Poverty makes me capable of anything.

[This is unbelievable! Wasn't Anran supposed to be the meta boss? The hero who ended the chaos has become the meta boss?! Are you kidding me?!]

God knows what happened.

Without my wife, there would be no new empire; only my wife can save the empire.

Amidst the somber atmosphere, such a rumor suddenly began to circulate among the players.

When An Ran arrived at the Allied Forces' temporary base after traveling a long distance, she discovered that even within the base, other players were saying the same thing.

Hey, are you guys trying to flatter me to death?!

"Please come in!"

The gatekeeper made way for An Ran, but the look in his eyes wasn't very friendly.

They've heard those rumors too: only Anran can save the empire, so what are we?

Hemp husks!

An Ran couldn't help but frown.

Watching her departing figure, the whispering players burst into laughter.

Perfect! This way, most of the Allied soldiers will hate Anran. An Imperial envoy who can't get cooperation will only be a decorative figure. Otherwise, if the war is lost, this blame will be used against you!

"Your Majesty."

As An Ran walked through a narrow passageway, a sophisticated young woman wearing black-rimmed glasses suddenly greeted her. She looked like an ordinary white-collar worker.

"you are?"

An Ran asked in confusion.

“I come from the Victoria Circle,” the sophisticated young woman introduced herself. “You can call me Dolores Salisbury. I am currently the Commander-in-Chief of the Victoria Circle.”

"Salisbury? That surname sounds familiar..."

Just as An Ran was about to start recalling the past, Dolores said with a smile, "You must have heard it from Juliana."

"what!?"

An Ran suddenly remembered—wasn't that Juliana's surname?

Juliana doesn't usually like to mention her surname, so she couldn't think of it right away.

"You are Juliana's..."

“Auntie,” Dolores said.

"..."

Anran was stunned. In this world, it's hard to tell someone's exact age just by their appearance.

"So, Aunt, what brings you here?"

Anran didn't show excessive enthusiasm. The reason was that Juliana didn't actually identify with her own surname. She was the adopted daughter of the Speaker of the Southern State of the Star Circle, a completely ignored nobody, and a punching bag in her childhood.

Anran took her away from the Southern State, which she saw as giving her a new life.

"Actually, it's nothing serious. I just wanted to thank you for taking care of Juliana all this time."

"Is that so...?"

An Ran quietly took the small chip that Dolores threw to her, pretending nothing had happened: "Actually, it's nothing serious. Juliana is having a great time."

"I think so too. It's a pity that I, as her aunt, didn't take good care of her before."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Anran and Dolores passed each other. She could now read the contents of the chip directly without the aid of any equipment.

What the chip revealed was exactly what Anran had expected.

Faulkner has been in frequent contact with people from the Covenant recently, seemingly plotting something.

After completing the handover with Faulkner, Enron, as the Empire's representative, participated in a meeting regarding the next operational plan.

The increasingly powerful ancient god Suleien became a sword hanging over their heads, ready to fall at any moment.

Time is running out for the Empire and the Allied Forces; they must act quickly.

……

"So I was assigned to a place like this after all."

Anran, sitting on the hard rock, looked up at the sky, which was a deep black.

After she joined, the Allied Forces' first operation was to rescue two Grandmasters who were besieged by demons.

The Covenant originally planned to find a way to strip Enron of its right to participate in strategy formulation at the conference, but before they could even speak, Enron directly claimed that "our Imperial envoys are not good at this," and as a result, Faulkner's right to participate in strategy formulation was also stripped away.

"..."

Faulkner's face was ashen.

People can be incredibly wicked!

You'll get what's coming to you then!

When assigning tasks, Faulkner was placed in the main front line, while Enron's task was to intercept from the flanks.

Anran is responsible for intercepting fleeing demons or other monsters that might come to their aid. If things don't look good, she also needs to be in charge of flanking attacks.

"The capable should do more!" General Carol of the Star Alliance looked at An Ran with a grin. "With the Chief of the Guard's strength, these should be no problem for him."

"As expected of a Star Alliance general, you have excellent judgment!" An Ran replied with a smile.

Ha ha ha ha...

