Chapter 290
2021-01-06
Chapter 290 Eastwatch Little StormDays after the suspension of the election, Robb Stark appointed "Voting Supervisor" "They arrived at the various fortresses along the Wall, and began to implement the new campaign model of one person, one vote.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that this was a one-sided victory for the reformists: Shadow Tower had 236 voting Night's Watch people, while at Eastwatch the number was 205 - even with those 400+ votes None of the votes turned to Igor, and he did not suffer any loss; but on the contrary, as long as any one of them abstained or abandoned the commander of the fortress where oneself was in favor of Igor, his advantage would be expanded to 2/3/2022 The victory line is approaching.
Voting in each fort is conducted in a closed cubicle as directed by Robb. In the case where the results are not named and the vote counting mission is also undertaken by a neutral third party, it is conceivable that the situation of "voting all the votes for their respective superiors because they are afraid that their superiors will wear small shoes for oneself in the future" will be greatly reduced. .
There must be someone who will vote for Igor, no one doubts this, the key is how much - but Igor never pin his hopes on someone he doesn't know or understand...
His way back, or even the chance to win, is actually another line: adding new tickets.
The Queen's Party people who followed Melisandre officially completed their oath to join Night's Watch and became black clothed persons with voting rights; attracted by propaganda and various treatments, old and new land-grantees signed up to join Legion's men also began to show up sporadically, and the number of recruits training in Castle Black's yard was growing day by day.
Time is all on Igor's side with the Chief Instructor being persuaded by Melisandre to support the Reformers. Those recruits who have already started training and will soon be allowed to swear into Night's Watch...the day they change their identities is when it all ends.
Having accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly, Igor, the unlucky transmigrator Night's Watch at the beginning, finally counterattacks soon.
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The Night's Watch fortress at the easternmost end of the Wall, the icy air flows wildly. The ice wall becomes low here, and disappears completely after extending dozens of meters into the sea - without it blocking the howling north wind, coupled with the cold humidity blowing over the Bay of Seals, Eastwatch has long been the Wall The toughest place along the line.
But today, it has ushered in a long-lost excitement. The soldiers gathered in the courtyard noisily, listening to the Winterfell soldier, who was out of tune with everyone, loudly announcing Robb Stark's decision, and immediately began to talk.
"Why did the vote still go to Eastwatch, is it necessary? Besides Cotter Pyke, who else can we vote for?"
"Vote as much as you want, You still have to do it yourself, and don't allow others to do it for you, otherwise it will be regarded as a waiver? There are so many rules breaking!"
"That is, the weather is so cold, thank goodness that the dead don't come to toss, but these damn nobles refuse to Leave us alone, and may the Others take them away!"
"Instead of complaining, it's better to finish voting and go back to the house to warm up!"
"Well, that makes sense, but this When will the nonsense of this guy be finished?"
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Listening to the discussions of the surrounding Eastwatch Night's Watches, Will flattened his mouth and turned his head close to the cover next to him. Rui: "That guy Igor is really amazing now, he is still running for Lord Commander with the two commanders... After all, we are brothers and sisters who used to patrol the wall together and escaped from Others in a team, you will vote Does he have a vote?"
Gary slanted his mouth: "Vote for him? I don't know what kind of virtue that kid is, how can he be a Lord Commander, stop joking. "
"You haven't seen him for almost two years. Two years is enough time for a lot of things to happen. Look at what Wall sent from the logistics department. He did a good job at King's Landing."
"Yeah, I haven't seen you for two years, and I don't know when I go back to the Wall to see my old fogey. I really took care of this brat in vain."
"They also have a mission. It's not good to come to Eastwatch on purpose, just to meet us." Gary's complaint was very reasonable, Will touched his head and didn't know what to say, but he squeezed Igor in his arms. For the obsidian dagger of the body protection symbol, he still decided to vote for oneself's old comrade-in-arms.
