The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 231 The bad situation that followed

For the Night's Watch, although the White Walkers launched a fierce attack on the Wall, it also allowed them to enter the most comfortable period of time.

Thanks to Hugo's actions, a large amount of supplies poured into the Great Wall like a tide, and volunteers came to help every day. Now the Night's Watch has good food and more manpower.

The vegetable porridge of the Night Watch is now so filling that you can stick a spoon into it without it falling over. This shows how abundant supplies the Night Watch has now. This makes many ordinary soldiers very happy, as they can now eat as well as the top brass.

The equipment has also been upgraded. Now anyone can wear a breastplate and hold a sword. Even the Night's Watch, which has become much more well-off, does not have such conditions.

But compared to the happiness of ordinary soldiers, the leaders of the Night's Watch were not happy at all. Although they had abundant manpower and supplies, the offensive of the White Walkers became more and more fierce, and their losses continued to rise.

There was no sign of Hugo's support. Although Lord Hugo personally led his army to the North and sent so many things to the Great Wall, he said that he would not go north until the infrastructure was complete - because Hugo was afraid that with the poor infrastructure in the North, his army would starve to death there after going north.

Therefore, even though they have more and more resources, the top management headed by Mr. Xiong is becoming increasingly serious.

Jon saw all of this, and now the old bear had to act confident in front of the soldiers so as not to undermine their high morale, but privately he had a worried look on his face, wondering how and where to use the manpower at hand.

Now, the morale of the Night's Watch is quite high. Although the White Walkers' offensive continues day and night, relying on the advantage of the Great Wall, batches of wights are burned to death under the Great Wall. Even the White Walkers' attack riding on ice spiders are forced to retreat under the dragonglass weapons and wildfire.

The greatest damage the White Walkers inflicted on the Night's Watch was caused by their ice spears. Many Night's Watchers became complacent and leaned too far out of the battlements, and were thus smashed to pieces by the White Walkers' powerful ice spears.

In addition, many people in the Eastwatch Fleet were exhausted. With the arrival of the long winter, the freezing speed of the Shivering Sea had accelerated a lot. The Night's Watch Fleet was now working day and night. If many Eastern ships had not come from the south, the Night's Watch would not even be able to maintain the icebreaking.

Finally, there was the conflict in the Grand Canyon, where the Night's Watch Rangers fought many battles with the White Walkers. After all, the Grand Canyon was not directly protected by the Great Wall, and the White Walkers' ice spiders could walk freely here. The Night's Watch had to directly conflict with the White Walkers for a key position - for this, the Night's Watch paid a lot of price, but because the battlefield was small, the Night's Watch's losses were not great, and they could always drive the White Walkers away.

Therefore, the morale of the Night's Watch was quite high. Although the attack of the White Walkers was fierce, the Great Wall protected them and the casualties were not very high. Now it seems that they can completely defend the Great Wall.

Old Xiong and his companions had thought so before, but when they thought of the army in White Harbor, some old information found by Maester Aemon, and the letter sent by Hugo asking the Night's Watch to prepare for the "worst case scenario", Old Xiong could no longer be optimistic. With this situation, the White Walkers might really have some way to break through the Great Wall.

Moreover, the battle has been going on until now, and they have only killed the brainless wight puppets under the White Walkers. Speaking of White Walkers, Jon has only killed one so far.

The White Walkers are still driving the wights to attack the Wall in an endless stream. God knows where they find so many dead bodies from.

As Bear's affairs officer, Jon naturally knew the information that was hidden from the lower-level soldiers, so he was extremely serious and attentive in presiding over the defense and never slacked off.

Now, Jon was walking on the Wall. They had just repelled a wave of White Walkers' attacks. Under the Wall, there was a wildfire burning. The green flames were ruthlessly devouring the corpses of the wights, and the White Walkers were leading the remaining wights to retreat into the Haunted Forest.

Jon carefully stuck his head out to prevent it from being blown off by an ice spear - many of his brothers died this way - and confirmed that the White Walkers had retreated. When Jon made a victory gesture, everyone cheered.

