Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 163 Ghouls, Naren and Weepers

On the night of the battle at the Fist of the First Men, the sky began to snow heavily, and many prisoners were shivering in the snow.

Some of the wildlings who fled to the north came back, yelling blue-eyed, walking dead.

Ed took hundreds of cavalry and went to patrol the north himself, and he ran into a few ghouls.

There were a dozen of them, some dead rangers, some dead Thenns, Hornfoot men, spearwives.
Jon's eyes widened, Theon felt his stomach churn, and Robb's mouth opened wide.

"The ghoul in Old Nan's story is actually real."

Although Ed repeatedly emphasized the danger of encountering ghouls during this war, it was still scary when he actually encountered them.

Experienced rangers like Bunyan, Halfhand, Soren Smallwood, and Jeremy Lake were all dumbfounded when they saw the ghoul.Some cavalry subconsciously touched the obsidian dagger.

"Treat them with flames." Ed yelled, "Obsidian is the nemesis of the White Walkers, but it can't hurt the ghouls. The ghouls are afraid of fire."

Whether it was the rangers or the Winterfell cavalry, fear was written on everyone's face.

Ed encouraged: "Don't be afraid. They move slowly and are afraid of fire. They are already dead. This attack will completely bring them to rest."

The cavalry archers released a burst of flaming arrows, and the ghoul caught fire and fell to the ground screaming.

The cavalrymen smiled nervously and encouraged each other. Soon, more than a dozen ghouls were all killed and turned into charred skeletons.

Old Xiong murmured: "Savages have always had the custom of cremation, so it's because of this."

The last ghoul was a little girl about three years old. The direwolf Sunshine held him down. Afterwards, Ed sent soldiers to chain the little girl up and bring the little blue-eyed ghoul back to the Fist of the First Men. .

At the Fist of the First Men, Eddard showed the wildling captives that every wildling's fear was clearly written on his face.

"If you don't surrender, your children may turn into this horrible appearance."

Tormund said harshly: "I don't want my son or my daughter to become like this. In fact, the free people have fought against the ghosts and ghosts for a long time. We always thought that your nobles in the south have long forgotten the ghosts. things."

Ed said: "Northland will never be forgotten. If you pledge your allegiance to Winterfell, we can fight against the White Walkers and Ghouls together and save each other."

The dog-headed Harma held up the bloody dog-headed banner and said, "Wolf King, if this is the case, I am willing to surrender with my followers."

Wildlings are a very strange group indeed.

Before the war, the savages clamored that they would never kneel down, never bow their knees, and the raider leaders clamored that they would rather die than submit. However, after the northern cavalry and rangers smashed the resistance of the savages, and after witnessing the little ghoul girl , The raiders knelt down towards Ed in front of the heart tree, announcing that they would serve Stark and Winterfell.

Harma the Dog, Tormund the Giant Buster, the King of Bones, Varamyr the Six-Shaped Man, McCain the Eagle King... these famous raider leaders, although they muttered a lot, they still chose to kneel and submit.

After all, bending one's knees won't kill anyone, and stubbornness will lead to death in the end.

The wildlings worshiped strength and the strong, and Eddard showed the strength of the northern cavalry and direwolves, and these people were willing to submit.When Mance persuaded the tribal leaders, he either gave promises or threatened, but most of the time he used the sword to conquer.Mance is one of the mightiest warriors among the wildlings beyond the Wall, and he is King Beyond the Wall because of his display of strength and finesse.

Colin Halfhand and the shadow tower rangers escorted Mance Rayder over. Ed asked: "Mance, some leaders have surrendered. Are you willing to surrender? Bow down and I will spare your life."

Mance shook his head, "The deserters of the Night's Watch are doomed to die, Ed, stop being hypocritical and give me a clean end. I hope you treat the wildlings better, they are a group of troubled people."

Ed lowered his voice, "Then what about your pregnant wife? The child has no father, and the wife has no husband. Who will protect them?"

Mance pondered for a while, "Are you threatening me with my wife and child?"

Helen, Osha came over with the pregnant Dana, and Mance was relieved to see that Dana was not injured.

Ed put his hands on Mance's shoulders, "I've heard the story of you giving up your night watchman oath for a cloak. I think you are a strange man who yearns for freedom. A warm life in the South is waiting for you, the future The White Walkers may also threaten all humans, Mance, I need you, the wildlings need you, your wife and unborn child need you more."

Mance nodded, "Lord Ed, I am willing to fight for you and Winterfell."

Old Bear, Bunyan, Sauron Smallwood, Odin Wellers and other night watchmen officials watched Mance, Tormund, Eagle King McCain, King of Bones, Doghead Harma and other wildling leaders in front of the heart tree , Kneel down to Aide in allegiance.

