The female scientist glanced at him with a smug expression.

"What, did you underestimate me? Let me tell you, although I’m in the scientific field, back when chaos broke out, I was a renowned Protector of the Nation!" she said proudly.

Protector of the Nation? This name seems somewhat familiar; once, when a robot had nothing else to do, it mentioned it to him.

The ordinary robots can only be considered Mechanical Warriors. Only those warriors with outstanding achievements can be called Protector of the Nation. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Unexpectedly, she even has such a title.

Of course, her entire strength relies on her battle armor, but if she can be called Protector of the Nation, then even wearing this armor wouldn’t reflect her true strength.

After all, that fight back then spanned across the entire Martial Realm, with experts clouding the skies. Therefore, what she relied on must have been an exceptional military strategy.

Ye Luo had also led troops in battle; a talented commander weighs more than those unparalleled experts.

Moreover, there is a line of delicate script engraved on her armor, the script of Zhongzhou civilization, known as the universal script. Even someone who has never seen these characters before would instantly understand their meaning, which is one of the remarkable features of that civilization.

Ye Luo glanced at it briefly; the meaning of this line turned out to be a name called Xin Lan.

Could it be that her name is Xin Lan?

Ye Luo knew that names in the Zhongzhou Empire were picked at will and could be easily changed. Yet, this name, Xin Lan, although somewhat ordinary, evoked a sense of freshness.

"What, just found out this girl’s name, huh?" she snorted coldly.

Despite her long-lived years, being in a frozen state for an extended period, her psychological age isn’t necessarily much older than Ye Luo’s.

She still occasionally displays a youthful demeanor.

This undeniably adds a touch of cuteness to her, making her feel more like a living, breathing person rather than a cold scientist.

"Alright, stop dawdling, let’s set off quickly. The base has masked our presence, but it can’t cover it for too long. If we’re discovered, leaving would become a troublesome matter!" Before Ye Luo spoke, Xin Lan immediately said.

Her armor flashed briefly, resembling Ye Luo’s Terminal Battle Armor. At least from the exterior, there wasn’t any clue to its true nature.

"By the way, put this on or else, when we encounter the time-space storm, we might not have the time to rescue you!"

As she spoke, she handed a piece of armor to the Third Princess.

Instantly, Ye Luo was delighted since anything she handed over wasn’t an ordinary item.

The Third Princess naturally understood this and swiftly accepted it, "Thank you, sister!"

"Well, just by calling me sister, I’ll take care of you!" Xin Lan said lightly.

Ye Luo looked at her in surprise; when did she become so agreeable?

The Third Princess then donned the armor, though it wasn’t as extraordinary as Xin Lan and Ye Luo’s armor, it was still extraordinary.

At least, the aura from the Third Princess reached an ancestor-level, thus naturally eliminating many dangers in the time-space storm.

Moreover, Ye Luo knew that Xin Lan must have other means for survival, after all, if she dared to step out, any problem would mean her demise.

Perhaps she could risk herself, but would the base watch her risk danger? Especially when the base went to great lengths to bring her back to life, Ye Luo didn’t know how many people from the Zhongzhou Empire were revived within the Martial Realm, but definitely not many.

Therefore, the base definitely wouldn’t casually allow her to perish; indeed, she was more important than the entire base.

Moreover, that wasn’t all.

Xin Lan casually waved her hand, and instantly, three puppets appeared in front of them.

The Third Princess widened her eyes at once; the appearance of the two puppets was a bit hazy, but their aura and presence were identical to Ye Luo and the Third Princess!

From external perception, one couldn’t distinguish between a puppet and a real person!

"Alright, let’s move immediately!"

Ye Luo became serious; in this way, everything was foolproof. If they didn’t leave now, when would they?

The two women gently nodded, and shortly after, the three figures vanished within the tent, leaving only the two puppets.

Uncle Hong was always sitting cross-legged outside the tent when suddenly, he opened his eyes.

"Strange, why has their aura never changed!" he muttered.

A cultivator’s aura would naturally change slightly over time, yet the aura he detected inside the tent hadn’t changed for over an hour.

"Not good! Could it be!"

His expression changed drastically, as he immediately rushed to the tent’s entrance.

"Third Princess, Ye Luo, have you rested?"

However, there was no response from the tent.

"I have something important to discuss with you; I’m coming in!"

At this moment, Uncle Hong’s expression had become very tense, and in a flurry, he dashed out the tent’s entrance.

"Damn it!"

Immediately, he cursed out loud. Inside the tent, the two figures were nowhere to be found, and the two puppets instantly turned into a puff of smoke, leaving him no time to investigate.

"Daring to escape on their own, I must report to the lord!"

With that, his figure vanished quickly.

Meanwhile, three figures were swiftly moving towards the back of the Gold Silk Forest, where the entrance to the time-space storm lay.

Suddenly, Xin Lan’s figure came to a halt.

Ye Luo and the Third Princess immediately grew tense.

Now, all their actions completely relied on Xin Lan’s guidance; the base constantly transmitted location information to her—where enemies were, where spatial fractures were, and where potential dangers lay—accurately delivered to her.

This spared them from many troubles, and if she suddenly stopped, it surely indicated a situation.

"Damn, those two puppets have been damaged!" Xin Lan said gravely.

That also means their escape plan has been exposed.

Ye Luo wasn’t surprised. Being able to hold for more than an hour was already the best outcome.

"Seems we predicted correctly. Forget it, we should hurry; we are very close to the entrance of the time-space storm passageway. They shouldn’t have enough time to stop us!" Ye Luo nodded slightly.

The Third Princess showed a hint of sadness but still nodded obediently.

"By the way, we need to check whether these items have been tampered with!"

Ye Luo suddenly took out the Qiankun Ring and the token.