Yuanyuan absentmindedly took inventory of the equipment, and then took Qu Jianlei to the kitchen.
"Hurry up and cook, old Kate, you and your wife are in for a treat today!"
She was so invisible that Qu Jianlei could only shake his head and smile helplessly.
To be honest, this little girl has a unique personality charm that makes people easily let down their guard against her.
With Qu Jianlei's sense of security, it is almost impossible to practice with someone he has not known for a long time.
On the way back, he also thought carefully about how to be wary of the other party.
You know, just the Qi Gathering Formation is enough for the Supreme to snatch it, and Yuanyuan's origins are also quite impressive.
But after meeting Yuanyuan, all his plans disappeared - how could such a stupid and cute guy harm others?
Of course, you still have to take precautions, but there is no need to worry too much.
Next, he started cooking. Yuanyuan repeatedly emphasized that the taste of the dishes should be lighter.
"...If you want to eat something strong, separate the dishes for the three of us first, and then add your own condiments."
Unfortunately, she tasted her own dishes and Qu Jianlei's heavy-flavored dishes, and made a decisive decision.
"Let's put our food back into the pot...it's strange, it doesn't taste strong, but it doesn't taste good."
Old Kate and his wife are transformation warriors and can only eat a few dishes, but they can still nod their heads.
After dinner, Qu Jianlei cleaned up a room and meditated quietly to regain his breath.
At dawn the next day, old Kate and his wife said goodbye and left.
Qu Jianlei did not rush to set up the Qi Gathering Formation, but began to study the defense system of the entire Banxing Island.
This was a former military research institute, and its original defense was not bad.
It's a pity that it has been in disrepair for a long time, and many equipment and facilities are old and damaged.
After the owner changed, although proper repairs were made, it was still much worse than before.
The main reason is that there is a lot less monitoring, and some damaged protections were not repaired in time.
According to the old couple guarding the place yesterday, the security here is pretty good.
Occasionally, if someone comes with bad intentions, they will be discovered in time. Until now, there have been no particularly professional awakened people to investigate.
But for Qu Jianlei, what he has to be wary of are professionals, and this level of protection and warning equipment is far from enough.
In the next ten days or so, he made a lot of improvements to the entire Peninsula's defense system.
The cost of the renovation was naturally paid to Yuanyuan's head. Who made it her family's property?
It would be better for everyone if brothers settle accounts clearly and explain things clearly in advance.
In addition to paying the bill, Yuanyuan is also responsible for purchasing materials.
There are not many businesses next to Guye Lake, and many materials are relatively unpopular, so you have to go to Tianxin City to buy them.
The little one ran a few times and was a little aggrieved, but Qu Jianlei said, "How about you do the work and I go shopping?"
How could she do this? She could only run errands.
After running around for a few days, she thought about being lazy and asking the brothers in the fraternity to help buy it.
Qu Jianlei asked her dumbfounded, "Do you still want them to know that you are in seclusion here?"
If you don't say this guy is stupid, that's really what happened.
After hearing what he said, Yuanyuan finally corrected her attitude and started running errands and purchasing honestly.
By the twelfth day, the defense system was relatively completely transformed.
It is impossible to cover everything in such a large place, but the holes have been patched up, and many monitoring and alarm devices have been added.
Even with such a transformation, Qu Jianlei was exhausted to death after ten days.
This is because he had Xiaohu's help, all the processes were in order, and his body was strong enough, otherwise he wouldn't be able to finish it in a month.
However, the defense of Banxing Island has not been improved much.
Qu Jianlei has already made plans to set up another defensive formation within the original defensive formation.
The newly erected defensive array has a large defense area of nearly 10,000 square meters, which can protect a building tightly.
In fact, there is a third layer of defense.
Within this 10,000 square meters, Qu Jianlei set up two more small defensive formations, with a defense area of about 100 square meters.
He uses one for himself and Yuanyuan uses one.
If outsiders want to influence their cultivation, they must break through three layers of defense formations in succession to achieve their goal.
Having this time as a buffer is enough for him to take appropriate measures without worrying about being disturbed.
When Yuanyuan saw Qu Jianlei's arrangement, she couldn't help but complain.
"You're not just being cautious, are you? You're simply afraid of death... What's hateful is that you don't believe me!"
The innermost layer is a defensive formation for each person. There is no need to guess who this guy is wary of.
Qu Jianlei replied sternly, "You are overthinking. There are differences between men and women... It is inappropriate for us to practice in the same defensive formation for a long time!"
Yuanyuan looked at him sideways, thinking for a while before nodding, "When you are rushing up the stairs, you are easily affected..."
"I'm a little curious, who do you think will advance first?"
Qu Jianlei blinked his eyes and replied in a deep voice, "Don't compare yourself with others. Having this mentality will affect your probability of advancement."
"Tch, I just love preaching," Yuanyuan curled her lips angrily and muttered in a low voice.