After the savage leaders left, Old Xiong said harshly, "Lord Ed, do you really want to take these leaders to settle in the northern border?"

Ed nodded, "I promise them."

The old Xiong said excitedly: "Lord Ed, you are the Duke of the North, and it is up to you to accept these savages. However, the night watchman cannot accept the placement of savages in the land grant."

The Land Grant nominally belongs to the Night Watch Legion, but due to the shortage of Night Watchmen and the rampage of wildling raiders, the Land Grant has almost become a no-man's land.After Ed and the Night Watchman reached a cooperation, Winterfell moved its population to the land-grant and set up military settlements, and manors sprung up like mushrooms after rain, and the land-grant was actually controlled by Winterfell.

Ed smiled, "Master Mormont, don't worry, there won't be a single savage in the land grant, I will place them in Winterfell."

Placed in the land grant, the wildlings may run around, the wildlings have always hated the Night's Watch, and the wildlings will attack the Night's Watch's castle, which is almost defenseless on the south side.After much deliberation, Ed decided to take the savage directly to the territory of Winterfell.

The population of Winterfell's winter resort town has increased rapidly. However, Winterfell's territory is too large. Some of it is uncultivated land, and there are places to house wildlings.

Only then did Elder Xiong feel relieved, but Bunyan felt that something was wrong: "Winterfell is the heart of the northern border. If the savages are placed in the territory of Winterfell, how can we ensure that the savages will not run around? What if they gather a crowd to rebel? Winterfell and the North are disasters."

Ed said indifferently: "The savage made an oath to the heart tree, and the savage values ​​the oath. Of course, I will not pin my hope on the oath. I will let every savage leader donate an adopted son. The savage follows the strong, and the leader If there is no trouble, the savages below will be safe."

Soren Smallwood said disdainfully: "Master Ed, the best way to deal with the wildling leaders is to execute them and hang their heads on the Great Wall of Impassability to feed the crows."

If these leaders are executed, this war will be difficult to end, and there will be more and more rebels.Simple fighters like Sauron Smallwood know how to be reckless, they don't know the truth of attacking the heart.

Sauron continued: "Many savage raiders are polygamous. They save seeds everywhere. They have no concept of illegitimate children. Many sons are worthless in the eyes of savage parents. It may not work if you take adopted sons as hostages."

Ed said: "The savage tribe is condensed with blood. Although their marriage customs are different from those of the Seven Kingdoms, family affection is equally precious in the eyes of the savages."

The wild people worship the strong and despise the weak. The wolf king Ed showed his strength. They were afraid of Winterfell and Stark. Ed believed that when the wildlings moved to the north, he could use his favor to win the loyalty of this ancient and proud ethnic group.

Old Xiong said: "The savages are cruel and bloodthirsty, rape, and robbery are commonplace. Some savages will inevitably break the law in the northern border. How will Lord Eddard deal with it? You won't send them to guard the Great Wall, right? Brother Night Watchman and the savages But sworn enemies, we will never allow wildlings to join the Night's Watch."

"No." Ed looked at the Great Wall in the south, "I plan to improve the law in the north. Once the law is violated, anyone will be reduced to hard labor and reformed through labor. Savages call themselves free people and cherish freedom. If they break the law , I had no choice but to become a hard worker, farming, mining, and working for the Stark family to make atonement."

Elder Xiong glanced at Mance in the distance, "Lord Ed, I don't care what you do with the wildlings, but Mance must be handed over to the night watchman."

Sir Odin Wheelers nodded weakly, "Yes, Mance is a deserter from the Night's Watch. He not only broke his sacred oath, but also assumed the throne and summoned an army of wildlings to attack the Great Wall. According to the law, we must execute this man. deserter."

If Mance Rayder died, many wildlings who fled into the deep mountains and forests would not be able to surrender. Ed couldn't let Mance die.

"My lords, I will give you a satisfactory answer. I promise."

On the night when the northern cavalry and rangers destroyed the wildling camp, Ferran was free. He met Dana and Val, volunteered to protect them in the chaos, and handed them over to Ed.

Seeing Ed, Ferran felt very guilty, "Master Ed, I have let you down. You handed over the scout to me, but I took the initiative and brought the scout into the encirclement."

"Stupid boy, everyone makes mistakes." Ed patted Ferran on the shoulder, "Fortunately, you are still alive, otherwise, Mrs. Ballerina and I would have become enemies again. Besides, you have made meritorious deeds, you captured Mance Dana's wife, Dana, and Dana's sister, Val, who's a wildling princess."

"I didn't capture them." Phelan explained, "I just went to protect them from harm. In fact, during my capture, it was Samantha, Dana and Val who protected me, otherwise I would have been The dog-headed Harma, the king of bones, these people are dismembered."

