A is in StarCraft, just disembarked from the Zerg Prince spaceship.

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After fast-forwarding through a few episodes, Gao Tian felt he had grasped the essence of the story. Yes, that's the expression—the wicked daughter-in-law who was visiting her mother-in-law's family for the first time, intending to teach them a lesson!

"Oh~" Lan exclaimed in sudden realization.

"Why are you learning this?" Gao Tian patted his head. "You have no room to grow, and I don't have parents."

Blue visibly shriveled.

Gao Tian rubbed his head again: "But we can work together to teach your dad a lesson."

Lan happily pulled him out of the car.

As soon as he got out of the car, Gao Tian was shocked again, and the emotions he had just prepared almost shattered.

The fountain in the middle of the square outside the palace is tens of meters high. The base of the statue is hundreds of meters long, like a small mountain. The statue is densely carved with hundreds of handsome men in different poses, forming a pyramid shape that surrounds a huge butterfly or moth with outstretched wings at the top.

"These are the monarchs of the Liernia Empire throughout history," Lan explained earnestly.

Then, remembering something, she happily pulled him to the other side of the fountain and pointed to a statue in the newest spot below, explaining, "This, this is my female father."

When each generation of the monarch of the Liernia Empire dies, a statue is erected at the bottom of the fountain complex, and the fountain is raised slightly, symbolizing that each emperor carries on the legacy of all the efforts of his predecessors.

The blue female father is depicted as a figure wearing a crown and holding a scepter, roughly the same height as them. The sculptor's skill is superb; the statue's face is remarkably lifelike.

She looks somewhat like Lan, but is much more mature. The Queen Insect has long, narrow eyes; she might look even more like Lan once she's fully grown.

Lan stood beside the statue, looking like a miniature version of him.

Lan gestured expectantly to Gao Tian, ​​"When I die, my statue will be placed here, right here, next to my mother."

Gao Tian looked at him.

No, you silly boy. Last time you died, no one made a statue for you. The line of statues for the successors of the Zerg Empire ended with your mother.

I will never let the Insect King bully you again. I will definitely help you kill the Insect King.

Gao Tian said to him, "That's great. Can I come with you?"

"Do you want to come too?" Lan looked at him hesitantly. "But it seems like only the Queen's statue can be placed here..."

"Think of a way," Gao Tian teased him. "Like, secretly slip a piece of my bone into the statue when they're making it..."

"Ah, I've got it." Lan slapped her palm.

Seeing how happy he was, Gao Tian tickled his palm, mimicking his gesture: "What are you thinking about?"

Which bone are you thinking of stuffing into my mouth?

Lan said happily, "I can ask the craftsman to carve you into my eyes while he's carving!"

Gao Tian, ​​who had been joking, froze upon hearing this, staring blankly at him: "...What?"

Lan took his hand, looked at him, and said softly but earnestly, "Only the Queen of Insects' statue can be placed on the fountain in front of the Liernia Palace; no one else can be included. But I can ask the craftsmen to carve you into my eyes when they are sculpting it."

You are frozen in my eyes, like a statue, placed on my throne.

My body stands with my ancestors; you may not be by my side, but you will always be in my eyes.

"Is it okay?" Lan looked at him, her eyes filled with him, and scratched his hand again.

Gao Tian caught him and laughed, "Okay."

That's wonderful, baby.

You are the cutest baby in the world.

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Turning past the fountain, Lan led Gao Tian to stand at the main entrance of the palace.

It's hard to describe in words.

Have you ever seen those European palaces? You know, the kind where there's a large, square courtyard in the center with lawns, fountains, and ponds, and then long rows of luxurious castles with countless rooms on all sides.

The palace of the Liernia Empire was quite different. It consisted of one courtyard followed by another, an even larger one, and one row of castles followed by yet another, even longer one, castle within castle, row upon row, endlessly.

That's right, you can't see the end of it at all! You can't tell how many floors there are, and the marble pavement inside is longer than the limit of human vision!

The palace is covered with massive stone pillars and ornate carvings! Classic! Elegant! Numerous spires and bell towers rise atop it! Mysterious! Grand!

Gao Tian stared in disbelief at the endless palace, thinking to herself, "This is my boyfriend's ancestral property. I've really married into a wealthy family!"

Lan pouted and said to him, "There's nothing to see here. The Grand Palace is just a pile of whatever's valuable, a bunch of antiques. If you want to see a palace, I'll take you to my Crown Prince's Palace later. My Crown Prince's Palace is pure white and much prettier than this."

"Okay." Gao Tian smiled at him, flatteringly.

Oh, the little emperor, so adorable.

Lan led Gao Tian to a stunningly cool, all-black aircraft, patted the passenger door with a flourish, and said smugly, "Get in."

The shape of the aircraft's outstretched wings looks a bit like... a moth? Gao Tian understood. "Oh, Your Highness, your car? It's really cool."

"Yes, Your Highness, I just had Bambo send it over from the Lu Palace." Lan Chao was delighted—this was his favorite car.

Gao Tian chuckled, "You're flying a spacecraft in your own home?"

Lan came over and tickled him. "The Grand Palace of Liernia covers 158 million acres. If you weren't here, I would have just flown there. But you, you can't exactly walk there, can you?"

Gao Tian looked at Lan, grinned, and unconsciously repeated, "158 million... acres?"

"Yes, 158 million acres. It has been expanded several times since my father-in-law passed away."

Lan curled her lip again: "I heard that old geezer, the Insect King, wants to expand it. I don't know what a male insect who can't fly needs such a big palace for. Does he want to build his own tomb in there?"

One acre is approximately equal to four thousand square meters, Gao Tian couldn't help but quickly do the mental calculation.

...Ugh, my head hurts so much, this number is going to burst me.

"Come on!" Lan got into the driver's seat, then popped her head out expectantly, urging him, "I'll take you for a drive!"

Then Gao Tian was taken by her boyfriend in a flying vehicle and went for a drive around his house.

The palace's outer gardens cover a vast area, with lush trees, abundant flowers and plants, fountains, ponds, sculptures, and many other decorations, creating a tranquil and beautiful atmosphere.

The aircraft weaved through the landscape, passing in succession a glass garden, a butterfly garden, an aviary, a hunting ground, a racetrack, a car track, a shooting range, a ski resort... a zoo, a crystal palace, a library, a museum, a collection, an observatory, an observation tower, a watchtower... an artificial rainforest, an artificial ocean, a diamond beach...

Everything imaginable and unimaginable is here. There's even a whale in the artificial ocean!

Lan parked the car and took him to feed the whales.

Gao Tian stood on the diamond-studded grandstand and dumped sardines. A giant whale swam over and swallowed them whole, spraying water onto the wide, artificially-made wave-filled surface.

Lan Xing stood gleefully by the car door, one hand resting on it: "Gao Tian, ​​I'll usurp the throne and support you!"