Swords resounded through the square, and it was another ordinary day at Castle Black.

Commander Mormont resisted the pressure from the Royce family on behalf of the three surviving patrol members, and now the three who escaped from the sword of the stranger have been cleared of suspicion of desertion and are free to move freely in Castle Black.

At this moment, Egg and Tyrion were standing on the balcony at the edge of the courtyard of Castle Black, leaning on the railing and looking down at the recruits below for training.

It is a pity that not only are there no women among these recruits, but there are not even a few good-looking men.

......

Dressed in a black cardigan, leather vest and chain mail, Jon was pitting his opponent with a training sword in the center of the yard.

There were nearly twenty recruits in this group of trainees, which was the largest number of volunteers in the past years, including Jon's volunteers. They were generally between fourteen and eighteen in age, but none of them were rivals of the youngest bastards—some were swift but cowering more obscene than Will, some were unable to use their old swords as daggers, and one was as weak as a girl...... What many recruits have in common is that they are stupid, sluggish, and clumsy...... Jon was a wolf pack in the pack, having defeated four in a row in just a few minutes, and then shook the fifth thick-necked recruit with a beautiful feint, slashed the opponent's head in one fell swoop, and unslashed his sword as the opponent retreated, striking the opponent in the abdomen with his elbow.

The thick-necked recruit was unsteady in his center of gravity and sat down in the snow fiercely, his blunt sword out of his hand.

Egg had to admit that Jon's swordsmanship was indeed as good as he bragged about, even if he was a "veteran" who was ten years older than him and joined the Blackshirts a year earlier, he would have to rely on the whole defense to get a tie at most.

The training was halted by the recruit instructor, and Elisha Thorne, who was forced to come to the Wall after being defeated in the Battle of the Raiders, naturally had no affection for the bastard son of the victor, and he and Jon had a conversation in the room, too far away to hear the content, but it was obviously not a cordial and pleasant conversation, and the young man's face was angry.

......

"This kid is really good. Tyrion commented, a few days had passed since the march, but his ass was still numb enough to sit down, and he was only comfortable standing up. "But for his future 'brother', it is too ruthless to start. ”

"I joined the Night's Watch for the sake of honor, but in the end, I found that this place was completely different from what I imagined, and I felt that the loss and resentment caused by being abandoned by my father were indescribable, and all my strength was vented on my opponent. ”

"It's so succinct, you're a poet again. Tyrion smiled, "But if he continues like this, it will be difficult for him to get along in the Legion, and someone will have to tell him what to do." ”

"You're such a kind-hearted person. ”

"I can't help it, I'm just a little bit of a person, and I can't help but feel sympathy for bastards, cripples, other freaks, and all sorts of people who get into trouble because of bad luck. ”

"Is it good luck or bad that I'm in trouble and lucky enough to be sympathized with because I'm the last person on your list?"

"Hmm...... Good question, you stopped me. ”

As the time of acquaintance grew, the relationship between the two became more and more casual and intimate, and the dwarf did have the characteristics of being the protagonist, and despite his noble birth, he never put on a show or despise others. "Not annoying" is actually a kind of ability, one of the manifestations of intelligence, just this, coupled with a good brain, is destined to do great things.

At this moment he smiled: "How's things going on with you?"

"The Chief Ranger is already preparing for the next patrol, and I'm going to lead the way. Iger was so anxious that he said lightly, "How long will you stay at the Great Wall?"

"I can stay as long as I want, and I don't have a bunch of national affairs to deal with. The gnome shrugged: "How long does it take to patrol once?"

"It's a month or two, or half a year. ”

"That's a pity, I wanted you to catch a strange ghost and come back for me to see, so that you can prove that you are not bragging. Tyrion made a look of deep regret, "I'm here to see the legendary Great Wall of Despair, and then climb to the top and pee on the edge of the world, but I can't stay that long." ”

The collection of obsidian weapons has only just begun, and the materials obtained so far are not enough to equip a patrol team, not to mention the fragile nature of its own glass, which makes it impossible to use as a conventional weapon like Valyrian steel...... The dragon crystal weapon is destined to only be used to seize the opportunity to kill ice magic creatures, and its existence only allows humans to change from "certain defeat" to "possible survival" when facing strange ghosts, and there is no anti-heaven function to reverse the advantages and disadvantages at all. If you don't do everything to prepare for going out of the wall, thank God you can come back alive, and you still think about being captured alive?

The time was far from ripe to deal with the Strangers, but the Stark family's stubbornness had been inherited by someone, and Bunyan refused to give up or postpone the patrol, no matter how much Iger tried to persuade him.

"My lord, it may be possible to catch a ghoul, but the strange ghost ...... Forgive us for not being able to do that. Egg explained with some impatience, "Lord Bunyan's patrol is actually to verify the authenticity of the existence of the aliens, and when he returns from this trip, the Night's Watch may be able to plan an operation to find evidence to prove ...... to the world."

If you participate in this patrol, there is a chance that you will not be able to come back, and the best solution is to try to avoid the mission!

Although he is talking and laughing with Tyrion at the moment, the dwarf is a real Lannister and a great nobleman after all—they have already promised to help themselves, and if they still urge the other party, what are they doing?

......

"Alright, just kidding, I'm willing to take you away from the Wall, not because you killed some magical creature. The dwarf shrugged: "No need to explain, I'll go to your commander right now and take you away." Also, don't call me an adult. ”

"Alright, Tyrion. Egger breathed a sigh of relief and smiled gratefully: "Then I'll wait for your good news." ”

"I hope you won't be disappointed. The dwarf said this, and simply walked sharply on two short legs, hunched over, to the commander-in-chief's office, and after a few steps he turned back and waved at him. "Find a place to sit, you don't have to wait for me here. ”

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[Unconsciously, it's almost 100,000 words, and I haven't asked for a collection recommendation, so I'm looking at it~]