Laugh now, but you'll be crying later!

Carol turned her head and a smile appeared on her lips.

As soon as a dangerous sign appears, we must find a way to eliminate it!

At this moment, an hour after the main force of the coalition set off, An Ran stood up. Her body suddenly became semi-transparent and she walked towards deep space.

She had just randomly used a reconnaissance spell on a certain spot and unexpectedly discovered a level 167 monster hiding in a layered space.

Hey bro, you're here!

Anran stood calmly in that space, now she just needed to wait for the outcome of the main battle.

Chapter 19 The Descent of the Void

Under the constant harassment of the monsters, the Imperial forces left behind in the capital star system were suffering repeated defeats.

They either died in battle or were scattered across different regions.

With the Allied Forces' defeat in the Sky Realm, the monsters became increasingly unrestrained in their actions.

Even small groups accompanied by Grandmasters felt immense pressure from the monsters. The two targets of the allied forces' rescue operation were Grandmasters from the Imperial Noble faction.

Three days ago, they rushed back from outside the Central Region and were preparing to join up with the main force, including Vesa, but they were surrounded by demons as soon as they arrived near the planet Philber.

At first, they thought it was just a normal demon rampage, so they weren't too vigilant. As a result, it was this relaxed attitude that led them into trouble.

The stronger female grandmaster was seriously injured in the sneak attack by the two demons. The other grandmaster alone was not enough to break through. Now they were trapped on the planet Philber, trembling with fear. They had managed to repel two attacks by the demons, but if no reinforcements came, the situation would be serious.

Every Grandmaster is a precious asset to the Empire.

Upon receiving the distress signal, Anran left Ayla and a panda to guard the planet Sark and rushed to the Allied Forces headquarters.

Although these noble masters were only concerned with their own interests, at least at this moment their interests were still tied to the imperial family; otherwise, the two masters wouldn't have rushed back.

Even if they sabotage each other after they arrive and don't put in any effort, at least they've come, right?

Even if An Ran wanted to make an example of a few to scare the monkeys, she couldn't ignore their distress signals right now, otherwise the newly appointed Olina would lose all face.

"Sigh, I chose this path myself, so no matter how bad it is, I have to keep going."

An Ran sighed. If it weren't for clearing her name and completing the mission, given An Ran's personality, she would definitely have taken advantage of the monsters' attention being diverted to launch a sneak attack.

“We have arrived near the planet Philber.” The mature voice of Aunt Dolores rang in An Ran’s ears.

An Ran smiled and replied, "Thank you for the news, Auntie!"

"..."

Deloris felt a mix of emotions upon hearing this.

Although she is old enough to be Anran's aunt, and although Anran is so good to her, judging from her relationship with Juliana, there is no problem.

But as a mature woman who still looks no different from a 25-year-old young woman, Dolores is heartbroken!

"Why don't you just call me 'sister'?" Dolores said, a few black lines appearing on her forehead.

Her smile looked a little stiff.

But An Ran seemed not to notice: "But wouldn't that mess up the seniority? After all, I've always called Juliana 'sister'."

As An Ran spoke, she summoned her mechanical army, which formed a huge double-layered sphere centered on her.

Dolores said, "Isn't it fine if we each call ourselves what we want?"

An Ran frowned and said, "Something feels off. Wouldn't this be taking advantage of Juliana? Calling her 'sister' while actually wanting to be her aunt?"

"..."

Dolores remained silent.

After a long silence, she said dejectedly, "Call me whatever you want. I'll keep you updated if there's any news."

"Thank you, Auntie!"

That's really disgusting!

An Ran hung up the call with a smile.

This was just a minor complaint she made about Dolores.

Before Juliana left that house, she lived a very repressed life. Although Dolores said she cared about Juliana, why didn't she help Juliana back then?

Perhaps it was because she didn't want to interfere in her brother's family affairs, but Anran still felt somewhat dissatisfied.

At this moment, she pretended to be nonchalant as she adjusted the mechanical legion's formation.

The hiding monsters thought An Ran hadn't discovered them, so they patiently searched for An Ran's weaknesses. If they couldn't find any, they would have to wait to be surrounded.