Poverty makes me capable of anything.

For An Ran, there are only two paths she can take to end this life of being constantly watched.

One option is to completely destroy Morning Star. Just as the highest level of assassination is to kill everyone present, the most direct way to end a feud is to destroy the other party. In this way, the basic conditions for the feud to exist no longer exist.

This method is too difficult.

Secondly, she eliminated all those within Morningstar who had grudges against her. It seems that not many people know about her, otherwise her favorability rating wouldn't be -100, but might even be increased by 0.

This method is much easier than the one above, but it requires knowing who these people are.

Use yourself as bait to lure them out, and then...

An Ran shook her head; she wouldn't do something so reckless.

The other party hasn't figured out her whereabouts yet, so she's safe for now.

In short, concealing one's identity and striving to improve one's strength are the top priorities.

……

The next day, Anran and Ella set off as usual.

The cake-selling must continue.

Although Ella lacks common sense, after An Ran's advice, we must not underestimate her. If she really unleashes her full power, she can fight her way from one end of Qiuyang Road to the other, and hundreds of players would be easy prey for her.

Because players simply cannot break through Ella's defenses, and they cannot obtain items like bombs for the time being.

Nobody knew that Ella, the little girl selling cakes at the R&D center, was actually the "tyrant of Qiuyang Road".

Players simply appreciate Ella with a gentleman's eye.

As for approaching them to chat, they gave up after being met with a cold reception from several players.

Aside from the words "give me the money," the loli-like proprietress never wastes a word.

"I could watch this go on forever," Knight Nai murmured.

"Knight Boss, are you still going to run dungeons?"

"Swish, swish, swish, of course swish!" The Knight of the Neck came to his senses and immediately remembered the purpose of his visit.

Sigh, I guess I'll just go grind some dungeons.

The Knight of Naizi had just turned around.

Suddenly, an exclamation came from the group of players behind him: "My God, someone soloed that dungeon!"

"What? You soloed the dungeon? Are you kidding me?"

"Wow, really? The three of us tried three times and still couldn't pass."

"Why would I lie to you? There are records of this. Just go in and take a look yourself."

"What's that player's name?"

"I think his name is Monster Mountain Man?"

"...I envy the expert, I really want the expert to carry me."

"The big shots wouldn't even look at you, so stop dreaming."

……

"Although I can get them, what do you need these materials for?"

In the meeting room on the first floor of the R&D center.

Gray frowned as he looked at An Ran, holding a piece of paper in his hand filled with the materials An Ran needed.

Although his main focus was electronics, the well-informed Gray still recognized that the materials Enron needed could be used to make bombs and bullets.

An Ran considered her words carefully before deciding to tell the truth: "I got some blueprints from the boss, and these materials are for making those things. The reason is that I need some weapons to protect myself."

"What's the reason?" Gray continued to ask.

“Because of some misunderstandings, I am now being targeted by the Morning Star Resistance.” An Ran raised an eyebrow. “If you don’t believe me, you can investigate. Before attacking Twin Moon City, Morning Star raided the detention center in the west of the city. I was locked up next to a Morning Star woman, and then I was inexplicably accused of killing one of their members.”

Gray and Colin had a special relationship, and Anran could sense that he was taking care of her, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

In addition, and more importantly, it was because Gray was the official figure of 1886.

He is able to ascertain the truth or falsehood of what he says.

Moreover, in 1886, the only force capable of dealing with Morning Star was the government of 1886.

As long as the threat can be eliminated, Anran doesn't mind temporarily joining the Empire's side.

Of course, this is all predicated on the Imperial side being able to approve of her.

From An Ran's own perspective, with the game forum as a powerful tool, and as an unofficial member, An Ran could ignore permissions and enter and exit any section.

She has access to some information that Government 1886 wants, and that's her trump card.

Anran now needs sufficient strength to support this trump card.

