Free Web NovelChapter 878: Chapter 748: Not Just One Plus One
Qu Jianlei heard the Paranoid mention that there was a problem with time perception, which piqued his curiosity.
Because when this guy was taking over, the time was controlled very accurately, with an error of only about one minute in four hours.
He wanted to study what changes had occurred with time.
Having reached the Supreme cultivation level, he was pondering not just the Five Elements anymore, but also elements like time and space.
For example, the teleportation array in the opponent’s hand involved the mystery of space.
So he started communicating with the Paranoid, wanting to understand the discrepancies in time perception.
However, unfortunately, the Paranoid could not provide more information, he simply insisted that he perceived it as four hundred years.
Qu Jianlei wanted to further confirm whether the other person’s mind had entered a different space or dimension.
But the Paranoid got a bit annoyed, "Just consider it a mistake in my perception, no need to keep asking?"
Little Lake couldn’t help but interject, "Right, being trapped so deep underground, dull perception is normal, it’s like one day feels like a year."
The Paranoid squinted at the screen’s Big Head Butterfly, but said nothing more.
As 8384 was about to land, the Star Port of Celestial Handle also requested to see the relevant documents.
Qu Jianlei presented the special pass from the Customs Enforcement Division.
Generally, Habitable Stars have strict requirements for starship landings, requiring document checks upon entry, and even more detailed inspections after landing.
Think of Blue Star, where even domestic fishing boats have to undergo document checks upon return, let alone foreign vessels.
For the Celestial Handle’s Star Port, while 8384 might not necessarily not belong to the Imperial, they could at least see it as an Outer Star Realm starship.
Only the special pass from the Customs Enforcement Division could allow it to land openly without any verification.
This was the endorsement of the Customs Enforcement Division, applying to the person, not the starship.
In short, it meant that the Customs Enforcement Division considered this person reliable and possibly on some mission.
The nature of the transportation used by this person was not important.
Sure enough, the Star Port connected to the semi-public database of the Customs Enforcement Division, verified that the documents were authentic, and granted permission for the starship to land.
Landing a starship on a Habitable Star involves many procedures, especially since the 8384 ship was appearing for the first time, and the Star Port even dispatched a special guide.
However, before the starship could land completely, Qu Jianlei frowned, "Is there a military presence?"
Not far from the berth he was to land at, two company-level warships had appeared.
Beside the berth, there were also thirty to forty soldiers and seven or eight mechas waiting, all armed.
"What the hell..." Qu Jianlei scratched his head a bit, "Are they coming for us?"
Seeing this setup, he was a bit reluctant to land. However, it was certain that running away now wasn’t very convenient either.
"Little Lake, gather the status of the Star Port’s space weapons, any possibility of a smooth escape?"
The Big Head Butterfly spun quickly, "Currently gathering, but unfortunately, there are few previous records; it might take some time."
Qu Jianlei was speechless. Saying he encountered this situation... it was related to him.
He always believed in being cautious; the entire defense system of Celestial Handle was connected to the military, he had once advised Little Lake not to probe easily.
Mainly, he had always taken the smuggling route or private starship, not needing to consider this factor.
Moreover, Little Lake was quite lively, if it caused some trouble in the military’s network, it wouldn’t be good.
Unexpectedly, they really encountered this situation, and it was a bit late to start cramming now.
The Paranoid suddenly asked, "Why escape?"
"Because... we did something," Qu Jianlei pouted resignedly, "It’s really boring."
"Why fear being in trouble?" The Paranoid was quite stubborn, "Can’t you think of a solution?"
"Caught a Supreme and even killed him," Qu Jianlei glanced at him, "That was the first Jabbar I caught for you."
"Killed a Supreme..." The Paranoid’s eyes were slightly glazed, possibly due to lack of coordination.
After a while, he muttered again, "Couldn’t you have done it more cautiously?"
"How long has it been since you last killed a Supreme?" Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes at him, "Can you quietly handle a Supreme without much commotion?"
The Paranoid glared, starting to argue with him, "What’s so hard about it? Wouldn’t a spiritual attack suffice?"
His own spiritual attack was very powerful, and he had experienced the opponent’s spiritual attack, which was even stronger than his.
He had also done ambush-like things before, truly thinking that a Supreme wasn’t too difficult to deal with.
Qu Jianlei snorted, "There were many people on site, this is the Central Star, even if you killed everyone, you can’t take all the bodies."
The Paranoid was momentarily stunned, saying nothing more.
His personality was indeed stubborn, but not unreasonable. After thinking for a moment, he understood the situation explained by the other party.
Under such conditions, wanting to silently knock out a Supreme and take it away was truly impossible.
Meanwhile, the Star Port was urging the starship to land quickly, so Little Lake could only control 8384 to slowly descend.
