Game of Thrones: The Strongest Dragon Mother

Chapter 233 The King's Howl

Garth Hightower smiled gently at Dany, and explained: "We originally stored food for winter, but in the past few years, the Seven Kingdoms have been in constant war, the river land was completely destroyed, and the royal territory was also ravaged by rebellious soldiers.

Earl Tully is still running back and forth between the two places to clean up the rogues and mobs!

As for the Stormlands, it wasn't a food-producing area in the first place, and now that Storm's End has not been won, this battle still has to be fought.There are 50 people in King's Landing, all relying on the river bend to transport supplies. "

Then he looked at his nephew again, and said meaningfully: "So you understand? There will definitely be no shortage of food in the Reach, but in order to maintain the normal operation of the kingdom, every grain of wheat is of great use."

"Let's make sure that Old Town is not harassed by the Ironborn, King's Landing." Garland understood what his second uncle was implying—food was the bargaining chip for High Court to participate in King's Landing's power game.

He sighed with a wry smile, and said, "The Lannisters are not in a hurry, why should we worry? It is already difficult to take good care of the Reach."

"How long is the estimated length of winter given by the Academy?" Dany asked.

"About three years." Gals looked at her and asked curiously, "Miss is not like a local, why do you care about this?"

"Heh, normal people should care about this, right?"

"Well, that's right." Gals was startled for a while before he said appreciatively, "Those boudoir ladies in the lord's house only care about whether there is a banquet tonight. Which famous bard is here in the city, you are very different."

But Dany didn't appreciate it, and said with a sneer: "If you allow women to participate in martial arts tournaments and participate in political affairs, they will naturally not only care about those flowers that lasted forever."

Garland glanced at the long sword at her waist, and said with a faint smile, "Queen Cersei is also a woman, but I think, what she is doing in King's Landing now, even her father, Duke Tywin, can't stand it?"

"Okay, don't talk about these things, let me ask you, how many years will the food in the Reach be enough?"

As soon as this remark was made, there was silence in the surrounding area. The two lords looked at this tall, arrogant and domineering girl with strange eyes, "Are you?"

"Uh" Dani also realized that these two guys are, um, not her younger brothers for the time being.

She sneered and said, "I'm sorry, it's a matter of human life, so I'm in a hurry. I heard that this winter is unusual, and there is a temple of the Red God in the dock area. Haven't you heard the prophecy of the long night from the priests? The second long night .”

"The prophecy of Azor Ahai's reincarnation?"

"You don't believe it?"

Gals shook his head and explained: "You may not know that as early as last winter, or even before the last winter, there were similar prophecies circulating in King's Landing, and many people said that Prince Rhaegar was the son of the prophecy in the legend.

But decades and several winters have passed, and even Prince Rhaegar died, but we have ushered in an 11-year summer, where words are like the wind, and so are prophecies. "

This has become a "wolf is coming" story?

No, the one who predicted the "reincarnation of Azor and Ahai" to the people of Westeros was Jane's friend in the deserted stone city, the dwarf witch, and the priest of the red god is very professional. It was not until the restoration of the magic tide in recent years that it became active. .

Alas, the point is that few people in the Seven Kingdoms felt the turbulent tide of Taoism.

"Even if the prophecy is false, there must be a long winter after 11 years of long summer, can't this be wrong?" Dani said.

"So, what are you trying to say?" Garland asked with a shrug.

"Don't mess around, take advantage of the heat in the south, go home and farm quickly! Go to the north to introduce a batch of hardy winter wheat seeds, and then sprinkle turnip seedlings all over the mountains and fields. Let's work together to survive the long winter." .”

"It's not that we want to make a fuss," Galth sighed. "You know about the upcoming tournament, right? I sent the farmers home to harvest the crops, but the threat of the ironmen was imminent. In order to recruit a group of idler knights , I initiated this event.

In fact, as early as the end of summer, when Xuecheng had just issued an autumn warning, our Hightower family began to reduce the cash crops in the territory on a large scale, and replanted wheat, soybeans, corn, turnips and other grain crops. "

"This" Dani was also helpless.

"However, Miss, your suggestion is also good." Gals rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully, "The crops in the northern region are more cold-resistant. We should really buy a batch of seeds back. This winter is unusual, and the situation in the Seven Kingdoms is unstable. , The winter lasts very long, 11 years of long summer!"

"Alright, I'll ask the bachelor to send a letter to White Harbor later, ordering a batch of seeds from the Earl of Mandalay." Garland nodded.

Just as he was talking, a strong man with seven or eight scalded cheeks came over with a wooden box and shouted loudly: "Count, your armor is here, this time you will definitely be the leader of the meeting." The brightest existence."

"Thank you," Garland stepped forward to take the wooden box, and said to his second uncle with a wry smile, "Loras should really be allowed to do this."

"He has become a white knight now, and it is impossible for him to leave the queen's side." Garth nodded to Dany, and left with his nephew.

"They are a good pair," Dany said to the old knight.

When the three of them were talking before, the old knight had been standing hidden by the shelf, eavesdropping and choosing armor.

"My lord, you are lucky to meet two rare knights in Westeros who are educated and have a gentle temper.

If you were someone else, unless you showed your identity, you would have to cause unnecessary disputes if you didn’t receive two whips.

