Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Edgar had expected this to be a battle that would last for several days, during which they might encounter obstacles from the Lord of the Night.

People with power can really do whatever they want.

Leaving that aside, Edgar suddenly became excited.

After defeating your opponent, it's time to collect the spoils.

The Protoss religion must have accumulated an astonishing amount of wealth over the years.

That's truly amazing.

An Ran thought to herself.

She was happy inside, but on the surface she had to show a look of grief.

“This is very unfortunate news,” Anran said.

"..."

Edgar and the leader of the underwater mercenary group looked down at the planet beneath their feet.

Dilapidated, a scene of devastation...

Just as An Ran said, under the attack of spatial cutting, the warehouse was gone, the church was gone, everything was gone.

Edgar clutched his chest: "Materials."

The group leader quickly added, "Money."

"And antiques."

"Someone happened to record that scene."

An Ran showed them the video.

“ε=(?ο｀*)))sigh”

An Ran let out a long sigh.

"I didn't know it was a warehouse. Sigh, if I had known it was the largest warehouse of the Protoss Cult, I wouldn't have used such a destructive weapon as Death Space. Sigh, sigh, sigh..."

He sighed three times in frustration.

Even Edgar, who initially suspected that Anran might want to take it all for herself, now thinks that's probably true.

After all, An Ran is different from them. An Ran came from out of town, so it's normal that she didn't know this.

Besides, who could have imagined that warehouse would be so vulnerable?

Finally, with heavy hearts, the Time-Space and Undersea Mercenary Group divided up the items that Protoss had stored in a small warehouse elsewhere.

"To express my apology, I've decided to split these supplies 30/70 with you, and we'll only take 30%."

Edgar was taken aback and quickly declined, saying, "I'm so sorry, you've put in so much effort."

“Yes, yes,” An Ran said repeatedly.

His face was filled with guilt.

This is a natural performance.

It couldn't be more real.

"Since you've put it that way, then we'll accept it."

Hmm.

An Ran was stunned for a moment.

Don't other people say they should decline three times? How come you agreed so quickly?

After muttering a few words to herself, An Ran continued to exchange pleasantries with the underwater mercenary group.

She breathed a sigh of relief after finally getting rid of all these people.

perfect.

In this way, all the benefits that were due would be obtained.

As for the territories occupied by the Protoss Cult, An Ran didn't take any of them; she only took back the Hog system, which originally belonged to the Rabbit-Eared Clan.

This enhanced the underwater mercenary group's perception of time and space.

He truly deserves to be the Star Domain Ruler's capable assistant.

They're even giving up the territory they worked so hard to conquer, so there's no way they'd be greedy for those materials.

"It's about time to move the rabbit-eared people and the sea people here."

Anran touched her chin.

"But we'll have to deal with Bridges first."

As Anran was examining her attribute panel, preparing to upgrade, she received a message from Erin.

"There have been some achievements in the research on the ancient gods."

"Wait here, I'll be right there."

Chapter 23 is about making money, not scamming.

Since the base was only recently completed, Erin's medical research institute is still located on Dolphin Star.

It took Anran several days to get there.

On the way, Anran invested all the experience she had accumulated from the missions into the Mechanic profession, and her level reached 182.

Correspondingly, the six dimensions also became—

力量1652、敏捷1637、耐力1124、智力3229、精神1612（精神壁垒额外增加322）、魅力12

An Ran's high intelligence allowed her to analyze the newly acquired blueprints without any obstacles.

The basic knowledge gathered before coming to the Dust Territory is also an essential part of the smooth analysis process.

Then An Ran checked the mission rewards again.

The item rewarded for destroying the headquarters of the Protoss Cult, [Secret of the Infinite Corridor], is a restricted item that generates a powerful mental storm that traps all targets within a certain range in an illusion.

The longer the creature is trapped, the more energy it will consume. Eventually, the creature's body will completely atrophy, and its nervous system will degenerate.

At best, they become disabled; at worst, they become mindless zombies.

From another reward, [Random Mechanical Blueprint (Colored)], I safely obtained a [World Siphon Channel (Level 182)], a star-shaped metal ring about the size of a bracelet that can banish enemies into hyperspace.

While it may not necessarily kill the enemy, it can produce unexpected effects when facing a strong foe, making it a pretty good blueprint.

The first item reward for defeating Nicol, [Mark of Judgment], is Nicol's signature skill, but it can only be used once.

"It can still come in handy at crucial moments."

An Ran put the props away, and her gaze fell on the second reward, the [Mechanical Blueprint Advancement Card].

Her most lethal weapons now are the Guardian, Annihilation Particles, and the Grouped Sequence Matrix.

Although the Death Space looks fierce, it is unlikely to be effective against even slightly stronger Grandmasters. Even if it is upgraded, it probably won't bring about a qualitative change.

"Annihilation particles are single-use weapons."

"The production cost of grouped sequence matrices is already high enough."

After thinking it over, I think it's the most cost-effective to give it to the Guardian.

"When I get a similar advanced card in the future, I'll use it on the Annihilation Particle."

A card shimmering with a dim white light appeared in An Ran's right hand.

Meanwhile, out of sight of others, Anran opened her own blueprint library.

Select [Guardian (Ether Mechanic Limited Edition)].

[Upgrade this blueprint?]

【Yes! 】

Please confirm again.

【Yes! 】

[Blueprints are being upgraded]

This process lasted only a dozen seconds.

White feathers fell from above the drawing library.

After the upgrade animation ended, Anran received a brand new blueprint.

【Guardian Ex+ (Ether Mechanic Limited Edition)】

Level requirement: 185-190

Those who master the power of ether can display combat strength no less than that of cosmic behemoths and star-slayers.

It is a machine, but also a combination of machine and superpower.

It is the stepping stone to the path of mechanical domination.

Analysis requires an intelligence level of 3000.

An Ran nodded in satisfaction.

Keep in mind that her intelligence level is 3229.

Parsing is not a problem.

The problem is that the new version of the Guardians is too expensive.

Even if all the Empire's planetary motherships were loaded together, it wouldn't be enough to build a Guardian Ex+.

"Fortunately, I took over the Protos Cult's large warehouse for myself. Upgrading just one Guardian shouldn't be a big problem."

After all, it's a "monster" of the highest level, 190, so it's completely understandable that it would take so many resources to create it.

"Once this is completed, my mechanical legion will have a hard time finding an opponent under the Dominator."

Anran was in a pretty good mood.