Chapter Ninety-Five: The Road

After the Prince's Pass, the nearest is Nightsong City, the Dorne Frontier of the Storm Kingdom. If you want to go to the High Court, then you have to go west, and if you want to go to King's Landing, then you have to go east. The caravan was going to the High Court, while Chen Cheng was going to King's Landing, so the two sides were separated outside the city.

The leader of the caravan counted twenty copper plates to "Trist" and said, "Although there are not twenty days, I will give you twenty." If you can't get along in King's Landing, go to Heaven and City to find me. ”

Chen Cheng took the copper plate into his arms and laughed, "With my two double knives, can't I make a name for myself in King's Landing?" ”

With that, he lifted the reins and said loudly: "Drive! The horse raised its hooves and headed out happily to the northeast. With such a jolt, several copper plates fell out of his arms and fell to the ground. Some of the people in the caravan burst into laughter, and someone shouted from behind: "Trist, your money has dropped!" ”

Chen Cheng said loudly without looking back: "Your money just dropped!" ”

"Really, I didn't lie to you this time........"

Looking at the "Trist" who was gone, the people in the caravan, you look at me, I look at you, and feel that something seems to be wrong, but what is wrong, they can't say. The caravan boss stepped forward and picked up the copper plates that had fallen to the ground, no more, no less, exactly nine.

"Nine copper plates........ King? ”

The Battle of the Nine Bronze Kings was provoked at the end of Aegon V Targaryen by nine outlaws, Vault Dwellers, pirates, and mercenary captains, who met under a tree called the "Crown Tree" in the disputed lands and vowed to help each other achieve their ambitions.

The news soon spread back to the Seven Kingdoms, and most of the court thought that they were nothing more than clowns, and Prince Duncan, the "short", even joked that "the nine crowns only sell for nine copper plates", so the Nine Men were called the "Nine Copper Plate Kings" from then on. Many believed that the Free Trade City-States had enough strength to deal with them, but Aegon V also made some preparations to prevent Marith Blackfire and his allies from attacking the Seven Kingdoms.

The leader of the caravan pinched the nine copper plates in his hand, looked at the back of "Trist" in the distance, and fell into confusion. Is that guy who makes the double knife really just a country kid who makes people laugh easily?

He was stunned for a while, and then he came to his senses, regardless of whether he was a clown or not, it was only right that we should rush to the high court first, sell the goods at a good price, and then have a good time in the brothel!

Chen Cheng returned to being alone and rode a horse towards the north. In his hand was a map he had bought in the city of Heaven and City, which showed the approximate location of King's Landing. However, the accuracy of this map drawn on the sheepskin is very poor, and the proportions are completely wrong, and if you follow this map, you probably don't know where to go.

Therefore, maps should only be used as a reference and cannot be relied upon.

After the night song city, there is a vast plain, where flowers bloom all year round, and the trees are full of fruits. There are many villages and castles on both sides of the road, and knights in armor often come and go on the road, looking nervous.

In addition to caravans in action, troops can also be seen from time to time.

There were also many wandering warriors like him, in groups of three or five, all with weapons, some with horses, some without horses, and many of them were elated. Chen Cheng rode on horseback and walked slowly on the muddy road. In the woods by the side of the road, three ragged men were roasting food.

"Hey, friend over there, since we met on the way, why don't you come down and have something to eat together?" The man who turned the grill raised his voice and shouted, "This is the prey we hit, just roasted!" ”

Chen Cheng thought about it, got off the horse, and walked under the road. The horse followed behind him, slowly.

"Looks like I've had a lot of luck today," he said with a smile, "and I've met three enthusiastic well-wishers." ”

"You're a Dorn?"

"yes, my ship sank, so come out and try your luck and see if you can find a suitable buyer for my knife." Chen Cheng took out a piece of black bread from his arms and distributed it to the three people sitting on the ground. The three men had dust and dirt on their clothes, and they wiped their hands on their sloppy clothes, then took the bread and nibbled on it.

"What about you? I see you all have horses, and you all have weapons. Is it a robber or a mercenary? ”

The man who was roasting the meat swallowed the bread and said, "Aren't robbers the same thing as mercenaries?" We're going to go to Lord Lanli, do you want to come with us? ”

"Lan Li?"

