The king on the Great Wall

"It's been fooled for a while, but Daenerys is not a fool, and things have to be resolved after all. The Queen then asked his two brains about the source and full version of the book, and Varys read it and dismissed it as 'empty. Unrealistic Fantasy', and Baelish did not comment... Of course, the two agree on this: they have never read or heard of the book. So, the Queen will definitely ask tomorrow, and I will tonight Let’s take a breath first, where did the content in that booklet come from?”

"It was written by the Commander-in-Chief on the boat on the road to Dragonstone Island in the East China Sea. Varys and Baelish are both well-informed and knowledgeable among ordinary people. If they haven't heard of it, I haven't read it..."

"Could it be that he wrote it? How could a book be written in a few days? What's more interesting is, a commander-in-chief of the night watchmen, where does he have the knowledge to teach a real queen how to be a monarch? "Marchro also became curious, but after all, this matter has little to do with the problem at hand. "I have an idea. Go back and tell your commander-in-chief. When the Queen asked about this booklet, she replied: The original version of the book is in the library of the Night Watchman Corps, but due to its long decay and weathering, it cannot withstand long-distance transportation, so it can only be read on the spot."

"Why do you answer like that?"

"Create alone time for them, I can see that the commander-in-chief is not a clumsy person, given the opportunity, he can handle everything by himself..."

Melisandre snorted to express her contempt: "The Dragon Queen is indeed stunningly beautiful, but Iger West is definitely not a lustful person, you must have looked down on him too much."

"You're a woman, so you can't appreciate the magical attraction of Daenerys." Marquilo bared his teeth, and his dark skin matched the night, making his smile seem like a piece of white jade suddenly popping up in the night, " This kind of attraction ignores whether the will is firm and the orientation is normal or not, and it directly affects the body and the depths of the subconscious. For unknown reasons, different men are affected by this attraction to varying degrees, but what is certain is that as long as it is Men with normal bodies will be affected by it."

"You are also a male, and you will also be affected by this attraction?"

"Yes, fortunately, I have the least affected physique. Although I can feel it, but the old man is powerless." Maqiro shrugged, "As far as I observed during the day today, the commander-in-chief My lord, it seems to be the most affected category. As long as there are enough contacts and time together, he will definitely fall in love with the Queen. Suicide by holding your breath... people cannot fight their instincts."

Just as it is impossible for a two-dimensional creature to understand three dimensions, Melisandre, a woman, cannot imagine what this attraction is like.But as much as Marqiro trusted her, she did not doubt him: "If it can be realized, it will be a plan. Dragonstone Island is thousands of miles away from the land-grant, and the land in the middle is full of the queen's enemies... If she If you want to find the complete version of the book in the night watchman's territory, you must ride a dragon, as long as the dragon reaches the Great Wall... the prophecy will be mostly fulfilled!"

"So, the basic direction is determined? Go through the details and see if there are any mistakes."

Melisandre nodded in agreement, and found a big loophole without any effort: "Wait, since it has been determined that the night watchman cannot accept the queen's conditions, then when the queen comes to ask Iger for an answer tomorrow morning, should he refuse again? her again?"

"Oh, damn it... forgot about that." Marquiro patted his round and huge belly, thought for a while, and shook his head decisively, "That's impossible, Daenerys is kind by nature, and her temper is not bad, but It is meaningless to force her to suffer the humiliation of being rejected face to face and being unable to step down for no reason, and it is not conducive to their meeting in the future. It seems that the two of us should represent our respective sons of prophecy tonight, Negotiate everything and save their reunion—to the Great Wall.”

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Chapter 376

This historic meeting between the "sons of the prophecy and the vice prophecy" had twists and turns, and did not go as expected by any of the two parties. Fortunately, things did not slide to a bad ending in the end.Iger waited for news from Melisandre in the middle of the night—although he was unwilling, but the fruitful results of the secret talks between the red-robed woman and the red-robed monk at night made him, the commander-in-chief of the night watchman, realize the reality: Sometimes, no matter how much effort is expended to state interests and explain facts, it is not enough for a magic stick to whisper in the ears of those in power.

Through the unofficial channel of the Red God Priest, Iger received the eviction order he wanted: he and his entourage left Dragonstone at dawn, and the Queen's fleet had been ordered to allow the Night Watchman's Blackbird to sail freely.As for his core request - "show mercy to the Night Watchman Industrial Park", there is no clear answer for the time being, but Melisandre clearly hinted that Marqoro will try to persuade the queen.

