Viserys Targaryen noticed Jorah at the wedding ceremony of his sister Daenerys Targaryen and Khal Drogo in Pentos and recruited him into his service.
But on the other hand, in order to obtain royal pardon, Jorah secretly reported to Varys every move of the remaining forces of the Targaryen family.
Jorah was present when Viserys was buckled into the "Crown", and it was he who prevented Daenerys from seeing this tragedy.
Jorah begins to fall in love with Dany and prevents a wine seller from assassinating Dany.
Before Khal Drogo's death, Jorah still loyally guarded Dany and killed Khal's bloodrider Corso in a decisive battle.
Jorah finally witnessed the birth of the dragon with his own eyes, and along with everyone else, swore allegiance to Dany and called her queen.
After experiencing a lot together, Jorah began to fall in love with the young and beautiful Daenerys, and at this moment he stopped reporting Dany's situation to the Iron Throne.
His last piece of information came from Qarth.
He was ordered by Dany to go to the dock, hoping to find a ship to take them back to Westeros, where a stranger foiled the assassination attempt on Dany by the Regret Guest.
The stranger called himself Astan the Whitebeard, and claimed that Illyrio had sent him and "Strong Man" Belwas to take Dany and her people back to Pentos. They also brought three ships.
Ser Jorah finally expressed his feelings for Daenerys.
When he was alone with her in the ship's bedroom, he kissed her.
Jorah kept expressing his undying love to Daenerys and suggested that they get married.
But she always refuses.
It was Ser Jorah who suggested to Dany to go to Astapor, where only Dothraki and Common were spoken, showing his thoughtful side, and Dany later succeeded in buying the Unsullied.
Subsequently, he commanded Dany's army to capture Yunkai.
At this time, Gao Bin asked someone to find Jorah, and used threats and inducements to force him to continue passing on information.
Jorah must be reluctant. To put it another way, he is a knight who loves beauty but not country.
But there is one thing he will not refuse, which is the glory of the family.
His family comes from Bear Island, a remote island in the north. Before Aegon landed, this was the territory of the Mormont family. It is located in Ice Bay.
The gate to the Mormont family's courtyard is made of stone, and there are many mud fences surrounding it.
A woman wearing a bearskin is carved on the doorway.
A child drinks milk from one of her arms, while she holds a tomahawk in the other hand. Except for the sharecroppers, the residents of Bear Island all live on the coast.
Before the Ironborn captured the island, it was once ruled by the Woodford family.
Since the green tree appeared on the family crest of the ruling family of the Iron Islands at that time, it indicates that they probably succeeded the Woodford family and occupied Bear Island at that time.
In the era when Rodrik Stark became King in the North, the Stark won Bear Island from the Ironborn through a wrestling match.
Afterwards, Rodrik Stark gave Bear Island to the Mormont family.
In the old days, Ironborn or wildlings from the frozen coast often raided Bear Island.
Because the men on the island will go fishing at this time, the women have to shoulder the mission of fighting against the invaders.
This also formed a unique warrior culture among the women of Bear Island.
Jorah, who was born in the Mormont family, always wants to restore the glory of the family. You must know that the Mormont family cannot raise its head in the north. A large part of the reason is his fault. He also knows that it is because of him that Bear Island is a popular place.
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Now he was given the opportunity to restore his family's glory, and he couldn't miss it no matter how reluctant he was.
As long as he wins the battle with Dragon Mother, Gao Bin's rule in this world will be completely established.
In other words, as long as he kills Dragon Mother's three giant dragons, Gao Bin can declare his invincibility.
As for the White Walkers, although he values them, he doesn't take them too seriously. People are more terrifying than ghosts.
Thanks to Jorah's help, the Westerosi navy blocked the west coast of the East Road, making it impossible to get in or out.
The Eastern Continent, which relies on trade to survive, has become headless for a while, and they are almost at the end of their rope.
At this time, civil strife will inevitably occur.
