Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Seemingly recalling the man's appearance, An Ran was astonished to find that the man, who had previously seemed somewhat nonchalant, suddenly changed his expression, becoming so respectful that even the "chameleon" would feel inferior.

For a level 180 Grandmaster to show such an expression, he might be a Star Domain Ruler!

Anran had many guesses about Ayra's origins. After all, the Ancient Essence was dug out by the Mechanized Tribe from Hidden Sands, and there were several Grandmasters in the star field opposite Hidden Sands.

Furthermore, as an important hidden character, Ella's storyline is completely absent in the 1.0 and 2.0 eras. Will she be revealed in the 3.0 or 4.0 era?

If that's the case, the ancient essence might indeed be related to a certain star system ruler.

The NPC had no idea what An Ran was thinking, and he put away the ancient essence.

"Who gave it to you?" An Ran asked.

The NPC shook his head: "I can't tell you that for now, but you'll find out when you have the chance."

"Ah……"

It's all routines.

An Ran snorted. Fine, I won't say then.

As for the Star Domain Ruler, as long as she doesn't die, she will eventually reach that position.

"Let's get back to business," the NPC said. "You can't go to the City of Enlightenment right now, at least Ella can't go."

"why?"

"The Mechanized Tribe has an Ascension Plan; I don't know if you've heard of it."

An Ran nodded; she had heard about it before.

Mechanical ascension, I wonder what kind of hammer they can fly.

The NPC said, "Ayla is the core of this ascension plan. Your growth rate is too fast, so much so that when the Omnic Horde found Ayla, they found it difficult to bring her back directly. In order to realize their plan that they have been planning for hundreds of years, they now have to force you to send Ayla over in this way."

An Ran frowned: "I have no intention of handing Ella over to them."

“I know.” The NPC gestured for Anran to calm down. “Whether you had such intentions or not, once you brought Ella near the City of Enlightenment, you’d fallen for their trick!”

"Uh……"

“As soon as you get there, Ella will fall into a mental trap. I think you shouldn’t have forgotten what Ella’s original form was when she was first born, right?”

An Ran's expression changed drastically!

Yes!

Ella was originally composed of ancient essence and AI chips from the crashed spaceship of the Omnic Tribe.

At this point, An Ran no longer doubted the NPC's words. She felt a wave of fear; if she had managed to escape, Ella would have been in danger.

With her strength alone, can she really defeat the well-prepared Omnic tribe and rescue Ella?

An felt a slight chill on her back after calming down.

After defeating the powerful ancient god with a bunch of props, she became arrogant.

Her level is very high, but with her current accumulation of blueprints, it would be really difficult for her to destroy the Enlightened City, which is known as the world's number one war machine.

This is completely different from the battle with the ancient god Suleien; An Ran could no longer possibly accumulate such high attributes.

Moreover, her opponent is the Mechanized Tribe, who are also experts in mechanics.

It's hard to say whether Anran restrained them or they restrained Anran.

"So, it's better to be a little cowardly when necessary, and wait until you're stronger before causing them trouble," the NPC said.

Anran had to admit that what he said made a lot of sense.

Give her another year. Once she unlocks some of the advanced blueprints, so what if she becomes the world's number one war machine?

but.

"I refuse!"

An Ran shook her head.

"There's no time left."

This is reality.

If everyone had ample time to prepare, the world would be more stable, but it would also miss out on many astonishing miracles.

The man remained silent.

After a long while, his slightly somber expression was once again replaced by a smile.

"This is the choice you would make."

What a responsible act in a critical moment!

Truly admirable!

However, what he didn't know was that An Ran was actually feeling sorry for her mission.

Once you complete all the tasks related to rebuilding the empire, you should be able to level up twice.

Although it's still a bit far from level 180, it's not that far off, is it?

Moreover, even if someone goes there, it's not impossible for them to escape.

Why can't we do something like deserting in the face of battle?

"In that case, I'll go with you."

Ee-ee-ee!

An Ran was greatly alarmed.

"You're coming too?!"

“That’s right.” The man nodded.

This is a level 180 BOSS! If he goes with us, wouldn't we be guaranteed a win?

Unfortunately, Anran's beautiful fantasy was shattered as soon as it took shape.

The man shook his head and said, "Don't overthink it. My current body has an imposing aura, but I can't exert any strength at all."

An Ran's face immediately turned green.

Grass!

If you can't unleash your full potential, then what's the point of going there?

I strongly suspect you are a spy sent by the other side!

"Going together as a couple would be too conspicuous. If our whereabouts are exposed, it will be troublesome," An Ran said with an awkward laugh.

Why don't you just not go?

The man immediately became unhappy.

How dare you look down on me?!

An Ran's meaning was crystal clear; if he couldn't understand it, he must be deaf.

He said, "Don't think that just because I can't take action now, you won't be able to move an inch in the City of Enlightenment without me!"

(⊙o⊙) What?

An Ran blinked. This wasn't a hallucination!

She rolled her eyes and said, "Where do you usually pay your taxes when you're bragging? I'd like to learn that too."

"Humph!"

The man flicked his robe, revealing his superior demeanor.

So wearing a longer coat is still useful, Anran thought.

Do you know what I do?

"Ok?"

"You should know that I was once a world-renowned mechanic!"

Anran expressed disbelief.

It's important to know that mechanics in this star system aren't highly regarded. There are some skilled ones, but to say they're world-renowned is a stretch.

Stop making a scene for yourself.

"Tan He, you must have heard of that name, right? Even if you haven't heard of Tan He, you should have heard of Tindas."

"what?!"

An Ran's eyes widened.

What the hell.

"It's you—"

"Now you understand, right?" Tan He's appearance changed, becoming the image that An Ran was familiar with. "With my strength as a mechanic and my experience visiting the City of Enlightenment, even if I can't take action myself, I can still provide you with tremendous help."

That's true, but—

"Aren't you already dead?"

The people of the Mechanic Church personally confirmed it and then burned it themselves.

“Death is another kind of rebirth,” Tan He said.

"..."

There's a story behind this, but he doesn't want to tell An Ran yet.

An Ran asked, "Since you're still alive, why did you just stand by and watch the Mechanic Church be oppressed by the Mechanic Guild and the Holy Order without doing anything, and wait for me to come and save them?"

"There's nothing I can do about it; I can't stay in this state forever," Tan said helplessly.

An Ran nodded: "I understand, so it's true that I saved the Mechanical Church, right?"

Tan nodded.

"You founded the Mechanical Church, didn't you?"

Tan nodded.