Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 666 - 536: Not Bothering with a Joke

The Bida Freight Company has decided to reconcile with the forces Panda is associated with.

However, how to reconcile remains a problem, especially since Bida suffered heavy losses in the wave of attacks against the freight starship.

The archaeological enthusiasts, posing as Panda's forces, took advantage and refused to relent, demanding compensation from the other side.

Bida does not want to give in, but this is impossible, as the opponent's strikes continue.

Yet, they genuinely feel wronged, claiming it's merely because their subordinates are a mixed bunch, and two of them have already been killed by you.

Even Magillen's family was taken out by you!

But such significant losses for our company, we don't even know whom to hold accountable.

However, the situation is more powerful than the people, weakness is the original sin, there's nothing to negotiate over.

With Bida having a large base and substantial losses covered by the insurance company, although it's a severe hit, it's not to the point of bankruptcy.

So, paying compensation is necessary, and restoring the freight operations as soon as possible is the main focus.

As long as the company resumes full operations, losses will gradually decrease.

In the end, they indicated that as long as the compensation matters are kept confidential, everything is negotiable!

Yet, simultaneously, Bida made a hard demand: We want Panda's life!

After all, this conflict started because of Panda.

The two instigators on Bida's side have both met their retribution.

Their stance is that they acknowledge the losses, and the benefits you've gained — they just ask for a little face-saving! 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Panda might be innocent, but that's irrelevant; what matters is that without him, such a major conflict wouldn't have happened!

Compared to the benefits your organization has gained, a mere Modified Warrior is insignificant, right?

In a way, this is Bida's last resistance — eliminate Panda to achieve reconciliation.

If you genuinely don't want us to make a move, then let that fellow commit suicide, just like Aaron did.

Bida feels they have already done their utmost, these terms should not be difficult to meet, right?

However, how could the archaeological enthusiasts agree to such conditions?

They only injured a Supreme, but killing a Supreme was done by Panda's group!

Thus, they could only flatly refuse, yet couldn't explain the reason — they couldn't claim they were impostors.

This stance left Bida exceedingly dissatisfied, "We've shown such sincerity, yet you're relentlessly uncompromising. Is this the attitude for reconciliation?"

Consequently, though both sides intended to reconcile, a final decision couldn't be reached.

The injured Supreme even released word, "You don't want to deal with Panda, right? I'll go find him once I've recovered!"

The archaeological enthusiasts sneered at this threat but couldn't say, "Then go ahead and find him."

To prevent Panda from harboring discontent, they haven't even relayed related negotiation information to Star No. 4.

The negotiations remained deadlocked until news came that someone had finished off Fahim with a blow, leaving him dead in the hospital.

The injured Supreme, originally recuperating at Bida's headquarters, vanished right after hearing the news.

Upon leaving, he indicated that he was going to visit friends and would no longer be concerned with the related negotiations.

He left a message hoping that reconciliation could be reached soon — Bida truly cannot afford further delays, and there's no need for the other side to expend more energy.

As for his injuries, it didn't matter — can a Superpower Warrior who has never been injured still call themselves a warrior?

In other words, Fahim's death significantly shocked Bida!

On Star No. 4, there is a branch of Bida, and although business has drastically shrunk and personnel have fully withdrawn, information still flows well.

They knew Fahim had been infected with a strange poison, which might not be cured, and was hidden extremely well.

Amestina, the Supreme from Cyan Blade Trading Group, is still on Star No. 4 and can presumably help offer some protection as well.

In this situation, even Fahim was killed; the other side is simply a group of lunatics!

Given these circumstances, the Bida headquarters naturally ceased insisting on having Panda killed.

Where did Fahim die? Star No. 4! And where is Panda currently? Also, Star No. 4!

Qu Jianlei heard this and was somewhat caught between tears and laughter: Use my death to facilitate the reconciliation between Earth Scholar and Bida?

It's no wonder many great figures manage to be farsighted; such things aren't surprising at all.

With a vision and intelligence so low, all they cause are ludicrous jokes.

Qu Jianlei didn't care about Bida's attitude; they already considered it a joke, so who would take a joke seriously?

After cutting off communication with Xiang Xue, he exhaled softly, "The hidden dangers are dealt with, and the Customs Enforcement Division has also lowered their flags and drums."

Facing Bida, Cyan Blade Commerce Association, the Customs Enforcement Division... even the military, saying there's no pressure would be a lie.

According to Earth Scholar's words, Bida might as well let it slide, or they wouldn't have told him such conditions were offered.

Cyan Blade is a mortal enemy, but for now, it's best to set them aside; as for the military... the attitude of the Fourth War Zone remains unknown.

Hence, the most important task now should be to determine Customs Enforcement Division's stance.

The change in the warrant is a positive sign, but he doesn't have other related information.

He was just about to ask Xiaohu to search for recent happenings within the Customs Enforcement Division when Big Head Butterfly slowly rotated.

