The river called the Mandeb River flows west to the sea and goes east into a large area of the bay, and the river is wide and the river flows at a speed that is neither rapid nor slow, and is the largest river in the bay.

The ironmen relied on it to plunder the banks of the El-Mandeb River by boat, until the ancient royal family of the river was armed with four islands in the sea at the mouth of the western river.

The four islands came to be collectively known as the Shield Islands, and for countless years they defended the Riverlands and the High Court from the invasion of the Iron People, and were a strategic location.

At dawn before the dawn of the morning, a large group of troops from the High Court arrived at Green Shield Island, the closest mainland among the Shield Islands, and the local ruling family, Chesta, welcomed the Duke of Metz and his party, and also prepared shelter and food for a long time.

So before dawn, the island was already noisy and noisy, and the fire was full of fire. The soldiers and knights who finally arrived at their destination were very energetic at the moment. Tyrell stood on the watchtower of the Chesta family's castle and engaged in an eager military discussion with the group of vassals surrounding him.

Then, when their meeting was over, Lan Li, who had been making up for a break in the castle, suddenly came to the door.

Standing at the top of the watchtower, the others had already descended the tower, and the black-haired boy said to the tall Duke of Metz with a serious face, "I think my joining is completely causing trouble for you, Lord Mace. ”

"Oh? Why? ”

Duke Mez, who was busy with affairs, but was stopped by a child and was impatient, was stunned when he heard this.

"It's obvious." Lan Li said as he spread out his palms and flipped them over.

"I'm too young to stand the long haul, and Brother Robert really doesn't think about it."

The boy's blunt words looked a little dissatisfied, so that the Duke, who also thought the same, subconsciously nodded, and then reacted and coughed dryly, and said, "Maybe Your Majesty thinks that this war will not be lost, Lan Li, so he hopes you can learn something from it." ”

"But at least he should have asked my personal opinion first." The boy frowned and replied, and the Duke of Metz thought he was a little scared when he saw this, so he comforted: "Don't worry, Lan Li, there will be no accidents, stay in the cabin with servants to serve at ease, no different than when you were in the High Court." ”

"No, Mistress Mace."

Lan Li said: "I still think that my existence is a problem, so I thought of a solution. ”

"Solution?" Duke Metz was stunned again when he heard this.

"What is it?"

"Send me a merchant ship."

Lan Li replied with a childlike innocence: "They all say that merchant ships cannot participate in the war, and I see that there are many such ships moored on the island, and they are also put away, so it is better to place me there, there is no need to follow the warship." ”

"Merchant ships don't have much to resist." After hearing this, the Duke smiled dumbly: "It's better to be safe with me." ”

"But if there is a war, there is no need for merchant ships to join the battle."

Lan Li looked at him hopefully and said, "You can ask this ship not to follow the army and go around close to the coast, so that I can also be considered to be involved in the war, and if there is really danger, we will run to the land." ”

"No, no, no." Duke Mace shook his head: "I can't explain it to your brother if it's so perfunctory." ”

"Just say what I asked."

Lan Li said solemnly: "Or maybe I fell ill halfway and had to leave the fleet and return to land for treatment, Robert can't blame you for this, right?" ”

Such......

The duke was moved when he heard this.

It is inconvenient to carry a child in the middle of a war, and besides, this child is also the king's younger brother, so it will be troublesome in case of accidents.

And if it does, it seems that there is no way to lose a solution......

This kid is very sensible, but his ideas are not mature.

The Duke was secretly amused, and said, "I have a better proposal, Lan Li. ”

"What is it?" The boy blinked.

"You pretend to be sick now and stay on the island, so that even if you run into Lord Robert, I will have a valid reason to explain your absence."

"But there's a good chance my brother will come here." Lan Li was embarrassed and said: "I'm not really sick, and when he sees me jumping around, he won't be angry?" ”

"Besides, it's not very safe here." Without waiting for the other party to answer, Lan Li said again: "I heard that the Lannister family's port near Castle Rock City has been attacked. ”

"If it's not safe here, it's even less safe elsewhere." Duke Mace waved his hand and said, "If it's really not safe, you can also retreat back to the High Court." Don't worry, Lan Li, I'll make it all before I leave. ”

These words made Lan Li sigh, and then said, "Okay, my lord, in fact, I want to go around too, otherwise I will always stay in the castle and suffocate to death." ”

"It's a time of war, so it's not safe to walk around." Duke Metz shook his head.

"It's just in the sea around a few castles along the coast, so I don't think it's going to be a problem." Lan Li said: "If you really run into the iron people, it's a big deal to run back to the land." ”

Does this kid really think that the Iron People can only operate at sea?

The Duke laughed dumbly.

"I'll think about it, Lan Li, and give you an answer before I leave."

"Okay." Lan Li sighed when he heard this, and said with a little disappointment: "May the warrior bless your victory." ”

Duke Metz smiled and thanked him.

The boy then turned and walked down the watchtower ladder to the bottom, his face retracted in disappointment, thinking as he went.

Think about it, and then give you an answer after what...... This kind of remark is basically equivalent to refusal, and Lan Li was actually mentally prepared for this before he spoke.

Ideally, it's Metz. Tyrell agreed to his offer to send a merchant ship to house him, so that Lan Li would be free to pursue his target, but apparently the Duke was not so stupid as to leave an important guest aside and wander around.

But this conversation also basically achieved the purpose of Lan Li-

Stay on this island.

That's right, this is actually his goal, or the basic goal.

Due to the existence of the curse, it is impossible for Lan Li to be with the large army, so this step is necessary.

It's just that in the same way, he doesn't want to give up the original purpose of going out this time-

Get to the bottom of Jaspi, the sea ghost.

So after that, he still has to find a way to get out of this island, Lan Li doesn't have any thoughts about this for the time being, but he feels that this matter is not difficult.

As for others, such as his own safety, he was not worried.

On this trip, Lan Li was only worried about the curse, and he didn't think that his safety would be threatened by this war, or this war in the ocean.

In a sense, the ocean is his home turf.