The king on the Great Wall

Daenerys pinched her thigh, feeling the pain.Full of expectation, she walked quickly to the river, and picked up the "Essentials of Controlling the Dragon" left by the mysterious woman.

The material of the book's paper is strange, although it has a strong sense of time, it has no sign of decay. The entire book is written in High Valyrian, with clear and clear catalog indexes, rich pictures and texts, and the content is substantial. fake.Daenerys forgot about her tiredness and hunger in an instant, turned to the first page, and began to read word by word, and quickly immersed herself in it.

There is no profound content at the beginning, and it can even be said to be quite simple and easy to understand. Daenerys, who has excellent Valyrian skills, read Chapter 1 quite easily.

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This opening is not so much an explanation as a background history.

The first volume of "The Book of Dragon Control" revolves around the core of "prerequisites for controlling the dragon", focusing on the definition and origin of "dragon blood".

Dragon's blood, that is, "true dragon's blood" in common language.

There are two types of Valyrians: narrow and broad.Among them, Valyrians in a broad sense, that is, "citizens of the Valyrian Freedom Fortress", refers to all property-owning classes who are born free and own land in the territory of Valyria.

In a narrow sense, Valyrians refer to those with silver hair and purple eyes, who have the talent to control dragons—that is, those who really possess dragon blood.

The protagonists of the story are a small part of Valyrians in this narrow sense: the dragon kings who legally own dragons and can ride dragons.

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Initially, there was only one family member in Valyria who possessed strange inhuman beauty and talent for riding a dragon, and the rest of the citizens were all servants, servants or vassals of this family.Members of this first Dragonlord family, also known as the "Original Dragonlords", inevitably produced illegitimate children in getting along with the rest of Valyrian citizens-that is, those who did not bear the surname of Dragonlords, but flowed in their bodies. Dragonblood, and indeed special Valyrian citizens who share traits with the Primordial Dragonlords.

At that time, the number of dragon knights was far less than that of dragons, and a large number of wild dragons flew freely among the fourteen fire peaks in Valyria, and no one could drive them.Based on the idea of ​​rapidly increasing the number of dragon knights to enhance the strength of the Fortress of Freedom itself, and also out of the love of the original dragon kings for their illegitimate children-after consideration, the rulers of the first dragon king family generously promulgated a broad announcement Favor, far-reaching decrees:

[The illegitimate children and even the descendants of the illegitimate children of the original dragon kings, as long as they can successfully control the dragon, they can become the founders of the new Dragon King family and enjoy lofty status and treatment. 】

This decree has been in effect for nearly a hundred years. During this period, illegitimate children with silver-blond hair, purple or indigo eyes, and dragon blood have set foot on the Fourteen Fire Peaks one after another, risking their lives to try to tame the wild demons. dragon.The losers were crushed to pieces under the sharp claws, fangs or dragon flames, disappeared into the long river of history; while the successful ones crossed the dragon gate and became dragon knights and the founders of a brand new dragon king family in one fell swoop. Surnames are etched in Valyrian history.

Just like that... the number of wild dragons among the fourteen fire peaks decreased one by one, and the number of Dragon King families quickly changed from one to two, three... and finally expanded to a dozen or even dozens.

In the end, the founders of the No. 40 Dragon King families tamed the last wild dragon visible between the Fourteen Flame Peaks, which also marked the end of the original Dragon King family's Tween decree.After this important time point, the forty Dragon King families re-enacted and clarified the Freedom Fortress Constitution related to intermarriage and the ownership of magic dragons, which was used until the destruction of Valyria, commonly known as the "Law of the Dragon King".It stipulates that only Valyrians who are intermarried with each other or are born within each other, and who have the blood and surname of one of the forty dragon king families at the same time, are eligible to ride dragons.Other than that, even if they have dragon blood and talents, they are not qualified to become dragon knights.

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a little complicated?It doesn't matter, it's enough to remember one thing: These forty dragon king families have monopolized the taming, breeding and riding rights of magic dragons, and the accompanying ones - the discourse and control at the highest level of Valyrian Freedom Fortress right.From then on, even though the characteristics of silver hair and purple pupils and even the dragon blood spread to the whole world with the mercy of the dragon riders, every decree and every dragon rider of Valyria, from the birth to the destruction of the Fortress of Freedom, All come from these forty families.With rare exceptions, the illegitimate child secretly rides the intimate ownerless young dragon while the master's dragon is herding - and this is a felony in the law of the Freedom Fortress, and the offender must either rely on the recognition of the dragon master to obtain a surname To convert it into legality, or face the pursuit of all other dragon kings in the world, and never die.

