King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 31 Fulfilling the Promise
Swords resounded through the square, another normal day for Castle Black.

Commander Mormont resisted pressure from House Royce for the three surviving patrols, and now the three who escaped from Others' sword are cleared of desertion and are free to move within Castle Black again.

At this moment, Igor and Tyrion are standing on the balcony of Castle Black Field, leaning on the railing and looking down at the recruits for training, vaguely feeling as if back to college days, standing on the side of the playground watching The new Junior Brother junior sisters are participating in military training.

It's a pity that there are not only no women, but also few decent-looking men among these recruits.

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Jon, wearing a black wool sweater, leather vest and chainmail, is in the center of the compound holding a training sword and taking on his opponents.

There are nearly 20 recruits in this batch, including the volunteer Jon, which is the largest number in the past years. They are generally between the ages of fourteen and eighteen, but none of them fight against the youngest illegalimate child - some are quick but cowering more wretched than Will; some use the old sword as a dagger The stabs come and go; one is almost as weak as a girl...More recruits have in common that they are goofy, dull, and clumsy...Jon is a wolves in this crowd, and in just a few minutes After defeating four people in a row, he used a beautiful feint to knock down the fifth recruit with a thick neck and slashed the opponent's head. When the opponent retreated, he pushed aside his sword and hit the opponent's abdomen with his elbow. .

The thick-necked recruit lost his center of gravity and fell fiercely in the snow, his blunt sword out of his hands.

Igor has to admit that Jon's sword technique is indeed as good as he boasted, even if oneself, a "veteran" who is ten years older than him and joined the black shirt army a year earlier, ends up competing with him , ask yourself, at most, you can only rely on the full defense to mix a tie.

The training was stopped by the recruit instructor, and Alliser Thorne, who was forced to come to the Wall after becoming the losing side in the Battle of the Reavers, naturally had no sympathy for the victor's illegalimate child, and he and Jon were present. There was a conversation between the two, and it was too far away to hear the content, but it was obviously not a cordial and pleasant conversation, and there was anger on the boy's face.

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"This child is really good." Tyrion commented, several days have passed since the rapid march, but his ass is still numb and can't sit down, only It is comfortable to stand. "However, for oneself's future 'brother', it would be too harsh."

"Joining Night's Watch for honor, but in the end, I found that it was completely different from what I imagined, and I felt abandoned by the father. The loss and resentment that it brought were beyond words, and it turned into a force to vent on the opponent.”

“It’s really concise, you’re like a poet now.” Tyrion laughed, “But he went on like this, It's going to be hard to get in Legion, someone has to tell him what to do."

"You're such a kind hearted person."

"No way, I'm just a little small. I can't help but want to sympathize with illegal children, crippled, other freaks, and all kinds of people who get into trouble because of bad luck."

"Then I'm in trouble, but Lucky to be sympathized for being the last type of person on your list, is that good luck or bad?"

"Well...good question, you got me through."

As the time of acquaintance grows, the relationship between the two has become more and more casual and close. Dwarf does have the characteristics of being the protagonist. Although he was born noble, he never puts on airs or despises others. "Not annoying" is actually a kind of ability, one of the manifestations of cleverness. This alone, coupled with a good brain, is destined to be a major event.

At this moment he laughed: "How are things on your side?"

"The Chief Ranger has started preparing for the next patrol, and I will be responsible for leading the way." Igor was anxious. No, but casually said: "How long will you stay in the Wall?"

"You can stay as long as you want, I don't have a bunch of national major events to deal with." dwarf shrugged: "How long does a patrol take?"

"It can range from one or two months to half a year."

"That's a pity, I wanted you to catch Others. Come back and let me see, to prove that you are not bragging." Tyrion made a deeply regretful expression, "I came here mainly to see the legendary The Wall, and then climb to the top, facing the world's Just urinating on the edge, but you can't stay that long."

Catch Others? The collection of obsidian weapons has only begun, and the materials obtained so far are not enough to equip a patrol square, not to mention the fragility of glass itself, which makes it impossible to be used as a conventional weapon like Valyria steel... The Dragonglass weapon is destined to only be used to seize the opportunity to kill Ice Magic creatures. Its existence only makes human beings change from "certain defeat" to "possible survival" in the face of Others, and has no anti-sky function to reverse the advantages and disadvantages at all. If you don't do everything you can to get out of the wall, you will be thankful that oneself can come back alive. Are you thinking of catching it alive?

The time to deal with the Others is actually far from ripe, but House Stark's stubbornness has been inherited by someone, and Benjen won't give up or postpone the patrol, no matter how much Igor persuades him.

"My lord, it may be possible to catch a ghoul, but Others... Please forgive us, we really don't have the ability." Igor explained impatiently, "Sir Benjen's patrol is actually just to verify. The authenticity of the existence of Others, when he returns from this trip, Night's Watch Legion may be able to plan an operation to find evidence to prove to the world..."

If oneself participates in this patrol, most likely will not come back, The best solution is to try to avoid the mission!
Although talking and laughing with Tyrion at the moment, dwarf is a genuine Lannister, a great aristocrat after all - he has already promised to help oneself, if he still urges the other party, what do you think of him?

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"Okay, just kidding, I'm willing to take you out of the Wall, not because you killed some fucking Magic creature." dwarf shrugged : "No need to explain, I'll go to your commander now and let you go. Also, say it, don't call me your lord."

"Okay, Tyrion." Igor relaxed , gratefully laughed: "Then I'll wait for your good news."

"I hope you won't be disappointed." After saying this, dwarf simply walked on two short legs and stumbled on his back. He walked towards Lord Commander's office, turned back after a few steps, and waved to him. "Find a place to sit, don't wait for me here."

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(end of this chapter)