Outside the Great Wall of Desperation, in the Ghost Forest.

A group of four Night's Watch Rangers slowly marched north through the forest.

At the head of the pack is Bunyan Stark the longknife.

Four people, ten horses, one person and two multiply, to facilitate transfers. There were also two pack horses, carrying food and water.

Several villages in the Ghost Forest near the Great Wall have become deserted villages.

The fortress of Custer, which had been able to be resupplied before, had been burned to ashes by Lord Will and Commander Mormont.

On this trip, because I didn't know when I would be able to come back, everyone brought an extra horse. The pack horse is also being used for the first time.

In the Ghost Forest, the eerie and indescribable eerie cold has disappeared for a long time.

As long as it's not snowing, the sun shines into the woods and casts a dappled glow on the snow, and everyone feels good.

Four Rangers, all of whom are the best of the Night's Watch in Castle Black.

"Lord Bunyan, are you sure Lord Blood Raven is still alive?" said the man in black brother named Sauron Smallwood. He was a good friend of Sir Alyssa Thorne, the head of the sect who had been executed by Will, and was nicknamed Tough Guy. Alyssa Thorne had asked him to join the rebellion, but he refused.

Bunyan Stark chuckled and said, "Brother Sauron, let's go north, you should come out for a walk." ”

Sauron Smallwood was a sturdy Ranger with great strength, often smashing a rock with a punch in front of his brothers. His chin and mouth were buried in a thick black beard, raising concerns about how inconvenient it was for him to eat.

As Sauron speaks, all you can see is his slightly moving beard.

Sauron Smallwood hated the Savages, but he chose to follow the change anyway. He hated that once he had taken an oath, he could not marry a wife and have children, and he could no longer care about the life and death of his parents and brothers, and he hated the oath of the Night's Watch very much. He thought that at least when his parents died, he should go home and shed tears, instead of hiding under the covers of Castle Black and crying alone.

Sauron couldn't live without the girls' nest in Mole Village, and all the money he could earn was spent in the girls' den in Mole Village. He has two dreams: the first dream is to end up on the Great Wall and kill all the savages, and the second dream is to hope that there will be a woman who belongs to him, no matter how old or ugly, as long as it is a very gentle woman.

Now Sauron has found his target, a female Roaring Stonefolk recruit trained under Jon Snow, with big hands and thick lips, ginger skin, and a very aggressive look.

Sauron fell in love with the recruit at first sight, but unfortunately he never had a chance to say it. As soon as he faced the female soldier, he was so dry that he couldn't speak.

Sauron also earned the respect of his brothers for his bravery in battle.

"Lord Bunyan, we've only been back for a full day's rest. The other short man in black brother laughed. His name was Gail, he looked like a rat, he always had a smile on his face, and everyone called him Mouse. He is the best at hiding, the best at digging defensive holes to hide.

"You can just take a break now. We don't scout the savages this time, and we don't have to rush to the road, we just move slowly and keep heading north. "Bunyan Stark is not a rigid person, even though he may seem old-fashioned. The brothers who knew him knew that Bunyan Stark was a very amiable officer.

"I still don't believe in savages. "An obvious question has been overlooked by Lord Will and Commander Mormont, if we accept the wildlings, once the wildlings outnumber us, the Great Wall will be up to us or the wildlings. "The face of the brother who spoke was hidden in the hood, and you could only hear his lazy voice.

"Of course, we're up to us, Lord Will is the leader of the Wall, not the leader of the Night's Watch. Bunyan Stark laughed, "Moreover, our troops, together with the three thousand main forces of the Roaring Stonefolk and five hundred recruits, are not something that the wildlings can deal with. ”

"Tsk, what if it's the other way around in the savage's den?" the brother sneered.

This brother's name is Vinton, and he is an old ranger, and he rarely speaks, but when he speaks, he is basically questioning or sarcastic, so the brothers call him a stinger: his tongue is a poisonous thorn. His swordsmanship is the same as his character, winning only with insidious viciousness, and he spurns open attacks or defenses. In the face of the enemy, or the opponent, he made all the tricks and poisonous moves.

Bunyan the long knife, Sauron the tough guy, Gale the Mouse, Vinton the stinger. - The four top players of the Black Castle, they left the desperate Great Wall and slowly made their way north in the Ghost Forest to find the Blood Raven Brynden Riverwin, hoping to find him, and then pass on the message that the leader of the Great Wall, Lord Will, wanted to form an alliance with the Children of the Forest.

"We're working in the snow and ice, and Lord Will is going all the way south to enjoy the wine and the scenery, what the hell is that!" Stinger snorted lazily, "You say, Lord Will go all the way to the South, will he roll all the way from the girl's den to King's Landing?" ”

As soon as the tough guy Sauron lifted the reins, he rushed into the stinger, and the stinger hurriedly turned his horse away, and continued to stinger as he fled: "Tough guy, I didn't go to harass your thick-lipped female soldier, are you, dare to go to the girl's den but dare not go to a croup female soldier, are you a tough guy among moles?"

Sauron was furious, chasing, yelling, as if fighting.

Bunyan the long-knife and Gayle the mouse both laughed.

A few days later, the four brothers crossed a small river, passed two small lakes, and entered the north of the ghost forest in a good mood.

According to Master Aemon, as long as you enter the north of the Ghost Shadow Forest, you will enter the perception range of Lord Blood Raven. Now, Bunyan was looking forward to the appearance of Lord Blood Raven's Three-Eyed Raven. Speed has become less important, what matters is the goal.

Since this is within the perception range of Lord Blood Raven, it also means that maybe Lord Blood Raven will not be very far from here. Presumably, if you find a place with a fish beam wood, it will be easy to find Lord Blood Raven.

Suddenly, Bunyan, who was walking in the front, raised his hand.

Gale the Mouse, Sauron, and Rathorn the Stinger immediately split into a fan, separated by a few trees from each other.

The four long swords were gently drawn and silently. The war horse under the crotch has also been trained for a long time, and it moves forward gently, not even hitting a nose.

In front, there was the laughter of a few people, and the firelight flashed.

It was a couple of unkempt savages roasting a baby wild boar.

Bunyan Stark suddenly appeared in front of them on horseback, and the savages were stunned, and all the roast meat they held stiffened in their hands.

"Throw all your swords to the ground. Bunyan shouted.

Looking at the costumes and tattered weapons, these guys are farmers, not savage warriors.

Several savages threw away the barbecue in their hands, pulled out the blunt knives on their waists, and threw them on the ground.

Bunyan jumped off his horse and returned his sword to its sheath: "Do you want to go south and cross the Great Wall?"

"Yes, sir. Several savages crouched on the ground and replied, their eyes twinkling.

Bunyan said with a smile: "Our new leader, Lord Will, has an order, all free people who want to enter the desperate Great Wall, as long as they put down their weapons, accept our jurisdiction, and pay the property tax, they can get a piece of land in the jurisdiction south of the Great Wall to plant or livestock, and even want to be a soldier, are you all farmers?"

"Yes, my lord, we are all farmers. ”

Bunyan walked over, sat down by the fire, and reached out to tear off a piece of roast pork: "Yes, this meat is roasted golden and fragrant, come, brother peasant, eat together." I've got some wine!"

Several peasant brothers squatted on the ground, hesitant and timid.

"Come on, it's all right, our Night's Watch's new rules for the acceptance of your freedmen, I believe have spread throughout the North, your people Osha......"

Burst!

An arrow flashed like a meteor from a tall, straight sentinel tree, right in the heart of Bunyan Stark, the wildling's favorite longbow and arrow, with incredible power, piercing through the chest and peeking out of the back.