This historic meeting between the "sons of prophecy" was full of twists and turns, and it did not go as either side expected, but fortunately things did not end badly in the end. Egger waited for news of Melisandre in the middle of the night—though he was reluctant, the fruitful results of the secret talks between the red-robed woman and the red-robed monk made him, the commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch, realize the reality: sometimes, no amount of painstaking statements and facts are worth blowing in the ears of those in power.

Through the unofficial channel of the Red God Priestess, Iger received the eviction order he wanted: he and his entourage left Dragonstone at dawn, and the Queen's fleet had been ordered to allow the Night's Watch Blackbird to sail freely. As for his core request, "show mercy to the Night's Watch", there is no clear answer for the time being, but Melisandre has explicitly hinted that Macchiro will try to convince the Queen.

The bait that was thrown out had already been swallowed, and the desired effect was achieved...... This made Egliu breathe a sigh of relief: as long as the girl from the Targaryen family was still curious about the second half of the Demonic Monarchy, then she would probably not tear her skin and attack the Night's Watch industry, and if she could really lure her to the land gift, she could even take the opportunity to brainwash or instill more ideas and ideas to make a bigger story.

After a brief night's rest, leaving a note of gratitude to the Queen for her personal reception, explaining where the original version of the Monarch was, and courtesically inviting her to visit the land and asking Missandei to pass it on, Iger left Dragonstone with Melisandre in the morning mist, and reboarded the ship he had come from before the sun rose...... Slowly sail away from the harbor under the watchful eye of the Queen's fleet loyal to the Queen, with his back to the rising sun and heading for King's Landing, which has been blocked.

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In addition to the red-robed woman and the guards of his cronies, there were oarsmen and sailors from Donghaiwang, and the night watchman harbor under the command of Carter Pike has always had the habit of trading with foreign ships in exchange for goods and information...... Although the meeting in the castle was not smooth and pleasant, a large number of Egger's entourage in the harbor managed to mingle with the warden of Dragonstone Naval Harbor and the members of the Targaryen fleet at his behest.

There is a lot of miscellaneous information, most of which is not important or meaningful, and many of the few that are useful are already known to Egger by virtue of his status as a traverser...... There are only two pieces of information that are particularly valuable.

One is that the Kraken Banner that appeared in the harbor of Dragonstone Island did not mean Euron Greyjoy, but was led by Victor Greyjoy, who had been sent to Slave Bay long ago, and that since the famous Iron Fleet Commander had died under Dragonfire, this small but original Iron Fleet was now forcibly requisitioned by the Dragon Queen and became a small part of the Targaryen Lord's navy.

The other is a larger plot change that catches Egger's attention: in this world, the army that Daenerys brought back to Westeros does not have a large number of Dothraki nomads, but instead a well-trained, heavily armed army of freemen in numbering more than 10,000.

This freeman is not another freeman - he has nothing to do with the Cypriot Savages, and his source is a former slave who was emancipated after Meereen was seized. Daenerys took the able-bodied from among these freedmen and trained them in the same way as the Unsullied training schedule, but skipped the physical and mental devastation to eventually develop a ...... Quite a bit weaker than the original Unsullied, but more than enough than the elite infantry.

And the reason for this change, Iger also roughly understood the reason through careful inquiry: Petyr's level of political struggle and experience in playing with power are obviously above the little devil, and Daenerys, who has the assistance of Littlefinger, has always sat firmly during the reign of Meereen, and the nobles and nobles have either been expelled or intimidated and submissive...... Despite the internal invasions, the internal invasion remained solid, reactionary organizations such as the Harpy Sons did not emerge at all, and the aristocracy forced Daenerys to marry and integrate into the homeland.

Under the influence of a series of plot linkages, the plot of Daenerys being attacked in the arena and being rescued by a dragon in Meereen disappeared, not to mention flying to the sea of grass to subdue the Dothraki and leading them to Westeros "on a wooden horse across the black salt water". Instead, there were free militia regiments trained and armed under the good and stable ruling environment of Meereen City...... Although the number of troops has been reduced from cavalry to infantry, the level of discipline and equipment has been greatly improved, and the pressure on logistics has also been greatly reduced.

The three-headed dragon, thousands of Unsullied, more than 10,000 free people, plus a few thousand sailors and logisticians scattered in the fleet, these are all the cards that the queen has in her hand now. By quickly landing on the Crab Claw Peninsula and marching on the town of Duskvae, the Queen's army, which has gained a steady source of supplies, has gained a foothold along the shores of Blackwater Bay. It's more than enough to confront Stannis in King's Landing, but it's not enough to unify the Seven Kingdoms by learning from Aegon the Conqueror—and that's the main reason Daenerys is desperate to gain approval from third parties.

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As the sun rose and sprinkled energy around every corner, the direction of the wind soon became blowing towards the shore, Dragonstone was a stone's throw away from King's Landing, and the speed advantage of the sailed oars was on full display in this short sprint downwind, and before noon, the Blackbird crossed the dividing line between the two fleets of dragons and deer, and encountered the interception and inspection of ships loyal to the royal fleet of Stannis.

Luckily, there were knights on the barricade who had already been converted to the Red God by Melisandre and canonized by King Stannis himself, because the commander recognized the red-robed woman, and the complicated and discreet identity verification was made easy and simple...... They passed through the blockade line and entered the Blackwater River.

In order to prevent Daenerys' army from landing and using the trade area outside the mud gate as a springboard to attack the walls of King's Landing, all the docks and houses in this once prosperous riverside area were demolished for the second time after Iger crossed over, looking at the original King's Landing commercial port, which should have been prosperous but now bare and nowhere to dock, Egger suddenly remembered: Nina had mentioned to him during her last visit to Houguan Town to report to him: The Night's Watch Industrial Park already has its own dock on the banks of the Blackwater River.

He rejected the sailor's offer to let the boat go to his shore: "Continue upstream, and stop at our own house." ”

So the oarsmen sat back in their seats and continued to row westward, upstream of the Blackwater River, to the sound of slogans. The Blackbird sailed briskly past the Mud Gate, the Fish Market, and the King's Gate, far from the water's edge...... Soon, a large black shadow appeared in their field of vision, and a moment closer, Egg rubbed his eyes and pinched his thigh, finally having to be convinced that he was not dreaming.

The Night's Watch Industrial Park, built in a vast field next to the river and enclosed by rudimentary wooden railings, is no longer as empty and barren as it once was, but is full of factories and sheds, more than three times denser than when Iger left...... And in the middle, where it should have been a dormitory and office area, somehow rose a castle no bigger than Houguan Town, with black walls, black tiles, and black flags floating on the walls, of course, could not compare with King's Landing, which was faintly visible a few miles away, but it was already more majestic than most of the nineteen fortresses along the Great Wall, at least from a distance!

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[PS: This month's small goal of 50,000 words has been achieved, these two days to go with the company to celebrate the end of the project on a tour, update unstable for a while, June challenge 60,000 words, don't read. 】

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