Chapter 341: Westward Expansion Conference (Medium)
Dragon Burn again? How to train your dragon again?
Could it be that everyone who looks like an ally is here for their children? The little queen felt that the beast inside her had vaguely opened her eyes - this news finally touched her anger as a mother.
In just ten minutes from entering the pyramid to the beginning of the meeting, she had already listened to a brief briefing from Petyr, from which she had a general understanding of the major events that had happened during her absence.
She was delighted by the victory in the first battle of Meereen, and Quentin Martell, Prince of Donne, was burned to death after trying to steal the dragon: the naïve young man's foolishness not only unleashed two uncontrollable dragons, but also allowed himself, Dorne's future heir and one of Daenerys's chosen partners to marry upon her return to Westeros, to die under her protection. And this will make it much more difficult for her to gain Dorn's support when counterattacking the Seven Kingdoms......
Now, there is another Victarion Greyjoy, how did he get the idea of how to train your dragon, and how did he come into contact with Viserion and Regor who had been released and flew into the sky!?
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"That brother of Lord Victorion, now King of the Iron Islands, Euron, will give him a Dragon's Horn before sending him off for you...... And tell him: blow this horn and you will be able to control your three dragons. The red-robed monk Macchiro's unwavering expression seemed to have a faint smile, whether it was mockery or really amused: "The horn is genuine, and it is called 'Dragon Binder'." I don't know where Euron got it from, but he apparently misunderstood its name, believing that the word 'dragon' meant that the horn could be sounded to control the dragon. ”
If it can't control the dragon, then what is it called a dragon binder? Now even Daenerys was curious, and she suppressed her anger and asked, "Isn't it?"
"Dragons are large and powerful creatures that eat meat and have a big appetite. Each requires a large territory for activity and hunting, so the Valyrians have long concluded that dragons cannot be kept in captivity. Macchiro explained lightly: "But after all, they are weapons of mass destruction, not pets, and they must be quickly assembled and formed into an army when needed." At its peak, Valyria was registered with hundreds of adult dragons, and faced enemies: the Giscari Empire, the Royna, etc...... It is also a civilization that is powerful and also has a certain level of extraordinary strength, and it is by no means something that can be conquered by sending one or two dragons at random. Countless dragons are usually free-range, and they need to be gathered at a critical moment, what should I do?"
Even Daenerys, a Valyrian who has been faked, quietly listens to the story of the red-robed monk.
"Shepherds, you can use sheepdogs...... But dragons are not sheep, they are cruel by nature, they are at the top of the food chain, they are solitary creatures, and they have no hierarchy. Even the Valyrians could not train any of the creatures or any of them to be the 'Commander' or the 'Leader'. So, the Valyrian Fortress of Liberty introduced the role of 'Dragon Wrangler'. "The role of the dragon herder is to rely on the dragon's horn to retrieve the dragon that is roaming in the suburbs when needed. To do this, a loud voice or a few simple fire spells are not enough, and the dragon herders need an extremely efficient way to release signals that won't be overlooked by the dragons while they are sleeping, hunting, or busy with other things. Their solution is just that—the magic horn. ”
"The Dragon's Horn emits a loud and eerie sound for humans, a sound that would damage human hearing and shake the will when heard at close range, but it is a sound signal that is just enough for dragons to penetrate and strengthen. Once this trumpet is sounded, it can easily recall the free-range dragons that may fly dozens or hundreds of miles away. In a sense, Dragonhorn does control dragons - but it can only bring dragons together, and in the end, it must be their respective paired dragon knights who will stop the beasts from fighting each other and manipulating them to fight them into battle: one-on-one, and at least as many dragon knights are needed to enter the battlefield as many dragons as they are put into battle. The horn is always just a supporting prop. ”
The so-called Dragon's Horn is actually such a thing!
By now, Daenerys could imagine the details of the tragedy of the day: the Iron Captain, who coveted the two dragons, blew his horn, and the piercing and wide-ranging sound quickly attracted his targets, Viserion and Rhaego. Unfortunately, neither of these two little creatures had been trained or connected by the true dragon herders of Valyria, and the two dragons probably only found the trumpet sound to be loud and unpleasant (or maybe it sound?), and then they were attracted to fly in front of the trumpeter.
Victor Greyjoy looked at the two legendary dragons' shining copper discs-sized eyes, hard, layered scales, and dark, dense teeth...... Captain Iron, who thought they had indeed been controlled by the dragon's horn, was in ecstasy, and he strode confidently over to the two dragons, making a dangerous move that brought death to himself.