Long Ma, who had made adequate preparations and prepared for a decisive battle with Gao Bin, had to change her focus and quell the civil strife first.
To be honest, Dragon Mother doesn't want to take care of it herself, but she can't resist these people who like to backstab. If the civil strife is not calmed down, she can't concentrate on dealing with the continent of Westeros.
The dragon ascended to the sky, and the people of the Eastern Continent once again witnessed the terror of the dragon.
The naval fleets far away at sea also witnessed this horrific scene.
They have slender necks and tails, with many spikes growing along their backs.
When hatched, the young are only about the size of a kitten, but an adult dragon can grow large enough to swallow a whole mammoth in one bite.
The skulls of the Targaryens' dead dragons were extremely beautiful, black as onyx, smooth and bright, shining under the torch, and their teeth were like scimitars made of black diamonds.
Due to the high iron content, the dragon's bones appear black, but the material is extremely light and tough. It can be used to make bows and arrows. The Dothraki, who are good at riding and archery, regard dragon bone bows as rare treasures.
But at this time, no one cares about diluting the treasure. After flying, the dragon covers the sky and gives the fleet soldiers a strong sense of oppression. No one can survive under such terror!
To a certain extent, having a giant dragon is equivalent to a nuclear weapon in the modern world, and it is completely a strategic weapon.
Moreover, it has the ability to fly, has almost unlimited mobility, can spray deadly flames, and can kill buildings and troops on the ground with one strike. The dragon scales around it are extremely hard, and ordinary swords and even bows and arrows have no effect at all.<
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Therefore, a giant dragon can easily destroy an army, burn a castle, or even overwhelm a country.
It is quite difficult to slay a dragon.
But in fact, in the context of low magic, dragons have always been at the top of power. For example, Smaug in "The Hobbit", a single dragon caused the powerful dwarf kingdom to collapse, and the Elf King was defeated.
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You must know that the combined armies of these two countries are more than tens of thousands, but there is still nothing they can do.
It has no magic in itself, it is just thick-skinned, can breathe fire, fly, and is huge and powerful, making it unmatched on the battlefield.
Whether in terms of size, strength or the power of spitting fire, Smaug far exceeds the dragon in Game of Thrones
By the way, Smaug is far behind the dragons of the First Era. The most powerful dragon, Ankara, once defeated the allied forces of the gods. Compared with him, Smaug is almost as small as a sparrow.
, humans cannot compete with this kind of ancient evil.
In Game of Thrones, the Night King's slaying of the dragon is undoubtedly a controversial scene. As the leader of the White Walkers, the Night King only relied on the strength of his arms to throw an ice spear and kill the dragon that breathed fire in the air. The ice spear triggered the flames in the dragon's body, causing it to self-destruct. This undoubtedly elevated the Night King's power to an almost desperate level.
The three-headed dragon can only be solved by three ice spears. Humans have almost no hope of winning in a fight with him, so the ending of the Night King's assassination once again made the public's glasses shattered...
If humans want to deal with dragons, it is obvious that they cannot rely on personal bravery and must think of various tricks to deal with them.
In the original book, Queen Cersei got an anti-dragon weapon, which looked like a huge crossbow.
They have huge bow arms, rely on winches to pull the bow strings, and fire huge arrows.
It seems that the fantasy world still abides by the laws of physics. It uses a powerful bow arm to fire heavy iron arrows and uses the huge kinetic energy generated at high speed to penetrate the hard dragon scales. The principle is basically the same as that of modern armor-piercing bullets.
This kind of weapon is not actually a setting in fantasy novels, but actually exists in history, but the ancients improved and upgraded it.
Because they found that just relying on enlarging and thickening the bow arms would make the entire device too heavy and inefficient, they came up with a very clever way to use ropes as energy storage devices.
In this way, the energy of the bow and arrow can be significantly increased without a large increase in the overall weight. This is a crossbow.
