Poverty makes me capable of anything.

That's absolutely awesome.

"Wudi!"

……

The joyful atmosphere began to spread from Sakura City, and it is believed that the news will soon reach the entire Blue Forest.

However, before that, the port of Deya on the leading star was already shrouded in an atmosphere of joy.

The annual internal meeting of the Mechanical Vatican in the Blue Forest is about to be held.

The headquarters of the Mechanical Church in the Blue Forest is located in Deya Port.

Every year, priests assigned to various places gather here, and Tan Lu, as a priest of the Mechanical Church on Relandor, naturally has to come as well.

However, unlike the cheerful faces of the others, Tan Lu's expression was grim from the moment they set off for the pilot star, as if she were a block of ice that had been frozen for hundreds of years.

Her face couldn't help but look terrible.

Originally, because so much time had passed, her anger at An Ran's departure had subsided considerably. However, not long ago, her sister suddenly asked her if the new recruit she had hired would be brought along this time, and Tan Lu's expression immediately turned like this.

She remembered the boasts she had made in front of her sister.

They will definitely be better than the people you hire.

What a load of rubbish! She's gone now, who knows where she went?

She could only make excuses, saying that the newcomers still needed to be trained and that she would bring them over next year. It was really a headache.

"Hey, Tan Lu!"

Shouts could be heard in the distance.

Tan Lu's face immediately stiffened. She mechanically turned around and weakly replied, "Sister."

Chapter 39 News Spread

Similar to Tan Lu's attire, Tan Lu's older sister, Tan Xuan, also had strange patterns on her face, slightly pointed ears, and her figure was still very flattering despite wearing a tight-fitting, multi-fabricated priest's uniform.

A closer look reveals that all the mechanical church followers of the priest level have this pattern.

It is said that this is the result of the research on the power of ether by the first pope, Tindas. Carving such patterns on one's body can increase one's affinity for the power of ether.

As for whether it's effective or not...

According to an internal interview, all the priests who were carving the patterns would moan comfortably during the process.

Emmm...

It seems to be quite effective.

The above report is from the Imperial Gazette, Issue 38, 7996.

Although she turned around and responded to Tan Xuan, Tan Lu still didn't move. What she feared most now was chatting with her sister, because the conversation would inevitably drift to that topic, and she would run out of things to say.

"What's wrong? Are you unhappy to see your older sister?" Tan Xuan asked, puzzled.

"No, no, how could that be?" Tan Lu said with a mournful face. "I'm so happy to see you. We haven't seen each other for a year."

"..."

Even when happy, they can have a long face.

Tan Xuan frowned, realizing that things were not simple. Not only was her complexion off, but her body was also reacting abnormally. Her eyes sharpened.

"Could it be..." Tan Xuan slowly walked up to Tan Lu, "that you've made a mistake again?"

Tan Lu waved her hands repeatedly: "How could that be? Even the bishop recognized my achievements over the past year."

"That's good." Tan Xuan nodded. "You're an adult now, so stop causing trouble everywhere, especially now. You're a priest of the Holy See, representing the face of the Holy See. If you cause any trouble, it will ultimately be the Holy See that loses face."

"Yes, yes, yes." Tan Lu nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice.

"Well..." she paused, then chuckled awkwardly, "I'll go say hello to the others first."

"it is good."

Tan Lu breathed a sigh of relief, finally managing to get away with it. She lifted her foot to leave.

"Oh, right." Tan Xuan called out to her from behind.

What happened again?

She turned around stiffly.

"How's that newcomer you mentioned last time doing?" Tan Xuan asked.

Crack!

My heart is broken.

Tan Lu's stiff smile suddenly became natural, her eyes curved like crescent moons, and her smile was as bright as the warmest spring sunshine.

The scent of fresh grass, and the gentle breeze of spring...

“Very good,” Tan Lu said.

"..."

My sister is acting very strange today.

Tan Xuan's eyes sharpened even more; she must be hiding something from me!

"What's the newcomer's name?" Tan Xuan asked tentatively.

"..."

Oh no, her smile is about to crumble, but Tan Lu's smile looks even brighter now.

"It's called...it's called..."

"What's wrong? You didn't even tell me your name. Are you afraid that if I find out, you'll investigate me and target me?" Tan Xuan smiled. So that's what her sister was thinking.

"..."

Tan Lu originally wanted to make up a fake name, but then she thought it was completely unnecessary.

"Her name is Anran."

When An Ran first met Tan Lu, she had not yet started using a fake name.

"safely?"

“The peace of mind, and then the tranquility,” Tan Lu added.

Tan Xuan pinched her chin: "Hmm? This name sounds familiar. Oh, right, that famous pirate used to have this name too."

"A very famous pirate?" Tan Lu asked doubtfully.

"Oh right, don't you remember? When you were little, you really liked watching a TV series called 'Star Trails,' and there was a minor villain named An Ran."

"I think I have a vague recollection of it." Tan Lu fell into deep thought.

"That's the pretentious guy who got stabbed to death by the Star Knight in the Boundless Prison, the one who called herself a princess." Tan Xuan suddenly opened up her past memories, and those somewhat blurry things rushed into her mind.

Having been given this much hint, Tan Lu's eyes lit up immediately: "I remember now, it's that villainous extra who thinks she's more noble than the imperial princess. She only appeared for less than 10 minutes in total. And the actress she was cast was just average-looking, wearing black and green, and her taste in clothes was really weird."

“That’s right.” Tan Xuan nodded.

Tan Lu finally looks normal now.

It was time for her to discuss the various matters related to the meeting with the bishops.

"Then I will..."

Tan Xuan was only halfway through her sentence when another thought suddenly flashed through her mind. As the master of ceremonies of the Blue Forest, she often had to assist the bishop in handling various documents. This morning, she had also seen this name in the files concerning current events in the Blue Forest.

"wait."

"?"

What happened now?

Tan Lu saw her sister tapping on the interface that popped up on the bracelet, and as she tapped, Tan Xuan's expression changed.

"What happened?"

"Take a look at what I sent you."

Tan Xuan slid her finger toward Tan Lu, and the bracelet vibrated slightly. Tan Lu immediately opened the received file.

This is a news brief, the headline of which mentions Kleber and Enron.

"!!!"

As Tan Lu continued reading, her eyes widened. The news that a woman named An Ran had led a group of strangers to kill the invading King Worms on Kleber Planet had begun to spread to the surrounding areas. The survivors on Kleber Planet had already begun to systematically clean up the remaining small worms. The reason for the slow reaction was said to be that Harrison had wiped out the planet's high-ranking officials.

This is very exciting news.

Although Ruilando Star was not invaded by insects, this did not prevent Tan Lu from learning about the insects' power based on information found online.

"Tan Lu, could this An Ran be the newcomer you're mentoring?"

"How...how could that be? It must just be a case of the same name," Tan Lu said.

It's probably just that the names are the same.

An Ran came to her to learn intermediate mechanic knowledge, how could she possibly be so skilled!

“There’s something interesting,” Tan Xuan said with a smile. “The person in charge of gathering information told me that the robot An Ran was using showed signs of Vatican technology.”

hum.

Tan Lu's heart skipped a beat.

"No rush, I'll have them send over the photos later. Although the photos aren't very clear, we can still roughly fix them."

"..."

"Master of Ceremonies!"

Just as Tan Xuan was about to continue talking to Tan Lu, a clergyman dressed in white rushed over from a distance.

"What's going on?" Tan Xuan's expression immediately turned serious; she realized that something bad was about to happen.

"Priest Tanlu!"