Poverty makes me capable of anything.

The void's large head nodded up and down.

"That makes sense."

An Ran briefly explained to the void the relationship between herself and the pirate princess An Ran.

"This is a huge plan, and you and I are just one part of it."

The void looked somewhat unhappy.

“You seem very confident, but the person who orchestrated the plan is also very confident. You think you can descend to a lower-dimensional world through me or other coordinates, but the people in the lower-dimensional world are also after you. They want to steal your power to achieve their own goals.”

"That's wishful thinking!" the void said disdainfully.

“No, this is not wishful thinking!” An Ran shook her head. “I can see that you are very uneasy.”

You've misjudged!

"You said your strength is equivalent to a Grandmaster, right? Those who are after you are also Grandmasters. Moreover, in our world, there are Star Domain Rulers who are even more powerful than Grandmasters. The strength you are so proud of is not as great as you think. Pride leads to defeat!"

Anran's insightful statement dealt a heavy blow to the void.

She figured it out.

This creature from a higher-dimensional world is not an evil being as rumored.

But to call her the Virgin Mary would be a huge mistake.

It comes from a higher-dimensional world, and even though it's at the bottom of that higher-dimensional world, it has an innate sense of pride and arrogance.

Therefore, when viewing a lower-dimensional world, one naturally reveals their greed.

They wanted to take it for themselves.

That's roughly the mindset I have.

This void, full of anticipation, ventured into the gap between worlds, only to be pushed back by Tan He and a group of people, and sealed in this gap near the void world.

From that moment on, his heart began to waver.

Developing a downline is proof of this.

"Face yourself! Don't deceive your own heart!"

"..."

I'm here to help you!

"..."

"There aren't many people as friendly as me anymore."

The void spoke: "In your place, people who talk like you would be called shameless."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" An Ran denied. "This is called sincerity. Can you find someone more sincere than me right now?"

The problem is, you're the only low-dimensional being I can currently contact.

Where can I find it?

"You can't find it, can you? I already said, this is called sincerity!" An Ran patted Xu Kong's head. "Can you look a little better? You look too creepy right now. We're partners, after all. You should consider my feelings."

"..."

Why don't you consider my feelings?

However, Void did not reject Anran's proposal.

It was made to be scary, but it doesn't need to be scary anymore.

“It’s a pity I can’t show you the pictures right now. How about this, loosen up a bit, and I’ll shape you like that,” An Ran suggested.

Hey, hey, hey, don't push your luck!

I don't have a very good temper.

Since the void remained silent, Anran took it as tacit agreement.

Go up and press the two sharp horns on the top of the void.

After initial resistance, the Void silently yielded.

A bunch of sharp points were quickly kneaded into round ears.

Long legs turned into short legs.

The lizard-like tail turned into a small ball.

The originally rough leather armor has been transformed into a blanket.

Seeing that this thing was too big, An Ran was still desperately trying to shrink the void.

As I pressed the button, the void erupted.

I'll give you a piece of my mind.

The big, round, white head sent An Ran flying.

"Ow—"

The void roared at An Ran.

Once she had regained her footing, An Ran said helplessly, "I'm doing this for your own good, why are you so ungrateful? Don't glare at me, I know more than you, listen to me."

I suspect you're playing a trick on me!

With dark circles under his eyes, Xu Kong was filled with distrust towards An Ran.

An Ran chuckled: "This touches on your blind spot, doesn't it! Do you know the name of your current appearance? Do you know how powerful its dominance was as a conqueror? Do you know how much value the word it represents created? No, you don't understand! You only question me without any basis. As a being from a higher-dimensional world, aren't you ashamed? You should be ashamed, you must be ashamed. There's a saying that goes, 'Don't interrupt when you don't understand, or you'll only highlight your ignorance!'"

I……

The void, now transformed into a giant panda, was completely bewildered. What are you talking about?

"Alright, I don't blame you for not understanding, after all, you're not from our world. Now let's talk about cooperation."

The void means I understand!

"Someone is now targeting you and me, and the ultimate goal of our cooperation is to thwart their plans!"

“You’re right,” Void nodded vigorously.

"But how can we thwart their plan?"

An Ran drawled out her words, and Xu Kong looked at her with expectant eyes.

Actually, I don't know.

X!

I'll try to kill you one more time, just in case I succeed.

The bear-man raised its sharp claws, intending to strike An Ran's head hard.

"But none of that matters. What's important is our unbreakable partnership! Where there's a will, there's a way! There's nothing difficult in this world if you set your mind to it!"

An Ran suddenly frowned: "You're not trying to ruin our alliance, are you?"

The void lowered its claws.

"There was never any alliance between us to begin with."

"some."

"No."

"Yes, there really are."

"No."

"If you didn't, how could you be chatting with me so calmly here?"

That's because we can't kill you.

"So there are still some."

"real……"

"Look, we've gone off-topic again. What we should be discussing now is how to cooperate. We don't know what their plans are, so we can't respond. But that's okay. They'll come to me soon. I don't know why, but they need me to steal power from you. That's the key!"

Anran skillfully and precisely changed the subject.

Xu Kong felt that An Ran was right.

“You don’t want to be manipulated by them, and neither do I. Logically speaking, we’re on the same side! Now you should tell me how to contact you from the outside world. Don’t tell me that burning some paper money will do. Oh, by the way, I’m stuck at the peak of the Master level and can’t go any further. They say I’m restricted by the power of the void. Tell me how to remove the restriction first.”

The void remained silent.

An Ran sighed, "You're putting me in a difficult position. I'm risking my life to try and save you from the outside world. If I get killed because I'm too weak, you'll lose a true ally. Who knows what those people from the Royal Knights will do to you then?"

Wouldn't it be better to be beaten to death?

But Void knew that now was not the time to act rashly.

It raised its hand and patted Anran's head: "That way, when you're willing, you can share sight and hearing with me. If you pass my test, I'll help you remove that limiter."

An Ran suddenly discovered that there was an extra switch on her control panel.

Shared switch.

Moreover, she received a new assignment.

Special Mission: The Test of the Void.

Once you raise Void's favorability to 50 or higher, you can get Void to help you remove the upgrade limiter.

Due to certain special reasons, An Ran is currently unable to advance any further, even after reaching level 150.

Upon seeing the task, An Ran fell into deep thought.

This quest is not a main quest; clearly, it wasn't initially part of the "Rise of the Fantasy" route.

This means that, if things proceed as normal, An Ran would have no choice but to follow the Royal Knights if she wanted to remove the limiter.

But now she has found a new path.

There's still some time before version 2.0 is released. If she can reach Grandmaster before version 2.0 arrives, things will get interesting.

An Ran who is out of control is not a good An Ran in the eyes of the Royal Knights.