Since the news of the invasion of the Great Wall into the North by the Eloms has been gradually confirmed, anyone on the entire continent who knows and is in awe of Westeros' history has begun to pay attention, and even some of the nobles who have been teased have become more and more serious under the persuasion of their own scholars.

No one understands their horror, because the people who have never survived their confrontation have either become one of them or are not even qualified to be one of them, and their bodies are broken.

However, although no one has personally faced them, it does not prevent the strong smell of blood that permeates the historical records and documents, especially those who live in the North, where the ancestors and the Andals are mixed, they know the horror of the strangers even more.

But since this group of strange ghosts broke through the Great Wall, they have completely disappeared in the vast north, to be honest, the area of the north is very huge, especially in the Middle Ages when all kinds of technology and transportation are not convenient, if a group of people want to hide, they can hide in the mountains and forests, and live a self-sufficient life.

But this group of strange ghosts is not a small number, according to the estimation of some people, the number of strange ghosts who broke through the Great Wall may exceed 100,000, or even more, when most of them refer to ghouls, but for people who don't know the north, ghouls and strange ghosts are a kind of thing.

Hundreds of thousands of ghouls couldn't hide so thoroughly, and if it weren't for the broken Great Wall and the dozen or so Great Wall walls full of corpses, many people even wondered if the invasion of the ghosts was false information.

Some people think that it is not surprising that the wraiths will go west into the valley near the wolf forest, where Winterfell is located, and others suspect that the wraiths have gone east and completely entered the forest, but either way. None have been confirmed.

It's just that Daniel didn't expect that he was so lucky to find the traces of the stranger, and he didn't expect this huge misfortune to befall him, the stranger actually bypassed the Castle of Terror and Winterfell, crossed the mountains and plains, and went straight to White Harbor. and quietly appeared outside White Harbor.

Or rather...... Winterfell and the Fortress of Terror have fallen.

Daniel was a little annoyed, the herald was in a hurry, he didn't ask how many strange ghosts came, but the question didn't really matter, because no matter how many, Daniel didn't think that White Harbor could be defended, and he didn't think that this place could be defended, if even the Castle of Terror and Winterfell fell.

The terrible thing about the strange ghosts is that they are fighting more and more in number, as long as there is a real white ghost in person. There will be an endless army of ghouls, and Daniel is not from the North, but he knows it, because any scholar would be happy to explain to you what is their job if they have the money.

"Your Excellency, it's time to go, Your Excellency." Daniel reminded next to a somewhat dazed Willis.

Daniel, who has many escapes, is naturally experienced, and when he hears that the strange ghost is coming. His first instinct was to leave now, but he didn't.

He wasn't afraid that Willis would settle accounts with him afterwards. The nobles who lost the city need to be reshuffled, and then he will not pay attention to such a small person as himself, not to mention that he has not done anything, at most he escapes, Daniel can now use his experience to find the place where Willis is hiding the ship, and then leave first. It's just that Daniel's years of experience have taught him that it's better to stay by Willis' side.

One of the reasons is, of course, that his side is safer, that is, he does not die, and these nobles and bigwigs will always leave a way back for themselves. Of course, there are risks, such as only allowing one person, etc., Daniel feels that his luck will not be so bad, and the other point is that once Veris makes a career in the later stage, then he will naturally rise, so he will not leave until he has to.

I have to say that human beings are really profit-seeking creatures, and before the instinct to escape is stimulated, even if they know that the dangerous blade is already hanging over their heads, they will still choose to maximize the benefits as much as possible.

"Oh, yes, oh, no! No...... No. Willis was a little flustered, obviously not sober up from the guard's report, he was a little taciturn, he rarely stammered, and said a few more words, Daniel didn't think it was strange, in the face of life and death, few people could be calm, including himself.

"The ship is in ...... Hougang. "The gate of Hougang is hidden, and it cannot be opened from the outside, and there is a secret passage to Hougang in my house, so you send someone in at once, and then open the gate from the inside." ”

"Two hundred and thirty warships and transports...... "Willis said through gritted teeth, "enough for ...... Some people fled. ”

Daniel didn't know how many people there were in White Harbor, it was a trading port city-state, but he knew that White Harbor would not have a permanent population of less than 100,000, and there were many more floating populations, even if White Harbor was the smallest of the five major cities in Westeros, the population was far from being comparable to those small cities.