Maybe it's eye contact, maybe it's petting, maybe even trying to ride it...... Either way, it ended up with what everyone knows: an enraged dragon erupts with its mouth open to spew flames, turning the offending Iron Captain into a charred grilled squid on the outside and tender on the inside.
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The real situation was not far from Daenerys' guess, but the barber Newt's shrill question interrupted her imagination: "Since you know that the Dragon's Horn can't control the dragon, why didn't you tell Captain Iron earlier, but watch him die?!"
"I told him, will he listen?" asked Macchiro rhetorically, "I have tried to hint at it, but Lord Victarion was full of suspicion and hatred for his brother, holding the legendary 'Dragon's Horn' in his hand, and his mind was full of subduing the three dragons, marrying the first beauty in the world, and making his brother taste the same hatred of taking his wife." What will he do to me if I tell him in the middle of the voyage, 'Your horn can't control the dragon,' and it will only lead to death?"
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What would Victalion do? Most likely he would openly declare that Machiro was a demon sent by the evil gods, and then tie him to a stone and sink him into the sea, and sacrifice him to drown the gods.
Euron was expelled from the Iron Islands for having sex with Victalion's favored salt concubine, which was a big news, as long as the Iron People had heard of this Greyjoy scandal. The two Iron Fleet warriors didn't have to think much to understand what Macchiro meant by "wife-snatching hatred". The red-robed monk said that Victor didn't really plan to bring back the dragon queen for Euron at all, but wanted to marry him himself, and then fight against Euron...... After a moment's thought, Newt the barber and his companions quickly realized that this was true!
For Macchiro, the Iron Fleet was probably just a ride that would take him to his destination, the Dragon Queen, and he probably didn't care about the life and death of the hopeless "heretics" of the Iron People, and he might even gloat over as Captain Iron went to his death...... In addition to this, the two Iron Warriors soon had an even more terrifying association: is it possible that the King of the Iron Islands dared to hand over a big killing weapon like the "Dragon Horn" to his brother - it was from the beginning that he knew that the Horn could not control the dragon as he imagined?
Euron deliberately gave it to his brother and sent him to Daenerys to borrow the Queen's hand...... No...... The dragon eradicates his brother, and without carrying the two notorieties of murder and narrow-mindedness, he quietly supports the core of the original iron fleet, and eliminates the iron captain with the most prestige in the Iron Islands, in order to consolidate his own rule?
Now that Captain Iron is dead, Newt and the rest of the Iron Warriors who come with him may still have a hard time being trusted and accepted by the current King of the Iron Islands. So, what should they do for these people who have come from thousands of miles to marry the Dragon Queen for their iron captain, and they have to beware of the black hand of the crow-eyed Gullen?
The two Iron People warriors glanced at each other, full of suspicion and anxiety, where did they still have the mind and momentum to continue to accuse the red-robed monk?
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Daenerys can tolerate others coveting her, but she can't tolerate others trying to hurt or steal her own children. Much of the affection I had developed a moment ago for the first Deserters from Westeros dissipated when I learned that they were carrying the "Dragon's Horn" and trying to control their dragons...... In the end, she silently reminded herself in her heart that she needed the ships and sailors of the Iron People, so she suppressed the urge to explode.
"Where is that 'Dragon's Horn' now?"
"It wasn't destroyed by Dragon Flame, and it's mostly in the hands of some Iron Min. "Machiro was there at the time of Victorion's death, and with his fire-controlling magic, he didn't worry about being affected by dragon flames, so he knew exactly what was going on and what happened. "Mortals have to pay a life force to play it, but it's not so bad for someone with extraordinary power like you. However, if you have mastered the art of dragon harnessing, it will not be of much value to you. That being said, it's better not to let a magical item with a function like this wander around the people. ”
Even without the Red Monk's advice, Daenerys would have done so. She nodded, and when she looked at Newt and his companion again, there was no longer the friendliness and enthusiasm that had been lost to her: "Two valiant Iron People, I thank you and your compatriots for their bravery in the siege of Meereen. But in the name of your Queen, I ask you to retrieve this trumpet for me. I want to see it before dark, so I suggest you leave immediately. ”
It was a very clear eviction order, and the queen told them almost plainly that she would no longer welcome the Iron Folk to participate in the next meeting. The two ironmen hung their heads and obediently descended the steps given by Daenerys, and after saying goodbye, hurried to carry out the queen's first order.
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