Poverty makes me capable of anything.

The short, somewhat lazy-looking man opposite suddenly became mysterious and tall.

Even after advancing to the Star Domain Ruler level, Ella still obeyed her every word.

This... has gone beyond the realm of love.

Kashu skipped all the back-and-forth and said directly, "It's a 30/70 split. The Exiled Empire takes 30%, and the Mechanicus takes 70%. However, we need the right of first refusal."

"That's it?"

“This is our bottom line,” Kashu said.

An Ran clasped her hands together, her gaze shifting unpredictably, lost in thought.

This continued for several minutes before An Ran suddenly stood up.

"Given the wealth of the Exiled Empire, they shouldn't be so inclined to cheat a small force like ours."

Understanding An Ran's attitude, Kashu stood up and smiled, "The Empire's strength is beyond our imagination."

An Ran was actually very curious about just how powerful a star-level civilization like the Exiled Empire really was.

The war court, though only on the surface, was enough to be awe-inspiring.

So, how big are the icebergs below sea level?

After sending Kashu away, the Mechanicus immediately began preparations in earnest.

Unlike the vast Exiled Empire, the Mechanicus mobilized for war very quickly.

When Anran spread the news, even those players who had just arrived at the commission center received faction quests.

[Sequence Wars] Phase One.

This is a large task chain that includes numerous branch tasks and contribution-sharing tasks.

"Stop looking at that. This task has nothing to do with us right now. The most important thing is to stay here and do the commissioned tasks and level up as soon as possible."

"Well, I won't take on this mission for now, and I won't run away from it. I'll wait until I reach the Master level before considering it."

This is the opinion of most players in the exchange.

But each time I revisited it, things were different.

After completing several quests with the mechanical troops, his level had reached 37.

Moreover, after several attempts, he finally succeeded in becoming an Etheric Mechanic in a branch church of the Mechanicus.

Everything seems to be going well.

But even after revisiting it several times, I was still not satisfied.

"It's too slow! And there are just too many competitors here."

In just a month and a half, the Time-Space Empire attracted more than a million new players from more than a dozen nearby birth planets.

With over a million players sharing quests, leveling up becomes slower as you progress.

Only by venturing out can you stand out!

After retracing my steps several times, I finally found the Samsung Guild that had tried to recruit me.

"I want to go to the new world with you."

"What?"

The player in charge of recruiting new members stared in astonishment at the repeated attempts before him.

Is this only level 37?

He walked the path several times with full confidence: "Don't worry, I won't need your protection. Just be willing to take me there."

"..."

These newcomers these days are really over the top.

……

Ten days after Kashu left.

A secret mobilization was carried out in the transdimensional space.

An Ran did not want to be the first to act in this war, so she did not deploy a large fleet for the time being.

We should wait until the war has been going on for a while before deciding where to place our pieces next.

The ANR series robots were mobilizing in the square outside, while Anran went to her digital life cultivation room.

More than a year has passed since Enron set the rules for the evolution of digital life in the digital disk.

Digital life forms struggle to survive in this virtual world, and a year is enough for them to learn some of the basic rules of the world they inhabit.

Looking at the digital life evolving in the two-dimensional world, Anran nodded with satisfaction.

all the best.

However, to prevent the digital beings that grow up in the future from rebelling, perhaps she should add something else.

Add a spoonful of faith?

But how do you add faith?

After much deliberation, Anran decided to guide the first batch of digital life forms onto the path of technology.

This is the most systematic application of the rules.

Even the "universe" in which digital life exists is a product of technology.

Isn't the relentless exploration of science and technology ultimately about grasping the essence of the world and thus controlling our own destiny?

After completing the process, Anran left the cultivation room satisfied.

By the time the Sequence Wars end, these digital beings may have already matured.

"Speaking of which, although this is a technology in the direction of [Virtual Impact], it also involves knowledge of [Dimensional Secrets] to some extent. To those digital life forms, I am a higher-dimensional life form. Hmm... no, the void is originally a life form in a higher-dimensional world, and this form is just an adaptation to three-dimensional space."

After reaching level 202, Anran's intelligence attribute officially reached 4000 points.

To unlock the secrets of dimensions and advance to the next level, all that's missing now is the necessary knowledge base and the necessary blueprints.

……

During this period, the mainstream news media within the exiled empire all reported on the upcoming Sequence War.

Speculations about the star field behind the planetary graveyard, and predictions about the strength of the Eternal Star Road, have emerged in an endless stream of news.

At first, players paid a lot of attention to this kind of news, but after the mobilization speech, no one paid attention to these interview programs anymore.

Instead of just talking nonsense, it's better to get involved yourself.

Interesting. I didn't expect that we'd already be facing off against those guys from Eternal Star Road so early in this version.

Carbonated Drink was in a very good mood. Although he was as calm as a saint in his own forum, and kept saying "Sit down! You'd be better off meditating than arguing!", it didn't mean that he had really suppressed his competitive spirit.

He recorded tens of thousands of those "jealous" remarks.

They even wrote down the names of the players who spoke.

Among them are the Sky Guild's arch-enemies, as well as some "gaming celebrities" who like to make a splash on the forums.

I will make you understand that no amount of jealousy will help; strength doesn't lie.

[Our leader is awesome!]

[Awesome!]

On the other side of the square, members of the Red House Guild had also gathered together.

Those people in the heavens are making noise again.

Red Nova looked completely unconcerned.

Ignore them; as their seniors, we should be more accommodating.

But... President, they're ranked ahead of us.

[Hehe, that was before, it won't be like that next year.]

【…】

While confidence is a good thing, isn't this a bit too much?

The title of the first guild to establish a power cannot be used to make money.

The most composed group was Warhammer Guild.

When Warhammer faded into the background, Lyranos, who took over as guild master, was much more composed.

[Just focus on completing the tasks and don't worry about others. As long as we take care of ourselves, nothing serious will happen.]

【clear】

While members of various guilds were chatting idly.

The lights above the temporary parking spaces outside the square suddenly went out.

"coming!"

In an instant, countless players stood up.

They watched with excitement as warships approached from afar.

The Divine Court-class warship is the latest standard warship of the Mechanicus. It is said to employ a brand-new engine and kinetic energy system, making it more than ten times faster than the Demon Ships for long-distance travel. As for its firepower, you only need to look at its size.

I walked that path several times, following the crowd and raising my head.

Although he didn't know much about the spaceships in the game.

But the divine court-level design seems to be telling everyone—

"I'm amazing!"

The spikes, resembling spears, reflected the artificial sun's light, cold as frost.

[This is the standard naval gun warp beam capable of striking across star sectors.]

Cross-sector?

His breathing quickened several times as he walked, and he couldn't help but ask.