Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Since we can't see or hear any other sounds, this intermittent sound might just be the "whimpering" of the wind.

This is probably it...

Until Lin Wu took a step forward.

The crimson light rippled for a moment, and then suddenly a head popped out.

"Ah—" he cried out and tried to back away.

"What are you doing?"

The head looked at Lin Wu curiously.

Soon, the body emerged as well.

It is a wood ginseng.

"It's you." Lin Wu breathed a sigh of relief.

"I saw you standing there trembling, and I called you for a while but you didn't answer," Mu Can said. "Are you alright?"

"No, it's nothing."

Lin Wu secretly wiped away a bead of sweat; he hadn't experienced this feeling of life being out of his control for a long time.

Even if he came alone to find these pirates.

correct.

Lin Wu pressed further, "Did you see a patch of blood just now?"

"Yes, I have."

Mu Shen's words relieved Lin Wu, but he quickly raised his voice again: "Look at this beam of light, hasn't it already shot into the sky?"

Lin Wu looked up at the blood-red metal monument, where a thick beam of red light shot straight into the sky.

“Once we find the five tablets, the red light in deep space will guide us,” Mu Can continued.

"Apart from that, there was no bloodshed?" Lin Wu was taken aback.

"What else could it be?"

"..."

Lin Wu paused for a moment: "Did you see me standing still the whole time?"

Mu Shen nodded.

The gentle swaying of the head sent a chill down Lin Wu's spine, rushing straight to his head. His heart felt as if it were being squeezed by something, and even breathing became difficult.

"You'd better..."

Lin Wu wanted to say something, but after seeing Bessade's "confused" expression, he remained silent.

"It seems Mr. Lin is not feeling well. Would you like me to take you downstairs to rest?"

"No, no," Lin Wu politely declined Bessadin's offer.

Now is not the time.

"After watching this ceremony, I figured there was nothing else of importance. In order for the cooperation between the two sides to begin as soon as possible, it's time for me to set off back to report."

After several attempts to decline, Lin Wu finally embarked on his return journey under the escort of the pirates.

Of course, he also left behind dedicated communication equipment.

They disappeared into the snow and ice under Bessad's meaningful gaze.

Lin Wu recalled some legends about the void, stories from far too long ago, all of which ultimately converged into terror.

It wouldn't be surprising if something related to that powerful monster came up with something.

At first, he wanted to persuade Bessadin and Mucan to stop touching this stuff, but then he thought about it and realized that it was unreliable.

The other person definitely knows more than him, and what he says as someone he doesn't know might be meaningless and could even damage the relationship between them, so Lin Wu stopped in time.

The question now is why Bessad told him this? Wasn't he afraid that the Governor's Office would intervene?

……

"Why worry about such things?" the masked man said with a smile. "I don't care what he's thinking at all. He just needs to play the role of delivering information."

“…” Sheila was like a curious child.

The masked man countered, "Do you think that with his strength, or rather the strength of the Nagria Governor's Office, he can influence the Mechanicus that is spread throughout the empire?"

Sheila shook her head: "It's difficult."

“That’s right,” the masked man said. “What they do is irrelevant; what matters is that a government official delivered a message!”

The Void Calamity is related to the Mechanicus!

This message will be moved from the Governor's office to the Mechanics' Guild.

They don't care whether the news is true or false, as long as they can seize this excuse!

Let's kill that old, undying Mechanical Church!

The two sides already had a deep-seated grudge, and recently, outsiders have emerged, causing numerous incidents in the Azure Forest where they joined the Mechanical Church and disregarded the guilds, resulting in a humiliating defeat for the outsiders...

Given the opportunity, how could I not seize it?

“We also have people in the guild, which can intensify this storm. With the influence of the Mechanic Guild, if government officials get involved, the Holy See will be in trouble. They won’t have time to deal with our affairs.”

Moreover, if things escalate, the Royal Knights who were originally investigating the Holy Church might shift their focus and relax their attention on them, so that the plan can be carried out smoothly.

The masked man didn't tell Sheila about this.

There were still some reservations between them, and Sheila did not tell the masked man how she obtained "part" of the power of the Void.

"Let's put that aside for now, but if the Governor's Office wants to stop us from finding the metal tablet, they still have the ability to do so."

"By the time he made one round trip, we had already found all five metal tablets."

"..."

That makes a lot of sense.

After all, three metal tablets have already been found.

The only main stele that remains unidentified can be found by discovering the other four secondary steles, which will provide clues.

……

They cleared out all the pirates near the portals, as if a professional cleaning company had just passed through.

After that, An Ran drove the Flying Starship straight into the portal.

Without a map of this area and unable to fly directly into space, only she and Ella were exploring this place.

Even if you want to land right next to Bessadin and smash his skull with a single blow, you still need to find a way first.

Fortunately, Anran learned that players were starting to arrive in large numbers, so the map issue wasn't so troublesome anymore.

After stopping the ship again, Anran and Ella began exploring this new planet.

He tried to approach the lone two-winged monster, level 68.

This is a monster known for its speed.

Anran's Swift Sword Saint class also prioritizes speed as its main attribute, but even so, she still feels somewhat unable to keep up when fighting the Twin-Winged Monster.

"Damn, having wings really makes a difference."

Anran and Ella stood back to back, a black halo rising around them.

The shield formed from the combat suit suddenly pierced the middle of the black ring, and at the instant the black ring stopped, another shield formed from Ayla's side and pierced from behind.

Caught between two attacks, the incredibly fast two-winged monster couldn't stop in time and crashed violently into the barrier in front of it.

With a loud crash, it shattered the barrier.

But its speed also slowed down.

"Wind Binding!"

Then An Ran used her sword to attack, a skill that was not commonly used, but which proved extremely lethal at close range.

The armor-piercing ability of [Hurricane] easily pierced through the body of the two-winged monster.

"Although its speed and endurance are good, it doesn't seem to be tough enough. Its advantages and disadvantages are both very prominent. If it were to deal with players who are not at a high level at this stage, it would definitely be a killer weapon."

Its arms are as sharp as blades; a single strike can severely injure a player, and a hit to a weak point can kill instantly.

Even though players at this level have their own unique skills, the saying "speed is the only way to win" still applies.

There's nothing fun about dealing with this injured two-winged monster.

Countless storm blades swept up in front of An Ran, and the two-winged monster, bathed in the wind blades, only had time to let out a loud cry before its head fell off in resentment.

The Storm Breath, capable of inflicting widespread damage, stirred up a sandstorm that stretched for thousands of meters around.

Even so, the two-winged monster's cry still pierced the sky.

"57 experience points, that's a bit too much of a nerf." An Ran shook her head.

You need to kill more than two hundred to level up.

That's actually quite reasonable.

You could even say she's already very experienced, since it doesn't take much effort for An Ran to kill a two-winged monster that's charging at her head.

The two-winged monster drops the Steelwing Feather Needle, which is used to forge weapons.

Anran doesn't need it, but she can sell it to others in the Time-Space Shop.

The dead two-winged monster was not listed as food, after all, it is a humanoid monster, and the official team should also consider the players' feelings.

"Let's go again..."

"Anran, Anran, there's smoke over there!" Ai stretched out her hand and pointed into the distance.

She flew into the air and projected what she saw onto the ground.

Amidst billowing dust, several hovercars raced wildly through the sandstorm, followed by a dozen or so winged monsters.

The two-winged monster would occasionally harass them, while the vehicle also had cannons firing back.