Chapter 0759 - Another Dragon Groan
Illyrio Mopatis was a wise governor.
As a young man, he was a good mercenary, and secretly an expensive Assassin.
But now, not to mention using a sword, he walks and goes uphill with respite.
When he goes out to go up and down, without a special carriage, he will feel unwell.
The pampered Illyrio cherishes his life, his port, and his city.
He loved Pantos, and the nobles, wealthy merchants, and people of the city knew it well. So every four years the governor is elected, and he is always elected, without exception.
He is very devoted to the city, as if he were in love with himself.
Illyrio was married twice, the first time with the sister of the prince in the city, and after the death of the prince's sister, Illyrio married a woman from the women's court, whom he loved dearly, but this brought a sequelae, and the prince was angry and did not allow him to enter the palace again.
But this did not prevent him from being the governor, and the governor of the city of Pantos was elected. Whoever really does his best for the city, the nobles and the common people have a scale in their hearts. The relationship between Illyrio and the Prince, that was a private life.
Later, when the plague broke out in the city of Pantos, and after Illyrio's second wife died of illness, in order to commemorate her, Illyrio left one of his wife's hands, which was secretly made and packed in the most expensive brocade box, and was always with him, pretending that his wife had never left him.
And the portrait of his wife, I also hired the best painters, painted it and hid it in a pendant, and wore it around his neck.
These two things, Illyrio basically will not be separated from him.
His love for the city of Pantos is like his love for his wife.
When the Magic Mountain departed, and there was no longer anything to be seen, Illyrio quickly arrived at the port in a sedan chair.
The fire in the port has been extinguished.
When the Governor arrived, he immediately selected the best sailors, the best captains, the fastest longships, and the most experienced Unsullied soldiers from among the many merchant ships, and ordered them to hurry to the other side of the Narrow Sea, and inform the navies of the nine free trade city-states to withdraw immediately and not attack the continent of Westeros.
"In seven days, no one can cross the Narrow Sea and reach the waters of Westeros in seven days. Maggie Archibald, the captain of the Tempest, said in a heavy tone.
"Two ravens are released every day, and by the seventh day all the ravens in the cage have been released. "The Unsullied of Illyrio has brought a cage of ravens. There are dozens of ravens in one cage, and this is all the ravens of Illyrio: out of the nest!
The red eyes of the ravens were like tiny flames that danced.
Dozens of ravens. - Even on the continent of Westeros, breeding ravens on this scale is only capable of being cultivated by the great nobles. Ravens have a fierce temperament and eat carnivorous birds. In Westeros, ravens are only afraid of mountain eagles.
The accompanying rulers of the ravens were not scholars, but two monks wearing yellow robes.
Not far from Illyrio's house was a huge temple where Illyrio had celebrated the marriage of Daenerys and Drogo, King of Horses, for the archbishop. The temple had red walls, the same color as the walls of his house. The monks in the temple have long been cared for and financially donated by Illyrio, and some monks who are fluent in the Westeros language and can raise ravens in the Old Town have been helping Illyrio breed ravens.
As the behind-the-scenes boss of a veteran intelligence organization, Illyrio's ability to transmit intelligence is three-dimensional, and he has any way of transmitting information.
But Captain Maggie Archibald was not optimistic about releasing ravens.
Ravens are trained, human, fierce and bloodthirsty. They will find a boat to roost in the sea, and then fly forward, stop after stop. The captain is not worried about the Raven's abilities, he is worried about the dragon of the Mother of Dragons.
"Lord Governor, the three-headed dragon of the Mother of Dragons will not let the ravens deliver the letter. ”
"Execute the command. "If you don't deliver the letter, when you return, your home, your ship, your city, will be in ruins." ”
The captain and sailors were suffocating for a moment.
"Let's go!" exclaimed Illyrio.
The horn of the Unsullied sounded, and Illyrio himself released the two ravens.
The claws of these ravens were all tied to small iron pipes, and a letter containing the same content was inside. As long as there is a raven that can deliver the letter, it is a success. If dozens of ravens can't get the message, it's providence. There is no doubt that the city of Pantos will be slaughtered by the dragons of the Magic Mountain.
Ravens, no matter how strong they are, cannot cross the narrow sea, and they need to find a place to rest. And on the sea, there are many merchant ships, coming and going. The masts and canvases of the ships, the roofs and the gangs, were the only places where the ravens rested.
