The king on the Great Wall

"Consider setting up a greenhouse in the direction where the vents are connected, artificially preheating the inflowing air and controlling the blowing speed, both to ensure the temperature environment and to provide fresh air. But - 'comfortable temperature'? This is too vague Right, can't you control the temperature more precisely?"

No one answered, including the vice president who was leading everyone to visit the test site. Everyone didn't understand what Iger was talking about.Cobain used the phrase 'the temperature that makes people feel comfortable', which is already a very precise and rigorous description in this era.Ordinary people use words such as "cold", "hot" and "lukewarm" to express their feelings about temperature-you know: in Westeros, even the natural phenomenon of winter has to be learned. Only when the city releases a white letter crow to announce that it is officially entered.

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After several seconds, Cobain asked cautiously: "Then, my lord, how can we grasp the temperature more accurately?"

There is no thermometer in this world yet!Iger slapped his head. He didn't need to know the temperature accurately in his daily life before, and the high temperature of hundreds of degrees in Houguan Town when he smelted metal couldn't be measured by simple thermal expansion and contraction, so he didn't realize it until today. to this point.

"Let the glassware workshop try to make some thin tubes, one end is connected to a hollow ball, and some colored liquid is filled in it. Do not use water—it will freeze. Using the principle that the air expands with heat and contracts with cold to cause the liquid level in the thin tube to rise and fall accordingly, Then you can measure the temperature more accurately." Iger said casually, "Draw a scale on it, and use the freezing and boiling temperatures of water as the two extreme standard points, and you can uniformly calibrate thermometers of different thicknesses and sizes... Hang In the nitrate production plant, the goal of controlling the precise temperature suitable for nitrate production can be achieved."

He spoke easily, but there were not many people around who could understand him.Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, all with blank faces: For them who don't even know about thermal expansion and cold contraction, it is really difficult to accept the design concept of a thermometer at once.

But Cobain understood.

It can be so!

The astonishment in the expelled former bachelor's heart at this moment is simply incomprehensible to ordinary people: he is the only one among the four deans of the institute who has never seen Iger face to face, and he has always had—— Rational temperament, from top to bottom, the legendary chief logistics officer, who is now the commander-in-chief of the Night Watchman, is uneasy.But at this moment, he suddenly understood why his colleagues had so mythologized the man in black in front of him.

If Iger's "guidelines" that compared nitrate production to winemaking that I saw a few months ago only made Cobain slightly recognize the wisdom of his immediate boss, then today's conversation made him fully realize that the rumors are true .But what shocked him most was not that Iger could think of a solution to a problem and come up with a new invention in a breath, but his understatement and natural tone before and after this big call-what does it mean? ?It means that the so-called "expansion with heat and contraction with cold" and the temperature measurement equipment designed based on this principle are not something he came up with in a flash of inspiration, but are originally in his knowledge system, and it takes time to change his mind. It can be taken out instantly.

How much knowledge and understanding of nature does this require?

Could this... be advanced knowledge from that mysterious country across the Sunset Sea?Kebain felt itchy, and wished he could drag Iger back to the room on the spot, tie him up and put him in a cage, torture him with all the knowledge in his mind, and solve a lot of difficult problems that had accumulated in his mind for a long time.

Of course, this is just thinking about it. The identity gap is there. Cobain gained professional dignity and a sense of accomplishment in the Night Watchman Industrial Research Institute, and realized his own value... and these things are hard to buy.He who still wants to continue messing around, even if he has the ability, he won't really mess around.

Iger is completely unaware that his casual words will cause huge waves in the hearts of the listeners. He is used to the situation of "just a few pointers can make the world's technology tree grow a little taller". The night watchman industry is his own property, he It is impossible to hide secrets or play tricks here, and it is really with this mentality that he visits and guides again and again, which also makes him enjoy a high reputation among technical personnel in the industry. In addition to the management team, there are many other golden ideas waiting for him to come up with.

Seeing that everyone was confused, he shrugged: "Forget it, I'll go back and draw a schematic diagram for you, skip this topic, next area?"

He was the head, and when he said that the next district would be the next district, everyone put aside their doubts for a while, and flocked to the last part.

