Silly Qu Goes Too Far!

Qu Jianlei might have fallen on hard times, but he truly had principles.

He disdained using Mr. Sai's name to stir up trouble—he did not think much of that guy either.

He had never considered using it to unite the Scavengers... Even if he did unite them, he would only rely on his own abilities.

But he could not let that Laser Pistol go, because it was Third Master's legacy!

Third Master had treated him only so-so and had even beaten him several times, but he had not forgotten that life-saving tube of Nutrient Solution.

He even remembered that he owed Third Master one delivery job.

There was no way to repay that debt, but... Qu Jianlei did not want to owe anyone.

So, taking advantage of Third Master's death to take his weapon without permission was simply wrong!

And Qu Jianlei happened to be short on weapons, so he spoke up.

The Hunter who had taken the Laser Pistol was a Baldy, his muscles unusually well-developed and his body covered in tattoos.

He held a Gauss Automatic Rifle, carried two long blades on his back, and wore a dagger at his waist. One look told anyone that he was extremely difficult to mess with.

All he lacked was another Laser Pistol hanging at his waist.

That was precisely why, after he took the Laser Pistol, none of the Hunters fought him for it.

Baldy cast Qu Jianlei an indifferent glance and casually fastened the pistol holster to his waist. "Do you want to die?"

"You want to kill me?" Qu Jianlei pulled out the Alloy Ring and shouted, "Mr. Sai... someone wants to kill me!"

"Don't!" Baldy's face instantly went pale. "I meant, do you want this pistol?"

"Oh, I forgot to press this button." Qu Jianlei glanced at the ring and moved to make up for it.

"Take it!" Baldy directly threw the Laser Pistol onto the ground. "Don't press the button!"

Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes. After standing there blankly for quite a while, he finally said, "I don't think I know how to use a gun!"

Everyone believed that. How could someone who could barely afford food possibly know how to use a gun?

Firearms on the Wasteland were not hard to learn, but knowing how to fire a gun and knowing how to use one... those were completely different levels, okay?

Just like knowing how to use a gun and knowing how to repair one... those were still completely different levels.

Baldy truly had not expected this guy to call Mr. Sai the moment they disagreed—was someone of that stature supposed to be summoned so casually?

He could not help saying, "If you can't use a gun, why are you fighting over one?"

Qu Jianlei answered righteously, "Third Master saved my life!"

If they really counted, Third Master had saved him twice—back then, Scarface Woman had nearly wanted to kill him for the reward.

As for what a life-saving debt had to do with ownership of a Laser Gun... he had not figured that out yet.

At worst, he could just make something up.

The Scavenger with the severed left arm spoke up. "This is the legacy of us Scavengers. Greedy Wolf, don't go too far!"

Surviving on the Wasteland was also about circles. Greedy Wolf's earlier actions had already crossed the line.

As a Hunter, he had snatched a Scavenger's legacy. Did he really think all Scavengers were dead?

It was only because no one had made an issue of it before, Greedy Wolf was powerful, and the Hunters had greater numbers that everyone had endured it.

Now that someone had raised the issue, they had to settle it properly, lest the Scavengers lose face.

"I didn't go too far." Greedy Wolf spread his hands. "I already threw down the gun... Oh, I'll take off the holster now."

He removed the holster and tossed it to the ground, but resentment rose in his heart.

So he added, "If you don't know how to use a gun, then practice more. But... there aren't many Energy Blocks left inside."

A Laser Gun without Energy Blocks was not even as useful as an iron rod, and Energy Blocks... were expensive!

Even an old-time Scavenger like Third Master had to grit his teeth to buy Energy Blocks, let alone a poor bastard like Qu Jianlei.

Greedy Wolf thought that although Silly Qu was foolish, he was not that foolish... He could weigh the situation himself.

Qu Jianlei thought for a moment, then looked at the twin blades on his back. "Actually, I prefer using blades."

You idiot, you've gone too far! Greedy Wolf instantly bristled. "You want my Super-frequency Oscillation Blades?"

Qu Jianlei blinked. "You can take Third Master's gun, so why can't I take your blades?"

Things in this world were generally fair, right?

There's nothing to say to an idiot like you! Greedy Wolf snorted coldly. "Then come take them."

"You could clearly buy them, but you insist on robbing me... If I kill you, Mr. Sai can't blame me."

Qu Jianlei took out the Alloy Ring again. "Then I'll have Mr. Sai help me take them. That works, right?"

"Don't!" Greedy Wolf felt like he was about to explode again. "Silly Qu, why do you have to rob me?"

"Call me Brother Qu," Qu Jianlei replied casually, then asked, "Then why did you rob Third Master's gun?"

Because I'm strong enough, Greedy Wolf dearly wanted to say.

Mr. Sai had not taken Third Master's gun—perhaps because he did not think highly of it, or perhaps because he did not want to provoke even more outrage.

But once Mr. Sai had left, Greedy Wolf felt qualified to covet it, so he took it. Was that wrong?

The fact that more than thirty Hunters had not reacted was proof enough that he had the right.