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A few months ago, the wildling army arrived outside the Wall under the leadership of Mance Rayder, and a small group of people on the Bay of Seals continued to flee south by rafting around the Wall. . Eastwatch was in a critical state due to lack of manpower, and Jeor Mormont personally led most of the Rangers to support after receiving a call for help. Among these dozens of people, Igor's companions who had guarded Wall at the time and the Vale princes who were newly clothed in black clothed were included.
The former commander died unexpectedly, Cotter Pyke took the Vale princes to Castle Black to run for Lord Commander, and the remaining Rangers were left in Castle Black and became "represented" by the commander. one of two hundred votes.
They have nothing to do with the election, but with the intervention of Robb Stark, they have the opportunity to vote again.
Hundreds of black clothed persons shoved and shoved to the voting room, all wanting to quickly cast out their votes so that they could go back to the room to warm up. But the Winterfell soldiers on stage raised their hands to appease the soldiers: "Everyone don't be impatient, and an adult from King's Landing, a follower of King Stannis, would like to say a few words before everyone votes!"
The Night's Watches booed, but were reluctantly quieted under the restraint of the officers at all levels. In the place where the emperor is far away, the authority of the king is almost non-existent, but Night's Watch is still part of the Seven Kingdoms after all. , at a critical moment, we have to count on support from the south.
Soon, a well-dressed man with a Fire Emblem tattooed on his chest came up on stage and began his somewhat puzzling speech in the eyes of Eastwatch soldiers.
"Brave and strong Night's Watch brethren! Long Night is long, sinister everywhere, terrifying evil and mighty forces are gathering beyond the wall beyond us, and mortals are hard to contend against; the never-ending Long Night Coming soon, only all human beings can muster the courage like all of you present to stretch the faith of the red heart of the flames..."
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"What is he talking about." Will asked Gary a little confused: "Why does it sound like a mission?"
"It's Red God again, these people put on the airs, they don't preach enough in the villages that want to go beyond the wall, He even went inside to fool our black clothed brothers!"
"But today, what are we going to do is to vote for Lord Commander, what about Red God?"
" There must be a reason, just keep listening." Gary stared at the nobleman on the stage contemptuously, waiting for a moment, and he heard a familiar name: "Look, doesn't this mention Igor? Haha, this kid is really clueless. Change, don't practice ability well, and have a lot of tricks. This guy actually said that he is the Child of Prophecy, the next Lord Commander chosen by heaven, and only under his leadership can we defeat the Red God's old enemy and end the winter!"
"Igor is the Child of Prophecy?"
"Bah, do you believe it?" Gary rolled the eyes: "The bullshit prophecy, it's just a thing to scare the little child. The kid dares to use this method to canvass votes. This is a stupid trick, anyone with eyes can see that the black clothed brothers who respect the king and his Red God are far less likely to do that Red Woman whore, take prophecy It won't be of much use to talk about things."
"If you don't believe in anything, it's natural for you to be a fool. But I heard that some brothers have gradually abandoned their original beliefs and turned to Red God. Get together and watch the fire all day long, at least they will buy it."
"Yes, the original faith never answers their prayers, so try another god. Right?" Gary laughed, "I don't know how they will feel when they find out that the new belief is still the same."
"You don't believe it, how do you know it's fake, and I But I heard that the Red Woman can really do Magic." Will said with curled lips: "What's more, I think it makes sense to say that Igor is the person in the prophecy. Don't forget - when we were brought into the pit by Waymar Royce, Igor was the first to notice the abnormality. Before I climbed the tree, he also quietly reminded me to be careful of dead people, and you admitted it, and finally He killed Others and saved your life... Can you explain what's so unusual about this? "
"That's all luck!" Stop talking nonsense, do you still want to say that the obsidian dagger he gave you will keep you alive after several missions? This little dagger is so powerful, why don't you use it to kill the Others? Gary sighed disdainfully, "Okay, don't think about it, I will vote for that little bastard, but if you talk nonsense everywhere, are you not afraid of being laughed at!" "
Will kept his mouth shut, Gary has been promoted to Small Captain because of his merits, and now he is not only his senior, but also his commander. The veteran who grew up in Wall was killed two years ago. Others stabbed, Aemon master cut off a lot of frostbitten and necrotic flesh in the wound in order to save him. Because of the lack of chest muscles, his skills are not as good as before, but qualifications and experience will not disappear with the injury. —Gary's words are sometimes better than some middle-ranking officers among the lower-ranking Rangers.