——Nobles never accept criticism from people with lower status than themselves, even if the other party is obviously right! "The old man said with some complaints.

"I know, that's why I praised those two for being good."

"Under normal circumstances, the children of the Hightower family are of good conduct, and Mrs. Linnis is a special case."

Dany took a step forward and came behind the burnt face who was arranging the iron ingots, and asked, "Master, did you help Earl Tyrell forge the armor with your own hands?"

Well, Garlan Tyrell is the Earl, the real Earl of Brightwater City.

Bright Water City is located at the source of the Mijiu River. It is a fertile and productive territory that originally belonged to the Florens family.

But in the War of the Four Kings, Florent stood on the side of his uncle, Erlu Stannis. Later, Highgarden Tyrell formed an alliance with Lannister and defeated Erlu. Territories were taken away.

"Of course, don't say I'm bragging. It's hard to find a blacksmith whose craftsmanship can compare with that of old Rondo in the Seven Kingdoms. The 'valiant' Earl Garland is not an exception. Many knight masters who really know the goods are my regular customers.

For example, the Knights of Hundred Flowers that everyone knows, and the current Kingsguard, when they went to King’s Landing to participate in the tournament a few years ago, they came to find me a set of bright silver armor that was as bright as a white star. "Scarred face said triumphantly.

"Have you any armor for me?" Dany asked.

"Dissatisfaction outside?"

"I want something better, don't you?"

"Of course." Old Rondo nodded and asked, "Today?"

"Ah."

The blacksmith frowned and looked at Dani, and said, "Fortunately, your figure is about the same as that of a slender boy, so you don't need to make a special breastplate."

You old man, what nonsense are you talking about!

Dany glared at him and asked, "I won't buy it if it's uncomfortable."

"Connor, bring that medium-sized blue-glazed iron armor." He ordered the apprentice who was putting charcoal on the stove, turned his head with a scarred face, and explained to Dany: "32 catties, made of fine iron, it can definitely be worn On the battlefield."

"It's a bit light, isn't the plate armor too thin?" White Beard asked.

"It's definitely not thin, you'll understand after reading it."

Indeed, it was clear at first glance that it was a set of fake full-body armor inlaid with smooth blue glaze on the chest. The breastplate was of normal thickness, but it could only protect the front chest and waist, and the back was a layer of light chain mail.

To put it simply, this kind of armor can only protect the front. If someone attacks the back, an armor-piercing arrow may penetrate the owner's back.

Of course, it's not that the old blacksmith cut corners.

This kind of iron armor is very common among cavalry. When a large group of cavalry charges, they have their own companions to help cover their backs. Reducing weight is conducive to increasing long-term combat capabilities.

The old knight put down his armor, shook his head and said, "My lord knight has an extraordinary physique, do you have a full body armor that weighs more than forty catties?"

"Forty catties" Old Rondo looked at Dani suspiciously, "This lady has a thin waist and narrow shoulders, and her body looks a bit thin, can she walk around in it?"

"Is there any? Try it and you'll know." Dani said.

"Yes, there is, but that set of armor has neither color bleeding nor inlaid colored glaze." The old blacksmith patted the white knight's chest, and said with disgust, "It's similar to the old man's broken copper and iron, it's black, Apart from the uniqueness of the helmet, the other parts are too mediocre.”

Broken metal?

The corners of Dani's mouth twitched, and she said directly: "Let's see, I'm a real knight, I only care about defense, and I don't care about my appearance."

After a while, two apprentices came over with a wooden box. When they opened it, Dany frowned, picked up the iron helmet and asked the old man, "Is this the unique helmet you mentioned?"

The blacksmith with a scarred face said seriously: "Look at it, ferocious fangs, scarlet crystal goggles, and distorted expression. Such a realistic wild boar helmet, keep children on the road and cry when they see it."

Barristan lowered his head and looked at the breastplate, and found that it was heavy in the hand, with a cold light on its surface. It should be a high-end product made of the finest iron and the most brilliant quenching techniques. He couldn't help but be surprised and said: "This is Who ordered it? The quality is very good, and the price is not low, right? But I remember that there are no nobles with the wild boar emblem near Old Town."

"Hey, old man, you have great eyesight!" The blacksmith glanced at him suspiciously, but found that he had no impression.

"This armor is called 'The King's Howl.' You know how King Robert died, don't you?"

After drinking Cersei's spiced wine, she became dizzy and was killed by a ferocious wild boar.

"You are so brave, dare to create this kind of armor to mock the king." Dany said strangely.

"It's not that I'm brave. The person who asked me to build it was so brave. The little boy from a noble family didn't know how serious it was. As a result, his father came to the door before he could inlay the colored glaze, and he didn't even pay the deposit." The old blacksmith lamented again and again. .

With the help of Barristan, Dany tried it on, and found that it fits well, so she said directly: "This set of 'The King's Howl' is very good, how much is it?"

"2 golden dragons, sold at a low price."

Two golden dragons were not expensive, and Dany happily paid for them.

After that, the two went to other blacksmiths to sell a sturdy helmet. Dany wanted to keep a low profile and be a mysterious knight, but she didn't want to scare the children to tears when she showed up.

The two returned to the quill decanter before lunch, but Dany was surprised to see two acquaintances.

(End of this chapter)