Poverty makes me capable of anything.

The Star Domain Ruler who created the essence of antiquity?

Her gaze fell on Ella, and Ella turned her head as if by telepathy.

Eyes facing each other.

Anran received a new story mission from the game.

You have triggered the hidden story quest [Creator]. Do you wish to accept it?

Experience a segment of the story; the mission reward is 30 billion free experience points and ???.

An Ran fell into deep thought.

She suddenly felt a little scared.

If we take Ella there now, will the Starfield Overlord take her away?

This is something Anran cannot accept.

Tan He said, "Actually, that person has been observing you for a long time, so you don't need to be nervous."

“That’s not what I’m worried about.” An Ran shook her head. “By the way, since we’re about to leave this star system, don’t you want to go back to the Mechanical Church for a visit? Speaking of which, Ella is still the next Pope of the Mechanical Church.”

"This……"

Tan He originally wanted to refuse, but An Ran pressed her advantage.

"The younger generation of the Mechanicus would be overjoyed to know you're still alive. The Mechanicus is in such a sorry state mainly because of the lack of blueprints. Although I can give them the blueprints, wouldn't it be more meaningful for you to do it yourself?"

"..."

Tan He sighed.

"That's right, they won't be back for a short time."

He shook his head and disappeared from An Ran's sight.

Now how to do?

Should we take Ella directly there?

"No."

This is a one-way portal.

"Let's leave here for now."

An Ran didn't want to do anything she wasn't sure of, and even if she were to go, she still had a lot of things to take care of.

Perhaps it's not too late to try it after the players return.

Players can't die anyway, it's a shame not to use them for experiments.

"Okay, I'll listen to Anran."

Hearing Ella's words, An Ran breathed a sigh of relief.

So what if she's the ruler of the star field? In any case, Ella is hers.

Chapter 18 One Year

As the status of the transdimensional world rose, the status of the headquarters of the Mechanicus, located on the planet Baplo, also rose accordingly.

This feeling became even more pronounced after the Nagria Borderlands were designated as a territory under Anran's control.

Elsewhere, the Mechanic Guild still holds a very high status, but in the Nagria border region and the Black Tide region, which is also greatly affected by the hyperspace, the Mechanic Church is now the most coveted holy land for mechanics.

Everyone knows that Enran, the savior who shone brightly during the Empire's crisis, followed the path of the Aether Mechanic.

If it weren't for the loss of the Mechanic Church's legacy, the Mechanic Guild would probably have been crushed to the bottom long ago, thanks to this favorable wind.

"Aren't you ashamed? Look at yourselves, Anran Palace has reached this point with an incomplete inheritance, while you have mastered such a systematic learning method, yet you end up like complete idiots, serving almost no purpose!"

Some members of the Mechanic's Guild were verbally abused, but they dared not refute them.

An Ran's reputation is too great. By standing up to confront others at this time, she means she wants to have a real showdown with them.

Clearly, most people in the mechanical industry don't have the idea of ​​competing with others.

On this day, a light drizzle fell in the Superspace City 1 of the planet Baplo.

Tan Lu swept up the fallen leaves in the church courtyard, stretched, and was about to turn back to the church when her eyes suddenly widened.

In the misty drizzle, a tall figure slowly walked over.

He didn't use an umbrella, but he didn't get wet at all.

Because all the rainwater had penetrated his body, he was like a projected phantom.

This person...

Tan Lu felt as if she had seen this person somewhere before.

Her heart began to pound rapidly, bursting forth with unprecedented force.

"It's a statue!"

Tan Lu screamed.

It was the statue she had seen countless times since she was a child.

There was also an identical statue in the courtyard at this time—

Tan He, the founder of the Mechanical Vatican.

They were also her ancestors.

The statue of Tan He exudes a heroic aura, while the man walking out from the drizzle carries a sense of worldly experience and profound understanding.

"It's a ghost."

Tan Lu rubbed her eyes vigorously.

But the figure didn't disappear; instead, it was already standing in front of her when she came to her senses.

He looked at her with those calm, unwavering eyes.

"..."

Tan Lu quickly took out the detector in her hand and shone it on Tan He.

There was no fluctuation, and no temperature.

But calling it a phantom isn't quite right either, as the light in the air doesn't seem to be disturbed.

"Junior," Tan He suddenly spoke.

Tan Lu was so shocked that she took several steps back and stammered, "You, you can speak?"

"Nonsense, of course I can speak."

"Then, what exactly are you?!"

Tan Lu's right hand trembled uncontrollably. A ghost? A hallucination?

"I'm your ancestor, what do you think I am?" Tan He said irritably.

Although he understood that his juniors would have a hard time comprehending his way of being, he was still furious to see that each of them was less and less capable than the last.

The dishes prepared by the Mechanicus are the real dishes, the ones that give the Empire peace of mind by allowing it to ignore the Mechanicus's development.

This is infuriating!

If it weren't for the monstrous An Ran proving the Ether Mechanic's power, he would probably have been branded a fraud by the Mechanic Guild years later.

Tan Lu said urgently, "I, of course I know that Tan He is my ancestor, but he is dead. What exactly are you?"

Tan He said, "Alright, I don't have time to waste with a junior like you. Go and summon the current Pope. After leaving my final gift to you, I will leave this star system for good and pursue higher truths."

"I……"

"Hurry up and go call someone!"

"Yes Yes Yes."

Startled, Tan Lu hurriedly ran into the church.

As she ran, she shouted, "The statues have come back to life! The statues of our ancestors have come back to life! Your Holiness, this is incredible!"

When we met again, his descendants were everywhere.

After seeing it with his own eyes, Tan He's feelings were quite complicated.

The generation closest to him has passed away, and now only these descendants, who are related to him by blood but have no feelings for him, stand before him.

but.

In this human society bound by blood ties.

Even if you've never met, the word "blood" can unconsciously bring you closer.

The elderly pope nearly fainted upon seeing Tan He, leaving the group at a loss.

Fortunately, Anran, who had already returned to the planet Bapulo, came to his rescue.

"This really is Tan He, the founder of the Mechanical Church. He exists in the world in a way that is hard to understand. The reason he came back this time is because he is going to the star field opposite Hidden Life Sandbar. He hopes to see you one last time before he leaves."

what?

An Ran's words contained so much information that the people of the Mechanicus couldn't process it at all.

However, since it was An Ran who said it, they did not question it.

Given Anran's strength, there was no need for him to deceive them.

An Ran watched Tan He's conversation with his junior from a distance.

He's a guy with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

Despite his harsh words, he still unreservedly transferred all his accumulated wealth to the current Mechanical Church, including the locations of some mines he had discovered.

"This is all I can do to help you," Tan He said. "I'm about to leave, and I'm afraid I'll never come back."

"Ancestor, couldn't you stay?"