Poverty makes me capable of anything.

The merchants, covered in dust and grime from the aftermath of the battle dominated by the star field, stared wide-eyed, their mouths agape for a long time.

They saw nothing and felt nothing.

But something was clearly draining the lives of those Full Metal Cult survivors.

The survivors tumbled and rolled in the unseen storm, their clothes dissolving as they rolled. When their breaths became barely perceptible, unseen energy surged forth, tearing their bodies to shreds in an instant.

It's all gone, everything's gone!

Under the cleansing of void energy, nothing remained in that starry sky, including the free dark matter.

Only the massive damage numbers, like a shower of flowers from a celestial maiden, were reflected in An Ran's eyes.

This is an instantaneous burst of a full 20,000 cubic meters of void energy!

Dealing with these heavily injured survivors was a piece of cake.

It is a bit wasteful, but that's exactly the effect Enron wanted.

She stopped smiling.

"With so many people watching, how could I possibly take your money? I prefer sustainable development to a one-off deal."

Even if there were no spectators around, An Ran would never let these people go, but she had to get the money first before she could take action.

Keeping promises?

There's no need to talk about this kind of thing with your mortal enemies.

An Ran turned around without looking back and flew directly into the spaceship. After setting the destination, An Ran closed her eyes and began to take stock of her gains.

Only the group of merchants behind him remained, still in shock.

[Is this the mechanic you guys were talking about? That's awesome!]

[With a wave of my hand, stars vanish; Mom, I want to be a mechanic too!]

This isn't a mechanic at all!!!

Shouldn't this be a magician's skill?

No, how exactly did they die? You're all talking like you've read a script.

We still don't know exactly what Anran did that day.

……

"Kill reward: 170 billion experience points".

"Complete two tasks to receive 160 free experience points, the blueprint for [Space Confinement Device], and the skill trial card for [Reflective Coating]."

"Personal reputation in the Terran Sector has increased to 820, and total reputation with the Cult of Mechanism has increased by 580, bringing the current value to 2130."

"Besides that, there's the money and supplies we got from the Full Metal Cult, and you can't be left out either."

An Ran stood up from the recliner and threw the Resurrection Crystal on the ground.

Next, An Ran took out more than a dozen subspace boxes and a mechanical puppet.

Under her command, the mechanical puppet began to take on the task of "feeding".

It bent down and took out a pile of metal from the subspace box, and unceremoniously pressed the metal directly onto the resurrected crystal.

"Get to work hard on these things, because you won't have time to rest from now on."

An Ran picked up a piece of low-level living metal that had already been transformed.

Only metals that possess biological properties are called living metals.

She used her fingernail to slice the low-grade living metal in half. As soon as her finger left, An Ran saw white particles dancing in the crack of the metal.

The particles entangled and formed fine threads. More and more threads overlapped, and in just a few seconds, the cracked metal was put back together.

"If it is a high-grade living metal, the strength and activity will be better, which can significantly reduce maintenance costs."

Nanomaterials are far less malleable than living metals. Even with the support of Anran's skills [Ether Realm - Creator] and [Ether Realm - Reforge], it is difficult to save the mechanical legion when it suffers widespread damage.

However, if the material used to make it is replaced with living metal, then it will be a different story.

Double the recovery, double the happiness, and double the happiness brought even more joy to Anran!

The only unhappy one is probably the Resurrected Crystal—if it could feel happiness.

After all, it's always been suppressed underneath and hasn't had a chance to rest.

Even Ibn had never suffered such a fate.

This is truly the "number one workhorse of the Mechanicus".

After arranging everything, An Ran entered the newly acquired blueprint, [Space Confinement Device], into the blueprint library.

This drawing is quite useful.

During combat, it can confine space, preventing not only the enemy from escaping but also from calling for reinforcements, and allowing for rapid assistance in combat via warp.

Even a Star Domain Ruler would need a considerable amount of time to break this spatial confinement, unless he had extensive knowledge of space.

In fact, An Ran still had two random blueprints that she hadn't used, but she wasn't in a hurry.

