Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Boschlia knew he was far inferior to Anran, but he could live a long time, and the ceiling was there; as long as he devoted himself to his studies, he would catch up with Anran one day.

Watching Boschlia leave, Vesta scratched his head hard.

He felt like he was being NTR'd by An Ran right in front of him.

This is unacceptable!

"Your grandpa is your grandpa!"

With that in mind, Vesta made a decision.

He also wanted to assemble an exploration team for Hidden Sandbar, not for any other reason than to annoy An Ran, and preferably provoke her so that she would take the initiative to challenge him.

In that case, he wouldn't need to worry about saving face.

Although Future Tech has recently made quite a few jokes, Vesta's appeal is still there.

Shortly after he posted the message, countless players rushed to sign up, including the Star Nomads who had recently been brutally beaten by Vesta.

In a very short time, Vesta assembled a massive force that An Ran could only envy.

"It's good to be rich."

Anran sighed.

But she also has her advantages.

At least Vesta won't personally participate in the exploration, but she can send her clones to lead the way.

Moreover, players with luck as good as Zhou Jieyu are not common.

“Ignore them for now,” Anran told Christopher.

"I understand."

Anran still needs to keep grinding levels.

Once she reaches level 235, she will be able to get her own exclusive machine.

……

After saying goodbye to Anran, Lumina returned directly to the place where she started.

The so-called "Original Land" is actually a mechanical crystal containing countless props.

This was the only person who stayed by Lumina's side after she woke up.

"How is the situation?"

After navigating the winding walkway, Lumina arrived at the manufacturing center of the Lemet Tower Stairs.

The few people guarding the numerous machines immediately stood up from their seats.

"Lady Lumina."

"The primary structure has been initially completed, and no errors were reported during the process."

"That's good."

Lumina breathed a sigh of relief.

Once the enclosure is completed, the new Lemesta Staircase will have taken shape; all that's left is to spend time refining it.

That day is not far away!

Lumina clenched her fist.

Unbeknownst to her, she had arrived deep within the original place.

This is a restricted area, a restricted area that only Lumina can enter.

The mechanical door opened, and in the dim light, a tall sculpture appeared before Lumina.

If someone familiar with the area were here, they would quickly recognize the person standing there as one of the most famous mechanics on the Eternal Star Road.

Lemeta.

Chapter 44 The Black Mist Incident

Lumina did not linger in front of the statue for long.

A blue beam of light shot out from the statue's eyes, and after the scan was complete, she went straight to the power plant behind the statue.

drop.

With a soft sound, a data disk was slowly ejected from the power unit.

Like a disc floating in hell.

Lumina reached out her hand.

A blue halo suddenly appeared around the gloves that were wrapped around the palms, which resembled a black veil.

Sizzle sizzle—

Flames and halos entangled endlessly.

This is no ordinary flame.

Rather, it was the Fire of Corruption, created by Lumina based on Leander.

Although she was physically very strong, without these special gloves to protect her, she probably would have been completely corroded before she even touched the data disk.

Snapped.

Lumina gripped the data disk tightly, and only after pulling it into the protective area of ​​her gloves did she carefully remove it.

There can be no mistakes in this process.

The data disk is Lumina's brainchild and Lemetta's culmination of research.

It was only after obtaining this data disk that Lumina began to prepare her plans.

Having the Lemeta Ladder alone is useless; no matter how powerful its computing ability is, it cannot create knowledge out of thin air.

Only by importing the data from the data disk into the core of the Lemeta Staircase can the path to the Gate of End be opened.

The primary structure has been completed; now it's time to import the data.

After turning off the power reactor, Lumina turned and left the restricted area.

While waiting for the Lemetta Staircase to be fully completed, she still has a lot of preparatory work to do.

……

"A total of 4327 ships were lost in the chaos, and the death toll is estimated to be over six figures."

An Ran watched intently in front of the live stream.

This was an urgent news report that suddenly broke the news; the female reporter was describing in a somber tone a major accident that had recently occurred at Yinsheng Sandbar.

The victims were the exploration fleet sent by Vesta!

What an unlucky guy.

An Ran's lips twitched.

"Let's see how His Holiness Vesta views this matter."

Everything in the live stream.

At this moment, a giant futuristic ship appears on the screen.

The TV station sent an interview request to Vesta, and they received a reply from him just two seconds later.

"roll!"

One word, concise and clear.

"It seems things are much more serious than we thought."

The news anchor sighed.

Footage of the accident began playing behind her, and she began analyzing Vesta's response.

The word "get lost" perfectly reflects Vesta's inner anxiety. He would never have been so impatient if the losses hadn't been so great!

"It is reasonable, well-founded, and convincing."

"If I were Vesta, I wouldn't even bother replying."

An Ran didn't participate in the teasing in the live stream chat; she just hoped that Vista wouldn't take it out on her.

After all, Vesta sent the fleet to annoy her, but before they could even start, they got their comeuppance.

"So what exactly attacked the fleet?"

An Ran touched her chin in confusion.

The leaked video is full of shadows, making it impossible to see anything clearly, as if it were shrouded in a black fog.

Once the video returned to normal, those spaceships had completely disappeared.

This whole thing is eerie.

Anran suspected that the video might have been tampered with, and that the person who did it might be Vesta himself.

His reasons for doing so were also quite valid—

It's just an excuse to cause trouble for the Cult of Machines.

But Anran soon realized she was wrong.

the next day.

The same news studio, the same reporters and news anchors, reporting on the same incident.

This time, however, the victims are the exploration fleet sent by the Exiled Empire.

Unlike Vista, the representative of the Exiled Empire accepted the interview very politely.

"We are still unclear about what happened. For security reasons, all exploration activities of the Exiled Empire have been suspended."

"..."

The Black Fog Incident.