Poverty makes me capable of anything.

An Ran placed the kitchen knife on the counter, along with a metal rod for stirring.

Any chef who uses weapons to force diners to eat their food is a heretic.

Their understanding of the essence of food has gone astray!

That's right, that's it.

"..."

An Qianqian looked at An Ran pitifully; she was almost in tears.

I don't want anything tastier, I just want my snacks!

"If it doesn't taste good, I'll redo it..." Heloise looked apologetic; she had also participated in some of the work.

"No, it's delicious."

An Ran stared at An Qianqian.

"..."

They are devils, villains!

Ruined.

An Qianqian looked at the pile of pastries that was as tall as her arm and panicked so much that she almost turned into a square.

Ha ha.

An Ran glanced at her, thinking, "Serves you right for always causing trouble." *Crack*, she ate another "bronze" stick.

After recently switching her rations, Ella's level has increased rapidly, reaching level 46 already. Furthermore, her strength attribute surpasses Anran's by 4 points, which is truly terrifying. Although her total health isn't as high as Anran's after loading the new template, her resistance is much stronger, meaning she takes significantly less damage than Anran.

An Qianqian's level increased more and more slowly, and after reaching level 30, she hadn't made any progress for several days.

It seems that ordinary food is no longer very effective for her growth. Considering this, Anran decided to make more food with specific attributes for her to eat.

They actually wanted to refuse my kindness!

Some of these pastries can restore health, some can restore stamina, some can enhance attributes, and some can paralyze...

Oh, the numbing pastries have been safely thrown away.

They actually wanted to refuse my kindness!

An Qianqian looked around and suddenly spotted Ma Qi standing dumbfounded at the door.

Have it.

She looked at Anran pitifully and said, "Sister Anran, this is too much for me to eat by myself. Why don't you let Sister Maqi eat with me? She can eat a lot too!"

“I prepared lunch for her, so don’t worry.” An Ran smiled and patted An Qianqian’s head. “These are all yours.”

"..."

An Qianqian puffed out her cheeks in annoyance.

"Don't worry about dinner, eat."

Eat it!

An Qianqian faced death without fear.

She walked angrily to the pastries.

I'll eat.

As long as I eat fast enough, the strange taste won't affect my sense of taste.

With that in mind, An Qianqian ate very quickly.

With a push of the mouth forward, the tall pile of pastries shrank at an exaggerated speed.

Although it wasn't as exaggerated as Jerry eating, it still surprised Ella.

Ha ha.

An Qianqian sneered, "How could you possibly beat me when it comes to eating!"

()^))=convex

well.

An Ran was very satisfied with An Qianqian's performance: "Eat more, grow up quickly."

Bring evil people!

An Qianqian really wanted to glare at An Ran.

But she still didn't dare.

Although I ate quickly, the strange taste still lingered on my tongue.

I feel so bad. Anran's pastries were so delicious before, why did she have to overestimate herself and try new dishes?

Okay... um?

She suddenly realized that she seemed to have become stronger.

After widening her eyes and carefully sensing the sensation, An Qianqian realized that this was not an illusion.

It's gotten bigger, it really has gotten bigger!

Level 31.

It's true that only by eating foods with specific properties can one grow faster.

What a pity! We could have caught the bugs we killed earlier, removed their heads and tails, coated them in egg wash, breadcrumbs, and cooked them... Even An Qianqian next door was drooling with envy.

"If you want to learn, then continue learning."

After giving Heloise a few instructions, Anran left the kitchen.

Heloise is now interested in everything; according to her, she wants to experience the life of a normal person.

Then let Ella teach her how to cook.

She still had several blueprints that she hadn't had time to analyze, and the one she had used also needed to be replenished with the Cataclysmic Fire Rain Bomb.

Considering the unpredictable future, Anran had also considered studying a spiritual profession, such as being a music theorist for Machi.

Unfortunately, with her mind in disarray, Maggie was no match for a qualified career mentor. She stammered for a long time but couldn't come up with any useful information, so Anran had to give up.

Life on the USS Anron was peaceful.

In these days without radio and the internet, I occasionally go to the entertainment section to watch the increasingly intense preliminary rounds. After finishing recording the sequel to Legend of the Galactic Heroes and handing it over to Heloise, Anran began to go into seclusion to analyze the blueprints.

She may not need or be able to build things like steel-structured cities, airport-grade laser-cutting turrets, and space-based rays for the time being, but there will always be a time when they come in handy.

Prepare in advance so that you have supplies on hand and can remain calm when dealing with emergencies.

After drifting in the boundless deep space for five days, the Anran activated its hyperspace engine and, after a two-hour jump, returned to deep space from hyperspace. This place was now the deep winter region on the northwestern border of the Empire.

Anran purchased another batch of supplies in the deep winter region, spending almost all of the money she had left.

Back in the world with internet access, there wasn't as much news from the capital as I had imagined.

Parliament proceeded normally, the Emperor even made an appearance, and the Central Guard Corps underwent a routine rotation of troops...

In fact, the lack of much news seems rather abnormal.

It's very likely that the news was blocked.

Compared to other neighboring countries, the empire has countless troubles.

"Let the war come slowly."

Anran could only pray like this.

A relatively stable environment is more suitable for her development. Once war engulfs the entire empire, she will have to consider developing in other places.

This kind of war, with its far-reaching impact, would force even the resurrected pirate princess to retreat. It was simply beyond the reach of the space pirates. A war involving tens of thousands of warships was a true torrent.

"The Azure Forest is not peaceful. I heard that the Sixth Expeditionary Force has suffered losses in several skirmishes. Fortunately, we are still far away from the Azure Forest."

"..."

Let's make a final push and head to the Nagorya border region.

Thousands of light-years away lies the Nagoria Frontier, an elliptical galaxy.

It is larger than the Blue Forest, but the northern part is a restricted area with no flights to it.

On November 9th, in the early morning on Isha, the Enron landed in a deserted mountainous area.

"First, we need to buy some sophisticated equipment. Then, we need to find out about the pirates in the Nagria border region. Oh, and we also need to find out about the Imperial anti-bandit forces."

“Let’s go,” Anran said to Heloise.

Ella, the housekeeper, stayed on as a housekeeper.

Maggie can't be taken out for the time being. An Ran isn't comfortable leaving her with An Qianqian. With Ella around, there won't be any problem.

"Ah."

Heloise deliberately walked half a step behind Anran.

An Ran didn't say much.

As a truly chaotic place, the people of the Nagria Borderlands are far more numerous than those of the Azure Forest.

Here, money can buy you a lot of things.

Even if it's about killing the governor of the Nagliya border region, as long as you can afford the price, someone will do it.

Compared to other places, this place is a typical impoverished and desolate area.

The people here are simple and honest; they don't mince words, they just talk about interests!

He's a wild person, and his methods are also wild; he likes to do some daring things.

For example, when passing by a mountain, Anran saw people having sex in the wild.

Emmm...

At this moment, An Ran understood that the journey would definitely not be smooth sailing.

……