"You captured them." Ed insisted, "you must claim credit for it to the outside world. You are a hero in the north. If you don't have any credit for your triumph this time, how can I promote you in the future?"

Northern cavalry rescue Jory Cassel from a prison wagon.So far, the northern nobles who were captured in the War Beyond the Great Wall, Jory Cassel, Big Barrel Woll and Ferran, were all rescued.

The leaders beyond the Wall, Mance, Tormund, the dog-headed Harma, the King of Bones, etc., all pledged their allegiance to Ed, and the news spread quickly. Coupled with the appearance of ghouls in the north, the savages were panic-stricken, and some fled to the forests and valleys. Many savages gathered under the Fist of the First Men and surrendered to Ed.

Due to the large number of savages, staying for one more day would consume a lot of rations, and coupled with the threat of ghouls and other ghosts in the north, Ed immediately ordered the cavalry to take these savages south and first stationed in the field outside Castle Black.

Mance suggested to Ed, "There are still many wildlings in the valley of Frost and Snow Fang. I am willing to go to the valley and recruit them for Lord Ed. I need horses, weapons, and a few followers. I know many Frost and Snow The troglodytes of the Zongfang, may I choose some followers?"

Ed nodded, "Go! Be careful all the way."

As soon as Mance left, Theon on the side hurriedly dissuaded him, "Lord Ed, Mance is an oath breaker. If he goes to Frostfang, he will definitely not come back. It is still too late to chase him back now."

Ed said: "I believe Mance will come back. He was defeated in front of the wildlings. Even if he wants to rebel again, no one will support him. Mance longs for a life south of the Great Wall. Don't worry, he will come back."

Ed sent out all the wildling leaders around him, Tormund the Giant Buster, Morona the White Mask, Cern Magnusti, the King of Bones, Harma the Dog, and Afin the Raven Hunter, to absorb the scattered monsters. savage.

Half a month later, several leaders returned one after another.

Magnusdi of Cern brought back the king of giants "Mighty" Marg and more than 200 giants and more than 200 mammoths for Ed.The territory of the Thenns is next to the giant's territory, and the Thenns speak the same ancient language as the giants, so Sidi has always been close to the giant tribe.

The giant buster, Tormund, also brought back a group of giants for Ed, the number of which exceeded one hundred. The leader of this group of giants was a female giant named Sissy, and almost every giant had a mammoth.However, from the appearance, there is no difference between the female giant and the male giant. They both have beards and thick body hair.Sissy is visibly pregnant.

"Wolf King, when I give birth to a child, I am willing to give it to you as an adopted son." Sissy told Ed.

Ed smiled and said, "That's a good idea. I think the child will be as tall as me when he is born."

In Sissy's team of giants, there is also a giant named Wang Wang, he is the strongest among the younger generation of giants, he likes to laugh like thunder, Ed's children, Jon, Robb, Domeric , and soon became friends with Wangwang.

In addition, Tormund also brought back the "Cerberus" Darren of the Hound Tribe. He is a skin-changer with a terrifying three-headed dog as thick as a bull. Darren has thousands of followers, almost All lead the hounds.

Tormund told Ed, "Hama the Doghead and Darren are enemies, it's best not to let them meet."

Ed was curious: "Is it because of Darren that Harma killed the dog to sacrifice the flag?"

Tormund smiled mysteriously, but did not answer.

White Mask Morona brings back Mother Mole, who, like Morona, is a forest witch.Mother Mole brought in nearly seven thousand followers.

The King of Bones brought back Davidin the seal skinner and more than 2000 followers, most of whom were from the Seal Tribe and the Maritime Tribe.

The dog-headed Harma brought back the big daddy Jurgen. He had eighteen wives, not counting the deceased wife. He had hundreds of descendants, and Jurgen's followers were either his relatives or descendants.

When Big Daddy Jurgen spoke, spit flew all over the place.

"Wolf King, I didn't come when that old boy Mance was recruited. I always thought that the Northern Territory and our savages were one family. Half of my eighteen wives were snatched from the Northern Territory. Skaggs, Amber's family, Wall's family, and Mole's Village. They cried when they came, but we treated them like our own fathers. Hehe, they still gave birth to many children and grandchildren for us. Now we are very loving ah!"

Afin the Crow Hunter brought the Harley brothers, "Hunter" Harley and "Handsome" Harley, who both had their own tribes and hated each other because of a woman.

Mance didn't show up for a long time, and Theon said with a smirk: "Master Ed, I told you a long time ago that Mance cannot be trusted. Look, he ran away."

Sauron Smallwood echoed: "That's right, I didn't know that I hid in that valley and went away happily. Lord Ed, wildlings are all like this. They are either liars or thieves. It will be a disaster sooner or later."

At this time, the guard outside the door reported that Mance had returned with some wildlings.Theon and Sauron looked at each other awkwardly, and left in shame.

