Chapter 376
2021-01-06
Chapter 376 Dispute ZoneThis historic meeting between the "Child of Prophecy" has twists and turns, It didn't go as expected by either side, but luckily things didn't end badly. Igor waited for the news of Melisandre late at night - although he was unwilling, the fruitful results of the secret meeting between Red Woman and the red robe monk during the night made him, the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, realize the reality: sometimes , no matter how much painstaking Chen Lili and telling the truth and reasoning, it is not worth the whistle blowing in the ears of those in power.
Through the unofficial channel of the Red God priest, Igor received the Expulsion Order he wanted: he and his entourage left Dragonstone at dawn, and the Queen's fleet had been ordered to allow the Night's Watch's Blackbird to sail freely. As for his core request - "show mercy to Night's Watch Industrial Park", there is no clear answer for the time being, but Melisandre clearly hinted that Moqorro will try to persuade Queen.
The bait that was thrown has been swallowed, and it has achieved the desired effect... This makes Igor a little relieved: as long as the girl from House Targaryen is still interested in the book of the magic monarchy The second half is curious, then she probably won't cast aside all considerations for face and attack the Night's Watch industry. If she can really lure her to donate land, she can even take the opportunity to brainwash or instill more ideas and ideas to make a bigger article.
After taking a short rest for the night, after leaving a letter of thanks to the Queen for meeting the Queen in person, explaining what the original version of "The Monarch" was, and at the same time asking Missandei to hand over the letter inviting her to visit the land grant, Igor took the letter. Melisandre left Dragonstone in the morning mist and re-boarded the ship from which oneself came before the sun rose... Slowly left the port under the watchful eye of the fleet loyal to the Queen, with her back to the morning sun Heading to the blocked King's Landing.
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On this trip south, in addition to Red Woman and trusted bodyguards, Igor brought paddlers and sailors from Eastwatch, and Night's Watch port was under the command of Cotter Pyke There has always been the habit of trading with foreign ships in exchange for goods and information. The soldiers who come out here are definitely ranked first in Night's Watch because of their mastery of languages and strong social skills... Although the meeting in the castle is tiger's head, snake's tail, it is also It was not very smooth and pleasant, but Igor's large entourage in the port managed to get along with the Dragonstone naval port guards and members of the Targaryen fleet at his instigation. Landing's short and final journey was reported to him in one go.
A large collection of miscellaneous information, most of which are not important or meaningless, and the remaining small group of useful Igors have long been known by their identity as transmigrators... There are only two pieces of information, which are especially valuable.
One is: The Kraken flag that appears in Dragonstone Harbor does not mean Euron Greyjoy, but it was sent by Victarion Greyjoy to Slaver's Bay long ago, and because the famous Iron Fleet commander has perished the dragon Under the flames, the small but pristine Iron Fleet is now forcibly requisitioned by the Dragon Queen as a small part of House Targaryen's navy.
The other is a big plot change that caught Igor's attention: in this world, the army that Daenerys brought back to Westeros didn't have a large number of Dothraki nomads, but instead an army of over 10,000 people. , a well-trained, fully armed Freedmen Legion.
This freedman is not another freedman - has nothing to do with beyond the wall wildling, the source is the former slave liberated after Meereen was captured. Daenerys took the strong men out of these free folks, followed the Unsullied training schedule but skipped the mental and physical damage, and ended up with an elite infantry... a lot weaker than the original Unsullied, but more than enough. .
And the reason for this change, Igor also got a general understanding of the reason through careful inquiry: Petyr's level of political struggle and experience in playing power is obviously higher than Imp, with Littlefinger's assistance. Daenerys, during his rule on Meereen, has always sat firmly, and the nobles and nobles were either expelled or even intimidated and submissive... Although the external enemy is coming one after another, the internal is always solid, such as "Sons of the Harpy" Such a reactionary organization did not emerge at all, and the story of the aristocratic class to force Daenerys to marry and integrate into the country did not happen at all.
Under the influence of a series of plot linkages, the plot of Daenerys being attacked in the arena and being rescued by dragons and Meereen disappears. Naturally, there is nothing to say about flying to the Great Grass Sea to conquer Dothraki and lead them to "ride on". The Trojan has come to Westeros across "black salt water". Instead, the free militia regiments trained and armed under the good and stable rule of Meereen City... Although the arms have been downgraded from cavalry to infantry, and the number has decreased a lot, the level of discipline and equipment has been greatly improved, and the logistics Stress is also greatly reduced.
Three Headed Dragons, thousands of Unsullieds, more than 10,000 freemen Legions, plus the scattered thousands of sailors and logistics personnel in the fleet, this is all the cards Queen is holding now. By quickly landing to seize Crackclaw Point and marching into Duskendale, the Queen's army, which has received a steady source of supplies, has established a foothold along the Blackwater Bay. Fighting against Stannis of King's Landing is more than enough, but not enough to unify the Seven Kingdoms like his ancestor Aegon the Conqueror -- and that's the main reason why Daenerys is eager to gain approval from a third party.
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As the sun rises and spreads its energy to every corner, the wind soon turns towards the shore, and Dragonstone is just a stone’s throw away from King’s Landing. The speed advantage of the sailing oar boat is fully demonstrated in this short sprint downwind. Before noon, the Blackbird crossed the dividing line between the actual control of the waters of the Dragon and Deer fleets, and encountered the battle of allegiance to the Stannis Royal Fleet. Ship interception and interrogation.
Fortunately, there is actually a Knight on the roadblock who had already converted to Red God under Melisandre's deceit and was canonized by King Stannis himself, because the commander recognized the Red Woman, which should have been complicated and discreet authentication. Made easy...they went through the blockade and into Blackwater Rush.
In preparation for the landing of Daenerys' army, the trading area outside Mud Gate was used as a springboard to attack the King's Landing wall. All the piers and houses in this former prosperous riverfront area were demolished for the second time after Igor passed through. Looking at the original King's Landing commercial port, which was supposed to be prosperous but has nowhere to dock, Igor suddenly remembered: Nina mentioned to him during her last report to Queenscrown: Night's Watch Industrial Park is already in Blackwater There is a pier belonging to oneself on the shore of Rush.
He rejected the sailor's proposal to put the boat for him to dock: "Continue upstream and stop at oneself's house."
So the paddlers took their seats again. , continued to row west, upstream of Blackwater Rush, amid chants. The Blackbird briskly sailed past the Mud Gate, the fish market, and the King's Gate far away from the water... Soon, a large black shadow appeared in their field of vision. After a while, Igor rubbed his eyes and pinched his thighs. Finally had to make sure oneself wasn't dreaming.
The Night's Watch Industrial Park, which was built in a large field next to the river and surrounded by simple wooden railings, is no longer as empty and barren as it used to be, but is full of large and small factories. The density of the sheds was more than three times higher than when Igor left... And the center was supposed to be the dormitory and office area. I don't know when a castle no bigger than Queenscrown rose from the ground, with black walls and black walls. The tile, with the black flag flying on the top of the wall, is certainly incomparable to the faint outline of King's Landing a few miles away, but it is already more majestic than most of the nineteen fortresses along the Wall - at least from a distance - style!
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[PS: The small goal of 50,000 words this month has been achieved. In the past two days, I will go on a tour with the company to celebrate the end of the project. The update is unstable for a while, and the challenge is 60,000 words in June. , do not read. ]
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