The knight did remember Egger, not entirely because of the interest on the principal of several gold dragons when he redeemed the bond, but also because of his unique black clothes and unique Asian appearance as a night watchman. After he recognized Egger, he not only greeted him in a friendly manner, but also introduced him to a few people around him.

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"This is the night watchman I mentioned to you before, and you all said it must be a scam, but I took out every penny of the money, and did receive a month's interest on the three golden dragons—as far as I know, there are quite a few people who have gone to pay for equipment in response to the king's call, and this is true of every single one. ”

"That's three percent interest!" the other knight asked, surprised, "I can't figure it out, where did the Night's Watch get this money?"

"The profit of the Night's Watch industry, in fact, if you have more than five hundred gold dragons, you can also invest it directly, and the income is even higher...... When we get the alliance back to King's Landing, you can come to the office to find me, just across the East Camp from the garrison, I can give you a detailed explanation, and if you want to go to the factory that belongs to the Night's Watch industry, it's no problem. Iger completed a lightning strike in a few seconds, and then immediately brought the subject back to the right track: "Well, then, which kind knight would send a message to King Robert for me?"

"I know the Kingsguard on duty today, so I'll help you ask. The knight who had bought the bond patted his chest and took the job, after all, he had a short hand: "You wait here for my news, don't move." ”

"Okay, thank you!"

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Standing in front of a tent with three red bars painted with the word "human", Egg chatted with several knights for a while, and with the help of his drafts, several knights soon became interested in the bonds and the Night's Watch industry he described, and said that they would definitely go to King's Landing when they returned to King's Landing after the battle.

This was a bonus, and the irritability of "I'm wasting my time" that stuck in Egger's heart faded a lot. In fact, in any world, the first impression of meeting people is very important: when Egg first opened his mouth to ask for directions, both he and his "squire" Casey kept their image quite decent, and the knight who knew him had the first reaction to introduce him to his friends, and then I heard that this night watchman's "chief logistics officer" handled hundreds of thousands (in fact, a hundred) of large sums of money from golden dragons, and he was indeed not a liar...... The knights, who had been officially canonized, had squires, titles, and possessions, and forgot that he was a night watchman, and treated him only as a knight dressed in black. Between the words, there was some politeness and compliment.

It is no wonder that people always instinctively want to show off their wealth, money is actually a resource, and the possessor of the resource must enjoy a position in the same kind, both humans and animals.

After about twenty minutes, the knight who had gone to interrogate Egger returned with another man with two antlers embroidered on his chest, which, interestingly, Egger also knew.

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"Count Buckwell!" is this too coincidental, isn't it?, Iger vaguely felt that this was not a coincidence, and raised his eyebrows without saying more—it was none other than the royal nobleman who had agreed to invest in the Night's Watch property, the lord of Antlersburg. The Earl had planned to invest a thousand gold dragons in the paper mill, but the money slipped away with the civil strife in the Vale before it reached King's Landing.

As the first earl who came to the night watchman's office and visited the papermaking experimental workshop, he was over fifty years old but still dared to make a thousand gold dragon investment, and he dared to try new things with the decisiveness and courage of the light, which is an old man worthy of intersection.

The graying Earl of Buswell nodded to Iger and the other knights in response to their greeting, and then said with a businesslike face: "Your Majesty has commanded that the Night's Watch follow the army of Fort Antlers, and I am responsible for your safety." ”

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When the march was finally settled, the old Count took Iger to bid farewell to the other knights, and led his squires to the barracks belonging to Fort Antlers.

"Actually, King Robert completely forgot to summon you, and only remembered it when your friend reminded him. "There are no outsiders, so there is no need to say clichés, the old earl shook his head and smiled, this thing is obviously not decent, but the vassal is not qualified to criticize the feudal monarch, let alone the other party is still the king: "Your Majesty is thinking about how to place you, I happened to be there, so I took the initiative to take this job." ”

"Uh, this ...... Lord Law bothered. Sure enough, the previous two hunches came true, and 10,000 grass and mud horses ran through in Egger's heart, but he never dared to do such a thing as scolding the king in front of a royal nobleman, at least for the time being.

"You're welcome, since you're here, don't be impatient, King Robert has a bad memory, and he often forgets new ideas quickly after he comes up, but he often suddenly remembers the thoughts and words he has said before after a while. If the counterinsurgency in the Vale is over, and he remembers to put Royce and them in black and can't find anyone, then you'll be in big trouble. ”

The old Earl was talking about Tyrion and Egger's fears—if he was an upright night watchman who was sent back to the Wall, let alone the king, it would be a ridiculous idea. It's a pity that he is not, as long as the king speaks, he must do it, even if in the end the trip is really a trip to the valley, he can't joke with the money.

