Fifteen minutes later, the thousands of people in the courtyard formed a circle again.
In the circle, the old professor put on leather armor and a rattan training helmet. He held the Dragon Crystal Dagger in his hand and stood facing a 1.9-meter-tall strong Ghoul Corpse.
Hmm, the Ghoul Corpse's neck was still tied with a metal chain. The chain was very long and dragged on the ground. Five meters away, Galen held the other end of the chain as if he was holding a dog.
"Kill this Ghoul Corpse. No matter how much they look down on your character, the Night Watchers and free people will admire your courage," Danny said loudly.
"Hualala …" The Ghoul Corpse dragged the long chain and opened its rotten mouth, letting out a soundless roar at the old professor.
"Gulp!" Perestan widened his frightened eyes and swallowed hard. He gripped his dagger tightly and stepped back unconsciously.
"It's too big. It's too tall and fierce. I can't beat it. Can you change it to a female savage Ghoul Corpse, or a child Ghoul Corpse? "he shouted.
"How about I let you fight the Deviant Ghoul baby?" Danny laughed coldly and gave Galen a look. The Night Watchers immediately loosened the chains. The Ghoul Corpse was free and immediately pounced towards the old professor.
"Ahhh —" The old man closed his eyes and waved the dagger in his hand randomly. He was still howling non-stop.
"Bam!" The Ghoul Corpse hit the professor's wrist heavily. The dagger fell and the old man howled in pain.
Then, as if hugging a lover, the tall and strong Ghoul Corpse opened its arms and hugged the old man. Its rotten black mouth bit towards the rattan mask.
"Kacha, kacha!" Like a child chewing on a sweet potato, the training helmet made a cracking sound.
Seeing the pale and decayed face that was touching his cheek and smelling the rotten stench on the teeth that were stained with black blood, the old man's body stiffened. His eyes rolled back, and his teeth chattered. His mouth made some noises, but he could not utter a complete sentence.
Dani raised her hand, and the dumb bull, Glen, pulled hard and pulled back the dead man's mouth that was dripping with black mucus.
"Kill the cowardice in your heart like a Night Watcher man. Pick up the dagger and continue fighting, "she shouted at the old professor who was lying on the ground and wet his pants.
"I, I can't do it. I'm dying," the old professor moaned.
"Then die. You're not afraid of death anyway." Danny sneered. She then turned to the night watcher and said, "Take a new helmet and put it on the doctor. Hmm, wipe the stains on his face with a wet towel."
Toad Todd laughed weirdly and said, "Are you going to wipe your butt or not? He peed, hahaha … "
After tormenting himself for more than an hour, the sky had already darkened. Pereston finally stabbed the Dragon Crystal Dagger into the zombie's lower abdomen while crying. Feces, rotten internal organs, and soft, broken corpses flowed out, almost burying the small doctor.
Seeing the old doctor crawl out from the pile of smelly corpses while crying and vomiting, the blacksmith Tanner finally took out a black sheepskin cloak and covered him.
Perestan, to become a glorious Night Watchman.
After that, Cyleda brought the old man to the shabby chapel in the Dark Castle. Under the witness of Archbishop Danny, the old man swore a holy oath.
The long night is coming. From now on, I will keep watch until I die.
I won't take a wife, I won't have a fief, and I won't have children.
I will not wear a crown, I will not fight for glory.
I will be loyal to my duty, even if I die.
I am the sword in the darkness, the guard on the Great Wall, the flame that fends off the cold, the light that breaks the dawn, the horn that awakens the sleeper, the shield that protects the kingdom.
I give my life and glory to the Night Watchmen. Tonight, I will do so, and every night.
.....
After experiencing the most shameful and lowest moment of his life, the old doctor seemed to have bounced back. He got rid of his sickly state and returned to his previous appearance as a spirited old man. In the afternoon, he moved to the scholar's tower under the crow's nest and began to help Old Yimont take care of the crows.
After getting the agreement from Danny, Stannis, and the Night Watchmen, he also sent a long letter to the old town in his own name, explaining the situation of the barbarians and the Other Ghosts in detail.
That night, in the wooden hall of the Dark Castle, the Night Watchmen, the Deer Association's knights, and the barbarian commander gathered together.
At the head of the table sat the Dragon Queen, Stannis, Bowen Marsi, Carter Parker, Mallister, and Old Yimont.
The table was pulled open, leaving an empty space. Mansred knelt in the middle of it.
This was a public trial for the King of Beyond the Wall.
Danny planned to leave the Great Wall tonight, but before she left, she had to deal with the barbarians.
"Mansred led the barbarians to invade the Great Wall. He must be executed as a warning to others. Since he is my captive, I have the right to sacrifice him to the King of Light according to my beliefs. " Erlu said solemnly.
"Ah!" The Night Watchmen and barbarians in the hall exclaimed.
Danny did not comment. She asked the four Night Watchmen, "What do you think?"
"Since ancient times, the King of Beyond the Wall has never been forgiven, not to mention that he has broken the oath of the Night Watchmen. Any lord has the right to execute any escaped Night Watchmen once they are caught, "Bowen Marsi said slowly.
"Yes, no matter what, Mansred must die." Mallister and Carter Parker nodded in agreement.
"We can sentence him to death, but can we hang him first and then burn him?" Old Yimont frowned.
"Not burn him, but sacrifice him to the King of Light." Stannis clenched his teeth. "The sacrifice must be alive!"