Ed was relieved that this proved that Mance could stand the test.

The number of savages brought back by Mance exceeded tens of thousands, which surprised Ed.

This is the card of the King Beyond the Wall.

The first savage leader that Mance introduced to Ed was the skinchanger Byers riding a black bear. Byers was wearing a bearskin coat and was as thick as a bear. As soon as he met, he gave Ed two bears. A snow bear, a black bear.

"Wolf King, our territory is frequently harassed by the White Walkers, and we are almost unable to hold on. You kindly took us to live in the south of the Great Wall. From now on, our sword will belong to Stark."

Ed likes these two cubs very much. They are very cute and get along well with the direwolf's nocturnal walk and sunshine.The cute little bear stood up and played with the direwolf.

Among the wildling warriors, many are skinchangers. Varamyr and Eagle King McCain can control several animals at the same time. Ed believes that in time, maybe the direwolf and the two bears can be controlled by Ed and become his. beast.

"Byers, thank you for giving me these two bears. They are my black and white bears. I have decided that the black bear will be called Randolph, and the white bear will be named Gasol."

The second leader is Blind Doss. He is one of the most powerful cavemen cave masters of Frost and Snow Fang, and he has brought thousands of followers.

Just hearing the nickname, Ed thought Doss was a blind man, but he didn't expect him to have a thin body and sharp eyesight.

"Lord Ed, my night vision is very good, even better than those of the Night Walking Tribe. From now on, these eyes will fight for Stark and Winterfell."

The third leader is Schramm, the leader of the Glacier Tribe. Schramm is wearing a white buckskin cloak and has a strong physique. He gave Ed an ice ax with exquisite workmanship, but Ed was very suspicious. When it reaches the Great Wall, it melts.

The fourth leader is "Goat" Grigg from the goat tribe. He is a rising star among the wildling raiders. He often crosses the Great Wall and is a master of rock climbing.

The leader of another goat tribe is the "goat girl" Gisela.She has a thin build, wheat-colored skin, and long black hair.After Colin Halfhand captured the Giant's Ladder, he chased the Weeper and the Lynx Woman Thorn to the north. It was the goat girl Gisela who led the troops to repel the rangers. Her mount was a goat as tall as a war horse with a razor blade. like horns.

The only wildling leader to be chained was Weeper, a fat man with wet eyes and a broad face.

Ed doesn't like the Weeper, who is known for his brutality. It is rumored that the women captured by him, whether they are savages or civilians in the north, cannot escape the fate of being raped. He likes to goug out the eyes of women and rangers, watching The other party cried.

"Why was the Weeper tied up?"

The goat girl Gisela said bitterly: "The Weeper was hunted down by the rangers. I took my people to rescue him. He was injured. One of my sisters took care of him. When he recovered, he raped me." Sister, and gouged out her eyes. If Mance hadn't stopped me, I'd have killed the Weeper."

Mance said cautiously: "I think it's better for Master Ed to deal with it."

The weeping man made a mocking voice, "Hey! I just raped some women and gouged out some women's eyes. Lord Ed, I'm ready to kneel. Since they can kneel to avoid death, so can I."

"I am willing to be the eternal servant of Winterfell, untie me quickly so that I can be your warrior, I can kill for you, and I can spread fear."

Harma the dog head, Helen, Osha the wild woman, Thorn, Gisela, Ygritte, the pregnant Dana, the wildling princess Val, the giantess Sissy, and thousands of other women, all watching Eddie , waiting for the wolf king to punish this perverted weeper who likes to torture and kill women.

"I have pardoned many savage leaders, but I can't pardon you alone!" Ed drew out the great sword Han Bing.

The smile on the cryman's face disappeared, replaced by fear, "You can't, I, I have surrendered."

"When you came, you were Gisela's captive." Ed said seriously, "The cruel crimes you committed against the female wildlings, northern women, and rangers are enough to sentence you to a hundred beheadings."

"You can still get pleasure from abusing others. This is evil. Evil people must die!"

When Dawson and Jory Cassel put the Weeper's head on the chopping board, the Weeper began to wail.

"Forgive me! I'm willing to be your cow and horse, Lord Ed, Master Ed!"

The ice cut towards the weeping man's neck, and the weeping man's head fell to the ground, blood staining the snow-covered ground red.

The spearwives and female wildlings who were watching all clenched their fists and shouted. Osha, Dana, and Val all gave Ed a look of approval.

Helen squeezed Ed's shoulder, "Good job!"

A spearwife clenched her fists and shouted, "Long live the Wolf King, long live the Starks!"

"Long live Stark!"

"Long live Ed!"

The cries of thousands of women echoed around the ancient Fist of the First Men, and Ed smiled.

It turns out that justice is so sweet.

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