Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Unfortunately, it was a combat suit that I was wearing, and I couldn't take it off with my hands. It was quite "annoying" to twist and turn like that.

"Don't move! If you move again, don't blame me for being too reserved!"

Humph.

With a snort of anger, Anran threw Maggie into a cold bath and then gave herself an injection.

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Chapter 19 The Princes Saw Hope

The blue potion was injected into the body, accompanied by the game's notification sound: "You have used a muscle-enhancing potion, enhancement progress 0%."

As the progress bar slowly increased, Anran began to understand Maqi's feelings.

The heat surged up, but it wasn't the kind of intense, irresistible nausea that Anran didn't need to worry about.

To put it simply, he had no intention of self-touching, let alone asking Ella for help with treatment.

"Strength enhancement progress 100%, muscle strengthening complete."

Effects at a glance: Strength +11, Agility +11.

There are no talents with a very low awakening probability.

This is quite normal. Even with the physical advantages of the Gale Sword Saint class, An Ran is still not outstanding in terms of endurance.

Adding some attribute points is also good; 22 points is basically equivalent to leveling up 2 times.

Even for mechanics, melee combat ability should not be ignored.

After soaking in cold water for half a day, Maggie finally calmed down. With the strengthening of her muscles and the increase in her attribute points, her level directly increased to level 48.

The leveling speed is unparalleled. Compared to players and Anran, the level of normal NPCs is determined by their strength.

A special inheritance might allow them to level up dozens of times, instantly transforming a sleazy old man watching goldfish by the roadside into a big shot feeding fish in the void, but there is ultimately a limit to this.

Players and Anran's strength is built up through experience. Although there won't be such exaggerated continuous leveling up, the advantage is that they can continuously improve, and everyone can be a "genius".

The taunting plot of "three stages of fighting power" does not exist.

"Whoosh-"

The dryer dried Maggie, and after telling her not to wander around, Anran went to check on Heloise's condition.

"Strengthen your skin!"

The bright words in the talent bar made An Ran's eyes hurt.

Turtle.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a body forged with painstaking effort from Fitch. Even though its lifespan was greatly reduced due to premature unlocking, its physical strength is no joke.

For example, Anran's stats are much better than Heloise's, but if they put on a show of comforting each other, with the same number of attempts, while Anran is already exhausted, Heloise is still full of energy and can do seven more!

It greatly enhances the body's healing ability and reduces damage from external impacts.

It's a very good talent.

Although there was no safety, but—

"It's alright, Heloise is mine anyway!"

I don't have it, but my people do, which is equivalent to me having it.

Unaware of what An Ran was thinking, Heloise went to adapt to her new abilities after leveling up.

Anran also focused her attention on the "City of Ether" instance.

As soon as the war ended, many players with nothing to do put their sights on conquering the Ether City. Thanks to everyone's efforts, two-thirds of the deep pit filled with mechanical golems has been cleared.

Various related posts have emerged on the forum.

[Detailed Dungeon Map Shared!]

[Dungeon Rewards Summary Post!]

[After being killed three times, I finally managed to destroy a level 52 mechanical golem, earning 350 million experience points. Awesome!]

Huh? Another one broke down. Let's tow it back and fix it right away!

I was only five meters away from that door; it felt like I could reach out and touch it.

[Holy crap, are your arms that long? Are you the player who posted about reincarnating as a gibbon?]

【…】

Even gibbons don't have arms that long.

Even through the virtual screen, I could feel that urge to vent.

The highest-level robot guarding the gate is level 60. I'm incredibly excited to see what kind of scenery I'll find when I pass through this gate.

Stop dreaming! I guarantee that one more step forward will lead to a cliff!

Can't your mother say something that makes people happy?

A heated argument suddenly broke out, while Anran, in a cheerful mood, was creating more benefits for players, such as—

Open a new path for them.

Finish those unfinished robots, then fill the showrooms on both sides of the corridor with various weapons. Several mechanical golems guard the showrooms. As long as you are fast enough, the mechanical golems' attacks cannot catch up with you, so you can take out the weapons smoothly.

One day, the first player to enter the City of Ether suddenly discovered something different.

[Six o'clock! I suddenly noticed the door next to me was open! The corridor was lined with weapons on both sides!]

Although I don't understand why this door is open, it seems like there's a new place to challenge myself.

If there's profit to be made, players will go up and take on the challenge.

