Chapter 112
The sun is blazing.
The small caravan of more than 30 people keeps advancing, and the green hills and trees slowly retreat beside them.
Along the way, Arthur encountered five or six checkpoints.
And around King's Landing, the garrison even arranged more than a dozen checkpoints, and the direction of Citadel is still relatively small.
Without Natalie’s help, he and Selena still had a lot of trouble with Citadel.
But these are not important.
Because...Citadel is right ahead!
Strictly speaking, Citadel is not a city, but a large town without walls. The central location originated from the Oldtown Heavenspan Pagoda and was built to serve people learning knowledge and relocated from the Haitar family’s territory. Huge Academy.
Looking at the gray knowledge Academy in the center of the town, Arthur didn't rush in immediately.
Instead, they stayed in the hotel with Natalie and they waited for the Gilbert family's caravan to arrange things before finding Maester who was in charge of the book transaction.
Because of the emergence of printing.
The number of books has greatly increased. Natalie, who likes to read, lost her big brother and her former business partners hit a person when he's down. She decisively took the family caravan to find Citadel. Negotiate to become a bookseller!
"Hello, I’m Natalie Gilbert. I have a business contract with the Academy. I want to meet Maester, Assistant Lalesa." Entering the Knowledge Academy, the noble girl said to Maester, who was working at the reception desk. .
Maester hearing this looked at her silently, then opened a book on the table, found the girl's name, and said nodded and said: "It is indeed one of the booksellers with a contract."
"You can go in, but you are the only one."
After that, he looked at the female mercenary carrying the big sword: "Citadel is not a place of struggle. Weapons are not allowed to come in. Get out of here!"
Selena was upset when she heard that Maester was about to drive herself away.
"Don't get excited." Arthur hurriedly stopped the female mercenary who was reaching out to hold the sword and wanted to teach others, then took out the specially prepared letter and handed it.
"Maester, I am from the north and I have important information. I hope to see Lean Academician."
"The mark of Deep Limburg?"
Accepted The letter, seeing the family crest on the sealing wax, Maester looked at the boy in doubt.
He was silent for a while before opening the mouth and said: "Lean Academician should be in the golden great hall for teaching finance and accounting at this time."
"Thank you."
Arthur: "Selena, you go back to the hotel and wait for me, there will be no danger here."
The Maester or Maester apprentices here are not very friendly to outsiders.
Hearing the words of the prince, I believe that his strength will not encounter any danger in this Citadel, which is not guarded by many soldiers. Selena is unhappy with nodded, and directly returns to the hotel where Gilbert rented.
Watching the female mercenary leave, Natalie took the young man’s hand and said, "I know where the golden great hall is, and I will show you the way."
"No, go ahead. Let's do business, I want to walk around here."
Knowing that this girl has an intention to become a princess, Arthur doesn't hate her and can be a friend or even a confidant.
But he knows very well that as a prince, he must be cautious when choosing a marriage partner, and he does not have any feeling of love at first sight for Natalie, so he is somewhat resistant to the action of holding hands.
"Then I will walk with you, the golden great hall is here."
Natalie, who was rejected by the prince and still has a charming smile on her face, doesn’t care, continue Walk with him in the corridor of the Knowledge Academy.
Large class for teaching finance and accounting knowledge.
The golden great hall is not really made of gold, only a small amount of gilding on the decoration.
After all, they are just Maester, and this is just a classroom, not Iron Bank opposite the Narrow Sea.
Separated from the aristocratic girl, quietly walked into the classroom from the back door, wanting to hear what the finance and accounting of this world is like.
Unexpectedly, the Academician who had a relationship on the podium suddenly said with displeasure: "Dare to be late in my class and walk in without a word, so I don’t pay attention to my Academician. Inside?"
This is embarrassing.
Same as being found late by a teacher.
Since I was found, I didn’t want to be watched by a dozen Maester apprentices in the class. Arthur scratched his head and said: "Lyan Academician, we met in a workshop outside King's Landing, you remember me Is it?"
In the workshop outside King's Landing, Ryan Academician used to go there specifically for papermaking and printing. How could I not remember.
Look at the boy carefully.
It was immediately confirmed that his identity was once bastard, now the legally recognized Prince Arthur·Sacred Lorraine!
"His Royal Highness, why would you risk coming to Citadel?"
When the apprentices in the class heard the Academician name, they all showed surprised looks, and they also accepted their dissatisfaction with the teenager's interruption of the lecture. stand up.
Arthur: "In order to attack Wall's Others and ghouls, I hope to ask the Academician and Maesters to go north to discuss how to deal with this crisis."
Lyan Academician's face suddenly became full. Seriously, he said to the students in front of him: "Hurry up and gather all the Academicians and Maesters."
The apprentices who attended the class ran away, and the old Academician sat down in the middle seat and said to the young prince who came before him. "His Royal Highness, I still don’t really believe in the existence of Others.
But Bailey Dondleen count brought back the resurrected dead from Wall as evidence. Many lords and Maester wrote to testify. I I believe in this crisis, and Citadel will spare no effort to help."
"Thank you very much for your help."
I would like to express my gratitude to Ryan Academician and take advantage of the many academicians and Before Maester arrived, Arthur quickly asked a question he desperately wanted to know.
"Lean Academician, we have signed a contract to conduct business together. I wonder if those contracts are still valid?"
"Of course it works."
Citadel trained Maester to serve the nobles, and Ryan Academician would not swallow the money of a prince.
"That's good." Arthur hearing this immediately became happy.
Lian shook his head when he saw this, "But I have to apologize to His Highness first, because we have opened printing and papermaking workshops and recruited workers, so we can’t pay the money that His Highness deserves all at once. Money.
Because the number is too large."
"So..."
"The situation in the north is terrible, Wall is facing a crisis, and Wildling has to be taken in. White Harbor is also being rebuilt. Winter is coming. We are really short of money. I wonder how much cash Citadel can give out now?"
It’s not bad to have money. , If Citadel doesn't admit it, even if Arthur is the prince, he can't do what they do.
Listening to the prince talking about the problems they were facing, Lean Academician smiled bitterly: "We can only take out 40,000 Golden Dragon for the time being."
Arthur hearing this suddenly eyes shined, flashing Bring out the light of Golden Dragon!
Quickly asked: "How much is my share?"
Seeing the prince’s wealthy fan, Ryan Academician shook the head: "As of last month, two In years, His Royal Highness should earn a total of ninety six hundred forty-two Golden Dragons and fifty-three silver deer."
Two years?
These Citadel’s Academician and Maester don’t say that in the summer all year round, Arthur really didn’t know that they had been making money by their own methods for so long.
But with this money, even without Fiefdom, too many ideas and experiments can be implemented!
Others?
The army of the dead?
Wait for the guns to be cast to see how arrogant you guys are!
...to be continued...