The bait thrown out has been swallowed, and the desired effect has been achieved... This made Egloo heave a sigh of relief: as long as the girl from the Targaryen family is still curious about the second half of the Theory of the Demon Reformed Monarch, Then she probably won't tear her skin open and attack the night watchman industry. If she can be lured to give her land as she wishes, she can even take the opportunity to brainwash or instill more ideas and ideas to make a bigger fuss.

After a short rest for the night, after leaving a letter expressing gratitude to the Queen for her personal reception, explaining where the original version of "The Monarch" is, and inviting her to visit the land gift, and asking Missandei to forward it, Iger took Melisandre in the Leaving Dragonstone Castle in the morning mist, and re-boarding the ship he came on before the sun rose... Slowly sailing away from the port under the surveillance of the loyal Queen's fleet, with his back to the rising sun Blocked King's Landing.

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On this trip to the south, in addition to the red-robed woman and trusted guards, Iger brought oarsmen and sailors from Eastwatch, and the Night Watchman Port, under the command of Carter Parker, has always had the habit of trading with foreign ships for goods and information. The soldiers who come out here are definitely in the first echelon among the night watchmen in terms of mastering many languages ​​and strong social skills... Although the meeting in the castle was anticlimactic, it was not very smooth and pleasant, but the large number of entourages left by Iger at the port were still there. Under his instruction, he successfully mingled with the guard of the Dragonstone Island naval port and the members of the Targaryen fleet, and heard a lot of news. After rejoining Iger, he took advantage of the short last journey to King's Landing to report to him.

There is a lot of miscellaneous information, most of which are not important or meaningless, and many of the remaining useful ones have already been known to Iger by virtue of their identity as a time traveler... Only two pieces of information are considered particularly valuable.

One is: the sea monster banner that appeared in the port of Dragonstone Island did not mean Euron Greyjoy, but was led by Victarion Greyjoy, who was sent to Slaver's Bay a long time ago, and because of this A famous admiral of the Iron Fleet has fallen to the flames of the dragon, and this small but authentic Iron Fleet has now been forcibly requisitioned by the Dragon Queen as a small part of the Targaryen navy.

The other is a big plot change, which caught Iger’s attention: In this world, Daenerys’ army brought back to Westeros did not have a large number of Dothraki nomads, but instead a large number of Dothraki nomads. , a well-trained and heavily armed free folk regiment.

This freeman is not that freeman—has nothing to do with the Wilderness Beyond the Wall, but a former slave freed after the capture of Meereen.Daenerys chose strong men from these free people, trained them according to the Unsullied training schedule but skipped the physical and mental torture, and finally trained a team... much weaker than the original Unsullied, But more than enough elite infantry.

As for the reason for this change, Iger also roughly understood the reason through careful inquiry: Petyr's level of political z struggle z and experience in playing tricks is obviously higher than that of the little devil. Ruth, during the rule of Meereen, has always sat firmly in place, and the nobles and nobles were either expelled or threatened and subdued... Although foreign enemies came one after another, the interior was always impenetrable, such as "The Son of the Harpy" "Such a reactionary organization did not appear at all, and the story of the aristocratic class forcing Daenerys to marry and integrate into the native land also did not happen at all.

Under the influence of a series of plot linkages, the plot of Daenerys being attacked in the arena and being rescued by dragons from Meereen disappeared, let alone flying to the sea of ​​grass to subdue the Dothraki and lead them to "ride a wooden horse" Across the Black Salt Water" has come to Westeros.Instead, it was the free militia trained and armed under the good and stable rule of Meereen City... Although the type of troops has been downgraded from cavalry to infantry, and the number has decreased a lot, the discipline and equipment level have been greatly improved. The pressure is also greatly reduced.

Three-headed dragons, thousands of Unsullied, more than ten thousand free folk corps, plus thousands of scattered sailors and logistics personnel in the fleet, these are all the cards that the queen is holding in her hands now.By quickly landing on the Crab Claw Peninsula and marching into Dusk Valley Town, the Queen's army, which has obtained a stable source of supplies, has established itself along the coast of Blackwater Bay.It is more than enough to fight against Stannis in King's Landing, but it is not enough to learn from the ancestor Aegon the Conqueror to unify the Seven Kingdoms-and this is the main reason why Daenerys is eager to obtain approval from third-party forces.

