Chapter 861 Divine Authority

Winterfell is the northern center of Westeros. With the natural barrier of the Neck in the south, even the Andals could not capture it.

This place has become a territory dominated by the descendants of the ancestors.

The Stark family is the owner of Winterfell and the king of the North. The Wall was built by their ancestors 8,000 years ago.

Therefore, they have a high prestige among the descendants of the ancestors.

Even after overthrowing the "Mad King" together, Eddard Stark also had the opportunity to ascend the Iron Throne, but he gave it to his good friend Robert.

And Eddard Stark can be said to fully interpret almost all the positive qualities of the nobles, and even to some extent can be called pedantic, but because of this, he has a high prestige in the whole of Westeros and is worthy of trust.

But recently, the entire North has been a little bit uneasy. The Night's Watch frequently asked for help, which made Eddard Stark smell a sense of impending storm...

"The barbarians are moving south on a large scale, and they seem very manic, and even some are willing to pay a price..."

Edard Stark frowned when he heard the statement of his younger brother, Benjen Stark, who became a member of the Night's Watch.

As the King of the North, the Stark family has people who take the initiative to become Night's Watch in every generation. Benjen Stark is the representative of Eddard's generation.

There is a direct connection between Winterfell and the Wall of Despair by the Kingdom Avenue. It can be said that the essence of its establishment was to provide a follow-up base for supporting the Wall of Despair.

It's just that the White Walkers have disappeared for thousands of years, and the Wall of Despair no longer has three horns.

Instead, a group of barbarians who are also descendants of the ancestors but accidentally stayed north of the Wall have become the main enemies of the Night's Watch today.

Generation after generation has accumulated a lot of blood feuds.

But even in the most crazy period of the barbarians, they rarely directly attacked the Wall of Despair.

This group of guys who don't know how to march and form a battle formation, although they are very brave, have been suppressed as a whole.

"I think there is a high possibility that the White Walkers have appeared in the north. After the last earthquake, we have often seen some light and thunder from the north on the Great Wall recently. It seems that changes that we don't know about are happening."

Benjen Stark sighed.

Because of the betrayal of a Night's Watchman, the wildlings now have a 'King Beyond the Wall', who has united the originally scattered wildlings.

The threat has increased dramatically!

But if it were just the wildlings, it would not be a big deal. The key is that there seems to be the shadow of the White Walkers behind the wildlings going south...

"The White Walkers have indeed not appeared for thousands of years, but the previous earthquake may not be a good sign..."

Because the White Walkers were too far away, Eddard Stark was also not sufficiently vigilant about the existence of the White Walkers.

But there had been severe earthquakes in the North before, and even cracks appeared on the Wall of Despair.

That is to say, the Wall is made of ice, and it is easy to repair.

After this abnormal astronomical phenomenon, Eddard is very receptive to the upcoming appearance of the White Walkers.

After all, the seasons in this world are very uncertain. The long night of that year even lasted for a generation, and the snow covered the mountain peaks...

"I will write to the king to request support. Before the support of the kingdom arrives, I will personally lead the vassals to arrive first. I hope..., but we are just worrying too much..."

Eddard never shirks his responsibilities and made a decision quickly.

Even if the White Walkers do not appear, those barbarians are beginning to gather and cannot be ignored.

"Your decision is wise, and I hope this will not happen."

At this moment, Eddard's wife, Catelyn, the white moonlight that Minister of Finance Littlefinger has always been thinking about, quickly came over

"I am sorry to interrupt the reminiscence between you brothers, but I just received a message from the raven that the King's Hand Jon Arryn suddenly contracted a serious disease and died..."

Catelin's words made the two brothers stunned, and Eddard's face showed sadness.

Jon is also his adoptive father, and both he and King Robert respect him very much.

But he didn't expect to hear such bad news suddenly.

However, everyone has to die. As the lord of a realm, Eddard quickly calmed down and sighed slowly.

"Now Robert is leading the team to Winterfell and wants to invite you to be the new King's Hand."

When Catelyn said this, she glanced at Benjen Stark next to her, and the latter also tactfully left first.

After joining the Night's Watch, you must cut off contact with the secular world and be in a neutral state.

This time he came back, all he did was to report the current situation to the Lord of the North.

After Benjen Stark left, Catelyn said solemnly

"I also received a reminder from my sister that Jon Arryn was likely poisoned by the Lannister family."

Catelyn's words made Eddard Stark's face look solemn.

"Poison..., Lannister family..."

The upright Eddard had no good feelings towards the Lannister family. Even Jaime Lannister's assassination of the Mad King from behind was immoral in his eyes.

