Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Chapter 45: Donned a new tanky build with new talents.

The Mech Spirit race's home planet, Mech Spirit Planet, is an artificial planet entirely constructed from machinery.

According to the Mech Knight—

"The rocky planet that was originally in this orbit looked really shabby. After discussions among the elders, we blew up that planet and built an artificial planet here. That's the origin of our Mech Spirit race's home planet."

They're so wealthy and powerful that it makes you want to get closer to them.

Gazing at the mechanical planet that constantly emitted an ocean-blue light, An Ran began to secretly ponder whether Ella could successfully advance to the Star Domain Ruler if she were to let Ella devour the planet.

"I'm afraid it will cause indigestion."

An Ran secretly shook her head; there was a limit to the amount of metal Ella could digest at one time.

It's not that she can eat as much as she wants.

The ancient essence at its core is not an infinitely storable alternate dimension.

On the way to the planet of the Machine Spirits, An Ran saw all sorts of weapons and detection devices.

However, even on the highly intelligent planet of the Machine Spirits, patrols were not neglected, and warships full of patrolling guards could be seen everywhere.

Besides that, what Anran saw most often were passenger ships coming and going.

"This place can be called the holy land of mechanics. Whether it's people from the Exiled Empire, people from the Eternal Star Road, or those rangers, if they encounter any problems on the path of mechanics, the first thing they think of is the Mech Spirit Clan," Tsykia explained to An Ran.

Anran nodded.

She had just seen quite a few spaceships coming from the Eternal Star Road.

An Ran's first impression of the Mech Spirits was that they were "rich"!

Then comes "freedom and laxity".

The mechanical kingdom, which should have been associated with rigor, was instead filled with an air of freedom.

This can be seen from the personalities of the Mech Knight and Mech Silver, who are both rulers of the star field.

If it weren't for Tsukiya's confirmation, Anran would have thought they were humans in disguise.

An hour later, the demon ship passed through numerous checkpoints and came to a stop on the surface of the Mech Spirit Planet.

The spaceship was stored in a separate hangar. As soon as it left the airport, An Ran discovered the star system ruler who had suddenly appeared on the demon ship last time—Mech Silver.

"long time no see!"

Mechanical Silver laughed and gave Tsukiya a high five.

It's clear that Tsukiya and Mechsil have a better relationship.

"I thought you would go straight to the summit," said Xie Yin.

Tsykia replied, "If you hadn't suddenly come out and invited Ella, I wouldn't have come here for no reason."

Xie Yin touched his bald head: "Is it worth holding such a grudge?"

“You guys have stolen all the business in Silent City. I’m so poor I’m starving. How can I not be resentful?” Ciqiya pouted.

Xie Yin laughed and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. Silent City is located in that remote corner."

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Ella rarely comes back to visit, so show us around this area."

Xie Yin replied, "No problem."

He carefully examined Ella, who was standing next to Anran.

I couldn't help but secretly admire him; hmm, he's a very robust junior!

Ella's growth to this level was completely beyond Mechsil's expectations.

He remembered that Virginia had traded an ancient essence with them in exchange for a piece of ancient essence, preparing for a protracted war. He never expected that Ella would return from that world in less than a thousand years, and that her strength would be considered a core force even among the mechanical spirit race.

After that, Mech Silver and Mech Knight took An Ran and the others around the Mech Spirit Planet, visiting many attractions before arriving at the planet's renowned Grand Arena.

It was a super-large arena with the sky of the Mech Spirit Planet as its main arena.

A gladiatorial tournament is held regularly every month.

Initially, the participants were mechanics or members of the Mech Spirit race who were short of money but wanted to upgrade their mechanical equipment.

However, the accumulation over the years has made the gladiatorial tournament held by the Mechanical Spirit Clan famous throughout the Star Tree Starfield, attracting countless powerful individuals and conglomerates to participate.

The gladiatorial tournament has now become an important source of revenue for the Mech Spirit race; the broadcasting fees and admission ticket fees alone are figures that make An Ran envious.

“That’s nothing,” Tsykia said softly. “The main source of income for the Mech Spirits is actually the sale of weapons and the investments of those star-domain conglomerates.”

