After passing the Prince's Pass, the closest city is Nightsong City, which is the Dorne frontier of the Kingdom of Storms. If you want to go to Highgarden, then you have to go west, if you want to go to King's Landing, then you have to go east. Shang
The team was going to Highgarden, while Chen Cheng was going to King's Landing, so the two sides separated outside the city.
The leader of the caravan counted twenty copper coins to "Drizzt" and said: "Although there are not twenty days, I still give you twenty coins. If you can't survive in King's Landing, go to Tianji City to find me."
Chen Cheng put the coin in his arms and laughed: "With these two swords of mine, can't I make a name for myself in King's Landing?"
After that, he lifted the reins and shouted: "Drive!" The horse raised its hooves and headed northeast happily. With such a bump, many coins fell out of his arms and fell to the ground.
Above. Some people in the caravan burst into laughter, and someone shouted from behind: "Drizzt, you dropped your money!"
Chen Cheng shouted loudly without looking back: "That's why you lost your money!"
"Really, I didn't lie to you this time..."
Looking at "Drizzt" leaving the dust, the people in the caravan looked at me and I looked at you, feeling that something seemed to be wrong, but they couldn't tell what was wrong. The caravan
The boss stepped forward and picked up the coins that fell on the ground. No more, no less, exactly nine.
"Nine Coins...King?"
The War of the Nine Copper Kings was started at the end of King Aegon V Targaryen by nine outlaws, exiles, pirates and mercenary captains. They established a tree in the disputed area called the "Crown Tree".
"We gathered together to form an alliance and vowed to help each other realize their ambitions.
The news soon spread back to the Seven Kingdoms. Most people in the court thought that they were just clowns and not a problem. "Short" Prince Duncan even joked that "nine crowns only cost nine copper coins."
The men were henceforth known as the "Nine Copper Kings". Many believed that the Free Cities were powerful enough to defeat them, but Aegon V also made some preparations to prevent Marius Blackfyre and his allies from attacking the Seven Kingdoms.
The leader of the caravan held the nine copper coins in his hand and looked at the back of "Drizzt" in the distance, falling into confusion. Is the guy with the double sword really just a country boy who is easy to make people laugh?
He was stunned for a while, and then he came to his senses. No matter if he was a clown or not, it was only right that we rush to the High Court first, sell the goods at a good price, and then have a good time in the brothel!
Chen Cheng was alone again and rode a horse towards the north. In his hand was a map he bought in Tianji City, which marked the approximate location of King's Landing. However, the accuracy of this map drawn on sheepskin was very poor.
, the proportions are completely wrong. If you follow this map, you probably won’t know where you will end up.
Therefore, the map can only be used as a reference and cannot be completely relied on.
After passing Night Song City, there is a vast plain, where flowers bloom all year round and fruits are hung on the trees. Many villages and castles can be seen on both sides of the road, and knights in armor often pass by on the road.
Looking very nervous.
In addition to the caravans in action, troops can also be seen setting off from time to time.
There are also many lonely wandering warriors like him, in small groups, all with weapons, some with horses, some without horses, many of them are very happy. Chen Cheng is riding on horseback, on the muddy road
Walking slowly. In the woods on the roadside, there were three men in ragged clothes baking food.
"Hey, friends over there, since we met on the way, why don't we come down and have something to eat together?" The man turning the grill raised his voice and shouted: "This is the prey we caught, and it was just cooked!"
Chen Cheng thought for a while, got off the horse and walked down the road. The horse followed him slowly.
"It seems that I am lucky today," he said with a smile: "I met three enthusiastic and kind-hearted people."
"Are you Dornish?"
"Yes, my ship sank, so I came out to try my luck to see if I could find a suitable buyer for my knife." Chen Cheng took out a piece of black bread from his arms and gave it to three people sitting on the ground.
The clothes of these three people were covered with dust and mud. They wiped their hands on the dirty clothes, then took the bread and started to eat it.
"What about you? I see you all have horses and weapons. Are you bandits or mercenaries?"
The man cooking the barbecue swallowed the bread and said, "Aren't bandits and mercenaries the same thing? We are going to join Lord Renly. Do you want to come with us?"
