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Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 583 - 453: Not Durable (Second Update) · Oct 13, 2026

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551 Chapter 551 - 421: The Mastermind 2026-10-13
552 Chapter 552 - 422: Crashing In 2026-10-13
553 Chapter 553 - 423: Greed Without Limit 2026-10-13
554 Chapter 554 - 424: Docking 2026-10-13
555 Chapter 555 - 425: Initiation 2026-10-13
556 Chapter 556 - 426: Sequence 2026-10-13
557 Chapter 557 - 427: Gradi 2026-10-13
558 Chapter 558 - 428: Switching 2026-10-13
559 Chapter 559 - 429: The Assassin’s Shock 2026-10-13
560 Chapter 560 - 430: Respecting Professionalism 2026-10-13
561 Chapter 561 - 431: Still Waters Run Deep 2026-10-13
562 Chapter 562 - 432: Disintegration 2026-10-13
563 Chapter 563 - 433: Renovation 2026-10-13
564 Chapter 564 - 434: Rallying Under a Banner 2026-10-13
565 Chapter 565 - 435: Unbreakable Defense 2026-10-13
566 Chapter 566 - 436: Crushing Victory 2026-10-13
567 Chapter 567 - 437: Remarkable 2026-10-13
568 Chapter 568 - 438: Unfriendly 2026-10-13
569 Chapter 569 - 439: Someone You Can’t Afford to Mess With 2026-10-13
570 Chapter 570 - 440: One After Another 2026-10-13
571 Chapter 571 - 441: Mutual Inspections 2026-10-13
572 Chapter 572 - 442: Prodigies and Commoners 2026-10-13
573 Chapter 573 - 443: Companion 2026-10-13
574 Chapter 574 - 444: Fell Into a Pit 2026-10-13
575 Chapter 575 - 445: The Plan Worked Too Well 2026-10-13
576 Chapter 576 - 446: Willfulness 2026-10-13
577 Chapter 577 - 447: Leave It to Me 2026-10-13
578 Chapter 578 - 448: To Kill or Not to Kill 2026-10-13
579 Chapter 579 - 449: Truth or Falsehood Doesn’t Matter 2026-10-13
580 Chapter 580 - 450: Figured Life Out 2026-10-13
581 Chapter 581 - 451: Sudden Upheaval 2026-10-13
582 Chapter 582 - 452: Swaggering Attitude 2026-10-13
583 Chapter 583 - 453: Not Durable (Second Update) 2026-10-13
584 Chapter 584 - 454: Major Trouble 2026-10-13
585 Chapter 585 - 455: The Waters Are Too Murky 2026-10-13
586 Chapter 586 - 456: Half Willing, Half Reluctant 2026-10-13
587 Chapter 587 - 457: Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place 2026-10-13
588 Chapter 588 - 458: On Edge 2026-10-13
589 Chapter 589 - 459: Relentless Pursuit 2026-10-13
590 Chapter 590 - 460: Persona 2026-10-13
591 Chapter 591 - 461: Brilliant Fireworks 2026-10-13
592 Chapter 592 - 462: What About the Sixth One? 2026-10-13
593 Chapter 593 - 463: Stacking 2026-10-13
594 Chapter 594 - 464: Hit the Jackpot 2026-10-13
595 Chapter 595 - 465: Can’t Bring Himself to Do It 2026-10-13
596 Chapter 596 - 466: Extreme Cultivation Room 2026-10-13
597 Chapter 597 - 467: Fishing in Troubled Waters 2026-10-13
598 Chapter 598 - 468: Restriction Order 2026-10-13
599 Chapter 599 - 469: Red List 2026-10-13
600 Chapter 600 - 470: The One Who Pays Attention 2026-10-13

Little Hu heard Qu Jianlei say this, and her big eyes, taking up a third of her head, were suddenly filled with tears.

”It’s just the serious version, you killed two A-level... that woman had a pretty good computer.”

”Hmm?” Qu Jianlei thought for a moment, and finally remembered they were two assassins disguised as psychological consultants.

Especially that woman, who was indeed skilled in electronic matters.

He thought for a moment and then asked, ”Are you talking about that code breaker?”

”That was a small super brain, okay?” The tears in Little Hu’s eyes grew bigger.

”You just need to try opening it, then you’ll find... it’s much stronger than the average server on Blue Star.”

Qu Jianlei didn’t acknowledge this accusation, ”I threw it into the storage ring... a closed sub-space.”

”I know the storage ring,” the tears in Big Head Butterfly’s eyes gradually disappeared, ”how many immortal cultivation books have you read?”

