Chapter 950: Chapter 818: Stillness Overcomes Motion
Granny Jia must admit, she isn’t very interested in things outside the team.
It’s said that women love gossip, but having finally gotten a chance to repair her body, she’s really not interested in other matters.
After hearing about what just happened, she nodded thoughtfully, "Qinghu... I’ve heard of him."
No doubt, anyone she’s heard of must be outstanding and extraordinary.
However, she was more concerned about Balrog’s recklessness, "To have chased all the way to Celestial Handle Star, just kill him then."
The Paranoid’s eyes lit up, "Taking the initiative?"
Others deemed him arrogant, but in truth, he wasn’t that self-centered.
Otherwise, when he first encountered Qu Jianlei, he would have acted proactively instead of observing in silence.
The Paranoid thinks deep down that these two partners are excellent, even before he broke through, such teammates were rare.
With Granny Jia willing to take action, he’s thrilled - after all, it’s his cause and effect; he feels the need to finish it.
"Why take the initiative?" Granny Jia glanced at him oddly, "I can’t leave recently!"
She’s indulging in the revival of her physical functions, the feeling is so marvelous she can’t extricate herself.
"You’re not like this, are you?" The Paranoid rolled his eyes upon hearing it, "Should we wait for them to come knocking at our door? That would be passive!"
"This is the downtown area, if they’re bold enough, let them try," Granny Jia replied dismissively.
She doesn’t think the downtown area is safe, but should they dare to act, her side can retaliate recklessly.
As for being bullied to the doorstep and ending up passive, she didn’t care much.
The defensive measures Panda set up were witnessed by her firsthand, anyone wanting to launch a surprise attack is almost impossible.
Moreover, with the Paranoid and Panda’s perception, even those with the supreme spiritual attribute may not be able to stealthily approach the manor.
The key is that Balrog currently doesn’t know that they’re planning to kill.
The opposition’s intention is to use the Rhodiola rosea team to search, at most help in the fight.
Meaning even if they succeed, they won’t rashly kill; at worst, cause damage to create deterrence.
In such a situation, should they actively seek opponents? Better to let them come over!
The Paranoid had nothing to say upon hearing this, so he could only murmur to Qu Jianlei, "This guy’s cultivation is turning obsessive now."
In fact, information about Rhodiola rosea’s team practicing closed-door cultivation on Celestial Blade Star soon reached Balrog’s ears.
Though the Haiyin Dynasty has more reliable information, many on Celestial Hook Star want to curry favor with him.
Balrog initially deployed several forces around the asteroid belt to search for the Rhodiola rosea team.
He didn’t need anyone to help him fight, as long as they found the main group, he’d handle the rest.
The 8384 battleship has very high recognition; the task is not difficult.
It was twenty days later that he learned Rhodiola rosea’s team had rented a manor on Celestial Blade Star.
"That’s beside Transfer Star," Balrog frowned slightly, "Can I just go over and kill them?"
He’s been lawless for a long time, but he has numerous enemies; whenever he does something, some inexplicable person rebukes him.
So generally, at the central star of a star realm, he rarely openly provokes the government - not for fear but for annoyance.
Similarly, on those relatively important planets, he doesn’t act too outrageously.
Otherwise, he would have already launched an attack on Transfer Star - with him, the Cartel, and the Sheriff; wouldn’t they capture Rhodiola rosea’s team?
He didn’t think the Sheriff would hesitate; to him, it’s a golden opportunity for a junior to curry favor.
The same issue remains: is it appropriate to openly fight on Celestial Blade Star?
"Celestial Blade is the overseer of Transfer Star," the Cartel solemnly spoke, "Acting directly will easily give others leverage."
"Then let the word out," Balrog said expressionlessly, "Just say I want to deal with this person."
He indeed has many enemies, but many want to curry favor too, among alumni, there’s no shortage of high tier awakened.
"Are you sure you want to deal with this team?" Deep down, the Cartel felt somewhat hesitant.
He heard the Sheriff mention Rhodiola rosea’s team is not to be trifled with, the key is... they’re reckless!
Graduates from prestigious schools lack no resources, and they fear no one in terms of networking, unless the opponent has equal resources.
The true outlaws, reckless desperadoes, are troublesome for all: they don’t compete in networking, but in risking lives!
The Cartel thought, doing this might be not worth it.
"Of course," Balrog answered without thinking, accustomed to doing as he pleases, he’s intolerant of differing opinions.
He justified for himself, "I think this group’s suspicions are severe, and besides... has our school fallen so far?"
Once it reaches the honor of the school, ordinary students are left with no choice.
The Cartel’s eyes turn, "Among our alumni... only have some influence at the Central Government, Celestial Blade is lacking."
Students from prestigious schools communicate frequently, and there are quite a few alumni on the Celestial Hook Star Realm, but not many who stand out.