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As the sun rises and sprinkles energy to every corner, the wind direction quickly changes to blowing towards the shore. Dragonstone Island is just a short distance away from King’s Landing. The speed advantage of a paddling boat with sails is in this short sprint with the wind It was fully revealed that before noon, the Blackbird crossed the dividing line between the waters actually controlled by the Dragon and Deer fleets, and was intercepted and interrogated by warships loyal to the Stannis Royal Fleet.

Fortunately, on the warship blocking the way, there was actually a knight who had already converted to the Red God under the influence of Melisandre and was canonized by King Stannis himself. Because the commander recognized the red-robed woman, the identity verification that should have been complicated and cautious changed. It was easy and simple...they passed the blockade and entered the Blackwater River.

In order to prevent Daenerys' army from landing and using the trading area outside Mud Gate as a springboard to attack the city wall of King's Landing, all the piers and houses in this formerly prosperous riverside area suffered the fate of being demolished for the second time after Iger crossed over. The original King's Landing Commercial Port, which was supposed to be prosperous but now has nowhere to dock, suddenly remembered: Nina mentioned to him when she came to Houguan Town to report on her work last time: the Night Watchman Industrial Park has already opened on the bank of the Blackwater River. own dock.

He vetoed the sailor's offer to put the boat in for him to dock: "Go on up and stop at our own house."

So the oarsmen sat back to their original positions and continued to row the boats westward and upstream of the Blackwater River amidst the sound of slogans.The Blackbird sailed briskly past the Mud Gate, the Fish Market, and the King's Gate away from the water... Soon, a large black shadow appeared in their field of vision, and after a while, Iger rubbed his eyes and pinched his thigh, Finally had to convince myself that I wasn't dreaming.

The Night Watchman Industrial Park, which was built in a large field next to the river and surrounded by simple wooden railings, is no longer as empty and barren as it used to be, but is full of factories and sheds of all sizes, with a density higher than that of Aiger. At that time, it was more than three times taller... And in the middle of the place where the dormitory and office area should have been, a castle no smaller than Houguan Town rose up at some point, with black walls, black tiles, and black tiles on the top of the wall. Flying a black flag, it can't be compared with the faintly visible outline of Jun's Landing City a few miles away, but it is already more majestic than half of the nineteen fortresses along the Great Wall - at least from a distance -!

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Chapter 377 Black Wall Fortress

This feeling is so familiar, thinking back on it, Aiglio realized that it was the second time he was surprised by this place: when he was forcibly named by King Robert as Night Watchman with the army, he followed the army of the six kingdoms to the valley, and returned to King's Landing. I was greatly surprised by the industrial park that popped up out of nowhere as if it had fallen from the sky. Who would have thought that time has changed and the same place can be shocked again.

However, after calming down a little and clearing his mind, Iger realized that his inner touch was actually exaggerated to a large extent: Compared with the "real" transformation of the land grant, the development and changes of the industrial park are actually not huge. , it’s just that Iger was in the land-grant during this period, and only saw the original appearance of the industrial park more than a year ago and the current grand occasion-just like parents who left home to work and suddenly saw the left-behind children who hadn’t seen them for many years: the growth of the children itself There is nothing magical about it, but if you don't witness the process and see the result directly, you will feel that he has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Having said that, although the range of changes in land grants is greater, it comes from patchwork of loans and blood transfusions from outside aid, and is based on resources.Once the war is over and the threat of the White Walkers disappears, the Iron Bank starts to call for money, and the Lannisters start asking for debts, they will soon face the pressure of collapse... But what happens here in the industrial park is truly sustainable and healthy development.

It's a pity that the night watchman's shareholding ratio in this huge and luxuriant cash cow is now less than half (fortunately, it is still the largest shareholder and actual controller), and it is no longer completely the property of the defenders of the Great Wall.

The arrival of the Blackbird quickly attracted the attention of the dock workers in the industrial park. The cloud of war has shrouded the place. The cargo ships that used to come and go in an endless stream are now gone. Iger’s small battleship is the only one that is approaching. The ships on the shore soon successfully berthed into the port under the service of chartering.After asking the identity of the visitor, someone immediately ran to report to the dark castle, and after a while, Nina, who was in charge here day and night, rushed to the pier with a few people.

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On the face of this little strong woman, there was an uncontrollable joy and rejoicing in the accident: "My lord, are you able to predict the future? We are trying our best to contact you, but it turned out that you arrived first!"

