessing other equipment to see if anything was valuable.

Qu Jianlei easily found the Nutrition Pod and couldn’t help but wrinkle his brow.

This thing was quite large, nearly half the size of a small car including its exterior. Without a Storage Ring, it would indeed be difficult to move.

He then called out, "You two come and see if this is Nutrient Liquid?"

On the shelf beside the Nutrition Pod, there were about ten bottles, each about a hundred milliliters, containing a white powder.

Youyou identified it and then nodded, "That’s right, just dilute it with distilled water and it’s ready to use."

Xiao Moshan muttered, "This is only enough for one or two people... not very significant."

Qu Jianlei collected the Nutrition Pod and Nutrient Liquid and said, "Space is limited, if you want to take anything else, it has to be calculated carefully."

"There’s nothing essential to take," Youyou answered indifferently, not really valuing the supplies here.

Xiao Moshan, however, was apprehensive, "If we take too much, might it... make the base suspicious?"

Youyou thought he was overthinking it, "Just taking the Nutrition Pod, even if it’s an old one, would be enough to make them suspicious." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Qu Jianlei was also considering this issue; if the base got serious, even with Xiao Moshan’s alternative identity, he couldn’t do much.

But the next moment, he tilted his head slightly, frowning a little, "Hmm?"

"Someone’s coming," Youyou muttered softly, and swiftly pressed herself against the corner of the room.

The three of them hid, and then a black shadow silently flitted past.

Another thief? Qu Jianlei pondered, and then he saw a fierce gleam flash in Xiao Moshan’s eyes.

He gestured a "throat-cutting" motion toward Qu Jianlei, according to their agreement; it meant to take lethal action.

Since that was the case, Qu Jianlei immediately launched a Spiritual Attack and then quickly moved next to the black shadow.

The black shadow shuddered and fell to the ground, but Qu Jianlei reacted quickly enough to catch him just in time.

Youyou hadn’t expected Qu Jianlei to take action so decisively; she hesitated for a moment before stepping forward for a look, "It’s him?"

She recognized him as someone more powerful than her, a Fire Attribute Warrior, with whom she had a fairly good relationship.

Such a person being taken down easily by Qu Jianlei left her in surprise as she looked at him, "Why act against him?"

She had already guessed it was a Spiritual Attack, which is very difficult to heal.

Xiao Moshan also stepped forward and, without saying a word, snapped the person’s neck.

Then he looked at Youyou, speaking unemotionally, "He’s my enemy, my being wanted is related to him!"

Youyou’s mouth twitched at this and paused before lightly sighing, "Were you C-level when you were wanted?"

Xiao Moshan replied indifferently, "He didn’t act directly, and I was quite agile."

"Oh," Youyou sighed again, "He’s dead now, so no point dwelling on it..."

"Just frame him," Xiao Moshan responded simply and promptly searched the corpse.

He found an Identity Token and was about to toss it inside the room when Qu Jianlei quickly gestured for him to stop.

"No, just let him disappear entirely; to leave the Identity Token would make our framing too obvious."

Xiao Moshan glanced at him, casually passing the Identity Token to him, "Are you planning to crack it?"

Qu Jianlei accepted the Identity Token and also collected the body, then nodded, "I do indeed have that in mind."

Xiao Moshan shook his head without speaking, although a deeply hidden trace of indifference flickered in his eyes.

Qu Jianlei didn’t notice this and spoke up, "Is there anything else we need to take?"

The other two shook their heads, indicating that there was no need for now, and so the three of them quietly departed.

This time, instead of returning to the safe house, they headed straight for the little garden amidst the lightning, thunder, and pouring rain.

In the process, they encountered a patrol car.

Fortunately, the rain was heavy enough, and with Qu Jianlei employing the Blinding Technique, they managed to evade safely.

Outside the base, it was also raining, facilitating their rapid departure, and their speed outpaced their entry pace.

By nightfall, they successfully crossed the river and picked up their pace.

Two days later, they reached the Gorge and set up a tent in the wilderness to rest overnight.

Early the next morning, they arrived at the gateway leading directly to Central City, planning to head back.

However, during identity verification, Youyou’s identity was flagged again.

This time the warning was much stricter, requiring her to undertake a mission within ten days, or her credit rating would be reset to zero.

Qu Jianlei and Xiao Moshan both looked at her, wondering if she would stay in the Gorge to create a new identity.

Otherwise, the next time she entered the Gorge, this identity would be unusable.

Youyou, however, shook her head and nonchalantly said, "I’ll just come back within ten days."

Upon reaching Central City, Qu Jianlei wasted no time and contacted Wei Wushuang that very evening.

This set of Nutrition Pod equipment currently has no decided placement, though he considered finding a spot for Flower Scorpion and Bentley.

Hearing that the goods had arrived, Wei Wushuang hurried over within an hour.