The king on the Great Wall

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Daenerys is fascinated by the grand plan and beautiful vision outlined by Iger, and then has a fairly beautified judgment on his ability and position, so she can be reasonable, gentle and friendly in front of him.However, the queen with the blood of a real dragon is by no means a saint. She can only maintain emotional stability when things are generally going well, or at least in a good direction-her trust and appreciation for herself, but still... Far from being able to overwhelm her love for her own "child".

Rickard Karstark refuses to give up Last Hearth, Daenerys will definitely be angry... If the situation is better, maybe the Karstark army can be forced to give up the castle through deterrence; if it is worse, she will be angry Let Lei Ge, who is still capable of flying and fighting, burn the city with dragon flames, and the plan of the night watchman to go south will be over.

No matter in which way he conflicted with the northern border, his original overall plan would be disrupted or even completely bankrupt!

How to do?

From the middle of the hall to the door in a short distance of more than ten meters, Iger thought so hard that tiny beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Not only because this conflict seemed inevitable and he could not resolve it, but also because he realized another point: If he kept his own place and only wanted to be the commander-in-chief of the night watchman, then the conflict situation today would not have occurred at all.However, as I want to do something that I "shouldn't do", similar contradictions and troubles will continue to emerge.

He is not a god, and he cannot guess and take into account all the thoughts of everyone in the world. Although he has plans in his stomach, how many of these "plans" will be disrupted and destroyed by "changes" caused by human factors?

Humans are not as powerful and terrifying as the White Walkers, but far more complicated than them... Conquering the Seven Kingdoms cannot be done once and for all with a detailed and complete plan like defending against the White Walkers.

The road ahead may not be easy.

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He was approaching the door with a heavy heart, and was about to return to the barracks outside the castle to find the most suitable solution to obtain the Last Hearth City. The door was suddenly pushed open, and a middle-aged man with a beard and a fierce face rushed in, ignoring Iger , rushed straight to Rickard who was standing in front of the fire in the hall, shouting while running.

"Father, there is a dragon hovering over the castle, and it is coming from the south!"

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What?Iger's heart skipped a beat, didn't he agree with the Queen: Don't let Long Fei get too close to expose his existence before he leaves the castle?Right now, our own people haven't left the house yet, but the dragon flew over their heads, isn't this a scam!

Yelling inwardly, he quickened his pace, wanting to get out of Rickard's field of vision before he could react, and escape from the castle as soon as possible to avoid getting into trouble.

But the old man's reaction was much faster than expected: "Iger, do you know what's going on? Stop! I said stop! Damn it, guard! Stop the night watchman!"

Old Karstark's voice was as loud as a bell, and many soldiers in the castle tensed up because of the dragon flying in the sky. The two soldiers at the door immediately drew their weapons when they heard the order, with hesitation and confusion. Iger was stopped in a hurry, and the guards who the latter brought into the castle and waited outside the gate could only draw out their weapons in a daze...

A group of Night Watchmen and Northern soldiers who were standing side by side amicably chatting about the weather and talking about the White Walkers a moment ago turned into a tense confrontation in an instant.

In order to avoid the vigilance of the master, Iger did not bring too many guards into the castle, but there were as many as a dozen.This means that, at least near the entrance of the hall, the Night Watchmen have an absolute numerical advantage over the northern soldiers... If Egger had the martial arts skills of James or Oberyn, he might choose to act decisively in the castle. The other soldiers rushed out of the castle before they could react.

Thinking about it further - if Iger had planned to do something before this trip, he would definitely arrange for people outside the castle to prepare for the response or simply take the castle in one fell swoop.However, the past cannot be assumed. He who hadn’t thought about making a move, was thrown into an embarrassing situation by Lei Ge’s accidental fly-by. He didn’t arrange a back-up man. It was easy for him to kill the hall, but he had to rush [-] meters to leave the castle. , and then escaped from the pursuit and fled back to the barracks outside the city, but he was not very sure.What's more troublesome is that even if they escape safely, such a commotion will inevitably make it more difficult to capture the Last Hearth City later!

This queen, who repeatedly fails to follow the agreement, is cheating her father!

Iger roared inwardly, gritted his teeth to look at the situation, and then looked back at the Karstarks and his sons who were rushing towards him. At the very moment, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he put down the hand that was pressing on the hilt of the sword.

"Put the guys down!" Iger frowned and ordered to his guards, then stood still, turned and faced Rickard Karstark who was running calmly.

