Chapter 399 Complete Solution

"Pfft."

This was the sound of the sword being pulled out of flesh.

The King of the Wild Hunt, Eredin, is an outsider who is not of this world.

His journey ends here.

Xili didn't expect that one day she would be able to kill the guy in front of her.

Things really are unpredictable.

Beside her, a considerable number of corpses lay dead.

There are humans, but most of them are Wild Hunt warriors and their hounds.

After Clay and Brynden Rivers eliminated the "backend services" of these people, the rest was predictable.

The King of the Wild Hunt originally thought he could catch the ancient blood, but in the end, someone made a dumpling out of him.

After realizing this problem at that time, He turned around and ran away.

But it was too late.

They were hunted all the way to the deepest part of Skagos Island.

Deep in a cave, Eredin has no way out.

So, this guy mustered up his courage and started fighting with the intruding humans.

He did not think that surrendering would save his life.

He knew very well how much blood was on his hands.

"Come on, Jivière, let's put an end to this!"

The King of the Wild Hunt raises his massive sword in an attempt to intimidate his opponents.

Xili originally wanted to have a uh... fateful showdown.

But the other people who followed didn't care about that much, and they didn't know what was going on with the two in front of them.

He rushed forward with his sword in hand.

A siege means not practicing martial ethics, but when it comes to this, it is stupid to practice martial ethics.

No matter how powerful a sword is, it can't withstand six or seven swords thrusting towards him.

Soon, Eredin was covered in wounds.

The massive loss of blood took away his physical strength, and finally, when Ciri got the chance, he killed him with a single sword.

Before that, Caranthil had been pushed off the cliff and broke his neck.

And the five or six escaped White Walkers ultimately failed to escape the human search and sweep of the entire Skagos Island.

When everything was over, everyone stopped what they were doing.

Because they realized that this war was over.

…

"Are you serious?"

Brynden Rivers stared at Clay Manderly who was standing in front of him.

Just now, when everyone was happily preparing to go home, this guy in front of him suddenly found him.

"Take your node, I'm going to destroy it again, and send this lady home."

That's what Clay said.

"No...you...the old god's power is limited, you can't do this..."

Brynden Rivers was dumbfounded.

If it had been anyone else, He wouldn't have even listened.

However, the guy in front of him, after winning the battle with Han Shen, has become the undisputed boss in terms of both secular and magical forces.

Just look at the attitude of the red-robed monk Soros towards Clay Mandler, and you will know his current status.

Through this war, he completely integrated Westeros, which had been scattered.

Now, wherever Clay's orders come, he must obey.

After all, this is the equivalent of Azor Ahai holding the Lightbringer from the last Long Night.

In Westeros, where the hero worship complex is extremely serious, the prestige of Clay now is countless times higher than that of Robert Baratheon before.

Therefore, if Brynden Rivers wants to continue to hold the position of Duke of the North, he must be obedient.

"Okay, isn't it just weak? After you finish it, I will take you to King's Landing to make up for it."

Clay laughed.

Brynden Rivers didn't want to talk nonsense with this guy.

I can only leave on my own.

He doesn't want to see the new nodes that were just erected being cut down again.

"Come on, He agreed."

Clay said to Ciri.

"Just do what you have to do, you don't belong here, then leave."

Clay didn't want to let Ciri take him to other worlds.

He finally managed to create a unified Westeros, and he had great power.

I'm tired, it's time to end.

There is no need to wander elsewhere.

…

The war is over, and it's time for Clay to go back.

He was the king now after all.

The army returned to King's Landing with him, but only a small number of northerners who survived the war did not follow him.

However, Clay was very generous to his hometown.

Most of the captures in this war went to the Northerners.

No one had much objection.

Everyone knows that in this war against the White Walkers, the people of the North shed the most blood.

What's more, the king is also a northerner.

If anyone says he disagrees... doesn't that mean he is living too comfortably?

However, what is interesting is that when Clay returned to King's Landing and announced to the country that the war was completely over, the long-simmering anger in the South broke out again.

