Chapter 637 The Queen of King's Landing.゜゜(′O`) ゜゜.

Facing the howling north wind and the icy snowflakes that slapped and scratched their faces from time to time, more than a dozen soldiers from Winterfell marched northward along the road that had long been invisible in the snow. Walking, and the speed is very slow, even slower than normal people walking on flat ground.

Originally they were marching on horseback, but when they went to the outpost, because the snow on the road was too thick, they saw that riding a horse was slower than walking, and they even had to be distracted to take care of the horses. Instead of giving up on them, they changed to walking as a whole, trying to continue northward to reach one of their destinations.

In the gray sky and the vast white snow field, their bodies were tightly wrapped by gray and black cloaks, fur coats, heavy hats, leather boots and other warm clothes, only revealing a A face covered with ice scum on both eyebrows and beard...

At the same time, after they passed by, a long series of crooked and deep footprints were naturally left on the thick snow behind them that was already deep into the knees.

And based on the footprints and their current direction, it is not difficult to guess that they are heading north of Winterfell, towards Long Lake...

"Hey! Knight Galen, what is the golden light coming out of your body? Could it be... because of the favor of one of the old gods or the seven gods?"

The journey was difficult and monotonous, so Arya, who came with her, asked O'Shea curiously.

"Not at all! My golden light is called Demacia's righteous power!"

In fact, that kind of thing, their little head of state Anne once leaked, saying that it is actually a thing called Holy Light, but Galen still thinks that it is obviously better to call it Demacia justice ?

Anyway, that's just a title!

Whether it is the Holy Light or the justice of Demacia, as long as there is justice and courage in the heart, then it will be fine.

"oh……"

"Then... can you teach me?"

The golden light on her body is very beautiful, not only invulnerable, but also greatly improved in terms of strength, speed, reaction ability, etc. Arya has been staring at this amazing secret skill for several days, just wait Looking for a chance to speak!

Although, she also felt that it was impossible for the other party to easily teach her such a powerful "Demacia's Power of Justice", but it was just a question anyway, and it didn't matter if she answered or not.

"..."

"I'm afraid not!"

"I won't teach others this kind of thing. At that time, it was our Annie Yuan who first gave me the seed of justice... Besides, Arya, your character may not be suitable for learning this, you killer, the body's It's too murderous."

Silently leading the crowd, Galen, who could no longer see the road and could only discern the approximate location and direction from the woods on both sides, hesitated for a while, then turned his head and looked at this tightly wrapped small place just like himself. The girl glanced, then shook her head.

Not everyone can learn the holy light, that is, the power of justice in Demacia!

At least, from Galen's point of view, this Arya is not qualified in any aspect... Because, this little girl is selfish and self-centered, she only has her family in her eyes, but she doesn't have a heart. The heart of a brave man who dares to fight for those who cannot fight, and the belief that he is willing to fight for justice!

Anyway, in Galen’s opinion, if you want to learn this kind of power, these are all necessary. Only with these can you learn the power of justice in Demacia, and it is definitely not like what a bad little head of state said. Generally speaking, it's actually 'It's over, have you all been fooled and limped? ’, no matter what, Galen will not shake his belief!

so……

This Arya, this so-called faceless female assassin, female killer, she is definitely not qualified.

"snort!!"

Thinking that the other party was perfunctory, Arya lowered her head and snorted fiercely,

Then continue to move forward step by step.

"I really don't know how to teach..."

"Well, if there is a chance in the future, I recommend you to go to our Noxus Academy of Wrath on Star Haven. Then, maybe you can learn that?"

There is no need to think too much about the power of justice. After all, until now, there are very few marines or ghost agents who have successfully comprehended the power of justice in the Demacia Justice Academy! However, the Noxus Academy of Wrath is different, basically everyone can learn it, it's just that the talent is different and the degree to which it can be achieved is different.

Anyway, just as Darius was unhappy with Galen, Galen also despised those angry warriors who could learn as long as they were individuals! In his opinion, those who can learn the righteous power of Demacia are the elites, and those wrath fighters are just a bunch of commoners.

"Anger? What is that, stronger than your golden glitter?!"

"..."

"That's not golden glitter, that's the power of justice in Demacia. Only those with justice in their hearts can learn it! But anger is different. As long as your killing intent is strong enough, as long as you can control your anger, you can learn it." !"

"snort!"

"Knight Galen, you don't have to doubt the killing intent of our Faceless Men, let alone my ability to control my anger! I'm a killer, these are just basic skills!"

"..."

"I hope, but I can't go back now. When I can go back someday, I will definitely nominate you."

"..."

