144. The sieve-like Red Fort
A foul smell spread from the walls of King's Landing.
That's the stench of half a million people piling up without a sewer plan.
It's not necessary to say that it is a biological weapon, Lan En can keenly feel these smells, but whether it is a witcher or a space marine, this is a human enhancement unit dedicated to combat.
Witchers inevitably have to deal with monsters that live in garbage or feces, and Space Marines can breathe most of the poisonous gases in the universe directly with their bodies.
Odor can affect their mood, but it's impossible to say that it affects their physiological responses.
"King's Landing has been like this since it was built, but you don't have to worry. We'll live in the Red Fort, which is hilly and the stench doesn't drift high. In King's Landing, if you want to live a decent life, you have to dispose of real estate at a high level. ”
Lane was now riding alongside Eddard, and the Duke of the North was explaining the capital to young men.
This very cold-looking man is actually quite talkative.
"Thank you."
Ran's eyes took his eyes off the book for a moment, and he bowed slightly to Eddard Stark.
The Duke of the North opened his mouth slightly, watching the gorgeous silver hair, which was as smooth as a waterfall, slip down the young man's delicate side face.
The emperor's son's innate ceremonial temperament made Lan En look quite personable even if he just nodded.
Is this guy really not a Targaryen?
Ed even began to doubt his own judgment in his heart.
But then, Lane started reading again, and Ed came back to his senses.
The Duke of the North shook his head.
The Targaryen family is finished, and even if there are descendants, they are only two children on the other side of the Narrow Sea. They don't even have the ability to get the education that a royal family should have.
How can such a character be cultivated?
The convoy entered King's Landing, making its way to the highest palace complex in the city.
It is the Red Fort, named after the large red roof with white stone walls.
Most of the people in the convoy had begun to feel relaxed and cheerful as they returned to King's Landing.
Arya and her sister are happy to be in a new place.
The convoys of the north are strained by the city's sheer population.
The convoy is most afraid of crowded crowds.
Rann nimbly squeezed his place from the edge of the convoy into the middle.
He had just seen someone pouring a night pot into the street from the window of the second-floor house.
Yellow, green, and green liquids and solids smashed into the ground, splashing on the legs of passing horses and the knights' capes.
"Bang bang, Arya."
Lane knocked on the window of the carriage where the little girl and her sister were.
The wooden window opened with a bang, revealing two small red faces.
Arya was excited, and the beautiful girl with long red hair next to her, Sansa Stark, was because of Ran's face.
"Take a good look at Nymeria and the lady, you don't want the two of them to have fun in the street and jump on you again."
"If they jump on you, then I won't let you get within two meters of me all day today."
Lan En instructed Arya very seriously.
The little girl rolled her eyes in displeasure.
"I see!"
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In front of the Prime Minister's Tower in the Red Keep, the Duke of the North began to prepare to unload and move.
Lan didn't have his huge Oron coins with him when he came, and he only had a dozen Oren with him here.
Although it is also a gold coin, it is different from the local gold dragon coin in terms of shape and gold content, so it is a little difficult to make a move, and it will be a loss.
Eddard himself agreed to Arya's promise to collect materials for Ran's exotic flora and fauna.
Hearing that he didn't have any work to do at this time, he simply hired Lan En as a member of the escort team.
It's hard to find a single mercenary who can fight and be friendly.
Lan En wasn't too worried that he would miss the turbulent stabilization period of the Celestial Sphere Convergence Rift.
Not to mention that there is also the Lady of the Lake over there to help, judging by Belengar's experience alone.
A powerful flying predator whose life range is estimated to be measured in square kilometers.
Just like that, it can be returned to its own world, which shows that the 'repatriation' strength of the Celestial Sphere Convergence Rift is still quite strong.
I just need to go to the original location in a few months to see it.
"Lanne! Come and help! ”
The captain of the guard, Jory Kesso, beckoned to Lane, who had just dismounted.
Lan En is not hypocritical, he has to work when he becomes someone else's guard.
stepped forward and bent down to grab the fixed rope, and he picked up the two heavy wooden boxes one by one and walked towards the prime minister's tower.
Jory Kesso, also carrying a bag of marijuana on his shoulder, walked beside Lane.
"Is it my delusion? I always think you like to ask me to do me a little favor. Like handing over a cup or something. ”
Carrying two large wooden boxes up the stairs, Lan En breathed steadily and spoke to the captain of the guard behind him.
Jory Keso laughed, almost getting angry as she carried something upstairs.
"Haha-ahem, ahem, of course not."
"Why is that?"
"You're more of a nobleman than many of the nobles I've ever met, Lan. So it's actually pretty cool to ask you to help. ”
Lan smacked his lips and chuckled.
"Okay."
This guy is not a nuisance, he always has a satisfied look on his face after Lan En has done him a little favor, and this candid and generous personality is also very interesting.
The process of moving into the Prime Minister's Tower is not cumbersome.
Ed didn't bring much furniture with him, and the Prime Minister's Tower itself was well stocked.
So after Lan went upstairs to set up the boxes, Alya could already be seen taking Namelia and starting to play in the tower.
"By the way, where did the Prime Minister go?"
Lan tilted his head and asked Jory.
"There are many affairs in the kingdom, and the former prime minister died in a hurry, and as soon as the lord arrived, he went to the royal council. I heard that His Majesty the King is going to hold a grand and extraordinary tournament to celebrate the inauguration of the Prime Minister. ”
Speaking of this, Jory lowered his voice and approached Lan En's side, looking well-informed.
"I heard that the winner's prize can be tens of thousands of gold dragons! It's enough to arm a small order of knights! ”
Lan En's brows furrowed slightly, and the first thing he felt was unusual was not the share of the prize money, but the spread of the news.
"We've just entered King's Landing, and even the Red Keep has only been in for three hours, so where did you hear from you?"
Jory was immediately asked, and when he thought about it, he couldn't even remember where he had heard it.
I just feel like a lot of people are talking about it along the way.
Lan knew what was going on as soon as he saw his expression.
The Imperial Council is still going on, but one of the decisions has already been passed out. Isn't this Red Fort leaking like a sieve!
It could not have been the king's circumvention of the royal council, and if it were, it would have to be made public to the whole city with Robert's character.
"Tut-tut"
Lan En shook his head slightly.
"I'm a little skeptical that Eddard's personality can outplay the people in this city."
(End of chapter)