92: Chapter 92 The Protector Has Arrived, a Ruthless Man from the Border

Wang Pingan heard this and immediately issued a Divine Oracle.

"Incorporate the Black Swamp Scale Nest battlefield adaptation system into the Divine Kingdom's military curriculum."

"From now on, all main combat troops, auxiliary troops, and Hundred Arts Hall apprentices must study the Black Swamp battle cases."

"The focus is not on learning how to win, but on learning why people died in every mistake."

Wang Mu and Wang Shan saluted simultaneously. "We obey the Divine Oracle."

Wang Pingan's gaze swept across every part of the Divine Kingdom.

Within the Eastern Immortal Dao Ancestral Court, the Alchemy Pavilion and the Formation Hall had expanded significantly, and many young citizens were diligently studying basic runic patterns and medicinal properties.

In the Northwestern Martial Dao Holy City, the furnaces in the Casting Workshop burned ceaselessly, and the Armor Battalion was busy dismantling scrapped armor to recover usable Materials.

In the Northern Military Camp, veteran soldiers sat in a circle, teaching the new recruits the advancement rules from the battle of Black Swamp Scale Nest.

They did not boast about Wang Shan slaying the demigod, nor did they brag about the Artillery Battalion shattering the Black Tide.

What they talked about most was why the tow ropes needed to have slack, why the rescue team prioritized distributing Medicinal Pill, and why the Artillery Battalion could not fire blindly.

These details were small, but they could save lives on a real battlefield.

Wang Pingan watched all of this and had a more certain judgment about the growth of the Divine Kingdom.

This Divine Kingdom was transforming from a strong army into a civilization Foundation capable of continuously producing strong armies.

However, this was not enough.

Wang Pingan summoned the Divine Kingdom panel.

[Divine Kingdom Area: 8,000 square kilometers.]

[Population: Hundreds of thousands.]

[Civilization System: Immortal-Martial Dual Cultivation.]

[Divine Kingdom Stage: Demigod.]

[Current Carrying Capacity Limit: Foundation Establishment and Peak Blood Condensation.]

[Promotion Requirements for First-Order Deity: Divine Kingdom area over 30,000 square kilometers, population over 8 million, and the birth of Purple Mansion and Martial Master in the Divine Kingdom.]

8,000 square kilometers, there was still a huge gap from 30,000 square kilometers.

The population was even further behind.

Although Wang Mu and Wang Shan had profound Foundations and even possessed cross-rank destructive power, the Divine Kingdom's carrying capacity limit had not been broken, so they could not truly step into the Purple Mansion and Martial Master levels.

The Origin of the Black Swamp Scale Nest made the Divine Kingdom's Law increasingly stable and the ecological Foundation more complex, but it failed to directly cross the Tier 1 threshold.

Wang Pingan was not impatient.

This path could not be completed in a single mission.

From the Blood Moon Wreckage, he obtained 4,000 square kilometers, and then expanded to 8,000 square kilometers from the Black Swamp Scale Nest.

This was enough to prove that annexing alien demigod Divine Kingdoms was the growth method most suitable for him at the moment.

And the alien Divine Kingdom coordinates provided for free every three months by the Grade A Sequence happened to fill in the most crucial entry point.

Wang Mu looked up, his eyes filled with inquiry.

"Divine Master, should we continue to expand the army in the next stage?"

Wang Pingan's expression was calm.

"Do not expand the main combat troops for now."

Wang Shan looked surprised but did not interrupt.

Wang Pingan's instructions continued to be passed down.

"The 3,000 main combat troops will continue to be refined, the 2,000 auxiliary troops will improve their specialization, and the 10,000-person militia reserve will expand its training scale."

"Population growth should be prioritized for investment in education, spiritual plants, mineral veins, Hundred Arts, and basic logistics; blind conscription is strictly prohibited."

Wang Mu understood.

