Chapter 389 Methods to eliminate the White Walkers

After realizing that his people might have fallen into the conspiracy of the gods a long time ago, Penan suddenly felt embarrassed and angry. He looked at Linde and asked, "Why are you so entangled in ancient things? They are all ancient things, shouldn’t your attention be focused on the White Walkers now?”

"For me, the White Walkers are just one of the important things. In fact, I have been preparing for the White Walkers for more than ten years. There may be some losses in this war, but I don't think I will lose." Linde said Extremely confident, he then said: "Compared to the White Walkers, the extremely cold climate caused by the long night and eternal winter is what I need to focus on dealing with. I have to consider how to let my subjects survive in that harsh climate. And those of you who have experienced eternal winter can provide me with the experience I need most."

"Sorry, I don't have much experience." Peinan sighed, shook his head, and said: "Everything happened too suddenly. We didn't make any preparations. All we could do was keep running southward, and in the end we were completely out of control. We have to pray and make sacrifices to the gods. If we were really experienced and prepared in advance, everything might be different."

Upon hearing this, Lin De had a puzzled look on his face and asked, "Didn't the Long Night and Eternal Winter appear in your history?"

"There were long summers and long winters, but there were no long nights or eternal winters." Peinan recalled it carefully, and then said with some uncertainty: "I remember that it shouldn't have happened, but there is something wrong with my current memory. , maybe Everwinter appeared, but I might have forgotten it.”

Linde also felt that Peinan had forgotten, because the climates of long summer, long winter, long night and eternal winter should be caused by the celestial movements of the planet in the world. Similar events will occur every relatively fixed period of time, covering the entire world. Abnormal climate. As long as the civilization of this world lasts long enough, it will inevitably encounter one or more similar extreme climates.

Judging from various signs, the civilization of the White Walker race should have been inherited for a very long time. Otherwise, it would be impossible to design and build such a beautiful and grand building, and it would be impossible to generate power that even the gods would be concerned about. So this civilization must have experienced extreme climates of long nights and eternal winters.

However, it is not difficult to tell from Peinan's words that they do not pay attention to this extreme climate, or that they arrogantly believe that with the strength of their civilization, even if they encounter such extreme weather, there will be no problem. They spent it peacefully, but the result was that they were unprepared for anything in this extreme climate.

Linde suddenly thought of a question and immediately asked: "Did the emergence of Long Night and Eternal Winter happen suddenly in your time?"

"Actually, it can't be said to be sudden, because stargazers have predicted the appearance of the long night and eternal winter a long time ago. We are too proud, so proud that we think..." Peinan stopped mid-sentence, I don't know whether it was because of worries or forgetfulness, but then he abruptly transitioned to the next words and said: "When the long night appeared, everyone was caught off guard. In just two days, it became completely dark. In the following five days, The extremely cold weather covered most of the transition, and everyone panicked and kept running south. "

Speaking of this, Peinan's eyes showed a trace of sadness, but his face was so stiff due to the mutation that he could not express any expression other than indifference. Two extremely contrasting emotions appeared on the same face at the same time. It made him look particularly weird.

However, Linde was not in the mood to pay attention to Peinan's emotions at the moment. He thought more that the preparations he had made were not enough.

According to Peinan, the extreme cold weather advanced too fast, covering half of his country in just a few days. Although Lind knew how big the kingdom of the White Walkers was, judging from the ancient ruins left behind, The coverage of this country probably includes the northern end of the continent of Essos, Westeros and Sothoros, which is to say that it is about the same size as the empire he will form in the future.

Therefore, what happened in Peinan's country can be used as a reference for his future. Originally, he thought that the preparations over the years should be enough to cope with the coming long night and eternal winter. Now it seems that there is still a long way to go, and for Sothoros continent The exploration needs to be accelerated.

Just as Linde was thinking about how to revise his plan, Peinan suddenly stood up, walked to the edge of the cliff at the Fist of the Ancients, and looked towards the ice fields in the north.

Lind also stood up, walked over, and looked towards the northern ice field. On the endless snow, he saw a group of White Walkers cavalry advancing southward rapidly. It seemed that they should have slipped through the trap of the Sisters of Redemption and the Silent Monks. of fish.

