Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 146
The eagle hovered above the Wall, seemingly taunting the army of the North and the Night's Watch below.

It was also a skinchanger, and Ed recognized it at a glance. This was the eagle controlled by the skinchanger.

After combining the skinchanger and the eagle, you can gain the vision of the eagle, and you can also control the eagle to complete the attack on the enemy.Eagles are sharp weapons for scouting and attacking.

In the army of wildlings summoned by Mance Rayder, the king beyond the wall, there are skinchangers. Ed has expected this a long time ago. Also outside the Wall, where skinchangers are more common than in the Seven Kingdoms.

Whether it is the mountain clan or the rock species army that rushed to Castle Black through Eastwatch, they all sent ravens to bring the news to Castle Black, but none of these two ravens arrived at Castle Black smoothly. Obviously, the ravens They were all killed by the eagle controlled by the skinchanger.

Ed remembered that beside Mance Rayder, the king beyond the wall, there was a skin-changer named Auriel, who could combine with the eagle.Is the eagle in front of you Auriel's eagle?Or other skinchangers?Ed didn't know.

Since awakening the talent of the skinchanger, Ed has dreamed of a wolf almost every night, combining with the direwolf Nocturnal at night, he hunts and runs together with Nocturnal.

The direwolf has a strong deterrent and lethal force on land, but the direwolf has no wings and cannot kill the falcon.Ed has never combined with the female wolf Sunshine, but Ed believes that one day in the future, maybe he can control the female wolf Sunshine just like controlling the male wolf's night walk.

Ed looked up at the eagle on the Great Wall of Impassion. The Great Wall of Impossibility is [-] feet high. The eagle is higher than this distance. Such a high distance is far beyond the shooting range.

If archers were sent to the top of the Great Wall to shoot arrows, the chances of shooting down the skinchanger eagle would be greater. However, to climb the [-]-foot Great Wall, one had to either take a cage or climb stairs.By the time the archer climbed up, the eagle would probably have slipped away.

The eagle in the air seemed to feel Ed's gaze, it spread its wings and glides, and began to dive,
Ed waved to the archer on the side.

"Whoever can shoot down this eagle will be rewarded with a golden dragon!"

Alliser Thorne, the head coach of the Night Watch, Jeremy Lake, the ranger, Thoren Smallwood, Bunyan, etc., looked at the eagle in puzzlement. Even Maester Aemon raised his blind eyes and looked at the eagle. Sky.

Bunyan said: "Ed, eagles are very common on the Great Wall and beyond the Great Wall. Why are you willing to spend a golden dragon to buy an eagle?"

Chief of General Affairs Bowen Marsh said: "Master Ed, in fact, the hunters in our office can hunt and kill eagles from time to time. If you ask for such a high price for eagles, my office can satisfy you."

The eagle continued to fly downwards, hovering beside the ice and snow wall of the Great Wall of Impossibility, Ed said: "Only this eagle is worth a golden dragon, the other eagles are worthless at all. This is the eagle of the skinchanger."

Night's Watch officer, Greatjon Umber, Lord of the North, Lord Rickard Karstark, Instant Fryer.

"Shapechangers? There are still skinchangers in this world."

"Like the White Walkers, it's all from Old Nan's stories, and it's all bullshit."

"The skinchangers are wolf spirits, right?"

Maester Aemon spoke, and everyone immediately fell silent.

"My lords, among skinchangers, those who can control wolves are called wolf spirits. Wolves are indeed commonly controlled animals by skinchangers. However, according to ancient books, some skinchangers can interact with bears, seals, and sea turtles. strange, shadow lynx or even a hawk combination."

"Therefore, wolf spirits belong to skinchangers. All wolf spirits are skinchangers, but not all skinchangers are wolf spirits. In the final analysis, it depends on what animals the skinchangers control."

Everyone was obviously shocked. After all, once the legend was verified by a learned scholar, its credibility increased a lot.

Ser Thoren Smallwood, the ranger, smiled nervously, "Maester Aemon, the legends of the skinchangers are all false, how could they be true?"

Maester Aemon slightly nodded, "Very few people have witnessed skin-changers. It is a fact, but to deny the existence of skin-changers is to deceive yourself. After the dragons are extinct, no one has seen them. Can you deny the existence of dragons? It is entirely possible for dragons to reappear in the world."

Sir Jeremy Lake shrugged. "Even if skinchangers existed, they are as dead as the White Walkers. The eagle in front of you cannot be a skinchanger."

Devon took a step forward. He has wooden teeth and silver-white hair. He is thin and has many knots on his arms. He has been a ranger outside the Great Wall for decades. It is said that no one knows the ghost forest better than him. .

