Chapter 0999: The Great Army Goes North
"Die in battle?" said Arya, "you won't die in battle, and if you die in battle, I'll be with you." ”
"It's urgent, you have to be ordered to leave. Will said lightly.
"I'm not leaving, never. ”
Bunyan said at the mouth of the cave, "Lord Will, it seems that you have to find another person you can trust. ”
"Arya, the secret of the Lightbringer Sword is too important to be divulged. No one can be given a chance. It's also the Stark family's crypt, and you're responsible. ”
The mouse laughed, "Don't talk so much about life and death, Lord Will, you'll be fine, and Arya will be fine." ”
"Well, we shouldn't talk about this topic anymore. ”
"Then now go to Little Will to test the sword. Arya said.
The temperature is too high, no wonder you need a non-ice physique. But Daenerys is a non-burner, and it is okay to burn in the flames, so naturally she can easily go up and draw her sword.
If anyone who approaches the Lightbringer can draw their sword, it's on a first-come, first-served basis.
But why can't it be Jon Targaryen?
Jon is not an imburner.
The Stark bloodline is not lost to the Targaryens. Jon's mother is his aunt Lyanna Stark, and his father is Rhaegar Targaryen.
"Will Jon's constitution be transformed?" Arya asked suddenly.
In Arya's heart, she didn't want Daenerys to try, nor did she want Little Will to draw his sword, because Little Will was born to Will and Big Gilly, and ...... with her Well...... She was jealous......
In Arya's mind, the most suitable person is Jon Targaryen.
If Jon Targaryen's bloodline is transformed, Arya is willing to be the first to bring Jon here to pull out the Lightbringer.
However, Will had told Arya that Jon was afraid of fire. Once a Night Watch brother turned into a ghoul and attacked the Commander-in-Chief Mormont at Castle Black, Jon threw an oil lamp on the ghoul's body, burning the ghoul and setting the curtains on fire, and Jon was burned in the firefighting.
If it was Daenerys, that little bit of fire would have no effect on her.
At the moment, it seems that only Will and Daenerys can easily walk to the graveyard and try to draw their swords.
However, Arya always felt that anyone who could walk through the cemetery and withstand the rising temperatures would be able to draw their sword.
The sword was not poured into the stones of the cemetery, but stood on the ground in vain, and the sword looked tarnished, perhaps because of its age, or because of the fact that it was being watched.
If the god appears and the sword has a sword spirit, in order to protect himself and not attract attention, it is possible that the lightbringer will hide himself.
Arya began to think crankily.
Will said, "I can't stand it anymore, I have to go up." ”
"Let's go!" Arya realized that her body was so hot that her clothes and pants seemed to be on fire.
Her hair was also very hot, but she was able to resist it. Will, on the other hand, could no longer resist. In the end, the bloodline of the Stark family is the bloodline of the king, and the bloodline that has been breeding in the north for nearly 10,000 years without interruption.
So, the group came out and went up to the ground. The statue of the Patriarch was restored by Bunyan Stark.
"Who is the ancestor?" said Arya, looking at the last statue. 、
"Brindon Stark's father. The torch was lit, and in the flickering light of the fire, Bunyan said.
The statue's hands are empty, and judging by the posture of the hands, it should be holding a long sword.
"Where's Brynden Stark, the Builder?"
"This is. Bunyan Stark pointed to the second statue.
"This ancestor should have a long sword in his hand. Arya said.
"The sword was broken when I first came. I went to get the sword, and it turned to dust. Will said.
"The sword turned to ashes?"
"Arya, that sword has been over eight thousand years old. Bunyan Stark said.
"Time is the magic of all. Arya sighed.
"Yes!"
The group of four walked out of the long, long, long tomb, and Arya suddenly felt heavy and didn't want to speak.
Because Will said that if he died in battle, it would be necessary for Arya to lead someone here to draw his sword.
Did Will foresee something?
Also, why don't you bring people here to draw their swords now?
"Will, Uncle Bunyan, why don't we bring Jon, Little Will, and Daenerys here to draw their swords now?"
