Game of Thrones: Viserys the Three-Headed Dragon

Oberyn Martell traveled around the world when he was young, visited the nine Free Trade Cities, and also studied in the Citadel, so he had a wide range of knowledge.

When arriving near Shiyang Fort, the fleet spotted a patrol longboat observing from a distance. When they saw the black and red dragon flag on the longship, everyone knew that the news that Dragonstone was now owned by the Targaryens was true. However, whether the rumored three dragons were true or not, they still had to go to Dragonstone to see for themselves. confirm.

However, the fleet encountered obstruction as soon as it approached Dragonstone.

At first, Oberon thought this was Dragonstone blocking the coastal waters, or the Targaryen fleet, like the fleets of the Free Cities, was demanding bribes for passage at sea.

However, after being forced to stop, the Targaryen navy who boarded the merchant ship inquired about the purpose of the merchant ship and asked for the guarantee certificate of the local merchants. The merchant ship habitually wanted to bribe to pass, but after being publicized about the so-called "port entry control" policy, They were prohibited from entering the port without local guarantees for their ships and were driven away.

Miguel Sirus, the green-bearded brother of Lord Tyrosh, had no choice but to reveal his identity and bluntly said that he was an envoy sent by Tyrosh to conduct a friendly visit to Dragonstone on behalf of Tyrosh and convey friendship.

This was obviously beyond the expectations of this group of navies. The two sides struggled at sea for a long time before a fleet commander finally made up his mind and allowed the ship to enter the port. However, due to the shortage of docks, only one ship is allowed to enter at the moment. The remaining ships must continue to stop at the Sharp Point or Tidetop docks according to the control policy. Only when the docks are free can they enter the Dragonstone Port.

The Tyroshi people were accustomed to using financial bribes to open roads, but they failed when trying to bribe. The people who came to inspect on the patrol boat accepted the bribe, but still insisted on following the rules.

"Rules are rules," they say.

There was no other way, so the green-bearded MiG had to send the other four ships to wait in other ports.

After actually entering the Dragonstone Island port, Oberon quickly understood the root cause of this control policy. Although the various docks in the port were indeed full, the bottom line was that Dragonstone Island's fleet had a serious shortage of ships and could only manage the docks. If there are more ships entering the port according to the rules and the ships are parked everywhere in the deep water area, the ships may not be able to be controlled based on this alone, and the town will become chaotic due to the influx of people.

He deduced from this: The current strength of Dragonstone Island should not be too many, and more people cannot be stationed in the town. Many merchant ships are here to inquire for information. There must be many merchant ships with hostile scouts living in the cabins of the passing ships. and meticulous work.

When he thought about it, he came to a new inference: Either the king of Dragonstone Island was a novice who didn't understand war, and his subordinates were all useless people who didn't know how to persuade him, or the king was very confident, and his subordinates also had great confidence in dragons. Shidao is very confident about the current situation, and feels that no one will dare to attack Dragonstone after seeing the reality of Dragonstone.

What is their confidence?

Oberon looked up at the black stone castle with gargoyles and dragon-shaped towers, and narrowed his eyes slightly, but the dragons on those towers were all statues.

Not only Oberon, but also the green-bearded MiG on the deck was also looking at the dragon on the castle.

"Oberon, you know, I have been thinking these days, what would people see first when they sailed to Dragonstone more than three hundred years ago and landed at the port? Are they the same as us, and they only see this A scary black castle and a smoking mountain? Or will you see several giant dragons bigger than the castle circling in the sky in the distance? Breathing flames to hunt sea monsters?"

Oberon said, "Mig, what you say sounds like lines from an opera."

Miguel stroked his green beard and smiled: "Oberon, let me tell you the truth, if I hadn't been running for my brother, I would be writing an opera in a troupe and even performing on stage. People would Call me MiG the playwright, MiG the greenbeard, not the brother of the Lord of Tyrosh and the ambassador of Tyrosh.”

They looked at the castle side by side on the deck, and Oberon said softly: "I'm looking forward to seeing your play performed somewhere in the future."

Miguel sighed: "Maybe."

Oberon heard the meaning of his words, and he asked: "I heard that you won the naval battle with Reese before?"

