Poverty makes me capable of anything.

wow——

The wind that swept through the corridor when the door opened brought a chill to Chick.

Chapter 03 Perhaps an Old Friend

The giants' homeworld has no winter, but Chik feels he is experiencing an unforgettable, harsh winter.

He desperately mobilized the power within his body to prevent himself from embarrassing himself by trembling.

Fortunately, the severe cold soon disappeared.

It happened so fast that Chick thought everything he had just experienced was an illusion.

"We meet again."

An Ran's voice came from the mouth of the psionic war puppet.

kind.

There was no hint of gunpowder in the air.

In fact, this wasn't said to Leander. The psionic servant's mechanical eyes never even glanced at him, their gaze fixed on Hayden, who slowly emerged from behind Leander.

Anran didn't want Leander to notice anything amiss.

Hayden smiled gently and nodded, saying, "Your Excellency Anran, it's been a long time."

An Ran smiled and said, "It seems that your association has achieved very good results in perfecting Originium."

Hayden sighed softly, "Although there has been some progress, it is still far from being completely perfect. However, this is largely thanks to Lord Anran's help; otherwise, we don't know how much longer we would have to go."

"Haha," An Ran laughed, "It's just a matter of each getting what they want."

While Anran and Hayden were having a "pleasant" conversation, Leander quietly hid in the Originium Worship Ceremony procession.

He didn't even glance at An Ran.

His gaze lingered on Chik for a moment as he turned around.

Chick's attention was focused on the psionic war golem, so he didn't notice Leander's unusual behavior.

What he was considering at that moment was—

When did Anran reach a cooperation agreement with the Originium Worship Society?

“Speaking of which, Your Excellency Hayden, you should also be on guard,” An Ran suddenly said.

"Ok?"

Hayden looked at Anran.

What does that mean?

An Ran explained, "Once the Originium is perfected, I'm afraid many people will have designs on it."

“So that’s what Lord Anran meant.” Hayden seemed confident. “Actually, we’ve already contacted the War Court, but the specifics…”

He had a slightly apologetic smile on his face.

An Ran said, "I understand, I understand."

Hayden asked, "May I ask what important matter brings Lord Anran to the Giant Spirit Clan?"

The psionic war puppet patted its head.

"Now that you mention it, I remember. Actually, I came here today for a junior member of the Giant Spirit Clan."

Hayden said, "Then we won't disturb Lord Anran and Chief Chik any longer. You two can talk first. There was a slight mishap during this experiment, so we need to summarize it."

Leander nodded in agreement.

"I'm so sorry to have disturbed you."

Hayden quickly replied, "Your Excellency Anran is too kind."

After making several excuses, he led the members of the Originium Worship Society out of the laboratory.

The laboratory door had already been closed when they came out.

However, they were unaware that An Ran had already seen through everything.

After chuckling for a moment, An Ran controlled the psionic war puppet and said to Chik, "Let's talk somewhere else."

"Yes."

Chick was under immense pressure.

What a coincidence!

He could hardly help but suspect that An Ran had received some inside information.

But as he calmed down, Cheek ruled out that possibility.

It would take at least a week to get from Dawn Camp to the Rose Sector, and at that time he hadn't yet gotten involved with the Originium Worship Society.

Even if An Ran wanted to catch them cheating, there was nowhere to do so.

She can't possibly have the ability to see the future, can she?

"I've come here today to discuss An Qianqian's training plan with you."

In the meeting room, An Ran maintained a businesslike demeanor.

When she suggested that An Qianqian participate in more battles to hone her skills, Qi Ke quickly said, "I think this is an excellent suggestion, but it concerns Miss Qianqian's personal safety..."

"I will have psionic war puppets protect her secretly."

Chick let out a sigh of relief: "Then I have no objections."

He's now eager to send An Qianqian away, so that An Ran will have no reason to continue paying attention to things in the Rose Star Region.

After half an hour.

Chick saw Hayden and Leander again outside the laboratory.

He was focused on the "experimental accident" Leander mentioned, and rushed over as soon as he separated from the psionic war puppet sent by Anran.

"Leander scholar, the so-called accident is..."

Leander's expression darkened slightly, and he looked somewhat sad.

"See for yourself."

He opened the laboratory door and led Chick inside.

Behind a pile of instruments, Chick saw the shriveled corpse, as dry as a gray rag.

Chick's pupils contracted sharply, and for a moment he didn't know where to look.

"How could it have turned out like this?"

He looked at Leander, then at the corpse.

My heart sank straight to the bottom of the pool, like a leaden weight.

He recalled the little tricks he had used.

Could it be that the blood type is incorrect that has led to this situation?

Leander said, "It might be a problem with the primordial blood."

"..."

Chick opened his mouth.

He was wondering if he should just confess outright.

Actually, he's the one who suffers more losses, isn't he?

The person who died was a junior he had high hopes for!

“Perhaps the quantity is insufficient,” Leander said with a blank expression.

Eh?

Chick paused for a moment.

Didn't you notice?

But Leander's next words threw him into complete panic.

"To ensure the success of the experiment, let me and Chief Chik go together for this blood draw."

"This……"

Chick's right hand trembled slightly.

Is there a problem?

Leander looked directly into Chick's eyes.

There's nothing we can do.

Only An Qianqian possesses the primordial blood, and she is currently in the New World Starfield.

Even if he wanted to cover up the lie, he couldn't.

In the end, Chick had no choice but to tell the truth.

He hung his head and said, "If it weren't for my selfish motives, this situation wouldn't have happened. If the experiment requires the Primal Blood, then we can only go to An Ran. Even if she agrees, it will take more than a month to transport it back."

A surge of anger welled up in Leander's heart.

He wished he could drain Chik dry right now.

But he couldn't do that. An Ran's psionic war puppet had just left, and if he made a move here, it would definitely arouse her suspicion. If An Ran were more cautious and reported what happened here to the Exiled Empire, then things would be in trouble.

Hayden's expression wasn't much better. Damn it, can you stop being so unfair!

No wonder Leander kept emphasizing that the aura he sensed was too weak, no wonder that person cursed at Chick as soon as he was resurrected...

If you use Chik's blood, isn't the soul you sense through blood ties Chik's ancestor?

An Ran, who was secretly observing this side using her psychic eye, couldn't help but give Chik a thumbs up.