Poverty makes me capable of anything.

An Ran then witnessed what it meant to swallow something whole.

After the ancient essence was fully formed, Aila's speed of absorbing metal became even more exaggerated.

Despite being a superalloy so hard that even naval cannons couldn't break it, it was no different from cooked noodles in front of Ella.

The metal twisted and flew to Ella's front, then merged into the white "portal" in front of her.

"terrible."

Tan recalled the fear of being dominated by the ancient essence.

At that time, the machine tribes mining resources in Hidden Sands unearthed a peculiar white crystal, but disaster struck. All the machine life that approached it was devoured by that ancient essence.

This includes an advanced android life form rated G148.

The Mech Tribe paid a heavy price to keep the ancient essence in their own hands.

Tan He never expected that the ferocious ancient essence could be trained by such a cute little girl. It's truly... a feat that fully utilizes imagination.

While Anran waited for Ella to eat, bad news suddenly arrived.

Players stranded at the border hive were slaughtered!

It's said that because An Ran disappeared for too long, the news that came out after she reappeared was that she was trapped in the City of Enlightenment.

The progenitor of the Zerg was delighted upon hearing this news.

It endured so much in silence that even its own descendants began to resent it; finally, it got its chance for revenge.

At the command of the Zerg progenitor, countless Zerg swarmed towards the players who had temporarily lost their "backing".

Even the planet they were staying on was destroyed.

Thanks to these angry bugs that blew up the planet, players were able to return to their previous respawn point, which was located in Baplo.

However, the Zerg's advance did not stop.

The Zerg, having prepared to launch a surprise attack and then immediately retreat, arrived in front of the portal.

"Charge! Charge! Charge!"

The massive Zerg progenitor led the charge, storming into Paradise.

then……

They're lost!

The portal is located deep within the park. Over the years, humanity has yet to fully understand the park's flight path, let alone the Zerg.

The overwhelming swarm of insects stopped in their tracks, too afraid to move forward.

The progenitor of the Zerg hesitated.

If it continues forward, it might find the location of the time-space portal, but the chances are slim. However, it would be unwilling to retreat now.

They only killed a few "ordinary people," which was not enough to avenge their family.

You should know that they signed a treaty that humiliated and ceded their rights.

A brilliant idea struck them: the ingenious Zerg progenitor had devised another, albeit less feasible, strategy.

They captured the hostages and subjected them to severe torture!

Through its tireless efforts, it actually found a few players in the border hive who hadn't had time to evacuate.

"Tell us how to get to the dimensional base, or I'll show you what cruelty truly means!"

"Oh."

The captured player sneered and casually picked his nose: "Come on, come on then!"

He was prepared that if the bug tortured him in strange ways, he would record the video, then severely condemn the game developers, demand compensation, or else he would stir up trouble!

Hum hum……

So he was brutally ravaged.

And in the end, they actually managed to get a gift pack from the official channels.

[Incredible! The big capitalists have yielded! This is an incredible achievement!]

He originally thought he might be blacklisted, but he never expected that his wish would actually come true.

The Zerg progenitor was in despair.

"Let's go, we can't stay here anymore."

Ultimately, it's nothing more than completely leaving behind places where humans live and heading towards the unknown edge of the universe.

But even the progenitors of the Zerg knew that they could never wash away this shame.

Anran has become so powerful that it inspires despair.

"Slipped away again?"

An Ran was speechless for a moment.

These bugs are such cowards! She thought she could gain some more experience this time, but they just carried it all away.

However, this is also good news for the empire.

The Empire has long suffered at the hands of the Insectoids.

Now that the Zerg have migrated away and the Demon race has been crippled, as long as the flames of rebellion ignited by the Night Owls are extinguished, the Empire will surely rise from the ashes and be stronger than ever before.

Of course, this is on the premise that Anran remains in the empire.

The surrounding situation is favorable, but the empire's high-end combat capabilities have been significantly affected.

A few days later, Ella successfully absorbed most of the Enlightenment City, and safely stored the remaining part in the Ether Machinery Factory.

Ella's level has reached 165. After fully digesting the information, she is expected to reach level 168, which is still much lower than Anran had anticipated, but it is still quite good.

If she didn't use her spatial abilities, Ella could easily overpower the panda.

However, since it's all about raw strength, the panda would be more powerful in a real fight.

The reason I have to leave is because I have no other choice.

We've been dragging this out for far too long. Those resurrected ancient gods must be eliminated. Night Owl has sent a request for negotiation, and the Republic is also asking for help.

The situation is dire; those in Night Owl with clear heads understand that they can no longer defeat the resurgent empire.

However, it must be said that not everyone thinks this way. Some people have other plans, and they are unwilling to lose everything they have worked so hard to gain.

An Ran needed to rush over to cover the fallout, lest an unexpected incident occur during the negotiations, causing the hard-won opportunity to resolve the issue peacefully to be lost.

"At this point, we need a psionic portal."

After obtaining this image, Anran basically didn't touch it because she didn't need it at the time.

But things are different now; at crucial moments, the entire hyperspace system can be brought over.

The border between the Night Owl's territory and the Imperial domain.

The representatives from both sides finally met.

Chapter 14 The Last Piece of the Puzzle

The meeting place is in a sector adjacent to the Naglia border region.

Given that this was only the first meeting, the scale and ceremony of the meeting, though grand, were not made public.

No one knows whether the problem can be resolved peacefully in the end. If the negotiations fail, we will eventually have to go back to the battlefield and settle things with fists. In that case, announcing the news in advance is not a good thing.

"If it weren't for that weird rule, Night Owl would have been beaten to a pulp by the princess long ago."

Inside the cockpit of the Devil Ship, Juliana muttered softly.

An Ran said with a smile, "This rule is quite useful. Without it, I probably wouldn't be here anymore, and I would never have been able to grow to this point."

Juliana nodded; she was only making a small complaint.

“This meeting is expected to last for several days. I can keep an eye on things here. Your Highness, why don’t you go and rest?” Juliana said again.

An Ran shook her head: "It's okay, I don't have anything else to do right now, so waiting here is no problem at all."

"emmm..."

As soon as Anran finished speaking, Juliana looked at her with a resentful gaze.

Juliana couldn't help but feel resentful. She felt like a superfluous person, and could only silently watch An Ran's figure gradually disappear into the distance.

Anran is growing up too fast, so fast that Juliana can't keep up with her pace at all.

Juliana was always grateful to Anran for taking her away from that cold castle, so no matter what the former pirate princess Anran asked her to do, she would obediently complete it. Even the painful training she underwent, Juliana worked several times harder than others.

Juliana's efforts resulted in a rapid increase in her strength.

When the pirate princess Anran appointed her as the head of the guard, Juliana felt that her opportunity had come.

"I must repay Her Highness's trust in me!"

however……

"I couldn't do anything when Your Highness was reincarnated."

"There was nothing I could do when Her Highness was adrift in the gaps between worlds."

"Even when Your Highness was fighting the ancient gods, I still couldn't do anything."

Aside from some simple coordination and integration work, she couldn't do anything else.

The vast gap between reality and ideals caused Juliana deep pain, especially when she looked up at Ella and the panda's backs.

"What value do I have now?"

Clenching his fists, his slightly long nails prickled his palms, causing a slight stinging sensation.

Juliana pursed her lips tightly, unable to utter a single word.

At this moment, Heloise walked in from outside the cockpit: "Your Majesty, we just received a message from the Strangers that Godwin, who came with the Night Owl delegation, left the venue and then departed from Coret alone."

"Oh?"

An Ran raised an eyebrow, and sure enough, the most restless guy in the Night Owl organization started to move.