Linde didn't pay too much attention to this. After all, it was good that his men could eliminate so many corpses and ghosts. It was not a big deal that a group of ghosts passed through the Fang of Frost and Snow.

Since it was his men who slipped through the net, Linde naturally had to make amends for his men.

However, just when Linde was about to take action, Peinan on the side suddenly opened his hands and let out bursts of piercing screams as if chanting. This piercing screams instantly penetrated the wind and snow in front of him. , fell into the ears of the dozen human ghosts.

Those ghosts seemed to have had a stroke. They fell from their corpses to the ground one by one. Then their bodies continued to tremble, and then they shattered into countless ice crystals. At the same time, blue light spots emerged from The broken ice crystals flew out, flew in front of Peinan, and threw themselves into Peinan's mouth.

"The human ghosts you transformed are actually your food?" Lind looked at this scene and couldn't help but have a hint of association in his heart, and asked in a deep voice.

"Yes." Peinan nodded. Perhaps it was because he had just swallowed the power of a dozen human ghosts. His eyes were shining with silver-blue light, and his eyes had become a lot colder. It felt like It is more in line with the image of the White Walkers in Lind's memory.

Linde also felt the changes in Peinan. He naturally placed his hand on the hilt of the sword and said, "You seem to be a little different."

"Yes." Peinan looked at Linde's hand on the hilt of the sword and admitted truthfully: "Every time I devour the spirit of the White Walker, my body will advance a little closer to the final transformation, and my memory will disappear a little. ”

"In this case, why do you want to swallow the ghost spirit?" Linde asked in confusion.

"Why do humans eat?" Peinan did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically.

Linde frowned and said, "How long can you stay awake?"

Penan's eyes gradually returned to normal at this time, and he said calmly: "Don't worry, the Three-Eyed Crow gave me a weirwood heart. It can help me resist the final transformation, as long as I don't absorb aliens without restraint." Ghost spirit, at least for ten years I don’t have to worry about completely losing myself.”

Linde asked curiously: "What kind of cooperation do you have with the Three-Eyed Crow?"

"Same as you, all to completely eliminate the White Walkers." Peinan looked at Lind and replied.

But after answering, he hesitated and said, "I suspect that like me, he was also a survivor of that disaster."

Linde was stunned and asked, "Why are you so suspicious?"

Penan explained: "Because it was he who asked the human named Euron to find me, and it was he who taught the human named Euron to open the Holy Coffin, and prevented me from completing the final step of transformation after leaving the protection of the Holy Coffin. He transformed the White Walkers The steps are so familiar that I can’t think of anyone else besides my own people who would have mastered this secret knowledge.”

Linde asked: "There were three-eyed crows in your time?"

"No." Peinan shook his head and said, "But some of our people once learned from the Children of the Forest how to become green seers."

Lind asked: "What is your specific plan? How do you plan to eliminate the White Walkers?"

"The method is very simple, just kill the mother." Peinan responded.

"Kill your mother?" Linde didn't understand and motioned for Peinan to be more specific.

Peinan said solemnly: "During the sacrificial ceremony that year, the Queen was selected to become the mother, and was transformed into the origin by the awakened mysterious existence. She is the mother of the White Walkers, and all White Walkers are derived from the mother. , as long as you kill your mother, all ghosts and corpses will disappear."

As Lind listened to Peinan's words, the story of the Thirteenth Commander-in-Chief of the Night Watch, the Night King, and the White Walkers quickly emerged in his mind, so he told this story to Peinan.

"Could that female White Walker be the White Walker Queen?" After finishing speaking, Lind asked.

"Impossible." Peinan said with great certainty: "Will humans marry the livestock you raise? In the eyes of my people, humans are almost the same as livestock, let alone the White Walkers who hate all life." As he said, he added After a pause, he said: "However, this legend may not necessarily be groundless. If the person called the Night King has the blood of the ancients like the night watchman named Jon Snow, and has completed a As for the transformation of life and death, maybe part of the legend is true."

"Which part?" Linde asked.