The mouth is closed, but the mind can't stop at all. Will at first just wanted to convince Gary also voted for Igor, but after thinking about it, even oneself gradually began to feel that "everything makes sense". Igor's unpredictable performance in the initial encounter with Others, being chased by that kind of terrifying enemy but succeeding in killing The magic of , and the obsidian dagger he gave to oneself... Yes, the Ranger who survived many times beyond the wall mission is still plentiful and easily available, but like oneself - countless close encounters with dead people, even Those who have been killed by teammates but are still unscathed are unique and unmatched!
For Will, Igor is no longer a simple Night's Watch comrade-in-arms, but more like a legend, a symbol , a belief. Now some people say that he is the Child of Prophecy, some people come to explain his Other strangeness, some people come to dispel the doubts of oneself... Even if it sounds a bit ridiculous, why not believe it?
Maybe another day, I should also try to believe in a Red God?
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Gary doesn't know, and even if he did, he wouldn't be interested in what Will has in mind. Others The old-fashioned, the judgement of the other Night's Watch's reaction is not inaccurate: after listening to the propaganda and canvassing of the Crownlands aristocrat on the stage, the voices of ridicule and questioning are obviously greater than the normal voices of discussion, and even many people have no idea. Implicitly and directly, this was a failed campaign PR.
"This lord from King's Landing! "Eastwatch's Steward was the first to stand up: "Igor West is a competent and excellent lobbyist and logistics officer. With his efforts, the warehouses of every fortress along the Wall - among which is included I manage it." The one that is unprecedentedly full. If he comes to canvass for oneself in person, even if we do not choose to vote for him, we will warmly welcome and treat each other with courtesy. But now he not only does not appear oneself, but also asks you to fool us with such ambiguous things as prophecies that can be interpreted at will, which makes us a little despised! "
The speech of the self-governor represented the opinions of many people, and he quickly received a response: "That is, originally thought that he is a logistics officer with a little ability. Now it seems that he is just a trickster." Just a liar, who knows what lies he told about the supplies he got from the south, and what he sold to get them back? "
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Someone actually slandered oneself's former comrade-in-arms, oneself's belief? Will took a deep breath, he was about to squeeze in front of the crowd to speak, Gary saw this I grabbed him and said, "What are you doing? "
"They actually said Igor was a liar!" "
"Is he a liar? It's not someone else's decision. You idiot who doesn't even know how to speak the whole thing, you still want to learn to be eloquent?" Igor can scold Mallister and Cotter Pyke in public. That's the name of the chief logistics officer. How old are you, what can you fight for? The veteran glared at Will: "Stand still, wait for the silly-looking southerner on the stage to leave, and vote for you." ”
Will resisted the urge to come forward and continued to stand in the crowd to watch, but the conversation among the crowd was not over yet, and the southerner on the stage responded first.
"I don't take orders from Lord Igor or any Night's Watch! The logistics officer will be the one who will lead mankind to defeat the Cold God. This is the conclusion that Ms. Melisandre came to by observing the Holy Fire, the will of my lord R'hllor! "
It's good that the Queen's Party nobles on the stage didn't make excuses. With this explanation, the election field became more lively.
"Let that witch go back to Asshai!" All day long in the Wall, wriggling around and swaying around, we can't safely prepare for the battle against the enemy! "
"That guy also said that oneself killed Others, now it seems that even this is made up!" "
"How dare you insult Ms. Melisandre?" She's King Stannis' advisor! ”
Eastwatch already has Red God believers, and it is about faith. Some people’s speeches that are out of proportion immediately caused a quarrel. In this chaos, he just advised Will not to make a fool of himself. Gary also forgot about oneself's words and became furious.
Having lived most of his life, working with Igor to kill an Other is the biggest thing he can boast about after a meal.
