The king on the Great Wall

Conversely, if Dennis Mallister's influence on the Night Watch Corps is so great that it can instantly turn the situation around, then what if he is made a "deputy commander in chief"?

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"Okay, I agree." Unexpectedly, Dennis agreed without even blinking an eyelid, "So, we've made a deal?"

"Deal." Accidents are accidents, Iger doesn't intend to take back his words, and it feels good to be a gentleman who is hard to catch once in a while. "I'm just a little curious. You have such a bad relationship with Carter Pike. Why did you add the clause of retaining his position as Commander of East Sea Watch to the deal?"

"You've never managed a castle yourself, and you'll never understand that a fortress commander is more than just a superior to the soldiers. We are parents, fathers and mothers, not just making sure our brothers are commanded correctly Don’t let them die for no reason, and you have to take care of their food and daily life.” Dennis Mallister said with a smile: “You don’t know Bowen Marsh’s temper. He must have died of poverty in his previous life. The materials are strictly controlled. The materials he distributes to the Shadow Tower and East China Sea Watch are all rationed according to the head, only to ensure that we can perform our duties and will not be frozen to death and starved to death. If you want brothers to eat meat, Drinking wine, changing into new clothes, etc., all depend on the commander's own ability. Carter Parker uses the merchant ships that occasionally dock at East Sea Watch to do business for the benefit of the brothers, and I work with the mountain people, Several well-connected nobles and even savages deal with each other to achieve this..."

He paused for a moment, as if recalling some good memories, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "The two of us have been commanders longer than that old man Mormont has been commander-in-chief! It is not an exaggeration to say that, We have feelings for most of the soldiers in the fortress, this kind of bond may not be as exaggerated as unchanging until death, but it is definitely stronger than you think, it is taboo to change generals in the middle of battle, let alone the commander of the fortress!"

Iger nodded thoughtfully: "I see..."

"It's best for you to understand, that's right, you have the right to transfer personnel after you become the commander-in-chief. But remember, the night watchman is not an ordinary service soldier, the soldiers at the bottom are mostly criminals and hooligans abandoned by the Seven Kingdoms, In this hellish place like the Great Wall, relying on a little illusory sense of honor to keep warm, you will never wait for the day when you can retire for retirement. But scumbags are loyal! Even if you replace a qualified candidate, or even go to sit in Donghaiwang in person, you will never be able to wait. There's no way those guys can be as commanding as they were under Carter Pike anytime soon—we can't, and shouldn't, take such pointless risks in the face of threats from the White Walkers and the dead. "

After thinking about it, Dennis still added: "I hate that Carter Pike is not pretending. After this life-and-death war is over, whoever you want to be the commander of East Sea Watch, I agree with both hands."

Iger couldn't find the problem in Dennis's words. He had reason to believe that, at least on this point, the old guy was really just thinking about the defenders of the Great Wall.

"Okay, then let this stinky old thing first, and enjoy being a commander for a while."

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After the negotiation was successfully concluded, Iger discussed the follow-up matters with him, and agreed on the changes he would make to the Night Watchman law as soon as he took office.

After the deal was concluded, the two packed up their flying posture and expressions, and bid farewell to each other.

Before Dennis went out, Iger suddenly remembered something and stopped him: "Sir Mallister, last time I publicly declared at Castle Black that you and Carter Pike are mediocre people. You must understand this It was an expedient measure in an emergency, not the truth. Now, I want to retract these remarks. You are definitely one of the most noble and admirable people I have ever met. Please forgive me for any offense."

The old knight turned his head and showed a slightly tired smile: "You will probably be the last commander-in-chief I will be loyal to. I tried to convince myself that you will do a better job than me. Don't let me down."

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Chapter 309 The Second Ironborn Invasion

It was the first time since Iger became the chief logistics officer that he sincerely apologized to someone. He even vaguely felt a little sympathy with Dennis Mallister. Unfortunately, this feeling did not last for [-] years. Hours—it was only dawn on the second day, and Robb Stark summoned him and a group of northern nobles to publicly announce the news of the ironmen's invasion of the northern coast.

