"You don't know how to differentiate between Deviant Ghosts and Ghouls?"
Danny's tone was even stranger as she faced the strange gazes of the soldiers.
The soldiers looked at each other, not understanding the situation.
On the other hand, Captain Cruise and Ed Amber were deep in thought.
"This is the first time we've seen a real Undead. The previous message sounded as distant as Grandma's story." Cruise smiled bitterly.
"News of Deviant Ghosts appeared a few years ago, right? I've been promoting the 'United Front against Deviant Ghosts'. Hearthfire is the closest vassal to the Great Wall, yet we didn't prepare for it? "Danny was bewildered.
"How could we prepare? We only know that Dragon Crystal weapons can deal with Deviant Ghosts, but Dragon Crystals are expensive, more expensive than white bread. We don't have the ability to store them in large quantities! "Earl Eide said dejectedly.
That was the truth.
Although Dani was happily digging for Dragon Crystals on Dragonstone Island, Dragon Crystal ores would only appear near volcanoes.
How many volcanoes were there in this world?
The world of the Song of Ice and Fire was larger than Earth, but the only places with active volcanoes were Dragonstone Island and Valleglia!
Other places had volcanoes. For example, the Children of the Forest's Dragon Crystal weapons came from beyond the Great Wall. In the East-West trade, Asia's Dragon Crystals were one of the most important exports.
This meant that Asia and beyond the Great Wall once had volcanoes. But after thousands of years, the Earth Core Fire dwindled, and the volcanoes were extinguished.
"Actually, even with the Dragon Crystal weapons, we can't defend the castle. A few years ago, during the War of the Four Kings, Hearthfire's male population was almost depleted. We don't have enough manpower!" the Captain said bitterly.
That was the truth.
During the first harvest feast after Robb led his army to the South, the two acting Castellans of Hearthfire requested Bran Stark (after Robb left, the eight-year-old Bran became the acting Winterfell Castellan) to help them harvest their crops and defend against the barbarians from Seal Bay.
Because the War of the Four Kings took too long, the Northern Territory's golden wheat was left to rot in the fields.
More than 90% of the Northern Warriors that Robb took with him were farmers.
"You said before, even if it's a small town outside the walls, there are fifteen thousand people in Hearthstone." Dani frowned.
"One thousand conscripted soldiers and at least three thousand family members left behind." Sir Cruise's face was so bitter that he could wring out a big bowl of bitter gourd juice. "We sent a total of three thousand soldiers to follow King Robb to battle, but none of them came back. The rest are the old, the weak, women and children."
Count Eide spoke in a hoarse voice, "Your Majesty, you may have misunderstood. It's not that there are fifteen thousand citizens around Hearthfire.
Instead, all the commoners in House Amber's territory have moved to Fireplace for the winter. There are only fifteen thousand of us. "
How big was the territory of the Anbo family?
At least, it is bigger than South Korea.
With such a large area, there were only 15,000 people left?! (ps)
.....
"You have to leave." Danny's tone became more determined after understanding the situation in Hearthstone. "As you said, there are forty thousand ghouls attacking Hearthstone, but that's only a small portion of the total number of ghouls … Perhaps, it's only one percent.
If you don't leave, sooner or later, you'll be wiped out by the zombies that make a comeback. "
"One percent?!" Everyone's expression changed drastically as they cried out in surprise.
"That can't be right? If forty thousand ghouls is only one percent, then the total number is no more than four million? Four million, dear gods! "
Eide Anbo's young face that was still covered in fine hair instantly turned as white as snow.
"Perhaps it was only a million at first, but …" Danny looked around. "You're all used to burials, right?"
"Even the corpses in the graves, they won't let them go? Do they still have any humanity left? "Captain Cruise's expression was grim.
"Why do you think they have humanity?" Danny asked curiously.
"Why would the gods allow such monsters to appear …" Sir Cruise muttered.
"Now that they have appeared, we can only accept the reality and study their habits and weaknesses.
The living dead that are resurrected from the dead are ghouls, and ghouls are resurrected from other ghosts, and are also controlled by them. Killing a different ghost, all the ghouls under its control will die, and become rotten corpses again. "
"Ah, I understand now." Eide Anbo suddenly understood. "His Majesty must have killed a different ghost, and then all the ghouls under its control in Fireplace Castle died!
I was wondering, there were hundreds of ghouls on the second floor, and half of them died after the explosion. "
Danny nodded and smiled. "Something like that. At that time, there was a different ghost standing on the platform in front of the castle, looking proud, as if savoring the fruits of victory.
But it stood there alone, and it stood out so much that I couldn't help but throw a Dragonflame Fireball at it.
But it was only one of the different ghosts that attacked Fireplace Castle, and there was another one outside the castle. Seeing that the situation was not good, it immediately disbanded the ghouls and hid in the snow forest.
I was worried about falling into an ambush, so I only cleared the remaining ghouls in the castle and did not chase after it.
You can imagine, when I leave, with just the other ghost that escaped, it will be difficult for you all to survive. "
Eide Anbo expressed his gratitude to the Dragon Queen helplessly, and then agreed to leave his hometown according to her arrangements.
.....
Since they had decided to leave, the people of Fireplace Castle began to prepare their luggage.
