Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Then, guided by the consciousness of the machine spirit, the nearby believers and players also looked over.

They saw a deep purple energy shoot into the sky.

The energy arrived too quickly; in an instant, the artificial sun floating in the sky stopped working, and the entire sky turned deep purple, as if the end of the world was about to arrive, which made people feel terrified.

Those standing close by can only see this much.

Meanwhile, those Star Killers who were a little further away were all gaping in astonishment.

"This, this is..."

A spaceship bound for the trading port came to a stop, and the ship's owner, after rubbing his eyes, simply ran out of the spaceship.

"That's the Divine Court of the Cult of Machines, isn't it?"

The AI ​​replied, "Confirmed, it is the Divine Court of the Cult of Mechanism."

"This is the aura of the Star Domain Ruler! There's no mistake, this is the aura of the Star Domain Ruler!"

At the same time, countless people expressed such amazement.

Did a star field ruler come to the Cult of Machine Gods, or...?

"The Cult of Machine God has given birth to its own Starfield Ruler?"

The second guess is truly astonishing.

Therefore, even if such thoughts arise in their minds, many people still dare not believe them.

"Go investigate this immediately."

"We must investigate this thoroughly."

"This matter is extremely important and must not be taken lightly."

If the Cult of Mechanism truly gave birth to a Starfield Ruler, it would mean far too much.

For these businessmen, it's time to consider whether they want to tie themselves to this brand-new chariot!

A single misstep could cause you to miss a high-speed train to the highest peak.

The reason for this idea is that the Cult of Machine God is too different from others.

An Ran's advancement was incredibly fast.

While many are still speculating about her potential to advance to the Star Domain Ruler level, she may already be in that position.

"Have many people made requests for negotiation?"

An Ran thought for a moment and then understood their purpose.

She shook her head: "It's not the right time yet."

She hadn't expected Ella's advancement to Star Domain Ruler to cause such a stir. If the news had spread beforehand, the Full Metal Cult would have realized something was wrong and run away beforehand. Where would she have gotten her loot then?

“Just tell them this is a new experiment in the Hall of Knowledge, a brand new weapon being tested, and let them look forward to it,” An Ran said.

Christopher looked at An Ran with suspicion.

Did An Ran actually advance to the Star Domain Ruler level?

almost.

An Ran pushed open the door and walked out.

Without further ado, let's take Ella to the Full Metal Cult right now!

Emmm...

That's backwards. It's that Ella should take her to the Full Metal Cult.

Rush!

Note 1: Promotion rewards and some required blueprints are not listed. They will be listed later when needed, as it would take up too much space to include large amounts of data.

Note 2: The world structure in this book is based on the theory of the Dirac Sea.

Chapter 17 I, a man of justice, cannot stand idly by!

Ella sat quietly at the table, holding the teacup in her hands and staring intently at the tea reflected in the cup, mirroring the top of the cabin.

From a distance, Ella looks no different from any other young girl in an ordinary family.

However, she is already a true ruler of the star field!

With Anran's highest-level Starkiller-level reconnaissance skills, he couldn't see through Ella's personal stats at all.

If it weren't for the fact that the favorability rating was still an unbreakable 100 points, Anran would have been worried that Ella might punch her away.

After all, she hasn't done anything good.

Whether it's Ella or anyone else.

The two were currently on a spaceship bound for the Terran Sector, where the Full Metal Cult was located.

Unlike the barren and remote Dawn Camp, the Tyran Sector, although also an area not valued by the Exiled Empire, has a population density that is far greater than that of Dawn Camp—after all, it is not a gathering place for pirates, and the wealth produced there is at least dozens of times that of Dawn Camp!

Anran was incredibly hungry for it.

But before she came out, An Ran still experienced some minor "hardships"—

The commotion caused by Ella's advancement was so great that even those light-years away, guided by metaphysics, could still feel it in their hearts.

Upon sensing this, they all rushed to the divine court of the Mechanicus.

