Poverty makes me capable of anything.

This NPC is definitely not ordinary!

Looks like a big shot, the kind with connections in high places.

By the way, these mysterious NPCs might even have hidden quests!

Space-based rays: 25 billion.

Airport-grade laser-cut turret: 6 million.

This is damn expensive.

After scrolling down several pages and removing all items priced above 500,000 pluto, Glick finally had time to look at the items for sale.

The goods sold here are mostly firearms and medicines, but there are also some strange items mixed in.

For example, the "Floating Basin for Leisure Fishing" worth 5 pesos.

What is a floating basin?

A custom-designed CC-271 Magnetic Storm Rifle, valued at 9 pesos.

"Damn, the CC-271 only sells for 4800 pirox on the black market, that's outrageous."

“This is a custom-designed version,” An Ran said with a serious expression.

It's the kind with skin.

"You can have whatever you want, but if it's complicated to make, you'll have to pay extra."

Damn it, it's one thing to rip people off by selling cosmetic items from the official store, but even the weapons sold by NPCs have skins.

The swaying forest left in a huff.

Glick watched him leave.

There's clearly a lot to discover about this NPC; it's good to have one less competitor.

He continued reading.

A super-durable pressure cooker that even warriors can't break, worth 1 pesos.

Finally, wait a minute, there are two items that only cost 1 point.

[Fighting on Behalf of Others]: The specific fee depends on the strength of the target. Elementary school students: 100; middle school students: depending on height; high school students: not offered...

No, it's actually this one.

猎人公会评级G40以下太菜了不打，G40-G42统一收费5万比露，G43到-G45统一收费10万比露……G50以上不打。

"..."

I……

[Retaliation]: This service is only available to outsiders. It is a group purchase version of [fighting on behalf of others]. Each group purchase requires a minimum of 5 people and a minimum spend of 25 Piru. The fight continues until someone is killed.

"..."

Hiring NPCs isn't unusual, but seeing this description... emmm...

In short, buy the cheapest item first and try it out.

[A retractable dagger]: 400 Biru.

“Give me one,” Glick said.

400 pesos is just a small amount of money for him now.

An's favorability +1.

After obtaining the mechanical dagger, Glick suddenly realized that his affinity with Anran had dropped to 1.

So buying things can increase favorability!

It's a consensus among players that once you've raised your favorability with an NPC to a certain level, some pleasant surprises will definitely appear.

Reaching the levels of Best Friend and Romantic Relationship is difficult, but reaching lower levels is still challenging.

A player from the Republic of Novalu was constantly increasing his affinity with a wounded two-winged demon. After reaching 50 points, he actually transformed his race into a two-winged demon, gaining the ability to fly naturally, and his penis was large and thick. He even posted on the forum to show off his penis and posted a picture of it.

As a result, he was banned from speaking by the authorities for half a year, but he has now been released.

Although the boastful guy suffered a heavy blow, the players were still filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred. Why didn't they just delete his account? It's outrageous!

I also want big X... no, I also want to be reincarnated as an alternative race.

Give me a tentacle monster, I want to be the villain who teases magical girls!

No, I want to become a humanoid self-propelled cannon!

……

Buy more!

Glick bought 15 peals of "trash" in one go, finally raising Anran's favorability to 15 points.

That seems a bit difficult. He doesn't lack 400 piros, but 15 piros is a different story.

Looks like I need to consider that business opportunity; the guild is currently working on a task.

“Vice President, I’ve encountered a very strange NPC here. Listen to me… Yes, she offers a boosting service, kind of like a mercenary. I was thinking that we’ve been stuck on a mission lately, so this might be a good opportunity to give her a try.”

An Ran originally planned to issue a small task to stimulate Glick's spending enthusiasm, but she didn't expect him to be so proactive. He didn't have any money on hand and directly reported to the guild behind him. That makes things easy.

Soon, the call between Glick and the vice president ended.

“I’m going to order a package deal. There are 37 people in total. I don’t need to kill them. Just teach them a lesson so they won’t dare to cause trouble in Mingye City,” Glick said.

"Rating?"

"As far as I know, their leader's strength rating is G48, there are four others with a strength rating of G46, and the rest are between G43 and G45."

"If you buy it separately..."

320 million + 120 million + 100 million equals

“5.4 million piroximately 5 million, I’ll give you 5 million,” An Ran said.

"You really……"

"Let's go!"

Anran folded the stool and put it away.

"The money will be transferred to you immediately after you complete the task."

A fight can earn you 500 million; that's incredibly fast money. It's not like you can always run into something like raiding a governor's hometown.

Moreover, helping players fight can actually be quite beneficial, as long as you don't encounter any tough opponents.

Earning money and experience might lead to involvement in some major quests. As an NPC, her involvement won't reduce the player's gains, and she can also make a profit.

The fastest way to level up is by completing tasks.

Besides selling things and occasionally picking up some money, there are also ways to make money, such as taking a share from Zhou Jieyu and her group, and taking on commissions is also a good option.

We must find a way to make money.

Anran truly has no intention of continuing her pirate career.

Relying on robbery to secure funding is a short-lived and unstable path that will only become narrower and narrower.

Right now, Anran will do whatever makes money first, and when it becomes stronger, it will have to think of other ways to make money.

Through Glick's description, Anran also learned what the group of people she was dealing with were all about.

They were gangsters from a neighboring city. The Warhammer Guild was on a mission to unify the underworld of Mingye City when a group of troublemakers suddenly appeared, bringing their mission to a standstill.

"..."

An Ran remained silent for a moment. In fact, at this point, if the players gathered together, they would indeed have the strength to suppress a city's underground forces of this level.

If they develop further, even this broken empire can be overthrown.

However, at that time they will be facing more advanced maps and more powerful NPCs.

Development cannot stop; we must stay ahead of the players and establish our own power.

Anran realized that going it alone wouldn't work.

"Is this the place?" An Ran pointed to a building that looked like a commercial building.

"Yes."

The player walking behind Glick was the vice president of the Warhammer Guild, a blond-haired, blue-eyed young man named Lyranos Hammer.

A level 46 Sleeping Warlock.

He came over carrying a box.

"If you help us get rid of them, this five million is yours."

"Okay." An Ran nodded. "Wait a moment."

Lyranos's Hammer watched as An Ran went inside.

He used reconnaissance techniques to observe.

"I still can't see all the information. The name is still 'An', but I can see the level now. It's level 54. I can't see the health points. There's a barrier, so it's at least an elite level. I can only see one profession: pastry maker."

"Huh?" Glick was stunned.

A cake maker?

If we don't count the time wasted on the way, from the moment An Ran walked into the building to the moment she finished her not-so-impressive opening remarks, An Ran actually only spent a few dozen seconds throwing that group of people out of the building.

Crackle crackle—

Even bulletproof, super-strong glass was easily shattered by her fist.

A sudden, overwhelming impact!

The fist of cake making!

boom.

bang bang.

This wasn't the sound of gunfire, but the sound of people falling to their deaths.