Queen of the Boundary River

Late at night, a woman in a purple dress leaned against a wooden recliner, the Smart Ring on her hand projecting several images, all of which were scenes of Gu Ding's battles.

From Gu Ding's first battle to his most recent fight against Yalo, even videos of him refining potions in the Medicine God Alliance were included.

The woman in the purple dress smiled slightly. "A very interesting boy, isn't he? He's only Fifth Order Gene Body, yet he has this kind of combat power."

"Miss, Gu Ding is indeed a prodigy, and according to the ranking of prodigies, he is at least four stars or above. But right now, he is still fundamentally different from those seven-star peerless prodigies who possess Taboo Power." In the darkness, a figure slowly materialized. It was a tall woman with an angelic face and a devilish figure that no man could refuse.

"Don't jump to conclusions too quickly," the woman in the purple dress said, her gaze never leaving the video.

"Miss, you haven't fallen for this young man, have you?" the tall woman chuckled. "While he is quite adorable in some ways, and certainly my type, you..."

"There's something about him that attracts me," the woman in the purple dress raised an eyebrow. "I don't know what it is..."

The tall woman remained silent for a long while after hearing this. "The people from the Dark Magic Domain are chasing after them again. That little girl named Lily is currently a huge burden on their team..."

"Camilla's 1700th birthday is coming up soon? Have her invite Gu Ding. Also, prepare an exquisite gift for her and send two Twelfth-Order Gene Body experts to deliver it." The woman in the purple dress spoke calmly.

"Camilla probably won't be happy, especially seeing people from the Dark Magic Domain at her birthday banquet." The tall woman knew very well what her young mistress was planning.

"So you need to pick a gift that will satisfy her." The woman in the purple dress then turned off all the videos, turned her head to look at the tall woman, and smiled slightly.

"I understand." The tall woman nodded, but then she muttered to herself, "Third Level Life Fruit for the lives of an entire unfamiliar Pirate Crew seems like a losing proposition."

"If you have any objections, just keep them to yourself. There's no need to whisper them out like this. I can hear you..." The woman in the purple dress was also speechless; the other person always did this on purpose.

"Sorry, I just started muttering to myself without realizing it," the tall woman said, covering her mouth with a laugh. "Then I'll take care of it. You should get some rest too."

After the tall woman disappeared, the woman in the purple dress smiled slightly, and another photo of Gu Ding grinning and showing his white teeth was projected into the air. "I wonder how you'll deal with this time?"

The next morning, Gu Ding was woken up by the Sea Emperor.

The battle the previous day had taken a toll on Gu Ding's stamina, and even after a good night's sleep, he still felt sore all over. He stretched and then asked somewhat reluctantly, "Sea Emperor, can't you let me sleep a little longer?"

"Have you all been feeling bored lately and wanted to find a place to pass the time?" the Sea Emperor asked with a smile.

"You found it?" Gu Ding immediately got out of bed and started washing up.

"It wasn't me who found us, it was someone else who found us," Sea Emperor explained. "I suspect that yesterday's battle attracted the attention of some important figures."

"How so?" Gu Ding asked, his words somewhat indistinct.

"We just received an invitation from Viscount Camilla. She invites us to visit Boundary King Star and attend her 1700th birthday celebration." Sea Emperor seemed quite excited.

"Who is this Viscount Camilla?" Gu Ding vaguely felt that the name was familiar, but he couldn't remember when he had heard it before.

"Didn't I tell you about the Ten Great Powers of the Boundary River last time? This Camilla is the true queen of this Boundary River. The other nine powers combined are no match for her. This woman is a Twelfth Order Peak powerhouse, an absolute powerhouse who has been granted the title of viscount by the Federal Government."

"She sounds very powerful. But isn't she Interstellar Pirate? Why would the Federal Government grant her a title?" Gu Ding was puzzled.

"The Federal Government recruits some powerful and influential Interstellar Pirate, granting them titles and promising not to interfere with them. But the prerequisite is that they are willing to accept the titles and help the Federal Government guard its territory. This boundary river is recognized by the Federal Government as Camilla's territory. This is why the Long Teng Universe Country and the Fei Me Universe Country rarely interfere," the Sea Emperor explained in detail.

"In other words, she's actually Interstellar Pirate operating under Federal Government license," Gu Ding, using more colloquial language to describe the woman's identity. "Therefore, she won't have a Federal Government."

"That's one way to put it." Sea Emperor thought Gu Ding's description was quite apt. "However, before this woman was recruited, her bounty was as high as 7.8 billion Universe Coin, and the bounty of her entire team exceeded 15 billion Universe Coin. You are now less than a fraction of hers. Of course, after being recruited, the vice-captain of her team left her team and took a small group of people with him."

