Great Crisis

Although the Palace City and Tian Cheng District of the Angel Civilization are on the same Main Star, their locations are different.

The Tian Cheng District is located on the surface of the Main Star, where the common people of the Angel Civilization live. The Palace City, on the other hand, is a giant floating island suspended tens of thousands of meters above the Main Star, where the royal nobles live.

When Hua Zhen heard this from Gus, he was quite surprised. After inquiring, he learned that the Palace City was able to float because it used an Anti-Gravity System.

He understood a little about the Anti-Gravity System: applying a reaction force to an object. When the reaction force is greater than the object's gravity, the object will break away from the planet's gravity. If gravity and anti-gravity reach a balance point, it can float between the atmosphere and the surface.

These days, in order to seek death, Hua Zhen went everywhere to scout, but even so, he couldn't run out of the scope of his palace. His palace alone was so large, so what about the entire Palace City? To be able to keep this land suspended in the sky without falling, how strong would the Palace City's Anti-Gravity System have to be? He couldn't imagine.

Hua Zhen wanted to see such a powerful and visually stunning scene with his own eyes, but Gus told him...

Before a prince comes of age, he is not allowed to enter or leave the Palace City without the permission of the Angel King!

Although the starting point of transmigrating into a prince is high, it is subject to many restrictions, and he cannot appreciate the visual shock brought by high technology. Hua Zhen's disappointment is inevitable.

Before, because he was eager to go home, he didn't care so much about his words and deeds, doing whatever he wanted. But now it's different. Since he wants to live well in this 'Deep Palace Courtyard', he can't do some things according to his own mind.

"Sigh~" Thinking of this, Hua Zhen sighed helplessly and continued his training.

"Um... Your Highness, what are you doing?"

Gus endured for a long time before finally speaking. He had told him all about the Angel Civilization all night yesterday, and the topic didn't end until dawn. He thought that this little master would stop there, but who would have thought that he would start making trouble again now.

While pressing his leg, Hua Zhen said, "Didn't you say that I can only upgrade my genes after I come of age? So, of course, I have to lay a good foundation before that!"

"Actually, Your Highness doesn't have to do this..." Hearing his words, Gus said amusingly, "After the Gene Upgrade, your physical fitness will naturally become stronger~"

"How can that be the same?" Hua Zhen stopped, stood up, and said to Gus, "If I lay the foundation in advance, and reach the level of you First-generation Angels with the power of ordinary angels, then think about how much higher my strength will become after the Gene Upgrade? Maybe I can even catch up with the level of Second-generation Angels, and my lifespan will be improved, okay?"

Gus grinned and felt that he needed to emphasize: "That... Your Highness, First-generation Angels and Second-generation Angels are not a level relationship, it is just an improvement in scientific and technological research, in..."

Hua Zhen waved his hand: "I know all this, I'm just making an analogy with you~ Okay, the warm-up is over, today's goal is to run ten thousand... um... or five thousand meters..."

"But Your Highness..."

"Hmm? What's wrong again?" Hua Zhen turned his head to look at Gus.

"Today is the day you meet Consort Xin Yao. If you don't go today, you'll have to wait another month..."

"..."

Hearing Gus's words, Hua Zhen's eyebrows gradually furrowed. Consort Xin Yao was none other than the biological mother of the guy he possessed. To be honest, he didn't want to contact 'familiar' people at all now, especially this Consort Xin Yao, because his transmigration didn't bring any memories of this Third Prince. If she saw something, it would be a big joke.

And there is also the most important point, that is, Hua Zhen is very repulsive to this woman. He has a mother, okay?

Some people may ask, since Hua Zhen is a prince, why does he have to wait a month to see his mother? This doesn't make sense, right?

In fact, there is a reason!

Angel King Hua Que is now in his twilight years and has a strong desire to control the position of Lord of Tiangong. The First Prince and Second Prince are competing fiercely for the position of Crown Prince. Not only does he not stop them, but he is happy to see it happen. If one side is at a disadvantage, he will also provide support to achieve a certain degree of balance.

Why? We can imagine, if one of the princes wins, what will he do next? Needless to say, he will covet the throne, which is not what Hua Que wants to see.

Of course, allowing the children to compete can also be seen as a test of them by Hua Que.

In addition to the First Prince and Second Prince, the remaining Third and Fourth Princes are the same. In Hua Que's view, any of his sons may be the future Angel King!

The Angel Civilization is also a social system based on a patriarchal clan, and female angels have no status here.

Male angels can gain appreciation from the upper echelons through their combat merits and abilities. The stronger their abilities and strength, the more resources they obtain. This is how they acquire resources.

However, female angels can only rely on their beauty and the favor of male angels to obtain resources. In other words, male angels are the resources of female angels.

Therefore, Hua Que, who placed high hopes on each of his sons, would not allow them to casually interact with their mothers. He feared that these women would instill bad ideas in the children, thereby affecting the future Angel King's rule.