"Yes, we defeated Lys's fleet on the Stepstone Islands." MiG did not seem optimistic about the victory, "But the approach of the Myr fleet made that victory meaningless. Myr and Lys formed an alliance, and they We had a dispute on land and fought several battles before, so we didn’t expect to form an alliance so quickly, but we didn’t expect the Dothraki to show up and get them together.”

However, this group of Dothraki who made Lys and Myr reach an alliance were actually brought by Tyrosh to put pressure on Myr on land. However, this group of Dothraki were more cunning than they imagined. To a certain extent, they were Shooting yourself in the foot.

Oberon narrowed his eyes and looked at MiG: "Dothraki, how did they come to the disputed land?"

"Who knows, the Dothraki are cruel by nature and live by looting. They always wander around the Free Cities and ask for money." MiG said, "'Give a gift and they will leave' is the Free Cities. The attitude towards horse kings has always been there.

But this time is different. This time the Dothraki tribe that entered the disputed land had 40,000 roaring warriors. They asked for money in Myr and Lys, and sent troops to wander around the disputed land and tasted the sweetness. Perhaps in order to take the opportunity to extort more money, they stationed themselves at the Lorne River, plundered and massacred towns along the Lorne River, and supplied supplies on the spot. Sometimes they would cross the River Rhoyne to annex other Dothraki tribes that were migrating across the Dothraki Sea.

They have been stationed in the Golden Fields area for a very long time. The Dothraki tribe that traveled between the Free Cities through annexation expanded to more than 60,000 roaring warriors, and the accompanying Khalasar tribe has become the most powerful force in the Dothraki grasslands. And they still wouldn't go.

Oberon, maybe in the near future, you will see the new Three Daughters Kingdom of Lys, Myr, and Volantis in Essos, as well as the most powerful Dothraki tribe since the Bleeding Century. . "

In nearly a year, this huge Khalasar tribe, which gradually expanded to more than 60,000 warriors, even began to make Volantis in the lower reaches of the Rhoyne River unable to sit still. The Dothraki did not have warships, but the people of the Rhoyne River Commercial roads and towns along the river have been seriously damaged, and commercial routes may be blocked.

There are now faint signs that Volantis will form an alliance with Lys and Myr to deal with the brutal Dothraki who are gradually becoming a hidden danger on the land.

And if the other three city-states in the disputed land unite because of the threat of the Dothraki, that is definitely not what Tyrosh wants to see.

"Dothraki will also become a threat to the Free City?" Oberon asked strangely, "I thought you always had a way to deal with it."

"This time is different, Oberon. This time the tribe may be planning to unify the Dothraki. That Khal, people secretly rumored to be Aegon the Conqueror of the Grasslands. The Dothraki are not as easy as before. Once dealt with, they were just a bunch of easy-to-dismiss barbarians who would leave after being given some money. They were constantly fighting each other, and the tribes were attacking each other. But now, they have an invincible card. Oh, and there is no other comparable Khalasa tribe on the grassland.”

Oberon paused, smiled softly, and asked: "Mig, are you talking to your friend Oberon, or are you discussing the political situation in Tyrosh with the prince of Dorne?"

Miguel said vaguely: "What's the difference, Oberon?"

"If you want advice from a friend, I can tell you privately." The prince of Dorne smiled slyly. "If you talk to the prince of Dorne, I can only spread my hands and express my helplessness. The Seven Kingdoms are in such chaos now. The Dothraki are not a threat to Dorne, nor are they a threat to Westeros."

Miguel stroked his green beard and grinned: "Please give me the advice of a friend, Oberon."

Prince Oberyn laughed loudly: "You are so cunning, MiG. I should have insisted on inviting you to be my deputy when I established the mercenary group."

"I'm honored that you think highly of me, but I have to say that my swordsmanship is average and I'm not a mercenary."

"It doesn't matter how good your swordsmanship is, as long as you can kill people. MiG." Oberon said. "I thought everyone knew that the Dothraki believed that wearing armor was a cowardly act. They usually only wore painted leather vests on the battlefield, and they The Khal is the most ferocious warrior of the tribe, and will charge forward in every battle. When the Khal dies, a new Khal will take power, or the tribe will disperse and form new khalasar. Don't you all think that if you do. The conqueror of the grasslands in his mouth died unfortunately. Will there be a new Kaa who can take over such a large tribe? Isn't there a city-state in Lys, Myr, and Volantis that can "injure" a tribal warrior without armor? If not, then they have to unite.”