Iger nodded, and asked with concern: "Where's the raven? If I hadn't gotten news from Winterfell by chance, I'm afraid that the Dragon Queen burned my house and still kept it in the dark."

"Oh..." Nina put away her excited expression, sighed, and explained while leading him to the castle, "It's really hard to explain. There were originally five ravens that could only fly to land in the industrial park. Not long ago, there was a small-scale The plague killed two of them, and when the Queen Targaryen suddenly appeared and captured Dragonstone...all were released to send news about the collection or production progress of nitrate. The red ones in King's Landing There may be ravens flying to Castle Black, but how dare we bother the king and use the royal ravens to deliver news of the Night's Watch's estate at this juncture of chaos?"

The unique raven in the world of ice and fire is a kind of bird that is similar to a pigeon, but far bigger, stronger, and smarter, and can resist the attack of raptors. With the right method, it is easy to train them Sending letters back and forth between the ground, and even directional flight in more than two fixed locations.But cleverness is wiser, King's Landing is too far away from the land-grant, and the night watchman can't get the guidance and help of the top raven experts from the Academy City, so they can only rely on the folks to hire apprentices and semi-professionals... The land-grant and the Great Wall along the [-]th The ravens flying back and forth between the large fortresses are enough, but the north-south "raven lines" between the industrial park and the land grant are still very few, and they can only send letters in one direction: this means that Nina used to send messages to After the ravens sent by Iger flew to the land-grant, the land-grant must send someone to bring them back to King's Landing, so that they can be used next time, and vice versa.

And people cannot fly between the two places... A few ravens in a cage may seem like a lot, but when it is actually used, there are often several important messages in a short period of time, and all the ravens have been released. The embarrassing situation of one-way communication interruption caused by returning to the basket, once there is an unexpected loss, the situation will become more serious.

As for the raven in the Red Castle, it was used by the king to issue announcements to the Seven Kingdoms. How could it be frequently used by the unofficial organization of the Night Watch Industry for business reports?

Iger remembered that he did receive two or three progress reports from King's Landing within a few weeks, and they were all good news. Knowing that what Nina said was probably true, he waved his hand and ended the topic: "Forget it, contact the school more. City, put increasing the number of ravens on the agenda... What's the matter with the castle over there, was it built by King Stannis to protect the Night's Watch industry?"

"Oh... that." Nina glanced at the dark castle-like building, "It has nothing to do with His Majesty the King, the industry is developing rapidly, and the precious assets, raw materials, and commercial or technical secrets that need to be protected are becoming more and more important." More and more, this is the plan approved by most of the shareholders at an important meeting half a year ago: allocate funds from the expansion cost of the industry, build a high wall at the most critical position in the industrial park, and surround the core departments and senior management. Warehouses, research institutes, to avoid threats from bandits, rebels, etc. In order to mark their identities, from the beginning of the project, dark materials should be used as much as possible without increasing costs, and black dye or black cloth should be used for insufficient places , The black flag makes up for it, and finally it is the effect you see. It is not a castle in itself, but now the surrounding residents and people in King's Landing rely on industries to survive, and they are more accustomed to calling it by the nickname - 'Black Wall Fort'. "

"Black Wall Castle? It's really apt..."

Iger smiled knowingly, and remembered: the industrial park report he saw in Houguan Town a few months ago did mention the construction of this wall, and he wrote back to agree.He thought it was a wall surrounding the entire industrial park, but he didn't expect Nina to focus on taking care of the core area, and built such a spectacular appearance, no wonder at that time he felt that the amount of funds was higher than ordinary walls Not a lot.

However, although the night watchman industry earns thousands of gold dragons a month, and they have approved a lot of funds for building the wall, it is absolutely impossible to build a complete castle.Although he instructed the industrial park not to transfer the funds to land-grant land for its own use, the purpose was to "concentrate efforts to solve the problem of nitrate supply" rather than engage in image projects.King's Landing has built such a large castle on its own initiative, so how can there be extra funds to collect nitrate and develop methods of producing nitrate?

Iger felt uneasy, but the previous order was given face-to-face when Nina came to give the land. She absolutely knew what she meant, and it was impossible to make such a diametrically opposed mistake. He guessed that there might be some hidden secrets, but he didn't question directly. Instead, he euphemistically brought up the worries in his heart: "This is a lot of money. I didn't approve such a large sum of money. The extra part—no, it should be said, who paid most of it?" ?”

