Chapter 0965 - Blacksmith Duke, Weapon Master, Great Wise Man
Click!
The gates slowly opened.
The city gate was very tall and could only be pushed by a mechanical winch.
When the door opened just wide enough to pass through a carriage, the sound of the keyboard pushing stopped, and a carriage slowly stepped out of it, followed by a second, and then a third......
A total of twenty carriages walked out of the city gate at a uniform speed in a zigzag, each with a groom and a blacksmith.
The carriage was carrying iron ore, full of twenty truckloads of iron ore.
As soon as all the twenty carriages had left the city gates, a command sounded in the gates, and the clattering of the winches sounded, and the gates slowly closed.
Standing at the gate of the city, looking up, there were rows of archers standing on the walls. Next to each hundred-man team, there is a dragon hunting crossbow covered by canvas.
A Dothraki cavalryman came on horseback. He came to the carriage and turned his horse's head, and motioned for twenty carriages to follow him.
The detachment picked up speed at the shouts of the Dothraki cavalry.
Another Dothraki cavalryman rode up to the gates, and with his bow and arrows, he shot an arrow at the wall.
The arrow had no arrow, and a letter was tied to it.
The arrow flew up the wall and landed on the ground, and a soldier stepped forward and picked up the arrow.
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Twenty wagons followed a Dothraki cavalryman through the Dothraki camp and headed for the back of the line. Half an hour later, the team arrived in the logistics of the Dothraki.
There are children and women making arrows, old men sharpening swords, and hundreds of blacksmiths striking iron and making weapons. Weapons are mostly Arak scimitars and iron arrowheads.
An officer came over and handed over the Dothraki who were leading the group.
The clerk was also a Dothraki, a blacksmith, carrying a hammer, shirtless, with bulging muscles and black iron.
"You all come with me, there's a lot to do here, and there's not enough manpower. Hurry up, don't rub it off. ”
The blacksmiths were uneasy, there were already so many blacksmiths here, why did they need twenty of them?
Soon, twenty blacksmiths were brought to the last row of furnaces, where the stoves were ready, along with the unfriendly blacksmith apprentices.
The Dothraka have rough and dark skin, while the Quells blacksmith has white skin like milk.
This caused the Quells blacksmiths to feel the strange and hostile gaze around them.
But it's okay, when they start to do things honestly, the eyes that stare at them are withdrawn, and the blacksmith clerk walks up and down behind them, watching the memories of them striking iron, and cursing a few words from time to time.
The language of the Dothraki and the language of Quells are very different, and the two sides cannot communicate without speaking the lingua franca.
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Daenerys Targaryen received a report that Quells had sent twenty blacksmiths and twenty carts of iron ore. The other party complied with Daenerys's conditions, which may have been a small temptation deliberately designed by the Magic Mountain, or maybe a small trick to gain a psychological advantage, but Daenerys didn't quite understand the intention of the Magic Mountain, but she knew that it was time for the Demon Mountain to carry out the second order.
Half an hour later, Daenerys rode the dragon again to the sky above the Quells royal family, this time the dragon hunting crossbow in the royal square was no longer aimed at the black dragon, and the vigilant troops below the black dragon were not deployed.
As we all know, the two sides have entered a state of negotiation.
There was no need for Daenerys to shout, there were soldiers who had already reported Daenerys' arrival to the king Soon, the king and a large group of people came out. In addition to the members of the royal family, there are also the Thirteen Giants, the chief and deputy commander of the Tourmaline Brotherhood, the president and vice president of the Ancient Spice Guild, important members, a face-covered Regret Guest Elder, and the Bodhisattva Master of the Immortal Temple.
Basically, Quells has the strength of the people who came.
Obviously, after the last time Daenerys sent a message that she was willing to negotiate peace, the king informed the powerful people in the city, and everyone came to the palace to discuss negotiations with Daenerys and others.
Seeing that the king and the powerful people in the city were present, Daenerys said: "Your Majesty, my lords, Master Boli, I have come to inform you from the king of our alliance, Gregor Clegane, that the time for negotiations will be in three days, in the afternoon, and the first moment of silver leakage will be at the gate of the north gate. I hope that when the time comes, we will be able to see His Majesty the King and your Excellency. ”
"Her Majesty Daenerys Targaryen, long time no see. A giant man with skin like night said. He is one of the big names of the Thirteen, and the most different thing about everyone else is that he is not white-skinned.
The skin of the Quells is as white as milk.
But the skin of this powerful man is the same as that of the people of the Midsummer Islands: black as night.
This shows that he is not a native of Quells.
"Lord Hadji Moore, don't come unharmed?"
