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Chapter 509 The Night's Watch

As the boy responded joyfully, a dazzling golden light emanated from the golden bracelet.

In an instant, a pillar of golden light swept across the corpse, extracting specks of white light that hovered before Li Shimin.

Without hesitation, Li Shimin's mind stirred, and his magical power surged forth instantly, manipulating the light spot to float on his forehead.

He closed his eyes to sense and digest the information in the light spots. Not long after, he opened his eyes again and stood up from the ground with a rather happy expression.

"It's this world!"

Even before stepping into the portal, he had asked He Jingfeng to compile a number of literary works with medieval backgrounds, and in just three hours, he memorized them by rote using his Foundation Establishment stage primordial spirit.

Now that he had extracted the memories of the natives of this world, Li Shimin easily deduced its identity after a little comparison.

"A Game of Thrones, or A Song of Ice and Fire!"

Li Shimin raised his head and looked intently at the southern sky.

Based on the intelligence he knew, the energy level of this world was not high. With the current technology and power of the Han Dynasty, it was entirely possible to achieve a dimensional reduction attack.

But even in such a world, there are still quite a few good things!

White Walkers, dragons, Valyrian steel...

These are all good items that are worth selling in the City of Heavens.

Not to mention the wizards with extraordinary powers, the magic that is useless but has some value, and the seven gods and the King of Light who seem to be worshipping deities.

Especially those deities mentioned last, who have the personhood of gods but lack the power of gods.

This noble yet weak being was exactly the kind of opponent that Li Shimin and the Han Dynasty most wanted to encounter!

If we can capture it and ask Lin Yu for help in dealing with it, we might be able to extract some of its divine essence and authority to serve as the Great Han's prized possession in the City of Heavens!

Thinking of this, Li Shimin was filled with emotion and couldn't help but turn his gaze to the phantom of the young man beside him.

The young man stood at attention and saluted, then reported in a loud voice, "Your Majesty, according to the information I have gathered, most of these bandits are free people who traveled south by sea and belong to a clan called Frostrock."

"Because of their primitive raiding customs, they followed their chief to build boats and rafts, set off from Eastsea, bypassed the Wall, and smuggled south from Seal Bay, intending to raid the northern border."

"However, the technology of the Free People was too backward. Their small boats and rafts could not withstand the waves of the sea, causing the vast majority of the Frostrock Clan to perish along the way. Only a few were lucky enough to survive and land, eventually setting up camp in this dark forest and making a living by robbing travelers..."

So he really was a savage?

Li Shimin gazed thoughtfully at the boy.

The so-called free people were a people living outside the Great Wall, who, because they maintained their barbaric customs, were regarded as uncivilized barbarians by the people of the seven kingdoms south of the Great Wall.

The boy nodded and said, "The original novel mentions that Freemen often smuggle and plunder from Seal Bay, and the Northern nobles are also aware of the Freemen's customs, so they have always been very vigilant about it."

"But for some reason, the process of these free people smuggling themselves out was not difficult."

"I believe that the timeline of this world may have progressed to the second book of the novel, which is after the Clash of Kings, which is mainly about the Stark and Lannister families."

"The entire continent of Westeros is in chaos. A large number of soldiers from the North have been conscripted by Robb Stark, the Young Wolf, and have no time to deal with the few who have escaped from Seal Bay."

"Of course, these are all my speculations, based on the original novel, and may not be accurate."

"After all, this could be the world of a TV series, and TV series often make drastic changes to the plot. Relying solely on the memories of a few savage bandits is not enough to make a definitive judgment."

"However, one thing is certain: this place is the northern border of Westeros."

"Based on the bandits' memories and comparing them with the continental map in the database, I can deduce that this place should be located near the Amber family's castle, which is the last Hearth City."

The Last Hearth City...

Li Shimin's heart stirred, and he decisively had the boy project a map of Westeros.

Looking at the various northern castles marked on the map, Li Shimin couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

The Last Hearth is the northernmost castle in the Seven Kingdoms, meaning that he is now closer to the Wall in the far north than to the battlefields in the south...

After a moment of contemplation, Li Shimin raised his head and said:
"You just said that the timeline of this world is likely to be after the second movie?"

"That's right!"

"What about the White Walkers?"

Li Shimin asked with piercing eyes, "Is it beginning to recover?"

The boy blinked and said, "According to the information we have so far, the resurgence of the White Walkers and mysterious forces is the cause and beginning of the entire series. Therefore, they had already revived long before the first book!"

