Chapter 282
2021-01-06
Chapter 282 Angry Heroes (Part 2)Castle Black Over 80% of Night's Watch has heard the news In the end, more and more people gathered in the hall... In addition to many familiar or just familiar Night's Watch soldiers, Igor also saw Red Woman Melisandre, who had not seen her for a long time, and the Queen's Party people who followed her. Even Maester Aemon, who was so old that he could barely walk, sauntered into the arena with Sam's help.
Igor glanced around, and an imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
(Very well, the front is just a warm-up, the drama is about to start now.)
It's not just Yohn Royce that he's going to spray, this is a battle of cutting off one's means of retreat, no Leave any room and retreat, those who can witness the more the better.
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"In this cellar, the 998th Lord Commander of Night's Watch is being elected. This number is likely to have moisture. There have been hundreds of Lord Commanders in Watch." This dialogue was not rehearsed, and only oneself knew the lines, so naturally no one could come out to cooperate or act as a support in a timely manner, Igor could only ask himself: "This is Among the hundreds of commanders, except for the nickname 'Night King', an unknown commander who was eventually eliminated by North and King-Beyond-the-Wall, who tried to pass the position of Lord Commander to the oneself illegitimate child Rensai Hightower , Roderick Flint, who wants to be the king of wildling... Wait for the Lord Commander who has left his name in the history books because of his dereliction of duty and ambition, how many of the Lord Commander whose names are buried in the long river of history are qualified ?Sam, can you answer this question?"
Sam didn't expect oneself to be named to speak, but fortunately Maester Aemon, Jon and Igor were all present, although he still did not dare to face the two conductors directly Official, but he has a lot of confidence, and his thinking is much clearer. After thinking about it, I probably understood what Igor meant, and cautiously responded: "If the criterion is 'haven't fulfilled the duty of guarding Wall', given that Wall has never fallen... I think most of these commanders are Qualified."
"I think so too, the word 'qualified' is so cheap, so cheap that I'd be insulted if someone judged me like that. We're dealing with Others, And the never-before-seen dead army it led, Sam, could you please answer one more question: How many times have they attacked in the long history of Night's Watch Legion since its establishment?"
"No However, the only one mention is the story of the Thirteenth Legion Lord Commander who was seduced and corrupted by a woman suspected of Others, and ruled Nightfort as a kingdom of oneself for thirteen years. He is the Night King you mentioned earlier, in After being defeated and killed by beyond the wall and King in the North, he was found to have offered sacrifices to Others... but these records are all from unreliable documents, if I have to say, I prefer to believe it conservatively :Others have never really attacked the Wall since Night's Watch Legion was established."
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Igor turned towards the answerer nodded and looked towards all the brothers: "I don't Dare to brag about Sam's fighting skills or courage, but trust his extensive reading and memory! Maester Aemon happened to be there, can I ask, do you have anything to add to the history of the Others attacking the Wall?"
Blind Maester shook his head and answered tremblingly, "There is nothing to add, except that the records about the Thirteenth Lord Commander are unknown and cannot be commented on."
