Poverty makes me capable of anything.

If we're talking about who's the best at gathering intelligence, then at least on 1886, it's definitely the player.

As long as players take the initiative, their intelligence-gathering ability is top-notch. After all, players dare to walk right into a meeting in Dawnstar, hear the news, and then commit suicide to return to their respawn point.

NPCs wouldn't dare.

How do we motivate players?

Of course, it's about posting tasks.

However, An Ran cannot reveal herself for the time being; she needs an intermediary.

The moment An Ran heard about intermediaries, she thought of leading the escape.

I haven't seen him for several days.

Go and reconnect with your partner.

Before she knew it, An Ran had arrived at the entrance of the security department's recruit training camp.

Chapter 56 The Intermediary

Since An Ran didn't know where Zhou Jieyu lived, she had to come to the recruit training camp to find her.

According to information she found on the forum, she knew that all players who had just joined the security department had to complete a series of tasks in the recruit training camp.

Compared to Jiuge, the Security Department is not so free.

The Security Department, a regular military force, operates in a completely different manner from Jiuge, founded by visitors from the Empire.

Jiuge is more like a guild with benefits and subsidies.

Anran stood calmly at the gate.

A sign hangs on the right: "Unauthorized personnel are prohibited from entering."

But it's not a big problem.

There are soldiers on duty at the entrance.

Anran went up to him and explained the situation.

Strangers are, after all, special.

The new recruit did not make things difficult for An Ran. After informing An Ran that Zhou Jieyu was in the barracks, he went in to announce it.

After waiting for a few minutes, An Ran saw a girl in a blue uniform carrying a gun run out of the barracks.

It was Zhou Jieyu, her forehead covered in sweat, her hair disheveled.

This is Zhou Jieyu, full of heroic spirit.

The drastic change in her appearance and temperament almost made An Ran think that she was Zhou Jieyu's twin sister.

But IDs don't lie.

……

Zhou Jieyu was immediately excited when she heard the announcement from the new recruits on guard at the gate.

The mysterious and powerful NPC An Ran actually took the initiative to come to her.

It's definitely not a reunion of old friends. Zhou Jieyu didn't believe An Ran was so free; she must have come with a mission.

Thinking about An Ran's mission rewards, Zhou Jieyu subconsciously ignored the mission process.

An NPC will proactively come and offer you a quest.

Is this the benefit of increasing favorability?

Even when assigning tasks, they will first look for people with high favorability.

Thinking of this, Zhou Jieyu didn't hesitate. The moment she met An Ran again, she didn't even pay attention to how many hats An Ran was wearing, and directly took out a wad of banknotes.

"Give!"

"..."

An Ran glanced at it and saw that it was ten 100-dollar bills.

She understood immediately, smiled slightly, and put the money in her pocket.

As a reward, Zhou Jieyu's favorability rating increased by 5 points.

The girl is getting smarter and smarter, and she's getting richer and richer too!

They deserve to be nurtured!

An Ran's favorability increased by 5!

Huh, it's only 5 o'clock?

Zhou Jieyu was stunned for a moment.

It seems that it gets harder to increase favorability as you progress. I only have 26 favorability points so far.

However, these 26 points of goodwill seem to have many benefits.

Because Zhou Jieyu had just opened Anran's Secret Shop.

The props sold inside seem to be more powerful, although they are a bit pricey.

Then, in the mentor panel, the Mechanic class surprisingly had the option to become a Junior Mechanic.

Affection level requirement: 30.

Incidentally, after unlocking the Mechanic class, Zhou Jieyu, following the advice of the leader, has been focusing on leveling up this class.

After a few days of basic training, her level rose to 6, much faster than when she was aimlessly wandering around before, and she will soon reach level 7.

"I need your help with something!" An Ran stared at Zhou Jieyu and said seriously.

Clothes make the man.

In her eyes, Zhou Jieyu is quite stunning now.

Especially the strands of hair that are close to her forehead, making you want to gently brush them aside.

"Just tell me!" Zhou Jieyu said, taking it all on.

She was smiling happily.

Zhou Jieyu, a sunny and energetic girl, is full of vitality.

"Due to the unusual movements of the Morning Star Rebels, the residents of Twin Moon City are now gripped by panic..."

An Ran threw out the opening remarks she had prepared beforehand.

There's always a long prelude before a major event begins.

As An Ran narrated, Zhou Jieyu nodded frequently.

"Therefore, I hope you can mobilize the forces of the Strangers to help me gather intelligence about Morning Star. Although the Strangers are still relatively weak, I believe you can make a name for yourselves in this war!"

An Ran patted Zhou Jieyu's shoulder solemnly.

She discovered that Zhou Jieyu had the potential of a passionate young person.

Before the task was even assigned, Zhou Jieyu acted as if she absolutely had to ask me to do it.

This girl has such high awareness!

An Ran then issued two special tasks to Zhou Jieyu.

Firstly: [Gathering intelligence].

The task can be repeated.

Since Anran is currently level 11, the maximum experience reward for this mission is 5500 experience points per run.

The difficulty of these special missions involving intelligence gathering is uncertain, so they are directly categorized as X. The actual difficulty depends on the importance of the intelligence provided by the player.

The game system has its own evaluation criteria. It will automatically classify intelligence, and then Anran can distribute rewards to players based on this classification.

Experience rewards are just one type of reward; in fact, Anran could easily replace them with other items of equal value.

Furthermore, the game doesn't impose many restrictions on item rewards.

Enron could easily issue a task that requires players to clean toilets, and then set the reward as a spaceship.

However, unless An Ran has lost her mind, she would never do such a thing.

It's just cleaning a toilet; rewarding someone with a toilet seat is considered a luxury.

Task Two: [Guide]

The task can be repeated.

By designating Zhou Jieyu as the guide, other players can obtain rewards equivalent to the "Gathering Intelligence" quest after they gather information and inform Zhou Jieyu.

Zhou Jieyu can also use this intelligence to claim her reward here at Anran.

This way, Zhou Jieyu would be the only person liaising with Anran, greatly reducing the risk of exposure.

Zhou Jieyu has to deal with a lot of NPCs every day, so even if she interacts with them frequently, it won't attract the attention of others.

After all, no one would have expected such a special NPC to exist.

They would only think that Zhou Jieyu was trying to gain favor with An Ran.

Zhou Jieyu was overjoyed upon receiving the task; she was practically ready to hug and kiss An Ran.

However, she remained restrained. This was an opportunity, a chance to become a hero among the players!

I'll go back right now and discuss with my brother how to complete the task.

After saying goodbye, Zhou Jieyu slipped away quickly and rushed into the recruit camp.

An Ran watched Zhou Jieyu leave, then checked the time; it was already lunchtime.

After feeding Ella, at Ella's insistence, Anran took Ella to the research and development center.

Upon entering the workshop, Anran immediately immersed herself in the boundless endeavor of mechanical manufacturing.

Ella, on the other hand, was tinkering with the equipment all by herself.

Inferior exoskeleton armor.