Poverty makes me capable of anything.

"That's normal."

"That's why I find it troublesome. To get first place, there will definitely be a lot of things to do, and my free time will be reduced."

“That makes sense.” Zhou Jieyu nodded. “If you join a guild, you’ll definitely have to go out and do missions with them. If you encounter enemy guilds, you’ll have to fight them. If you’re not valued, you’ll just be cannon fodder. If you are valued, you’ll be too busy.”

Joining a guild certainly has its benefits, but those were not within Lin Yumo's considerations.

……

As the competition progressed, many previously unknown players suddenly shone brightly and immediately received invitations from numerous guilds.

Not only did Lin Yumo receive an invitation, but Lin Yushang also made it to the top 32 in the solo arena. Although the battles weren't very exciting, Lin Yushang caused some trouble for her opponents. After receiving the invitation, she eventually chose to join a guild in the Blue Forest.

"Reaching the top 16 is already very good. Those guys are inhuman," Li Zhuying comforted Lin Yumo, who seemed to be caught in a rut.

Lin Yumo raised her head: "It's not that I'm unhappy, I just feel that it's a bit... a little bit like relying on the combat suit to surpass Sister Qiangman."

"You got into the top 16 through your own ability, what can she say? The fact is that you are better than her."

"You can't say that, after all, my sister's opponent is..."

"Stop talking nonsense. You're in the top 16, and she's in the top 32. It's that simple. If you play against her opponent, you'll definitely perform better than her. If you don't believe me, I'll post a poll on the forum."

"Let's not!" Lin Yumo quickly stopped Li Zhuying's actions.

She knew that Li Zhuying wanted her to be more confident, so she decided to try to be more confident. Life is more than just the swordsmanship passed down in her family.

"That's right, a smile makes you look much better. Get ready, there's an official silhouette video of the top 32 to make after the competition ends in a few days. If we promote it more, our new work will sell even better next time!"

"..."

Uh.

Fine.

……

A flash of white light.

An Ran threw in a jumbled mess, but she finally got what she wanted.

"You have obtained the [Nano Detection Robot Blueprint (Orange)]".

What a warm and pleasant sound!

Anran was overjoyed. Before the specified number of points was given, she had failed six times, wasting a lot of experience, and was so angry that she wanted to vomit blood.

Fortunately, this time they turned their luck around!

An Ran glanced at the blueprints and saw that they were divided into storage robots without transmission modules and transmission robots with modules. Each type of robot had its advantages and disadvantages, so she just had to make them.

As combat effectiveness improves, the corresponding mechanical equipment must not lag behind.

Add the blueprints for the new exploration robot to your game collection and continue your synthesis journey safely.

After using up the remaining two designated points, An Ran combined another blueprint for a combat-grade nanorobot and a new type of drone that integrates multiple weapons, reaching level 48.

Whether it's lightning bursts, lasers, or flames, there are dozens of different combinations of arrays. With Anran's enhanced crossfire skill, the sheer number of firepower covering a wide area is extremely ferocious. If there are enough of them, Anran alone could wipe out the previous Liangyue Pirate Crew on the ground.

"If you can get your hands on any of the materials on this list, please collect them for me. I'll pay you." An Ran sent the materials she needed to Qing Ling.

If it weren't for Vesa leading his army to harass the outside world, An Ran wouldn't have had to go through all this trouble to ask Qing Ling for help.

While it's not necessarily a good thing to have the water too murky, Anran's situation is much better than it was in the Blue Ocean Forest, since no one is chasing after her.

She can focus on developing her power and strength, upgrading all her equipment as needed, and never shortchanging herself even when she's short of money.

The only one who's really suffering is probably An Qianqian, who's become quite picky about food these days.

Fortunately, after arriving at the base of the Wangchuan Pirates, there was a dedicated chef in charge of the daily meals, so An Ran didn't have to worry about finding ways to increase the variety of pastries.

She spent more time modifying the Deep Space, the spaceship she had stolen.

The 130-meter-long spaceship has an interior space of over 90 meters on its second floor, more than enough to be converted into a small workshop.

Using their spare time, they first built a bunch of nanobots, and then upgraded and modified the drones. As for large weapons, such as the innovation of naval guns, Anran did not spend too much effort, mainly due to a lack of materials.

The airport-grade laser-cut turret she obtained before, with its muzzle several meters wide, required materials that Anran could not currently supply.

This gave An Ran time to analyze all the newly acquired blueprints.

“Visa is leading his army eastward now. If we don’t hurry up and jump out, we’ll be next after he drives out all the pirates on the outskirts,” Qingling said to Anran.

"Then let's go. What are your next plans?"

