The fertile land between the Trident River and its many tributaries is recognized as a land of wealth by the Seven Kingdoms...... But compared to the nearby fertile riverlands, its fate is rather ill-fated.

Located in the middle of Westeros, the Fertile Land of the Three Rivers has never been at peace for long in history. This war-ridden land has not been able to be unified by powerful local families such as the "Green Hands" like Riverbend for thousands of years after the Mudd family was wiped out by the invading Andals, so it has not been able to cultivate a special sense of belonging and mutual identity like the Riverbend nobles. It was not easy to end the division and separation, but it was actually in the form of "being conquered by outsiders...... Oppressed and exploited by the Storm King for hundreds of years, he finally ran away, got out of the wolf's den and entered the tiger's mouth, and let the family of the king of the Iron Islands, the Blackheart Heron, rule for a hundred years......

It wasn't until Aegon came with the dragon to conquer the Seven Kingdoms that the Riverlands relied on switching factions to be decisive enough to finally have a local ruling family, Tully.

This land, which has been traumatized by war and the pain of enslavement by outsiders, to put it in modern terms, has been tortured to the point that it cannot stand up on its knees. Even after three hundred years of stability under the rule of the Targaryens, they have not been able to recuperate enough to match the territory and presence of the other seven kingdoms, and there are no fierce folk customs or heroes, and even the ruling family is accustomed to hugging other people's thighs by marriage...... From the commoners to the princes, they were bloodless and accustomed to pinning their hopes on the protection of their allies through marriage.

Edmure Tully and his army chased and intercepted the team sent by Tywin to burn and loot, but it was not until the arrival of the allied army that the thousands of Lannisters were driven out of his territory, much to the detriment of all of Westeros.

Jokes aside, the arrival of a large number of summoned vassals and allies did quickly turn the tide. With the arrival of the Eastern Riverland Army and the Valley Cavalry led by the Freys, the outnumbered Lion Food-Burning Team soon ran out of room and was forced to withdraw from the combat zone.

After resting for a few days in the western part of the devastated Hejian Land, waiting for the vanguard troops to come to the north and arranging for the transfer of food, the coalition forces began to march westward along the Hejian Avenue singing war songs, and within a few days arrived at the Golden Tooth City Fortress, an important barrier to the east of the western border, resting on the spot and preparing for an attack.

At the same time, the royal army also marched along the Golden Avenue to the foot of the deep cave city, the Shield Islands and Qingting Island fleets in the River Bay set sail north to prepare for the blockade of Lannisport, and the vanguard of the land army also crossed the border along the coastal road and entered the battlefield, and soon arrived at the Yangji Hall, an important defense line of Lanniport to the south......

With the Great War on the horizon, the Lannisters are facing their greatest military test ever, but the enemy is much more than that - and contrary to the sympathy of the Righteous of the Vale, Tywin's strength and iron fist over the years have offended many people. The Stormlands army had already marched on the Golden Avenue to reinforce the king's army, and even Dorne, who had always had little interest in external disputes, had gathered tens of thousands of troops this time, and murderously took advantage of the riverbend to go north, with the intention of slaughtering the lion family and avenging the revenge of Princess Elia.

With the armies of the Six Nations marching forward with great momentum, the villages and small families on the outskirts of the Lannister fiefdom all fell in anticipation, and the western frontier was known for its abundance of gold rather than its vastness, and there was not much strategic depth...... As a result, the actual control area of the Lannister family has shrunk by half in just a few days, leaving only Golden Tooth City, Crag Rock City, and the Chicken Hall, surrounded by mountains and close to the Sunset Sea, tens of thousands of Lannister troops have shrunk in this land that is not much larger than the land given by the Night's Watch, and the continuation of the family's existence has become precarious in the blink of an eye.

Overwhelming superiority was established in an instant, but the east coast of Westeros began to be raided by pirates of dubious origin in large numbers and frequently, and if not bone-wracking, flies buzzing were annoying...... In response to this harassment, the three fleets of the King, Dragonstone, and Stormlands did not circumvent Dorne to participate in the siege of the West, but left the harbor and began to cruise the coasts of the important seas, occasionally bringing back news of encounters and even encounters with pirate ships.

