Poverty makes me capable of anything.

So your live stream even includes built-in ads?

"Ahhh-"

The Pope suddenly shouted, interrupting Anran's advertising speech.

He flicked his long robe, and a translucent stone suddenly appeared in his right hand.

"Ok?"

An Ran quickly cast a scouting spell.

Items of color quality can be used to create living metal.

This can be!

"Heh..." The Pope chuckled coldly, slowly raising the ore in his hand. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he said to An Ran in a mocking voice, "Do you know what this is?"

Before he could continue his performance, An Ran nodded very seriously: "I know, I know, of course I know, isn't this the Resurrection Crystal?"

I……

The Pope's hand, which was halfway raised, froze.

This is a crystal that even the Star Domain Ruler doesn't recognize, but...

Damn it, how do you know?

Most importantly, An Ran stole his lines; how was he supposed to continue?

The Pope's words caught in his throat, and he couldn't get them out for a long time. The atmosphere suddenly turned cold.

"This one……"

In the studio, several senior executives from the media group who had rushed to the scene fell silent for a moment.

Suddenly, a slightly overweight executive slammed his hand on the table.

Boom!

He shouted, "No need to think about it anymore, just buy it! If no one watches this live stream, I'll eat the broadcast signal right here and now!"

Deputy Director, the signal is bad, why don't you eat something else?

The staff members doing odd jobs below held back their complaints, prioritizing their work.

They saw the Pope finally speak again on the virtual screen.

He said, "Do you know what the effects of revitalizing crystals are?"

"Hey, isn't it just about turning ordinary metals into living metals?"

I……

Anran's normal attack was a two-hit combo with piercing critical hits and cleave, which infuriated the Pope.

However, the same trick didn't work on me!

The Pope gave another cold laugh.

He held the resurrection crystal high above his head.

“Since you recognize it, that’s even better,” the Pope said. The Full Metal Cult survivor behind him stopped licking his wounds and looked up in confusion.

They had no idea that the Full Metal Cult possessed such a thing.

Is this the Pope's trump card?

Could they really turn the tables?

The Pope continued, "I think you know the value of this crystal; it's a treasure even the Star Domain Ruler covets! The Star Domain Ruler, yes, the Star Domain Ruler..."

The Pope kept repeating this phrase.

Then he burst into laughter again.

"You forced me to this," the Pope said grimly. "I have already presented this crystal to Heda, the Second-Rank Envoy of the Exiled Imperial War Court, and in exchange, she will send you on your way!"

The Pope deliberately distorted Heda's promise.

An Ran, being an outsider, didn't quite grasp the situation at first, but the others were different.

The War Court is the highest ruling body of the Exiled Empire. It controls the vast territory of the Exiled Empire with supreme military force and is the true master of civilization at the top of the universe.

Apart from some civilian staff, all members of the War Court listed as Court Envoys are Star Domain Rulers.

The War Court's envoys are divided into three levels. Heda's position as a second-level envoy indicates that he is not a "newbie" who has just entered the realm of Star Domain Ruler, but a veteran who has already made great contributions to the Exiled Empire.

"What are we waiting for? That's a star field ruler! Buy, buy, buy! We not only need to buy it, but we also need to buy the exclusive broadcast signal!"

Upon hearing Heda's name, the high-ranking officials no longer hesitated.

Aesthetic fatigue?

With the Star Domain Ruler making an appearance, how could the audience possibly get tired of it?

“But it will cost extra,” the businessman said.

"add!"

The two sides reached an agreement in the shortest possible time.

One minute later, the company cut off its most popular program that it was playing.

"Now, a cut-off..."

The four large characters "【Star Domain Ruler】" were printed on the screen, and passersby stopped in curiosity.

……

"Heda and Sawyer of the Eternal Star Path fought once, and the two were evenly matched."

Anran searched online and found this message.

Sawyer is the Night Lord's best friend. When Anran killed Bridges, he even tried to ambush her with a mental attack. If it weren't for the [Crown of the Queen's Grace] given to her by Orina and Tsykia, Anran would have gone to reunite with the NPCs she had killed.

An Ran had witnessed the strength of the Night Lord.

According to Tszkya, Sawyer is stronger than the Lord of the Night, while Heda can fight Sawyer to a draw.

"emmm..."

She's an incredibly strong woman, perhaps no less so than Virginia.

But is she really willing to go up against another star field ruler with whom she has no grudge for the sake of this resurrection crystal?

Enron remained skeptical.

Heda wasn't the Pope's mother.

This is quite risky. If we fail and she and Ella escape, wouldn't we have created two major enemies for ourselves?

An Ran frowned.

But what if the Pope is telling the truth?

When Anran hesitated, the Pope couldn't help but laugh triumphantly.

Serves you right for being so arrogant!

At the Star Slayer stage, no matter how strong you are, you can't possibly defeat a Star Domain Ruler.

The Pope is now secretly praying that Anran's stubborn temper will flare up and she'll stay here and refuse to leave.

In that case, if something unexpected happens, Heda might just kill Anran.

"Oh no, although An Ran is very powerful, she is no match for the Star Domain Ruler."

"Can Heda really swallow her pride and personally deal with a Star Killer?"

[Holy crap, I hope my wife isn't in any trouble.]

[Hey, this guy is shameless! He can't beat them, so he calls on someone else's adults to take his side.]

This is even worse than showing favoritism.

Damn, it's a pity I'm not strong enough; even if I went, I wouldn't be of any help.

"Oh no! Oh no! An Ran has caused trouble again!"

Just as Tsukiya was comfortably soaking her feet in the lava, Jill rushed in from outside.

"what happened?"

Tsukiya didn't turn around, and said calmly.

Oh, Anran, she's just so restless, I've told her so many times.

Jill said with a mournful face, "Anran blew up the headquarters of the Full Metal Cult..."

Her voice was filled with panic.

That's the ruler of the star field! If An Ran is gone, wouldn't she also lose all her money?

This is unacceptable!

“The Full Metal Cult? Oh.” Tsykia nodded. “They’re the ones who came looking for trouble a while ago. We smashed it up, so what? They can’t beat Ella anyway.”

Jill said, "They can't beat them, but the people they called can. I heard it's a Starfield Ruler from the War Court of the Exiled Empire, his name is... what was it again?"

"Who?"

Tsykya quickly pulled her feet out of the lava.

“Her what, oh, Heda!” Jill cried out.

"..."

Ciqiya parted her lips slightly, but remained silent for a long time.

She gritted her teeth: "Going around causing trouble every day, she's finally caused something big. Oh no, Virginia's not here, if I'm all alone..."

She suddenly looked up and stared at Jill.

"?"

Are you sure it's Heda?

"Ah."