Chapter 0996 - The Holy Maiden of Ganrayani
Hearing Messira's talk of living in the palace made Jaime feel very uncomfortable.
He would rather live in the dilapidated wood-paneled house.
"Okay, let's go shopping for clothes. Jaime said. He smiled at Messirah.
Connie recognises Jaime's reluctance, and she lets Tommen and Messira go ahead and walk one step behind Jaime. Between them and Toman Messirah, there were six Unsullied soldiers.
"You're upset?" Connie whispered.
"No, I...... It feels good. ”
"You can't let go of your hatred for His Majesty?"
“...... And it didn't ......"
"Then why are you depressed?"
“............”
"Well, if you really don't want to be a vassal of His Majesty the King of Cregan, I'll accompany you wherever you want to go when I give birth to a child. ”
Jaime looked at Connie, "I don't have any plans to leave Tomman and Messira, Castle Rock is our home. ”
"But I see you ......"
"The Magic Mountain has given Tommen his rightful identity and status, and he could have killed us. ”
Connie could understand Jaime's words, 'The Magic Mountain gave Tommen his rightful identity and status'. Tomman and Messira were the illegitimate children of Jaime and Cersei, and bastards, who were despised in Westeros, had no inheritance rights.
However, the Magic Mountain made Tommen Lannister an earl, clearing away a series of secular problems brought about by Tommen's illegitimate sonhood. Messira was also an illegitimate child, but with Tommen, the earl, and with Castle Rock, she could get the best protection. Of course, it would be perfect if the Magic Mountain could grant Messira a rightful nobility.
But it was difficult for Jaime to kneel down and petition the Magic Mountain.
"James, everything in the past is in the past, it's important to look forward. Between His Majesty the King and the Duke of Tywin, it was because of the war, it was like the Terrans and the Aliens, and everyone had no choice but to fight. ”
Connie's words to persuade Jaime were actually what the Magic Mountain told Connie. Connie moved over and told Jaime about it.
"Magic Mountain is right, it's me who is not good. Jaime said sullenly.
"You're not wrong, it's the Seven Gods who are bad. Connie said deliberately, amusing Jaime.
Jaime smiled, ugly. He turned his head to look at the port, where the flagship of the Magic Mountain was slowly leaving the port, and on the left and right were two frigates with artillery installed.
On the frigates, each with one gun, uncovered, on the deck in the bow of the ship, the muzzle pointed forward.
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Off the coast of Quels, the beating of drums beat on the flagship, and thousands of warships lined up in a phalanx, like the Dothraki cavalry on the steppe.
There were six phalanxes in total, each with three hundred warships.
Woooooooooooooooo
The horn hand on the flagship blew the horn.
The two phalanxes on the left and right sides of the flagship were quickly arranged into a sharp knife array, of which the largest battleship was at the front, a total of three, arranged in a line, and the bow was equipped with a copper-colored bumper head.
The Bumper is a weapon designed to ram enemy ships, and although it is painted copper, it is actually made of steel. It is a sharp iron tool about three meters long.
The three large ships gradually approached, and behind the three battleships was a huge convoy of five hundred and ninety-seven ships in a triangle. After the outermost battleship and the enemy are destroyed, the battleships in the inner perimeter will immediately fill the position, so that this sharp battle formation will always maintain this battle formation.
"Impact speed!" shouted Magic Mountain from the flagship.
Woooooooooooooooo
The horn sounded the command horn for 'impact speed'.
Battleships fought on the sea, and all orders on the flagship were transmitted through the horn sound of the trumpeter, and different orders were blown differently.
The sound of the horn sounded, and the horn of 'impact speed' sounded on the flagships of the generals on the battleship.
Then the deafening beat of drums and the shouts of the sailors sounded on the sea, and the battleship sped up and moved forward as if it were flying.
All the rhythm and speed of the battleship's advance, retreat, and rotation are controlled by the drumbeat on the battleship. The impact velocity is the fastest type of speed and is designed for hand-to-hand attacks. In the approach to the enemy ship, the battleship will use a 'constant velocity'. The rhythm of the drums at a constant speed was soothing, and the speed of the battleship was neither fast nor slow. The sound of the drums hitting the speed is like a storm, and the paddlers must row in unison with the rhythm of the drums.
