Poverty makes me capable of anything.

"What are you doing?" An Ran asked, and then sat down on An Qianqian's bed.

An Qianqian turned around and sat obediently next to An Ran.

"I feel a little lost."

"Oh?"

An Ran took off her shoes and climbed directly onto An Qianqian's bed.

Hearing this, she immediately became interested.

She's an expert at helping lost young girls!

"Come on, you can tell me anything, I don't mind."

"..."

An Qianqian couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Almost ten years have passed since she first met An Ran. Even she has learned to be reserved, but An Ran is still as unruly as before.

But it has to be said that An Qianqian still envies An Ran's mindset.

As a member of the optimistic family, even if we encounter great trouble, we won't feel lost, right?

“Then I’ll tell you,” An Qianqian said.

An Ran crossed her arms and casually pulled a bag of potato chips from under the bed, snapping it: "Hey, do you want some too?"

Speaking of food...

An Qianqian simply couldn't refuse.

She took several bites before speaking, "Logically speaking, the Rose Star Region is my father's hometown, and the Giant Spirit Clan can be considered my paternal relatives. But during this time, whether they tried to capture me or I saw them fighting fiercely, I felt no emotion whatsoever..."

"I even feel like laughing a little?" An Ran smacked her lips and licked her fingers.

"Don't interrupt me."

An Qianqian said angrily.

"Okay, okay, go on."

An Qianqian frowned and said, "I feel like a complete outsider. No matter what they do, I can't empathize with them. It's not even as good as watching a good movie."

An Ran nodded: "That's quite normal. After all, you grew up on Planet 1903 of the Empire, and your most vivid memories are all there..."

An Qianqian opened her mouth slightly.

She wanted to say that a large part of it actually takes place in a time-traveling space.

But she didn't say it; she wasn't very good at expressing herself.

"Your father is just a simple symbol in your life; he doesn't play any important role. So naturally, your more distant paternal relatives can't move you either."

The empires over there have long since moved beyond the era of talking about taking root and flourishing.

This argument existed in the early days of the Empire’s Great Opening Age, but it later became an era that talked about the spirit of adventure.

"That's probably it."

An Qianqian sighed.

Anran threw the empty bag into the cleaning robot's belly, cleaned her hands, and then leaned back against the wall.

"I was originally struggling with how to explain it to you."

"Ok?"

An Qianqian looked at her, puzzled.

An Ran explained, "For the sake of greater interests, I chose to support the Zhuiyuan branch instead of the Liluan branch that your father supported back then. Actually, I came to see you to talk about this, but, well, at first I didn't know how to bring it up, and I always felt like I was letting you down."

An Ran blinked, giving a knowing look.

An Qianqian stared blankly at An Ran.

She felt her heartbeat suddenly slow down by half a beat.

She seemed to understand why Ella, who had no heart, was so clingy to Anran.

"I don't care," An Qianqian said. "You can make the decision yourself."

"Hmm, it seems you're not forcing yourself, which puts my mind at ease. I made quite a bit of money this time, I can treat you to a big meal later."

An Qianqian's face immediately lit up with anticipation.

That's not bad either.

……

Two days later, Anran received the goods delivered by Li Luan.

During this time, those people did not make any underhanded moves, which saved An Ran from having a conflict with them now.

"Let's go, let's go," the giant said, urging An Ran to leave with a displeased expression.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Oh well, we'll see each other again soon anyway."

Anran piloted the spaceship and left the planet Burta with satisfaction.

Next, she was to receive the things that Chick had sent.

In fact, Chick had been urging her for several hours.

An Ran decided to cover for them properly.

If Chick knew she was profiting from both sides, he'd probably be so angry he'd start a fight with her.

To have internal strife erupt again amidst internal strife is not a good thing.

"You're really careful."

In the wilderness, Chik looked at the approaching mechanical puppet and spoke to An Ran in a mocking tone.

"After all, there are many of you. If you try to scheme against me, it will be a bit dangerous," the mechanical puppet said with a chuckle.

Chick curled his lip: "Someone as handsome as me wouldn't stoop to playing dirty tricks with you."

"I remember not long ago on the receiving planet, your people pretended to be from the Li Luan tribe and tried to trick me."

That was not my intention.

"I'd be a fool to believe you!"

Chick said, "Forget it, I'm not in the mood to discuss this with you right now. Since you took our things, you should do something about it."

"of course."

The mechanical golem stuffed the pile of subspace devices that Chik handed it into the bag it was carrying.

The deal was thus completed.

With these items, Anran can not only upgrade two Guardians, but also build a new Guardian.

She was happy, but Chick was upset.

Especially when she saw An Ran so smug.

"Eat so much, you might choke to death," Chick mocked.

"Don't worry, I have a much bigger appetite than you think."

An Ran controlled the mechanical puppet and was about to turn and leave.

But she stopped halfway through.

She felt that since the goal was to thwart the Hiyo Foundation's plan, it was better to do it decisively.

The mechanical puppet turned around and said, "There's something I need to remind you of?"

Chick didn't say anything for a moment.

"You also know that the people of the Li tribe have hired many mercenaries, right?"

“What are you trying to say?” Chick asked.

"In fact, besides the rebel faction, there is also a mysterious consortium that hires these mercenaries. They are planning to extract something from you."

"what?"

"I don't know the specifics either, just keep an eye on those mercenaries and you'll find out."

Chick hesitated for a moment, then said, "Thanks for reminding me."

"No need to thank me, after all, I'm using you guys too."

The mechanical puppet waved its hand, then soared into the sky, breaking through the clouds and reaching the unseen upper atmosphere.

Chick was somewhat confused by Anran's actions.

Those mercenaries are backed by financial groups, but An Ran knows about these things. So what power does An Ran represent?

Are they the Pandaren race?

Chick thought of the Pandaren who claimed to control Xavier's daughter.

"This matter does not seem to be simple."

Unable to come up with an answer, but that didn't stop Chick from giving the order for everyone to keep a close eye on the group of mercenaries.

……

"Being in charge of battlefield cleanup? That suits me perfectly."

After the mechanical puppet brought back the supplies, An Ran headed straight for a battlefield in the Rose Star Sector.

Based on the conclusions she had just reached with Chick, what she needed to do was launch a surprise attack from the rear after the people sent by the Li Luan faction were engaged in a fierce battle.

Anran is best at this kind of thing.

Moreover, after receiving Nizel's promise, Anran showed no intention of saving any money.

A careful calculation will reveal that the greater her losses, the greater her eventual gains will be.

Take the Guardian as an example. If a Guardian loses a wing during battle, Nezel will fund the repair of that wing and then compensate Nezel with another wing.

But what if the wings were replaced with the guardian itself?