"." Miguel narrowed his eyes, "Ah, Oberon. My old friend. If I fail to lobby the Targaryen King, the gifts of the other four ships will be yours."

"I don't have room to put so many gifts here." Oberon seemed to be sure that these gifts would be his.

Miguel responded: "Tyroshi people will send gifts to their friends' homes." Then he asked, "Are you going to come with me or go to see the king of Dragonstone by yourself?"

"Would you mind introducing your followers to the king quietly, Miguel?"

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When Tyrosh's ship anchored at the shore, he could easily see from the deck that every pier in Dragonstone Port was full of merchant ships. This small town, which was smaller than Sunspear, was now bustling with people. From the port, you can see that there are a lot of people in the town, and vendors gather in the streets near the sea.

Their ship only had one vacancy in the port near the fish market, so when Oberon got off the ship, he saw the fish market in the town of Dragonstone. The fish market was already crowded with people selling sea fish, oysters and clams, as well as stewards, Cooks, housewives, sailors and fishermen, they inspected the aquatic products in the market and negotiated the prices loudly.

The patrol fleet that had previously blocked the road sent a small boat into the harbor. A group of people got off the boat and approached, led by a man with a knight's coat of arms. Oberon saw clearly that the emblem on his body was a ship sailing in the storm and a red fireball hanging in the sky. He had no memory of this emblem, only the black Targaryen embroidered on the chest of his coat. The red dragon mark on the bottom indicates that this is a knight under King Targaryen.

The knight led a group of silent guards and walked straight towards him. He said to the gorgeously dressed green-bearded MiG: "Hello, are you the envoy of Tyrosh?"

MiG smiled kindly: "Yes, I am MiG Sirus, the envoy of Tyrosh." He took out a greeting card he had prepared from his sleeve and handed it over.

The knight took it over, looked at it, but didn't take it away: "Glory Kingsbert. I have never heard of the arrival of an envoy before, so you have to follow the visitor's procedures. Please let me lead the way." Kingsbert was the surname Grole gave himself after he became a knight. He searched his ancestors for several generations before he found a relative who was related to a declining noble in Pentos who had disappeared in history.

"Sir Kingsbert."

He was not used to people calling him by his last name, and it felt weird: "You can call me Sir Grolay."

Miguel asked: "Sir Grole, what is this visitor process?"

"His Majesty has set up a visitor reception in the town. You are the envoy of Lord Tyrosh. You are equivalent to the nobles of the seven countries. You can go through the visitor channel where nobles ask to see Your Majesty." Grole said, "I am the one who let your merchant ship enter the Dragon Sea." Shi Dao, I am your guarantor, please come with me."

"Oh," MiG actually didn't understand. "Please lead the way, Sir."

"You didn't notify us in advance. The people on the ship need to wait for confirmation. How many followers do you bring? Do all these people come with you? And these boxes?"

"Yes, Sir, these boxes are full of gifts. What's the problem? Do you want to check first?"

Grole responded in a nonchalant manner: "That's right, the castle has been strictly guarded recently. An assassin once sneaked in. In order to prevent such incidents from happening again, all visitors entering the castle need to register, as do your followers. As for the gift box, wait until it's over. Besides, there will be someone at the reception who will take care of this.”

MiG asked: "Assassin?"

"Yes, an assassin who can change faces. He was beheaded in public trial a few days ago. You can see his case trial at the Affairs Publicity Office."

MiG's eyelids twitched and he asked in surprise: "An assassin who can do face-changing tricks?"

"Hmph, after the assassin was put on public trial, he still wanted to challenge the authority of the law through the trick of changing his face and escape from his guilt. But how can the dignity of the country's laws be challenged? The assassin has already been executed."

"." That's not what MiG wanted to ask, but he answered, "Such a arrogant assassin is indeed worthy of his death."

When we left the fish market, everyone smelled of sea water and fish. They walked into the particularly lively shopping street of the town and saw a large group of people looking up at the castle in an open space from a distance.

