It's not entirely true to say that it's a pretend, Egger does have a lot of things to do.

Stirred up by the three dragons, the end and award of the archery competition should have been blown away, and it is obviously not worth it to convene the entire Houguan Town again for such a matter, but things have to have a beginning and an end, and Iger plans to take the time to hold a small-scale supplementary ceremony in the castle, meaning to complete the procedure at once.

This is not a big deal, but the preparations for war will never come to an end: although there are many boatloads of nitrate brought back from King's Landing, most of them need to be purified, and the final high-purity nitrate produced is no more than a thousand kilograms—but as the largest mass ratio in the black powder formula, it is consumed frighteningly fast, and it is quickly used up within a few days after it is put into large-scale production, and in the end it is only more than 400 dragon crystal bombs assembled...... But there was a lot of charcoal and sulphur left.

At this time, Cobain, whom Iger brought back to Houguan Town, had a new task: the climate in the north was definitely not suitable for nitrate production, but boiling nitrate was not affected by the weather. As long as he is sent to many castles and winter towns in the north, training personnel on the spot, and using the method of digging up the earth and boiling the nitrate, and finally purchasing the finished product and transporting it back to Houguan Town, even if he can't deal with the strange ghosts, he can be well prepared for the future.

Ideally, a Dragon Crystal Explosive Bomb can kill ghouls within a radius of more than ten meters, and as a hidden big killing weapon, this power is basically enough. And the number of more than 400 sounds even more massive - after all, even the big signboard of "Lightbringer" has only forcibly made seventy-seven ...... Unfortunately, considering that there are twenty-one forts in the entire land grant, this number is nothing after allocating it.

In addition, as a prop with an inspiring effect greater than the actual combat power, it is impossible for Longgang arrows to be piled up in Houguan Town...... All the fortresses along the Wall, with the exception of Castle Black, did not send anyone to participate in the archery tournament due to the distance, but Egger wanted the news of the Lightbringer to spread throughout the Grant Land—and the best way to do that was to have it appear everywhere and show it on the ground.

Iger pondered for a while about the schematic diagram of the land-grant defense, and gradually completed the distribution arrangements for the Dragon Crystal Bombs that he had roughly drawn up before: Ice Gap Harbor, Shadow Tower, Long Night Castle and East Sea Lookout, as the top priority of defense, each fortress allocated thirty Dragon Crystal Bombs and two "Light Messengers", and among the remaining fortresses, the seven that were controlled by the Mountain Clans and the Night Watch and had military value and would be defended at any cost in the decisive battle - twenty bombs and one "Light Messenger", and some more were installed along the Grand Canyon...... As for the remaining nine dwelling-type fortresses filled with newly donated land, which were not very strong due to their average level of repair, and did not have a staircase to ascend the Great Wall, they would be evacuated without allocating resources in wartime threats.

Soon, a large amount of precious war equipment will be scattered and transported along the Great Wall, which may seem like a great dispersion of valuable materials, but the existence of the Desperate Great Wall actually provides an unexpected benefit: as long as the top of the Great Wall has not fallen, people and materials between the various fortresses can be transported back and forth through the straight avenue at the top of the wall. An enemy attack on any fortress other than Icefjord Harbor, as long as it is not captured instantly, is actually equivalent to fighting along the entire Great Wall.

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After dinner, Iger welcomed a wave of visitors.

Melisandre came over and asked if Egger was keeping the queen or not—I wonder if there was an unspoken rule within the Red God Cult that "customers who have been fooled by other priests cannot be robbed" or "a priest only serves one child of prophecy", the red-robed woman obviously cares about Daenerys's every move, but she refuses to accept Egger's suggestion to let her "talk to the queen herself", and leaves satisfied, after learning that she agrees to ride the dragon into battle.

Then there's the Earl of Black Harbor, and Berry Dondelion, a vassal of Stannis, is somehow unanimous towards the Dragon Queen, but Egger doesn't let his mind loose because of his behavior, and when he asks "what did you talk about with the Queen?" casually, Iger casually makes up some lies and fools him.

The first two visitors just came by casually to ask, but as the night wore on, Warner Bookwell mysteriously came to meet him.

This young royal nobleman who once rebelled against Stannis and took the Red Keep for the Blue Rites does have the passion, ability and means to make people feel "no wonder he dares to rebel" - even if he is exiled to the Great Wall in black, he is still unwilling to be lonely: after swallowing the pie painted for him by Egger, Warner not only organized and integrated many royal nobles who also stood on the wrong side and defected to the Blue Rite and suffered the same fate, but even took his cousin Jarman Brown Rice Empire. Buckwell acted as an intermediary, lobbying for a large number of local nobles who had been exiled by Robert for supporting the Targaryens in the Marauders War more than a decade earlier...... Succeeded in convincing them to support Iger in his candidacy for commander-in-chief and to carry out reforms.

Whether it was sending him to the throne or later assisting Iger in managing the land grant, Warner Bookwell was a huge help.

In addition to this seemingly innate ability to move and organize, Warner was also a military general who could lead and command a side on his own, and his ability to suppress the Tours rebellion, patrol to ensure the safety of the newly granted people, and recover the Refugees in the event of a false alarm. The soldiers of the logistics department are barely enough to serve as mid- and low-level officers, but when it comes to the comprehensive ability to do things alone, the young men from civilian backgrounds are still inferior to these people who were born in families, have been exposed to it since childhood, and have been trained all the way in the King's Landing garrison.

Warner's purpose in coming to Iger today is not ordinary: he also sees the great potential and value of Daenerys Targaryen's refuge - the Dragon Queen is the best springboard for Iger to fulfill his promise to the aristocratic faction within the Night's Watch and lead them out of the land grant and back to the stage of power in the Seven Kingdoms!

