Casting spells

"My lord, the soldiers have all assembled, may I go?" Blanco carefully glanced at the huge monster that was close at hand, and asked in a low voice.

Although this is not the first time he has seen Kuro Kerba, he still can't understand why there are such unimaginable creatures in the world. They have only been born for less than a few months, and their size is almost larger than that of the sea. of the whales.

What's even more frightening is that the dragon doesn't seem to be as ferocious and brutal as a beast in the legend, but possesses extremely high intelligence.

Whenever Kuro Kerba's contemptuous and playful eyes swept over him, his whole body would tremble involuntarily.

After all, the world of A Song of Ice and Fire is not Azeroth, nor is it a forgotten kingdom. The latter two have a large number of non-human intelligent races, especially the dragons are competing with each other with high IQ. Here is a humanoid race. In the Lord's world, even the once glorious children of the forest are on the verge of extinction, so people simply cannot accept that there are other lives that can think independently besides themselves.

Zhang Cheng didn't care about the reaction of his subordinates. He squinted his eyes and stared at his army lined up neatly outside. It took a full minute before he nodded slightly: "It's ok! Bring three days' worth of food and water, and go to Jiuzhen immediately. direction. Remember, you must move fast, I don’t want the enemy to run away.”

"Understood! I don't want to miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a fortune." Blanco showed an evil smile on his face.

Obviously, he already knew that the purpose of this trip was not to rescue Old Town at all, but to uproot the Hightower family and seize their wealth and territory, especially the gold, silver, jewels and goods that the Ironborn had robbed. All will fall into the pocket of the Earl of Bright Water City, and he will also get a share from it.

"Very good! Take care of those restless guys for me, when necessary..." Speaking of this, Zhang Cheng deliberately dragged out a long sound, and raised his arm in a beheading motion.

Blanco understood, and promised without hesitation: "Please rest assured, as long as those nobles who have taken refuge here have any thoughts that they shouldn't have, I will deal with them and put the blame on the Ironborn. In addition, before you leave I'd better go see my lady before, she seems very worried about the safety of my great-grandfather, you know Maureen Tyrell is the garrison commander of Oldtown."

"Don't worry about Elo, she's just a tool for marriage, and has no meaning other than that. After occupying Old Town, whether it's members of the Hightower family, or Maureen Tyrell and his son and grandson, Kill them all. You must know that the Ironborn invasion is a perfect cover, no matter what we do, we can plant it on them without worrying about being suspected." Zhang Cheng gave the slaughter order with a cold face.

"As you wish..." The old mercenary lowered his head and bowed deeply, with a hint of awe and fear in his eyes.

He couldn't believe that the young man in front of him was still close to his new wife a few minutes ago, but he changed into another face in the blink of an eye, and even wanted to kill his wife's family members.

Of course, he will not stupidly ask why, let alone pretend to be smart and show mercy.

For a nouveau riche like Blanco who managed to climb up from the bottom of society, nothing is more important than keeping his current title and status, so no matter how crazy orders he gets, he will follow them without hesitation. Those mercenaries The same is true for the new nobles who were born.

The army with a total number of more than 8000 people quickly boarded the ship under the leadership of Blanco and marched southward.

Since Liangshui City is very close to the old town, and there is a honey wine river connected, it saves the huge physical exertion of walking, and it takes about three hours to go straight down the river to reach the outskirts of the old town.

That's why even though "Queen of Thorns" Olenna Redwyne didn't want anyone to steal the Tyrell family's limelight, she didn't stop Zhang Cheng from sending troops.

If you send troops from High Court, you have to go around the Shield Islands and Whispering Bay in a big circle. The time wasted is several times longer than sending troops from Bright Water City. Maybe when the reinforcements from High Court arrive, the members of the Hightower family will die long ago. Empty.

Watching the fleet gradually disappear out of sight, Zhang Cheng suddenly turned his head and asked the shadow hiding in the corner not far away: "Beth, is the plan going well? How is the current situation in Old Town?"

"It went very well, my lord. Thanks to this gadget, I managed to control all the pirate leaders without much effort. As for Old Town, it has basically fallen, and the ironborn are robbing, raping, and killing people everywhere in the city. I left At that time, Victarion was leading his cronies to lay siege to the tower." After saying this, a young woman stepped out of the shadows, knelt on one knee and offered her ticking pocket watch with both hands.

"Hehe, well done. I think it won't be long before you can chop off Moroya Hightower's head with your own hands." Zhang Cheng put away the charming pocket watch, pinched the other's delicate chin, and admired the picture An exotic pretty face.

Beth, whose full name is Beth Tarot, is the daughter of a free city merchant.

Her father was arrested by the "crazy girl" Moroya Hightower on charges of smuggling, sentenced to death in public and confiscated all her property, so she hated the Hightower family to the bone, and has been engaged in illegal activities in the black market in Old Town, waiting for opportunities Look for opportunities for revenge.

After a simple investigation and test, Zhang Cheng recruited him into his intelligence organization to be responsible for carrying out secret activities against the old town.

It has to be said that although hatred can blind a person's eyes, it is indeed a powerful inner force that can even inspire all potentials and make jaw-dropping achievements.

The entire Seven Kingdoms probably won't believe it, but most of the hell in Old Town is due to this young woman in front of them.

It was she who took the initiative to contact more than a dozen pirates, and it was she who bribed the guards to open the city gate, allowing the Ironborn to enter the city without any effort.Although the charm pocket watch played a vital role, she was the culprit.

