"Jon, Commander Mormont would have an accident at this juncture, no one could have imagined that it would be someone's responsibility or fault that I don't want to talk about here. The dead are gone, and the living still have to continue to live. It is no exaggeration to say that the Night's Watch is in unprecedented danger right now, and I need your help. ”

Jon's Icewolf White Spirit was now so huge, like a white-haired calf, that if it weren't for the fact that they were already quite familiar with each other, Egg would have been a little afraid of it. It crouched quietly beside the bastard, staring curiously at Egger with reddened eyes...... Compared to the calm beast, its owner still seemed to be in a daze due to Mormont's sudden accident, and Jon looked at Egger as if he was facing a great enemy, and swallowed: "There is so...... Is it an exaggeration?"

Iger nodded, "Yes! The land grant placement program has gambled almost everything on the Night's Watch and the Night's Watch industry, and once it starts, there is no turning back. After Commander Mormont's funeral is over, the election of the 998th Commander of the Night's Watch will begin, in case the commander who opposes the acceptance of the Wildlings will come to power...... What do you think will happen if you want to overturn your predecessor's halfway land grant resettlement plan?"

"A lot of what we've done in front of us has been in vain. Jon perked up, "But ...... Savages...... Well...... I mean, the new landgoers have been put on the Wall. If the land grant and resettlement plan is overturned, what will the new commander do with them?"

"That's the problem, I'm going to integrate them into the land grant and become the people of the Seven Kingdoms, which is the best solution. But guess what Bowen Marcy was thinking?—— he would turn his face after taking their food, and drive them back to the north of the Wall!"

"How is this possible?"

"Of course not, from the point of view of the wildlings, this is tantamount to sending them to death, although they have confiscated their weapons, they will fight with the night watchmen with their sticks, and from the point of view of the night watchman, driving the wild people back to the north of the Wall is tantamount to increasing the number of troops for the strangers, and I would rather kill them all than let any of them go back to the north of the Wall. ”

"Kill them all?" Jon was startled, "but we've brought them into the Wall, though we haven't given everyone bread and salt...... But, in a sense, they are also our guests, and if they violate the rights of guests, they will be cursed!"

"Cursed...... Hehe. Theoretically, this is true, but when you think about it, these guests stoned our master to death just a few days after they entered our 'house', who violated the rights of the guests first?"

"It's not the same thing, it's only one or a few of the new landgoers who killed Lord Mormont, and all 30,000 people are considered enemies...... Isn't it ......" Jon became so nervous that he stammered as he spoke, and he couldn't come up with the right words for a long time.

Egger was just to scare him, and when he saw this, he quickly waved his hand: "You're right, but unfortunately, you can't make sense with those brothers who hate savages." There are not many people in the world who can keep a rational mind like you and me when this kind of thing happens...... In the eyes of most of the brothers, it was the 'wildlings' who killed Commander Mormont, and in a way, it is, and it's hard to blame the brothers for thinking so...... Therefore, the most important thing now is to make someone who has a clear mind and is on our side be the commander-in-chief. ”

Jon nodded hurriedly: "That makes sense, so what can I do?"

"Commander Mormont trained you as a successor during his lifetime, and my time at the Great Wall is relatively short, so I don't know much about it...... I want you to tell me, if you were to run for Commander-in-Chief now, how sure would you be?"

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"I don't have it. Jon replied honestly, "Master Mormont did teach me how to be a commander, but it wasn't enough to know how to be...... In the end, it will be decided by the election of all the brothers. Nobility, years of service in the Night's Watch Legion, as well as ability, connections, and charisma...... These are the keys to running for commander-in-chief...... Of these, I seem to be able to barely capture half of them. There are people who are more qualified to run for commander-in-chief than me...... Sir Dennis Mellister of the Shadow Tower, Carter Pike of the East Sea Lookout...... Even Powen Marthy of Castle Black, these old men once ran for commander-in-chief with Lord Mormont, but Elder Bear took advantage of the noble status and rich management experience that once ruled Bear Island...... I can't be their match. ”

Egger thought about it, and quickly understood what Jon meant by Half-Strip - he was the illegitimate son of Eddard Stark in the eyes of the world, and he was born into a nobility but was not a nobleman, so he was half-striped. Aside from this "half-stripe", Jon had only been a member of the Night's Watch for only one year in terms of seniority, and in terms of ability, in the shadow of Mormont and himself, the kid had no time to prove himself...... Mormont did train Jon as a successor, but unfortunately he had an accident before he could cultivate one, two, three.

This kid can't count on it, and in the original plot, he relied entirely on Samwell's petty tricks and Stannis's external pressure to win and become the commander...... And now that Erlu is not here, who else can he count on? Among the night watch officers who support his plan, which one can be pushed to the stage?

