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Chapter 512 Pioneering Benefits

About an hour later, the somewhat chaotic Black Castle finally returned to order.

Maester Aemon, escorted by two Blackguard soldiers, arrived at the plaza and informed all the captured Night's Watch members of the arrival of the heavenly army and the change of ownership of Castle Black.

Upon hearing this news, the remaining night watchmen had various thoughts.

Some breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that they had finally survived; others were overjoyed and couldn't wait to be eliminated from the new Night's Watch so they could leave this godforsaken place.

Of course, there are also those who still cherish a sense of honor and believe that the Night's Watch should fight for all of humanity and should not belong to any particular nation or power.

But whatever their intentions, they are all in vain in the face of absolute power.

Li Shimin had already decided to make the Wall the first stronghold of the Han Dynasty in this realm, and he would not allow any other voice in the Night's Watch besides his.

He ordered Guan Xing to step into the teleportation portal and deliver the imperial edict to the prime minister who remained behind.

After a moment's thought, the Prime Minister immediately selected more than ten civil officials from the cross-dimensional department to travel with the team, learn the language of the other world, and manage the current Night's Watch legion.

"According to current intelligence, the Night's Watch has a total of nineteen passes on the Wall."

"However, due to manpower shortages in recent years, only three locations—Shadow Tower, Black Castle, and East Sea View—are manned."

"This humble general has already issued orders to dispatch five hundred Xuanjia soldiers to Shadow Tower and East Sea Watch respectively. In addition, the Sky Dome Division has crossed over with Lord Shao and others to set up camp outside Black Castle and deploy aerospace bases. It is expected that in another two hours, we will be able to attempt to launch a satellite and dispel the fog of war!"

Zhao Yun, dressed in 'White Dragon' powered armor, respectfully bowed and reported.

"very good!"

Li Shimin smiled with satisfaction, raised his hand and patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder, saying with a smile, "In that case, I will entrust this vast Great Wall to you, Uncle Zhao!"

Zhao Yun's expression turned solemn: "I will certainly not fail Your Majesty's trust!"

After saying that, he hesitated and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, are you really only taking a thousand Xuanjia soldiers north?"

"The Prime Minister has said that 200,000 troops have been assembled in the suburbs of Chang'an. Apart from special forces such as the Xuanjia Army, there are still over 100,000 modern, heavily armed soldiers. Perhaps..."

“Eh~” Li Shimin interrupted Zhao Yun with a smile, “After all, the North is the domain of the Night King and the White Walkers, where there exists a mysterious power that can bring the dead back to life.”

"We cannot yet comprehend this power, and naturally we do not know how to defend against it."

At this point, Li Shimin said solemnly, "The world has been at peace for only a few years now. Every son and daughter of the Han people is precious in my eyes. How can they die on such a meaningless thing?"

Zhao Yun smiled wryly and said, "Your Majesty is benevolent, but..."

Li Shimin shook his head and said, "Don't worry, as the saying goes, you should take the enemy seriously in tactics but despise them in strategy. The Night King and the White Walkers are not as powerful as you imagine."

"To deal with them, let alone a thousand Xuanjia, even a hundred would be too much for me!"

Having said that, Zhao Yun had nothing more to say.

He sighed deeply, bowed in acceptance, and turned to walk towards the tower's steps.

Before long, the tunnel gate leading to the north slowly rose amidst a thunderous roar.

Li Shimin took a step forward, stepping out of the gate first. Behind him, the black-painted armored vehicles slowly moved forward, carrying more than a thousand Xuanjia soldiers into the vast land north of the Great Wall.

Unfortunately, the portal has only just opened and is only about three meters long and wide, so it cannot yet accommodate large military equipment such as tanks and airships.

Even these black-painted armored vehicles could only be transported over from the other side one by one.

But that's okay, as time goes by, the connection between the two worlds will become closer.

The portal will continue to expand as a result, and sooner or later, it will be able to achieve large-scale cross-border operations in a short period of time.

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Leaving the towering, hundred-mile-long Great Wall of Desperate Beauty, the first thing that comes into view is the infamous Ghost Forest.

According to the original book, Ghostwood, north of the Wall, is the only forest on the continent of Westeros where more than two weirwood trees can be seen in the same place.

The so-called weirwood is a type of red-leaved tree.

Its bark is as white as bone, its sap is the same red color as its leaves, and a human face is carved on its trunk, said to have been carved by an ancient child of the forest.

The descendants of the First Men of the North not only inherited the belief in the Old Gods, but also this tradition.

They would plant a weirwood tree in the sacred wood forest, carve a human face on the trunk, and sometimes use the tree's sap to dye the carved eyes red.

They call this kind of weirwood the heart tree.

For those who believe in the Old Gods, this tree of the heart is considered extremely sacred.

They believe that no one can lie in front of the Heart Tree, so sacred ceremonies such as vows and marriages are performed in front of the Heart Tree.

Standing beside a weirwood tree, Li Shimin carefully examined the very eerie tree face.

A dozen or so Xuanjia soldiers beside them removed their armor and, holding various sophisticated instruments, were testing the genes and components of the fish weirwood under the guidance of the artificial intelligence Xiaofeng.

