Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Kashu and the experts from the Exiled Empire soon arrived at the Divine Court of the Mechanicus.

Top-tier civilizations have their own dignity, so Anran isn't worried that they'll take things without giving her anything in return.

It would be very difficult for the Technocence's Eye of Technology to decipher this diagram, but it would be a different story for the Exiled Empire.

Although most of the species on the map went extinct during the generational shift, the characteristics they exhibited still drove the experts to a frenzy.

His eyes seemed to be burning with flames.

Seeing this, An Ran knew that she would reap a great reward.

The Executive Yuan was very efficient; Anran received what she wanted just three days later.

A complete set of basic knowledge of gene technology, as well as a small portion of pioneering technology and dimensional technology knowledge.

"The Exiled Empire should still have some in stock, right?" Anran asked Kashu with a grin.

"There is still much knowledge about pioneers that has not yet been formally explored."

An Ran nodded repeatedly: "I will hand over more things to the Exiled Empire."

"..."

After finishing all that, An Ran quietly returned to the temporary base at the planetary graveyard.

At this point, it had been less than twenty days since An Ran returned to Dawn Camp.

Logically speaking, even if An Ran was practicing shuttle runs, she should still be on the road at this point.

This means—

"The Mechanicus Cult's temporary base is completely empty!"

Reeves said loudly.

"Although I'm not sure if they left that Starfield Overlord from the Mech Spirit race behind, even if she were there, there would be no way they could stop our Radiant Mercenary Group's attack!"

The elderly Fisher stroked his beard and nodded in agreement.

A junior who has only been a Star Domain Ruler for a few years is not worth mentioning!

"With Fisher teaching Ella a lesson, and me holding off Cherny, the rest of the strangers..."

The high-ranking members of the Radiant Mercenary Group burst into laughter.

A stranger in a foreign land.

Haha, who doesn't know they're just a bunch of noobs? Their only advantage is that they can revive.

However, in the face of absolute power, resurrection is meaningless!

Use the most extreme killing to make them afraid to revive!

Reeves turned to Fisher and said, "Senior, this time it all depends on you."

"No problem, no problem."

Reeves's smile was sinister.

He still remembered An Ran's "mockery" of him before.

Furthermore, when they met near the home planet of the Feathered Civilization, the woman, despite arriving first, pretended to have just arrived, leading everyone to initially believe that he had taken the benefits.

Unforgivable!

"Army attack!"

Chapter 45 Come at me all at once!

"The news has been out for more than ten days, but why haven't those Radiant Mercenaries taken any action yet?"

Lying on her side, Tsykya covered her mouth and yawned.

Cherny, who was handling the daily affairs of the temporary base at the desk next to him, smiled and said, "Doesn't worry, Overlord Ziqia, it's only been twelve days. It will take at least two or three days for the news to reach Reeves' ears from our base, and they will definitely send someone to verify the authenticity of the news after they receive it."

Reeves may have a fiery temper, but he's not stupid. He wouldn't come looking for trouble without being completely confident. It'll take him at least ten days to get a clear picture. I estimate we'll have the Radiant Mercenary fleet arriving in another two or three days.”

"Two or three days? That's still a long time."

Ciqiya grumbled in dissatisfaction.

Cherny rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

It must be said that the Dominator Tsikia is quite special.

Although she and Virginia share the same origin, the difference in their personalities is too great.

If you said she was Virginia's doting youngest daughter, most people who didn't know the situation would probably believe it.

The same applies to the Mechanicus.

Not to mention compared to the Anran Overlord, even compared to Ella and Panda, who are of similar size, the Tsykya Overlord seems far too immature.

Cherny advised, "Lord Tsykia, now is not the time to be willful. We can only wait quietly."

"Huh? You just said I was being willful, right?"

Tsykia jumped up immediately, staring intently at Cherny, who was still engrossed in his work, her eyes sharp.

She jumped off the sofa, landing perfectly on her slippers.

Tsykia began to berate Cherny: "You are one of us from Silent City, don't think that just because Anran is backing you up I won't dare to teach you a lesson! How dare you slander me, Lady Tsykia, as willful, it's unforgivable!"

Cherny looked up and stared innocently at Tsychia.

He was simply offering helpful suggestions.

That upright and dignified demeanor made Tsykya purse her lips.

"Alright, alright, you can go do your thing."

She plopped down and continued to wait.

Two or three days, right? Then let's wait a bit longer.

However, before Radiant's fleet arrived, Tsykia did manage to bring Anran back.

"How did you get back so quickly?"

Anran said, "He's finished with his business, so he naturally came back. He seems quite calm; Reeves is more composed than I expected."

"What if he doesn't come?" Ciqia asked.

"If they don't want to come, they don't have to. I won't lose anything anyway."

Even before the news was released, Anran had already sent players to gather information in the vicinity.

An Ran also renovated the base, storing all the more expensive mechanical equipment inside the sealed chamber.

This massive temporary base was, at this point, nothing more than a shiny-looking empty shell.

Even if Anran is utterly destroyed by the Radiant Mercenaries, the losses won't be too great.

In contrast, if they could annihilate the entire fleet brought by Reeves, they would be set for life.

So, are you coming or not?

By the window, I gaze peacefully at the twinkling lighthouses in the Milky Way.

Suddenly, Tsykya, who had been standing to the side, reached out and poked Anran's waist.

"Hey."

"What's wrong?" An Ran asked.

"I have a question for you." Ciqia coughed lightly and leaned close to Anran's ear as she bent over. "What method did you use to completely bewilder Cherny? He actually said I was willful!"

An Ran straightened her back and stared blankly at Ciqiya.

"..."

"..."

Then, An Ran suddenly reached out and patted Ciqiya's head, saying earnestly, "Be more mature! Ah—"

Ciqiya bit Anran's hand.

"Are you a dog?"

……

While waiting for Reeves to arrive, Anran began to fully analyze the data exchanged from the Exiled Empire.

The key is the foundational knowledge gained from those who came before.

Only by improving this reserve can Anran analyze the pioneer technology blueprints faster and reduce the possibility of being unable to analyze them due to insufficient basic knowledge.

Early morning of the third day in Imperial time.

The space probes in the temporary base finally emitted a barrage of alarms.

The area and degree of fluctuation have reached the level of a fleet.

At this point, the only forces that would dare to lead their fleets straight to the Mechanicus's temporary base without prior notice, besides the unbelievers of the Veil of Light, are the Radiant Mercenaries.

"They've finally arrived."

When the first warship appeared, An Ran's lips curled into a triumphant smile.

The emblem on the side of the warship is the unique star-shaped cursor of the Radiant Mercenaries.

Tsukiya, who was waiting for revenge, was even happier at this moment.

Besides his father, the only other Star Domain Overlords that Reeves could summon were Fisher and Sawyer.

No matter who he called this time, as long as he kills him, he can finally vent his anger.

Why should these three people be in cahoots?

"I almost didn't escape last time, this time I'll make sure you know what happens when you mess with me, Tsukasa!"

While Tsykya was talking to herself, Anran had already arrived at the command room.

"Defense system activated."