Chapter 1189

The supreme ruler of the Northern Territory was called Edstark.

Gu Ding looked up at the flag at the city gate. There was a silver-gray wolf on it.

"That's the Direwolf. Only the Northern Territory has this kind of wolf. It's huge, almost the size of a male lion. In the Northern Territory, this animal is at the top of the food chain. Not only are they strong individually, but they are also good at teamwork and have a strong sense of community. That's probably why the Lord's family uses it as their family emblem. "

Noticing where Gu Ding was looking, the blacksmith explained.

Gu Ding could tell that even the blacksmith, who always had a sour look on his face, was very respectful to the King of the Northern Territory.

It had been three days since the two of them arrived in Winterfell. The blacksmith had also found a place to settle down in the city. He had not been idle for the past few days and was ready to reopen the blacksmith shop.

Gu Ding was not even six years old. He knew that it would be difficult for him to survive if he left the blacksmith.

In the few days since he arrived in Winterfell, besides helping the blacksmith, he often chatted with some of the nearby refugees and learned a lot about Winterfell from their mouths.

He also heard that there was a library tower in the northeast of Winterfell. It was built by the Stark family and was open to everyone for free.

However, this library tower was mostly used by nobles and there were almost no commoners. There was no other reason, it was just that very few commoners were literate. Education in this world was not widespread. Only the nobles had the opportunity to receive an education. Even the status of rich merchants was far lower than the nobles. That was why many rich people were willing to pay a high price for a noble title that did not have any real power.

Other than the library tower, another place with a large number of books was the Scholar Tower. It was located in the southwest corner of Winterfell. However, only scholars could enter and exit the tower. There were even spear wielding warriors guarding the door.

Scholar was not an ordinary title. One had to be proficient in at least one subject, pass a specialized examination, and obtain the Scholar Necklace to be called a scholar.

Gu Ding naturally gave up the option of going to the Scholar Tower. After greeting the blacksmith, he went straight to the library tower.

The blacksmith shop was not open and had no time to care about Gu Ding. In his opinion, it was normal for a child to be excited about a new environment. He was not afraid that Gu Ding would get lost. He knew that Gu Ding was much smarter than the average child.

Winterfell was not a large city. It only took Gu Ding about half an hour to reach the Library Tower.

Gu Ding did not mind seeing that the people coming in and out of the library were all well-dressed boys and girls. He walked straight into the library.

On the left side of the library tower's entrance was a woman in her forties. She seemed to be the librarian here.

There were many people reading in the library tower, but it was quiet.

"Madam, I want to learn to read. What books should I read?" Gu Ding stood on tiptoe in front of the woman's desk. He was not even as tall as the desk. Even though he was tiptoeing, only his eyes were visible.

Hearing Gu Ding's voice, many young people in the library turned to look at him.

Many people were surprised to see Gu Ding's patched clothes, and a few of them looked at him with disdain.

The woman who was reading a book was stunned when she heard that. She looked at Gu Ding and saw that it was a little baby. Just as she was about to ask whose child he was, she saw the patches on Gu Ding's clothes and realized that he was a civilian. "How old are you?" she asked.

"Six years old." Gu Ding grinned.

"You want to learn to read?" The woman smiled. She was a female scholar, and she was happy to see a child with a thirst for knowledge.

"Yes. Can you tell me what books I should start with?" Gu Ding nodded seriously.

"If you just want to read, you can start with the Dictionary of Common Use. There are more than five thousand of the most commonly used words," the female scholar said and waved at Gu Ding. "Come with me!"

The female scholar led Gu Ding to a bookshelf. She took out a book and handed it to Gu Ding.

"Find a place to sit and watch by yourself. If you really want to learn, stay for lunch and I'll teach you how to pronounce it, "the female scholar said to Gu Ding." Also, you can't take the book away. You can only read it here. After you've finished reading, put it on my desk. I'll organize it later. "

"Thank you, madam!" Gu Ding grinned brightly. He did not expect to meet another good person.

Gu Ding looked around and found an empty table. He sat down and flipped through the Dictionary of Common Use.

It only took Gu Ding a moment to flip through the first page. Then, he flipped to the second page, the third page, the fourth page …

In less than a minute, he had finished flipping through the three-hundred-page Dictionary of Common Use.

"I actually memorized the contents of this book …" Gu Ding was a little surprised. Although he did not understand the language of this world, he clearly remembered how to write all the words. However, he did not know how to write these words or what they meant.

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Ding stood up and walked toward the bookshelf.

The boys and girls sitting next to him looked at him, and a question arose in their minds. 'What is this illiterate kid going to do?'

Gu Ding's gaze swept through the bookshelf. Soon, his eyes fell on the thickest book on the top right of the bookshelf. He guessed that the book should be a complete dictionary because there was a word on the spine that was the same as the one the madam had given him.

Gu Ding nimbly climbed up the bookshelf and pulled the book out. Then, he landed firmly on the ground without making a sound.

Gu Ding returned to his previous seat with the eight-thousand-page heavy book in his arms and began to quickly flip through the pages.

As soon as he opened the first page, Gu Ding knew he had found the right book because the format of the book was almost the same as the previous one. He immediately flipped through the pages and memorized all the contents.

The boys and girls next to him saw him flipping through the book and thought he was just flipping through it for fun, so they stopped paying attention to him.

When it was almost lunchtime, Gu Ding had finished reading the eight-thousand-page Dictionary of Common Use.

The other boys in the library left one after another. The female scholar walked toward Gu Ding and was about to ask Gu Ding how he was when she suddenly saw the Dictionary of Common Use.

"Who gave you this book?"

"I don't know. I already had it when I was sitting here." Gu Ding did not tell the truth. He was also afraid that the female scholar would not teach him because he had flipped through the pages.

The female scholar frowned but did not say anything. She took the Dictionary of Common Use aside and sat next to Gu Ding. She spread out a piece of yellowed paper on the table and started writing on it with a pen made of an unknown feather.

"I'll teach you the basic pronunciation first …"