For the next while, Gu Ding immersed himself in the library's books. After finishing the magic section, he moved on to combat, then world history, then biographies...
His knowledge grew to new heights almost every day.
Gu Ding also unexpectedly discovered that reading could improve his mental power. After more than half a month, his mental power had risen from the level of a Level 5 Mage to that of a Level 6 Mage.
During this time, he also used the knowledge he had acquired to develop several new spells.
In King's Landing, after Lord Eddard arrived, the former calm vanished, and the city began to stir with unrest.
The entire city entered a state of war readiness.
In fact, King's Landing was not the only city preparing for war. The cities ruled by other lords did the same.
News of Lord Eddard's defeat had long since spread. His opponent was the White Walker army, creatures from legends hundreds of years ago. Although some people gossiped behind his back, most still held the Lord of the North in great respect.
King Robert trusted Eddard greatly, even handing him the position of Prime Minister.
During this time, Eddard had also been busy gathering every available force and preparing to resist the White Walkers.
Unlike Winterfell, even though the people of King's Landing had heard of the White Walkers' arrival, it did not cause much panic.
Stories of the White Walkers had circulated throughout the North for generations, and every child knew them. But in King's Landing, they were more like tales of gods and monsters. If King Robert had not trusted Eddard so deeply, many people would likely have dismissed the White Walker invasion entirely. To the people of King's Landing, witches who could kill with shadows were far more terrifying