"Investment?" Anran asked.

Tsykia explained, “Unlike the loosely organized Time Sea Starfield, the Star Tree Starfield, as the cradle of civilization, has many long-established conglomerates. They are independent and not subordinate to any particular power. Although these conglomerates do not actively participate in the struggle between the two major powers, they invest in countless other forces to support their expansion in order to seize more profits. For example, our Silent City received investments from several conglomerates before Virginia became a Starfield Overlord. After this battle with Bartholomew, those conglomerates will make a fortune again; they can reap huge benefits just from the gambling tables.”

An Ran nodded silently.

That makes sense, just like the real world she used to live in, which was full of investment companies.

Investment is one of the most powerful means of capital expansion.

If you can get others to create value for you, why bother getting involved yourself?

In the VIP section of the arena, Anran, bored, watched several matches.

It has to be said that this fight was truly spectacular; the sparks that flew up when the metal lumps collided were no less impressive than the blood that spurted out when flesh was torn apart.

It highlights a sense of reality!

It highlights the spirit of giving it your all!

The entire arena was like a giant furnace, filled with cheers and shouts.

It's no wonder that the gladiatorial tournament generated so much revenue for the Mech Spirit race, given the enthusiastic response it received.

Upon seeing this, An Ran suddenly had a bold idea!

While battles between robots are exciting, real-life combat is just as good.

All that's missing is a gimmick.

[Strangers' Gladiator Tournament]

That name is catchy enough, isn't it?

As for the rules, Anran only needs to copy the rules of the game arena.

The only headache is that this competition format is too easy for others to imitate.

What you can do, I, Chen Ran, can do too!

There's no such thing as copyright for this stuff, and even if there were, those big powers wouldn't care.

Might makes right. If you want to reason, you have to win first.

"If the event were held in the Silent Land in conjunction with the Silent City, we would have a significant advantage in the number of participants, plus the Time-Space..."

An Ran smiled contentedly.

This is her true reliance.

Currently, in the Starry Night game rankings, over 300 of the top 1000 players are from Time Travel, accounting for 30%, while Time Travel players make up less than 1% of the total number of players.

Want to copy this model?

That's no problem, but where are you going to find so many high-level players to participate?

Only the Outlander Gladiator Tournament, hosted by Anran, can attract a sufficient number of powerful players.

If you capitalize on this promotion, making money shouldn't be difficult.

"Since it's being organized jointly with Silent City, I'll issue the quest and then have Tsykya give out the rewards...hehehe."

An Ran secretly smiled.

This little gesture was quickly noticed by Tsukiya.

"What are you up to now?" Ciqiya asked.

Anran and Tsykia set up a private communication channel, and Anran said, "I've come up with a great way to both make money and increase the attractiveness of Silent City to outsiders."

"emmm..."

Tsykia thought of the deal that Anran and Latina had made before.

What trick has she come up with this time?

Ciqiya asked, "Tell me about it."

Then Anran explained her thoughts from earlier.

"Are you sure the aliens from beyond time are that powerful?" Tszky asked in surprise.

An Ran smiled and said, "Of course, you can ask other strangers if you don't believe me. Besides, the strongest individual among the strangers is also my disciple in name only."

Anran was referring to Yu Mo.

Because she gained a lot of experience in the Crimson Lotus King quest, Yu Mo is still ranked number one on the level leaderboard.

Even in the arena where pay-to-win players are rampant, Yu Mo has reached first place many times.

While there is some debate about whether she is the strongest player individually, it is not an unfounded claim.

Tsukiya intended to pinch her chin, but her chubby hand bumped directly into her helmet.

"..."

She had completely forgotten about it.

Okay, according to An Ran, as long as it's handled properly, the financial prospects are limitless.

But the problem is...

"Why should the material rewards come from our Silent City?" Tsykia stared at An Ran with hostility.

Why are you always the one who gets the better deal?

An Ran said, "That material reward is just a drop in the ocean for your Silent City, but for us in the Time-Space Era, it's like cutting flesh from my body..."

“(￣ー￣)”

For you, even a single dollar is like cutting off a piece of your flesh.