Poverty makes me capable of anything.

When it received news that its attack on Sark Planet had failed again, the insect felt a chill run down its spine, as if the sky was about to fall.

Planet Sak is inviolable

The Twilight of the Insects

Once the sky cleared again, the reporters who had crawled out from underground immediately wrote news about the defense battle and sent it out. In addition, news of the successful rescue operation on Planet Philber and the deaths of several Grandmaster-level demons spread, and the Imperials finally cheered.

The shadow of defeat at Sky Mirror was swept away. The allied forces did lose a lot of ships, but compared to the deaths of several Grandmaster-level monsters, those ships were nothing.

The situation is improving!

"By gradually stripping away the monster's wings, and finally defeating that ancient god, we'll win!"

"I remember there was a silly expert who said that the Time Traveler was just a group of pirates and that their strength was only temporary. I wonder if they feel any shame now."

"It's just..."

Unexpectedly, the expert who was singled out actually came out and offered his opinion against the odds.

"We only defeated a Zerg Queen; there's nothing to brag about. The Allied Forces, after all, killed two Grandmaster-level demons. The Allied Forces are the Empire's hope!"

Until Dolores gave an interview to the Imperial media.

Although she did not disclose the Star Alliance's plot against Anran, she did mention that "Anran killed both of those demons by herself."

"..."

""

An Ran smiled slightly.

By this time, she had already returned to Sark with the ships that the Covenant had spit out.

"Convene an emergency meeting?" Orina looked at Anran in confusion.

"Take a look at this."

Anran tossed the imprint stone to Olina, along with the treaty she had obtained from the Star Alliance.

"..."

A sea of ​​surprised faces!

Orina looked at the Imperial elites in the virtual conference room; their expressions were exactly the same as hers back then.

He was a traitor, and Faulkner, who betrayed his country, was swiftly and decisively killed by Enron!

"you you……"

Several other elders of the Royal Council pointed at An Ran with trembling fingers.

A treacherous and wicked minister!

An Ran glanced at them coldly: "I remember you guys usually get along really well, so you..."

"Don't throw mud at me. Faulkner and I are just ordinary colleagues."

“Heh…” An Ran sneered, “It seems that the late emperor of the empire was quite wise. Allowing members of the royal council to participate in politics would indeed cause problems.”

With just one sentence, Anran completely kicked the Royal Council out of the center of power.

The elders immediately fell silent.

The scene of Faulkner's death is still vivid in my mind.

Aside from resorting to vigilante justice, there is no one to blame Enron for.

Although the Star Alliance reinforcements were persuaded to retreat, they managed to reap a large sum of benefits, while reinforcements from other countries remained in place.

As for the fact that three Star Alliance Grandmasters are missing?

An Ran can take on three at once!

The rubbings clearly record it.

"What do you think?" someone quietly asked Hewlett, a renowned master among the nobles.

Hewlett remained unfazed: "The Chief of the Enron Guard is the pillar of our empire and the guiding light for our progress!"

That person understood immediately.

Anran is like my older sister!

The two battles recorded by the imprint stone were simply too exaggerated. An Ran single-handedly defeated three Grandmasters and a fleet from the Star Alliance, crippled Admiral Carol of the Star Alliance, and even snatched a bunch of benefits back from the Star Alliance.

Faulkner finally got a chance to fight Enron, but he was beaten like a grandson by Enron. Who could withstand that?

Regardless of what she was thinking, at this moment in the meeting, An Ran was the undisputed leader!

"If it weren't for the Chief of the Guard's intervention, those shameless bastards from the Star Alliance would have really outmaneuvered us this time!"

"The Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard truly lives up to his reputation!"

Grand Duke Utaku was overjoyed to have his fiefdom regained. Regardless of what others thought, he was now firmly convinced that he was on Anran's side.

Even putting aside their strength, given the ambiguous relationship between An Ran and Orina, he is undoubtedly the most powerful minister in the empire. If they don't cling to An Ran's coattails now, when will they ever get another chance?

"The Star Alliance is nothing but a nobody, utterly insignificant before the Chief of the Guard!"

