Game of Thrones: Royal Game

Chapter 12 The Bastard Sword

"But this is the heraldic sword of the Lannister family." Ian gently stroked the golden lion head at the end of the hilt, which showed its arrogance to the fullest, and twitched the corner of his mouth.

"A sword of a brother in black," Ayton interrupted Ian, and said sternly, "to the night watchman, the surname is meaningless."

"You mean this sword. Originally belonged to a night watchman?"

"exactly."

"Then what is the relationship between this night watchman and that Deauville?"

"You don't need to know this." The old blacksmith shook his head, "If you accept this task, I can pay you a commission of 3 gold dragons, and after you join the night watchman, Deauville will also take care of you. I As I should have said before, he's a veteran Ranger."

Fuck! 3 Golden Dragon's commission?Are you so rich?Ian looked around subconsciously, whether the thought of the blacksmith shop being ransacked flashed through his mind.

But in the next second, he dismissed this crazy idea.

This is the central square of Harrenhal!A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and no matter how weak the He'an family is, it's not like he, a poor hedge knight, can shit on their heads.

"Okay," Ian put the heraldic sword back into its scabbard, hung it on his waist, and said seriously, "Deal, I promise to deliver the sword, and I swear on my honor." I told you I have no honor.

After receiving Ian's reply, the old blacksmith smiled, and then he gave Ian 6 gold dragons and 120 silver stags face to face, of which 3 gold dragons were the commission for the sword delivery mission, and the rest were Ian's income from selling equipment.

Ian put all the coins in his bag, walked out of the blacksmith shop, and took his horse again.

Thinking back on the mission just now, Ian couldn't help showing a sarcastic smile.

Even if he didn't plan to go to Yanchang Town to be a merchant, he wouldn't accept such a weird task!
Just kidding, a Harrenhal blacksmith somehow pulled out a Lannister heraldry sword for himself to hand to a Night's Watch?And said the sword once belonged to a Night's Watch too.
There are too many doubts here, including the relationship between the original owner of the sword and Deauville, the relationship between them and the Lannister family, and the fact that the owner of the sword and Deauville are both night watchmen, how could this sword go around? A large circle ran to a blacksmith in Harrenhal.

If Ian is sitting in front of the computer and playing games now, as a senior plot party, he may have to dig out all the secrets inside.

As for now, he thinks his brain is not broken yet.

Secrets are often accompanied by danger, especially this is a secret related to the Lannister family. He is worried that he may be buried with a certain family secret without paying attention.

Shaking his head, Ian refocused his attention on the heraldic sword he had just cheated and temporarily kept.

This is a real big gain!

Apart from other things, this Lannister heraldic sword is obviously worth a lot. Judging from Ian's experience, its cost should be more than 10 gold dragons, and if it is sold, it will be worth at least twice the cost.

The only question is how to sell this sword?Ian fell into thought again.

Undoubtedly, apart from the excellent craftsmanship, the most valuable part of this sword lies in the lifelike carved golden lion head, which can be called a work of art.

But this thing is the wealthiest and most powerful family in Westeros, the coat of arms of the Lannister family. In this era when the coat of arms basically represented identity, almost no nobleman forged the coat of arms of other families. matter.

Naturally, no one would be crazy enough to buy a Lannister heraldry sword.

In other words, although this sword is valuable, it is extremely hot.

"Maybe that's why the old blacksmith dared to hand me the sword just like that?" Ian couldn't help thinking.

He wondered why the old blacksmith believed his problem so easily.

His conclusion at the time was that the old blacksmith believed the story of 'going to join the night watch' that he made up.

After all, from the old blacksmith's point of view, a normal hedge knight would not be able to sell armor, and secondly, he would not be able to lie to himself as a blacksmith in a hurry, so he was almost sure that Ian was telling the truth.

And he has nothing to worry about about an "honest, filial and good knight" who "swears on his own honor" who "voluntarily wears black clothes" and "left all the money to his parents before leaving" Woolen cloth?

Looking at it now, the reason why the old blacksmith dared to hand over the sword to himself seemed to be because he was sure that he would not be able to sell the sword.

"Could it be possible to just melt this lion head? No, it would be fine if it was made of pure gold, but if it's gold-plated, wouldn't it just be scrapped if it's melted?" Ian denied another idea.

"Eh? Wait, why the hell do I have to sell the sword?" Ian raised his forehead suddenly, "Isn't my most important purpose now to change the opening characteristics and pretend to be an identity that is absolutely impossible to be a player? "

May I ask, is there any identity in this world that is less likely to be a player than a knight of the Lannister family?

This gold-plated heraldic sword is obviously the work of a high-ranking blacksmith in the castle. Even within the Lannister family, only people with certain status are eligible to wear it.

This also means that at this moment, he has mastered the key props to play a Lannister.

Next, he only needs to get himself an exquisite suit, and then change to a taller horse, and he can perfectly play a Lannister knight.

Then he still acts as a caravan guard with a hammer?

"No, no, there is still a loophole in this." Ian shook his head immediately, "What I have to face is not the aborigines, but the players. If you pretend to be a member of the Lannister family rashly, if you are asked the names of your parents, you will have to deal with them." It's a lot more troublesome to tell a lie."

Although the other party may not necessarily ask, what if they do?Refused to answer with a grumpy face?Isn't this simply adding doubts to yourself?

So, is there any way to prevent this from happening?
Looking at the heraldic sword in his hand again, Ian smiled, and he had an idea.

This is a hand and a half sword.

The half-handed sword is the most common type of sword that appears in western film and television works. It has the "thrust" of the knight's sword, the "slashing" of the two-handed sword and the "smooth hand" of the broad sword, so it is also called a hybrid sword. .

So why not pretend to be a bastard myself?

After all, who else would be more secretive about his own life experience than an illegitimate child?

Normally, as long as you introduce your surname Xue Nuo and He Wen [Note 1], no one will ask about your life experience.

Unless he wants to use a sword to have the next conversation with you, in the common language of Westeros (actually English), bastard and bastard are the same word. Not much difference anymore.

This perfectly avoids the possibility of other players testing their specific identities.

Moreover, there is no illegitimate child in the player's birth choice. According to the inertial thinking that players should use their own background stories to disguise their identities, it is difficult for players to connect an illegitimate child with the player.

"Ian Xishan, the illegitimate son of a certain important person in the Lannister family, I can't say his name because of his father's reputation." Thinking of this, Ian turned and walked towards a tailor shop next to him.

Notes: 1. The illegitimate son of a noble in Westeros takes the place where he was born as the surname, and the corresponding relationship is: Buddha Flower-The Reach, Hill-Westland, Pike-Iron Islands, River-The Riverland, Shad -Dorne, Snow-North, Stone East-Vale, Storm-Stormland, Weirwater-Royalland
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