Yes, the war between Dorne and the Reach.

The angry Prince Doran took advantage of the air raids before the main force of the Reach had fully returned, and launched a surprise attack on the southern part of the Reach.

The defenders were caught off guard, and Jiaoling, Xingchuicheng, Fruit Wine Hall, and Baiyangtan all fell.

The combat effectiveness of the first-line troops in the Reach is barely acceptable, but the quality of this second-line troops is very worrying.

Therefore, when the Reach army had just crossed the Bitter Bridge, the Dornish army had already completed the siege of Highgarden City.

However, what is even more interesting is that Duke Mace Tyrell, who serves as the clay Prime Minister in King's Landing, surprisingly did not say a word this time.

Obviously, he knew where the conflict between the two families came from.

Looking for a king?

The king hopes that you two will continue fighting until they are exhausted, so that the power of King's Landing can penetrate into the Reach.

Everyone understands this.

Mrs. Olenna was quite helpless.

She knew that such a war would be fruitless.

Even if Highgarden is lost, they can still get it back when their main force returns for reinforcements.

But the question is, what happens after that?

Fight next?

The man on the Iron Throne was very happy and wished he could summon the nobles from all over the country to form a battlefield observation group to watch the whole process.

Don't expect any help from the Iron Throne at all.

Lady Olenna wanted to negotiate with Prince Doran, but there was no way.

All the envoys sent to Dorne's territory were sent back with their ears cut off, which meant that they could not negotiate and would not stop until death.

Prince Doran certainly had reason to be angry. This group of people from the Reach had seized the position that originally belonged to Dorne in the new dynasty, and then completely surrounded and killed their troops.

This is a feud, just like in another time and space, after Joffrey killed Ned, the conflict between the lion and wolf families was similar. It could not be reconciled and could only have one outcome in the end.

When the eager Reach army rushed back to their home base of Highgarden City, they discovered that the siege had been lifted.

The Dornish people don't have the capital to fight head-on with the Reach army.

Having failed to capture Highgarden City in one go, Prince Doran could only choose to retreat no matter how angry he was.

Seeing that the former garden city, Highgarden, had become scorched black after the siege and destruction by the Dornishmen, the people above and below the river bend became agitated.

Although Tyrell, the boss, is recognized by everyone with pinched noses, if you Dornish people do this, it is a slap in the face of all the nobles of the Reach, and the nobles cannot bear it.

…

"It seems that the conflict between our two lords cannot be resolved on the table."

Sitting on the Iron Throne, looking at the empty hall, Clay said to Daenerys next to him.

Daenerys was a little lazy and raised her eyebrows in confusion:

"The two families are not stupid. They can definitely see that this is the result of our estimated arrangement. Why don't they stop fighting?"

Clay shook his head and smiled:

"It's not that I don't want to, or that I don't understand, it's just that I can't."

"They have all been forced into a corner. In your place, you are the master of the Reach. Can you tell the nobles whose castles were breached that this is all the king's plan? Let's negotiate peace with the Dornish people."

"On the other hand, he, Doran Martell, cannot say to his lords whose family elites and direct descendants were completely annihilated and suffered heavy casualties: Your fathers, sons, and brothers all died in vain, so we will not fight."

Clay spread his hands and said with a smile:

"Impossible, unless they want to be directly overthrown by their own vassals."

In fact, Clay was absolutely right.

Although Tyrell and Martell both wanted to get out of the quagmire of war, they were helplessly wrapped up in the general trend and could not help themselves.

"Just wait and see, the Dornish people are very resilient, and the people of the Reach are in great trouble. When they can no longer fight, they will naturally find us. For now, just watch quietly."

Clay Manderly returned to King's Landing and began to rule the country.

Unlike the previous kings, he clearly understands the shortcomings of the current system and the direction of reform. He is much better than the previous kings who fumbled in the dark.

The most important problem facing Clay now is actually the strong local tradition of separatism.