"I am very good, Your Majesty, may I invite you to come and have a drink? “
"Lord Hadji Moore, I am grateful that you took me in when I was down, and gave me lodging, food, and clothing, and when I decided to leave, my lord gave me a sum of money and a boat, although he refused to lend me a boat and soldiers, and Daenerys never forgot that. ”
"In that case, please come down Your Majesty, Haji Mohr, in his private honour and in the name of the gods, to guarantee His Majesty's safety. ”
"I'm sorry, Lord Hadji Moore, and His Majesty Gregor Clegane is still waiting for my reply. After the peace talks were reached, I was the first to visit you. ”
"Your Majesty, I am deeply frustrated that I cannot invite you to my house again today. Hadji Moore smiled.
It is a remarkable achievement for a person with a completely different skin color to become one of the Thirteen Giants in Quells. Lord Haji Moore entered Quells through business, and then joined the Chamber of Commerce through business success, and eventually became one of the Thirteen Giants.
Daenerys snorted softly, and the black dragon snorted, this time no longer flying into the sky, because there was no need to avoid the attack of the dragon hunting crossbow in the city, the black dragon flew at a low altitude, swept over the city, and flew back to the Dothraki military camp.
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"Negotiate in three days?" Michora Mormont frowned slightly, "Your Majesty, Her Majesty King Gregor and Prince Alyne are not in the barracks, what should we do if they don't come back after three days?"
"We now have to make a plan for negotiations in which the king and prince have not returned. Missandei said coldly.
With their hands behind their backs, the Greyworm and the hero stood like guns, without saying a word.
The five Kao weren't allowed in for the meeting, and Daenerys didn't want them to scream. His Majesty left suddenly, and he did not know when he would return, nor where he had gone, or what he was going to do, and the Kaos were warriors who were determined to fight, and Daenerys did not want to explain to them the reason for the peace talks, and she did not know the reason.
Daenerys Targaryen also frowned slightly, maybe she had already thought about this issue in her heart, and Magic Mountain had already told her that she was responsible for this negotiation, and she kept in mind the one, two, three, and four peace negotiation conditions that Magic Mountain had told her.
"My Excellency, if His Majesty does not return, I will be the one to talk about. Rest assured, I have already thought out how to negotiate, and His Majesty has told me some of his conditions and demands. Jorah, on the day of the negotiation, you and Missannelo were responsible for protecting me closely. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. ”
"Gray worm, hero, on the day of the negotiation, one of you led a team of 100 people, all the horses with hard bows, divided into two roads on the left and right at a distance of 100 meters, and each cavalry had at least three bags of arrows, ready to be attacked by the Quellsians. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. The Grey Worm and the Hero spoke in unison.
"General Lunn, you are responsible for leading a thousand-strong regiment of the Unsullied, a hundred meters away from me, stationed in the middle, ready to meet my retreat. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. ”
Missandei said, "Your Majesty, don't you inform the five Kao to lead the Blood Alliance Guards and the Guards to prepare for battle?"
"No, there are black dragons in the sky. If the enemy tries to surprise the enemy, the Gray Worm, Hero, and Lunn are enough to withstand their ground assault, and the Black Dragon will attack as soon as possible. We can defeat the enemy's surprise attack. ”
"They didn't dare to raid us. Jorah Mormont said to herself. For fear of affecting everyone's slackness, Jorah did not express her judgment.
*
Three days later.
Westeros.
Storm's End.
The soldiers on the city wall all opened their mouths wide, and everyone's faces were shocked and incredulous.
They saw a dragon: Viserys, a white dragon twice the size of an elephant.
The Dragon Knight is the King's Commendation, the 'Peerless Dragon Knight' Arrene Martel.
The sound of trumpets and passwords sounded one after another, and all the soldiers and people of the city raised their heads and looked at the beautiful, noble, and elegant white dragon and his mistress with surprise and joy.
"Lord Lord Gendry Baratheon, come out. The white dragon hovered over the wound of the main castle, and Araine Martell shouted condescendingly.
In the city, people were already cheering for her and the dragon.
Arlene is the lover of the Magic Mountain, and the whole of Westeros knows about it. This is the open lover's relationship, which is rumored to be a good story among the nobility. For the nobles of the popular lover, no one is so openly comfortable as His Majesty the King, and is not subject to the jealousy and resentment of His Majesty the Queen.
Aristocrats have lovers, which is a popular affair among nobles. Whoever doesn't have a few lovers, in a party with the nobles, will feel that he is inferior, and he is not hard to speak, first of all, he lacks self-confidence.
Gendry Baratheon is the Duke of Storm's End, and he may or may not be in his castle.