"Amestina, along with people from the Cyan Blade Commerce Association, have hidden near Bu Shang Supreme's dwelling."

Not only did it find the news, but it also found the relevant maps.

The exact residence of the Guardian Supreme in the park is an unknown mystery, anyway, the whole park can be considered his home.

Amestina and her people are staying less than a kilometer from the park.

This distance is non-existent for the Supreme.

Scared like this? Qu Jianlei certainly thought that Amestina was scared out of her wits.

He didn't believe that Bu Shang needed someone to help bolster courage; that's a Supreme with "Guardian" in the title.

If he dared to make a move against the planetary Guardian Supreme, it would basically be challenging the entire Imperial authority.

"So, in the short term, Cyan Blade Commerce Association won't dare to show their heads?"

It's good news, though one must also guard against the opponent's tricks!

Qu Jianlei would never underestimate the tactical level of this group from the commerce association; their coordination could even put Cheng Qingshan in a bind.

So he changed his appearance and took a walk directly outside the park.

He didn't release his perception, relying entirely on intuition, so as not to alarm the two Supremes.

With this walk, he could somewhat feel Bu Shang's aura.

The Guardian Supreme has been here for a long time, and the surrounding residents all know a little; he wouldn't deliberately conceal his aura.

However, Qu Jianlei didn't sense Amestina's aura.

Yet he had a hunch that this female Supreme hadn't left, staying in that big villa.

Intuition is a subtle thing, with no reason — perhaps it involves more profound metaphysics.

In any case, Qu Jianlei felt that the woman concealed her aura and definitely didn't go out.

In fact, thinking about it, it's easy to understand, when the Cyan Blade Commerce Association had two Supremes on this planet, he dared to act boldly.

Now there's only one Supreme left, so why wouldn't he dare to act?

For her own safety, Amestina refraining from going out casually is a proper reaction.

His guess was really correct; half an hour after he left the park, Amestina even opened her wristwatch, calling twice.

The location of the wristwatch was in that villa, but unfortunately, the other party used unique encryption methods, and Xiao Hu didn't know the content of the conversation.

After a while, Xiao Hu brought new news about the Customs Enforcement Division.

There were no records left from the morning meeting of the Customs Enforcement Division, naturally omitting all the messy disputes.

Supposedly, this shouldn't happen as most decision-making meetings in the government would be archived and the attendees required to sign.

However, it's evident that the current situation is abnormal; the data center of the Customs Enforcement Division was destroyed, and even the AI was gone.

In such a case, archiving the minutes would basically be akin to leaking information to outsiders.

Something Xiao Hu found out is that there is a Gold Attribute B-level in the Customs Enforcement Division who has seemed to be constantly explaining that he has nothing to do with the Panda.

This person, named Tani, doesn't get along with Desis and is suspected by many colleagues.

Interestingly, Tani also doesn't live in the living quarters and has his own residence in the city, which is why he's criticized.

"This person... is a bit interesting," Qu Jianlei's mouth slightly upturned.

Originally, he was considering whether to show up again with his true face, to guard again outside the Customs Enforcement Division.

Doing so would be somewhat provocative, but it might test out the opponent's real limits.

However, the concern is that such high-profile action might provoke the blockade of Amestina and military Supremes, a worrying consequence.

Facing the joint effort of two Supremes, Qu Jianlei believed that the chance of him successfully escaping was extremely slim.

Even if he managed to escape by luck, it's likely all his hidden cards would be exposed.

If you add Bu Shang to the mix, then it would be dignified to choose a way to die.

Now having other choices is indeed a great thing.

That afternoon, the weather turned cloudy, and by evening, whistling cold winds arose.

Qu Jianlei watched Tani closely and found that this guy actually drove swaggeringly back to his home.

Tani's family isn't large; records show his father killed multiple people while drunk and eventually settled down here.

His father was just a Modified Warrior, killing multiple people could warrant a death sentence, but fortunately, he was first provoked by the opponent.

In short, his entire family comprises only his old father, six brothers, and over thirty in the next generation.

Altogether, the family doesn't exceed fifty people, including those who've moved out.

Actually, when Qu Jianlei followed this person home, he understood why he insisted on returning home.

Tani's youngest two brothers married two out of three triplet sisters, and after a while, Tani became widowed.

He married the last of the triplets, and somehow, all three ended up sleeping with him.

Yet, Tani's two brothers still respected him greatly, and Tani was very affectionate with them too.

I still don't quite understand the customs of the Imperial... Qu Jianlei perceived all this, examining his own shortcomings.

No matter whether he could accept such chaotic behavior, at least he understood why Tani didn't live in the quarters.

Sleeping with brothers' wives... both of them, it's really easy to be criticized.

But excluding these two, having Tani live in the quarters with his wife alone would be quite difficult... I suppose?