Qu Jianlei didn't just wait for nutritional supplements to check, but unfortunately, Xiaohu didn't get any useful information on the Internet.
Nutritional supplements also received no news, but there are various signs that something big should have happened.
However, for this gang of outlaws, it really doesn't matter what happens to the empire, as long as it doesn't affect them.
Two days after returning, the fourth boss expressed that he wanted to bring over the old subordinate he had greeted before - he was already the highest!
From this point of view, this guy really cares about friendship.
He had just stabilized his realm, and before he even thought about subsequent spells or anything else, he just thought about his friends.
"Then you go ahead and make arrangements," Qu Jianlei nodded. He always felt that reminiscing about old friendships was not a bad thing.
He also had something to do. In the past year or so, he had consumed one square meter of octopus skin and made more than a dozen talismans.
The overall success rate is less than 30%, but the recent success rate has improved to almost 60%.
After all, the conditions of the temporary base were relatively poor. He used talisman paper made from ordinary exotic animal skins, and the success rate of drawing talismans was very low.
So he didn't use octopus skin to make a talisman, and he didn't try it until he returned to Skyhook.
Maybe it was because he practiced too many times. He used nine talisman papers in three days and succeeded three times.
However, for high-level talismans, it mainly depends on the tracking effect. How to test it is a question.
In the past, Qu Jianlei might have chosen to test it in the basement of another courtyard at night, so others might not be able to discover it.
But this situation is obviously not appropriate now.
But without testing these three, he couldn't draw any more. After all, octopus skin has a limit.
He stopped drawing the talismans and went to see Qing Hu's spiritual valley cultivation.
The recent two crops of Linggu have grown quite well, with the input-output ratio basically reaching 1:60.
However, Qinghu was not satisfied. While trying to increase production, she was already preparing for selective breeding.
After listening to her overall plan, Qu Jianlei nodded slightly, but couldn't help but sigh in his heart: In fact, they are all technical talents!
The ores screened by Bentley have also made some progress, and there are several ores that are very suitable for the transmission of spiritual energy.
It's just that the names of those ores... currently don't match Qu Jianlei's knowledge.
He was holding a piece of metal to sense when suddenly the fourth master came over in a hurry.
"Boss, Hope Star Territory...may have a big problem."
"What?" Mrs. Jia's consciousness dropped instantly, "No way, I was in contact with that place a while ago."
"Communications on the fourth star have been cut off," the fourth master replied sternly, "the other three habitable stars are also under strict control."
"How could this happen?" Mrs. Jia muttered softly, "Then I'll try again..."
She spent most of the second half of her life in the Hope Star Territory, and she has feelings for it.
"Is there any mistake?" Nutritional Agent flashed over and asked in a deep voice, "Are you a rebel or something else?"
Although the fourth master has advanced to the highest level, it is only after he has advanced that he truly realizes the horror of the highest level.
He answered respectfully, "I'm not sure exactly yet, but it's probably both."
He wanted to contact his comrade to come to Skyhook, but after repeated attempts to contact him, he found that he could not contact Hope 4.
Contacting the other three livable stars also required various verifications and procedures. In order to avoid attracting attention, he simply gave up.
At night, the news he brought was completely confirmed, hoping that Star 4 had indeed fallen.
However, no one can tell clearly what the situation is, not even Mrs. Jia and Nutrients can find out.
What they were both sure of was that the battle on Star 4 was still going on, and the military had sealed off the surrounding airspace.
In fact, even Stars 1 and 2 have experienced attacks from time to time and have entered a state of military control.
After hearing the news, even the paranoid man couldn't help but sigh, "I have lived for more than four hundred years, and I have never heard of such chaos."
"The one that was the most troubled at that time was the Blade Star Territory, but Blade had a clear demand for justice!"
Hearing this, Hua Scorpion couldn't help but ask, "Are there any garbage stars in the Blade Star Region?"
"What star field can't have garbage stars?" The paranoid gave her a strange look before reacting.
"Oh, you mean the inhabited garbage star in the Hope Starfield? It was originally a planet where the losers of the Imperial War fled!"
Paranoid really knows the origin of that junk star, but that was all eight or nine hundred years ago.
During the process of the unification of the empire, some people were unwilling to accept the leadership of the empire and fled to distant space.
But no one could have imagined that the empire would expand so rapidly and that this planet would be discovered soon.
As for the results, it goes without saying, just take a look at the current situation of the garbage star and you will know.
This history, not to mention Hua Scorpion, natives like Claire, and even Youyou and Xiao Moshan who are on duty on the planet don't know about it.
The latter two are from the military, but we can only guess that a war broke out on the junk planet.
It was also the first time that Qu Jianlei understood that the garbage star he was born into had such a tragic past.
Everyone was silent for a while, then Xiangxue spoke up, "Is the Gou Star Territory... still safe that day?"