100,000 is just a superficial number, many poor and homeless people are hidden in the city, really counted, I'm afraid this number will be doubled, and how many people can be transported by two hundred and thirty boats, Daniel is not clear, but it is certainly not enough to transport so many poor people and ordinary people, even the nobles in the city can't be loaded.

So what Willis said about fleeing from a part of the population...... It's really a very small part.

White Harbor has its back to the harbor and lands on three sides, of course, it is also possible to escape in the remaining directions through the city gate, but except for a river that leads directly to the wolf forest, the other three sides of White Harbor are all plains, and it sounds impossible for humans to run past the undead on the plains, but humans will be tired and need to sleep, and ghouls will not, so hope becomes despair.

"I see." Daniel looked down and said, "I'll do it now." ”

The nobles living in the same city, although there are often conflicts of interest, but in the face of foreign enemies, it is better to choose the best place for allies, because most of them have marriages between them, and even if you carefully compare the genealogy, you will find that the marriage of close relatives is a joke among the nobles.

The circle of nobles is not large, in order to maintain their honor and status, their parents and ancestors and beyond have a very close relationship, which is a bit like wizards, their circle is also small, but they value bloodline more.

If the Mandalay family is in crisis because of the strangers, these minor nobles will be their best help. So they must not be abandoned, even the fat-headed and big-eared Willis knows it.

"Wait......" Just as Daniel was about to leave, Veris stopped him again, "Where's my father?" He asked in a trembling voice.

"Lord Earl...... Not in the city. Daniel, the housekeeper and investor, thought for a moment and said, the old Wieman no longer managed White Harbor and handed it over to Willis. And although Daniel's time to defect to Willis is not much, his ability to make money is definitely a dozen, so he quickly sat in the position of a confidant, and many things were handed over to Daniel.

"Your Excellency, he has been out hunting and outing all this time, and the Earl means...... Once winter comes, I am afraid that there will be no such opportunity for a long time, and then he will probably spend the night in Carlin Bay and will not return to White Harbor. ”

Many aristocrats had private estates outside to keep their mistresses on vacation or to escape. Of course, in order not to be looted when he was away, a large number of guards were also arranged, and a small town like Carlin Bay was also a good place to keep a mistress, so the purpose of Earl Wiman to spend the night was self-evident.

"That's good, that's good......" Willis was relieved to hear that his father might have escaped, and Daniel thought it was not bad. At least he still has family affection in him, but the next moment. Daniel dismissed the idea.

"You take them with you to the secret passage, and let them find a boat to leave first, and go to my father." "And ......," said Willis, pointing to the shivering reserve maids hiding in various corners nearby, "and then ," his face suddenly turned hideous, and said viciously, "the houses in the civilian area are unwilling to accept my offer. Send your wife and daughter into the untouchables as servants, and go and take them all for me, and bring them on the boat. ”

"Now...... To rob someone? Daniel was a little dumbfounded, and he suddenly felt that it might be a mistake for him to stay, because in a moment like life and death. What Veris thought of was such an inconsequential thing in his opinion, where did a woman not have, not to mention that Veris was a nobleman, he didn't understand what Veris was thinking, which string was wrong in his head, and he was so obsessed with snatching commoners' wives and daughters.

That's right, it's snatching, even if it is covered with a maid's coat by Willis, but in Daniel's opinion, it's essentially snatching, but now it's not a matter of discussing whether it's right or wrong, the communication between the two has wasted a few minutes, and if you rob these people again, it will take more time and troops.

Daniel didn't understand where Veris's persistence came from, so he could only try to dispel him with the aristocratic etiquette he cared about, "That's it...... I'm afraid it's not good. He bowed his head and said, "This is not in keeping with your aristocratic style, these people do not accept your money...... Just snatched ...... like that."

