There were a few small boats at the Wailing Pier, but there was no one on board.

The bachelors and assistants here go to Raven Island and paddle by themselves.

This section of the Meajiu River is not in a hurry.

Although Hodgson Kaul had difficulty moving, he insisted on personally sending the Prime Minister to Raven Island to meet the governor.

The five of them got on board, Rosso and Podrick were both people who had spent a year at the beach, and Rosso had a year of fishing to make a living, so he was familiar with boating.

Will and Arya sat at the bow of the boat, the maester alone, weighing as much as Rosso and Podrick combined.

The three of them rowed a boat and came to Raven Island.

Raven Island is the largest island in the Meajiu River, and it is home to one of the oldest buildings in the school.

The Crow House is the place where ravens and white crows are raised.

The raven is the messenger of the Seven Kingdoms, and the major nobles rely on the raven to deliver letters, but the white crow is different, the white crow is a crow that can speak human language, with white feathers all over its body, and only when something extraordinary happens, it will be sent out of the school city to deliver information to its destination.

The white crow, which can speak human language, belongs to a kind of spirit bird in the occult. Will and Arya come to the school city for the second time, the first time privately, and through various means, they found documents proving Jon Snow's identity in the library. The last time they came to the school city, they didn't come to Raven Island.

Led by Master Hodgsoncall, the group walked along the goose-warm stone paved road. The road twists and turns, and in front of it appear defensive fortresses, Guard Towers, Acropolis Towers, archery holes, and stone low walls to cover the soldiers.

This is a military facility.

Master Hodgsoncall laughed, "The Raven Tower was converted from a military fortress, and the ancient Raven Tower was a military fortress for pirates. A pirate leader has taken over the island, looting passing ships. Later, the pirates were exterminated, and the island and military fortress were returned to the schooltown, which used it to raise ravens and white crows. “

As he spoke, a flock of ravens flew out of the raven tower, flying in all directions, and soon came back in a roundabout way, flying cross-flight, as if performing a dance in the air.

"Is this training ravens?" Podrick wondered.

"Yes, Sir Pine. It's not easy to raise a raven, it's easy for a raven to deliver letters, but how does it know where its owner is going to send it? It was also abandoned for a while, and it took several generations to solve the problem. “

"Occult methods?" said Podrick, excited.

"The scientific method. ”

While talking, everyone came to the bottom of the Acropolis Tower, and the archery hole and killing hole on it were still there. The Acropolis Tower is abandoned, and the walls are overgrown with moss and weeds.

Everyone passed under the two archery towers, and in front, an assistant bachelor trotted over.

"Maester Hodgsoncourt, you're bringing guests here?"

"Lord Will, Prime Minister of the Seven Nations. ”

"Oh!" the expression on the face of the assistant who had been indifferent changed, "Hello, Prime Minister!"

Will nodded, "Bachelor, I have an urgent matter to find Dr. Prambernie, is he there?"

"The Doctor is in the Rook Loft. The assistant replied respectfully.

"Your Excellency, Dr. Prambany likes to talk to the crows and study the crows' personality preferences. ”

"Can the crow understand human speech?" said Podrick, looking surprised.

"Yes, sir. The bachelor smiled.

On several towers, a number of black ravens suddenly flew out. When everyone looked up, they saw that the outer wall of the tower was covered with black ravens, densely packed, like a layer of scale armor covering the outer wall of the tower.

"There are at least hundreds of ravens. Rosso sighed.

"There are thousands of ravens, sir. The bachelor said.

The assistant hurried to report to the director, and Will and his party came to the crow building, and the director, Dr. Pramburnie, came down to the rook tower unhurriedly.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister?" asked Dr. Prambney.

"Doctor, I am. ”

"Oh, welcome to the school, Prime Minister. "Dr. Prambany was a thin old man, but in good spirits and with a good eye.

"Doctor, this is my wife, Arya Stark. ”

"The Stark of the North where winter is coming?"

"Yes, Doctor. ”

"I've been to Winterfell, Lady Arya, but you weren't born then, and I'm good friends with your grandfather, Rickard Stark. ”

"You are always welcome to Winterfell, Dr. Prambany. "Arya was polite.

"Doctor, this is Sir Rosso, Earl of the Crown. ”

"Hello Sir Rosso. ”

"Doctor, excuse me. Rosso bowed his head and bowed politely.

