Hejian County, Stone Hall Town.
After a sniper battle against 200,000 ghouls.
Above the Templar Clock Tower.
"We haven't even fought a single battle, and our Neck Lake defense line has fallen." Barristan looked down at the broken streets with a helpless expression.
It had been three days since the trial of You Lun. Dragon Queen came to Stone Hall Town, a mountain town bordering Hejian County and the Western Region.
Relying on Big Black's supersonic flight, Danny had not stopped for a moment these days. Wherever the ghouls gathered, she would be there.
At supersonic speed, Big Black could fly more than 1,200 kilometers an hour. Within two hours, she could almost rush to any castle south of Neck Lake.
In this way, the situation in the Westeros did not collapse because of the fall of the Western Region.
There was no road between Stone Hall Town and the Western Region, but there was a steep valley between Stone Hall Town and Deep Cave City. People could not walk through it, but it did not affect the ghouls.
So where was Deep Cave City?
There were three roads between the Western Region and the outside world. The Hejian Avenue was connected to Hejian County, and the city guarding this avenue was called Golden Tooth City. Danny had already won a great victory in Golden Tooth City and killed more than 300,000 ghouls.
The Coastal Avenue was connected to the Western Region and Riverbay High Court, and the city guarding the Coastal Avenue was called Rake Hall. Danny had also rushed to Rake Hall after the Battle of Huabei and chased ghouls all the way along the Coastal Avenue to Riverbay. Thousands of kilometers, she finally met Yolun Of Silla and was delayed in Riverbay for more than a week.
In Riverbay Long Table Hall, Danny released Margaery, burned Haiya, imprisoned Yolun Of Silla, and beheaded Irén.
The last road between the Western Region and the outside world was the Golden Avenue from Casterly Rock City to King's Landing, and Deep Cave City was guarding the gate.
In the end, the ghouls could not deviate from the Hejian Avenue, Golden Avenue, and Coastal Avenue if they wanted to leave the Western Region.
Now, Danny was cleaning up the ghouls that had left the Golden Avenue, and the temporary camp was Stone Hall Town, where the "Battle of the Bell" took place.
In the past, Danny had always thought that it was a coincidence that the Battle of the Bell happened in Stone Hall Town. However, after traveling back and forth a few times in the past half a month, she realized that Stone Hall Town was not ordinary.
To the west was the Western Region, to the east was the Royal Territory. To the north was Hejian, and to the south was Hewan.
In any case, before Dani came to Stone Hall Town, she had already passed by this place several times in the sky.
"The Neck Lake defensive line is indeed in an awkward situation, but it can't be said to be completely useless. If we really withdraw the Neck Lake Defense Line, the millions of ghouls in the Northern Territory will invade Hejian County unscrupulously. "Danny comforted the old knight.
The Neck Lake Defensive Line was created by Barristan and Blackfish Blinden.
Clonic River City, Dragonstone Island, Neck Lizard, and Stark of the Northern Territory. The four factions had invested a lot of manpower and resources to build a 50-kilometer long defensive line at the exit of Neck Lake, with a total of 20,000 soldiers.
A 50-kilometer long defensive line did not mean a 50-kilometer long camp or city wall. In fact, on the dam that passed through Neck Lake, there were a few layers of mixed earth and wood walls built, and on both sides of the swamp, there were only wooden beacon towers.
After a pause, Danny continued, "However, the Neck Lake Defense Line's function has indeed been reduced, so it's enough to leave 5,000 defenders. The remaining 15,000 can be reorganized into five 3,000-man teams of sleigh volunteers. "
Barristan said thoughtfully, "Set up a volunteer network in the Seven Kingdoms. Wherever a large group of ghouls gather, you will rush over and lead the nearby volunteer groups to clean them up.
Unlike now, because the volunteer groups in the Western Region and Hewan are too far away from Stone Hall Town, they can only send precious dawn warriors to cooperate with you. "
Danny nodded and said, "We can count the size of the castle, the height of the city walls, the number of defenders, and the total population of each count's territory in the Seven Kingdoms, and then give each castle a safety rating.
We can choose the castle with a low rating as the garrison of the volunteer group. The volunteer group will not only protect the castle, but also be responsible for cleaning up the ghouls in a 500-kilometer radius. "
Barristan hesitated and said, "This plan is not bad. To a certain extent, we will change from a completely passive defense to a limited active offense.
But Your Majesty, wouldn't it be too tiring and dangerous for you to travel thousands of kilometers back and forth every day? If you encounter a Frost God in your exhausted state, then … "
"Your worries are not without reason. The dawn warriors will help to defend the city, and I will preside over the overall situation on Dragonstone Island. It's the safest and most reliable.
But plans can't keep up with changes. The unexpected fall of the Western Region has made the one-year safe period before the return of the Strange Ghost King no longer safe.
If I don't come out now, it will be even more dangerous when the Seven Kingdoms are full of dead people in the future. " Danny said helplessly.
It was true that the Westeros were a big cesspool. The Westeros were not Danny's people. She did not need to risk her life for them. It was also true that the Seven Kingdoms had fallen to their current state because the nobles had dug their own graves.
But the Frost God would not argue with Danny about right and wrong. If Danny did not save the Westeros today, the Seven Kingdoms would fall tomorrow. The more ghouls there were, the deeper the world would fall into cold and darkness. The higher the authority of the Frost God in the Westeros, the stronger he would be, and the more unfavorable the situation would be for Danny.
