The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire
Chapter 227 Different Destinies
Chapter 227 Different Destinies
Although the Night's Watch has been preparing for facing the White Walkers for a long time, when they actually face the White Walkers on the battlefield, facing these monsters that came out of legends, even the bravest people will feel fear in their hearts.
Therefore, Jon Snow's deed of killing the White Walker was highlighted by the Night's Watch. This was not only because he was the first person to accomplish such a great feat in thousands of years, but also because the Night's Watch currently needed a benchmark, a benchmark that proved that the White Walkers could also be killed, to allay the fear in the soldiers' hearts.
Thus, Lord Jon Snow of the Wall discovered that he was no longer the bastard that people always referred to with contempt, but a man and hero of the Night's Watch. The entire legion now truly recognized him.
After the young man's ecstasy of being suddenly recognized by the public passed, Jon realized something more important, that is, with his recognition, Jon found that the position of Lord Commander of the Night's Watch was no longer far away from him, and even seemed to be within reach.
Ever since Sam's little class, Jon has always understood that the old bear kept him by his side and let him serve as his officer of affairs so that one day he could become his heir and inherit the position of commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch.
However, in today's Night's Watch, becoming the commander-in-chief is not something that can be easily achieved with just a nod or support from the current commander-in-chief.
If the Night's Watch was still the dilapidated legion that depended on Winterfell for survival and essentially relied on Winterfell's charity to maintain itself, then Jon, as the illegitimate son of the Duke of Winterfell, would be the commander-in-chief for sure. But the Night's Watch is not like that now.
The current Night's Watch has essentially reached its current size thanks to the selfless assistance of the one in the South. For the Night's Watch, that person is the most important provider of food and clothing.
In the incident of Mance Rayder and the wildlings entering the Wall, Hugo Tollett only gave one order, and the old bear had to give up executing the deserter Mance and let the wildlings pass through the Wall.
This incident made many brothers in black complain. They were eating sand at the Great Wall in the far north, while the wild people could go to the warm south.
This trend of thought caused quite a few twists and turns within the Night's Watch, and Old Bear had to be very busy for a while before he suppressed these problems - Hugo's orders played an important role in this. When the brothers in black heard that it was the orders from the one who provided them with food and clothing, they could only complain at most.
Moreover, over the years, the wars in the East have continuously sent the elites of the Free Trade Cities to serve at the Great Wall, and Hugo Tollet has also continuously sent prisoners from the East to the Great Wall. These people have formed an extremely special group at the Great Wall.
Although Alliser and other self-proclaimed elders complain every day that the Easterners have "polluted" the purity of the Legion, the Night's Watch has never been discriminatory, and these Easterners naturally have the right to vote. What's more, there are many capable people among these Easterners, and they now have a great say in the Great Wall.
Jon has come into contact with these people. These Essians have a very strong sense of regionalism and are very difficult to get along with. They basically only support people who are also from Essos. It is undoubtedly a huge challenge to gain their recognition.
And the identity of the first White Walker killer is enough to give Jon great prestige among his brothers and consolidate the foundation for his succession.
In the legal theory of Westeros, the commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch is a title on the same level as the dukes. Although in many places, people regard this title as bullshit, but in the North, people still respect the Night's Watch.
Jon once fantasized about returning home in glory as the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. It used to be out of reach, but it is different now. Jon is eager to compete for the position of new Lord Commander.
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For Eddie Tollett, what happened at the Great Wall only made him want to escape from this freezing cold place. Now, he completely understood why Lord Hugo sent his relative to the Great Wall. What happened at the Great Wall was indeed too important, so important that a Tollett was sent to supervise it.
But every time he thought of this, Eddie couldn't help but get angry. If he had a choice, he didn't want to go to the Wall to freeze, didn't want to face those damned white walkers! He didn't want to face these extremely terrifying monsters in his grandmother's stories!
When he was told that he would have to face ancient evils, Eddie complained immediately. However, since he had not seen the White Walkers and still had some hope, coupled with Hugo's tough attitude, he continued to stay at the Wall while complaining.
But now, those monsters from who knows how many years ago are already within sight, and the distance between him and them is only separated by the Great Wall, not to mention that these monsters are attacking the Great Wall fiercely, and the solid Great Wall defense line is showing signs of loosening.
Inevitably, Eddie began to imagine what he would look like after being killed and becoming a zombie.
He was not afraid of his mortal enemies, because no matter how powerful these people were, they were still powerful enough. But when faced with the extraordinary creatures shrouded in the fog, Eddie admitted that he did not have the courage to face the White Walkers head-on.
He also thought about this matter from other aspects. Lord Hugo asked him to come here and let him shoulder such a heavy responsibility, it must be to facilitate his promotion in the future. When he gets through this, he will definitely be able to sit in a high position in the future.
But, but no matter what, they were facing the White Walkers, those legendary creatures that could drive the dead to fight. Even the battle-hardened Night's Watch and the Knights would have some fear, let alone a noble attendant like himself?
This is a fact that cannot be ignored. Every time Eddie finally comforts himself, his heart becomes heavy again when he thinks of these situations. But what is even more desperate is that unlike many knights and volunteers, he cannot run away and can only face all this here because this is Hugo's order.
Eddie's current status was given by Hugo. Without Hugo, he would not have everything he has now. Eddie has been under Hugo's command for many years. As one of Hugo's few relatives, after Eddie started working for Hugo, the lords and officials of the kingdom treated him preferentially, and people around him kept flattering and complimenting him, not to mention the power and wealth he could enjoy as a relative of Hugo.
Eddie knew all this very well, so no matter what order Hugo gave, he would carry it out. Therefore, he understood that no matter what, as long as Hugo did not give the order, he would not be able to leave this place.
"Ugh……"
Looking at the towering Great Wall, I have grown to like it a lot over the past period of time, but as time goes by, I start to feel a little disgusted with it.
But no matter how unhappy he was, what could he do? He could only shrug his shoulders and continue to work.
He has a lot of things to do now. The exiles in Braavos, the fanatical followers of the Seven, and the Knights of Bonifer, all of these things need him to deal with and coordinate.
Therefore, Eddie only hoped that Hugo could arrive in time, and that the commander of the Night's Watch would be wise enough to let the Wall hold out longer. He did not want to meet Lord Hugo as a wight.
(End of this chapter)
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