Deep in the Dragon Palace, this is the lowest part of Chongming City, quite close to the bottom of the deep canyon.
Unlike the cold sea water outside the deep canyon, the water temperature inside the canyon is actually quite warm.
This is also why Chongming City was built here.
When you reach the depths of the Dragon Palace near the bottom of the valley, the sea water here can even be said to be boiling hot.
From time to time, some bubbles with a faint sour smell float around.
Yuan Shun approached the heat source deep in the Dragon Palace with a respectful attitude, and a distinct smell of sulfur spread in the nearby sea water.
With the help of the glazed palace lanterns scattered throughout the Dragon Palace, one can clearly see the abyss and the turbid red dragon horns.
Although he was given the surname "Yuan", he was not a pure dragon spirit species after all, so he only had a red-gray horn on one side.
However, compared with those princes, he already showed signs of transforming into a dragon.
The body is as slender and winding as a snake, and is covered with neatly arranged red-gray leaf-shaped scales.
The body is almost turning into a dragon, which is a sign that the dragon spirit is about to ascend to heaven.
At this time, Yuanshun seemed to be still thinking about something.
Therefore, he did not swim very fast, and it took him a while to cross the porch of the Dragon King's Palace.
The moment you enter the door, you are hit by the scorching heat.
The scalding sea water brushed against his flexible and hard scales, bringing a slight stinging sensation.
But Yuan Shun seemed to adapt well. He kept his expression unchanged as he hunched his body and then lowered his neck respectfully.
With the attitude of a subordinate, he raised his head slightly and looked up at the outside of the submarine volcanoes in front of him that were spewing magma.
"Your Majesty, I, Yuanshun, pay my respects to you."
The sound of a dragon's roar echoed at the edge of the magma pool where the other side could not be seen.
"Um."
A careless response came from the depths of the magma that could not be cooled by sea water.
The sound was not loud, but it caused the magma to roll and surge.
The temperature of the surrounding sea water rose sharply.
Sweat began to seep out of the gaps in Yuanshun Dragon's scales, and the stinging sensation intensified.
However, he still sat cross-legged respectfully, without moving even a bit.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Second Prince is out of danger, and his soul has been sent to the Imperial Hospital for rest."
"The original body was severely damaged. I'm afraid His Royal Highness the Second Prince will need to start training again."
After finishing the report, Yuan calmed down.
The Dragon King's Hall, so empty that the boundaries could not be seen, was instantly filled with only the sound of roiling magma.
After a moment, the Dragon King spoke slowly.
"Once his soul has recovered from its injuries, send him to the Second Research Institute."
"I obey your command."
Yuan Shun accepted the order and then asked.
"Given the Second Prince's current condition, does the final clan trial and the public vote need to be postponed?"
He thought about it all the way and finally asked.
After all, although he was only an adopted son and a retainer, he had known the three princes since childhood and had a good relationship with them.
Even though I'm a neutral person and can't take sides, it's still okay to ask.
This time, the Dragon King did not pause for too long and gave the answer almost the next moment.
“No extension is needed, everything remains the same.”
Yuan Shun was stunned for a moment, looked up in disbelief, then reacted and immediately lowered his head again.
"yes."
"Back off."
"I obey your command."
After slowly exiting the porch of the Dragon King's Hall, Yuan Shun turned and left.
He thought in disbelief at His Majesty the Dragon King's attitude just now.
This kind of order is tantamount to abandoning the Second Prince, who is the eldest son.
However, according to His Majesty's previous attitude of condoning the Second Prince to win over the officials, and the Second Prince's performance in the first clan trial where he ranked among the top.
Your Majesty, you should be interested in the second prince.
"Could it be that because the attack on Yin City failed, His Majesty is disappointed with the Second Prince?"
"Who told you that His Majesty favors the Second Prince?"
"ah?"
Yuanshun made a puzzled sound.
The neutral minister sitting opposite him sighed and spoke again.
"Your Majesty doesn't care about the results of the first trial or the attitudes of the officials. You have to see which side the three major research institutes are on."
He has already made it clear.
Yuan Shun thought carefully and realized that the First and Second Research Institutes, which had a longer history, were currently cooperating with the Third Prince Yuan Li.
Although the Third Research Institute cooperated with Yuanyuan, they were almost completely wiped out in the landing battle in the southern part of Kaiyang Island.
I heard that the Third Research Institute also lost a group of elites.
This cooperation has fallen through.
Therefore, the Third Research Institute will inevitably side with the Third Prince.
As for the eldest prince who was born out of wedlock, although Yuanshun had a good relationship with him, because of this, he knew that the other party had no qualifications to compete.
The eldest prince has been almost completely controlled by the aristocratic families.
Yuan Shun belatedly said, "I understand."
But looking at his expression, he still looked a little confused.
"It's a pity you only understand now," the minister said with a somewhat helpless expression, "You should have understood when Prime Minister Guan was demoted."
Such an obvious signal is clearly a hint from His Majesty.
It’s just that Yuan Shun’s reaction is slow because he has been practicing in the Dragon Palace for many years and has not often come into contact with the court.
That is why His Majesty answered his question today and made it clear that he already had a "predetermined" candidate.
As for the rest of the high-ranking officials and nobles of the Second Prince's party, they were unwilling to understand and did not want to understand.
Therefore, they attempted to use "public opinion" to seize royal power and nominate the second prince.
But what's the use of this?
"Don't worry if you don't understand. All you need to know is to stand firmly on His Majesty's side."
Anyway, the neutrals are essentially staunch royalists.
…
Deep in the Qingming Ocean, at this time, the transport team that had submerged underwater did not immediately sail north.
They were moving very fast, but because of the resistance of the sea water after entering the sea, their speed was slightly slower than that on the sea surface.
The fleet approached the center of the Qingming Ocean at a high speed. After an hour, its speed began to slow down gradually.
Zi Sui followed behind the fleet and slowed down at the same time.
The sea ahead was empty and dark, but above the seabed, a seaweed forest suddenly appeared.
What a familiar recipe.
The group of sea beasts previously discovered on the edge of the Pacific Ocean were also hidden in the kelp forest.
But this time, hidden behind the dense and dark seaweed were no longer a large number of sea beasts.
But it is a densely packed complex of buildings.
This place is still in the Qingming Ocean, so this must not be the Second Research Institute.
"It seems like a pleasant surprise."
As the fleet sailed into the seaweed forest that had separated itself, Zi Sui in the alien space also carefully entered.
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