Poverty makes me capable of anything.

"Those who use their brains more are more likely to live a long and peaceful life!"

Yes, yes, the minister is right.

"List this woman as a dangerous target." He pulled up An Ran's photo. "Don't contact her easily for now. If there's any news from other places, report it to headquarters immediately."

"Minister, although we won't take action here, we can still post her information on the [Assassin's Ladder]. Those money-grubbing assassins should be happy to contact her."

"Then I'll leave this matter to you."

nod.

……

The Assassin's Ladder is an organization similar to the Star Hunters Guild, with branches spread across the major factions currently known.

The only difference is that the Star Hunter Guild is doing legitimate business, while the Assassin's Ladder is doing illegitimate business.

Despite being illegal, the Assassin's Ladder is still thriving.

Because in this deep space world where war never stops, the existence of such an organization is absolutely necessary; there will always be a time when it is needed.

"Another new mission has been issued?"

"A hummingbird-level assassination mission? My goodness, it's been a long time since any new hummingbird-level missions have been issued in the Nagria border region."

"The transportation here is inconvenient, so assassins don't want to work here."

"This fully illustrates that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads."

"There are already more than a dozen Hummingbird-level quests that no one is doing. The earliest one was posted 7 years ago. The guy who posted the quest is really patient. It's been 7 years. Even newlyweds get tired of each other, but he can still wait."

At the same time, many people, including NPCs and players, saw the new quest issued by the organization.

[Experience rewards, money rewards, faction favor rewards, and even hidden rewards—wow, this is truly a hummingbird-level quest; the rewards are incredibly generous.]

[You should finish the low-level quests first.]

[Damn it, who came up with this lousy name?]

The worm-like killer is crying its eyes out.

[They're both in the Assassin's Ladder, but in Black Tide it's called Plastic Grade, while in Azure Forest it's called H Grade...]

I'm just a tiny, tiny little bird. When I get strong, I'll definitely chop off the head of this guy who gave me such a ridiculous name.

Which faction are you guys planning to join?

I am the faction, an army unto myself, standing tall amidst the vast sea of ​​stars.

[Casual players, please remain silent.]

My body is in Cao Cao's camp, but my heart is with Han; alas, the jailer watches me.

[Are you the guy who got arrested and jailed for harassing an NPC?]

One day, the hidden dragon will receive rain; today, the released crane soars to the heavens.

What is life like in prison?

How much sorrow can one have? It's like a river of spring water flowing eastward.

【…】

……

For decades, a spaceship without any special markings could fly freely over the northern lands, forever bathed in the brilliant starlight, its direction illuminating your heart, and taking you to distant frontiers.

The pirates of the North, known for their freedom and hospitality, would surely gather around singing their familiar song "Fly Freely," welcoming their guests with a spectacular display of fireworks that would explode hundreds of times.

We'll either send you back to the south of the North, bald and naked, or we'll send you straight to the underworld.

We treated the newcomers to the strongest Meng Po wine.

With such enthusiasm, who could resist?

However, recently, unpleasant guests have been coming to their door, and the hospitable pirates have been so rude to them that they dare not go out at all, and have lost all interest in going out to harass people.

To paraphrase an old captain, "Never before has a voyage to the North been this easy."

Forget about pirates; if the star map hadn't clearly indicated it, I would have thought I was sailing on a new, uninhabited sea route.

It takes two or three days to travel from Mawei Star to Nayi Star. Anran was a day behind Qingling and the others, so she didn't receive any useful information during the first contact. The specific situation will have to wait until Qingling and the others arrive at Nayi Star.

Since there was nothing else to do, An Ran focused all her energy on the workshop.

Ella is teaching several newly built robots how to work. As learning robots, although they don't have much in common with Ella, they are still learning very quickly.

Heloise is learning about this unexpected new world of Number 1886 through the internet. Her future life trajectory will probably be imprinted on it, and she needs to have a full understanding of her environment.

Although her mind wasn't working properly, Maggie still seemed thoughtful when she touched the familiar electronic keyboard, so Anran let her mess around on her own. After all, she was a music theorist, and maybe she could use this opportunity to get her chaotic mind back.

A psychic with superpowers who has suffered a mental breakdown sounds strange.

The wrecked vehicle, retrieved from the Avengers, was placed on the tool rack. Anran picked up the tools and began to repair it.

Although there are no blueprints, Anran's current mechanical knowledge makes the repair work quite easy.

Divide it in no time.

Not only did they fix the car, they also got a new blueprint.

"You have completed the repair of the [BOLA-610 Anti-Gravity Flying Car, which is close to being scrap metal] and gained 16 Free Experience Points."

