Iger sent for a call.

Carter Pike knows he can't hide, and he doesn't have a mother-in-law. With a shake of his head, he took Jon Royce to the new commander-in-chief.

Iger had something to say to them, and why didn't he have something to say to him?

But just as they were getting closer to a few meters left, the two were stopped by Egger's subordinates.

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"Hand over your weapons?" Carter's eyes widened in disbelief, "I'm a night watchman, why should I be asked to hand over my weapons in this black castle?!"

"This is the order of the Commander-in-Chief. ”

"Hahaha, what an order from the Commander-in-Chief. Egger, have you done too many unsavory things, and you know that you are afraid?" Carter laughed angrily, and sneered loudly from a few meters away: "The commander-in-chief of the night watch, meet the Oath Brother in his own fortress, and ask the other party to hand over his weapons first...... Aren't you afraid of making people laugh out of their big teeth when you say it?"

Iger didn't say a word, just stared at the two of them coldly.

He was indeed afraid of death, and Mormont's experience was close at hand, so he couldn't help but be afraid. No matter what status and status one achieves, mortals are flesh and blood after all...... A drop of poison, a dagger, or even a stone can kill a person.

But today, he asked Carter Pike and Jon Royce to come back to see him after they had unarmed themselves, not just for safety, but more for a ritual. A ritual that reveals the identity relationship between each other's superiors and subordinates and reinforces this idea.

To put it more colloquially, you have to let the other party understand who is the boss now.

There is only one way to pass this test: obediently obey the order to hand over the weapon, listen honestly to what Iger has to say from beginning to end, and accept all the arrangements unconditionally.

Any other reaction, whether it was an attempt to break in with a weapon or a refusal to carry out an order, would result in a dozen well-trained soldiers taking them down in an instant and immediately hanging them in the courtyard of Castle Black for "disobeying orders from their superiors".

Iger did promise Dennis not to trouble the two men, but he felt that the pact was limited to what happened before he was elected commander-in-chief...... After that, he didn't admit it.

The two sides confronted each other a few meters apart, and the air seemed to freeze.

Carter laughed and taunted Iger at first, but after a few consecutive curses, he couldn't wait for Egger's half-word counterattack, and finally gradually felt like he was barking like a defeated dog, and closed his mouth stupidly.

"Hmph, that's ridiculous!"

Jon Royce was not a rough man like Carter, and he threw it down, turned around angrily, and left.

But his companion's reaction was unexpected: Carter grabbed him with a backhand.

As the supreme governor of the East China Sea, Carter Peck never minded being described as reckless: I am a reckless man, what can you do to me?

But to be able to climb to the position of commander, after all, it is impossible to be a fool.

Carter realizes that something is wrong.

As the commander of Donghaiwang, he can glare at Iger fiercely, or laugh and ridicule him loudly, and the other party must not condemn himself on the grounds of "disrespect", otherwise he will be a small belly and chicken intestines, and he will not tolerate others, which will be a stain on his resume that can never be erased.

But there is one red line that must never be touched: disobedience to military orders.

No matter how small things are, once they are on the line, they can ask for people's heads.

Dennis said that he had reached an agreement with the new commander, but that a figure like Iger was by no means a master who would be bound by a pact. As long as he took a wrong step today, it was very likely that he, the commander of the East Sea and the former Earl of Runestone City beside him, would not be able to walk out of the gate of Castle Black alive.

Carter Peck began to break out in a cold sweat and crunch his teeth, but he still dragged Yorn with one hand, drew his weapon with the other, and threw his tomahawk to the ground in hatred as the soldiers loyal to the Commander-in-Chief around him held the hilt of their swords.

If you don't know what's going on in the face of such a straightforward prompt, Jon Royce will have lived in vain for decades. He stiffened and held the position of turning to leave for several seconds, and finally gave in to the danger of his life, shook off Carter's hand, untied the sword belt as well, and threw it to the ground with great force.

(Hmph, I thought you weren't afraid of death!)

Egg smiled contemptuously, but deep down, he was also slightly relieved. After all, if you really stab yourself in Castle Black in full view of everyone on the day of your inauguration, no matter how glorious and justified the reason, it will have a great negative impact on yourself.

Before the humiliation was over, the guards searched them as they almost erupted into flames, nodded, and finally let them through, coming to Egg, who was still guarded by three soldiers.

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Glancing at the two of them with a flat expression, Egg turned his head and leaned on the railing to look into the courtyard: Aemon's ashes had been put away, and the embers and ashes left by the cremation had been cleaned up, but there were still a dozen black-clad soldiers in the place where the cremation had been carried out before, holding tools and doing something busily.