"Oh——Dear Earl, I am very excited by your promise. I heard that you and your wife spent their wedding night on the back of a dragon. I wonder if I will be lucky enough to experience it?" He said , Beth grabbed Zhang Cheng's hand and slowly moved it down, stretching it along the neckline.

Feeling the softness and delicacy from the palm, Zhang Cheng bent down, pressed close to the earlobe of the other party and warned in a low voice: "If I were you, I wouldn't use this inferior way to protect myself. You know, when a woman begins to When beauty and body is used as a tool, men will also use her as a tool, whether it is a tool to vent their desires or a tool to achieve their goals. Now stop the boring seduction or you will regret it soon .”

After all, he had any nostalgia, so he directly withdrew his hand that was still slightly warm, his eyes were still clear and indifferent, and he couldn't see even the slightest sign of being eroded by desire.

Beth undoubtedly noticed this, and forced herself to take a deep breath, muttering to herself: "You are the most sensible man I have ever met, maybe you don't like women..."

Chapter 2 The Dragon Over Old Town

Old Town, on the top floor of the towering tower, a gray-haired old man stood in front of the window, condescendingly watching the chaotic Old Town.

He is none other than "Old Man of Old Town", "Voice of Old Town", "Lord of the Harbor", "Earl of the Tower", "Guardian of the Academy City", "Lighthouse of the South", etc. Leighton Hightower.

As the owner of this city, his heart is full of anger and murderous intent at this moment, wishing he could immediately drive out all the bandits raging in the city.

You must know that since he became obsessed with studying the mysteries of magic, he hid in the tower almost every day and made various attempts, leaving all the trivial matters of managing the territory to his sons, until someone broke into the study and told him loudly The news that the Ironborn captured Old Town finally woke him up, and he began to reflect on whether his actions over the years were wrong.

Of course, compared to those panicked women and servants, Layton Hightower was much calmer, because he knew that the strength of the Iron Islands alone was not enough to break into the upper area of ​​the towering tower.

The reason is simple. This tallest man-made building in the known world is not a military fortress built with huge stones in the ordinary sense.

Its structure and shape are very similar to the castle on Dragonstone Island. It uses a special magic technology to melt the dragon crystal and then cast it directly. Something can destroy it.

According to the research and conjecture of a bachelor, the towering tower is likely to be built by a mysterious creature named "deep diver". The mermaids were completely wiped out by the creatures of the deep sea, leaving only a mysterious tower that cannot be explained at all.

Leighton Hightower didn't know whether this speculation without factual basis was correct, but he knew one thing, that is, since the Hightower family occupied the towering tower, it has never been captured by any military force.

Perhaps Aegon the Conqueror and his dragons were the only force that could pose a threat to the towering tower, but at that time, the leader of the Hightower family, Earl Manfred, wisely chose to form an alliance instead of confrontation, so it was impossible to prove that the dragon Can the flame really melt the tower?

As for the fire attack that Victarion was using, it was hardly a tickle for this high tower. Once the passage was completely sealed off, even if he had a hundred thousand troops, he would not be able to push any further.

"Father, you haven't closed your eyes for a day and a night, you should lie down and rest for a while. Don't worry, Baelor has sent a letter of help to King's Landing and High Court. It won't be long before these bastards will pay for what they have done .” Moloya Hightower comforted softly.

Unlike most of the brothers and sisters who are greedy for enjoyment or are busy fighting for power and profit, she is always by her father's side, helping to decipher those profound and difficult magic knowledge. She has no plans to marry and rarely participates in family management, so she was awarded Nicknamed "Crazy Girl".

"Waiting for rescue? When did the Hightower family fall to the point of needing rescue? Don't you understand? If we can't drive out the ironborn by our own strength, those potential enemies will think we have declined. Then they They will use various methods to test, and then wait for the right time to attack. Look at Stark, Tully, and Baratheon, what happened to these once brilliant families? I will never allow The family is declining and perishing in my hands." Layton clenched his fists and roared angrily.

There was no way not to be angry. After all, when he handed over the rights to his eldest son Baelor, the Hightower family was still one of the top nobles in Westeros. Even Tyrell, the lord of the Reach area, was polite.

But what about now?

Now the bloodthirsty Ironborn is doing whatever they want in the old town, but the Hightower family can only hide in the towering tower and wait for the rescue from the outside world.

The huge psychological gap made this elderly man completely unable to accept the facts in front of him.

Looking at her father's bloodshot eyes, Moluoya sighed helplessly, and just when she was about to say a few more words of comfort, a loud roar suddenly resounded over the city.

At the top of the blue sky, a gigantic monster swooped down at an extremely fast speed, and spewed out a ball of hot flames at an Iron Islands warship docked in the harbor.

The terrifying high temperature instantly engulfed the ship, whether it was the sailors inside or the ship itself, they were all swallowed up by the bright flames.

Accompanied by ear-piercing screams, the battleship quickly sank into the sea amid intense burning.

Because the whole process happened so quickly, many people had no time to react.

However, when the sunlight shone on the scales on the giant beast's body, reflecting dreamlike violet light, Moroya finally recovered from the shock, and murmured to herself, "The dragon...is a dragon! A living dragon!"

"What the hell is going on here?! Could it be that the descendants of the Targaryen family have returned to the Seven Kingdoms?" Leighton turned around and loudly questioned his youngest son, Gunthor, who was guarding the door.

The latter hurriedly smiled wryly and shook his head: "No, father, that dragon does not belong to Targaryen, but to a man named Mason Asprin. It is said that he not only knows how to hatch and tame dragons, but also masters Some kind of powerful magical force."

"Asprin? Why have I never heard of such a family?" Layton subconsciously frowned.