Poverty makes me capable of anything.

An Ran's eyes darted around.

The existence of the Machine Soul consciousness can only fool those weaker mechanics and believers. Although this can still make a lot of money, if they want to expand the influence of the Machine God Cult, they still need to show their strength.

Only by defeating them can we make them understand the power of the God of Myriad Machines!

In addition, we must find ways to cultivate a group of loyal and powerful supporters of the religion from among these believers.

"Let's start with a five-year plan!"

Anran called Juliana and Erin over.

"I plan to establish a Machine Soul Force under the Mechanicus Cult, as an elite force directly under the Mechanicus Cult."

Juliana and Erin remained silent. Since Anran had summoned them, it meant she was preparing to give them more responsibilities.

Juliana was very excited.

Because of her limited strength—having only recently become a Star Slayer—she is currently unable to participate in important transdimensional battles, which makes Juliana feel that she is drifting further and further away from peace.

"The Machine Soul Force is divided into a military department and an internal academy. The military department is responsible for training warriors who are loyal to the Cult of Machine God, while the academy inherits the work of the previous research institute and continues to conduct research on human enhancement, gene fusion, and other areas."

Erin nodded: "That's no problem."

Juliana had no objections.

So it's settled then.

Anran instructed Juliana to develop a detailed development plan. Once the plan was approved at the Machine Soul Tower's regular meeting, the new department would be officially established.

You can't always put all your eggs in one basket with the players.

The last update took a year. If the next one takes three, five or ten years, wouldn't Anran have to personally handle everything?

The newly formed Mechanicus needs more core members to support it.

……

In the 136th cycle of the Eternal Star Road, year 01793, a certain month.

The expeditionary force quickly engaged in battle after arriving at the Pala tribe.

Half a month later, the first spaceship carrying hundreds of players from major guilds arrived at the outpost.

The war is progressing very smoothly.

The Pala tribe kept shrinking their defenses, but even as they were being driven back in defeat, they showed no sign of admitting their mistakes.

Blood sacrifice?

The blood sacrifice is for you foreign peoples.

The glory of Para has lasted for hundreds of thousands of years, and now it is time for it to rise again.

"No one can completely subdue our Pala tribe. This is our territory, and no outsider can criticize us for what we do!"

"With the infusion of divine power, we now possess a holy son capable of breaking free from the shackles of the world. We cannot afford to lose this war!"

"But we suffered heavy losses in order to lure them over."

"It's just a tiny loss, nothing to worry about. With the Holy Son here, the spirit of our Pala tribe will live on forever."

Beside the roaring fire, a circle of people dressed in fur coats with their faces painted in a gaudy manner gathered.

After whispering amongst themselves for a while with serious expressions, they all turned their gaze to the distant monument.

On the monument, black energy pulsed like lightning.

Even after such a bombardment, the monument still stands tall and unyielding.

In an instant, the night grew even darker.

The gloomy atmosphere made people feel increasingly uneasy.

However, for the people of the Pala tribe, this is just the prelude to a new era.

As time went on, the war entered its second phase, also known as the stalemate.

The brutal war even instilled fear in those star-killers.

They had absolutely no idea why this remote tribe, located on the edge of the Eternal Star Road, was so rebellious.

Their fearless spirit in the face of death was no different from that of the players.

So much so that many people once thought that a player had joined the Pala tribe's faction.

But the results showed that they were just ordinary Pala tribespeople.

"Belief!"

The world's powers employ a wide variety of different political systems.

The Pala tribe is a theocratic republic where theocracy reigns supreme.

Faith +10.

Combat power also increases by 10.

When the "Holy Son" appears, their combat power increases by more than 10.

It took the punitive force two months of difficult pushing to absorb most of the rapidly growing faith of the Pala tribe.

The sustained attacks have even caused kidney deficiency among the people of the Pala tribe, leaving them feeling somewhat powerless.

"There's no way you can run now!"

From a distance, it looks as if the punitive force has pushed the Pala tribe to the ground, ready to sit on them and wreak havoc on them.

"Ah……"

However, before the expeditionary force had even squatted down halfway, the Pala tribe members revealed mocking smiles.

joke.

Do you really think that's all I'm capable of?

What I did just now was merely a strategy to lower your guard and lure you deeper into my territory.

Now that both sides have chosen their spots and assumed their positions, it's too late to turn back!

Both the players inside the spaceship and those fighting outside stopped what they were doing.

They simultaneously received a notification from the game—

You have been attacked by [Civilization Epic].

[Because your race is human, skill effects are increased by 50%]

Ok?

and many more!

At this moment, a player who transformed himself into a scarab stepped forward.

He's different from everyone else!

[Due to your race being the Scarab, skill effects are reduced by 70%]

boom!

The brain was trembling. Although the effect was reduced by 70%, the player was still easily pulled into the epic civilization of the Pala tribe due to their poor strength.

In that epic, players watched an extremely long, skippable cinematic.

They found themselves drawn into the game's cinematic world, following the ancestors of the Pala tribe as they forged a path to survival in a world teeming with demons.

After the game's cutscene ends, players find themselves transformed into warriors of the Para tribe.

Mission: Rise of Civilization

Slay those monsters that are trying to destroy the civilization of the Pala tribe!

The battle has begun.

These monsters are far more powerful than players can imagine. Even the weakest monsters are about as strong as them, and the stronger monsters are simply terrifying.

With a wave of his hand, he can send players flying; there's no way to fight him.

Once a player dies, they find themselves back at their previously assigned respawn point.

"..."

Mission failed.

Is this a way to play?

The forum was immediately filled with insults.

The authorities remained unperturbed, treating it as a minor matter.

It wasn't long before the players understood what was going on; the mercenaries who had escaped from the front brought back the news.

The Pala tribe quietly gave birth to a Star Domain Overlord. Those who haven't returned are all trapped in the real world woven by the Star Domain Overlord's mental power. They are fighting each other and cannot be woken up no matter how much they are called.

Forget about attacking the Pala tribe now; running away is the priority.

"..."

why?

All the NPCs have run away, what are we still doing here?

"I'm not even on the spaceship yet! Oh my god."

Those big guilds that were eager to make a name for themselves are crying. Their resurrection points are already bound, and they don't have any spaceships. There's no turning back, comrades.

Chapter 04 Don't blame me for being impolite!

The situation has escalated.

It would be impossible to control the Pala tribe, which had gone berserk, with just those "ordinary" mercenaries.

The epic effect of "The Holy Son" on civilization is outstanding.

This single blow led to a reshuffling of some employment agencies, which was good news for Anran.