Alene thought he was here, so she unceremoniously called him out.
Arlene's luck was good, in the blacksmith shop of the main castle, a bare-chested blacksmith was forging a long sword, and when he heard the shout, he went out with a hammer in his hand, and the apprentice rushed over to take over his work. Forging a good sword cannot be stopped in the casting at the most critical juncture, and if the fire is broken, the quality of the long sword will be damaged.
The blacksmith walked out of the shop, went out into the street, looked up at the sky, and saw the white dragon and Prince Arrene Martel.
"Your Royal Highness, please come down with your dragon. The blacksmith shouted. The voice was majestic, like a hammer in his hand.
The white dragon circled and came to the top of the blacksmith's head, and the dragon's claws almost touched the blacksmith's head. The blacksmith was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground, and the hammer in his hand was thrown aside.
Alianne smiled on the dragon's back, "Lord Duke, are you striking iron?"
"I'm a blacksmith. "Gendry doesn't feel ashamed. He got up from the ground and picked up the hammer, "What's the matter, Your Highness." ”
"The king has an order, you must follow me to Quells. ”
"When?"
"Right now. ”
"How to get there?"
"Come with me. ”
"Riding a dragon?"
"Ride a dragon!"
"What am I going to Quells for?"
"Do what you do best?"
"Striking iron?"
"Strike iron, cast artillery!"
Gendry opened his mouth and couldn't close it.
After a while, Gendry said, "I'm not the only one. ”
"There are not many blacksmiths in the Dothraki people, tens of thousands of Dothraki people, who have plundered the blacksmiths of the world in their ranks. ”
"Okay, I'll go. Gendry felt hot all over, he was a blacksmith, and that was exactly what he loved to do. Staying at Storm's End, he felt empty and bored, "How long will it take to ride a dragon from here to Quels?" ”
"I rode the white dragon alone and flew for three days and three nights. ”
"There's one more person when you go back. ”
"Dragons have flight speed and endurance that you can't imagine. This flight, for the dragon, is a battle. We need to return with all our might. ”
Gendry looked at the black stains and sweat on his body: "Your Highness, I need to take a shower first." Dragons also need to eat food, and you also need to take a little rest. ”
"Okay, I'll wait for you, everything has to be fast. ”
"Yes, Father, in Quells?"
The father in Gendry's mouth is the Magic Mountain. He is the adopted son of the Magic Mountain, his knightly honor was given by the Magic Mountain, his first title was rewarded by the Magic Mountain, and the surname he officially obtained after getting rid of the status of an illegitimate child is the surname given by the Magic Mountain: Clegane.
"His Majesty the King has gone to King's Landing. ”
"Father is back, too, with you?"
"Yes, he went to King's Landing to bring two men back to Quells, one was Master Tob Mott and the other was the Great Wise Man. ”
"Great wise man, I see, great wise man to make gunpowder bullets. ”
"yes, why don't you go take a shower?"
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King's Landing.
The whole city rejoiced, and His Majesty returned with the dragon, its wings spread out, obscuring a large part of the sky, and casting a shadow that covered a large part of the city.
The dragon hovered in front of the gate of the Firemancer's Guild: "Great Wise Man, I am Gregor Clegane I, please come out quickly, there is an urgent matter." ”
The streets on the left and right, the alleys in front and back, are crowded with people watching the excitement.
The dragon and His Majesty the King are the guarantee of the safety of the people of the whole city, and they are also the force that guarantees the stability and strength of the country.
The Great Wise and the Fire Warlocks almost ran to the gate, and dozens of Great Sage Fire Warlocks knelt down on one knee together and saluted His Majesty the King, who was riding on the back of the dragon.
"Great wise man, go to the Baelor Sanctuary Square, where my dragon will stop. The military situation is urgent, I think you have to hurry. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. ”
The dragon was too big for the streets to allow her to land, and space was limited. The Magic Mountain chose to land in the plaza of the Great Basilica of Baylor.
The Firemancer's Guild is not far from Steel Street, and Steel Street is not far from Baylor's Great Sanctuary.
The dragon rode to the Iron Street, and all the blacksmith apprentices in the street ran out of the blacksmith shop and stood in the street to cheer the king.
"Master Tob Mott, the military situation is urgent, hurry to the Great Basilica Square. The sooner the better. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. Tob Mott did not go back to the shop to change his clothes, and immediately went to the Basilica of Baylor.
Since the other party has prepared hundreds of dragon hunting crossbows, let them taste the taste of firearms, and after taking Quells, the news will inevitably shake the entire East, which will form a huge deterrent to those eastern giant cities in the direction of Yaxia.