Poverty makes me capable of anything.

The sudden shift to a somewhat oppressive atmosphere made An Ran frown: "Sometimes I don't quite understand your feelings. But Ella isn't an ordinary child. The energy within her is beyond imagination. Rather than growing up under your protection, she should learn how to protect herself."

An Ran's words came from the bottom of her heart.

The game rates Ella at level 16, and given the various powers she has demonstrated, she could easily become a super soldier.

However, when the Morning Stars invaded the repair shop last time, Ella did nothing.

Ella could easily subdue everyone present and turn the tide.

Colin didn't tell Ella what to do.

Perhaps subconsciously he still regarded Ella as an ordinary girl who couldn't even kill a chicken.

However, this is unrealistic.

Without excessive interference, the overall trend of the game's plot will not change.

As the product of a hidden quest, Ella's destiny is destined to be extraordinary.

The designer built a larger stage for her, just waiting for the audience to arrive and for the mundane prelude to end.

Ella is so mysterious.

……

Learn to protect yourself!

Colin closed his eyes for a moment.

He wasn't unaware of what An Ran meant.

However, the feelings of an elderly father who has experienced despair are complex.

"What is your dream?" Colin suddenly asked.

An Ran was stunned for a moment.

How did it suddenly escalate to such lofty rhetoric?

She blinked: "World peace, of course!"

Colin's lips twitched: "Can you be serious for once?"

“Uh… alright then,” An Ran said. “In the short term, I want to earn more money to save up enough for the journey to the Blue Ocean Forest. In the long term, I want to become stronger and become someone that those strangers can’t afford to mess with.”

Anran had no intention of deceiving Colin again.

Colin nodded: "Okay, I allow you to take Ella out to play, but you must not let her get hurt, nor let her show any special features."

Upon hearing Colin's words, Anran was overjoyed.

"Oh, really?" She couldn't suppress her smile. This would make it even easier to "win over" Ella, but there was still one limitation. "There's one more thing. Could you please remove the restriction that we can't speak more than ten words per sentence when talking to Ella?"

"Is there such a saying?" Colin looked at Anran in surprise.

"..." An Ran was speechless. "Hey, didn't you specifically tell Ella to do this? Otherwise, why do you think I sometimes have to communicate with Ella by writing?"

"I thought you were doing some kind of performance art."

"Hey, are you doing this on purpose?" An Ran said, clearly annoyed.

“If you dare to corrupt Ella, don’t blame me for being ruthless,” Colin warned.

An Ran immediately retorted, "How could that be!"

……

Night falls.

In the old town of Twin Moons, a quiet exterior hides a bustling interior – that's the restaurant Little Gold Tooth frequents.

The doors were closed, but the restaurant, which had already shut down, was now extremely lively.

Little Gold Tooth and his gang of men were having a passionate drinking contest.

Little Gold Tooth downed a large glass and said with a hearty laugh, "London is such a genuine man, this wine is quite good!"

The large glass is filled with beer foam.

"Boss, how much did you make this time?" A rosy-cheeked henchman staggered over, practically lunging at Little Gold Tooth.

Little Gold Tooth didn't seem to care. Instead, he casually put down his wine glass and patted his underling on the shoulder: "This isn't a small amount. He's under a lot of pressure from above and needs my help. How can I not make a profit? Haha."

Little Gold Tooth's other hand inadvertently brushed across his younger brother's chest.

"Boss, hiccup, hehe, hiccup..." The younger brother's face turned even redder.

"Let me tell you! It's much more enjoyable to deal with people like this." Little Gold Tooth was dizzy, and his hand slipped, sliding down his underling's abdomen. He immediately shook his head, "Sorry."

"Boss~" the underling swayed.

Little Gold Tooth chuckled and said, "Cooperating with Morning Star might get you things you can't get elsewhere, but it's dangerous. Working with your head on the line is terrifying. Like those two last time, they died inexplicably. Luckily, the Morning Star people were driven back, otherwise they would have blamed us. It's better to trade with people like Leonard..."

