Different from the ordinary silver plate armor that Arthur wore before, this set of armor is much more refined.
The iron helmet is a standard pig-mouth helmet, but the sharp corners are made to look like a dragon's mouth, and spikes are added to the top and sides. Looking from a distance, the iron helmet actually looks a bit like a dragon's head.
The breastplate, arm guards, hanging legs, iron boots, etc. are embossed with large patterns. In addition to the three dragons that are the logo of the Targaryen family, there are also various dragon patterns.
"I really love this golden armor." Arthur announced loudly and gave his wife Margaery a deep kiss.
Lord Dondarrion had previously promised to make him a set of golden plate armor to match the golden armor of Arthur's giant red horse, but Lord Beric had died.
The king's mood raised the atmosphere of the wedding banquet, and many people toasted to celebrate.
"My dear, as long as you like it."
The bright and charming Margery smiled coquettishly at her husband, as if they had a deep relationship.
What follows is the normal gift-giving process. People from the Riverlands, nobles from the northern part of the Stormlands, and the Dornish delegation all sent their own gifts, ranging from rare books and gorgeous clothes to aged wine and pure gold ornaments. Among them, the most noteworthy ones are
It was a gift from Sunspear, and they gave me a gold-plated spear.
Prince Oberyn, who was wearing a yellow brocade robe, held the spear in front of the main seat, "Your Majesty, originally we thought of turning all the spears into gold, but the gift to the king should not be a decoration, so we made it gold-plated.
.This gun can be used as a normal weapon."
The face of this Prince of Dorne is melancholy and affectionate, and at first glance he is a sentimental person.
Princess Arianne of Dorne followed him and saw Arthur talking to her uncle, so she winked at her lover.
Arthur ignored this plump beauty who came to his room every night to eat midnight snacks. Instead, he stood up and walked down from the main seat, taking the spear with his own hands.
"The friendship between the Iron Throne and Dorne is like a gift you gave me..."
Arthur just wanted to use this gun to make something, but found that it was unlucky to use weapons as a metaphor for friendship, but he couldn't think of a good word, so he hesitated for a long time and started talking about another thing.
"You came at the right time. Most of the seats in the royal council have been confirmed. I finally saved a seat for you Dornishmen."
Prince Oberyn, nicknamed the Red Viper, nodded, "I wonder what your Majesty wants me to do for you?"
Since the marriage between the Targaryen family and Martell, Dorne has been a loyal supporter of the Iron Throne, and they must have their place among the courtiers.
"Chancellor, I want the prince to settle our accounts."
Arthur's real idea is to make the calculating Tyrion the finance minister, which is also one of the ways to win over the hearts of the nobles in the West.
Therefore, the only position left for the Prince of Dorne is Chief of Intelligence, but this position has a poor reputation, so I can't say it directly.
"As we all know, under the influence of the evil bachelors, the vast majority of the nobles are not willing to count. The difference between them and the common people is that they can barely count the number of golden dragons. I heard that you have created several bachelor medals in the school city.
Necklace ring, I think it will be qualified for this job."
Arthur explained with a smile.
This is true. The entire aristocratic class is not very willing to settle accounts. They think this is what bachelors and servants should do.
The former finance minister, Littlefinger Petyr Baelish, was appointed as a courtier because of his good accounting and being recommended by Lord Jon Arryn.
Otherwise, given Uncle Zhidou's background, it would be difficult to be the customs supervisor of Seagull Town.
"If you want me to settle accounts, why don't you let me be in charge of the King's Landing Guards? At least I am very happy to manage Littlefinger's property. I heard that his plan costs one hundred gold dragon coins at a time. I just want to see if the women there are studded with diamonds.
It’s still gold-plated on the butt.”
The Red Viper took the wine glass handed over by the servant, took a sip and replied.
This man also doesn't drink or have sex, and he hangs out in Jiyuan when he has nothing to do. He should have many topics in common with the little devil.
As for Petyr Baelish's estate, it includes most of the planning houses in King's Landing, although only one named Shatraya belongs to the Baelish family.
"But the commander of the King's Landing Guard has already been selected. Lord Tristan Legg of Willow City is happy to manage that group of First Men soldiers. I assume you are not familiar with them?"
Arthur I pretended to be embarrassed.
The Red Viper smiled evilly, "Your Majesty, just tell me what seats are left that don't need to be settled. Even if you are a Grand Bachelor, I think I can do it, as long as the cardinal of the city agrees."
Seeing him like this, the king replied: "That is the intelligence chief, although this position does not have a good reputation."
Prince Oberyn nodded, "As the intelligence chief, it's normal for me to go to the Institute of Planning to collect information, right?"