MiG couldn't help but ask: "What are those people doing?"

"Nowadays, many people come to Dragonstone to see the giant dragon. These people are driven away from one place and gather in another place. Your Majesty does not want to disturb the lives of the residents, so he specially asked the town guard to arrange a useless open space for them. These idlers and travelers gathered together and waited for the dragon to appear."

"The giant dragon." MiG asked excitedly, "Can we really see it here?"

"You don't know?" Grolai looked as usual, as if he was recounting an ordinary thing, "In the past few days, we often saw it, but now we can hardly see it. Your Majesty's dragon has built a nest deep in Longshan. There is no His Majesty summons him, but he doesn’t show up much anymore. However, there is a small dragon that has not grown up yet and can be seen occasionally in the castle. Recently, it is sometimes seen going back and forth to Longshan.”

"." Miguel took a deep breath and glanced at Oberon who was following behind him. He saw that his expression was quite uneasy, and he wondered if he was feeling the same huge waves in his heart.

Judging from the current appearance of the town, the locals seem to have become accustomed to the appearance of dragons on Dragonstone.

The giant dragon really reappeared in this world after more than a hundred years!

Grole led them to the Government Street next to the town health center. From the chaos at the beginning, the place gradually became clean, tidy, organized, and the affairs of each office were clearly organized.

【The face of this town. 】

Grole clearly remembered how His Majesty the King described this place that he personally planned.

This area is still under renovation. The most obvious difference from other places is that the road surface of this street is spacious. The dirt floor is paved with a layer of gravel. In one area, a layer of black material is visible to the naked eye, making the road surface appear... Smooth and straight.

MiG once thought that Dragonstone was building roads using lost Valyrian craftsmanship. You must know that the roads built by the Valyrian people are still important transportation roads on the Essos continent.

But when walking over it, Miguel clearly realized that the road was just paved with a layer of asphalt, which glued the gravel into shape, making the road look smooth and high-end.

This is just a gravel road built with natural asphalt.

Miguel asked: "Building roads with asphalt, a fantastic idea."

In fact, some people in this world use asphalt as an adhesive to build houses, but it is mostly used in battlefield operations. Asphalt barrels are heated and often used in city defense. They can be thrown through trebuchets. The hot asphalt will cause large-scale damage to the enemy. , and it will cause interference to the enemy's route, or it can be used in conjunction with tung oil to cause chaos on the battlefield.

After walking through what looked like a smooth and high-end road, they came to the so-called Government Street.

The first building we saw was the so-called reception. A warehouse was added here and transformed into an office space. The previous scene of people queuing up in the mud outside the warehouse was noisy. Even when there were the largest number of people, the queues were diverted. To different places, merchants are one entrance to receive reception, freedom knights are one entrance, town residents' disputes are one entrance, and military affairs are another entrance.

This place is completely different from when the Onion Knight Davos arrived. It seems to be well organized.

Mig and his followers were led to the reception area for nobles. A middle-aged woman with graceful manners and capable manners was responsible for receiving them. This was a noble lady named Celtigar.

Under the polite reception of this lady, Mig formally handed over his visiting card, and then under the coordination of a very polite male servant, his followers made the so-called registration records one by one.

While his followers were registering, he was taken to a waiting lounge to wait. The decoration of this lounge was not gorgeous, but it could be called simple and elegant. There were comfortable chairs and square tables that looked quite high-end. The tables and chairs were covered with Myr blankets, and some elegant glass frames were hung on the four walls.

Servants and maids brought tea and desserts, salt and bread to Mig, and just let him wait for the castle's call with peace of mind.

Miguel believed that he had been to many places. He had visited the nine free trade cities, the nobles of the seven kingdoms, and even the pyramids of Meereen, but the Dragonstone Island was undoubtedly the place with the most novel things in his visit.

When the followers came in, Miguel found that there was one person missing from his entourage. He hurriedly called his real follower over and asked quietly: "Where is he?"

The follower responded in a low voice: "Sir, he went to the street. After completing the registration, he said he was going to the outside of the reception desk. He just passed by a place called "Business Publicity Office". He wanted to go there to take a look."

The face-saving projects of urban departments are not recommended or needed, but sometimes they have to be done.