Poverty makes me capable of anything.

The key is to remove the Star Barrier.

Maihe walked around the room twice.

Of the four veterans, the one who's nearing death isn't a threat. That leaves three. Eliminate two, keep one. Dude, that makes perfect sense!

With a gleam in his eyes, Mai He pushed open the door and went out, saying to the guards standing in the distance, "Go and call over a few elders. Tell them I need to discuss the specifics of cooperating with the transdimensional operation."

"Yes!"

That completes most of the preliminary preparations.

Mai He sat calmly in his seat, and sure enough, after only about five minutes, an angry shout came from outside the door.

“Maihe, we can discuss this, but isn’t it too presumptuous of you to place us, the Star Ring, in such a low position? You are the leader of the Star Ring, and you don’t even have this much awareness? How can you face your deceased uncle?”

The old man with the sword walked in first. Although his tone was unfriendly, he didn't start cursing.

But the other old man was not so polite and scolded Mai He directly.

"Yes Yes Yes."

Mai He nodded repeatedly. What you all say makes sense. As the leader, I should indeed be more authoritative.

You must sit upright, exude authority, and present a majestic presence to the outside world.

Damn it, why don't you just hand over the power to me? You're all so good at talking big.

I'll kill you bunch of bastards sooner or later.

……

Rainbow Star.

After surveying the surrounding area, An Ran chose a relatively open spot to stop.

Not all spaceships landed, in case of any unforeseen circumstances; fewer than 50 spaceships remained on the ground.

Anran brought enough energy this time and came with the intention of winning, so she didn't need to be stingy with anything.

If we lose, we'll just run away. Who cares how much energy we have?

If we win, we'll seize a portion of the resources of the Star Barrier and the Extreme Freeze in one fell swoop; what we're consuming now is nothing.

Anran loves to use small investments to achieve big returns.

On the ground, An Ran made another call to Mai He. While waiting for Bika and Zuo Zheng to arrive with their men, An Ran contacted Heloise.

"The chances of something going wrong now are slim, but we still can't let our guard down."

"Ah."

“My biggest concern is that if we push the Star Barrier to the brink, they might find a way to bypass Baplo and launch an attack on the Chronosphere.”

"This……"

"Better safe than sorry. The Time-Space City is my life's work, and I absolutely cannot let it be destroyed like this. During this period, I will slightly adjust the factory's production plan and switch to full-scale production of components for cutting turrets and space-based rays. We will delay the delivery of weapons to the Li family for now. Let's help them eliminate their enemies. I think they won't say anything about this kind of thing."

"if……"

An Ran raised the corner of her mouth slightly: "Then let's discourage them from saying it before they do."

Heloise nodded: "I understand."

"If you follow my approach, there won't be any problems. From now on, you'll be in charge of defense and some special missions. As for other management matters, I've already delegated them to Ella, so you don't need to worry about them."

Maggie and An Qianqian are still too weak; we'll see how they perform later.

Communicating with Ella doesn't have to be so complicated. With the special channel, even if you are hundreds of light-years apart, you can still chat like a player.

The faint polar colors can still be seen on the surface of the planet Rainbow God, which explains why it is called Rainbow God.

As night gradually fell on the planet Caishen, the reconnaissance ships stationed outside finally spotted the approaching fleet.

There are approximately 90 spaceships visible in the widened field of view.

This is the number Bika reported.

Zuo Zheng's fleet is said to have been reduced to only about 60 ships under Sheila's siege, but perhaps that's just a deliberate statement on his part.

"Aim down. If there's any unusual movement, ignore everything else and just shoot!"

Yes, yes.

ANR is truly ruthless.

The person who came was indeed Bika. He didn't do anything extra and took the initiative to contact Anran when he flew near the planet Caishen.

"Then just land directly."

Anran sent over the coordinates.

"Shouldn't we set off soon? If Sheila finds out about the meeting, our surprise attack will have completely failed," Bika said, puzzled.

“I have a backup plan,” An Ran replied vaguely.

A second move?

In other words, ANR has actually contacted other people secretly?

Bika landed at the location designated by Anran, filled with doubt.

"We'll continue waiting for others."

Who are we waiting for?

Bika is incredibly curious now.

He came from the Extreme Cold and had been allied with the Star Barrier for several years, so they were quite familiar with each other. Could it be one of the Star Barrier's enemies, or perhaps it was Fei Du?

[Faction: Extreme Cold]

At least on the surface, no flaws could be seen in Bika's actions.

It's the same on the left side.

But it's okay, we'll see soon enough.

After waiting silently for about half an hour, Anran said a word to Bika after receiving the message and left first.

"They've arrived?"

Bika wanted to go out and take a look, but Anran told him to wait here obediently, so he decided against it.

Zuo Zheng has arrived.

This is a message Anran just received.

After the connection was established, Anran allowed Zuo Zheng to land directly, but the landing point was in another location.

Then, ignoring Zuo Zheng's urgent pleas, An Ran directly took him and his confidants onto the cruise aircraft.

"We'll take you to meet someone; that's the key to our operation."

Fine.

Zuo Zheng shut his mouth. What else was there to say? An Ran had already silenced him. Who could it be?

"It will be a big surprise."

An Ran's face was gradually covered by a mysterious smile.

That would definitely be a big surprise.

She had already had Zuo Zheng taken to the banquet hall of the main ship.

The meticulously decorated banquet hall played soothing instrumental music, creating an atmosphere that was both calm and somewhat eerie.

They sat around the left side of the banquet table. The person who had led the way had already left, while the unadorned mechanical puppets carrying plates and other items stood nearby.

Standing over 2 meters tall, he was imposing and commanding, yet he also exuded immense pressure.

Bika watched all of this with some curiosity.

It looks like a butler robot, but its body design is more like that of a combat robot that hides a lot of weapons. I just don't know how strong it is.

The silver body reflecting the light had a subtle sense of oppression about it.

"Boss, is there something wrong with this? They told us to come to the banquet hall, but there's no one there."

Bika smiled slightly, her expression not stunning but confident: "What problems could there be? Since we've sought help from the Transdimensional Dimension, we should trust them. At this moment, our interests are aligned."

The boss is right.

The men under his command nodded repeatedly.

However, there were no dishes on the table, no guests nearby, and even the host was nowhere to be seen, which felt strangely eerie.

Fortunately, the eerie atmosphere didn't last long, and the ornate double sliding doors slowly opened with a clanging sound.

Bika turned around and saw Anran walk in.

He stood up, about to shout something, when a voice rang in his ears first.

"Then I'll see who it is!"

That voice sounds familiar.

Bika's body trembled violently as he stared in disbelief at the man standing behind An Ran.

Zuo Zheng!

"It's you!"

Zuo Zheng was also taken aback.

His expression then changed drastically, filled with boiling flames, as if his anger was about to burst through the world of his senses and materialize.

An Ran quietly made way for Zuo Zheng, and calmly watched the scene unfold before her.

Let them meet without any suspicion.

They were all pirates, and An Ran didn't believe their acting skills were so high that they wouldn't reveal any flaws.

The very first scene confirms to An Ran that they are not in cahoots!

"This is truly effortless! I never expected that you, traitor Bika, would be here! If it weren't for you, how could I have ended up like this? I'm going to kill you today!"

Regardless of whether An Ran was watching, Zuo Zheng led a few trusted men and rushed towards Bika.