The Night Watchmen soldiers obeyed the order first and put away their weapons. The tense Kahuo City soldiers also heaved a sigh of relief and put their swords back into their sheaths.

It seemed to be a misunderstanding, and the two sides secretly thought that they didn't want to fight.

"Why are you running?" Rickard stared.

"Sorry, I was thinking about something earlier, and I didn't hear the adults calling me." Iger shrugged, "If you want to ask what happened to that dragon, then there is no need, there is only one person in the world who still has a dragon, you know that who is it."

Iger had no way of judging whether the dragon was out of control of the queen or came under her reckless and willful command again. What he could be sure of was that he was in danger at the moment.Now, he had to improvise and find his own way out.

Rickard Karstark is indeed a reckless man that people dare not provoke, but in the original plot, he dared to challenge the authority of the monarch because of his desire for revenge when his son was killed... Coincidentally, he rushed into the house just now The man who called him "Father".

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Chapter 453 Forced to take risks

"Yes, there is only one person in the world who has a dragon, and everyone knows it!" Rickard was stunned when he saw Iger admitting it so confidently, and he was confused for a few seconds before regaining his senses, "Then I want to ask, you a night watchman , how did you get together with the evil Z of the Mad King?"

"The Queen of Dragons rushed to the front line of the land grant from the battlefield of King's Landing, and personally controlled the dragon to participate in the night watchman's pursuit of the enemy who crossed the Great Wall and went south. She not only participated in the battle to help us destroy the enemy, but also saved hundreds of thousands of northerners from the corpses. People—including your lord Robb Stark, for whom she sacrificed one of the three dragons and mortally wounded the other—only one flew over the castle just now, you don’t think Ever why?"

"Maybe the queen has only one dragon, and the three are just rumors; maybe there are indeed three dragons, but only one came, who knows?" said the son with a big beard who couldn't tell the age, "You said that the queen In order to protect the Northern Territory, King's Landing was abandoned and Robb Stark was saved, so why didn't someone from Winterfell inform me with you? How can the White Walker stand on the ground and hurt the dragon flying in the sky? Are you Think we look like rough people, so we deserve to be fooled by you?"

Rickard's son is nearly 1.9 meters tall and as strong as a bear. He is already strong and wears thick fur and armor. Iger has no doubt that the two of them can only fight with him - or with bare hands case.Under the fierce gaze of such a big man, it is not easy to keep calm and continue to calmly think about the way to break the situation. Fortunately, Iger has long been used to the storm.

The ghost will not leave a corpse when it dies, and the ghoul and the white dragon have been burned and left in place. Iger really can't prove it, but he still stands upright and remains unmoved: "Is there any evidence?" About this matter, you two may ask the night watchman who returned to the land-grant with me, the new land-grant people, or the mountain clans who are familiar with the northerners. A good environment to recuperate and recover, so I will continue to go north with me after the war, and I want to temporarily use the Last Hearth City, which I thought should be empty... Who wants to be occupied by your army first. In this case, I will I will come here on his behalf and try to persuade the adults to return to Kahuo City to avoid conflict."

The night watchmen who followed the guards were talking about vouching for their commander-in-chief, but they were so light-hearted that the two Karstarks ignored them.

"Avoid conflict? You sounded good! No wonder I kept hiding and hesitating before, and kept persuading me to leave. I wanted to fool me into giving up the Last Hearth City to the daughter of the Mad King, so that she could easily win the first place in the north." A trophy?" Rickard became furious again, he was already irritable, but it is rare for him to be provoked by Iger like a roller coaster like today: "The land of the northerners cannot tolerate outsiders! Even if we all die here today and are burned to ashes by the dragon flames, we will never let her enter this city! You have miscalculated, come here!"

If it is said that a dozen or so night watchmen might still take advantage of the chaos to kill a bloody path, then following the thunderous roar of the city lord of Kahuo City, twenty or thirty soldiers gathered, and his son also pressed his hand to his waist with a sneer. On the handle of the weapon, Iger had no way out and could only move forward without hesitation.

No more nonsense, no more delay, and when Rickard issued the order to take him down, it would be too late.

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"Your Excellency, is Harion Karstark?" Iger turned to ask the middle-aged bearded man.

The other party grinned: "Hey, I only want to get close now, it's too late, go to the dungeon and reflect on it!"