There are no letter crows in Ice Mark City, so it is obvious where the news came from.If you think about it with your toes, this kind of territorial violation is much more serious than the "if there is no" threat of the land-grant resettlement plan. period.

Iger is only a stone's throw away from the position of the commander-in-chief of the Night Watch, and most of the variables that can happen can only come from this inspection—if he knew the news earlier, how could Dennis Mallister make him agree to so many conditions?But this old fox chose last night, when he didn't know the news, to talk to him about the deal that determined the future of the night watchman, taking advantage of it.

Probably because of a guilty conscience or fear that Iger would not admit it, the old man left Bingshen City in a hurry early in the morning, which made Iger have no place to vent his anger at this time, so he could only scold the old guy over and over again in his heart.

(Forget it, when it comes to trading, it is impossible to make a lot of money every time.)

Taking a deep breath, he comforted himself in his heart.

Compared with how many things to do after being elected as the commander-in-chief, it is meaningless to be entangled in being so innocently teased by Dennis, and even racking his brains to think about how to get back the game... It is meaningless, and it also seems narrow.One has to look forward, not to mention, he is no longer an ordinary man.

After clearing his mind, Iger turned his attention back to the discussion in front of him.

The Northern Territory has been invaded, and theoretically it is not the Night's Watch's turn to take care of it.It's just that Iger led troops south to capture Asha Greyjoy alive and expel the first Ironborn invasion, and this time he is leading the northern princes to inspect the Great Wall... Out of courtesy and respect for his "master", That's why he, the one in black, was allowed to attend the discussion inside the northern border.

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"In the declaration of war that Euron Greyjoy sent to Deepwood Motte, he not only asked me to release his niece Asha Greyjoy, but also condemned the northern border for not continuing to send troops to suppress the rebels for King Stannis. He has betrayed the Iron Throne, and he is here to bring about justice.” If it hadn’t been for the Northern Territory being attacked, Robb Stark would almost have been beaten up by the enemy and laughed out loud, “The latter one is of course easy to use, But the first one... my lords said, should I release Asha?"

"It's all shit, and there's still no excuse to go to war? If he really cares about his niece, how could he not even talk about it, and just attack the dignitaries in the north?" Earl Karstark snorted, "You Lun is a lunatic who doesn't make sense at all. To deal with this kind of person, one word - it hurts to be real, don't force him too much! We should rush back immediately, call up the army again, and go to the west coast to find Those pirates, kill them all!"

The old earl's words represented the aspirations of most of the northern nobles present. Everyone nodded in agreement and looked at Robb with expectant eyes. They could pack up their things and rush back to defend their homeland as soon as he gave an order.

"Sounds okay, but if you really do this, you will be fooled by the 'lunatic' you call." Roose Bolton spoke up: "The Crow's Eye can return to the world after being exiled for many years. Iron Island, without any foundation or influence, conquered the archipelago in one fell swoop, and boarded the Seastone Throne... You can call him crazy, but don't take him for a fool. He gave up richness and warmth, and was in a battle on two fronts The purpose of the river bend, which has no resistance, is cold and oilless, and the army is triumphant. The purpose is very clear: to drag the Seven Kingdoms into a longer-term civil war, so as to seek opportunities to get involved in the Westeros continent and restore iron and steel. The 'glory' of the Isles under the leadership of the Hall family. I bet he not only harassed the north, but probably the west as well - most likely splitting his forces to harass the riverlands. He will stop at nothing We will try to weaken the power that supports King Stannis, both overt and covert, and balance the power balance between the two sides competing for the Iron Throne, so that they can continue to fight endlessly like this... until the power of the Seven Kingdoms is exhausted, and it is almost as good as him, or even worse than him. .”

"You bastard, why can you analyze a lot of things, even if your judgment is correct, what does it have to do with what we are going to do now?" Earl Glover interrupted irritably: "We can't continue to work on the Great Wall." Sit back and watch him threaten our people."

