Chapter 36: The Raft
It is said that it is a city wall, but in fact it is just a three- or four-meter earth and stone wall, and there is no need for a ladder to attack this kind of place, and some of the unpolished walls have places to climb.
But in any case, a wall is a wall, and something is better than nothing.
Living in a wall is at least much safer than an open riverbank.
In the town, everyone except the vigilant gathered in the tavern where the ceiling had been burned off.
The ground had already been cleaned, and a pile of armor and spears was piling up on the ground.
When Lin Yi returned, he took Yu Lun and the two carriages out of the town, bringing back the pile of weapons and armor that he had piled up in the reeds by the roadside earlier.
"That's all!"
Yu Lun waved his hand, looking quite heroic.
"Pick your own and put it on tomorrow when you go!"
As soon as the words fell, the people around them suddenly burst into exclamations.
"Is this armor?"
"So much?"
"It's true! This feels like real steel, I won't be mistaken! β
"Do I have a share?"
"Haha! I've got armor too! β
"I want this, don't rob me!"
"Hah! Old Jack, who's going to rob you? Only you can wear such a fat model! β
While everyone was making noise, they were coaxing these armor and spears that were transported back by Yu Lun and Lin Yi.
They don't care how the armor came from, in their hearts, it doesn't matter at all.
But Yuren didn't think so, so he prepared an excuse early in the morning.
But looking at the situation at hand, it seems that these excuses are not necessary.
Lin Yi reached out and patted Yu Lun's shoulder.
"The Devil Mountain is rushing to Daree City with his cavalry, Wag and his 'Blood Troupe' are plundering everywhere, and Berry is leading his Bannerless Brothers to harass the Lannisters' grain and grass forces...... Yolun, the Riverlands are not safe, even with these armors......"
Yu Lun nodded when he heard this, he didn't say anything about the night watchman not participating in any war, and it could be seen from the actions of the few golden robes before that the lords of the southern realm didn't care about these for a long time.
"Let's rest here for the night tonight, and if you can, we'll leave tomorrow morning."
Yuren said.
"Hmmm......"
Lin Yi nodded, walked to the counter and sat down, reached out and touched Arya's hair, and asked casually.
"How's the search, are there any ships left?"
Yu Lun's face froze when he heard this, and then he shook his head.
"The boats are gone." Arya preemptively said.
"That's right." Yoren nodded, "There are a lot of docks in the town, but we only found an upside-down rowing boat, which was thrown on the reef, the bottom of the boat was rotten, and it was definitely impossible to launch into the water." β
"But we found a lot of old sails, and a bucket of nails." Koss, who was on the side, said, "We can patch up the bottom of the rowboat." β
"There's only one."
Yoren shook his head, it seemed as if he had given up on taking the waterway, otherwise he wouldn't have said the words to leave tomorrow morning.
But this is the Riverlands after all, and the carriages are moving too slowly.
"We can build our own boats!"
Kejack, who was happy on the side, said.
"Hah! When will our master stonemason still build ships? β
Yoren scoffed.
Kejack didn't care about the sarcasm, he pouted and said with pity.
"I'm really good at making stone boats, but it's a pity that this thing is too time-consuming and can't float......"
"We can make a big raft." Gendry proposed.
"Do you think making a raft is easy?" Lin Yi shook his head, "We still have so many things with us, we have to hollow out the middle of the wood to float - unless you are willing to drop your armor." β
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Everyone immediately looked at each other.
It can be seen that none of them wants to throw away this layer of life-saving iron on their bodies.
"But it's a viable idea, and everyone thinks about what else can be done." Yuren encouraged.
"If only there was bamboo!"
Arya muttered.
Lin Yi thought about it and beckoned to Youlun.
Yu Lun suddenly understood, and the two walked aside.
"Leave everything but medicine and spices behind......
Lin Yi said.
"Huh?" Yu Lun was taken aback, "Do you want to drop that pig iron too?" Castle Black needs to be restocked......"
"These things can be replenished when they get to the north, do you think Arya will not help you?"
Hearing Lin Yi's words, Yu Lun's thoughts suddenly brightened.
But he was still a little hesitant.
After thinking for a while, Yu Lun nodded resolutely.
"Okay, let's do it! We've got finished weapons and armor, so let's throw these pig iron bars here. β
"We can also carry pen, ink, cloth and the like, but if the raft is not hollowed out, we will have to wade through the shallow water."
Lin Yi continued.
"If you go to the shallow waters along the shore of the Divine Eye Lake, you don't need a horse-drawn carriage, there is no shortage of food, the poles are sharpened to spear fish, and there are often flocks of ducks ......on the shore of the lake."
"Hmm!"
Yoren nodded, his mind widening.
"But the horse can't be left behind, after all, you still need to take the land route after crossing the Divine Eye Lake."
"You can arrange for a team to ride a horse along the shores of Shenyan Lake," Lin Yi said, "Without a carriage, riding a horse on the lakeside path will not be slower than sailing." β
"That's it!" Yu Lun made up his mind, "But in this case, you won't be able to leave tomorrow morning." β
"Stay here for a few days." Lin Yi nodded, "Then I'll take the land route, will you row a boat?" β
Yuren: "......"
"Don't tell me you won't ......," Lin Yi looked at him suspiciously.
"I do." Yuren seemed to have just thought of this worrying question, "But our team must have more than one boat......"
These guys in the team are all street and alley sufferers, who have never been out of King's Landing in their lives, and expect them to hold the boat?
No kidding!
"It's okay......"
Lin Yi didn't care, he said with a smile.
"This thing doesn't have much technical content, and the sails and oars are ready-made, as long as the supplies are put on your ship at that time, their ship will be left to them, the big deal is to capsize, the more you turn, the faster you learn......"
"That's it......"
Yuren nodded.
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That night, Yulun sent six men to keep vigil in shifts, and everyone spent the night in the hotel and the manor's shelter.
But Arya couldn't sleep.
When Lin Yi came back, she keenly discovered a very serious problem-
The sword on Lin Yi's waist has changed!
Others may not think it's anything, but as a student of Lin Yi, Arya knows how important a sword is to a swordsman.
The sword is an extension of the swordsman's hands and feet, and the most important thing for a swordsman after learning a sword is to find the most suitable sword for himself.
Like the 'sewing needle' in her hand, she may never change another sword for the rest of her life unless she had to.
Arya leaned against the wall of the hotel, surrounded by a hot party who slept clinging to her armor.
After thinking about it, she stood up slightly.
"Where do you want to go?"
Gendry's voice came from the side.
Arya glanced at him, her footsteps still unstopping.
"Go pee......
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The corners of Gendry's mouth twitched, and he lowered his head as he continued to wipe his horn helmetβsomething he did every day before he went to bed.
Walking out of the hotel, Arya looked left and right, and just as she was about to take a step, a hand was placed on her shoulder.
But Arya didn't panic because of this, and she turned around and whispered in a little surprise.
"Teacher!"
"Shhhh
Lin Yi stopped her movements.
"Remember? Be vigilant, Arya. β
ββ¦β¦ No one can approach me like this except you. Arya pouted.
But then, Arya asked impatiently.
"Teacher, I have a question for you......"
Lin Yi smiled.
"You're trying to ask where my sword went, right......?"