Chapter 116 Dagon? Dagon?

"Lord Linde, thank you for your help. Otherwise, Haijiang City may not be able to defend itself." In the lord's bedroom of the castle, Earl Jason Mallister sat up from the bed with the help of his servants. He was still seriously ill and his face was pale and his breath was weak. He seemed to use all his strength to speak a word, but he was in good spirits.

Linde bowed to Earl Jason and saluted: "Earl Jason, please rest assured and recover. I think after this battle, the Iron Islands will not harass Seaside City for a long time."

Earl Jason also responded: "Please feel free to rest in the city. If you have anything to do, just tell my son Patrick."

Seeing that Earl Jason was so tired that he was about to faint at any moment after saying a few words, Lind did not stay here any longer. After a few brief greetings, he left the Earl's bedroom.

On the way out of the castle, Lynde asked Patrick Mallister, who was following him, about the earl's condition.

"My father's health has improved a lot. He can sit up, talk and eat. A month ago, he could only lie down and couldn't do anything." Patrick answered truthfully: "The bachelor said that my father had suffered from cold. The effect of the medicine was a little weak, so I suggested that my father go to Old Town or Qingting Island to live for a while, which would be beneficial to his condition. However, when it was time to send him to Old Town, the Iron Islands rebelled. "

"It doesn't matter, this rebellion will end soon." Lind comforted Patrick.

Patrick added: "I have ordered people to prepare a banquet..."

Lind raised his hand to interrupt Patrick's invitation and said, "It's still in wartime, so it's not suitable to hold a banquet." After saying that, he thought about it again and said, "If you can, you can help prepare more." The meat will be sent to the military camp outside the city, and we will rest in the military camp. "

Patrick quickly suggested: "How about that? How can we rest in a place like a military camp? You can go into the city..."

"No need! The people in the army are too mixed. If you relax inside the city, you may cause trouble. It is better to stay outside the city. Moreover, there are nearly 10,000 Ironborn prisoners outside the city. They need to be carefully guarded to avoid anything happening. An accident." Linde rejected Patrick's kindness and asked again: "We will rest outside the city for two days, and in two days we will set off along the coast to the fortress. By then, I will join the nearly 10,000 ironmen. Digest part of it yourself, and you, Haijiang City, will take care of the remaining part, and Twin River City will also take in part of it, so you'd better clear out a cell large enough to accommodate the prisoners in the past two days, so as not to be caught off guard."

"Yes, I understand." Patrick responded quickly.

Afterwards, Patrick immediately ordered people to prepare a large amount of food. As Linde left Haijiang City, they were sent to the garrison camp outside the city. Patrick was originally going to send some wine, but Linde stopped him. Drinking during wartime was taboo.

Although many Northern soldiers and Twins soldiers were dissatisfied with the lack of alcohol, no one dared to say anything after learning that it was Lind who requested that alcohol not be allowed into the camp, and there was a lot of delicious food for them. It's already pretty good.

In addition, the army did not enter the city in order to avoid disturbing the people, but people in the city were not allowed to go out of the city to provide services. For example, some jugglers in Haijiang City, some vendors selling goods, and some prostitutes from brothels took the opportunity to come to work outside the military camp. business.

The property that the Ironmen looted from the area around Haijiang City during this period was not taken back by Patrick. Instead, it fell into Linde's hands in accordance with the rules of the battlefield.

Linde was extremely generous in the distribution of the spoils. Half of them were distributed. Everyone received a lot of rewards according to their military merit. Even the new recruits from Twin River City who had just joined had their pockets filled with copper coins and silver deer. .

Under such circumstances, they were naturally not stingy with spending money, and Linde did not prevent these business people from approaching the camp. The only requirement was that they were not allowed to enter the camp, and all sales were completed outside the camp, and daily tasks could not be affected.

During this period, many Frey and Amber family knights and warriors who did not understand Lind's character violated military regulations and were punished in public. One of the Frey family's collateral clansmen was even punished for having sex with a prostitute. After the transaction, he robbed the prostitute of her money and almost killed the prostitute. He violated the military regulations set by Linde and was executed in public by Linde.