"Doctor, this is Earl Pine of the West, Podrick Pine. ”

"Earl Pine, you are young. ”

"The doctor praised. Podrick said shyly.

He was indeed young, still a teenager.

"Doctor, we have come for a very important matter. ”

"Is there anything I need to do, Prime Minister?"

"Can you talk to the doctor alone?"

"As you wish, Prime Minister. ”

The Doctor and Will walked into the Raven Tower, and the rest of the group remained outside the tower.

"Doctor, I'm here for the burning glass candle. ”

"Burning dragon crystal. The Doctor stopped.

"Yes. ”

"We've kept the burning dragon crystal well, Prime Minister. ”

"Across the Narrow Sea, the city-state of Braavos, the Isle of the Gods, the Black and White Courtyard, the Faceless. Will said.

"The Faceless One came to us to take the Dragon Crystal?"

"Yes, Doctor, we have been informed and have dealt with the Faceless. There are at least three Faceless Ones in Old Town, two of them in the Quille Decanter. ”

"The quill decanter, the tavern that our bachelors frequent. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

"Prime Minister, glass candles can't be given to you, and you can't give them to the faceless, it's safest to stay in the school city. ”

"The Faceless One has killed Pet's apprentice and obtained a black iron key. ”

"Oh, I haven't heard of the death of Pate's apprentice, there are nearly 10,000 people in the school city, and there are many people who call Pate's apprentice. ”

"The doctor he served was named Vogreve. ”

"Oh!" said the Superintendent in surprise, "I see, Dr. Vograve, a respectable doctor. He is very old and has been in a state of confusion lately. However, Prime Minister, as far as I know, the Faceless One does not kill any innocent person indiscriminately, and if someone gives with their life, another life must be redeemed. If an innocent person dies, then the striker will also be served to the Grim Reaper. “

"The Faceless have a thousand faces, so they have a thousand lives. ”

The chief manager was stunned for a moment and said, "Prime Minister, I don't understand this, according to what you mean, what do you want to do?"

"Give me the burning candle and I will take it to the north and keep it in the Holy Inquisition. ”

"The Inquisition?"

"A secret organization of northerners, similar to the Faceless Ones of the Isle of the Gods. ”

The steward was surprised: "When did Westeros have faceless ones too?"

"It's not the Faceless One, it's the Holy Inquisition, and the Lord God of faith is the God of Time and Space. ”

"The god of time and space?"

"It's memory and prophecy. ”

"Who are the founders?"

"I'm sorry, I can't say. ”

"Is there anything special about the Inquisition that can defeat the Faceless?"

"There are people from the Stark family in the Holy Inquisition, as well as royal courtiers, free folk warriors, and the prime ministers of the Seven Kingdoms, all of whom are guarded by the Holy Inquisition. ”

The Chief's mouth opened wide and formed an O-shape.

"Doctor, I am the Inquisition, Arya Stark, Rosso, and Podrick, all members of the Inquisition. There is no safer glass candle on this continent than in the Inquisition. ”

The chief was silent for a long time, sighed, and raised his head: "Prime Minister, do you know the white crow?"

"I don't know, doctor. ”

"The white crow is a spirit bird, it can learn human language, and it can also talk to people, do you want to give it a try?"

Will was anxious, afraid that Mai Yin would be the first to go, but he had the Black Iron Key that could be unimpeded throughout the city. But the Doctor Steward talks to him about the talking crow.

Will repressed his temper, perhaps the Doctor had his own ideas and plans, and he did not hide it from the Steward, who he hoped would get a glimpse of his sincerity: the purpose was to protect the glass candle, not to take it for granted.

"Doctor, I'll give it a try. “

"Okay, you have to gain the trust of the crow first, but it takes a long time to cultivate the crow's trust in you, and it is best to feed it from a young age, so that when the crow grows up, it will naturally be your best family. ”

"So, can I get a few crow eggs back and hatch?"

"Of course you can, but it's not easy to survive by hatching crow eggs, and I've hatched twelve, so I can give two to the Prime Minister. “

"Thank you very much. ”

The steward walked slowly in front, and Will followed slowly behind.

