Poverty makes me capable of anything.

[Feasibility of Mechanical Ascent]

There's so much to talk about.

Everything still needs time to settle.

[It looks pretty awesome]

So, does this mean that the Dimensional Path has now become a subordinate organization of the Apostolic Legion?

Is the legion commander still safe?

That's for sure.

After receiving the invitation, most players from the Time-Space faction embarked on their journey to the Dawn Camp. In addition, many smaller guilds left their original factions after careful consideration.

Anyway, they can't compete with those big guilds, so let all their previous efforts go to waste. An Ran has proven time and time again that following her won't be a loss, so they might as well jump out early and develop behind An Ran.

Zhou Jieyu and her older brother were among them.

The professional combat team led by the vanguard has been struggling recently, and it's time to change its operational strategy.

"How did An Ran suddenly become a charlatan?" Zhou Jieyu asked, her face full of confusion.

Lin Yumo pointed out incisively, "That's how you make more money."

"Ok?"

"Didn't that Panda Cult make a lot of money for An Ran?"

Zhou Jieyu suddenly realized.

"Yu Mo, you are indeed much smarter than that skinny guy."

Lin Yumo wisely refrained from interfering in the "feud" between Zhou Jieyu and Li Zhuying.

The more we talk, the more confusing it gets. Let them sort it out themselves.

She was already imagining her upcoming gaming time at Dawn Camp.

Anran had already prepared tasks for the arriving players.

She built a large trading port on the side of Dawn Camp away from the core of the Exiled Empire, which will serve as a supply point for players in the next phase of their faction quests.

Players can upgrade their equipment and purchase supplies there.

Having accumulated wealth in the previous version, players now have plenty of money, making it the perfect time to reap the rewards.

The so-called faction quests were commissions that Christopher accepted when he contacted the Exiled Empire.

[Exploration of Outer Realms]

This includes tasks such as developing new maps and eliminating alien creatures.

For players at this stage, this level of task is just right.

It's a much better experience than being cannon fodder on the battlefield.

The activities of two or three million players are enough to make that new trading port prosperous.

When harvesting leeks, you can't just focus on the green on top.

Players can harvest this type of chives, which can also fertilize the fields if used properly. It's a win-win situation.

"Go and collect your identification cards."

"Take your time in line, don't push."

Anyone who disrupts order will be locked up!

"Now that you have received your identification cards, you are members of the Guardian Legion."

The large plaza in front of the Machine Soul Tower was filled with players and mechanical puppets maintaining order.

This unique event attracted countless onlookers.

Those who had been watching for a long time were secretly alarmed.

No wonder An Ran could easily organize a gladiator tournament for strangers; her influence among strangers is simply too great.

It seems this newly formed Mechanicus cult needs to be reassessed.

Chapter 01: The Pioneers, They're Starting to Warn You

What a colossal space structure that is!

Whether they were players or small traders who had come from afar, they were all stunned when they saw the trading port on the edge of the Dawn Camp.

The framework we see now is tens of thousands of kilometers wide.

Once completed, this will not be a trading port, but a mechanical planet.

"Would the Church of the Mechanical God really be willing to spend so much money to build a mechanical planet as a trading port?" the merchant wearing a red hat asked doubtfully.

While an ordinary mechanical planet is very expensive to build, it should not be a problem for the current Mechanical God Cult.

The key issue is that the materials used in this "trading port" are all high-grade materials, which cost dozens of times more than ordinary materials.

Another merchant laughed and said, "Who cares? Whether it succeeds or not won't affect us, as long as the basic functions of this trading port are still there."

The so-called basic function is trade.

The market, located in the core area of ​​the trade port, officially opened to the public more than ten days ago.

The first to move in were small merchants from all over the country, as well as the medicine shops and mechanical prop shops owned by the Mechanical God Cult.

At first, the small merchants were worried that they might lose money on this trip, but when a large number of players started to arrive, they gave up on that idea.

Hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of players—even if only one percent of them spend money, it would be enough for them to barely survive.

Moreover, with the implementation of the Mechanicus's Outland Expansion Plan, players will need to spend money in more and more areas.

The bustling atmosphere here will gradually attract interstellar rangers to settle in. As long as there is no invasion from foreign enemies, this trading port will develop sooner or later.

"That's one of the benefits of reputation, isn't it?"

The rugged merchant, representing nomadic people, who had opened a shop here, sighed repeatedly.

A single order can mobilize millions of powerful outsiders, and they don't even need to be paid. They'd be able to conquer any land without losing money.

The merchant looked up and saw a group of people walking past him.

"that……"

His eyes suddenly lit up.

He had recently been cramming on his knowledge of time travel, so he immediately recognized the person in the second row as the champion of the Stranger Gladiator Tournament not long ago.

"Even the champion has joined the Cult of Machines?"

Many people have noticed this.

The group of outsiders is slowly becoming involved in core affairs in various places.

If they can maintain their current growth rate, they will eventually become a force to be reckoned with.

The fact that even the most outstanding outsiders chose to join the Cult of the Machine God speaks volumes about Anran's personal charisma.

This gave many businessmen even more confidence.

Choosing to open a new battlefield here might not be such bad news?

After walking for a while, Zhou Jieyu suddenly burst into laughter.

Li Zhuying frowned: "What's so funny?"

“This is an exploration mission!” Zhou Jieyu said decisively.

"What's wrong with the exploration mission now?"

"Hmph!" The girl snorted smugly. "This kind of mission without a clear objective is where I, Zhou Jieyu, can shine!"

"..."

Li Zhuying was stunned.

Then she suddenly realized that Zhou Jieyu was talking about her unreal, good luck.

"People who get lucky out of nowhere are so arrogant, pshaw."

Zhou Jieyu wasn't angry at all: "If you're so capable, then don't follow me."

Li Zhuying turned her head away: "I didn't want to go with you, I just wanted to go with Yu Mo."

"..."

Why am I being dragged into this again?

Lin Yumo wisely ignored the two of them and turned her head to the side of the road.

To be honest, she doesn't really like the cold, technological style of mechanical planets, but maybe things will change in the future?

As far as she knew, An Ran had also grown up on a planet with a strong Eastern influence.

"Hello there!"

At that moment, a person suddenly appeared in front of Lin Yumo.

"Hello," Lin Yumo replied politely.

That person did not hide their name.

A member of the Three Swords Guild, [Sword of Sentiment], has sent you a friend request.

Lin Yumo did not confirm immediately.

So many people want to add her as a friend lately, she can't possibly add everyone; she doesn't even have that many friend slots.

Li Zhuying and Zhou Jieyu, who were flirting, also stopped arguing, and Dian Tou Feng, who had been standing timidly by and dared not speak, also turned around.

With a smile, Qinghuaijian said, "To put it bluntly, I came here to invite Yumo to join us."

"what?"

Sentimental Sword explained, "I know you've never been in a guild before. What I mean is, we can cooperate in this exploration mission. There's strength in numbers, right? We won't force you to do anything; on the contrary, you can mobilize people from our guild."

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