Some knights did not have the right to inherit land, so they became knights of oath to others, and owed allegiance to others. They were like servants, who prepared food and shelter for their masters, and if they could afford it, they fought with them and received their wages. During war, lords often hired a large group of Knights of Oath for the time being, but after the war, the lords no longer needed so many knights, and they were dismissed and reverted back to mercenary knights.

————— Knights of the Oath

In the endless meadow, a large group of people were moving slowly, including maids, attendants, guards, carriages, and knights on horseback. Beside them, Mason and Jon were riding their horses goodbye to Eddard.

"It's an honor to join the Night's Watch, the Stark family has been guarding the Great Wall for thousands of years, and you're one of the Starks, and while you're not named by my last name, you're my child. Elder said to Jon in a low tone.

Jon was silent for a moment, not reacting to his father's words, but again asking his father the question he had asked countless times: "Is my mother still alive? Does she know me?

Jon stared into his father's eyes and continued, "Does she care about me?"

Ed was silent for a moment, and instead of telling Jon, he changed the subject: "Next time we meet, talk about your mother, I promise." ”

Jon was disappointed and surprised by this answer, disappointed that his father still hadn't told him who his mother was, and surprised that his father promised him that he would tell him the answer the next time they met.

After Ed finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Ma Shen who was riding on a horse next to him, and asked, "Sir Ma Shen, are you planning to leave?"

"I'm sorry I can't go to King's Landing with you, Lord Eddard. Ma Shen nodded to Duke Ed on King's Road and said apologetically.

Ed said, "Don't you really want to stay a little longer?"

"Yes, my lord, I promised an entourage to let him return to his hometown in glory, but unfortunately he lost his life not long ago to protect me, but I will fulfill my vow, and by the way, if I have time, I will also go to see the Great Wall of Desperation, and when I complete my vow, I hope that Lord Eddard will invite me to be Bran, Arya's sword teacher again. Ma Shen glanced at the carriage of the ladies who were slowly approaching, and said with a smile.

"Of course, it's their honor, and thank you so much for saving Bran, the Lannisters will pay for it. Ed said seriously.

Since that time when Ma Shen saved Bran, Ed aggressively went to King Robert to ask Jaime the King for his guilt, but James thought he was innocent, on the grounds that he had deliberately grabbed Bran because he had seen him climbing the wall to prevent Bran from falling, and Sir Ma Shen may have been mistaken because of his impatience. As for the voice Bran heard, it was that he and his sister Queen Cersei were talking about his father's physical problems, and it was inconvenient for others to hear him, so he found a place where no one was.

There is no flaw in this statement, and King Robert can only give up even if he favors his friend. And Ma Shen thought that even if he said what he saw, but there was no actual evidence, Jaime would have an excuse to refute it, and in that case, Ma Shen would become the sworn enemy of the Lannisters, and it would not be wise to provoke such a powerful enemy before he grew up.

"Hahaha, I'm his teacher, it's my duty, and," Ma Shen said, patting the horse on his seat, and said with a smile, "I like this horse very much." ”

"A horse cannot express gratitude, Sir Sam, you will always be a friend of House Stark, and the door of Stark is always open for you. Ed covered his chest with his left hand and saluted Ma Shen.

"Thank you very much, Lord Eddard. Ma Shen replied, pulling the horse's head and about to call Jon, who was still frowning deeply, when suddenly Arya leaned out of a carriage passing by the procession and shouted, "Brother Jon, Mr. Ma Shen, goodbye, I will miss you." Then a woman's exclamation came from inside the car.

Arya was about to say something, but was immediately pulled into the car by Sister Mordan.

Masan and Jon looked at each other, and suddenly the two of them laughed together: "It seems that our little Arya is going to learn to be a lady again, hahaha." ”

Smiling, Ma Shen waved in the direction of the carriage and rode with Jon towards the Great Wall that awaited them.

As night fell, in a small grove, Jon was constantly wiping his sword, and Tyrion, who was going to see the view of the Great Wall like Ma Shen, was holding a large book in the light of the fire, and Ma Shen was leaning against the tree and looking at the fire burning in front of him.

