Poverty makes me capable of anything.

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"After internal discussion, we decided to invite An Ran and Yao Guai Shan Ren to join our Jiu Ge. As for the two who led the charge and the two who led the escape, if you are willing, I can recommend you to the Special Operations Section of the Security Department."

Yes.

Players can join the Security Department through normal channels, but through this instance, the place to join the Security Department is the Special Operations Section.

"No problem," the leader of the charge said after a moment's hesitation.

Zhou Jieyu wanted to say something, but the leader pulled her back, and she agreed.

Next up is the Demon Mountain Man; she has no objection to joining Jiuge.

As for An Ran, she would be even more pleased.

After dividing your "main quest" into parts, the first step is to join Jiuge.

"Because of your special status, An Ran, we need to conduct an internal verification. But don't worry, this is a routine procedure for newcomers joining Jiuge, and it will be completed soon."

Lu Changming said, and he even gave a special explanation.

Lu Changming acknowledged Anran's capabilities.

However, there were some disputes at the internal meeting, mainly concerning An Ran's attitude. Among all those who passed the assessment, An Ran was the one with the worst attitude towards retired officials.

An Ran did not respond much to Lü Changming's words.

She accepted it quickly.

There is no doubt about her identity in this life.

That's why, in the original storyline, the "cake-selling" girl An Ran was able to rise step by step and complete her "revenge."

The meeting ended quickly, and An Ran left Jiuge and went straight back to the R&D center.

The mountain demon's gaze lingered on An Ran a few more times, feeling a sense of familiarity, though he couldn't quite place where he'd seen her before; perhaps it was just his imagination.

She followed in An Ran's footsteps to Twin Moon City, but missed her chance to meet her after their official meeting.

……

"and many more!"

Anran was about to go downstairs when Gray, who came out of the office, called her back.

In Gray's private office.

Anran and Gray sat facing each other.

“I’ve heard about Colin.” These were Gray’s first words, his hands clasped together. “To be honest, I’m still a little shaken.”

"..." An Ran didn't understand what Gray meant by those words, so she remained silent.

“Colin was a mechanical genius, what a pity,” Gray sighed. “He graduated from Twin Moon Polytechnic University with top grades and joined the research and development center. His career and love life were both going smoothly; he married his college classmate, Eudora, not long after. After marriage…”

"Wait!" An Ran suddenly interrupted Gray's flashback, "You said Colin and Eudora are a couple?"

“Yeah!” Gray replied.

"..."

Anran had nothing to say.

I grabbed a big blade of grass and realized that I'd always felt there was something strange about the relationship between Colin and Eudora. Aren't they just a couple who've been separated for years but still have feelings for each other?

“You continue,” An Ran said.

Gray continued, "Not long after their marriage, they had a lovely daughter named Ella."

"It was a happy and harmonious family. At the time, the research and development center unanimously believed that Colin would become the next director. However, just over ten years ago, like what happened a few days ago, the restless Morning Star Rebellion launched another uprising."

Gray raised his head slightly: "Colin's daughter, Ella, died in the riots. Eudora and Colin also had a falling out, and although they didn't divorce, they separated. Disheartened, Colin soon quit his job at the research center and opened a repair shop in the old town."

Anran nodded. The cause and effect of the matter were not actually that difficult to guess.

But what was Gray's purpose in saying those things to her?

Gray quickly provided the answer: "The reason Colin's daughter, Ella, died in the riot was because Colin had been developing new weapons for the Security Department, and at that time, he was a thorn in Morning Star's side. But the root of all this lies with me. If I hadn't put Colin in charge of this project, none of this would have happened..."

He paused, then continued, "I'm telling you all this because I hope to adopt Ella now. Consider it my way of atoning for Colin. Ella just lost her parents, and you have your own things to do. I happen to have a daughter at home who's about Ella's age..."

"Wait a minute," Anran interrupted Gray.

"If it's about taking care of Ella, I believe I'm capable of it. As for whether you want to adopt Ella, that's not something I can decide; it depends on Ella's own wishes."

What were Ella's own thoughts?

Given Anran's familiarity with Ella, she would naturally say "NO" to a stranger like Ella!

In addition, An Ran immediately became wary of Gray.

Does Gray know Ella's true identity?

If he knew Ella's true identity, then he had ill intentions.

If he hadn't known, Anran wouldn't have handed Ella over to him.

Ella is so special.

Only by consuming metal can one survive. Gray will soon discover Ella's secret, and then the government will likely find out too, and then...

Moreover, it seems Gray wants Ella to play with his granddaughter, but are you sure Ella won't end up ruining your granddaughter?

In short, Anran was subtly rejecting Gray.

But Gray felt there was still a chance to try.

After a while, An Ran suddenly asked, "By the way, could you tell me about the Morning Star Resistance? Rather than a resistance army that doesn't agree with the Empire's rule, I feel like they're more like a bunch of madmen who just want to fight for the sake of fighting."

"This……"

Gray said, "Actually, the Morning Star Rebels weren't like this before."

Chapter 40 The Knights! It's all wishful thinking!

"The Morning Star Rebellion wasn't like this before."

Gray's words were not too unexpected for Anran.

After all, they were a resistance army operating under the banner of justice. If they had been so "brutal" from the very beginning, they would never have been able to attract so many people to join.

Most people will fight for lofty ideals, but not for lunatics who have lost their minds.

Even the series of actions taken by Morningstar against Colin 11 years ago can be described as a special operation to eliminate someone who was a huge obstacle to their cause, even though the methods were not very honorable.

But in the struggle for sovereignty, there is light, but there are also these dishonorable things that are either covered up or not covered up.

However, the Morning Star Resistance, which had been lying low for a long time after suffering heavy losses, re-emerged.

“Everything has changed,” Gray said in a puzzled voice. “They will stop at nothing to achieve their goals, and they will even target civilians who have no connection to them.”

This is no longer the attitude that a resistance fighter should have.

In most works, the forces bearing the name of an empire are the villains, while the resistance is the embodiment of justice.

But as time went on, it seemed that their roles had been reversed.

“I don’t know if their leader has changed, or if some other change has occurred that we are unaware of,” Gray said.

That's all the information he revealed.

For Anran, knowing this was enough.

The fleeing rebels began creating chaos, surely because they had some objective they needed to achieve.

They're willing to go to any lengths, so there's probably something forcing them to do this.

Is it time, or something else?

In short, Planet 1886 is about to become a turbulent planet.

The trade war may be relatively peaceful in the Southern Hemisphere, but the vast Northern Hemisphere will inevitably see a long battle line drawn up.

With her power, how could she possibly weaken Morning Star's strength?

All An Ran could think of was intelligence.

The easiest place to obtain intelligence is not from intelligence agencies, but from the players themselves.

Those players who row without oars.

If the number of players joining Morningstar can be reduced, it will be a significant blow to Morningstar.

As the player's strength increases, coupled with their gradually growing power...

If the number of players in the two factions is unequal, then things will get interesting.

After their conversation, Gray went to find Ella in a hurry.

"who are you?"

Faced with Gray's sudden adoption request, Ella threw out her first question.

“I was your father’s teacher,” Gray said with a smile.

"Oh, I don't know you."