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The battle to exterminate the lion was in full swing, and the difference in strength between the two sides was so great that no one doubted the final victory. The riches of the Westside are well known, and the villages and castles that have surrendered have still brought considerable loot to the coalition strikers even though they have been looted by the feudal lord Tywin, and how many golden loot will be waiting for everyone after the capture of Lannisport and Castle Rock...... With a bright future and no risk of being bogged down in a protracted war, the impact of the war on the Night's Watch industry was much smaller than originally anticipated, and apart from the fact that the price of armaments had increased according to the old rules, life was almost entirely business as usual...... Even Iger couldn't help but wonder if he had done the right thing about his order to cancel the Third Paper Factory.

Fortunately, the plan to divide the eggs went quite smoothly, and the improved lipstick and soap were not badly received as soon as they were launched. It's good news that the third paper mill that was diverted for it didn't lose money, and how to deal with the fact that there is no decrease in orders for books...... It's a big deal to build an additional workshop.

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The square in the middle of King's Landing was crowded with onlookers. A night watchman ...... Or rather, the ghoul drama is being staged, and today is the last one. This was a large-scale marketing campaign that would determine the profitability of the Night's Watch industry for some time to come, and even though he was busy with everything, Iger took the time to bring Nina to the scene in person.

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As early as the day the ghouls entered King's Landing, he had already begun to contemplate returning them to commercial use, and before he could act, the Prime Minister inadvertently ordered the ghouls to be returned...... Wouldn't it be a tyrannical thing to take advantage of this kind of God-given opportunity?

But when he said goodbye to the caged ghoul, Iger immediately realized that it would not be a stroke of luck to be judged unclean and pulled out of the Red Keep, but a certainty.

In the days I've been in my Red Keep cell, it's already starting to rot.

To be precise, it was the ghouls' arms that began to rot.

On the day of the King's Landing, Eddard Stark cut off one of the ghouls' arms with his sword, and then, for the sake of showing it to an important person or just for safety, its other arm was also cut off by someone else, and the two arms were hung in the corners of the cage with iron hooks, one of which was crawling with maggots and smelling foul, and the other was still moving, and the condition was not optimistic.

Egger had previously guessed that ghouls would die when ice magic ran out, and now these two rotten arms were the strong support for his theory.

The ghoul who had lost both arms was still alive and kicking in the cage, and its chest was full of holes after being subjected to countless "body examination swords", and its heart might have turned into shredded flesh...... There was no doubt that it would be more useful to the Night's Watch in this way, but as the ice magic in its body was constantly escaping and would fall apart at some point, Egg decided to use its residual heat in a more exciting way - to show it in public, and eventually kill it with obsidian.

Half of the King's Landing garrison was now allies of the Night's Watch industry, and the remaining half had the intention of asking Egger for a cover, and in such a situation, how convenient it was to get things done was not an exaggeration to describe it as a "flying enjoyment" - just a little mention of the matter, Aral Diem ran inside and out, negotiated with several other detachment leaders in King's Landing, and quickly completed the matter for Egger.

The garrison vacated the square in front of the Alchemist's Guild Hall in the heart of King's Landing—driving out vendors, demolishing illegal buildings, and clearing the ground for the Night's Watch to temporarily display ghouls. Every morning, a team of guards from the Night's Watch Logistics Department would pull the ghouls to the site and show them to evacuate in the afternoon, using the method of seeing is believing, so that those who still insist on not believing evil can see with their own eyes the crisis facing the defenders of the Great Wall.

The drama is not static, and as the release date of obsidian merchandise approaches, it has finally changed from a simple display to a hands-on one.

Hang the ghoul in a cage with a chain that passes through the body, cut off a leg, hold the still movable stump around the field, and then stab it in public with an obsidian dagger, completely ending its life, and finally setting it on fire.

The next day, cut off the other leg, which was also ruined. This shocking performance caused an uproar and caused countless controversies, ordinary people were shocked by the fact that the body was still able to move, and the Virgin was outraged by this bloody and cruel scene...... These are irrelevant, and the most realistic and crucial part is that hundreds of residents of King's Landing have seen and even touched a part of the ghouls up close, and the rumors of the hell on earth outside the Cypriots have once again been hyped to a new high!

