Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Completing quests of A difficulty or higher will also increase your reputation, meaning you need to defeat key NPCs guarding the area.

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On their way to their destination, Anran and Ella suddenly broke away from the fleet without attracting the attention of anyone else, not even Ibn. The only one who knew about it was Heloise, the commander-in-chief.

"Hurry up, three days is enough for a round trip."

Anran's target is the branch of the Mechanic Guild located in the Lein system.

The war has already affected the operation of the Mechanic Guild. It is said that most of the members transferred from other places were evacuated before the outbreak of the war, leaving only a group of mechanics who either missed their families or were poor.

An Ran wanted to see if she could intercept data from the Mechanic Guild headquarters through the branch's network.

If it works out, she'll become rich overnight.

This is not only a wealth of knowledge, but also a wealth of money.

A high-level blueprint can fetch an astronomical price even if it ends up on the black market. For example, the blueprint for the Heimdall, with an offer of one trillion bisluts? An Ran wouldn't even glance at it; that's like giving a beggar a free meal.

Most senior mechanics are actually not short of money, except for those who cause trouble, like Enron.

Inside the transdimensional space, Meng Lan, who was in charge of biomechanical development a long time ago, is now a well-known wealthy woman.

“It looks quite a bit worse than the TNA330,” Ella remarked casually.

TNA330 is the headquarters of the Mechanicus.

Speaking of which, Ella also has the title of the next pope.

"What, the shrimp are golden brown?" This was An Qianqian's reaction when she heard what Ella said.

Naturally, he received a "friendly" tap on the head as a greeting.

"Shh—" At this moment, someone approached Anran and Ella and said cautiously, "You can't say those kinds of things in front of the Mechanic Guild. If someone with ulterior motives hears you, you'll be blacklisted."

Ella looked at him, puzzled. "Isn't this the truth?"

The man said, "It's precisely because it's the truth that we can't say it. It seems you've been to TNA330, right? You must have heard at least a little about how bad the relationship is between the Mechanic Guild and the Mechanic Church."

It's probably at the level where they'd want to strangle the other person the moment they meet.

The Mechanic Church was attacked by the Holy Church, and the Mechanic Guild was behind it all.

"That's so mean!" Ella said angrily.

"There's no way around it. Since you're already here, you should just follow the unspoken rules and not cause trouble for yourself." The man shook his head repeatedly.

"But didn't the Mechanics' Guild members already leave?"

"After the outsiders left, the locals who stayed became even more neurotic."

"..."

As they walked down the street, Anran and Ella witnessed firsthand what kind of state this planet, shrouded in the shadow of war, truly was in.

Prosperity is merely a facade; the true turmoil lies within.

They even saw people preaching in the streets.

"By believing in the ancient god Suleien, you will be free from illness and disaster for the rest of your life!"

"Little girl, why don't you come and inhale some of the aura of the ancient god Suleien?"

"What? You don't believe in the power of the ancient gods? Come, come, let me show you a treasure!"

"Since you don't believe in our treasure, then let us show you another miracle!"

They pulled out the video.

Anran led Ella over to take a look and discovered that the main character in the video was Yates.

This is a simply edited video, completely cutting out Anran's battle with Yates. The entire video focuses on Yates summoning the power of the Old Gods, showing the audience just how powerful the Old Gods' power is.

"This is only a portion of the power remaining from the ancient god, yet it possesses such might! Moreover, Gu Tu is merely a lower-level ancient god, not even on the same level as the higher-level ancient god Sulaim whom we worship."

As he spoke, the missionary took out a white twelve-sided crystal.

He held up the white crystal and showed it to the onlookers.

(u_u)つ

With eyes narrowed and a slight smile, I watched the performance.

The twelve-sided crystal floated in mid-air without any support, and then spun rapidly.

As the crystal rotated faster and faster, white ribbons appeared in the surrounding air.

The whole scene became like a dream!

"As long as you sincerely believe in the ancient god Suleien, the ancient god Suleien will take away all your troubles!" the missionary said with a smile.

He looked around again: "Is there anyone willing to give it a try?"

This is when Torres makes his appearance.

Sure enough, immediately after he shouted, a dejected middle-aged man stepped forward: "I'll give it a try."

