Ganwu Universe Country, Molten Rock Star Field.
Ender Royce, serving as a Ganwu Universe Country Supervisor, did not immediately head to the Ganwu Starfield. Instead, he eagerly returned to his hometown by spaceship.
After more than a month of travel, he finally arrived at his home planet, Kuka Planet!
Inside the Shadow Dragon spaceship, Ender Royce and Mullie sat on a sofa in the lounge area, surrounded by a virtual simulation of a starry sky. In the direction the spaceship was traveling, there was a green planet encircled by several artificial satellites.
Mullie gazed at the beautiful green planet and said, "Your Highness, this is your hometown."
"Yes, this is my hometown. I haven't been back for over five hundred years."
Ender Royce was a little emotional, staring intently at the virtual green planet before him.
Mullie felt a bit puzzled. "Only five hundred years, is that a long time?"
"However, given His Highness's age… he has spent ninety percent of his life away from home. No wonder he's so excited to return."
Upon realizing that this Prodigy of a Your Highness was only a little over six hundred years old, he immediately understood.
"Your Highness, would you like to release the guard army from the World Ring?" Mullie asked.
"No need." Ender Royce shook his head slightly. "There are too many guards, at least a thousand Universe Level individuals. It would likely cause panic."
As a Primal Secret Realm member, Ender Royce's guard army was led by an Immortal, with ten World Masters serving as captains, and the rest composed of Domain Masters and Universe Level members.
Not to mention the ten World Masters who had received Law recognition, just the appearance of over a thousand Domain Masters and Universe Level members would cause Kuka Planet to enter a state of alert.
Although the Royce Family held a high position, their rise was too recent, and their foundation and strength were not yet strong enough. Without a planetary defense System, it would be difficult to handle so many Domain Masters and Universe Level individuals.
...
Soon, the Shadow Dragon spaceship entered the spaceport, and a Stellar-Level Staff flew towards the dark red prismatic spaceship.
"How is this spaceship so strange?!"
Looking at the dark red prismatic spaceship, over thirty meters long with many strange, freshred patterns on its surface, the Stellar-Level Staff, who had four arms and four eyes, thought to himself, "There's no record of this spaceship's model. It's probably a custom-made one. I should be more respectful later."
As an affiliated member of the Royce Family, the first Family of the Molten Rock Empire, being able to serve as a spaceship recorder in a place like Kuka Planet made the Stellar-Level Staff quite proud. After all, not everyone was qualified to work on Kuka Planet.
Click!
The dark red spaceship's hatch opened, and a handsome black-haired young man in black battle armor flew out, followed by a white-maned wolf-man in dark blue battle armor.
When the four-armed man saw Ender Royce's appearance and his rather extraordinary demeanor, his eyes narrowed, and he thought, "Black hair, vertical pupils, and somewhat familiar. He should be a member of the Royce Family."
Since Ender Royce was using a Body Double, the four-armed man couldn't judge his strength, so he turned his gaze to Mullie behind him.
Boom!
When the four-armed man's gaze met Mullie's, it was as if he had seen a bolt of lightning. That lightning, which pierced the heavens and earth, struck his soul, and the terrifying aura made him tremble with fear!
"What level of powerhouse is this? Is he a World Master?"
With just one glance, the four-armed man quickly averted his gaze, his heart filled with shock!
"Welcome, distinguished sirs, to Kuka Planet."
After averting his gaze, the four-armed man dared not look at Mullie again and said with his head lowered, "According to Kuka Planet regulations, distinguished sirs must state your purpose and register your spaceship information."
"My name is Ender Royce."
Returning to his hometown, Ender Royce was filled with joy, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
"Ender Royce, as expected, from the Royce Family…"
The four-armed man inwardly praised his own cleverness, but then he froze, because he remembered who Ender Royce was!
"Ender Royce, the second-place finisher of the Pinnacle Genius Battle over four hundred years ago!"
The four-armed man was first stunned, then filled with admiration. He had wondered why this young man felt familiar; it turned out to be Ender Royce, the pillar of the Royce Family!
"Please wait a moment, Sir Ender Royce. I will inform Sir Crete immediately," the four-armed man quickly said.
"Crete?" Hearing the name, Ender Royce thought back for a moment and softly murmured, "Ah, it's Fourteen."
A few seconds later, several streaks of light flew from the spaceport command center.
"Eleven!"
Before they even arrived, a calm yet delighted voice from a man was heard.
After the group flew closer, Ender Royce revealed a gentle smile. "Fourteen."
Fourteen had a delicate appearance, but his demeanor and conduct were quite composed, and his personality was the same.
