The first day of the archery competition is the registration and preliminary competition, mainly to let the information be transmitted and fermented, to ensure that those who want to participate will not miss the opportunity because of poor information - bring the cost of a copper plate to the registration office, shoot a few arrows to prove that you can use a bow, even if the registration is successful and pass the preliminary competition, the threshold is so low that the comer will not refuse. After completing the preliminary round, if you want to practice on the field, you can stay for a while, and if you don't want to, you can just go back to hide in the house and sleep.

The next day, the competition officially opened: it was held on a huge open field in the outer city industrial area, which was originally used as a dumping ground for ore and coal. The original purpose of the site was to be extremely empty and shabby: there were no tents in a row, no shining armor and tall horses clad in gold and silver, no countless nobles, knights, and bright banners fluttering in the wind...... In addition to the first circle of fences that prevent residents from climbing over and entering to steal coal, there is only half a circle of improvised benches made of wooden strips that were made up of wooden strips yesterday.

This is probably the most shabby tournament in the history of the Seven Kingdoms, but it is indeed an unprecedented event for the land grants that have been in the no-man's land for a long time and the mountain clans and new landdonors who have never seen a tournament. The harsh conditions and the threat of the Strange Spirits had exhausted everyone, and when an event was finally held that would make people forget their sorrows for a while, the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of the people were beyond Egger's imagination - although it had been announced for the sake of order that only friends and relatives of the contestants could enter the race, the guards had no means to identify whether the visitors had relatives or friends...... Not to mention: in a sense, if one person from a clan participates, the rest will be all relatives and friends.

With the freshness and unsparing publicity, the number of people who came to watch the game was shabby: thousands of people surrounded the arena, the fixed benches could only seat more than 100 people, and the rest of the spectators either stood or brought their own seats. The crowd was buzzing and the atmosphere was quite warm.

In stark contrast to the bare arena was a conspicuous platform on the edge: not a VIP seat for the night watchman's upper floors, but a display booth more than two metres above the ground, with a canvas roof and side plank walls to keep out the wind. On the small, sturdy platform was a long wooden stand, on which seventy-seven "bringers of light," assembled to the shafts of fine arrows and gilded, were neatly arranged vertically toward the auditorium, glittering in the light of torches, which were guarded by a dozen soldiers. Combined with the legends and anecdotes about its origin and the twists and turns of the casting process, it looks mysterious and epic, and anyone will take a look at it while watching the game.

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The content of the competition is only archery, and due to the lack of conditions, there are no items such as mounted archery and moving targets...... The rules are fairly simple: shoot the same number of arrows at the same distance at the same size, and the one with the highest number of targets after shooting one shot wins. The top 20 will receive a cash prize, the top 10 will win the right to hunt the Wraiths as the Lightbringer in the final battle, and the top three will naturally have the most generous rewards: they will not only receive the right to use it, but they will also be able to choose one of the seventy-seven Lightbringers to take home as a personal property as a family heirloom!

Of course, the premise of fulfillment is still "after the end of this war".

There are few heroic heroes in the ballad, and the contestants, men and women, large and small, are crowded with contestants: the most common are naturally the mountain clans and new land-giveaways wrapped in animal furs of various styles and colors...... They were less interested in glory and showmanship, most of them coming for the prize money and the legendary dragon steel arrows that restrained the demons, the second most numerous were the black-clad and black-armored soldiers of Houguan Town, who came from the logistics department or simply the real night watchman, and at Egger's request, even Jon Snow of Castle Black sent a few archery masters from the Legion to support the field; finally, the most conspicuous and most like the one who came to the tournament was none other than a group of visitors: Berry Brown, who came to the land with Iger and squatted in the room for a few days. Dondelion and his entourage naturally did not let go of this opportunity to relieve their boredom, they put on their most gorgeous costumes and swaggered through the market, and even said in public that the champion was none other than the sharpshooter Angel, and on the other side, a small group of guards from Winterfell also signed up, as the elite who were selected to accompany their lady and young lady on their trip, they were naturally the best among the soldiers in the north...... However, their more important task than a serious competition is to take care of their own young lady.

That's right, despite Arya's insistence, Iger allowed ...... No, I can't find any excuse to ban her: because the archery contest is meant to be open to anyone—the new landgivers also have young men of thirteen or fourteen years old, or women like Jon Snow's gossip lover Ygritte. Since there was no reason to stop it, what could be done was naturally to remind the soldiers of Winterfell to fulfill their duties.

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There was a lot of noise in the arena, but Iger sat in the audience at the edge of the arena, surrounded by a crowd of soldiers, and calmly ate melons: yes, as the owner of the entire "Lightbringer", of course, he didn't need to go down to fight for the right to use what belonged to him...... Some people may say that even if it is not for the ranking, you can simply practice to warm up with your hands!

Having said that, he still knows how many pounds and taels his archery skills are at the level - not bad, but it has just reached the level of not being ashamed, and it is impossible to increase the glory and bragging capital for himself.