"Style?" Verris was stunned for a moment, then suddenly began to shake his head, "No, no, no. "There's nothing wrong with my style, they don't accept my money as their business, and there's nothing wrong with me robbing them." ”

Looking at Daniel, who was also a little stunned, Williston understood what was going on, he showed a sneer, and explained with disdain in his voice, "The money I give them is not an exchange, but a gift, I am a nobleman, and they are commoners, everything they have belongs to me, it is my private property, including their wives and daughters." ”

"I possess them, and no one will object, but I give them money as compensation, so I am very generous and aristocratic, you see?" Willis stared into Daniel's eyes and looked at him condescendingly, his fat face a little ridiculous.

"It doesn't matter if they accept my money or not, because I will definitely get my hands on people, these civilians are my private property, what right do they have to resist, what I fancy even if I don't need it, I have to leave it to my father, the meaning of the thing is no longer important, the important meaning itself."

"Now, go ahead and do it."

Looking at Willis's disdainful and indifferent eyes, Daniel suddenly lost the courage and ** to defend himself, because he suddenly understood why Willis seemed to be very approachable, everything was very reasonable and decent, because he never regarded commoners as equal creatures, in his eyes, except for nobles, everyone else meant objects, and they were also items that belonged to him.

Judging from Veris's words, he must have done a lot of robbing people like this, but this time because of the suddenness of the strange ghost, so he was a little hasty, Daniel originally thought that Veris was willing to put on a servant coat, and he had done better than most other nobles, but he didn't expect it...... It turned out to be even worse.

At this time, Daniel did not notice the meaning of the second half of Willis's sentence, but it didn't matter, because he decided to go to the Earl's Court to search it, and then took advantage of the chaos to leave.

Although the laws of the Targaryen dynasty did not clearly stipulate that the commoners were the private property of the nobles, there was no clear rule that they were not, not to mention that the laws were in the hands of the nobles, and the commoners did not understand them at all, so this boundary was very blurred, and sometimes the commoners were very free, but once the nobles needed it, they would immediately be lower than the status of slaves.

However, in order to prevent large-scale riots, the nobles rarely oppressed the commoners on a large scale, and even if they did, they would find a reasonable reason, and against the individual commoners, even if it was excessive, no one dared to speak, after all, this is essentially a world ruled by the status of the nobility, and most of the commoners are very ignorant.

Although many nobles have this idea of Willis, there is absolutely no one who dares to say it in such a grand manner, and with this alone, Daniel can determine what status the commoner is in the eyes of Willis, and it is ...... There is no status.

Facing Willis's disdainful gaze, Daniel lowered his head deeply, "Understood, I'll do it." He didn't dare to say without the slightest resistance, and understood what Veris meant, and Daniel immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

At the same time, he also made up his mind to take advantage of the chaos to leave, because in the eyes of such a nobleman, there is no need for a reason to kill civilians because he thinks it is a matter of course, and the reason why he has survived until now is probably because he is strong enough, and fortunately he did not make mistakes, otherwise he would definitely die and he would not know how to die.

Daniel, who turned around and left here, was very efficient, otherwise he would not have been able to climb to the high position in such a short time, and after he took a shortcut back to the Earl's Court, he immediately went to find someone to pick up the group of maids, and then ordered his henchmen to open the door of Hougang, as for the robbery...... He's long gone.

Daniel himself, on the other hand, quickly entered the Earl's Palace, he wanted to loot some money, otherwise he would leave without compensation, wouldn't it be in vain for so long, but what he didn't expect was that as soon as he returned to the Earl's Palace, he saw that Veris had already returned here one step ahead of him.

Although he was a little surprised that Willis was faster than himself who took the shortcut, Daniel did not panic, after all, he did not show his intention to run away at all now, and there was no need to panic first.

"Your Excellency...... Why are you here, come with me to Hougang. Daniel stepped forward and asked respectfully.

But unexpectedly, Verris actually gave an answer that he couldn't have imagined, "It's not here." He laboriously tucked his somewhat fat body into the armor, and the fat on his face seemed to tremble a little, "Go to Hougang." He said, "I'm going to meet the enemy." ”

"What?" Daniel couldn't hide his surprise for a while, and asked directly.

Veris seemed to be a little dissatisfied with the stupidity of his usually shrewd henchman, and he glanced at him angrily and said, "Didn't I just say it, these civilians are my private property, of course I have to protect them." (To be continued......)