"Of course not." Roose Bolton shook his head, comforting him with kind words: "Deepwood Castle now has hundreds more elite soldiers than it did when Asha attacked and occupied it by surprise. It won't happen so easily, Lord Glover, don't worry about it." There will be chaos. Haste makes waste, a war requires hours of discussion about how to deal with it—once every family assembles a large army and rushes to the west coast, they will fall into Euron's trap..."

"The Bolton family didn't want to send troops, so they just said, to deal with a group of bums like the Ironmen, they are no worse than your pikemen!"

"This is very hurtful, Lord Amber." Bolton shook his head, "There are few people in the Iron Islands, and they are not opponents in the north when they fight head-on... This kind of truth that any passer-by can understand, don't they know it themselves? If we regroup the army that was assembled at King Robert's call to exterminate the Lannisters, by the time we get to the seaside, we will never see even a half of the ironmen...they have countless longships With skilled sailors, he can come and go freely by the sunset sea. He can be on the rocky coast in the morning and go to Bear Island in the evening. Can the [-] to [-] troops in the northern border chase him? If we are really that reckless, how many of us can survive? month? When the food is almost consumed by the soldiers eating horses and chewing ground, how can we survive this harsh winter?"

"The Dreadfort is so far away from the coast, so the Bolton family can stand and talk without hurting their backs. This is not right, and that is wrong, so tell me, what should we do? Don't you resist!?"

"Of course we have to resist. But we have to figure out why we defend the land? It's just farming to feed the people. Now that the autumn harvest has already been completed and winter is coming, the soil will soon be too frozen to dig. Even if the ironmen don't come, we Soon, the signal will be issued to let the scattered peasants gather in winter shelter towns to spend the winter collectively. All people will be evacuated to castles or villages and towns with garrisons in advance, and they will be slightly armed and equipped with standing guards for each family. Then form a few elite cavalry to maneuver, patrol along the coastline or various roads, and expel or burn any ships that come ashore—the Ironmen can’t plunder and slaughter the people in the north to obtain supplies, and want to wreak havoc on us. If the hinterland even threatens Winterfell, they still have to take the huge risk of being ripped off. When the snow falls a bit more, they will have no choice but to go back to the Broken Island to starve in a few months."

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Iger curled his lips. Roose Bolton's idea was correct: as pirates, the ironmen did not have the ability to attack tough bones. Usually, they had to send troops to fight when they attacked, because there were often seeds that had just been planted in the fields, unfinished. The harvested crops and the livestock and poultry that need a lot of foraging to grow are kept in the wild, so the land cannot be left alone.But now the autumn harvest in the northern border has been completed, and the next round of grain has not been planted at all. There is no weakness and lifeline that must be saved in the hands of the invaders. You can use the turtle tactics, so that the enemy has nowhere to say anything and can only leave in disappointment. .

But... the wretched style of play is usually used to deal with invincible and powerful enemies.Such a behemoth in the Northern Territory would avoid fighting against the tiny Iron Islands?This is unjustifiable in terms of face, and besides, the new Lord Robb has no choice but to keep his vassals when he went south to fight last time. If he stays in Winterfell in the north this time, he will definitely not and dare not lose his prestige. bearable.

Combining various reasons, although Lao Pepi's proposal is the safest, it is destined to be impossible to be adopted.

"Lord Bolton's words are reasonable, and the Crow's Eye is sure that's the idea." Robb nodded, first affirmed Bolton's guess, and then changed his mind without accident: "But if you don't even try It would be too cowardly to give up a large piece of land and let them come and go without trying it. Besides, the people must be escorted on the migration route to the towns where they escape from winter; King Stannis is going to fight, and the security of their backyard must be maintained by us. The army must be summoned... But, keep the size within [-]. Each family only recruits veterans and elites. It’s better to make plans for the main decisive battle.”

This is not a discussion, but a decision has been made.As a vassal, Roose Bolton couldn't continue to question, so he could only sigh helplessly: "Since my lord has made up his mind, let's do it this way... But if you want to fight the Ironborn, it's better not to fight without a fleet. You Be sure to send a letter to Bear Island and the Earl of White Harbor before the battle, so that the two naval forces can help out. It is not extravagant to hope to defeat the Iron Fleet, but at least there must be ships and ground forces to cooperate, so that the Ironmen can fight and run as they want. Run, the timing and location of the battle are determined by the passive situation in the hands of the enemy."

