Chapter 14: Icewolf

In the world from which Iger comes from, the progress of civilization is a typical upward spiral, although accompanied by many twists and turns, stagnation and even regression, but the overall trajectory is clearly upward...... But in Westeros' world, this is not the case.

Social development needs productivity, in the case of underdeveloped science and technology, productivity basically comes from the population, feeding people needs resources, and the irregular climate of the world of ice and fire makes resources extremely tight, and the continuous wars caused by the competition for resources make the production of resources even more insecure...... It's better to say that in a long summer, a winter that lasts a little longer will cause civilization to experience a rather terrifying regression. In this vicious circle of "people are needed, but human life is not valuable, and underdeveloped, the more unable to develop", it is understandable that the level of social and humanistic development in the world of ice and fire is seriously inconsistent with the degree of history.

Iger couldn't guess how much water had been in the so-called "tens of thousands" of history since the Dawn Era, but he knew that in a world that was still in the era of feudal lords, and in the most sparsely populated north, the army was not meant to be pulled out immediately.

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"I will contact the lords and ask each family to send people in proportion, and send a few hundred to the Great Wall to support. Eddard Stark and his brother knew each other and were close to each other, knowing that Bunyan was not intentionally offended, nor angry, but sighed and shook his head: "It's the busy farming season, don't expect me to provide much, but you can make a list of the supplies, and I'll figure it out for you." ”

"O king, give me a chance to meet him, and I will come and talk to him. ”

"When I spoke to Robert in the tomb today, I had already relayed to him the news that the Great Wall needed support, but unfortunately...... He didn't have the heart to care about these things now, the situation in King's Landing was tense, and he came to me for help this time. ”

"If anything goes wrong with the Wall, the first thing to suffer is the North, and at that point, you will be assisting Robert in making King's Landing a monolith, and it will be useless. Banyan said in a stiff tone, and calmed down at the moment: "You can consider the stakes yourself." By the way, regular supplies are not in short supply and can be considered in the long run, but there is one uncommon thing that I really want you to collect for me as soon as possible - obsidian. Some are indeed available on the market, but as an ornament is expensive and scarce, and what the Night's Watch needs now is an abundance and cheap of obsidian. ”

"I read in a book that Dragonstone Island has a huge reserve of obsidian. Iger interjected duly, "As long as you can think of mining, it's definitely enough." ”

"I will write to Stannis to negotiate on this matter and ask him to facilitate you. Ed scoffed at Obsidian's suggestion of restraining the Stranger, but had already turned down a bunch of his brother's requests, and couldn't say any more. He looked out the window: "It's not too early, you guys go take a shower and change your clothes first, and get ready for dinner...... Robert was an old friend, but he was also a king, and if he was free to snub because he knew him well, even if he didn't care, he would inevitably fall into the hands of others. ”

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The two Night's Watch men bid farewell to the Duke of Winterfell and left the room, and Egger was led by Bunyan to the quarters. Although the Chief Ranger swore allegiance to the Night's Watch, he was a fake Stark after all, and the room he had lived in since he was a child in the castle was naturally reserved for him, and to Egg's surprise, the former also won a small room for himself in Winterfell.

It stands to reason that with the castle crowded at the moment, it would be nice for an ordinary night watchman soldier and an inconsequential little character to be able to grab a bunk in the inn in the village outside the castle, how could he still enjoy the accommodation in Winterfell like a large number of knights and ladies......?

All kinds of thoughts were churning in their minds, and the two met a teenager head-on.

"Uncle Bunyan!"

"Jon. The Chief Ranger smiled a little on his worried face, "You've grown taller again." ”

Although Iger does not recognize this young man who is not much different from the image in the TV series, he can already distinguish the identity of the person in front of him from the content of the greeting between the two - known to outsiders as the illegitimate son of Eddard Stark, and the actual identity is Jon Snow, the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark.

More than the other party's special status, there was another thing next to him that attracted Egger's attention even more: a snow-white little wolf looking up at him curiously with those red eyes.

(What's going on?!!) Because of his own existence, neither Gary nor Will escaped over the Wall, so the original scene of the execution of a Night's Watch deserter at the beginning of the plot would not have appeared...... The plot of the Stark family and a group of children encountering the dead ice wolf on the way back to Winterfell naturally no longer exists, so how did this damn Xiaoice wolf get into Jon Snow's hands?)

"If I'm not mistaken, this little guy next to you is an ice wolf. Bunyan Stark also discovered the existence of the wolf cub, and asked with some vigilance: "There is no distribution south of the Great Wall, where did it come from?"

"The villagers found its dead mother on a path outside of Winterfell, and Jory went to investigate and brought back a litter of wolf cubs, exactly six ......"

The Stark family's uncle and nephew chatted with each other, but Egger set off a monstrous wave in his heart - although the little wolf in front of him was small and cute, and did not make any threatening moves to himself, its appearance brought the time-traveler to doubt something: can he have crossed over, can it have an impact on the story of Game of Thrones?

Because of his own interference, Gary, who was supposed to be a deserter and beheaded, was chased by the stranger and was injured in the battle, and Will, who was hiding in the tree, escaped and was not killed by the corpse Weima Royce, which made the traverser come to the judgment that he could affect the progress of the plot.

So, even though Bunyan Stark was appointed as the guide for the next reconnaissance outside the walls, Iger still had a hint of luck in his heart: the Night King's army of the dead had not yet taken shape, but the Night's Watch army had already accepted Maester Aemon's advice and began collecting obsidian through various channels. If you can bring enough dragon crystal daggers, dragon crystal arrows, and even Valyrian steel weapons before the next patrol outside the wall...... Maybe it can change the situation of the initial battle of the human and ghost wars, and take advantage of the war from the very beginning, greatly weakening the threat of the ghosts?

Under the influence of this psychology, Egger's desire to escape, although firm, was not strong enough to run - his plan was that this trip to Winterfell would be the best way to slip away, and he would not risk killing his head if he did not have a good opportunity.

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However, the appearance of the Xiaoice wolf made Iger nervous: in this world where magic does exist, it seems impossible to say that there is some mysterious power in the underworld that prevents the plot from changing much...... Although his actions have changed the plot, to put it mildly, Gary and Will are small characters who are not worth mentioning: they come from humble backgrounds and do not have any amazing karma, and they are limited to the constraints of the Night's Watch and it is difficult to leave the Great Wall, whether they are dead or alive, and have little impact on the overall plot of Game of Thrones.

But Bunyan Stark is one of the undisputed key players. If that force does exist, is he destined to disappear and be transformed into the living dead on his next patrol out of the wall? If so, how sure can he survive and escape if he follows him to the front line of the human-ghost war?

Thinking about the worst, according to the setting of some online articles I have read, I have changed the plot and have been "exposed", and the unknown existence in charge of the fate of human beings in this world may have deliberately planned to kill myself.

Finding a way to escape requires a little more refreshment.

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"What do you think, let's go. Bunyan Stark had finished his reunion conversation with Jon and slapped Egg to pull him back from his thoughts: "Go take a shower, change your clothes, and you're going to have a dinner party." ”

"I'm participating, too?"

"Of course, not to mention that there are only two of us night watchmen in Winterfell at this moment, even if the entire legion is here, we will enjoy the treatment of guests. Bunyan, who had just said goodbye to his nephew, still had a warm smile on his face, and his mood was obviously a little lighter: "Enjoy it, and only in the north can the night watchman get some respect." ”

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