Poverty makes me capable of anything.

"Looking down from a high position".

That look is irritating.

The way she spoke was even more annoying.

"You're the one who tipped off Harrison's whereabouts?"

An Ran's makeover made her look very ordinary, and coupled with her short stature, she lacked any elegance.

It seems they came prepared.

After all, she is Fitch's youngest daughter, and she should be quite influential in official circles. Finding out this news should be very easy for her.

"That's right, it's me."

An Ran nodded, neither denying it nor denying it.

"Tell me, how did you find out Harrison's whereabouts?"

The lollipop slid from left to right in her mouth, and she made no attempt to move it away.

“I’m not interested. Why should I tell you?” An Ran frowned slightly.

She's not a very good-tempered person.

"You're not leaving if you don't tell me," Maggie said. "How about we test our patience?"

She smiled as she looked at An Ran.

Patience my ass! I'm still waiting to go back and make some cannon fodder. I don't have time to waste arguing with a rebellious brat like you.

"Get out of the way," An Ran said curtly.

"No, I won't leave until you tell me."

Maggie took the lollipop out with her other hand: "Or perhaps, you have something you're having trouble telling me. Let me guess..."

She turned her head: "For example, your so-called report was actually intentional. You were in cahoots with Harrison. You conspired to set up this trap, got the money from the report, and dealt a second heavy blow to Surina?"

"No wonder Harrison was able to foresee the government's actions and escape..."

"..."

That's a good idea.

Anran would like to have such a partner.

This seems like a good way to swindle money from the imperial government.

However, we still need to solve the practical problems first.

"Could it be that I guessed right?" Maggie said. "If you don't tell me, I'll take it as a yes and I can kill you right now."

"Oh, by the way, the money you're currently receiving will be taken back immediately once I report it to my superiors."

"Ding! Player [starshine] has accepted your quest [Collect Blueprints]."

At this moment, Anran suddenly noticed that the status of the task she posted had changed to "pending submission".

Ok……

"Fine, since you won't tell me, I'll find another way to make you say it, even if it's a little painful. But you forced me to do this. I'm actually a pretty reasonable person, but when I get angry, I don't care about anything else."

"Oh."

An Ran gave a cold laugh.

Whether it's anti-gravity technology or micro-force field technology, it would be good to have either one.

She no longer needs to stay here.

Before leaving, let's do one big heist.

Although she couldn't beat him, An Ran wasn't afraid of Ma Qi when it came to having backup plans here.

"boom!"

Because in the small space, An Ran suddenly brought out an ultraviolet laser cannon, equipped with 4 purple crystals, capable of firing 8 times, but the cost of firing each time was around 6 pesos.

"boom!"

This is the sound of the laser cannon landing.

Maggie, who was chewing on a lollipop and supporting herself against the wall with one hand, was startled by the sudden appearance of this thing and took a step back.

What a huge and thick laser cannon!!!

How did this thing appear?

She suddenly looked down at An Ran, whose expression was unfriendly, in the subspace.

As a member of the Nth generation of the powerful, Machi, who once lived in the core area of ​​the empire, naturally knew of the existence of this thing.

Does she have a subspace?

And these things she suddenly brought out.

How can it be?

Maggie opened her mouth wide and didn't even notice the lollipop falling to the ground.

"A small ultraviolet laser cannon. Even if your clothes have a small force field, they definitely can't withstand a single shot from it. You'll turn into gas in less than 0.1 seconds. Of course, I'll definitely die too, but do you want to give it a try?"

An Ran chuckled: "Let's see if you're faster, or if I can launch faster?"

Anran placed her finger on the button.

"..."

Maggie swallowed hard. How could she possibly dare to gamble on something like this?

"Stand still!"

An Ran said softly.

Chapter 10: A Major Twist

"Stand still!"

An Ran gave a soft shout, and Ma Qi, whose posture was already somewhat unnatural, took a half step back, placing her hands at her sides, looking quite bewildered.

The space outside the automated counter wasn't very large, and the sudden appearance of an ultraviolet laser cannon made it feel even more cramped.

An Ran kicked the lollipop that had fallen to the ground, sending it flying past Maggie's feet.

whoosh-

It's chilly.

Machi's armor was already somewhat exposed at the front, and her nervousness made her chest heave even more.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her gaze first fell on the imposing ultraviolet laser cannon.

The streamlined design looked very cool, quite different from the ultraviolet laser cannons she had seen before.

Despite her doubts about whether the thing was real and whether it could be launched, Maggie didn't dare to gamble.

She was, after all, the daughter of a regional governor of the empire, and had a wonderful life ahead of her to enjoy. How could she die here?

Then her gaze shifted to An Ran.

If she had previously only made wild guesses about An Ran and Harrison's collusion, now she was quite certain of her guess. She had been careless; she shouldn't have come alone. She should have at least brought a robot with her, or at least stopped talking nonsense and subdued the woman immediately.

Is there still a chance?

Machi herself wasn't very strong, but she had great confidence in the outfit she had customized, believing it to be incredibly powerful.

Moreover, she had already secretly contacted her subordinates and was just waiting for them to arrive.

"Oh."

An Ran flicked her hand, and [Hurricane] immediately appeared in her hand, pointing at Machi.

"Behave yourself and take off your clothes."

"!!!"

Maggie stared at An Ran: "What did you say?"

“I told you to take off these clothes.” An Ran repeated.

"What do you mean?" Maggie tried to move her right foot back.

"If you move even slightly, I'll fire."

"Let's discuss this. I'll leave now, and we can pretend this never happened."

"Are you out of your mind? Take it off now, or I'll stab you to death with this sword. Do you want to try out how sharp this sword is?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a sword aura flew past Maggie's bun.

The laser cannon was already fully charged, and the beam would shoot out the moment the button was pressed. An Ran was fully confident that she could hold off Ma Qi for a moment, and then the two of them would perish together.

Tired of ah.

Maggie is feeling extremely frustrated right now.

The stronger An Ran demonstrated her abilities, the more uncertain An Ran felt.

No matter what we do, it's just a futile struggle, unless we can stall until someone comes.

“I’ll count down to ten. If you don’t take your clothes off by now, I’ll press the button,” An Ran said. “Don’t worry, I won’t let you take them off completely. I’ll leave you with a little bit of clothing on.”

"..."

"nineteen……"

Maggie's eyes were blazing with fury; when had she ever been threatened like this before?

"Seven, six..."

Anran counted slowly, not in a hurry at all, because...

"Four, three, two..."

Maggie bit her lip tightly. There was only one left, but how could she possibly comply and take off her clothes? If she didn't take them off, she would still have the leverage to talk to the other party. Once she took them off, she would be at their mercy.