These are all pertinent suggestions, but right now the princes in the northern border are eager to go back to save their families, how can they have the time to listen to his nagging?

"Let's discuss the rest on the road." Robb didn't want to continue to disobey the ideas of most of the vassals. He waved his hand and interrupted Bolton's suggestion, and turned to look at Iger, who was always watching the show: " Chief Logistics Officer, this inspection will probably end here. Judging from what I have seen so far, I have reason to believe that you can control these savages... Well, let’s call them the new land dwellers But these are just ordinary people living on the north side of the Great Wall. And your resettlement plan is not just to accept them——Before heading south to the coast to deal with the ironmen, I plan to take half a day to see how long the legendary giant is. What, you arrange it, we will set off today."

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Chapter 310 Giants

When the savage army led the giants through the Great Wall and entered the land-grant, out of a series of considerations, the Night Watchman placed these giants at the northwest corner of Houguan Town, a few dozen miles away, at the edge of a forest next to the river... Coincidentally, the location is just a few dozen miles south of Bingshen City, so there is no need to go back and waste a lot of time.

People's subjective initiative is so strong, the speed with which the princes of the northern border who were eager to save their families packed their luggage and set off on the road can be described as astonishing. Everyone set off on the road not long after breakfast.Hurrying along the trail stepped on by the newly gifted land dwellers to deliver food to the giants, the team only took half a day to arrive at this small place that did not exist on the map, but is now named "Giant's Nest" because of the presence of new residents. forest.

It has been snowing since Robb arrived at Castle Black. It stands to reason that this is not a good time for activities, but in fact, the group of people saw what they were going to see on this trip from a long distance away, or in other words Creatures - Giants.

The reason is very simple, these big guys don't know how to build houses, no matter what the weather is, they just find a shelter from the wind, and then they spread out carelessly.

Thick hair, huge body shape and the accompanying thick fat make them not afraid of the severe cold, even if the winter is coming, they still live leisurely.

There are not only tall human figures faintly in the woods, but also the sounds and figures of mammoths riding giants. Most of the sheep and pigs driven into the Great Wall by the savages have been turned into meat products in the previous winter preparations. Only these giants People's pets and mounts, the night watchmen did not, and did not dare to mention slaughtering.

Iger is indeed good at persuading others, but the wisdom of the giant is not high enough to allow people to reason with the facts. What's more, mammoths, such powerful tame creatures, may be used in other ways in the future .

Everyone dismounted outside the forest known as the Giant's Nest, Egger sent a guide who could speak ancient languages ​​to call for them, while the inspection team waited in place.

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"I heard that giants drink blood like hair. They drink blood porridge for breakfast, and can eat a whole bull in one meal." Morse Amber, who was particularly satisfied with the recovery of his daughter and grandson, asked casually while stretching his body. : "How did you feed them?"

"Like most of the legends about them, this is a complete rumor... The giants are vegetarians, and they are completely vegetarian. Their teeth and digestive systems can't handle meat, and they can't eat it. At first They settled here because there is water and grass here, and it is also in a relatively central position in the land-grant, so that it is convenient for various human settlements to deliver vegetables and other food to the giants." Iger introduced to everyone, "Generally speaking, the giants are a A relatively mild creature...Of course, being gentle just means that they will not attack for no reason, it does not mean that they are not aggressive at all. The reason why we stop here and not enter their habitat is to prevent Accidents happened. There are hundreds of giants here, and we have only been with them for a short time, and if we do something wrong to anger them, it will be a disaster."

"You let so many giants pass the Great Wall, don't you worry about them making a mess and the night watchmen can't control it?"

"Of course I was worried. When we let the giants pass, they were two or three at a time, and we didn't dare to be careless. But after dealing with them for a while and getting to know them better, we realized that the giants are not as big as we imagined. It's so terrifying." Iger pointed out, and in the woods not far away, a giant was following the guide and walking towards the direction where everyone stayed: "Look, everyone, is the giant smaller than you expected?"

