Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 351 - 231: Déjà Vu

Youyou’s words hit the mark, although the spaceship is large, it’s not difficult to guard it.

That night, more than two hundred people disembarked from the spaceship, unloading a large batch of cargo.

The next evening the spaceship took off, carrying a large batch of cargo and another two hundred people left.

The vast majority of passengers traveled back and forth on the same day, and few stayed at the base, also very few originally from the base left.

The key point is that there was a large gap around the spaceship during this process. Although there weren’t many guards, the visibility was very good.

Anyone trying to sneak onto the spaceship without being noticed is almost impossible.

Qu Jianlei witnessed the entire process of the spaceship’s landing and takeoff, as well as the boarding and unloading of passengers and cargo.

Then he told Youyou, "I already have a plan, but where will the arriving spaceship go?"

He always felt that this place was like an airport. Although flights were infrequent, shouldn’t there be more than one route?

Out of several routes, he of course wanted to choose a relatively habitable planet.

However, Youyou’s answer disappointed him, "There is only one destination, Hope No.3 Star."

"I see," Qu Jianlei lost interest, "Let’s see how big the next spaceship is."

His mouth seemed to be blessed, as ten days later the arriving spaceship was a smaller model.

Due to the open visibility, the smaller the spaceship, the harder it is to sneak onto.

Youyou even suggested, maybe we can consider secretly knocking out two people and taking their identities?

Qu Jianlei said it’s the last resort. If there is an opportunity, we should best hide in the cargo hold.

Another ten days later, this time a not-small spaceship arrived, about ten times the size of the first one.

The existing dock space was a bit tight, but before the spaceship landed, the dock slowly extended a platform.

After the spaceship landed, the surroundings were still quite open, with spotlights illuminating the entire dock brightly.

The passenger cabin door opened, and waves of passengers disembarked.

The cargo hold door at the bottom of the spaceship also opened, and the extending conveyor belt expelled batches of cargo.

People came to greet them, and transport vehicles shuttled back and forth, busy yet orderly.

This batch still consisted of over two hundred people, who disembarked quickly, but there was relatively more cargo, not ready for transport all at once.

Soon, the dock became empty, with only small trucks transporting the cargo.

Suddenly, a faint sound came from afar, and then one spotlight went out instantly.

In the moment the light went out, two figures flashed, darting quickly towards a cargo hold door.

It is said that there would be elemental fluctuations at this moment, but the sudden darkness momentarily stunned everyone.

There was lighting inside the cargo hold, but the angle chosen by the two shadows was very cunning, they used the cover of the cargo to enter the cargo hold.

This was Qu Jianlei and Youyou’s planned strategy long ago, and the angle they chose to enter, couldn’t even be caught by surveillance.

There’s comprehensive surveillance on the dock, but with the cover of cargo, unless the camera had a see-through function, it was undetectable.

This area is the center of the base’s defense, and the response from the personnel was extremely timely.

The moment the spotlight went out, a backup spotlight was turned on immediately, illuminating this direction.

Next, it was time to check the reason for the spotlight going out.

The reason wasn’t difficult to find, one section of the pipeline was damaged, collected some water, resulting in a short circuit and tripping.

Looking at the damaged section of the pipeline, the damage wasn’t particularly recent, but neither was it brand new, with evident weathering and corrosion.

The engineering personnel only needed to confirm that the damage wasn’t recent to start repairs without needing to report for approval.

The damage situation was also recorded, and they saved the related images to clarify responsibility, write off materials, and report overtime work.

This was merely a very inconspicuous accident, arousing no one’s suspicion.

However, the next day during the day, engineering personnel still received orders for a comprehensive inspection of the circuit, which also showed the base’s attention to the dock.

At the same time, the base’s cargo began to be loaded into the cargo hold.

The daytime weather wasn’t good, somewhat gloomy, and some spotlights on the dock were still on.

To aid loading, some lights inside the cargo hold were also turned on, it could be seen that not every cargo hold was empty.

Inside a partitioned cargo hold, two large boxes were secured, with transparent windows on them, showcasing that inside were repair tools.

The busy cargo handling crew would not dare to tamper with those two boxes — the repair tools on the spaceship, who would dare to mess with them?

So no one noticed that there were two people hidden inside the boxes.

When the cargo reached a certain load, Qu Jianlei and Youyou could even get out for some air.

Honestly, the environment in the cargo hold was a bit poor, even for a spaceship designed for interstellar travel, which already paid a great deal of attention to cleanliness.

However, Qu Jianlei focused on another point, "Are you sure the cargo hold’s sealed conditions can definitely pass the standard?"

"This is the twelfth time you’re asking," Youyou rolled her eyes helplessly.