However, Hua Que was not completely unreasonable. It was impossible to never allow them to meet. So, he ordered that the princes could only see their mothers once a month, unless there were special circumstances, otherwise it would be disobeying the king's order and would be severely punished!

Seeing Hua Zhen frown, Gus cautiously said, "Your Highness, should I go and prepare now?"

"No!" Hua Zhen refused without even thinking, saying indifferently, "Cancel the monthly visits to Consort Xin Yao from now on!"

"Can...cancel? Why?" Gus said in disbelief. In the past, wasn't Your Highness very happy whenever he heard about seeing Consort Xin Yao? Why now...

"Why so many questions?" Hua Zhen glared at him fiercely, then ran forward without looking back, "Hurry up and keep up!"

In the Angel Civilization that had entered the gene era, the physical fitness of ordinary angels was also very strong. Take Hua Zhen for example, he had already reached the five-kilometer mark, but his breathing was only slightly disturbed.

"Huff...right, Gus..." After running for a while, Hua Zhen looked at Gus beside him and said somewhat awkwardly, "When we get back to the palace later, arrange for me to change a maid, the one who was taking care of me before... damn it, she always takes advantage of me..."

That morning, he wanted to exercise, so he instructed Gus to prepare a set of clothes suitable for sports. Because of his noble status, it was inevitable that someone would serve him with dressing and washing, Hua Zhen was very unaccustomed to it but did not refuse.

But what he never expected was that the maid responsible for changing his clothes always rubbed against him intentionally or unintentionally, and was panting with sweat. Damn, is it necessary to be so tired just to put on clothes? Hua Zhen wasn't a real child, he could see her intentions at a glance.

"What did you say?!!" Gus's face instantly darkened, a flash of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he said self-reproachfully, "Your Highness, it was my negligence, I will deal with her when we get back!"

His Highness is still young, and there are some things that he cannot be exposed to now. He is his personal guard, and he doesn't want him to become like the First Prince when he grows up. Someone actually dared to have designs on His Highness, they are really courting death!

?!!

Hua Zhen was frightened by Gus. He didn't expect this guy to have such a side. He quickly stopped him and said, "What deal with her? I'm telling you, you're not allowed to do that, do you hear me?"

She didn't do anything too excessive, and to be honest, he was the one who took advantage. Hua Zhen didn't want someone to lose their life because of his words.

"...I understand, Your Highness," Gus said, narrowing his eyes.

...Is this guy still the Gus I know? Hua Zhen swallowed and thought to himself.

"Rumble..."

Just then, a huge roar suddenly came from a distance. Hua Zhen stopped and looked up in the direction of the sound, his expression a little dazed.

In the far distance, a huge spaceship was approaching rapidly. The overall appearance was similar to a two-masted sailing ship, with fore-and-aft sails on the main mast, a jib connected to the foremast, and rows of 'paddles' on both sides, which moved up and down like rowing, providing enough power for the ship.

High-rise buildings were a major feature of the ship's deck. The gorgeous dark gold carvings were perfectly grafted onto the outer walls of the main hall, and two tall, pointed 'masts' pierced straight into the sky, showing off their extravagance.

"Gu...Gus, is...is this our Angel Civilization's spaceship?" Hua Zhen asked Gus stutteringly as he came back to his senses. Although he already knew that the technology of this world was highly developed, this was the first time he had seen this thing.

"That's right, Your Highness. When you come of age, the Angel King will also prepare one just like it for you!" Gus said with a smile, thinking that His Highness was envious. "If I'm not mistaken, that should be the First Prince's exclusive flagship. I didn't expect him to come back so early!"

"The First Prince...is that the guy named Hua Ye?" Hua Zhen frowned and asked, "Didn't you say he was stationed outside? Why did he suddenly come back?"

Gus explained with a smile, "Your Highness, you don't know, in two months it will be the Angel King's once-in-a-millennium birthday. The First Prince, the Second Prince, and some Angel Commanders stationed outside will all rush back to celebrate the Angel King's birthday~"

"So that's what's going on..." Hua Zhen understood in his heart, a once-in-a-millennium birthday, tsk tsk tsk... people who live long are just so capricious~

Gus suddenly looked conflicted: "That...Your Highness..."

"Spit it out, what is it~"

Gus gritted his teeth and said, "Please be careful and cautious when the time comes, Your Highness, especially when you meet the First Prince. You haven't met him before and don't understand him, so even if you suffer any grievances, don't show it, otherwise you will suffer!"

"?!? You... you mean I have to attend that old stick's... Father's birthday? Don't... don't joke!"

Gus's words were already very clear, which startled Hua Zhen. Attending the Angel King's birthday would inevitably lead to encounters with people familiar with him. What if they discovered he was a fake...

"You are the Third Prince of the Palace City, of course you have to attend!" Gus said as a matter of course.

"Wo..." Hearing his words, Hua Zhen felt terrible. Holding onto the last hope, he swallowed, "You must never tell me that the woman named Consort Xin Yao will also attend!"

"Yes, Your Highness, aren't you very happy?"

Happy my ass!! Hua Zhen wailed in his heart~~