The next step was to set up the Qi Gathering Formation. Although it was Qu Jianlei's first time doing it, he had simulated it many times before.
It only took him half a day to install the Qi Gathering Array perfectly, and another half a day to make various fine adjustments.
That night, the Qi Gathering Formation was activated, and Qu Jianlei could clearly feel that the air was filled with strong energy.
The energy converted from this energy block is not as violent as crystallization, and is much gentler.
Compared with the energy of Tiangou Mifu, there is a certain difference between the two, but it can be easily converted into various elements.
Qu Jianlei greedily absorbed the energy in the air, and within two minutes, he actually felt a little dizzy.
Is this "drunk energy"? He stopped absorbing it and looked at a small one not far away, "How do you feel?"
Yuanyuan nodded and answered firmly, "This is what an A-level training room feels like!"
"But the effect here... seems to be better."
"Is this normal?" Qu Jianlei replied proudly, "I have fine-tuned this carefully."
Neither of them thought that there was a misunderstanding in this.
Instead, Yuanyuan noticed a question, "Have you never entered a training room before?"
Qu Jianlei looked at her helplessly, "Do you think I have a good relationship with the military?"
Yuanyuan blinked her eyes and became more and more curious, "Then you are not even 40, how can you reach the peak of A level?"
"Of course it's crystallized," Qu Jianlei replied confidently, "otherwise I wouldn't even be able to reach B level."
"Then how rich are you?" The little one opened his mouth in astonishment.
This does not mean that she is poor, but that the energy contained in the crystal is too violent, and the rhythm must be controlled when practicing with it.
If it is absorbed too frequently, it will cause injuries to the body. If not treated in time, it will damage the foundation over time.
Furthermore, the quota of awakened person crystals is limited. If you want to absorb more, you have to pay a high price to buy it.
High-priced crystals coupled with huge healing costs can produce such an effect.
"I shed tears when I talk too much," Qu Jianlei sighed, "I feel very poor now."
"Tang," Yuanyuan curled her lips indifferently, and then realized another problem.
"You said the relationship with the military is not good, then your Qi Gathering Formation..."
The Qi Gathering Formation has always been in the hands of the military. This fact is really scary when you think about it.
Qu Jianlei gave her a helpless look, "Assuming that I have a good relationship with the military, do you think I can reasonably obtain the Qi Gathering Formation?"
"That's really possible..." Yuanyuan retorted subconsciously. The military could do a lot.
But the next moment, she shut up. In the military monopoly system, how bold does one have to be to dare to trade?
Qu Jianlei shook his head helplessly, this little one... was really stupid and cute.
"Okay, next we need to test the consumption of the Qi Gathering Formation."
The effect just now was a bit too good, so he decided to lower the output slightly first.
The test lasted for almost ten hours, and various output indicators were measured.
From the point of feeling that the Qi gathering effect is obvious, to the point of being "drunk with energy", it is almost 40,000 to 60,000 energy blocks per day.
Based on Qu Jianlei's feelings and Xiaohu's analysis, if he wanted to reach the highest level, he would never be able to reach the point where he was drunk with energy.
If it is less, it will only help improve the cultivation level of A-level, and it is difficult to hit that threshold.
As for a bit of dizziness, Yuanyuan thinks it doesn't matter. This can be controlled through self-adjustment.
After the analysis, Qu Jianlei was dumbfounded by the massive energy demand.
If you practice like this for a year, you will spend at least 20 million energy blocks!
And he only has a total of just over 20 million in banknotes now.
How long will it take for the impact to reach the highest level? This is uncertain. Generally speaking, the fastest is two months, and the slower is two or three years.
Yuanyuan also responded, "That's not true. The daily rent for an A-level training room is only 3,000 to 5,000."
"Maybe it's energy dissipation," Qu Jianlei didn't care about this. His defense formation was also exaggerated in eating energy blocks.
If many people practice cultivation, can it be the same as two people cultivating?
Although he doesn't have much money, problems that money can solve are not problems.
"I'm going to exchange my banknotes for energy blocks, and then I'll start repairing it in two days... You can calculate it as three thousand a day."
He feels that his consumption is a big one, so he only needs to take a small amount here as a token amount.
Yuanyuan curled her lips secretly, thinking, "Who are you looking down on?"
However, there is no way, she is not as arrogant as the other party. Although she is not short of money, she only has two or three million.
Qu Jianlei decided to cash in 10 million energy blocks first. He felt that this was enough, and he could add more if it was not enough.
However, redeeming such a large amount of energy blocks can easily attract the attention of others, so you have to redeem them separately.
Just the payment and transportation took two full days.
Finally, everything was ready, and at noon the next day when the two of them rested, someone came to the door.
After the visitor rang the doorbell, he did not wait, but climbed directly over the gate and protective fence.
"Huh?" Qu Jianlei frowned, "Yuanyuan, if there is a murder, can you handle it?"
Mainly because everything was ready and he really didn't want to change places anymore.
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