When the archery competition ended, it happened to be lunch time, so thousands of people and princes and nobles each thought of ways to eat.
Some noble ladies and official ladies had already left. The jousting and lance competition that attracted their attention the most was over. The team battle in the afternoon was not what they wanted to see.
Arthur and others were invited by the shocked Loras to have lunch with the supporters of the Rose Family.
The host, Loras, was not in a very good mood. After expressing his welcome to Arthur and others, he immersed himself in eating in silence, and so did the people at the same table.
After eating and drinking, the Lord of Moulin Rouge suddenly remembered someone.
Angai, archery competition champion.
Speaking of which, this mercenary Arthur is somewhat familiar.
This man came from Dorne, and he was the one who raised the hammer to his chest in the morning.
According to the original work, Ange followed the red-robed monk Thoros, the Lightning King Beric Dondarrion and others to fight against the Demon Mountain, and later became a core member of the Brotherhood Without Banners, helping the farmers of the Riverlands to expel the Western Army that burned, killed and looted.
and the Northern Army.
He is a good and righteous man.
After catching a glimpse of Yule behind him who also stopped eating, Arthur stretched out his hand to call him over.
"What's the matter?"
Yule is now happy.
The set of plate armor promised to him by his eldest nephew has arrived and is now being worn on him.
This made him look like a heroic knight, even though he was too cowardly to sign up for a group battle.
In the morning, Yule met some mercenaries that he had interacted with before. The beautiful armor on his body made him feel very dignified in front of these people.
And Yule entered the ducal family Tyrell's tent for lunch, which made his fellow mercenaries' jaws drop in shock.
I have already said that I am from a true noble family. This was Yule's farewell message to his former partners.
There are advantages to hanging around with your eldest nephew.
How does Yule like Arthur now?
"The archery champion, the one named An Gai, you go find him now, and then remember his whereabouts. I will go find him in the evening."
Arthur ordered this.
Ange should be the top marksman in Westeros, so it would be perfect for him to serve as long-range firepower next to Arthur.
It is appropriate to have a shooter behind the tank.
Archery champion, Angai.
Yule instantly caught the key word.
"Got it."
Angai is equal to ten thousand golden dragons, this is Yule's only idea.
Is it possible that the eldest nephew wants to snatch this ten thousand gold dragon?
"Oh, and also, are the mercenaries with you reliable? We have to hire a lot of mercenaries." Arthur asked again.
A war is imminent, and it is necessary to have more troops on hand.
Mercenaries are also a good choice, although their loyalty is a bit lacking.
"Those people are cowards. They only dare to bully civilians and dare not fight with the real army." Yule turned around and betrayed the details of his former partners.
Then he thought for a while, "There is a well-known mercenary group that is currently in King's Landing. If you want to hire me, nephew, I can try to find their leader."
Arthur asked curiously: "Which mercenary group?"
There are not many mercenary groups on the continent of Westeros, but mercenary groups are extremely popular in the eastern continent of Essos.
Well-known mercenary groups include the Golden Group founded by the remnants of the Blackfire Rebellion, the Second Sons Group founded by the Second Sons, the Wind Blowing Group, the Spear Group, etc.
A powerful mercenary group can have tens of thousands of troops, with elephants, cavalry, and infantry fighting together.
There are all kinds of people who are close to it, but at least their combat effectiveness is better than that of newly armed peasants.
"The Warriors Group, also called the Blood Troupe, is a mercenary group composed of a group of people who cannot see the light of day. Most of the members are murderous and cruel. They like to dress up in strange clothes, but they love money very much." Yule replied.
Arthur thought of this mercenary group. In the early days of the War of the Five Kings, they responded to the call of Casterly Rock and joined the army in the West. However, they later rebelled and became the subordinates of the old Roose Bolton.
It was they who chopped off James' right hand.
As for loyalty, it seems that he is only loyal to money.
But they jumped from the Lannister side to the poorest northern side, which Arthur couldn't understand.
Such people can be used as cannon fodder or do some dirty work.
"Go and get in touch. I'll meet with their leader and members tonight or tomorrow. You can also look for other scattered mercenaries. As long as they have qualified combat effectiveness and sufficient loyalty, you can call them. Now we have
With enough golden dragons, it is very cost-effective to hire one or two hundred people to defend the territory."
According to Arthur's vision, between the time the Magic Mountain reaches the Red Fork River and Tywin sends out troops, he will gather tens of thousands of landless peasants.
When the time comes, select the young and strong ones and form your own real team.
From now until then, there will be a transition between these mercenaries and the troops in the original territory.
Yule nodded, indicating that he understood, and then went out to do things.
"My friend, is lunch to your taste?" After finishing eating, Loras recovered a little and started chatting with the visitors.
"It's not bad." Arthur responded to the Knight of Flowers after he was full.
The two brothers Hobb and Horace were also there. Their great-aunt was Olenna Tyrell, the Queen of Thorns, the grandmother of the Knight of Flowers and the real helmsman of the Reach.
One of the twins asked: "Lord Arthur, do we really have to go to the Riverbend to buy you armor in the next two days? There are many Riverbend nobles who don't want to leave the prosperous King's Landing. The armor they promised you should be useless.
Already."
The two brothers promised to help Arthur buy a batch of armor, so they had to follow Arthur back to the Reach.
"You must leave the day after tomorrow at the latest." This was Arthur's answer.
According to the living habits of the Magic Mountain, after losing the lance competition, he returned to the territory of the West. Then after the little devil was captured, he responded to Duke Tywin's call and went to Casterly Rock to assemble.
These events are happening too fast for the world to react, so Arthur has to act quickly.
Otherwise, if the magic mountain is over, what will he do to win over the people?
Arthur turned to Loras, "Speaking of which, I need your help with something."
"Please tell me, I will do my best," the Knight of Flowers said.
He felt grateful to Arthur for his original friendship, and in his heart he recognized this little lord who was even more handsome than him.
"I need to deposit the golden dragon in my hand with you, and then go to Highgarden in the Reach to redeem it..."
Since there are no banks in Westeros, I always carry coins like the Golden Dragon with me.
But going to the Reach to buy armor must be done quickly, and carrying several large bags of golden dragons is impractical, so Arthur thought of using the Rose House to realize the remote deposit and withdrawal function of the bank.
It was him who gave the golden dragon in his hand to Loras in King's Landing, and then went to Highgarden to withdraw part of it.
Save the rest. Highgarden has not been affected by the war, so it is a good place to save money.
With the financial resources of his second family in the Seven Kingdoms, these tens of thousands of golden dragons are easy to handle.
Arthur explained for a long time, and finally the knight who only thought about how to knock people off his horse understood his intention.
"There's no problem at all. I'll write a letter to my grandmother and father right now, and the messenger crow will bring the news."
The Knight of Flowers was very cooperative, and Arthur solved another problem of his.
PS: Some people say that Bran was assassinated under Littlefinger’s instructions in the series. Let’s not talk about how the Deer dagger got into Littlefinger’s hands. Even with the time and place, there is no possibility for Littlefinger. He stayed in King’s Landing at that time.
, two months away.
There are a lot of logic bugs in the last two seasons of the TV series. Not to mention compared with the books, even compared with the previous seasons, they are not rounded out, so they can no longer be used as plot references.