"It's fine if others don't believe in skinchangers. Jeremy and Sauron, you two are rangers. You often fight and communicate with wildlings. Don't you believe in skinchangers? In the south of the Great Wall, the ancient power It may have disappeared, but beyond the Wall, hey, the skinchangers must exist, and when I was patrolling the Haunted Forest, I could feel the gaze of the eyes of the beast."

Devon's words caused the rangers to fall into a long silence, and everyone was staring at the eagle in the sky.

Ed said: "I have no doubt that it was this eagle that shot down the ravens flying from Eastwatch and the Mountain Clan. This guy is watching us."

Laresa, a black half-breed in Dorn, took a yew longbow, drew an arrow with the bow, and shot one arrow, but the range of the bow and arrow was not enough, and finally fell to the ground in vain.

Feilan picked up the keel longbow, which was a gift from Ed to Feilan, and he took aim and shot an arrow.

The keel longbow has a longer range, and the arrow quickly strikes at the eagle. The eagle flaps its wings and rises up. Finally, the arrow hits the snow-covered Great Wall, deeply embedded in the wall, and a large piece of ice and snow falls to the ground.

The eagle hovered in the air for a while before disappearing above the Great Wall.

The old bear Mormont frowned, his forehead was like a ravine, "Master Eddard, if this eagle is really a skinchanger, wouldn't Mance Rayder be able to see the movements of the Night's Watch and the army of the North? Our military information has been leaked Isn't it very passive?"

Ed nodded, "This hawk will always spy on our movements. Besides this hawk, wildlings and other skin-changers enter the Great Wall. Wild boars, wild wolves, goats, shadow lynxes, and even bears may all be wildlings." Pets of skinchangers, we must always be careful."

The wooden teeth of ranger Dawen made a grinding sound, "I often chat with the savages in the villages beyond the Great Wall, whether it is the savages in Baishu Village or Custer in Custer Fortress, they all mentioned a 'six-shaped man 'Varamir, this fellow controls at least three wolves, a bear, and shadow lynxes.'

Soren Smallwood said disdainfully: "Varamir is just a bragging toubob, just like the bragging Tormund. Tormund has many nicknames, such as Husband of the Snow Bear, Father of Life, and Trumpeter , Giant Slayer, these nicknames are nothing but bragging, they can’t be taken seriously.”

Bunyan said melancholy: "Having said that, we should still be more vigilant. If the wildlings really have skinchangers, the scouting advantage of the rangers and northern scouts will be offset."

In the courtyard at the entrance of Castle Black, a weirwood heart tree was planted, facing the entrance of the Impassable Great Wall Tunnel, and the weirwood heart tree watched the people passing through the tunnel.

Originally, there was no godswood in Castle Black. When people want to pray to the old gods, they need to go to the godswood in the haunted forest. There are nine weirwoods crowded together. The power of the old gods outside the Great Wall is strong.

At Duke Eddard's suggestion, Mormont the Bear stopped his ranger patrols, and neither the Night's Watch nor Winterfell's garrison on the Wall seldom went north of the Wall.

Weirwood hearts were planted in Castle Black, Eastwatch, the Shadow Tower, and the fortresses of Winterfell's garrison, Greenguard, Westbridge Lookout, and Long Nightfort, to facilitate people's prayers.

In front of the heart tree of Castle Black, Ed and Xiong Lao stood together, surrounded by Bunyan, Jeremy Lake, Alliser Thorne and other Ranger officials, as well as the northern noble Great Jon Amber, Rickard Karstark, the leader of the rock species Billy Stern, Rayson Magna, and the leader of the mountain clan Big Barrel Woll, Donna Flint, Middle Riddle and others.

Ed looked up at the sky, the damn eagle was still hovering over the Great Wall.

"We need to wear obsidian daggers and obsidian bows to deal with the White Walkers."

Elder Xiong frowned and said, "Lord Ed, do you really think there are strange ghosts beyond the Great Wall?"

"I hope not, but it's always good to be prepared." Ed raised his volume so that every commander could hear, "The White Walkers are far more dangerous enemies than the wildlings. If you encounter White Walkers, use obsidian weapons Attack. If you encounter a ghoul, use a torch to attack."

Thoren Smallwood stifled a smile, Alliser Thorne let out a tart laugh, and Jeremy Lake shook his head disdainfully.The Night's Watch clearly didn't believe the White Walkers were real, and Ed really hoped the White Walkers would take all these idiots away.

Alliser Thorne laughed too loudly for the Greatjon to hear, and the Greatjon clenched his fists.

"Arisa, what the hell are you laughing at? Duke Ed is talking, but you are giggling there, where is your politeness? Lord Ed is arranging a combat mission."

Alliser Thorne snorted softly, "The Night Watch is the army of the Seven Kingdoms, and they serve the Iron Throne, not Winterfell."