Before long, a virtual projection resembling a young boy appeared beside Li Shimin, solemnly saluting and saying:
"Your Majesty, tests have revealed that weirwood contains an extremely special and mysterious element."

"This element is widely present in its trunk and sap, allowing it to have a lifespan of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years without external influence."

"Even if it is felled, it will never rot." "Furthermore, I have discovered that weirwood possesses extremely excellent energy conductivity, making it an excellent material for crafting wooden magical implements such as staffs!"

Oh?
There's such an unexpected bonus?

Li Shimin raised an eyebrow, looking at the white trees and red leaves in front of him with a hint of surprise.

After a moment's thought, he decisively sent a messenger to order Zhao Yun and others to come to Ghost Shadow Forest and, without disturbing the ecosystem as much as possible, cut down the weirwood trees and collect the heartwood seeds to take back for research.

Having done all this, Li Shimin led over a thousand Xuanjia soldiers on their continued journey, marching north with high morale.

It's no wonder their morale is so high, given how close they are to the Great Wall, and they can't wait to head to the new instance to explore it.

After all, there are already clear regulations for the cross-disciplinary department.

With such an unexpected discovery, everyone in the Xuanjia Army could share in the credit!
A convoy of black-painted armored vehicles moved along the forest trails of Ghost Forest.

The three armored vehicles leading the way were equipped with special high-energy paving machines. They felled trees and crushed rocks, like three steel gluttons that could only go in and not out, crushing a smooth road ten meters wide all the way.

Such a violent commotion naturally attracted the attention of the local creatures.

Many gray or black dire wolves were attracted by the sounds coming from the forest.

But upon seeing those rampaging steel behemoths, their originally murderous and ferocious aura faltered, and their bright eyes were filled with indescribable surprise and fear.

Without hesitation, they immediately turned and fled, trying to escape the horde of giant beasts.

Unfortunately, at this distance, whether they can run or not is not up to them!

Many Xuanjia soldiers took action, leaping and darting through the dense Ghost Shadow Forest, easily catching up with the fleeing Icefield Wolf and capturing it as easily as handling a puppy.

Its steel body, which should be heavy and tall, possesses an extraordinary agility that belies its size.

This stark contrast, beyond what was understood, naturally startled the native creatures of this forest.

Before long, more than ten tall Xuanjia soldiers captured the terrified local animals and brought them before Li Shimin.

Li Shimin looked at these animals, which were significantly larger than their counterparts on Earth, and couldn't help but marvel.

"The direwolf, whose size rivals that of a small horse, and the shadow lynx, whose appearance is somewhere between a tiger and a cougar, and whose beauty resembles that of a fantastical creature, are both endemic to the area north of the Great Wall..."

He reached out and scratched the chin of the large black striped cat in front of him, casually saying:
"Catch two of each kind and put them on the last car. Be careful to distinguish their genders to make sure there is one male and one female."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The Xuanjia Army respectfully accepted the order and immediately sprang into action, completely unaware that a jet-black crow was perched on a treetop above, its dark eyes silently observing everything below.

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At the same time, in a cave in the Ghost Forest.

Among the weirwood entwined with the ball of fish, there was a figure that was as thin as a rake.

He was dressed in rags, looked like a corpse, and had long white hair and a red eye.

A blood-red birthmark ran across his skin from his neck to his cheek, with pale weirwood roots extending from it, piercing his thigh, and protruding from his shoulder.

Dark red leaves grew on his bones, gray mushrooms covered his forehead, and a thin root crawled down his cheek from his empty eye socket, into his neck, and spread throughout his body.

Clearly, this is a creature that has long since become one with the weirwood.

If Li Shimin were here, he would immediately recognize his identity—

She is the last Green Prophet in the world!

There's a saying in the Game of Thrones world: one in a thousand people is a shapeshifter, and one in a thousand shapeshifters is a Green Prophet.

This shows just how rare Green Prophets are in this world.

And their abilities are indeed commensurate with their rarity.

According to the original work, the Green Prophet possesses the powerful ability to control nature, explore the past, and even predict the future.

The final Green Prophet, also known as the Three-Eyed Raven, can see all things in the world through the weirwood and control various animals and plants to walk on his behalf.

That's why he discovered these uninvited guests the moment the Xuanjia Army stepped into the forest.

At first, he was simply astonished by the armored vehicles driven by the Xuanjia Army, finding it hard to comprehend what kind of existence these steel behemoths that were devouring the forest were.

But gradually, he realized that those steel behemoths were only ferocious in appearance and were by no means the core of the problem.

What truly unsettled him were the black-armored soldiers who controlled the steel behemoths!
They were numerous, dressed in expensive armor he had never seen before, each one tall and incredibly strong, with discipline far surpassing that of the Night's Watch, and were known for their absolute obedience to orders and prohibitions.

Moreover, each soldier was shrouded in some mysterious power, like an invisible barrier, resisting his mental attacks and preventing him from even the most basic dream-based intimidation!

Such a force, if placed in Westeros, would be enough to sweep across the entire continent.

Even the dragons that once swept across the world are probably no match for them!

"...Who exactly are they?!"

(End of this chapter)