He laughed at himself, and the Dornishmen's seats were decided.
Then the Red Viper turned behind him and introduced his beautiful niece to Arthur I, "Although I think you two are already familiar with each other, I still want to introduce you. This is the first heir to the Prince of Dorne, Arianne.
·Nameros Martell.”
The Princess of Dorne cooperated with her uncle and pretended to meet the Lord of the Seven Kingdoms for the first time.
"May you live long, Your Majesty! I am Arianne."
The Red Viper then continued: "As we all know, the Targaryen family has always been closely related to our Martell. Since you have already married two wives, you don't care about marrying another one. If my niece is willing, you can
You can go ahead with the next wedding.”
Arthur glanced back to make sure that the little rose was not too close, and then whispered: "Although I am willing, Arianne once told me that she wanted to inherit Dorne. If Prince Doran is willing to become my wife,
If Arianne succeeds you as the Prince of Dorne at the same time, I will actively cooperate with you."
Among the three women Arthur has now, Sansa is the most loyal to him, Margaery is because of her status, and Arianne is just together because it is fun.
Moreover, Arianne often drinks the contraceptive pill moon tea, has a strong sense of self-management, and is much easier to take care of than Sansa and Margaery.
So Arthur still has a deep affection for her.
If the Dornish people could recognize her as their heir, Arthur wouldn't mind marrying her.
But if the Martell family feels that the married woman cannot inherit, the king will not delay Arianne's affairs.
At most, they can work together for a few years and then let go. Maybe they can still be lovers in the future.
Prince Oberyn looked at his niece and asked, "Is this what you mean?"
The Princess of Dorne, who was wearing a light yellow dress, nodded slightly, "Yes, I am the future female prince of Dorne first, and secondly the marriage tool of the Martell family."
Her interest in becoming queen comes second to becoming the Prince of Dorne.
Red Viper nodded, "I understand, my brother has to make the decision on this matter, just wait for his order."
After preliminarily finalizing the royal council seats and Arianne's marriage, the Red Viper left with his niece.
Of course, Arianne bowed to the king before leaving, and pressed her child tightly against the king's chest.
"Your bride will probably not last long. I will still come to you in the evening to share Queen Margaery's worries."
The Princess of Dorne said.
Next is Melisandre and the representative of the Baratheon family, Ser Axel Florent.
Since the king did not want to deal with Baratheon and Storm's End in a formal occasion like the Royal Council for the time being, he only received the couple during the gift-receiving session at the wedding banquet.
Melisandre is a middle-aged beauty who still has charm. She has a heart-shaped face, red eyes, copper-red hair, and an astonishing heat wave emanating from her body.
The red robe witch does not need to eat like a mortal, and can meet the energy needs only by the Lord of Light. She claims to have spent "countless" years to improve her abilities, so she is likely to be younger than she looks.
long.
"I want to know what Lady Selyse thinks of the Iron Throne and the Baratheon family. Does she think her late husband Stannis is still the king?"
Arthur I asked the two of them.
Axel Florent, who represents the Baratheon family, has expressed the attitude of his faction on the flag.
The robes worn by the soldiers he brought had changed from the flag of the crown of stags with flaming hearts to the flag of the galloping stag.
The Durrandon family of the Kingdom of Storms once used the banner of the crowned stag. Later, Oris Baratheon inherited the coat of arms of Storm's End and the family, that is, the Baratheon family used the banner of the crowned stag.
But the crown has a very strong meaning. During the Targaryen Dynasty, the Baratheon family was the most powerful Dragon Party family and was close to the Iron Throne. It was natural to use it like this. However, after experiencing the Usurper War, the Deer family
There will be problems if you use Crowned Stag again.
So Axel, who came to represent Storm's End, changed his flag to a galloping stag, and the crown's place became two large antlers.
"Your Majesty, after my persuasion, Lady Selyse no longer thinks that Stannis is the king. The Lord of Light reminded me in the flames that the king with black eyes is the true king, and he will weaken most of the gods.
, enhance the power of the Lord of Light."
R'hllor, the Lord of Light, often gives his followers prophecies in the flames, and the precious prophecies become clearer as the things burned.
The fire with which the Black-Eyed King poured the blood of the gods came from burning a weirwood.
The weirwood trees of Storm's End have survived for more than 8,000 years, and have been planted in the castle's godswood since Brandon the Builder built Storm's End.
The weirwood is the source of power of the old gods. The power that such an eight-thousand-year-old weirwood brings to the Lord of Light may be comparable to burning the blood of a king.
Unlike other red monks with prophecy, Melisandre fully believed in her interpretation of the prophecy. She always firmly believed that the scene R'hllor showed her was about to happen.