At the end of Chapter 1, there is a list of the surnames of the forty great dragon king families. The top line alone occupies the first line is the original dragon king, while the descendant dragon king families below have three surnames in a row.

1+13, a total of fourteen lines, a full page.

And "Targaryen", impressively ranked in the penultimate row, was one of the lucky ones who finally became the legitimate Dragon King family.The Valyrian family "Valerian", which is also famous in the Seven Kingdoms, is not among them. It belongs to the subordinate family of Targaryen, and is not one of the Dragon King families in Freedom Fortress.

With forty dragon king families and hundreds of dragon knights, Valyria's former prosperity seemed to be in sight.It's a pity that all the pioneers, including the original Dragon Kings, were annihilated in the torrent of time in the mysterious disaster of the doomsday catastrophe and the subsequent turmoil, and now there is only a single Targaryen left...

If little Aegon, who is in Westeros at this moment, is fighting against the Reaver family is a counterfeit, Targaryen, the last dragon king family, and the last woman left, is doomed to perish completely.

Daenerys felt the desolation of the vicissitudes of life, sighed, turned this page, and entered Chapter 2.

The principle of controlling the dragon.

That's the point.The little queen shook off the sadness and grace in her mind, and began to read carefully.

After a long while, she realized that her previous superficial knowledge about controlling dragons was almost completely off track.

The dragon knight's "taming" of the dragon is not at all like riding a horse as she previously thought it would be—relying on skills and training to make the dragon form a conditioned reflex to passwords and body movements.Whether it is special words or whips, they are heresy. The real dragon control is to use the dragon's recognition of the Valyrians who have dragon blood, and use a set of magical and complicated contracts to bind the selected dragon at the soul level. After that, the dragon knight can control the dragon with his mind, instructing and manipulating the dragon like a part of his own body.

Regarding becoming a dragon knight, Chapter 2 begins with a list of several generally accepted empirical laws.

[-]. Riding a dragon ≠ controlling a dragon. A certain person may experience the feeling of riding several dragons because of his special status (Dragon Breeder) or strength (magic or other).But throughout his life, he can only be bound one-to-one with a dragon at the same time, and become its driver and rider.

[-]. The lifespan of a dragon is longer than that of a human, but a demon dragon with a master will not accept a second dragon rider before the death of the previous contractor, regardless of whether they are familiar with each other or whether they are strong or weak.

[-]. The closer the blood relationship with the original dragon king, the purer the blood of the dragon king, and the higher the success rate of controlling the dragon.The Primordial Dragon King, who has never been married to the outside world, must be able to control the dragon.But with the dilution of the blood, the success rate of controlling the dragon will drop at an astonishing rate and proportion.

[-]. You may not be able to control a dragon if you have dragon blood, but you cannot control a dragon without dragon blood—this is the lesson learned by Fortress of Freedom through countless failures and bloodshed experiments.

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These laws do not contradict Daenerys' cognition: she is the raiser of the three dragons, the mother of the black, white and green dragons.Although I haven't tried it, if I want to ride Rhaego and Viserion in the future, I probably won't be bitten or thrown off.But what she wants is obviously not a simple ride, but a control that can be commanded by her arm-only a real dragon control can let her, like Aegon the Conqueror, accurately and mercilessly bring blood and fire to the enemy, and take back the dragon. something that belongs to you.

Well, the Dragon Covenant and Binding Spells are on the next page, which is exactly what Daenerys wants to know.

Then she quickly discovered that Chapter 3 was completely different from the first two chapters: even though it was written in the same Valyrian script, even with the same style and size, she couldn't understand it.

To be precise, I can understand every word in it, but I don't understand what it means or how to operate it when combined.

In the less than 18 years of Daenerys's life experience, the only time she got involved with magic was when Mirri Maz Duur awakened the three dragon eggs through blood sacrifice and self-immolation according to Mirri Maz Duur's practice.But that was a poor imitation, acting entirely on intuition, and it was only successful with the demonstration of the witch herself-but now, the dragon contract requires her to inspire the power in the dragon's blood, and the binding spell requires her to use the spirit Precisely control the "second" body.

