Poverty makes me capable of anything.

I haven't received any missions.

Zhou Jieyu shared her control panel.

Everyone was speechless after seeing that series of notifications.

Where did this monster come from? How come you get all the benefits?

Soon someone discovered the anomaly.

Wow, your favorability rating with An Ran is already 60 points!

I'm bowing down to this amazing person!

I'm sorry, I was wrong. I always thought you were just a slacker, but I didn't realize you just didn't like to show off.

[I'm so envious! This guy can just mobilize an entire AI army; he doesn't even need to fight himself.]

A true master: Without saying a word, your subordinates have already solved the problem for you.

【I, Dongfang Aotian, declare you the strongest!】

Hey bro, could you tell me how to increase An Ran's favorability?

Before Zhou Jieyu could reply, Li Zhuying stepped forward: "[That's simple. As long as you can go back to the time when the game first launched, and then keep giving An Ran money, you can raise her favorability to over 40. The next 20 points of favorability will depend on luck.]"

【…】

Ghost.

If I could go back in time, why would I need to go looking for An Ran?

With so many strategies stored in his head, he could easily create a novel like "Rebirth of the Strongest Sword God, Mage, All-Elemental Ability User..."

Although they didn't gain anything, this experience once again made these players realize the power of money.

As Zhou, Shu, and Ren once said: "There's no secret formula; I just used my financial power while you were grinding."

[That's a pity, but we can ask the High Priest to help you buy equipment in the future. It's a 10% discount, and the discount becomes quite significant if you buy a lot.]

Zhou Jieyu: [Don't even dream about it, the notes specifically mention that the purchasing agent qualification will be revoked.]

Li Zhuying: [...]

As expected of you, Anran!

You even thought of that!

After leaving the chat channel, a delighted Zhou Jieyu began planning which equipment she needed to buy to improve her strength.

As for the Trial Chapter and the Correction Chapter?

What?

That's too tiring; it's better to spend money to buy combat power.

The mechanic profession is so comfortable; you don't even have to personally engage in combat.

Therefore, even though the leader always advised Zhou Jieyu to change to a "promising" career, Zhou Jieyu still ignored him.

I'd love to!

……

After a series of nonsensical actions, An Ran turned her attention back to Camilla.

Since she couldn't summon Camilla directly, she could only wait.

An Ran searched the ruins thoroughly, but ultimately found nothing of any use.

Aside from Camilla, the only other gains were probably the data editing center and the Forerunner mechanical monster she defeated.

Anran successfully extracted the blueprints for the "Mobile Database (Pioneer Technology)" and the "Short-Range Communication System (Pioneer Technology)" from the data editing center.

At that time, we can modify the existing systems of the Mechanicus and the Hyperdimensional Dimension, because they are completely different systems. Even a Mechanic at the Star Domain Overlord level would probably be unable to deal with this system.

An easy way to disassemble a power unit and a blueprint for [Breath of Life (Lv190)] from the damaged mechanical monster.

It should yield good results when used to modify the Guardians.

But the prerequisite is that you have to spend a lot of experience to match the blueprints safely, which is a job that depends on luck.

Speaking of judging by looks...

An Ran called Zhou Jieyu over.

"Want to have dinner?"

Zhou Jieyu was shocked.

Is there really such a benefit to having a high level of favorability?

Regardless of the actual benefits, Zhou Jieyu couldn't possibly refuse. It was all about saving face!

It's something you can brag about to Li Zhuying and Lin Yumo, only a fool wouldn't do it!

Therefore, even knowing that she would be used as a tool, Zhou Jieyu would not refuse the invitation.

Downstairs, Zhou Jieyu was happily eating hot pot with the ANR mechanical puppet, while An Ran was upstairs working on blueprints.

Thanks to the contributions of those mechanical monsters, I can still combine them twenty times in a row without any problem.

The High Priest adds fire—

The sacrifice of a tool!

"synthesis!"

An Ran tapped the panel in front of her.

