Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Task Difficulty: A

……

As a transit point for those heading to Aix-en-Provence, Sidna was so crowded that the entire sky was packed with all sorts of spaceships during its peak travel period.

It is very difficult to get a glimpse of the sun's complete appearance.

However, when news of the war arrived, most of the residents boarded spaceships and began their escape.

The once endless stream of spaceships has also disappeared.

With order broken down, even if someone wanted to go to Aix, no one would take the long way around and go to Sidna first.

As Anran and the mechanical puppet impersonating Juliana walked down the street, the chilly night wind blew through the gaps in the tall buildings, making a mournful sound.

You can even see white paper bags flying in the air.

This would be unthinkable under normal circumstances.

However, after the managers all ran away, the cleaning robots never left the warehouse again.

"Do you see that triangular spire?"

“I am right below the spire now.”

An Ran raised her head.

This is a standard triangular metal tower.

The estimated height is 732 meters.

The near-ground portion is hollowed out.

The ring of colored lights hanging around the edge was not powered, so An Ran's location was shrouded in a huge shadow.

Meanwhile, countless nano-probing robots were scouting ahead for Anran in unseen places, and the feedback they sent back indicated that no suspicious persons had been detected.

"It seems the Royal Knights have a backup plan that's underground."

While waiting for Eresh's reply, Anran directly embedded the four subspace boxes into the base of the triangular tower.

"The entrance to the prison is in the middle of the triangular tower, where there is a short-distance jump device leading underground."

A minute later, Irene's reply came.

Along with this sentence came a form—

[Sidner Underground Prison Patrol Work Plan]

"The patrol routes of the Earth's Core Prison change every hour. To avoid revealing our whereabouts, I can only provide you with one route. There is no time to hesitate now. Although all the Grandmasters have left the Capital Star Circle, it is still very dangerous to be surrounded and attacked by the guards if your whereabouts are exposed. It could also lead to the failure of the rescue plan."

"I understand."

An Ran nodded vigorously.

Her current thought is that no matter what Elise says, her answer will be "okay", "no problem", or "I understand".

She will try her best to play the role of a well-behaved, cute, and obedient naive girl.

If your acting skills aren't good enough, just pretend to be stupid.

"They're here? Very good. Everyone, listen up! Proceed according to the revised plan!"

Anatoly clenched his fist excitedly.

The surveillance camera in front of him was completely blank.

Keep in mind that your opponent is a master-level mechanic at the peak of her skill; no matter how sophisticated the mechanical monitoring equipment is, it's no different from a toy in front of her.

Even if you don't set it to blank, you won't be able to tell anything is wrong.

Therefore, Anatoly simply cut off the surveillance network.

Out of sight, out of mind.

A message from Irene is enough.

The Grand President is right next to Ereshkid, so Anatoli isn't worried about any tricks she might pull.

……

drop!

With a press of the palm on the authentication disc, the jump device was successfully activated as the surrounding blue light began to flash.

A moment later, Anran found herself teleported to a narrow room.

"There was definitely a problem."

An Ran opened her tightly closed eyes and her lips twitched slightly.

The Royal Knights did not touch the warp device, but they had already placed a layer of confinement around it.

Ordinary spatial jump abilities would be useless in this situation.

It seems they want to restrict their actions.

Eresh could never have imagined that she could now directly enter hyperspace.

"After arriving at the Underground Prison, go to the top floor first. The White Group's high-ranking guards are all imprisoned there. I won't give you the map. The Underground Prison is a giant mechanical worm. Except for a few key parts, its internal structure is constantly changing. I don't think this should be too difficult for the Great Mechanic An."

"Of course! I will definitely succeed in rebuilding the Other Shore Flower Pirate Crew!"

An Ran pushed open the door and walked out.

The stairs leading to the upper level were right in front of us. According to the schedule, two guards would pass by in a minute.

Anran's correct course of action was to go upstairs immediately to avoid revealing her whereabouts.

but……

I was supposed to play along with your act, but I turned a blind eye.

Having long been certain that they wouldn't be attacked before making contact with the Hidden Flower Pirates, they calmly bared their fangs.

"Panda, watch closely."

She was fearless and emboldened.

The Void Panda, which already has hundreds of red pandas, watched the spectacle from the side.

This was Anran's first encounter with the Royal Knights, and Void Panda, eager to learn more about the Royal Knights, was unlikely to miss it.

"Da da da……"

Footsteps suddenly echoed in the corridor.

The two guards, who were extras, chatted as they walked.

When can we leave this place?

"I heard that we will be transferred back after things have settled down on the President's side."

"Oh, how much longer do we have to wait?"

"It definitely won't be long. Commander Anatoli has arrived, hasn't he? I think it'll be in the next day or two."

"That's good. At that time, all the prisoners in the jail will be taken away."

The sound paused for a moment before resuming.

"I heard this from someone I know quite well. You absolutely must not tell the prisoners. I heard that Deputy Commander Anatoly came here to secretly execute these prisoners."

"Execution?"

"That's right, special times call for special measures. These prisoners are no longer of any use."

"..."

An Ran's eyelids twitched.

She wasn't sure if it was real or just an act by the guards.

But this didn't stump her.

"If you're going to do it, go all the way!"

As the footsteps approached the stairs, An Ran walked down directly, and a sword suddenly appeared in her right hand.

Whoosh!

The gushing blood was blocked by an invisible wall in the air.

The surviving guard was stunned as he watched his companion slowly fall to the ground.

"you……"

It was too abrupt.

His eyes widened, and the reflection in them quickly overlapped with the image he had just seen.

It's that woman!

This is not planned.

Why could they see that woman during their patrol?

Shouldn't she try to hide herself at this moment?

Why would they run out and attack them?

A thousand questions flashed through the guard's mind.

But he will never know the answer.

The eye of the storm easily swept past his body, and with a flick of his index finger, a green whirlwind rushed towards him.

The body, severed in two, was completely reduced to nothingness in just one second as it was swept away by the whirlwind.

There wasn't even a trace of blood in the air.

An Ran used the skill [Soul Absorption] on the guard she had killed at the beginning.

She had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

"Come on, the Royal Knights' plan!"

Due to the significant difference in mental attributes between the two parties, the skill was successfully detected on the first try.