"The Divine Master wants to first solidify the Divine Kingdom's Foundation, and wait until the area and carrying capacity limit are increased before expanding the legion scale."

Wang Pingan's eyes flickered, giving affirmation.

"Having more soldiers cannot solve all problems; the battle of the Black Swamp Scale Nest has already proven this point."

Wang Shan scratched his head and agreed readily.

"Fine, let's train these 3,000 main forces harder."

Wang Pingan looked down at the two, his majestic voice spreading throughout the Divine Kingdom.

"The goal for the next stage is to continue annexing alien demigod Divine Kingdoms."

"First, build up the Divine Kingdom's area and ecological Foundation, then push for First-Order Deity."

Wang Mu and Wang Shan knelt on one knee simultaneously, accepting the order in unison.

"We obey the Divine Oracle!"

Wang Pingan withdrew part of his Divine Thought, his gaze falling on the coordinate column in the Grade A Sequence permissions.

Although that column was grey at the moment, it already showed a countdown and description.

[Grade A Sequence Benefit: Free Alien Divine Kingdom Coordinate Acquisition Permission, pending activation.]

The coordinate column of the Grade A Sequence badge was still grey, and Wang Pingan did not continue to stare at it.

The free alien Divine Kingdom coordinates had not been activated yet. The most important thing to do right now was to fully digest the benefits brought by the Black Swamp Scale Nest and further solidify the Divine Kingdom's Foundation.

Outside the secret chamber, Wang Cang's message was quickly transmitted.

"Dao Child, Elder Wang Zhenyuan has arrived in Galaxy City and is currently checking the security around the mansion."

Wang Pingan opened his eyes, and the starlight badge in the Divine Core space slowly returned to calm.

"Let him in."

Wang Cang immediately replied: "Yes."

Half a quarter of an hour later, the Formation gate outside the secret chamber slowly opened.

When Wang Pingan walked out of the secret chamber, Wang Cang was already standing outside, his expression much more serious than usual.

Beside Wang Cang stood a tall, middle-aged man.

He wore a grey-black battle robe with severely worn cuffs, and a border military badge hung from his waist. He did not release any aura of a Tier 3 Deity, yet the air in the mansion corridor was eerily quiet.

That kind of quiet was not brought by etiquette.

It was because the Wang Family members instinctively hushed.

Wang Pingan looked at him.

Wang Zhenyuan was also looking at Wang Pingan.

Their eyes met, and Wang Zhenyuan did not put on the airs of an Elder and was the first to cup his fists.

"Wang Zhenyuan, acting on the orders of the Ancestral Land, has come to Galaxy City to protect the Dao Child."

Wang Pingan nodded in return.

"Elder Zhenyuan, you have had a long journey."

Wang Zhenyuan's voice was crisp: "Traveling from the border is not as troublesome as being hunted by aliens, so it is not hard work."

Wang Cang stood to the side, and his eyelids twitched upon hearing this.

Wang Zhenyuan had quite a reputation in the Wang Family.

After 3,000 years of service at the border, he had experienced many alien sneak attacks and had personally cleared out many secret lines that had infiltrated the Human Race Star Domain.

Among the Tier 3 Deities of the Wang Family, he was not the one best at management, but he was definitely the one best at handling dirty work.

Wang Pingan did not exchange pleasantries and asked directly: "The Ancestral Land should have already clarified your duties?"

Wang Zhenyuan nodded: "It has been clarified."

He looked at Wang Pingan, his tone direct without any circumlocution.

"I only protect the safety outside the school, do not interfere with the Dao Child's Cultivate, do not intervene in Divine Kingdom wars, do not choose missions for the Dao Child, and do not block normal competition within the school for the Dao Child."

"Resource trading, external secret lines, tracking and interception, spatial ambushes, and malicious intelligence infiltration, these belong to me."

"If anyone makes a move against the Dao Child outside Galaxy City, I am responsible for ensuring they can arrive but cannot return."

Wang Cang was shocked to hear this.

