Fish beam wood?

Iger looked into the Grand Canyon again, and sure enough, it was dotted with crimson. The recent snowstorm had covered everything in the north and the land, and it was winter when everything was lifeless, and he thought it was the color of dead wood under the snow, but when he looked closely, he found that the banks of the Ruhe River at the bottom of the valley and the steep slopes of the canyon were ...... As far as the eye can see, the mountains are full of the unique blood red of Yuliang Konoha, and even the snow can't hide it.

Could it be that Brandon, the city builder who built the Great Wall of Desperation, saw that the terrain of the Grand Canyon was inconvenient to build ice walls, so he simply compensated by planting fish beams and trees on a large scale to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of this loophole?

Doesn't sound reliable.

Judging from the information available so far, the Great Wall does have an energy field that can weaken and drive away strange spirits and ghouls, which may as well be called the "Anti-Cold God Enchantment". If this kind of power really comes from the Yuliang Wood, then this astonishing scale of the Yuliang Wood Forest really makes up for the weakness of the defense line that did not cover the Grand Canyon on the Great Wall.

But here's the question: if the Fish Beam Forest can really stop the Strange Spirits from passing through once and for all, then what is the Great Wall for? Isn't it much easier to plant the entire Ghost Shadow Forest with Fish Beam Wood than to build a 700-foot-high ice wall?

Shouldn't you scold: Brynden the Builder is so stupid that he can't even think of this!

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Egger is currently the only person he has come into contact with to possess supernatural powers. However, although both men had already been close to each other, the witch was always secretive about him when it came to magic, and did not show or explain it freely. Fortunately, she didn't say it, Egger could also judge by various signs - through a long time of observation and a few exchanges, Egger vaguely felt: even magic must follow the laws of thermodynamics.

It is impossible for the fish beam wood itself to produce energy, otherwise the whole world must be planted with this kind of perpetual motion machine...... It can be assumed that it does not have magic in itself, but is only a carrier and a channel for its release – like an antenna, which emits a signal, but the signal itself is generated by the device to which it is connected, converted from electrical energy.

The giant heart tree under the Long Night Castle is protected by the ice wall of the Great Wall, but this large forest of fish beams and trees? If Iger is a strange ghost, he will definitely send dead people to destroy and eat it little by little, and what is the ability of the tree to defend itself? Unless its "Anti-Cold God Enchantment" is strong enough to directly kill the ghouls and strange ghosts that come close, otherwise it can be destroyed after all.

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"Don't pin your hopes against the Aliens on the trees, we are the shields that guard humanity, not the fish beams. Although this mountainous fish beam tree is indeed growing happily, and I don't know how many years it has existed, Iger still shook his head: "Don't take it lightly, the patrols arranged will be carried out as usual, and we will start to look for a suitable place to establish a transit point." ”

"That's nature. Colin couldn't agree more.

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As the distance under their feet increased, the group soon fell into the fatigue of walking long distances, and the communication gradually decreased until it stopped completely. After being a "leader" for a long time, he suddenly re-experienced the hardships of small soldier patrols, and to be honest, Iger was really a little uncomfortable, but fortunately, the weather was sunny and the wind was weak, so it wasn't too bad to be fit. Starting at dawn, after a slight pause to eat something at noon, he continued to hurry, and sprinted a little faster in the afterglow of the west-slanting sun, and finally reached the finish line before dark—a temporary camp only a few miles away from Cold Ice Bay, which had been identified by the site selection team as the location of the new stronghold, but which did not yet have any formal facilities.

Several tents of various sizes were set up behind a large rock that protected the wind, and seven or eight soldiers of the Night's Watch advance party dressed in black sat or stood scattered and resting or cooking dinner in front of the fire, and they had not even seen the new commander-in-chief.

"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, after a day's journey, shall we rest directly, or will we take advantage of the darkness to see the location of the port?"

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Iger looked up, it wasn't completely dark, and although his legs were exhausted after a day's walking, he finally sighed: as a helmsman, rest is really a luxury.

"Let's go see the port site, and if everything goes well, we'll take the main road back tomorrow. ”

"Good. ”

How many years Colin has been a ranger, and he is naturally tired of walking dozens of miles, so he put down the little luggage he was carrying, stretched his body, and simply walked neatly to the bottom of the high ground.

The southern side of the Grand Canyon is located in the mountainous area west of the gifted land, geologically speaking, it is actually an extension of the Frost and Snow Fang, but it is only an extension after all, hundreds of miles away from the main peak and the highest point outside the Saiwai, Iger came all the way today, and the terrain and road began to become more and more gentle and wide after half the way. At first, the group walked on the mountainside – a few hundred meters on the left and a steep gorge on the right, but soon the mountain began to get lower and lower, and the cliffs became smaller and smaller, until by the end they were walking on a dirt slope slightly above the river valley.

The temporary camp is at the end of this gentle slope, on a rocky clearing tens of meters above sea level, overlooking the cold ice bay.

The sun had sunk completely below the surface, but the sky was still bright, and the towering mountains on the north bank of the valley were black like a high wall in the afterglow, and the cold sea breeze brought a slight saltiness in the slight rattle of the waves crashing against the shore. Colin led Iger down the high ground where the makeshift camp was located, and came to the seashore next to the Frozen Bay.