Most people aren’t doing terribly, but they are mainly concentrated in the mid-range level.
If the power doesn’t match or the level is too low, it’s unnecessary to bother others; otherwise, it would seem like your own means are lacking and your vision insufficient.
"Star Domain Government..." Balrog hesitated for a moment and then decisively shook his head, "Too far!"
It’s not the distance that’s far, but the government structure. To influence the Planet Government through the Star Realm Level government belongs to a higher level directive.
Higher-level orders aren’t a problem, and finding connections to smooth things over isn’t a problem either, but if it’s not within his authority, then it’s too far.
He hates when people bring up these kinds of issues – in his experience, this is likely to happen.
"Why not find someone and see who can take down this team?"
Is there such a deep hatred? The Cartel thought Balrog was being somewhat paranoid – presumably, it would require paying a hefty price.
However, he also knows that most Awakened with strong spiritual attributes indeed have brains that are a bit different from ordinary people.
When spiritual power is too strong, it’s easy to be skewed, and frequently using spiritually-related techniques affects the user as well.
Just like how Qu Jianlei doesn’t suggest using the Soul Searching Skill frequently, it’s for similar reasons.
Balrog once killed his wife to achieve his path; it’s hard to say he wasn’t under such influence, even if most of the time he seems normal.
So the Cartel didn’t argue, spreading the word that Balrog wanted to deal with the Rhodiola rosea team.
This news quickly reached Qinghu, who informed the Paranoid while transporting materials.
Upon hearing this, Qu Jianlei was somewhat puzzled, "Does this count as a bounty on us? Can he afford to spend that much?"
Whether or not the Hunters know about the Paranoid’s existence, even if it’s only one Supreme team, it’s not easy to handle.
"That guy didn’t state how much money he’s willing to offer," the Paranoid said with a helpless smile, shaking his head, "He’s counting on backing!"
It can be seen that, even someone who was once above the Supreme, has a bit of envy for Balrog’s stature.
The face value among the Imperials is not quite the same as what the people of Blue Star Divine Land mean by face; it’s more like a kind of respect based on rules.
After all, what counts is still strength and influence. A lot of things are done at will, and others just go along with it.
Qu Jianlei understood the difference and responded with a snort, "Is this getting addicted to provocations?"
"Shouldn’t be a big issue," the Paranoid was quite optimistic, "Your name, Rhodiola rosea, is well established, shouldn’t everyone weigh it?"
"That’s not necessarily," Qu Jianlei shook his head, frowning slightly, "In this Star System, there are quite a few lawless people."
He remembered the Sheriff’s words vividly, where even in the Asteroid Belt, quite a few Supremes were concealed.
The Paranoid was taken aback, then raised an eyebrow, "Then what do we do? The main issue is we can’t find them now."
It was clear, if there was concrete information on Balrog, he was ready to act immediately.
"Stillness overcomes motion," Qu Jianlei casually replied, "First, perfect the array; it’s a critical moment."
He says there are quite a few lawless people, but honestly, he doesn’t really think anyone has the guts.
However, something bizarre did happen; three days later, the landlord came saying they wanted to take back the estate and wouldn’t rent anymore.
Even though the estate was rented for five years, and the landlord normally isn’t someone who likes complications.
However, his eldest son’s family was kidnapped yesterday, and their demand was for him to sell the estate to the Planet Government.
In the Imperial society, it’s feasible for private land to be sold to the government as they have a system of land acquisition.
Imperial citizens don’t usually fall for kidnapping, but wealthy people are exceptions.
Especially since the kidnapper’s demands weren’t excessive. If the landlord proactively sold the land, at worst he would slightly lose on the price.
For people here, land isn’t a scarce resource, although the Empire’s population is large, its territory is vast too.
The majority of known habitable planets, including Celestial Blade Star, are sparsely populated.
But to sell land to the Empire, it’s essential to evict the tenants first.
The landlord knew the tenants in his estate were tough but had to brace himself to discuss it.
There are breach of contract responsibilities in renting, and the landlord’s actions count as a unilateral breach, requiring double the rent payment.
But the landlord hoped the tenants could consider his predicament and just refund the rent.
Xiao Qin refused his request without hesitation, "We won’t even take double the breach penalty, we’re just not moving!"
She now understood the sensitivity of the Qi Gathering Array; finally having a place for cultivation, and you ask us to leave?
The landlord wouldn’t accept this: you rented my house, I decided not to rent to you anymore, isn’t that okay?
It’s a rather nauseating situation, Xiao Qin couldn’t resist asking, "Don’t you find the kidnapper’s demands strange?"
"Of course, I know," the landlord replied helplessly, "It’s definitely not my enemy, maybe it’s yours."
No one is foolish; how could ordinary kidnappers make such a demand?