The young nobleman's analysis and suggestions were correct, but after listening to Warner's serious advice, Iger laughed: If this kind of thing has to be reminded of me, how can I still be the lord of this land gift?

"I've already negotiated and arranged everything on the Queen's side. Specific details...... At the moment of the great enemy, in order to prevent you from being distracted, I will not talk to you in detail. In short, lift your spirits and fight this battle, there will be a moment for everyone to show their talents. Iger put away his smile and added the second half of the sentence with a straight face, "Go back and say hello to the knights and adults, and take care of your people—no one will cross me and go directly to the queen to talk nonsense or something!"

The advice and dedication of a large number of exiled nobles did make Egger have a good grasp of the land grants, but these ex-convicts were not loyal because they admired and worshipped themselves, but simply bound their interests - Iger had no one at his disposal and had to use them, but at the same time he kept an eye on them...... As a time-traveler with no roots, if he was betrayed once like Stannis, he would definitely have no bones left, and there would be no chance of turning over.

Iger and the queen made a deal: she fought for the Night's Watch once, and the Night's Watch would give her back the Iron Throne...... But if Daenerys suddenly learns from the others that there are a large number of people within the Night's Watch who can't wait to join her in order to get rid of the black, it will obviously make all his previous pretense meaningless.

After some explanation and flickering conversation, Iger managed to get the guy to his heart's content, and before he could settle down for a while, the last visitor of the day came to the door.

......

Arya was aggressive, and as soon as she entered the door, she asked angrily, "Where is my sword?"

"Don't even scream at the master?" Egger glared at her, let out a secret sigh through his nostrils, and took out Miss Stark's sewing needle and placed it on the table, "The sword was returned to you, but what I told you today, I don't want to go outside the tower to catch you again!"

"Hmph. ”

Arya retrieved her sword, pulled it out to confirm that it was hers, inserted it back, and sat across from Egger's desk...... Warner stared at him in the chair he had sat in a moment ago, his eyes blazing.

Under such an intently watch, Egger soon couldn't handle the government affairs anymore, and put down his pen helplessly: "What else is going on?"

"You didn't come when you just ate, where did you go!"

Why did it look like he was checking the post, Egger shrugged: "I didn't go anywhere, I just ate here, I don't believe you ask the guards at the door...... Or the little brother in the kitchen. I'm afraid I'll have to be so busy for a while in the coming days. ”

There was indeed a smell of food wafting in the room, and Arya bit her lip and continued to ask, "I just went to the lake to see, there is light in the tower......! You actually left the Mad King's daughter here for the night!"

I just kept her for the night, and I didn't accompany her for the night, why did she look like the vinegar jar had been overturned? For fear that the girl would go and do something else, Egger could only explain in a good voice: "She's my guest now, have you heard of it—can the host not arrange a place for the guest because he doesn't like it?"

"Are you...... Are you in love with the Mad King's daughter?"

"Don't be cranky, didn't I explain to you that I recognized her as my guest, just to let those three dragons join the war!" Egger changed his stern expression and raised his voice a little: "You little girl, it's a waste of my time to ask these brainless questions again, I'm going to rush you back to your room!"

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"Master's Majesty" is used once in a while, but it still has some effect...... The questioning was all sent back without relenting, and Arya's arrogance was suppressed, and soon she had nothing to say, so she could only sit there sulking with a distressed face. Angry that his parents didn't give birth to himself as prettier than the mad king's daughter, angry that he was sure that the master had changed his mind but had no evidence, and angry that there was no powerful killer in his own guards......

After her assassination failed and she was sent back to her room, she mentioned it to her own guards again, asking them to find a way to deal with the Mad King's daughter—but the old men who usually pretend to be "nothing is difficult for us northern boys" are one by one to act as shrunken turtles: this one said that their task was only to protect the two young ladies, and it was not within the scope of their job to assassinate the enemy, the one who said that it was extremely rude to kill the other guests of the master on someone else's territory, and the one who gave her a serious face. How terrifying dragons are", even the ancestors of the Stark family bowed their knees.

Anyway, none of them were willing to do anything, and I don't know if the eggs between their legs were shrunk by the dragon.

The master was about to be snatched away, but he could only watch and have nothing to do...... The more she thought about it, the more panicked she became, and she was embarrassed to ask Messira what she was doing, and she was so anxious that she spun around like an ant on a hot pan, and she would run into Egger's room and talk nonsense, and even she was a little dizzy.

Arya put away her questioning stance, put her little sword aside, lay on the table with her arms on her little head, and stared at Egg with her face up and blinking.

She has been with Messila all day long, and she has long found that her little sister has beautiful big eyes and fanned and curved eyelashes, and she is sometimes itchy as a girl.

Arya's eyes are big, and she is really cute when she blinks, and it may have a miraculous effect when she uses it to deal with some weird people with special fetishes, but Egger is very normal, and at the moment she is fully vigilant for fear of revealing flaws, how can you guess Arya's careful thoughts?

......

Facing each other, after being blinked for half a minute, he couldn't help but ask, "Are your eyes uncomfortable?

"You're sick to your eyes!"

Arya blushed with rage, gritted her teeth for a moment, and the little reason in her little brain was finally swallowed up by shame - she couldn't make any more stupid moves, just use the big trick! She rubbed her feet and ran into the inner bedroom.

What kind of nerves does this little girl have?

Iger touched his head, determined not to leave her alone, and took care of the official business again, and after about ten minutes, he finally finished the item in his hand and closed the file, but the girl still didn't come out...... At this time, I had a faint premonition in my heart, and walked into the bedroom with an oil lamp to take a look, and sure enough, there was no human figure, only a bulging piece of the quilt.

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[Chapter 408.5 Harmony]