"Renly?"
"Renly Baratheon, the lord of Storm's End, has now proclaimed himself king and is gathering an army. Many mercenaries are also going to him in the hope of getting money in return. If you are lucky enough, you can set up a
With greater merit, maybe we can also become knights."
"Are you all going to join Renly? Isn't there anyone who wants to join Stannis?"
Stannis Baratheon and Renly Baratheon are both Robert's younger brothers, with Stannis the second and Renly the third.
Hearing Chen Cheng's question, the three people beside him all laughed together, "Oh, by the Seven Gods, please spare us. That monster Stannis will only hang us on a tree."
Stannis Baratheon has always been taciturn and has a well-known sense of justice. He will never make any concessions and is known for his ruthlessness. Mercenaries and bandits do not violate the law. In this world, they go to the forest to chop wood and
In an era when hunting meant having your hands cut off, the people at the bottom lived in fear.
If these people go to Stannis, they will never get what they want. Besides, Stannis is on Dragonstone. They are extremely poor and have no money to buy a ship to go to sea.
"Dornish people, come with us to Storm's End. We will go to King's Landing with Lord Renly. Even if we don't get the title of knight, we will definitely be able to grab and get more things."
He was right, there was no difference between mercenaries and bandits, Chen Cheng thought: The same goes for the armies and officials in this world.
"No, I heard something when I was in Dorne, you might be interested."
"whats the matter?"
"A three-meter-tall white giant made a prophecy. He said that Stannis would lead an army to land at Shipbreaker Bay and then kill Renly. So I don't want to go to Storm's End, nor do I want to join your Renly.
My lord." He patted the scimitar on his waist and said, "I'm going to King's Landing to grab one, do you want to follow me?"
The Dornish people are very brave and fierce, and nine out of ten men have been bandits. The other three were not surprised by his words. But after discussing it, they still rejected the proposal, "Dornish people, we don't believe it.
What’s the prophecy of the white giant, we’re going to Storm’s End!”
"Okay then, after finishing this meal, we'll go our separate ways." Chen Cheng stretched out his hand and touched his waist, a sword flashed like a sword, and a piece of barbecue flew out, and he caught it in his hand, "It's roasted just right.
It’s ready to eat.”
The three people beside them exchanged glances, and then began to share the prey.
【Qarth】
Daenerys returned to her suite and finally found some peace. She took off her gorgeous clothes and put on a loose purple silk robe. Her dragons were getting hungry, so she chopped up a snake and put the pieces of meat on it.
Grilling over the brazier. They're growing, she thought as she watched them gorge themselves on each other, fighting for the blackened meat.
They are twice as heavy as they were in Weiss Tororo. Even so, it may take many years before they are old enough to go on the battlefield. Before that, they must be trained, otherwise they will turn my kingdom into a
Ruins. However, Daenerys thought sadly: Although I have the true dragon blood of the Targaryen family, I don't know how to tame a dragon.
As the sun set, Ser Jorah Mormont came to her, "The royal family has rejected you?"
"It's exactly as you predicted. Come, sit down, I want to hear your advice." Daenerys asked him to sit on the cushion next to her, and Jiqi gave him a bowl of purple olives and onions soaked in wine.
.
"You will have no help in this city, Khaleesi." Ser Jorah picked up an onion between his thumb and forefinger. "I am becoming more certain every day. The royal family cannot see beyond the walls of Qarth, and
Xaro......"
"He proposed to me again."
"Yes, I know what he has in mind." When the knight frowned, two thick black eyebrows were tangled above his sunken eyes.
"He thinks about my beauty and has sleepless nights." She laughed.
"Excuse me for being rude, Your Majesty, but he was thinking of your dragon."
"Xaro promised me that in Qarth, couples can keep their respective properties after marriage. The dragon is mine." She smiled, and Drogon jumped on the marble floor and flapped his wings and ran over, trying to climb up to her.
cushion.