Iger raised his hand to signal the other party to wait a moment: "Sir Harion, let me take the liberty to guess—your brother Toren Karstark is also in this castle at this moment?"

"So what, I don't remember any friendship between him and you."

friendship?Iger didn't count on this. What he bet on was: the country is easy to change, and the nature is hard to change. Rickard likes to take all his sons with him to go to war, and he can't change it!

The old man's youngest son, Ed Karstark, had been killed by Euron Greyjoy in the battle against the Ironmen on the west coast, which means: If both Harion and Toren are there, then Rickard Karstark—himself, and all the male descendants, were in this little castle.

Many tough guys are not afraid of death, but when their own sons are also in trouble, not everyone can muster up the courage to die together. For these families with a long history, nothing is more important than blood inheritance. important.

"It's true that I don't know Brother Ling very well, and I might not even recognize him when I stand in front of me." Iger pretended to smile relaxedly, "But the two adults think that the wall of Hearth City looks thicker than Harrenhal in the end. Is it more fire-resistant?"

Under normal circumstances, Iger would never be so stupid as to use "threats" against the Karstark family, a group of typical northern reckless men.But right now, the Queen's brainless demonstration forced him to look for opportunities in desperate situations.

He first asked where Harleon's brother was, and then hurriedly mentioned Harrenhal, not only because it was the most famous of the castles burned by dragonfire, but also because Harrenhal's master at that time, the last of the Iron Islands and his father. The King of the Riverlands died in the battle against the dragon with a strong city, and the Hall family disappeared from the world—Joricard and his only two remaining sons are in this castle, The fate of the "black heart" Heron who failed to be a hero will definitely remind him of his current situation, so that he can calm down and think about the pros and cons.

"You bastard, are you really not afraid of death?" Although Harion has a big beard, he is actually not a few years older than Iger. "Even if all three of us father and son died here today, there are still my sister, my uncle and cousins ​​in Kahuo City! But you, I want to see now, how can the queen's dragon get out of my sword?" I will save you!"

Now, it just depends on whether Rickard's love for his son is as strong as he judged.

Iger didn't dare to accept the move and let the situation get out of hand. He took a step back, and several well-trained Night Watchmen soldiers understood immediately, and held up their weapons to stop the angry Harion... They didn't have the strength of 1.9 meters and more than 200 kilograms. They are tall, but those who can be selected into the guards are by no means short, thin or cowardly.Before the soldiers of the surrounding Kahuo City got the order of the Patriarch to take action, one person could not threaten the Commander-in-Chief.

"Harry, come back!"

Just when the young nobleman hesitated for a moment whether to attack other innocent night watchmen, and the moment Iger's heart rose to his throat, Rickard stopped his son - he stretched out his arm and pulled Harion behind him to restrain him. He walked up to Iger angrily and stared at him.

If he was alone, Iger dared to threaten him face to face, and Rickard Karstark would cut off his head with a sword without saying a word.But this time, with the only two remaining sons in the castle, and he did not have the weapons and plans to deal with the dragon, Iger did hold his vitals, preventing him from acting rashly.The Karstarks are indeed more than the three of them, but the queen's dragon can fly, and Kahuo City does not have a dragon hunting crossbow. Once the mad king's daughter is annoyed, nothing can be said for sure.

"What a commander-in-chief of the night watchman. There is no room for promotion on the Great Wall, so he found a way out by himself. What a skill! That little bitch of the Targaryen family is crazy about the Iron Throne. Anyone who seeks refuge will come... …Hey, recruiting the night watchman into the team! It’s so careless, thanks to her thinking of it.” Rickard resisted the monstrous killing intent, and said through gritted teeth: “I’m curious, I’ll detain you and lock you up in the hall now In the dungeon, how dare she use a dragon against me?"

If this is the case, then everything will be completely messed up.

Iger felt chills on his back: If the other party really detains himself, the land-grant army will have no leader, and the queen will not be able to command anyone.When she has no other way to go and burns the city with dragon flames to destroy the Karstark army occupying this place, absolutely no one can have the same prestige and appeal as herself, and can twist the gifted land into a rope to meet this war with the original allies. border war.At that time, the three groups of the mountain clan, the new land granters and the night watchman scatter, and no one can command the dragon transport team to transport the injured black dragon into the castle... He lost his life, and the queen also lost her mount and was trapped in the north. Waiting for death, any king's plan to break the wheel of history will become a joke!