"Knight Galen, what I've always wanted to ask... Is it really okay for us to go north with only a few people?!"

Among a group of strong soldiers, Arya, who looked a little petite, asked a little puzzled.

Although they said that they went north this time mainly to gather and dispatch the refugees withdrawn from the Great Wall, Castle Black, Houcrown Town and Hearth City, and to investigate the strength of the nearby ghosts, but only these dozen people, Arya still felt a little too risky.

It’s not like Winterfell is empty now, and after what happened two days ago, those who followed the conspirator Littlefinger Petyr Baelish were basically cleaned up, and the rest of them , are all willing to be loyal to her sister, Sansa, the Duke of Winterfell, or have been loyal to Jon, the King of the North, and will never question her sister's order or be perfunctory! If Galen wanted to, he could have directly dispatched hundreds of elite soldiers to the north, maybe it would be safer?

"Don't call me a Galen knight. I'm not a vassal of your Winterfell city. I'm a legal citizen of the Federation of Heroes in our star area! You little nobles in the shabby place, in my eyes, are really It's useless, it's not rare at all... I'm not talking nonsense, you nobles here, the living conditions here are far worse than those homeless people in our federation who receive subsistence allowances."

"Also, that older sister of yours, Sansa, is really stingy, so she added a knight position that is useless to me, and then didn't even raise my salary?!"

Yes, Galen doesn't want to be a knight or knight, these messy titles that don't even have a certificate are worthless in his eyes!

If he had a choice, he would rather the other party triple his commission, or change himself to a bigger and more comfortable one, preferably a big room with a fireplace, like... that of the Duchess Sansa. About the same?

Of course, it would be great if the other party appreciated Galen's contribution and gave him the best room in the castle!

"A knight is not a position, but a title. From the day you were knighted, you are no longer a mercenary, but a conferred noble in our Winterfell city!!"

After Arya breathed a sigh of relief, she turned her head and glanced at Galen next to her in some puzzlement. She had never seen such a person who was knighted by the lord and complained.

"By the way, in your federation, what does it mean to receive subsistence allowances?"

After explaining the rarity of the title, Arya continued to move forward step by step.

Due to her petite stature and her short legs, walking in the fluffy new snow was no easier than the tall soldiers around her.

so……

In order to pass this long and boring journey, and to learn more about this strange guy who is said to have come here from another world, Arya just took advantage of these few days to learn more about him The other party's details, so as not to have a better opportunity to ask in the future.

"Baby insurance..."

"That is to say, everyone can receive free food, a spacious house, and an air-conditioned one without having to work, which is your kind of fireplace? However, the air-conditioning must be much better than the fireplace, and No smell, not to mention carbon monoxide poisoning..."

To be honest, Galen really misses the life of Star Haven...

In the past, when he was a general in the star sector, he always felt that the subsistence allowances and conditions in the alliance were too poor. Only those lazy people and those who were incapable of working would have to choose that kind of life." tough life?

But now...

"Let me tell you the truth, if I had a choice, I would rather choose to go back to the Star Haven of our Federation to be an ordinary citizen on a subsistence allowance, and I would not change the Lord of Winterfell for you!"

"The subsistence allowances of our Federation of Heroes, whether it is food, clothing, housing, transportation, or other conditions, are far superior to anyone here, even your sister Sansa, the Duke!"

"Moreover, all citizens can apply for the subsistence allowance, without any prerequisites!"

By contrast, here in Westeros:

The food is not good, the materials are extremely scarce and monotonous, especially in winter, there are absolutely no vegetables, and the meat, cheese, pickles and other messy things come and go. If this continues, he Galen will Felt like I was on the verge of getting one of those rare diseases like night blindness, beriberi, and scurvy!

As for what you're wearing, forget about it...

Look now, he has a layer of linen clothes and animal furs wrapped tightly on his body. These things that basically rely on his own body temperature to keep out the cold can be considered clothes?

They don't have a constant temperature system, no deodorizing and sweating functions, and because they haven't been washed for a long time, they start to smell a little rancid, and they still feel sticky. He has had enough!

As for where to live...

The kennel in that castle is really just a kennel!

Fortunately, it is winter now. If it were summer, Galen could imagine that there must be all kinds of bugs and mice running rampant there. It will definitely be a huge torture to live in a place that is not as good as a kennel!

'Endless Holy Light...'

"Let our most, greatest, and greatest Head of State, Anne, come and save me Galen as soon as possible, and let me escape from the sea of ​​suffering as soon as possible..."