After smiling and embracing Ender Royce, Fourteen smiled and said, "Eleven, why didn't you tell us you were coming back?"
"I wanted to give Father and Mother a surprise." Ender Royce smiled.
"A surprise?" Hearing this, Fourteen's expression became odd, and he transmitted, "Eleven, you didn't bring a wife back?"
"Hmm? Wife?!" Ender Royce was puzzled.
"Seventh Mother often says that when you come back, she wants to arrange for you to find a wife," Fourteen whispered via Divine Thought.
Mullie's grayish wolf muzzle curled slightly, and he thought, "I didn't expect even a Prodigy like His Highness Ender Royce to be unable to escape being pressured into marriage."
As an Immortal, Mullie could naturally hear their Divine Thought communication, and it was almost instinctive. However, he subsequently blocked their communication.
"Find me a wife?" Ender Royce felt a little helpless, yet also warm and amused.
"Yes, Seventh Mother has been talking about this for a long time," Fourteen smiled and transmitted.
"I'll deal with this when I see Mother." Ender Royce shook his head slightly, then smiled and transmitted, "I heard you have quite a few descendants."
"Not many, just four sons and one daughter." When mentioning his daughter, Fourteen's face broke into a brilliant smile. Then he turned his head and said, "Gu, come and greet your Eleventh Ancestor."
Among the few people who came with Fourteen, a young man stepped forward and respectfully said, "Eleventh Ancestor!"
This young man named 'Gu' had extremely fervent eyes. Having heard of Ender Royce's deeds since childhood, he had long regarded this Eleventh Ancestor, who rose during the Pinnacle Genius Battle, as an object of worship.
"Your grandson?" Ender Royce asked Fourteen, looking at the fervent-eyed Gu.
"Great-grandson. This is my most outstanding descendant. For now, I'm letting him temper his character." Fourteen smiled and said, "His goal is to be like you, Eleventh, participate in the Pinnacle Genius Battle, and become a Genius admired by all."
"The Pinnacle Genius Battle, that's not easy." Ender Royce said, then asked Gu, "Are you a Warrior or a Spiritual Master? What is your Gene Energy attribute?"
Gu fervently and loudly replied, "Reporting to Eleventh Ancestor, I am a Spiritual Master, and my awakened Gene Energy is Wood attribute."
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Ender Royce somewhat understood why this junior named Gu had such fervent eyes. As a fellow Spiritual Master and with Wood attribute Gene Energy, it was normal for him to worship him.
"You're lucky; you're the first junior I've met."
He gently waved his hand, and a green, flat Spirit Weapon, resembling a hiltless greatsword, appeared beside him. He said, "The fourth-tier Spirit Weapon 'Myriad Bees' is yours."
"Still as generous as ever, Eleventh. A fourth-tier Spirit Weapon right off the bat." Fourteen smiled and gave a thumbs-up, then turned to his great-grandson and said, "Gu, thank your Eleventh Ancestor."
Gu raised his hands above his head, took the Spirit Weapon 'Myriad Bees', and was so excited that his voice trembled, saying, "Thank you, Eleventh Ancestor."
"I didn't prepare many fourth-tier weapons. This little fellow is just lucky; I happened to have a Wood-attribute fourth-tier Spirit Weapon."
Ender Royce gently shook his head, then asked, "I'm preparing to return to the Family's Encampment. Fourteen, do you want to come along?"
"Let's go together," Fourteen said, then turned to Gu, "Gu, the spaceport is entrusted to your care."
Gu somewhat unwillingly said, "Great-grandfather! Can I…"
"No!" Fourteen said sternly, "You stay in the spaceport!"
"Yes." Gu dejectedly said, "I will stay in the spaceport."
"Let's go, Eleventh." Fourteen said.
"Mm." Ender Royce nodded slightly, then casually stored the Shadow Dragon into his World Ring.
Ender Royce and the two others boarded a spaceship recorded by the planetary defense System and flew into Kuka Planet's atmosphere.
...
Not long after, the spaceship arrived at the former location of Morning Light City.
Now, it had become a large spaceship docking port, and the surrounding grasslands had transformed into towering buildings surrounded by forests. However, overall, the changes were not significant.
Ender Royce looked at the surrounding environment and softly said, "Over five hundred years have passed, but Kuka Planet hasn't changed much."
"This was requested by Sixth Uncle and Seventh Uncle. Otherwise, Kuka Planet would have changed much more. Because the renovations were halted, many Family members chose to leave and live on other planets."
Fourteen led the way, flying ahead, and sighed, "So many people have changed now. Power and wealth have made them so different that I almost don't recognize them."