A player with incredibly skillful maneuvering uploaded a video of himself bravely venturing into a mechanical golem formation, only suffering a minor scratch but managing to pull out two guns. Unexpectedly, the video went viral.

I'm bowing down to this amazing person.

I want to learn snake-like movement techniques from the pros.

Other players suddenly realized, "Wow, you can actually play like this?"

Becoming famous in [Night of the Stars] is a good thing, as the tipping and subscription mechanisms provide these well-known players with a stable source of income.

What this era fears most is mediocrity.

Suddenly, many players who were not originally interested in Ether City joined this skill-showing event.

Showing off can be quite enjoyable if you succeed.

"I love seeing you give up your lives and think you've hit the jackpot."

whee.

(＃^.^＃)

While Ether City was thriving, business at the Plains Valley base was also booming.

After the great war, everything was in ruins and needed to be rebuilt. Firearms, a consumable, urgently needed to be replenished, and damaged melee weapons also needed to be repaired. There were quite a few mechanics among the players, but unless they were close friends, most players still chose to trust ANR's skill level.

"ANR products are always top-notch!"

"Although the bullet type is not a universal bullet, it is more lethal, and the key is that I am at the Plain Valley base, so I am not worried about not being able to buy bullets."

Inside the underground workshop, the hardworking robots are operating at full capacity. Fifty robots work day and night, tirelessly creating.

The newly developed reception-level robot has replaced No. 003 in its work, responsible for communicating with players and fulfilling their shopping and repair needs. This task is quite demanding, and if No. 003 were to do it again, other tasks would not be able to proceed smoothly.

"Although we have achieved a temporary victory, we cannot relax at this time. There are still more arduous battles ahead for us."

"We cannot let up in the pursuit of the enemy, even though they are already a disorganized mess. Once Vesa arrives, they will regroup, so we must intensify our attacks on them!"

The mission is to "Attack the surrounding settlements".

There is a need for war to generate sufficient revenue.

Anran encouraged players to fight by using missions. This not only dealt a powerful blow to the opposing faction, but also meant that they would have to spend money to replenish their supplies whenever there was a battle.

The robot's labor will not stop, nor will Anran's experience growth.

As for those sandworms, An Ran didn't issue any targeted missions. With her current experience level, she couldn't afford to issue missions of that level. Would she have to pay any other price? No way.

It's not like players won't have ideas if she doesn't issue tasks, so why bother?

Moreover, in An Ran's calculations, she didn't want players to bother with those sandworms; they were all experience points, and it was better for her to keep them herself.

"The problem now is that we are running out of raw materials."

The construction of the airport-class laser cutting turret consumed too many of Anran's materials, and with the constant manufacturing and repair of weapons for players, the inventory was finally running out.

This is when the Pirate Alliance members stepped up.

"These are the weapons manufactured by ANR?"

Luo Wei toyed with a box of weapons that his men had presented to him.

This was something he secretly commissioned a player faction to obtain. When they were discussing cooperation, one of the conditions Anran offered was that he could make weapons for them. Now, because the pirates of the Alliance have been hiding and not coming out, the weapons have been made, but they have all ended up in the hands of the players.

"Imperial standard AM-8096 rifle".

With a barrel as thick as an arm and a dark body, the player who commissioned the weapon commented that it was a top-tier product among weapons of this type, but it's always best to confirm things yourself.

Luo Wei raised his gun.

He glanced at it casually and then pulled the trigger.

With a loud bang, the thick metal plate used for the 100-meter test was shattered.

Luo Wei's pupils contracted slightly. This gun was indeed more powerful than the ones he had obtained before. The effect was evident from just one gun. If one side were to equip themselves with a large number of these superior guns in close combat, the advantage would be far greater than imagined.

“No wonder she’s so confident.” Luo Wei turned to Ronne and said, “Sell her some materials, and see if we can get more of these weapons.”

These things are usually handled by Ronaldo, so Ronaldo naturally has nothing to complain about.

In fact, when Anran's transaction request was sent, it wasn't just the Eclipse Pirates who were interested. Besides Slippers and Crimson Marjorie, Xu Bang of the Sky Drive Pirates was the most interested.

Among the five major pirate crews, the Sky Drive Pirate Crew follows an elite route.

They have few people and few boats, but the individuals are highly skilled, and the boats are nice. Even their robbery operations follow an elite route.