Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 864 - 734: Lending a Hand

Renado hesitated for a moment, then nodded with determination, "I know."He came to settle things, so he definitely needed to understand what was happening.

Those who came to him for help might not tell the truth, but if he knew the basics, he could figure out most of it.

But none of this mattered; he was there to help family, not reason, and earn some pocket money on the side, and that was that.

However, now that he admitted defeat, these little thoughts couldn’t be hidden anymore.

After all, he was from the Count Clan. If you lost, admit it, stand up straight when beaten, as long as there’s no cheating, it’s just a matter of compensation.

Xiang Xue continued to ask, "So, you knew they intended to use force to seize wealth?"

Renado nodded upon hearing this, but did not want to speak, for it was simply too embarrassing.

"And you still want to plead for them?" Xiang Xue’s face turned cold, "Was my evaluation of your Haiyin Clan wrong?"

She had been waiting there all along.

Renado felt his face flush, thinking to himself, is there any point in you keeping after me like this?

He wasn’t afraid of compensating money, but bringing certain unsavory matters to light only made him more ashamed.

However, Xiang Xue wasn’t being unreasonable, "Originally they were to pay five hundred thousand, now... two million."

The initial two A-level and B-level turned pale at these words.

They had backing too, it wasn’t hard to gather two or three A-level people.

But earlier, they heard the other side had a supreme being, so they cautiously brought in Renado for help.

Indeed, although Renado was only B-level, on Celestial Handle Star, his influence was better than A-level.

But now even Renado couldn’t withstand their opponents; what chances did they have?

Moreover, they weren’t deaf; they heard that there were at least two supremes on the other side. How could they resist that?

Having said her piece, Xiang Xue waited without a response, then frowned, "What, still want to call for backup?"

Call for what backup! Renado knew too well, who would come for a two million compensation?

Forget about supremes; even with good connections, getting a supreme involved would cost at least five million.

The B-level hesitated and then forced a bitter smile, "We’re not thinking of calling anyone else, only... two million is a bit much."

Hearing this, Renado’s face turned stern, "It should be about right; two million is too much?"

The A-level replied with a bitter smile, "Young Master, you know us well. If we had that much cash, would we be doing something so disgraceful?"

"I don’t care about that," Xiang Xue said to Renado, "The matter is yours to handle, you have to collect the debt."

This was tough for Renado; was he really responsible for collecting debts now?

He understood what was going on with the two, even knowing who was behind them.

These two, you couldn’t say they didn’t have a penny to their names, but they weren’t exactly wealthy either. They earned well but spent rashly.

But at this moment, he couldn’t worry about that too much and simply nodded, "Alright, leave it to me."

Others might not be able to squeeze money from them, but he could manage.

Xiang Xue glanced at him and said with a slight smile, "Then why don’t you just advance the payment yourself?"

"Advance?" Renado was taken aback. I’m here to make money, and you want me to pay first—who are you bullying?

"What’s wrong?" Xiang Xue asked with interest, seemingly expecting his refusal, "Can’t afford it?"

"How could that be?" Renado forced a smile.

Honestly, he really couldn’t come up with that much all at once, but given his standing, he certainly couldn’t lose face.

Besides, what if the other side doubled it if he haggled?

So he could only state earnestly, "I don’t have that much on me, but I can have someone go back and fetch it, alright?"

"Go ahead," Xiang Xue nodded, leaving no room for escape, "When I was B-level, my allowance wasn’t much either."

Renado gestured to the C-level person, "Go get the money, and you know what to say, right?"

The C-level was quick to leave and return, taking less than an hour in total.

He handed over a stack of Silver Notes and whispered, "Miss Six said to keep the people first."

"Keep the people... here?" Renado raised an eyebrow, "I guess I’ll give it a try."

No one noticed that Claire’s wristwatch had never hung up.

With instructions from her boss, she walked over to the opposite side and whispered, "Need any help getting something done?"

Who are you? Renado’s first instinct was this, how come a little C-level is talking to me?

Wait, a dark attribute C-level? That’s different, dark attribute is truly unique.

Realizing it was this girl who contacted the "boss," any remaining displeasure vanished.

This was someone directly linked to a supreme; for that reason alone, even A-levels had to be respectful, "What do you need?"

"Get us some identity tokens," Claire whispered, "to facilitate our actions on Celestial Handle."

She wasn’t that dull; the boss had already pointed out they were crew from 8384, meaning they were from the Asteroid Belt.