Jon's subordinates are basically new recruits who joined the army at the same time as him, and they are also the Night's Watch brothers with whom he has formed the deepest feelings. Jon used to be just happy to be able to stay with the new recruits who received training together, but as his experience grew, Jon realized that Old Bear was asking him to train his own team, and when the day came that he came to power, these people would become his most powerful support.

Seeing that his subordinates were getting a little too proud of themselves, Jon quickly waved his hand and told them not to go too far, as the White Walkers would seize this opportunity to strike back, and many of his brothers had fallen into this trap.

Everyone obeyed Jon's orders. After their emotions had passed, they all huddled behind the battlements, either resting or eating. Some were chatting to pass the time, and Jon walked over to Samwell.

Fat Sam had already become Maester Aemon's assistant, but at a time when the Night's Watch was in a tense situation on all fronts, Samwell was sent to the section of the wall that Jon was in charge of to manage the ravens.

Sam was still the same. He felt very uneasy being on the battlefield and still looked so timid. He didn't even dare to look at what was happening under the Wall. But this made Jon feel a little relieved, because Sam's behavior made his thoughts go back to those relatively leisurely years. He really didn't expect that those years would be so precious when he looked back now.

"Sam, has the raven been sent out?"

“It has been sent out.”

"That's good," Jon said, sitting down next to Sam. "What have you learned from reading the ancient books of the Night's Watch recently?"

As Maester Aemon's assistant, Sam was naturally also reading the ancient documents collected by the Night's Watch. They hoped to find information to fight against the White Walkers from them. They did find some useful things, but they were of little use.

"I recently read an ancient book from the East, Jon, called The Chronicle of the Five Fortresses." Sam's attitude immediately changed when he mentioned what he was good at. "It records that the Yi Land in the East was harassed by some kind of demon, so the Far East people built five fortresses to fight against these demons. The description of the so-called demon in this book reminded me of the White Walkers..."

Sam chattered on and on about everything he had seen, and Jon listened carefully. However, although Jon was concerned about the similarities between the Five Ramparts and the Great Wall, he mostly used it to pass the time. After all, the distant East had nothing to do with them now.

However, listening to this story from afar, Jon felt a strong sense of déjà vu. It seemed that in the era when the White Walkers were rampant, the Far East was not peaceful either.

Just as Jon was enjoying his hard-earned leisure time, suddenly, a melodious and heavy horn sounded. Many Night's Watch brothers looked curiously towards the place where the horn sounded, but after hearing the horn sound, Jon immediately felt a piercing pain.

The bastard suddenly knelt on the ground, and Bai Ghost also let out a miserable howl. Jon and his wolf frightened everyone around them. Sam was so frightened that he almost cried and kept calling Jon's name. After the night watchmen around reacted, they immediately pressed Jon to the ground to prevent him from moving and hurting himself. Jon was feeling the pain that struck his soul, and the pain almost made him lose the ability to think.

Finally, the horn stopped, and Jon's pain disappeared. The bastard let out a slow breath, then stood up and looked around. All he saw were expressions of fear. His screams just now were almost inhuman.

However, what happened next made them even more scared.

Jon suddenly felt the Wall beneath him shaking. Subconsciously, Jon pulled Sam up and jumped away from where they had just stood. Then, they saw a scene that made everyone present feel like they had fallen into an ice cellar.

A huge crack appeared on the Great Wall. Although it would not cause the Great Wall to collapse, it was like an ugly wound hanging on the body of the Great Wall.

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Oldtown is the largest and oldest city in Westeros, and also the city with the deepest cultural heritage. The Starry Sepulchre was once the headquarters of the Church of the Seven, and the Citadel provided scholars to the entire Western Continent. The towering Tower overlooks this land, and the Hightower family that rules this place is like a towering tower, extending their authority.

At the same time, it is the second most important port in the Seven Kingdoms. Ships from all corners of the world converge here. Its routes cover the entire Westersummer Islands, the Free Trade Cities, and some other places across the Narrow Sea. The port is crowded with all kinds of ships every day.