"Oh, which two people are you talking about?"

Suddenly the door was pushed open, and two people walked in.

"Ok?"

Little Gold Tooth's pupils suddenly contracted.

Chapter 17 is still big, still fucking big.

The main door was pushed open, and a sudden gust of night wind rushed in, blowing directly onto Little Gold Tooth's slightly burning face.

The temperature that had just risen was immediately extinguished by the cold wind.

Little Gold Tooth jumped up, glanced at his right hand which was resting on a certain protruding part, and quickly pulled his hand back.

After this series of actions, Little Gold Tooth became much more awake.

His gaze fell on the two people who suddenly walked in through the door.

A woman, a man.

The woman was in front, and the man was to the side and behind.

"Boss, who is this?" The underling next to him asked, still confused.

He was completely unaware that the atmosphere around him had changed.

I was still wondering why the boss suddenly stood up.

"Don't talk." Little Gold Tooth slapped his little brother on the head.

He stood up and looked at the two people in the doorway with a wary gaze.

The one who spoke just now was that woman.

She was dressed in very ordinary clothes, but just standing there in the doorway made Xiao Jinya feel immense pressure, so much so that he could barely speak. This was something he had never experienced before.

"you……"

As soon as Little Gold Tooth opened his mouth, he was interrupted by the woman.

"What happened when you said that two people from Morning Star died out of nowhere?" the woman asked again in a very calm tone.

Little Gold Tooth gritted his teeth and asked first, "Who are you?"

The woman paused, then parted her red lips slightly: "You can call me Heloise."

And then nothing more was said.

"..." Little Gold Tooth was helpless.

I don't want to know your name, I want to know your identity!

But he didn't dare say it directly, always feeling that if he angered this woman, he would be abused.

Little Gold Tooth enjoys torturing others, but dislikes being torturing others.

"Just answer my questions honestly," Heloise said without showing any impatience.

Little Gold Tooth had no choice but to spill the beans about what had happened a few days ago.

He did not conceal the general direction of the situation, but he also avoided talking about his terrible attitude at the time.

This woman is either one of Morning Star's people or Morning Star's mortal enemy.

Saying less is actually a way of protecting yourself.

Little Gold Tooth knows all about these connections.

"Poisoned to death?" Heloise lowered her head and pondered for a moment. She went to seek revenge, then accidentally ate the pastries on the table, and before she even started, two of them were poisoned to death.

It felt like listening to a storyteller's tale.

Although Heloise's expression didn't change when she thought of the impulsive captain of the guard, Wilson, she was already somewhat convinced.

Some people do have something wrong with their brains.

It's not that Wilson was mentally challenged, but rather that he often didn't use his brain.

“Where is the body?” Heloise asked.

"Buried, buried," Little Gold Tooth quickly replied.

It was indeed buried, and it was buried completely bare.

Wilson and Kane had some valuables on them, which were all stolen by Little Gold Tooth's men.

If they weren't men, Little Gold Tooth's men might have taken advantage of the situation while it was still going strong.

“Where is it buried? Take me to see it,” Heloise said.

"it is good--"

Before Little Gold Tooth could finish his sentence, one of his henchmen, drunk, stood up, his face contorted in a grimace, and yelled angrily, "Who are you? Stop babbling in front of us! Don't think we won't hit you just because you're a woman! Hit me..."

"puff--"

The younger brother couldn't even utter the words he was typing. The man who had been standing silently next to Heloise suddenly punched him in the stomach.

He felt as if he had been hit by a car, and his whole body was thrown out, only stopping when he hit the wall, with tears and snot streaming down his face, looking like a man.

Little Gold Tooth swallowed hard. Just as he was about to stop his underlings, several more men suddenly stood up, some grabbing bottles, and some even drawing guns.