Safe and Sound?

Sinking Iron Barrier, central region.

Compared to the Battlefield Ruins and Shattered Star Belts strewn across the outer-ring barriers, the starry sky here appeared exceptionally clean and clear. Artificially forged Star Systems dotted deep space, arranged in impeccable order.

Beneath the gentle starlight, an enormous artificial celestial body shaped like a steel fortress floated silently at the very heart of this tranquil starry sky.

Three large words had been branded onto its iron-gray armored shell.

[Supervisor's Prefecture]

Inside the main hall of the prefecture, Li Qingshan sat high at the head, his gaze falling upon the three people standing below as he asked with keen interest:

"You said in the report that Alien Races entered [Sinking Iron Barrier] through Astral Rifts?"

After his words fell, no reply came for a long while.

Song Mo, Tang Yetian, and Qiu Lan all wore stunned expressions as they looked at one another.

There was no other reason—it had been too fast!

Less than a day had passed from the moment the message was sent to Li Qingshan's return, and Li Qingshan had previously said he was going to visit the "neighbors"...

In other words, he had rushed back from [Casting Copper Barrier] in less than a day?

Seeing Li Qingshan's eager expression, Qiu Lan's eyelid twitched as he softly reminded him:

"Supervisor, perhaps the report was unclear. The Alien Races that entered through the rifts were merely First Order. It is not that serious..."

"Envoy Qiu!" Li Qingshan frowned and interrupted:

"When slaying evil and purging filth, there has never been any distinction between big and small!"

"Besides, [Sinking Iron Barrier] is a Safe Zone. Countless pioneering teams are multiplying and thriving in this stretch of starry sky, yet traces of Alien Races have now appeared. And you still dare say it is