Chapter 168 Handling chores

"Didn't you see the expression on that old guy Jon Arryn's face when he heard His Majesty said that he would fund the armor for your giant men? Haha, it's so funny. If there is a top-notch It would be great if the painter could draw him." When James was ordered to send Lind out of the Red Castle, he couldn't help but smile and said, "You should really agree to His Majesty's proposal."

Lynde shook his head and said: "What exactly is the Iron Throne's treasury like? You, the Kingsguard who has been with His Majesty all year round, should know better than me. If I really agree to His Majesty's proposal, Duke Arryn will probably take me away." I feel like eating it alive." He paused and said, "And I am not short of money now. I still have the funds to build twenty-six sets of giant armors and weapons."

James squinted at Lind and said, "Are you crazy too? How much does it cost to build armor and weapons for giants? I'm afraid the taxes accumulated in your territory for ten years can't even support it."

"I don't need to make it with steel, I can just make it with bronze." Linde explained: "And it doesn't necessarily require me to pay. I plan to arrange the stone giant to serve as a temple guard in the Salvation Temple in Summer Hall. I think the church would be happy to have twenty-six temple guards wearing bronze armor who can display the glory of the Seven."

James was stunned and looked at Linde with a strange expression on his face. He didn't know how to describe it for a moment.

As they spoke, the two walked out of the Red Castle. Lind led the giant out of King's Landing and came to an open grassland between the Gate of the Gods and the Old City Gate. The servants sent by King Robert had already moved Lin De The tent where De lives is set up.

King Robert asked Lynd to stay for half a month. Lynd couldn't easily refuse, so he agreed.

Originally, King Robert also asked Duke Eddard to stay, but Duke Eddard refused because he had official business. On the contrary, Duke Metz wanted to stay, but was not invited and left with a look of regret. At this time, let Linde go to High Court as soon as possible.

The appearance of the giant also attracted the civilians of King's Landing. Those who lived in the slums outside the city walls of King's Landing were attracted to Lind's camp. They did not dare to approach because of the golden robes blocking them.

But Lind didn't like being watched like a monkey, so he ordered Mag to build a wall around the camp to block the crowd.

After hearing the order, Mag led 26 stone giants to directly take materials from the surrounding woods, easily pulled out a tree to make a stake, and pounded the stake into the ground like a nail, and it was quickly built. There is a wall that blocks the surrounding view, and a gate at the entrance that only giants can pull up and down.

"Mag, adapt to the south?" After the camp was repaired, Lind asked the giant leader Mag.

"It's hot in the south. I don't like it." Mag and the other stone giants took off their animal skins to make themselves more comfortable, and looked a little anxious.

Lind directly used the power of the dragon rune to lower the temperature of the camp, and the giants recovered from their anxiety.

Seeing this situation, Lind thought that in order for the stone giant to live in such a hot environment in the south, he would need to use some special means, such as the frozen dragon rune.

Although the Frozen Dragon Rune is deadly to ordinary people, the situation may be much better when placed on giants. Their endurance is far greater than that of ordinary people, and Linde does not just make it into a necklace, but for After they made the bronze armor, they got some Valyrian steel and made it into a separate frozen dragon rune, and embedded it on the bronze armor. This would keep the bronze armor in a frozen state, which should help the stone giants survive the hot weather. Living in the environment.

Thinking of this, Lind couldn't help but think of Varys, then looked at the damaged right gauntlet, and thought of the Homeless Knight's armor that had been built for two years.

Perhaps it was a coincidence that just when Lind was thinking about Wallis, Wallis came outside the camp. He was surprised by the wooden pile wall that suddenly appeared in front of him. He saw the stone giant pulling up a huge stone door. After opening the entrance, there was always a surprised expression on his face. When he saw Linde, the expression had not disappeared.

"Lord Linde, you are so bold! You actually built such a large camp directly outside King's Landing." Varys said with a smile.

"This camp can help me block a lot of trouble." Linde explained briefly, and then asked: "Is it okay for you to come to see me directly now? Jon Arryn..."