"After the fermentation in the nitrate field is completed, it is the last step." Keben suppressed Lie Xinxi, and led everyone to move here, "We are testing how long the fermentation can convert all the raw materials, and the tentative conclusion is one month About, this should be further shortened. Collect the fermented nitrate and put it in a boiling water pot to boil and let it stand still, then take out the upper layer of juice, filter the clear liquid obtained several times, and then add plant ash according to the adult's suggestion, and then settle for a while, and finally water Basically, there are only the nitrate and useless salt we need.” The vice president narrated unhurriedly, “But if it is directly evaporated at this time, there will be too much useless salt in the product. Find a way to extract the nitrate separately or remove the impurities."

"Different substances have different solubility in water, and the solubility of the same substance at different temperatures will also change dramatically. If you make good use of this, you may be able to find a way." Iger has basically returned the knowledge of chemistry to the teacher, but this general class The main point is something you want to forget and never forget. "On this point, you can discuss and study with the assistants of the Alchemist Guild who are still in King's Landing. They often melt this and extract that when making wildfire. Maybe they can provide Some help."

What Iger mentioned is just an ordinary recrystallization operation in the real world. In fact, the pyromancers in this world have even mastered part of the essence, but these operations are the internal secrets of the Alchemist Guild for them.It is probably only Iger who can and is willing to use one sentence to explain the principle so concisely and directly to the essence. For Keben who became a monk halfway and started to get involved in the field of chemistry, this is another unheard of new harvest... …He silently memorized the concept of "solubility", feeling suddenly enlightened, and vaguely thought of a solution.

"Why is there no one here?" Iger found something wrong at this time. In the final process area of ​​boiling nitrate, large and small pots and pans are piled up together. The place where the fire should be fired and worked in full swing is deserted. There are workers, "Has the saltpeter started to produce, how much inventory does the industrial park have now?"

"This is the nitre-making experimental area." Nina hurriedly explained, "But in your last letter to us, you instructed that the attack of the White Walkers is imminent, and the land grant is in urgent need of nitrate supplies. Let us collect ready-made nitrate during operation. Nitrate is the priority, and the continuous production of nitric acid can be slowed down."

Iger did write such a letter: "Well...but take it easy, it's not for you to stop."

"It's not that it's stopped, it's that the process of making nitrate has not yet been perfected. Every improvement plan will take at least ten days to see the effect. It is impossible for us to let a large number of workers wait here. All the people who boil nitrate Not far away, another nitrate boiling factory is busy day and night with work."

"Boiling the nitrate field? You haven't even finished the fermentation step. How can there be so much nitrate to boil, and you have to set up another place for work-day and night?"

Nina pointed to Cobain: "This is about the accidental discovery of the research institute. Your lord told us in the guideline that the soil dug under the corner of the nitrate-growing wall can be used as a 'nitrate leaven' for nitrate production... But Deputy Dean Kebain tried casually during the boring time waiting for the fermentation results, but found that there is no need for a series of complicated processes of adding manure and urine, fermentation, and reaction. The soil dug from the corner can be extracted by itself. Come on."

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Chapter 380

Iger was stunned for half a second, and before he could finish his breath, he figured it out: This is not a breakthrough new discovery at all, but that he has been stuck in the situation of "knowing a lot but having no practical experience" all the time, and he has been stuck in a dead end!

He only remembered that the snowflakes deposited on the corners of toilets and barns and stables were nitrate. He only remembered that the soil in these places contained all kinds of bacteria needed to make nitrate by local methods, but he forgot that the nitrate deposited on the walls originally came from the soil below. from.Using these soils as an introduction to nitrate production is certainly a sustainable and long-term way, but if you are in a hurry to get products, directly using these soils to boil nitrates will definitely solve your urgent needs!

Compared with making nitrate, directly boiling nitrate is obviously an expedient measure, and there are suspicions of killing chickens to extract eggs and fishing in dry lakes, but the current situation is so urgent that we have to wait for these "chicken" and "fish" to save lives. Thinking is limited, everything is thinking about establishing a complete production chain before giving up!