"Get married." Peinan said.

Lind frowned and said, "Didn't you just say that your people regard humans as livestock and that the White Walkers also hate all life? Why now..."

"The ancients are not human beings." Penan explained: "The White Walkers are actually another kind of ancients, ancients with flaws, and the ancients' bloodline carriers who have completed the transformation of life and death are also ancients with flaws. The two They are actually the same, except that one is death and the other is life.”

As Lind listened to Penan's explanation, he also remembered something in his mind. When the White Walkers complete their transformation, their memories will gradually disappear, and those who were resurrected due to the blood of the Ancient One, such as Beric Dondarrion, will also The same situation occurred.

Linde asked: "The White Walker Queen and the Ancient One's bloodline are getting married to complement each other, right?"

Peinan nodded and said: "According to the ceremony, the queen who became a mother should marry a tribesman who has the blood of the ancients and has completed at least one transformation of life and death, completing the final union of life and death, and finally leading the tribe to transcend life and death. It is a pity that the ceremony process All the tribesmen who transformed into the White Walkers in the ritual transformed too completely and became monsters that hated all life. They killed all the tribesmen who had not completed the transformation, which ultimately led to the failure of the ceremony." As he spoke, there was a look of regret in his eyes. He couldn't help but sigh: "If it had succeeded back then, the situation might be different now."

Linde will not feel any regrets for Peinan's people. If the ceremony was really successful, then the situation of mankind would be very bad now. According to the strength and civilization shown by the White Walkers, humans will only be treated as slaves. To be raised in captivity, they are even livestock as Peinan said just now.

"The White Walker Queen is in the land of eternal winter farther north. Are we going there to kill her?" Lind asked in a deep voice.

"No." Peinan shook his head and said: "In the land of eternal winter, it is impossible for us to defeat her, let alone kill him. We can only attract her out of the land of eternal winter before the long night arrives. Only then can I have a chance to kill her."

Linde asked: "Then how can we attract her to come out?"

"Use bait." Penan explained: "In the past, the three-eyed crow was a good bait, but something happened to the three-eyed crow and it cannot be used as a bait. Fortunately, there is a more suitable bait now."

"Is it me?" Linde pointed at himself.

Peinan shook his head and said, "You are an ancient one, and you are the most inappropriate bait."

Lind showed a look of surprise and said: "By the way, what the White Walker Queen needs is a carrier of the ancient bloodline who has completed at least one transformation of life and death. In this case, Jon should be a more suitable bait for you."

Penan shook his head again and said: "I also thought that Jon should be a suitable bait before, but now I don't think so because I found a more suitable one in two days."

"More suitable?" Linde was stunned, and soon realized that the person Penan was talking about was most likely the Lightning King Beric Dondarrion, because he was also a person who had been resurrected repeatedly, and he should also have the ancient one in him. of blood.

So, Lynde recounted Beric Dondarrion's appearance and asked, "Are you referring to him as the more suitable bait?"

"Yes." Peinan nodded and said: "It's incredible that he has completed so many transformations of life and death, and his memory has not been completely lost, and he can still maintain normal thinking. This is really incredible. You know what I It only takes a maximum of three transformations of life and death for the tribesmen to completely lose all memory, turn into flesh statues, and become sacrifices to the gods. "

Hearing this, Linde couldn't help but frown. He originally thought that the bearer of the ancient bloodline who had undergone life and death transformation would be an important figure, but what he didn't expect was that he would become a sacrifice in the end.

Lind thought for a moment and asked: "What are you going to do next? Go to the Great Wall of Despair with me, or..."

"No, I can't get close to the Great Wall." Peinan shook his head and said, "I will teach you how to use the ancient blood carrier as a bait, and you will control it. Mother will sense the bait, When the time comes, she will lead the White Walkers and the Wights to attack the Wall. You only need to hold the Wall. I will find an opportunity to kill my mother."

Linde asked: "How can the Queen of the White Walkers tell the difference? If there is a chance, I can do it."

Peinan thought for a while and said: "She has two forms that are easy to distinguish. One is a female White Walker and the only female White Walker, and the other is an ice dragon."