"Are you all going to King's Landing to participate in the tournament?" Mrs. He'an asked coldly, sitting on the main seat.
The dim hall, the flickering candlelight, the old and frail servants, and the listless countess were all that was shown to Arthur and his party.
After the death of Earl Walter River and his four sons, Mrs. River has always lived in seclusion and has basically no contact with outsiders.
There are no other members of the He'an family, only a few distant relatives.
All in all, because their mother Minissa is from the He'an family, the three siblings Edmure, Caitlin, and Lysa are the closest heirs to the largest castle in the Seven Kingdoms.
"Yes." Desmond replied.
But Patrick obviously disagreed: "Not exactly, I just went to see it."
"No matter what, you are all going to King's Landing. I haven't been there for a long time?" Mrs. He'an sighed.
Arthur slandered in his heart, you didn't even go out to Harrenhal, how could you get to King's Landing?
After Patrick introduced their journey of landing at the lower reaches of the Red Fork River, riding horses, and arriving here all the way south, Mrs. Riverside graciously asked the steward to prepare a sumptuous dinner for them.
"I knew it was the right choice to come here." Patrick said with a smile.
He could finally eat the goose meat he longed for.
Arthur was also very happy. The life on horseback for a few days was really tiring, and the food along the way was not very satisfactory. Now he could have a good rest.
In order to avoid the crowds of people on the King's Road, they specifically chose the west side to move forward. However, due to the small number of hotels and the fact that they did not encounter a few noble castles along the way, their life was more difficult.
Finally, after several days of running around, the group arrived here.
Harrenhal is large enough to accommodate Tywin's 20,000-strong army, but obviously not many of the He'an family are using the area at the moment.
According to rumors, Lady Hean and her servants only move around in some areas on the three floors below Harrenhal, while the rest of the area is deserted.
According to what Arthur saw, there should be less than a hundred living people in the castle at this moment.
Considering that there are still soldiers, the number of servants is really not suitable for the earldom.
Desmond was much older than his companions. After carefully examining the unfortunate countess, he raised his doubts:
"It seems that something troublesome is confusing you? Can my companions and I help relieve your worries?"
"It's not a big deal, so I won't bother you. You can just go to bed early after dinner." Mrs. He'an was very polite.
Her steward walked in at this moment, "It's just a few wild boars, and they actually ran rampant in the castle, causing some injuries. If these gentlemen are willing to take action, we will have less trouble."
Patrick was surprised and exclaimed: "How did the wild boar come to the castle? Where are your guards? There is such a dense population near the God's Eye Lake, how can the wild boar run around alive?"
A series of questions popped out of his mouth, and his relaxed tone even made the dim candlelight in the hall cheerful.
Arthur was not too surprised by this. In his previous life, Jinling was a giant city with a population of several million, and wild boars were still raging.
The old steward replied politely: "Harrenhal is so big that our dozens of guards cannot defend it face to face anyway. Fortunately, wild boars don't come very often to the areas where people live in the fort. As for them, how about them?"
I also want to know how to avoid being hunted by humans."
The manager revealed the secret, but Mrs. Hean did not agree to let the guests help.
Although Desmond and Arthur also wanted to help, the host did not agree, and the situation was temporarily awkward.
[Mission: Help Harrenhal eliminate the wild boar herd]
A blue light curtain appeared at the right time, and Arthur decided to help.
"Let's give it a try. The manager said that someone in the castle has been injured. If we delay it any longer, it will cause greater harm." He said firmly.
The steward looked at Arthur approvingly, liking his attitude.
Of course, he also complained about his wife's pedantry in his heart.
The family has reached a point where they can't even deal with the wild boar that broke into the house, and they are still using the airs of the Earl family to prevent the enthusiastic guests from doing any work.
It’s really hard to save face and suffer the consequences!
Mrs. He'an saw that everyone present had the opposite opinion to her. After a long silence, she nodded and acquiesced to the matter.
"Great, we will get rid of these evils tomorrow."
exclaimed Patrick, acting as if he were the chief promoter of the matter.
Arthur didn't care about the prominent heir of Haijiang City, because dinner was served by the servants.
The living room was large enough for more than a dozen followers to eat with them at several other tables.
After expressing her apology for not being able to accompany them, the countess left, and the steward accompanied them to a delicious meal.
After finishing three pieces of charcoal-grilled steak, a plate of foie gras, two fat chicken drumsticks, and seven or eight glasses of cider, Arthur walked to the guest room assigned to him, stroking his belly.
The rest of the people also rested separately.
…
The next morning, the weapons depot.
"You can choose these armors and weapons." Manager Richard said loudly.
Arthur and the others were not polite and went straight to try it on their bodies.
Wild boars are not easy animals to deal with.
As the old saying goes, one pig, two bears and three tigers.
This is not to say that wild boars are more powerful than bears or tigers, but they are more harmful to humans than the other two.
Among the twenty people, excluding the stable boys and servants, twelve were soldiers, plus a dozen ordinary soldiers from the He An family, a total of thirty people.
It's easy to deal with a few wild boars. Just shoot the crossbow from a long distance, avoid the pigs' sudden advance, and then attack the pigs' side with a big sword or spear.
Arthur also chose a set of black iron armor and put it on.
The armor he wore before was a set of chain armor given to him by his master in Bracken. The original owner once had a beautiful set of plate armor, but it was destroyed in the second battle at the Shili City Martial Arts Arena.
This time when he went to King's Landing, he didn't bring that set of chainmail, so he needed a strong set of armor now.
"This plate armor is so beautiful, it fits me perfectly!" Yule's voice floated into Arthur's ears.
He looked back and saw that his uncle had already put on a set of silver armor without ceremony.
"You still have to pay it forward, don't break it."
Yule touched his armor happily, "I know, I know. Don't forget the set you promised me. I will need it after I go to King's Landing."
Arthur nodded. He now has more than 2,000 golden dragons, so he doesn't feel any pressure to buy several sets of customized armors.
Then, the He'an soldiers gave each of them a rocker winch crossbow.
The biggest advantage of this kind of crossbow is that it saves effort. Even Emperor Joffrey can easily load the arrow, which shows that the threshold for its use is low.
When the manager, Richard, saw that everyone was ready, he walked up to Desmond and said:
"The important task of eradicating wild boars is left to you."
Arthur Yile, he was obviously the most powerful in the whole game, but Richard directly found Desmond's head.
I really have no vision.
Desmond also knew that he was not as good as the Lord of Moulin Rouge, "That Mr. Arthur is stronger, you should let him lead the team."
Richard turned his head and glanced at Arthur. He felt that this handsome young man was tall enough but not strong. He shook his head and said, "It's better you do it."
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