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The more he was hit, the more he had to persevere in acting. At this time, if he showed timidity or begged for mercy, then it was really over.

Iger laughed and stretched out his hands, pretending to be caught: "Master, either kill me immediately, or please lock me in the deepest dungeon, I don't want to taste the taste of being burned to death by Dragon Flame. Do you think the Queen cares about the life of me, a night watchman? She is just anxious to find a castle for her injured baby black dragon to heal her wounds. She has clearly told me in advance that if I enter this castle for an hour, she will use it. Dragon flames have washed every corner of the castle. You oppose the Night Watchman violating the principle of neutrality, I understand very well, but imagine this story: the dragon and the Night Watchman join hands to repel and eliminate the White Walkers who invaded the North, and the army of the Karstarks Not only did I not participate in the battle, but I also stole the back of the Night Watchman. Not only did I kill the most important hero without hesitation - I, the Commander-in-Chief of the Night Watchman, but also neatly angered the Queen who came all the way to help, for no reason Thousands of people died, even the current head of the Karstark family and all his sons fell under the dragon's mouth..."

"Sounds like a farce, doesn't it?" He didn't give Rickard more time to think and get angry, and quickly continued to follow the rhythm: "If you don't want to become a joke and a negative teaching material in the mouths of the people of the Seven Kingdoms and future generations, then please Calm down, my lord, and listen carefully to what I have imagined—another version of the story with a happy ending."

It is also trying to persuade, the biggest difference between flickering and threats is: if the flicker fails, it will usually be fine, but if the threat fails, the end will usually be miserable.

Nervous cold sweat has begun to soak the clothes on the vest, and the situation has not gotten out of control so far, but Iger understands that it is not time to relax: I want a tough guy like Rickard Karstark to admit his cowardice and retreat. Well, it's not enough to just threaten the lives of his two sons... In addition to the hard ones, there must also be some soft ones, so that he can feel that although he is at a disadvantage, he still has a chance to succeed.

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Chapter 454 Intimidation and temptation

"King Robert fought side by side with the Northland many years ago, and he was always generous when he was alive. It is completely understandable to devote allegiance to him. But think about it, my lord. Stannis was neither married to the Northland, nor gave the Northland Any commendable benefits of the princes will only pull you to fight east and west, making the northern border unable to protect itself when the iron people invade... Even the Great Wall is unwilling to give a little support when it encounters the threat of the strange ghosts .For such a king who can neither protect the loyal nobles nor bring benefits to you, why bother to defend the crown for him with his wealth and life?"

Although Stannis did not personally lead the army to the north, it is definitely not that he has never given any support to the night watchman. It is obviously suspected of having no conscience, but the ass decides the head, and now the positions are opposite. Before the revolution succeeds, morality is solid Too extravagant.

"The Queen has never intended nor had the time to conquer the northern border of Noda. All she asks is for you to remain neutral. After I complete the Northern Expedition and eliminate the threat of the White Walkers, I can open the way for the Night Watchmen to go south in return for her control. It’s just the contribution of the dragon to participate in the battle between humans and ghosts.” Iger slowed down his tone and said peacefully, “My lord has two choices now, the first way is to follow the instinct of emotions and detain me—not only let the castle All the soldiers in the land were buried with me, and they used the blood of the Karstarks to provoke a war between the queen and the north, forcing the queen to give up the south, and let the north be filled with blood and fire."

"The second way is to pretend to be stupid and sell favors to the Queen. The Karstarks quietly withdrew from Last Hearth City, just as if today's conversation had never happened, and the Queen is not blind or hard-hearted, so she will remember it naturally. My lord's good... If you get closer, she can put pressure on the Stark family with the grace of saving your life and the deterrence of the two dragons, so that you can have the upper hand in the distribution of the land left by the Umber family; Said, after the Queen takes King's Landing, conquers the Seven Kingdoms, and sits on the Iron Throne, she can completely wave her hand, bypass the guardians of the North and directly name and expand the Karstark family's territory... The Amber family was not originally in Seal Bay Is there a large section of coastline in the south? I promise here on behalf of the queen that at least half of this coastline and its attached offshore land will be allocated to Karstark, so that the territory of Kahoe City, which has not changed for hundreds of years, will be expanded instantly. one fifth!"

