Chapter 494
2021-01-06
Chapter 494 Ten moves..."Now, the truth that adults want is in hand, you can once again Have you made a decision?" Greenseer didn't want Igor to comfort oneself at all, he was silent after complaining, and after giving the other person enough time to think, he said again: "I don't know and I don't want to ask Goddess for you. mission, but I am confident that no matter what the goal is, Greensight will be a great help in accomplishing it. Nodded, I will let you send it, and if you don't agree, I will never go north of The Wall."
Some opinions, never suitable to be expressed, will be taken as creeds by some people. For Igor, one of them is: everything on the world must have a hidden price.
After Greenseer resolutely confessed what he had previously concealed, what was supposed to be a "voluntary offering" became a clear and well-priced deal: Igor would take on R'hllor's possible wrath if it did, and Greenseer would pay for it. Rewarding with the extraordinary skills you have mastered... In any case, this is at least much more reliable than what the other party said before, "don't want anything in return".
Igor is such a person: when he sees the price clearly marked, he feels very relieved - after all, if you pay enough, you can take it away, and if the price is unclear, you don't know how much it will cost in the future. How much to pay for it.
Now, the problem model is simplified, and all he has to think about is "whether this price is worth it".
Igor put his weight on the seat, squeezing the cushion, and looked at Greenseer in a daze, but he began to think carefully about the pros and cons of the deal.
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It was only after turning on the full power of his brain, Igor realized that things were not as simple as oneself thought before.
"R'hllor's blame", although it seems serious, is actually not the most worrying issue: he is now a Red God spokesperson, and even R'hllor oneself said it ——As long as Igor did the things she explained, she wouldn't care at all how he did bad things or swindles in the name of oneself.
This seemingly brainless sentence, the subtext is actually telling the truth to oneself's elector, telling Igor unmistakably: as long as you are working for me, then all your decisions and actions will be It can be regarded as the will of my deity.
It can be summed up in one word - whatever Igor does, R'hllor will take care of her.
And this decentralization of authority directly means: At this moment, Igor actually has the qualifications and power to relieve Greenseer from the position of "jailer" and remove him from this long watch that has lasted for thousands of years. liberated. And this is the fundamental reason why Greenseer sensed R'hllor's breath, ran to see Igor, and made this request to him.
Now that R'hllor has delegated the authority, there is no reason why the selected person will turn his face on the legitimate use of authority in order to complete the mission - even if Goddess recovers from the wound and re-launches in the future, he finds that the oneself mother designated him. The jailer was arbitrarily "transferred" and dissatisfied with Igor's decision. At most, he was dismissed after criticizing him. Maybe he will not reject his decision.
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Thinking about it this way, wouldn't it be completely cost-effective to take on a small risk in exchange for a super helper?
However, thinking along this line of thought, another question immediately popped into Igor's mind: after Greenseer's dismissal, the number one jailer of the human camp retire, who will fill his vacancy?
Cold God was temporarily overwhelmed by R'hllor's arrogance... no, dive might be scared to retreat into his den, but sooner or later he will come back and realize that the enemy may be bluffing. return in a swirl of dust. If R'hllor is still not awake at that time and cannot come to help in the battle, wouldn't the human side have to fight against the original Sovereign of this world without losing the front guard and backing?
The above is only considered from the perspective of righteousness. Cold God, as an existence bred by this weak demon world, most likely does not have the power of moving mountains and suppressing seas destroying heaven and extinguishing earth when his body has been destroyed once. The problem of guarding against him can be solved by building a strong country, developing military technology, wooing transcendents such as Red God priests in batches... Strengthening The Wall's defense line in various ways. But as an individual, an ambitious, Igor also needs to consider the interests of oneself: threats may not necessarily come from outside - after nodded accepts Greenseer's help, he can control a man who has lived psychologically for thousands of years and knows Is R'hllor just a powerful but not omnipotent, transcendent subordinate with Greensight and the ability to manipulate the human subconscious?