Food and valuables were sealed in the deepest part of the basement, and the pterosaurs could only carry a limited amount of weight, so they could not bring anything other than warm clothes.
Eide Anbo and the guard captain were busy in the basement, while Danny climbed up the tower to face the cold wind and closed her eyes to cultivate.
With the little Golden Dragon Spirit, her consciousness returned to the strange space inside the Great Wall, and the laws of the world were opened to her. Just like the Holy Spirits at the beginning of the world, she could directly listen to the song of laws.
Before this, she had the three Megalosaurus breathe fire along the wall, melting the snow that was more than ten meters thick into water, which flowed into the river.
This way, even if the other ghosts returned, the wall would be able to hold them off for a while.
Just like that, half a day passed, and Danny, who was cultivating in silence, was awakened by the creaking of the gate.
Looking down, she saw a group of more than a hundred people, holding spears and carrying bows. They seemed to be preparing to leave the city for battle.
"What are you all doing?" Danny looked down at the crowd and asked loudly.
"Ah, it's the Dragon Queen!"
There was a commotion in the crowd.
It seemed that they had wanted to avoid her to do something bad, but now that they were caught red-handed, they were panicking.
Danny's eyes narrowed. There were men and women in those people, but all of them had white hair.
There was not a single adult, nor was there a single child.
She was getting more and more curious.
She leaped down and landed from the 18-meter-high wall like a piece of cotton, causing another round of exclamations from the crowd below.
"Where are you all going?" Danny's gaze was stern as she scanned the old men in tattered fur coats.
They lowered their heads, embarrassed.
Finally, a lame old man with green eyes stepped forward and bowed to the Dragon Queen, saying, "Your Majesty, we are going out to hunt. Perhaps, you will be able to eat fresh roasted venison tonight."
"Nonsense, where would there be deer in this kind of weather? Also, there are other ghosts hiding in the forest. Are you all going to die? "Danny said calmly.
"Ah, other ghosts …" Someone shouted in a low voice, as if awakened. "There are other ghosts outside the city. We can't become the living dead."
"Sigh, what should we do?" An old warrior stomped his spear and sighed.
"Your Majesty, I am Tucas Amber, Big Jon's uncle. Can I have a word with you?" The lame old man approached Danny and whispered.
There was a faint pleading in his voice. Danny felt it and could not bear to reject him.
Then, they went around a pile of black snow that had been burnt by the ghoul fire, avoiding the eyes and ears of the crowd.
"Sigh, to be honest, we are really going out to hunt. But the people of the Northern Region hunt in winter for a different reason," the old lame man said bitterly.
Danny suddenly remembered what Da Xiong had said. The old men of the Northern Region would pick up their bows and arrows and tell the young people that they were going out to hunt when winter came. But they never came back after they went out.
They were not going out to hunt at all. They left the village because there was not enough food at home to survive the winter. They had to leave the food for the young people.
"You only have so few people. Isn't the food enough?" Danny frowned.
The old lame man's eyes lit up and he heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that this mysterious and powerful Dragon Queen also knew about the "glorious tradition" of the people of the Northern Region.
"If Fireplace Castle can be defended, we can hold on for a few more years. But you said before that the pterosaur can't carry so many people at once.
Besides, if we go to Winterfell or other places, there won't be enough food to eat.
I've lived long enough and know better than anyone that during the Rebellion of the Four Kings, the Northern Region didn't have any food reserves. Even if there were no Other Ghosts, more than three years of winter would starve the Northern Region to death.
Now, the long night is here. We have lived long enough. Let's leave more chances for survival to the young people! "the old lame man sighed.
Listening to a story and experiencing it firsthand was different.
When she heard Da Xiong's story, Danny didn't feel anything. Now, an old man was standing in front of her and saying the most desperate words with the most honest attitude. She was deeply shocked and even more agitated.
"Ridiculous, too ridiculous. I won't allow such a thing to happen in front of me! Go back and take them all back with you.
I'll stay at Fireplace Castle for a few more days. The pterosaur will transport all of you to the South in batches. "Her face was red as she pointed at the castle gate and shouted.
Dragon Queen's voice was too loud and agitated. The group of old men at the castle gate crept over and tiptoed to watch.
The old lame man glared at his old companions who were peeping. Then he turned to Dragon Queen and looked into her determined purple eyes.
He said with a wry smile, "Such things happen in the Northern Region every winter. You can stop it this time, but can you change everything in the past? Can you stop everything in the future?
I reckon that the old men in the other castles have started to take action. You can't change all of this. "
"The past can't be changed. The future is uncertain. Perhaps the Northern Region will get rid of this bad habit in the future!
But I'm only concerned about the present. As long as I can change the tragedy that's happening in front of me, that's enough, "Danny said seriously.
"Tragedy? It was you who stopped me that led to this tragedy. Thousands of years of history have proven this point. Either one lives, or the whole family dies.
This isn't a bad habit. We Northern Region people have been able to reproduce for tens of thousands of years because of the old men's fearlessness in sacrifice. "
The old lame man's tone was full of pride, as if he was about to carry out a holy and glorious mission.
Danny waved her hand and said firmly, "Come with me to Crab Claw Peninsula and Dragonstone Island. I'll take care of you!
I've been helping the refugees in the Three River Basin and saved thousands of people. I don't need you old men. "
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