Chapter 397: The Awakened Assassin's Soul (Part I)
Through the mouths of countless spectators who fled the arena, the news that the three dragons were visiting Crown Town instead of attacking it soon spread. After making sure that it was safe, the residents, who were scared to death at first, became curious about the queen who came on a dragon ride.
And this look is another storm.
To the Night's Watch, the Mountain Clans, and the New Landholders, Asha Greyjoy, Miss Melisandre, and the two young ladies who visited Winterfell were rare and beautiful women...... But compared with the former, Daenerys Targaryen's appearance that seems to have a different "painting style" has opened the eyes of both men and women, and the identity of "Dragon Knight" has added countless points to her charm. The crowd of onlookers and tailgating put a lot of pressure on the security guards, but fortunately, the arena was not far from the inner fort, and with a whole team of logistics soldiers opening the way and escorting it, it took a lot of effort and time for Iger to finally reach the fort with great difficulty.
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There were so many people in the land gift, but Varys told her that it was only thirty or forty thousand, could it be that they were all gathered in Houguan Town? Daenerys, who had not crowded the crowds for a long time, felt dizzy in her head, and stood on the site of the inner fort of Houguan Town for half a minute before regaining consciousness.
"How can there be so many people...... Where's the library?"
"Your Majesty, your identity is sensitive, and I do not recommend that you read it in the library. After a few brief orders to the guards, Iger turned to explain to her, "Please come with me, wait a moment in the place I have arranged for you, and I will fetch the book for you." โ
"Where?" it can't be a dungeon, Daenerys stared at Egg warily, but knew that he was alone at the moment, and it didn't make much sense to be cautious and suspicious, so he could only hope that the other party had no conspiracy or the deterrent power of the three dragons was enough, so he simply continued to follow.
"Does Her Majesty know why Houguan Town is called Houguan Town?"
I don't know.
Born into exile and having spent her entire childhood running away from the hordes of Assassins sent by Robert Baratheon, Daenerys was not able to be surrounded by knowledgeable teachers like the Messira who grew up in the Red Keep, immersed in the legends and histories of the Seven Kingdoms, and knew everything about Westeros.
Fortunately, the answer is not difficult to guess: Houguan Town, Queen Crown, this hint is too obvious.
Daenerys pouted, "A certain queen came here and donated her crown to the Night's Watch?"
"Almost, but much more. Iger couldn't help but smile and shook his head, "Your ancestors, Jaehaerys I Targaryen, the 'Arbiter', and his wife, Queen Alysanne Targaryen, the Good, once came to the Wall to assist the Night's Watch in a major invasion of the wildlings. In particular, Queen Alyssanne not only helped the Night's Watch build a new stronghold, the Deep Lake House, to replace the Night's Castle, which the Night's Watch was no longer able to sustain, but also carved out new land from the North to give us the land we now stand on what we call the 'New Land'. Without her righteous deeds, Houguan Town would still be an obscure northern village to this day. The Night's Watch renamed Fort Snowgate, where she lived during her visit, to Houhoumen, and the nameless village where she had spent the night in the new land was named Houguan Town. โ
"So where are you taking me?" Daenerys felt a little reassured by the respect for Queen Alexandria in Egger's tone, but the fact that she didn't answer the question made her a little more suspicious.
"This is the pocket lake in the middle of Houguan Town, and the whole town is built around it. The tower on the island in the middle of the lake is where Queen Alexandre slept overnight, and then the villagers paint the top wall of the wall gold, and the circle looks like a crown, so it is called Houguan Town, not Queen Village. โ
As they chatted, Egg led Daenery Ribbon across the boardwalk and into the tower.
This is the watchtower left by the villagers to defend against savages a hundred years ago, and after the simple reinforcement and repair of the first batch of "Logistics Department Reclamation Regiment", it was used as the "golden wire cage" for the original placement of fire magicians...... It allows them to take shelter from the wind and rain and prepare for wildfires, while preventing them from running around. However, as Houguan Town developed little by little, the standard of living rose rapidly, the alchemists no longer complained or wanted to return to the south, and the experiment was quickly turned into production. As for the later gunpowder ratio experiments, the improvement of explosive bombs, etc., they were simply moved out of here and transferred to the regular laboratory building in the inner castle and even to the industrial area in the outer city.
With the evacuation of various personnel and the removal of instruments and equipment, the place was slowly left unused, and finally only a few tables, chairs, cabinets and empty beds remained, and it became a spare building.
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"Good story, thank you for your patience in telling it for me, Commander-in-Chief. The expression on Daenerys' face was still cold, but it was softer than before, "But with all due respect, I'm thinking about how to save the Seven Kingdoms, which my ancestors have ruled for generations, from the predators, and I'm not bothered to visit the bedroom where one of our ancestors lived only one night." โ
"You are mistaken. Iger shook his head, "I arranged you here because there is only one road to the island in the middle of the lake, and there is only one tower on the island, and the tower has only one entrance. All I need to do is arrange a few guards to make sure that you are safe from anyone in Houguan Town. "Damn, speaking of which, Iger suddenly realized: easy places to guard are often good cells. If Daenerys were to be placed under house arrest like a fire warlock, the tower would be turned into a house of gold...... He broke free from his unrealistic fantasies in time: "You must be a little hungry and thirsty after a long journey on the dragon, and the kitchen will bring you food and hot soup immediately...... Do you need to feed your dragon?"