Now Galen can basically confirm that the space gem is indeed exhausted and no longer has any special abilities! So, now, besides hoping that he doesn't know where in the universe, which plane he is in, and doesn't know if there is a little girl who heard his prayer to help him earlier, he is indeed There is no way out.

He has been completely trapped in this backward and ignorant place, and he can't go back!

"snort!"

"I don't need to work, and I can live better than my sister's city lord of Winterfell, I won't believe it! Mr. Galen, are you sure you are not joking, where is there such a good place in this world?!"

To be honest, if there is such a place, I am afraid that ordinary residents of the entire Westeros continent, and even most of the nobles will flock to it? By then, millions of people, can they afford it? That's millions or even tens of millions of people, not one or two thousand or one or two hundred!

Anyway, Arya has wandered outside these years, and has traveled almost the entire continent of Westeros. She has even been to Braavos across the sea, but she will never believe that there will be such a kind of her in the world. A place you can't even think about.

In her eyes, the entire continent of Westeros is a place where people cannibalize people. If she wants to live better, she can only work harder, constantly sharpen her skills, protect herself, her sister and Brother... Otherwise, maybe, they will be killed by someone at some point, and then they will be robbed of all their belongings, thrown into a certain sewer or ditch, and reduced to a poor bone?

"Arya, if I can go back in the future, I will definitely invite you to visit our capital, Haven. Our capital is different from your little King's Landing. Our capital is a whole planet, with hundreds of billions of people and countless space stations!"

"Also, I can even give you two sisters and get the status of legal federal citizens, so that you can experience what a normal human being should live, and then I guarantee that you will never want to come back here again ..."

Yes, if Garen could go back and travel freely between this Westeros and Haven, he would probably do that.

And that Bran, the other party's magical ability will definitely be welcomed by the federal intelligence agencies!

Anyway, he, Galen, is the commander of the United Fleet of the capital of Haven, and he is one of the five-star admirals with the highest military rank in the Federation... So, even if he acts recklessly and gives the two primitive people the status of Federation citizens, it will not be enough. Who dares to talk to him?

You know, he made Galen go crazy, even the mothership of the protoss, who would dare to talk to him about such a trivial matter?

cough cough...

But ah, he will definitely not do it again in the future with a big move to take down the Protoss Mothership!

Because, the mothership of Protoss is really too expensive... If it is damaged, even if he is the commander of the fleet and a five-star admiral, he will still have to pay according to the price! Moreover, in the highly automated and intelligent federal social environment, the compensation is still directly deducted from wages, so that he has no chance to become an old rascal.

"..."

"I still don't believe there is such a paradise-like place in the world!"

Turning her head to look at the serious Galen again for a while, Arya finally shook her head, she definitely didn't believe what this man who was always a bit eccentric said!

Because, she can't imagine at all, if there is really a place where you can eat, live, and wear well without working, I am afraid that everyone will go to enjoy that kind of delicious and lazy life, so who else would choose to work and work? Pay taxes, who else will respond to the recruitment of soldiers to defend the territories of the lords?

"Heaven?"

"Yes, compared to your continent of Westeros, our Federation is indeed a paradise... But in our opinion, that is just a very common thing."

After all, the strength of science and technology is not the same, and the productivity is not the same. It is normal that the natives of primitive planets like Arya cannot understand!

Look at this, people here have to use manpower and animal power to cultivate the crops. Throughout the year, a few people in a family can't cultivate many acres of land. In addition, the seeds of the crops are poor, and the harvest is pitiful. They can barely maintain their own. It's almost enough to pay taxes and food.

But what about their federation?

If you want to do agriculture, you can simply plant planet by planet!

Just find a few agricultural planets, let those fully automatic machines plant all kinds of high-quality grain seeds with high yields per mu, large and small nano-robots hunt and kill insects, agricultural irrigation and fertilization systems all over the planet, and even Under the comprehensive factors such as weather, rain, sunlight, and air humidity, which can be artificially manipulated, basically every year is an agricultural star with a bumper harvest. It only needs the output of one or two planets, which can almost meet the normal life of humans in all star regions. needed.

And more agricultural planets are growing those luxury goods, fruits and vegetables, industrial raw materials, textile raw materials, and other renewable resources.

Therefore, for the federation of the star area, it is really an easy thing to use the supplies that exceed the demand to unconditionally meet the basic needs of all human beings in the star area, and it is also something that every federal citizen can enjoy Basic survival benefits, but even so, only a very small number of people are willing to apply for that kind of subsistence allowance!

Because, as long as you work a little harder, you can get a better life and get whatever you want. Who would want to live worse than most people?

"Well?!"

