Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Lyranos Hammer stared in disbelief at the scene. Like dumplings being dropped into a pot, the NPC who had been beating the guild leader like a punching bag was at the bottom, covered in sweat, with at least 20 people on top of him.

It's really something a man can't bear.

"It's been resolved."

Anran clapped his hands and appeared in front of Lyranos's Hammer.

"So powerful." The Hammer of Lyranos handed the box to An Ran.

This five million is a better deal than the dew-covered flower.

At this stage, in-game currency isn't worth that much anymore, and Warhammer Guild is indeed wealthy, so he doesn't care about that much; getting rid of these troublesome NPCs is the priority.

He looked at An Ran.

This must be an exceptionally skilled fighter!

"Your affinity with Ann has increased by 18."

"Your positive feelings towards Ann? +10."

Glick and Lyranos each received a game notification.

Shortly after An Ran finished adjusting her favorability rating, Glick suddenly noticed a mission marker appearing above An Ran's head!

ah ah ah...

Here it comes, a hidden quest has appeared!

This money was well spent.

"What? I didn't see the mission?" Lyranos was taken aback.

But Glick can see it.

Is it because the favorability rating is not high enough?

The hidden mission is not to be abandoned!

Buy, buy, buy now! I don't care about this little bit of money.

“I want to buy something,” Lyranos said seriously.

So he bought hundreds of thousands of "junk" from Anran, finally raising his favorability rating to 20 points.

Lyranos smiled with relief. Ah, now he could accept the hidden quest.

"Hello, is there anything we can help you with?" Lyranos used a standard opening line.

Anran replied in standard jargon: "I did run into some trouble."

"Don't worry, just leave everything to us!"

Enron issued the mission—

[Searching for the whereabouts of the pirate crew].

Two pirate crews operate near Planet Mawei: the Crimson Pirates and the Shadow Pirates. Anran is searching for their whereabouts.

There are no major merchant guilds in places like Mawei Star, so the only way to buy things is to buy them from pirate groups.

Task Level: C

Task Rewards: Anran's Favorability +3, Experience Reward 50.

At this stage, 3 points of favorability are roughly between 100 million and 200 million Biru, and there is also a reward of 50 experience points. This reward for the first part of the hidden quest is not bad.

Lyranos and Grik accepted the mission without hesitation.

The key is that they did indeed have some information.

But the harsh truth is that there was actually no follow-up mission at all. Once they got the information, An Ran planned to run away. There was no follow-up mission.

“I actually know something about the Shadow Pirates’ whereabouts,” Lenoras said.

Huh?

That would be wonderful.

"In fact, we've had some contact before, which is why I know some of the details. Because of Colonel Vesa's crackdown on pirates, some pirate groups in the North have reportedly formed a temporary pirate alliance. The Crimson Pirates haven't decided whether to join yet. So the Shadow Pirates are trying to persuade them, and their negotiations are taking place in the nearby city of Zola. If you want to see the Shadow Pirates' contact in Zola, I can show you the way."

"Then trouble you."

The game has determined that the mission is complete!

Anran symbolically added a little extra favorability to Lyranos.

By gradually building their interest, we can keep them looking forward to the hidden mission even when they are bleeding heavily.

"I'll personally take you there after I hand over the reins."

This might be a hidden plot point in the game.

The sudden appearance of an NPC of such high level and unknown identity is definitely not an ordinary matter!

Chapter 01 Ineffective, Flat Chest Reflex!

The journey from Crete to the park has unexpectedly become safe during this period.

Actually, upon closer reflection, this is quite normal.

The immense pressure from Visayas made the pirates in the North hesitant to make any rash moves, fearing they would end up at the top of the kill list.

Pirates are still pirates after all, especially the weaker pirates in the North. Their largest ships are no match for a single escort ship under Vesa's command.

Even a single pirate crew, such as the Eclipse Pirates, which boasts 100 ships, would not stand a chance in a head-on confrontation. The gap in skill level is too large; it would be easier for them than An Ran fighting those level 40-something gangsters.

It's like a 1.8-meter-tall strong man bullying a 1.5-meter-tall elementary school student.

Pressing his head down will make him say "Uncle, I was wrong."

