Poverty makes me capable of anything.

As everyone knows, Silent City has only one Star Domain Ruler.

If there were two, Virginia wouldn't need to go to great lengths to recruit potential rulers of the star system.

Or is it...?

An Ran thought of a certain possibility.

She stared intently at Ciqiya, scrutinizing her carefully for a long time.

"Is something wrong?" Tsychia asked.

An Ran's gaze made her feel a little strange.

"Could it be that you are actually the ruler of Virginia, and you deliberately became like this?"

"Are you kidding me?"

Tsykya quickly shook her head, as if she had been stuck to something bad and wanted to shake it off as soon as possible.

"You've mistaken me for someone else. How could I possibly be Lady Virginia?"

“That’s true. Your aura is completely different from that of the Virginia Overlord.”

An Ran gave a self-deprecating laugh.

Let Tsykya stay if she wants; I can't get rid of her anyway, and she doesn't mean any harm.

In recent days, the battle in Qianlun Bay has gradually devolved into a prolonged stalemate.

After successfully defending the City of Soundwave, where the Thousand Wheel Bay United Government was located, the Exiled Empire gained a certain advantage, but driving out the Eternal Star Road, which occupied two-thirds of Thousand Wheel Bay, was not such a simple task.

"Every day it's just a bunch of unremarkable battle reports."

"This is the best outcome for our Silent City," Tsychia said.

"Those two sides won't think that way. The Exiled Empire might even accuse you of not putting in the effort."

"If they really do that, they can just switch to the Eternal Star Road."

"You're quite decisive, but the Virginia Overlord might not think so."

“She’ll definitely agree,” Tsychia said with a smile.

"Based on what you're saying, it seems like the relationship between the two of you is quite suspicious."

An Ran leaned her head closer.

"illusion."

Let's assume that's the case for now.

An Ran smiled.

She wanted to say something more, but suddenly a game notification popped into her mind that the mission was complete.

"coming!"

An Ran excitedly slammed her hand on the table and stood up.

The quest "Red Lotus's Long-cherished Wish" has been completed.

The reward includes 500 billion free experience points, 3 one-time use items [Forbidden Crimson Lotus], the colored weapon [Crimson Lotus Sword], the special title [High-Dimensional Invasion], and a mechanic's legacy from the Pioneer Civilization.

The Crimson Lotus Sword is a level 185 colored weapon that can perfectly replace Anran's previous sword.

The new title, [High-Dimensional Invasion], has the following effects:

1. Health +2%, Strength +30, Agility +30, Intelligence +30, Spirit +50

2. When launching an attack in any form, the damage dealt is increased by 5%.

As for the item [Forbidden Crimson Lotus], it consists of three ultra-wide-range skills that can be cast instantly, at level 190.

An Ran's sudden action startled Tsykya, who was standing next to her.

What's wrong with you?

She said to An Ran with dissatisfaction.

An Ran ignored Ciqiya and quickly turned on her bracelet to start searching for key news items online.

When Anran scrolled down to the thirteenth trending topic across all regions of Eternal Star Road, she quickly clicked on it.

[Hyperspace Ghost]

In less than a minute, the news attracted the attention of everyone on the Eternal Star Road.

Because this matter involves far too much.

"what happened?"

Ciqiya moved closer, and because Anran was standing, she had to stand on a stool.

"Shh, don't talk, just watch."

Anran shared the video with Ciqiya.

The stern-faced news anchor was giving a detailed explanation of the news bulletin that had just been released to the entire star system.

"The hyperspace route from the Steam Museum to the Grand Council Square is the most traffic-intensive hyperspace route on the entire Eternal Starway. Since its discovery, this route has been operating smoothly for hundreds of thousands of years without any attacks. But just minutes ago, this safe passage, which was rated as the most reliable hyperspace route, was suddenly attacked by monsters."

A clear photograph appeared next to the host.

Against the colorful backdrop of hyperspace, a semi-transparent black phantom swallowed up more than half of the spaceship.

