King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 161 The Legend takes the stage
The Heavenly Horse is about to light up.

Whether inside or outside the city, early risers planning to cross the door, in or out of King's Landing began to gather. Because the bustling black liquid port is just outside the wall, Linhemen ranks first among the seven gates in terms of daily cargo throughput and number of people entering and leaving. The capital of the Seven Kingdoms closes after dark, but ships that arrive at the mouth of Blackwater Rush after sunset don't wait until dawn to dock. Overnight, several more boats berthed into the port, unloaded cargo and personnel, and lined up in front of Linhe Gate early in the morning to prepare to enter the city.

The eastern sky first began to turn white, diluting the red that the blood-colored comet had dyed on the sky. The brightness of the comet and Sun was completely incomparable. , the surrounding sky melted into a pale pink like red dye thrown into a tank. As Sun approached the horizon, the pink was quickly replaced by the gorgeous colors of Dawn. With the combination of comets, clouds and the Blackwater Bay ocean, the intersection of sea and sky suddenly showed a variety of wonderful colors like a dye house: gold , red, purple, black, white, blue...

The brilliance continues to change, and the sky seems to be performing a dynamic magic drama of light and shadow. The next jump is over. The radiant protagonist finally set the tone for everything, the flame dispelled all the variegation, and plated a layer of golden clothes on everything under the light, and its reflection on the ocean surface of Blackwater Bay made the sky seem to have two Suns. Generally shiny.

No one is watching this magnificent view - people who have been busy all night in the black liquid port go to bed and start to sleep, while others who have just woken up start to work for survival. The pressure of reality is so heavy that no one has time to marvel at the sunrise.

Linhemen was crowded with people, and the crowds and traffic that were about to enter the city blocked the door. The hired workers were waiting to enter the city to work to support their families. …the people complained resentfully and urged loudly.

In the past, the Linhe Gate, which would open at dawn, is still tightly closed until the sun rises today, which leads to the continuous extension of the long queue, while about 20 people stationed in the port outside the city. The famous golden robes can only try their best to maintain order, and there is nothing else to do—although they belong to the Linhemen garrison in terms of organization, they cannot open the city gates from the outside after all, and they also have to wait.

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"There are so many people." Domi sighed, "However, these southerners are really lazy, Sun has risen, and they still don't open the door."

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"King's Landing is so warm, how can I wake up from the cold every day like Wall, maybe the doorman is still in bed."

"What does this place need? It's more comfortable to be a beggar here than in the Wall."

"Stop chatting, we're here to carry out a mission, look like soldiers!" Alliser Thorne shouted in a low voice Said, "Make a circle along the carriage, it's too crowded here, don't let the people around you get close to the cage!"

Without being driven, the people around you will automatically keep a distance from the Night's Watch. This ghoul escort of Castle Black Rangers and Eastwatch sailors arrived at King's Landing last night, and haven't gotten their summer clothes yet, either shirtless or sweaty from Wall. Black clothed, even the background odor of King's Landing can't cover up the aura they exude... Not to mention that they are all armed with fierce faces, not to be trifled with at first glance.

"My lord, there seems to be a group of black clothed people in front of you. There are more people than us, doesn't it mean that no one wears this except Night's Watch?"

Alliser Thorne irritably Wrinkled frowned - are Eastwatch people so long-winded: "Maybe it's a dead family, line up your line, don't ask all sorts of questions like a hillbilly coming into town for the first time!"

"But I'm the first country bumpkin who entered the city." Domi argued with a smile: "Unlike you, you guarded King's Landing before joining Night's Watch, and drank all kinds of fine wine, what You've played all kinds of girls before."

"Shut up, no one will treat you as a mute if you don't speak!"

Although there is no direct subordinate relationship, Castle Black Instructor is a good It was the official level 1, and the majesty of the officer finally played a role. A group of Night's Watch stopped talking and lined up quietly.

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But the "people who also wore black clothed" in front of them still found them. After chatting for a while, a few of them lined the crowd and squeezed into the ghoul escort. in front of the team.

Black shirt meets black shirt, two gangs of black clothed persons are like a mix of peasants, liars and hooligans, and the other gang are serious, strong and tall. The former is the Night's Watch man who really protects Wall, while the latter is only the logistics department security guard who protects the grain and armament, at least for the time being, not to mention a dwarf, a red robe House Lannister guard standing among them... This strange meeting, I really don't know how to describe it.

"Ser Alliser Thorne, what are you doing here!" Tyrion Lannister stared wide-eyed in surprise: "Did Commander Mormont order you to receive the cargo, or did you supervise Igor's work? The rear carriage pulls up. What is it?"

The Castle Black Instructor glanced down at the dwarf, coldly snorted: "Ghouls, Lord Mormont ordered us to bring it to Your Majesty at King's Landing to request Iron Throne's favor on Wall. Massive support."