Damn it, Iger quickly thought again: I let the industrial park make nitrate in King's Landing because the land-grant climate is too cold, and there are shortages of various tools and materials... But if it is directly digging the soil and cooking nitrate, it is because of the geographical location Not required at all.If I could have figured this out earlier, Houguan Town and the entire Northern Territory would have already started vigorous training.

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The lost time cannot be recovered, but it is not too late to make up for it.I slapped myself a few times annoyed in my heart, but Iger did not show any gaffe on the face: "There is such a thing? How much nitrate can be boiled directly from the soil dug from these corners, and what is the quality?"

"How much there is fluctuation depends on the quality of the excavated soil." Cobain replied truthfully, "After simple trials, my assistants and I have come up with the simplest way to distinguish: crush the selected soil and scatter it on the burnt soil. On the red charcoal, the sparks are the ones that contain nitrate. Scrape off layer by layer until the quality begins to decline. If it is produced, a carload of good nitrate can be boiled out of a small pot, because we used to It has not been possible to find a way to separate impurities such as salt from nitrate, and the quality is quite different."

"The caravans we send to various places now have several tasks: when they set off, they will bring the goods of the night watchman industry to sell in various places. Every time they arrive at a place, the prospectors looking for nitrate mines will go to work first. The rest will be sold out After a wave of things, I immediately searched for toilets and barn stables... The white flakes that naturally precipitated on the wall itself are high-quality nitrate, and after being scraped off for another storage, the soil in the corners of the wall must be planed several layers and loaded into the car." Nina is very concerned about the orders issued by Iger and knows the specific situation like the back of her hand, "Of course, breaking ground in the fiefs of nobles, big and small, is often considered ominous by the owner, and in many cases, some compensation must be paid to the landlord ——Those who are willing to accept the goods can use the goods as compensation, and those who are not willing can also take copper plates and silver coins...the right is to spend money to buy soil. As for the small number of people who want to increase the price, my instruction is to give up directly. Although high-quality Most of the time, there is only a thin layer of nitrate on the surface of the earth, but there are no toilets and barns in the seven countries!"

The smile on Iger's face was restored, this is the benefit of teamwork: I have indeed mastered a huge amount of advanced knowledge and intelligence that people in this world can't imagine, but a wise man is bound to make mistakes...not to mention that he never thinks that he What a wise man.Accepting the limitations of the way of thinking of undergraduates and the shortcomings of not doing it himself but talking on paper, he will encounter this kind of situation from time to time that "should have thought it through but walked into a dead end for various reasons".At this time, a group of smart people from this world will check for gaps and make up for omissions and remind them in time, and great things can be accomplished.

"Very good!" He didn't hide his approval at all, "Where is the nitrate factory, take me to have a look."

"The carriage is outside." As soon as Nina met, she guessed that Iger would come to see him sooner or later, and she had already found a gap to order a series of arrangements.

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A while later, a group of people rode in a carriage and came to the nitrate boiling field only a few miles away.The steaming hot steam can be seen hundreds of meters away along with the ash smoke from the burning fuel. If you get closer, the mounds of soil, coal piles and waste slag all over the low wall of the nitric acid factory make this place like a thermal weapon The battlefield of the times... Against the backdrop of the dark clouds of war covering the banks of the Heishui River, and a large number of profitable sectors of the industry are reducing production scale and tightening their belts to prepare for the winter, this is the only project that burns a lot of money, but it will not happen for a long time. The nitrate factory, which has any income, works overtime in full swing. It is open from morning to night every day, supporting a large number of workers who have been laid off from other departments.

The scene in the factory is not special, but the former nitrate-making test site has been enlarged several times, and the pots, pans, stoves and stoves for the last nitrate-boiling process have been reproduced in large numbers and arranged in a certain layout, leaving Just out of the way.The nitrate worker vigorously stirring the hot liquid in front of the cauldron, the porter who pushed a small cart and stopped from time to time to leave a shovelful of coal, and the final product at the bottom of the pot--pieces of white and yellow nitrate lumps, The collectors who crushed and carefully put them into earthen jars and sent them to the centralized storage place...

People came and went in full swing, and in a trance, Iger thought he was in the smelting area of ​​Houguan Town.

