Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Mechanical puppet: "Just tell me what's going on, and I'll report it to my superiors."

Red Nova shook his head: "No, what if you get controlled by other forces? This is very important information."

The mechanical puppet hesitated for a moment, but still presented the message.

If it weren't for the Red Nova faction's high prestige, he would probably have been completely ignored.

"Any new discoveries?"

ANR-110 appeared before the Red Nova.

As Enron's plenipotentiary representative in the trading port, ANR-110 has undergone multiple rounds of enhancements, and its current strength is comparable to a level 170 Starkiller.

It's more than enough to manage players.

A few minutes later, An Ran, having received the news, set off from the base.

The Forerunner's Ruins—that's what she's been longing for.

She had previously commissioned the Flanor Foundation to help her find the ruins of the Forerunners that she could visit, but more than a year had passed and there was still no news.

That's great.

Even if we can't find any useful weapons, accumulating knowledge of pioneer technology shouldn't be a problem.

Just as Anran was heading towards the ruins, some players from the Time-Space Realm also abandoned their exploration mission and turned to march towards the Pala Tribe.

Anran neither stopped them nor called on all the players to go to the Pala tribe.

This was most likely orchestrated by members of the Chain of Judgment or Silver Moonlight. Given her current position, it's really not appropriate for her to get involved in this kind of thing—otherwise, if things fall apart, where will she find free henchmen in the future?

Unless the empire issues an order to exile.

But clearly, the Exiled Empire, as the enemy of the Eternal Star Road, would not do such a thing.

Seeing that An Ran was not stopping them, more and more players began to march towards the Pala tribe.

That's the main quest after all; even if all you get is soup, it's better than doing aimless exploration missions.

When the first group of players arrived at the Para tribe, Anran also arrived near the entrance to the ruins based on the star map given by Red Nova.

The entrance to the ruins is located near an "artificial celestial body".

The attraction of the unusual gravity is enough to keep most people away from this place. Even if someone notices the anomaly here, they will probably focus their attention on the artificial celestial body and ignore the passage next to it.

"So, you were just thrown in by accident?"

On the other end of the screen, the red nova nodded.

"..."

What kind of incredible luck is this?

It's so good it makes you jealous.

An Ran felt that if she and Zhou Jieyu had switched their luck, she would have become the ruler of the star field long ago.

After a brief sigh, An Ran went straight into the passage.

She appeared directly under the crimson sky. Before Anran could even begin to take in her surroundings, she discovered that four-legged monsters were roaming between the skyscrapers in the abandoned city beneath her feet.

"Oooooooo-"

"Roar--"

Long roars emanated from the monsters' bodies from time to time, and An Ran could sense obvious emotional fluctuations.

They weren't taking a leisurely stroll; they were on guard against something!

"Red Nova didn't mention this, did he? Didn't he say it was very peaceful here?"

An Ran muttered something under her breath, and when she looked up, she found that her body was locked onto by more than a dozen red beams of light.

boom!

The beam of light was pre-set to fire its trajectory, and the next moment, high-speed rotating particle beams blasted from the walking monsters.

An Ran did not dodge.

Given the level of those monsters, it's impossible for them to defeat her. This is a good opportunity to test just how strong their attacks are.

blah-

The particle beam passed through An Ran's body, and in that instant, even space seemed to distort, so much so that to outsiders, An Ran's body appeared to sway like waves.

-41320, -33100, -34600

Most of the damage was negated by An Ran's [Legendary Auto-Block], but after a round of attacks, three large damage numbers still appeared above An Ran's head.

An Ran's eyes lit up immediately.

The weapons carried by these monsters, which were only around level 170, were far more powerful than she had imagined.

"As expected of an elite force tasked with guarding the ruins, they certainly have their merits!"

Anran attempted to hack into the bodies of those artificial monsters via the internet, but unsurprisingly failed.

The network built by the pioneers relies on hyperspace for signal transmission; ordinary network technologies, or even spirit networks, are useless in this regard.

[Crisis Confirmed]

[Determined to be an intruder]

[Implement the destruction plan]

Just then, the monsters below suddenly became even more agitated.

They all turned their spears on An Ran without hesitation, and once they had their sights set, they immediately carried out the execution.

In the blink of an eye, this pioneering site was transformed into a battlefield filled with the smoke of gunpowder.

The abandoned buildings gradually cracked under the intense heat, and the black crystals on the ground began to burn.

"This is not a place where you can do whatever you want!"

Having already claimed the ruins as his own, Anran immediately summoned the guardian.

Although those monsters dealt considerable damage, their overall attributes were no match for the guardians. In just a few minutes, the five guardians that An Ran had summoned had all the monsters pinned to the ground.

Looking at the ruins all over the ground, An Ran felt a pang of heartache.

These are all things with research value, what a pity.

An Ran can only pray that there is a data center-like place in this ruin, otherwise her gains will be much less than she imagined.

……

"How to do?"

"Keep hiding. The problem will be solved when An Ran arrives."

"When will we be able to get out?" Zhou Jieyu complained softly. "We've been here for twenty days already. While other players are doing quests and leveling up, we can't do anything."

"what?"

Li Zhuying suddenly turned around, staring at Zhou Jieyu with a look of disdain.

"If you hadn't insisted on causing trouble in that place, how could we have been chased by those monsters? You should be glad they don't actively enter these buildings, otherwise we would have returned to our respawn point long ago."

Zhou Jieyu shrank her neck: "Now I think returning to the resurrection point might not be so bad."

"Are you stupid? Once An Ran arrives, we'll definitely be able to gain a lot of experience from her."

“Alright then,” Zhou Jieyu said, “but it seems like there’s suddenly been no movement outside.”

"Have you had enough of this commotion? Take a break. Everyone's like this. Just stay put and wait for news from Red Nova."

Bored out of her mind, Zhou Jieyu said, "I'm going out to take a look."

"Ok?"

Dozens of eyes simultaneously crowded over.

"Just a moment."

"Ok?"

"Fine, I won't go."

Zhou Jieyu sat down, feeling wronged. She opened her drawing board and prepared to continue working on her new sketchbook.

Zhou Jieyu had just picked up her pen when she heard a beep.

Team up channel——

[Red Nova]: Anran has arrived.

Zhou Jieyu jumped up immediately.

"No wonder there was such a loud commotion outside just now."

The others ran out as well, and at the gate, they saw the monster lying on the ground, and also the giant guardian trampling on the monster.

"So you've all been here."

Anran jumped down from the guardian's shoulder.

Zhou Jieyu felt like she had seen a savior.

Just like when he was regarded as the True Ancestor in the homeland of the Crimson Demon Clan.

"Sister An!"

Zhou Jieyu rushed over, crying, and tried to hug An Ran's leg.

These legs may look thin, but they're actually quite thick, which is enviable!

"Get out of my way, don't touch me."

The guardian bent down and lifted Zhou Jieyu up with two fingers.

"Waaaah, let me go! I didn't mean any harm, please let me go..."

An Ran ignored the shouts overhead and said to Li Zhuying and the others, "I was looking for you. I didn't expect you to come out on your own. Perfect..."

Anran issued them the task of exploring the ruins.

"If you find anything suspicious, come back and tell me immediately."