Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 110 Bachelor's Division of Labor and Refining Fine Salt

In the past, there was only Maester Luwin in Winterfell. Maester Luwin needed to teach children to read, manage ravens, write letters, heal people in Winterfell and Winterfell Town, advise Ed, and attend Winterfell Meetings in the city. Maester Luwin has a heavy burden on his shoulders.

Now that the three bachelors, Dost, Norman and Farmer, have joined Winterfell, the task of Maester Luwin has been greatly reduced.Now Maester Luwin teaches the children every day. Robb, Jon, Domeric, Theon, Sansa, Arya, Bran are all Luwin's students.

In addition, there are more than 20 adopted sons of Rock Seed, more than a dozen assistant bachelors and apprentices of the academy, and they will also study with Bachelor Luwin. Among them, Laresa from Dorne performed well, the dark-skinned boy Laresa, Already a star in The Apprentice, he's gifted in medicine, history, and even adept at archery.

Whether it is Maester Luwin or other bachelors, they all agree that it is only a matter of time before Laresa gets the bachelor's necklace.

Ed let Bachelor Norman, who is good at medicine, provide medical services for the people of Winterfell and the winter town, and Bachelor Farmer is responsible for research on mineral exploration and crop production.

As for the magic-obsessed Bachelor Dost, Ed asked Dost to spend time every day listening to Old Nan telling stories.The old nanny is nearly a hundred years old, and she even worked as a nanny to Grandpa Ed's generation. She is familiar with all kinds of weird stories, especially the stories about the ghosts, the night king and the long night.

As a time traveler, Ed understands that many of Old Nan’s stories are true, especially the part about the White Walker and the Long Night, but many people don’t believe it, especially the learned bachelors, who will think that the White Walker is just a legend The story, even if it really existed, was 8000 years ago.

In the future, the Night King will inevitably gather an army of aliens in the ice and snow outside the Great Wall to go south to attack the Great Wall. At that time, the northern border will be the front line against the army of aliens.

Ed couldn't help lamenting the injustice of fate. Why should the northern border become the front line against the White Walkers?But complaining is useless, Ed must let the Night Watchman Legion and the Northerners be more vigilant against the White Walkers and the Night King.

A book about the Night King and the White Walkers can play a certain role in publicity. The story of Old Nan is undoubtedly the most vivid, and it is about promoting the White Walkers and the Night King's sharp weapon.

Bachelor Dost is obsessed with magic and the occult. He is an outlier among the bachelors. He firmly believes in the existence of ghosts and the long night. Therefore, it is perfect for Bachelor Dost to be responsible for collecting stories about Old Nan and writing them into books. .

The library tower of Winterfell is the favorite place of the bachelors, where a large number of books in the north are preserved, from the materials of the barren grave king, the king of winter, the red king, the night watchman army and even the wildlings beyond the wall. The monks and bachelors manage together.

This morning, Ed brought Dost, Luwin, Farmer, and Norman to the outside of the workshop, and a basket of coarse salt was placed outside the door.

Ed grabbed a handful of coarse salt with his hand, "Do you think there is a way to refine coarse salt into fine salt?"

The chubby and sloppy Bachelor Farmer touched his necklace, "Master Ed, it is a beautiful dream to refine coarse salt into fine salt, but it is not realistic. In fact, Xuecheng has been trying to refine fine salt, but all of them failed. Failed."

The skinny Bachelor Dost said: "According to some ancient scroll records, the Dragon King of Valyria tried to refine fine salt with magic, but failed. Now that the dragon is dead, this is the era when magic fades, and he wants to refine fine salt It's impossible."

The silver-haired Bachelor Norman earned the nickname "Pulsatilla" during the short time he arrived in Winterfell. He said, "I heard that the Alchemist Guild in King's Landing also tried to refine fine salt, but the result was Failed. Apparently alchemists are only good at making wildfire."

Ed turned to Maester Luwin, "Some time ago, I asked Maester Luwin to make a filter according to my design. Using the filter, Winterfell can refine fine salt."

Bachelor Norman, Bachelor Dost, and Bachelor Farmer all looked shocked.Bachelor Farmer asked curiously, "Duke Ed is actually an inventor?"

Maester Luwin was a little embarrassed. He took out the blueprint of the filter, "I made the filter according to Lord Ed's order, but I don't think that filter can really extract fine salt."

Bachelor Dorst, Bachelor Norman, and Bachelor Farmer all stared at the drawings, frowning.

The filter is made of bamboo tube, fine pebbles, fine sand, fine gauze, charcoal and reed wadding, and its shape is very simple.Bachelor Norman raised his eyebrows, "Such a simple gadget, can you refine fine salt? Lord Ed, don't make such a joke with us."

Bachelor Luwin, Bachelor Custer, Bachelor Norman, and Bachelor Farmer all believed that it was impossible for Ed to use the filter to refine fine salt.In the eyes of these learned bachelors, Ed is a nobleman, and the nobleman obviously does not have the talent of an inventor.

"Bachelors, I will open your eyes today." Ed led the bachelors into the workshop.

In the workshop, coarse salt is piled up like a hill, and beside it are stone mortars, stone mills, soybean milk, filters, wooden spoons, dustpans, dustpans, etc.

Alchemist Gentle is directing a bunch of servants to work. Gentle is good at making wildfire. In the short time he came to Winterfell, Gentle has made several barrels of wildfire for Winterfell and stored them in the catacombs. the depths of the cellar.

In addition to wildfire, Ed let Ginter participate in the refining of fine salt, and Ginter even participated in the improvement of glass. In the past few days, Ginter has been working with glass master Ortega every day to study how to add obsidian to glass. process to strengthen the quality of the glass.

Maester Luwin, Maester Dost, Maester Norman, Maester Farmer frowned when they saw Gentle. He loves wisdom and disdains to associate with alchemists.

Under Gentle's command, some servants were crushing the coarse salt with a stone mortar and transporting it to the stone mill with a dustpan.After the big windmill stone mill is started, coarse salt can be ground into finer particles.

The servants in the next stage will pour fine salt grains into water to dissolve and form brine. The servants will filter the brine with a filter invented by Ed. Afterwards, the servants will put the filtered brine into the two large pots in the middle of the workshop. Cook in medium.When crystals are about to form in the pot, the servants add soy milk and scoop out the bean curd with a wooden spoon, leaving only clear brine.

Maester Luwin, Maester Farmer, and Maester Norman stared dumbfounded at Ed and Gentle directing the servants to operate. The workshop was full of heat and everyone was sweating. The maesters seemed to have forgotten the existence of time.

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