What... exactly does this mean, and what should I do?

After some futile efforts and struggles, Daenerys understood that she lacked the necessary foundation and could not master the real dragon control technique by herself. She needed guidance and had to pay the price she should pay.

She didn't wait too long, and at about the same time the next day, the mysterious woman appeared in front of her again.

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"Save your lines, I want you to teach me." For some reason, Daenerys was sure that the other party had this ability, "Tell me the price."

Kui Li was amused by the eagerness and directness of the little queen in front of him. He seemed to shake his shoulders with a smile, and still spoke leisurely.

"Countless dragon seekers are monitoring my whereabouts and whereabouts, intending to find the lonely mother of dragons through me. For your safety, I have to choose this way to meet you with magic. And to do so , needs magic power, a lot of magic power—more magic power than I can bear." The red lacquer mask blocked the mysterious woman's face, but it couldn't hide the unpredictable light in her eyes: "And in the blood of the Dragon King, there is power .”

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Chapter 345

There was a sorcerer who claimed to be the "Immortal" who attacked her before Qarth, and it was hard for Daenerys not to be jealous and suspicious of the behavior of the Quail Lizard who "went around a lot, beat around the bush and finally wanted his own blood".

Fortunately, the place where the two meet is often in Daenerys' residence or an empty space rather than a closed environment like the Temple of Immortality, which makes her feel a little relieved.But even if she believes that the masked woman will not murder her own life, Daenerys has to consider the possibility that if the "dragon's blood" is paid according to the length of the teaching time, is it possible for the other party to work without any effort and keep delaying the dragon control? The teaching of art?

Accepting such a strange price as bloodletting gave Daenerys the illusion of making a deal with the devil, but she had no choice, and the only struggle she could do was to offer to pay half of the money first—she asked to wait until she really mastered the dragon After completing the contract with Drogon in the "Key Code", he will pay the remaining half.

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Daenerys returns to the imperial council from memories of selling blood for dragon control.

The process is not important, but the end is—at the cost of selling nearly a bottle of blood twice, she has almost completely mastered the dragon control technique.Facts have proved that Quaili is a good teacher. With her help, Daenerys quickly completed the soul binding with the black dragon Drogon, from its nurturer and "mother" to its real driver .

But now, the red-robed monk Ma Qiluo not only accurately told what happened to him in Asshai, but also revealed more information between the lines:

The person who provided the Dragon Control Art made a request that should not be made without authorization, and paid a price that should not be paid for what should belong to him and the service that he should have enjoyed-what does this sentence mean?Could it be that Quail Lizard’s initiative to offer the lost knowledge of Valyria was not entirely out of enthusiasm, but was entrusted by others... Someone even paid for the "Key Code", and she asked for blood from herself, it was purely a temporary idea and Additional claim?

As for what I have been worried about "the other party will kidnap and put me under house arrest to obtain a steady stream of dragon blood", is it because of the "prophecy of reverence for the King of Light" spoken by the black robe priest in front of me that I have never dared to implement it?

The little queen was full of confusion and suspicion, but finally suppressed the urge to question carefully.She knows that the imperial meeting is not a good place to interpret the oracle, and once she falls into the story told by Marqiro, she is too obsessed with the "message from the flame" spoken by the priest of the Red God, and she will easily be led by the nose and become a A ruler who kneels at the feet of religious forces and whose power is emptied by faith.

Marqiro has proved that he is not a charlatan, and what he should do now is to show respect for his advice.

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"Very well, I will return to Westeros to fulfill my duty." Daenerys raised her chin slightly and quickly recovered her state. "But it's not 'immediately', but 'as soon as possible'." After all, she is the Queen of Meereen, and has the power and qualification to make the final decision: "Maybe it is a luxury to let slavery disappear from the world quickly, and I have to put it aside now." Let go... But at least in Slaver's Bay, Astapor, Yunkai, and Meereen, the three cities I have set foot on, must restore good order and normal production and life-I will never allow those who call me the liberator and mother People, after being free, have a harder life than before I broke the shackles. This is my bottom line, and it will be the next, until I set sail back to Westeros... People who are loyal to me should The only problem to be solved by concentrating on it!"

