Poverty makes me capable of anything.

After all, the Pantheon only sent him as the ruler of a star field.

Actually, there was some good news...

“At least I’ve figured out their strength,” Patrick thought.

Next time, by summoning another star system ruler of the Pantheon and the helpers from the New World star system, we can surely annihilate the Exiled Empire's fleet.

After a relentless pursuit, An Ran destroyed thousands of spaceships, reaping a rich harvest of 216 billion points of free experience. She felt refreshed and in an excellent mood.

Those two tasks were completed smoothly, so it's safe to say that only Heda was troubled.

"Rebuilding the Star Gate will take several more days, and our progress has been completely slowed down!"

"Let's not think about these things now. The Star Domain Ruler who's been following the Pantheon hasn't left yet," An Ran said.

"You haven't left yet?"

Heda's pupils constricted slightly.

She was now quite certain that the man was not with the Pantheon, otherwise he would have stepped in to rescue Patrick earlier.

"Should we go and talk to him?" An Ran asked.

Heda countered, "Can you guarantee he won't run away?"

An Ran shook her head.

Heda said, "Then let's put that aside for now and just keep an eye on his movements. The most important thing right now is to rebuild the Star Gate."

"You make the decision."

An Ran had no objection.

She has already sent her main body to bring Ella and the others over.

At that time, we will have five star domain rulers on our side.

Even if that unknown person is cooperating with the Pantheon, they are not a threat.

Moreover, even if she can't win, she can escape using the spatial passage opened by the Hollow Stone.

Do these people dare to pursue us all the way to the homeland of the exiled empire?

If they really dare to go, An Ran can only say—

You guys are pretty brave.

Chapter 84: Surprise! Unexpected?

"How's the construction of the Star Gate going?"

Heda suddenly appeared from behind An Ran like a ghost.

An Ran, who was directing the mechanical puppets to set up the space locking device, calmly turned around and replied, "It will take at most two more days."

Two days?

Heda nodded.

This progress is much faster than she expected.

She believed that Anran wouldn't deceive her on such a matter, and therefore, Heda looked at Anran with new respect.

She had seen other mechanics belonging to the War Court build star gates, and they took several times longer than Anran just for spatial positioning.

Even if he had unique architectural skills when building the Star Gate itself, it wouldn't be easy to make up for the time difference in positioning.

Heda leaned against a railing and gazed at the desolate starry sky of the Eagle Eye sector.

Half a day later, Heda's voice rang out again: "I heard you came from the star system opposite Hidden Life Sands?"

Ok?

Why ask this?

An Ran hesitated for a moment.

Don't be fooled by the fact that she and Heda seem to have a relatively harmonious relationship now; that's only because the War Court is holding her back with orders from above.

Otherwise, Heda might have already taken advantage of Tsukiya and the others to pin him down and rub him against her.

She wants to find out everything about me!

Such a guess flashed through An Ran's mind.

She said calmly, "That's right."

There was no hint of excitement in his tone.

His cold attitude also made him seem unapproachable.

But Heda seemed oblivious to the deeper meaning in An Ran's tone, and continued to ask, "What is the star field opposite Hidden Life Sandbar like?"

Although I've heard that the combat power in that star field isn't high, it must have something special about it to be able to give birth to monsters like Anran and the Stranger.

Heda's gaze gradually shifted.

An Ran's profile came into view.

In an instant, An Ran turned around and met her gaze.

Several seconds passed.

"If you're interested, you can ask strangers; they'll know the answer."

After saying that, An Ran turned back to continue fiddling with the pile of data that Heda couldn't understand.

"..."

Heda was stunned at first.

Then, an undisguised anger appeared on her face.

"Ah……"

You bastard!

Do you think I don't know this and can find out by asking a stranger?

Although you mechanical engineers are quite intelligent, we martial artists are not to be trifled with!

Clever as I am, the reason I asked you on purpose was precisely to build a closer relationship so that we could cooperate more closely in the upcoming operations.

But you...

Heda strongly suspects that Anran did it on purpose.

"Ok?"

Sensing the emotional fluctuations behind her, she calmly turned around and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Your unpredictable moods are really giving me a headache."

Am I a headache?

Heda couldn't resist the urge to crack An Ran's skull open, but she held back in the end. Even if she really wanted to teach An Ran a lesson, this wasn't the place for her.

She turned her head away coldly: "Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, then I'll go ask those strangers who have come to rely on me."

An Ran sighed: "Actually, it's not that I don't want to talk about it, it's just that I have important things to do right now."

"what's up?"

Heda stopped in her tracks.

In the end, he didn't leave directly.

Anran replied, "To pick up people, members of the Cult of the Machine God."

Is he an assistant?

That's a good relationship.

Heda was initially puzzled as to why An Ran hadn't brought the ruler of the Mechanical Spirit Clan along this time.

It seems that he was busy with other things before.

“I’ll be back soon. The mechanical puppets will work as planned and won’t affect the construction of the Star Gate,” An Ran said.

Heda waved her hand: "Go ahead."

Even if there is a delay, it won't be more than a few hours.

She watched Anran leave, but as that small figure disappeared into the deep sky, Heda's heart suddenly slowed down.

Early warning!

In this vast expanse of starry sky, she caught a faint, almost imperceptible, killing intent.

That murderous intent resided in the domain of the ruler, generating unique fluctuations, thus making it impossible for Heda's professional talent to capture.

"Is this targeting me, or someone else?"

Heda's expression darkened slightly.

Regardless of the specific circumstances, she must be vigilant.

Heda immediately notified all senior managers at the base.

"There is a high possibility of a second round of sneak attacks, so we should raise the alert level to the highest level."

Heda was fully confident in her combat abilities, but she also knew that she had little talent for commanding interstellar warfare.

Therefore, when following a large army, she would often maximize her composure.

"That guy..."

Heda thought of Anran.

We should let her know.

Someone like Anran, who can combine mechanics with religious beliefs, probably wouldn't be too averse to metaphysical operations.

However, she didn't want to hear An Ran's voice, so she just sent a text message.