100 meters away, the guide sent out was returning with a giant.He is about 1.7 meters tall, and the huge humanoid creature next to him is about twice as tall. Compared with the two, the gap is so big that it makes people feel uncomfortable... Nevertheless, most people still have to admit: the giant Far smaller than they imagined.

In myths or legends, a giant is probably the kind of existence that "is more than ten or even tens of meters tall, can destroy a castle by itself, swallow a living person in one bite, is strong, wild, and can even fight the gods" ...But the one who was walking towards them in front of them was nearly [-] meters tall—amazing at best, but compared with ordinary people, it couldn't produce the impact that the Great Wall of Impassable would make people almost suffocate when they first saw it.It walked slowly, and it didn't produce the effect that the ground was shaking like in the TV series.

Robb looked at the approaching giant from a distance, made some calculations, and came to the conclusion that as long as a few elite soldiers with long weapons could definitely deal with him.

"It's not as good as expected, giants are all this size?"

"Come here, this should only be the newly elected leader of the giants. The previous one was killed by the night watchmen when they attacked Castle Black." Iger replied: "Like wolves, the leader of giants must be the strongest in the group. Naturally, most of them are the tallest, and the rest of the giants will only be as big as him or smaller, with few exceptions."

"Hmm..." Robb nodded, "You recruited the savages to be the new natives, but have you thought about training the giants to work or fight for the Night Watch?"

Sure enough, this is a very normal thought.Iger had expected it a long time ago and nodded: "Of course I thought about it, but there are many problems in it... Well, I will explain it to you later."

It wasn't that Iger was trying to show off on purpose, but during the conversation, the giant had already walked in front of everyone, and under the vigilant gaze of the northern noble soldiers, knelt down on one knee a few meters away, and said in a thunderous voice: "Kneel... ...Welcome to the Lord of the Northern Territory..."

"Wow—" Arya almost screamed in excitement, "Can I... can I touch him!"

"Don't even think about it." Robb gave his sister a warning look, and then looked at Iger: "Didn't it mean that giants don't know the common language?"

"We taught them a few common language words." Iger explained. In fact, the giant leader in front of him could only say this sentence.According to the translator and guide, it took a lot of effort to give such a simple task to the giants. "They speak the ancient language north of the Great Wall."

At such a close distance, everyone was finally able to take a closer look at this creature that could only be heard in stories in the past: the difference between a giant and the imagination is far more than just the size, and its appearance is not the "big monster" that everyone imagined before. number of human beings".Their arms are so long that they almost reach their knees, and instead of half a piece of cloth or animal skin, they have incredibly long hair, thick and long, as if they have "long hair" all over their bodies.

Not only is the body different from that of humans, but the giant's appearance is also very strange: the head does not rest on the shoulders, but protrudes forward, as if it will never be lifted, and it is on two planes with the torso.Their faces are large and flat, with tiny eyes narrowed into a line, and horn-like folds in the middle.

Rather than a huge human, it looks like a huge long-haired orangutan.

"Well, hello, nice to meet you, King of Giants." Robb said to the giant with a regretful expression. After the guide translated this sentence to the giant, the big guy stood up again and remained silent. Standing aside, he also looked at a lot of little ones from the south.

"What I'm going to say next, don't need to translate it for him." Iger asked the guide, and then returned to the topic that was interrupted just now: "Taming giants to work or fight for us sounds wonderful, but there are three problems, respectively. From the intelligence level, physical fitness and athletic ability of the Giants, and the price/performance ratio."

While pressing the hilt of their swords and staring at the sample in front of them, everyone silently listened to the explanation of the night watchman officer.

"The first point, everyone should be able to see: giants do not have human-level intelligence. They neither build houses nor wear clothes. Apart from some simple physical work, it is difficult for them to accept too complicated orders and tasks. When they are quiet, they seem to be able to think and communicate like us, but when they are angry or lose their minds, they are completely beasts."