Wallis took out an invitation and said, "His Majesty is going to hold a banquet at the Prime Minister's residence and invites you to attend. It was originally sent by a young courtier, but I took it on my own initiative."

"Your Majesty is holding a banquet at the Prime Minister's official residence?" Linde was stunned, feeling a little strange.

Wallis explained: "His Majesty was originally going to hold a big banquet in the Red Castle Hall, but was stopped by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister only agreed to let His Majesty hold the banquet in his official residence, and the invitations were all dignitaries among the courtiers. ”

Linde put the invitation aside and asked, "How is the armor being made now? It's been two years and it's still not finished?"

"The news from over there is that only part of it has been completed." Varys said truthfully.

"This trip outside the Great Wall made me realize that steel armor can no longer protect me very well." Linde looked at the damaged right gauntlet and said.

Varys asked: "Are the White Walkers really that powerful?"

"Much more powerful than you think." Linde said seriously.

After hearing this, Wallis said seriously: "I will personally send someone over to urge this matter."

Linde nodded and then asked. "Do you still have any Valyrian steel on hand?"

Varys was stunned, and said with a bit of laughter: "My lord, do you think this thing is easy to get just because I took out so much Valyrian steel before? You know that Duke Tywin has spent decades. No time to get a piece of Valyrian steel."

"Then do you still have it on hand?" Lind asked, looking at Wallis.

Wallis sighed helplessly and said: "There is one more thing, but not much. If you want to make a weapon, it will definitely not be enough."

"There is no need to forge weapons. You ask the craftsman who made the sword of the lost knight to make me twenty-six Valyrian steel pendants. Each pendant must be engraved with this rune." Lind took out He handed the pattern of the frozen dragon rune to Varys and said.

"Twenty-six?" Wallis looked stunned, turned to look at the stone giants around him, and said, "Is it for giants? Can giants use it? It won't be like last time, right?"

"It should work." Linde wasn't completely sure.

Varys did not ask any more questions and put away the drawings, saying that he would build the things before he left. Then he seemed to suddenly think of something and said, "Are you interested in bringing Tob Mott back to be your exclusive craftsman?" ?”

"Tob Mott?" Lind didn't remember who this was at first, but soon he realized that it was the craftsman who made him the sword of the Lost Knight, and immediately nodded: "Of course you are interested, my Summer Hall Castle is short of a master craftsman." Then he asked, "Will he leave with me? I remember that he still has a large fortune in Junlin City."

"Because he offended someone." Wallis explained, but he did not specify who it was, but it was not difficult to guess from Wallis's expression that the person should be one of the courtiers of the Red Fort.

Wallis did not stay any longer and left in a hurry.

Afterwards, King Robert sent several sets of clothes for the banquet. After all, it was inappropriate to wear armor when attending the banquet, but he still gave him the permission to wear weapons.

After nightfall, Lind went to the city alone to attend the banquet. He left Glory and the giant in the camp. The backpack containing the Horn of Winter and the dragon egg was also tied to Glory to prevent anyone from going to the camp while he was away. steal.

In fact, his defense did work. At the banquet, Glory told him the situation in the camp through spiritual contact. Three groups of people sneaked into the camp. One group of them was eliminated by Glory, and the rest were killed by Glory. The next two batches were directly hammered into mud by the stone giant.

Linde did not publicize this matter. After returning to the camp after attending the banquet, he asked the giant to dig a hole and bury the corpses.

He had no intention of investigating this matter, because it could be seen from the clothes of these people that they should be poor people from the nearby slums, and they should be chess pieces hired to test.

The next day, Linde went to the Great Cathedral of Baelor and discussed matters related to the Great Wall with the Archbishop. Although there is a church on the Great Wall, no monks have been sent to preside over the affairs of the church for a long time.

This time, Linde acted outside the Great Wall in the name of the Chosen One of the Seven Gods, which had already made many of the night watchmen on the Great Wall become loyal believers of the Seven Gods. Linde wanted to let the Church of the Seven Gods consolidate the faith of these believers, and when the crisis When times come, faith can often have a greater effect than money and weapons.

