Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 581 - 451: Sudden Upheaval

After a round of negotiations, Qu Jianlei and Hertman finally reached an agreement.

From now on, the Panda will be a Special Consultant for the Guard Team, with credentials provided by the First Vice Planet Governor's Mansion.

If Hoyel is no longer the first Vice of the Star No. 4 one day, these credentials will lose many privileges.

However, it can still be used as identification, recognized as unofficial personnel by the Star No. 4 authorities.

Unless the successor explicitly revokes the Panda's status, it can be used until the ten-year validity period ends.

Qu Jianlei had no expression on his face, but he was secretly delighted, as this status would make handling affairs much easier.

The other rights and obligations remained as they were, the Panda was not obligated to provide intelligence and could even access the Array Manual.

With such favorable conditions, Qu Jianlei couldn't think of a reason to refuse.

After they made the agreement, the next afternoon, Hertman still rode that motorcycle and delivered the letter of appointment and contract.

Qu Jianlei looked through them and found no issues, so he signed immediately.

After signing, he didn't rush to return the contract but asked, "Are you sure you won't force me to provide information?"

The Guard Captain looked around, then answered in a low voice, "Actually, our intelligence channels are mostly sufficient."

"The main thing is that your intelligence capabilities are quite strange, so with this contract, you won't easily go and help others, right?"

But whether or not they would help others, how could a simple contract constrain that?

The Imperial people didn't hold honesty in high regard, and the Panda's voice in that organization may not be very strong.

However, since he said so, if the Panda wanted to play both sides, he'd have to pass his conscience first, right?

Qu Jianlei didn't expect him to have this thought. He prided himself on being a man of principle and wouldn't ruin his reputation, right?

So he nodded, "Don't worry about this, I'll mention it later, at most spend some money to ask them not to take tasks."

Heaven knows, when he said this, he had no other thoughts—just wanted to agree on this matter.

Earth Scholar organization wasn't his, and he had no authority to demand others do or not do anything.

Therefore, if he spent some money, everyone could live peacefully, wouldn't that be nice?

Why was he so generous? Earning five hundred thousand yesterday was a small matter; the key was this proof of identity today, which was extremely convenient.

However, his generosity meant something else in Hertman's ears.

"Does it require money? Easy!" The Guard Captain took out a waterproof bag, "You shouldn't have to pay; here is five hundred thousand."

"I..." Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes, giving a helpless smile, "I really didn't mean that."

"Too little, huh?" The Guard Captain reached back into his pocket, speaking with a smile, "No problem."

In fact, he was quite aware that if nothing unexpected happened, in the next moment, he would be "shocked," "Damn, where's the money?"

He came with five hundred thousand, and although the idea was that overpaying a bit was not a problem, it's always necessary to haggle, right?

Promises could be made, but you shouldn't bring too much money—taking it out bit by bit is the right way.

Yet he never dreamed that the Panda would agree so readily.

So much so that after he took out five hundred thousand, he couldn't take more even if he wanted to, so he could only pretend to lose the money.

"No need," Qu Jianlei waved his hand, helplessly saying, "Do you think I'm asking you for money?"

"You don't want it, but I must give it," Hertman said with a look of discontent.

Qu Jianlei shook his head decisively, "I don't need it, as I said, some money burns in your hand."

"But I've already taken out this five hundred thousand," Hertman stuffed the waterproof bag into his hand.

Seeing him trying to refuse again, the Guard Captain's face darkened, "Not giving this face at all? Forcing me to revoke the credentials?"

Qu Jianlei, observing his actions, for some reason felt a strong sense of déjà vu from Blue Star.

Since traveling here, he really hadn't encountered someone forcing money onto him.

Ultimately, he accepted it because the Guard Captain said, "Give a bit more money to everyone, so we can be more at ease."

Six days later, news came that at the highest joint meeting on Star No. 4, several bigwigs had a massive dispute.

Besides the unchallenged leader of the Planet Governor, the Joint Meeting included five Vice Planet Governors and a major figure from the Fourth War Zone.

The War Zone leader proposed the construction of a temporary stargate, citing improved security maintenance as the reason.

Recently, social security hadn't been great; even an A-level Warrior from the Third War Zone had gone missing.

As for who would guard the stargate, it would certainly be the Military's responsibility, but which war zone would handle it was an internal Military matter.

Unexpectedly, the second Vice Planet Governor Kleis and third Vice Planet Governor Annette both supported the Military's suggestion.

Meanwhile, the first Vice Hoyel firmly opposed it, and the fourth Vice, who was off-world, sent an opinion also opposing it.

However, the fifth Vice Planet Governor, who came from the Military background and was close to retirement, also supported building the stargate.

This creates a four-to-two situation, but when it involves military matters, the War Zone leader's vote counts as three.