"Lord Carter, Lord Yorne, guess what these guys are doing down there?"

The two of them turned their heads stiffly and observed for a while, and they both had a few points in their hearts, but they both closed their lips tightly and did not say a word.

Eggburn didn't intend to wait for them to answer, and soon revealed the answer: "That's right, they're building a gallows, a gallows for traitors. ”

"You two are either against my ideas, or you have a personal grudge against me, or you have doubts about my personal character...... In short, there are many differences and contradictions, but you are not traitors, at best you can be regarded as opponents. Egger put his hands behind his back and said in a calm tone, "Anyway, the fact now is that I became the commander-in-chief. And whether you believe it or not, at this moment, all I, the new commander-in-chief, have in my mind is 'how to make the Great Wall a monolithic so that strange ghosts can't step in', and I don't have the heart to engage in infighting with you again. ”

He looked at the two coldly, each of them about the same height, but because they were younger and stood straighter, they had a somewhat downward-looking posture: "You can keep your opinions and opinions and be my opponents forever." But I will not allow anyone to get in my way or harm me at such a time. If so, it is my enemy, a traitor to the Night's Watch, and no matter how old he is, how noble his origin, or how big his backstage, I will hang him on the gallows prepared for traitors without mercy!"

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After clarifying this simple stake, Iger pointed the finger at a specific individual.

"Carter Peck. Neither Maester Aemon nor Lord Mellister thought that I should let you continue to be the commander of the East Sea Lookout, and out of respect for both of them, I chose to give you a chance, choosing to believe that you would put aside your personal prejudices and put the interests of the Legion and all mankind first, and guard the East Sea Lookout. I assure you that I will not summon you too often, keep you going back and forth between Donghaiwang and Houguan Town, and then humiliate you and waste your time by laying down your arms and searching your body. And you, too, have to promise me that you're going to do your job as I expect you to do. ”

Although his face was full of anger, Carter's answer was surprisingly refreshing: "I will put aside my personal prejudices, obey all your orders, and guard the East China Sea!"

"Very well, I believe it. In the process of helping the North expel the Iron Folk invasion, I captured dozens of soldiers who had agreed to join the Night's Watch to atone for their sins, and are now being imprisoned in Houguan Town. You're also from the Iron Islands, and I'm sure you can take care of your fellow countrymen - these dozens of people, don't run away for half of them, or you will resign!"

"In addition, I have received reports that the easternmost part of the Great Wall stretches into the sea at Seal Bay, and there are already signs of freezing. In order to prevent the dead army from passing through the frozen sea and bypassing the Great Wall, I will allocate an additional 200 men to Donghaiwang in addition to those dozens of troops. No matter what you think, whatever means you use, stop the complete freezing of that sea area!"

It's true, Seal Bay is connected to the Trembling Sea, and under the action of currents and tides, freezing on the surface of the water rarely happens, but nothing is ...... Fears that the Wraiths would step on the ice had always existed in the Night's Watch legion, and Iger had to be wary of that happening. However, the more important task of these two hundred people is to slowly infiltrate the East China Sea to monitor and quietly empty Carter Pike.

If Carter is honest in his duties as a commander and takes it as his duty to guard the East China Sea, then the people transferred by Iger will obey his dispatch and follow his orders like normal subordinates...... But if Carter has any signs of plotting, or deliberately inaction or even letting the ghost pass in in revenge - although it is unlikely - then these hidden chess pieces buried in the East Sea will be launched in an instant, take Carter and take over the castle.

The commander and the soldiers in their respective fortresses were bound, and Iger did not deny this. But he never believed that the affection would be strong enough for everyone to rebel against him or die with him—especially since he began to pay all the Night's Watch.

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After beating this one, Egg turned to the other person: "Lord Jorn, whether your formation of the Alliance of the Righteous is considered a rebellion against the Iron Throne, I have said it. But the fact that Weimar Royce wasn't killed by me, I'm not going to explain it again. I have to admit that his sacrifice gave me the opportunity to escape...... I don't like him, but he fought to the death, there's no doubt about that. Out of respect for the martyrs and former comrades-in-arms, I really don't want to kill his dad - unless you force me. ”

"If you continue to insist on going against me, I assure you that you will be the one who loses. And speaking of which, I have to kindly remind you: you are not only a child of Weimar...... If you obstruct my efforts to grant land, and interfere with my arrangements to guard the Great Wall, I will be forced to put you to death. ”

"As you can imagine – your remaining two sons and a daughter will most likely want to avenge you. Egger's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he tried to make a hideous look of gritting his teeth: "Although I may call me arrogant, I just have this confidence - if I have to make enemies of the entire Royce family, I will definitely win!"