Ciqiya was stunned.

"The attacked fleet was Explorers Industries' Class A exploration fleet, consisting of 73 ships equipped with cannons powerful enough to threaten advanced Starkillers. Such a powerful fleet was utterly powerless against this monster, and all that came back was this one photo. As of now, we have still not been able to make contact with this exploration fleet."

As he spoke, the host pulled out two more photos, both of which were flight path diagrams for hyperspace.

"In fact, Explorers Industries received strange feedback from the front lines half an hour ago..."

"The waterway has changed."

"Tsichya murmured."

According to the host, the exploration fleet was clearly traveling along the normal course, but somehow it veered off course and into an unexplored area of ​​hyperspace without any unexpected incidents.

It took them more than twenty minutes to get back on track, but before they could even feel relieved, they were attacked by the monster.

Because the monster's exact appearance is unknown, it is currently suspected to be named "Hyperspace Ghost".

Within minutes of the incident, Eternal Starway made the decision to temporarily close the route.

The recent explosion on the Star Road has already caused a huge stir, and we cannot afford any more accidents now, otherwise it will definitely affect the transportation industry.

Considering that we are currently vying with the Exiled Empire for Thousand Wheel Bay, if the Hyperspace Ghost affects more than just this one route, then the problem will be huge!

The cause must be identified as soon as possible!

This loss is simply too great.

[It's over, it's over. I lost everything when RS-3-220 was blocked a while ago. If it's blocked for a few more days, I'll have to pay off ten times my debt.]

The comments below the news article were filled with pessimism.

Although many people hoped that the rulers of the Eternal Star Road could investigate the cause as soon as possible, they also knew in their hearts that it was hyperspace!

It is hyperspace, which humanity has not been able to conquer for so many years.

Finding that monster in such a perilous world is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Unless it takes the initiative to attack.

"This is a very serious matter."

Tsukiya immediately thought of the war at Thousand Wheel Bay.

With this happening, the Eternal Star Road will definitely become more urgent, and the situation of the war will change.

An Ran's eyebrows drooped; she wasn't sure if this was the monster mentioned in the mission.

Let's say it.

Judging from the two actions, the first party's goal was to disrupt human shipping lanes.

Whether it's a star path or a hyperspace route, it's all part of their calculations.

Without these convenient sea routes, navigating the vast universe would be an extremely time-consuming process.

In other words, they want to divide the world so that humans cannot help each other after a disaster!

An Ran nodded repeatedly, indicating that the possibility was very high.

A storm is brewing.

After separating from Tsukiya, Anran first used the mechanic's legacy from the pioneers.

Her profession remained unchanged; she was still an Ether Mechanic, but her skill tree and knowledge base underwent a dramatic transformation.

Aside from the fundamental theories that remain unchanged, a new tree has been forcibly grown next to the original skill tree, and 50% more gray spaces have been added to the knowledge base out of thin air.

"If you really want to max out the skill points, there simply aren't enough for a single class."

An Ran casually flipped through a few pages, but this wouldn't bother her for the time being, as she didn't have a single mechanical blueprint from the Precursor Civilization in her possession right now.

Even if you unlock those skills, they won't be of much use.

After investing her free experience into the Ether Machine profession, Anran reached level 186.

Six dimensions:

力量1682、敏捷1667、耐力1152、智力3339、精神1682（精神壁垒额外+333点）、魅力12

After accumulating, the health points reached 480 million.

Although it still can't compare to the tough and resilient Starry Sky Beast, it's still stronger than many warrior-type NPCs.

"It's a pity that the experience gained from missions can't be doubled with experience cards, otherwise I would have ascended directly this time."

1500 billion experience points is enough to safely reach level 195.

What puzzled Anran was that even after reaching level 186, she still couldn't see through Tsycia's stats.

That means Tsukiya's level is at least 196, which is a bit exaggerated. She really wasn't bragging before.

After completing the mission, An Ran did not rush to leave Keke Star. She had brought so many players here from afar, not to watch them play house.