"Lord Will's plan is to keep the Night King from any sensitivity, and to surprise and kill him when he feels that he has a chance of victory. The Lightbringer is our wonder soldier. Let the sword be drawn now, the Lightbringer will reappear, the reincarnation of Assoel Ahi will reappear, and the news will leak out. Bunyan Stark said.
"Secrecy, absolute secrecy, for the Lightbringer to appear when the Night King is unprepared. Will said.
"On this side of the Great Wall, we don't need to be careful. ”
"The Night King's will can't cross the Great Wall of Despair, but the will of the Cold God can. "We have to be careful and careful. ”
"Well, Will, I don't think Little Will is as tall as this sword, even if he does, he can't use this sword. Arya said.
"You're quite right. Will said.
"What if the Lightbringer has secrets we don't know?" Bunyan disagreed with Arya's words. He was bent on keeping the Lightbringer in Stark's hands, not Jon Targaryen or Daenerys Targaryen.
"Maybe. Everything will only be known after the sword is drawn. Will said.
"I think we should tell the secrets of Winterfell's underground to someone very reliable. Arya said.
"Who?"
"Melisandre. ”
"Agreed!" Will said. His eyes looked at Bunyan Stark.
"Agreed!" said Bunyan Stark.
Melisandre is with Little Will, as well as Big Gilly and her sisters. Melisandre believes that Little Will is the reincarnation of Assor Ah, and believes that the Lightbringer will appear because of Little Will. It's just that she doesn't know the secrets of the Lightbringer, and she doesn't know where the Lightbringer is.
She trained Little Will in the Mole Village, waiting for some kind of opportunity.
Bunyan agreed to Will and Arya's proposal because if the Battle of the Wall of Despair was unfavorable and Will and Arya died together, then Melisandre would bring little Will with him, which was a hindsight in misfortune and must be prepared.
When everyone arrived at the exit of the tomb, Arya suddenly remembered a serious problem.
"Uncle Bunyan, there are strangers and ghouls on this side of the North, you are an undead, do you know those things?"
"Yes!"
"What the hell is going on? On the foundation of the Great Wall of Desperation, a huge magic circle is drawn to prevent the passage of strange ghosts and ghouls, unless the Night King tears down the Great Wall of Devastation. As I understand it, there is no reason why there are strangers and ghouls in the territory of the North. The appearance of strangers and ghouls will not appear sporadically, but should appear a legion. ”
"The strange ghosts or ghouls that appear in the north are us. The mouse laughed.
Arya and Will were stunned.
"Why?" said Arya, the question Will wanted to ask.
"We want to know if the strangers will appear in the North and the people of the North will panic and cause chaos. Bunyan said.
"The result?"
"No, whether it was a nobleman or a commoner, everyone plucked up the courage and united more closely. Bunyan said.
"The people of the North are not a bad breed. Arya said resolutely.
"Yes, the bones of the people of the North are hard, especially in the face of this winter of extermination, they do not show panic. They got used to the stuff of ghosts and ghouls, and the rat and I appeared as ghosts and were chased by people. Bunyan let out a faint laugh for the first time.
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Ten days later, the army marched on King's Road in the Wolf Forest, and the Free Folk and the Wolf Forest tribe were fine, but the southern army was already miserable. Mace had a high fever and Randolph Tully had pain in his legs and was unable to ride a horse.
The snow on the ground was very thick, the sky was snowing heavily, the temperature was very cold, and many soldiers from the south could not get up after sitting on the side of the road. This is a battle loss that has not yet begun.
Will immediately ordered all the southern warriors to return to Winterfell, and hollow out the underground and build an underground passage outside the sheltered town of Winterfell. If the snow gets thicker, the strangers and ghouls will not be able to fight on the snow, and they will also be stuck in the deep snow.
It's just that they don't get stuck in the snow and don't affect their life and breath, while the Terrans can't survive in the snow that is higher than their human heights.
The battle for the Great Wall of Desperation will most likely take place underground. Strangers and ghouls will pass through layers of snow to find passages where humans live underground, and then come in and kill Terrans.