"Thanks to the dense population of the king's land, we transported a large amount of nitrate from various places before the Dragon Queen landed, and there is still less than half of it left. As for fuel, the king's land has strict control over firewood, so we can only buy it in large quantities from Hejian land. Inferior coal, this kind of coal is cheap, but it burns with a small fire and has a lot of smoke... Few people use it. Fortunately, boiling nitrate can be carried out in a semi-open air environment, so you don’t need to think so much.”

Coben, who came with him, also remembered something at this time, and cried out with an expression of waking up from a dream: "Ah! The person in charge of the nitrate factory reported a situation to me a few weeks ago - during the process of boiling nitrate, the pot A lot of salt will sink first, and I have been thinking about how to use this to extract nitrate separately. Now that I think about it, this is what the adults said...'Different substances have different solubility in water, and the same substance has different solubility in water. Solubility at different temperatures will also change! I guess, if you put the salted nitrate water outside to cool it, maybe you can freeze the nitrate out!"

Smart, even if it's not right, it's not bad.Iger probably understands that the salt and nitrate in the mouths of his subordinates actually correspond to the chemical chloride salt and nitrate, and the latter is the fire nitrate he wants.Although I have never memorized the solubility curves of these two types of substances, the method proposed by Cobain at this moment can at least further remove the impurity chlorine salt, even if it cannot purify the fire nitrate.

But right now Iger is not in the mood to praise people, he can't wait to ask: "Where is the finished product warehouse, how much nitrate has been produced in total during this period of time?"

"Come over here, my lord."

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After experiencing a series of surprises, Iger couldn't hide his surprise and disappointment when he saw the finished product: "Just a few cans? I see the output in the factory, it shouldn't be."

Nina burst out laughing: "My lord, you misunderstood, this is the output of this morning. You told me that this item is very important, how dare I pile it up here... the daily output of the nitrate factory, Someone will load them into a car and send them to Black Wall Fort, where they will be stored on the shelves of a fire-proof, theft-proof, and moisture-proof first-level warehouse. I haven’t been there for a few days, but now it’s estimated that half of the warehouse has been piled up. In fact, it stands to reason that the A batch should have been on the way to the land-grant, but unfortunately, the Dragon Queen's fleet blocked the Blackwater Bay, and the eunuch army cut off the king's road going north, so they have been blocked in the Black Wall Fort."

"My lord, most of those are semi-finished products." Cobain volunteered, feeling that he couldn't bear to hand in a batch of mixture, "Give me half a month... no, in a week, I can make them all Purify it again!"

"No, I don't have the time to wait." Iger breathed a sigh of relief, and waved his hand to veto, "Pack up your things, bring your trusted assistants, and prepare to give me back. Nitrate making cannot be carried out in the ice and snow over there. But it can... Nina, send someone back to Castle Blackwall immediately, and arrange for the porters to load the nitrate in the warehouse to the Blackbird as soon as possible. Today is too late, and King's Landing will be open for half a day at noon tomorrow, right? I plan to go there then See King Stannis or the Prime Minister, and then immediately set off to return north. The pyromancers in Houcrown Town can also do the purification, and the separated salt can just solve the land-grant's salt shortage."

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Chapter 381

Due to the threat from Daenerys in the sea, land and air, of the seven gates of King's Landing, only the Lion Gate and the King's Gate facing due west and southwest are open for half a day every day in the afternoon when the weather is good.It was already late when Iger sailed back to land from Dragonstone Island. After visiting the nitrate that he missed most, he made do with a rest overnight in the Black Wall Fort.

The Night Watchman’s Logistics Department, with Aiger as the saddle, briefly obtained full ownership of the property after the dignitaries of the original capital city who supported Renly Baratheon fell and put on black clothes, but with the loyalty to Stannis The nobles of the new King's Landing gained a firm foothold and began to seek benefits, and Nina had to represent the Night Watchman—voluntarily surrendering some oil and water.Fortunately, the new King's Landing dignitaries are divided into the "Royal Faction" and the old "Narrow Sea Faction" brought ashore by Stannis, and even the different factions are not all monolithic, and are distributed to these noble lords through careful control. The size of the cake allows them to check and balance each other, and with the help of Iger's own reputation and the status and influence he has after being elected as the commander-in-chief, no one can afford to monopolize the night watchman's property under the situation that King Stannis does not use his brain. idea.