Galen, who was deep in thought, stopped suddenly, and raised his head suddenly, looking at the dense forest that was also covered by heavy snow in the distance.

"What's the matter, Galen riding... Sir, why didn't you leave all of a sudden?!"

Arya, who was just walking with her head buried in the same thoughts and digesting the information she had just received, suddenly bumped into the body of Galen who suddenly stood in front of her. The tall and powerful body of the other party caught her off guard. Under it, he almost fell backwards into the thick snow.

"..."

"We seem to be being targeted by the enemy!!"

Galen stopped, looked at one of the directions coldly, and froze his face.

"Being targeted? Who is it?!"

Looking at the vast expanse of snow and the snow-covered wolf forest around her, Arya didn't know who else would be watching her in this place, because here, it was still in the wolf forest south of Long Lake and north of Winterfell , is still far away from Mo Jiangna of the White Ghost Army!

"It's those strange ghosts!!"

After finishing speaking, Galen took the lead and walked to the left, where there was a rocky tidal flat, probably due to the heat of the earth, the snow over there was thinner, which was more suitable for them to be with the White Walkers later. Fight, so as not to be hindered by the heavy snow.

"White ghosts?"

"!!"

"Everyone, prepare to fight!!"

Arya exclaimed, and while signaling the other soldiers to draw out their weapons, she also drew out her rapier with her right hand and the dagger in her left hand, and quickly followed Galen who was striding forward in front of her.

If there really are strange ghosts here, then things will be bad!

Because here is less than thirty leagues (one hundred miles) away from Winterfell. If the White Walkers have arrived here, doesn't that mean that all the places to the north have already fallen? They came so fast, no wonder she and Galen met so few people fleeing south on the way north, so it turned out that the alien ghosts invaded south far faster than everyone imagined? !

"Come on, get ready for battle!"

Galen didn't say much, just stared at the snow-covered forest around him, and then took the lead and walked resolutely towards the open land ahead.

Those staring at them must be the White Walkers!

Because, he, Galen, smelled evil, so that the power of Demacia's justice in his body began to scream slightly.

"Hey! Wait for us first!"

...

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"..."

Cersei Lannister was standing coldly in this palace in King's Landing that was already completely her own, in this great hall, behind this magnificent and exquisitely carved arched moon-white balcony, Through the glass, looking at the extremely rare snowfall outside the window...

According to common sense, King's Landing, a place close to the harbor and in a hot or warm climate all year round, is unlikely to snow, but it is still falling now.

It can be seen from this that the phrase "winter is coming" that the Stark family in the north often talked about is finally coming true... and those strange ghosts, those terrifying dead people who can move, the kind that not long ago The existence that was caught by those hostile elements for her to look at and had to believe in, they are finally coming!

At this moment, they should be in the north, in the cold place of the northern border.

The long winter is long and the extreme cold is boundless...

Here in the continent of Westeros, the four seasons are generally very long... Anyway, she, Cersei, has experienced the plague-popular spring over the years, and that time even lasted for several years, and then also experienced ten years Eight years of hot summer, it was an extremely long period of good days... Of course, she also saw a few years of autumn with frequent rainstorms and few autumn winds.

Until now, winter is finally coming...

According to folklore and the information written in the teachings of the Seven Gods, after every long summer, there will be a long winter that lasts longer... It is a terrible, doomsday-like season, it is said Is it the punishment of the Seven Gods to mankind, and only when the sins of mankind are terminated can the eternal summer be ushered in again?

So, this time, after eighteen years of hot summer, how long will their continent usher in winter?

It's twenty years...

Or thirty years...

Or, they will never see the next spring and summer? !

Ah!

Seven gods' punishment for human sins?

It's ridiculous!

As the queen of King's Landing and the guardian of the Seven Kingdoms, Cersei Lannister certainly no longer trusted those gods, otherwise, she would not have bombed the Great Sept of Baelor with wildfire before, killing countless people The nobles who believe in the Seven Gods and that damned little sparrow!

Therefore, for her Queen Cersei, the Seven Gods will not be taken seriously by her.

Moreover, she also knew that winter was approaching, and the scary thing was not the severe cold, the polar night, or those strange ghosts, but the extremely long time.

It is said that...

There is almost no daylight in winter, and the production of food will definitely drop sharply. Grains, vegetables and fruits will definitely not be able to grow. People can only eat reserves or persist in fishing and hunting... But now, let alone the whole country, King's Landing alone has millions of people. In a city with a large population, after experiencing the Rebellion of the Seven Kings and several endless battles, the city of King's Landing still has nearly half of its granaries not full...

Food is not important in normal times, but in the long winter night, it is the key to survival!