Earl Rickard Karstark said angrily: "Apart from the northern border, who cares about the Night's Watch? Lord Ed helps the Night's Watch repair the fort and feeds and clothes the Night's Watch. Is this your attitude?"

Chief Steward Bowen Marsh hurriedly made a rescue, "My lords, the North is the friend and biggest supporter of the Night Watchman. Sir Alliser just said something wrong, please don't mind."

Old Xiong roared: "The army of wildlings is coming, and the Night Watchman asked for help from the Seven Kingdoms. Only Winterfell and Duke Eddard responded. Duke Eddard led the army to help the Great Wall, Alliser, this is what you are waiting for!" How to be a guest? Shut up if you don’t know how to speak!”

"Maester Aemon also believes that the White Walkers are a potential threat. Therefore, brothers of the Night Watchman, I ask you to take obsidian weapons and do as Duke Eddard said!"

Skaggs Island is rich in obsidian, and obsidian has also been found in the Lonely Mountain, Northern Mountains, Sheep's Head Mountain, and the area under the jurisdiction of Winterfell.Ed ordered Houguan Town Juntun and the Great Wall Juntun to produce obsidian weapons in large quantities, so obsidian daggers, bows and arrows are abundant.

Ed spread out the map outside the Great Wall, "Since Mance Rayder's savage settlements have appeared in various places outside the Great Wall, we have no choice but to attack everywhere." Ed pressed his finger on the Fist of the First Men, "The Fist of the First Men is guarding In the middle reaches of the Milk River, the main road between the Ghost Forest and Frostfang, our army is stationed at the Fist of the First Men."

The Fist of the First Men happens to be located in the middle reaches of the Milk River, with the Frostfang to the west, the Antler River and the Haunted Forest to the east. Once the army of the North and the Night's Watch set up camp on the Fist of the First Men, Mance Rayder, the King Beyond the Wall, cannot With an army of savages dragging their families, they bypassed the Fist of the First Men.

Elder Xiong expressed admiration, "Lord Ed, the Fist of the First Men is indeed a strategic location! You have never been outside the Great Wall, how do you know the terrain beyond the Great Wall better than the night watchman rangers?"

Ed modestly said: "I often read ancient books about the terrain outside the Great Wall. Although the settlements of savages often migrate, the mountains and rivers have not been the same for thousands of years? To march and fight, you must understand geography."

On the map outside the Great Wall, the Frostfang Mountains are particularly conspicuous. This is a snow-covered alpine area. Ed has no doubt that Mance Rayder has hidden a lot of savage settlements in the Frostfang, and the number may exceed tens of thousands. people.

"We have to drive the wildlings out of Frostfang." Ed looked at Elder Xiong, "Which ranger of the Night Watch knows Frostfang best?"

Old Xiong stroked his snow-white beard, "The Rangers of the Shadow Tower often go to patrol Frostfang, and the one who knows Frostfang best is Colin Halfhand.

Colin Halfhand had brought a hundred Shadow Tower Rangers with him and arrived at Castle Black a few days ago.

Colin Halfhand stood in front of Ed. He had gray eyes and a clean face, his hair was tied into a big braid, and his right hand was crippled.This is a legendary figure. His palm was cut off by the leader of the wildlings in a battle. He still relied on the bloody and crippled palm to kill the enemy. He was the deputy commander of the Shadow Tower. Sir Lister is old, and Colin Halfhand has been responsible for marching and fighting in the Shadow Tower in recent years.

Ed said: "Halfhand, you take a hundred rangers from the Shadow Tower as a guide, and I will send two hundred cavalry and a thousand mountain clan infantry to follow you. The night watchmen will help the northern army and drive the wildlings out of the mountains."

The eyes of the other night watchmen officials widened. You know, the total number of night watchmen is only 1000.

Colin frowned, "Duke Ed, the mountain clan is good at fighting in the mountains, but they may not be willing to obey the command of the night watchman rangers, they are not brothers of the night watchman."

Ed smiled, "Don't worry, Big Barrel Wall, Middle Riddle, and Donna Flint will take care of the mountain clan warriors."

Only then did Colin Halfhand accept the task, and other Night Watch officials showed envious eyes.

Next comes the wildlings of the Haunted Forest, who directly threaten Eastwatch and Greenguard.Ed looked at Jory.

"Jory, you take three hundred cavalry, one thousand rock warriors, and the ranger Davin as your guide to sweep the Haunted Forest and drive the wildlings out of the Haunted Forest."

The rock warriors are almost all infantry, suitable for fighting in the jungle. Devon is the ranger who knows the Haunted Forest best. He has patrolled the Haunted Forest for decades, and he also knows many wildling friends outside the Great Wall.

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