The ballistae is also an important weapon for capturing a castle. Of course, it can also be used as a defensive weapon. After occupying a favorable terrain, you can give full play to its firepower.
For example, in "The Hobbit", the dwarf kingdom placed iron bows on the city walls and fired powerful black arrows.
This kind of bow has two bow arms, arranged symmetrically. The arrow is shot from the hole at the intersection of the two bow arms. It seems to be quite scientifically designed, but it still relies on the bow arm to store power. It can be regarded as another version of the bed crossbow.
A look.
As can be seen from its name, the bow arm is made of steel. Although steel has extremely high elasticity, its energy storage is quite poor.
In fact, it is not a good material for making crossbows.
Many medieval steel crossbows had a bow power of hundreds or even a thousand pounds. Although the armor-piercing arrows they fired could penetrate armor, they were too heavy and cumbersome to string, so they could only be used as defensive weapons.
Although the weapon of the ballistae is larger than the ordinary crossbow, its biggest advantage is that the upper limit of energy storage is much higher than that of the crossbow. As long as you choose a larger and thicker rope, you can launch larger stone projectiles and heavier long-distance missiles.
Spear.
Its range and accuracy are also very impressive, and there are many amazing records of ballistae in history.
A ballista with good performance can project a 26-kilogram stone projectile 300 yards away.
When the arrogant Alexander the Great was fighting against Persia, a spear fired from a ballista shot down from the city wall, directly piercing his bronze shield and piercing the breastplate. If the angle had been more correct, Alexander would have died.
Guaranteed.
If there is a dense formation, the spear fired by the ballista can even penetrate two to three people and pin them to the ground together. The armor at that time was completely unable to resist.
When a large number of ballistae were gathered together, the ancient fire bombing was formed. The mud bullets or stone bullets they fired were like sledgehammers falling from the sky to the infantry.
No matter it is a shield or armor, it is difficult to withstand it. The Roman ballistae can even blast the enemy to pieces from a distance of 400 meters.
Therefore, to deal with creatures like giant dragons, ballistas are definitely the best choice.
However, it is not easy to achieve success.
First of all, to deal with fast-moving targets in the air, you must have a good aiming device, so the ballista must be equipped with a universal joint, but the ancient Greeks have already invented this device.
Second, the effect of a single ballista is minimal, and multiple units must be deployed to rely on intensive firepower to intercept.
Third, the design of crossbow arrows must be scientific, like the design of the black arrows in The Hobbit. To be honest, the hollow design of the arrows will reduce the strength, and the hard dragon scales will be easily bent when shot.
Let's just make it a solid arrowhead, and then grind it into grooves to create a sharp edge to increase penetrating power.
The well-structured hunting arrows can not only ensure penetration but also increase cutting ability, but they are a bit fragile for hunting dragons
There is also a design that welds a small section of copper arrowhead on top, with an arrow shaft made of fine steel behind it. This simulates the structure of a modern armor-piercing bullet, using soft metal as the warhead, so it will not ricochet after hitting the target.
The hardness of dragon scales is said to be not inferior to the hardest metals. If the angle is slightly off, a powerful bow and arrow will be bounced away.
This is how Smaug blocked the black arrow back then, so using soft arrows can avoid this.
Even if the shot fails to penetrate the dragon's scales, it will cause considerable impact on the dragon's internal organs.
After these preparations are completed, what is waiting for is the moment when the dragon dives close to the target and breathes fire. At this time, the distance is closest and the dragon's head is the easiest to aim, but there is basically no chance to shoot the second arrow. p>
The Westeros naval warships were equipped with ballistae, and fifty warships launched a hail of arrows to stop the dragon. This was Gao Bin's idea.
After experts from the Academy of Sciences produced this kind of ballista, they also conducted countless experiments. Unfortunately, they had no objects for reference, otherwise the experimental data would be more authentic.
Of course, theoretically, this kind of ballista is feasible.
But as mentioned above, if you want to hit the target, you only have one chance. If you fail to grasp it, you will die!
