The X-Men followed Li Shimin through the Light Gate, and every one of them stood stunned.
What met their eyes was nothing like the backward feudal society they had imagined.
This was a palace, after all, so everything here was naturally as lavish as could be.
There were pavilions and towers, but they stood amid a Cybertek style that blended technology with classical architecture.
The X-Men were soon led out of the palace. It was not somewhere they could stay for long, and they first needed to be settled into the employee housing complex in Chang'an City.
Li Shimin then sent for his old friends. It was time to scour the X-Men's world for talent.
Meanwhile, Ying Zheng looked at the Galaxy First Emperor and smiled faintly. "Well? Form an alliance with me, and we can conquer the myriad worlds together. Doesn't that sound more interesting than conquering a sea of stars?"
"Conquer the myriad worlds?" The Galaxy First Emperor stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the endless stars beyond the Galaxy Great Wall. He sighed softly. "I would like to, but I have no strength to spare for it right now."
He pointed at the Galaxy Great Wall. "Do you know why I built an endless wall here at the edge of the galaxy?"
"There are enemies beyond the galaxy." Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes as he looked past the Galaxy Great Wall.
He could already see them deep in the dark starfield: warships bristling with technology, sailing this way.
"Yes. Beyond the galaxy, countless Aeldari are eyeing it like tigers stalking their prey." Weariness crept into the Galaxy First Emperor's voice. "The Aeldari already rule every star region around us.
"More than two thousand years ago, an Aeldari warship crashed in Great Qin's territory. By