Chapter 918
Riverlands, Stoney Sept.
After a sniper battle against 200,000 Wights.
Above the Sept Clock Tower.
"Without a single battle, our line of defense at The Neck fell." Barristan looked down on the dilapidated street below with a helpless expression.
Three days have passed since the trial of Euron, and the Dragon Queen came to Stoney Sept, a town in the mountain range bordering the Riverlands and the Westerlands.
Relying on the supersonic flight of Big Black, Dany is non-stop these days, and wherever the Wights gather, there is her silhouette.
In supersonic speed, Big Black can fly more than 1,200 kilometers in an hour, and within two hours, she can rush to almost any castle south of The Neck.
In this way, the situation in Westeros did not collapse due to the fall of the Westerlands.
There is no troop crossing between Stoney Sept and the Westerlands, but there is a steep valley between Stoney Sept and Deep Den that people cannot walk, but it does not affect the Wights.
So where is Deep Den?
Westerlands has three lanes with the outside world, the River Road connecting with the Riverlands Riverrun, and the city guarding this Great Way is Golden Tooth. Dany has already won a Golden Tooth victory, beheading more than 300,000 people.
Westerlands and Reach Highgarden are connected to Ocean Road, and the gate city guarding the Great Way is Crakehall. Dany also flew to Crakehall after the Battle of Banefort, chased Wights all the way down Ocean Road to Reach, thousands of kilometers, and finally met King Euron, which was delayed for more than a week in Reach.
At Reach Longtable, Dany frees Margaery, burns Pyat, imprisons King Euron, and beheads Aeron.
The last road between the Westerlands and the outside world, Casterly Rock leads directly to the Goldroad of King's Landing, and the gate guard is Deep Den.
In the end, Wights can't deviate from the three roads of River Road, Goldroad and Ocean Road to leave the Westerlands.
Now, Dany is cleaning up the Wights from Goldroad, where the "Battle of the Bells" took place, Stoney Sept.
Dany had always thought that the Battle of the Bells happened on Stoney Sept was purely coincidental, but after going back and forth a few times half a month recently, she found that Stoney Sept was really unusual.
Westerlands to the west, Crownlands to the east, Riverlands to the north, and Reach to the south.
It has several points of the taste of the Land of the Four Battles. Anyway, Dany had passed by the sky several times before he came to Stoney Sept.
“The Neck defense line is indeed in an embarrassing situation, but it can’t be said that it is useless. If The Neck defense line is withdrawn, North’s million Wights can go south to the Riverlands recklessly.” Dany comforted the old Knight.
The Neck line of defense is a combination of Barristan and Brynden Blackfish.
The Twins, Dragonstone, The Neck Reed, North Stark, the Quartet has invested a lot of manpower and material resources to build a 50-kilometer-long defense line at the exit of The Neck, with a total force of 20,000.
A 50-kilometer line of defense does not represent a 50-kilometer camp, or a city wall. In fact, on the embankment that passes through The Neck, several layers of city walls mixed with civil and wood are built, and the swamp land on both sides only has Torches built of wood.
paused, Dany added: "However, The Neck's defensive line function is indeed reduced, leaving 5,000 defenders. The remaining 15,000 can be reorganized into five groups of three Thousand Man Squads. Sleigh Volunteers."
Barristan looked thoughtful and said, "Establish a Volunteer network within the Seven Kingdoms, where a large group of Wights gathers, you rush over and lead a nearby Volunteer to clean it up.
Not as it is now, because Westerlands and Reach's Volunteers are too far away from Stoney Sept, and can only send the precious Dawn Warrior to cooperate with you."
Dany nominates and said: " We can count the castle size, city wall height, number of defenders, and total population of each Earldom in the Seven Kingdoms, and then give each castle a security score.
Choose the castle with a low score as the Volunteer garrison, The Volunteers both protected the castle and were responsible for clearing the Wights in a 500-kilometer radius."
Barristan hesitated: "It's a good plan, and to a certain extent, we've gone from being completely passive. Defense turns into limited active offense.
But Your Majesty You travel thousands of kilometers back and forth every day, will it be too tired and too dangerous? If you encounter Cold God in a tired state, then. ....."
"Your concerns are well-founded, Dawn Warrior helps defend the city, I'm in charge of the overall situation at Dragonstone, the safest and most reliable.
But the plan can't keep up with the changes, Westerlands The unexpected fall has made the safe period of one year before the return of the Others King no longer safe.
If I don't go out and run around now, the danger will be even greater when the Seven Kingdoms are all dead in the future."Dany helplessly said .
Westeros is a big shithole, that's right; Westeros aren't Dany's people, and she doesn't have to fight for them, that's right; Seven Kingdoms are where they are now, and it's all aristocrats oneself seeking death. out, it's still true.
But Cold God will not argue with Dany, Dany won't save Westeros today, Seven Kingdoms will fall tomorrow, the more Wights, the deeper the world will fall into cold and darkness, Cold God is in Westeros The higher the authority and the stronger the power, the more disadvantaged Dany's situation is.