“Even without the Vesa incident, we came to Nagoria with a clear purpose. Our next step is to contact the Free Coast Pirates in the park. But the problem is that the route from Kakori Reef to the Free Coast Pirates passes through the territories of several large pirate groups.” Qingling frowned.

The situation is not optimistic.

“Today is…” An Ran raised her bracelet.

11 month 26 number.

The player will be returning in 4 days.

The return of players has both advantages and disadvantages, but if it can be used wisely, the benefits will outweigh the drawbacks.

"Let me take a look at the nearby star map first."

Under Qingling's questioning gaze, Anran pulled out the star map given to her by the Mechanical Church. The map covered most of the northern region and was actually quite valuable to those who frequently traveled through the stars.

Pulling up from Cacoli Reef all the way to the edge of the park, you pass fewer than 10 inhabited planets, each of which is under the control of at least two pirate crews.

Checks and balances.

During this special phase.

The intervention of third-party forces does not immediately trigger conflict.

For these pirates in the northern border region of Nagria, they were not too afraid to approach Paradise. Therefore, when faced with Vesa's attacks, they could either unite to resist or flee to other places.

The best place to go is probably the neighboring Kuroshio, provided that they are not caught up by Vesa.

“So we won’t encounter too many problems before we get to the park, but things will be completely different once we get there,” An Ran analyzed.

When version 1.20 was released, players returned, and it all came down to their skill level.

She also learned some information about the next version from the forum.

The theme has changed from "struggle" to "confrontation," and the story of the level 2 map will come to an end in this version.

In the next version, players' activities will expand to the currently known star sector-level forces. As for the higher-level stories, those will likely be covered in version 3.0 and beyond. Given that she was designated as the boss of version 2.0, there should be relatively little cross-sector storyline content in at least the 2.0 phase.

These things, of course, cannot be told to Qingling.

However, after thinking things through, Qingling felt a little relieved.

"Will you come with us or...?"

Let's go together for now.

The Wangchuan Pirates left their current base that afternoon.

Although it's called a base, it's actually just a small temporary outpost built with things from the spaceship; they spend most of their time inside the spaceship.

Including the Deep Space, there were a total of 38 ships when they left, and the entire Wangchuan Pirate Crew now has 826 members. According to An Ran's memories, the number of members in the peak of the Biyuanhua Pirate Crew fluctuated between 5 and 7, with a total of more than 1100 ships of various sizes.

The atmosphere surrounding their journey back then was completely different from now. In the eyes of the Empire, the pirate princess might not have posed such a great threat, but in the eyes of the relatively weaker Victoria Star Circle, she was an "evil force" that could cause turmoil at any time.

The past is gone, but comrades must continue to strive.

Even within a star sector-level power, the Pirate Princess wouldn't be considered one of the top experts; at level 150, she's just one step away from reaching the Grandmaster level.

To avoid being defeated by the players, An Ran's goal certainly cannot be to restore her previous life's level.

Next stop, Mawei.

Build a few cut-down turrets for the TN!

At 11:30 on December 23.

Players who were still reeling from the first official competition were already waiting on the login screen.

The water screen floating above the sapphire sea is now playing a brand new promotional video.

The Empire of Elimeria

The things I believe in,

The things I stand for,

I never rely on the charity of others to survive.

You can feel the vastness of the world just by reaching out your hand.

Whether it was the long-cherished wish to rush from the border to the capital,

The past of struggling to survive in the Void.

Or perhaps it is a choice between life and death witnessed amidst the surging tide.

Striving for what you pursue is the only proof of your existence.

"Next, I will knock on the door to the center!"

At midnight, the door in front of the stairs finally opened.

The players are back in this new and exciting world.

Volume 7, Chapter 1: The Confrontation of an Era - Chapter 00: The Itinerant Merchant! Hurry!

Version 1.20 will be released on time on December 1st (game time).

Although the game version number has moved up to one decimal place after this update, there are not many changes to the game content itself.

The main focus is on adjusting occupational balance.

Some classes have been buffed, such as the Mechanic class, which has received another buff. Although the basic attributes have not changed, the newly added [Summoning Skills] branch makes even the poor Mechanic a force to be reckoned with.

[Summoning Skills] This branch allows the mechanic of this skill type to consume newly added kinetic energy to summon mechanical devices to assist in battle for a short period of time.

This is simply a godsend for poor mechanics and African mechanics!

For a time, many mechanical players put all their saved skill points into the new branch skill tree after entering the game.

This approach has both advantages and disadvantages. Many experienced players have discussed this on forums. The advantage is that some mechanical players who were originally so frustrated that they wanted to delete their accounts and start over can now team up and join raids to become DPS characters, allowing them to enjoy the game more.