"They can even talk, how stupid can they be?"

"That's right, this first question is the most irrelevant one." Iger nodded to confirm the questioner's doubts, and then began to describe the second point: "To explain the next question, you must first explain a concept clearly: The multiple relationship between body shape and strength and weight. The specific calculation process is not mentioned here, only the conclusion is discussed, and only the results under ideal conditions are discussed: the height and body length of creatures of the same shape increase to twice the original, and the muscle cross-sectional area ——Plainly speaking, the thickness of the arms and legs will become four times the original, and the volume and weight will become eight times the original. Take the giant leader in front of me as an example, he is about twice as tall as me, if we If the two are the same size, his strength should be four times mine, and his weight should be eight times mine. I think all adults should be clear about what this means."

The calculation methods of area and volume are too complicated to explain to the big bastards of the northern princes, and most of them can’t understand mathematical language such as squares and powers... But life experience tells them that what Iger said is not nonsense.A person with a bright mind has already understood what he wants to express, while a dull person is still arguing.

"But the arms and legs of this giant are probably more than four times thicker than yours."

"Of course, if the giant's figure is really like mine, he can't even stand up - the bigger the creature, the bigger the ratio of the limbs to the trunk. The giant leader in front of us, the thickness of his limbs It is about five or six times my weight, and the arms and legs also have weight, which means: he is supporting and operating a weight ten times my weight with less than ten times my strength. Their bare hands are all strenuous, Given a steel weapon or tool of his size, he probably wouldn't even be able to pick it up."

"I see. What you're trying to say is that the giant uses a large part of his strength to support his own body, and there's not much left for exercise—he's not as powerful as we think." Robb nodded: "But he is still stronger than us, isn't that enough?"

The real situation is not so simple. When the size of the creature increases, the problems are far more than just the weight... There is also an increase in the time required for the nerve to conduct signals, the increase in the oxygen concentration requirements, and the bones that cannot easily support the body. As a result, intense exercise cannot be performed, and the skin heat dissipation mechanism limits the endurance, etc...

Of course, it would be difficult for Iger to speak the above content in a common language, let alone for the northern nobles to understand.He can only explain the more intelligible part - the effect of the cause of being large: "It is true that the strength is still greater than us. But the giants have other shortcomings. They have poor eyesight and hearing, and they are slow. It is not satisfactory. To make them work, it takes a lot of effort to command them, and to lead them to march and fight... Regardless of the length of the giant's legs, it is a great test for them to walk a mile continuously If it is incorporated into the army, the large troops must stop and go, so as not to fall behind... The appearance of giants on the battlefield may be a great shock to the enemy, but the effort required to achieve that step will far exceed that of generals. The benefits they get when they go into battle."

Earl Karstark frowned and interjected: "Hey, boy, why do I feel that you are trying to make the giants useless, lest we have to leave them?"

"Your Excellency, this is really wronging me." Iger smiled bitterly: "Well, I won't continue to talk about the shortcomings of giants... Even if there are such and other shortcomings, giants will still be amazing fighters, assuming a giant It is equivalent to ten elite soldiers. But they are vegetarians. Obviously, the nutrition of grass is far less than that of grain and meat. You can’t carry armor, weapons, etc. by yourself, you have to arrange for a special transport team. The problems that come and go, all need to be filled by manpower. With this manpower dedicated to serving giants, why don’t we What about directly training more soldiers?"

Giants aren't good for work or fighting, and Iger didn't make that up.As a non-predatory creature with few natural enemies, before the ancestors set foot on the land of Westeros, the giant could live freely without any effort.There is no need for hunting and no pressure to survive. How can it evolve into a tool creature or a powerful combat weapon that can endure hardships and stand hard work for no reason?

Of course, this does not mean that the giants are useless, such as simple physical work at a fixed location, or in siege or defense battles that do not require long-distance raids, they will be good helpers.No matter how bad it is, you can still drive the mammoth to help transport some things.