"..."

Li Shimin's expression stiffened for a moment, then he coughed twice and said, "I meant the White Walkers' army of the dead." The boy nodded and said, "Then there's an 87.45% chance!"

Li Shimin smiled and said, "In that case, let's go to the Great Wall of Despair first!"

Before he finished speaking, he waved his sleeves, manipulating the swirling snowstorm to spin rapidly, utterly destroying the corpses on the ground and the nearby wooden house, burying their remains completely in the snowstorm.

After doing all this, Li Shimin took a step and his body soared into the sky, flying towards the northern sky.

Besides the savages who smuggled themselves in from Seal Bay, there were also two natives from the North among these bandits.

Thanks to them, Li Shimin learned the common language of Westeros and gained a considerable understanding of the surrounding geography.

For example, this road that runs through the forest is known as the King's Road.

Heading north along Kings Road, you'll reach Castle Black, nestled beneath the Wall.

Li Shimin walked on air, speeding along at near-sonic speed.

Gradually, the King's Road beneath us became narrower and narrower, and the surrounding hills gradually became steeper, turning into a series of undulating mountain ranges.

From a distance, it looked like a giant carrying Chen Xue and Hei Yan on its back, moving through Li Shimin's rapidly changing vision.

Suddenly, Li Shimin paused, slowed down, and looked down at the King's Road, which was only wide enough for one carriage, as if his dark eyes could pierce through the wind and snow.

On the main road, two knights in black robes came from the north and galloped south.

Li Shimin's heart stirred, and he immediately extended his divine sense, covering the two black-clad knights below.

"These kings are just worrying about their own affairs. If you ask me, we should send a few damned things over the wall to the south to give them a good scare!"

"Unfortunately, we only managed to keep one of the wight's hands, and Thorne took it to King's Landing..."

"Yes, there are so many kings in the south now, we should at least send one to each of them!"

"Don't be silly, if there are too many of those things, our brothers will be the first to die!"

The conversation between the two knights in black reached Li Shimin's ears, allowing him to instantly determine their identities—

They must have been Night's Watch members who were sent to various places in the south to seek help after the White Walkers were discovered!

The Night's Watch is a special legion that guards the Wall.

It was founded during the Age of Heroes and was a mainstay in the resistance against the White Walkers' invasion.

For this reason, in the past, serving on the Great Wall was considered a symbol of honor and a demonstration of selfless dedication to duty.

Many knights and even nobles voluntarily donned black and guarded the Wall.

However, times have changed, and in this era where the White Walkers have become legends, joining the Night's Watch is no longer an honorable act, but has gradually become a way to escape punishment.

Whether they are robbers, thieves, bastards, or fallen nobles who have lost power in political struggles, they can all be absolved of their crimes by joining the Night's Watch.

This is why the Night's Watch is now filled with all sorts of Westeros scum, rather than the honorable knights it once was.

However, the two black-clad knights below did resemble the Night's Watch to some extent, otherwise they wouldn't have been assigned to go south to deliver a message to the Seven Kingdoms.

After all, the Night's Watchmen cannot marry or have children; they must spend their entire lives guarding the Wall.

Those worthless scoundrels, once given such a mission, will surely try to escape the Legion and never return to the Wall.

Li Shimin gazed thoughtfully at the two figures as they walked away.

Their conversation suggests that the current timeline is indeed after the Clash of Kings, and it is very likely that the story has progressed to the third installment.

The Night's Watch discovered the White Walkers' whereabouts. Originally, they only needed to go to King's Landing for help, but now there are too many kings in the south, so they have to divide their forces and send a team of messengers to each kingdom.

These two brothers in black had clearly just set off.

If that's the case, then Castle Black is probably not far off!
Li Shimin glanced at the two figures gradually disappearing into the distance, then looked away and continued northward.

Before long, he saw traces of humankind in the black mountains and white snow.

—It was a tall wooden city gate, inlaid with iron nails and rivets.

The city gate is flanked by walls carved from black rock. Although they are a single, continuous structure, they are not very tall. At one corner of the wall, there are several wooden ladders piled up.

Upon seeing this city gate, Li Shimin knew that the city builders had absolutely not considered the possibility of an enemy attacking from the south.

If he were to lead an army to attack this city, even with only medieval weaponry, he was confident that he could take it down within an hour!

(End of this chapter)