After a series of punishments, everyone calmed down a lot. Even the unruly northerners acted honestly and according to Linde's rules.

"What's wrong? We won the battle, you don't seem too happy?" After touring the camp for a week, Lind returned to his tent and saw Nymeria sitting in the tent with her female attendant. Wiping the armor and weapons, the expression on Nymeria's face was not very happy, which made Lind confused.

Nymeria sighed slightly and said: "I didn't expect the battle to go so smoothly. I thought it wouldn't be a problem to come to the Fortress and Cliff City. This counterinsurgency should be over in a short time. By then, I’m afraid you will also have to leave Tengshi Town.”

Lind walked to Nymeria and sat down, held her hand, and said: "I'm just leaving temporarily, and it's not very far away. I want to go to Tengshi Town to see you, or you can come and see me. It’s a very simple thing.”

At this time, Nymeria's twin female attendants wisely left the tent.

"Do you need any help from me then?" Nymeria asked with concern.

Linde shook his head and said: "No need. As long as you manage Tengshi Town well, it will be the greatest help to me. Tengshi Town is my rear. As long as Tengshi Town is stable, I will have no worries."

Nymeria nodded and said: "In that case, you need to leave Burt to me. Now he is the administrator of Tengshi Town, and he is responsible for most of the government affairs. If he leaves with you, , I can’t find anyone who can replace him in a short time.”

Linde also agreed: "I think so too. With Mo Luoya by my side, I can handle most of the government affairs. In addition, she and Bert have some overlap in some positions. Let her and Bert work with me." If it does, it will affect them from fully utilizing their talents.”

After hearing that Moroya was also going to follow Linde to a new territory, Nymeria's face turned a little ugly.

She knew very well that Moroya had intentions for Linde, but Linde didn't do anything to Moroya, so it was hard for her to say anything.

Now that Moroya is asked to follow Linde to a new territory, she is really worried about the two of them getting along for a long time.

Even though she knew very well that Lind had no thoughts about Mo Luo Ya, Mo Luo Ya was so sexy and beautiful that any woman would be worried.

Linde said with certainty: "You don't have to worry about Mo Luoya. I know very well that she has thoughts about me, but her thoughts about me are not feelings between men and women, but something else, so you don't have to worry about me being with her." What happened to her?"

Nymeria is not the kind of little woman who is easily affected by emotions and is troubled. She quickly restored her emotions to normal, and communicated with Linde about the future development direction of Tengshi Town. By discussing these matters with Linde, Nymeria He recovered from the bloodlust caused by the previous battle.

I don’t know if it’s because Nymeria’s own bloodline hides some secrets. In every battle, as time goes on, Nymeria becomes more and more warlike and bloodthirsty in the battle, and some Signs of development towards a berserker.

Fortunately, Linde's dragon rune necklace could help her maintain a calm mind in such a warlike and bloodthirsty mood, so no accidents occurred.

Linde also asked Moroya related questions, but Moroya couldn't find the reason. He just told Linde that the Fu Deli family was very ancient and had already come to Westeros during the Ancestors period, and that this family came from The very far east may be Asshai in the far east.

The reason why she said this is because in the early days, the Fu Deli family once enshrined a black stone. This black stone can absorb light and make people who see it for a long time feel sick and produce extremely negative emotions. As far as she knows, , such stones only exist in Asshai.

Later, this stone was brought to the north by Brandon the Builder and became one of the cornerstones of the Great Wall. In exchange, Brandon built a castle for the Fudley family, which was burned down in the Dance of the Dragons and now restored. this castle.

Lind also told Nymeria what he heard from Moroya. Nymeria was also shocked by the history of her family. She never thought that her family would have such a legendary past.

However, this is of no use to Nymeria's symptoms. The only way to deal with the side effects of the Homeless Knight's dragon feast ritual is to prepare a few more dragon rune and dragon crystal necklaces for Nymeria and let her wear them in battle. , weakening the bloodthirsty mood.

And she was also used to quelling the bloodlust in her heart by wiping her armor and weapons after battles, and talking to Lind about some things.