But the reason why Iger doesn't want Robb to use the giants' brains is that apart from the fact that they are not as powerful as they imagined, there is also a more realistic factor: giants are usually simple and docile, but they are not human slaves.The reason why he took orders from Mance Rayder before was because he also faced the threat of the White Walker.The King Beyond the Wall tried very hard to persuade them to surrender together and settle down in the land-grant. If the people from the north took away a few dozen dogs, they only wanted to use them as cannon fodder. Is it not you who is under pressure?

He doesn't do things that are thankless.

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Fortunately, Robb didn't mention it in the end.

He offered to see the giants for two reasons: first, to confirm whether this creature has the ability to threaten the northern border, and second... He did try to use them in the war to make up for the vastness of the northern border. The problem of sparse population and insufficient combatants.But when I came to the scene and saw that the so-called giant was actually such a primitive, dull, lazy, slow-moving vegetarian creature, most of my thoughts were suddenly extinguished.

Bringing this kind of live treasure to the battlefield is a headache even thinking about it. It's really not as good as a well-trained soldier.

"I believe you." Robb nodded, interrupted Karstark's questioning and questioning of Iger, and waved his hand: "Take care of these big guys and don't let them run around. If you scare or hurt the residents of the northern border, I can take you as a question."

Iger breathed a sigh of relief: "Of course, this is the duty of the night watchman."

After giving this sentence, the Lord of Winterfell looked at the big guy in front of him again, and raised his voice: "King of giants, I am very glad to see you today, and if the strange ghosts attack, I hope you will do your part to help us Defend northern border!"

The guide was naturally a clever man, and quickly translated the second half of Robb's words to the giant leader. The big guy nodded slowly, and muttered an old saying to Robb, to the effect that he was also very happy to know him.

Afterwards, Robb greeted everyone, intending to continue on his way to the south to solve the problem of the Ironborn invasion.

Of course, he obviously doesn't intend to take his little sister with him when he goes to the battlefield: "Sir Rodrik, I will lead all my lords to go directly south to Deepwood Castle to command the battle against the Ironborn. You bring ten good men, and Iger Return to the Wall. When the snow stops, take the road from Castle Black to Queencrown, and bring Arya safely back to Winterfell."

"Huh?" Arya pouted dissatisfiedly: "I want to go with you!"

Robb shook his head, with an attitude that was not negotiable, and he didn't even bother to say anything, and directly began to direct the soldiers of the northern border patrol group to mount their horses and drive on their way.This place is still hundreds of miles away from the west coast of the northern border. If you don't want to delay the battle, you can't waste any time.

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Chapter 311 A New... Beginning?

No one at the giant's nest would prepare food and drink to entertain the northern inspection group. Even if there were, a group of nobles and soldiers were eager to hurry, and most of them didn't want to enjoy it.Just leave, less than a minute after Robb bid farewell to the giant leader, all the soldiers got on their horses, and the inspection that lasted for several weeks came to an end. In the snow, they were about to rush to the battlefield. The back figure quickly disappeared into a vast expanse of whiteness.

He obviously made a series of preparations to deal with the inspection team, but never had the chance to play it. It seems to be a pity, but in fact, Iger was happy for the first time that the work he did was in vain.Even though he should be an enemy of Euron Greyjoy, Iger couldn't help but thank the lunatic in his heart.

This invasion really came in time.

It turns out that emergencies are not always bad.

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On the other side, the grievance and dissatisfaction displayed by Arya, who also watched these people away, disappeared in an instant, revealing an uncontrollable joy like a face-changing: Robb, who took over the burden of guarding the northern border, It's as if she's changed, she no longer has the pampering and spoiling she used to have, and she is stricter than her parents when she is not allowed to let this and that not allowed all day long.These days by his side have suffocated the girl.

Compared to going to the west coast with him, she would of course prefer to stay on the Great Wall, and be with Iger and Jon whom she likes more!

She turned and squeezed around Iger, throwing her arms around him—an unseemly gesture Arya would not have dared to make in the presence of parents.

"master!"

"What's the matter?" Iger turned around and looked at her. Although they were always close to each other, there were still a few soldiers from Winterfell who hadn't left here. What did they say?