These words would be somewhat arrogant in someone else's mouth.

But coming from Wang Zhenyuan, no one felt it was an exaggeration.

Wang Pingan's expression was steady.

"That is acceptable."

Wang Zhenyuan's eyes flickered.

Before he came, he had read all of Wang Pingan's battle reports.

The Seventeen Stars Nova Competition, the Blood Moon Wreckage, the Black Swamp Scale Nest; every battle was fought clearly.

He had originally thought that a 16 or 17-year-old Genius suddenly obtaining the Grade A Sequence would inevitably have some youthful arrogance.

But after meeting him, Wang Pingan was steadier than he had expected.

This steadiness was not faked.

A person who could fight the Black Swamp Scale Nest with zero casualties already knew how many lives each decision on the battlefield would weigh.

Wang Zhenyuan continued: "The Dao Child's reputation has risen too quickly, and there will be more and more people watching from the outside."

"The aristocratic Family children of the Central Star Domain may not dare to move against you openly, but the intelligence merchants, resource merchants, and outsourced forces behind them will always want to probe your bottom line."

"Alien secret lines are more troublesome; they don't care about federal school rules, only whether they can strangle a future high-level deity in the cradle."

Wang Pingan asked: "Are there already problems outside the mansion?"

Wang Zhenyuan raised his hand, and dozens of grey dots appeared in his palm.

The grey dots were distributed around the Wang Family Mansion; some stopped at shops, some hid in inns, and some were close to Void Realm teleportation nodes.

"I just entered the city and cleared them out once."

"There are 79 observation points outside the mansion, 21 of which are from resource merchants, 14 from intelligence merchants, 9 from Central Star Domain aristocratic families, 3 have traces of alien secret lines, and the rest are still under investigation."

Wang Cang's face turned cold on the spot.

"Alien secret lines have already reached Galaxy City?"

Wang Zhenyuan glanced at him.

"Galaxy City is so big, and there are so many students; it would be strange if alien secret lines didn't sneak in."

Wang Cang felt a bit embarrassed, but did not refute.

Wang Pingan asked: "Have you dealt with them?"

Wang Zhenyuan said: "Not all of them."

"Leave the resource merchants and intelligence merchants for now. If they want to inquire about news, let them hear the news we want them to know."

"Record the names of the eyes of the Central Star Domain aristocratic families; there is no rush to fall out with them."

"I have marked the three alien traces with spatial imprints; I will pull them out when they actively connect."

Wang Pingan listened and had a grasp of Wang Zhenyuan's judgment.

Being able to kill does not mean he only knows how to kill.

This protector Elder knows when to use the knife and when to let out the line.

Wang Pingan said: "Leave the mansion's perimeter to you, Elder."

Wang Zhenyuan did not decline.

"From now on, the three layers of Formation outside the mansion must be re-deployed."

"The first layer is tracking; all Divine Thought, Magical Artifact, and spatial fluctuations within three miles of the mansion will leave traces."

"The second layer is anti-ambush; if anyone locks onto the Dao Child's travel route, the Formation will mark the source of the opponent in reverse."

"The third layer is spatial blockade, preventing anyone from using short-range Void Realm jumps to get close to the mansion."

Wang Cang immediately said: "I will arrange the Formation Materials."

Wang Zhenyuan shook his head: "No need to arrange all of them; I brought a batch of border military Formation Materials. They are ugly, durable, and specifically designed to counter underhanded tactics."

Wang Pingan nodded.

"Whatever the Elder needs, request it directly from Wang Cang."

Wang Zhenyuan looked at Wang Pingan: "There is one more thing; we need to set the rules in advance."

"If the Dao Child wants to go outside the school in the future, give me the route half a day in advance."

"If you change the route temporarily, give me a Divine Thought marker."

"I will not stop the Dao Child from traveling, but I must know where to kill."

Wang Cang felt a chill down his spine.

Wang Pingan just nodded.

"That is acceptable."