"It's just nonsense! Father, the land in the northern border is up to the people of the northern border. How can they be divided by a foreigner who has never even heard of the place they come from? Even if Kahuo City really benefits from it temporarily, what will happen in the future? Continue to get along with the rest of the northern princes?" Seeing that his father really wanted to talk to Iger, Haleon almost immediately objected, "This is the case that he didn't lie! I'm afraid this kid is in Pretending to make such and such promises to keep you steady, the moment we lead our army out of Last Hearth City, the dragon in the sky will swoop down and burn us to death without any resistance In the wilderness!"

Rickard's cheeks twitched: This stupid son, with a long beard and short-sightedness, is he foolish to think of himself as his father? How is he really counting on the benefits promised by Iger?He was trying to save the lives of his two sons!

If it was Daenerys Targaryen herself who came before him today, then he would try his best to kill the queen on the spot, and exchange father and son and more than 2000 soldiers for the complete extinction of the Targaryen family, even though the price is heavy , at least it can restore the peace and stability of the northern border and the Seven Kingdoms, which is of some value.

But... Iger West?

An unknown pawn who came out of nowhere, with a little cleverness, became the commander-in-chief of the night watchman—to exchange the lives of more than 2000 elites from the Karstark family with his own life and the lives of all his sons?

Does he fit too?

You are crazy to do this kind of loss-making business!

The main purpose of the army's trip was to deal with the ghosts and the dead. They were unprepared for the enemies flying in the sky, so they would not be able to force a war. They could only pretend to be vain, trying to ensure safety and at the same time... retain a bit of decency Evacuate, and after returning to Kahuo City, discuss countermeasures with other nobles in the northern border, and decide on the final direction.

But the son's worry is not unreasonable. What if the guy in front of him is making up nonsense all the time to escape, and none of the words are true?

After thinking about it for a while, Rickard Karstark exhausted his limited wisdom and came up with a tentative method: "Hmph, the retreat of the Karstark family and the surrender of a castle is worth five points." One of the territories? Your queen’s ambition is in the Seven Kingdoms, so why don’t you just give the Karstarks all the territory of the Umber family at once?”

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Ha, it would be a fool not to see this obvious temptation.

Rickard thought he was smart, but Iger saw through his plan at a glance.

If you want to deceive people, the deceit is real enough. The conditions you offer to the other party are convincing after considering the ambitions and appetites of the Karstarks themselves and the contributions they can make. Right price.Even - if the Karstark family can speak for the queen when the northern princes hold a lord meeting to decide to stand in the final team, and vote for the neutrality of the northern border, Iger can try to persuade the queen to make his promise on the spot today The price, really honored.

Waiting for the queen to unify the Seven Kingdoms is just a matter of one sentence.

"What a big appetite, Lord Rickard." Iger grinned and shook his head, "Touch your chest and ask yourself, just give up a castle that doesn't belong to you, and you can't possibly defend it, it can be so high According to your theory of rewards for meritorious deeds, the territory of the Valyrian Empire in its heyday was not enough. However, if your lord really has an idea, it is not out of the question—like me, swear allegiance to the Queen, Fighting for her with all your money, and with the fact that you are the first among the princes of the northern border to stand up and support her, let alone the last hearth city, it is not out of the question to be the guardian of the northern border!"

Rickard stared, although he still had a ferocious expression on his face, he had gradually begun to believe Iger's statement in his heart, and now there was only one suitable word of agreement.

Seeing that his father was about to be deceived by the villain, Haleon jumped up anxiously: "Wait a minute! He is full of sincerity now, so why didn't he talk about the queen when he came to see you, father, and had to wait for the dragon to come over us Flying over, we stopped him for questioning before we were willing to speak up? There is clearly a ghost in it!"

Iger shrugged: "When I went to the city, I just wanted to find out, and I planned to go back and report the situation to the queen before deciding on countermeasures. But now, I probably didn't pay attention to the timing, or maybe the queen did it in a hurry. A decision has been made, in short, the situation has become like this by accident. Time waits for no one, if you two don't let me go back, the queen will come for real!"

In the bottom of his heart, Rickard Karstark had made up his mind not to conflict with the Dragon Queen, but emotionally, he still couldn't completely trust Iger, so he let him go back like this, losing the only bargaining chip that could save his life right now.

"You send someone back to send a letter to that woman, telling her that you are still safe and sound, and tell her not to mess around! Let me see the injured dragon, and I believe that she really participated in the decisive battle with the dragon, and immediately lead The army has withdrawn from Last Hearth City!"

