A pair of master and apprentice were playing as they walked, and soon found Messira, who had just returned from his brother's place.

The little princess was still well-behaved and sensible, and she expressed her gratitude to Iger the first time she saw him—sincerely. Although she had received Egger's promise before, she did not expect that the commander-in-chief of the night watch would be able to keep in mind the matter of her own fallen princess in such a way, even if she was about to go to King's Landing on official business, she did not forget to arrange everything in advance: after he set off for the East China Sea to board the ship and head south half a month ago, someone soon followed the instructions to find a kitten for her brother Tomman, which was still healthy and beautiful, and weaned and easy to feed.

Although the Stark family treats her well, it feels quite different from being "taken care of" and "being respected and taken to heart".

After adjusting the room so that the two girls could live in the same room, they talked about the dilemma Egg was facing at the moment during a casual conversation on the way back together.

"Defections that openly disobey orders must be severely punished, otherwise it will be difficult for adults to manage the land grant in the future. The little princess said earnestly, "But if the means are too cruel, it is easy to attract backlash." I have seen many similar stories in the historical record of the king executing a rebellious or disrespectful nobleman, and the family and heirs of the nobles at the time expressed obedience, but secretly held a grudge, continued to disobey and even participated in the conspiracy behind the scenes, and finally finally stood against the king again in another turmoil some time later. Your Excellency, you are now the king of the land grant, and you have to pay special attention to the ways and means to deal with this kind of thing. ”

"The metaphor of a king is not appropriate, but it is true, and that is my concern. Iger nodded in agreement, and then deliberately glanced at Arya, the meaning could not be clearer: look at other people's children, don't think about playing all day.

Miss Stark was immediately unhappy by this star, and immediately put forward her own opinion: "It would be better to kill my son directly, and then divide his subjects and assign them to other tribes to manage." Solve the problem at the root, haven't you used this trick before. ”

Messira shook her head: "Cutting the grass and eradicating the roots sounds pleasant, and it is indeed the safest...... But Lord Egger is now facing his own subjects, not enemies, and he cannot be generalized. The Commander created a school for education and management, rather than simply putting the children under house arrest from these new land-grantee families, and certainly wanted to not only take them hostage, but also to influence their ideas and gain their loyalty. He now has to consider not only what the child thinks, but also how his actions affect his image in the eyes of the children and the entire land-granting population. 'A classmate was put to death for his father's mistake' will give the Cypriot children the impression of the Commander-in-Chief as cruel and ruthless, and it would be nice if the adults took the hard line from the beginning, but your 'pro-savage' attribute has been ingrained in the eyes of everyone, and if your words and deeds are inconsistent with your style of doing things, you will not only have a bad reputation for being moody and emotionally unstable, but also attract the contempt and ridicule of those who are opposed to accepting the wild people in the first place. The result of a thankless act is worse than acting impartially and killing only the leader. ”

Arya could only roughly understand this pass, but she could feel that Messira's words were reasonable and clear, and she felt that she was being compared to her master in front of her, and she was even more unconvinced: "Then tell me, what should my master do now?"

"Hmm......" Messira's pink-carved, doll-like little face made a serious thinking expression, revealing an unexpected cuteness. After a while, she had an idea: "Isn't your lord the commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch, he obviously has a ready-made solution, why not use it?"

Reminded by this, Arya also immediately thought of it, and hurriedly called out: "Ah! Let that leader be dressed in black! Send him to the front line of the most dangerous Grand Canyon!"

"Yes, yes. If he dies in battle against the Strangers, everyone will be happy, and as long as he is justly honored, no one can hold a grudge against Lord Iger for a soldier dying in battle...... Even if he had been safe and sound, with the Night's Watch, he would not pose any threat to the adults. ”

Hey!

Egger raised his eyebrows, he also thought of the idea, but what he didn't expect was that a twelve-year-old girl, in less than a minute, would be able to come up with the same plan that coincided with her own thoughtful thoughts...... This is nothing, what really surprised him was that Messira could see the purpose behind his establishment of the school, the disadvantage and advantages of doing so and so, and the most powerful - he obviously thought of a way, but deliberately reminded Arya to let her answer first, so as not to be too stupid to set off the former by being in the limelight the whole time...... Let the relationship between the "sisters" ossify.

Arya, who is not stupid, was compared to each other, and she was simply crushed, which can't be summed up by ice and snow cleverness alone!

For the first time, Iger didn't have to look at a girl to look at Messira with interest.

It was different from what the little princess thought: his previous politeness and friendliness were not so much that he took her affairs to heart, but that he was at least polite and trustworthy that modern people have long been accustomed to. But it wasn't until this time that he really began to face up to this little princess of the former dynasty who had both talent and courage.

But Messira's idea was not finished.

"And, my lord, you can still go with the plan: let the boy decide for himself what to do with his father, and see how he behaves. If he begs you to let his father live, and you come up with a 'compromise plan' in such a way that you agree to make his father clothed in black to avoid death and atone, and carry out the original plan, and at the same time gain a favor and loyalty, will you not kill two birds with one stone?"

"This ...... Yours is the case. ”

Previously only a little interested, Egger hardly knew what to praise her now.