The upward responsibility system of the nobles, that is, the single corresponding relationship between the king and the vassals, makes the king actually the object of allegiance to the royal nobles.

Even after experiencing the war against the White Walkers and the king's territory being greatly expanded, this is still the case.

Because as long as this system is still running, the nobles stay in their own fiefdoms, and the sky is high and the emperor is far away, this is the natural result.

Therefore, Clay must find a way to destroy their local foundation.

But this is definitely not a problem that can be solved in a day or two, or with one order.

Thousands of years of political accumulation are too thick.

"Rebuilding King's Landing and the Red Keep on a large scale? Clay, you are not a person who likes these things. What are you thinking about when you do this?"

After hearing Clay's thoughts, Daenerys felt a little strange.

Although the finances of the new dynasty are now very abundant, after all, Clay has almost monopolized all foreign trade except the Reach, and the commercial taxes alone can make the royal family a lot of money.

King's Landing was indeed destroyed before, and rebuilding it was indeed the right thing to do, and no one would object.

But according to what Clay and Daenerys described...how to put it, it is indeed a bit too much.

"And why do you want all the royal nobles to build their own manors or residences in the city?"

This is what Daenerys doesn't understand even more.

These are not the resident nobles of King's Landing. These people have built a house in King's Landing. How long will they stay there?

Probably no one in this world knows what Clay is thinking.

From feudalism to centralized power, in fact, in his previous life, a guy called the "Sun King" set a pretty good example for him.

The cards in my hand are better than this "Sun King". If I don't copy the ready-made homework, it would be a shame.

He has the strongest control over the king's leadership. There is no reason for other nobles to interrupt what they are doing here.

As long as you do the initial things well here and start a snowball, everything will be easy to handle.

Anyway, now all the nobles in the country are younger brothers to him and his dragon, so it is not difficult to deal with them.

"You do as I say first, and when the time comes, you will understand what I want to do."

…

The news that the king was going to vigorously build King's Landing suddenly spread throughout Westeros.

The even more exciting news is that the king explicitly ordered the royal nobles to come to King's Landing and plan their own residences for them.

Clay instructed Prime Minister Mace Tyrell, who had nothing to do in King's Landing all day long, to hold a competition to determine whose design was better.

Anyway, the artistic level of the people in the Reach is really good, and everyone is convinced.

To be honest, the royal nobles really wanted to participate.

They did not contribute in the normal war, and even argued with Clay in the early stage. They really wanted a chance to return to the political stage of the Seven Kingdoms.

Now the king gave them an opportunity. Although it was a bit different, they took it without hesitation.

The other nobles of Westeros were watching, wondering who the king was targeting.

No one would think that the king felt that the country was unified and began to live in a dream.

The king sitting on the Iron Throne has eyes like an eagle, staring at them nobles all the time.

Unlike a conqueror like Aegon I Targaryen, King Clay Manderly rose through the ranks of the aristocracy.

Therefore, he knows very well what nobles are.

"Go and send a message to King's Landing. The Blackwood family of Crowtree City will also build their own mansion in King's Landing."

After thinking for a long time, Duke Tytos Blackwood, who had been removed from command of the army, said to his son.

"Father, do you really want to go?"

Duke Tytos Blackwood waved his hand, he always felt that there was something else going on here.

Now it's all smoke and mirrors, and he really can't grasp the thread.

But he knew how he got the title of Duke, and he must always adhere to the will of the royal family to ensure the long-term peace of the family.

Looking at the miserable state of the Tully family now, you can see how much is at stake here.

"Go ahead and do as I say."

…

Within half a year, half of the Westeros nobles themselves or important family members came to King's Landing, which had been transformed into a large construction site.

A large amount of materials entered the city, and the expansion of the city brought strong employment demand, which suddenly revitalized the lifeless Junlin.

The nobles who came with large amounts of gold coins also boosted King's Landing's economic growth.

Under Clay's deliberate guidance, the nobles began to compare themselves with the artistic taste in designing their own houses.

"You're so obedient."

Clay laughed.