The inner fort and outer city of Houguan Town combined are only one-fortieth the size of King's Landing, and when viewed from the air, the entire town can be seen in full view. From afar, Daenerys, riding upstairs, noticed a light smoke rising from the land-giving capital in the middle of the snowfield...... Not only is the color much darker, but it also seems to occupy a larger area than before.

Flying up close, she quickly understood where these small changes came from.

The neat residential area, which was once lined up and macrocoscopically gray and white because of the snow on the roof, is now charred and black, and although the fire has long been extinguished, wisps of white smoke still emerge from the ruins, and it looks like he was sleepwalking and burned by three dragons last night...... The scene beyond the fence was even more impressive: the white and flawless snow had been destroyed by footprints and hauling marks, dozens of large coal piles scattered around with fire and smoke, and a large number of workers came and went to add firewood to it—after lowering the height, Dani was surprised to find that the pile was not coal, but wreckage of various types and shapes, and the people who came and went in and out of the town to "add fire" threw firewood into it, but a corpse!

There are human and animal beings, there are complete and mutilated, and there are even giants who must be transported by carts with the concerted efforts of everyone...... Anxious to chase the remnants of the escaped ghosts, and worried about whether these new corpses will be inexplicably resurrected as ghouls, and busy rescuing the wounded and rebuilding, Houguan Town can't calmly hold a grand cremation for the dead like after the victory in the original plot...... In the future, the martyrs' cemetery will be established.

There are at least tens of thousands of corpses in these dozens of piles that are being burned, and corpses and wreckage are still being transported out of several gates. What kind of great war had it been going through here to produce more corpses in less than two days of her departure than all the wars she'd seen since she was born combined?

Daenerys didn't know that only a few thousand of the tens of thousands of corpses were killed or injured by the defenders, and the rest were all the credit of the dragon steel bombs, and looking at the terrifying appearance of Houguan Town, who had been in Houguan Town the day before yesterday, she was entangled and nervous in her heart: she was shocked by the combat effectiveness of the Night's Watch legion, and she was happy that this battle seemed to be won by the living...... But more of it is the intense uneasiness that comes out uncontrollably - will I run in vain and miss the agreement with Egger, and thus lose a chance to subdue the prophesied "strongest follower"?

After circling around the battlefield and observing a circle, the queen noticed the troops that were gathering outside the east gate of Houguan Town, and after guessing that the person she was looking for was probably there, she controlled Zhuo Geng to fly over, found the open space next to Egger in the fierce wind raised by the black dragon, and descended slowly and steadily.

The soldiers and civilians of Houguan Town, who saw the dragon for the second time, were not frightened again this time, but stared at the dragon and the queen with eagerness and curiosity, and only because of discipline did they rush up and surround them. Egger sheathed his sword and ran to the dragon with his guards, rushing to the queen's side as soon as she dismounted.

"Your Majesty, I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of all the soldiers of the Night's Watch and all the inhabitants of the land grant on behalf of all the soldiers of the Night's Watch Legion and all the inhabitants of the land!"

"You're welcome...... Commander-in-Chief, I have to apologize for the untimely departure the day before yesterday, a pre-emptive absence that could have been avoided. Daenerys bowed her head slightly, but her heart was slightly relieved that the other party couldn't hide her excited tone, "I hope I didn't come too late?"

"No, you came at the right time. "Not to mention that she has already guessed that the enemy has seized the opportunity for the dragon to leave before taking advantage of the gap to attack, even if she really leaves at the wrong time, Egger will not be able to say it directly," the soldiers and civilians of Great Wall and Houguan Town worked together to repel the previous attacks of the strangers and the dead. Now, the hopeless remnants of the Night's Watch have bypassed the well-prepared land grant and headed straight for the unsuspecting North, where he intends to lead his own troops in pursuit. This southern expedition was originally extremely dangerous, but with you bringing three dragons to the battle, you will be sure of victory!"

"Great...... Well, I mean, I'm glad I didn't come too late. Daenerys breathed a sigh of relief, hid her expression, and was about to say that what are you waiting for us to go, but her heart moved, and she kept an eye on it, "So, Lord Commander-in-Chief, does our previous agreement still count?"

"Count. Iger replied without hesitation, he had been proud of the fact that his carefully crafted land-grant defense was impregnable, and that he could defeat the strangers with or without three dragons, and that he had deliberately asked Daenerys for help because he wanted to jump out of the land-grant. But now, the ferocious onslaught of the enemy has finally hit him in the face, and now, Egger has to admit that he really needs Daenerys' dragon to ensure victory. "Your Majesty rode the dragon to fight for the night watch, and we will fight for you in the future, and swear to return Your Majesty to the Iron Throne!"