Dividing half of the cake does greatly reduce the income that the night watchman can obtain from the industry, but the benefit of paying the price is that it completely avoids the risk of fighting against the powerful in the absence of Tyrion and Iger and the absence of a leader in the industry and consumption.After defeating Janos Slynt, the industry borrowed the hand of Aral Dim to control the King's Landing gang and influence the civilians, relying on large dividends as protection fees and let the "white way" of the nobles become their own... almost It can be said that the number one boss of the King's Landing Garrison is the King, and the number two boss is the Night Watchman Industry.

Industrial employees in black clothes or black vests are almost "VIP citizens" in the eyes of the soldiers of the King's Landing Garrison. With this convenience, after a night's rest in the small nest of Fort Black Wall, Iger did not rush They arrived at the King's Gate slowly, and only let Nina say hello—then jumped over the long queue waiting to open the gate and went straight to the front, becoming the first group of people to enter the city as soon as the gate opened.

After entering the city, the party went straight to the Red Fort, and since they had already made an appointment through the internal channels of the defense team, they were successfully put into it.

It's easy to come in, but in the Red Keep... he won't enjoy the grand reception of Dragonstone Island: Stannis didn't show his face at all, and only the famous "Onion Prime Minister" Davos Seaworth agreed to take time to meet On Iger's side - the location is also in the personal office rather than a formal place like the Throne Hall, and the time is only half an hour.

This difference in attitude is actually easy to understand: Daenerys, who returned from across the narrow sea, needs to fight for all available forces to pave the way for herself to regain the Iron Throne, but Stannis occupies King's Landing and sits on the Iron Throne... You don't need a group of exiles to admit your legitimacy, and you can't even think about begging the Great Wall defenders who are far away in the sky to go south to serve the king--you have nothing to ask for in public, and you have no friendship in private, so naturally you won't be a bird What Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.

Iger came to ask the Lord of the Seven Kingdoms for reinforcements: he knew that this was a futile attempt, but he still decided to go through the cutscenes as planned: the arrival of the Blackbird at King's Landing must pass through the Blackwater Bay controlled by the Targaryen fleet, fool I can also guess - I must have been allowed by Daenerys before I was able to land.Someone must be secretly muttering: In order to obtain this "pass", did the Night's Watch promise or give something to the Dragon Queen?

As a neutral night watchman, if he managed to go south, but only met the Targaryen who came across the sea to prepare for restoration instead of worshiping the real king on the Iron Throne, once he was found out and brought Making a fuss about questioning the position and intentions is likely to put the Night Watchman industry in a predicament—just out of Daenerys' "Dragon's Nest" and into Stannis' "Deer's Mouth".

What he wanted to do was to use today's meeting to create a false impression to disentangle himself from the relationship: his trip to the south was only to ask the king for help.He asked for help, but he didn't get it. All kinds of troubles caused by this... Don't blame yourself all in the future.

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Davos, who was born in Flea Bottom, can be regarded as approachable, but Stannis is indeed in trouble both at home and abroad... After more than ten minutes of unsatisfactory arguing, the Onion Prime Minister still insisted that he could not send reinforcements to the north, and at most he could only let Iger go The prison picks out the prisoners they want to bring back to the Great Wall—as for the scum, the latter naturally firmly rejects them.

After a brief meeting broke up unhappy, Iger left the Red Castle with a sullen face, and joined a group of entourage waiting outside the gate. After leaving the Red Castle for a long time, he returned to his normal expression: "Okay, the play that should be performed is over... There is one last stop. After finishing business, we will leave King's Landing before the city gates close, and if all goes well, we will be able to leave the river and enter the sea on the Blackbird before dark... As long as there is a moon, we will sail day and night."

The so-called last stop was Tob Mott's blacksmith shop.As the number one weapon blacksmith in King's Landing, his shop is located on the top of Steel Street on Visenya Hills.According to the blacksmith himself, he is the only weapon master in the city who can soak the color into the metal instead of painting the surface... Iger guessed that this should be done by tinkering with metal ions of various valences.This is not the key, the real reason Iger went to find him on this trip is that this Tob Mott had studied blacksmithing in Qohor and learned how to recast Valyrian steel.In the original book, he recast the Stark family sword "Ice" that fell into the hands of Tywin into two swords and distributed them to his son and grandson. The reliability is guaranteed.

