King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 313 "Lightbringer"

Igor is also staring at the fire.

Cotter Pyke was surprised that he stayed at Castle Black and didn't leave. The good news is that this at least means that loan grain from across the sea is unlikely to end up in Eastwatch's ports again; the bad news is that he seems to have to honor his previous promise to set up a Deputy Lord Commander for Denys Mallister or something. position, with whom any future changes to Night's Watch laws have been negotiated.

Could it be that he wrote to tell Cotter Pyke not to go?
This suspicion popped into Igor's mind, and then quickly realized that it was probably true...but even if it was true, who could blame it, was it not because oneself was ill-conceived and made the old fox take advantage of it?
Denys' door-to-door negotiation that night was beyond Igor's expectations, "play on the spot" versus "come well prepared", which can easily happen.

He doesn't intend to fret about it or take steps to respond to Denys' tricks, more than oneself is doing a lot of land grants with the strength of the Night's Watch industry and good relationship with House Stark, This old man slaps himself twice a little, it's really harmless. Not to mention: the privilege of losing the bet to the other party has no written evidence or legal support. Whether he does it or not is binding on the oral agreement between the two.

Oral agreement has always been to guard against the gentleman but not against the villain.

If Denys is making an all-out effort to manage Shadow Tower, dutifully guarding the westernmost part of the Wall for oneself, and nothing special happens, he is naturally happy to be the "gentleman". But if there is a variable compelled by circumstances... is it abandoning one's benefactor after achieving one's goal or killing the donkey, the initiative is all in the hands of oneself, what is there to worry about?
That's the benefit of having the Lord Commander status - the name is right and the word is right. His power did not immediately increase by leaps and bounds because of his superior position, but from now on, this land grant close to Crownlands is his power coverage, as long as he does not do anything that is outrageous or offend North's interests, No matter what he does, there will be no one to point fingers.

What he's more worried about than Shadow Tower is Cotter Pyke, the commander of another fort at the east end of the Wall, especially the original Runestone count Yohn · Royce who is currently with him.

Families are easy to tie up and difficult to solve, according to the vulgar story routine: If someone who has offended, if he doesn't kill him, he will often secretly plan to deal with him... Then he can always jump at a critical moment.

Come out and stab oneself in the back and ruin the major event.

Only a thousand days of being a thief, there is no one thousand days of preventing a thief. Igor still has a lot of things he wants to do. Impossible has been staring at Yohn Royce, guarding against threats from around him... So, how to prevent the nurturing a tiger to invite calamity from happening, but you have to act well Some brains.

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While thinking about it, the sword hanging from his waist suddenly trembled.

Igor thought at first that someone had hit the scabbard while passing behind him, but when he turned his head and looked around, he found that everyone was standing in silence. On the contrary, the shaking from the sword became more and more obvious, and even began to emit. The humming sound... It was as if someone had a jerk in the hilt of his sword.

Igor is also a human being, and he quickly made the subconscious reaction that ordinary people would do at times like this: After holding down the hilt for a while, he pulled it out slightly to see what was going on.

"Stab!"

The above sounds are only in the imagination, in fact, apart from the slight friction between the metals, Igor hears nothing.

But it does feel like someone threw a flashbang in front of him, or he pulled a multi-kilowatt laser headlight out of his pocket. The moment the short blade near the hilt leaves the scabbard and is exposed to the air, it immediately emits amazing rays of light. The closest Igor felt as if he was staring directly at the welding arc, and the violent blinding effect made him turn his head away immediately to avoid blindness - at this moment, the sword in Igor's hand seemed to be a steel forged Sun, even though it was not fully sheathed, The brightness has also been high enough to suppress the blazing flames in the field. Everyone reflexively covered their eyes with their hands or turned away, but the rays of light were not only dazzling, it was also slowly changing color with a specific rhythm as if pulsating, making Castle Black, even it tight. The wall of ice on the wall was shining like it was being aimed at by several searchlights at the same time.

When everyone's minds were still blank, the person involved was the first to react, pushing the sword back into the scabbard with a push of his palm.

The light disappeared in response, and everyone's field of vision was instantly dark, as if night had suddenly fallen.

After several seconds, the Night's Watch came back to his senses with the gradual recovery of their eyesight, and there was an uproar, discussing spiritedly.

If it wasn't for the new Lord Commander, the weapon of Legion's supreme commander, I'm afraid someone has already stepped forward and drew Igor's sword to satisfy their curiosity.