"No one came out, and that part of it didn't exist at all. The construction of 'Black Wall Fort' did cost a lot of money, a small part over budget, but not as much as adults imagined... For the specific reason, you can go in and see You can see it."

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The castle was not far from the ship's dock, and it was just a few steps away. Iger pressed his urgency, and led a group of people to follow Nina for a while, and finally approached the castle and entered it.

Soon, Iger understood why Nina said that the money spent was definitely not as much as she imagined: this dark fortress-style building was really just a "black wall" fort.

It is not as strong and majestic as it looks from a distance: the almost pure black outer wall looks as high as the city wall of King's Landing, but the actual thickness is quite thin - about three meters at the bottom, less than two meters at the top, and the thickness of the inner and outer battlements is removed. It was just right for the two of them to walk side by side in the passageway. Daily patrols and sentries were naturally no problem, and it was more than enough to deal with refugees and bandits who did not have siege weapons.

In addition to this landmark wall, the interior of the castle is completely different from that of a military fortress: there are no tall and strong watchtowers, forts, school yards, and arsenals, only a civilian building that can vaguely see the prototype. Commercial and residential buildings: this one is the office of the industrial management, the other one is the dormitory of the security department, and the first-level warehouse next to it...Compared with Iger’s departure, it is only slightly reinforced and raised to increase the space. From the outside, it looks like It is also a black and iron wall, but in essence, the material and use have not been changed, and it cannot withstand the flames of war at all.

Thinking about it, King Stannis was also devastated by the continuous war, and his pockets were empty. It was already very principled not to ask the Night Watchman for money. How could he pay the money the other way around?Although a little disappointed, that's okay... If the Iron Throne really invested in building a castle to protect the Night Watchman industry, then Iger really doesn't know how to break off the relationship with the Lu family camp and maintain neutrality.

"Originally, Earl Buckwell suggested that we set up dragon hunting crossbows on the top of the wall as densely as King's Landing to prevent the dragon queen from riding a dragon, but I consider that this is simply a provocation and a declaration of war by the red aloe fruit, which is against the night watchman. The purpose of neutrality finally rejected this proposal, and separated the production of the dragon hunting crossbow as much as possible, and moved it to the city of King's Landing." Nina took Iger from the nearest ladder to the top of the wall, with her arms stretched out and pointing out of the wall The new industrial park that almost covers the entire field of vision, "Not only that, but we also worked overtime to catch up with the work, and painted black and gray on the roofs of the buildings in the entire area belonging to the industrial park...trying to make the Dragon Queen stand high in the sky on the back of the dragon. Looking up and down, it can also clearly distinguish the Night Watchman’s property from King’s Landing, so as to avoid accidental injury.”

"well done."

Iger nodded approvingly, even if he remotely controlled the Night Watchman industry, he couldn't do more.If you really want to destroy the industrial park, Daenerys doesn't even need to use dragons, her army can easily do it... Although the semi-new army of the Night Watch Logistics and Security Department has good discipline, it has not been in actual combat after all. Baptism and only a few hundred people, he is not arrogant enough to think that he can beat the Unsullied with one enemy and dozens of people with just a few pointers and a few hundred people.The kind of iron army that is not afraid of death, no matter how much the night watchman industry prepares, no matter how strong the fortifications are built... even if the first generation of thermal weapons is installed, it will be difficult to stop it.

Although they did not communicate with each other, Nina made the correct judgment and command completely in accordance with reason: instead of embezzling funds that should have been invested in technology development, and spending a lot of money to prepare for a war that should not be fought and cannot be won, what is better? It is better to spend a small price to strengthen your own "neutral" identity, so as to avoid conflicts as much as possible, keep a low profile, and accumulate energy for more important causes.

"Black Wall Fort" is actually a huge statement of neutrality, telling Daenerys: This is the site and property of the Night Watchman.

That's right, this kind of behavior is called "avoiding war" at best, and "counseling" at worst.And even if it's a pleasant statement, it makes people feel aggrieved. Why doesn't Iger want to punch the Night King, kick the Dragon Mother, and stomp his feet outside King's Landing to scare Stannis into offering the Iron Throne?But the reality is not after all. Even with the advanced concepts and knowledge advantages of modern people, it will take time to transform them into real strength.

Nina, who was praised, did not show a proud expression: "Thank you for your praise, but there is only so much we can do here. Although I also want to send someone to express my position to the Dragon Queen, I am not qualified, and our Shareholders..."