"No, I was fed before I came. Daenerys walked around the table in the room, touched the top of the chair, and saw that there was no dust on it, apparently someone had taken care of it regularly, "I hope to see that book before dinner, and I hope the Commander-in-Chief will grant me this little wish." โ
"Sit down as you wish, and go down and come back. โ
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Iger left the tower and ordered the guards at the door to light the stove in the tower to keep warm, to bring food and drink to the kitchen, and to keep a strict watch over the place.
He then hurried back to the core of the fortress where he lived...... Go and meet the other guests who are being entertained by themselves.
What should I do if an avid reader rides a dragon to chase after the change but still hasn't written a word?
It was a joke, and he certainly didn't go to these people to discuss a way to deal with Daenerys...... The moment he went to Dragonstone to present "The Monarch (Part I)" to the Queen, Egger had already planned in his stomach how he would perform if she came to ask about the second half of the book.
However, although the draft has already been completed, it is still necessary to confirm it again before the scene so as not to forget the words. Even more important than that was to secure the two groups of people who had come from King's Landing and Crown Town and were loyal to Stannis and Stark respectively, to convince them that Daenerys had come to help deal with the Wraiths, and not to collude with the Night's Watch to rebel.
The residential area is surrounded by a bunch, which is convenient to find people.
"Egg!" Melisandre stopped him with a serious expression, and whispered in a low voice: "Time is running out, since the person has arrived, try your best to leave her behind, drag it out day by day, drag it out until the final battle breaks out, and the three dragons will be a weapon against the army of ghouls!"
"You're not going to talk to her?"
"What are you talking about? I was Stannis's advisor!"
"I'll figure it out and talk about it later. Iger nodded, quickly ending the conversation.
He didn't want to talk nonsense with the Red Lady now, because he was reassured of the witch: although Melisandre had been Stannis's nominal advisor, her true identity was that of the High Priestess of the Red God, and she would never have been able to deal with another person, the suspected Child of Prophecy and possibly playing an important role in the final battle.
The key now is to reassure Berry Dondelion and a few of the Winterfell soldiers from delivering the wrong message to Stannis or the Guardian of the North!
"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, we won't be informers, and we won't treat you as an enemy and leave the land just because you received Queen Targaryen. The Earl of Black Harbor was far more open-minded than expected, and he even took the role of an old nobleman to guide Egger as the new lord of the land, "but beware...... If the Duke of Winterfell does not respond properly to his questioning, it is uncertain whether the North will be fully supported in the final battle. Here's a piece of personal advice: don't explain too much when asked, and no one can publicly blame or criticize you for respecting tradition by insisting that 'the night watch is neutral' and 'guest rights are sacrosanct'. โ
"Is that girl really Daenerys Targaryen?" said Soros, who had obviously just drunk a drink, had a different brain circuit altogether, his eyes widened, "If every woman in the Targaryen family looks like this, then ...... That bullshit 'God-blessed' Baylor really deserves a thousand cuts!"
Who was Baelor? Iger was at first stunned by the words of the drunkard priest, and thought for several seconds before he realized that he was talking about the king who had built the Great Basilica of King's Landing, Baelor I Targaryen. The zealous king-king habitually went on hunger strike because of the "sin" of worldly food, and abstinence from sexual intercourse because it was "unclean" to sexual intercourse between a man and a womanโto avoid being tempted by the three sisters who were supposed to be his wife according to the family law, and to preserve his virginity and that of them. They were confined in the "virgin dwelling" in the Red Castle, and they were forbidden to come into contact with men.
Iger was a little sneering when he first heard the story, thinking that this guy was really insane, but now that he thinks about it, if the women of the Targaryen family have that strange attraction in them, then it really makes sense!
"Lord Egger...... You see, I'm the champion of the archery competition, right?" asked the marksman Angay, a little wryly, "the queen interrupted my game, and you think she would be interested in meeting me...... Do you want to apologize or comfort me or something?"
What is this?
Iger rolled his eyes, and calmed down when he was interrupted by this: Jiang is still old and spicy, and the Earl of Black Harbor's suggestion is right - he doesn't need to rush to appease anyone or explain anything to anyone, he is the master of this place, as long as he puts on a posture that a master should have, it is enough to publicly declare that guests are forbidden to kill each other under his roof, and guest rights are his best shield!
"My lord!" said Mishela, her face flushed.
"What?" said Egg, bowing his head and whispering, thinking that the little princess had some clever plan to offer, and was quite looking forward to it.
"Arya...... Arya had just returned to her room, and she had gone out with her 'sewing needle', and she didn't know where she had gone!"
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