Because at that time Jaime was a Kingsguard loyal to the Mad King.

Now he actually got the information that the Lannister family poisoned Jon, which really made him a little confused.

They had originally decided to lead their vassals north to support the Great Wall, but now King Robert was on his way over. He was also worried about his friend and the monarch he was loyal to.

Since the Lannister family can poison Jon Erin, it can actually threaten King Robert. After all, Queen Cersei and James, one of the Kingsguard, are both members of the Lannister family.

They are all existences that can get in close contact with him!

"The Great Wall cannot be ignored. This is our responsibility, but I cannot just watch Robert fall into the pit of fire. The fact that he will come to me means that there are not many trustworthy people around him..."

Ed Stark also had his own opinions.

The king personally came forward to invite him to become the Hand of the King, which actually shows his respect for him.

In the end, Eddard made the decision to wait for King Robert in Winterfell to explain the situation of the Wall face to face...

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"Hu~hu~"

Bran Stark opened his eyes, sat up from the bed, and started panting.

As Ed's second son, Bran, who was just ten years old, often had some strange dreams. Previously, he dreamed that a crow with three eyes appeared in front of him and kept saying something.

"What the hell is this..."

After all, he was still a child who was just ten years old. Although various predictions and pictures appeared in the dream, he could not understand it at all.

All I know is that the three-eyed crow seems to be very eager to express what he wants to say.

"It seems like something is coming..."

At this moment, Bran's brother Robb, the eldest son of the Stark family, burst into his room.

"Hey, why haven't you gotten up yet? Hurry up and get ready. We will greet the king's team together later. We have agreed before."

"Oh, just come."

"You have to entertain guests these days, but there's no one to practice archery with you."

Robb said teasingly.

Bran's shooting accuracy in archery practice was very poor before, and he was always teased by his brothers.

Although he is the second son of Eddard, in addition to Robb, the legitimate brother, he also has an illegitimate brother, Jon Snow, and his father's adopted son, who was sent as a hostage. Theon Greyjoy.

Bran, who is only ten years old, is still a little brother.

"I can also practice it myself. I will definitely become an excellent knight."

Bran yelled, and then followed his brother out the door.

Then he thought of his previous dream, and Bran, who didn't break his leg and didn't care much, asked Robb directly.

"Ah ha, it is indeed a very effective dream. The king is coming soon. Doesn't it just confirm this?"

The king personally came to the territory and wanted to invite Ed to become the Hand of the King. This was definitely an honor for the lord.

Even though Eddard and Robert had a very good relationship, the whole family gathered together with the most solemn etiquette to wait for Robert's arrival.

Guarded by the king's guards and surrounded by several Kingsguards, Robert entered Winter and came to Eddard.

The two hadn't seen each other for many years. Robert stared at Eddard for a while, then a smile appeared on his face.

"You've gained weight."

"You still have the nerve to talk to me."

Ed pointed at his belly, and then the two of them laughed and hugged each other.

The unfamiliarity of not seeing each other for many years seemed to disappear all at once.

The two protagonists were so harmonious that the atmosphere at the scene became lively.

But at this moment, Maester Luwin from Winterfell ran over eagerly holding a raven.

The disregard for etiquette on such an important occasion shows the seriousness of the matter.

Neither Robert nor Eddard said anything, but Eddard, the lord here, spoke.

"Maester Luwin, why is the situation so urgent? Is there something wrong on the Wall?"

Because he was reminded of his brother's arrival just before, Ed subconsciously thought of this.

Robert next to him also frowned at this time.

"The Great Wall of Despair? What happened over there?"

"No! It's not the Wall, it's King's Landing, and King's Landing has been captured!"

Luwin's words immediately shocked everyone present.

What did we hear? King's Landing was captured?

"Show me!"

Robert quickly took the letter from the raven and saw the mark of the special secret message on it.

Dragon? A flying steel ship?

What the hell!

But although the steel giant Robert didn't know what it was, the dragon knew it!

He even knew that the remnants of the Targaryen family had fled to the continent of Essos, but he didn't expect the dragon to come out again so soon!

Next to him, Ed and Queen Cersei also had expressions changing wildly.

In any case, at least when it comes to facing the remnants of the Targaryen family, the three families of wolf, deer and lion have the same position.

"Damn it!"

Robert looked very angry and slightly powerless.

If someone else conspires to rebel, even if he is lucky enough to occupy King's Landing, it is actually not a big problem. If the lords of the major fiefdoms and their vassals still support him, then he can easily form a coalition to take it back!

