Chapter 155: Sawing Trees

Lynn's soldiers found a simple map of the outside of the Castle in the easy capture of Castle Black, which was very sketchy, with only a few points of apparent significance.

On the left of the Great Wall is the White Tree Village, and on the right is the Ghost Shadow Forest.

A distance northwest along the village of White Tree is the castle of Custer, followed by the Ancestral Fist Peak, the Xianhe, and the Fengsheng Gorge, and into the Fengsheng Narrow, the Frost and Snow Tooth Mountains.

Lynn took out the golden dragon scales offered by the traveler Ali Baba and compared them with the map.

Well, this is the route.

At the end of the Fengsheng Gorge, the hinterland of the Frost and Snow Fang is the place where the dragon eggs are hidden.

Lynn rolled up the map and slipped it into her sheepskin pocket.

The army outside had been assembled, and in order to travel lightly, the soldiers could only use horses to drag some basic items for their own use, and all the large baggage was left in the castle, carrying only eight wagons of food.

Naturally, Lynn couldn't continue to enjoy the treatment of the carriage, and it was almost enough to put on a plush lined snow-proof leather armor and a wool coat, and if there was no campsite in the wilderness, she could wrap herself in a thick wool coat for the night.

The same goes for Lyanna the Beargirl, who doesn't even have extra attendants, only a white-bearded old man who looks like an uncle of the family, and Lynn has never seen anyone open her mouth.

"Uncle Ryker Mormont is a wounded man who can't speak, he fought with his predecessor, Stark Guardian Eddard, in the Usurper War, and he is a loyal and trustworthy Mormont warrior. ”

Lyanna Mormont tiptoed to her mount, a not-so-tall maroon horse putting the finishing touches, and spoke up when she found Lynn looking at the old man beside her.

Lynn shrugged and didn't say anything, watching Lyanna Mormont being picked up by the old man on his horse, and he himself turned on his horse and yelled at the army.

"Let's go!"

The army began to slowly enter an underground tunnel inside Castle Black.

The soldiers who stayed behind in the Black Castle took over the vigilance and defense of this section of the desperate Great Wall, and when they heard the order below, they began to slowly push a giant wooden wheel on the city wall.

This is the only way to open the tunnel door to the outside of the plug.

Seven or eight men on the city wall pushed the huge wheel at the same time, and the iron chains embedded in the gate below slowly rose, and at the same time, the thick iron gate weighing several tons on the outside of the tunnel was slowly pulled.

In the tunnel, the torches hanging on the walls along the way were lit by the soldiers who walked in front of them.

Well-designed tunnels, including murder holes and iron fences, would make it difficult for the enemy to break through from outside the city.

As soon as he walked out of the gloomy tunnel, the howling north wind instantly blew on people's faces, and Lynn informed the vanguard of the marching route as soon as possible.

The team did not hesitate outside the city and went straight to the predetermined route.

Walking northwest from the Great Wall, we passed by at least three small villages abandoned by the free ancestors, and near noon, we arrived at a slightly larger village with a huge fish beam.

To the northwest of the village are a few small jutting hills, which slightly block some of the north wind.

The cold wind eased slightly.

The houses in the village were dilapidated and uninhabited for a long time, and the four remaining houses built of stone around sheepfolds and wells were unplastered, with turf roofs and windows covered with tattered fur.

Above a slightly larger house in the center stands a large, ugly fishbeam.

The fish beam was covered with a layer of snow, the branches were pale, the leaves were dark red, and what made one feel terrible was the hideous face carved into the trunk, that face had an exaggerated expression, and the huge mouth was wide open, and it could even be stuffed into a whole sheep.

This should be the White Tree Village.

It's already noon, and it's a good place to rest your feet, and it's still good to have a fire.

He glanced at the fish beam in disgust.

Lynn ordered the army to rest temporarily, and then turned to Han Niu and ordered, "Take a few soldiers to sawn the tree." ”

"Why?"

Lyanna was still being picked up by the old warrior of the bear clan, and watched Han Niu and a few soldiers preparing to go to the sawing tree, and asked hurriedly.

Although Lyanna is not a believer in the Old Gods, her ancestors were also ancestors who believed in the Old Gods, and Lynn's behavior of sawing trees made her feel a little uncomfortable.

Lynn spread her hands, "I said that my next goal is to try to cut down or burn all these abominable fish beams, and I'm working on my goal right now." ”

With that, he turned and entered a stone hut where soldiers had begun to build a bonfire.

Lynn had just sat by the crackling fire, enjoying a moment of warmth.

I just wanted to squint and take a nap, when I suddenly felt a cold wind pouring into the opening and closing room of the door.

A soldier hurried into the stone house.

"My lord, that old man of House Mormont and the chief guard of Guftava are about to fight. ”

Lynn opened her eyes, thought for a moment, and then asked Lyanna on the side, "Your old squire is a faithful believer in the Old Gods?"

Lyanna nodded, and warned lightly: "If you want to rule the northern realm well, it is best not to destroy the fish beam wood, which will attract the hostility of the descendants of the new people." ”

The fish beam tree is called the heart tree.

The Heart Tree is sacred to the followers of the Old Gods, who pray, swear, and make marriage contracts in front of the tree, believing that in doing so, they will receive the testimony of the Old Gods.

With the invading Andals bringing with them the belief in the Seven Gods, the Uja Beam was considered a symbol of the Old Gods, and was cut down and burned in the area south of the Neck, but there were many more such trees in the north and outside the Saiwai.

Lynn stood up lazily, and it seemed that Lyanna had no intention of returning to her house for Lynn.

This matter can only be done on its own.

"Old man of the Mormont family, do you think I'm cutting down your tree of faith?" I know, but don't nod your head yet, let go of the hand that holds Han Niu, the back of his neck is still bleeding.

Yes, if you have something to say, why are you still in a daze? Tell the brothers to continue sawing.

Hey, good old man, don't stare at me first, I'm not sawing your heart tree, the heart tree is in the sacred wood forest, who have you ever seen praying, vowing, and making a marriage date to come to the outside of the Saiwai?

I've heard that you followed Eddard Stark to the Usurper War, so you've probably seen a shield-shaped Fishbeam table in the middle of the Kingsguard conference room in King's Landing?

The Erin family's throne in Eagle's Nest is also made of Fishbeam Wood.

Fishbeam wood can also be used to build houses: for example, the Black Gate of Long Night Castle and the rafters of Harrenhal. ”

Out of respect for the old soldier, Lynn patiently persuaded her until the huge Yuliang tree in the center of the village collapsed with the cooperation of several people.

Only then did he clap his hands, ignoring the old squire of the Mormont family, who was already blindfolded, tightened his sheepskin tightened, and turned around to go back to the stone house to roast the fire.

He just turned around.

I saw the little bear girl Lyanna, staring at herself with a face of gritted teeth, looking at the appearance of the silver tooth, as if she was expressing strong dissatisfaction with Lynn's nonsense just now.

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