Poverty makes me capable of anything.

As Lao Gao gazed at the starry sky, which had become somewhat calm, his thoughts drifted away.

Going to Starwall wasn't just about their strength; he also had a ulterior motive, since it was the pirate crew with the most female members, and maybe it would help solve his single problem.

Hehehehe...

……

Warhammer Guild is doing very well on Marvis.

They not only have sufficient assets and a considerable number of members, but also a gradually consolidating territory.

Not many guilds can reach that level. Most guilds are still huddled in a small room, holding meetings to decide which quest to do today and which NPC to follow tomorrow.

So An Ran wasn't surprised at all when Lyranos drove up in a vehicle. She didn't even think about flying over; she just got in the car obediently.

Lelanos drove very smoothly.

They strolled all the way to Zola City without any unexpected incidents.

Zola City and Mingye City have different styles, mainly because one of the Crimson Pirates' temporary strongholds is located here.

Therefore, An Ran didn't find many normal people on the road as soon as she entered.

"You can't drive any further," Lyranos explained after stopping the car. "I'll take you there first."

The distance was approximately three kilometers, and at Lyranos's speed, it was incredibly fast.

Zola's Courtyard is the negotiation site between the Crimson Pirates and the Shadow Pirates.

Located in the northwest corner of Zola City, it is a large courtyard with a rustic square in front of it. You can reach the main house of the courtyard by climbing 111 stone steps. The main house is surrounded by green grass, trees, rockeries and streams.

Although they were pirates, their quality of life was surprisingly sophisticated, far superior to the wandering Wangchuan pirate crew. They lived in spaceships, surrounded by crater mountains, where there was no vegetation at all.

"What are you here for?"

Lyranos and Anran were stopped outside the square.

Originally, there were two people dressed in different clothes stuck at the intersection, but as soon as An Ran came over, they turned into a crowd. They surged up from the side of the street, half of them wearing clothes with red stripes and the other half wearing open-front short shirts.

This is clearly a way of telling others that we are not in cahoots.

"I am Lalanos Hammer from the Warhammer Guild in the neighboring city of Mingye. The Shadow Pirates' contact in Zora City should have heard of me," Lalanos introduced himself.

He's a stranger in a foreign land!

But the very beautiful woman next to him wasn't.

With the added bonus from the combat uniform, Anran's charm level reaches a full 11 points. Players might describe her as very pretty, beautiful, or cute, but for NPCs, the influence of the charm attribute is much more real.

The quantified charm attribute is designed to work specifically on NPCs.

An Ran's high charm attribute also allows her to gain some small advantages when interacting with other unfamiliar NPCs, unless there is a conflict of core interests.

For example, An Qianqian's affection for An Ran has been gradually increasing.

This attribute has a particularly strong impact on children and those playing roles of the opposite sex.

Even the pirates who are currently having a "loud conversation" can't help but occasionally turn around to steal a glance at An Ran.

It's unrealistic to criticize pirates using the word "self-control."

"Let's check with the captain first to confirm the situation."

Soon, the leader of the Shadow Pirates' squad stuck at the intersection received the message.

"Someone from the Warhammer Guild?"

This is the Outlanders' Guild. Due to the characteristics of Outlanders, they are a force to be reckoned with on the ground. I have done business with them before.

“He said our contact here knows him.”

"I understand. I will pass it on to the contact. No matter what their reasons are, they must not be allowed into Zola's Courtyard at this time. Do you understand?"

"Understood, Captain."

He turned around: "Please wait a moment."

Lyranos and Glick turned to look at Anran.

"Then let's wait."

An Ran didn't have any objections. She wasn't here to fight. Even if she unleashed her power and killed everyone here, she still wouldn't get those materials. She could only honestly do business.

Moreover, judging from the strength of the Liangyue Pirate Crew, she doesn't yet have the ability to kill everyone here.

Unless she can build hundreds of new XII drones and unleash them all at once, providing a continuous, all-around firepower network with an instant 100% boost, guaranteeing that everyone in front of her will be reduced to ashes in an instant, after such a baptism, the only survivors would probably be someone of the pirate captain's caliber.