"He is right, but he is deliberately concealing it. The Qarthites have a peculiar wedding custom. My queen, on the wedding day, the wife can ask for a token of love from her husband, no matter what she asks for in the world,
He must agree to everything. And he also has the right to make the same request to her. Although he can only ask for one thing, he cannot refuse no matter what it is."
"One thing," she repeated, "can't refuse?"
"With just one dragon, Xaro Xanwang Daxos can rule this city, but a ship can only give us limited help."
Dany nibbled on the onions bit by bit, reflecting sadly on the man's faithlessness. "We were passing through the marketplace when we came back from the House of a Thousand Seats," she told Ser Jorah, "and I met Quesh." she told Ser Jorah.
What he said about the fire mage and the fire ladder, and what the woman in the red paint mask said.
"I long to leave this city from the bottom of my heart," the knight said after she finished speaking, "but not to Asshai."
"Where to go?"
"East," he said.
"This place is already half a world away from my kingdom. If we go further east, I may never be able to return to Westeros."
"If you go west, you are risking your life."
"The Targaryens have friends in the Free Cities," she reminded him, "friends more loyal than Xaro and the royal family."
"If you are referring to Illyrio Mopatis, I highly doubt it. As long as he can get enough benefits, Illyrio will sell you without hesitation, just like selling a slave."
"My brother and I have been guests in Illyrio's house for half a year. If he had the intention to betray us, he would have done it long ago."
"He did betray you," Ser Jorah said. "He sold you to Khal Drogo."
Daenerys blushed. He was telling the truth, but she couldn't stand his harsh bluntness. "Illyrio protects us from usurpers. He believes in his brother's ideals."
"Illyrio believes in nothing but Illyrio. Gluttony leads to greed, that's a law, and those in power are always cunning by nature. Illyrio Mopatis has both. Do you really know him?
"
"He gave me the dragon egg."
He scoffed. "If he knew they could hatch, he would have sat on them and hatched them himself["
She couldn't help but smile. "Oh, I have no doubt of that, ser. I know more about Illyrio than you think. When I left his mansion in Pentos to marry my Hiyori
Xingshi is indeed still a child, but I am neither deaf nor blind. And I am no longer a child."
"Even if Illyrio is as good a friend as you imagine," the knight said stubbornly, "he is not strong enough to help you ascend to the throne on his own, otherwise your brother would not have ended up like this."
"But he is rich," she said. "Maybe not as much as Xaro, but enough to hire ships and men for me."
"Mercenaries have their uses," Ser Jorah admitted, "but you can't win back your father's throne with the dregs of the Free Cities. Nothing binds a divided nation together like an invading army."
"I am their true queen," Dany protested.
"You are a stranger, and you intend to land on their shores with a foreign legion that does not even speak the common language. The princes of Westeros do not know you, but they have every reason to fear and doubt you.
Therefore, before you set sail, you must win their support, more or less."
"Yes, if I follow your suggestion and go to the East, how can I win their support?"
He ate an olive and spat the pit into the palm of his hand. "I don't know, Your Majesty," he admitted. "But I do know that the longer you stay in one place, the easier it is for your enemies to find you. The name Targaryen remains.
Make them so afraid that when they hear that you are pregnant with a child, they send people to murder you. What will they do if they learn that you have a dragon?"
The black "Drogon" curled up next to her, as hot as a stone that had been exposed to the scorching sun all day. Lin Mengchu grew very fast and was already as big as a calf, but it was not enough. Such a size could only
Dealing with dozens of miscellaneous soldiers. Her body is filled with the power of fire, and the strength she gained in the Fist of the North Star world is recovering, but she is far from reaching the strongest level.
The North Star Fist and the South Star Fist are both boxing techniques developed for humans. If used on dragons, it will inevitably lead to half the effort with half the effort.
Rhaegal and Viserion were fighting for a piece of meat, beating each other with their wings, smoke hissing out of their nostrils. My unruly children, Daenerys stroked "Drogon" while
I thought: They must not be harmed.
"The comet must have had a purpose in bringing me to Qarth. I had hoped to find my army here, but that didn't seem possible. I couldn't help but ask myself, what else could there be?" I'm scared, Daenerys.
