The world is impermanent.

The unsullied reinforcements who arrived in time went from surprise to fright, but instead the Donghai Lookout guide, who had accompanied him and completely ignored him during the brief meeting, brought good news: the group of "Night Watch Brothers" stationed at the easternmost part of the Great Wall had gone to the death to guard against the threat...... Somehow, I suddenly became my own!

After listening to Ein Imat's mysterious and self-righteous "whistleblower", Egger's mind was a little confused, and he couldn't figure out for a while that Carter Peck, the opponent he had once rectified and should be offended to death—whether he had turned into a loyal subordinate after going through an extraordinary mental journey, or was he playing tricks—pretending to be honest and paralyzing his vigilance, so good that he stabbed himself in the back in the end?

But the answer to this question is not critical, because in either case, Iger has no intention of changing his original plan.

He would still order Carter Pike to take all of his cronies who still had the strength to carry out the patrol duties, to bring supplies and go out of the Fortress for "exploration" a few days before the "expedition" began.

If Carter didn't have a conspiracy, then it would have been an ordinary drill exercise, and if it wasn't the other way around...... No matter how elaborate the rebellion plan was discussed with the people of the north, it would be crushed to pieces by the nearly 200-meter-high Great Wall of Desperation and a force that took over the Donghaiwang Fortress.

Regardless of whether Carter Pike participated in the conspiracy hosted by the Stark family or on which side he was on, the final result would not change in the slightest: no matter how the spies in the North ran, conspired, and planned to organize a united front against him, and finally decided to start an incident when he led his army out of the fortress, he would be in a situation far earlier than they had planned. Suddenly moving south instead of north at a time that no one, including his subordinates, could have predicted, and marched thousands of miles into the heart of the North in a textbook march, landing on the city before the Starks could react, and before the Northern princes could react and begin to gather their armies.

Iger was not at all afraid that Carter Pike would be his enemy, but the other party uncharacteristically chose to side with him...... While this is not a bad thing, it increases the probability that the situation will change: unreliable teammates are often more terrible than enemies - he used public opinion to light a fire and incite hatred to pave the way for war, and so far this fire is still under control, and it is full of enemies on his list. But when a new entrant like Carter Pike, who suddenly changed his attitude, unthinkingly arrested the Northern spies in order to take a stand and show loyalty, or to reveal that they were looking for allies to plot to overthrow him, it would be tantamount to throwing the Starks into the fire.

The selfishness of "not wanting the storm to sweep over friends" was a small matter, and the flame of hatred completely got out of control after the new "fuel" was put in, leading to the inevitable possibility of a full-scale war with the north, and finally burned on himself, which was the worst consequence.

All these considerations put Iger in a very comical situation: although he was the target of the plot, he not only had to pretend that he didn't know anything despite being told one after another, but he even had to wipe his ass for Robb Stark's flawed, secretive conspiracy - to hide their ongoing plans for his opponents!

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"You're doing a great job. Egger resisted the urge to smile wryly, and praised him with a serious and unhesitating expression, and once again gave a familiar reply: "Go back and tell Master Pike that I have received the news and will start thinking about it, thank him for his timely information." But before the final decision was made, I asked him to keep it a secret and never divulge it, which was extremely important and must be conveyed and ensured. ”

"Understood!" the young Ranger nodded, pausing for a second before turning the subject to something else, "One more thing, my lord. After hearing about the Dragon Queen's deeds of leaving King's Landing and the Iron Throne at her fingertips, and coming to the Great Wall to save the battle, he was deeply moved, and was determined to repay her for her selflessness. I wonder if you can give me a chance, Commander-in-Chief, so that I can ...... What can you do for Her Majesty in the war to reclaim the Iron Throne?"