Ender Royce remained silent. The changes in some Family members were something he deeply understood.
"Sometimes, I really miss the warm and harmonious Family we used to have," Fourteen lamented.
"I miss it too," Ender Royce softly echoed.
"There aren't many people at the Family's Encampment now. There's Grandfather, Seventh Uncle…" Fourteen counted carefully. Currently, only about ten people from the first three generations were still living at the Family's Encampment.
...
Flying along, the three quickly arrived at the Family's Encampment, still the familiar small valley.
Ender Royce slowed his flight and landed on a small hill surrounding the valley. Looking at the large tree that covered the entire hill, he gently placed his hand on the tree.
He reminisced, "This tree has grown so much. I used to love resting in its shade beneath this tree."
"Yes, we used to often come here to find you, Eleventh," Fourteen sighed, "In the blink of an eye, over five hundred years have passed."
"Let's go, home." Ender Royce said softly.
Fourteen nodded along. "Home."
The three flew and landed beneath the large tree in the middle of the cluster of tents.
"Seventh Mother! I'm back." As soon as he landed, Fourteen loudly called out, "Look who I brought back."
"Fourteen, who did you bring back?"
Mother Wendy's familiar voice rang out from the old tent, making Ender Royce's eyes well up.
The next moment, Wendy, who was already Stellar Rank and whose appearance hadn't changed in over five hundred years, slowly walked out of the tent.
When Mother Wendy saw Ender Royce, she immediately cried out in surprise, "Eleven!"
"Mother." Ender Royce called out with a smile.
Wendy looked incredulous. "Am I dreaming?! Eleven, are you really back?"
"I'm really back, Mother." Ender Royce smiled, opened his arms, and walked forward.
Wendy quickly stepped forward and embraced Ender Royce. "Eleven, you're finally back."
But sensing her son was clearly somewhat different, she quickly let go. "Eleven, why do you feel a little different?"
"Still Mother who is so observant. Fourteen didn't even notice." Ender Royce smiled and shook his head, then said, "Something happened. This is just a Puppet used for activities; it's not my true body."
"Hmm, not your true body?" Fourteen, who was beside them, asked curiously, "Then where is your true body, Eleven?"
"You'll see it," Ender Royce said.
Wendy then noticed Mullie, who had restrained his aura and disguised himself as an ordinary person, so she asked, "Who is that person behind you?"
Fourteen, who had learned Mullie's identity during their journey, solemnly introduced him, "This Mr. Mullie is Eleven's guard army leader, a great Immortal!"
Wendy was quite surprised, "An Immortal serving as a guard army leader?!"
Although she hadn't left Kuka Planet, she had learned a lot of information from the Virtual Universe and knew about the existence and greatness of Immortals.
But now, such a powerful existence was actually serving as Ender Royce's guard army leader. This truly exceeded her imagination, and it also made her somewhat understand how special her son's identity was.
"Hello, Madam." Mullie greeted with a gentle smile.
Having already decided to cling to Ender Royce's coattails, he naturally understood the importance of getting along well with Ender Royce's Family. So, he had been very gentle all the way, and whenever Fourteen asked questions, he answered as much as possible.
"From now on, I'll trouble Mr. Mullie to protect Ender," Wendy bowed to Mullie.
"Madam, you're too kind. It is my honor, Mullie's, to serve as His Highness Ender Royce's guard army leader." Mullie quickly stepped aside, not accepting the bow.
"Honor?" Hearing Mullie's words, Wendy and Fourteen were both puzzled. How was being a guard an honor?
"I was also lucky enough to become the guard army leader before His Highness rose to prominence."
"And His Highness is benevolent enough not to replace me, otherwise he could find an Immortal stronger than me to be the guard army leader at any time." Mullie smiled, "For a peerless Genius like His Highness, who appears once every millions of eras, I don't know how many Immortals want to rush to be His Highness's guard army leader."
Mullie was not wrong in saying this. For a Prodigy-level Genius like Ender Royce, many Immortals wanted to be his guard army leader, because it meant an extremely high-yield investment.
Once Ender Royce fulfilled his talent, he would at least be a King-level Immortal Pinnacle existence, and there was a good chance he could become a Universe Venerable. The Immortal who had served as his guard army leader would become a trusted confidant and benefit immensely!
This was also why so many Immortals were willing to serve as Immortal guard army leaders.
Ender Royce smiled without answering, then asked, "Mother, why don't I see Father?"
"He went to discuss matters with your Grandfather," Wendy replied. "I heard it's the Lorgar Tribe people again."
Hearing this, Ender Royce was puzzled. "Lorgar Tribe?"