"It's common sense that you should show your chest when apologizing, don't you know that?"

Then they were brutally defeated by Vesa's army.

My anus exploded.

However, one elementary school student won't do. If you gather ten or twenty elementary school students, and then bring out a few strong and brave junior high school students from the amusement park, you might be able to overwhelm this burly man. As his opponent keeps jumping around, he will exhaust too much energy and eventually fall to the group beating of the elementary school students.

There was no other way; the strong man was alone, and he had many concerns. Being away from home, he didn't have much time to recover his depleted energy.

"Brother, the amusement park is just ahead. It's too dangerous. Do you really want to go?"

The speaker was an old, unshaven captain.

"We have to go!"

Old Gao, the tall guy who had previously escaped death from the asteroid, patted the old captain on the shoulder.

"In this life, you have to give it your all. If you don't, people like us will forever live at the bottom of society. We might not end up begging on the streets, but we'll be stuck doing cheap labor with very low pay for the rest of our lives."

"I've worked my way up to where I am today in order to get ahead. I've finally earned my ticket to the Star Barrier."

Tickets, of course, cost money.

“Now that you have money, you can easily change to a safer identity and enjoy your retirement,” the old captain said.

"It's not safe either. After being a hunter for so many years, how can you not get into some trouble and make some enemies? If you're unlucky enough to get crushed to death like Old Chen, there's nothing you can do about it."

Old Gao shrugged helplessly: "I would like to become a mercenary, which is much better than being a pirate. It's a pity that if I want to make a name for myself, I would have to be able to afford the Republic of Novalu. The travel expenses there are quite high. If no one wants me, I'll be in even worse shape."

"Well, you're right. Old Chen was a real unlucky guy, even his death wasn't peaceful. You know, when someone dies, can't those people at least feel a little sad? They even put on 'Good News Every Day.' Sigh, Old Chen was just a bit of a scoundrel, he liked to owe money and not pay it back, he liked to peep at people taking showers, he liked to steal women's underwear, and he liked to shift the blame, right?"

"..."

Captain, please stop talking! Are you trying to excuse Old Chen or are you scolding him? I'm telling you, I'm angry. If you keep talking like this, I'm going to burst out laughing!

"Old Chen's cousin is really something. Her cousin is dead, and she's still wearing a red dress to greet customers... When you're out doing business, you need to rest for a few days, right?"

"..."

"It's a pity that Old Chen was smashed so badly that he can't be seen anymore. Otherwise, we could have retrieved some of his ashes and shared them with everyone, taking them home as a memento."

Is it really something to keep as a memento?

Old Gao's mouth twitched violently.

My dear captain, you'd better not say anything more, the more you talk, the more I want to... agree with you.

"Alright, stop looking out. It would be a loss if you got hurt by the rainbow." The old captain finally got back to the main topic.

Lao Gao nodded.

Extreme colors are a unique feature of the park.

No one has yet figured out how it was formed. It is only speculated that it may be light leaking from a higher dimension. The dazzling light is very damaging to the eyes, and staring at it for a long time can even blind you.

The dividing line between Paradise and the North is actually related to the Extreme Colors.

The place where you can see the most vibrant colors is Paradise; outside that is the North.

The spaceship headed north towards the place that Lao Gao had already found out about.

"The Star Barrier is probably the best-performing pirate group in Nagornia that split off from the Spider Lily."

"Yes."

Because it is the strongest and an "old brand", Lao Gao decided to join the Stars Barrier.

The old captain asked, "I heard they've changed their leader?"

"It can't be called a change of leadership. The Star Barrier has merged with another pirate crew, and the original leader married the captain of the other pirate crew. Now it's the two of them in charge."

"I guess this is abandoning tradition."

"You can't just rely on tradition forever. Without the protection of powerful people above you, you have to find a way to make your life better. I heard that they have a very harmonious married life."

What?

"Another pirate group called Flying Crossing seems to have kept up the tradition."

"That's rather strange. They're called a pirate group, but they rarely go out to rob, and they don't have any fixed territory. Nobody knows what they're up to."

"Aren't all the pirate crews in the park strange?"

"That's true."