Poverty makes me capable of anything.

"What happened?" Cozmo asked.

The operator bowed: "The arbitrators say there's no longer any need to go to the Eagle Eye Sector."

Kozmo's heart skipped a beat.

It seems he was right; news must have come from the Eternal Star Road.

With the loss of two Star Domain Sovereigns at once, given the Arbitrator's personality, war with the Eternal Star Road is inevitable.

"I'm heading to the command center right away."

Cozmo emerged from the Miracle of the Stars.

The operator quickly made way.

It's only about a half-minute walk from here to the command center.

Kozmo arrived just in time, almost instantly appearing outside the automatic door.

Even through that thick door, he could hear the loud laughter coming from the command room.

proud……

Oh.

Those people on Eternal Star Road really know how to show off.

Kozmo is certified.

Just as the door was about to open, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

and many more!

That laughter... it sounded so much like the laughter of an arbitrator.

boom--

The automatic door opened wide.

Nathaniel appeared before Kozmo, laughing loudly and slamming his fist on the table.

The others in the command room also burst into laughter.

"Ok?"

Kozmo looked completely bewildered.

Are these people toxic?

They're laughing even when something happens to one of their own.

Could it be that the enemy's spy has become our leader?

Kozmo took a step forward, and when he saw the three-dimensional phantoms of Anran and Heda, he suddenly understood.

He didn't die.

No wonder.

But, damn it.

Kozmo rubbed his eyes hard.

How could someone survive being targeted so much by the people of the Eternal Star Road?

Moreover, both of them looked perfectly normal.

Where did you monsters come from?!

At this moment, Heda was hugging the neck of Anran, whom she called "little dwarf," and said with a grin, "You bastard, you actually tried to erase my achievements. If I hadn't arrived in time to hold back the Lord of the Night, you would have been beaten to death by them long ago."

"cut."

An Ran pursed her lips.

If you hadn't come, they might have all confessed here.

Thinking this to herself, An Ran changed her words: "Even if you don't come, I can still escape smoothly."

"Keep pretending."

Believe it or not.

"Haha."

Nathaniel laughed.

He spotted the bewildered Kozmo at a glance, strode over, and patted Kozmo on the shoulder: "Good job, thanks to you buying Heda time, Heda was able to provide timely support to Anran."

"Ah, yes, yes, yes."

Kozmo nodded, bewildered.

Nathaniel looked at Kozmo with great interest.

When he first received the intelligence, his reaction wasn't much better.

Who could have imagined that An Ran would be able to withstand being attacked by so many people?

Sawyer, the Lord of the Night, Jeffrey, Yeager, and Sidney.

This lineup is quite well-balanced, except for the lack of a top-tier Star Domain Overlord.

There are martial artists, magicians, psychic ability users, and mechanics.

It can fight and defend, and also comes with multiple restrictions.

If An Ran hadn't secretly taken Virginia and the other two star system rulers of the Cult of Machines with her, the outcome would probably have been truly tragic.

After listening to Nathaniel's account, Kozmo stared intently at Anran.

Is this the wise man who keeps his abilities hidden?

I'm impressed by Ke Aotian today!

An Ran spread her hands and said helplessly, "I've already said it, I really didn't kill Sidney. We were both set up. You can't pin this on me."

"Give me a break," Heda sneered. "He died inside your hyperdimensional particles. I'll believe you if you say you didn't kill him, but do you think Vesta will believe that?"

"Their reputation has been damaged."

An Ran sighed repeatedly.

Nathaniel shook his head: "Let's leave Sidney's matter for now. Vesta is a sensible man. Even if he holds a grudge, he won't take any action anytime soon."

An Ran replied with a "yes".

Let's just delay it then.

The longer she delayed, the less afraid she became of Vesta.

If you were to force her to confront Vesta head-on right now, even if she brought all the members of the Chain of Judgment, she still wouldn't be a match for them.

Nathaniel said, "The main focus is still on the Eternal Starway. Sawyer and Bartholomew are one thing, but Keynes will inevitably target you in the future, partly because he was in charge of this operation, and partly because of his relationship with Jeffrey."

"Huh?" An Ran asked, puzzled.

Heda explained in a low voice, "Jeffrey and Keynes came from the same magic academy. Before he advanced to the Star Domain Ruler, he made a special trip to visit Keynes. Keynes can be considered his half-teacher."

It turned out to be the case.

An Ran nodded and asked, "How do you compare to Keynes in terms of strength?"

Heda said, "In close combat, we are about the same level, but once we create distance, I am no match for him."

After saying that, Heda didn't forget to add one more thing—

"Of course, it's not so easy for him to distance himself from me."

An Ran understood.

It doesn't seem too difficult.

While the two women chatted, Nathaniel began to summon the other rulers of the War Court.

It's time to discuss revenge plans against Eternal Star Road.

Although the Exiled Empire benefited greatly this time, it was all thanks to the maneuvering of Enran and Heda.

Nathaniel would not be able to swallow this insult if it were simply let go like this.

At the meeting, Nathaniel made direct contact with the people on the Eternal Star Path.

It's the same spokesperson who got criticized last time.

Since I've already been criticized once, being criticized again isn't a big deal, right?

Nathaniel immediately unleashed his taunting face skill to the fullest.

"You must already know the true identities of those moles, right?"

Nathaniel emphasized the word "traitor".

The spokesperson looked distressed.

Who told him last time to say that the ambush on Anran and Heda might have been carried out by an insider?

He could only nod: "Yes, this is extremely heartbreaking for us."

“We don’t need to exile the Empire to deal with the traitors, do we?” Nathaniel said with a smile.

The spokesperson quickly shook his head: "No need, no need."

"In that case, we should discuss the compensation terms. Of course, you can refuse outright, but in that case, we'll have to collect it ourselves."

"..."

Extortion!

Anran had no idea how Nathaniel spoke with the people of the Eternal Star Path afterward.

These gains were irrelevant to her; all she received was some metal resource compensation from the War Court, as well as the basic blueprints of the Dimensional Secrets that they helped collect.

However, before that, Eternal Star Road issued an announcement.

Given that Keynes was misled by an insider and committed serious dereliction of duty, he will be placed in solitary confinement and relieved of all his duties.

As for Sawyer and the Lord of the Night, they were directly labeled as traitors.