Poverty makes me capable of anything.

It tastes entirely of seasonings.

Thankfully, he didn't actually spit it out, otherwise he probably would have been beaten to death by An Ran.

An Qianqian made a decision: she would use her savings to hire a private chef.

If An Ran continues to cook for her, she'll eventually become immune to all poisons.

An Ran nodded in satisfaction after watching An Qianqian finish most of the stewed soup.

Well done! No pain, no gain. Keep up the good work!

"The Hundred Wood Pirates have had internal strife. Did you know that?"

After thinking it over, An Ran decided to ask the Flying Pirates first, rather than the Star Ring Pirates, with whom she had a better relationship.

"I've heard of it."

"What exactly happened?"

In reality, An Ran was still impersonating Qing Ling, otherwise the other party wouldn't have paid any attention to her.

After a moment of silence, the person on the other end said, "We've been busy searching for treasure lately and haven't paid much attention to this. It's said that the infighting started from the higher-ups. The leader of the Hundred Trees, Bessadin, ordered the hunt for the director of a subordinate research institute, which was the trigger for everything. As for how it developed into a split, I'm not too sure."

"..."

Could the pursuit of the director of a research institute lead to the split of such a powerful pirate group?

This is unscientific.

Do you know who the director of that research institute is?

"Erwin."

"!"

Isn't that the guy who rescued Sheila?

Could it be that this whole series of events was triggered by being discovered doing things behind Bessida's back?

The director of this research institute is quite something; he can actually instigate the splitting of all the trees.

Right, Anran remembered the scene where Sheila appeared in the promotional video.

She transformed into a different form and sat at the same table with Mucan from Black Bay, then turned back into her original form.

Wasn't Sheila rescued by Erwin?

This means that those who colluded with Black Gulf and targeted her were Erwin's people.

"Hey?" someone from the Flying Pirates called out.

An Ran hadn't spoken for a long time.

"Oh," An Ran quickly replied, "You're looking for a void nest right now, aren't you?"

"Yes."

"Here's a heads-up: it's best to give up. If you've already found it, it's best not to go in yourself."

"What does that mean?" the person on the other end asked in return.

"I think this is a trap."

"..."

Ha, you think it's a trap just because you say so?

Considering they were from the same school, the person on the other side didn't mock "Qingling": "Then thank you for your reminder."

"Think about it yourselves. This Void Progenitor creature may very well possess Grandmaster-level strength. Do you know what Grandmaster-level strength means?"

Do you know?

"It can easily crush a planet, tear space apart with its bare hands to teleport, and even regenerate from a drop of blood. That would be almost another life form. If it has left some tricks in its nest, you'd be just asking to be killed if you went in."

"..."

I believed your lies.

The person on the other side curled their lips. The princess's strength was already infinitely close to the grandmaster level, but she still couldn't tear through space with her bare hands to travel.

That's an exaggeration. Besides, the rumors only say that the monster is at the master level, which is probably far weaker than the princess.

"If you don't believe me, fine. I won't even collect your bodies when you die."

"..."

Damn it, this woman's words are so irritating.

"I see."

"..."

It seems that the atmosphere always becomes a little awkward towards the end of the conversation.

Considering they were all fairly decent, An Ran offered a slight reminder.

If the other party doesn't believe her, there's nothing she can do. An Ran strongly suspects that the thing sealed by the Three Dark Marks is the Void Ancestor creature.

When it tempted An Ran, it claimed that its strength was at least at the Grandmaster level.

Although An Ran cursed it angrily, this guy must still be very powerful.

Even Tan He, who is suspected to be at the Grandmaster level, could only seal it; it might even have reached the Star Domain level.

that……

Every one of them who goes there dies; we have to be extremely careful.

An Ran then contacted the Star Ring Pirates.

Fei Du doesn't pay attention to this matter, but Xing Huan, who is even remotely involved, will probably still know about it.

She was talking to Qiao Zina.

Commander Mai He is working diligently to improve the situation and, after reorganizing the internal affairs, is now undertaking a major construction project.

"About Baimu?"

"Correct."

"Speaking of this, everyone is a little uneasy. Bessadin, the leader of the Hundred Trees Guild, has taken most of his men and mixed up with Wood Ginseng. Erwin and the original vice-leader and others have now fled to the edge of the Void Graveyard."

and many more!

An Ran raised an eyebrow.

This was not what she expected.

She thought it was Erwin who led people to have a homosexual relationship with Mushen, but it was actually Bessadine.

Was the release of that promotional video a hoax?

Things started to get strange.

“Do you have a picture of Bessadin?” Anran asked.

I'll send it to you.

An Ran quickly received the file sent by Qiao Qina, and she was stunned the moment she opened the photo.

He looks exactly like the person sitting next to Mu Shen in the promotional video.

Afterwards, Bessadin walked down a dark path and gradually transformed into Sheila.

"..."

There must be something fishy about this. Ella, what do you think?

Ella, of course, was lying down to watch.

Lying on the bed reading a novel...

Real and fake besadymine.

Is the current Bessadin the real Bessadin, or has it been replaced by Sheila?

Where did Sheila get her transformation ability from, and what happened to her after being taken away by Erwin?

Without my influence, the Star Barrier wouldn't normally have collapsed. Sheila and her husband have already unified the North, so they shouldn't have any dealings with the Hundredwood Pirates, and there's no way she would become the new version's big boss.

Who was the originally planned BOSS?

I don't understand, but even if she's not the biggest boss of the current version, Sheila is definitely a delicious and juicy boss now, and you can get a lot of experience after killing her.

"No matter what, we need to stop the combined attack from Black Bay and Baimu first."

"Furthermore, I blocked the entrance to Paradise, setting up two more hurdles. Unless a player is already in Paradise, no one can join the opposing faction. In order to participate in the faction war, they have no choice but to join the Time-Space."

Plan pass!

Only one faction has player-led faction wars.

"It's not my fault, it's the fault of the developers for designing the Paradise map like this. There are only two ways to get there: either cross the fence erected by the transdimensional space, or go through the Black Tide. I don't believe that Black Tide players would brain-dead and travel hundreds or thousands of light-years to the Paradise instead of fighting faction wars on their own map."

There were also sporadic discussions on the forum regarding the blockade of the waterway.

[Damn, I tried to go to the amusement park this morning on a transport ship, but the time travelers sent me straight back.]

This road is mine, these trees are mine, if you want to pass, dream on!

Why do you suddenly have bad breath?

I'm simply stating a fact.

[Don't overthink it. Getting into the amusement park is impossible now. A friend in the Transdimensional Realm told me that to prevent the Black Bay and Hundred Wood Pirates from secretly contacting the Nagria Governor's Mansion, this road will be blocked until the end of the faction war. Even if you manage to cross the defensive line, there's a Transdimensional fleet waiting for you on Rainbow Star.]

【…】

Which faction should we join?

Let's join a time-space adventure together. It's okay if people die, but if the ship explodes... (￢_￢)

If a rented ship explodes and you end up on the rental company's blacklist, you'll likely be stuck as a laborer for a long time. People play games for entertainment, but if playing games feels like going to work, it will naturally discourage many people.

It's okay, the benefits in this time-travel world are so good, it's not a bad deal at all.

The downside is that with so many players joining, the rewards you actually receive will be significantly less.