Poverty makes me capable of anything.

An Ran continued, "Let's change the subject. What book are you reading right now?"

The person next door answered truthfully: "The History of Mechanical Development in 1886".

Professional knowledge books are great!

An Ran's eyes lit up; she had to find a way to get the book.

"Can I borrow it to take a look?" An Ran asked.

The neighbor exclaimed in surprise, "You like reading such dry books?"

An Ran said, "It's not that I like it, it's just that it's so boring."

"No!" The other party refused An Ran decisively.

"..."

What are you doing?

Why not lend it?

"You wouldn't be able to get it even if I gave it to you, and you'd be bored too. What would I do if I lent you the book?"

this is a problem.

An Ran thought for a moment: "We can ask the police officer guarding the food to pass it to us when we deliver it."

"Oh."

What the hell? Are you going to agree or not?

Why are all the NPCs in 【Night of the Stars】so indifferent and unenthusiastic?

"How about this, I'll tell you a story, and you lend me your book, okay? That way you won't be bored."

The other person considered it seriously for a second: "Tell me first, and if the story is interesting, I'll lend it to you."

"Okay, no problem."

What story should I tell?

【Night of the Stars】, so let's tell a story that fits the theme, a story about the Milky Way, a story about war.

"The name of this story is Legend of the Galactic Heroes..."

So Anran began telling the story of Legend of the Galactic Heroes to her neighbors.

The dramatic and unpredictable cosmic war quickly attracted the attention of those next door.

In fact, compared to Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Night of the Stars has a much grander and more epic backstory.

This fictional universe is home to countless forces, large and small. The clashes between various races have continued for thousands of years, with numerous wars affecting several star sectors. At an even higher level, there have been wars that spanned across star regions, with one small star system being shattered into pieces.

(The celestial body hierarchy in this book is: Star Region - Star Sector - Galaxy - and below)

Countless celestial bodies perished in the war; the game's name, "Night of the Stars," truly lives up to its name.

"Why did you stop? We've only just gotten to the exciting part."

After a long silence, the woman next door asked anxiously.

An Ran cleared her throat and said, "I'll continue the story once I get the book."

"..."

Fragment Dog...

"Then we'll have to wait until tomorrow morning. Dinner time has already passed," the neighbor said with a hint of regret.

"emmm..."

There was nothing Anran could do but wait. She had to stay here for another six days anyway, so there was no rush.

I never imagined that real-world stories would have such a strong appeal to NPCs in games; perhaps we can make use of that.

Anran turned around and went back to the bedside, just as she was about to go to sleep, when she immediately saw the light next to her.

She reached out and disassembled the light fixture. Her technique was skillful and her movements were swift. Soon, the light fixture was disassembled into a pile of parts, and then Anran put the light fixture back together.

"You have completed the repair of the [Ordinary Lighting], rating A, and gained 11 experience points."

Really useful.

An Ran's eyes lit up; in the long night, she had finally found something meaningful to do.

And so began Anran's endless journey of disassembly and reassembly...

Chapter 09 The Empire Must Die!

After being repeatedly operated by Anran, the room's light fixture underwent dozens of disassembly and reassembly trials before finally... failing.

There was nothing that could be done; it was ultimately just a light. Although its mechanical structure was more complex than that of common lights, it only provided Anran with 221 experience points and couldn't even buy her a second of extra time.

"This simple machine is no longer of any use."

An Ran installed the reassembled light fixture onto the light trough. For the last few assembly attempts, she could only gain 1 experience point each time. Even if the light fixture didn't break, An Ran wouldn't continue disassembling and assembling it.

Unfortunately, there were no more advanced mechanical devices available in the room.

Using the dim light in the corridor, Anran searched again, but still found nothing.

In the end, she could only go to bed.

Anran spent her first day in the detention center peacefully.

……

"Ok."

The policeman who delivered breakfast reluctantly agreed to An Ran's request, but he still seemed somewhat unwilling.

The woman next door stuck a book out of the iron window. The policeman carefully checked it and found nothing unusual before handing the book over to Anran.

Cautious yet not cautious.

An Ran didn't care what kind of people these police officers were, as long as they didn't affect her life in the detention center.

"Oh, right, I have something else." An Ran took the light down. "This light of yours is of poor quality. It keeps suddenly going out of order."

"It's not working?" the policeman said in surprise as he took the light.

"If you don't believe me, you can try it yourself," An Ran said without changing her expression.

The policeman nodded: "You don't need the light now. I'll bring you a new one when I deliver lunch."

“No problem,” An Ran said nonchalantly.

The police left, and less than a minute later, the woman next door suddenly knocked on the door.

"Hey, hey, hey, you've got the book now, hurry up and tell me the story from yesterday."

An Ran waved her hand: "What's the rush? Let me read for a while first."

"..."

"You're not planning to stand me up, are you?" The other person wondered.

An Ran was displeased: "My reputation is top-notch, I never lie."

It's basically just fooling the NPCs.

"Really?" The tone on the other end of the line was hesitant, clearly taken aback by An Ran's resolute manner.

"Really." An Ran took the book and walked to the bedside.

At this point, you have no choice but to believe it.

Anran laid out "The History of Mechanical Development in 1886".

By this time, the neighbors had fallen silent. Anran was in a pleasant mood as she read without being disturbed.

As a trading planet conquered by an expeditionary force, Alan Cluster 1886 was a civilized planet whose space technology had just developed to the near-Earth stage more than 30 years ago.

Apart from a few trading posts, 1886's overall technology has not made significant progress and still retains its old appearance. It is precisely because of this setting that 1886 has been chosen as one of the players' "starter villages".

This allows players to smoothly get through the sluggish early game, preventing them from being easily defeated by any NPC.

Therefore, the professional knowledge book that Anran saw seemed very superficial.

The intellectual requirement of 7 points is exactly the same as that in the "Basic Circuit Repair Manual".

Therefore, the embarrassing prompt "intellectual deficiency" no longer appeared.

"Ding! You have opened 'The History of Mechanical Development in 1886' and have begun reading."

Anran is engrossed in reading.

"Study progress of 'The History of Mechanical Development in 1886' is 3.7%."

……

“叮！《1886的机械发展史》学习进度达成率100%，你习得机械师基础知识，成功开启职业见习机械师！耐力+1、智力+1、获得3点自由属性点，获得1点技能点。”

Anran felt that she had been elevated.

It's gotten even stronger!

Even without considering the free attribute points, An Ran now, with double the stamina, could easily defeat two An Rans from two days ago.

Incredibly strong.

"You have mastered the new skills [Basic Mechanical Theory], [Basic Assembly], and [Basic Analysis], successfully unlocking the Mechanic skill tree."

[Basic Mechanical Theory] also deepens the understanding of mechanical knowledge. [Basic Assembly] is a passive skill that can increase the speed of assembling machinery. Lv1 increases efficiency by 3%. As for [Basic Analysis], it is an active skill used to analyze the blueprints of low-level machinery.

For impoverished mechanics, the skill [Basic Analysis] is very important.

For example, during lunchtime, the police delivered a new light.

Anran skillfully disassembled the light. [Basic Analysis] In use, analysis in progress...

Progress 38%...

Progress 72%...

Progress 100%!