You know, the dragon they see now is not yet fully grown.
Originally, at this time, due to the constant threats around her, Dany had a very difficult time ruling Meereen.
Some former Meereen slave owners who called themselves the Sons of the Harpy continued to attack her men in the dark, killing individual free folk and Unsullied in the dark, and using the blood of the dead to draw an eagle next to the corpse.
Banshee.
Some of the Sons of the Harpy even painted on the walls of Meereen with blood, warning that families who served the Queen would be destroyed.
In Meereen, people originally dyed their hair red or black and cut it into different hairstyles to show respect for the Gith culture.
Those Meereenese who were now loyal to Dany shaved their heads to symbolize abandoning the old Meereen and serving the new leader.
These people are called the Roundhead Party, and are led by "Lord Roundhead" Skaraz Mo Kantak.
Reznak Mo Reznak is another Meereenian advisor and her steward.
Dany also formed three fighting groups, composed of her free folk: the Servants of the Mother of Dragons, the Free Brotherhood, and the Strongshields.
They were trained by Gray Worm.
Daenerys's dragons become increasingly wild, and they begin to hunt sheep and other livestock.
Finally, a petitioner came to see her, showed her the charred bones of his six-year-old daughter "Hatziya", and claimed that the "winged shadow" had killed his daughter.
Due to this incident, Dany ordered her Unsullied to lock the dragons underground with nets and chains to prevent them from harming more people.
In the closed arena, Viserion and Rhaegal were captured, but Drogon escaped and disappeared.
During this time, she also encountered a vision of Quili, which revealed several prophecies to her and specifically warned her not to trust the Fragrant Steward.
Daenerys has many enemies both inside and outside the walls of Meereen.
Since she interrupted the slave trade in Slaver's Bay, several free trading city-states that relied on the slave trade began to support Yunkai in order to overthrow her.
Some of the mercenary groups hired by Yunkai are like the Lancers, the Cats and the Windblows.
There are also legions from New Gith.
Yunkai first established Astapor as its new king, Cleon the Butcher King, captured it, executed and enslaved thousands of Astapor residents.
A rider took the opportunity to escape in the chaos and brought the news to Dany in Meereen.
Unfortunately, he not only brought news, but also the plague.
Some infected Astapor residents came with the disease.
Xaro Xanwan Daxos, the Trade Prince of Qarth, brought thirteen ships as gifts in exchange for Dany abandoning Slaver's Bay and leaving for Westeros.
Although Dany intended to leave, thirteen ships were simply not enough to accommodate her Unsullied, Dothraki, mercenaries, and Free Folk forces.
Nazrek also asked her not to abandon them, because if she left, the Sons of the Harpy would kill everyone who served her and their families.
So she rejected Xaro, which resulted in Qarth also joining the Yunkai side against her.
The death toll of freedmen and Unsullied was still rising, and several freed former slave women were even tortured before their throats were slit.
Therefore, Daenerys takes the children of families whose loyalty is questionable as cupbearers in name only, but in fact they are hostages to prevent murders.
But the killings didn't stop, and Dany refused to hurt the children.
In despair and loneliness, she fell in love with Daario Naharis.
The Priestess of Meereen, the Green Lady Grazdan Kalal, suggested that Dany should marry a Meereen noble, Hizdahr zo Loraq, in exchange for peace.
Dany asked Hizdahr to promise her at least 90 days of peace before agreeing to marry him.
Hizdahr did it.
Brown Ben Plumm, leader of the Second Sons, defected to Yunkai when he discovered that Dany could not control her dragons.
At this time, Quentin Martell of Dorne came to propose to Dany with a marriage contract, but was rejected because she had already promised to marry Hizdahr.
After he successfully fulfilled his promise, Dany married Hizdahr zo Lorak.
Under his direction, Dany reluctantly signed a peace agreement with Yunkai.
She promises that if they leave Meereen and re-enslave any of the slaves she freed, she will not interfere further with the slave trade in Slaver's Bay.