The sediment content of the Ruhe River is very low, the alluvial land reclamation efficiency is terrifying, and the scene of the estuary is naturally unchanged all year round, and even washes out a piece of crystal white sand beach from afar, which is as conspicuous and eye-catching as if it will shine in the dim sky. If it's not too north, this white sand beach is a great place to relax in the summer.

At this time, the place is still bare, and the scene has not changed much from a thousand years ago, and the sudden opening of the vision and the increased wind force made Egg, who had walked most of the mountain road for most of the day, a little uncomfortable for a while.

"The beach stretches into the sea, and there is no reef in the exposed part after low tide, making it an ideal launch place for newbuildings. Colin walked over the beach with Iger and briefly explained: "Half a mile to the south, there is a corner of the land that protrudes into the sea, and now it is not bright enough to see it clearly - but this corner forms a natural breakwater, so that the wind and waves on the sea outside this beach are very small, and a small natural harbor is formed." The bottom of this extended corner is a solid rock, not silt, and high enough to be above the water even at high tide. If necessary, forts and lighthouses can be built on it to defend against invading enemies on the sea and guide your own ships, saving you a lot of effort in reclamation and docking. ”

"It's quite detailed, are you from a boat family?"

"The guy who came from a boat family, and sat there roast beef, said that he was an illegitimate son of the Iron Islands. Colin laughed, not taking the credit: "Go over and have a look?"

"Well, go over and have a look. ”

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It was high tide, and Egger stepped on the moss and shells under his feet to walk up the bulge, standing on the edge and watching the waves crash against the edge of the breakwater.

The natural breakwater next to the white sand beach is a pointed triangle that extends more than a mile into the sea, which is a bit small to be honest, but considering that it is about to be built as a temporary military port in a backward world, it is almost enough to park wooden boats with a displacement of double digits.

There is no direct sunlight and you can't see the bottom of the water, but as long as it's more than three meters deep at low tide, it's basically enough for most medium-sized boats in Westeros to dock.

Iger asked, "How deep is the water?"

"I don't know, but it's certain that it didn't bottom out at low tide. ”

"I will arrange for a team to come and level the upper level of this breakwater as soon as possible, and at the very end of the shore fort and lighthouse overlooking the whole harbor. But instead of using this shore as a dock for boats, it depends on the depth of the water. Iger shook his head: "I don't like the answer 'I don't know', ask the fishermen of the mountain clan to borrow a small boat, carpet measure the depth of the water along the coast of this area, especially in this small harbor, and then start building the harbor after confirming that it can be used." ”

"Good. "The commander-in-chief's order, Colin, naturally, obeys unconditionally.

Iger looked around: the twists and turns of the terrain on the west coast had inadvertently created such a natural harbor, and although it was a little smaller, the depth of the water was still to be measured, and it was uncertain whether or not to build more docks artificially, but at least it was not a bad start.

"The big picture can be decided, this side is the shipyard facing the beach, and the other side is the dock for ships - this is the military port we built for the north, and the nominal right to use it belongs to Robb Stark, if the north guard has any requirements, he will be reimbursed anyway. As for the stronghold belonging to the night watch, the high ground is good, with a wall and a fortress overlooking the entire harbor, which is usually the garrison of the patrols, and when the harbor is attacked, the night watchman can play the role of the harbor guard, which is perfect. ”

"Sounds really good. The stubble on Colin's chin silently: "What is this place called, you can't always call it a 'temporary stronghold', right?"

"What's it called?" Iger forgot about this stubble, and looked around at the sea breeze that blew his cheeks cold, and a name quickly jumped out of his mind: "Facing the Cold Ice Bay, close to the Grand Canyon, and a port for the northern navy, if you don't do any tricks, let's call it Ice Gap Harbor!"

The name was good, concise, catchy and straightforward, and Colin nodded, "Okay, then call it Icefjord." ”

Having seen everything he needed to see, and briefly articulating his vision, just as it was completely dark, Iger turned and led Colin and a few of his guards out of the promontory back to land, and as he walked towards the makeshift camp, he looked out into the dark mountains to the east.

He hadn't forgotten the other purpose of his trip.

"You said before that there is a big road to return to the land grant, can you pass cavalry and carriages?"

"Yes, although there are many mountains in this area, they are not high, and the roads are carved out between the mountains and the low recesses of the mountains, and the clansmen often go to the land to trade with the night watchmen, and the goods include live livestock. With a little smoothing and widening, the carriage with a smaller passage will certainly be fine. ”

"Very good, how to plan the port, when the insiders of White Harbor arrive, the person in charge of the construction department will discuss and carry out with them, and finally show me the results. Egg nodded, "Tomorrow we have another task - to find an open and flat place on the road leading to the land grant here, away from the sea and any other clan settlements, I have a special use." ”

"Special use?" Severed Palm Colin was a little confused: "Is it the patrol transfer station you said you wanted to build during the day, but this has to be built on the patrol route to be useful, there is a mountain between the road and the canyon." ”

"It's not a patrol transit station, it's an experimental site. I got people to design some ...... A weapon designed to deal with the Wraiths, and experiments need to be conducted away from people. ”

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