You guy... Qu Jianlei was too lazy to argue with an AI, ”I’m worried there might be a backdoor in it.”

The cartoon butterfly spoke softly, ”Why are you afraid when I’m here?”

”I didn’t know you woke up?” Qu Jianlei muttered a sentence and then asked, ”Is there something wrong with this helmet too?”

Little Hu responded, ”The issue is not major, just a verification step; however, the central control on the opposite side will take some time to crack.”

”Central control?” Qu Jianlei repeated softly, then asked aloud, ”Isn’t it an intelligence brain?”

”Not really an intelligence brain,” Little Hu replied calmly, ”at least two generations inferior to an intelligence brain.”

Qu Jianlei thought for a moment and then asked, ”Should I take out the small terminal now?”

”Better find a place with no network,” Little Hu replied, ”in case there’s a backdoor, I’ll handle it first.”

”Alright,” Qu Jianlei exited the holographic helmet, and after closing it, he went to a storage room.

The storage room was small, just seven or eight square meters, and unlike other rooms, it didn’t have communication cables.

Qu Jianlei set up a metal tent and crawled inside, which was standard shielding equipment.

Then he took out the small box, about the size of a thirty-two paged book and two centimeters thick.

After powering it on, the image of the cartoon butterfly appeared,

slowly rotating twice, and a soft voice emitted from the box.

”This time you did well, it indeed has the function of sending data regularly, probably as a contingency left by the opponent.”

Qu Jianlei spoke solemnly, ”How long will it take to fix it?”

”It’s already fixed,” Little Hu replied lazily, ”I’m optimizing the software structure, it’ll take about five minutes.”

Qu Jianlei knew it had multi-threading capability and wasn’t worried about affecting its work.

”Once it’s fixed, can you copy the Array information onto this device?”

”Sure,” Little Hu replied casually, ”but the device is still lacking, when you have time later... Oh crap!”

With this ”Oh crap” sound, a puff of blue smoke emitted from the box, followed by a burnt smell.

Next moment, the cartoon butterfly reappeared in Qu Jianlei’s mind, ”This thing is too fragile.”

Qu Jianlei was speechless, you merely changed the software and managed to make the device short-circuit?

As if guessing what he was thinking, Little Hu expressed grievances, ”That’s why I didn’t wake up in your mind.”

”Okay, I got it,” Qu Jianlei crawled out of the tent, ”I’ll go buy a smart terminal, any requirements?”

Little Hu answered without hesitation, ”Of course, the higher the configuration, the better!”

Qu Jianlei really hadn’t paid attention to smart terminals, thinking he’d always neglected its platform needs, feeling a bit embarrassed.

But then he thought, wasn’t the management system in Old City Library also a terminal?

”When I was at the library, why didn’t you enter that terminal?”

”At that time, my capability was not enough,” Little Hu replied, ”after absorbing the energy from broken Hairpin... its configuration was low again.”

”Got it,” Qu Jianlei held the small box, which still emitted a burnt smell.

”So, is the configuration of this box considered high?”

”The configuration of this is rather poor,” Little Hu replied softly, ”it can’t be worse than this.”

Qu Jianlei took the box and found Shari, ”Sis, my terminal is broken, do you know where to buy one?”

Shari was genuinely enthusiastic, ”Come, I’ll introduce someone to you, who specializes in repairing terminals.”

The one who repaired the terminal was a teaching assistant, whose home was a repair shop, various parts filled two rooms.

Seeing the terminal in Qu Jianlei’s hands, this person’s eyes suddenly lit up.

”Pioneer sixth generation? Good stuff... let me power it on and see, how much did you buy it for?”

Good stuff? Qu Jianlei felt a bit uneasy, ”No need to fix it, do you know where it’s sold?”

”It’s hard to buy this kind of thing,” the assistant shook his head, ”not to mention it’s powerful, the key is it’s portable.”

After chatting a bit more, Qu Jianlei realized this type of terminal is controlled material.

Of course, there are terminals with stronger processing capabilities than this one, but they are all large machines and not convenient to carry.

The control isn’t very strict, but on Star No. 4, it’s impossible to buy this thing from a store.

As the assistant says, even in Blue Star’s Core Star Realm, getting this kind of equipment requires various permissions.

Qu Jianlei shook his head in disappointment, ”Looks like... we need to get a large machine?”

”I don’t want a large machine,” a soft voice from Little Lake echoed in his mind, ”it’s too inconvenient to carry.”

The primary issue is not having a stable base yet! Qu Jianlei sighed softly; if there was a stable environment, of course, large machines would be better.