Throughout the turmoil in Westeros over the past few decades, the Hightower family that rules Oldtown has still sat firmly on their throne. This family, which can be traced back to the days of the ancestors, has always been like this. Neither the Andals crossing westwards nor the conquest of the Dragon King could shake their position. This family is truly the tumbler of Westeros.

However, it is still unknown whether this Westeros tumbler can survive this disaster.

"How could this happen? Why hasn't any news come out from our coastal defense post?"

The old Lord Leighton Hightower roared from the towering tower. Looking down from where he was, he could see countless ships pouring into the Oldtown port, and next to them were the burning Oldtown ships.

The Oldtown Fleet had just departed from its home port when it encountered the Tranquility Fleet's fire ships. So it hurriedly got the message and left the port. The blocked Oldtown Fleet was set on fire, and many ships suddenly exploded.

Although the Old Town Fleet could not be compared with the Qingting Island Fleet, it was also a powerful fleet in the southern border. Just like that, this fleet was destroyed.

The anger of the old man in Oldtown also came from this. Oldtown, as a place like this, naturally faced the threat of the Iron Men. In order to resist the Iron Men, Oldtown had already built a complete coastal defense system. But this time, this complete coastal defense system seemed to be non-existent. The pirates rushed to the face of Oldtown before they discovered the presence of the enemy. Then the fleet hurriedly left the port and was then burned down.

The only response to the old man of Oldtown was silence. Neither his son nor his vassal knew how to answer. Seeing this, the old man of Oldtown felt even more gloomy. He knew more than these people in front of him. When he discovered the enemy appeared, he used magic divination, but found nothing.

The Hightower family has a long magical heritage. It can be said that their family has been able to pass on this magic for so many generations. But now, the Hightower magic is simply unable to make any judgment on this invasion.

"Euron..."

This name appeared in the old man's mind. Now the identity of the invader is very clear. The only one who can do all this is Euron.

No one knew how he came here, but Earl Hightower was not surprised by his sudden appearance. He had done a lot of research on this man. This man's manipulation of magic was beyond their family, so it was not surprising that he could do these things.

"Be prepared to defend the Towering Tower. Old Town is doomed."

Turning around, the old man of Oldtown watched the pirate ships approaching the port of Oldtown and the raging fire that followed, and Earl Hightower made a decision.

Things had come to this point, and Lord Hightower had of course seen the situation clearly. He could only hope that their people in the Citadel could burn the forbidden knowledge before Euron broke in.

He was now only thankful that their family's greatest insurance, that is, this towering tower, was still in their hands. The Hightower family had been entrenched in this tower for thousands of years, and they were well aware of the enormous power contained in this building with a black stone base.

However, the old man of Oldtown also understood that the only thing that could attract Euron was the Tower of Hell. With his attainments in magic and ancient knowledge, it was impossible for him not to know all the power of the Tower of Hell.

However, the old men in Oldtown also have the confidence to face Euron's clutches. Although that guy's magical ability is far beyond theirs, Hightower has occupied the towering tower for thousands of years and has comprehended a lot about the power of the tower. They are confident that they can defend the tower.

The old man’s words made many people present look painful. They understood the correctness of those words, but abandoning the old town like this was too painful for them.

So, after apologizing, the Earl's sons and vassals left the Tower. They chose to fight to the death for Oldtown. The Earl did not stop them. Hightower had ruled Oldtown for so long and he had to fulfill some obligations to his subjects. The blood of several direct descendants was enough.

After those people left, the Earl began to arrange defenses for the towering tower, but as he was doing so, he suddenly discovered that a hand was climbing up from the large balcony, and then the terrifying figure appeared, with a crazy smile on his lips and an evil light in his eyes.

The first time he saw him, the old man in Oldtown's pupils suddenly shrank, not only because of the strong magical power of this man, but more importantly because of his identity - Euron Greyjoy

(End of this chapter)