The golden-red sun rises slowly from the east, shining sparklingly on the sea. The sea breeze mixed with a bit of fishy smell comes towards you, it is humid and cold in this late autumn.
The waves washed against the rock wall one after another, and as the clouds and mist on the sea dispersed, an island suddenly appeared.
This island is located in the western sea area of the Sun and Moon Empire, far away from the mainland of the Sun and Moon Empire, but not too deep into the sea. It is precisely because of this that this island will not be threatened by various powerful sea soul beasts in the depths of the sea, so it can
It is included in the huge territory of the Sun and Moon Empire and is under direct jurisdiction.
The area of the island is not large, but unlike other islands, this island is surrounded by a solid wall made of blue-gray marble. The height is nearly fifty meters.
The erosion of the waves has left traces of time on it, but this thick city wall seems to be motionless and stands firmly.
A huge gun barrel exuding a dark metallic luster is placed in the gap at the top of the city wall. Rows of orderly and capable soldiers patrol the city wall alternately. The uniform dark blue armor on their bodies scatters a strange halo in the sun.
This island is a maritime military base built by the Sun and Moon Empire to defend against the sea soul beasts causing trouble in the western seas. There are many bases like this in the western and southern seas of the Sun and Moon Empire. After all, even with the development of soul guidance technology,
It is not enough for humans to conquer this vast and unknown sea.
You must know that the powerful soul beasts in the deep sea far exceed the soul beasts on land, both in quantity and quality.
Inside the city wall, there are no bustling streets as imagined, and there are no bustling towns. There are only rows of low houses built on rocks. Soldiers resting in twos and threes pass by on the road, collecting various supplies at simple supply points.
The only thing that barely seems to be related to the street town is the towering castle in the center of the island. The castle as a whole is blue-gray, giving people a depressing feeling even under the sunlight.
Compared with those rock houses that generally only have one or two floors, this castle with five floors is completely outstanding.
The flower garden in front of the castle is dotted with the only remaining colors on the island. Rare flowers of different colors exude a pleasant fragrance, washing away the fishy smell in the sea breeze.
A young man wearing a luxurious purple and gold robe closed his eyes at the edge of the flower bed, approached a dark purple exotic ink orchid, and sniffed it with his tall nose.
The young man looks young, and his eyebrows are obviously a little immature. His medium-long black hair just touches his shoulders, but there are a few strands of purple hair on his forehead and temples, which are mixed in the black hair, adding out of thin air.
A bit of a strange feeling.
With his exquisite facial features and fair, jade-like skin, he doesn't look like someone who has lived by the sea for a long time, but more like a pampered aristocratic child.
In fact, this is exactly the case. The young man's name is Xu Zihuang, and his background is much more prominent than those noble children. He is the son of the prince of the Sun and Moon Empire. However, because of the palace change in the Sun and Moon Empire three years ago, his originally high-ranking prince
However, because of his desperate efforts to rescue the previous emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire, his father ended up with his family and his family destroyed.
Perhaps because the children of other clans who controlled the real power were in danger, or because the new emperor had just been established and it was not appropriate to start killing again, Xu Zihuang, who was only five years old at the time, was lucky enough not to be purged by the new emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire, but was exiled.
Arrive at this isolated island in the sea.
"Your Highness, it's windy outside, please take care of yourself." A calm voice came from behind, Xu Zihuang slowly opened his eyes and looked sideways, his clear deep purple eyes filled with indifference.
Looking at the imposing middle-aged man wearing a dark blue armor and stomach in front of him, a self-deprecating smile appeared on his lips.
His Royal Highness? The exiled prince?
The middle-aged man in front of him had dark skin and was nearly two meters tall. He looked like a tough guy in the military. But when facing Xu Zihuang, he lowered his head very respectfully and did not dare to go directly to him.
See.
Dramas like those in which a down-and-out prince was humiliated by his subordinates were not staged here. The majesty of the royal family cannot be violated, even if Xu Zihuang is just the son of an exiled prince, he still represents the royal family of the Sun and Moon Empire.
If you can be humiliated at will, then the face of the Sun and Moon Empire's royal family is too worthless.
Using his left hand to straighten the hair that was messy in the sea breeze on his forehead, Xu Zihuang walked slowly to the middle-aged man and narrowed his eyes to examine the expression on his face.
"Captain Haixiao Division, if you come to see me at this time, you must have something to do, right?"
Hai Xiao nodded, his stiff face twitching.
"A ship will arrive here from the empire this afternoon. On it will be a hundred noble ladies selected from all over the empire, all of whom have excellent looks and talents. His Royal Highness the Prince hopes that ten of them will be selected to bring the purest members of the royal family.
The bloodline of Zihuang Tianshuanglong will be passed down."
Having said this, Hai Xiao paused for a moment, and then continued to add: "Of course, if His Highness wants to keep all these one hundred noble ladies, His Highness the First Prince will also acquiesce."
"Humph." Xu Zihuang sneered in his heart, but the depths of his eyes became extremely cold.
"Xu Tianran, you are really considerate of me."
Now he finally understood why Xu Tianran spared his life in the first place.
Although the royal family of the Sun and Moon Empire is prosperous, there are very few people who inherit the top martial arts inherited by the royal family. Xu Zihuang is one of the lucky ones. When he awakens the martial spirit, it is not only extremely rare in the Sun and Moon Empire.
He was born with full soul power, and he also inherited the top beast martial soul such as Zihuang Tianshuanglong, and his pure bloodline was unique among the royal family of the Sun and Moon Empire for nearly a thousand years.
The emotions deep in his eyes quickly returned to calm, and then Xu Zihuang turned around and walked into the castle.
"Commander Haixiao Division will notify me when we arrive. Anyway, I don't have the right to refuse, do I?"
After understanding Xu Tianran's purpose, his tense nerves relaxed a lot.
At least, he is safe for the time being.
If he is lucky enough to survive in the future, he may not be able to leave this island even half a step in his life. Indulging himself is the only thing he can do.
Fortunately, the current soul guidance technology of the Sun and Moon Empire was unable to extract his seeds and keep them active for a long time, so he seemed to have a choice.
The most important thing is that he can survive for several years. It will take at least three or four years for him to reach the age where he can leave offspring.
These three or four years are probably the final deadline.
He knew his cousin's ruthless character very well. If he really left no descendants worthless, he might not be far from death.
Walking through the wide and luxurious corridors of the castle, Xu Zihuang sighed secretly in his heart.