Protect Our Chief

This profound foundation also made Wang Shouzhe feel much more at ease.

"Shouzhe, congratulations."

As the tribulation transpired for Wang Shouzhe, the Iron Armor Ship swiftly approached. Impatient to wait for the ship to dock, Ancestor Longyan flew over, streaking across the sea like a snow-white comet, and gracefully landed on the island.

Behind Ancestor Longyan, Liu Ruolan also floated over like a shimmering wave, swiftly appearing before Wang Shouzhe with a gentle smile: "Husband, congratulations."

"Hahaha~"

Wang Shouzhe was extremely happy.

Over the years, not only has his own power steadily increased, but the overall population and strength of the Wang Family have expanded rapidly beyond imagination.

Now, including himself, the Changning Wang Family has nine combat units in the Purple Mansion Realm.

Soon, after some preparation, it will be time to advance to a Fifth-Grade Noble Family.

Additionally, after years of preparation, the dowries from both the Emperor’s Son’s Mansion and Prince Rong’s Mansion are almost ready, and An Ye’s wedding should be formally arranged soon.

Couple this with finding the Divine Martial Military Officer Academy, developing special combat plants in the Purple Mansion Realm, and Wang’s current series of development plans, it seems he will be quite busy.

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With Wang Shouzhe’s advancement to the Purple Mansion Realm, five more years passed.

The year reached Longchang 3265.

In Longzuo County.

From Longzuo County City, winding southward, lies a transverse mountain range called the "East Mountain Range."

Tracing its roots, the source of "East Mountain" is one of the main mountain ranges within the Daqian Realm, the Celestial Dragon Mountain Range, one of its transverse branches.

The East Mountain Range is not steep but stretches continuously eastward until the East Sea, separating the Longzuo South Six Guards from the majority of Longzuo County.

At the weak points of the East Mountain Range, the ancients carved a winding corridor named "East Mountain Corridor," where a magnificent pass, East Mountain Pass, was built at its steep center.

On both sides of the corridor, two Guardian Cities were established, Langyou and Langzuo.

Passing through East Mountain Pass and reaching Langzuo Guard, one enters the territory of the Longzuo South Six Guards.

Of course, all the passes and Guardian Cities here weren’t built overnight. They’ve witnessed the gradual expansion of Longzuo County from its humble beginnings.

A city, a guard, a pass, a town.

Each Guardian City has experienced the transition from "border posts to heartland," representing the continuous outward expansion of human settlements.

Just like the "Zhouxuan Pass" and "Shouzhe Pass" once built by the Wang Family, these, too, have gradually become interior passes, showcasing a similar phenomenon.

The Longzuo South Six Guards, which used to be considered remote and rural by the noble families of Longzuo County City, were even stereotyped as "ridden with fierce beasts" and "poor and backward." If a child of a grand noble family was assigned to guard the industries in the South Six Guards, it was often termed as "exile."

But now.

The South Six Guards have become synonymous with "wealth," with various noble families shedding their poverty and distress, living prosperous lives.

This was all due to the rise of one noble family—Changning Wang Family.

More often than not, the ascent of a noble family comes with suppression, annexation, and exploitation, often causing the decline and demise of numerous families, differing only in the degree of brutality or gentleness.

But Changning Wang Family is different.

The Changning Wang Family never rejects collaboration with other noble families, uplifting numerous marriage alliances and partners during its rise.

As long as a noble family is willing to cooperate, Changning Wang Family can help them prosper alongside.

This core expansion philosophy has resulted in Changning Wang Family achieving unparalleled fame and influence in the South Six Guards, almost reaching a point of "covering the heavens," impacting every facet of daily life.

Emperor Longchang, in a rather bitter tone, expressed that within the scope of the Longzuo South Six Guards, Wang Shouzhe’s words hold more sway than his own, and Wang Shouzhe, that rascal, often dares to make audacious remarks, being dubbed the "local emperor" of South Six Guards.

If "East Mountain Pass" were closed off, he could reign as "Great Emperor."

Regarding Emperor Longchang’s sour remarks, Wang Shouzhe no longer bothers to engage, choosing instead to turn a deaf ear.

Recently.

The number of carriage convoys passing through East Mountain Pass into the South Six Guards has noticeably increased compared to previous years.

Among them, one convoy is notably large, consisting of over two hundred heavy-duty carriages, each drawn by four sturdy northern draft horses.

Based on the flags hoisted on several carriages, they belong to various families from Southern Desert County.

Leading the convoy is a carriage with a flag emblazoned with an Azure Dragon, indicating a royal convoy. Judging by the details on the banner, it seems to belong to the lineage of Prince Southern Desert, Wu Chengze.

Other banners represent powerful noble families, including Southern Desert Fifth-Grade Huangfu Family, Southern Desert Fifth-Grade Wang Family, Southern Desert Sixth-Grade Mo Family, among other Sixth-Grade and even Seventh-Grade noble families.

The leading carriage is crafted entirely from light Spiritual Sandalwood, its wheels encased in durable Spirit Cypress resin and Spirit Beast leather tires, with the chassis equipped with a shock absorption device from [Wang’s Artifact Refining Headquarters], maximizing comfort during travel.