This kind of trick has a written name in the world from which Egger originally came, called Imperial Power Technique. As a vast discipline and art, its content can be more complex and all-encompassing than that of the Monarch, which is simple to say, but it is quite another to skillfully apply it to real life...... How can a little girl be so skilled in this kind of thing? Is it that she is in a particularly good state today and seems to be full of wisdom, or is her IQ, EQ and knowledge so high and rich, but she has no place and opportunity to play in the original plot?

Egger now has a steady, executive, and loyal team under his command, and what he lacks is a knowledgeable, knowledgeable Westeros who can give him advice and provide another way of thinking to avoid a mishap. After crossing into this world, Egg has long mastered the status of the lower level to fool the status and power of the people above him, but now, this skill has gradually lost the opportunity for him to use, and he has little experience in the upside-down control.

This is a completely new field, and Messira's level and wisdom in this area are so high...... That's exactly what I'm missing!

Iger sighed. Even if Messira's behavior today was not accidental, she was a girl, the child of Cersei and Jaime - just as she was not qualified to comment on Arya's marriage arrangement: as a de facto hostage of Catelyn Tully's titular adopted daughter, Iger had no position or reason to ask her to come and put her with him.

It's a pity.

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In the days that followed, Egger took Arya around Houguan as promised - not to make time to play with her, of course, but to regain control of his territory after leaving for a while, and a lot of final preparations also needed to be supervised and guided by himself. Anyway, she must be running around, and the limited amount of time it takes to carry out all this work with one more person will not only relieve Miss Stark's boredom, but also make her feel that she is noticed and valued.

No way, this girl's previous unintentional remark made Egg a little uneasy: he did accept this apprentice who used her as a quick channel to inquire about the news. But - the essence of the human world is that it is true that py transactions and mutual use are true, but most of the time you still have to cover it up with some glamorous things such as feelings and righteousness, so as to make things warm and more acceptable...... Arya grew up and became sensible, no longer as easy to fool as she was when she was a child, and Egg didn't dare to casually leave her aside now. If one day she feels like she's run out of use and abandoned—a friend who turns his face can do much more damage than an enemy.

Unlike in the past, now, when he has the opportunity, he also brings Messira. This little princess has shown extraordinary intelligence, and although she doesn't know what it is for, she can't go wrong with brushing her favorability.

Iger first inspected the crowded residential areas of the outer city and the tents outside the city walls, and responded to the rumors that he was "afraid that the strange ghosts had run away" by appearing in person. In particular, he visited and observed the giants who had been temporarily settled outside the city walls.

The big guys actually lived not too far from Houguan Town, but considering their slow and slow nature, Iger still included them in the "first batch of evacuees" when arranging the plan—the ones who should immediately retreat to Houguan Town when the intermediate warning signal was released. Even in this case, the speed of the lazy big men was still beyond his expectations: it was less than a hundred miles from the habitat to Houguan Town, and they actually walked for ten days before they arrived, and they almost didn't reach it when the false alarm occurred, and Zhenshengsheng killed the guide who was responsible for leading the way.

Considering the sheer size and strength of the giants, and the devastating damage that could be caused by a clash with a person within the crowded walls, Yam temporarily resettled them in the wilderness outside the walls, far from the city gates. The big men aroused Arya's great interest, but despite the girl's insistence, Egg refused her desire to get up close and personal with the giant.

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Then there was the preparation of the big killer in the industrial area: under the awakening of Egger, Cobain almost only took half a day to find the correct purification plan for "salt-containing nitrate". Under the vertical command of the command, the entire industrial area, except for the iron-smelting department, which still provides the production and repair of conventional weapons and equipment, and the foundry assigned to Tob Mott, which is also responsible for recasting the Dark Sisters, has been retained, and most of the remaining weapons research and experimental work has been halted - all the freed up space, equipment and personnel have been invested in the purification of salt nitrate and the assembly of dragon crystal explosives.

Although Dragonstone was locked down by Daenerys, the Night's Watch temporarily lost their sources of obsidian and brimstone, but they had enough to stockpile. Explosive bombs are being produced at an average rate of dozens per day, but ...... As the final hole card, these big killers have already been improved by countless live explosion tests in the secret proving ground, and Egger just let Arya and Messira take a look, but he won't play to make them happy.

In stark contrast to the continuous production of spheres, there are a large number of flame-out copper smelting furnaces with different sizes and thicknesses, stacked in piles of open tubes: the cannon casting department has successfully solved the difficulties of forming after difficult research and cast cannon-shaped bronze vessels, they are only far from the copper tubes turning into artillery The further improvement of the material and the control of accuracy and power are just a few more important moments, but obviously, at this most critical juncture, it is impossible for Iger to use the precious gunpowder to test the shooting weapon - Unless the Night King waits for another half a year on the opposite side of the Grand Canyon, it will probably be after the battle is over.

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The Grand Canyon and Seal Bay still come back and forth every day to ask for help, and the preparations for the big killer are in order, with no mistakes or surprises...... In this atmosphere of war in full swing, the casting of the "Lightbringer" has also quietly stepped on the right track.

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