As the technician to be brought back to the north this time, Cobain has always followed Iger today. From the mouth of the commander-in-chief's personal guards, he has heard what Iger wants to ask Tob Mott to do.

"My lord, it is said that you accidentally obtained the 'Dark Sister' from Beyond the Great Wall. Is this true?"

"Really, why?"

"Did you know that 'Dark Sister' is the sword of Aegon the Conqueror's sister, Visenya?"

"I know, what is Mr. Cobain's opinion?" Iger already roughly knew what the other party was going to say, and glanced at Melisandre who was also riding on the horse next to him, and the red-robed woman really looked at him—probably out of expectation , hoping that the new Qyburn could talk himself out of melting the sword.

"The existence of such a famous Valyrian steel sword is of great significance. Whoever holds it will enjoy a certain glory. Why would your lord want to melt it down?"

Significance?Iger shook his head helplessly: "Mr. Cobain, you used to be a bachelor, so you must be very knowledgeable. Let me ask you: who owns the last Dark Sister?"

"Prince Aemon, the dragon knight, passed it on to the Duke of Bloodraven, who is the last recorded owner of the Dark Sisters."

"Let me tell you, the Duke of Bloodraven went on an adventure beyond the Great Wall, and finally died on the north side of the Great Wall, and this sword remained there—until a night watchman picked it up not long ago. It is both It wasn’t given to me by the previous owner, nor was it a spoil I won by my own ability, just by ‘picking it up’... Excuse me, in the law of Westeros, am I considered its legal owner?”

"This..." Coben's main focus is natural science, and the knowledge of these laws is really not very clear, "But the Targaryen family has been destroyed..."

"In case Daenerys Targaryen comes to me on a dragon and wants to get back her family's ancestral sword, shall I give it or not?" Iger continued to ask, "Of course, I can hide her identity— —Unfortunately, every Valyrian steel sword in the world has a name and origin. If I don’t disclose the existence of the Dark Sisters, that Valyrian steel sword of unknown origin, no matter how meaningful it is, can be used by me. ?”

He raised his hand to stop Qyburn from interjecting: "Okay! Suppose the Dragon Queen and that 'Prince Aegon' are defeated in the battle with King Stannis, no Targaryen in the world will come to me for money This sword... Then, I would like to ask, what is the extraordinary significance of this sword of the Dark Sister? It-in which epic war did it kill any enemy worth mentioning, or in which What important role did you play in the legendary event?"

"During the Dance of the Dragons, Prince Daemon pierced his opponent's eye with this sword during their duel with Prince Emond over God's Eye Lake."

"Blood Dragon Dance...Hmph, it's just a stupid civil war caused by desire for power. If there is any Targaryen in the world who is proud of Damon for killing Prince Aemond, I really look down on him." Iger snorted disdainfully "Let me tell you, what makes the Dark Sisters special compared to other Valyrian steel swords in the world is that they come from House Targaryen. And even those in House Targaryen Of the two Valyrian steel swords—it was also the less important one. Even its more famous brother, the sword of conquest, the Blackfyre, never had any legendary deeds— Aegon the Conqueror wanted the sword to be buried with him after his death, but Aegon the Unworthy gave it to his illegitimate son Daemon instead of his legal heir Daeron—not because he wanted Daemon to inherit the throne, And it's simply because the former has better swordsmanship!"

"Do you understand what I want to express? Since the owner is the authentic Valyrian Dragon King, its quality may be better than those bought by those nobles, but in terms of 'extraordinary significance', even the Targaryen family themselves In my eyes, it is just a Valyrian steel sword. It does not represent royal power, nor does it indicate orthodoxy... Anyone who wants to be a king with this sword alone is dead! I am the commander-in-chief of the night watchman. I bought a family sword that was lost by the Destroyer Family, if there is any important person in the Seven Kingdoms who would give me a high look for this reason, then he is an idiot!"