Great, although the starting point is different, but if Slaver Bay can be settled before setting sail to counterattack, the quantity and quality of the troops that can be brought back to the Seven Kingdoms, weapons and equipment, and logistical support can all be taken a big step in a good direction—— Even if Daenerys was going to leave right away, Littlefinger would have persuaded her to simply pack up and go.Now that she had volunteered to bring this up, it would have saved Petyr a lot of trouble.

"Wise decision, Your Majesty, but I have to present to you the real situation that Meereen is facing now: we are surrounded by enemies and troubles." The Queen's Hand sat up straight and said in a calm but clear tone: "Your Majesty's hatred of slavery is out of kindness and fraternity, but the fierce attitude shown is unreasonable madness and chaos to many people in power on this continent. Your series of actions in Slaver's Bay have touched countless people. The nerves and interests of the slave trade—the slave trade is not only the livelihood of the "sales points" in the Slave Bay, it is also a channel for the Dothraki to deal with prisoners of war and a source of daily needed resources, and it also affects the balance of maritime trade in the world .”

Seeing the Queen's Hand winking at him, the Unsullied Commander Gray Worm, who had already passed through the meeting before the meeting, began to report the latest military situation: "It is expected that Yunkai and Astapor, which was captured by them, will declare war on us. It is reasonable for Tolos, Elia, and Ghis to join the war as slave city-states one after another... The good news is that these neighbors next to us, the Unsullied, have repelled the war not long ago. They have suffered a lot. , it will never be successful again in the short term. The bad news is that the opponents we have defeated are only a weaker part of those who declared war on us."

Missandei quickly picked up the conversation, pointing to the map spread out on the table: "Inside the port, the newly arrived Volantis Armada blocked the port, preventing us from obtaining resources by sea; ten miles to the west of the city, The first batch of Volantis army that arrived with the ship has set up a barracks on the shore, with deep trenches and high fortifications, and has joined the new Ghis army, waiting for the mercenaries from all over Essos to continue to grow their strength. Incidentally threatening the peasants working outside our city; besides, our enemies have informed the Dothraki of what you did in Slaver's Bay, trying to draw all the khalasar against you, Queen."

"Whether it is the Free City-state headed by Volantis or the horse-riding warriors in the sea of ​​grass, their strength is far from what Yunkai can match. Fortunately, the Free City-state is thousands of miles away and beyond our reach, and the Dothraki It is composed of large and small independent khalasar, although the overall strength is strong, it is impossible to be mobilized to attack us under the unified command." Petyr said solemnly: "But the threat does not only come from the enemy, Meereen The plague in the city has not been completely eradicated, and we, like the enemies, cannot exert our full strength, and the situation is still grim. If His Majesty wants to clean up the mess and return to Westeros as soon as possible, at least the following goals must be completed first."

He stretched out three fingers: "First, we must first defeat the huge fleet in the bay, the Volantis army on the shore, and the New Ghis Legion at the lowest cost, remove the external threat of Meereen, and capture enough ships and sailors by the way, for The return voyage lays the foundation; two, no matter civil or military, in short, try to subdue Yunkai and Astapor, and realize your majesty's goal of establishing stability and order on the east coast of Slaver's Bay. Three cities preparing together will surely provide more than Meereen alone. , and better personnel and supplies; [-]. Settle the plague and the imminent new nobles before departure—whether it is disease or careerists, His Majesty can have thousands of solutions when he is still in Meereen, but It would be a catastrophe to set sail with hidden dangers, an internal plague or a fire in the backyard while the fleet was afloat."

"I would like to add one more thing—we still have to negotiate with the enemies. The Volantis fleet and the New Ghis Legion are just their tentacles. Although cutting them off can make the enemies feel pain, it doesn't hurt their bones. In the end, it still needs coercion and lure to make a definite peace agreement, so that Meereen can have more time to breathe and recuperate. And the Dothraki are even more troublesome troubles-if they drive their captives to Slaver's Bay, they find that they can't find them. Buyers will definitely pour their anger on His Majesty, even if these horse fighters can't break the city, they can definitely stop all our planting and production outside the city with ease."

Missandei's addition was quite valuable, and Petyr nodded approvingly.On the other hand, Daenerys in the first seat frowned tightly. There were much more troubles to be solved than expected, and it was obvious that they could not be solved by blood and fire.This is still only picking out the most critical points, and she understands that more minor problems and troubles are still hidden under the macro.

