Poverty makes me capable of anything.

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Even though her strength is not as great as Anran's now, Ella is tough enough.

At level 36, after converting her armor, she has a total of 8900 HP, which is harder to take down than other creatures.

"catch him!"

"Damn, you dare to resist!"

"Damn it, this bastard actually wants to report An Ran's whereabouts to the Governor's Mansion. Just throw him to feed the insects."

An Ran scratched her nose with her index finger, then looked in the direction of the sound.

At a glance, you can see a group of NPCs grabbing another NPC and beating him up. They're not holding back at all; you can see blood spurting out, and a -28 appears on the screen.

"Stop! Stop! What are you doing!"

The patrolling police officers rushed over upon seeing this; they couldn't afford to cause any more trouble.

The man who had been beaten immediately broke free and grabbed the policeman's leg, saying, "Brother, you came just in time. If you had come any later, I would have been beaten to death by these thugs."

"What are you doing?" The policeman drew his gun. "Are you all just causing trouble for no reason?"

“Officer, that’s not how it is…” a brave man stepped forward to explain the situation.

The policeman listened and nodded slightly, saying, "That deer is so lifelike, so lifelike."

"I understand the situation. Come with me to the police station first."

"Officer, he..."

"I understand!" the policeman emphasized.

Just as the rioters, who were beating someone, were about to attack the police as well, the police suddenly gave a signal from somewhere out of the victims' sight.

Oh.

Oh oh oh.

Oh ~

"You're all dead!" The man who had been beaten stood up.

He wiped the blood off his face, smiled happily, and sat directly in the passenger seat on the way back to the police station.

"Go inside and rest for a bit. I'll talk to you after I've finished interrogating those people."

"Alright, alright. These people have seriously broken the law. Officer, you must uphold justice for me!"

"Yes, yes," the police officer nodded repeatedly.

"Definitely!"

"sure."

Only then did the person who had been beaten feel relieved enough to go inside.

bang——

The door was closed.

The policeman smiled and said, "It's a soundproof room. Even if you bang on it from the inside, no one outside can hear you. Alright, everyone can go home now."

"That person..."

"It's alright, it's alright, he'll be sent to the pest control team later," the policeman replied.

The police station was immediately filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

"..."

It was a rare treat for me to experience the treatment of a hero.

Although the upper echelons of government have a terrible reputation, the people of Kleber are quite simple and honest.

“Let’s go,” Anran said to Ella.

Ella nodded emphatically: "Yes."

We traversed the ruins, and returned to the spaceship after nightfall.

"Splash—"

Warm water washes over the body.

Ella sat on a small stool.

Anran, wearing sandals, held a towel in her right hand, wet it, and wiped Ella's back.

Because Anran hadn't proactively cleaned Ella's body for a long time, Ella closed her eyes, enjoying the feeling of the towel against her body and the occasional touch of Anran's fingers.

From the outside, she looks no different from an eleven or twelve-year-old girl, and even her secrets seem the same.

An Ran walked around to Ella's front, the misty water vapor and the towel hanging down in her hand effectively obscuring her body.

She rested her chin on her other hand, lost in thought.

I remember when Ella's body was examined last time, she didn't have that yet.

As expected, as long as she had the will, Ella could make her body evolve in that direction.

"Anran, Anran, what's wrong?"

Noticing An Ran's unusual behavior, Ella opened her eyes in confusion.

"Cough cough..."

An Ran coughed lightly twice.

"Ella has grown up again."

"Hmm, does Anran need a medical check-up?"

"This isn't a good idea."

"No problem!"

"Then, then let's study it... a little bit?"

……

Have they already left?

Inside the magnificent hall, an elderly man asked Tan Xuan a question.

Tan Xuan had just returned from outside. She saluted and said, "Bishop, the people from the Holy Church have already left."

"Thankfully, nothing serious happened." The bishop breathed a sigh of relief.

Tan Xuan also breathed a sigh of relief. She and the men the military officer had called over were still guarding outside the church and had not relaxed their guard even though the people from the Holy Church had left.

There's nothing we can do about it; we have to be careful when dealing with people from the Church of Jesus Christ.

The Holy Church is not a religion, but a particularly strange organization. No one knows where their headquarters are, who their leaders are, or even what their organizational structure is like.

However, those who claim to belong to the Holy Church occasionally make an appearance, leaving a deep impression on others with their unreasonable style and ruthless methods.

The members of the Holy Church share a common characteristic: they disregard the law, are utterly unafraid of threats from the Imperial government, and have personally killed several Imperial governors. Just when everyone thought they were an anti-Imperial organization like the Night Owls, they committed the massacre of civilians.

This is a mysterious organization with great power but a terrible reputation.

Their sudden visit has left the bishops of the Mechanic Church somewhat bewildered.

"Bishop, what exactly do the Holy Church people want to do?" Tan Xuan asked the question that had been on her mind.

“They want to cooperate with us,” the bishop said slowly.

"Cooperation? What kind of cooperation?"

"They've set their sights on the power of the Ether Soul."

"Huh?" Tan Xuan's mouth dropped open.

They are indeed believers in the Aetheric Soul, but unlike ordinary religions, they hope to use the power of the Aetheric Soul to develop mechanics.

Therefore, Tan Xuan knew very well that the power of the Mechanical Church was not valued by outsiders, otherwise they would not have ended up in such a miserable state.

“So I’m also puzzled,” the bishop said. “And why don’t they go directly to the Pope?”

“Hmm…” Tan Xuan fell into deep thought.

Indeed, if they really wanted to cooperate, why not just go directly to the Pope?

The Mechanical Church didn't try to be mysterious; their headquarters were located in a space church within the centrally administered area, making them quite easy to find.

"Go and prepare for the internal meeting. I need to report this to the Pope."

"Ah."

Tan Xuan withdrew from the Hall of Glory.

She took a few steps outside and saw Tan Lu standing by the flower bed, anxiously peering into the church. When Tan Xuan came out, Tan Lu went to greet her.

"Sis, how is it?"

"The bishop wants to contact the pope personally, but I don't know the specifics."

"I see." Although she was very curious, it seemed there was nothing more she could ask.

Tan Lu could only suppress her curiosity: "So what are you going to do now?"

"Of course, we'll continue preparing for the internal meeting," Tan Xuan said.

"The meeting still needs to be held?"

"Nothing unexpected happened, so of course we should continue."

Tan Xuan chuckled and walked and chatted with Tan Lu when her bracelet suddenly vibrated.

what.

Tan Xuan glanced at it and smiled.

She turned to Tan Lu and said, "By the way, didn't we talk about An Ran before? The photos just arrived, I'll show them to you."

Before she knew it, Tan Lu had received the photos.