Although they discussed many heavy topics, they still developed cautiously in secret.

They began to grow and explore on the "East Sea Bay" map set by Zhu Zhengwei, and in the blink of an eye, ten years passed. Many of them, fully cultivating the Qi Eating Skill, reached the fifth or even sixth level.

After all, having previously reached this level as Immortal Herbs, it was akin to reincarnating and retraining. What's more, their physical aptitudes, created with heaven-defying cultivation aptitudes, served as external aids.

Soon, with their increasing proficiency, they received the next main quest:

[Please proceed to the Great Tang government office and apply to join it.]

...

"It's starting."

Beina whispered, "We need to set off next."

"Don't worry," said Zeng Ciwen, an old professor, "Based on our investigations over the years, the Imperial Examinations ended hundreds of years ago... To join the Great Tang government now, you can only take the route of hired officials, akin to official mercenaries... taking on various tasks and chores."

The Great Tang's territory is vast beyond compare.

A mountain peak, a river, constitutes a small world.

And each small world has only forty-nine official seals, forty-nine ninth-level officials, mastering 1% of the Rule Core of the Celestial Dao, unable to personally handle all sorts of tasks.

Thus, the mercenaries of the Great Tang government were born.

"Aren't they afraid of us rebelling? Don't they test our loyalty?" Super Sweetheart Circle said.

"Test, my foot! The world is the Li Tang Dynasty's territory! Whose spy can we be? The spies of the countries in the Western Land? Those countries in the Western Land haven't even thought of counterattacking the Eastern Tang; they're barely managing to survive! The Golden Tang isn't a joke."

...

They chose a place, Yunshan City, to start their careers as guards.

This group of people was like seeds and sprouts, slowly growing over decades and centuries, starting to take root in various lands, secretly infiltrating, and ultimately aiming to develop into Chang'an City.

In the shadows.

Someone was quietly observing everything.

"Having missed the Imperial Examinations and needing to climb step by step to Chang'an City, will take at least two or three hundred years?" At this point, the Ancestral Witch laughed softly.

"Not necessarily, they might have tricky maneuvers, they've never taken the ordinary path."

Zhu Zhengwei remained calm, studying his own Rule Core at Wuzhuang Temple, "In any case, they play tricks but are always aware of their limits, eager to preserve their lives... Meanwhile, we should subtly hint to that one prime minister within the Great Tang, presumably he aligns with our intentions."

"I've already delivered the chives to his doorstep; how he leverages them is up to him. Next will be his main stage!"

...

Fifty years passed.

In Chang'an City of the Great Tang, the Ghost Witch Doctor led a leisurely life.

Working from nine to five, ever since the Polk civilization's issues were resolved, the work of colonizing the material civilization had been delegated to King Polk himself, leaving him with idle time.

"I seem to be living a slow life... but during my time in the Multi-Dimensional Chang'an City, I am still the one being crazily exploited." The Ghost Witch Doctor's expression remained calm, having come to terms with it, and thought as long as he doesn't remember it, it's fine. He watched the Minotaur and Qingxia practicing swordplay in the distance, "Is it just an illusion, or has Emperor Tang recently increased my workload efficiency?"

His Imperial Sword was retracted once more, making it impossible to observe other timelines, and he couldn't specifically feel what had happened; a sense of incongruity lingered.

And although the Imperial Sword was recalled, this time, Emperor Tang surprisingly allowed him to retain all the knowledge he had gained, preserving it entirely.

"What the hell is this?"

While reviewing documents, he suddenly noticed a group of peculiar mercenaries appearing in his lands, with extraordinary aptitudes, banding together in teams, and frequently using strange slogans.

What has happened?

Zhu Zhengwei couldn't communicate with his main body, finding it peculiar.

There's a sense of incongruity...

"If they are indeed players, did my main body send them here to the Great Tang?" Zhu Zhengwei pondered, "I've always kept those guys sealed, preventing them from causing trouble. If they throw those silly guys over, they'll certainly come up with stunts that will lead to big problems..."

"Oh well, the one to have a headache is Li Shimin, not me." Zhu Zhengwei immediately sat back, ready to watch the antics unfold.

Anyway, it's not me who will suffer.

Zhu Zhengwei was slightly startled, "Let's go out for a walk."

"Qingxia, has anything happened in the palace recently?" Zhu Zhengwei inquired about gossip as he continued reviewing the memorials.

"Oh, as per tradition, after the Imperial Examinations, it's time to select concubines..." Qingxia, who had become his deputy manager, said, "Would you like to see the list?"

Zhu Zhengwei's eyebrows twitched as he opened the list.

As a close confidant of Li Shimin, he had the right to access all material, even such affairs within the harem, as he himself was also the "Emperor Tang's" absolute private property, and had no freedom.

Zhu Zhengwei glanced at the list, which numbered in the hundreds of thousands.

Even such a number had been carefully selected, mostly around fourteen years old, talented and well-mannered.

Although Li Shimin, officially only in his four thousand years, had behind-the-scenes mysteries not disclosed to calculate his true age, marrying fourteen-year-olds seemed ridiculous.

But when viewed in this Mythical World, the old bull grazing on fresh grass doesn't seem inconceivable.

"Speaking of which, Li Shimin is only just over four thousand years old... I'm already over two thousand and still a youngster... But Li Shimin appears to have entered middle age." Zhu Zhengwei sighed lightly. The premature aging of the Human Emperor was evident.

As he sighed, his eyes inadvertently fell on a name among the top one hundred candidates, "Wu Yuanhua... has appeared?"

His heart trembled tremendously.

Nobody knew Wu Zetian's original name anymore.

Wu Zhao, Wu Xu, Wu Yuanhua, were all possibilities debated by future generations.

Wu Zetian?

The woman who usurped the Li Tang Dynasty's throne has already appeared?

"What's wrong?" Qingxia laughed quietly as she observed the dazed Zhu Zhengwei, "Is it that a lady caught your eye? With the Emperor's favoritism towards you, he'd surely bestow her upon you immediately... after all, it's been rumored it's been hundreds of years since His Majesty..."

Zhu Zhengwei: "....."

I fell silent for a few seconds. This wasn't the most surprising, the most shocking was... When I checked Wu Cairen's records, I saw her brought along her sister into the palace, Wu Yuanren.

Doesn't she resemble Super Sweetheart Circle?

This is my cross-dressing roommate!

One of his suspicions was confirmed, as he quickly looked at the names on the talent selection list, becoming increasingly dumbfounded.

"Mary Sue, hailing from Hezhou County, Yun..."

"Feng Aotian, from Qingyun City near Quicksand River..."

...

What on earth is happening?

He quietly closed the names on the talent selection list one by one, feeling a sense of impending crisis. These names seemed eerily familiar.

Doesn't this resemble a massive fan meeting for star chasers?

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