Presenting yourself as a hero and not even being able to compete in a competition without even getting a top spot is not only not beneficial, but it may even lead to contempt and ridicule for him, which in turn leads to doubts about other things on his label...... At this juncture, he didn't want to do anything that was riskier than rewarding.

Organizing, rather than attending, a jousting tournament - you're probably an alternative to any time-traveler or storyteller.

But even in the audience, Iger wasn't entirely free. Messira took advantage of Arya's participation to occupy her place, and was now sitting next to Egger and whispering some tricks, and the little princess was obviously doing everything she could to get his attention these days...... Iger can probably relate to the reason behind this: just like when he was sent to the Great Wall as a recruit, he didn't want to be selected as a ranger to patrol outside the fortress, so he tried to show himself in front of the commander-in-chief and the chiefs. This little princess probably also doesn't want to accept the fate of "being an adopted daughter in Winterfell and marrying an unknown little knight as an illegitimate daughter when she grows up".

And she happens to be the "big man" who has the potential to change her situation and can come into contact with her, and after showing her kindness a few times and finding out her personality and temper, she is naturally regarded as a lifesaver, the only chance to change her fate.

Although he guessed the reason why Messira suddenly became active and close to him, but for such a ...... Not to mention that he knows astronomy and geography, but at least he has done a good job in the history of Westeros, and he knows the customs of the Seven Kingdoms well, he is full of wisdom, and the most important thing is that he is still a little princess who is not bad-hearted, Egger really can't be wary, and it can even be said that he is a little waiting for her to harass at any time.

The other lady, however, was not so popular.

"Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief is such a good means, I never thought that the gift of land where birds don't would one day have such a lively and joyous scene. Asha Greyjoy complimented Iger from two rows away, "It's the first time I've seen Theon in Houguan since he arrived in Crown Town so energetic and smiling — thank you for giving my brother this opportunity." ”

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The daughter of this sea monster and her younger brother, whom she hadn't seen for many years, became enemies as soon as they met in Houguan Town - a small quarrel when they met, a big quarrel for three days, and no one knew about it up and down Houguan Town. But after all, blood is thicker than water, and after such days have lasted for a while, the siblings seem to have gradually lost the strength to quarrel, and now they have quietly reached an armistice agreement when outsiders do not know it. Although the relationship is not intimate now, it is no longer so full of gunpowder.

On the one hand, she is a prisoner, and on the other hand, she is the sister of Theon Greyjoy, the "archery teacher of Houguanzhen...... And the former, as a member of the night watchman officers and one of the participants in this competition, naturally won Asha a place in the relatives viewing seat.

No, if she had the opportunity, even if there were guards in the middle, she would force a conversation with Egger.

Iger knew on his knees what Asha was going to say next, and although it was rude to ignore a lady, he was really in no mood to answer.

"It's over, Ms. Greyjoy. ”

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The well-prepared opening remarks did not get a positive response, and of course it was not pleasant to feel bored with herself, but Asha was mentally prepared, gritted her teeth and continued: "I heard that the situation on the front line of the Grand Canyon is tense, and I am willing to go there to face the dead and make meritorious contributions." Swear to the Drowning God, I won't run away!"

"Miss Greyjoy, I really don't want to remind you anymore that you're a prisoner of the North, not a Night's Watch recruit. ”

"Didn't you just throw the clan leader who committed the crime there yesterday, why can he and I can!?"

"Because he was clothed in black. Iger let out a long sigh, "I've allowed you to wear only shackles, and even go out every day to breathe and ventilate—do me a favor and stop thinking about how to rob our Oath Brother of his job, okay?"

"Snatch your mother's job!" The anger that had been held back for months exploded, and Asha stood up from the front seat and yelled at Egger, "I don't want you to let me go free! I just want something to do! What a 'shackles'! How can you have the face to say this as if it were a great favor? With shackles, I can't even stretch my legs to a man! Can you relate to this feeling? You can't, you've never been shackled in your life!"

This outbreak came suddenly, and no one expected it. Messira's face flushed from the shameless confession, and the guards around her stirred slightly—it was clear that no one would care if a woman like Asha wanted to a man, and she could spread her legs. Iger frowned unhappily: Why, do you think that the way to reason is not going to work, and the solution is starting to spill?

He coughed to stop the scene, and said in a deep voice: "Miss Greyjoy, if you knew me carefully, you should know...... I did wear an anklet, on my way to the Great Wall to become a night watchman. As a prisoner, I'm much more honest than you. Today is the Houguanzhen Archery Competition, I don't want to have a meaningless quarrel with you, your brother has already played, either sit down and watch the game well, or leave and go back to the room, if you are wearing shackles and have difficulty moving, I have someone on my side who can help you. ”

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The rest of the huge arena was unaffected by the small turmoil here, and in the middle of the clearing, Theon Greyjoy, dressed in clean new black, looked vigorous and full of ambition, and really stood in the position of the target with a bow. Asha, who found that Iger was soft and hard and didn't eat, clenched her fists, and finally turned around and sat back in her seat in hatred, watching the game quietly.

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