"You have obtained the blueprint for the [BOLA-610 Anti-Gravity Flying Car] *1".

They have perfectly pirated BOLA's technology.

Then An Ran finished analyzing the two gloves: the joy of fire and the sorrow of frost—or rather, the blazing flames and the freezing frost.

By adding a specified number of points, Anran successfully upgraded her combat suit in one go.

Nanosuit EX version: high temperature on the left hand, low temperature on the right.

No normal woman can withstand such alternating attacks. Well, actually, men can't either, and neither can futa.

The new combat suit doesn't need to be completely redesigned; only the area between the arms and the energy core needs to be modified.

While crafting mechanical items isn't as convenient as loading screens for players, it's still much simpler than for other NPC mechanics, so it's not a problem for her.

The final product was a bracelet-like object on each of the arms, which looked like an ornament, but was actually a deadly weapon.

Of course, you can also use it for cooking!

An Ran held a super-durable pressure cooker in her left hand, and the heat emanating from her palm was diligently steaming the ribs inside.

Holding a bottle of beverage in my right hand, I cooled it down! It quickly turned into a cold drink.

Surprisingly convenient.

They made the best use of resources and fully demonstrated the fine tradition of hard work and perseverance.

"Snapped--"

Heloise caught the beverage bottle that Anran threw to her.

The interior of the Deep Space vessel is kept at a constant temperature of 18 degrees Celsius, and white, cool air is still emanating from around the beverage bottle.

That's incredible!

……

An Ran arrived at Nayi Star three days later.

There's been a lot of news on the forums lately, but even the news of the faction wars starting is hard to make headlines because information about the official competitions is still firmly at the top of the list.

After all, it's still player-centric.

Once the player interview video is released, everything else in the game has to take a backseat. If a major event were to occur, things might be different, but for now, it's still a period of calm.

[Chen Da, there are rumors online that you're considering retirement. As a representative of the fan club, may I ask you what your true thoughts are?]

[Dust, dust, first of all, congratulations on winning the solo competition! But you're the only Chinese player in the top eight of the ranked matches. Does this mean, as those foreign professional teams say, there's a gap in the number of top Chinese professional players?]

[Hey, the top European guilds at Roundtable have said that the next solo arena tournament will be completely dominated by European players. What's your take on this?]

The interview with Chen Guichen was the longest, and the questions asked were the most pointed.

Overall, the performance of Chinese professional teams in the C1 official competition was indeed not very good.

Fortunately, there wasn't much criticism, because this is no longer an era where there are only two camps: domestic and foreign. Although the US, UK, France, South Korea, and Japan are still categorized as foreign countries, they are separate camps in the game. These professional gamers should be grateful for the current relatively normal environment; otherwise, aside from Dust Returns to Dust, everyone else would be subjected to a torrent of abuse.

"Look at XXX in America, and then look at you."

"Damn, even the esports wasteland of Africa has teams making it into the top ten, and look at you guys."

Why should we fight against the whole world?

Chen Guichen smiled gently. The middle-aged man in his thirties possessed a refined and approachable air, and his smile made his female fans swoon: "I have considered retiring, but I have to admit that with age and changes in life, my thinking and reaction speed aren't what they used to be. If I were ten years younger, I think my time in this qualifying match could be reduced by about 40%."

【Dust Master V587.】

This is the kind of presence a former No. 1 should have.

Get lost! Even if ChenDa is no longer number one on the professional player rankings, he's still number one in the world in my heart.

Chen Guichen paused for a moment: "I won't be retiring anytime soon, but according to discussions with the club, I'll be switching to competitive games. I hope everyone will continue to support me. It's time for us old guys to make way for the new generation of players. I know several talented players in China who only debuted towards the end of the Fantasy City era. I believe they will grow to a level in Starry Night that will dazzle everyone..."

The interview with Chen Guichen was short, but it revealed some key information.

Most well-known guilds and clubs have migrated to Night of the Stars, and after the initial development, player-versus-player battles will become more and more frequent.

Compared to Chen Guichen's interview, many foreign players' comments were more genuine.

For example, Chen Guichen is already old, and by the time I'm familiar with this game, he can only be ranked second at best.

Esports makes this game even more interesting.

Afterwards, the official team released a montage of the highlights of the match. Compared to the brand-new login promotional video, this video was more likely to ignite the players' passion.

Maybe one day they will appear in a video like this!

"The reason I'm bad is because my level is low! Once I level up, I'll..."

"The reason you're at a low level is because you're bad at the game."

"..."

Bang bang bang.