"Well..." Cobain was overwhelmed by Iger's eloquence, and couldn't think of a rebuttal for a while, "But, even if you don't consider the meaning of this sword, an extremely sharp and indestructible Valyrian steel sword , even if you don’t announce your identity to the whole world, and just use it as a peerless sword, isn’t it also a sharp weapon to restrain the aliens?”

"What kind of commander-in-chief would expect a sword to win the war instead of war readiness? No matter how sharp the dark sisters are, how many times do they have a chance to cut them out in the face of the aliens? And cast them into arrows. I calculated it. It is conservatively estimated that it can Divided into fifty shares—this means that you can attack the White Walkers at least fifty times. Besides, this is just one of the gifts I prepared for the White Walkers.” Iger didn’t want to discuss this issue anymore, and kicked the horse’s belly to improve Speed, "We were all impressed by the 'Dark Sister' because it was the sword of Aegon the Conqueror's sister, and she was one of the founders of the Targaryen dynasty... But who remembers Azor? The name of a certain king's sword in Yahai's era? In this life-and-death battle, I have prepared several great gifts for the enemy, and I am determined to win it. No matter which "surprise" killed the Night King in the end, in the external In official announcements, the Night's Watch will declare: We shot him to death with a set of arrows called Lightbringer."

The horseshoes kicked and kicked on the flat road of King's Landing Avenue, and everyone had to speed up to keep up. During the bumps, no one raised any questions.

To be honest, it was just an extra surprise for Bran to bring back the Dark Sisters for himself. Iger didn't care whether he could melt the sword or not—but because it didn't matter, when people kept talking about such an unimportant thing When he was full of energy, he turned into a stubborn temper: "The name and meaning of a weapon are given by the user, and history is written by people. I bet that after thousands of years, the world will only remember me, Iger West beat the Night King with the 'Lightbringer', and no one ever remembers a queen whose dynasty was long gone, with a sword called a shitty Dark Sister."

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Chapter 382 Another Red Robe

Cobain sensed the unquestionable tone in Iger's tone and closed his mouth.

Yesterday, he saw the knowledgeable and kind side of the commander-in-chief of the night watchman; today, he saw the other side of his arbitrariness—of course, arbitrariness is not all derogatory here.Not listening to advice is indeed a bad trait most of the time, but if a person who sticks to his own opinion relies on enough reason and keen judgment to make a deliberate decision, and it turns out to be the right move in the end, that can " Not to be influenced by others", but will achieve greatness again.

Whether a sword can be melted or not depends entirely on personal opinion, and it is not a matter of principle, let alone right or wrong.However, after a little thought, Qyburn smelled more flavors from Iger's last words: Lord Commander, it seems that you despise Aegon the Conqueror and his sisters?

No, not right.Rather than contempt, it is more like arrogance. My boss, the supreme commander of the Great Wall defenders, seems to think that he will become more famous than the founder of the Targaryen Dynasty and the conqueror who unified the Seven Kingdoms. figure.

Is this arrogance, or self-confidence?

Most of the answers will have to be revealed by time.

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They shuttled between the crowded streets. Since Daenerys rode a dragon to show her strength over the city of King's Landing not long ago, under the great threat of dragon flames, the number of residents who took refuge in the city was much less than that of ordinary wars.Of course, the Heishui River Estuary is much warmer than the land-grant, but after all, winter has completely arrived, and because the humidity is higher due to the river and the ocean, people feel uncomfortable.But the good news is that the stench that covered the whole city in the capital of the seven kingdoms is much lighter than the impression, and I don’t know... Some residents were scared away by Daenerys, the temperature dropped, and the industry began to build toilets. Which of the three reasons is more responsible?

A small number of beggars in ragged clothes huddled up on the side of the street. Due to the cold weather, the children who ran around barefoot disappeared. They left the square, turned into Steel Street, and began to ride along the long Visenia hills along the path. , there are blacksmiths working in front of the forge everywhere along the way, but there are many fewer customers bargaining for no other reason-now, all the shops in Iron Street are making war preparations for King Stannis' army, and no private work is accepted .

The higher they ride, the taller the smithy is. Levels also exist in this industry, and the rules are similar to other places in King's Landing City: the better the technology, the higher the status, the higher the altitude.The person they were looking for lived on the top of a hill that was nearly [-] meters high, and ran a huge armory made of wood and plaster, with floors high enough to overlook the narrow alleyway below.

