Chapter 626 Northern Territory

The years in King's Landing are hurried, except for some issues between major military affairs and trivial matters.

And nominally absorbed into the kingdom's army system, the Night's Watch Legion as the Fifth Legion, after a long journey, finally passed the Twin River City of the Brecon family and came to the bank of the neck.

Most of the kingdom's military deployment today focuses on important cities and strongholds. Ordinary castles and villages rely on the private soldiers of local nobles and villagers to protect their homes.

For example, on the side of King's Landing, Oberyn's Second Legion was stationed, guarding the capital.

As the third legion, the Golden Corps moved to the side of the neck after the war, and built solid fortifications and semi-permanent camps.

This is related to the strategic direction of the future country. The White Walkers will make a comeback sooner or later. At that time, the Night's Watch will be the first line of defense, and the second line of defense will be the Golden Corps at the southern end of the neck. The third line of defense is King's Landing. If you can’t guard it, you can escape to Essos Continent as soon as possible.

As for the important and densely populated cities in Westeros such as Old Town, Lannisport, and Seagull Town, they now rely on the city garrison to guard them, and they have become the royal family's private land like High Court.

Viserys plans to set up the position of governor in these important cities in the future. Those who are able will go up and those who are incompetent will go down. They will become cities under the direct jurisdiction of the king and become the engine of the national economy, instead of missing good development opportunities as before, and have to have the original plan. Stepping on the ground or even living on your own.

Of course, Viserys' plan is not just to open the port and pay attention to business. In today's environment where internal productivity is backward and the outside world is full of wealthy businessmen, opening the port is equivalent to plundering wealth. Going step by step, eating one bite at a time.

After crossing the neck, the Night's Watch Legion began to move steadily, and the other Kingdom's fleet navy, led by Earl Geoffrey Bracken, landed at White Harbor to clean up the remaining ghouls here.

The White Harbor was once swept away by the Dothraki, so now the kingdom's navy didn't spend much effort cleaning up the ghouls after the successful landing in the White Harbor, and quickly gained a firm foothold here, but the north of the neck was cold. The wind and frost still became a great hindrance.

The cold didn't seem to leave with the retreat of the dead army. The human army crossed the neck, but it was still frozen and snowy, and everything was dead.

"I don't think humans can survive in such an environment?"

In the Night's Watch Legion, a knight in a black cloak watched the snowflakes falling from the sky worriedly, then turned his head and spoke to Eddard Stark beside him.

Although those who join the Night's Watch are sinners and should not retain the family crest, after all, there is always a little psychological sustenance away from home. This is a knight from the south, and he has never seen such a icy world. Terrible, these white snowflakes looked like white devils to him.

"In fact, the environment north of the Great Wall is like this all year round, and it is even much colder than here."

And Eddard Stark wore a black cloak, the same direwolf crest embroidered on his chest, and a weather-beaten cheek.

"If the savages survive, we can."

He also raised his head to look at the gradually darkening sky, and then looked around at the flat land around him, which was a suitable place for camping.

Ed knew that today's trip was coming to an end, then turned over and dismounted, stepped on the snow on the ground, and let out a long white breath.

As the night gradually shrouded, the march of the Night's Watch Legion really came to an end.

"Stop moving forward!"

"Stop moving forward!"

"Set up camp!"

A messenger on a warhorse passed through the army formation, shouting loudly, delivering the order of Commander-in-Chief Mormont.

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The army gradually began to stop, and the subsequent escort materials came up, which included fur tents that could keep out the cold, kerosene for fire, including today's dinner.

But of course, only kerosene without fuel is not enough. It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. Although the cold climate has eliminated a large number of naturally growing species, of course, there are still cold-resistant plants and animals that survived. The soldiers of the Night's Watch Army received them and set up camp. After the order began to collect firewood around to burn for warmth.

"Let's go."

"Sir Clifton."

And Eddard Stark abandoned his identity as a duke and is now just an ordinary soldier. He is not as high as his brother Bunyan, and naturally he has to collect firewood himself.

But even so, no one dared to come forward to humiliate him. After all, there are only more than 1,000 real Night's Watch soldiers, and the tens of thousands of soldiers in the northern border are just nominal Night's Watch soldiers. You can go back to your hometown.

The Stark family is still the same Stark family. The Direwolf's rule in the North is deeply rooted. Although his son is no longer the guardian of the North, he is also the future Governor of the North who has changed his name. He is only temporarily staying in King's Landing as a hostage. That's it.

And Ed's saber at the moment is no longer the two-handed great sword 'Bingbing' inherited from the family's ancestry.

Valyrian Steel's two-handed great sword, Frost, was captured after the Battle of Riverrun, and is now stored in the treasury for ashes, and has not been returned to House Stark, perhaps as a punishment for the battle.

Also put into the treasury was the 'Broken Heart' of the Tully family. Randall Tully disappeared during the battle of Riverrun. No one was alive or dead, only his saber 'Broken Heart' was lost. Found it, and then the same income went to the treasury to be dusted.

People are willing to believe that the best general in Westeros, the tough Earl of Horn Hill was melted into the battlefield by dragon flames, and they are also unwilling to believe that he may be hiding in a certain corner of the world, trying to come back for revenge.

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Eddard Stark slashed the last piece of wood with a sword from the middle, then exhaled a little white mist, bent over to pick them all up, and threw them into the bonfire.

At this moment, Jeor Mormont, the commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch Legion, and the newly arrived Maester Pixil, who was shivering from the cold, and Colin the Broken Palm and others came over.

"Lord Eddard Stark."

Eddie raised his head when he heard the voice and saw the people walking towards him, then stood up straight and bowed his head slightly to Jeor Mormont.

"Master Commander."

"There is one thing we want to ask you, Lord Stark."

And the seriousness of the old commander-in-chief Mormont made Ed's heart tighten slightly.

"what?"

"You'll know when you come and take a look."