"Ranri*Baratheon, lord of Storm's End, now that he has proclaimed himself king, he is gathering an army, and many mercenaries have gone to him in the hope of getting a monetary return. If we are lucky enough and make a greater contribution, we may be able to become knights. ”

"Are you all going to Lanli? Isn't there anyone who wants to go to Stannis? ”

Stannis Baratheon and Blue Lane Baratheon are both Robert's younger brothers, Stannis is the second, and Blue Lane is the third.

Hearing Chen Cheng's question, the three people on the side all laughed together, "Oh, the Seven Gods are above, let's spare us." Stannis, that monster, will only hang us in a tree. ”

Stannis Baratheon has always been taciturn, has a well-known sense of justice, will never make any concessions, and is known for his ruthlessness. Mercenaries and robbers are not exempt from breaking the law, and in this era when they go to the forest to cut wood and hunt, they will have their hands cut off, and the people at the bottom are living and trembling.

If they went to Stannis, they wouldn't get what they wanted. Besides, Stannis is on Dragonstone, and they are so poor that they don't have the money to buy a ship to go to sea.

"Dorn, come with us to Storm's End, let's go to King's Landing with Lord Lanli, even if we don't get the title of knight, we will definitely be able to grab and have more."

He was right, mercenaries are no different from robbers, Chen Cheng thought: The army and officials of this world are the same.

"No, I heard about something in Dorne that might be of interest to you."

"What's the matter?"

"There was a three-meter-tall white giant who made a prophecy that Stannis would lead his troops to land at Broken Ship Bay and then kill Lan Li. That's why I don't want to go to Storm's End, and I don't want to take refuge with your Lord Lanli. He patted the scimitar on his waist and said, "I'm going to King's Landing to grab one, do you want to come along?" ”

The Dornes were fierce and fierce, nine out of ten men had been robbers, and the other three were not surprised by his words. But after discussing it for a while, they still rejected the proposal, "Dorn, we don't believe in the prophecy of the White Giant, we are going to Storm's End!" ”

"Alright then, after eating this meal, let's go our separate ways." Chen Cheng stretched out his hand and wiped it on his waist, a knife light flashed, and a piece of barbecued meat flew out and was grabbed by him in his hand, "It's just right, it's ready to eat." ”

The three of them exchanged glances, and then began to eat their prey.

【Quells】

Daenerys returned to the suite, finally quiet. She took off her ornate costume and changed into a loose purple silk robe. Her dragons were a little hungry, so she chopped up a snake and grilled pieces of meat on a brazier. They're growing, she thought as she watched them gobble up and fight each other for their charred flesh.

They were twice as heavy as they were at Vis Tororo, and even then, it would be many years before they were old enough to go into battle. Until then, they must also be trained, or they will reduce my kingdom to ruins. However, Daenerys thought with some sadness: "Although I have the true dragon blood of the Targaryens, I don't know how to train a dragon at all.

When the sun was setting, Sir Jorah Mormont came to her, "The royal family has rejected you?"

"Exactly as you predicted. Come, sit down, I'd like to hear your advice. Daenerys sat him down on the cushion beside him, and Kiki offered a bowl of purple olives and onions soaked in wine.

"You can't get help in this city, Carrishi." Sir Jorah picked up an onion between his thumb and forefinger. "I'm getting more sure every day. The royal family looked beyond the walls of Quells, and Zaro .........."

"He proposed to me again."

"Yes, I know what he has in mind." As the knight frowned, two thick black eyebrows tangled above his sunken eyes.

"He thinks of my beauty, and he can't sleep at night." She burst out laughing.

"Forgive me, Your Majesty, he thinks of your dragon."

"Xaro assured me that in Quells, husband and wife can keep their respective property after marriage. The dragon is mine. She smiled, and Drogen, jumping and flapping his wings on the marble floor, ran over to climb onto the mat beside her.

