Chapter 0057: The Long Night is Coming: Sudden Change
Maester Ammon looked blindly at Will at the table.
The long table is high on a bar-shaped platform, which may have been designed to show that the authority is above the crowd.
"Will, don't you want to say something to me?" said Maester Amon.
"Maester Aemun, they refuse not because of the loyalty of the men in black, but because of fear, they are afraid of my brothers, because the Wood Shield Warriors and the Ash Warriors are more powerful than them. Will said lightly.
"The point I want to know is not Elisha Thorne's fears. Maester Aemon said.
"Well, you're wondering how I persuaded them to come to the Wall, right, it's simple, it stems from the will of the old gods. Bachelor, something unusual happened in the Ghost Forest, and then some miracles happened to me as well, I now believe in the old gods and have the god of time and space as my main god. All this happened, and the Wood Shield and Ash tribes were willing to come to the Great Wall, not because they liked it, but because of God's will. Bachelor, winter has arrived. ”
"God's will? You're talking about the will of the old gods, but they don't believe in the old gods, Alyssa Thorne and Bowen Marcy don't believe in the old gods, and the vast majority of the brothers in black don't believe in the old gods, how do you want us to convince them? I heard that you're already an alien, and you once controlled a shadow lynx to help you slaughter the soldiers of the Earl of Glover's family in Deepwood, right?
"There was no massacre, majestic, only a brief battle, and I spared the lives of most of the soldiers. The Earl of Glover lied about his letter to you. ”
"Oh, it's possible, noble lords have this hobby. Will, if we let your brothers stay, will they be able to swear to be men in black? I will not have a wife, nor a fief, nor a child. I will not wear a crown, and I will not compete for honor. I will do my duty and die in my life. I am the sword in the darkness, the guard on the Wall. I am the flame against the cold, the light at dawn, the trumpet that awakens the sleeper, the shield that guards the kingdom. I give my life and glory to the night watch, tonight, night and night. - Do you think they can do it? Tonight, night to death?"
Commander-in-Chief Mormont, Acting Chief Ranger Jeremy Lake, Maester Aemon, all three looked at Will and waited for him to answer.
Will said, "Bachelor, why did you come here to be a night watchman? is it because the long night is coming, and you have come here to start watching until you die?"
Maester Aemon was stunned.
He was known for his erudition and selfless dedication to the Seven Kingdoms, but it was the first time he had been asked this question.
Maester Aemon's answer to the Night's Watch was not because the night was approaching, but because he wanted to escape the bloody feud between blood relatives in the palace.
Maester Aemon raised his head and stared into the air blindly. His hands began to shake again, counting the pieces of metal on his necklace, and the cycle repeated.
Will looked at Commander-in-Chief Mormont and said, "Commander-in-Chief, why did you come here to be a night watchman? Is it because the long night is approaching, and you have decided to come here to dedicate yourself until you die?"
Commander-in-Chief Mormont's face turned displeased, he had only come here to pass on his title to his son, Sir Jorah Mormont.
Jorah Mormont, whom he had high hopes for, disgraced the family and became an eternal pain in Jeo Mormont's heart.
Ten years ago, when Greyjoy, the lord of the Iron Islands, rebelled, Jorah was given the title of Knight for his bravery. To celebrate this victory, King Robert Baratheon held a jousting tournament in Lannisham. There, Jorah met Lynnice Hightower and was immediately smitten by her.
They soon get married, and in order to make his wife happy, Jorah spends all the money and ends up destitute. In order to make money, Jorah sold the poachers to the Talosi as slaves, an act that was illegal in the North. Eddard Stark sentenced him to death and led his guards to hunt down Jorah Mormont.
Jorah Mormont and Lynnice sailed across the Narrow Sea to Rees to become a mercenary knight, and when he went out as a mercenary knight to fight for the nobles, Lynnice eloped with a Reese merchant.
Since then, Jorah Mormont has wandered alone on the other side of the Narrow Sea on the continent of Essos, cutting off all contact with her family. He also became an eternal pain in the heart of his father, Jeo Mormont.
Will knew all of this well and knew that Jorah would be the right hand of the Dragon Mother. His words uncovered the commander-in-chief's scars, making his face look very ugly.
