Deposed Crown Prince: After three years of service on the frontier, the entire court knelt and begge

"Do as they say."

Xiao Ce already had a plan in mind.

He was the first to raise his hands.

A hint of resentment flashed in Da Lei's eyes, but the prince's orders were paramount. He slowly released his grip on the weapon and raised both hands.

The trio of Director Mi exchanged glances. The energy aura of the exoskeleton armor faded, and the charging light of the energy rifle also went out. Now that their weapons had lost their brilliance, they were just weapons that looked somewhat suspicious.

They gently placed their weapons at their feet and raised their hands. The androids in the creation base completely mimicked Xiao Ce's movements. Yin Pan'er also raised her hands.

Seeing the other side cooperate, the tense atmosphere on the gunboat seemed to ease a little.

A gunboat slowly approached and boarded the gangplank. A dozen fully armed, stern-faced naval soldiers nimbly jumped aboard and quickly took control of key positions, their guns never leaving Xiao Ce and his companions.

The naval lieutenant commander was the last to board the small boat. He was tall and had a cold, hard face. His hawk-like eyes swept over everyone on the boat.

When he saw the exoskeletons worn by Director Mi and his two companions, which were full of futuristic technology, and the uniquely designed energy rifles at their feet that were definitely not ordinary firearms, his pupils visibly contracted.

Although the androids in the creation base were dressed in ordinary clothes, their inhuman demeanor and cold eyes sent a chill down his spine.

Finally, his gaze fell on Xiao Ce and Yin Pan'er, who were being subtly protected by the crowd.

Xiao Ce had already put on some simple disguises, wearing a bamboo hat to cover part of his face and dressed in relatively ordinary clothes, but his long-standing high position and calm and steady demeanor could not be completely concealed.

Moreover, Xiao Ce did not use Lingxu to disguise himself.

Although Yin Pan'er's expression was calm, her stunning beauty and unique temperament seemed out of place on the simple boat.

The major's gaze lingered on Xiao Ce's face for a few seconds, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper, as if he were trying to discern something.

He suddenly stepped forward, his tone scrutinizing and tinged with barely perceptible surprise: "You... lift your head!"

Xiao Ce slowly raised his head, his gaze beneath the bamboo hat calmly meeting the major's sharp eyes.

The moment their eyes met in mid-air, the naval lieutenant commander's expression changed drastically!

It was as if I had witnessed the most incredible sight in the world!

The coldness on his face, like ice shattered by a heavy hammer, was instantly replaced by extreme shock and disbelief!

His eyes widened suddenly, his pupils contracted sharply, and his lips parted slightly as if he wanted to cry out, but something gripped his throat tightly, and he could only utter a short and strange hiss.

"Uh?!"

He subconsciously took a half step back, his finger trembling uncontrollably as he pointed at Xiao Ce. The color drained from his face under the pale light of the searchlight, leaving only a deathly ashen white.

The surrounding soldiers also noticed their commander's unusual behavior and became tense, gripping their guns even tighter. The atmosphere instantly became extremely tense again!

Da Lei and Director Mi tensed their muscles instantly, ready to launch an attack at any moment.

Yin Pan'er's heart was in her throat. She keenly noticed that the major's eyes, when he looked at Xiao Ce, seemed to hide a trace of... fear in the depths of his gaze, in addition to shock.

Xiao Ce's expression remained calm, but in his deep eyes, a cold ripple spread like a stone thrown into a deep pool.

He met the major's horrified gaze and spoke slowly, enunciating each word clearly, his voice not loud, but reaching the ears of everyone present:

"So...you recognize me?"

These words struck the naval lieutenant commander like a thunderclap, echoing across the perilous seas shrouded in searchlight.

The major found it hard to believe, but that face, that aura—it was the person they saw every day, the person who swore an oath...

Now, he saw this living person appear before him.

He swallowed hard, his legs feeling weak.