Among the recent kings, only Arthur I had black eyes, so the red robe witch took it for granted that the King of Light was reminding her that Arthur was the reincarnation of the savior.
Coincidentally, the owner of the Iron Throne happens to have a dragon, which corresponds to the dragon in Azor Ahai's awakening stone.
Axel Florent, who was on the side, echoed: "That's right, our duchess has realized her late husband's mistake and sent us to surrender to the Iron Throne."
Arthur, who had returned to the main seat, shook his right index finger, "Sending people to express surrender is not enough. The Baratheon family and the Lannister family were the worst behaved as usurpers. You must accept the punishment of the Iron Throne.
.”
The king pondered for a moment. He had not yet decided how to punish Storm's End, but he did want to make a statement now.
The sudden news eased Arthur I's dilemma.
Lord Randyll Tarly and Lord Tristan Legg, commander of the King's Landing garrison, quickly walked to the main seat, and the latter reported to the king in a low voice:
"The Peake family has launched a rebellion. In view of your wise decision, they cannot take action near the Red Keep. They can only attack the Dragon Lair. It seems that they are preparing to capture or kill His Highness Alduin."
Arthur I stood up and said loudly: "I knew something was going to happen at the wedding. I summoned soldiers to overthrow the rebel family."
What is supposed to come will come, and as long as nothing happens in the Red Keep, the king will be satisfied.
The Baker family only had 1,500 soldiers and could not make any big waves.
Although the nobles attending the wedding banquet were surprised by this breaking news, a large number of adult men expressed their willingness to put on iron armor and fight for the king.
Whether they were willing to fight was one thing, but expressing their stance in front of the king and courtiers was another.
The nobles who are good at performing will naturally not let go of the opportunity to make the superiors remember themselves by just using their words.
So the nobles present and the soldiers inside and outside the Red Fort began to take action.
Arthur also put on the golden plate armor given by Margaery on the spot. He also ordered his personal servant Maydan to fetch the golden cloak given by Sansa, plus the golden sword, to form a set of imperial attire, preparing to put down the rebellion.
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South of Essos continent, East City of Volantis.
The East City is surrounded by an oval wall two hundred feet high. When Volantis was just an outpost of the Free Keep, the Black Wall was built by the Valyrian people and is a type of Valyrian black stone architecture.
The walls were so thick that six carriages drawn by four horses could move abreast.
The residents of the Black Wall call themselves "Old Blood" because their ancestors can be traced back to the times of ancient Valyria. No foreigners, freemen or foreigners are allowed to enter the Black Wall unless invited by the residents living inside.
At this moment, hundreds of white-haired Volantis nobles are gathering in the square in front of the Government House, and at least three times as many slaves are carrying the nobles. Volantis's tradition is that nobles are not allowed to touch the ground with their feet.
In the sky above this group of people, three demonic dragons were circling.
"Gods, the glory of Valyria can finally be restored."
"The reappearance of a dragon that has not been seen for more than a hundred years means that our fortress of freedom will rise again."
"These should be the three dragons of Daenerys, the Mother of Dragons, right? I heard that she abolished slavery, but she is not from the same group as us."
"As long as the dragon is obtained, no matter what her position is, wouldn't it be better to have a beautiful female Dragon King? She is an excellent marriage partner."
After this group of people heard that a giant dragon appeared in the sky, they took various cars out to watch it and exchange views with each other.
Finally, in the expectant eyes of this group of unsophisticated harbor nobles, the three dragons began to land on the ground one after another, and then, a beauty with purple eyes and silver hair climbed down from the back of the largest dragon.
This woman's face was so beautiful that the nobles of Volantis ignored her slightly dusty face and the baggage in her hands.
"I am Stormborn, the Unburnt, Queen of Meereen, Breaker of Shackles... Freer of Slaves, King of the Andals, the First Men and the Rhoynar, Daenerys Targaryen."
Without a maid, Dany had no choice but to sign up for this long list of names herself.
Then she saw the slaves carrying the nobles, and ordered: "I order you to provide me with some food and fresh water quickly."
She originally wanted to order the nobles to free the slaves now, but she thought that she didn't have many soldiers around her, so she held back.
A few minutes later, a nobleman carried by ten slaves emerged from the crowd and introduced himself to Dany:
"I am Dophas Panymeon, one of the archons here, and I welcome the Dragon Queen to the greatest city-state in the world, Volantis."
He waved gently, and the four slaves who followed him presented large bags of food and cowhide water bags.
"Although I don't know why the Dragon Queen came here, we graciously accommodated your request. I wonder if the Dragon Queen would give me a face and go to our Consulate to meet the ruler of Volantis?"
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