"You're saying that I'm ready to waste some time when I come back this time. ”

"That's good, I know that the Night's Watch has sworn not to participate in the internal fighting between the Seven Kingdoms, but this matter is different after all, this is 'the Seven Kingdoms working together to quell a rebellion', not the Six Nations bullying the Vale together, the war is not against the Duke of Arryn Valley, strictly speaking, it is not a bad rule for you to follow. Earl Bookwell saw Egger's expression and thought that he still had doubts, so he spoke again to comfort: "Regardless of whether King Robert can complete the feat of breaking the blood gate for the first time in history, no one will hold you responsible, don't worry." ”

This is true, and the old earl is also a rare person who understands: if Robert breaks through the bloody gate, the result is needless to say, and even if it is not breached, the most likely outcome is that the king is forced to agree to the demands of the "League of the Righteous" and withdraw from the army, while the Reuss and other families guarantee the life of Lysa Tully and hand her over to the king for a fair trial. As for "several Earl Families teamed up to defeat the army of the Six Kingdoms under Robert's own command", it would be nice to think about this kind of fantasy, unless there are other time-travelers who have run to the other side of the valley, joined the Alliance of the Righteous and made gunpowder in advance, otherwise the above concerns are only "theoretical" possibilities after all.

He had already written to inform Castle Black to send an officer to the south, and if the "counterinsurgency" was swift and smooth, then he would be able to perform his duties normally, and if things didn't go well, who would have the time to think of himself?

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The Earl of Antlerhorn and the Night's Watch Chief Logistics Officer chatted as they walked towards the army camp belonging to the Brookwell family, and from the conversation, Egger quickly learned more information: Antlerhorn had come with five hundred men in this battle, including twenty knights, the king had decided to march to the area of Saltworks tomorrow morning to join the army of Riverlands, and then wait for the rest of the nations at the entrance to the canyon, and finally the news that Egger had squirted: Robert had ordered Petyr to squirt food. Berish went to Braavos to apply for the next loan to avoid a financial crisis if the counterinsurgency war did not go well.

Iger couldn't hide his astonishment: "How is this possible? I mean...... Isn't our Chancellor of the Exchequer facing some allegations?"

"Yes, who knows, this guy has always been in charge of the Iron Throne's loan to the Iron Vault, and now that there is a war, he can't find a suitable replacement to send Braavos...... Let the adulterer borrow money, and then we will send someone to save **, and only our King Robert can make this kind of desolation...... Here's the thing. The old earl shook his head and sighed, swallowing back an offensive word: "Of course, what we are discussing now is just a rumor, and we can't assume that it is true without evidence...... If that's true, I don't think Littlefinger will ever return to Westeros this time. ”

"Definitely. Iger calmed down, although this thing was ridiculous enough, Robert couldn't even think of such a thing as a night watchman with the army, what stupid thing could he not do? Although it was an accident, this incident did not change the fact that Littlefinger had been ruined by his own rumors, he was a powerless little nobleman, even if he fled to the other side of the Narrow Sea? Could he dare to swallow the loan that the Iron Vault had given Robert and then set up his own door to attack Westeros? The Iron Vault could not support his big client's opponents, and the Faceless Man was not a vegetarian.

After revealing this, they then talked about Jarman Buckwell in Castle Black, and since most of the royal nobles were originally loyal to Targaryen, Fort Antlers was inevitably on the wrong side of the Usurper Wars - the future heir of the House of Buckwell surrendered and was captured after Rhaegar was killed by Robert at the Battle of the Red Fork, and was forced to go north to join the Night's Watch, and later became a Ranger detachment leader in Castle Black, to whom Iger was almost assigned to him...... The Earl of Bookwell's initial affection for the Night's Watch was partly due to this relationship.

"The defenders of the Great Wall have never had much contact with the Seven Kingdoms, so why would they suddenly send people to the south this time to collect grain and grass, and even establish industries?" With Tyrion and the rest of the royal nobles gone, the old man was finally able to ask the question he didn't dare to ask in the office last time. The heirs who have long been cultivated have been brought to the Great Wall, and the outstanding descendants of the family are not in charge, which is a huge blow to any family, and it is possible for it to decline if it is not good, and it is impossible for the old people not to be in a hurry.

(Since Egger West in front of him can leave the Great Wall and move freely in the south, is it possible to let Jarman Buckwell enjoy this treatment as long as he pays some price?)

Egger also immediately heard the meaning of the old earl's words: the other party saw hope in himself, and moved the idea of "taking his heir" out of the defenders of the Great Wall!

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