The supreme ruler of the North is called Ed Stark.

Gooding looked up at the banner at the gate of the city, which was a silver-gray wolf.

"That's the ice wolf, the only one found in the north of the entire continent, it's huge, about the same size as a male lion. In the North, this animal is the existence at the top of the biological chain, they are not only strong in individual combat, but also good at team cooperation, and have a high sense of community. This is probably why the lord's family used it as a family crest. ”

Noticing the direction in which Gooding's gaze was projected, the blacksmith explained.

Gooding could hear that even the blacksmith, who had a bad face for everyone, still had a lot of respect for the king of the north.

It's been three days since the two of them arrived in Winterfell, and the blacksmith has found a place in the city to settle down, and he hasn't been idle for a few days, and he's ready to reopen the blacksmith.

Gooding was barely six years old, and he knew that it would be difficult for him to survive without the blacksmith.

In the days since he arrived in Winterfell, in addition to helping the blacksmith, he has also often chatted with some refugees in the vicinity, and learned a lot of information about Winterfell from their mouths.

He also learned that in the northeast of Winterfell, there was a library tower, built by the Stark family, and was open to everyone for free.

However, most of the library was occupied by nobles, and there were hardly any commoners. Not for other reasons, but for the fact that ordinary civilians rarely read and write. Education in this world is not very popular, and only the aristocracy can get the opportunity to be educated. Even wealthy businessmen were far inferior to nobles, so many wealthy people were willing to pay high prices for a title of nobility with little real power.

In addition to the Book Tower, another place with a large number of books is the Bachelor's Tower, located in the southwest corner of Winterfell. But only scholars are allowed to enter and exit here, and there are even warriors with spears guarding the door.

And bachelor is not an ordinary title, you must be proficient in at least a certain discipline, pass a special assessment, and get a bachelor's necklace to be called a bachelor.

Naturally, Gooding gave up the choice of the Bachelor's Tower at the first time, and after saying hello to the blacksmith, he went straight to the Library Tower.

The blacksmith shop was not opened, and there was no time to take care of Guding. In his opinion, it is normal for children to be excited after a new environment. He wasn't afraid of Gooding getting lost, he knew that Gooding was much smarter than ordinary children.

Winterfell is not a large area, and Guding is under the library tower in about half an hour.

Seeing that there were all gorgeously dressed boys and girls coming in and out, Gu Ding didn't care at all, and walked directly into the library tower.

To the left of the entrance to the library tower is a woman of about forty years old, who seems to be the caretaker of the building.

There were many people reading books in the library, but there was silence.

"Madam, if I want to learn to read, what book should I read?" Gooding stood at the woman's desk with his feet on his feet, which was not as tall as his desk, and even when he did, only a pair of eyes were exposed.

Hearing Guding's voice, many young people in the library tower looked at him.

Seeing Guding's clothes covered with patches, many people were a little surprised, and a few people showed disdain.

The woman, who was looking down at the book, was stunned for a moment, looked towards Gooding, and saw that it was a little doll. She was about to ask whose child it was, when she suddenly saw the patches on Guding's clothes, and realized that Guding was a civilian. Immediately changed his tone and asked, "How old are you?" ”

"Six years old." Gooding grinned.

"Want to learn to read?" The woman smiled, she was a bachelor's degree, and she was very happy to see the child who was eager to learn.

"Well, can you tell me what book I should start reading?" Gooding nodded very seriously.

"If it's just for literacy, you can start with the Common Dictionary, which contains more than 5,000 of the most commonly used words." The female bachelor said, beckoning to Gooding, "You come with me!" ”

The female bachelor led Gooding to a bookshelf, took out a book, and handed it to Gooding.

"Find your own seat and watch. If you really want to learn, stay for lunch and I'll teach you pronunciation. The female bachelor said to Guding, "Also, you can't take the book, you can only read it here." After reading it, put it on my desk, and I'll tidy it up when the time comes. ”

"Thank you, ma'am!" Gooding grinned with a sunny smile, he didn't expect to meet a good person again.

Gooding looked left and right, found an empty table, sat down, and flipped through the "Common Dictionary".

It took Gooding only a moment to sweep his gaze over the first page, then to the second, then to the third, then to the fourth......

In less than a minute, he finished turning over a "Common Dictionary" of more than 300 pages.

"I actually memorized all the contents of this book......" Gooding himself was a little surprised, although he did not understand the words of this world at all, he clearly remembered all the words. It's just that he doesn't know what these words are and what they mean.

After a moment's hesitation, Gooding stood up and walked towards the bookshelf he had just had.

Several teenagers and girls in the seats next to him all looked at him, and a question arose in their hearts, "What is this kid who doesn't know how to read?" ”

Gooding's gaze swept over the bookshelf, and soon landed on the thickest book on the right side of the top shelf. He guessed that it should be a complete dictionary, because there was a word on the spine that the lady had given her.

Gooding sturdily climbed onto the shelf, pulled the book out, and landed firmly on the ground without making a sound.

Holding the heavy 8,000-page book, Gooding returned to his previous seat and began to flip through it quickly.

As soon as he opened the first page, Gooding knew he had found the right place, because the format of the book was almost identical to the previous one. He immediately flipped through the pages and wrote everything down.

When the boys and girls next to him saw him flipping through the book, they thought he was just flipping through and playing, and they didn't pay attention to him anymore.

It was almost time for lunch, and the 8,000-page dictionary was also read by Gooding.

The other teenagers in the library tower left one after another, and the female bachelor also walked towards Guding, and was about to ask Guding how he was reading, when he suddenly saw the big dictionary.

"Who gave you this?"

"I don't know, I already had it when I sat here." Gooding didn't tell the truth, and he was afraid that the female bachelor would refuse to teach herself because she was flipping around.

The female bachelor frowned, but didn't say much. He took the large dictionary aside, then sat down next to Gudin, spread out a yellowed piece of paper on the table, and wrote on it with a pen made of unknown feathers.

"I'll teach you the basics of pronunciation ...... first" (To be continued.) )