Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Ella glared at him.

The muscular man immediately fell silent. I held back, not wanting to stoop to the level of a child.

"Speaking of which," he coughed lightly, ignoring Ella's gaze, "if someone hadn't betrayed the Pirate Princess, she wouldn't have perished in the siege five years ago. Alas—"

He sighed, his regretful expression seemingly genuine; in fact, he had no need to fake it in front of An Ran.

five years.

An Ran herself didn't even realize that so much time had passed.

And this is the second time that the existence of a traitor has been mentioned.

The last one was a series of main story missions released by the game, but this time it comes from a Pirate Princess fan's account.

A traitor who can leak crucial information must be someone close to you, like Chris?

This artificial intelligence should not store her words in principle, and she will only obey orders, so it should not be her.

Juliana.

An Ran immediately recalled the beginning.

The girl was wearing a white guard uniform; she was tall, fair-skinned, beautiful, and had a large bust.

Juliana was the captain of her guard, who always stood outside her room, ready to answer her call at any time.

If we're talking about the person who knows the most about all her decision-making information, it goes without saying that it's Juliana.

If it was Juliana who leaked her information.

That all means...

"Who betrayed the pirate princess?" Ella asked directly.

"..."

stare!

Ha ha ha.

The muscular man said coldly, "It's that little bitch, Ereshkig, from the Red Group."

Huh?

"How did you know it was Irene?" Anran asked.

Aileishi is a high-ranking member of the Red Team and is very efficient.

"That little bitch used to work for the Other Shore Flower, and now she works for the Imperial Royal Knights. Anyone can see that! If it weren't for that little bitch leaking the secret, how could the people of the Empire have happened to run into the Other Shore Flower's flagship?"

Uh……

So it turns out this wasn't a secret at all; I just hadn't paid any attention to these things before. And she was just seriously speculating about it, even making the ridiculous guess that Juliana might be a traitor.

"Do you know what happened to the other members of the Other Shore Flower Pirate Gang?" An Ran asked.

The muscular man said, "I only heard a little about this from others, so I'm not very clear. After the Pirate Princess fell, the Higanbana split up, forming dozens of pirate groups of all sizes. Some people from the White Group supposedly wanted to take revenge on Ereshki, but they were captured."

"What happened to the other people on the spaceship?"

"What did you say?"

“I asked how the others on the main ship were doing?” Anran said.

"Some ran away, some died, so what? The pirate princess is gone, how long can the rest hold out? It's easy to imagine, why are you asking me..."

"Oh ho." An Ran interrupted the muscular man, her eyes sharpening. "You're unhappy because I asked you, aren't you? You've forgotten your situation after just a few words with you."

Clang!

An Ran's raised right hand suddenly extended five sharp metal claws.

The muscular man's eyelids twitched; he remembered the scene when Ella knocked him down.

"No, feel free to ask."

You're smart; it's much easier to talk to smart people.

"Who escaped from the main ship? What about Juliana?"

“Yuriana escaped successfully in her small spaceship, and her name is still on the Empire’s bounty list.”

That's not bad.

An Ran unexpectedly gained a lot of useful information from the muscular man, which allowed her to better understand her past and future.

She then asked the muscular man one last question: "One last thing, what's your name?"

It's really troublesome to talk to someone without knowing their name.

I……

I was so angry I cried!

You only remember to ask my name now, and you even added "last" on purpose, I...

"Guan Xiupei."

"Oh, Xiao Guan, do you want to get revenge on your 'brothers'?"

Xiao Guan! ?

Also, didn't we agree that that was the last question?

Do you want to?

"..."

Do you want to?

"I want to," Guan Xiupei said helplessly.

“Very well, I’d like to too. Little brother, I’ll help you get revenge while I’m at it, so…” An Ran dragged out his words.

Guan Xiupei suddenly shrank back, but his arms were held by An Ran and Ella, and he had no way to escape.

"Actually, I didn't intend to kill you for the time being, but to avoid you lying to me in order to escape, I can only ask you to bear with this for now."

First, beat him up, then use special metal binding tools to tie Guan Xiupei into a difficult position where he could hardly exert any force.

"you……"

"Alright, if you want revenge, then cooperate with me properly. Where did you park the spaceship before, and where was the transaction location?"

……

Having obtained the answer she wanted from Guan Xiupei, An Ran didn't delay and immediately headed towards their destination with Ella.

However, she arrived at her destination too late. There were traces of strong winds on the open ground, indicating that a spaceship had probably taken off from there not long ago.

Even though the person is gone, they shouldn't give up on the deal.

Targeting the trading partners of the Hunter Star might be more effective.

"Let's go back to the city first," An Ran said.

“Mm.” Ella nodded.

The trading partner in Starhunter is a local arms smuggling organization. To deal with such people, you need to set up a hidden mission for the player, then close the door and release the player!

Increasing player engagement is a significant contribution Anran has made to game developers.

There aren't many NPCs as dedicated as me.

Anran sighed.

"Wow, Anran, is something wrong?"

Chapter 20 can be stuffed in.

"..."

When Anran returned to the city, she was stunned by the dilapidated state of the city.

This is the side closest to where the Zerg landed. The road out of the city is completely destroyed, riddled with potholes. The largest pothole looks at least five or six meters deep, and the ground is littered with the corpses of Zerg.

There was a burnt smell in the air, as well as a foul odor that made you want to get away immediately.

Although the large worm burrowed away, the houses near the edge were still invaded by smaller worms, resulting in the deaths of some NPCs and the destruction of some buildings. The night was past midnight, and things were still far from quiet.

She strolled casually down the street.

She opened the forum in floating mode, and a semi-transparent window appeared in front of her, a window that only she could see.

Not only Kleber, but many other regions have been invaded by the Zerg. Kleber is relatively better off than other planets.

The light sign that had fallen to the ground showed signs of decay, and underneath it lay an insect with a broken leg.

As she walked, An Ran suddenly saw drops of blood dripping from her right side.

Struggle will always be a recurring theme; where there is struggle, there will be death.

Even if all humanity in this world were completely unified and lived in peace, there would still be no shortage of conflict.

There are Omnics, Barbarians, Zerg, Void creatures...

No one can even guarantee that there are no other living beings in hyperspace.

Or perhaps there's an invasion from higher dimensions or other dimensions, or maybe the legendary "gods" or "monsters" have suddenly come back to life...

There will be plenty of bloody scenes. Unlike players who can switch to a censored mode, An Ran has to adapt to everything and seize every available resource to survive.

"brush--"

He sliced ​​a bug that pounced on him in half with a single sword stroke, then quietly and peacefully shut down the forum.

Experience +4500.

A little blue liquid, like chromatic blood, clung to the pale green blade and dripped onto the ground. The ground was fine, but the green leaves in the smashed flowerpot next to it began to wither.

Before Anran could even make a move, Ella had already killed the other insects.

One claw at a time, incredibly efficient.

Ever since Ella got the claws on her combat suit, she's been considering whether she should evolve claws herself; they're really useful.