Having ruled for so many years, he can be considered to have this kind of legitimacy and prestige.

However, if someone from the Targaryen family still comes with the dragon, all their advantages will be wiped out.

"Why, why is there still a giant dragon appearing..."

But at this moment, dragon roars could be faintly heard in the sky.

It immediately attracted the attention of everyone nearby.

Ang~

Three soaring dragons appeared in the sky above Winterfell and began to circle continuously.

Then, the giant steel ship recorded in the intelligence also appeared in the sky.

The magnificence of the space carrier really made everyone feel unbelievable.

The mighty dragon looks so small against the backdrop of this giant steel ship!

The most important thing is that the letters here have just arrived, and the enemy appears soon after.

What should we do? !

But looking at the space carrier flying in the sky and the soaring dragon, Robert and Ed also sighed.

With such mobility and flying ability, it seems natural to be able to surpass a raven.

The atmosphere that was originally filled with joy now turned into panic.

Only Bran Stark looked up at the sky and was lost in thought. He had a feeling that this was the figure in his dream.

A dwarf who came out of the Fengyue place because of the commotion outside looked up at the sky with shock on his face.

"Oh, there really are dragons in the world..."

As a little devil born with congenital deformities, Tyrion Lannister, the third son of the Lannister family, has always been disliked by his family because of his mother's difficult labor and congenital deformities.

This time he came with the king's team. He did not go to the welcome party. Instead, he went directly to the Fengyue place in the city. However, he did not expect to encounter such a situation.

Just one look at the soaring dragon told him that King Robert's time was over.

"The dragons have come out, now let's think about how to be decent."

He considered whether to just sneak away, but in the end he took his lion badge and ran quickly towards the front team with his short legs.

He also wanted to know what happened...

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The banquet scene at Winterfell.

The banquet originally prepared for King Robert turned into a welcome party for Tao Yu.

As a king, Robert is indeed not afraid of life and death in order to maintain his glory, but the huge gap, like a fantasy, can also collapse all will.

It didn't take long for him to give up after a long ideological struggle.

And Tao Yu also experienced the strange title blessings of this world for the first time in a real sense.

"Robert."

Sitting on the main seat, Tao Yu looked at the delicacies belonging to this era, but he couldn't arouse much interest in tasting them. He could only chew some preserved fruits.

"How long has the abnormal enhancement in your body lasted?"

Tao Yu's words made Robert stunned for a moment. He had never told anyone about this matter!

I didn’t expect that the other party would see it right away!

Just thinking about the battle when the other party came over, he seemed to take it for granted, and then sighed and said

"I don't know what's going on. It's been going on for about half a year. It started when there was a big earthquake from the north. I didn't feel it at first and thought it was just an illusion. But recently I did find that I have surpassed my peak period a lot..."

As Robert spoke, he flattened a metal wine glass in his hand and showed it.

A fat man with a big belly suddenly burst out with this kind of grip strength, which was indeed beyond ordinary people.

This made Ed next to him look surprised.

Tao Yu nodded.

It should be the blessing of the ‘Iron Throne’ and the opponent’s king title.

After staying in King's Landing for a while, Tao Yu also studied the Iron Throne carefully. This throne, which was made by smelting all the weapons of the defeated with dragon flames, is indeed the heart of the world.

But the power of the world contained in it was less than Tao Yu expected.

It seems that most of the world power in this world has been absorbed by those conceptual gods.

It's just that Tao Yu's current insight and powerful computing power have vaguely captured the close connection between the Iron Throne and this world.

This is the core of the will of the world that cannot be hidden. The meaning of the Iron Throne itself represents the rule of the mortal world and cannot be hidden.

Tao Yu pulled it out and even though he wanted to take it out of Junlin, he felt that the quality of this thing was decreasing, so he temporarily put it back.

If the belief in those conceptual gods can be guided, it should be possible to increase the value of the Iron Throne.

The key to enlargement may also require the cooperation of the one sitting on the Iron Throne.

Now that he has seen Robert vaguely beginning to gain a physique beyond ordinary people, he has confirmed his original calculation.

Tao Yu tapped the armrest with her fingers, and Tao Yu suddenly smiled.

"I have no interest in mortal emperors."

As soon as he said these words, Robert, who had already prepared for the worst, suddenly became confused and felt a huge ecstasy.

When he and Ed fought to King's Landing and eventually became the king, he never expected that this time the being who made him unable to resist would have no intention of seizing the throne!

It seems that the Iron Throne that many people dream of is meaningless in front of the other party!

"But I need some assistance from the mortal emperor."

"Please tell me."