Yesterday, Ian was still persuading Carter Pike to overthrow Iger as commander-in-chief, but after reading an order from this man to the commander of Donghaiwang, and now coming to Houguan Town to hear and witness it himself, he suddenly realized: Donghaiwang's chief ranger and fortress commander...... These things that I have worked hard to win or are still pursuing, are simply bullshit in the face of real ambition - no, bullshit is not as good as it! Follow the person in front of you to mix, it is more promising!

He's going to change his door and jump out of the land with Egger!

Iger raised his eyelids and glanced at the speaker, and in an instant he figured out the situation.

A defector.

Like Ain Immet, there are many restless people like himself who are unwilling to die and want to take off their black clothes and change their fate, and all Iger needs to do is to identify them, choose the best and most capable ones, and strengthen his own power.

Due to the proximity and the fact that Egg had served here, the characters who met the requirements in Castle Black had already been absorbed into his team, but the Shadow Tower and the East Sea Wangli were still unable to get on the bus due to the distance, unfamiliarity with each other, and lack of contact with Egger.

Among them, the former group of unlucky people have lost their chance forever with the death of the battle, and the latter still has time to catch the last train - the one standing in front of Iger is obviously one of the more active brains.

In all fairness, the archery skills in front of him are amazing, and there are two strange ghosts in the kill record, and he is more worthy of the title of "strange ghost killer" than himself, and it is said that his swordsmanship is also quite good...... Even if his mind is empty with this hard skill, as long as he can prove his position, Iger is happy to recruit him as a personal guard. But right now, at this very sensitive point in time, he really doesn't have the energy to test the reliability of the other party, or risk trusting him.

After a little deliberation, he made a decision.

"Opportunities, however, will always be reserved for those who are capable and prepared. Egger stared meaningfully into the eyes of the chief Ranger in the East China Sea, and made it clear with his expression and tone that he did not ignore the other party's self-recommendation and invitation: "But for now, thwarting the Stark family's conspiracy and the expedition outside the fortress to eliminate the remnants of the aliens is the most important thing. In the former task, I will personally make sure that nothing goes wrong, and in the second case, it will be carried out by a wise and courageous night watchman like you...... Now that the situation has changed, it is only natural that the plan has to be adjusted. I have decided to bring the expedition back to the East China Sea from next month to a week later, and to assist your commander in keeping the secret and successfully completing this patrol. When everything is said and done, come back to me when you return safely to the south of the Great Wall, and I assure you that there will be a suitable spot that will still be vacant. ”

The bigger the boat, the harder it is to make a U-turn. Although the land grant is not a behemoth, it still takes process and time to switch its entire state from "strategic defense" to "ready to attack". Egger's publicly announced plan was to "officially begin the expedition in a month's time, and the Vanguard of the Three Routes would have to depart a day earlier to explore and guide the follow-up forces" - but the truth was that the so-called follow-up forces would not move as planned at all.

After banishing the threat elements who might cause trouble to the outside of the city, he mobilized a large army the next day, and divided a small part of them to occupy the three major passages in and out of the Great Wall, controlling the Black Castle, Donghaiwang and the New Shadow Tower, blocking the way for the "pioneers" of the three roads to return home, while the remaining elite main force launched a southern expedition with lightning speed.

The plan is clear, but what even Egger did not reveal to his most confidant subordinate is that even this public plan, which has done enough to build momentum and strategic foolishness, still has some untruths.

Halfway through the "month" deadline - two weeks left - Iger would issue another order announcing a change of plans and an early start of the expedition in order to disrupt any conspiracy that might threaten him.

One month is the time to be well prepared, while two weeks is only enough to ensure that there are no major oversights...... This drawback is clearly acceptable compared to the unexpected gains.

And now, with Varys and Littlefinger both coming to the north to stir up trouble, Iger had to grit his teeth and cut the time limit by half, and slash it again.

The bad effects of poor preparation will inevitably cause trouble during the expedition, but Iger believes that it is definitely less risky than having Daenerys wait an extra week under the wind in the ears of the Great Eunuch and Littlefinger!

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