Obtain [Ancient Interstellar Vehicle] *1

"synthesis!"

Combine... synthesize... I'll combine!

After combining more than a dozen useless blueprints, Anran finally obtained the blueprints that suited her needs.

【Guardian of Destiny (Lv196)】

The psionic guardians, whose core power system is composed of the mutated psionic drive devices of the Forerunners.

[With further advancements in psychic research, is the ultimate application of psychic energy the very essence of destiny?]

"If we can equip more advanced weapons from the Forerunners and convert psionic energy to void energy, we should be able to rival those Starfield Overlord candidates."

An Ran carefully examined the blueprints in front of her, her face beaming with joy.

However, this level is already quite good; one shouldn't be greedy.

It will take her more than two years to analyze that Void Energy warp engine, and changing the Guardians' power source to Void Energy is not a simple matter.

After happily seeing off the cheerful Zhou Jieyu, Anran repaired the door to the laboratory where Camilla was, and then headed out to the city.

After everything was almost done, An Ran left the ruins with satisfaction.

Who knows when those monsters from the Chain of Judgment might arrive? If we encounter them here, it will be hard to explain.

However, An Ran did not simply abandon the situation. She left behind a number of hidden monitoring devices near the alien body to keep track of its movements at all times.

This will also make it easier for Camilla to contact her when she recovers.

An Ran also signed confidentiality agreements with the players, asking them not to reveal the truth about the expedition in exchange for some shopping discounts.

After that, An Ran wandered around the outer regions for a while but didn't find anything good. Instead, he encountered a group of clueless interstellar nomads and casually hammered them, ship and all, into the star's troposphere. An Ran then embarked on his journey back to the base.

"After all, it's in the outer region near the Dawn Camp. It would be strange if there were really high-risk creatures there—well, except for Camilla."

Not long after passing through the trading port, Anran received a message from the King of Crimson Lotus, forwarded by Silver Moonlight.

The Pala tribe incident is the first step in a plan of retaliation against humanity. Unless absolutely necessary, please do not intervene in the Pala tribe's war.

An Ran simply replied with a single word.

"Can!"

You guys go have fun, I have no interest in that place.

Anran now wants to develop this trading port.

A mechanic can be without cash, can be so poor that they can't even afford a steamed bun, but they absolutely cannot be without supplies.

Otherwise, if everything is destroyed, wouldn't we be finished?

Apart from a portion of its reserves, Enron invested all its money in purchasing metals, building bases, and developing the Mechanicus cult.

Ibn can be considered a workaholic beyond time, but compared to Tan and others now, he is still far behind.

007 refers to Tan He!

He hadn't slept for more than twenty days, but he also brought a lot of good news to Anran.

"A group of interstellar nomads who make a living by machine migrated from a distant star sector to Dawn Camp and have now settled nearby. After paying homage to the machine spirit consciousness in the Machine Spirit Tower, they have strengthened their faith."

"There is one more thing. The gospel of the God of Machines has been spread throughout the entire Dawn Camp. Devout priests, each with their own mission, have begun to build churches on various planets."

"There's one more thing. The pilgrimage to the Machine Soul Tower concluded successfully last week. Amidst the resounding bells, the believers of the God of Myriad Machines were all elevated."

"There's one more thing..."

"..."

you……

An Ran's lips moved slightly.

Why does she feel that Tan He is the one who has been most severely brainwashed?

This creates the image of a wise idealist.

"Stupid materialists should all be eliminated!"

An Ran found it very strange to imagine Tan He saying such a thing.

He was probably an idealist to begin with, otherwise why would he have thought of creating a mechanical church that worshipped the soul of ether?

An Ran encouraged Tan He, saying, "The Machine Soul Tower Worship Ceremony is a very solemn and grand event, and we must do our best to continue holding it. We are just getting started now, but as long as we put our hearts into it, one day we will be able to let the influence of the Myriad Machine God spread throughout the world!"

Tan said seriously, "I think so too."