Poverty makes me capable of anything.

3 month 27 day.

The Flying Starship appeared near the planet Ai.

An Ran had already returned to the spaceship.

Objective: Elimeria!

Yes, Enron did not intend to go to Sidna immediately.

Before following the main questline, she needs to complete the side quests she has accepted.

During the war, Aix was under extremely tight security, with hundreds of warships patrolling the area around the capital star system, along with countless surveillance devices.

However, all of this is essentially meaningless.

"I'm a master-level mechanic. If you find out about this, where will I put my face?"

The Flying Starship swaggered into the capital star system.

Anran sipped her iced cola, scrolled through the news, and leisurely watched the various aircraft hovering nearby.

And those spacecraft seemed to have suddenly transformed into interstellar players, completely ignoring the passing starships.

"Area C-317 is safe and there are no abnormalities."

"Sector D-106 is safe and there are no abnormalities."

"Continue the reconnaissance! We absolutely cannot let Visa's spies in."

"Roger that!"

Ai Xing is right in front of me.

An Ran stored the flying starship inside the sealed chamber. Standing in outer space, she looked at this once bustling planet that had become unfamiliar with her with a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi - mixed feelings of emotion and reflection).

The last time I came was on the eve of the Royal Council meeting.

Although the atmosphere on Planet Ai was serious and oppressive, spaceships continued to come and go in an endless stream, and the entire planet shone like a jewel.

And now, Aistar is like a deep black sphere.

An Ran saw that the star was dim and lifeless. This was not only the lights that were extinguished, but also the image correction effect brought by Imperial Glory.

Everything collapsed.

Even after the civil war ends and the empire is reunified, it will take a tremendous effort to restore its former glory.

"Is this what the Royal Knights wanted?"

Even now, An Ran still can't figure out what the Royal Knights really want.

Why are they delaying their appearance? Are they waiting for war to devour all the direct descendants of the royal family so that they can rightfully step forward and seize power?

Where are you now?

At that moment, Irene sent a message asking for my opinion.

“We’re preparing to jump to the capital star system,” An Ran replied.

"Okay, then remember to contact me when the time comes!"

Eresh was probably worried that Anran was making a mess of things, so she sent three more messages after about ten seconds.

"The Royal Knights haven't completely withdrawn. A deputy commander remains near Aistar to handle the cleanup. Whatever you do, avoid him!" *3

Important things must be said three times!

"Deputy Commander?"

An Ran was startled.

As the deputy commander, Ereshkigal is a Grandmaster, so this...

"How strong is he?" An Ran asked.

"If nothing unexpected happens, he should be at the peak of the Master level. However, he comes from the Royal Knights, so even though he is also rated G150, he is still better than most G150 Masters."

"I understand, thank you for reminding me."

"There's no need for us to be so formal."

"That's true, hehe."

An Ran smiled.

Both are deputy commanders, but the person left behind on Aixing is not a grandmaster. As expected, Aileishi is hiding her strength. What exactly is she planning?

An Ran shook her head.

Anyway, I don't understand it now, so I'd better go and get the key first.

According to information obtained from Wang Ye, he hid the key in the basement of the villa.

What Anran needs to do now is to find this villa.

She once again set foot on the land of Aixing.

The location is the bridge where Ella and I strolled together when we first came to Planet Ai.

The bridge is no longer a bridge; even its foundation has vanished without a trace.

An Ran glanced at it casually and found that the "River of Slaughter" had indeed turned into the River of Slaughter.

Countless corpses lay at the bottom of the murky river, their deaths occurring in all sorts of ways.

It was the middle of the night here, and looking around, apart from the location of the new parliament building where there was still a sliver of light, the rest of the place looked like a monster's cage, ready to devour anyone.

rustling...

A night breeze blew, and suddenly a noisy sound came from the ruins.

An Ran, wearing the new goggles, immediately turned her head away.

That was a hand.

It slowly landed on the collapsed floor, with debris constantly rolling down, and soon another hand reached out.

As the rustling sound intensified, four people suddenly emerged from the ruins.

They were dressed in rags, with large patches of skin exposed; there were both men and women, but they had abandoned any sense of shame.

someone!

They were able to climb out because there were people around.

"Food, food..."

The four people staggered toward An Ran, making strange gurgling sounds as they walked.

"It's for us to eat."

"Quick, get some food."

The two people walking in front reached out to grab An Ran.

An Ran frowned, but in the end, she still tossed a cookie over.

"Mine! My!"

"Let go quickly."

The four of them pounced on each other, grabbing the cookies that An Ran threw at them like madmen.

"And also, I want more..."

Anran continued to feed them.

She was observing these people.

His eyes had lost their sparkle, and even when he saw food and was excited, his facial expression remained largely unchanged.

Like the walking dead?

"Food?"

After finishing the cookies, the four people surrounded An Ran.

"Nothing."

An Ran wasn't lying; she was there to complete a mission, not to travel. How could she bring so much food? Ice-cold cola was out of the question; it wouldn't be of any use to them.

As soon as An Ran finished speaking, the expressions of the four people changed drastically.

"Are you lying to us?"

"You must still have food on you?"

"Since you won't give it to us, we'll just take it ourselves!"

The four men's faces suddenly contorted into a ferocious expression, and they reached out to press their hands against An Ran's chest.

"..."

After the collapse of order, having hope for humanity is indeed a rather unreliable thing.

Anran watched the whirlwind rise in the open space and took the emerald green eye of the storm into the subspace.

There seems to have never been any unusual activity here.

Even if there are four more corpses in the Killing River, it won't attract anyone's attention.

Enron's view of all this was far less than that of Sphinx.

But that's still cruel enough.

Although the Sentinel Legion occupied Aix, they had no spare capacity to help Aix restore order.

As long as the war continues, such horrific scenes will never cease.

If you go into that gloomy corner, you will see ugliness displayed all around like an art exhibition.

All An Ran could do was gently wave her sword on the way to Wang Ye's villa.

Cut off injustice.

"Next, the Crown Prince will deliver an important speech. Let us welcome the Crown Prince!"

On one of the surviving giant screens in the square, the eldest prince, dressed simply and with a somber expression, walked onto the podium surrounded by reporters.