Yunkai also agreed to this condition.
In honor of peace, the arenas of Meereen were reopened, and several gladiators (freely and willingly) fought in the arena of Daznak.
During this period, first a bowl of poisonous locusts, which was probably aimed at assassinating Dany, was swallowed by the strong man Belwas, and then a dragon suddenly appeared, bringing with it the aura of death, scaring people to death. p>
It kills a wild boar in the arena, but is soon attacked by Hargaz.
Seeing her "child" in such pain, Dany rushed towards the black dragon and managed to fly away on it.
Many people in Meereen suspected that she was dead. In fact, she survived, but she was thousands of leagues away on the Dothraki sea.
She once again saw the vision of Queshi, and Viserys encouraged her in the dream. At the same time, she forgave Jorah in her heart, and recalled her clan language and her original vision of westward expansion.
She finally decided to give up Hizdahr and the false peace and choose the war represented by Daario. She and her dragon were finally discovered by the khalasar of Khal Jako, but they were unable to control Drogon and were at the mercy of others.<
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In this world, although Dragon Mother has also withstood the test, the three dragons have followed her faithfully and grown day by day, and now they can kill everyone.
But Gao Bin didn't understand something. Considering the giant dragon's habit of eating sheep, how many sheep would the three dragons have to eat in a year to live so well?
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Are there so many sheep in the Eastern Continent?
The Westeros Navy did not launch a rash action and continued the task of blocking the coastal waters. As long as the dragon did not attack them, they would not take the initiative to provoke.
Nonsense, who wants to go against one, no, three-headed monster?
It took Long Ma more than a month to calm down the dispute in the Eastern Continent, and this is more than a month.
Taking advantage of this gap, Gao Bin sent his 100,000-strong army to the Eastern Continent and landed in Volantis.
Volantis is located in the southeast corner of the Free Trade City, east of the disputed area, and at the mouth of the Rhoyne River. It is the closest Free Trade City to Valyria.
From a geographical point of view, Volantis is a southern coastal city on the Essos continent. It is the southeastern one among the free trade city-states and is located in the delta area on the four estuaries of the Rhoyne River. p>
Volantis is located next to a huge bay, and to the north is the Valana River, a tributary of the River Rhoyne.
The land from the mouth of the Rhoyne to the Heartbreak Territory, as well as the Orange Coast to the west, are Volantis' sphere of influence.
There are large and small towns on both sides of the lower reaches of the Rhoyne River, such as the town of Sehoru, Valisa, Velonthes, etc., all of which are ruled by Volantis.
There is a short stretch of Valyria Road connecting Sar Mel and Volantis.
Volantis is the closest free city-state to Slaver's Bay. The straight-line distance between it and Meereen is about 550 leagues, so Volantis openly conducts the slave trade.
Starting from Volantis, you can walk along the Valyrian Road all the way to Meereen. However, the environment between the two places is harsh and too dangerous. People have dubbed this section of the road the "Devil's Road".
Volantis sits beside a deep harbor.
Citizens often boast that even if they put the hundreds of islands in Braavos into their own harbor, they would be swallowed up.
The port gathers countless ships from all over the world, making Volantis the most prosperous port.
The city is filled with a strong smell of fish, flowers, feces, and decay.
Volantis occupies the mouth of the River Rhoyne and extends northward along both banks to the hills and swamps of the interior. The climate is humid and hot.
While Westeros is approaching winter, Volantis is still in the height of summer.
Volantis is divided into two cities by the River Rhoyne. The east city is where nobles of ancient blood live, and the west is where mercenaries, foreigners, slaves and civilians live. The two cities are connected by a long bridge.
The slave population in the city is extremely large, and the number of slaves is said to be five times that of free people.
This city was once filled with a large population. It was the strongest and most populous city-state among the free trade city-states. Statues and fountains can be seen everywhere, and it was even known as the "City of Flowers and Fountains".