Looking down from the sky, a giant black knife slashed through the sea, parting the waves, and stabbed forward.
"Defense speed!" Magic Mountain shouted from the commander-in-chief's flagship.
Asha gestured, and the trumpeter blew the order to defend.
Almost at the same time, the flagships of the generals in the ship formation sounded the horn of defense.
Suddenly, thousands of wood pulps plunged into the water with a clatter, stopping rowing. The battleship moves forward at inertial speed. The three ships in front of them, which were responsible for ramming the enemy line, began to turn, and the ships behind them rushed to the front, six ships full of swords, shields, and archers.
Sword and shield men defend and slash enemies jumping from enemy ships, while archers shoot and pinch enemy ships farther away to slow them down. When the rain of arrows covers the enemy's deck, it can effectively hit the enemy's combat power.
Magic Mountain trained Quells' navy as cavalry and infantry for the army. The only difference between the navy and the army is the sea and the ship, but the essence of the battle, the Magic Mountain believes that it is exactly the same.
No matter how good the Quells Navy was before, it now has to start adapting to the new tactics. If you want to know the various naval battle tactics formulated by Magic Mountain and Asha and cooperate with the tacit understanding, there is only one way: training, continuous and repeated training.
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"Your Majesty, a battleship has appeared in the distance. The Navy soldier standing on the lookout on the bridge of the flagship called down.
"Several!" exclaimed Magic Mountain.
"It's a fleet, about thirty ships. ”
"Got it, keep watching. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. ”
Magic Mountain looked at Asha: "The order is to go down, the fleet continues to train, and our flagship will go up and have a look." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. ”
Asha passed the order down, and the horn sounded, this time the horn sounded, and this time the horn sounded to order all the battleship phalanx to start training.
Woooooooooooooooo
On the sea, the sound of trumpets sounded one after another, and soon, the sound of trumpets resounded throughout this vast sea area.
At the sound of the horn, the flagship of the Magic Mountain and the two frigates on the left and right drove out of the center of the array at a constant speed and headed forward.
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The leader came to the ship, and a giant sword flag fluttered high.
Taller than the Giant Sword Banner was a Red Smoke Beast Ice Sword Banner.
The Greatsword Banner is a military flag.
The Red Smoke Beast Ice Sword Banner is the King's Banner.
The military flag is the military flag of the Magic Mountain, and the king flag is the king flag of the Magic Mountain.
On the second battleship, there are still the military flags and royal flags of the Magic Mountain.
The rest of the twenty or so warships were planted with flags that the Magic Mountain had never seen before: the flag was sky blue, and in the middle of the flag was a woman in a bright dress, the woman was very beautiful, and she wore a golden crescent-like crown on her head.
"Slow down. Magic Mountain said to Asha.
Asha gestured to the captain, and the captain gave the order, and the oarsmen slowed down, and the rhythmic drum beat lengthened and became soothing.
At the same time, the opposite fleet slowed down together.
Magic Mountain, Asha, Theon, Euron, Damien, and the others stood together in the bow of the ship. On the opposite side of the ship, there stood a radiant young general, and beside the general was a young girl wearing a golden crown of crescent moon, and the sea breeze blew her skirt as if she was about to fly.
As the two boats approached, the young general on the bow of the ship knelt down on one knee, and the girl with the crescent crown beside him also knelt down. Behind the young general and the girl, the soldiers knelt on a deck in black.
The soldiers on the second ship also knelt together, and then the soldiers on the more than 20 ships that followed knelt together.
Boats on both sides approached.
"Count Horace Redwin. Magic Mountain said, his voice like thunder, "Get up." All the soldiers on the ship, get up. ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Count Horace Redwyn stood up, and then the girl beside him also stood up, and then the whole ship stood up.
The two boats were connected, each slightly sideways, and the boat gang slowly leaned against each other, and then slowly stopped. Both sides have very good helmsmen on the ship, and they work well together.
Horace Redwin has a very good complexion, but he is still mediocre, his hair is still dull, and his face is still full of freckles. But the girl beside him is as beautiful as a bright moon in the sky. Horace stood beside the Crescent Crest Maiden, looking like a rubble stone next to a beautiful jade.
Plank ladders were quickly erected, and sailors on both sides threw ropes onto each other's ships, which were then fixed on special stakes.
