Poverty makes me capable of anything.

An Ran immediately seized the upper hand: "Are you sure your lousy protective plate can stop my attack?"

Emmm...

Mu Shen remained silent, lost in thought.

To be honest, he wasn't sure what to expect, but he couldn't show it. He brushed it off with a casual remark and then changed the subject: "Of course. What exactly is your purpose? If you were just an ordinary pirate, I doubt anyone would dare to attack this area around our Black Bay."

"I have a question for you, and I hope you can answer it properly." An Ran took the opportunity to change the subject.

This protective barrier is indeed very strong. Even if it can be broken, it will take a long time. By then, if Black Gulf reinforcements really dare to come, she won't be able to escape.

It would be better to pretend you came prepared, ask your questions, fire a couple of shots, and then run away.

Before Mu Can could respond, An Ran asked, "Who were the people who came to see you a few days ago? What was their purpose?"

"..."

Mu Shen originally wanted to use his "tsundere" tone to stall for time, but An Ran's question really made him suspicious.

She knew about it and took the initiative to ask about it. What exactly is her identity?

Were they spies sent by the Empire to track the movements of the Thousand Crane Star Rebellion, or were they from other rebel groups?

This seems very bad.

Both sides seemed to have ill intentions.

"I'm asking you a question. If you don't answer, I'll keep digging."

cough cough...

Forget it.

Mu Shen thought for a moment and decided that since people already knew about it, there was no need to hide it anymore.

Integrity? Can integrity feed you? Can you give it to him or others?

Mu Shen turned around and revealed the purpose of the Qianhexing uprising.

"..."

An Ran's eyes darted around.

It turns out they were rebels who came from the Kuroshio Current seeking reinforcements; no wonder they ignored the rules among pirates and charged straight at us.

Like her, because they weren't pirates at all.

"As expected, it's those people from Chizuru Star, humph!"

╭ (╯ ^ ╰) ╮

An Ran, who had been crouching slightly, straightened up, pretending that she had already guessed it and that An Ran's answer perfectly reflected her thoughts.

"They actually came to seek help from pirates? That's hilarious!"

Hahaha……

He laughed three times and then looked up at the sky and flew away.

That was roughly the simplified operation, but before leaving, An Ran added a harsh remark: "Since you didn't hide anything, I'll let you off this time. If you dare to help the Qianhexing rebels again, hehehe..."

The two mechs stepped over the burning ruins. There was no one alive within a five-mile radius. They had either been killed in the previous explosion or had gone underground with Mu Shen.

An Ran did want to steal a bigger spaceship to escape, but she didn't have time to inspect the spaceships right now, so she felt more at ease flying her own.

But we can't just let those big spaceships go. We can't take them away ourselves, nor can we leave them to the people of Black Bay. We have to destroy one as well, as each spaceship is worth millions of experience points.

Several loud explosions came from above.

Mu Shen could no longer see what was happening outside and could only wait silently. The explosion had been gone for a long time, but there was still no movement outside.

He still dared not go out, fearing it might be part of the enemy's strategy!

Maybe they're hiding nearby, waiting for them to sneak out and assess the situation so they can launch a surprise attack.

They waited and waited until reinforcements arrived.

Mu Shen stared at the base on Dulf Star with a livid expression.

The wicked woman barged in, and after a series of unreasonable actions, not a single intact house could be seen on the ground.

The heart of the ginseng tree is bleeding.

This is a forward position that Black Gulf has spent 15 years building up!

He's got fried, bro, and there's countless amounts of money involved! Damn, Uncle Li!

The rescuers were several of Mu Shen's trusted and capable assistants.

Looking at the ruins, they were all heartbroken.

Especially one of the middle-aged men who looked like he had thick eyebrows and big eyes.

Hey, you son of a bitch, you came here to launch a sneak attack and cause damage, but you've ended up doing this half-hearted thing, aren't you just setting us up for failure?

Either don't come at all, or step up your efforts and kill the boss!

This is infuriating!

Old Ma sighed and turned to Mu Can, asking, "Boss, should we still go help the Qianhexing rebels now?"

"Go to hell! Go to hell!" Mu Can roared. "She already knows what we're after. Going there now is just sending us to get beaten up!"

"Sigh," Old Ma sighed again.

It seems the boss wasn't blinded by anger, which is a real shame.

"You bastard, I can't swallow this insult after suffering such a huge loss. Tuan, Dulf is dead, so this front line is in your hands. I will fully support your reconstruction. While you're at it, send someone to investigate which forces are clashing with the Thousand Crane Star Rebellion. I will never let them get away with this!"

"Yes." Tuan nodded.

Mu Shen was furious when he was about to encounter something even more troublesome.

The uprising army of Qianhexing took the initiative to contact us.

Nima.

Frustrated, he smashed a table, then took a deep breath and made contact.

"We've run into some trouble..."

"They probably won't be able to come."

"I would like to get involved, but I'm too busy to handle this."

MMP.

"Damn it, Uncle Li!"

"Damn it, these pirates are really unreliable. I told you before that there was no need to bother looking for them. We should have gone to the mercenaries instead."

The high-ranking officers of the Thousand Crane Star Rebellion Army argued about this matter.

"That sounds nice, mercenaries. Where are you going to find a mercenary force of sufficient size?"

"So what if they can't find it? Would they make excuses to avoid it like this? They made good plans before, but now they say they can't come! Heh..."

The atmosphere was just like a quarrel in a vegetable market.

"Alright, stop arguing." Finally, someone stepped in to mediate. "Nobody wanted this to happen. The problem now is that we need to seek external help to get through this. Let's think more about the predicament we're facing right now."

Their predicament was mainly due to a lack of manpower and weapons. Their previous planning was flawed, and they attracted the attention of the Imperial Army before they could truly establish a foothold. By then, it was too late to regret it.

"Think about it again, think about it again."

Oh dear, what should we do? It's impossible to find any other pirates to help us now. Who else around here can we turn to for assistance?

……

In the rest area under the laboratory.

After a shower following several intense workouts, Erwin felt refreshed and thought he could go on for another ten hours!

However, while exercise is beneficial to physical and mental health, it's not something you should do all day long.

People should have some loftier ideals and some more far-reaching plans.

"How is it now?"

Sheila was dressed very conservatively, her hair tied in a ponytail as she walked. She was upright and looked quite energetic, but her complexion wasn't very good.

It's understandable that you get tired after exercising!

Erwin didn't turn around; he stared at the glass tube in front of him with a smile on his lips.

"It went very smoothly. I just tested it with my hand, and the test data shows that your body has stabilized. Now we can try the next stage of injections."

"Let's begin then." Sheila stood next to Erwin with her arms crossed.

Erwin paused for a moment: "Don't you need to slow down a bit? You were exercising so intensely just now."

"That's because you insisted on dragging me into exercising." Sheila looked at Erwin coldly.

Oh man.

Oh.

Erwin smiled and shook his head.

"Since you insist, then I'll say what I have to say. The risk has decreased, but the possibility of failure still exists."

"Stop talking nonsense and get started."

"Row."

Erwin guided Sheila, who removed all her clothes as she walked, and then entered a hollow device. Erwin then pressed a button next to it.

babble-

Soon the purple liquid filled the hollow instrument.

First, allow the child to adapt to the environment before administering reagent No. 5.

This will take some time, during which time Sheila will also fall into a deep sleep.

Erwin stroked the instrument for a while, and after confirming that Sheila was asleep, he could no longer hide his smile.

"What a good test subject."