Therefore, Cersei Lannister can now foresee that in the future, before the end of the long winter, King's Landing, and even the entire continent of Westeros, apart from the threat of the White Walkers, the most important thing is that it will be shrouded in all places. The great famine in the world will be unavoidable for anyone.

At that time, whoever has food in their hands will be able to persevere until the end!

Winter is here...

For a long time to come, there will be countless children, including those in her own womb, who will be born and grow up in the night... Most of them, probably until they die, will not be born. Know what is sunshine and what is warmth...

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but a trace of vicious resentment flashed at the corner of her mouth, and she even gritted her teeth!

Originally, she had two sons and a daughter, but now...

hum!

She will definitely regain the lost things, everything, everything, definitely, she swears!

And now, if you count the time, those alien legions should have already started, or are starting to attack the Great Wall, right? I don't know, those bastards in the north, those remnants of the Stark family, can they hold on?

It's best to let that dragon mother and more people go to the north, go to the foot of the Great Wall to fight with the White Walkers. She, Cersei, can only hoard food desperately, and then continue to expand her troops.

But actually, none of that matters now...

Now Cersei Lannister is not concerned about the cold winter that will envelop the entire continent of Westeros, nor the food reserves in King's Landing, nor the White Walkers in the north, but other things. She is now waiting one person.

Tuk Tuk!

Suddenly, there were two knocks on the door, and then the old former Prime Minister Cobain walked in.

"He... really left?"

But hearing the footsteps, Cersei knew who the person was, so she continued to stand in front of the window and asked directly without turning her head.

"Yes, Lord James Lannister has just braved the cold wind and light snow, riding alone out of the city to the north."

The Queen's Hand, the former Prime Minister Qyburn, answered in a low voice with lowered eyebrows, because he knew that Queen Cersei would definitely not be in a good mood now, and he better not make mistakes casually.

"Yeah……"

With a cold snort in her heart, Cersei knew that that bastard James was such a person! He kept saying that it was for the living, for the entire continent of Westeros... As a Lannister, that guy still has such stupid ideas?

It is simply unreasonable! !

"Daenerys Targaryen, mother of dragons, the barbarian cavalry, those Dothraki hosts and the Unsullied Legion, are now retreating and preparing to sail north."

"According to the information sent back by the spies, the garrison on Dragonstone Island is also decreasing day by day. After collecting enough dragon crystal mines, they went out to sea by boat. The remaining logistics troops are also packing their bags. Soon, there won't be many people left on Dragonstone Island... Those two dragons should follow the mother of dragons to fight against the White Walkers."

The former Prime Minister Coburn saw that the Queen did not make any statement, so he told all the information he knew.

"..."

"Our golden group, where are they now?"

Cersei turned suddenly, and asked her Lord Hand, Qyburn, about the Golden Company of Highgarden, about the best army of Essos.

She took a large sum of money from the iron treasury and hired a full 20,000 soldiers from the Golden Regiment, cavalry, and even elephants! And those will be her capital for planning the entire Westeros continent.

"They should already be at sea, and they are expected to arrive in King's Landing next week..."

"What do you need me to do?"

After the former Prime Minister Coburn finished speaking, he looked at the elusive Her Lady Queen again.

"..."

"You don't need to do anything!"

With a sneer, Cersei raised her hand and waved, signaling that the other party could step back first.

"..."

"Why, Prime Minister, what else do you want to say?"

Seeing that the other party was standing there obediently, and didn't leave immediately, Cersei couldn't help asking curiously.

"Her Majesty..."

"If those people in the north fail, we may not be able to fight against the white ghosts going south independently, because by then, they will become more..."

"more and more……"

The White Walkers can be killed with those special weapons made of dragonglass!

At the same time, every living person who dies in the hands of the ghosts will increase the number of ghosts. The more people die, the more ghosts there will be! But now to the north, in the northern border, there are still hundreds of thousands of people, plus there may be more and more soldiers! Once they fail, the army of alien ghosts that King's Landing will have to face will be in the millions!

"..."

"The White Walkers can't swim, can they, my lord Hand?"

"..."

"It's said to be like that..."

"Then what are you worried about?"

"If we can't keep it, we can just cross the sea!"

Winter is coming?

It's ridiculous! !

Now, Cersei has quietly started the colonization plan, and the Braavos on the other side of the sea will soon belong to her Queen Cersei!

If the people in the north win, she naturally has a way to deal with it, and if those people in the north lose, then when necessary, they can go directly across the sea to the east, completely escaping from this possibly destroyed West Luo mainland!

When that happens, the victor will still be her, Cersei! !