"About the enemy, I will let everyone see the results of controlling the dragon." The queen said in a cold tone murderously: "The negotiations with Volantis and Geese, and the Dothraki who came to sell the prisoners of war As for the solution to human beings, I think my Queen's Hand will solve it for me. As for the plague...Your Majesty Maqiro, the Lord of Light has great powers, so he should be able to help Meereen deal with this mere disease, right?"

"My Lady Queen has an order. As your most loyal friend, I will help you with all my strength." The black-skinned priest nodded: "I will do my best, but whether the pale mare can be eliminated in the end depends on the will of the King of Light. .”

"I take this as your guarantee that you can solve it." Daenerys already understood the rules of this typical stalker's speech, and after taking a deep look at him, she turned to Littlefinger: "Petyr, Where are you?"

"Negotiations and the Dothraki... I will find a way." Petyr persuaded with some unease, "but I still hope that His Majesty can listen to my advice. Dragons, the ultimate weapon, should be used sparingly. Regardless of the danger for the time being." , if the news that you have been able to control the dragon is sent back to Westeros too early, you will lose a lot of cards in the future battle for the Iron Throne."

"I don't need it at this time, I don't need it at that time. Do I have to wait until all my soldiers are dead before taking it out?" Daenerys was unmoved. All problems, set out before the news reaches Westeros. When the lackeys of the Reaver get the information and start preparing to deal with the dragon, I have already appeared on top of them on Drogon. Go and gather my troops Navy and Army, no time to wait, we strike at sunset!"

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Chapter 346 Preparations and Important Signals

Before he and Tyrion went south to King's Landing, Igger was a serious night watchman soldier-staying overnight on the top of the Great Wall, patrolling in the Haunted Forest, and cutting down the ghosts.

He thought he knew what cold was, but the reality gave him a slap in the face and made him realize for himself: why people in the north also have winter and summer in their concept.

After the great storm that caught Robb Stark on his tour of the Wall, the Land-Grant had held on to fine weather for a long time.But the so-called "good" actually means that there is no snow in the sky, the wind does not blow people down, and the sun can be seen occasionally.

The temperature, however, continued to drop without hesitation after a small rise.

When I just crossed over, although Castle Black was also cold, it was only floating around zero degrees... In the wilderness a little far away from the ice wall, during the day, when I was lucky, I could still feel a little warmth while bathing in the sun.Even at the coldest night, it was only minus [-] degrees, and although the sentry on duty could have their teeth chattering with the cold in case of wind, it would not be too scary to wrap an extra blanket.

That was a mild to somewhat good memory. Now, the real winter in the concept of people in the north has come, and Iger, who was born and raised in the water town of Jiangnan, finally realized: what is the maddening cold.

A pot of hot water can freeze when it hits the ground. It has become a luxury to maintain a normal campfire in the open outdoors. Either build a shelter to retain heat before lighting the fire, or increase the scale of the campfire or mix it with tar; as soon as people leave the room , the cold will crazily drill into the fiber holes of fur and clothing like a living thing, no matter how thick you wear, you can’t stay outside for a long time; The commander must arrange at least three shift rotations... and the "cold" comes with the milk river at the bottom of the Grand Canyon that is gradually losing its isolation function due to ice, and the increasingly difficult and urgent need to Vigilant antifreeze work day and night.

Iger was very ashamed to find that: as the commander-in-chief of the night watchmen, the supreme commander on the front line of mankind's fight against the dead, he was so frozen that he didn't even want to leave the door without seeing the enemy.

Of course - not wanting to come out and not coming out are two concepts.With great power comes great responsibility. Even though he is frozen like a dog, he must not show slack.Gritting his teeth, Iger insisted on regular inspections and guidance to ensure the correct implementation of his strategic arrangements, and dealt with every government affairs that occurred on the land grant and the Great Wall in the first place to avoid mistakes...Lead by example and play a good role model.

In sharp contrast to the bone-chilling cold, there was a fiery atmosphere of production and war preparation throughout the land-grant and along the Great Wall.

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The construction is in full swing. The patrol transfer station "Canyon Watch" on the south bank of the Grand Canyon and the "Ice Strait Harbor" at the mouth of the Grand Canyon have been completed and put into use.Craftsmen from various industries were recruited from the North, Hejian, and even the Royal Territory... In addition, the young people who followed Iger's instructions and prepared to learn technology gathered together. They have already started looking for high-quality wood, discussing tonnage levels and structures, and officially starting to build the North West Coast Fleet .