If the Strange Ghosts were replaced by the Beastmen, Danny would not have come to the Westeros.
The more Westeros the Beastmen killed, the greater their losses. Danny could wait for the Beastmen to exhaust themselves. The more Strange Ghosts killed, the stronger they would be. Waiting for the Beastmen to exhaust themselves was the same as waiting for death.
Hearing Danny mention the fall of the Western Region, Barristan could not help but think of the culprit that led to the Seven Kingdoms' current state.
He asked softly, "Your Majesty, Arya Stark has been held captive for almost half a month, right? When will the trial be held? "
"What does that have to do with you?" Danny asked curiously.
"'Black Fish' Blinden is very concerned," Barristan said.
"Don't you know my schedule for the past half a month? I have to clear out a group of ghouls almost every day. It's too busy, "Danny said.
"'Black Fish' Blinden wanted to join the Warrior's Sons, but after the incident in the Western Region, he …" Barristan said sympathetically, "Eide Tully, his son, and his wife all died in Casterly Rock. He's the only old man left in the Tully family. He's very pitiful."
Danny did not understand. "Blinden wants Arya to pay for his nephew's life?"
"Arya is also his granddaughter," Barristan said awkwardly.
"Get straight to the point," Danny said impatiently.
Barristan stared at Danny and slowly said, "Black Fish wants to choose a male from Stark to inherit the Tully title and fief, but he can see that you seem to be thinking about Hejian."
"If the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms were so sensitive to the threat of the Long Night, the situation in the Seven Kingdoms would be different now," Danny said sarcastically.
Barristan said awkwardly, "It's about the family legacy …"
"Knight, tell me, I don't have any free time now. Today I'm in the Western Region, tomorrow I'm in Hejian, and the day after there's a problem in Hejian. The number of ghouls I've killed is more than the number of people in the Seven Kingdoms combined. You can't say I don't get any benefits, right?
I don't care about the benefits, but I don't want to work for free, "Danny said.
"You're not working for free. You're the master of this kingdom. I dare say that in the Seven Kingdoms, except for Stannis himself, all the nobles will insist on you being the king.
You've saved countless people these days. You're truly fulfilling your responsibility as the protector of the realm. The Iron Throne should belong to you, "Barristan said firmly with a burning gaze.
"The Iron Throne fell into a cesspool and is covered in shit. Do you know that?" Danny said with a look of disgust.
"The Iron Throne isn't important. Even if you sit on the stone steps, the people kneeling below will recognize your kingly demeanor," Barristan said seriously.
"I didn't expect to hear such flattery from you." Danny's lips curled into a happy smile.
"I'm not flattering. I'm telling the truth." Barristan blushed slightly.
This truth made the Dragon Queen laugh even more happily. She laughed so hard that Barristan turned his head away in embarrassment.
After laughing for a while, Danny said, "Go tell Black Fish Blinden that Riverrun will always belong to Tully. This is my guarantee to him, and also my reward for his contributions in the Long Night.
I'll pay attention to whoever he chooses to inherit Tully's legacy and ensure that his will is carried out. However, I won't interfere with his choice.
However, I can't guarantee how much land House Tully has left or whether they can reclaim their dukedom. House Tully has no relationship with House Targaryen. Instead, they have some old grudges. "
Like Highcourt Tyrell, House Tully's title of Hejian Lord had been stripped.
Tywin had abolished it.
Even Rapids City had a new owner.
Danny had promised to return Riverrun to Tully. This was already a great kindness. If he wanted to ask for more, he would be asking for too much.
Barristan nodded and sighed, "The House Castle is enough. House Tully doesn't have the ability to protect more interests."
"I hope they think so too," Danny said meaningfully.
"They? You mean Stark? "Barristan wasn't stupid." Lady Sansa wants Hejian? She hasn't given up on the Iron Throne? "
"Ask him." Danny raised her chin at the courtyard below.
Stonehall Town got its name from a stone templar in the town.
The templar was built on a hill. Below the hill was a small but sturdy grey stone manor.
Danny was now on top of the templar clock tower, chatting with Barristan as they admired the legendary town that changed the fate of the Targaryen Dynasty.
At this time, the dwarf led a few people through the grey stone manor and walked towards the templar on the hill.
"Your Majesty, this is Zhong 'er."
In the templar's guest room, the dwarf pushed a rough woman in her early twenties in front of Danny and said with a smile, "Guess who she is?"
The woman was of medium height. Thick black hair fell messily behind her head. Her square face wasn't beautiful. She looked weathered and her skin was rough and yellow.
Danny looked at her and she looked back at Danny. Her eyes were more curious than fearful.
"Your Majesty, you are beautiful." Zhong 'er grinned.
Danny smiled faintly and asked, "What's your name?"
"My name is Zhong 'er. My mother was a prostitute at the Honey Peach Inn. She slept with King Robert during the Battle of the Bells. She said I was Robert's seed.
To commemorate that battle, she named me Zhong 'er. "Zhong' er lowered her head and said embarrassedly.
Danny was shocked, but she didn't react too violently. She just turned to the dwarf and said coldly, "You still have the mood to go whoring at a time like this?"
The dwarf waved his hand. "No, I met Zhong 'er in town. You can ask her and Priest Camp Nou if you don't believe me."
Priest Camp Nou nodded slightly. "Zhong 'er was coming to the templar and happened to meet us."
Dani's face looked better, and she asked Zhong 'er, "Are you here for me?"
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