"My opinion is different from yours," Dani said with a smile. "How did Mansred manage to wear the black cloak?"
Old Yimont thought for a moment and said, "About thirty years ago, Ranger Tarkel was patrolling the Haunted Forest when he accidentally encountered a small tribe that had been slaughtered. There were about a hundred people in the village, and only a four or five-year-old barbarian child was left alive.
He was Mansred. Tarkel brought him to Dark Castle and raised him by the Night Watchmen. Naturally, he got the black cloak and became a Night Watchman. "
"Four or five years old …" Danny nodded and asked Mansred, "Why did you break your oath and betray the Night Watchmen?"
"Haha, because of a cloak." Mansred laughed bitterly and said in a complicated tone, "I used to be a loyal Night Watchman, and I thought I would always be a Night Watchman. Until one day, I became obsessed with the thing called 'freedom'.
That time, I was seriously injured during a patrol. My brothers were worried that I wouldn't make it to the Wall, so they sent me to the home of a freedwoman.
Hey, don't look at me like that. She was an old spearwoman, very ugly and very old. She didn't have that kind of need, and I didn't have that kind of desire.
While I was recovering, she used red cloth to repair my torn cloak. But when I returned to the Wall, the commander immediately made me change into a uniform black cloak …
Then, I ran away. "
"Uh, just because of that?" Everyone was shocked.
"I can't even choose the clothes I like. I can't stand the life of a Night Watchman anymore. I want freedom!" Mansred.
Old Yimont said in a low voice, "South of the Wall, any Night Watchman who goes out on business will be given food and supplies by any noble just because of the black cloak he wears. Some even treat him as an honored guest. Even the king is no exception. The black cloak is our shackles, but it is also our flag and glory. "
"I don't want this damn glory. I just want freedom," Mansred.
Danny facepalmed. Her head hurt.
"Your whole family was slaughtered for freedom. Don't you understand how terrible uncontrolled freedom is?"
"I understood after the 'verbal war' with you last time, but I really can't stand the restrictions of a Night Watchman."
"He's not cut out to be a Night Watchman, and he didn't wear the black cloak voluntarily or because of guilt. A child with an incomplete mind swearing the oath of a Night Watchman in a daze. That doesn't make sense."
Then, Danny switched to the mode of the archbishop of the Seven Gods. Her expression suddenly became serious, and her fair face faintly glowed with a holy light. "In the 23rd chapter of the Seven Stars Bible, the Heavenly Father said to Hu Ge that any sacred marriage contract or sacred oath made against one's will not be protected by the Seven Gods and should be spurned by everyone."
In the south of Braavos, there was a hill called Andas, the homeland of the Andals. Hu Ge, the King of the Hills, was the first king of Andas, similar to King David in the Bible.
Much of the content in the Seven Stars Bible was explained in the form of conversations between Hu Ge and the Seven Gods.
In the doctrine of the Seven Gods, violating a sacred oath or marriage contract was as serious a crime as violating the rights of a guest. But there was a prerequisite. Both parties who made the oath had to be willing.
"Willing" here mainly meant that there was no knife to the neck of the person who made the oath. It didn't matter whether the person was willing or not.
For example, Sansa definitely didn't want to marry Tyrion, but her marriage with Tyrion was protected by the Seven Gods. Because Sansa didn't protest loudly at the time, she chose to accept it silently.
If Tywin forced Sansa to marry his son, not only would the marriage be invalid, but he would also be cursed by the Seven Gods — if the Seven Gods really existed.
At this time, Danny was a little unreasonable.
"If Mansfield's oath doesn't count, then there are no sacred oaths in this world," Stannis said, glaring.
"I didn't say it doesn't count, but special circumstances require special treatment. He's just a child. Can't you be more tolerant? "
Child?
Mansfield's face twisted.
"He's not a child. He's much older than you." Sir Mallister's mouth twitched.
Danny was also embarrassed. She touched her nose and smiled awkwardly. "Didn't the Wall take in a few hundred free youths at this time? They're all temporary Night Watchers, free to leave after the long night. Mansfield's situation is similar to theirs. He's just an orphan adopted by the Night Watchers, not a proper Night Watcher. "
"This is a new rule you made. It only applies now, not the tradition of the Night Watchers," Stannis said solemnly.
Danny leaned back in her chair and looked at him from the corner of her eyes. "You want him to die so badly?"
"The law is the law. There's no room for personal feelings!" Stannis said firmly.
"There's something wrong with your head!" Danny pointed at him and mocked. "You have no political wisdom at all. Isn't it good to have Mansfield under your control and command the hundreds of thousands of barbarians outside the Wall?
It's easy to kill him, but soon, the barbarians will fight for a new leader, a new king outside the Wall. Then they'll harass the Wall and even collude with the Other Ghosts …
Leave Mansfield. No matter whether he can be controlled or not, no matter how many people listen to his orders, with him occupying the position of king outside the Wall, a new king of the barbarians can't be born, and the barbarians can't unite.
Even if there are hundreds of thousands of barbarians, they're just a bunch of stragglers. They'll no longer be a threat to the Wall. "
The Night Watchers, Sir Deer, and the barbarians all stared at the Dragon Queen in shock and fear. The Dragon Queen was so reasonable. The Dragon Queen was so scary!
Erlu's furious expression slowly froze. He closed his mouth and began to think seriously.
"Ahh! Kill me! Just kill me! I'm guilty, I broke my oath, I led the army to invade the Wall. "Mansfield suddenly howled.
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