An Ran didn't plan to touch the three blueprints she needed to advance, because if the blueprint she found turned out to be one of them, she would suffer a huge loss.

Why waste a chance to open a box when you can get these blueprints from Ella?

After multiple balance adjustments by the official team, random blueprints will no longer be drawn from blueprints that players currently own, so players should make the most of these opportunities.

The spaceship traveled for another day.

During this time, news of the battle at the Full Metal Cult headquarters had already spread.

But this didn't cause the huge uproar An Ran had expected, because something much bigger happened—

The hyperspace ghost Mobra attacked a spaceship traveling in hyperspace, and coincidentally, a star system overlord from the Eternal Star Path was on board.

The two star system rulers engaged in a fierce, life-or-death battle in hyperspace. In the end, Mobra retreated, but the star system ruler was also critically wounded and on the verge of death.

The serious injury was a minor matter; what was more unsettling was that the star field ruler was ambushed again just as he was about to leave hyperspace.

A silver missile pierced through the world's protective barrier, annihilating the spaceship. Had it not been for the use of the artificial artifact of the Eternal Star Path to block the spacetime fragments stirred up by the explosion, that star field ruler would have perished.

This was clearly premeditated!

The sudden appearance of the hyperspace ghost was by no means an accident.

On a deeper level, the multiple star road attacks on the Eternal Star Road are not simply due to the prophecy of the Crimson King or the rebellion of the Pala tribe.

A hand is waving in the shadows.

This alerted both the Exiled Empire and the Eternal Star Road.

Two major powers have dominated this ancient star field for millions of years, and they will never allow a third power to emerge and disrupt the balance.

"It seems they've finally started making their move."

An Ran then shook her head.

No, the Chain of Judgment and the Silver Moon have actually been in action all along, but this time their plan had a slight flaw.

"and many more……"

An Ran rubbed her temples. Was this really a mistake?

We need to find a way to get some information from Camilla.

But the most crucial factor is one's own strength.

"I need to advance to the Star Domain Overlord level as soon as possible so that I can gain a foothold before the version conflict comes."

Amidst the storm, An Ran received a message from Christopher.

“Starting yesterday afternoon, a group of people suddenly applied to participate in the investment of the second phase of the trade port construction.”

An Ran pondered for a moment, realizing that this was the effect of Ella's battle with Heda.

Although the threat from Heda is right overhead, many people are still optimistic that the Mechanicus can grow smoothly.

This is, after all, a ruler of a star field, not a roaming star-killer.

An Ran replied, "After screening, those that meet the requirements will be approved."

"Yes."

Just as the spaceship was about to enter the territory of the Mech Spirits, An Ran received another message from Christopher.

"The Executive Yuan of the Exiled Empire has recognized our tax exemption status, and the official documents will be issued in a few days."

"..."

Grass!

That's so damn realistic!

However, we should still express our gratitude to those who deserve it.

Moreover, it seems that the Exiled Empire genuinely intends to bury the conflict, and it remains to be seen how Heda will respond.

An Ran shook her head, deciding not to think about it for now.

The demon ship entered the airport's inspection channel.

As the scanning beam swept across the hull of the demon ship, it also revealed the figure of the Mech Knight, one of the two overlords of the Mech Spirit race.

"What are you two doing here?"

The medieval heavily armored knight, now possessing supernatural powers, looked at Anran and Ella with a puzzled expression.

Seeing Ella looking at him, he immediately put on a "friendly" smile.

Because of his appearance, probably only the Mech Knight himself felt that smile was warm.

“Master of the Mech Knights, I would like to make a deal with you,” An Ran said with a smile.

"Oh?" The Mech Knight seemed quite interested in this topic. "What kind of deal?"

"I'd like to get some blueprints and also visit your mechanical museum."

The mechanical knight said, "Tell me what the blueprints are first."

Even with the connection to Tsykia, the Mech Knight wouldn't have been able to speak so calmly with Anran, the Star Killer, without Ella's presence.