"He's right, it's just a little deliberate. The Quells have a peculiar custom of marriage, my queen, that on the day of the wedding, a wife can ask her husband for a token of love, and he must agree to whatever she asks for in the world. And he has the right to make the same request to her, although he can only ask for one thing, but he can't refuse anything. ”

"One thing," she repeated, "can't refuse?"

"With a single dragon, Zaro Zanwang Dassus can rule the city, but a ship can help us quite limited."

Dani bites the onion little by little, reflecting sadly on the man's untrustworthiness. "On our way back from the House of a Thousand Seats, we passed by the agora," she told Sir Jorah, "and I met Quishi. She told him about the fire mage and the fire ladder, and what the woman in the red lacquer mask had said.

"I look forward to leaving the city," said the knight, when she had finished, "but not to Yasha." ”

"Where are you going?"

"Orient," he said.

"This place is half a world away from my kingdom. If I go any further east, I'll probably never go back to Westeros. ”

"If you go west, risk your life.".

"The Targaryens have friends in the free-trade city-states," she reminded him, "more faithful friends than the zaro and the royal family." ”

"If you mean Illyrio Mopatis, I'm quite skeptical. As long as he can get enough profit, Illyrio will not hesitate to sell you like a slave. ”

"My brother and I were guests at Illyrio's house for half a year. If he had the heart to betray us, he would have done it a long time ago. ”

"He has betrayed you," said Sir Jorah, "he has sold you to Drogo Kao. ”

Daenerys blushed. He was telling the truth, but she couldn't stand his biting bluntness. "Illyrio protects us from the usurper, and he believes in his brother's ideals."

"Illyrio doesn't believe in anything but Illyrio. Gluttony is bound to be greedy, this is a law, and those in power are always cunning by nature. Illyrio Mopatis accounted for both. Do you really know him?"

"He gave me dragon eggs."

He scoffed. "If he had known they could hatch, he would have sat on them and hatched them himself."

She couldn't help but laugh. "Oh, I have no doubt about that, Sir. I know more about Illyrio than you think. When I left his mansion in Pantos and married my Sun and Star, I was indeed a child, but I was neither deaf nor blind. And I'm not a kid anymore. ”

"Even if Illyrio were a friend, as you think," said the knight stubbornly, "he would not be strong enough to help you to the throne on his own, or your brother would not have ended up like this." ”

"But he's rich," she said. "Maybe not as good as Zaro, but enough to hire ships and men for me."

"Mercenaries have their use," Ser Jorah admitted, "but you can't rely on the scum of the Free City-State to win back your father's throne. Nothing kneades a divided nation better than an invading army. ”

"I'm their true queen," Dani protested.

"You are a stranger, and you are intent on landing on their shores with a Foreign Legion that does not even speak the lingua franca. The princes of Westeros do not know you, but they have good reason to fear and doubt you. Therefore, before you set sail, you must win their support, more or less. ”

"Yes, if I go to the East as you suggest, how can I win their affection?"

He eats an olive and spits the pit into the palm of his hand. "I don't know, Your Majesty," he admitted. "But I know that the longer you stay in one place, the easier it will be for the enemy to find out. The surname Targaryen still terrifies them, so much so that when they heard that you were pregnant with a child, they sent someone to murder you. What would they do if they learned you had a dragon?"

The black "Zhuo Geng" curled up beside her, as hot as a stone that had been exposed to the scorching sun all day. Lin Mengchu grew very fast, already the size of a calf, but it was not enough, such a size could only deal with dozens of miscellaneous soldiers. Her body is filled with the power of fire, and the power she has gained in the world of the Big Dipper God Fist is also recovering, but it is far from the strongest level.

The Beidou Divine Fist and the Southern Dipper Holy Fist are both boxing techniques developed for human beings, and when used on the dragon's body, it will inevitably be half the effort.

Rego and Viserion were fighting over a piece of meat, striking each other with their wings, smoke hissing from their nostrils. My unruly children, Daenerys caressed Drogon and thought to herself: they must not be harmed.

"The comet must have brought me to Quells for a purpose. I would have liked to find my army here, but that doesn't seem possible. I couldn't help but ask myself, what else could there be?" I was scared, Daenerys realized, but I had to be brave.

"Tomorrow, you go to Haiya Boli."