"Night's Watch Legion Born after the Battle of Dawn. At that time, the Others had been driven back by Azor Ahai and led the human coalition to return to the Lands of Always Winter... The first Lord Commander was probably one of the heroes who participated in the war, but unfortunately he did not get it when he fought Others The identity of Night's Watch. And the only other record of the appearance of Others after that is the corruption and corruption of the thirteenth Lord Commander. Then, our conclusion has come: in history, there has never been a Lord Co. mmander led Night's Watch to repel a massive attack from the Others! "
Cotter Pyke frowned in displeasure and asked in a gruff voice, "What the hell are you trying to say?" "
"Not long ago, the dead army attacked Castle Black, and countless ghouls scorched by fuel and Wildfire are still in the blizzard, and they can be seen in the city. This is a situation no Lord Commander of the Night's Watch has ever faced. What we need now is not a 'possibly qualified' commander, but a willing and proven capable enough to pull strongly against a crazy tide, leader of the Night's Watch Legion to win this Ice and Fire battle! "
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The hall is still silent, but there are several times more people than when Igor first arrived. Even the smallest discussions will eventually converge after the number is added up. There was a subtle hum in the background. A few seconds after Igor's voice fell, Cotter Pyke haha laughed: "You think you oneself is the one who can 'lead Night's Watch to win this Ice and Fire battle'? It is too arrogant and conceited. "
"A deserter, thief, boy-loving, shameless scoundrel who ignoring Night's Watch rules and meddling in a lot of Seven Kingdoms internal affairs, wants to get his hands on the Lord Commander?" Yohn · Royce finally found the point of attack, "In logistics, you may indeed have some ability, but your character is so bad that you really don't deserve to lead such a noble group as Night's Watch!" "
"I was indeed forced to join the Night's Watch Legion because of theft, but the reason is not because of the heinous crime, but because I was shipwrecked and drifted to Westeros, and I couldn't understand the language. As for whether I am a deserter or not , Commander Mormont, Lord Benjen Stark, and even the late Eddard Stark Duke have already made up their minds, and it's not your turn to question; what other disgusting rumours of 'like boys', I don't know where you heard it . If there is evidence, please show it, if there is no evidence, please shut up! "As for these rambunctious accusations, as long as they are completely denied, it is up to the onlookers to believe who to believe. All Igor has to do is to always press people in the imposing manner: "We are here to talk about who has the ability to lead Night's Watch through this difficult time, But Mr. Royce is using some nonsense to make personal attacks... I am beginning to suspect that you are not only lacking in ability, but also have problems with personal morality! "
After spraying one, and regardless of the original Runestone count still waiting to counterattack with his mouth open, Igor turned his muzzle to the other without the slightest hesitation, leaving no room for the enemy to refute: "Two months Previously, I also had doubts about oneself's ability to lead the Night's Watch Legion in this war, so I decided not to participate in the election and ceded the position of Lord Commander to two more senior and prestigious commanders. Sadly, after a while of waiting, I've come to realize that Night's Watch Legion doesn't have anything I can count on right now -- someone with both seniority and ability. If I don't stand up, I can only watch those who attempt nothing and accomplish nothing, with the entire Legion brethren and countless land-grant residents, heading towards inevitable failure and death! "
"Those who attempt nothing and accomplish nothing?" "The Chief Service Officer, who was always on the sidelines of the battle, couldn't sit still. "How do you evaluate such excellent and experienced commanders as Ser Mallister and Lord Cotter Pyke?" "
Igor didn't respond to Osser's pressing questions, didn't even look at him - for the second time, he threw the question directly at Sam: "Let me ask, Ser Mallister and Cotter Pyke." Your Excellency, how many soldiers do you have the right to vote in each fortress? "
No one is more sensitive to this data than Sam, he replied without thinking: "Ser Denys Mallister can vote on behalf of the two hundred and thirty-six people left behind Shadow Tower, Eastwatch's guard The number of troops should be 205, and more than 20 people accompanied Lord Cotter Pyke to Castle Black, and the commander could still vote for the remaining 180 people. ”
“If anyone has any objection to the data, please raise it immediately. Igor glanced around the crowd: "Shadow Tower and Eastwatch each have more than 200 brothers, Castle Black has about 500, and the remaining dozens are scattered in the newly opened fortresses along the Wall to command the mountain clans... This is in the early 1000s. The brethren form the entire voting group of the Night's Watch Legion. To become the next Lord Commander requires 2/3/2022 votes, and for two commanders who can vote on their behalf, this requirement is reduced to '2/3/2022 minus the votes oneself can represent' degree. Igor sneered before continuing: "Even though the difficulty has been reduced by such a large amount, the two of them are still unable to distinguish the winner after dozens of days of fighting... They can neither defeat the other side nor support the other side unwilling to admit defeat, In the end, we had to resort to the help of a third party to reach a compromise that was not mutually recognized! "
"Because there is no winner after two months of election, you say that the participants are those who attempt nothing and accomplish nothing?" "Ossel hummed: "Why can't the candidates be too good to be distinguished in a short period of time?" "
"It is indeed possible!" Igor nodded and said: "I thought of this, so I kept an eye on it - I did a survey on the achievements and merits of the two commanders during their tenure. Do you want to know the results of the survey?" "
Ossel frowned, Igor's reaction was too quick and natural, it seemed that oneself's rebuttal seemed to cooperate with his speech, is it possible that, oneself hit him on the tip of the gun ?
