Game of Thrones: Holy Flame King

Yingzui Island, the lord's cabin.

Samwell called a meeting of retainers again.

But this time, everyone clearly felt the stagnation of the atmosphere.

Samwell did not follow the procedure for everyone to report on the work situation, but went straight to the point:

"I have some bad news for you. The Dane family in Starfall City is reorganizing their armaments. It looks like they are going to fight a war."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expressions changed instantly.

But there was also a fool who asked stupidly: "My lord, where are the Dane family going to fight?"

Samwell didn't even want to answer this stupid question.

Fortunately, after seeing the strange gazes cast by everyone, the man finally reacted: "The Dane family is coming to beat us?"

"It should be." Samwell said with a heavy face. "Our territory is so close to Starfall City. It is inevitable that the Dane family will be hostile to us. This battle will come sooner or later. Therefore, we must be prepared for war."

As soon as the words came out, everyone had different expressions, some were scared, some were nervous, some were serious, and some were excited... How could anyone be excited?

Oh, it turned out to be the lunatic Cheeman.

That's fine.

Samwell tapped the table lightly with his fingers, attracting everyone's attention, and comforted:

"Don't panic too much. I have already sent a letter to High Court. I believe the Duke of Metz will send reinforcements soon."

Hearing this, everyone's expressions immediately improved a lot.

Only Todd Flowers frowned.

He wasn't those savages, or Gavin who came from the bottom. Of course, he knew that under such circumstances, the Duke of Metz might not necessarily send reinforcements over.

After all, the castle has not yet been built. From a legal point of view, Yingzui Islet is not considered the territory of the river bend, but a disputed place.

In this case, the Duke of Metz may not be willing to send troops.

As for Mrs. Olenna... If Samwell had accepted the old lady's arrangement from the beginning, then she would definitely persuade the Duke to send troops, but now, it's hard to say.

Moreover, even if the Duke did send troops, it would have to be that Yingzui Island could hold out until the reinforcements arrived.

Of course, no matter what he thinks in his heart, Todd will definitely not be so stupid as to say these words in public, otherwise it will ruin the lord's plan to calm people's hearts.

At this time, Samwell had already begun to deploy preparation tasks.

He first asked Gavin to evacuate the staff, and transferred all the old and weak women and children from the orphanage to the villages outside the valley for temporary resettlement, leaving only soldiers and young adults in Yingzui Island to assist in the battle.

Then, he ordered Vido to organize artisans and laborers to urgently build defense facilities. He plans to set up two lines of defense. The outer line of defense is composed of ditches and fences, including the small half of Yingzui Island, including the existing important buildings and the valley entrance. As for the second line of defense, it is not yet completed. The castle is gone.

Although not yet finished, the city wall is nearly ten feet high and has a fairly good defense.

In fact, Samwell really doesn't want to use this second line of defense, because it will not only mean that his hard work in the past six months will be trampled by the enemy, but also lead to the loss of the only land passage in and out of Yingzui Island. into the hands of the enemy.

In this case, even if the Duke of Metz really sent reinforcements, he might be easily blocked by the enemy army from entering the valley.

So unless it was absolutely necessary, he would not give up the first line of defense.

Afterwards, Samwell ordered Todd Flowers to urgently recruit 300 soldiers immediately.

Half were chosen from the Wildlings, and half from the Outcasts of the Reach.

In this way, the strength of Yingzui Island will be close to 600. Of course, the first 200 soldiers who can really be relied on are the first 200 soldiers. In addition, there are 100 soldiers who have received two or three months of training. It can be used. As for the 300 people that Todd has urgently recruited, it is obvious that there is not much hope.

As for weapons and food, Yingzui Island has no shortage for the time being.

Because Samwell had already replaced all the golden dragons he got from the Lannister family with weapons and equipment, as well as food supplies, in case of emergencies.

Now he is very glad that he didn't spend all these golden dragons on improving his strength attribute.

No matter how strong he is alone, it is impossible to defeat a hundred with one.

What's more, he actually has a huge weakness - the agility attribute is too low.

Until now, Samwell has not found any food or ore that can improve agility.

So although his strength has far surpassed that of ordinary people, his weakness is still obvious.

Moreover, no matter how strong he is, he is not invulnerable. If he is cut to the body by a sword, he will still be injured and bleed.

Therefore, he must find another way...

After explaining the task of preparing for the battle, Samwell asked everyone to split up and prepare immediately.

However, he left Bachelor Coben alone.

"Qyburn, can you make 'Wildfire'?"

Samwell was shocked by the terrifying power of this magical alchemy product when he first watched the TV series.

It is an extremely flammable liquid.

Once ignited by wildfire, it cannot be extinguished until the objects contaminated by it are completely burned. Even wildfire can burn on water. In the famous battle of the Blackwater River that happened later, the "little devil" Tyrion It was the Lannisters who destroyed Stannis' naval fleet with wildfire.

With a faint smile on the corner of Cobain's mouth, he nodded and said:

"My lord, those little tricks of the alchemists certainly won't bother me. However, if you plan to use them in the upcoming war, I'm afraid there will be some problems."

Samwell was a little happy when he heard the first half of the sentence, but then frowned again:

"what is the problem?"

"First, building wildfires requires a lot of expensive materials, most of which are not available here and need to be brought in from elsewhere."

"I'm afraid it's too late..."

"Yes, and even if there are materials, it will take a long time to create wildfires. If the war breaks out in the near future, it will be too late."

Sam Well was a little disappointed: "Okay, I see."

But before he finished the conversation, Cobain said again:

"My lord, if you need a flammable liquid, I can make it for you..."

"Oh?" Samwell immediately regained his spirits, "Is the effect similar to that of wildfire?"

Keben shook his head: "Of course it can't be compared with wildfire. It can't burn in water, and its power is much lower. However, it can be ignited at one point, and it is not easy to extinguish. More importantly, you have the main materials here."

"what material?"

"Brandy."

"Brandy?" Samwell actually knew that the wine could indeed be ignited when it reached 40 to 50 degrees, but it was quite easy to extinguish it, and it might be difficult to meet his requirements.

And the distiller in his hand couldn't produce a higher concentration of alcohol.

Seeming to see Samwell's suspicion, Cobain explained:

"Of course, it's not pure brandy. I'll add a little something to it. That way, it's much more flammable and not easily extinguished."

Only then did Samwell's eyes light up, and said:

"You make a copy now and show me!"

"We are happy to help."