The war a century before the War of Conquest changed everything. After the war, rioting people and the Elephant Party destroyed many statues of the Tiger Party Archons, venting their grievances against the Tiger Party for dragging Volantis into the abyss of war.
The war also drastically reduced the population of Volantis, and it has still not been able to fully restore the scene it had hundreds of years ago.
Nowadays, the fountains have either dried up or turned into stagnant pools. Although Volantis still seems prosperous, it has begun to decline, and some desolate urban areas have even turned into swamps.
There is a Black Wall in Volantis. The Black Wall is an oval-shaped city wall with a height of two hundred feet and is made of black stones that are poured and fused together.
Built by the Valyrians when Volantis was little more than an outpost of the Freehold.
The city wall is so thick that six carriages pulled by four horses can move abreast.
To celebrate the founding of Volantis, a ceremony in which six carriages race side by side is held every year.
The residents of Blackwall call themselves "Old Blood" because their ancestors can be traced back to the ancient Valyrian era.
No foreigner, freeman or foreigner is allowed to enter within the Black Wall unless invited by a resident living there.
The Temple of R'hllor in Volantis is a huge building. Its beams, steps, walls, vaults, towers and air corridors between the towers are perfectly connected together, as if the entire building is made of one piece.
It is made by hollowing out huge rocks.
Hundreds of hues, red, yellow, gold, orange, seep into each other on the temple walls like clouds at sunset.
The slender spiers are entangled with each other, rotating and rising, and the frozen flames seem to touch the sky.
The temple is approximately three times the size of the Great Sept of Baelor in King's Landing.
Before the temple was built, this was originally a large square.
The temple has its own weapons, known as the Hands of the Holy Fire.
The Merchant's House, the best tavern in Volantis, is a four-story behemoth overlooking the surrounding docks, docks and warehouses.
Its hall is larger than the halls of most castles in Westeros. The central courtyard is paved with stone paths and planted with many grape trellises. The surrounding pavilions and caves make the hall look like a maze. Its rooms are all
Very strong lock.
The long bridge across the mouth of the Rhoyne connects the two districts of Volantis.
The bridge has an extremely long span, is supported by huge piers, is as flat as a road, and was built by the Valyrian people in their heyday.
The entrances at both ends are arches made of black boulders, with sphinxes, manticores, dragons and other monsters carved on the doors.
The bridge deck is large enough for two carriages to pass side by side.
Various buildings have been built on both sides of the long bridge, and you can buy almost anything here.
In the middle of the bridge, the thieves' hands and the prisoner's head were placed on spears for public display.
Like Valyria in the past, Volantis is a free fortress, ruled by archons, who hold elections every year, and every free-born, land-owning Volantis has the right to vote. p>
Each election lasts for ten days, and these ten days have become a carnival for the Volantis. Some candidates will do anything to get votes.
Only those of ancient blood whose ancestry can be traced all the way back to Valyria can become Archons.
Due to its geographical location close to Slaver's Bay, Volantis is a key link in the slave trade chain, and merchants openly conduct large-scale slave trade with Slaver's Bay.
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It is said that the average free man in Volantis owns five slaves.
The currency used by Volantis has a crown on the front and a skull on the other side. It is called a "glow coin" and is not as big as the copper coin used in Westeros.
Volantis' famous product is the red wine they brew, and they also produce precious glass.
Very few ships from Westeros sail as far as Volantis, and if they do, they are filled with silks and spices obtained from the Jade Sea and then shipped back home.
Volantis are proud to be of Valyrian descent and still retain many Valyrian traditions.
Among ordinary people, tattoos are very common.
According to semi-official sources, free citizens will use tattoos to show their bravery in battle or as a commemoration of their achievements.
Slave owners also often gave their slaves tattoos to prevent them from escaping, and used different tattoos to distinguish the slaves' uses:
The tears tattooed on the cheeks represent sex slaves, the flames represent the slaves of R'hllor, the city guards have tiger stripes tattooed on their cheeks, the slaves who clean up excrement have flies tattooed, etc.