In terms of military preparations, Iger has a good hand: the Night Watchman itself is a well-trained standing army. After Dennis Mallister surrendered and Carter Pike also surrendered, the new commander-in-chief has achieved a high degree of control over the entire army .Although the number of armed forces directly under the Logistics Department is slightly smaller, they are of better quality and higher loyalty, and only have a little actual combat experience.

In addition, the large-scale rotation training with all land-grant residents as the audience was carried out as planned: whether it was the old land-grant residents, mountain clans or visitors from outside the Great Wall who were originally distributed along the Great Wall, they all adapted to the cold climate.Accustomed to surviving in harsh environments, they have a tough folk style and are much stronger and more powerful than they appear on the outside.With Iger, the chief logistics officer, taking power, food improved and proper exercise quickly made them from sallow and thin to healthy and full-this is a source of high-quality soldiers that is better than any farmer in the Seven Kingdoms.You only need to complete the basic discipline training and drills, and fill it into the logistics department with a complete and advanced concept of officer system, and you can quickly form a strong army.

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Progress toward militarization has not been easy: training rotations are mandatory, and everyone who is eligible must participate.This means that—unlike the recruitment of temporary workers or soldiers, not all participants voluntarily gathered for training, and many of them had never been in contact with the Night Watchman’s logistics department. While the residents are fierce, brave and full of wolves, they are naturally more rebellious and unruly than the peasants of the Seven Kingdoms.Among them, those who have already surrendered to the mountain clans in the north are relatively easy to manage, while those who call themselves "free people" from outside the Great Wall can think of "not free" and "kneeling" when they hear things like discipline and obedience. Although they dare not openly make trouble, a considerable number of them hold a negative attitude of non-violence and non-cooperation during training.

These thorns are stubborn and tough at the same time, and they often come from larger tribes. Whether it is persuasion, physical punishment, or confinement in a small dark room (in this terrible weather, confinement is really no deterrent), The deterrence is quite insufficient, and Iger was too cautious to give rash instructions on the training, which led to the initial progress of the military training. Until later, a logistics officer from King's Landing proposed a different solution: Divide each batch of militiamen for rotation training into several groups, and add the clause of "deducting the entire group's military pay" to the punishment measures for those who passively resist disciplined training, and use the confiscated part as a reward to other groups with fast training progress Don't.

Iger never thought that such a low-level way of dealing with problems with fines has surprisingly effective effects: those thorns who ignored the reprimands and responded to the whipping with anger, soon found themselves in other groups who were unwilling to deal with money. The members became as good as puppies after being taught, and the instructors in the logistics department didn't have to put on a bad face, and the problem was easily solved by internal digestion. It's really dumbfounding.

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At the same time that the rotation training was gradually and smoothly promoted, Nina, who came to the north to ask for strategies not long ago, also wrote a letter to report the progress of the work when she returned to the south: she successfully met with Tyrion Lannister in Lannisport, and Without any contact with Duke Tywin, he successfully applied for a loan of [-] Golden Dragons—although there is interest, but considering that the western region is still under post-war reconstruction, and the [-] is cash, it is already considered a friendship priceless.

This is great news.Climbing technology is actually like building a tall building. The existing technology in Ice and Fire World is like a large bungalow. Although it is decent compared with open-air mats and thatched sheds, it is a pity that the "practical artillery" is at the height of a three-story building.

If you want to really put thermal weapons on the battlefield, castles in the air are not enough. Iger must first spend money to reinforce the "first floor", and then build the "second floor" at his own expense, before he can reach the final goal.And to do this independently without the support of the country is much more difficult than imagined: the money donated by the nobles in the north was quickly spent, and the rest was all spent by various The budget is occupied. If there is no capital injection from Lannister Bank, Iger may have to give up the idea of ​​monopolizing thermal weapons. I invite Robb to visit the firearms factory and invite him to officially join the team.

After all, although the temptation to be the first to have a big killer is strong, if the birth of this excellent weapon is delayed due to personal desires, which in turn leads to the failure or even disastrous defeat of human beings in the battle of life and death, then it is a great sin.