Of course, Iger understands that no matter how much Nina is trusted by him, no matter how much she is respected and supported by the executives of the Night Watch industry, she is still just a commoner girl, without identity, status and popularity, it is impossible for her to be received by Daenerys when she goes to Dragonstone Island of.And those "investors" are either rich or expensive. Unfortunately, at least for now, the royal nobles are all Stannis' vassals and supporters. You may allow yourself to be betrayed again and again without realizing it.

"That's why I'm here." Iger comforted Nina, "Don't worry, I've already said hello to the Dragon Queen, and it's probably all right." He glanced at Melissa who was not interested in Black Wall Fort. Zhuo—actually, Daenerys didn’t get a positive answer to her request, but at this juncture, it’s impossible to say something frustrating in front of her subordinates, and she can only believe that the red-robed woman and her magic stick partner are reliable, “Okay There is no rush to visit the Black Wall Fort, but what about the tanning... How is it going?"

In his trip to the south, besides meeting Dragon Mother, his second main purpose was to come for this object.The first task is naturally to collect and store the nitrate collected in the south by the Night Watchman's logistics department in the King's Landing Industrial Park, and bring back the nitrate that cannot be transported to the land-grant because of the traffic interruption caused by the war...Since you are here, of course you can't run in vain. Take a look at the progress of the research and development, and see if there is anything within your own capabilities, where you can give some pointers.

"My lord, wait a moment. The vice president of Keben has been in charge of the nitrate production project. I will send someone to call him and let him report the specific situation to you face to face."

"Okay." Iger nodded, and suddenly his eyes widened in the next second, "Who? Who are you talking about?"

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Chapter 378

"Deputy Dean Keben." Nina was puzzled by Iger's expression of seeing the devil, and repeated, "One of the three vice deans of the Night Watchman Industrial Research Institute, what's the problem?"

The problem is serious, and Iger put away his surprised expression: "Is the dragon-hunting crossbow that the industry provided to the King's Landing garrison before, the vice president of Keben got it?"

"Indeed, the Dragon Hunting Crossbow was a military order from King Stannis through the Minister of Finance to the industry a year ago. The project was originally decided to be hosted by Vice President Devin, but after hearing about it, Mr. Coburn took the initiative to help and proposed A lot of valuable suggestions. Later, Vice President Dai Wen proposed that the two of them cooperate to tackle key problems. Finally, the improved product was successfully produced before the deadline required by the king and passed the prime minister's acceptance. It was mass-produced and equipped to the city wall of King's Landing Come on." Nina answered truthfully, tilting her head a little strangely, "My lord...do you know him?"

"It's not considered acquaintance, just heard of - do you know his origin?"

"Generally understand, according to your instructions, we will conduct as detailed a background check as possible on everyone who joins the management of the night watchman industry. Before joining the industry, Mr. Coburn was a doctor of the mercenary organization 'Warriors', and many people It is said that he is proficient in black magic. He is a former bachelor who was exiled from the academy city because of his involvement in necromancy. However, our investigators judged after comprehensive analysis of information obtained from multiple sources: the source of these rumors should be that he used living people when he was still a bachelor. The experience of medical experiments. It is indeed a dark history, but we learned after in-depth investigations that the participants in the experiments were his patients and not kidnapped passers-by, and his behavior has also been punished by the city... I feel guilty Unless we come to make a second penalty, and there is no need to deny everything about him because of the mistakes he made in another research, anyway, the research institute does not include medical skills, so there is nothing to worry about." Nina He explained [-], "The fact is that Mr. Cobain showed extraordinary ability and creativity after joining the industry. After the establishment of the Institute, he became the first batch of members. As a result, he was promoted to vice president."

Sure enough, it was the "Bachelor of Science" that I thought of, which is really interesting.Iger was stunned for a moment, showing a strange expression: the former bachelor who used living people as experiments, was supposed to heal James' broken arm, and transform the poisoned Demon Mountain into a biochemical human... as long as he is given the opportunity and the environment, he will be fine. A powerful figure who can play the role of the villain and mad scientist behind the scenes, but has joined his camp without knowing it, and has even served himself silently for a while.

This feeling is as wonderful as the top legendary card in the first charge package.

Although the character attributes in the original plot are not positive, Cobain's personal ability level is indeed outstanding in this world.He is now working for the night watchman industry, in a technical position, all the power and resources are given by himself, as long as he can control it, maybe he will be one of the right men, and he is not afraid of turning against the sky.