The injured dragon did exist, and Iger would naturally not feel guilty. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, agreed, and called one of his most trusted guards: "Myron, you go out of the city immediately and inform the queen of the general situation here. And order the army to enter a state of alert and pull the dragon sleigh carrying the black dragon into the view of the castle, don't get too close!"

The black-clothed soldier had to be ordered to leave, and Rickard also had a cold face, pulling the eldest son who was still dissatisfied aside.

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"Shut up, you, hurry up and pick your best hand to find your younger brother—you two leave through the east gate immediately, take a shortcut and return to Kahuo City as soon as possible, remember to act separately, don't get together!"

"What...Father, you want to stay alone and deal with the dragon? I won't go!"

"I use farts to deal with dragons?" Rickard patted his son's elm head, and growled in a low voice, "Bring more people, and send them back every mile after leaving the city to report safety. After confirming that there was no ambush on the way back to Kahuo City, and that the Queen had indeed injured the dragon in the battle with the White Walker, she led the troops out of the castle. If not... Huh, even if she dies, I won’t let that woman feel comfortable.”

"But if that kid is lying to you, what should you do if the queen chases and burns you with a dragon after you leave Last Hearth City?"

"So let you and Torun split up! If everything goes well, we will meet at home. If you turn around and see a dragon attacking people on the ground, don't come back to die... and don't go home, it's not safe, go south! Inform Lindong City and the rest of the nobles in the northern border, tell them what happened, and let them prepare for war!"

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Chapter 455

Although the sled carrying the black dragon was huge and cumbersome, fortunately, the snow outside Hearth City that had not been cleared for a long time was thick enough and smooth enough. After half an hour, the Land Grant Army transport team was ordered to move Drogon to the corner of the road outside the castle. Pulled out from the back of the woods, dragged to a direction where it could be seen at a glance from the city wall.

After reaching the top of the wall and actually seeing a black dragon curled up on the union sledge, Rickard Karstark ordered his troops to rectify and evacuate from Last Hearth as agreed.

The fact that the old guy sent his son away in a whisper did not escape Iger's eyes. Fortunately...after a lot of work inside and out, what he feared most did not happen: the Karstark army did not hold him hostage They were taken away, but divided into two groups, the main force and the rear, and the last person was neatly retreated before dark, giving up the castle completely.

After some twists and turns, this battle for the empty city has come to an end.

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Dragons do have some use.

No matter how much I feel in my stomach that the queen without a dragon is easy to control, Iger has to admit it.

If only relying on the ground troops, it would be difficult for a man like Rickard Karstark to give up the castle without firing a shot.But there is only one dragon... It is still a dragon that is not huge and has just been in a state of war. With deterrence, it easily completed a task that would not be possible for a hundred thousand troops.

Iger realized that he had fallen into a misunderstanding for a long time.

He came from another world, and no matter how magical a creature is, it will never be more mysterious than the "time travel" itself, so... His perception of dragons could not be the same as ordinary people's from the very beginning.In addition, he knows the plot, knows the existence of dragons, knows their weaknesses and has seen weapons that can deal with them... Iger can't help but despise dragons subconsciously, thinking that they are only suitable for dealing with ghouls. In the war of conquest, it is just a burden.

But he ignored: not everyone can look at magical creatures with his mentality and perspective, and not everyone knows astronomy and geography and has seen the dragon hunting crossbow—even if there is, with the technological level and productivity, and it is difficult to quickly popularize a new type of weapon and install it on a large scale.

If the enemy ignores the existence of dragons, these flying fire-breathing monsters can display terrifying and destructive power that surprises the dragon rider and frightens others; Time, energy and materials are spent on building weapons and cultivating talents for use...and these consumptions will eventually lead to insufficient resources for the force to deal with conventional troops-this is the "backward productivity" and "those in power have to deal with very The irreconcilable contradiction between the needs of the "enemy".It is conceivable that this contradiction will exist for a long time before weapons such as guns that can both slay dragons and kill people become popular.

And it is precisely this kind of contradiction that makes the dragon still have great value even if it does not go into battle!

The dragon is the nuclear weapon of this world. Although it is incomparable in destructive power, it is even better in deterrence.Even if he wished for them to die quickly so that the queen could keep her feet on the ground, she should at least wait for the overall situation to be settled before thinking about it—at least for now, she should be happy that they are in her camp!