Capital, with the strength of this great feat, he even spoke a lot to those nobles, officers and so on. When he was in Castle Black, he blew to the people he knew well, and after being transferred to Eastwatch, he spoke to the people he didn't know very well. People still say it... Now, there are people who actually question the authenticity of this matter? Does this mean that he is a liar and deny his life!
[Whether a person is a liar or not, it is not someone else who has the final say Yes.] Anyone can say something comforting, but it's a bit hard to keep calm when it's really on oneself.
At least, Gary can't.
He jumped out.
"Fart! Who just said that Igor killed Others was made up? stand out! He growled in a gruff voice, "Others are pale and powerful; their weapons are translucent ice blades, the temperature of which can freeze steel; evil spirits can resurrect the dead to fight for it, and when they are killed, they will melt and disappear completely. ... These were first reported by Lao Tzu and Igor to Commander Mormont, and were later confirmed by the Rangers who fought outside the wall! Do you think it was our good luck guessing right? "
"Others is not the first time to appear, maybe you read this from some book and moved it as oneself to experience it." The voice of the person who just said that was obviously much smaller, and he counterattacked hesitantly: "Anyway, I didn't see you killing Others, God knows if it's true. "
"You didn't see it!" "This rogue, he can't even say these words, what should I do? Gary suddenly became dumbfounded, stood there for a few seconds, had an idea, turned around and looked around at the dark circle of Night's Watch, stretched out his finger and questioned that he had killed him. The Others: "Fellow Rangers, Igor and I were not the only ones who killed the Others! When Commander Mormont led all the Rangers out of the Wall to carry out the ghoul capture plan, we fought side by side and completed the feat of killing Others for the second time in the frontal battle. This is the common glory of all the Rangers! Now, someone actually said: 'I didn't see it anyway, God knows if it's true! 'Then, shouldn't we even discuss whether Others exist? A single word has wiped out the adventures and sacrifices of our countless Ranger brothers over the past few years. Can we agree? "
Gary has no training in debate, but his ability to provide more support when arguing with others is self-taught. .
And the Rangers are more than Castle Black.
Eastwatch and Shadow Tower are Sparrow, although the Little Five is dirty, it consists of three divisions: Rangers, Artisans and Affairs Officers. The Night's Watch Legion captured the ghouls and sent them to the Seven Kingdoms to demonstrate this feat. Under the command of Commander Mormont, all the elite Rangers of the three fortresses - not enough - plus some young and strong recruits participated of. Gary's roar turned the situation in the election field from quarrels between the same sects and doubts about Igor's character to "rangers taking huge risks to fight outside the wall" and "from The opposition of those left behind who speak sarcastic words without leaving the wall". Obviously, the heroes fighting on the front line have the moral upper hand and the public opinion advantage.
"Others do exist, I was there when the second one was rounded up and I saw it with my own eyes!"
"Frank, you have to apologize for the stupid thing you just said."
"Others do exist. p>
"Sorry... I just questioned Igor he..."
"Question requires evidence!" Gary pursued ruthlessly: "I know Igor West, this is a Smart little fellow, I don't know if he will be a good commander, but just because of his courage to fight against Others, I will vote for him!"
"Yes! "Will is a tough guy to talk to, and it's not easy to get him to confront people in public like Gary. But it's not difficult to follow the trend, he took the opportunity to take out the obsidian dagger that Igor gave him, and held it up in front of everyone: "This is the weapon Igor used to kill Others! For his courage, I will also vote for him. He has one vote!"
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On the wooden stage, the Queen's Party person and Red God believer who knew that oneself almost screwed up had already quietly left while taking advantage of the excitement , the House Stark guard from Winterfell stood back in his seat and took the opportunity to smooth things out: "Okay everyone, it's your right to support whoever you want! Let's stop arguing and start voting!"
Seeing that he had successfully regained his place, Gary, who was quite proud of the effect of oneself's inspiration, did not continue to yell. He walked back to Will, not forgetting to take the opportunity to mention the junior: "See, this is what smart people should do. We can't convince the entire Castle Black people to vote for someone other than their commander, But at least this time, someone in the Rangers will think about our Igor... Damn, put away your dagger, don't be ashamed!"
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