If I change Others to Orc, Dany will not come to Westeros.
The more Westeros Orc kills, the greater the loss of their oneself, and Dany can sit back and relax;
Hearing Dany bring up the fall of the Westerlands, Barristan can't help but think of the culprit behind the Seven Kingdoms situation.
He asked softly: "Your Majesty, Arya Stark has been held captive for almost half a month? When is the trial?"
"None of your business." Dany wondered road.
“Brynden Blackfish cares,” Barristan said.
"Don't you know my half a month itinerary? I have to clean up a batch of Wights almost every day, too busy." Dany said.
"Brynden Blackfish wanted to join Warrior's Sons, but after the Westerlands incident, he..." Barristan sympathized: "Edmure Tully died with his son and wife at Casterly Rock, House Tully He's the only old man left, which is pathetic."
Dany didn't know why, "Brynden wants Arya to pay for his nephew's life?"
"Arya is also his granddaughter." .
"You just click." Dany said impatiently.
Laoba stared at Dany and said slowly: "Blackfish hopes to choose a male from Stark to inherit Tully's title and Fiefdom, but he can see that you seem to be playing on the idea of Riverlands."
"If the Seven Kingdoms nobles had such a strong and sensitive sense of the danger in Long Night, Seven Kingdoms is a different situation now." Dany sneered.
Barristan said embarrassedly: "It's about the inheritance of the Guan Family..."
"Ser, tell me, I don't have a day off now, I'm in the Westerlands today. , to the Riverlands tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, there is a problem with Reach, killing more Wights than the rest of the Seven Kingdoms combined, can't there be no benefit?
I don't care about that benefit, but I I don't want to do freelance work," Dany said.
"You are not a part-time worker, you are the master of this country. I dare say that in today's Seven Kingdoms, all nobles except Stannis oneself will insist on making you king.
These days , you have saved countless people, you are truly fulfilling your responsibility as Protector of the Realm, and Iron Throne should belong to you." Barristan's eyes were bright and his tone was firm.
"Iron Throne fell into the cesspit, covered in shit, you know that?" Dany said with disgust.
"The iron chair is not important. Even if you sit on the stone steps, the people kneeling below will recognize your kingly demeanor." Barristan said seriously.
"didn't expect that flattery like this can be heard in your mouth." Dany's mouth twitched, smiling happily.
"I didn't shoot flattery, I told the truth." Laoba's old face was slightly red.
This truth made Dragon Queen laugh even more happily, until the old bus turned his head away sadly.
Laughing for a while, Dany said, "You go and tell Brynden Blackfish that Riverrun will always belong to Tully, that's my promise to him, and a reward for his exploits in Long Night.
Whoever he chooses to inherit Tully's estate, I will pay attention and ensure that his will is carried out, but will not interfere with his choice.
It's just that how much of House Tully's territory is left, Duke's I can't guarantee whether the throne will be retaken. House Tully and Targaryen have no friendship, but some old grudges."
Like Highgarden Tyrell, the title of House Tully Lord of Riverlands has been removed. .
Deprecated by Tywin.
Even Riverrun has changed owners.
Now that Dany promises to return Riverrun to Tully, it's already great kindness and virtue, and if he wants to ask for more, it's too impossible to tell good from bad. Barristan nods.
Barristan sighed: "It's enough to have a family castle. Now House Tully can't protect more interests
>"I hope they do the same." Dany means Long way."They? You mean, Stark?" Barristan wasn't stupid. "Lady Sansa wants Riverlands? She's not giving up on Iron Throne?"
"You go ask him ." The courtyard below Dany lifted his chin.
Stoney Sept is named after a stone-built Sept in the town.
Sept is built on the hills, and below the hills is a small solid greystone manor.
Now Dany is on the Sept Clock Tower, chatting with Barristan as they look up to the town of Legendary that changed the fate of the Targaryen Dynasty.
At this time, dwarf led a few people through the Greystone Manor towards Sept on the small hill.
"Your Majesty, this is Bella."
In the Sept room, dwarf pushed a rough woman in her early twenties in front of Dany, smiled and said, "Guess her Who is that?"
The woman is of medium build, with thick and dense charcoal-black hair scattered behind her head.
Dany was looking at her, and she was looking at Dany with more curiosity than fear in her eyes.
"Queen Your Majesty, you are so beautiful." Bella said with a smile.
Dany laughed lightly, "What's your name?"
"My name is Bella, my mother is Peach's prostitute, who slept with King Robert in Battle of the Bells, She said I was Robert's seed.
In honor of that battle, she named me 'Bella'." Bella bowed her head and said a little sorry.
Dany was startled, but he didn't react too violently, he just turned to dwarf, coldly said: "At this time, are you still in the mood to prostitute?"
dwarf waved his hands again and again , "No, I met Bella in town. If you don't believe me, you can ask her and Cleric Newcamp."
Sept Cleric Newcamp nodded lightly, "Bella is coming to Sept, just to meet us."
Dany's face got better and asked Bella again, "Are you here to find me?"