Just as Lind and Nymeria were chatting and relaxing their tense mental emotions after the war, Jon came outside the tent and said, "Sir, something happened with the captives, and you may need to deal with it."

Lind and Nymeria both frowned, stood up in unison, and walked outside the tent.

"What happened? Is there anyone who is not afraid of death and wants to escape?" Linde asked in a deep voice.

"No." Jon shook his head and said, "Someone wants to join you."

"Take refuge under my command?" Linde was stunned, and couldn't help laughing: "I want a group of pirates..." As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of something, suddenly stopped, thought for a moment, and then asked: "What? Are they going to join me? Are they ordinary Ironborn pirates, or are they the nobles of the Iron Islands?"

"He is a noble from the Iron Islands, and a great noble at that." Jon said seriously, "Dagon Harlaw is the eldest son of Lord Rodrik Harlaw, the patriarch of the Harlaw family."

Linde couldn't help but be startled when he heard the name, and couldn't help but confirm: "What's his name?"

"Dagon Harlaw." Jon didn't understand why Lind had such a big reaction. In his memory, the name seemed to come from a legendary hero in the Iron Islands.

However, when Lind heard this name, he thought of something indescribable in another world system.

At this time, he remembered a post he had seen on a past life forum, which mentioned what Cthulhu elements there were in the world of ice and fire, including Dagon and the Deep Ones.

There are deep divers in this world. It is said that the black stone foundation of the Old Town Tower was built by the deep divers. However, Linde has been to the Old Town Tower. The tower itself contains mysterious power, but the black stone foundation has not been seen. Nothing special about it.

In addition, there is another thing related to the Deep Ones, that is, there is a person who actually saw the Deep Ones, went to the deep sea kingdom of the Deep Ones, and returned to the land alive. This person is the patchy face of Storm's End. .

Lind quickly recovered from the association caused by the name Dagon, turned his attention back to the topic, and asked: "Why does this Dagon Harlow want to seek refuge with me?"

"He said he wanted to live," Jon replied.

"Survived?" Lind looked at Jon in confusion and asked, "Do the guards want to kill him? I remember giving an order not to kill prisoners at will."

Jon quickly explained: "No, he is the heir of Earl Harlaw, a great nobleman of the Iron Islands. We also gave him the treatment that a great nobleman should have and let him live in a separate tent. No one will kill him."

Linde asked: "Then why did he say he wanted to live?"

Jon said innocently: "We don't know, he just said he wanted to see you, sir."

"I think you should meet this Dagon Harlaw," Nymeria seemed to be in the same mood as Linde, and said: "Your future territory is next to the Sea of ​​Dorne, which is very suitable for building a harbor. I'm sure It also requires a large number of sailors and captains to build a fleet. Although the Ironborn believe in plundering, it is undeniable that they are the best sailors in the Seven Kingdoms. If you can recover this Dagon Harlaw, it will be beneficial to you in the future. Establishing a fleet in the territory will be of great help.”

Lind listened to Nymeria's words and nodded in agreement, and then motioned to Jon to lead the way to meet this Dagon Harlaw.

In order to prevent the Ironborn organization from launching a counterattack, Linde classified the Ironborn prisoners of war into three, six or nine grades according to their status and gave them different treatments.

For example, the lower-level ironmen are tied directly with rings, while the captains and civilian officers of the ironmen are slightly better. They can stay by the campfire and get some good food. As for the knights and nobles, they will be arranged separately. Inside the tent, they were not allowed to leave the tent except to eat. The place where they ate would also be arranged in the prisoner of war camp, and the food they ate was treated like a noble.

This kind of differentiation will quickly make the lower-level Ironborn dissatisfied with the higher-ups, especially those nobles who are not subject to any restraints, live a good life, and eat well, and will be regarded as betrayers, even if these people want to If we were to encourage the Ironborn captives to resist, I'm afraid not many people would respond.

It was not that the Ironborn nobles were aware of Linde's scheming methods, but they had no way to resist, so they could only endure it silently, and quickly lost control of their subordinate armies.