"Tell me about Camilla." Gu Ding felt that if he was going to attend someone's birthday party, he should at least learn about them.

"Camilla has ruled this border river for over two hundred years and is now 1,700 years old, nearing the end of her life. Before being incorporated, she and the ship's first mate were lovers, deeply in love. Originally, they would have stayed together after being incorporated, but at the incorporation banquet that day, the first mate discovered that she had slept with a young officer from the Federal Government, so he left in anger."

"After being recruited, her life began to degenerate, and she sought out various men almost every day. Some say that she has slept with all the captains and first mates of the other nine major powers... I don't know if this is true, but what is certain is that she did indeed party every night."

"Who were the people she invited to her birthday banquet?" Gu Ding changed the subject.

"Almost all of the top twenty teams in the Boundary River are invited, and the top ten teams appear every year. There are also some celebrities who occasionally pass by the Boundary River, such as some high-ranking officials of the Space Force, Federal Government officials, and federal nobles. There are also a few new teams that she considers to have particular potential."

"When does the birthday banquet start?" Gu Ding finally finished washing up and headed towards the kitchen.

"There's still a week left. It only takes two days to get from here to Boundary King Star."

"Are there any interesting places to visit on Boundary King Star?" Gu Ding began to consider whether to stay on this planet to cultivate or go to Boundary King Star as soon as possible.

"Boundary King Star is a tourist planet, the largest Administrative Star in the entire Realm River, and also the planet with the largest permanent population in the entire Realm River. On that planet, there is a very special Nature Reserve, which contains many rare animals, and even two Subdragon Clan."

"Sounds good!" Gu Ding had already walked into the kitchen and, seeing everyone except Robert there, announced to them, "After breakfast, we'll prepare to set off for Boundary King Star!"

"Elsa and I just looked at the information about Boundary King Star, and that Nature Reserve looks really nice." Liliath was also considering where to go next.

"We definitely need to go to the Nature Reserve, but our main purpose this time is to attend Camilla's birthday banquet..." Gu Ding then had the Sea Emperor explain the reason for this trip to everyone, including Robert.

"Attending a birthday party... it seems the first thing we should do after disembarking is go shopping for clothes." Liliath.

"But didn't we just buy them yesterday?" Elsa was a little confused. Her Storage Ring was already overflowing with clothes.

"That's different. Those are for everyday wear. For banquets, you need to wear proper dresses," Liliath stated her opinion. "Well, besides clothes, you also need to buy jewelry and shoes. Leave it all to me. I'll choose them. You can wear them."

"Then we don't need to get off the ship to try on clothes?" Gu Ding felt relieved to hear Liliath say that.

"How could that be? You have to try the clothes on to know if they fit." Liliath pointed at each person one by one. Starting with Elsa, then Gu Ding, then Bigge, "You, you, you. And Robert, everyone has to get off the ship to try on the clothes this time."

"Robert doesn't need to wear it?" Gu Ding objected.

"No, this is a banquet, everyone must wear clothes, Robert is not allowed to run around naked this time either." Liliath's insistence made Gu Ding break out in a cold sweat.

"Boss, why did you give that Gu Ding an invitation to this banquet?" A woman looked at the dignified woman sitting in the golden chair with some confusion. "He's only been in the business for half a year, and he just entered the Boundary River. He basically has no influence. Although he won against the Marauder Pirate Crew, it was partly luck. Besides, it would be awkward to have him and Yalo at the same banquet."

"Bonita, don't ask about this anymore," Camilla said, also reviewing Gu Ding's combat videos. She had actually seen the video of Gu Ding's battle with Yalo, and she immediately noticed that Yalo was injured while fighting. Gu Ding's Combat Strength in that battle didn't particularly impress her. In her view, ordinary people could only cultivate Source Power after reaching 10,000 points in their Cell Comprehensive Index. Since Gu Ding could cultivate Source Power, his genetic level should be at least at the eighth rank. An eighth-rank exhibiting peak tenth-rank Combat Strength only made him a half-prodigy, not even reaching the level of One-Star Prodigy. However, after receiving a request from a powerful figure to invite Gu Ding, she had been repeatedly reviewing all of Gu Ding's combat videos. After a night of research, she noticed some details that Gu Ding's genetic level seemed not high, possibly even below the sixth rank... She finally understood why a powerful figure like that woman would pay attention to Gu Ding.

P. S.: The upstairs renovation was quiet for a day yesterday, but it started again today. So, I'm stuck writing this with my headphones on repeat, listening to "All of"... If you're interested, you can give it a listen; it's a very beautiful song, and the artist is...