Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Hewlett shook his head: "You don't understand grandmasters at all."

They didn't even know what it meant to be an aristocrat.

Alex was immediately ushered out by Hewlett: "Out of consideration for our colleague relationship, I won't report you. You should learn more about the meaning of the word 'Grandmaster' and what that ancient god named Sulaim really means."

Why are we bringing up Sulaiman again?

Alex was completely bewildered. Wasn't it just an old, immortal monster?

He was furious at Hewlett's attitude. Since you won't agree, I'll just find another target. The forest is so big, and you're not the only good-looking one.

Oh……

Hewlett shook his head as he watched Alex's expression from a distance.

idiot!

Out of consideration for the slight connection between the two families, he offered a few words of advice, but now he was just hoping Alex would go and die.

As long as you can't kill that ancient god, no matter how much you struggle, you'll end up with nothing. And right now, it seems that Anran has the strength to fight Sulaiman.

If you don't try to quickly latch onto Anran's coattails at this point, do you expect people from other countries to genuinely help you?

Why should they accept you as their son? You're not his father, and they don't want to acknowledge you as their son.

"Your whole family wouldn't even be worth a finger in front of Sulaiman. No matter what you try to achieve, you have to wait until Sulaiman is dead."

As for the comparison between Enron and Kenneth?

Although they are both masters, one is a master who is over a hundred years old, and the other is a master who could easily crush Faulkner when he was around 20 years old.

"If I were An Ran, I would kick Her Majesty the Empress away. Even if there really was that kind of relationship, I would definitely be on top."

Laughed.

Hewlett went home.

In the following days, Alex and his companions visited several more noble masters, but they received no good news.

Or they would shake their heads and sigh, "You don't understand just how amazing An Ran is."

Or they might exclaim in surprise, "Aren't those monsters our number one enemy right now?"

Or he'd close his eyes, sip his tea, and feign profundity, saying, "It's not the right time yet."

"damn it!"

Alex angrily pounded on the wall.

Even the most powerful grandmasters wouldn't dare to directly withstand the attack of a planet-destroying cannon. As for An Ran being a grandmaster-level mechanic, they could go find those old fogies in the Mechanic Guild.

"These people are all dreaming of following in An Ran's footsteps and getting a share of the profits. They're just dreaming. They'll regret it sooner or later!"

Eventually, the group found the Boyle family's doorstep.

Although this is Visa's home, Visa doesn't have a good relationship with his family, so they still have a sliver of hope.

"You're looking for our master? He's talking to the second young master right now."

Ok?

Alex and the others sensed something unusual.

“These past few days, our master and the second young master have been chatting a lot, sometimes for one or two hours at a time. Why don’t you wait in the living room for a while?”

I'm waiting for you to give me a coin!

I, Alex, cannot tolerate this.

He turned and left immediately.

It goes without saying, he just saw that Visa and Anran had a good relationship, so he shamelessly went up to them to try and build a connection.

Shameless bastard.

He calls himself a grandmaster? He's just a disgusting piece of trash!

Standing atop the high-rise, with the cold wind blowing, Alex finally understood. If he were Faulkner, he too would have been tempted to contact the Star Alliance to eliminate Enron. If only a few more Grandmasters had been deployed back then, none of these troubles would have happened.

It's unbearable to repair!

"There's no other way. We can't accomplish anything on our own."

"We'll have to think of another way."

"That's right."

"Then let's leave for now."

Alex reached out his hand, watching as those who had stood on his side left one by one.

They had agreed that it was only a temporary separation, but for some reason, Alex sensed a feeling of final farewell.

What the hell is going on here?!

He's clearly not the male lead in a youth-oriented, action-packed drama; he's over forty years old.

Alex took a deep breath of the northwest wind.

He returned home dejectedly, but not long after, something bad happened.

The military police kicked down his front door.

At this point, no one dared to stand up for him. He tried to resist, but was still subdued by the powerful master in the military police.

"puff--"

He took a heavy punch to the stomach, and the man grinned maliciously, saying, "You've really done something terrible. When you get to jail, you'll be in for a world of hurt!"

"I……"

Alex was beaten up, and his mouth was covered.

At that moment, he finally understood where that feeling of farewell was coming from.

It's in their eyes, and in their subtle, unintentional gestures.

"Ahhh-"

Alex struggled desperately.

He was betrayed.

He had agreed to fight the great demon king who was harming the interests of the nobles, and he charged forward recklessly like a fool, only to find that he was surrounded by traitors when he looked back.

That's absolutely ridiculous.

He actually became a "hero" fighting alone.

It's ridiculous that everyone defected to the Demon King out of fear.

Despite Alex's fierce resistance, he was arrested and thrown into prison, where Her Majesty the Queen will give him a fair and just trial.

But this incident also served as a reminder to some nobles.

They are not a monolithic entity.

……

10 month 9 day.

The news, which was proactively released by the imperial family, dominated the headlines that day.

Elder Faulkner of the Royal Council tragically died in battle against the demon.

Although two grandmasters who had rushed from the outside world were saved, the loss of Elder Faulkner, who had always presented a reliable image, was undoubtedly a major loss for the Empire.

Combined with the news released a few days ago—that the Covenant had temporarily retreated due to losses exceeding half its strength—the joy brought by the defense of Sark was immediately extinguished.

The casualty ratio is too high.

Although the number of monsters is decreasing, if this continues, the empire will definitely be the first to collapse.

It's clear to anyone with eyes that even if the empire survives this catastrophe, it will be reduced to a small power that can't even compare to a star system.

The Night Owl, once regarded as an enemy, will become the new overlord rising over the empire's territory.

What the hell is going on?!

Are we going to become an object of contempt by the Covenant?

First, think about whether you can survive.

In exchange for publishing this news, the elders of the Royal Council relinquished their rights and retired to enjoy their old age.

“Now the only internal rivals are those nobles, but there are still many external rivals.” An Ran scratched his head.

While they were resting, the monsters were not.

The entire capital star system has been divided into three parts.

The original capital, Aixing, was located on a sphere occupied by monsters. The area outside the sphere near the planet Sark has been completely reclaimed by the Empire. On the other side, the area represented by the Sky Mirror tourist area is an insurmountable barrier.

"If we want to make a large-scale advance, we can only go through the Sky Mirror."

"Only a small number of grandmasters will likely be surrounded by monsters and eventually die from exhaustion."

"I don't think we'll get any more reinforcements anytime soon."

"Moreover, based on previous confirmations, that ancient god will become more and more powerful over time."

At this point in the discussion, the matter has become clear.

The third attack on the Sky Realm is imminent. If the Ancient God continues to grow stronger, it alone could defeat everyone present.

The end of the ancient god era gave humanity the opportunity to develop, and the power of the ancient gods is imprinted in everyone's memory.

An Ran seemed to hear these words in her ear.

There is no turning back now.

Just like in a game where after a long build-up, the final boss emerges, but in this game, the boss won't wait for you to slowly approach; it will move on its own.

If you wander around with the mindset of sightseeing and enjoying nature, then the princess will really be killed by the BOSS.

Let's choose to move forward.

A few days later, the entire allied forces that had come to aid joined forces with the imperial expeditionary force and set off for the Sky Realm for the third time.