On the third day, today, the final day of this horrific show, the day when the armies of the Six Nations on the front line begin their official offensive against the West, and Igger's obsidian merchandise goes on sale, the Night's Watch industry will perform in public: how to kill the ghouls' nemesis, obsidian, once and for all.

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The crowd was already rubbing shoulders and crowding. It was full of people on all sides, talking excitedly to each other, pushing and shoving to get closer to the front desk, hundreds of golden-robed men did their best to maintain order, and most of the onlookers did not know what obsidian was, but only knew from others that today would be their last chance to see the ghouls.

Surrounded and guarded by the soldiers of the "guard squad", Egger was still swaying from side to side, and after hesitating, he patted Nina and motioned for his subordinates to escort him away. As the big boss of the Night's Watch industry, he already has a reputation and prestige that far exceeds his abilities, and it's time to keep a proper low profile and mystery to maintain his deterrentness.

This kind of scene should not and will not be in person, and for the result, it is really not uncommon for him to have even killed strange ghosts.

Exiting the crowd, they stood far away on the steps of the Alchemist's Guild Hall, looking out at the wooden platform in the center of the square.

The ghouls, who had been cut into sticks, were hung from the top of the cage by chains, but they still writhed and roared, swaying in the cage like a swing, and as a black-clad soldier armed with a spear appeared, the crowd of onlookers began to become more excited, and the person on the stage raised his hand to signal silence, before he began to raise his voice and speak loudly. I couldn't hear what he was saying from a distance of hundreds of meters, but Egger and Nina didn't care - every word of every line that the people on the stage were saying at the moment, the next second, and even after finishing the business, were determined by Nina and the management of the relevant departments, and were approved after being reviewed by Egger.

"My lord, it occurred to me that we could hold an auction when this ghoul killing show was over. Nina continued to wear makeup as usual at Egger's request, although it was only a shallow layer, but it made her look radiant in the sun: "Just sell this spear that kills ghouls, with a pointed handle and a good price!"

Egg raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised: "Hmm...... Good idea, send someone over to inform them and have them make a supplementary announcement when it's over. ”

On the wooden platform in the distance, the demonstrator who was shouting and finished the call raised the weapon with the obsidian spear tip in his hand and aimed it at the caged ghouls, the noise became more and more intense, but the ghouls would not beg for mercy and could not dodge, under the gaze of everyone, the man in black with the spear took a step forward and stabbed the obsidian spear tip into the ghoul chest.

The air was silent for a moment, as if everyone in the room had taken a breath at the same time, and after a second, the noise resounded. Under the gaze of countless eyes, the caged ghoul ...... The humanoid creature that was still writhing and roaring after being struck by countless swords in front of everyone finally fell silent.

The Demon Slayer drew his spear, wiped the corpse oil off the tip of the spear, and spoke loudly again. Iger knew that this was the beginning of the introduction of obsidian, and took advantage of this moment to inform those who still hadn't heard that this black glass had the power to kill all kinds of spirits such as ghouls and ghosts, as well as ward off evil spirits and expelle cold, and to provide information on where they could be purchased.

"You reminded me that just selling obsidian as a ward off evil seems to be too one-dimensional, and we need to find ways to open up more profitable ways. Iger looked at the employees on the high platform who were working hard to sell their products, and had an idea: "Go back and arrange the production of some obsidian daggers, spear tips and arrowheads, and spread the news through the tavern brothels under our control, telling everyone: the civilian goods that the Night's Watch industry has taken out and sold openly in the store are low-grade leftovers, and the obsidian weapons used by the Night's Watch Legion in actual combat on the front line are of better quality, the internal energy is more refined, and the effect of warding off evil spirits and killing ghosts is better, but it is strictly controlled and can only be purchased through special channels." ”

"Then we can find an employee, pretend to be an inner ghost who stole a military obsidian weapon, and sell it!" Nina's eyes lit up: "The price can also be increased!"

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