"Ghouls?" Tyrion curled one's lip, "The Night's Watch industry has done everything it can to provide supplies, are you still not satisfied? How about taking the stuff from the old nurse's story? Come out swindle! It's true that King Robert likes to drink, he's not stupid."

Alliser watched the dwarf condescendingly, not as irritated or nervous as Tyrion expected to be exposed, but turned his back. He turned his head: "Put the bra down and open the eyes of our Lannister 'Giant'."

"My lord, it's easy to pull it down, but it's not simple to put it on again."

"Stop talking nonsense, and execute the order."

Tyrion took several "fake" Night's Watches from the Night's Watch logistics security team, went around to the cargo behind the carriage, and waited for them to open with great interest cover above. The cover is black and extremely thick. It looks like a double-layer canvas. Two Night's Watches carefully untied the ropes tied to the carriage, released the cover, pulled the two corners and lifted it vigorously, revealing the cargo underneath. come out.

It is a cage, the wooden cage is reinforced with iron bars, the gap between the fences is shrunk to a very small, and there is a ragged person locked on the bottom of the cage by iron chains, lying on the ground. Cage edge motionless.

As if stimulated by the light, next moment, this "person" slammed back to the cage, screaming and reaching for Tyrion: "Wow roar!"

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Despite a safe distance, Tyrion took two steps back before stopping, was supported by squire Jyck and did not fall on his back, his two slightly deformed short legs were trembling, If there is no one behind him, he can hardly stand.

The crowd of onlookers lined up also shuaa~ retreated a large area, and a large empty circle with a radius of more than ten meters suddenly appeared around the ghoul escort team.

Alliser let out a scheming smile, and the other Night's Watches surrounding the cage also let out soft laughter. Tyrion admitted that oneself was taken aback, but resisted the displeasure of being embarrassed in public, stood up straight, touched his nose, and carefully looked at the man in the cage: wearing tattered wild beast fur, black hands, bare The skin on his torso was pale, and his arms and legs were covered with rotten ulcers, which were indeed completely different from normal people.

"Many reasons can cause similar conditions, Greyscale, rabies, and other diseases in the brain. I have never studied medicine, but I keep patients in cages and run around, and they say this. It's a legendary ghoul, and I despise it, Ser Alliser."

"That's right, don't run around with the sick person, what if you infect others!"

"Please give him mercy quickly, don't make it out to scare people."

"Mercy?" Alliser Thorne glanced at the bustling crowd, and drew his steel sword with a clang. The frightened crowd took another step back: "I'll show you what mercy is!"

Castle Black Instructor stepped to the front of the cage, where the ghouls were out of reach, in full view Next, slowly pierce the tip of the long sword into the middle of the chest of the caged human body until the tip of the sword protrudes from the ribs behind it... Then pull it out, stab it again, pull it out, stab it again, all in the middle left of the chest Three stabs in the right three places.

At the first stab, the woman screamed from the crowd. At the second, the man sighed and talked. After the third, everyone outside the Linhe Gate was waiting for the door to open. All looked towards here. The slightly shabby little car that was temporarily rented after disembarking with only one horse became the most eye-catching stage at the entrance of Black Liquid Port to King's Landing.

Alliser retracted the steel sword and handed it to Tyrion: "Do you want to check if the sword is real?"

Tyrion frowned and shook his head, taking a step away from the bright light The tip of the sword has nothing to say. Three sword wounds that can be fatal to anyone, but seem to have no effect on the living creatures in the cage... From start to finish, the ghoul didn't bleed a drop of blood, didn't groan in pain, just threw the "thumping" The target changed from Tyrion to the closer Alliser, two black-haired purple claws stretched straight to Night's Watch, only a palm away to reach Alliser, I couldn't help worrying about his safety.

"To the north of the cold and terrifying The Wall, thousands of these and even more terrifying ghouls threaten the people of the Seven Kingdoms, while in the warm and safe south you dream of prosperity. , firmly believe that ghouls, Others, etc. are legends in the old nurse's story!" If necessary, the ghouls can be shown to the residents of King's Landing, which is Mormont's instructions before leaving. Alliser doesn't understand, what is necessary? Night's Watch is fighting against the natural enemies of human beings, and it is hard to get evidence. Do you still need to cover up? He held the bright officer's steel sword and did not retract the scabbard. He held it in his hand and announced loudly to all around: "The cold wind is blowing, the winter is coming, we must defend the Wall, and this requires support!"

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The closed Linhe Gate created hundreds of audiences with nowhere to go and focused audience for Castle Black Instructor, relying on the cooperation of ghouls, It has successfully become the focus of everyone's attention within the radius of several hundred meters.

And in the Linhe Gate separated by a wall, a good play featuring another Night's Watch officer as the protagonist finally came to an end.

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(end of this chapter)