Thousands of people parked their spaceships at the entrance to the Divine Court, disrupting even the daily operations of the Mechanicus.

Although Anran had spread the word early on that the Mechanical God Cult had not given birth to a new Starfield Overlord, but was only developing new weapons, everyone was still skeptical.

It wasn't until An Ran personally stepped forward and proved with facts that she was still just a Star Killer that those who came to verify her left with some doubt.

"There shouldn't be any mistake."

"But she might be hiding her true strength."

“What benefit would it bring her to hide her strength? This is the position of Star Domain Ruler. Once the title of Star Domain Ruler is announced, the benefits it brings far outweigh the potential dangers behind it.”

"That makes sense."

"Although An Ran did not advance to the Star Domain Ruler level, the new weapon developed by the Mechanical God Cult is quite interesting. It can actually emit an aura similar to that of a Star Domain Ruler. Even if this weapon has no power, it can still have an amazing effect in intimidating people when it is brought out at a critical moment."

"That's true, but how could a weapon that can simulate this kind of power be completely powerless?"

"That's what I thought too. It seems that the technology of the Cult of the Machine God is far beyond our imagination."

……

After five days of travel, the spaceship finally entered the territory of the Tyranid Sector.

An Ran was not idle during this time; she spent almost all her time building the Void Energy Transition Engine.

Ordinary warp engines can only perform "short-distance" warps within a sector, but void energy warp engines are different; once enough energy is accumulated, they can even traverse a significant portion of the Exile Empire.

The journey from Dawn Camp to Silent City requires only three jumps and takes less than four days.

Within the exiled empire, which lacks star paths, this speed is astonishing.

Upon arriving in the Tyran sector, Anran's speed slowed down.

Although she knew where the headquarters of the Full Metal Cult was, she was unsure whether the Pope remained there.

In order not to give this big fish time to escape, An Ran did not go directly to its door, but stopped at a place nearby where the Full Metal Cult had a branch church.

“Let’s ask someone for directions first,” Anran said to the puzzled Ella.

Ella asked, "Ask for directions? But don't we have a star map?"

"This road is a little different; not everyone knows about it."

"?"

With a question mark above her head, Ella followed closely behind Anran.

Although she is now the ruler of the star field, she is still Anran Ella, there is no difference.

As they walked along the pilgrimage route, just before reaching the vicinity of the magnificent cathedral, Anran suddenly heard a noisy commotion.

"I'm innocent! I really didn't do it. You've got the wrong person."

That was the voice of a young woman.

Soon Anran heard a crisp snapping sound.

"Behave yourself."

It was at an intersection, where religious figures in silver uniforms were gathered together, one of whom was angrily brandishing a leather whip.

The whip grazed the thigh of the captured young woman before finally striking the ground.

Under the threat of violence, the young woman immediately stopped struggling.

The man wielding the whip laughed and said, "That's right! Don't think that just because you have mercenaries backing you up, you can blatantly evade taxes. Let me tell you, that's impossible! This is a place controlled by the Full Metal Cult. Everyone must fulfill their obligation to pay taxes. Everyone is equal!"

"emmm..."

Why did the phrase "equality for all" suddenly come out?

An Ran had initially thought what he said made a lot of sense, but as soon as he said that, the righteous image she had just created instantly collapsed.

"But I really have nothing to do with mercenaries," the young woman whispered in defense.

"Hehe..." The man didn't take it seriously. "It's alright. You can make excuses now, but once you're in the church jail, I don't believe you won't talk."

"..."

An Ran looked around at the people around her.

Their faces were ashen, as if they were possessed by evil spirits, and they were exhausted in body and mind.

This scene reminded An Ran of the "Justice Knight Incident".

The player, Justice Knight, annihilated a branch of the Full Metal Cult in anger, simply to stand up for an innocent NPC.

Anran was unaware of the Justice Knight's true purpose, but that didn't matter.