Poverty makes me capable of anything.

If it weren't for An Ran, she might have died on that small planet on the border of the empire. Even if she hadn't died, she wouldn't be living such a carefree life, and she might not have been able to figure out her origins.

She had always thought her father was a scumbag who abandoned his wife and daughters, but Anran told her that there might be more to the story.

Now, she's just a few steps away from learning the truth.

"Are you coming with us, or are you planning to stay here?" Anran asked Ciqiya.

Tsykia snorted, "Of course I'm going with you. What's the point of staying here? The summit meeting is approaching, and the Mech Knights and Mech Silver won't have time to entertain me. It's more interesting to go with you."

Anran nodded: "Then let's leave tomorrow, Ella, what do you think?"

Ella said indifferently, "I'll listen to Anran."

She had no feelings for the Mech Spirits.

At most, I'd just sigh and think, "Oh, so I'm not unique after all. Oh well, never mind."

As night fell on this half of the Mech Spirit Planet, Ella sought out Anran.

"Anran, Anran, these are all for you."

Ella handed over several subspace storage devices.

"This……"

An Ran's eyes widened.

The lightning bolt mark on the storage device told Anran that it belonged to the Machine Spirit race.

These boxes contain metal given to Ayra by the Mech Spirits.

An Ran asked in confusion, "Why should I have it?"

If I eat them all, Ella's strength will soon surpass hers.

“Because Anran needs these things,” Ella said seriously.

"..."

Looking at the innocent and pure Ella, Anran squatted down and hugged her tightly.

From the time they left Twin Moons until now, her feelings for Ella couldn't be more genuine.

There's no need for words; just feel it with your body.

Anran does indeed need these metals to strengthen the two Guardians.

These metals are enough for her to synthesize enough VC02 metal for a Guardian upgrade.

"Thank you, Ella."

All the metal removed from the Guardians can be given to Ella.

At the same time, An Ran had more plans in mind. Recently, her level had increased relatively quickly, but the overall wealth accumulation speed of the transdimensional space was too slow. The Hog star system located in the Dust Territory was simply not enough.

This is not good news for Anran, who is a mechanic.

"A mechanic without money is a trash profession."

She needs to find more ways to make money.

The money squeezed from players is far from enough.

"A conglomerate? Maybe we can consider that."

Only by demonstrating its strength to the outside world can it obtain greater benefits.

The next day, at dawn, after bidding farewell to the Mech Spirits, An Ran piloted the Demon Ship to the Giant Spirit territory several star sectors away.

She had already inquired about the Giant Spirit Clan on the way.

About three hundred years ago, the Starfield Overlord of the Giant Spirit Clan perished in a large-scale war between the Exiled Empire and the Eternal Star Road. Since then, the Giant Spirit Clan, which once dominated a region, began to shrink its power.

They not only faced immense external pressure, but internal cracks also began to appear.

Recently, the internal conflicts within the Giant Spirit Clan seem to have suddenly intensified.

"It seems this journey won't be so peaceful."

An Ran sighed. She thought it would be as easy as it was with the Mechanical Spirit Clan. Now it seemed that she would be lucky if she didn't get involved.

However, she had already promised An Qianqian, so naturally she wouldn't back down now.

On the way, An Ran randomly found a desolate planet that no one would go to and buried the corpse of the ancient god of the Wandering Bird, thus fulfilling the promise.

Half a month later, before the demon ships arrived in the territory of the Giants, the war in Thousand Wheel Bay finally came to a conclusion.

The main force sent by Eternal Star Road was completely destroyed, and the reinforcements that arrived later abandoned their plans to advance after hesitating for a long time.

There was no point in continuing the dispute, so the two sides reached a temporary settlement, with Eternal Star Road acknowledging the Exiled Empire's rule over Thousand Wheel Bay.

"Someone's about to get rich again. Sigh, I'm so envious."

Ciqiya sat on the railing, swinging her legs.

His tone was sarcastic.

“Yes, I’m envious too,” An Ran continued, going along with her point.

After exchanging a few complaints, Anran said, "Now is the time to prepare for the Strangers' Gladiator Tournament. With the Thousand Wheel Bay War over, there aren't any major events that will attract attention recently. Plus, the Strangers' reputation is still strong, so doing publicity now will definitely be twice as effective!"

Ciqiya replied, "As you wish."

"I will get the people from beyond time to cooperate with your actions."

And so, a grand event was about to be held in this quiet place.

A few days later, An Ran and her companions finally arrived in the territory of the Giant Spirit Clan.

This is the star sector called "Rose".

The Giants now occupy only this small sector, less than one-tenth the size of the Silent Lands.

It should be noted that the Silent Land is considered a well-known "small" territory in the Time Sea Starfield.

"Truly worthy of being called the Giant Spirit Clan!"

Standing on the open ground outside the airport, An Ran watched in surprise as the giant spirits walked back and forth.

Even the shortest of the Giant Spirits are over two meters tall.

An Ran turned around and stared at An Qianqian.

In comparison, An Qianqian, who is about the same height as her, is practically a dwarf.

There are five dwarfs here.

It seems that An Qianqian's father deliberately made himself shorter so as not to appear too special.

The five dwarfs looked out of place walking down the street.

They arrived at the Giant Spirit Clan's reception window.

Stepping onto the lifting platform, An Ran took out the photo of An Qianqian's father.

“I have a question for you,” An Ran said.

"Ask away."

The receptionist said kindly.

Do you know this person?

An Ran handed over the photo.

"Let me see."

The receptionist nodded, but his expression changed drastically after glancing at the photo.

He nervously sized up An Ran and the people around her.

Why are you asking this?

It seems things are not so simple.

An Ran frowned.

She tentatively said, "I know someone who is his daughter."

"daughter?"

The receptionist was taken aback.

Before An Ran could continue speaking, the receptionist's body suddenly swelled up.

"Oh my god, is this edema?"

An Ran took a step back and watched as the receptionist swelled from a height of over two meters to twelve meters, a full five times taller!

Moreover, the bloated receptionist was completely red, with bulging muscles, especially his arms, which looked like withered tree bark.

"Whoo~"

Hot, white steam billowed towards us.

What followed was the receptionist's cold voice.

"I never expected you to come to me of your own accord. In that case, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Finally, the swollen "giant" roared, and his fist, carrying billowing heat, smashed through the wall in front of him, heading straight for An Ran's head.

"Before we fight, at least let me know why I'm getting beaten up."

boom!

As soon as she finished speaking, An Ran reached out and blocked the giant's fist.

Deals 1980 points of damage.

Since the damage value did not exceed 30800, the skill [Legendary Auto-Block] was triggered safely, and not a single drop of blood was lost.

"You're so weak."

An Ran easily overturned the giant with a single hand.

She was once a swordsman too, and although her swordsmanship wasn't particularly refined, she could easily deal with opponents of this caliber.

The giant's hand trembled slightly as he discovered that one of his hand bones was broken.