Will said lightly: "Master Emon, Commander-in-Chief Mormont, the reason why I came here to be a man in black is simpler, not because the long night is approaching so I came here to watch and rest until death, but because if I don't come, Earl Jason Mellister of Sea Frontier City will cut off my hands with a giant sword." ”
"Everyone here, who has come here out of absolute honor because the night is approaching, Maester Amon, can you name even one person?"
Maester Aemon said, "I know a lot of names...... Thousands of years ago......"
"Yes, I know, but it was thousands of years ago, in the Age of Light and the Age of Heroes when the strange ghosts attacked, and those warriors were indeed willing to come here to be night watchmen because of the long night, because of the strange ghosts, and because of honor. They do not take wives, nor do they have fiefdoms, nor bear children. Don't wear a crown, don't compete for honor. Faithful to duty, life and death. They are the shield that guards the kingdom. They gave their lives and glory to the Night's Watch forever. But now, time has passed, and now the Seven Kingdoms, the best knights and warriors, who would leave their family and glory and wealth here to be the night watchman out of honor? ”
There was a rare moment of silence in the council chamber, and even the croaking crow tilted its head to look at Will, its dark red eyes as if examining some kind of secret in Will.
"Master Aemon, winter has arrived, the Strange Spirits are coming, our three-person patrol team Gary and Sir Weima Royce have been killed by the Strangers outside the Great Wall, I escaped by luck, and was blessed by the will of the God of Time and Space in the south to become the Chosen One, I now tell you that in the land of eternal winter in the far north, there will be a steady stream of strange ghosts and ghouls, they will break through the Great Wall and sweep through the Seven Kingdoms, killing all human and humanoid life, do you believe it or not?"
"With the help of the tone of the gods, it is nonsense. I just came back from patrolling outside the Wall not long ago, and what are the ghosts but the wildlings?" reprimanded Acting Chief Ranger Jeremy Lake, "Maester Aemon has been stationed here for decades, have you ever heard of a stranger?"
Commander-in-Chief Mormont snorted coldly: "Will, maybe you did get some fragments of oracles, but that doesn't mean that you can use this nonsense to deceive people with the belief of the gods. You said that the strange ghosts are coming, but the purpose is to let us leave the untouchables in the wolf forest who don't know how you tricked them. Although the Great Wall is desperately short of manpower, we will not casually accept the Wolf Forest tribe that has never been naturalized, and their potential danger is equivalent to that of the wild people outside the Great Wall. ”
Will glanced at the thoughtful Maester Aemon, and smiled slightly, "Okay, I understand what the Commander-in-Chief means. He turned to leave, but suddenly raised his hand, and the hilt of the Night Sword slammed into Jeremy Lake's head, knocking him unconscious.
"What are you doing?" Commander-in-Chief Mormont stood up suddenly, choked, drew the long sword at his waist, and before he could jump down, Will had already quickly climbed onto the platform, the two of them hedged, the two swords clashed, and with a bang, the night cut off the long sword in Commander-in-Chief Mormont's hand was like cutting through a piece of parchment.
"Commander, only your heirloom Valyrian steel sword and claw can block my dark night, but you threw the claw into the utility room of the command tower because of Jorah, hehe, I'm right. Will laughed. The dark night in his hand waved, and in the blink of an eye, the broken sword in Commander Mormont's hand was reduced to only one hilt, and with a shake of the dark night, it hit the throat of the shocked Mormont.
"Will, what do you want to do?" Mormont roared angrily.
Ho ho ho ho!
Hello!
Jingle Bell!
Ping Pong!
Ahhh
Ahhh
Outside the main fort, all of a sudden, the screams of many people and the sound of chaotic footsteps rang out everywhere.
Commander-in-Chief Mormont's face changed drastically, and Aemons stared blindly, his lips squirming as if he were whispering to a transparent man.
Boom!
The door of the hall suddenly turned into splinters and flew into flames, and a giant strode in, shaking the wooden floor of the entire hall.
"Lord Will, we have taken control of the guard tower, the barracks, the armory, the storage room, the noose building, and the Black Gate passage to the outside of the Great Wall has also been taken. Taryn Ash's voice roared through the hall.
"Okay, tie up Commander Mormont. ”
"Yes, sir!"