Iger suppressed his joy and nodded: "Very good, since you have done a really detailed investigation, then use it well, send two more reliable 'assistants' to Keben, and fully support him if he conducts research honestly. Cooperate, if you engage in some crooked ways, you must stop in time, so as not to cause trouble."

"clear."

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After one topic ended, Iger quickly thought of another question: If people like Cobain are only vice presidents, how awesome is the dean of the research institute?

It is a pity that there is no new surprise to greet Iger——Nina's answer later is: the dean is her brother, the "brother" in the paper duo at the beginning, Neil whom Iger had met a long time ago.As for the other two vice-presidents, one is Blair who helped the Night Watchmen come up with a plan to solidify the wildfire, so as to drag back a large number of free "old wine" underground in the Alchemist Guild Hall to the Great Wall, and the other is the one mentioned above DEWIN - Born of a certain King's Landing, formerly a craftsman's craftsman.

Iger has a little impression of Neil, who is considered his brother-in-law: Although his ability is definitely not as good as that of Cobain, and he may even be lower than all three vice presidents, he is undoubtedly a young man with an open mind and a flexible mind.The main task of the dean is to supervise and ensure that all the activities of the research institute are going in the general direction he expects, to avoid misappropriation, misappropriation of research funds, or the chaotic situation of "the commander-in-chief wants to make gunpowder, but the subordinates wantonly make alchemy" ... Iger will not be a scumbag and foolishly accuse Nina of engaging in nepotism and unfair competition: in this backward era with generally low ideological and moral standards, when the Night Watchman and the royal princes are fighting openly and covertly for the cash cow of the Night Watchman industry Under the general background, the so-called advanced concept will not work at all-it is the most practical way to use reliable cronies to hold the key positions of the management and put the control over the industry in the first place.

Having said that, Iger still told Nina to take good care of her brother, and not to be fooled by laymen, so she felt relieved and followed her down the majestic city wall of Fort Blackwall, through the atrium, and went out from the east gate to the An experimental site for nitrate production.

"The exploration of nitrate mines has not been very smooth, because we only know the existence of 'nitre mines' from your mouth, but no one has ever touched it, lacking the ability to distinguish. The research institute had to spend a lot of time to determine a set of The method of distinguishing, and then taught to the exploration teams who went to various places, before the work can be carried out. So far, the progress has been quite limited... but someone has discovered it in the mountains bordering the western region in the north of the Reach and in the saline-alkali land of the Dorne Borderlands. The existence of saltpeter. However, neither of these two lords supports His Majesty Stannis' royal party, and the locations are both under the flames of war. We only carried out exploration with the help of the neutral identity of the Night Watchman Raven, but there was no way to follow up Large-scale ore mining and quality testing. After realizing this, we simply narrowed the scope of our search and instead invested more funds in the search for manufacturing methods..."

"Long Crow" was originally a post for the night watchman army to travel around to collect scum and criminals and bring them back to the Great Wall to fill up the number of people. The United States announced that it would close the channel for civilian criminals to join the Legion for immunity.However, the Ravens have traveled the seven countries for a long time, and their advantages of being familiar with routes and being good at dealing with people are still valuable, so they changed under Iger's instruction and became members of the exploration team again.

There is no problem with the plan itself, but it is a pity that Iger overlooked one point: due to various reasons, even if he finds saltpeter mines, he may not be able to mine as much as the obsidian and sulfur mines on Dragonstone Island.

While dictating the progress of the project to Iger, Nina led him to the experimental site. It was several hundred meters away, and as she got farther and farther away from the castle, a strange smell...to be precise, the smell of urine gradually spread. Come, slowly diffuse the surrounding environment, making it difficult for Iger and his entourage, who are used to the cold air of the Great Wall, to breathe.

Iger realized that the workshop in the front circle, which is far away from the core area of ​​the industry and surrounded by a small earth wall, is the one I want to see during this trip.

The supervisor of the experimental field, the man who improved the dragon-hunting crossbow and made a lot of money for the night watchman industry, had already received the news, and stood at the door with a bunch of subordinates and assistants, waiting for the leader to visit.

"My lord, this is the vice president of Keben, the person in charge of the nitrate production project."

Standing in front of Iger was a tall old man with a slightly hunched back. There were many wrinkles around his protruding blue eyes, but the gray hair on his head was more than white silk. There was always a smile on his lips, making him look like a How can the hearty and kind grandfather look like a "mad scientist"?

"My lord." Cobain bowed slightly respectfully, "Your name is very popular in our ears. It is a great honor to meet you today."