Generally speaking, raven messengers do not make mistakes. But now there are two different situations, the first is that the time is too short. Second, Daenerys' dragon threatens the proximity of any bird, including ravens. Unless those three little dragons have learned to accept ravens in a short period of time. Or the three dragons are not in the sky above the fleet, there are such cases.
The dragon likes to move but does not like to be quiet.
On the optimistic side, there is a great probability that these letters will be delivered, but if it is pessimistic, these lucky ravens who have avoided the culling of other birds and the storms of the sea are likely to be killed by the dragon or forced to come near the fleet.
Long Wei is an invisible pressure on people, beasts and birds, and fear comes from the depths of the hearts of birds and meats, and cannot be suppressed. Dragons are also very sensitive, especially to the breath of birds.
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At dawn, Daenerys' second fleet entered the harbor of Dragonstone, and the team disembarked and landed on Dragonstone. On the first day, Daenerys and the first fleet had landed on Dragonstone and stayed at Dragonstone's famous castle, Dragonstone!
There is no longer a single Magic Mountain defender on Dragonstone Island, only the fishing villages and castles on the island are still there, and the fishermen have not fled.
With its deep walls and towering castle, blacksmith shops, conference halls, harbor barracks, and school grounds, Dragonstone Fort became the best base camp for Daenerys' assault on Westeros.
The Unsullied and the Dothraki disembarked from the battleship and entered Dragonstone to rest.
Everything was normal, the sun was good, the morale of the soldiers was high, and the morale of the soldiers of the nine free trade city-states was also very high. They came with the Mother of Dragons in the hope of making a fortune. The soldiers of the free trade city-state are mostly mercenaries. Mercenaries fight, there are few dead soldiers, and there are many soldiers who dream of making a fortune, so it can be said that every mercenary is thinking about how to slaughter the city and make a fortune.
Everything was normal, the little devil and the Mother of Dragons had everything in order in the highest table room in the main fort tower.
After blowing breakfast, Daenerys came to the city walls overlooking the harbor and the island, and her three dragons were right in front of her, feeding on the gargoyle-filled walls.
The first thing Daenerys noticed was the black dragon Draugon.
Drogon was munching on the stone ghost statue in Dragonstone, but suddenly stopped, his long neck slowly tilted to the side, and a pair of dragon's eyes flashed, as if he was about to say something in the next moment—based on experience, Daenerys knew what Drogon heard and was alert, but the sound was obviously far away and ethereal, and Daenerys did not hear any unusual sounds. But she knew Drogon had heard.
However, Daenerys didn't take it to heart.
Drogen's most belligerent, fastest-growing, most suspicious and sensitive.
Soon, the bronze dragon Rego also showed vigilance, he also stopped eating, and held a big fish he had just grilled out in his mouth, and did not swallow it, just held it in his mouth, his long neck was raised high, his eyes were shining, and there was a fierce enemy in the sky.
Daenerys looked up at the sky, the sky was blue, white clouds were drifting, and there was nothing.
The white dragon Viserys was the most sluggish, he was still feasting, and the black dragon Drogen roared softly, his wings fluttered, and he exhaled loudly, and the wind swept Daenerys's long silver-gold hair, and Drogen's flight into the sky, rising high, straight into the sky.
Daenerys yelled, "Drogon—"
Drogen, who ignored it, shot into the sky like a black arrow.
Dragons are in their nature to fight!
Daenerys sensed Draugon's excitement, and Drogon was excited, as if he had discovered some enemy worth fighting.
The white dragon Viserys stopped eating in amazement, and raised his head to look at their distant boss, while the bronze dragon Rego let out a soft roar, spread his wings, and flew out. He did not shoot like an arrow from a string into the air, but circled around the city for a short time, letting out a dragon groan, and Viserys, who was still about to eat, had to drop the food, looked at it unwillingly, and with a low roar, he also rose into the air.
So, Rego was able to rise up and chase after Zhuo Geng.
The white dragon Viserys exhaled and followed Rego.
And the black dragon Zhuogen, high in the sky, has turned into a small black dot.