The two went up to the top floor of the Raven Tower, and the steward shouted, "Gina." ”

A crow flew down from a flock of crows flying in the sky and landed on the outstretched arm of the governor: "Crow, this is the Prime Minister, called the Prime Minister." ”

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister. "Your Excellency, Prime Minister." Gina's voice was childlike. Its head tilted down, tilting its hand to look at the manager's palm, as if there was some treasure hidden in it.

"There is no corn. The steward said.

"Corn, corn, corn!" Raven nodded, "corn, corn, corn." ”

"Gluttonous stuff. The steward laughed, and he opened a box and grabbed a handful of corn and placed it on the table, and Gina jumped on the table and pecked at it.

"Gina, go and fly around the school city to see if there are any suspicious people, and then come back and report to me. ”

"Suspicious people, suspicious people, suspicious people. Gina didn't fly out, but nagged and pecked at the corn.

"Gina, go, come back and give you meat to eat. ”

"Eat meat, eat meat, eat meat. Gina flew over the steward's shoulder and cried out in his ear, "Eat meat, eat meat, eat meat." ”

"Go!"

"Go!" Gina pecked the Chief's scalp lightly, and flew out with a thud.

"Prime Minister, if the crow has been trained since childhood, he will be able to do everything you instruct. ”

"Anything?" Will couldn't help but admire the wonders of the world.

"Yes, patrolling, reconnaissance, voyeurism, in war, what the scouts can do, the crows can do. It can also fly into enemy rooms and hang on rooftops to eavesdrop on enemy military deployments. ”

Will was overjoyed, and his heart suddenly moved: "Doctor, how many crows are there in the Crow Tower?"

"More than five hundred adult white crows. ”

"Can they all conduct air patrols and reconnaissance?"

"Most of them can't because of the lack of training. ”

"Then increase the number of people to train the crows, so that everything in the old town will not escape the eyes of the school city. “

"Theoretically, it works, but it's okay to be able to patiently train more than ten white crows, once you have dozens of them, you need a huge number of apprentices, and once there are many people, the knowledge of training white crows will be leaked. ”

Indeed, the faceless are pervasive. Once the Faceless knows the Crow's abilities, they will inevitably sneak into the Academy, either buying the Crow Eggs and returning to hatch, or taking the Crow with them. ”

"That's right, Prime Minister, I'm going to tell you the secret of the crow now, it's the occult. There is no place for witchcraft, prophecy, or glass candles, let alone crows and dragons, in the world that the school is trying to build. ”

"Why do you say that?"

"The anti-occultism of the school city has always prevailed, but the moment the dragon crystal candle was lit, I believed that the occult really existed. ”

"The Doctor is secretly studying the occult. ”

"Yes, otherwise why would I know that you are the Prime Minister of the Seven Kingdoms?" said the Governor, "it is not just a few people who tell me that he is the Prime Minister of the Seven Kingdoms, and I will believe it. I knew it the day the Prime Minister and Lady Arya entered the Old Town. ”

"Your white crow saw me?"

"Yes, I have seen the Faceless One, too. ”

Will was stunned.

Both he and Main thought they were secretive and infallible. But this time, it's a fool's errand.

"The thousands of years of history in the school city are not as simple as you think. All kinds of witchcraft, occultism, necromancy, we all have bachelors studying here, but they can't be made public, at most the bachelors we call 'advanced occultism' can barely exist publicly. ”

Will breathed a sigh of relief, "So, Doctor, it's safe to burn candles now. ”

"Yes, the Faceless One has obtained the Black Iron Key, but it is not easy to find a place to put the burning candle in the school city. The Faceless can change appearance and appearance, but the Raven can see through visions. ”

"When the Faceless enters the school, can the crows find it?"

"If the Faceless Man accidentally reveals his true face elsewhere in Old Town, and happens to be seen by the Raven, the Raven will be able to recognize the Man as a disguised appearance when they encounter it a second time. But we still lack training in this area. ”

"Do the other doctors in the school city know about the occult knowledge?"

"There's a maester who knows my secret?"

"Who?"

"The exiled bachelor of Coben. ”

Will knows Bachelor Coburn, who was one of the first to evacuate during the battle with the Strangers.

"Doctor, Bachelor of Science is currently studying human anatomy and some bizarre suturing techniques in the basement of King's Landing, as well as medicine. He once created a necromancer mountain, and in the end, the mountain died in the fire. Aside from fire, the Necronomicon cannot be killed unless his head is cut off. ”