Although he realized that it was not good, the chief affairs officer still insisted and refused to give up: "The two commanders performed their duties during their tenure, and never made mistakes in the defense of the fortress in charge. "
Igor smiled silently, shook his head feigning contempt, looked at Castle Black Night's Watch, which was almost ready, and understood that the heat was almost there: "Indeed, during the two adults' inauguration, wildling has been from Failed to harass the Land Grant and North across the Wall through your zone. What about apart from this? For several decades, the two fortresses hadn't gotten stronger, the number of subjects around them hadn't grown, and life hadn't gotten better. The soldiers of the Shadow Tower are still just taking care of Gorge and the Bridge of Skulls, and the Eastwatch ships have not added even one more ship than they were a hundred years ago... What they do is 'sweep the snow'. Indeed, you have fulfilled your duties, but unfortunately, the results and achievements of your due diligence are not even better than that of any 'qualified' fortress commander in the past thousand years! "
"Please forget me to speak bluntly." He narrowed his eyes and stared at the two commanders sprayed by oneself with sharp eyes. Although he didn't scare them off, it was enough to make the onlookers feel a stronger sense of opposition: "You are just relying on the fortresses." The majestic Wall built by Brandon, and a large group of subordinate soldiers who obeyed the orders, were eating and waiting to die in their respective stations, while complacently thinking that oneself was the most qualified and capable elder of the Night's Watch Legion. The next commander must be oneself! "
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Ser Mallister remained silent, but Cotter Pyke stood up from his seat, breathing heavily like a cow panting, and his hands touched the weapon on his waist. position until you are embraced by two subordinates.
“In times of peace, you are qualified commanders. "Igor observed where James and his Westerlands people stood, made sure oneself had a way out if the scene got out of hand, felt a little relieved, and then finished the criticism without showing any shyness: "But here. A critical moment of a lifetime, in terms of my values and standards of judgment... I'm sorry, it's not about which one, but the two fortress commanders present—" He forcibly swallowed the second half of his sentence. Go back, "the one who tries nothing and accomplishes nothing. ”
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The whispered discussions disappeared completely, and there was absolute silence in the cellar.
Due to the particularity of its system and structure, every The commanders of each fortress have great autonomy, and it is never uncommon to have conflicts with each other, but usually it is just a few words in private, and then stumbling over each other and quietly using means to compete... ...spraying the other half of the Night's Watch Legion to nothing in front of their brothers, let alone seeing them, never even heard of them.
Igor suddenly pointed his finger at the two commanders, This made Yohn Royce, who was tit-for-tat with him before, not knowing whether to continue arguing or not, and he couldn't use his energy. And the two old Legion, who had been the commander of the fortress for half a century together, were still there just a moment ago. The idea supported the former, but suddenly the next moment itself became the target of the attack, and even the slightest counterattack organized does not raise. Suddenly bombarded, all the conservative camps fell into a brief confusion and trance. Igor easily and completely grasped the right to speak in this awe: "I never felt that oneself was such a powerful character, but I By the strength of oneself, the Logistics Department of Night's Watch was built from scratch, the number of Night's Watch soldiers rose for the first time in history, and the treatment of the brothers was really like what the 'Guardians of the Kingdom' should enjoy. It's like...even restoring the entire Wall's vigilance defense system, which is what I have achieved since I became the Chief Logistics Officer of Night's Watch. ”
This is of course not Igor’s fault alone, Old Bear Jeor Mormont’s trust, decisiveness, wisdom and big-picture view throughout the process has contributed as much as oneself. When in trouble Shifting all responsibility to the deceased commander who gave the order, using the dead as a shield, and taking credit for the advice of oneself when talking about credit... This method is a bit shameless to be honest, but for the sake of the overall situation, he had to do it.
"It's really like arrogance, but unfortunately, what I, Igor West, what I've done for Night's Watch Legion over the past two years, the changes I've brought to Wall, are more than The two commanders will have more combined in their lifetimes. After careful investigation and thinking, I finally came to the conclusion: I am oneself, the most suitable leader for Night's Watch Legion right now. I said before that I would not run for election, but for the future of the Wall Defenders and all mankind, I decided to break my promise. He looked towards Blind Maester: "Aemon master, please, please arrange to add my name in the candidate options-brothers, if you don't want to taste despair and death, please vote for me with your precious vote!" ”
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(end of this chapter)