"Now most of the monks here in the Great Temple have been stationed in the Redemption Temple, and the remaining people have their own duties. The other monk assistants are not enough to take on important temple affairs like the Great Wall of Despair. This matter should still be left to our hands. Give it to the Stars Temple! They have more free monks," the archbishop wearing silk robes and a gemstone ring said with a regretful expression.

Linde knew very well that the reason why the Archbishop shied away from this matter was that he obviously saw that there was no benefit to be gained from the Great Wall of Despair, and the environment was too harsh. Sending people there was no different from going into exile. The bishops and monks who sent him had No one is suitable for people with special status and background.

Lind just needed him to refuse this matter, so he followed the trend and said: "In this case, it is better to let the Redemption Temple send people. After all, judging from the background of the Night Watchmen, they do need redemption."

"Okay, okay!" Most of the people at the Redemption Church were sent by the monastery under the Great Church of Baylor. From the Archbishop's point of view, there was no difference between sending people there from his own side.

Afterwards, Linde discussed with the Archbishop the construction progress of Miracle Port and Summer Hall. In addition, Linde also deliberately mentioned that he wanted to arrange the twenty-six giants to serve as a church in the Salvation Temple. Guard this matter.

The Archbishop immediately shouted: "Why the Salvation Church? They should be the church guards in the Great Church of Baelor."

He has personally experienced the huge benefits that the ghouls have brought to him. If the giant can stay in the Cathedral of Baelor and become a church guard, then he will become the most outstanding archbishop in the history of the Church of the Seven Gods, and it is not impossible for him to be canonized as a result. possible.

"It's not that I don't want the giants to stay in the Great Sept of Baelor, it's just that it's too hot in King's Landing. The stone giants come from the north and can't stand the hot weather in King's Landing. The Temple of Salvation is in the Crimson Mountains, and the climate is cool, which is very suitable for stone giants. "Residence." Lind explained, then pretended to be serious, and said: "In addition, this is King's Landing. If the Great Temple of Baelor allows twenty-six stone giants to serve as temple guards, what will the Red Keep think? "

"Yes, yes! We really cannot let them stay in the Cathedral of Baelor." The Archbishop quickly nodded in agreement.

Linde then asked as if he had just remembered something, "By the way! Lord Archbishop, does the church have any requirements for the equipment of the temple guards? After all, the temple guards represent the face of the church. Let the giants wear beasts." Patrolling around the church in leather clothes is really a bit..."

The Archbishop was able to sit in his current position, so he was certainly not a stupid person. He easily understood Linde's thoughts, pointed at Linde, smiled, and said: "Lord Linde, I'm afraid this is what you came to see today. My purpose?"

"Indeed." Linde did not deny it and said directly: "I want to equip all twenty-six giants with bronze armor, shields and halberds, but I don't have so much bronze on hand, and I don't understand bronze craftsmanship. The blacksmiths and these giants serve as temple guards. It is impossible for the school city to send people to help make these bronze armors and weapons, so I can only see if there is a way to solve it on the church side. "

"This is not a big problem. The church can help you solve the problem of making bronze armor and weapons, and can even directly fund it." The archbishop offered the price very grandly, and also put forward conditions: "However, every year, the Heavenly Father in King's Landing City Festival parade, you have to send those giants."

"Of course." Linde immediately agreed to this condition.

The Archbishop was very satisfied with Lind's attitude. For him, although making bronze equipment for giants was a huge expense, as long as it could increase his reputation in the church, then it would be worth it. At least the money would be spent. In this regard, it is much better than directly lending it to the king for food, drink and entertainment.

After leaving the Great Temple, Linde visited the Chamber of Commerce stronghold that he and Nymeria set up in King's Landing City. He learned about their current situation and helped them solve some troubles, which were mainly caused by some gangs in King's Landing City. trouble.

After that, he visited some business partners that the former financial officer Moose had made in King's Landing, and discussed with them the opening of a chamber of commerce in Miracle Port.

Although Miracle Harbor has not yet been built, it is necessary to prepare for its normal operation after it is built in the future.