The two doors of the store are made of ebony and weirwood, with a hunting picture carved on it. A pair of stone knights stand guard on both sides of the entrance, wearing red steel armor with imaginative shapes. They are griffins and unicorns. form of the beast.

Iger was not the only visitor. A few horses had already been tied to the stake at the door, and someone was standing by to watch, even holding a long dark flag in his hand.Seeing that the best "parking space" was occupied, he could only choose to take someone to tie the horse to the other side of the door, leaving one person behind, and walked to the store door.

Before he entered it, he heard the sound of arguing in the shop.

"My lord, this is the equipment reserved for the commanders of King Stannis' army. You must not take it away!"

"Isn't the armor and weapon forged to be used by others? After we equip it, we will also defend the Seven Kingdoms for His Majesty Stannis. Why can't we buy it? Just report the price, and you will definitely not lose a penny!"

"It's not a matter of money, my lord... for violating His Majesty's order, we ordinary people will lose our heads!"

When Iger entered the city, Iger had already sent someone to say hello, so the waitress in the store immediately guessed their identities when they saw the group of people in black clothes, and hurriedly announced: "Mr. Mott, the commander-in-chief of the night watchman has arrived!"

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Iger only stepped into the gate at this time, and he was very upset to find that he seemed to have bumped into a dispute, and his head suddenly became dizzy: in the sales lobby of a shop with hanging or full of weapons and armor, there were a few visitors who were obviously uninvited visitors. There was a man who was slightly short but not thin.The besieged man was wearing a black velvet coat, with a hammer pattern embroidered with silver thread on the sleeves, and a heavy silver chain around his neck. The sapphire on it was the size of a pigeon egg. He was obviously not an ordinary shop assistant.

Coupled with the few words heard before entering the door, it is easy to judge what happened on the scene: someone wanted to forcefully buy some non-commodity goods, but was rejected by the staff, and the two sides were arguing... and Iger just brought Nina, Melisandre, Cobain and a group of guards suddenly appear, interrupting the forced purchase.

The reason why he has a big head is not because he is afraid of things, but because Iger really has no time and mind to play with the injustice at the moment - Tobe's blacksmith shop is No. The big men create equipment, and those who dare to make trouble here are definitely not ordinary people.But I planned to finish my business quickly and leave the city by the same route, board the Blackbird and leave this place along the river before dark, and return to the land-grant with a boat full of nitrate.If you get into trouble for no reason, you are not afraid of being bullied if you have a large number of people on your side and bring a witch with you, but if you delay leaving the city, you will have to find a place to spend the night without mentioning the trouble of wasting a precious day. of.

It's a pity that the person he's looking for on this trip is the owner of the shop, and it's impossible to turn around and leave... Right now, he can only hope that he can hold the scene with these tall, well-armed Night Watchmen soldiers, and the other party It also makes sense.

Seeing Iger leading a large group of people into the door, the besieged store employee got rid of the troublesome people surrounding him as if he had run into a life-saving straw, and ran towards them.But I don't know if he was intimidated by the lineup of night watchmen... The people who were making trouble didn't stop him and let him leave, and looked at the group of new visitors who poured into the gate.

Iger, who was stared at by several pairs of eyes, also quickly sized up the other party: the leader was a young aristocratic man with golden red hair wearing a black satin star-pattern cloak, with a purple lightning bolt embroidered on his chest across the night sky, I can't remember which family's coat of arms... Following this nobleman, there was a slender, freckled red-haired boy, a strong man with a dagger and a long sword on his belt, and a slightly A fat tall man in a red robe.

Iger didn't know any of these people, but in the end this man caught his attention: In this world, due to the high-end dyes, few people would wear brightly colored clothes—like the guy in front of him. Such a dazzling red robe, I have only seen it on Marquilo next to Melisandre and Daenerys.

Who is this, another priest of the Red God?

Iger looked at the red-robed woman next to her with questioning eyes, but saw that she didn't need to remind, she had already frowned and stared at the red-robed man opposite, and spoke in a bad tone.