"Alright." Lynd nodded. Melisandre's arrival happened to fulfill his needs. As the Others moved south, the demand for dragonglass would only increase.
He also decided that when the great war began and Stannis moved north, he would occupy Dragonstone to secure a dragonglass mining site.
"Now that business is done, it's time for my personal matters." After settling the task Stannis had given her, Melisandre relaxed and said, "I hope to obtain your permission to build a Red Temple in Miracle Port."
"No." Lynd very directly refused Melisandre's request.
Melisandre hesitated, then asked, "Is it because you are the Chosen of the Seven? But the temples of the storm god, the god of calamity, and even the god of magic are all in your territory…"
Lynd answered very clearly, "They are all me, but the Lord of Light is not me."
"We are actually natural allies; we both have a common enemy," Melisandre persuaded.
"You've got a concept wrong. Even with a common enemy, it doesn't mean we are allies," Lynd said firmly. "The doctrine of R'hllor doesn't have the word 'ally' in it."
"It seems I am truly to be disappointed." Although Melisandre claimed to be disappointed, no trace of disappointment could be seen on her face. Clearly, she had already anticipated the outcome before coming to Lynd.
Perhaps feeling there was no need to stay longer, Melisandre stood up and started to leave. However, as she reached the doorway, she suddenly stopped and turned to ask Lynd, "If King Robert dies one day, you…"
"As long as it doesn't harm my interests, I will not participate in the conflicts of the Seven Kingdoms," Lynd said in a deep voice.
"A very pleasing answer." Melisandre smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I'll give you a piece of news that might be useful to you! The Doomsday Faith originates from an ancient foreign god in the North. The actual controller south of the Wall is Euron Greyjoy. He also stole the winter horn, but he seems to have other plans and hasn't sent the winter horn north. Oh, and also, the ancient people have been resurrected, and the ancient foreign god has found his commander."
Lynd was stunned by the news and fell into deep thought, as the thought that immediately came to his mind was the ancient survivor in the crystal coffin in the Sea King's Palace.
Regardless, what Melisandre said was not good news. Lynd also didn't believe that this information was the result of Melisandre's investigation Beyond the Wall. The only possibility was that it was a revelation from the Lord of Light, and her true purpose in coming here was not to purchase weapons for Stannis, nor to build a Red Temple in Miracle Port. Her purpose was probably to tell him those words just before she left.
Lynd pondered for a moment, then carefully wrote several letters. The recipients were the archbishops of major Septs like the Starry Sept and the Great Sept. At the same time, he also sent for Baelon and Roso, who had just left not long ago, and assigned them some tasks.
Whether it was the letters or the tasks, the content was the same: to apprehend Doomsday Faith followers, suppress the spread of the Doomsday Faith, and ensure that all Doomsday Faith followers south of the Wall were completely eliminated before the Others officially moved south.
For the next half month, Lynd spent most of his time in the castle dealing with various territorial affairs and meeting with representatives of various levels of nobility.
Although the entire Summerhall had a large and small cabinet handling various government affairs, and he was constantly contacted by them in Na Sa Star for major policy decisions, the overall execution of government affairs was always less efficient when Lynd was not present.
For example, the trade market being built in Ridge City had not been fully completed in half a year, which angered Lynd so much that he dismissed all the supervisory officials responsible for construction and replaced them with a new team. The market was completed in less than ten days.
Additionally, Lynd also rode Lava Dragon Nessario to a volcanic island near the Summer Isles.
Lava Dragon Nessario does not need to eat live animals like cattle or sheep, but its lava core needs frequent replenishment, so lava is its best food.
However, recently he discovered that he didn't need to go to a volcano; melting rocks or metal and feeding them to Lava Dragon Nessario also worked. Therefore, the forge in Lynd's castle no longer produced weapons and equipment, but was instead solely used to prepare food for Lava Dragon Nessario.
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