Poverty makes me capable of anything.

With a bulging backpack on her back, she went up the stairs to the first floor amidst the questioning gazes of several people.

She had only walked a few steps when Anran spotted Gray's grinning figure.

Smiling so brightly, she must have ulterior motives.

"That's 560 piroxiv in total. I'll give you a 10% discount and round it down to 500 piroxiv." Gray's face looked unusually friendly.

"..."

An Ran's face stiffened, her steps faltered, and she mechanically turned to look at Gray.

She suddenly gritted her teeth and said, "You put that metal piece in the corner on purpose, didn't you!"

"500 piezos, thank you for your patronage!"

"..."

Um--

An Ran gritted her teeth. It was so expensive! She didn't have any money with her.

“Actually, I have a good suggestion. It’s okay if you don’t pay.” Gray smiled.

They have ill intentions.

An Ran tightened her grip on her backpack more cautiously.

"As long as you become my apprentice, I will not only not charge you any money, but you can go wherever you want in this R&D center, except for a few places."

I will not marry Nar!

"No way!" An Ran refused outright.

She didn't have the energy to play any master-disciple games with Gray.

“Then 500 piroues!” Gray shrugged.

"..."

An Ran coughed lightly: "I'd like to make a deal with you."

"What are you going to discuss?"

"Are you buying a knife? The kind that pops out?" An Ran pulled a knife out of her backpack.

It gave off a threatening, knife-wielding vibe.

"..."

The scene became quiet for a moment.

Gray wanted to wipe his sweat; he was a little thirsty. As people get older, their thinking slows down, and they can't keep up with the younger generation's ideas.

"The mechanical spring knife, originally priced at 150, is now only 100 pluto! Don't miss out!" An Ran began her sales pitch.

Gray said, "Give me five."

"Thank you for your patronage!" Anran handed five mechanical slingshot knives to Gray. "Please continue to support our business. Goodbye."

After saying that, she walked out the door with light steps.

Gray shook his head with a wry smile. He fiddled with the mechanical spring knife in his hand, which was intricately carved and much more attractive than the one he had seen yesterday.

"This child, perhaps in the future..."

Gray muttered to himself, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by the conversation of the other people in the hallway.

"You can use it to make soup!"

"..."

Gray looked up.

"Thank you, Sister Xu." The speakers were the young man who had passed by with the coffee earlier, and a middle-aged woman in her thirties or forties.

The young man spotted Gray immediately: "Chief, busy?"

Gray shook his head: "It's nothing."

"What is this?" The young man stared at the five mechanical bullet knives in Gray's hand.

The blade doesn't extend outwards, making it look like a uniquely shaped long strip.

"Just some little gadgets I made myself, planning to take them home for my grandson to play with," Gray said dismissively.

The young man didn't investigate further, said hello, and left.

Gray frowned. This young man was a top student who graduated from the Twin Moon Engineering University. He was technically proficient and had excellent interpersonal relationships within the center.

However, some of his ideas were completely unacceptable to Gray.

In this era of young people's efforts, what direction will No. 1886 take?

Chapter 14 Perhaps, I should sell them cakes.

An Ran walked out of the domed building of the R&D center.

The security guard still stood at the door with a lazy look on his face.

Upon seeing An Ran emerge, his spirits lifted instantly, and a smile as bright as autumn leaves swept away appeared on his face as he watched An Ran depart.

An Ran felt a chill run down her spine at that smile.

The autumn wind is bleak.

She walked outside onto the sunlit autumn road.

Not far away, in front of No. 97 Qiuyang Road, there was still a large crowd of players, and the number seemed to be increasing.

Anran crossed the road and quietly leaned towards that side.

The players were engrossed in their conversation and didn't notice An Ran, who had suddenly come over to eavesdrop.

Three or five people gathered together, complaining to each other.

"Damn it, I'm too late. It used to be free to enter, but now it costs 50 pesos to get in."

"Who on earth leaked information about this instance?! Holy crap!"

"I'm not sure about other channels, but as for the forums, it seems like a guy with the ID 'Leading the Escape' posted it."

He led the escape.

Upon hearing the familiar words, An Ran subconsciously glanced around.

Suddenly, she saw a girl standing next to a tall young man, looking around.

The words "Leading the Escape" are prominently displayed above its head.

"Leading the escape?"

"Yes, are you talking about that girl?"

"Players cannot have the same name in 【Night of the Stars】!"

Are there any punctuation marks?

"No."

"Damn, isn't that her?!"

After a flurry of chatter, the group suddenly turned their attention to Zhou Jieyu.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?!"

Zhou Jieyu asked, puzzled. Beside her, the one leading the charge looked wary.

"You posted that thread on the forum, didn't you?" someone pressed.

"What post?"

Zhou Jieyu thought for a moment and realized that she had posted several threads recently, but she didn't know which one he was referring to.

Judging from the strange atmosphere now, it probably doesn't refer to that live stream post.

At the crucial moment, Zhou Jieyu's thinking suddenly became clear.

The growing cold air ignited her will to survive.

"What do you think? Isn't this sudden influx of people your doing?"

"Oh, you mean that Twin Moon City strategy guide?"

Zhou Jieyu suddenly realized that this was a strategy guide she had written based on her past explorations in Twin Moon City, but she cleverly omitted An Ran's presence.

Good NPCs should be kept for yourself!

"Looks like you at least have some self-awareness!" Several people gathered around.

He took a step to the side, leading the charge, and stood in front of Zhou Jieyu.

I will protect my sister!

"what happened?"

Zhou Jieyu still doesn't understand what's wrong with her post.

That's the culmination of her and her brother's hard work after discussing it. Although some parts were hidden and not released, it should be quite useful for newcomers.

"If it weren't for your post, how could so many people have flocked here? This place used to be free, but now it costs 50 pesos to get in!"

Holy crap, is this even possible?

An Ran was startled upon hearing this.

Is the leader of Jiuge a genius?

It costs 50 piroues to go in once. There are at least a hundred people gathered here. Even if each person only goes in once, they can earn 5000 piroues in one round!

"emmm..."

"This is just a guide post," Zhou Jieyu explained.

She was a little troubled.

It seems I meant well but ended up doing something wrong?