Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 104 Talents in the Academy City

Ed was so excited when he found the sugar maple tree in the wolf forest. He quickly took out the wooden bottle and collected some sap from the tree.

"Father, what are you collecting all this sap for?" Robb wondered.

Jon Snow chimed in: "The sap is so sticky, I hate it."

Ed said mysteriously: "Robb, Jon, you don't understand anything, these juices can help Winterfell make money in the future."

There is a large wolf forest in the territory of Winterfell, and there are many sugar maple trees in it. In the future, Ed can order the farmers in Winterfell to collect this sap, refine it into maple syrup, and sell it to make money.

Whether in the Seven Kingdoms or the Free Trade City, the nobles and wealthy merchants are very particular about food, similar to lark, swan, venison, peacock meat, and the golden wine from the Arbor Island are must-haves on the noble table.Aristocrats, wealthy businessmen, wealthy church elites, and the royal family are willing to pay a lot of real money in order to satisfy their mouths and taste buds.

Maple syrup has not been popularized in the Seven Kingdoms yet, Ed believes that after the launch of this delicacy, it will definitely bring huge profits to Winterfell.

Now Winterfell is heavily in debt, owes 50 gold dragons to the Iron Treasury, and [-] gold dragons to the Manderly family of the vassal White Harbor. Ed has to hurry up and do everything possible to make money.

In the afternoon, Mrs. Ballet went hunting with Phelan, and Helen Pike played and hunted with Theon, Jon, Robb, and Dominic. When Ed led the people away from Wolfwood and returned to Winterfell, his The wooden bottles were filled with the sap of the sugar maple, and each horse held its game.

It was already dark when Ed arrived at Winterfell.Helen Pike took Mrs. Ballerina to change and wash the clothes stained with wolf blood. Robb, Jon and the soldiers of Winterfell together sent the prey to the slaughterhouse and kitchen.

The governor of Winterfell, Vayon Poole, came over, "Lord Ed, the bachelor from Old Town has arrived."

Ed's eyes lit up, "It's finally here."

When Ed led the northern army and defeated the rock species on Skagos Island, when the army was triumphant, Ed released ravens by the seaside of Skagos Island. He told Xuecheng that the northern army came from Skagos Kagos Island has brought back unicorns.The Academy can come to Winterfell to study unicorns, but it must send a bachelor to work in Winterfell.

The literacy rate in the Seven Kingdoms is very low, and talents are rare, so Ed told the academy in his letter that he would welcome anyone, whether it was a bachelor, an assistant bachelor or an apprentice.

Xuecheng has always lacked information on unicorns. Xuecheng once paid a lot of money to buy unicorn horns or bones, but it has never been able to do so.Today, Winterfell not only has unicorn horns, but even unicorn cubs, which is very attractive to the school city.Xuecheng quickly replied to Winterfell, saying that it had sent a bachelor to Winterfell.

The old town is located at the mouth of the Mead River in the Reach, and it is thousands of miles away from Winterfell. Therefore, the bachelors, assistant bachelors and apprentices of the Academy City have traveled for several months before arriving at Winterfell.

In the library tower, Ed met the personnel sent by the academy city, and Bachelor Luwin and Brother Chayer were in charge of receiving them.

A total of three bachelors, five assistant bachelors and twelve apprentices arrived in Winterfell from Old Town. Maester Luwin introduced these people from the academy city to Ed.

The tall, skinny Maester Dost is good at the occult, and he is fascinated by magic; the silver-haired, unsmiling Maester Norman is good at medicine and is also very proficient in poisons; Like a farmer, he is very good at botany, agronomy and minerals.

Ed asked Bachelor Dost, "Why did you travel for so long before you arrived at Winterfell?"

Bachelor Dost rubbed his neck chain with his skinny hands, "Lord Ed, our group is going north on a merchant ship from Old Town, and we are taking the sea of ​​sunset. After all, if we go to White Harbor by boat, we have to go around The Summer Sea, the coast of Dorne and the Narrow Sea, round and round."

"The wind was smooth along the way. We passed Lannisport, Fairy Isle, and arrived at Sea Frontier City. At this time, the captain refused to go north again. The captain told us that if Sea Frontier City goes north, the northern border is not decent. Ironborn pirates are rampant in the port, it is an illegal place, no matter how much we pay, we can't persuade the captain to continue north."

Due to the lack of naval power in the northern border, ironborn pirates are rampant, and there is no decent port on the side of the sunset sea, unable to attract ships from the river land and the river bay, and go north for trade. The long coastline of the northern border is just wasted. Yes, Ed was very depressed.Ed made up his mind that in the future, he must eliminate pirates and build a port on the west coast of the northern border.

The chubby Farmer Bachelor continued: "There are no ships willing to go north, so we have to disembark at Sea Frontier City, buy horses and go on land, all the way east, after passing the Twin River City, we found the King's Road, crossed the Neck and the Barrens. Graveyard, now we have arrived at Winterfell."

The silver-haired Bachelor Norman, who looked like a pulsatilla, said solemnly: "Master Ed, I used to look at the map, and I didn't realize how big the northern border is. Now I am riding a horse in the wilderness of the northern border. This ancient land gives me the feeling that vast."

Ed smiled, "You have worked hard all the way."

Bachelor Dost shook his slender head, "The hard work has finally paid off. We saw the unicorn as we wished. You know, the doctors in the Academy City do not have this blessing. Dr. Marvin told me that after seeing the unicorn, Immediately draw a blueprint, report the appearance and habits of the unicorn to him, and send it to the school city."

Ed smiled, "In the future, you will have plenty of opportunities to study unicorns slowly."

Among the five assistant bachelors and twelve apprentices, an apprentice named Laresa caught Ed's attention.His age is about 15 years old, his skin is dark like teak, he has a pointed nose, a beautiful and pointed forehead, black hair and agate-colored eyes, and he looks very handsome.

Ed looked at Laresa, "Do you have the blood of the Summer Islands?"

Laresa nodded, "Lord Ed, my mother is a merchant from the Summer Islands, and my father is a fisherman from Dorne."

Ed was curious, "Winterfell is far away from your hometown, why do you still want to come?"

Laresa smiled, showing a mouthful of white teeth, "Dr. Wargrave, Dr. Perestan has never seen a unicorn in his old age. I just came to the school to study, so I had the opportunity to see a unicorn. Why don't you come?"

Bachelor Norman took a step forward, "Lord Ed, if these assistant bachelors and apprentices perform satisfactorily in Winterfell, they will recall them to the academy and continue to build the bachelor's necklace."

Ed was sitting on a chair, behind him were books piled high on the bookshelves of the library tower, and bachelors, assistant bachelors and apprentices stood in front of them.

"The Citadel has the most books in the Seven Kingdoms. However, the Citadel is no match for the library tower in Winterfell for the books about the ancestors and the North. Winterfell has a close relationship with the Night's Watch, and Castle Black has a lot of books about the Long Night. , information on Beyond the Wall and the Night's Watch."

"If you stay in Winterfell, you can study hard and create inventions with peace of mind. You helped Winterfell, and I can help you too. My name will go down in history."

(End of this chapter)