It is conceivable that oneself has a higher sense of caution and self-protection than the ordinary person. In the eyes of Greenseer, who has a high intelligence acquisition ability, he may be as naive and easy to deal with as a child. What this Old Guy is afraid of is nothing but the identity of "R'hllor's spokesperson", and he may not be at all about the identity, status or power of oneself in the mortal world. If oneself agrees to this deal, in a short period of time, Greenseer may really diligently obey and help oneself, let the land-grant powers like a tiger that has grown wings and swallow the Seven Kingdoms easily, but in the long run... …
After spending enough time together, Greenseer, whose delicacy and sinister vision are far beyond comparison, will sooner or later find that R'hllor has not reappeared, and Igor, the chosen one, cannot contact her. Waiting for all kinds of signs, and finally realized: oneself is just a sign of a god-chosener, and the backer behind it has actually been chosen!
At that time, on the one hand, oneself has developed a dependence on its intelligence sources with the help of Greenseer for a long time, and on the other hand, R'hllor has gradually lost his respect and obedience when he has been missing for a long time. ...
What happens in this situation?
With the advantage of being soaked and scoured by the flood of knowledge in modern society, Igor just thinks about it, and there are a lot of historical materials that come to mind, which can be used as a lesson for the future.
Greenseer will probably not dare to hurt the spokesperson of oneself out of fear of R'hllor, but he can definitely provide information selectively, deceive oneself, and subconsciously influence the tendencies of middle and high-level people around him. and decision-making... Just like the enhanced and magically revised version of Varys, as the head of the spy, he influences and controls the new dynasty in the dark, making the real decision-making and executive feel more constrained, and even completely overhead without realizing it. .
When the time comes, the oneself who let Greenseer out of the magic box realizes that he is in a bad situation... and has the ability to lock it back?
This is only a mild guess of the consequences, and the worst outcome is just handing over the fruits of victory to others or turning them into puppets. There is a more terrifying ending: R'hllor has thoroughly annoyed Greenseer for thousands of years of pigeoning. When he discovers one day in the future that Goddess has actually been severely damaged and no longer as strong as it used to be, he may directly turn back to Cold God and help him regain the Sovereign power of the world, bringing disaster to mankind!
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It is not a good quality for ordinary people to speculate maliciously on others. But Igor, who has come all the way to this day, is even more convinced that only by always considering the possible maliciousness of others and keeping a hand as a precaution, to ensure that there is still a way to counteract even if the speculation is true, is this absurd and dangerous. The only way to survive in this world.
The conditions offered by Greenseer were too tempting, Igor had to force oneself to pour a few pots of cold water on oneself in order to suppress the fiery heart and the strong urge to agree. This suspicious way of thinking quickly played a role. He dipped in the cold water poured by oneself himself and thought for a moment, and finally came to a difficult conclusion: oneself has no means to prevent and counteract...even There's no way to see ahead of time that Greenseer might get out of control.
Letting this guy in is like making a deal with the devil, the risks far outweigh the rewards!
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"No." After a seemingly very short but actually complicated consideration, Igor spoke again, and gave his answer succinctly, "I I believe that, rather than being involved in the family-like struggle among mortals, Her Majesty the Red God would definitely prefer that you continue to stare at the north - the direction of her enemy. Although your ability is of great help to me, I am confident that you can Win by oneself."
Bran looked at him silently, there was no expression including anger on the white and smooth face of the young man, I don't know if he had vented in the previous half-sentence. Clean, or silently enduring and accumulating.
And Igor, on the other hand, didn't intend to bet on whether he was pushed to the extreme. While rejecting his seemingly sincere offer of allegiance, Igor has to make some other concessions to make sure Greenseer doesn't fight oneself for anger and injustice.
"However, I also understand the hardships and dangers of living beyond the wall. So, here I, as a spokesperson for the Lord of Light, agree to your request to move your workplace to the south of the wall ."
Whether he is Bran or Greenseer, in the eyes of outsiders, he is just a crippled Stark Young Master, even if he has not firmly stated before that he will never take another step of Wall, Igor is absolutely impossible to force him to drag him. The legs that cannot be used are out of the plug... In this case, it is better to sell a favor.
