Protect Our Clan Leader

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At the same time.

The Cloud Ray flying boat carrying Princess Suiyun to the extradimensional battlefield was already above a tumultuous ocean.

Through the porthole, one could see a massive rift hanging diagonally within the overcast sky, resembling a sinister scar, emitting strange red and black hues, extremely eerie.

This is the "Boundary Gap".

Below the gap on the sea surface stood a massive iron fortress. The base of the fortress reached the seabed, and the portion exposed above the sea was already akin to a small Guard City.

On the fortress, there were giant ballistae aimed at the Boundary Gap, always ready to launch at any moment.

At the side window of the Cloud Ray flying boat, Princess Suiyun, dressed in impressive military attire, stood with her hands behind her back, gazing solemnly at the Boundary Gap.

The entire retinue of direct staff officers from the Princess Mansion wore serious expressions, standing divided behind her.

"Xiuyuan, contact the 'Xian San Boundary Fortress' and arrange for ten Boundary Traversal Ships as soon as possible. We need to pass through the Boundary Gap quickly," commanded Princess Suiyun.

As he was about to head to the extradimensional battlefield, Yuan Xiuyuan had also changed into military attire, looking especially stern and upright.

Upon hearing the command, he immediately bowed and accepted the order: "Yes, Your Highness."

"Yinghao, you may bring out those stowaway guests now," Princess Suiyun said calmly again. "They've been cooped up in the cargo hold for too long; it's time they got some fresh air. Rest assured, we've arrived at the Boundary Fortress, and we won't send them away."

Wu Yinghao's face slightly changed, awkwardly saying, "As expected, nothing escapes Your Highness's notice."

With that, he quickly went to invite the group of "stowaway guests" over and apologized to Princess Suiyun: "Your Highness, the stowaways are all my idea and have nothing to do with the guests."

This group of stowaway guests consisted of four people: Wang Licui, Wang Ying Xuan, Lan Wanyi, and Zhang Huaibing, who was semi-coerced and semi-persuaded.

Among the four, except for Zhang Huaibing, who kept his head down, somewhat embarrassed, the other three displayed a casual composure, not embarrassed at all.

Evidently, these three had done so many illicit things that they had developed thick skins, immune to embarrassment.

Princess Suiyun, however, did not pay attention to Wu Yinghao; instead, she glanced at the four stowaways: "I understand your eagerness to achieve merits on the extradimensional battlefield. I suppose, even if I sent you back now, you would find another chance to sneak here again. I won't do anything unnecessary."

"However, since this is your first time on the extradimensional battlefield, everything must follow procedure. Learn what needs learning, train what needs training, and afterwards, I will personally arrange your positions."

Wang Ying Xuan frowned slightly and was about to say something, but Zhang Huaibing hurriedly stopped her, then respectfully saluted Princess Suiyun: "We will follow Your Highness's arrangements in all things."

"Hmm." Princess Suiyun nodded slightly, then turned her gaze to the strange rift in the sky, and introduced, "This is the 'Xian San Boundary Gap', one of the Boundary Gaps that our Immortal Dynasty primarily defends. The iron fortress below serves as a logistics base and a contingency. Should the frontline collapse and the Boundary Gap be breached, it becomes a line of resistance, buying us time to organize the next stage of defense."

The young women listened intently, each showing expressions of excitement and yearning.

This knowledge and defense strategies were strictly confidential to outsiders, only taught when they qualified to enter the extradimensional battlefield. Now that Princess Suiyun was willing to explain, they naturally listened with great attentiveness.

"On the opposite side of the 'Xian San Boundary Gap', our Immortal Dynasty has also constructed a defensive fortress, named the 'Xian San Defense Fortress', which serves as the command center for the Xian San defense zone, overseeing all military affairs. Currently, I am serving as the Deputy Commander for the Xian San defense zone."

"Sister Suiyun," Wang Ying Xuan asked excitedly, "I feel a very strong energy fluctuation inside that Boundary Gap. Our Cloud Ray flying boat can't fly through it, can it?"

"That's right, to traverse the Boundary Gap, even starting, you need the Purple Abode Realm; the Cloud Ray flying boat's defense is too weak. As we need to transport supplies and soldiers, we usually use Boundary Traversal Ships for ferrying," Princess Suiyun was also very attentive to Wang Ying Xuan and the others, patiently teaching them bit by bit.

At this moment, the Boundary Traversal Ships had already arrived to comply with the order.

Princess Suiyun continued her explanation while leading them onto the first Boundary Traversal Ship.

It was a spindle-shaped traversal ship, much smaller in size than the Cloud Ray flying boat. The entire structure was made of an unknown material neither metal nor wood, coated with a layer of dark paint, giving it a matte texture at a glance, with visible scratches that revealed it had been used for many years.

Matching its modest exterior, the interior of the Boundary Traversal Ship was also very sparse, with every usable space almost entirely dedicated to cargo, leaving the personnel squeezed into the passenger cabin, extremely cramped.

In contrast, the luxurious and prestigious Cloud Ray flying boat could truly be considered paradise.

However, the four—Wang Licui and her companions—did not find it cramped at all, remaining eagerly spirited as they surrounded Princess Suiyun, asking questions nonstop.

Their mission to the extradimensional battlefield was both for experience and to defeat the enemy, not for leisure and relaxation, so they were naturally prepared to endure hardships long ago.