"You're welcome, Mr. Cobain." Iger smiled without any strange expression on his face, "I've also heard about you as a scientific research genius from Nina. I can rest assured that the nitrate production project is in your hands. Come on, Tell us about your work."

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Chapter 379

The nitrate mines available for mining do not exist for the time being, and the chemical system has not yet been affected. In this case, Iger can only rely on the power of nature to provide him with the nitrate he needs.He has heard of the so-called indigenous method of making nitrate, but unfortunately—as a technology that has nothing to do with his career and interests and has long been eliminated, Iger has never understood its detailed process.

Fortunately, he probably knows the reason.

The fluffy "snowflakes" released from the corners of toilets, pigs and cattle pens, and stables are natural nitrates, which come from the decomposition and nitrification of organic matter by bacteria... To reproduce this process selectively and emphatically in the reaction tank is not to make nitrates by local methods source of ideas?

Everyone understands the truth, but he doesn't have the time and energy to do it himself by experimenting to get the nitrate-making method suitable for the world of ice and fire from scratch.

Trying to skip the basics makes people in this world who don't even have the concept of chemical elements and microorganisms understand concepts such as nitrates, ammonifying bacteria and nitrifying bacteria. , Iger can completely skip the principle, and let the personnel of the Industrial Research Institute be his "hands" through the vertical command method, replacing himself with repetitive and monotonous trial and error work.

In the guideline written by himself, Iger compared nitrate making to wine making-wine brewing needs ferment and grain, while nitrate making... the bacteria contained in the soil dug from the corners of the walls that can precipitate fluffy snowflakes are "nitrate fermentation" ", feces and urine are the raw materials that play the role of food.Next, it is only necessary to find and summarize the most suitable production plan and reaction environment for the industrial park through comparative experiments, and then realize large-scale soil-based nitrate production in the world of ice and fire.

What Cobain did in this semi-open-air workshop was to find the best process and environment for making nitrate.

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"This is the first area, where the project started. Different raw materials are put into different nitrate fields here: various livestock and human excrement, and they are compared with each other." Because she couldn't bear the smell in the test field, Melisandre He decided to go back to Fort Blackwall to find a place to rest early, and Cobain led the visiting team into the gate, and began to introduce the surroundings in detail, "This comparison is almost coming to an end, we can draw a conclusion: the relationship between people and livestock Excreta can be used with similar effects. Considering the stability and availability of raw materials, we tend to use human excrement."

After Kebain finished his sentence, Nina also explained from the side at the right time: "Don't mention anything else in King's Landing, there are enough people. The toilets in the industrial park have been established long ago, and we have also used a series of incentives and punishments to make employees develop the habit of using toilets. Toilet habits... As for King's Landing, we have already started communicating with Prime Minister Davos. It doesn't take much, as long as we can win the permission to build toilets in flea nests and civilian areas and let the garrison cooperate with us to guide residents to use them, raw materials It's more than enough."

"Very good." Iger nodded.He said yes, but there was a faint worry in his heart: Daenerys occupied Dragonstone Island and pushed towards King's Landing, the capital of the Seven Kingdoms is now under martial law every day, what kind of toilets are added to this juncture... and the garrison is not defending the city To cooperate with teaching residents to use?I'm afraid I'm not out of my mind.

This is a problem on the surface, and everyone can think of it, but no one brought it up to lower their own morale. Cobain led everyone to move on: "This is the second district, and the test is the effect of 'nitrogen fermentation' on feces and urine." Appropriate environment required. After a period of comparison, we have drawn several conclusions: first, nitrate production is more efficient in non-open air conditions; second, unlike winemaking, excrement fermentation cannot be carried out in a sealed environment , there must be a certain amount of ventilation - this is not difficult, the problem is that ventilation conflicts with heat preservation: after some tests, we are basically sure that the temperature that can make people feel comfortable can also make the effect of nitrate fermentation work However, the season has come to winter, and the temperature has now dropped to around freezing point. To maintain a suitable temperature, a more airtight environment is required, and an airtight environment is contradictory to the need for ventilation. We are now trying to achieve a balance between the two balance to optimize the production environment."

I basically counted all the influencing factors I mentioned, and Iger nodded. There is nothing to do with the temperature. Winter is coming. Right now, the only place in Westeros that can meet the natural temperature required for nitrate production is the southern coast of Dorne, but So remote is absolutely impossible to consider...