Game of Thrones: I Created the Magic Web

Chapter 47 Castle Black

"How many men are there in Pentos?"

Joffrey asked Tyrion on the snow bear next to him abruptly.

Tyrion looked at the looming Great Wall in the distance, and couldn't understand why Joffrey thought of Pentos at this time.

"Forty and a half million people, there are another one or two million people outside the city, maybe more."

Joffrey nodded and remained silent, but he lamented in his heart that Erin had made a lot of noise, and that Pentos had been robbed this time.

He saw the bloody night of Pentos.

Although the time to obtain runes such as positioning, reconnaissance, and backtracking was after Erin set sail, there was no medium prepared in advance, and it was impossible to observe Erin's every word and deed.

But there are many media targeting the city-state of Pentos.Pentos coins, amber wine, saffron, dragon eggs, and more.

Through these media, he can use the positioning rune to determine the location information of Pantos, and then enter the location information into the reconnaissance rune, so that he can see Pentos in the northern border.

From then on, Joffrey watched the situation in Pentos regularly every day.

Last night's bloody fire declared victory to him.

Daenerys and Viserys are about to fall into his hands, Pentos has been hit hard, and the relationship between the Dothraki and the free trade cities is bound to deteriorate, and the two sides may return to confrontation.

In this case, would the Dothraki cavalry still cross the narrow sea by boat?

The plot of Varys and Illyrio has come to naught.

Without the Beggar King and Daenerys as shields, the little Aegon who really supported the restoration lost a lot of support, and it was difficult to hide in the Essos continent and continue to accumulate strength silently.

I wonder how Varys will react?
Joffrey knew that Varys would know about Pentos within a few days, and by then, would the spiders in the Red Keep flee or kill?
He chose to trust Hannah's determination and the Lannister's power in King's Landing.

"Your Highness," Bunyan reminded, "It's half a day's journey to Castle Black, the largest of the three still in use out of the nineteen forts on the Great Wall, and the headquarters of the Night Watch."

Joffrey glanced at him. "Now is not the time. After I take the throne, I will start to improve the situation of the Night's Watch."

Bunyan almost couldn't help asking "how long will that take", but fortunately he didn't make a sound.

Bunyan wasn't the only one who lamented the decline of the Night's Watch.The commander-in-chief Jeor Mormont, the hundred-year-old Maester Aemon, and all the brothers who have a sense of belonging to the Night Watch can only watch the Night Watch decline day by day.

The night watchman used to be the hero who guarded the safety of the Seven Kingdoms, but now it is just a motley crew to guard against the wildlings;

The night watchman was once regarded as a symbol of honor and dedication, and many knights, nobles and good people volunteered to join, but now only criminals and unfavored noble heirs are willing to serve reluctantly;

There used to be tens of thousands of brothers in the night watchman stationed in nineteen strong fortresses, enough to resist all foreign enemies, but now there are less than 1000 men guarding the Great Wall that stretches hundreds of kilometers.

Benyan believed the wild woman was telling the truth.

Why not?Think about it carefully, there are too many abandoned places on the Great Wall, and a secret passage is nothing.

He can lead people to block this one, but if the night watchman goes down again, who should be sent to block the next secret road?Even, did the savages still sneak across the border at that time?
Benyan watched Joffrey's back silently.

Apart from the Northern Territory, the only big person who believes in the value of the Night's Watch is the Crown Prince.

The image of King Robert's sudden death suddenly appeared in his mind, and Benyan shook his head vigorously, shaking the evil thought away.

Gods forgive, that was not my intention, never.

Bunyan couldn't see ahead.

A secret smile flickered across Joffrey's lips.

It was afternoon, and the wind was howling.

In their eyes, the Great Wall is getting bigger and higher, gradually occupying the whole world.

The sun shines directly on the giant blue and white snake that stretches across the end of the world. When the giant snake exhales and breathes, crystal blue light flickers everywhere.

Gods.

Its boundless body seemed to hold all the ice in the world.

Tyrion was grave and silent.After seeing the existence of magic, how could he doubt the great mystery of the Impassable Great Wall?

To be able to keep the terrifying aliens out, the Great Wall must have immense power.

Several people came closer.

They saw Castle Black under the Great Wall, but it was only an insignificant corner of the Great Wall, enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people.

A dozen men in black shirts rode to meet him.

"Your Royal Highness, all the brothers of the Night Watch have been waiting for you for a long time. It is a great honor for Castle Black to serve you."

It was a bald, bearded old man who spoke.

Joffrey nodded with a smile.

Bunyan took a few steps forward and hugged the old man, "Commander-in-Chief, I'm back."

The commander-in-chief patted him hard on the back, "Benyan, you are back. I have lost all my hair. The Great Wall really cannot do without you for a day."

Even Bunyan smiled rarely, "The commander's hair has long since disappeared, so how can you blame me?"

The crowd burst into laughter.

The commander-in-chief "Old Xiong" greeted Yoren and the others one by one, exchanging warm greetings non-stop.

Joffrey listened to their conversation, gradually matching the names he remembered with the faces.

Beside Xiong Lao is his attendant, steward Addison Tollett, Eddie the Melancholy;
The ruddy fat man was Chief Steward of the Night's Watch, Bowen Marsh;
A man with a stern face who seems unable to laugh, he is the master of the Night's Watch, Alliser Thorne;
The chin protruding is the chief craftsman, Osiel Yarwick;
One-armed strong man with a big belly, Donal Noye.He was the blacksmith of House Baratheon, who forged Robert's warhammer and Stannis' first sword.

"Robert is real steel, Stannis is pure iron, Renly is beautiful but worthless bright copper" came from his mouth.

Stannis is like pure iron, Renly...

Joffrey wanted to believe the part about Renly, but he wouldn't take this arch enemy lightly until Renly died.

Lord Commander Xiong came to Joffrey again.

"Your Highness, Castle Black has been dilapidated a lot. We tried our best to tidy up the King's Tower. I hope you don't dislike it."

Joffrey waved his hand at Old Xiong, "I've made the Commander-in-Chief bother, how can I be picky?"

With a firm gaze, he encouraged the night watchmen with a loud voice: "You are all brave and good men. The kingdom will never forget your contribution. As the crown prince, I guarantee that the night watchmen will regain their past grandeur. One or two years!"

Everyone applauded gratefully.

But Joffrey knew in his heart that perhaps only Tyrion and the uninformed Jon, as well as half of Benyan and Yoren, really believed what he said.

In any case, the secret of the Great Wall is beckoning to him.

The procession marched into Castle Black.

Joffrey smelled ancient magic, powerful and sweet.

I really want it.

(End of this chapter)