Iger had no idea what the identity of the visitor was, and he had no intention or interest in guessing - but as a leader of a force who was about to fight the country, whether it was by routine, following his instincts, or simply out of prudence, he could not have let this mysterious visitor who had come from afar and who he did not know in.

After several rounds of intense searches, eager to turn people inside out, visitors who were confirmed to be unarmed were allowed into the Commander-in-Chief's office. The person who came was a tall and thin man, about twenty years old, and his face was a little pale because he was ill, the weather was cold, or he had been detained by the guards of Houguan Town for several hours.

The visitor was led by the soldier to the Commander-in-Chief's office, turned his head and thanked the leader as he entered the room, and when the door was closed, he turned to look into the depths of the room, approached slowly and with a proper manner, and finally stopped at a distance that would ensure that they could hear each other clearly and not so close as to cause discomfort and vigilance, folded his hands in front of him, bowed deeply, and spoke respectfully.

"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, at Lower Curry Snow, greetings to you. Thank you for saving us from the threat of ghosts and the dead, and for your great contributions to the North and the Seven Kingdoms, which we will remember and will never forget. ”

Although he was an illegitimate child in his surname, his fluent speech and calm demeanor and well-eyed demeanor all showed that he was well educated. In such a world where a little bit of a person can be taken by dignitaries and nobles as attendants and attendants, it is impossible for such a person to come to visit just to express personal gratitude.

With a bright heart, Egger nodded slightly: "Hello, Curry Snow, it is the duty of the Night's Watch Legion to defend against human predators, so you don't need to be polite. But the war is not over yet, and we still have a great deal of unfinished business to do, so please excuse me, Your Excellency. ”

Glancing at the fact that Humphrey was standing aside and had no intention of leaving, knowing that this person was most likely the Commander-in-Chief's confidant, Curry wisely did not ask for a private conversation, but raised his head and waist, and sure enough, he revealed another layer of identity: "Luce Bolton, the lord of the Castle of Terror, greets your lord, and he has ordered me to send an important message about the position and countermeasures agreed upon by the nobles after discussion on the matter of the north's allegiance to the queen of the land gift. ”

"Lord Bolton, may he live a long and healthy life. Iger smiled, not surprised at all, "What's the news, let's talk about it." ”

Over the next few minutes, the visiting young man succinctly recounted the recent meeting of the Lords of the North for the Night's Watch.

In the ancient city of Winterfell, the nobles of the more ancient North gathered at the behest of House Stark. They expressed unease over the return of the Mad King's daughter, expressed disdain and disdain for Egger's bending to Daenerys, and expressed unanimous indignation and hostility for the Night's Watch to take over the last Hearth...... After some discussion, the northerners finally decided on a general policy and strategy: pretend to be peaceful and not openly go to war, contact the opposition within the land grant, and take advantage of the window when Iger led his troops north to the Great Wall to pursue the strange ghosts to launch a mutiny, so that he could not return to the Great Wall alive, and at the same time asked Stannis in the south for technical assistance, secretly produced and assembled dragon hunting crossbows, and vowed to seize the opportunity of the queen's three dragons to be killed and wounded, and wipe them out with their masters in the wounded place of Drogen and Rege, so as to prevent future troubles!

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"In order to paralyze your vigilance, Lord Commander-in-Chief, Robb Stark also deliberately had his bastard brother Jon Snow the Night's Watch attend the half-time meeting, and instructed the princes to make a scene in front of him, staging strong internal disagreements and the tendency of the majority not to be your enemy...... After the meeting, they lied to him that the North had decided to remain neutral. The young man who had told the general content of the entire meeting did not mean to stop, he continued with a solemn face and a sense of justice: "Lord Commander-in-Chief and Queen Daenerys have made great sacrifices to protect the kingdom of mankind, and Lord Bolton does not want to see the hero be avenged by the general, so he specially sent his subordinates to the north of the North to warn you and the Queen, and remind you and the Queen to prepare as soon as possible to avoid falling into the trap of the Stark family. ”

Iger glanced at Humphrey, who was listening, with a solemn face, and turned his gaze back to the visitor, a trace of anger that "arose from betrayal, deliberately suppressed but could not be hidden" flashed vividly from his face, he took a deep breath and pretended to suppress the throbbing in his heart before slowly speaking: "Thank you for coming to tell you the truth about this meeting, but please forgive me for being cautious...... What token or evidence do you have that you were sent by Lord Burton?"

"Token?" after all, not everyone's name is Egger, and Coli, who was perfect for the whole scene, immediately showed some timidity as soon as he entered the interaction—he paused briefly but obviously, but fortunately quickly reacted, "No, Lord Bolton can't prove my identity to you with any tokens, but I made a point of emphasizing that I bring this original sentence with me, and he said: 'I'm looking forward to making a name for myself with you, Lord Commander-in-Chief, in Westeros.'" ”

Humphrey gave him a slightly confused look of inquiry, no wonder he didn't understand: these were the last words Bolton had said to Egger and Old Skinning during a seemingly ordinary conversation on the outer wall after dark when most of the nobles of the northern part of the North had gathered in Deeplinburg to discuss strategies against the Iron People.

Unless Luce Bolton was caught and tortured and confessed to the conversation, which had no substance, it would be enough to prove the identity of the visitor.