The assistant looked at him curiously, ”What kind of work do you do... that you need such an advanced terminal?”

”I need to run some data,” Qu Jianlei replied casually, ”terminals with a lower configuration can’t handle it.”

The assistant nodded, not too curious, ”Do you want me to set up a large machine for you?”

”Let’s wait on the large machine,” Qu Jianlei asked in a deep voice, ”Can you buy a portable terminal with a higher configuration than this one?”

”That’s just a matter of money,” the assistant laughed upon hearing this, ”as long as the money is right, anything is possible.”

Shari spoke up, ”Hey, the Panda is an assistant from Star No. 2, you really are willing to earn any money.”

The assistant could only smile wryly, ”Sis, considering you’re the one who brought him, how could I possibly quote a random price?”

Shari nodded upon hearing this, ”The Panda is indeed quite good, he repairs terminals for teachers and students at reasonable prices.”

While they were talking, the assistant had already opened the box, ”Oh man, this can’t be fixed... Mostly because it’s not worth it.”

He then looked up at Qu Jianlei, ”This piece of junk... do you want to sell it? I’ll buy it.”

Qu Jianlei blinked, ”How much will you pay?”

”The selling price for a new one should be around five hundred thousand, I’m talking about the market price,” the assistant confidently quoted.

”The official price is supposed to be over two hundred thousand, but for this piece of junk... at most I’ll give you fifteen thousand.”

Qu Jianlei wasn’t thinking about fifteen thousand, he shook his head, ”Forget it, I don’t want to sell... How much for a higher configuration model?”

The assistant replied, ”If money is not an issue, the Pioneer series has a Generation Seven enhanced version...”

”It’s roughly ninety to ninety-five thousand, the market fluctuates; I’ll have to inquire, but it should be under a hundred thousand.”

”Oh my,” Shari gasped upon hearing this, ”A terminal costs this much?”

”Sis, that’s only because we have the academy’s backing,” the assistant explained helplessly.

”In society, forget ninety-five thousand; you definitely won’t get it for a hundred thousand, at least one hundred and twenty thousand, and you need connections.”

He then looked at Qu Jianlei, ”For portable terminals that run data, the security level is definitely very high, am I right?”

Qu Jianlei nodded helplessly, his face not looking too good because Little Lake indicated, ”I don’t want the Pioneer series!”

He asked earnestly, ”Is there anything with a higher configuration? As for money, I can think of a way.”

He initially wanted to say money wasn’t an issue, but now he’s already scared—this thing costs more money than cultivation.

However, the other party wasn’t wrong; a portable terminal that can run data is actually considered specialized equipment.

The assistant thought for a moment and replied, ”If money really isn’t a problem, go for the Vortex series, around eight to nine hundred thousand...”

”However, definitely no stock; it must be custom ordered, and it’ll take about a month or so.”

Nearly a million for equipment, Qu Jianlei’s mouth twitched slightly, ”Why do I suddenly feel so poor?”

”What do you mean poor?” a voice interrupts, it’s Xiang Xue and Aunt Liu arriving, ”Isn’t today the day to eat at your place?”

Qu Jianlei’s cooking skills are actually pretty average.

But he loves gourmet food and bought many seasonings, and after some research, he came up with some decent recipes.

So the other three women agreed to drop by his house for a meal every three days.

They bring the ingredients themselves, and Qu Jianlei just provides the seasonings... and the preparation.

Bellini wanted to come for food and drink too, but Qu Jianlei outright refused.

It’s not that he bears grudges, but being with the three women, he dares to eat spirit beast meat; with Bellini, it’s really inconvenient.

So, every time there’s a gathering, Zi Jiu Immortal would pack some and take it back for Bellini to eat.

”I want to buy a portable terminal,” Qu Jianlei answered seriously, ”Vortex series... and it surprisingly costs eight to nine hundred thousand.”

”Eight to nine hundred... okay, pretend I didn’t ask,” Xiang Xue is someone who isn’t short of money, and even she got startled by the price.

But soon after, her curiosity piqued, ”What do you need such an expensive terminal for, and it has to be portable?”

”To run data,” Qu Jianlei answered casually and then asked, ”Is there anything with slightly lower configuration...”

Couldn’t continue speaking, as teary-eyed cartoon butterflies appeared again.

”That’s the Baofeng series,” the assistant replied seriously, ”around three to four hundred thousand, depending on the specific configuration.”

”Sob sob,” Little Lake started crying in Qu Jianlei’s mind, ”The Baofeng series... sounds unfriendly.”

”I don’t want it!”

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