Poverty makes me capable of anything.

An Ran frowned. If it was aimed at players, she didn't want to use the same methods as those in the entertainment industry.

She preferred forum submissions, which were more like those of ordinary players.

For players, Cornelia is a virtual idol. If you discard the identity of a virtual idol, there is no clear line between her and real-world celebrities.

Because it is different, it is extraordinary.

"No, no." Zhou Jieyu shook her head. "I meant talent in areas such as video production. None of the three of us are very good at that."

Seemingly worried that An Ran might not want to interact with more players, and also wanting to fill the space around An Ran so that other players could no longer get in, Zhou Jieyu quickly added, "No one needs to come in person; we can complete all the work remotely."

With entertainment spaces and a chat system unique to players, it's indeed very easy to do what Zhou Jieyu said.

There is indeed a need for video production talent.

An Ran nodded: "That's a good idea."

“Okay then, I’ll go tell my brother later.” Zhou Jieyu was very excited.

An Ran hadn't forgotten her other purpose in coming here: to bring in some cannon fodder to lead the charge.

But there's no rush to say it.

We'll discuss it before we leave; even if it gets exposed then, it won't have any impact.

While we trust Zhou Jieyu and the others, three "cannon fodder" are far from enough.

Afterwards, Cornelia, who had been out running errands, finally returned.

She was not against cooperation and enthusiastically discussed with Anran how to develop the partnership.

The rough idea was to set up a studio like Zhou Jieyu and others, and then attach it to Ai'an Media.

Cornelia also learned a bit about the Moyuzhu Studio during the short time she spent with Zhou Jieyu.

And I carefully read their first work, "Beyond the Deep Space".

"Huh? This pirate princess's story is different from the version I know?" Cornelia said in confusion.

"really?"

The three curious children immediately gathered together.

“The official imperial records say that the pirate princess was cruel by nature and fought everywhere since she was a child. Later, she was wanted for robbery and murder, so she joined a nearby pirate organization,” Cornelia explained. “Knight Commander Ereshkire is said to have voluntarily infiltrated the Other Shore Flower Pirate Gang.”

"what?"

"Such a simple and crude plot?" Zhou Jieyu's lips twitched.

Li Zhuying said, "The Pirate Princess isn't from the Empire, is she? The Republic of Novalu and the Empire are quite far apart. Given that the Pirate Princess spends most of her time active at the border between the Empire and the Victoria Star Circle, I have good reason to suspect that this is a smear campaign by the Empire against the Pirate Princess. A while ago, I watched a popular science video from the Free Alliance that mentioned the exact same background as what you said."

“Actually,” Cornelia smiled, “this kind of thing is quite common. Although this is the official statement of the Empire, the biggest flaw is that Knight Commander Eresh is a member of the Kemisi tribe. The Kemisi tribe is located in the northern part of the Republic, and their current population is not large. It is very likely that Knight Commander Eresh is the only one in the entire Empire.”

"..."

Fine.

As long as the empire is happy.

Cheers!

into the night.

In ten hours, the invasion will begin.

An Ran has already spoken with Cornelia. She will be leaving for a while longer and will be taking Zhou Jieyu and the others with her. Therefore, Cornelia will need to take care of herself for a period of time.

"how long?"

"If all goes well, it should take about a day."

"What if things don't go smoothly?"

"Two days, or three days."

“Hmm.” Cornelia stared blankly at An Ran.

"..."

My scalp is tingling; young lady, you're seriously ill. If you keep talking like this, it feels like I'm planting a flag on myself.

Let's stop here.

After a decisive farewell under the starry night, Zhou Jieyu and her two companions, drawn by the unknown mission, followed An Hou without hesitation.

At first, Lin Yumo hesitated a bit.

Because there's only one day left for "reviewing".

The game will undergo maintenance on November 11.1st. Although the competition will not start until November 11.2nd, it will be impossible to use the arena for training by then.

"True strength is honed in real battles where life and death are the only things that are truly forged!" An Ran said solemnly.

Ok.

Lin Yumo nodded vigorously.

Master is right!

Let's go!

and many more!

Zhou Jieyu didn't even want to complain anymore.

Although An Ran's words make a lot of sense, you don't even know what you're supposed to do on this mission, so there's no guarantee that it will be a life-or-death battle!

Lin Yumo was full of fighting spirit, and Zhou Jieyu didn't say anything.

Good friends, let's go together, let's survive together.

Near Aquamarine, the Anran was slowly circling.

When will Owl and Harrison make their move?

……

"This is a late-night news flash."

"This is the morning emergency."

"We now have an breaking news report."

In various parts of the Blue Forest, at the same time, people in different time zones received an urgent news report from various news media.

Half an hour ago, the spaceship dispatched by the Governor's Office to pursue the rebels suddenly lost contact, suspected of being attacked by an unidentified object. The Governor's Office Emergency Response Office has not yet issued an official response to the incident.

A large number of reporters are currently heading to the Governor's Palace to uncover the truth of the incident for the public.

Every channel was broadcasting the same news amidst the cacophony. After staring intently for a while, I finally discerned the words in the noise: "rebels."

What is the current status of the battle between the front lines and the rebels?

For a moment, no one knew the answer.

"Have you figured out what happened yet?" The head of the countermeasures office sat at the head of the table.

The conference room was full, except for the first person to his right.

That was the location of a traitor, who has now been moved to who-knows-where by the Governor.

"We tried searching for the signal transmitters installed on the spacecraft, but we found nothing."

"We questioned people who had seen the frigate before, but found nothing unusual."

"The last time we were in contact was an hour ago."

"The debris found by the salvage ship has been confirmed to be from the frigate. Judging from the way it disintegrated, it was likely hit by a kinetic weapon at close range, and the possibility of it being impacted by a void creature cannot be ruled out."

“Void creatures…”

The meeting room fell silent for a moment.

Even the Imperial Royal Knights have to rack their brains when facing void creatures. If that's true, given their level, they could simply give up and run away.

Squeak.

The sound rang out.

The room leader quickly signaled for everyone to be quiet.

He answered the call and looked at the man on the screen. The man's thin body seemed to be filled with immeasurable anger, and his eyes were bloodshot.

This……

The section chief sensed something was wrong and said, "Governor..."

"How's your conversation going?" Fitch asked in a deep voice.

"It's still under discussion," the room leader reported truthfully.

"Do you know who did it?"

"This..." After a moment's hesitation, the room leader said, "After discussion, we suspect it's a void creature..."

"Void creatures?"

Fitch suddenly interrupted the head of the room: "Void creatures?"

In an instant, his expression changed, contorting into a ferocious grin. Fitch roared, "Void NM creature!"

dong dong!

"A place like the Azure Forest has no hell of void creatures! Useless, a bunch of useless trash. You've been discussing this for ages, and even the media outside knows that it was the rebel warships that sank the frigate. You bunch of useless trash have been discussing this for ages and you're telling me you suspect void creatures did it? Hahaha..."

boom.

With a single punch, Fitch smashed the communication equipment.

The screen went black, and everyone in the conference room struggled to breathe and was drenched in sweat.

I've never seen the governor so angry.

Even when my youngest daughter was kidnapped, or when a bunch of traitors were caught, I was never this angry.

"Can anyone tell me what exactly happened?"

"I'll go ask what happened."