The middle-aged man had a dark complexion, droopy eyebrows and eyes, bloodshot eyes, and swollen eyelids. If hair loss weren't treatable these days, he would definitely be sporting a bald patch.

"Place your hands on the token, and then repeat after me silently!"

The middle-aged man did as instructed.

"When you are reciting silently, you must empty your mind and imagine that you are talking to the ancient gods."

"%＃￥%@＃￥"*2

The onlookers watched these people cause trouble with a sense of amusement.

"The script for later will definitely be that the middle-aged man looks completely refreshed, as if he has divine assistance, and then a few more people will jump out and say they want to try it out. It's 8106 already, and they're still using such low-level deception methods. It would be a miracle if they could fool anyone. There's nothing to see here. Let's go to the Mechanic's Guild."

An Ran shook her head, took Ella's hand, and walked out of the crowd.

After taking only two steps, Ella suddenly exclaimed, "Wow, it's exactly as Anran said!"

An Ran glanced back and saw that the middle-aged man was radiant, as if he had drunk some kind of super energy drink, and jumped up and down in surprise.

"I'll give it a try too!"

"Let me do it, let me do it!"

Boom boom boom—

The crowd suddenly became chaotic, as if everyone wanted to push their way up. "Damn it!" An Ran exclaimed in surprise. "Could it be that everyone here is a plant, just to deceive her and Ella?"

"I want to join the religion! I want to join the religion!"

"The ancient god Suleien is truly amazing!"

"Oh my god, the stone that was weighing on my chest has finally been removed."

"..."

That's a really clumsy tactic.

An Ran continued walking forward until she heard an even more heart-wrenching shout.

"I was so stupid. It's just a debt of 6 million dollars. What's there to worry about? I can pay it back in another 130 years of work."

"Exactly, I must have been out of my mind before. A few green hats, what's the big deal? It bothered me for a whole month. As the old saying goes, if you want to live a decent life, you have to have a little bit of green on your head. As a grown man, do you think I can't even handle this little thing?"

"Hey, I've finally figured it out. When I get back, I'll transfer all my savings to my younger brother. He said he's going to do business in the Victoria Star Circle. How could I, as his older brother, not support him before? What was I thinking?!"

I rely on.

An Ran stopped in her tracks.

She turned around stiffly. "No, what are you all thinking right now?"

Can such a morally reprehensible declaration really fool people?

These scammers must have escaped from a mental hospital.

Just then, An Ran happened to see a "volunteer" placing his hands on the twelve-sided crystal. As he muttered something, a faint black aura suddenly emanated from his body and entered the crystal.

"..."

Can this crystal really absorb negative emotions from a person?

Having no connection to the mind and spirit, Anran had no choice but to seek help from the Void Panda.

"Stop pinching the panda! Get up and see what's going on!"

The Void Panda, who was creating a 2.0 version of the Void Demon, reluctantly put down the half-finished product in his hands.

"What is this black mist? Can you tell?" An Ran asked.

An Ran stared at the crowd for a long time, and Void Panda followed suit.

After a long while, the Void Panda shook its round head.

"I'm not really familiar with the things in your area. If my true form were there, I might be able to tell something."

Anran could only express her regret and gratitude.

Forget it, it's none of her business anyway. An Ran just happened to be passing by the police station and reported a case: there's a gang scamming people in the square. It's time for you guys to make a contribution!

The Mechanic Guild branch is not far from the plaza; it is a massive egg half-buried underground.

With most of the people gone, the remaining mechanics were no longer in the mood to come and chat, leaving the area in front of the giant dome extremely deserted.

Anran and Ella's arrival quickly attracted the attention of the front desk staff.

"You two have come here to..."

"We're here to rob you. Call out the head of your branch." An Ran leaned against the counter and tapped the surface on her tiptoes.

"..."

The receptionist's face darkened: "Young lady, you can't make jokes like that. I'm in a good mood today, so I won't call the police."

"I really am here to rob you."

An Ran shook her head and laid out a dozen or so bio-pulse bombs in a row on the counter.

"Now do you believe me? If you don't, I'll teach you how to write the word 'robbery'."

When the receptionist saw the bomb, she believed it and was about to shout at the top of her lungs when An Ran gently flicked the bomb into her mouth.