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"Egger ......" Jon hesitated for a moment, and said what was in his heart: "Why don't you run for yourself, although you haven't been a member of the Night's Watch for a long time, everyone has seen so many things for the Legion, and many brothers say that life is much better with you as a logistics officer...... And you've killed strange ghosts, these are your campaign capital. I'll nominate you and tell my friends – vote for you. ”

This was certainly an option, but the problem came back, after returning to the Wall, because of Mormont's trust and support for him, he had hardly put much effort into winning over people's hearts, and hastily counted on two-thirds of the black-clad brothers to support him, who came from a foreign land, had no aristocratic status, and had only joined the Night's Watch for just over two years—one of which was a year as commander-in-chief in King's Landing?

It's a dream.

Even if you don't consider the difficulty of running successfully, subjectively speaking, becoming commander-in-chief complicates an important part of his original plan - the oath of the night watchman is for life, and the position of commander-in-chief is also lifelong, and the combination of these two lifelong restrictions will exert a quadratic binding force, which will make it more difficult to take off the black clothes on his body.

Question: If the 998th Commander-in-Chief, Egger West, issued a series of new rules that made the Night's Watch Legion possible to join or quit, and he would be the first to enjoy the benefits...... What will the other brothers, and even the Seven Kingdoms, think?

"I'll go back and think about it. Iger couldn't figure out if the benefits outweighed the disadvantages, so he decided to put it aside and solve another looming crisis first: "There is another thing that you can do me right away - someone must be responsible for the death of Commander Mormont, and if you don't get a target to attract firepower, the brothers will eventually point the finger at me as the mastermind." I decided to take the murderer's tribe under the knife...... If things go well, the crisis will be over, but it will cause as much trouble as it will be—not long after the new landgivers have settled in, the Night's Watch will come out against one of the tribes, and if it causes misunderstanding among the other 20,000 or so new landholders, they will think that we are going to cross the river and tear down the bridge...... It will cause a big mess. ”

"What can I do?"

"Visit the new villages and inform the tribal managers of what happened and what is at stake. "I want them to take the initiative to send someone to support the Night's Watch in tracking down the culprits and bringing them to justice." ”

"Understood. ”

"For the sake of communication, you bring a wild man...... Where's your little girlfriend? Ygritte, take her. ”

"She's not my girlfriend. ”

"Well, I apologize. Egg waved his hand, he didn't have the heart to joke with Jon right now: "I'm afraid one is not enough, how many wildlings are there in Castle Black." ”

Egger ...... In fact, isn't it the most convenient for Mance Rader to come forward for this kind of thing, he is the king of the Cypriots, and the Cypriots are willing to listen to what the Cypriots are willing to hear. ”

"Don't take it for granted!" Iger became serious again, "we can't even be sure where the situation will go, so why should Mance Red trust me and run for me to appease the new people? How do you know if he will help us stabilize the situation, or will he take the opportunity to plot a rebellion and replace us? No matter what happens, you can't let him leave Castle Black!"

"Hmm. Jon nodded hurriedly.

"You did remind me, though, that Mance Rader couldn't let go, but his family could. Iger thought for a moment, and added, "In this case, you take his wife's sister ...... 'Savage Princess' Var, I have heard that this is a very clever girl, and talk to her before you go." Make sure she understands the tension and talk to her about how to convince the clan chiefs. ”

"She's not a savage princess, and there is no princess class in savage society. ”

"Oh-" Egg cupped his forehead, Jon is a young man who sometimes doesn't understand priorities. When has this been, how can I have the kung fu to argue with him about these literal things?" I know there's no such thing as a 'princess' outside the Cypriots, but if everyone knows who they mean when they say 'savage princess', then what's the difference between that and she's a princess? Okay, let's not talk about that, there's one more thing you should remember - tell the new people in a tactful way that the Night's Watch is about to elect a new commander-in-chief, and that once the conservatives come to power, they will be a big threat, and I'm trying to prevent that from happening. ”

"Yes...... Does this help us in any way, the election of the Night's Watch is only for the Oath Brothers...... Unless you change the rule to say that all the people of the land have the right to vote, but this requires you to become the commander-in-chief first, isn't that a contradiction......"

If there really is any democratic increase in land, those barbarians will probably put Mance Rader on the throne of commander-in-chief, which is ridiculous to think about...... Egger didn't know what the use of doing this would be, he just habitually wanted to leave more of a path that he could take in the future, just in case: "I haven't thought of it for the time being, but the worst result is just a useless job, okay, you go and prepare first, I will transfer ten people to protect you, but you still have to pay attention to safety." Well...... Wear a helmet. ”

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