Sword and Magic and Taxi

Crossing the impasse Great Wall to the other side is not a simple matter, let alone a pleasant spring outing. Even Jon, who is very interested in fighting, is very aware of the risks involved. As the commander of the Night's Watch, Mormont is fully aware of these situations. The Night's Watch has been guarding the Great Wall for hundreds of years. During this period, they have never sent a large-scale legion to the north. At most, they only have sporadic rangers. So ordinary warriors only need to think about training, while he has to arrange strategies and tactics.

The soldiers of Castle Black alone were simply not enough. He ordered the Night's Watch of Eastwatch and Shadow Tower to also begin mobilization. In the wilderness to the north of the Great Wall, there is a place called the Fist Peak of the Ancestors, where the ancestors once fought and built fortresses. Although after countless years, the castle is probably in ruins, but there should still be ruins, which is at least better than lying in the ice and snow.

Moreover, the Fist of the First People is located on the bank of the Ruhe River. It is a river that is sometimes above ground and sometimes underground. Blessed by geothermal heat, the river never freezes completely, and there is always running water underneath after the ice is broken. Although the river water is cold, it is enough to nourish life. A huge ghost forest is nurtured by it and stretches for thousands of miles along the tributaries of the Milk River.

Where there are trees, there is fire, and where there is water, there is life. Commander Mormont ordered the Night's Watch from Eastwatch and the Shadow Tower to meet at the Fist of the First Men, while he led the Night's Watch from Castle Black to advance first and get to the Fist of the First Men as soon as possible to reinforce the fortifications there. He predicted that if the northern savages wanted to move south on a large scale, they would also adopt the strategy of advancing along the Milk River. Therefore, if you can get to the Fist of the Ancients first, you can intercept the enemy.

But how to go along the way, what we might encounter, and what the Fist of the First People looked like in the past are still not very clear. So Samwell was sent to the library to collect maps, information and intelligence for Mr. Xiong. Doing this job is a good job for him. He has loved reading since he was a child and is willing to escape from words to another world, a world where his strict father does not force him to practice martial arts.

He spent all day and night in Master Aemon's library, rummaging through old materials. In fact, this place has been sorted by Zhao Mai, and all the books are placed in order, which saves him a lot of time. But even so, it is still very difficult to restore the old view from history.

Hey, it's time for you to go eat, Zhao Mai read with gusto while holding a book on how to prepare poison. God knows how this kind of book got into the information pile. Fortunately, Zhao Mai discovered it and prevented it from being poisoned and harming others. I have food reserves to help me bring food, but you don't. And don't you get hungry easily because you are fat?

I don't feel it when I read a book. You see, I found an account book from the night watchman in the past. It's so interesting!

What's written on it? How many needles, threads and brains did you buy?

Yes, yes, Sam said excitedly: Look, there are twenty-three barrels of salted cod, eighteen cans of fish oil, three boxes of frozen shellfish...

I've never seen such a good thing in the cafeteria. Zhao Mai said with a crooked mouth.

Exactly! Sam licked his lips: There is no cost to register these things in the account book. They are obtained from fishing, so...

Do you think we can catch fish during this patrol? It was not Zhao Mai who spoke, but Jon. Sam, you didn't come to have breakfast with us, and there are no signs of sleeping on your bed. If you didn't know you well, people might guess that you deserted.

Well, I don't have the guts... Sam said gruffly.

Jon also felt embarrassed to mention the word deserter in front of his friends. Some time ago, wasn't it me who had the courage? If it weren't for his friends' dissuasion and Mike's warning, he would have already harmed his brother, or his head would already be hanging on a shelf somewhere, right? The books won't run away. They will still be here when we come back from patrol.

The word patrol was like an awl, digging hard into Sam's butt. The last thing he wants to hear right now is the patrol that is about to start, because he has to go along too! Originally, he thought that as a affairs officer, he would be able to take care of the elderly without having to face dangerous things outside. But Commander Mormont gave him orders to go north with the raven that brought the message.

You can't let Master Aemon follow us, can you? He's getting old, and you need to lose weight!

Old Xiong's words were still in Sam's ears. He didn't have the guts to refute, but he didn't have the guts to go north either.

Jon saw Sam's nervousness, so he comforted him: The more than 200 brothers that Mr. Bear selected this time are all experienced veterans, and three-quarters of them are rangers, all with experience in operating in the north. . And Colin Halfhand will bring more than a hundred brothers from the Shadow Tower, as well as Eastwatch. Even if you stay in your father's castle in Horn Hill, it will not be safer than this.

Samwell Tarly forced a sad smile: I was not very safe in my father's castle.

Okay, don't worry, I'll go too. Zhao Mai casually took out a fresh apple from the storage wristband. Eating an apple is good for your health. Originally, I thought of throwing it away and leaving you, but it turned out that it didn't work. What are you afraid of when I'm here?

You originally wanted to go on your own, why? Jon didn't care about the magic apple, but wondered about other things: Isn't it safer to follow the large army of the Night's Watch?

I'm not a night watchman, why should I fight for you? Zhao Mai received The Poison of Westeros grandly into his arms, actually stuffing it into his bracelet. But there's nothing I can do, Mr. Xiong tricked me.

Mormont did agree to Zhao Mai crossing the Great Wall, but it was conditional: You have been with us all the time, so you can be said to be very close, so you know the details of our actions. I know you want to go north and see this. You can agree, but you must come with us to the Fist of the First Men. I'm worried that you will be caught by the savages and betray us.

The savages can't catch me. Zhao Mai said.

That's not the crux of the matter. Old Xiong touched his short beard. The originally beautiful white beard was burned off that night by the corpse, and what was left could only barely cover his chin. Either agree, or you continue to stay in Castle Black.

Zhao Mai was not stupid, so he nodded and agreed first. Does this count as permission? He excitedly tried to cross the Great Wall of Despair, only to be frozen back again.

No matter how the damn wall builders and the children of the forest built this Great Wall of Despair, this intelligent system is really great, right?! Zhao Mai leaned against the fireplace with a blanket and kept complaining about the magic of the Great Wall of Despair. The system finally recovered. But on the other hand, he was also thinking: Are the power of words and the constraints of oaths really powerful?

Therefore, Zhao Mai had to go north with the Night Watch, at least to get to the Fist of the Ancients.

Okay Sam, put your things down first, let's go eat. Jon said: Finally, Amber's family in Hearth City sent some bacon and bacon this morning. Haven't you been thinking about it? If you go late, Maybe I’ll be ruined by the cook in the cafeteria!”

Sam reluctantly put down the book, nodded and followed his friend out.