"In addition, I will also instruct the logistics department to do everything possible to meet your needs in life, so that you can be well-dressed, have the treatment and living standards that match the 'Stark Young Master', and enjoy a Everything that a nobleman deserves is a reward for your many years of service beyond the wall." Igor said slowly and without hesitation, and looked at Greenseer without evading, "Finally, I can assure you: I will In your next meeting with Ms. R'hllor, report your situation to her and ask her to give her a clear answer."
Bran's face twitched, and this last line finally gave him something. Reaction: "many thanks, but please adults, when in front of her... omit my previous slightly lost self-control."
Hmph, no matter how dissatisfied, I'm not afraid of R in the end 'hllor scared to death? Igor smiled in his heart, but seriously nodded on the surface: "However, at the same time, I will still ask for something."
"The first, if Cold God moves again, you must ensure that you can still Immediately found out and alerted Legion; Second, since you have put on black clothed and moved the location of your watch to the land grant, you are naturally responsible for the safety of Night's Watch Legion and the land grant. At the same time, I want you to devote a certain amount of energy to check the land and sea, and if you find a threat to the land and Legion, whether it is Ironmen from the sea or North from the land, remember your current identity and location."
"Thirdly, I don't want what happened to Jon to happen again, control anyone's emotional impulses in your head. Any more strange, unfavorable news coming out of you Or appear in anyone's dream, whether it's your ghost or not, I'll put the blame on you."
After looking at Bran for a few seconds with the same nonchalant expression, he said: It concluded: "That's it, any questions or requests?"
"Follow your orders, Lord Commander." Although the dissatisfaction almost came out of the pores, Greenseer finally Obediently and honestly agreed completely, "I have only one request, please tune me to Nightfort, near the ancient Heart Tree, where my abilities can be maximized."
"Yes."
"Yes."
p>Igor nominated, but he had already made a list of things to do in his mind to "dispatch a certain number of Red God believers to this fortress". That way, if this guy is going to do tricks in Nightfort, oneself won't be completely clueless.
"If you have no other requirements, then go pack your things and prepare to go to Nightfort to take up your post. The transfer order will be issued in two days."
If the other party's requirements are not met, then you have to It is reasonable to have a good face. Seeing that Bran didn't say more, Igor stood up from his chair, walked to the door without turning his head, pushed the door and walked out.
The light outside made him squinted slightly, and in the chill of asserts the senses, Igor realized that Melisandre didn't wait next door as he said. Not afraid of the cold, she waited outside the house with the nanny who was in charge of taking care of Bran's clothing, food and daily life, and Igor's personal bodyguards. Seeing someone walking out of the house, several pairs of eyes focused on him.
"Go and take Master Stark Young back to the residence." Igor casually ordered the female new land giver, and when she agreed to go into the house and pushed Bran's wheelchair, he turned to a trusted guard: " Go and tell Yam to arrange for Moqorro to return to Volantis' ship from Eastwatch and Bran Stark to Carriage to Nightfort... Also, tell Humfrey: Get ready for wartime information control, start at my command, be careful, don't leak ahead of time The wind!"
The guards who were waiting for the order also left in a hurry, and Igor turned his eyes back to Red Woman and met her deep red eyes: "I know you have a lot of questions on your mind, but Don't worry, if I have time tonight, I will explain it to you completely. Now...if you have nothing else to do, go with me to do some business first."
R'hllor's Among the contents included in the gift, the cold resistance provided by the half-dragon scale, the power of the True Dragon... are all optional additional functions, but after thinking for a moment, Igor probably understood it. The reason for the inexplicable heat on the chest just now: The Magic applied on the small scale may give oneself the ability to be immune to thinking exploration and subconscious interference. Greenseer just now probably tried to influence oneself but was blocked by the spell on the scales - this is the real reason why he followed obediently and honestly!
The identity of R'hllor's elector helped him solve the two worries of "Greenseer messing up" and "fire in the backyard of the land grant" that he had been uneasy before, and this was the most useful and even pleasant surprise to him. part. Now, he can finally put all his thoughts on the imminent Nanzheng.
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(end of this chapter)