The slave guards with tiger stripes on their cheeks were called the Tiger Robes.
Volantis people like sweets, and many beets are grown around the city. Beets are added to every dish here, and even the wine is sweet.
The famous cyvasse chess originated in Volantis and spread through trade.
All high-ranking Volantis will not walk on foot, because they think it is beneath their dignity, so the upper class will ride in sedan chairs, while ordinary people will ride in carts pulled by dwarf elephants, which can be found everywhere in the bustling city.
Planting an elephant car.
The faith of R'hllor is popular among the lower classes of Volantis, and many believers are slaves or poor people. Even Volantis's army "Tiger Robes" has at least half of them followers of the Lord of Light.
The Red Temple of Volantis is said to be the largest in the world. The servants inside are all slaves. They were bought and trained as priests, goddesses and warriors since childhood, and they had flame tattoos on their faces.
The warriors are called the Hands of the Holy Fire, and their number is never more or less than 1,000.
The Lord of Light and Supreme Priest of Volantis is Benero. He is actively promoting that Daenerys Targaryen has fulfilled the ancient prophecies and is the reincarnation of the ancient heroes. She will save the world from darkness and calls on Volantis.
The people fight for her against the darkness.
He warned that if Volantis goes against Daenerys, they will be doomed.
His remarks have begun to cause conflicts between followers of the King of Light and followers of other religions.
As the oldest Free City-state, the first colony of Valyria Free Fortress.
At first, she was just a military outpost surrounding the empire's borders, where dragon kings could land and have tea breaks from time to time, or meet with envoys from the cities on the upper reaches of the Rhoyne River.
As time went by, taverns, brothels, and stables gradually appeared outside the black wall, and merchant ships began to dock here.
Due to Volantis's ideal location in a natural harbor and the mouth of the River Rhoyne, the city began to expand rapidly.
Outside the black wall on the east bank of the river are crowded houses, shops and hotels, while on the west bank are the shadows cast by foreigners, free people, mercenaries, criminals, etc. cast by the city, full of banking chaos, drunkenness and murder, eunuchs, pirates
, pickpockets and necromancers mixed in.
With the west bank turning into a lawless cesspit, the consuls had to send slave soldiers across the river to maintain superficial order, but strong tides and unpredictable currents made crossing the river extremely difficult.
A few years later, the consul "generously" ordered the construction of a long bridge across the River Lorne.
The tides, currents, and width of the river itself turned this into an epic undertaking that took over forty years and millions of gold coins.
The consul did not live long enough to see the bridge completed, and the completed long bridge became a miracle.
It is the longest sea-crossing bridge in the known world and is enough to support the weight of a thousand elephants.
"Long Legs" Lomas listed her as one of the nine man-made wonders.
In the city's early history, Volantis benefited from trade between Valyria and the Rhoynar and prospered, while the Rhoynar's ancient city of Sarkoy, which originally dominated commerce, suffered. This brought the two sides into conflict, and a series of wars ensued. The final result was the complete destruction of the city on the Rhoyne River and the crossing of thousands of Nymeria's ships.
And Volantis became the greatest city in the world.
After the Doom of Valyria, the Freehold empire collapsed and Volantis became independent.
During the Age of Blood, the Volantis proclaimed themselves the heirs of the Free Citadel and the legitimate rulers of the world.
But they have been arguing for hundreds of years about how to conquer the world, with the Tiger Party favoring force and the Elephant Party favoring trade.
In the first century the Tigers had the upper hand, Volantis' fleet conquered Lys, and their land forces captured Myr.
The Volantis tried to persuade Aegon the Conqueror Targaryen to help them retake the land of the Freehold.