In the port of Dragonstone Island, the school grounds, the main fort tower, and the city and the city, not many soldiers noticed the departure of the three dragons. They had become accustomed to the soaring and swooping of dragons, to the groaning of dragons, to watching the three dragons feed and fight each other.
Daenerys, however, felt a strong sense of unease.
What attracted the three dragons in the deepest part of the sky? The three dragons didn't go out to play because they were full, but they gave up eating while they were eating, and flew into the air. Dragons are heavy eaters and are also voracious. This is the first time they have given up eating and flown into the air.
Daenerys stared into the sky, the sky had lost the shadow of the black dragon, and the bronze dragon Rego was rapidly shrinking, only the white dragon Viserys was far behind.
Daenerys suddenly felt extremely uneasy.
What's in the depths of the sky?!
Obviously, there wasn't anything, maybe she was thinking too much about it. She looked at the window of the table hall of the main fort, and could not see the little devil in the table hall. The little devil did not appear in the window of the table room. Whenever she was extremely upset, she wished she could see the little devil and tell him what was uneasy in her heart. Although the little devil's analysis is not a standard answer, it can bring her reliable analysis and suggestions every time. Many times, the little devil is still a friend who can talk to her heart, giving her conflicted and restless heart a kind of stabilizing power.
Daenerys' uneasiness was rapidly magnified, otherwise she wouldn't have hoped to see the little devil in the window of the picture table.
The captain of her personal guard, Jorah Mormont, the bear, was hurrying up the stairs under the walls...... The port, where the battleships are still coming in, is almost filling all the waterways...... The sky was still so blue, and the white dragon Viserys had become the size of a dove......
Correct!
A dragon chant came faintly from the depths of the distant sky, and the sound was melodious and long-lasting......
Daenerys's face changed, it was the dragon's groan as the black dragon declared war......
Daenerys's eyes widened all of a sudden, and her big mouth opened into a big O-shape, she didn't realize these subconscious movements, but Jorah Mormont, who came up quickly, felt something strange: "Your Majesty ......"
Daenerys reached out and stopped Jorah from talking, she was listening to the dragon's moan from deep in the sky, it was small, but she could hear it, she could sense it very clearly......
Correct!
Several subtle dragon moans came, it was the sound of battle, anger, and fighting, and one of them was dull and strong, although it was just as subtle, but it was not the voice of the black dragon Zhuogen...... It was the strange dragon chant of another dragon......
Daenerys's eyes were instantly full of shock, and then, she heard the dragon groan added by the bronze dragon Rego, and then the dragon groan joined by the white dragon Viserys, she was too familiar with the dragon groan of her own child, after several dragon moans, she was engrossed, but she never heard the unfamiliar dragon moans again, Daenerys did not dare to move a little, those sounds were too subtle, she was afraid that she would not be able to hear all the dragon moans if she moved......
Jorah Mormont, who was standing beside her, had no choice but to stand with her sword pressed and stared at that beautiful face, her eyes adoring......
After a long time, Daenerys didn't let go of her raised hand—she never heard the strange dragon moan again, not even the dragon moan with Drogon, Rego, and Viserys...... Her heart tightened. Jorah Mormont noticed that Daenerys' small, snow-white hand had clenched into a fist, and cyan meridians protruding from the back of her hand......
"Daenerys!" Jorah whispered, her voice full of tenderness, "you ......"
"There's another dragon. Daenerys' voice was full of shock and surprise, "There is another dragon...... "There is another dragon," she muttered incoherently, "another dragon has appeared in the sky...... They're all gone, where did they fly, whose dragon is it, they're fighting...... They fought in the depths of the sky ......"
"Daenerys!" Jorah Mormont's large hand pressed Daenerys' shoulder, "Calm down, Daenerys, look me in the eye." Nothing happened, no other dragons, your kids went out to play, they always did. ”
"No, Jorah, I heard another dragon moan, just one, but it wasn't my child's voice, never that. ”
"Daenerys, you're hallucinating. Jorah Mormont's hand on Daenerys' shoulders used a little force, and he said in a deep voice, "Daenerys, I don't hear or see anything unusual. You're the only one in the world who has three dragons who have gone to play and will be back soon. “
"No, I heard another dragon moan, I'm pretty sure!"
"There will be no more dragon groans - my Majesty the Queen, what about the dragon's horns, take out the dragon's horns, and let us summon them back. ”