Just as the major was about to kneel, Xiao Ce, without saying a word, immediately helped him up and whispered in his ear, "I need to conceal my identity. Don't reveal it..."

Upon hearing Xiao Ce's whisper, the major immediately straightened his face and was about to salute.

Xiao Ce continued speaking to the major, "Treat me like an ordinary person, question me normally, and believe whatever I say next..."

Before the major could speak, Xiao Ce's deep, powerful voice rang in his ear.

"I know you have concerns about my identity. You can take me ashore, and then I will prove my identity... But don't reveal my identity now..."

Xiao Ce's words at this moment had left the major with no doubt about Xiao Ce's identity.

Because I can see into his thoughts and his temperament.

Although they didn't know how this person, whom they revered as a god, could appear here.

However, since the gods have come, they must have their reasons.

After receiving orders from Xiao Ce, the major became much calmer.

Moreover, Xiao Ce had already taught him how to handle the situation.

The two people were speaking in hushed tones, and both sides were extremely tense.

Xiao Ce's group remained completely calm.

After all, putting everything else aside, just six androids were confident they could take down these ordinary human soldiers in front of them with their bare hands...

On the contrary, the patrolling naval soldiers instinctively knew that these people in front of them were not to be trifled with.

Just as the atmosphere between the two sides had reached a freezing point, the leading major general said to Xiao Ce, "Since you are merchants from the Golden Merchant Guild, why didn't you indicate your identities earlier..."

Xiao Ce bowed humbly and said, "This is not the general. Didn't you give me a chance?"

Xiao Ce's bow almost made the major general wet himself in fear...

Fortunately, Xiao Ce gently supported him with one hand.

"Alright, come with me. I'll verify your identities..."

The major general's turn was actually quite abrupt.

The major general then addressed the soldiers beside him, saying, "Second and third squads, continue your patrol. First squad, come back with me..."

The major general then said to Xiao Ce, "Then, boss, your ship is just ahead. Don't leave our sight. We'll use searchlights to guide you! Don't deviate from the route we've set for you."

After a few simple adjustments, the major general was able to get into the zone.

Xiao Ce nodded with a smile.

Immediately afterwards, their gunboats left.

His major general was piloting one of the gunboats behind them, illuminating the way.

Xiao Ce looked at the nervous Da Lei and said, "Da Lei, this is our territory, don't be so nervous..."

As Da Lei steered the small boat they were in, he said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, although this is our territory, we've been away for so long... Heaven knows what the situation is like here. If you truly trusted this place, you wouldn't have sneaked in like this..."

Hearing Da Lei say this, Xiao Ce exchanged a glance with Yin Pan'er beside him, then smiled and said, "Da Lei, you really have improved a lot... You're so much better than before. Before, you only had a guard's mindset, but now you're thinking about problems from the perspective of someone in a superior position..."

Da Lei felt a little embarrassed by Xiao Ce's sudden praise.

"Your Highness, please don't praise me like that. Actually, I don't have any grand ambitions. I just want to be your guard, as long as I can ensure your safety..."

"However, Your Highness, did that general recognize you just now...? Did our infiltration fail?"

Xiao Ce waved his hand: "No, this major general is a smart man, and he knows me... Later, we can ask him who his superior is. If it's Han Da or Yan Jia's man, then there won't be any problem..."

Da Lei said to Xiao Ce, "What if it isn't?"

Xiao Ce said to Da Lei, "No...we'll see how it goes...but just from the way they looked at me just now, they still treat me like a god...as long as that's the case, it shouldn't be a big problem."

Da Lei nodded, and guided by their gunboat, they headed directly towards the shore.

This is not a large dock, but a sea outpost and supply station located some distance from the shore.

As they approached, the gunboat behind them followed the sentry, signaling with its lights.

They were then allowed to proceed after receiving a response from the sentry.

Xiao Ce was quite relaxed at this moment, and said to Yin Pan'er and the others beside him, "Actually, what the ancients said was absolutely right..."