Gray stared at An Ran for a long time without saying a word. Just as An Ran began to feel uneasy, he suddenly straightened his collar and said, "I feel like I, the director of this research and development center, have become an unregistered person who makes a living by reselling."

Upon hearing his complaint, An Ran was overjoyed: "Thank you!"

Gray leaned closer: "Little girl, would you be interested in being my student?"

"Not interested."

Although she was very grateful to Gray, Anran still resolutely refused.

"Don't be so resolute, how about you reconsider?" Gray persisted.

An Ran scratched her head: "I don't like the feeling of being controlled."

Gray said, "That's alright, I just like to let my students learn freely..."

stare--

After being stared at by An Ran's strange gaze for a while, Gray finally gave in: "Fine, fine, if you don't want to be my student, then don't be. By the way..."

His expression changed: "There's something I've always been wondering about: what's the deal with that little girl who appeared at Colin's house?"

You mean Ella?

Upon hearing Ella's name, An Ran immediately became alert.

Gray has a very high chance of having seen the previous Ella, which is why he was puzzled when he saw a girl with the same name as the previous Ella.

Ella's secret is of utmost importance and must never be revealed.

"That's Mr. Colin's recently adopted daughter."

“An adopted daughter?” Gray muttered to himself, his face expressionless, seemingly lost in thought.

"Go to the workshop first, and I'll bring over the materials you requested shortly."

"Ah."

Anran nodded, unsure if she had gotten away with it.

She had just reached the door when Gray suddenly called out to her, "Wait!"

"What's wrong?" An Ran turned around and asked.

"I almost forgot to mention, these materials cost over 1100 pirox on the market. Considering our good relationship, I'll just charge you the cost price and round it up to 1000 pirox."

Gray stood up: "Are you paying now, or when you leave?"

"..."

I……

An Ran was furious.

I feel sorry for her...

Chapter 22 Solo Clear

Inside the workshop, looking at the various materials Gray had brought over, Anran clenched his fist.

I've said what I needed to say, and there's no need to hide anything now. Let's get started!

Anran plans to create the following weapons: the [Ko-style long-range sniper rifle], the [high-energy explosive bomb], and the [flashbang].

Actually, if she could, she would like to make that [flat-top robot vacuum cleaner]. Don't underestimate it just because it's a civilian machine; with a little modification, it can be turned into a bomb truck.

Murder without their knowledge.

Get promoted to [Junior Mechanic] as soon as possible, and you'll become a proud female programmer.

The sniper rifle doesn't require any special materials to make; the main problem was that the workshop didn't have lenses, so Anran couldn't make a scope.

Without a scope, this gun is just for show.

According to the blueprints, the [Kohl's Long Range Sniper Rifle] has a caliber of 7.62mm, which is a medium caliber sniper rifle. Its effective range is 800m, its maximum range is 1500m, its magazine capacity is 20 rounds, and its firepower is 41-65.

The game rates this gun's attack power as the highest among all the weapons Anran has ever seen.

No player's health can withstand a single bullet from this gun.

Anran was very satisfied.

Just do it.

She rolled up her sleeves and began making an optical sight.

The scope of this sniper rifle is an optical scope, which has three optical lens groups: an objective lens group, a correction lens group, and an eyepiece group. The magnification of the scope is adjustable from 3 to 9 times.

Optical components generally require high precision, and the quality of the optical sight largely determines the performance of the sniper rifle.

Therefore, An Ran did not foolishly choose to grind the lens herself. That was quite difficult and troublesome. Even with mature equipment and high-quality raw materials, An Ran, who lacked sufficient experience in lens grinding, would likely fail many times in the end.

Although doing it yourself might give you more experience, in order to save time, Anran simply asked Gray to get some lenses that met the requirements.

Precision optical components are much more expensive than raw materials. Anran only needed three sets of lenses, which cost more than 100 pesos.

The money I finally earned yesterday was all gone in an instant, and the culprit was Morning Star.

Anran is getting angrier and angrier!

After two failed attempts, a reasonably good optical sight was successfully produced.