The eyes of everyone present fell on Dr. Marwin. After all, he was the most knowledgeable person present.
"Since the oath of alliance, it has been thousands of years since the war between the ancestors and the children of the forest ended."
"A generation-long winter has descended on the entire world."
"The cold world is dark and dark. People grow up in the cold winter and die in the cold winter. They never see spring come in their lives."
"Not even the king or the humblest servant in the castle was spared, and they all froze to death in the long winter."
"Mothers kill their children so that they will not be born with suffering. They cry loudly, but the tears freeze on their cheeks."
Dr. Marwin's voice was low, and the palms holding the thick book trembled slightly unnoticeably.
This is a story passed down orally by the ancestors through symbols and ancient families. The old woman in Winterfell once told the children of the Stark family this way.
However, the history of mankind today is all written after the Andals arrived in Westeros.
Therefore, many of the histories about the Age of Dawn, the Age of Heroes, and the 'Long Night' are all made up by bachelors thousands of years later. Some doctors and bachelors in the city simply do not believe that there will be such things as the Long Night.
They felt that the story of the Long Night was too absurd. How could there be a dark night that lasted for decades?
This is simply not in line with the laws of astrology.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, unchanged from time immemorial.
If there really is a dark night that lasts for decades, is it because the sun is hiding under the sea and unwilling to come out? Or is it blocked by something?
Regarding the understanding of scholars in this world, most still believe that the world is a flat surface.
Even Dr. Formas, a doctor in the history of the city, speculated in his book "Lies of the Ancients" that the so-called White Walkers were actually just a tribe of ancestors, the ancestors of today's savages, and the Long Night was just an extremely long night.
of winter.
When this cold winter came, they were forced to move south, triggering a series of wars. He believed that the brutal acts of these "White Walkers" were just fabricated by the Stark family and the Night's Watch. They just wanted to exaggerate their historical identity and claim to be
The savior of mankind, hiding himself from this turf war.
However, it is a pity that Dr. Formas did not live to this day, otherwise it would be a slap in the face. He would not only see the White Walkers, but also see the coming of the long night.
In the emperor's bedroom in Maegor's Tower in the Red Keep, everyone present fell into silence after hearing the words of Grand Maester Dr. Marwyn.
A winter that lasts a generation?
Are you kidding me?
Everyone felt cold from the top of their head to their heels.
However, the winter that lasts for a generation is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is the darkness that lasts for a generation.
If it was just cold, tenacious humans might be able to grit their teeth and persevere, or at worst, run south to the Summer Islands.
And what should we eat during the darkness that lasts for a generation?
I'm afraid I don't know how many people will starve to death.
"I said, everyone..."
"We shouldn't be in a daze here."
At this moment, the emperor's advisor, the little devil Tyrion Lannister, was the first to react.
His small body is the most inconspicuous among everyone, and even standing by the table, you can't find where he is.
"What should we do?"
However, Tyrion was indeed the first among the royal ministers present to regain their senses, and then asked a very constructive question.
What should we do?
"If the long night really falls, we must have something to do."
"For this country, for the people of this country, and also for our own lives."
Tyrion looked at everyone present, glanced at their faces, then shrugged his shoulders and tried to make a joke.
He wanted to liven up the atmosphere, but failed because his own voice was a little dry.
"For example..."
"We can build some underground fortresses that can keep out the cold, fill them with enough food to last for many years, and then hide ourselves in them."
"As for the people on the ground, I'm afraid they are just asking for their blessings.
Since they already know that the long night is coming, and that this long night may last for decades, even a little bit of food cannot be wasted at this time.
Because your kindness may make you collapse at the last moment before dawn.
And since it is a long night, giving them a little food is not enough to survive the cold winter.
"And for another example, is it only Westeros that lost the sun?"
"Is there sunshine elsewhere?"
Tyrion asked again, this time his eyes fell on Grand Maester Dr. Marwyn and Minister of Justice Oberyn.
"If there is still sun elsewhere, we can send our army to conquer that land, and then move our people there to survive this disaster."
Tyrion raised his fists high and clenched them tightly, which seemed to symbolize strength.
There was a reason why he asked these two people, because one of them was a knowledgeable doctor who should know more about the Long Night, and the other was a general who was accustomed to fighting.
If there were really other places in the world that still had sunshine, he believed that His Majesty the Emperor would conquer them at all costs and seize that territory.
However, it was a pity that he looked at the Prince of Dorne expectantly, but the other party shook his head slightly.
"I don't know if there is sunshine in other parts of the world right now."
"But if the long night really falls"
Oberyn's voice was a little cold, and he took a deep breath.
"According to Rhoynar legend, the Rhoyne's mother river, the Rhoyne, will disappear in the long night."
Oberyn's words made the hopes that had just been raised in the hearts of everyone present disappear once again, because the legend of the long night proved that they also appeared in the Essos continent at that time.
"Yes."
"About eight thousand years ago, the Long Night fell simultaneously all over the world."
Dr. Marwin, who was busy flipping through books, spoke in a tired voice.
He was reading the history about the Dawn Era and the Heroic Era. Fortunately, the Red Keep, as the imperial palace of the empire, still had enough books, and records about the Long Night appeared in the history about the Heroic Era.
"To the east of the Skeleton Mountains, the same story also appeared in Yi Di."
"The sun disappeared, and darkness enveloped the earth forever."
"The Yi people believe that the Long Night was caused by the Blood Rebellion caused by the Blood Stone Emperor. He killed his sister, Queen Amethyst, and usurped the throne of Dawn Kingdom."
"The Blood Stone Emperor betrayed the True God of Light and the Night Lion, and instead worshiped a mysterious black stone that fell from the sky. Therefore, the Night Lion let the long night fall to punish mankind."
"However, another book called "Jade Sea Overview" records a different legend about Yi Di."
"It is said that the sun hid itself because it was ashamed of something no one knew about, and finally a woman with a monkey tail reversed the disaster."
"The story of the Long Night happened simultaneously in every corner of the world. Our ancestors had nowhere to hide and had to deal with it on their own."