Suddenly, the meeting topic shifted from criticizing the Covenant and Faulkner to "108 ways to praise my sister Enron".

At least on the surface, An Ran was now second only to the emperor, above everyone else.

But in fact……

An Ran smiled slightly and glanced at Olina.

It's not necessarily true that he's second only to one person.

Chapter 23 This is a New Beginning

"This is going to be very bad!"

"Yes, the royal family has completely lost power. Although it seems like a good thing on the surface, if you think about it carefully, she doesn't belong to either side at all, and she will make her move against us sooner or later."

“She dares to threaten even the Star Alliance members, let alone us.”

"We can't just sit here and wait to die, or we'll become another regent."

"That's right, we must be wary of this kind of thing."

In the dimly lit basement, among the people talking was Alex Bill, who had once stood up for Faulkner and was angrily confronted by Visa.

The other nobles did not show any aversion to him, because Alex was a traitor sent by the noble faction to fawn over them!

These are our own people, how could we possibly be excluded?

It's all a lie!

Unfortunately, Faulkner is dead and will never know this cruel truth.

But I have to say it's better that he died like this, so that he won't have to shed tears when he finds out the truth.

"We can't accomplish anything with just the few of us."

Upon hearing this, the people who had been discussing the matter so enthusiastically fell silent. They had money, but that was useless; they had power, but they couldn't control it.

The most crucial point is that they lack the strength. The person they are currently hostile to is a Grandmaster-level "monster" who can single-handedly defeat the Star Alliance reinforcements, while none of the people in the basement are Grandmasters.

"This concerns the interests of all nobles. Think about the days when Regent Kenneth held power. How many once-powerful families were broken under his oppression and never recovered? I believe all nobles understand this. As long as we unite, Anran is nothing!"

And so the nobles in the basement were reminded of the terrifying days when they were dominated by Kenneth.

They did not experience that time, but based on the surviving video footage, they know how dark and bleak that era was.

Action must be taken; the Empire can no longer tolerate a second Kenneth.

After discussing it, the group split up and began searching for like-minded noble masters.

They first found Hewlett.

During this time, apart from welcoming the Allied forces, Hewlett had been working with Faulkner, so he must have known better than anyone how ruthless Enron was.

Therefore, Hewlett became Alex and others' primary target.

What are you talking about?

However, after exchanging a few words, Hewlett suddenly transformed into a kind middle-aged man, revealing a Buddha-like smile as he looked at Alex.

Ok?

Alex repeated what he had just said.

Hewlett repeated his own words: "What are you talking about?"

“I mean…” Alex realized something was wrong as soon as he opened his mouth.

The person sitting in front of him was a grandmaster; how could he possibly not hear what he was saying twice in a row?

But at this point, Hewlett adopted this attitude, clearly indicating that he didn't want to continue talking with them, but he didn't want to completely break off relations. He was just using this strange method to persuade them to leave quickly.

Alex immediately panicked.

This was the goal they considered most promising, and if even Hewlett couldn't persuade him, it would be even more difficult for others.

"Grandmaster, do you remember the era when Regent Kenneth was in power? Do you really want to see the Empire fall back into that dark and hopeless state? She is only the Chief of the Guard now, but considering her relationship with the Empress, if things continue like this, she will definitely become the second Kenneth!" Alex said anxiously.

Hewlett stared at him for a long time, a hint of confusion in his eyes, before slowly shaking his head.

“I would say my opinion is completely different from yours. I don’t think she will be the second Kenneth. You’ve oversimplified Kenneth and her.”

"What does this mean?" Alex asked in surprise.

Hewlett curled his lip: "Do you really know what the title of Grandmaster means?"

Do you really know what it means for one person to defeat the Covenant's reinforcements?

We usually only have two words to describe this kind of person: monster!

"..."

Alex's expression changed; he could tell that Hewlett was afraid—afraid of An Ran.

Coward, you coward!

Alex desperately wanted to stand up and yell at Hewlett, but he knew he was no match for him. So he held back and patiently advised, "Grandmaster, this is for the sake of the entire noble formation..."