Because of the heavy snow, Will can only speculate like this, otherwise, such a wind and snow, if it continues to rain for dozens of days, the snow on the ground will make people unable to walk. I can't even walk, what kind of battle are I fighting?
In the past winter, the snow thickness of the Great Wall of Desperation would also reach a depth of more than ten meters. The underground passages and various buildings of the Great Wall of Desperation are used for winter.
The entire village of Mole Village is underground, with only a small half of the roof exposed, and the real buildings are all underground, which is to cope with the coming of winter. When the Wraiths come in the snowstorm, the battle is likely to take place underground.
Three days later, Will led the Freedfolk and the Wolf Grove tribe to Jon Amber's domain: the Last Fireplace.
The Amber family - this is the great nobles of the North closest to the Night's Watch.
In the final Hearth, where the troops take a break, Will has to admire the dog-headed Ham, who is pregnant and walks faster in the snow than the soldiers. Taryn Ash's mammoth also 'walks in the snow without a trace', knowing where there are traps and always walking on hard ground, not sinking into snow-covered streams and burrows of rotten leaves.
In the last Hearthplace City, the army was well rested and replenished.
In the evening, Will and the generals gathered around the fire and gossiped in the hall of Jon Amber's house.
Jaime said, "Lord Will, the Southern warriors have come to the North not to deal with strangers and ghouls, but the cold. What they need to overcome is the cold and snow. ”
"There are always most soldiers who can get used to it. Will said, "If you can't adapt to it, you will also be a war merit if you sacrifice." “
"Being in Winterfell gives them a better time to get used to it. Arya said, "Once they're fully used to Winterfell, it'll be easy to get back to the Wall." ”
"The soldiers in the south are small birds, the flowers in the greenhouse, the desperate Great Wall in the north, the mountain eagles, or the ice and snow roses. Mu Dun said.
"Mu Dun, do you miss your Mei? The newlyweds are separated, it's miserable. Jaime laughed.
"I would like to," said Woodshield, "Lord Jaime, do you have any better advice?"
"Borrow Lord Will's griffon, go back to the Bitter Bridge, and fly back at dawn. Jaime said solemnly.
Everyone laughed.
Will beckoned Rams Burton, who was bent on making a mark, to come to the front and sit down next to him.
The northerners were accustomed to the cold, which was not comparable to the southern soldiers of Tyrellle. The Northerners followed Will and Arya north to the Great Wall, while the Southerners had no choice but to turn back.
The leader of the Horror Castle is Rams Burton.
"Rams, are you a knight?"
"Not yet, sir. ”
"Lord Will, he used to be an illegitimate child. A northern nobleman laughed, his face flushed, and he looked like he had drunk a little too much, "Luce Bolton really can't give birth to a son recently, so he can't be the heir." He's not a knight yet. ”
"Yes. Rams smiled shyly, "My father is still alive, so I can't inherit my father's title and castle, and if I want to become a knight, I need a reward from my lord." Lord Robb Stark is my lord. ”
Will laughed, "Sir, aren't you afraid that Rams Burton will peel off your skin?"
"Everyone else is afraid of the Horror Castle, but I am not. I know why they like to skin others, and it's because of their own fears. They are very cowardly, and in order to protect themselves and make others fear them, they will skin their enemies to intimidate them. "But, Rams, listen to me, you can't frighten the strangers and ghouls by skinning. ”
The generals in the hall laughed.
Rams laughed, "Jazz is so humorous, no one can frighten the strangers and ghouls by skinning, they are not humans, nor are they humanoids. ”
Arya kept an eye on Rams, she didn't see any irritation in Rams, she didn't have any displeasure at all. The young man was handsome, polite, gray-eyed, and very friendly.
"Rams, what would make people angry?" Arya asked suddenly.
Rams was stunned and looked at Arya, as if the question was a little difficult to answer, and the generals all over the hall were looking at him, and Taryn Ash was staring at him.
Rams laughed, "Lady Arya, I am very angry that you are marrying Lord Will and refusing to entertain us. ”
Rumble!
There was a loud laugh in the hall, and Rams laughed too, looking shy!