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"It's your honor to hide what you do, Lord Commander," Melisandre said amidst the hustle and bustle of discussion, not trying to shout , but as if aided by a loudspeaker, unexpectedly loud and clear, she pointed to Igor: "Lord of Light has discovered the crisis facing his people, and has sent the hero of prophecy and bestowed upon him the power of fire— - That sword is Lightbringer! And the hero in the prophecy will hold this sword and lead us to defeat our old enemy, to overcome death, despair and failure, and to a bright future!"

Red Woman Wall is not likable, but not many people dare to think she is a liar after seeing her skills, this remark suddenly detonated the scene.

"So that sword is Lightbringer!"

"Where did he get it?"

"With such a bright sword, my eyes are open If you don't open it, how do you kill the Others?"

"Maybe as long as the light shines, the Others will all melt!"

"Damn it, if that's the case, I'll fuck me That's fine!"

As the sword used by the legendary hero Azor Ahai, the name Lightbringer is naturally loud enough, and this introduction caused more heated discussions. A small number of Castle Black soldiers who have converted to Red God, There was even a frenzy in the eyes looking at Igor.

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Igor sank.

No one knows more about oneself's weapons than the bearer. It's not Valyria steel, it's not made by master craftsmen, it doesn't even have a name... it's just a regular steel sword, purchased in bulk from the weapons dealers in King's Landing, mostly by apprentices or journeymen rather than master forged. It may be slightly better than the handle that was slashed by the Others three years ago, but how could it be the legendary Lightbringer?
He looked towards Melisandre angrily, and in the field of vision that had just been flashed, a dark spot caused by a bright stimulus occupied the center of the field of vision, which made him unable to even stare at Red Woman's face, only to watch her skirt.

"Ms. Melisandre, let's discuss the story about this sword at night... Next, I want to say something to all Night's Watchers, if you don't plan to put on black clothed, then Please avoid it." Igor said coldly, interrupting the other party's incessant rambunctious remarks, and tilted his head slightly: "Jon, send Ms. Melisandre back to the house to rest!"

Just finished a game Divine Vestige, who was about to give a speech while the iron was hot, was suddenly given such a straightforward Expulsion Order. Melisandre was stunned for a moment, with doubts and dissatisfaction on his face, but he returned to normal in the next second, bowed slightly towards him, and said Not contradicting in public: "If that's the case, then I have to obey Lord Commander's orders."

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Igor is really angry, not because Melisandre did it for oneself When Divine Vestige came out to build momentum, it wasn't because her eyes flashed abruptly, but she didn't notify oneself in advance.

Melisandre is one of the few people in the world who is truly willing to give everything to help guard the Wall, and she has the power of transcendent in her own hands, and Igor takes her very seriously. But this does not mean that she can tolerate her reckless recklessness in Wall - oneself is used to doing things according to plan, and today's plan is: to take over the ceremony, beat the original opponents, and issue the first batch of instructions after taking office.

Red Woman's actions not only disrupted his plans, but also made Igor feel that his authority was challenged.

Become a hero, establish a high personal prestige, or even become the target of worship... This is certainly good for oneself to control land grants and boost the morale of Night's Watch. But the nuances between the primary and secondary sequences are very important: Does the heroic identity strengthen the prestige and control of the oneself, or does the prestige and control of the oneself come entirely from the heroic identity?

In the latter case, Igor would rather not have this help: what other people give can naturally be taken away at any time, and Igor oneself is a solid step by step, and his ability to oneself Have confidence. Unstable influence, not worth mentioning, not worse than this.

And Melisandre, it's not the first time he's made his own decisions.

Is this witch doing it on purpose, or is she really not politically sensitive at all?

In either case, it's time to make it clear to her: Wall and land grant, now his Igor's Wall and land grant, whatever you Melisandre wants to do, vent with oneself beforehand !

Under the bewildered gaze of the crowd, Melisandre was expelled from his position. The woman, swaying tall and slender, walked past the crowd and left Castle Black's courtyard.

The steel sword stopped shaking with Melisandre's departure, and Igor didn't mention the abnormality of the oneself weapon. Everyone didn't know what the new Lord Commander was thinking, so they didn't dare to ask questions, so they had to remain silent and wait for the cremation to end.

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The firewood and the bodies of the deceased continued to turn golden red in the flames, and blackened ashes as the combustible organic matter was gradually consumed. After reaching the Peak, the fire began to weaken, flashing brightly and darkly, and after waiting long enough, the last open flame was finally blown out in the next cold wind, turning into a large pile of smoking residue. The unburned skeleton remained in a lying position, lying quietly in the still-hot embers.

It was only at this time that Igor stepped out of the subordinates surrounded by oneself, climbed the steps of Castle Black Hall, leaned against the railing, and prepared to give a succession speech as originally planned, truly unveiling the new era of Night's Watch. prelude.

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(end of this chapter)