Now, with the support of a new sum of money, Iger can continue to build his "second floor" that has begun.

The large-scale production of gunpowder is one of the important technologies on the second floor. As an important source of nitrate, Nina also took some actions in the south according to Iger's instructions: First, spend a lot of money to collect a few cans in Wangling and Hejian. Transport them back to the Great Wall to temporarily solve the urgent need for experimental gunpowder, and then spend money to form an exploration team to find the saltpeter mines controlled by King Stannis. inventor, began to study the way of producing nitrate.

Very good, a good wife is a good wife. Iger issued an order in the reply letter: from now on, the night watchman industry no longer needs to send profits to land grants, and instead invest all of them in the mining or production of nitrate. A key technology to overcome.He had a premonition: Nina would always be able to handle things well... I hope this is not an illusion.

A little girl is so reliable in doing things, and Iger himself can't lose the chain: also on the "second floor", there is also the pre-production technology of the gun: the ability to cast "non-solid objects whose strength meets the requirements".

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After the discovery of copper and tin, iron ore was finally dug out among the land-grant hills: after all, it is the second most abundant metal element in the earth's crust, and the exploration of iron ore should not be too big. difficulty.But unfortunately, the quality of the first iron ore found in the land grant is really unspeakable. It is so poor that the masters of continuous casting and forging cold weapons shook their heads when they saw it. The workers of the team are used for work, and even the swords still have to rely on donations and purchases for the time being... As for the guns that require more materials, most of them still have to rely on bronze first.

Self-minted copper coins lay the foundation for smelting. This is a "one-story" technology. It is no problem to simply move from the south to the land-grant.However, the hollow spherical tanks used for casting bombs will greatly test the casting level and problem-solving ability of the land-grant craftsmen: the bombs are not considered to withstand the overload of artillery firing for the time being, so the performance requirements are relatively low. In theory, it is a Metal cans—but after all, they are different from simple containers: the wall thickness must be moderate and completely uniform to maximize the power of the explosion, and the strength of the body must ensure that the whole process of projectile and landing will not be damaged. The technical department is experimenting day and night to tackle key problems. He also frequently visits workshops to offer constructive suggestions.After dozens of days of failures and restarts, the precision of the mold was finally raised to the required standard, the process was finally matured and fixed, mass production began, and it was sent to the proving ground for live explosion tests.

The technology of precisely casting metal containers according to demand will be a valuable foundation for casting cannons in the future.Step by step, the research and development progress bar of projectile thermal weapon technology has slowly climbed from 1% to 10%. Although it is still far away from realization, it still gives people hope.

It has now become Iger's habit to visit the industrial areas outside the inner city every day. He finished his lunch this day, put on his coat, and planned to go out to breathe the cold air as usual. When he opened the door, it was Crow's Nest Keeper in Queenscrown.

"My lord, a letter from the Nightfort."

Iger nodded, took the letter, rubbed it flat, and immediately looked in awe.

The important node of the War of Ice and Fire, the ultimate warning signal he had been waiting for for a long time... finally came: Brandon Stark, who had been missing for several months, reappeared in the well under the Long Nightfort that hid the Black Door.

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Chapter 347 Green Prophet

A noble heir who ran away from home came back. At this critical moment of human life and death, what is there to make a fuss about?But in Iger's eyes, this matter jumped N ranks in an instant, surpassing all other tasks, and ranked first in the list of matters that needed to be dealt with.

As the commander-in-chief of the Night Watchman and the highest officer of the Great Wall garrison, Iger needs to ask the last boy who returned alive from outside the Great Wall about the situation north of the Great Wall and the movement of the army of dead men at the moment, to determine when the enemy will launch the final attack, and to Calculate how much time you have to prepare; as an ally in the North, Iger has the responsibility to ensure the safe return of Robb and Arya's younger brother, Mrs. Stark's beloved son, and the current legally number one heir to Winterfell. Winterfell; and the most important thing is - as a traveler who knows the plot, he must contact Brandon Stark who has probably "evolved" into the Green Prophet for the first time.

Regardless of whether Bran was inherited or lost his body, he is the second person with extraordinary power that Iger can touch after Melisandre.From a standpoint, like the red-robed woman, he definitely stands on the side of the living. As a "deluxe version" of the skin-changer, Green Prophet's ability to detect the enemy's situation through weirwood and crows is inestimable. own use...