"If your children, relatives, or subordinates come to avenge you, come one, I will kill one, and I will kill two, and I will destroy one. If necessary, I will follow the example of King Robert against the remnants of the previous dynasty, and kill all Royces cleanly, leaving not a single one behind. If you don't believe me, go give it a try!"

Jon Royce fearlessly made eye contact with the threatened man with his gray eyes, leaving Iger unsure if his words had had an effect.

"Of course, don't worry, I won't give you another chance to die. Egger put away his demonic and fierce expression, "From today onwards, you and all the princes and nobles of the Valley have all been transferred to the logistics department and will be responsible for the purchase and guarding and transportation of the bits and pieces of the Seven Kingdoms in Houguan Town. I will assign one or two colleagues to each of you to work with you and monitor your whereabouts...... You will never be allowed to have any more time and opportunity to think wildly. ”

It's nicely dressed, but it's simple: completely divide Jon Royce and his forces, the rest of the Vale Princes who were also banished to the Wall, exile them from the Wall and the land grants, and put people on watch for the tedious and menial work that they can never threaten to do to the big picture.

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The above is the final arrangement that Iger finally gave up the "once and for all" method after struggling for a long time in his heart.

He knew from the beginning that he couldn't reconcile with these two guys, especially Jon Royce. Rather than being mild and then seen as weak, it is better to be a villain through and through.

There are two possible outcomes for this: either it really scares the two and the legion never fights internally, or it stimulates the "bloodiness" of the other party, intensifies the conflict more and more, and finally has to be killed.

Iger couldn't predict what that would happen, but to make sure that the damage was minimized in the latter case, he had a backup plan: he would send Carter Pike back to the East China Sea to look out—after he had planted his hands and eyes. As long as this reckless man makes the slightest move, even if it is just a little sign, Iger will mercilessly support the setting of the role of "wicked", cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and leave no future troubles.

He gives his opponents a way to live, whether to go or not, it is up to them to choose.

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"No, Jon is not going anywhere, he stays in the East Sea to look. Just as Iger had said all he wanted to say, he was about to wave the two of them off. Carter Pike suddenly spoke coldly, "I swear in the name of the Drowning God that I will never oppose you in any form again, but I make this one request: he stays in Castle Black." ”

Egg looked at the speaker in surprise.

What he said to the two old men today was well thought out, and he didn't accept the order to bargain, but who would have thought that he would encounter an unexpected backlash at the end of what had already been said.

He stared at Carter earnestly for a while, and suddenly understood why the other party had a determined expression that would not back down: he probably thought that he had transferred Jonn away to find an opportunity to kill him, and unknowingly get rid of the man.

That's a ...... responded to a sentence: as long as people are motivated, they will one day become the bad people in other people's stories.

The conscience of heaven and earth, Iger has never thought about it that way.

The reason is simple: as a well-known and open opponent, no matter when, where, and in whatever form Jon-Royce dies, the land-giving masses and the Seven Kingdoms will ...... In particular, the Stark and Royce families will conclude that they killed themselves. If you can't escape the side effects, why hide it?

If Iger is determined to kill him, he will definitely be punished so that he will not engage in any meaningless sneaking.

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But Carter's step forward allowed Iger to get at least one message: the other party was scared, and really scared. And this means that the performance of playing the villain and the threat of the red fruit have worked.

Carter, this guy, was obviously cheated by Jon, but he still wanted to protect the latter, and it really made Iger not know what to say. He thought about it for a moment, and suddenly realized that maybe it would be good to agree to this condition.

"Are you sure you insist on that?"

"I insist on that. ”

"Well, then I'll talk about it in the first place: if I find the slightest sign or clue that Jonn still refuses to give up, and wants to continue to make bad signs or clues, I don't care whether you know it or not, whether you are involved or not, as long as you don't tie him up and send him to me yourself, I will directly assume that it is the two of you who are complicit. Iger squinted his eyes and said, "If one day I have to hang him from the gallows below, I promise - there must be a place for you next to him." Even so, you still insist?"

"I'm going to keep him in check, and if he still doesn't look at the bigger picture, I'll never care about it anymore. ”

"I hope you can do it. Iger snorted, "I've said everything I had to say." Next, stay at Castle Black for another two days, and when you can leave and return to the East China Sea, wait until I nod...... Finally, here's a piece of advice for you, whether you adopt it or not: leave the de-icing of Seal Bay to Yorne. Spend more time and energy, and you can also have less cranky energy. ”

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