Host: Ma Shen

Strength: 13

Dexterity: 13

Constitution: 13

Energy: 595

Skill:

Advanced Swordsmanship (152/1000): Greatly improves the feeling of wielding a sword and enhances body coordination

Basic Combat (48/100): Improves hand-to-hand combat and familiarity with the body

Basic Climbing (6/100): Improves climbing ability

Basic Riding (5/100): Improves the ability to steer horses.

Basic Pace (11/100): Increases spin speed and flexibility

Basic Fury (1/10): Unleashes the body's potential to gain extraordinary combat power and recovery for 20 minutes. Cost: Can only be used once in half a year, and the attributes will be reduced by 95% and permanently weakened by 25% within 1 month after use.

This is Ma Shen's current data, and the skill has one more basic riding skill, because it needs to ride a horse, so Ma Shen exchanged for a basic riding skill.

Originally, with so much more energy, Ma Shen wanted to improve his physical fitness, but he didn't expect that after the attribute reached 13 points, the energy required would be doubled, so Ma Shen could only give up the plan to exchange physical attributes in the end, and planned to save it for high-level swordsmanship.

In fact, to be honest, Ma Shen's plan to bring Will's ashes back to his hometown was only incidental, and the main purpose was to give himself some time to practice and hone his swordsmanship and improve his skills.

Because no matter how good the gold finger is, it takes time to exercise.

Ma Shen is not Long Aotian, nor is he the kind of anti-heaven level pervert who can kill hundreds of people with one punch in an instant, and the entire continent will be shattered with one stomp, Ma Shen currently knows clearly as a normal person that his level may be able to deal with 1 soldier or 2 soldiers, but he can't deal with a team of soldiers, the last time he challenged in the cafeteria, those guards of the Stark family didn't use all their strength because they knew that Ma Shen was a swordsmanship teacher invited by Duke Ed, and Ma Shen could knock them down, if a team of soldiers cooperated reasonably, then they could easily deal with Ma Shen。

Therefore, Ma Shen, who was a little afraid of death, decided to give himself more time, and couldn't deal with others when he was the weakest.

And riding skills also need to be exercised, Ma Shen wants to participate in the knight competition held in King's Landing in a few months, of course, Ma Shen does not participate in the competition for the rewards of those champions, but to get the title of the champion of the knight competition: the strongest knight of the Seven Kingdoms, in this world of honor, this title can make it easier for Ma Shen to do many things, even if... A gleam flashed in Ma Shen's eyes.

Suddenly, the footsteps of several people behind him were heard, and Ma Shen turned his head to see Eddard Stark's brother Bunyan Stark and a soldier walking over with two men with their hands tied.

"Sit down. Bunyan ordered unceremoniously.

Then the two men with their hands tied sat down obediently.

"I'll give you something to eat in a moment. Bunyan asked the two men.

Then Tyrion thought of something interesting, put down the book in his hand, looked up and said to Jon, "Guess who these two are?" ”

Jon seemed to have guessed something, but wasn't sure, and looked at Tyrion, waiting for him to continue.

Beside him, Masan already knew what Tyrion was trying to say, and it seemed that Tyrion wanted to tell Jon the truth about the Night's Watch.

"These two men are rapists, and after being caught, they have two options. Tyrion paused, then continued, "Most of them chose to be castrated or went to guard the Great Wall, and as for these two people, they should have chosen to guard the Great Wall, so they are your future brothers." ”

Jon was stunned, he remembered the Night's Watch as an honorable profession, a heroic defender of the Wall, and a safe kingdom, not a penal colony for some lowly rapist.

"Don't like your new brethren, it's good to be a night watchman, to leave the old family behind and usher in a new one. Tyrion watched Jon's reaction and said with a slight mockery.

Jon, however, ignored Tyrion and turned his head to glance at Bunyan on the other side, only to find that Bunyan was just sitting quietly by the tree and not speaking.