After the Targaryens rejected them, the Volantis decided to attack Tyrosh alone, and the backlash caused was out of control:
Pentos and the Storm King suddenly joined Tyrosh's side, Braavos lent a hundred warships to the Lys exiles, Lys and Myr also launched a rebellion, and finally Aegon rode his own dragon "Black"
Balerion, the god of death, joined the battle and defeated Volantis.
This war restored the freedom of Lys and Myr, turning the disputed land into a scorched earth and becoming a no-owner's land.
At the same time, the fleet sent by the Volantis to retake Valyria disappeared in the Sea of Smoke. Qohor and Norvos joined forces to defeat Volantis in a water battle on the Dagger Lake, breaking her power on the upper reaches of the Rhoyne. The Dothraki appeared from the east, burning, killing, and looting, and the area between the Kohor Forest and the source of the Sehoru River was ravaged into a wasteland.
Afterwards, the war-weary people led by the Elephant Party launched a riot, overthrew the Tiger Party, and held the majority rule of Volantis in their hands until now.
In the past few centuries, the Elephant Party often occupied at least two seats in the consulship, which means that the Tiger Party could only have at most one voice in the consulship.
The reason why Gao Bin chose to land here is because Volantis is a small base of Dragon Mother. The people here, especially those in the religion, support Dragon Mother quite fanatically.
On the other hand, the geographical location of Volantis is the most suitable for landing. You can advance, attack, retreat or defend.
And from here, you can deliver a fatal blow to the Unsullied Legion from the back, forming a front and rear pincer attack with the navy.
Even if Dragon Mother has a dragon, she can't withstand the bites of wolves, right?
More importantly, where is this place close? It’s close to Slaver’s Bay!
Where is Slaver's Bay?
It is a culturally and geographically interconnected area located on the Eastern Continent.
Slaver's Bay was built on the ruins of the ancient Ghiscari Empire and is currently the absolute center of the world's slave trade. Slaver's Bay is located within the Gulf of Sorrow, the Summer Sea.
The Ancient Ghis was one of the oldest known cultures and nations in the world, its heyday preceded its successor Valyria by thousands of years.
Eventually, a huge empire with dominant military, economic and cultural status - the Ghiscari Empire was formed.
At the height of the empire, the disciplined and forbidding legions trained by Gith were nearly unbeatable on the battlefield.
Most of Gith's buildings are huge stone towers and pyramids built by slaves. The symbol of Gith is the harpy - a banshee with leather wings, eagle's claws, a scorpion tail, and venomous snake fangs.
Holding a ball of thunder in the claws.
About five thousand years ago, the Ancient Ghiscari Empire fell after failing to defeat the rising Valyria.
The empire lost five wars in a row before its collapse. Although the empire was extremely wealthy and had an unrivaled army, they had no power against Valyria's ultimate weapon: the dragon.
With the fall of the Ghiscari Empire, the huge cities of Ghiscari gradually fell into ruins.
Although the defeat of the war cut off the bloodline of most Gujis, the surviving people of the empire built new cities on the ruins.
After thousands of years of development, three major cities have become the dominant forces in Slaver's Bay: Astapor, Yunkai and Meereen.
These three cities gradually developed into the absolute centers of the world's slave trade, and were naturally extremely wealthy.
The free people in the cities lived in a backwater of unbridled enjoyment until Daenerys Targaryen conquered all three cities.
The island city of New Ghis, located outside Slaver's Bay, is still outside Daenerys' sphere of influence and is basically not mentioned in the book.
After Gao Bin occupies Volantis, he can further radiate Slaver's Bay and directly affect the foundation of Dragon Mother.
According to Gao Bin's vision, once Slaver's Bay is lost as the hinterland, Long Ma will either choose to return to Dothraki to recuperate, or she can only choose to fight Gao Bin to the death.
Gao Bin is not afraid that she will work hard, but he is afraid that she will not work hard. A dragon mother who works hard can easily lose her mind.
But it is too easy to handle a woman who has lost her mind.
Gao Bin has ten thousand ways to make her surrender at his feet, and of course her three dragons!