"Vice Dean Coben. Nina was bewildered by Egger's look of hell, and repeated, "One of the three vice presidents of the Night's Watch Industry Research Institute, is there any problem?" ”

The question was big, and Egger put away his surprised expression: "Did the dragon hunting crossbow that the industry provided to the defenders of King's Landing before get it?"

"It is true that the dragon hunting crossbow was a military order from King Stannis to the industry through the Chancellor of the Exchequer a year ago, and the project was originally decided to be presided over by Vice President Dawen, but Mr. Coben took the initiative to help after hearing about it, and made many valuable suggestions. Later, at the suggestion of Vice President Dai Wen, the two of them simply cooperated in tackling the problem, and finally succeeded in making an improved product before the deadline required by the king, passed the Prime Minister's acceptance, and mass-produced and equipped it on the walls of King's Landing. Nina replied truthfully, tilting her head a little strangely, "Your Excellency...... Do you know him?"

"I don't know him, I've just heard of it—do you know where he came from?"

"As a general understanding, as directed by you, we conduct as detailed background checks as possible on everyone who joins the management of the Night's Watch Industries. Before joining the industry, Mr. Cobain was a physician for the mercenary organization 'Warriors', and many say that he is proficient in dark arts, and that he is a former bachelor who was banished from the school city for his involvement in necromancy. However, our investigators determined that the source of these rumors should be his experience of conducting medical experiments on living people when he was a bachelor. It's a black history, but we've learned through in-depth investigation that the person involved in the experiment was his patient, not a kidnapped passerby, and his actions have been punished by the school...... I don't think it's our turn to punish him for one crime, and I don't need to deny everything about him because of the mistake he made in another study back then, anyway, the field covered by the institute does not include medical skills, so what is there to worry about. "The fact is that Mr. Cobain has shown extraordinary ability and creativity since joining the industry, becoming one of the first members of the institute after its establishment, and quickly becoming vice president based on his seniority and achievements." ”

Sure enough, it was the "bachelor of science" I thought of, which was really interesting. Egg was stunned for a moment, and his expression was strange: the former maester who experimented on living people, was supposed to treat Jaime's severed arm, and transformed the poisoned Demon Mountain into a cyborg...... As long as he is given the opportunity and environment, he can properly play the role of the villain behind the scenes, the role of a mad scientist, but he has joined his camp without realizing it, and has even been serving himself silently for a while.

It's as amazing as the first pack of top-tier legendary cards.

Although the character attributes in the original plot are not positive, Cobain's personal ability level does stand out in this world. He is now working for the Night's Watch industry, in a technical position, and his power and resources are all given by himself, as long as he can control it, he may be a capable subordinate, and he is not afraid that he will turn against the sky.

Iger suppressed his snickering and nodded: "It's good, since you have done a really detailed investigation, then make good use of it, send two more reliable 'assistants' to Coben, if he is honest in research, he will fully support and cooperate, if he engages in some crooked ways, he must also stop in time, don't cause trouble." ”

"Understood. ”

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At the end of a topic, Egger quickly remembered another question: If people like Cobain are just vice presidents, then how awesome is the dean of the research institute himself?

It's a pity that there are no new surprises to greet Egger - Nina's subsequent answer is that the dean is her brother, the "brother" of the original paper-making duo, Neil whom Iger has seen for a long time. The other two Vice Deans were Blair, who had helped the Night's Watch come up with a plan to solidify the wildfire, so as to bring back a large number of unwanted "old brews" from the underground halls of the Alchemist's Guild Hall back to the Great Wall, and the other was the aforementioned Dawin, a craftsman born in King's Landing.

Egger had a bit of an impression of Neil, who was his brother-in-law: although he was certainly not as capable as Cobain, and perhaps even below all three vice presidents, this was undoubtedly a young man with an open mind and a flexible brain. The main task of the dean is to supervise and ensure that all the activities of the institute are moving in the direction of his own expectations, and to avoid the chaotic situation of misappropriation and embezzlement of research funds, or the chaotic situation in which "the commander-in-chief wants to make gunpowder, but the people below him are wantonly alchemizing...... Iger would not be foolish enough to accuse Nina of nepotism and unfair competition: in this backward era of generally low ideological and moral standards, in the context of the night watchman and the royal princes vying for the cash cow of the night watch industry, the so-called advanced concept simply does not work - the most practical way is to use reliable cronies to hold key positions in management and put control of the industry in the first place.

Having said that, Iger still told Nina to take a good look at her brother and not to be a layman blindly commanding an insider, so he relieved himself and followed her down the magnificent walls of the Black Wall Castle, through the atrium, and out of the east gate to the experimental site of nitrate making.

"The exploration of nitrate ore has not been very smooth, because we only know about the existence of 'saltpeter ore' from your mouth, but no one has ever touched it, and we lack the ability to distinguish it. The institute had to spend a lot of time to determine a set of identification methods, and then teach the exploration team to various places before the work could be carried out. So far, progress has been quite limited...... Saltpeter has been found in the mountains to the north of the Bend and in the saline lands of the Dorne Frontier, bordering the western border. However, neither of these lords is a royal party supporting His Majesty Stannis, and both are in the shadow of war, and we are only using the neutral status of the Night's Watch Raven to explore, but we are not able to carry out subsequent large-scale ore mining and quality testing. Recognizing this, we simply narrowed down our search and invested more in the search for manufacturing methods......"

The "Raven" was originally a post for the Night's Watch Legion to travel around collecting scum and criminals to bring back to the Great Wall to fill the population, but with the surrender of the wildlings and the new land grants, manpower is no longer a problem, and Iger has announced to the Seven Nations that the passage for civilian criminals to join the legion will be closed after taking office. However, the ravens have been walking the Seven Kingdoms for a long time, and their advantages of being familiar with the route and being good at dealing with people are still useful, so they became a member of the exploration team at the behest of Egger.

There was nothing wrong with the plan itself, but Iger overlooked one point: for a variety of reasons, even if he found saltpeter, he wouldn't necessarily be able to mine it as much as the obsidian and sulfur mines on Dragonstone.

Nina dictated the progress of the project to Iger as she led him towards the experimental site, which was several hundred meters away, and as it got farther and farther away from the castle, there was a strange smell...... To be precise, the smell of urine gradually came, slowly permeating the surrounding environment, making it difficult for Egger and his entourage, who were accustomed to the cold air of the Great Wall, to breathe.

Iger realized that the workshop in front of him, far from the core area of the industry and surrounded by a small earthen wall, was the main thing he wanted to see on this trip.

The director of the test field, the man who improved the dragon hunting crossbow and made a lot of money for the night watchman industry, had gotten the news and stood at the door with a bunch of subordinates and assistants waiting for the leader to come and visit.

"My lord, this is the vice president of Coben, the main person in charge of the nitrate production project. ”

Standing in front of Iger was a tall old man with a slightly hunched back, with many wrinkles around his protruding blue eyes, more gray hair on his head than white silk, and a smile on his lips all the time, making him look like a kind old man with a strong spirit, how could he look like a half-"mad scientist"?

"Your Excellency. Cobain bowed slightly respectfully, "Your name is like thunder in our ears, and it is a great honor to see you today." ”

"You're welcome, Mr. Cobain. Egger smiled, no different color, "I have heard from Nina about you as a scientific research genius a long time ago, and I can rest assured that the nitrate production project is in your hands." Tell us about your work. ”

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