The starship landed steadily on the berth, and the military personnel present immediately surrounded the starship, raising their weapons to aim at the hatch.
The atmosphere at the scene instantly became tense and confrontational.
Under Qu Jianlei’s instructions, Little Lake did not shut down the power, and the shield’s strength remained high.
He did not step outside but spoke through the external equipment, "Hmph, do you know the Supreme is not to be insulted?"
Don’t bother guessing, there is indeed a Supreme inside the starship!
"Sorry," a cold voice came from the public channel, "Your Excellency the Supreme, you are involved in attacking the family of an Imperial Lord."
Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes helplessly, knowing it was about this matter, "Little Lake, haven’t you figured it out yet?"
Big Head Butterfly responded, "Still calculating, the current probability of successful escape is only two percent..."
Upon hearing this, Qu Jianlei stopped urging. Escaping the planetary defense system has to use the exhaustive method to calculate.
But the entire defense system is not completely automatic; human factors must also be fully considered, with far too many possibilities.
In this way, it’s no wonder the calculation speed is so slow.
The next moment, the external voice equipment sounded again, "Do you have evidence? If not... don’t blame me for being rude to you!"
Anyone else speaking to the military like this would surely have a hard time, but the Supreme... is indeed an exception.
The voice in the public channel remained very stiff, "Without evidence, we dare not casually offend the Supreme."
"Don’t talk nonsense," Qu Jianlei’s voice sounded a bit annoyed, "Show your evidence!"
The other side firmly insisted, "Please give up resistance and come out; otherwise, we will forcibly attack!"
"Try attacking," Qu Jianlei retorted dismissively, then projected his special pass.
"A pass from the Customs Enforcement Division?" That voice answered calmly, clearly familiar with this proof.
The other side snorted coldly, "Your Excellency the Supreme, we are from the military!"
This is the weakness of such a document; the Customs Enforcement Division is relatively independent.
Proofs issued by them can be tacitly approved by the government but also unrecognized, especially by the military.
It has been mentioned earlier that the relationship between the military and the Customs Enforcement Division is delicate, with the latter also having a moderate supervisory responsibility over the former.
Protecting the Lord’s family during the ennoblement is originally the government’s responsibility, but it’s also normal for the military to assist.
"So, they intend to offend even the Customs Enforcement Division," Qu Jianlei muttered softly.
Then he raised his voice a bit, "If you can’t show evidence, don’t blame me for being rude."
The next moment, another voice appeared on the public channel.
"Your Excellency the Supreme, please exit the starship first; we can discuss the specifics in person."
"I refuse!" Qu Jianlei replied straightforwardly; what he needed to do now was to buy Little Lake as much time as possible.
"First pin a charge, then trick me outside... this is far from over!"
However, immediately after, the voice behind spoke again, "Your Excellency the Supreme, to show respect, we can come aboard the starship to communicate."
"Then come on board," Qu Jianlei replied very directly. freewebnovel.cσ๓
He believed that the representatives sent to communicate would certainly hold a certain status; not just anyone could converse with a Supreme.
Taking hostages isn’t a practice in the Empire, however, he himself is already a Supreme, and the Empire’s regulations prohibit killing a Supreme lightly.
Moreover, with a military person of relatively important status around, it would somewhat make the other side hesitate if he truly wished to escape.
How much it could increase the chance of escape is hard to say, but with probability, any increase counts.
Anyway, his Supreme status was apparent here; it would be normal for the other side to initiate a meeting.
However, immediately, a trace of doubt arose in Qu Jianlei’s mind: what calculation does the other side have by coming so proactively?
But it was already like this, thinking too much was useless; he instructed Little Lake to open the hatch.
Qu Jianlei and the Paranoid sat in the central hall of the starship—this was the gathering place, waiting for the others to come aboard.
The central hall was not very large; the next moment, four people entered in single file, two in military uniforms, and two in civilian clothes.
Among the military personnel, one was A-level, and one was C-level; the civilians were one B-level and one C-level.
Qu Jianlei and Paranoid sat there indifferently, without even the interest to stand up.
The A-level immediately locked eyes on Qu Jianlei, raised his hand to salute, "Greetings, Your Excellency the Supreme, I am Liu Yongming from the Celestial Handle Military Region."
Qu Jianlei lifted his eyelids, gave him a cursory look, and remained silent.
Clearly, the other side should have already confirmed he was Rhodiola rosea, yet had not... well, one must not directly call a Supreme’s name.
Seeing this, the Paranoid was dissatisfied, directly releasing the Supreme’s pressure, "Salute me as well."
Liu Yongming was initially stunned upon hearing this, then his expression immediately changed, "There’s actually another Supreme?"
The three behind him also changed their expressions—two Supremes were no simple addition.