About five minutes later, Lyranos finally met his familiar contact.

He was a middle-aged man with a red nose, resembling a drunkard.

"Haha, it's you! Long time no see. What good news do you have this time?" He walked up to Lyranos in a very familiar manner.

His rugged appearance wasn't particularly unapproachable, but the faint scent emanating from him made some people hesitate.

But Lyranos seemed oblivious to everything and gave the middle-aged man a passionate hug.

“Brother Edgar, I brought someone with me specifically to meet you this time.”

Lyranos stepped back and made way for Anran.

What kind of hidden storyline will this unlock?

Lyranos is now incredibly excited about what will happen next in the story.

Is it a deal, a collaboration, or an assassination?

“You are…” Edgar stared at the unfamiliar An Ran.

“I’m just an ordinary passerby. You can call me Anjing. I’m here to do some business with you.”

"Doing business?" Edgar was taken aback. "Normally I would be very interested in talking to you about it, but as you know, the current situation is that Vesalius's army is sweeping through the North, and nobody knows when he will attack. Doing business is not so easy right now."

“If it’s a transaction involving hundreds of millions of dollars, I think you should seriously consider it,” An Ran said.

A transaction worth hundreds of millions?

Edgar's eyes lit up immediately. For pirates, several hundred million peons was a huge sum. Risking their lives to make money, they naturally hoped to make as much as possible.

Edgar hesitated; he also needed to drum up business.

"This is what I need."

Anran laid out her list of materials in front of Edgar.

They are mostly metallic minerals, along with some other materials.

Edgar glanced through it and estimated that if Enron really wanted that much, it would be worth at least 3 million pesos.

This purchase list was slapped right on the group leader's forehead, and after reading it, the group leader would suppress his anger.

Then remove the word "quiet".

"Hand over all the money you have. You don't want to pay? We'll rape you right now!"

Edgar was also tempted.

Although Anran was brought over by his "old friend" Lyranos, why should the Shadow Pirates explain their actions to a stranger?

They've done plenty of kidnapping and extortion.

Robbery is the fastest way to make money, followed by kidnapping and extortion.

“I came here with sincerity,” An Ran emphasized.

“But the problem is, given the current situation, it’s really difficult for us to transport the goods to Mave,” Edgar “explained.” “We won’t stay on Mave for long. After we’ve dealt with things here, we’ll temporarily leave Mave and wait for Vesa…”

Clap!

As Edgar was speaking, the fountain in the center of the square suddenly burst open.

Lifted by the traction, the spring water splashed all over the ground, instantly submerging the central pool.

"what happened?"

Edgar turned around in shock. The two commanders were having a meeting inside. If something happened outside, they would both be held responsible.

"The tractor was blown up."

Two men with grim expressions walked over.

"The bomb was not very powerful; it only broke the tray of the tractor, causing the tractor to malfunction."

"Could this be an accident?"

"Impossible. If it were an accident, the tractor's tray wouldn't have turned a burnt yellow color. This is clearly a bomb planted beforehand."

bomb.

Upon hearing this, everyone present, except for An Ran and the other two outsiders, panicked.

At such a crucial moment, someone attacked this place. Who was it? Who could it be?

"Was it you who did it?!"

The Crimson Pirates were the first to attack, their spearhead aimed directly at Shadow.

"Don't make baseless accusations. Do we Shadows need to resort to such underhanded tactics?"

"You must be using these underhanded tactics because you know we don't really want to join that pirate guild!"

Edgar retorted angrily, "With your strength, do you think you, the Crimson Pirates, can defeat us? Why would we need to resort to such petty tricks!"

"Who else could it be but you?"

"Heh," Edgar sneered, "Maybe you did it yourselves!"

He pointed.

"In order to gain more advantages in this negotiation."

"Maybe……"

Edgar suddenly pointed at Anran: "Maybe you did it!"

"To be honest, I have a lot of doubts about you... Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch! Let go, let go, ahhh—"

Edgar's index finger was suddenly clamped by a pair of metal chopsticks, and when An Ran twisted it, his finger bone looked as if it was about to deform.