But clearly, there was no need to explain any of this to an idiot. Greedy Wolf turned and strode away.

He could not possibly leave behind his Super-frequency Oscillation Blades, even though he had two of them.

Greedy Wolf was also gambling. He was betting that this idiot was not completely stupid, that if he left, the other party would not keep contacting Mr. Sai.

On this land, a true idiot could never survive.

Sure enough, Qu Jianlei watched him leave and stood there blankly for a while.

In truth, his desire to take the other man's blades had only been a sudden impulse—he had heard that Super-frequency Oscillation Blades were not very expensive.

The other man did not give him the blades, but neither did he drag things out. He simply turned and left, which was not a bad outcome.

So Qu Jianlei naturally would not contact Mr. Sai again. He was merely wondering... what exactly was this injection?

That was right. His thoughts jumped around wildly, and dealing with the injection was indeed the most urgent matter.

The others also said nothing. Only after the sound of Greedy Wolf's motorcycle faded away did the filthy female Scavenger speak.

"Uh... Little Qu, why don't you take Tie Tou's Vibrating Blade? He has no family anyway."

Qu Jianlei pulled himself from his thoughts and looked at her. "You don't want it?"

Tie Tou's equipment was not bad either. He had a Gauss Automatic Rifle and a short blade.

Compared to the Hunters, that set of gear was quite ordinary, but among Scavengers, it was enough for self-defense.

The woman waved her hand. "Take it if you want it. Just remember what you said... Don't do bad things!"

Qu Jianlei looked at the others and found that no one spoke, so he walked toward Tie Tou's corpse.

Not only did he remove the Vibrating Blade from the man's body, he also took the Gauss Automatic Rifle and ammunition belt.

After pausing for a moment, he began searching the body as well—looting the corpse.

Since he was already Relying on the Tiger's Power, doing a little more made no difference.

The Scavengers exchanged looks. Well, would you look at that? He wants to keep everything for himself?

But recalling Greedy Wolf's miserable departure just now, they felt there was nothing they could not accept.

If they provoked this idiot into getting serious with them and brought Mr. Sai into it again, that would truly be asking for trouble.

But when Qu Jianlei went to search Third Master's corpse as well, a short, stocky man finally could not endure it any longer.

"Silly Qu, are you planning to take over Tie Tou's and Third Master's territories too?"

Naturally, picking through garbage at the Garbage Dump came with assigned territories. Order on the Wasteland was poor, but there was order nonetheless.

The boundaries might be flexible—after all, Scavengers died and new Scavengers arrived—but there truly were territories.

"Can't I?" Qu Jianlei asked without raising his head.

The short, stocky man was instantly left speechless. It was indeed true. If the idiot wanted to take over, what right did he have to stop him?

So he cast pleading looks at the others. Are you really just going to let him take over?

The other Scavengers did not react at all, their gazes mostly cold and indifferent.

Scavengers as a group were rather hostile toward outsiders, but now that someone had already stepped forward to draw hatred, why should anyone else stick their neck out?

Besides, with those two territories now vacant, no single person could claim them all anyway.

What truly mattered was avoiding angering Silly Qu and making him change his mind about "doing bad things."

After finishing his search, Qu Jianlei stood up and muttered softly, "Poor bastards!"

The two really were poor. They had nothing valuable on them, only some ammunition, food, and water.

But on second thought, that was normal. They had come out to surround and attack the Fallen, prepared to die by the roadside or be buried in a ditch.

Everyone stared at him strangely. The words "life-saving benefactor" had barely faded, and now they were poor bastards?

His brain really was broken.

Qu Jianlei ignored them and looked at the short, stocky man who had spoken earlier.

"I currently have no plans to scavenge, but I must make this clear: I'm qualified to take over their territories."

No plans? That's good, the short, stocky man secretly sighed in relief. If I'd known, why did I come out and play the villain?

He wanted to ease the tension, so he smiled and said, "Then what are you planning to do next?"

"Keep pulling my tricycle!" Qu Jianlei answered without hesitation. "I have to help Mr. Sai get things done."

Then he looked at the Scavengers. "I need to gather information from you. Once I start scavenging, I won't have the time."

The short, stocky man's expression changed slightly again. "You're planning to keep an eye on us?"

"Yes." Qu Jianlei nodded frankly, then spread his hands. "I don't want to, but I have to."

The short, stocky man's eyes shifted. "Little Qu, you won't deliberately make things difficult for us, right?"

"No!" Qu Jianlei answered without hesitation.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, he added, "As long as you cooperate properly."

What did "cooperate properly" even mean? Wasn't that far too subjective? The Scavengers cursed inwardly.

But there was nothing they could do. They could not seriously argue with an idiot, could they?

Still, the filthy woman could not hold back. "Silly Qu, you aren't planning to inspect the garbage we collect, are you?"

"Of course I am," Qu Jianlei answered solemnly. "Don't worry. I'll keep your other gains confidential."

The filthy woman's gaze turned hostile. "You're breaking the Scavengers' rules!"

"What else can I do?" Qu Jianlei spread his hands and asked innocently. "Should I make things up instead?"

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