"That's the Defense Barrier of the Qiyuan Star Domain!"
"It protects the countless living beings within the Star Domain from invasions by Deep Space Star Beasts and Void Turbulence!"
Jiang Fan smiled faintly as he explained.
The children crowded around the Sky Screen, their little faces almost pressed against the transparent material, their eyes wide with astonishment.
They had never seen such a magnificent sight.
In Deep Space, Tianshu City had been the entirety of their world.
But the scale of the barrier before them had clearly exceeded the limits of their imagination.
'Waaah!'
Just then, a sharp and urgent alarm rang out from the direction of the barrier.
It pierced through the void and entered the aircraft with perfect clarity.
The children jumped in fright. They shrank back one after another and looked nervously at Jiang Fan.
Jiang Fan waved his hand.
"It's fine!"
"It's just the alarm the Frontier Army raised after detecting our aircraft!"
His expression calm, he slowly rose and walked to the front of the Sky Screen.
"No need to be nervous. Withdraw the alert and combat units!"
"I'm Jiang Fan!"
His voice traveled distantly through the void.
The entire Defense Force fell silent for a moment before erupting into thunderous cheers.
"What? Director-General Jiang?"
"It's Director-General Jiang! Director-General Jiang is back!"
"Quick! Shut down the alert and open the barrier passage!"
"Go notify the Garrison Commanders and form ranks to welcome him!"
"..."
Cheers and shouts mingled together as they came through the void.
Immediately afterward, a gigantic gate split open in the pale-golden barrier before the aircraft.
Within the barrier, warships were packed into neat square formations, stretching beyond sight.
Beneath their silver-gray hulls, their cannon muzzles pointed downward, while their banners snapped in the wind.
Before every warship stood ranks of soldiers