Seeing Xiao Ce greedily breathing in the salty sea breeze, Yin Pan'er and the others still seemed a little confused.

Xiao Ce smiled at Yin Pan'er and the others, saying, "There's no place like home. It really feels good to be home..."

Yin Pan'er and Da Lei didn't seem to have much of an effect after hearing Xiao Ce's words.

Strictly speaking, he has been away from this land for at least five years.

Xiao Ce calculated the time; it had been almost ten years since he transmigrated here.

Xiao Ce looked back and thought about it, and still felt that it was somewhat interesting.

It took him five years to conquer the Xiao Kingdom, and it took him almost five years to conquer the world.

Of course, strictly speaking, his conquest of the world cannot be considered a success.

He essentially got a free lunch.

Although Xiao Ce is now almost certain that this planet is not Earth.

It's not some parallel universe.

This planet exists in the same space-time as Earth.

However, Xiao Ce still had a strong sense of belonging to this planet.

Especially in this country, Xiao Ce regarded it as a home.

Upon approaching the sentry post, they found a ten-man squad already lined up neatly.

The squad leader at the head of the group saluted the major general who had just spoken to Xiao Ce.

"General Xing."

The major general nodded slightly: "These are merchants from the Gold Merchant Guild. They were shipwrecked and drifted here. I've already verified their identities. It's late, and we can't dock now. Let them rest here first..."

The leading captain bowed to the major general, then saluted, "Yes, General Xing, we'll go back and make arrangements..."

The major general waved his hand and said, "You don't need to, I'll do it... You all go back to your posts..."

The individual soldiers nodded, saluted, and then withdrew.

I must say, they are really well-trained.

Just then, when everyone was alone, the major general saluted Xiao Ce: "Sir...this way, please..."

Xiao Ce nodded. There were several rooms next to the sentry post, some for supplies and some for rest.

"Sir, the rooms here are simple; please make do for the night..."

Xiao Ce waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, and then had several androids take their belongings to a room to rest.

He led Da Lei, Yin Pan'er, and Xiao Yue to a room next door, where the major general was.

Once inside the room, Atie automatically stood at the door.

Da Lei stood protectively beside Xiao Ce.

Xiao Ce didn't stand on ceremony and found a seat to sit down, then took off his bamboo hat.

Yin Pan'er also removed her disguise.

At that moment, the major general suddenly knelt on the ground with a thud: "Greetings, Lord Xiao. I was very rude just now, it was truly out of my control..."

As the major general spoke, he prostrated himself on the ground with perfect form, his eyes filled with utmost reverence.

Xiao Ce, sitting down, witnessed this scene and was somewhat amused and exasperated: "Alright, I told you, I was the one who asked you to do that. It's fine, get up... What, weren't you a little suspicious of my identity earlier? Why are you bowing to me now? Don't you need to verify my identity?"

The major general remained prostrate on the ground: "Xiao Shen, I can see your face clearly now, and I can sense your aura. I feel that this kind of presence is something most people don't possess..."

Aura?

Xiao Ce subconsciously glanced at himself.

He thought to himself that he probably didn't have that thing either.

However, he wasn't dwelling on these trivial matters at the moment.

"Alright, now that you've confirmed my identity, you can stand up and speak," Xiao Ce said to the major general.

I thought the major general would be hesitant, but he wasn't.

He stood up abruptly and bowed to Xiao Ce, saying, "Thank you, God Xiao..."

Looking at her, Xiao Ce didn't waste any time and asked directly, "What's your name?"

The major general bowed to Xiao Ce and said, "Reporting to Lord Xiao, this humble general's name is Xing Wudao."

"Xing Wudao? Which general do you serve under? Han Da or Yan Jia?"

Seeing Xiao Ce ask this question, Xing Wudao said to Xiao Ce, "Reporting to Xiao Shen, it is not. My direct general is General Qi Lin."

Qi Lin?

After searching his memory, Xiao Ce confirmed that he did not recognize this Qi Lin.