Horace Redwin took the hand of the Crescent Crown Maiden and walked up the wooden staircase to the Magic Mountain, where she knelt down and saluted again.
Moshan raised his hand and told the two of them to get up.
"Lord Horace, where is your admiral-in-command?" asked the Magic Mountain.
"I'm sorry, but the Prince has died in battle, Your Majesty. ”
The commander-in-chief of the navy sent by the Magic Mountain to attack Quells at night was Count Horace Redwin, and the deputy commander was a newly subservient prince from the Midsummer Isles.
"Did any more soldiers escape?"
"As we broke out of the encirclement and fled to the east, I saw two gunboats on the west side also breaking out of the enemy's encirclement. They went to the west. ”
Magic Mountain nodded, and greeted the officers and men of the Westeros on the two battleships: "Soldiers, you can come back safely, each of them is a warrior in my heart." ”
The two ships of Westeros were excited, and together they drew their swords and struck them on their shields, armor, and boats, and shouted to His Majesty the King: "The Westeros Navy is brave, loyal, and fearless!"
The magic mountain raised his hand, and the shouts of the soldiers slowly subsided.
Magic Mountain looked at the girl beside Redwin: "Earl, who is this lady?"
"Your Majesty, she is Gina Bella, the saint of the island of Ganlayani, and she is already my wife. We are married on the island of Ganlayani. ”
"Holy Maiden?"
"Your Majesty, there is no king, no governor, no lord and duke on the island of Gangrayani, and their supreme leader is a holy woman. Ganrayani is the name of the first saint. ”
"Oh!" Magic Mountain didn't know anything about the island Redwin was talking about, and he glanced at the beautiful flag from the battleship Ganrayani, "How far is the island of the Holy Maiden from Quells?"
"More than thirty days by boat, Your Majesty. ”
"How big is that island?"
"There are two Qingting Islands and one is the size of the Midsummer Islands. ”
"Oh, how many warships are there on the island?"
"More than a hundred warships. ”
"Have they surrendered to you?"
"It's hard to believe, Your Majesty. I can marry a saint, everything is the safety of the sea god. ”
"The people of Ganrayani Island worship the god of the sea?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. When our warship discovered the island of Ganrayani in the sea, we sailed towards it......" Count Horace, approaching the Magic Mountain, lowered his voice and said in Westeros' language, "...... At that time, there were many people on the coast, both men and women, who were doing some kind of sacrifice, and when our warship appeared and came to the shore, the people who sacrificed thought I was the god of the sea. ”
Magic Mountain, Asha, Theon, Damien, Iren and the others all looked strange. Theon has not been able to take his eyes off Gina Bra since she got on board. The Unsullied soldiers of the Magic Mountain were okay and didn't pay much attention to Gina, but the Dothraki soldiers under Damien were staring at Gina.
Gina, who may have been accustomed to seeing these men's gazes since she was a child, did not feel that it was blasphemy in the slightest, she took it at ease, enjoyed the 'lustful' gazes of these men, and she returned the salute with a sweet smile. It is likely that the saint thought that the obsessive gaze of men on her was a compliment and reverence for her.
On the island of Gangrayani, the Virgin is a symbol of beauty, health, strength and authority.
"Horace, let's return to Quells first, and when you and the Holy Maiden are well rested, we will talk about the island of Gangrayani. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. ”
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Magic Mountain Asha, Theon, Horace, Saint Gina Bella, and others entered the city together and rode down the wide Quells Street, and Gina Bella's beauty caused a sensation. People are using knives on the streets to see Gina Bella's beauty. Gina's service, the pure gold crescent crown, each of which caused a lot of discussion.
At the back of the line, there were boxes of worship from the island nation of Gina, what were in those boxes, Magic Mountain did not open the box to see, but it was estimated that it should be the best spices, because along the way, the aroma emitted by those boxes made the soldiers smell very comfortable.
And among the soldiers of Gangrayani, there was a man pulling a small carriage, and in the carriage of each carriage was a beautiful maiden from Gangrayani. There were twelve carriages that came with the battleship, that is, a total of twelve very beautiful maidens.
According to the ancient tradition of the island nation of Gangrayani, these twelve maidens, like the boxes of spices and jade given to the Magic Mountain, are all gifts from the saints to His Majesty the King of Clican.
Ganrayani, famous for its abundance of beauties, pearls and spices!