So directly admitting that we’re not locals doesn’t matter; handling identity naturally follows.

Renado didn’t consider these things; he just asked in surprise, "This small matter?"

For Qu Jianlei and others, this matter is quite difficult, but to the Count Clan’s members, it is truly easy.

This isn’t much related to cultivation level; it’s mainly about social position, circle, and influence.

Even the service staff at the Elf House have ways to travel interstellar without identity.

However, these attendants themselves don’t have the financial capability, they only have the channels.

Claire nodded, "Yes, just this small matter. It’s more convenient for you locals to handle."

"How many do you need?" Renado asked without hesitation, then added after a pause.

"Though I haven’t handled such matters before, we need to keep it as secretive as possible... It may take some time."

"Secretive" was his guess; it probably wouldn’t be wrong. The key is, he truly hadn’t handled such business before.

"No problem," Claire answered crisply, "How much time is needed?"

Renado thought for a moment, then asked again, "How many do you need?"

"We’re five people," Claire didn’t consider the boss, feeling that the boss didn’t need it, "Each person needs two identities, okay?"

"No problem," Renado replied swiftly, though he hadn’t done such a thing, he always heard people talk about it.

After all, ten identities aren’t much, the Count Clan can easily fabricate them, "How about three days?"

Three days are surely fine, so the matter was just settled.

Renado still wanted the other’s watch number to facilitate timely delivery.

But Claire straightforwardly refused, "We’ll contact you then."

The five then left, and Renado didn’t dare to send someone to follow—if he angered them again, even the sixth aunt might not protect him.

Seeing those two culprits cowering, he wished he could kick both of them.

But in the end, good manners kept him restrained, and he spoke through gritted teeth.

"Two million, twenty percent monthly interest, starting today... Got it?"

Three days later, Claire and Xiang Xue teamed up and retrieved ten identity tokens.

At the same time, they brought back a message: Rhine still needs about half a month before returning.

Qu Jianlei thought about it and decided a few more days wouldn’t matter, "Then let’s play for another half month."

"I think there’s no need to play," Flower Scorpion voiced, during this period, they were just eating, drinking, playing, and shopping.

"Day by day, doing nothing, it feels quite empty."

"Yes," Claire nodded upon hearing this, "Playing for a few more days is fine, but half a month more... I feel we should cultivate."

She’s just at the age of enjoying play, but cultivation has just begun, playing a few more days is okay, but constantly playing is quite boring.

Surprisingly, even Bentley chimed in, "Yes, whatever needs doing should be done, do we really need to wait for Rhine?"

He’s already over a hundred years old, still hoping to make a supreme breakthrough; it really cannot be delayed.

Xiao Qin said nothing, knowing she wasn’t in a position to speak; her expression didn’t seem to oppose though.

Actually, she also silently supported the three’s words; after cultivating with the Qi Gathering Array, that feeling is quite addictive.

Previously, she felt fortunate to advance to B-level at great cost; being able to advance to A-level in her lifetime would be enough.

But now she feels A-level shouldn’t be an issue, even Supreme can be considered.

However, with three companions expressing dissent, if she also agrees, it might cause a feeling of being "coerced" for the boss.

So she remained silent, waiting for everyone to decide.

Qu Jianlei pondered and spoke, "Alright, I have another goal this time, to see if I can take down Norton’s Supreme."

"I just didn’t want to affect your interests; considering this doesn’t necessarily mean action this time, I hadn’t mentioned it."

"Supreme?" Bentley snorted upon hearing, eyes showing eagerness.

He knew Qu Jianlei had previously slain several Supremes, he didn’t feel pressured, only regretted not being involved.

Therefore, he unhesitatingly said, "Count me in."

"Count me in too," Flower Scorpion immediately joined in, moreover, she has worked with Qu Jianlei before, having enough self-awareness.

"Even if not participating in direct combat, reconnaissance, support, tailing these aren’t a problem."

"I..." Xiao Qin couldn’t stay quiet, but didn’t know what to say, "I want to join too."

Xiang Xue looked a bit dumbfounded; this is a battle against Supreme, do you misunderstand Supreme’s combat power?

She couldn’t help but voice, "You mean Norton, the one about to be knighted by the Norton Clan?"

Qu Jianlei nodded, feeling slightly uneasy, "Is this information widely spread?"

"Hmm?" Claire gave him a surprised glance, "Is this knighting really a big deal?"

Being puzzled, their boss kills two Supremes with ease, why fear a mere Supreme?