Meaning it's a six-to-two situation, rendering the Planet Governor's opposition ineffective.

Even if the Joint Meeting discussed civil issues, this situation decided it, making the Planet Governor's protest merely a three-to-four.

Moreover, the unchallenged leader of the planet had been planning to step down for some time, but not finding a suitable position delayed this.

Seeing that the situation had been settled, unexpectedly, the laid-back Planet Governor suddenly went berserk.

He first decided outright that this was a livelihood issue, after all, Star No. 4 is a habitable star, not a military-managed star.

Thus, the comings and goings of the residents of Star No. 4 are indeed issues of livelihood, absolutely not military topics.

With this statement, the others had no complaints; as long as he remained the top leader of this planet, he held the power to determine the nature of the topic.

However, he wasn't really being unreasonable; after all, Star No. 4 indeed wasn't under military management.

Then he opposed the proposal, meaning the vote count stood at three to four.

However, the supporters did not occupy two-thirds of the votes.

In such a situation, the Planet Governor holds a veto power.

This veto power comes with many restrictions and can't be used frequently, but this time he invoked it.

This means that although there was opposition from both the first and fourth deputies, the top leader almost single-handedly rejected the proposal.

The rejection of the proposal was not the end.

Because the leader exercised the veto power, the proposal would continue to be discussed and voted on at the upcoming expansion meeting.

However, by then, there would be more people, with over twenty people voting, most of whom are non-military.

The most critical factor is that the expansion meeting for Star No. 4 won't be convened anytime soon.

Summarizing this meeting, the most striking figures were the leader, followed by the fourth deputy Ke Zhenshan.

Ke Zhenshan, not being on Star No. 4, could be considered absent according to the rules.

However, he specially sent an authorization letter, allowing his assistant to vote on his behalf.

And the one who truly initiated the action, the first deputy Hoyel, remained inconspicuous, looking harmless.

Seeing the leader leave the meeting angrily, the third deputy Annette immediately chased after him.

Annette had always followed the leader closely, but he knew this time he'd truly angered him.

The leader had no interest in the affairs of Star No. 4, something everyone knew, having delegated responsibilities to the five deputies in recent years.

Annette, as a staunch deputy, handled many matters within his business scope without needing consultation, making decisions autonomously.

In his view, the current leader was essentially a human rubber stamp, as long as he didn't go overboard.

Even in this matter, he thought the same.

But now it's clear that the leader was furious, showing extreme dissatisfaction with him.

Annette tried to explain, "Boss, I didn't mean to hide it from you. I was worried the information would leak out."

The leader snorted coldly, "Doesn't matter, what I think isn't important." 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

He was genuinely more agitated than just upset; this was clearly Kleis targeting Hoyel, why did you get involved?

Kleis and Hoyel were having their dispute, why couldn't we just watch from the sidelines, wasn't that just fine?

Actually, he was concerned because Annette's involvement had an obvious personal agenda.

If Hoyel's momentum was suppressed, not only would Kleis's chances increase, but he, who originally could only watch, could also enter the scene.

In the leader's view, Annette was practically out of the question.

It's understandable for allies to want to rise, but the premise is, you can't delay my affairs.

If you had this idea, why didn't you tell me first?

If you truly succeed in this affair, I wouldn't oppose it, but others might see it as something I pushed!

Moreover, have you even considered your qualifications, are you even remotely suitable for that position!

Luckily, Hoyel warned in advance, otherwise, in a rush, I wouldn't have had time to react, and you might have just pulled it off.

But Annette also had his difficulties; this was originally a sudden move, and informing the leader could easily lead to a leak.

Moreover, he knew the leader thought he wasn't qualified, but with such an opportunity... How could he not give it a try?

Annette believed that once he entered, he still had considerable advantages.

For instance, he had always been responsible for liaising with the military, having far better relations than Hoyel and Kleis.

In the Edge Star Realm, gaining military support is a huge advantage.

Furthermore, since he had always been with the leader, he could take over much of the leader's power once the leader left...

Kleis sighed and carefully apologized, "Boss, I was wrong, in the next expansion meeting, I will..."

"You don't have to tell me what you plan to do," the leader replied without hesitation, "My thoughts aren't important!"

After a moment's pause, he spoke in a heavy voice, "Prepare yourself, I'm planning to hand over the liaison with the military to Nietzsche."

Nietzsche, the fifth deputy Planet Governor, came from the military, and voted in support today.

Hearing this, Annette's face instantly turned ashen; this was his major leverage once he entered!

Watching the leader walk away without looking back, a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes.

"In that case, don't blame me."

(In the last three hours of November, seeking monthly ticket support, an extra chapter will be added as usual at midnight, reserving guaranteed monthly tickets for next month.)