"This is considered the inner circle," Mu Yu replied, "it should be relatively better."
"It's hard to say," Mu Guang shook his head. "The navigation method is jump. There is not much difference between the inner circle and the edge star field."
Even in a three-dimensional space, the attack route can be blocked, and there is really no way to jump.
"Then we want to build two more residential areas?" Zi Jiuxian asked, "I really don't want to participate in this kind of thing."
For more than a year, in addition to practicing in Tiangou, she has been studying ores with Bentley, and she feels that her life is very comfortable.
Among the team members, she probably dislikes fighting the least.
"No one likes to participate in this kind of thing," the nutritional agent sighed, "I'll find two more places..."
Then she reached out to Qu Jianlei and said, "Boss, give me the money!"
The 32 billion obtained from the Shui Group greatly eased the team's financial pressure.
But a year has passed, and it’s time to collect the final payment—and the battalion-class ship.
I am not short of money when it comes to nutritional supplements, but after following the boss for so many years, the subsidies are a bit unbearable.
Qu Jianlei didn't mind. He nodded and replied casually, "You and Hua Xiezi get it... Now we have to go to Rock Planet again."
"After I finish making arrangements, let's go together," the nutritionist said immediately, "Two days, just two days."
The Fourth Master hesitated and said, "Boss, I want to go to the Hope Star Territory."
For your friends? Qu Jianlei was a little speechless - this is an interstellar voyage, not only expensive, but also very dangerous.
But what should I say? Being sentimental is not a bad thing, "Okay, which starship do you want?"
Ominous ships are easily recognized, and company-class ships are more sensitive. But for the 1314th ship... nutritional supplements may not be acceptable.
"I'll take the passenger starship," the Fourth Master had already thought about it, "at worst, I'll stow away."
He had heard from his boss that he had smuggled people into the country many times. He used to be an A-level person and didn't even dare to think about it. But now that he is the highest level, he thinks it's almost the same.
Unfortunately, Mrs. Jia said very simply, "Don't even think about illegal immigration. The investigation has been very strict recently."
She has been staying in Tianhook and has the right to say this, "let alone go to such a sensitive place!"
"In this way..." The fourth master frowned. He knew that he had artificial intelligence, but he didn't know how to use it, and he didn't ask about it.
He looked around, "Driving a starship...who can accompany me?"
A few seconds later, Bentley said, "I can update the version of the near-earth jump equipment by the way."
"Add me," Hua Xiezi volunteered, "Both of you are somewhat inferior in your ability to find out information."
"Count me in," Youyou and Xiao Moshan said at the same time. Both of them were from Hope Star Territory and were a little worried.
Qu Jianlei nodded upon seeing this, "Then I'll wait for you to come back before going to Rock Star."
The five of them left, choosing the ominous ship.
Two days later, Nutrients made arrangements and brought back a message, "Sural is selling off his property!"
Sural is the holder of that thunder weapon and a shareholder of the Purcell Consortium.
He developed in the inner circle, but his family is located on the visiting star in the Tianhe Star Region.
Nutrient has been keeping an eye on Sural's movements, while her people are managing the energy stone mining business on behalf of Qu Jianlei at Zihong Star in Tianhe.
This time she plans to arrange for someone to buy a piece of land on the Visiting Star so that she can monitor the movements of the Sural family nearby.
He had never thought about it, but was surprised to find that his people were actually selling off their property, and the sale was very vigorous.
Is there any mistake? Qu Jianlei frowned, "He is a shareholder of Saier, how can he be short of money?"
"It's normal that positions can't be mobilized." Nutrients know a lot about the operation of wealth.
"But the crux of the matter is that he can completely borrow money and there is no need to sell the property..."
"So he may not have encountered any trouble, or he may have to move his family."
Qu Jianlei raised his eyebrows, "Because the current situation is turbulent?"
"This is very likely," Nutrient nodded. The Tianhe Star Territory is in the inner circle and is not particularly safe.
Of course, moving is a troublesome job, let alone moving a whole family.
And the procedure for moving from the inner circle to the core circle is not that difficult.
Not to mention that Sural is only A-level, even if he advanced to the highest level, it would be impossible to bring the entire clan there.
In addition, compared with the difficulty of moving to the core circle, it is more difficult to live there, at least the quality of life is not guaranteed.
"I think it's still possible to relocate part of it... Should I arrange for someone to ask him if he's selling the magic weapon?"
Qu Jianlei pondered for a moment and asked, "Is his magic weapon stored in the core circle, or is he visiting the star?"
Nutrient shook his head slightly, and then replied, "The possibility of visiting is relatively high, the inner circle... the risk is very high."
Even though Sural is currently at its peak, once it encounters trouble, it may only take the blink of an eye for it to overturn.
It's good to have an inner circle, but being in the whirlpool of interests comes with considerable risks.
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