Poverty makes me capable of anything.

The spaceship landed steadily on the ground.

An Ran and Ella quickly headed to the Star Hunter Guild.

She needs some psionic cores.

After that, she went to meet Zhou Jieyu and the others, but halfway there, An Ran learned from the game forum that the theme of this Blue Forest version seemed to be the beginning of chaos, the Zerg ball.

Several planets have already been ravaged by the Zerg that descended from the sky, killing countless people.

"Ah, ah, ah ah—"

Chapter 14 Fire Meteor

"Ah, ah, ah ah—"

"What are you yelling about? Why are you making such a fuss?"

As Anran passed by a certain place, she was drawn to a scream.

On the roof of a bungalow, two people were setting up observation equipment and looking towards the twilight sky.

One of them was the one yelling, while the other was scolding him.

"I saw a meteoroid flying towards Kleber's Star. I wonder if it will eventually become a meteor."

"No, no, tell me the location."

"Don't bother, you can see it from here."

"Oh."

Another person squeezed in front of the observation equipment.

About five seconds later, he shouted, "I saw it! I saw it!"

He waved his arms, and as he waved, uh, he got caught.

What are you doing?

He turned and glared at his friend.

"What...what are you going to do?"

But his friend also looked at the side with an uneasy expression.

A girl wearing a large blue coat jumped directly up from the ground, even though this was the rooftop of the third floor.

"Gurgle—"

"It's nothing serious." An Ran smiled, her gaze falling on the person in front of the observation equipment. "I also quite like meteors, so I'll borrow your equipment for a moment."

"You just lend it to me like that? It's just that I look... mmm mmm."

As he was speaking, his companion covered his mouth, saying, "Take it, take it, look all you want."

"That's perfect." An Ran released her hand.

The two people immediately pulled each other aside.

"Are you stupid? She jumped straight up from the ground. Are you out of your mind?"

"..."

Although the observation equipment wasn't very sophisticated, we could still barely make out the meteoroid they were talking about.

"All right."

An Ran took a step back, said something to the two men, and then lightly leaped to the ground.

"let's go."

"Mm." Ella nodded slightly.

Their target is still the Star Hunter Guild.

The thing she just saw must be the aggregate she encountered on her way back to Kleber.

Countless disgusting insects gathered on some unknown organism, and at that speed, they would arrive here soon.

With the arrival of the new version theme, it's time for players to grind levels again.

Version 1.1's main theme is "Misty Jungle," while the Azure Forest area is themed "Zerg Dance Party."

Unlike before, the number of maps in the second level is much smaller than that of the birth planet.

For example, there are only three maps within the Empire: [Azure Forest], [Naglia Border Region], and [Black Tide].

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It may sound like a small amount, but in terms of map area, all the planets that were born combined are not as large as the Azure Forest, not to mention its content and explorable elements.

Each large map has a different theme in version 1.1, but they all follow the same main theme: the "Misty Jungle," where order begins to crumble in the mist.

Zerg, Void creatures, space pirates, prison riots.

Disasters will always occur.

From a game design perspective, places where players gather in large numbers are often accompanied by restlessness and unease, but when viewed on a larger scale, such as an empire, these disasters are insignificant.

Even the most beautiful scenery in a game without a theme will eventually become boring.

After giving all players a sufficiently long adjustment period, turmoil ensued.

This is a very correct game design approach.

An Ran also felt that as the story progressed, the sick emperor of the empire would most likely die, otherwise how could the plot be driven forward?

"Hello, what would you like to buy?"

"A staff member from the Star Hunter Guild asked."

"Do you sell psionic cores here?" An Ran asked.

"I need to check how much inventory we have left."

After saying that, he started operating the machine in front of him.

Psionic Core, Remaining—

"There are 6 A-grade pieces, 17 B-grade pieces, and 9 C-grade pieces left."

Size C is the size that Enron requires; the other two sizes are a bit too big.

"I want them all, all of them, size C."

Enron had also checked the market price of psionic cores.

The price of a C-specification psionic core ranges from 5000 to 10000 pelus, depending on the packaging manufacturer.

Let alone 9 yuan, Anran could afford it even if she added a zero to the end.

"I want all the psionic cores of every type! Bring them all out!"

Emmm...

Okay, actually there was no robbery involved. I got what I wanted without any problems and then acquired a few guns.

Since she can't create things out of thin air, and there are no blueprints, she can only analyze these ready-made products.

However, when An Ran left the Star Hunter Guild, she witnessed other scenes.

The fight was a minor matter; the real issue was that a group of people charged aggressively from a distance, shoving aside anyone who stood in their way and storming straight into the Star Hunter Guild.

Those who tried to get revenge were pushed so hard they landed flat on their backs.

She was a pretty, mature woman.

Immediately, someone raised their camera.

"..."

"boom!"

The leader slammed his fist on the trading window counter.

"Retrieve the CCTV footage from here and see who's using this account!"

"I'm sorry, we..."

"Fuck you, hurry up, or I'll stab you to death!"

The staff member's face stiffened. He was an employee of the Star Hunter Guild. Although he didn't have a wealthy family background, the guild was his strongest support. How dare these people threaten him?

"Security, there's..."

"boom!"

Another loud bang.

"Security? You really think we won't dare touch you just because the Star Hunter Guild is backing you up? Call your manager over here, you're dead today!"

"you……"

The staff member's expression suddenly changed.

The other party's confident demeanor made him panic. In any case, he decided to call the branch president over first.

Want to check the surveillance footage?

Do I need to check the account?

An Ran clearly heard their conversation.

If we're looking for people, there are only two other people besides myself who made the transaction at the counter just now.

Moreover, the fact that the other party seemed unafraid of the Star Hunter Guild suggests that they must have a powerful background.

If the target is her.

An Ran suddenly realized that this might be someone sent by Ma Qi.

She stood aside, silently watching how things unfolded.

Even when they met the branch president, this group still treated him very badly.