Seeing that Egg pondered for a few seconds and did not answer, the young man quickly added with a little anxiety: "Lord Bolton also said that if the Lord has any strategies and plans to deal with it, he only needs to say it, and he will be happy to provide cooperation and internal response to ensure that the Night's Watch Legion fights for the status and honor it deserves, and makes up for the rewards and rewards that the soldiers and civilians of the land grant should have received but will never be offered." ”

Iger hid the rapid calculation in his mind, looked at Curry Snow with calm eyes for a few seconds, and then nodded with a friendly expression: "Understood, please go back and tell your master, I have received his reminder and warning, and will immediately start trying to deal with the Stark family's conspiracy...... But for the time being, there will be no immediate response on the surface. The land grant needs to continue to balance with the North, and use this brief respite to prepare for war against the enemies of humanity in the name of an expedition outside the country. It is not appropriate to begin a show of hostility with great fanfare, nor is there a clear plan and intention at this time...... But I promise that if there is any need for cooperation or accommodation, I will immediately send someone to contact Master Bolton and discuss with him a plan of joint action. ”

Send someone? The ready-made liaison is here, wouldn't it be nice to bring the news back to Fort Terror, and who else would you send?

Curry Snow muttered in his heart, but he also knew that he was not qualified to ask the Commander-in-Chief of the Night's Watch and the Lord of the Land Grant to give a clear answer immediately, so he could only nod respectfully and add a sentence: "My 'caravan' has brought several crows to the Castle of Terror, and I will also stay in the merchant inn in the outer city, if the commander-in-chief needs anything, he only needs to send someone to summon him." ”

After speaking, seeing that Iger looked at him but did not say anything else, knowing that this meeting had come to an end here, and that he would only be disgusted if he stayed any longer, he consciously took the initiative to leave: "Then, don't disturb the work of the adults first, I will go back to the outer city first, and wait for the instructions of the adults." ”

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Colin Snow waited for a long time, but the meeting lasted less than half an hour. When the visitor had resigned and left the room as he had done when he entered, Humphrey looked at the closed door and let out a long sigh, "Sure enough, there is no point in fantasizing, and the North has finally adopted the worst plan that the adults could have imagined. But luckily, there are divisions within them, which is great news for us, so how are you going to take advantage of it?"

Egger relieved his pretentious anger and his expression relaxed: "Great news? Hehe, remember—the difference between 'someone told us something happened' and 'it did happen' is subtle, but it must not be overlooked. Otherwise, they will become tools and weapons in the hands of others, and they will be led by the nose. ”

Humphrey is just a bastard born and raised in the world of ice and fire, and after being captured by Robert and sent to the Great Wall, he also served Egger wholeheartedly, he has not experienced the political struggle of deceit or experienced the stormy rumors of the Internet age, so he will still instinctively choose to believe after hearing what others say - but this does not affect his immediate reaction after being reminded by Egger: "My lord said ...... The situation reported by that person just now may not be true?!"

"Even if it's true, it's definitely an exaggeration. Egg said with a sneer, but quickly put away his expression and shook his head, "But, truth is not the key, the key is: even if it is true, do you believe that Luce Bolton sent someone to report to us out of a sense of justice?"

"Of course not. Humphrey blurted out, "He sent a message to your lord to make you owe him a favor, and once we get the help of the Bolton family to thwart the Stark family's plot, then he will naturally be qualified to ask to replace him as the new lord of the North." After a moment's hesitation, he finally decided to say what was in his heart: "But it's not too much...... People are taking huge risks against their own feudal lords and the entire northern realm, and if they can't get the same or greater benefit in return, what do they want?"

"It's not too much. Egg nodded in agreement, "But have you noticed that the young man just now, during the conversation with me, behaved very well at the beginning and in the first half, but in the second half he was a little chaotic and didn't know what to say, and even the key line that could prove his identity had to be asked by me before he remembered to say ......"

Humphrey shrugged disappreciatively: "He's just a child, it's normal to be nervous when you see a big man like you, commander-in-chief." ”

"Bolton would send a child to deliver such an important matter?" Egger laughed and shook his head, "No, it's normal if that young man is just nervous or stammering, and the point is that he's not panicking, just a little unprepared." You see, he simply told me what happened, and then he had nothing to say, and seeing that we didn't immediately have ideas and ideas, and didn't stand stupidly in a daze, he just took his leave and left. ”

"What does this mean?"

"This shows that he is not ready to come to see me, and that this meeting may be an alternative, a last resort. You can't understand this because you've never been a little guy and tricked the big guy into doing what you want, and I happen to be very experienced in that. How could a messenger and lobbyist come to see me, the lord of the land grant, trying to build a political alliance between Houguan Town and the Fortress of Terror, without thinking of a good rhetoric in advance to make me make up my mind and come up with an effective plan for my reference and choice?

A cold flicker flashed in Egger's eyes again: "I venture to speculate that Luce Burton's original intention was to send him to the final Hearthside to tell the queen the news, so that the enraged Daenerys could pressure me or simply ride a dragon to burn Winterfell." It was only because I had run into a wall that I had given Bookwell a death order to 'forbid any outsider to have contact with the Queen', that I took the alternative of continuing north to see me in Houguan Town. But his master did not tell him what to do with me, and I could never agree to the offer or conditions that I had intended to offer to the Queen...... There are no clear instructions and they dare not make their own decisions, which leads to the end of insufficient preparation, inability to come up with the next plan after telling the secret. ”

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