Robert became even more interested at this time.

Next to them, Queen Cersei and Prince Joffrey also showed joy on their faces.

They were equally despairing before, but they never expected that things would turn out differently.

Joffrey said to the queen even more excitedly

"Mom, the throne is still mine, it's still mine! I haven't lost it!"

"Quiet."

Cersei was more powerful and quickly told Joffrey to shut up, which made this man angry, which was not easy to handle.

Tao Yu didn't pay attention to the noise now, and just said to Robert

"What do you think about the belief in the gods?"

Westeros mainly believes in the Seven Gods.

After hearing Tao Yu's words, Robert directly regarded it as a test. After pondering for a moment, he said calmly.

"Whether it is the current Seven Gods, the old gods from the past, or any new gods, it is also a kind of faith in itself, but at present, believers of the Seven Gods account for the majority in Westeros."

He speculated whether this person wanted to promote the emergence of new gods.

Although it is a bit difficult, he is also willing to cooperate fully!

The original mission of the Seven Gods was not 'peaceful' and was accompanied by many killings.

"Then, do you think God's power is innate, or is it given by those who believe in it?"

Tao Yu looked at Robert, with a smile on her lips.

This also made Robert feel a little tricky. He didn't know what the other party wanted to do and promote it? Or do you want restraint?

Finally he answered cautiously

"If you think it is innate, then you are born with it. If you think it is given by believers, then it is given by believers!"

"Haha, that's a cunning answer, not as reckless as I thought."

Tao Yu looked at the king who was originally said to have been killed by a wild boar and smiled.

"The Divine Power. In the past, too many conveniences were given to gods and believers. In the future, you need to pay attention to one thing, that is, all legal gods need to be canonized by the master of the Iron Throne. Now believers are beginning to slowly guide them. This One thing, I have actually sorted it out a lot..."

Tao Yu has built his own diamond statues in many important areas.

While guiding the transformed believers to point to themselves, they also use the believers to restrain the Seven Gods who have received a large amount of support from the power of the world!

The canonization of all gods must go through the Iron Throne, so how can more world power be drawn from the world.

Feed it, then eat it in one bite.

"sure!"

Robert readily agreed.

But at this moment, Grimmjow walked out with another unruly expression.

"Huh? Such a loud tone? Do you even want to be canonized by His Majesty Jack? Ah?"

Grimmjow's crooked curse immediately made Robert change his tune.

"Of course I only canonize false gods like the Seven Gods, just to guide those stubborn believers. As for the true gods and kings like Jack, they are not included in this list. I have obtained the authorization from His Majesty the God-King to possess them. The power to canonize false gods..."

His reaction was quick, and he was worthy of being the one who could seize the throne.

Then Tao Yu turned her gaze to the side, looking at Robert's three children and Queen Cersei.

They all straightened their backs naturally, and Cersei even smoothed her hair to show her dignity.

But after Tao Yu glanced at them, she waved to Stanris.

"Tell him about your investigation, so as not to be kept in the dark later."

At this time, Cersei and Jaime also secretly felt that something was not good.

Then Stanris immediately told everything he had found out.

In the original book, because Jon died, Stanris fled back to Dragonstone. Eddard Stark, who had just taken over as Hand of the King, also started investigating Jon's death.

Slowly I have learned the truth.

It was supposed to be a satisfying ending of overcoming obstacles all the way, but instead he got into blood pressure problems again and again.

First, with all the evidence in hand and an overall advantage, he took the initiative to find Queen Cersei and told her that he already knew the secret, but for the sake of their women and children, he asked them to flee immediately.

When Robert comes back from hunting, he will report him.

Then good guy, after this reminder gave Cersei time to react, she sent Robert away while hunting.

Originally, Robert didn't belch on the spot when he came back, and even called Eddard to write his will in the hospital bed, but Eddard was worried about irritating his old friend and couldn't bear to tell him.

He just changed the throne in the will to 'legitimate heir', thinking that he could control the queen with this will.

At the same time, he also felt that Littlefinger was reliable and believed that he could make the Golden Robe Guards obey his orders. He took a will and ran to find Cersei for another confrontation.

He even handed over such an important thing to the other party, thinking that he had a chance to win, but it was torn away in front of him!

This blood pressure pull can be said to be quite speechless, and it is even more exaggerated than the current pull plot where the current Bai Yueguang comes back and is kicked away.

But now that Stanlis, with the support of Tao Yu, tells the truth, the situation is completely different.

"Cersei! Jaime! How dare you couple!"

Robert thought of his first black-haired prince who died young, and his face was full of ferocity and anger...