"It’s definitely a bit worse than the passenger cabin, but many cargos are also afraid of vacuum, as long as there’s no accident, basically it’s not a problem."

Qu Jianlei touched his chin, pondering as he spoke, "It’s still too hasty, knowing in advance, we should have tried to manually make several sets of space suits."

He always prided himself on being "comprehensive in thinking," but didn’t expect to overlook such a serious hidden danger.

Youyou rolled her eyes, "Then why not buy a set of Space Mecha? Isn’t that safer?"

"Even if I can afford it, I need to qualify for purchase, right?" Qu Jianlei replied sullenly.

Space Mechas are only sold at the base, and there are just a few sets with very high purchase thresholds.

Unconsciously, a whole day had passed.

By nightfall, both were originally waiting for the launch, but unexpectedly, another batch of containers was delivered to the cargo hold.

Temporary restocking is rare, but not unusual; neither of them paid attention.

However, not long after the cargo hold door closed, rustling noises emerged from one of the containers.

With the cargo loaded, there were only dim indicator lights in the cargo hold, and the light was exceptionally dim.

Qu Jianlei and Youyou exchanged a glance, then he whispered, "Can they transport living creatures?"

"I haven’t heard of it," Youyou frowned, "To prevent species pollution and invasion, transporting Mutant Beasts is not allowed."

"Even if there’s a special permit for transporting Mutant Beasts, it shouldn’t be this kind of transport and security specifications."

The two were whispering amongst themselves when a quiet clatter was heard, and a dark pipe emerged from the top of the container.

"Oh wow," Qu Jianlei kept quiet, but Youyou couldn’t help but speak in an extremely low voice, "Turns out... it’s a person?"

The two stared at each other in silence; unexpectedly, they encountered a fellow traveler during this stowaway journey.

The dark pipe slowly rotated, and Qu Jianlei focused his vision, discerning that the pipe’s top was a faint lens.

The pipe rotated for about ten minutes before slowly retracting.

At the next moment, a soft creaking noise was heard, and a lid on the container was pushed open as a shadow stealthily crawled out.

Qu Jianlei and Youyou were already hidden in a corner, and the other party couldn’t possibly see them.

After emerging from the container, the shadow reached out to carefully close the lid, then swiftly vanished.

However, Qu Jianlei had already locked onto this person with Spiritual Power, sensing that he had hid amongst a few containers without further action.

Youyou quietly asked, "Is there only one person?"

Qu Jianlei used his Spiritual Power to sense the container again, then nodded after a while, raising his forefinger.

Youyou mused, "This guy managed to get in like this, feels more daring than us."

This isn’t just being daring, Qu Jianlei smirked, deducing this person is likely from inside the base.

Next moment, Youyou chuckled softly, "This scene... feels so familiar."

She recalled the scene when she first met Qu Jianlei and Mo Huaitian.

She didn’t intend to eliminate this person, just asked quietly, "Should we capture this person... to prevent exposure?"

Qu Jianlei shook his head, then voiced, "Let him be, it’s a Water Attribute B-level."

He meant that she was a B-level too and should keep quiet.

However, Youyou misunderstood, thinking for a moment, then shook her head, "There are too many Water Attribute B-levels in the base."

Soon after, the spaceship slightly trembled, so subtle that without careful perception, it was hardly noticeable.

The ascent was slow, but the acceleration wasn’t.

Before long, Qu Jianlei felt as if his body had become significantly heavier.

And he’s already an A-level; Youyou and that Water Attribute B-level had long since lay obediently on the cargo hold deck.

Not long later, the burden sensation began to gradually disappear until the spaceship started maintaining a steady flight.

Youyou shook her head, slowly sat up from the deck, breathing in small rapid breaths.

After a while, seeing her breathing stabilize, Qu Jianlei asked in a low voice, "Is there an anti-gravity system?"

He was already prepared for dealing with weightlessness but felt nothing for a long time.

Youyou blinked several times, not very interested in technical knowledge.

Eventually, she responded, "Weightlessness issues? Solved ages ago, why are you interested in this?"

Qu Jianlei was at a loss for words; when he crossed over, Blue Star didn’t have a mature anti-gravity system solution.

Thus, although the Imperial action was extreme, its technological prowess indeed crushed Blue Star.

Seeing him not reply, Youyou felt a bit bored, "Take out some Nutrient Injection."

According to her understanding of the spaceship, after about an hour of steady flight, a space jump will begin.

Ordinary people can’t withstand the spatial tearing during a jump, even Modified Warriors and C-level Warriors struggle to ensure smooth passage.

They must hide inside the Life Support Pods to endure this period.

Thus, she was not surprised that the other person was a B-level Warrior—not daring to enter the cargo hold below B-level.

However, before the space jump, it’s best for B-level and even A-level warriors to replenish some energy.

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