Wang Zhenyuan added: "If the Dao Child executes a school mission, I will not intervene in the Divine Kingdom wars within the mission area."

"But the mission entrance, return passage, and resource handover points, I will watch these places."

Wang Pingan said: "I will fight my own Divine Kingdom wars."

Wang Zhenyuan's eyes showed a bit more approval.

"The Ancestral Land means the same thing."

"The Wang Family sent me here not to protect the Dao Child into a useless person, but to let the Dao Child not waste energy on dirty work outside the battlefield."

Wang Pingan looked outside the mansion.

After the Grade A Sequence was confirmed, there would be no shortage of probes around him.

School rules suppressed, no one dared to openly invade a student's Divine Kingdom, but outside school transactions, intelligence links, resource transportation, and private travel, knives could be hidden everywhere.

He needed a protector.

And he only needed a protector.

Wang Pingan withdrew his gaze.

"Elder, take over the perimeter protection; I will go into seclusion for two months."

Wang Cang immediately looked at him.

"Two months?"

Wang Pingan said: "The Divine Kingdom has just annexed the Black Swamp Scale Nest, the Foundation has expanded to 8,000 square kilometers, and the population, Spiritual Qi, blood energy, and Hundred Arts system all need to be reorganized."

"The free coordinates haven't been activated yet, so I will not accept visits, attend banquets, or leave the mansion."

Wang Zhenyuan nodded: "Just right."

"You go into seclusion, and I will pull out a batch of nails outside the mansion, keep a batch, and then send out a batch of fake lines."

Wang Cang immediately recorded this.

"This subordinate will give a unified statement to the outside world that the Dao Child is in seclusion to digest the Black Swamp battle results and will not see any outside guests."

Wang Pingan added: "The resource list of the Grade A Mall will proceed as usual, prioritizing basic strategic resources, and the Origin must be clear."

Wang Zhenyuan replied: "I will audit the transaction links."

"Whoever dares to stuff tracking imprints, pollution seeds, or alien parasites into the resources, I will let them understand what border after-sales service is."

Wang Cang's mouth moved, but he felt much more at ease.

With Wang Zhenyuan sitting in charge, there was finally someone who could suppress the invisible water outside the mansion.

Wang Pingan turned and returned to the secret chamber.

Before going into seclusion, he took one last look at Wang Zhenyuan.

"Outside the battlefield, I will trouble you, Elder."

Wang Zhenyuan cupped his fists.

"The Dao Child just needs to fight forward, and I will block the knives behind you."

The secret chamber Formation gate closed again.

Wang Zhenyuan did not stop and turned to walk towards the outer Formation base of the mansion.

Wang Cang followed behind him, watching with his own eyes as this ruthless man from the border took out grey-black Formation nails and nailed them into the ley line nodes of the mansion.

Every time a Formation nail fell, the surrounding space would vibrate slightly.

Those traces of spying hidden in street corners, rooftops, and Void Realm cracks appeared in Wang Zhenyuan's palm one by one.

Wang Zhenyuan looked at those traces, his eyes terrifyingly calm.

"Among these people, some want to make money, and some want to watch the fun."

"And some want Wang Pingan's life."

Wang Cang's voice turned cold: "How does the Elder plan to handle them?"

Wang Zhenyuan closed his palm, and several grey dots shattered on the spot.

"For those who want to make money, tax them."

"For those who want to watch the fun, drive them away."

"For those who want his life, keep them."

Wang Cang was stunned.

Wang Zhenyuan looked at the lights of Galaxy City in the distance.

"Keep them to fish for bigger ones."

Inside the mansion's secret chamber, Wang Pingan sat cross-legged, completely cutting off the noise from the outside world.

There was Wang Zhenyuan for safety outside the school, and Wang Cang for resource scheduling.

He could finally press all his focus back into the Divine Kingdom.

The next step, two months of seclusion.

Fully solidify the Divine Kingdom's Foundation.