Poverty makes me capable of anything.

At this moment, An Ran thought of the wandering consciousness that she had molded into a large, metallic orange cat.

Shouldn't we give it a good beating to make it behave?

An Ran then shook her head.

This is not good.

If those fanatics find out—

The Prophet brutally beats up the Machine Soul?

If morale is low, it's difficult to lead a team.

……

Meanwhile, in the distant Star Tree Starfield.

Thanks to Judd's tireless efforts, he finally received some good news.

The Full Metal Cult's aversion to the Mechanicus has reached a very high level; they have explicitly forbidden their followers from using the words "Mechanicus" in their speech.

"Give it your all, the real show is about to begin!" Judd rubbed his hands together excitedly.

Chapter 11 Partners of Justice

Task one:

[The Body of God (2/3)]

[Mission Introduction]: The wandering consciousnesses are divine relics stripped from the God of Aether. Three of these wandering consciousnesses have crossed the temporal currents to reach this world. Currently, they are scattered in various locations, and their destiny is to reunite.

[Task Rewards]: 200 billion Free Experience Points, 1 [Avatar of God], 1 Incense Burner of Faith

Task Two:

[Experiencing the High-Energy World (1/2)]

[Mission Introduction]: In this small world filled with energy, there are always many surprising items. Randomly collect two items to prove your strength.

[Task Rewards]: 300 billion Free Experience Points, Title [High-Energy Contactor], Small World Construction Notes (Medium) *1

Task 3:

The Future of Machinery

[Mission Introduction]: Faith in machinery is always elusive, and it seems to be a contradictory field. But now you have decided to take up this banner and give machinery a brighter future!

[Task Rewards]:

1. Famous Throughout the Land: Reach over 1500 faction reputation, reward 150 billion free experience points, and 1 random colored blueprint.

2. Mechanical Overlord: A Star Domain Overlord is born in the faction, rewarding 5 billion free experience points, [Overlord Avatar Card]*1, and 2 random colored blueprints*2.

3. Wall of Believers: Collect 100 units of faith power to receive 1 billion free experience points, 1 incense burner of faith, and 3 random colored blueprints.

Task Status —

【in progress】

Without a doubt, with the mission looming ahead, An Ran couldn't just watch it slip away.

"Alright, the mission is complete. These mechs are yours now."

An Ran laughed and said to Zhou Jieyu and the others.

She's in a great mood right now, so she's not really bothered by her less-than-ideal appearance.

Upon hearing An Ran's words, Zhou Jieyu and the others also began to breathe rapidly.

Mechs!

A powerful mech!

A man's romance is piloting a Gundam, but in this game, a woman's romance is also piloting a Gundam!

"The Power Stone that controls the power of ether."

Anran held the star-like stone up to her eyes and looked at it with delight.

Like a woman who has seen a precious gem, she couldn't take her eyes off it for a moment.

……

"mechanical……"

The moment those two words left his mouth, the traveling merchant who had been boasting in the tavern noticed that the tavern's alarm lights had come on.

"what happened?"

He stood up hastily.

He looked around in horror, fearing that some disaster was about to befall him.

But he soon realized that this was more troublesome than the impending disaster, because the alarm light was aimed at him.

Two minutes later, amidst the commotion, the tavern door was forcibly opened from the outside, and a group of burly men clad in heavy metal armor walked in.

They stood at the door for a moment with grim expressions, and quickly identified the merchant who had spoken earlier.

"you……"

"I?"

The traveling merchant pointed to his own nose, completely bewildered as to what had happened.

"come over!"

The person at the front shouted.

He took a step forward, and at that moment the people in the tavern recognized him.

The markings on that person's clothes were clearly those of the Full Metal Cult.

"..."

They immediately understood what was going on.

Catch!

It turns out that the rumors circulating recently were not false!

Anyone who utters the words "Cult of the Machine God" will be immediately arrested.

But the problem is...

The merchant protested, "I didn't mention the words 'Cult of Mechanism'!"

Aren't you guys just messing around?

The burly man sneered, "Didn't you just say those two crucial words?"

"The two most crucial words?"

"Those two words!"

"What?"

The burly man immediately pulled up the store's security camera footage.

"mechanical……"

"..."

The merchant's face turned green.

"Are you playing with snakes?!" the merchant roared, glancing at the person who had just sat at the same table as him, who immediately shrank back.

Brother, please spare me. I don't want to get involved in this kind of thing.

The merchant clenched his fist and protested, “I didn’t mean to say the words ‘Cult of the Machine God.’ I just meant to say that the mechanical structure is very ingenious.”

He held up the little gadget in his hand.

“I bought this at the market. Does that mean buying this is a crime?”

His words were laced with rage.

"Take him away." The burly man chuckled.

"Ok?"

The merchant angrily asked, "What crime have I committed?"

"That goes without saying!" the burly man said with a laugh. "Of course, it's the matter that was ordered to be forbidden."

"I didn't say that."

The burly man played another recording—

"I didn't mean to mention the Mechanicus..."

"..."

The traveling merchant was petrified on the spot.

He stood there stunned for a long time, then suddenly waved his arms angrily and shouted, "You're bullying an honest person!"

The sorrow in his voice inevitably evoked sympathy from those around him, but despite their sympathy, no one dared to speak. They only hoped that these plagues would be sent away as soon as possible to prevent them from harming others.

"take away."

The burly man ignored what the merchant was saying.

We can't let this fat fish get away.

The All Metal Cult's enforcers walked up with smiles and took the merchant away.

The eldest brother eats meat, and the younger brothers can follow behind and drink soup.

We can't afford not to put in our best effort now.

As for that merchant who kept talking about honest people, who else would they bully if not honest people?

Why bother with something so obvious?

The oppressive atmosphere in the tavern dissipated as soon as the door was closed again.