If the issue of gods and king's landing on this continent is everyone's concern, then for the world beyond the Black Great Wall in the Land of Midwinter, how to defend against the attacks of the barbarians is the most important thing.

As the weather gets colder, there is no food to be found in the snow-covered wilderness, which often means more barbarians coming to raid as a rule of thumb.

It's going to be a big fight.

Traditionally, Snow's uncle, Bunyan Stark, was supposed to lead the patrol as the Chief Ranger, but at Snow's request, as the head coach of the new camp, Bunyan Stark could no longer do such a thing.

The matter fell into the hands of Colin, who was also a legendary figure of the Night's Watch.

As one of the first tasks, the patrol is made up of warriors from Blackcrow; The equipment was provided by Newcastle, and in addition to a cloak made of elves, a gorgeous mess of half-body armor, and food that would not freeze in the middle of winter.

Snow and Bunyan Stark attended the farewell ceremony in person, and the Rangers walked out of the Crow Castle under the puzzled gaze of the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Jeo Mormon. When everyone had already left, Sir Jeo Mormont asked, "These exquisite equipment must have cost a lot of supplies, right?" ”

Bunyan Stark replied with a wry smile, "These half-length armors are not something that our world can forge at all, and it is said that they are attached to them with gifts from under the crown of holy light, and only the gods are qualified to wear them. ”

"The half-body armor is all made of elves, and the preacher under the crown is enchanted before it is formed, and neither the defensive power nor the lightness of it is something that our craftsmen can achieve." Snow frowned and resisted the wind and snow and said, "In the entire Black Great Wall Defense Area, there are only thirty sets provided by His Majesty. Handing it over to the Ranger is also the meaning of the crown. ”

There were only thirty sets of things in the entire defense area, and they were given to the rangers like this, and the first thing that came to mind for the commander-in-chief, Sir Jeo Mormont, was not the question of how much money he and the others had earned, but whether this patrol mission would really go as smoothly as usual?

Perhaps only the Light could tell him the answer to this matter.

As time passed, the patrol, which was supposed to return in a day's time, was delayed, and an uneasy atmosphere spread through the Crow.

In order to wait for the results, Snow and Bunyan Stark did not return to their quarters, but stayed in the housing of the Black Duck Fortress, and even Snow, who had never been on the battlefield, could feel the oppressive atmosphere in the air.

This went on until midnight.

A terrible cries of horses rang out at the arch under the black walls, and a wounded patrol returned from the wilderness, led by none other than Colin, who had just left the previous day, and several of his men were hanging from their horses in this way, apparently martyred.

The most surprising thing was that behind the horse, a rotting corpse in wooden bindings was whining and howling, its hands and feet bound to the branches and shaped.

The night watchman who opened the door knew that this matter should be reported in time after seeing this scene, and shouted loudly without bothering to open the door: "Colin of the broken palm is back!" And also brought a living dead! ”

A living dead! Snow, Bunyan, and Stark, who were waiting in the Black Duck Fortress, immediately got dressed and walked to the center of the square.

The leaders of the Night's Watch had arrived, and in the light of the torches, all could see Colin with Severed Palm tumbling from his horse's back to the ground, his fine armor covered with the marks of his sword.

"We patrolled the woods and didn't see much of a barbarian, but their destroyed tents and camps. Not even a body was seen. Severed Palm Colin said.

Commander-in-Chief, Sir Jeo Mormont, grabbed Colin by the arm and asked, "And what's the matter with this living corpse?" ”

"Just as prophesied under the crown of the Light, the strangers are coming, and they are coming with an army of the living dead. We fought hard to annihilate a vanguard and capture the living dead! Severed Palm's face was not good-looking, and he bowed down and said, "I need a bucket of water to wash away the smell of the living dead, my lord." The soldiers needed it the same. ”

Half an hour later, in the Night's Watch cafeteria, the members of the patrol were devouring their food, as if they had been hungry for a long time, but that did not stop the curiosity of the others about what had happened to them.

In the main seat, the leader of the Night's Watch sat with Snow and Bunyan Stark, the squad leader and the like sat behind the patrol, and the recruits either stood at the end or watched from the window.

It was only after Colin and the others had eaten that the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Jeo Mormont, asked, "Now can you tell us what has happened in the wilderness?" ”

"Of course, my lord." Severed Palm Colin wiped his mouth twice and said, "As I said, we didn't find anything related to the barbarians in the wilderness woods at first, so we had to get closer to the depths of the forest.

After about three kilometers into the forest, I finally found a camp related to the barbarians. I can see the rotten tent at a glance......."

It was definitely not an abandoned camp, and there was still a warm smell in the ashes on the ground. The necklace that was most important to the barbarians was still on the edge of the tent, and Colin was pretty sure they hadn't gone far, and that they were probably still spying on himself and the others in the dark.

"Alert!" Severed Palm Colin put down the wood ash in his palm and spoke.

The sound of the sword unsheathed suddenly came and went, and Colin, who had a certain preference for weapons, looked at the guards around him with satisfaction, and walked around to the path behind the tent, carefully looking at the traces on the ground, trying to get some clues from it.

But the usual methods of tracking the barbarians had become difficult to use here, and he found no trace of the barbarians leaving, and all the clues told him that the barbarians were still in place.

Such a strange thing could not help but make the severed hand Colin draw the long sword at his waist, and he carefully walked back to the barbarian camp, exploring the ground with the long sword.

Just as he was about to stab the ashes of the campfire, a pale palm reached out from the rotting soil of the fallen leaves, and grabbed the blade of the sword!

However, at this moment, the half-body armor on Severed Palm Colin suddenly burst into a golden light, and a part of the half-body armor extended from the half-body armor to the hilt of the sword!