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Subjectively, Daenerys is willing to believe the man in black in front of her, believing that he will be loyal to him after helping Egg win this battle. But a life full of ups and downs and betrayal made her hesitate for a moment - after thinking about it for a while, she suddenly realized: all the conversations and agreements between herself and Iger were carried out in the privacy of only two people, and without any paper agreement or neutral witnesses to restrain her, if she flew all the way hungry to help, Iger threw herself and the three dragons aside as a tool, and even turned his face after the war and refused to admit it, what way could he force him to fulfill his promise except to spray him with dragon flames?

If the man in front of him can't use it for himself, then he will be the biggest threat!

It was stupid and embarrassing, and it was difficult for her to reassure her about the binding force...... After a brief moment of thought, Daenerys made a bold impromptu decision: "Well, I trust you, Commander-in-Chief. But now that you have confirmed that the covenant is still valid, it would not be too much for me, who have arrived as promised, to ask you to fulfill part of your promise in advance: to swear allegiance to me in public here and now?"

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His body stiffened, and an instinctive strong revulsion surged over Egger's heart.

The queen made such a request at this juncture, which has a strong sense of robbery...... also aroused the resistance of the "real him" in his bones.

Egger before the crossing, like all normal modern people, took it for granted that any kneeling other than sacrifice and marriage proposal was shameful, superstition, humiliation, servility and inequality...... Even with the addition of four years of time traveler, Egger has never voluntarily knelt down to any living person! How can he kneel to a woman from another world who neither gave birth to him nor raised him, and is even ten years younger than him?

But reason pulled him back from his conditioned reflexes in an instant.

In a world where the feudal lordship system had not yet collapsed and the gods seemed to exist, Daenerys demanded that she submit to her knees, without humiliation or contempt, or with the slightest increase in the content of the original agreement. In the case of a prior agreement, it is completely reasonable, even sensible, to protect oneself: once he swears allegiance in front of these thousands of people, no matter what he actually intends in his heart, and then wants to break his oath - he will first have to face moral pressure from all sides, both internal and external, such as the collapse of his personality.

The queen wants to make sure that she is tied to her chariot by raising the cost of her default!

Clever, but unfortunately not out of place. There were thousands of Cypriots who despised the "kneeling men", as well as Berry Dondelien, who was legally loyal to Stannis, the soldiers of the North, and some of the Dragonstone Islands, royal nobles, and guards who had followed Melisandre...... As soon as I gritted my teeth and swore an oath, the current difficulties were over, and other problems would soon spring up like mushrooms after a rain.

Having said that, after a thousand times of rapid thinking, Egg reluctantly realized: not only could he not explain all this trouble to Daenerys, but even a few more seconds of hesitation might be judged as having a ghost in his heart--problem? That's your own problem, not the Queen's, and it's your duty and responsibility as a new allegiance to solve them! As many people as possible saw and witnessed the spread, so that he had no way back?

Two seconds after the Queen's request, Egger, who had only looked stunned for a moment, regained his determined expression.

Daenerys's sudden attack did catch him off guard, but in the world, it is impossible for everything to develop according to plan - if you hesitate to change the situation, then stop thinking meaninglessly!

He nodded, motioned for the guards to silence the soldiers who were still clamoring about the queen and the dragon, and then drew the sword back into its sheath, and slowly but without hesitation knelt down on one knee, resting it flat on his lap.

"In the name of all the gods of the world, old and new, I, Iger West, pledge allegiance to Her Majesty. He bowed his head slowly, but without pause, trying to overcome his reluctance, "I swear to fight for your safety and honor, to fight for your legal rights, to fight for your lofty ideals until death." ”

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Daenerys had taken the pledge of allegiance from countless people, but none had made her so relieved and happy as this one. She knew that doing so might offend Egger, but her instincts told Daenerys that the man in front of her, and the Night's Watch and the land-giving forces he represented...... It's worth it.

As for the rift in the relationship between the two that may result from forcing him to take a stand in advance?

Satisfied, she walked up to Egger and placed her hand on his shoulder as a sign of closeness and affection, and played on the spot, returning the same vows.

"In the name of Queen Daenerys I Targaryen, I swear that you will always have a place in my court, at the table, and in the royal councils. I will always listen to your advice, value your advice, and never fail your talent and loyal service. ”

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