Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Half-step Grandmaster.

In other words, they have already paved the way to becoming a grandmaster; all they lack are the experience of becoming top-tier masters.

This unassuming man is actually a half-step Grandmaster?

"Unfortunately, your luck seems to be a bit off. In the game of choosing one of two opponents, you drew the one you couldn't possibly beat."

The smile was blatant mockery!

Godwin's face began to contort.

The burning rage consumed the fear in his heart.

What utter nonsense.

"I'll fight you to the death!"

Godwin roared and lunged at Anran.

"Sorry, I'm not your opponent."

An Ran's figure disappeared into the space station, and Godwin, like an uncontrollable bull, charged straight out of the space station.

Just as he was about to turn around to rescue the assassins trained by his family, En blocked his way.

The robes moved on their own even without wind.

Above Eun-ye's head was a dazzling star chart.

"Are they from the Crystal Civilization?"

Wasn't Xavier the strongest figure in the Crystal Civilization? When did such a genius appear?

Thinking about this, Godwin suddenly realized that perhaps Anran was just trying to scare him.

But in any case, battle was now unavoidable.

Godwin pressed his left chest, and a touch of warmth eased the pain there.

"Whether this is true or false, I have once glimpsed the Grandmaster realm, and I am not entirely without the ability to fight!"

come on!

To die or to live.

It was tied to World War I.

Godwin has made up his mind.

Having burned to ashes and glowing with a fiery red light, Godwin lunged at Enye.

"This is also my first battle after joining the Hyperdimensional Dimension, and I must not tarnish the reputation of the Crystal Civilization."

Enye grabbed the astrolabe and smashed it directly on Godwin's head.

This is a head-on battle with no holding back.

In the end, En had the last laugh. After exhausting his last bit of strength, Godwin suffered a severe hemorrhage.

He transformed into a ball of flame, burning on the big screen, seemingly about to penetrate the screen and descend into reality.

Those watching from outside the screen remained silent for a long time.

Before his spirits were broken, Godwin was once a hero in the eyes of the Night Owlmen.

But people change.

It's not easy to remain unchanged under the erosion of time.

"It seems the trouble has been completely resolved, and our peace talks can continue."

The representative from the empire wore a warm smile.

He tried to lighten the mood, but the people on Night Owl's side couldn't laugh at all.

The imperial representative shrugged helplessly; the peace talks had to continue.

However, what happened here has nothing to do with An Ran anymore.

What she urgently needs to deal with now are the ancient gods discovered within the empire's borders.

By early April, news of peace talks between the Empire and the Night Owls had leaked out. At this point, the two peace talks were only missing some details to be resolved.

Meanwhile, Anran cooperated with the Grandmasters of the Empire to wipe out the Ancient Gods active within the Empire's territory, gaining over 40 billion experience points.

“I’m going to the Republic in a few days. On the way, I’ll pass through the settlement of the Huanye tribe. Would you be interested in coming with me to take a look?”

An Ran called out to An Qianqian, who was playing around with the sea creature girl.

"emmm..."

An Qianqian hesitated.

She hadn't been there since she was very young, so she had virtually no memories of it. The things she knew were all told to her by her mother.

Therefore, An Qianqian was very conflicted.

Even if I went, it wouldn't seem to make any sense.

"There's something delicious over there."

"I'll go!" An Qianqian immediately raised her hand.

Now 15 years old, her personality seems no different from before; gluttony and playfulness remain her constant themes.

"Get ready, we're leaving tomorrow or the day after."

"understand!"

……

On the ring of Pavlo, Juliana sat alone in the fountain park, looking dazed.

This is a rare moment of rest after get off work.

It was also a time for her to vent her frustrations in her personal world.

What should I do?

Princess only brought Ella with her on this trip again, no, she also brought An Qianqian.

But no matter who she brings along, it has nothing to do with her.

"You've been acting a little strange lately."

Anran sat down next to Juliana.

"Yeah, it was pretty awful... Hey, Your Highness, what brings you here!?"

Juliana, who had been looking down, immediately stood up in a panic when she realized that the person sitting next to her was Anne.

An Ran patted the empty seat to her right, gesturing for Juliana to sit down: "Actually, I've noticed this for a long time, but since I'm going on a long trip this time, I still plan to ask about the situation."

"I……"

Juliana, sitting down, was so nervous that she didn't know where to put her hands.

Did Your Highness notice her unusual behavior all along?

It's so embarrassing; he's always causing trouble for Her Highness the Princess.

Is there something on your mind that you can't tell me?

Anran looked up at the starry sky.

Brilliant, boundless...

How big is this world?

Once you surpass that mountain peak and reach the realm of star system dominion, what kind of world awaits you?

Juliana bit her lip: "Your Highness, am I really that useless?"

"Why do you say that?"

“Ella, Panda, they can both help Her Highness, but I…”

"Aren't you helping me all the time?" An Ran asked in surprise.

"I……"

"Without you, the vast Hyperdimensional space would never have been able to be integrated. With my management skills, Hyperdimensional space would have fallen apart countless times. At least one-third of the credit for Hyperdimensional space's growth to where it is today belongs to you, Juliana. If I am the founder of Hyperdimensional space, then you are the core of Hyperdimensional space, the computing module that controls the operation of the entire Hyperdimensional space."

Juliana blushed: "It's not that amazing."

Anran turned her head back to the right side: "And even if Juliana doesn't know anything, just sitting next to me like this is the greatest support you can give me. You know, whether in my past life or this life, before I met you, I was always alone. After experiencing loneliness, I long for someone to stand by my side to support me even more."

"your Highness……"

Juliana suddenly buried her head in Anran's chest.

"..."

I inexplicably feel like a caring older sister, but in reality, after all this time, Anran is only 22 years old.

Okay, let's continue hugging for a while longer.

4 month 9 day.

An Ran, along with Ella and An Qianqian, embarked on their journey to the Republic.

Once the four keys are gathered together, a red dot appears on the map representing the location of the fifth key; that moving red dot is now within the Republic's territory.

This is the final piece of the puzzle to open that door.

"set off!"

Chapter 15 Guardians

Over the past few months, Anran has accumulated a total of 236 billion Freedom Experience Points.

After leveling up to 177, Anran's attributes changed again.

【六围】：力量1652、敏捷1637、耐力108⑨、智力3129、精神1587（精神壁垒额外+310）、魅力12