Chapter 289: The hidden power of the keel
The next day, Tyrion received a letter from the scout early in the morning. The letter said that Randyll Tarly from King's Landing had led his army across the Mander River and would arrive at Nightsong City in three days at most.
After reading the letter, the little devil hurriedly walked out of the temporary affairs office and went to report to Drogo.
Drogo already had a rough outline of the war. Taking advantage of his free time, he asked his attendants to light a fire in the study.
Then he carried a wine bag containing kumiss and staggered to the study to read alone.
He wanted to read books about the anecdotes of the Dragon Clan.
These precious volumes of classics were obtained by him from the Free Trade City and brought with him along the way.
It was rare for him to be far away from the hustle and bustle of the camp, and he found peace here.
Drogo leaned against the sun, took a sip of wine and read the description of the dragon bone.
The keel contains high iron content, so it is fire-colored or black. According to the book, the keel is as hard as iron, but the material is extremely light and tough, so it is naturally not afraid of fire.
No wonder the Dothraki regard the dragon bone bow as a rare treasure. With the dragon bone giant bow, the archer can easily exceed the range of the wooden bow as long as he can pull it.
Of course, by reading such books, he wanted to find out how to save the children.
Daenerys took the petrified dragon to the Fourteen Fire Peaks. He felt that it was just one way, and he couldn't relax and find another way.
In fact, Drogo knew very well that the key to reviving the dragon lay in the Gray Queen Missandei.
But Missandei's weirdness makes him very afraid, but if he can't get the dragon to break the seal, he will try to intimidate Missandei at all costs.
"Dong dong dong."
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
Just by hearing the faint footsteps, Drogo could tell that it was the little short-legged imp knocking on the door.
"Come in."
Tyrion opened the door and presented the letter to Drogo.
Drogo only looked at it briefly and then put it down.
Feeling that His Majesty was a little unconcerned, the little devil warned: "Your Majesty, Randyll Tully is very likely to be carrying wildfire. If we stick to Nightsong City, the enemy may find an opportunity to annihilate us."
Drogo shifted his gaze from the page, stared at him and asked, "Then how do you think we should arrange it?"
The little devil cleared his throat: "We can first send two thousand soldiers to Poplar Beach to stop the Highgarden army. With the bravery of our army, we can definitely test the strength of the enemy's army. If there is no wildfire in Randyll Tully's army, then
We defeated them in one fell swoop, and if they used wildfire, our army's casualties could be minimized!"
Drogo heard this and scolded unhappily: "You mean to let my two thousand soldiers become cannon fodder?"
The little devil said with some shame: "I think this is the safest method. Of course, the decision lies with Your Majesty."
Drogo put away his angry expression and said calmly: "I have my own arrangements to find out whether the enemy is real or not. All you need to do is instruct the soldiers to prepare for battle."
As he said that, he continued to open the book and read it intently, as if the little devil didn't exist.
Feeling that he had offended His Majesty, the little devil was very uneasy. He wanted to find some other topics to lighten the atmosphere.
He glanced sideways at the contents of the open book on the table, and asked pretending to be curious: "Your Majesty, why are you reading these books about dragons? You are the father of dragons, aren't you the person who knows the dragons best?
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Drogo raised his head when he heard this. He held the page of the book he was reading with one finger: "Look at me, and then tell me, what did you see?"
Tyrion looked at him suspiciously and said, "I see the greatest king of all time, not long after."
This was an expected answer, and it was also the answer Drogo wanted to hear. He continued: "Yes, I want to unify the seven kingdoms, and I even want to leave my footprints outside your knowledge. , but if I want to be the great you mentioned, I must strengthen myself, and the dragon is my indispensable pioneer!"
Kaa tapped the oak table: "So that's why I read this book."
Tyrion listened to these words quietly and was deeply moved.
Although the man in front of me does not have the surname Targaryen in his name, he has the ability of a son of a true dragon. He is an Unburnt One!
Moreover, he has a long face, is serious and restrained, and can express his emotions and anger, which are the characteristics that a superior person should have.
Thinking that he could no longer disturb him, Tyrion moved his chair, stood up, and excused himself to Drogo.
"Your Majesty, if nothing happens, I will leave first."
Drogo was about to agree, but he remembered that the little devil was once a famous man in King's Landing, so he asked: "My lord, you once served in King's Landing. You must have witnessed the remains of the dragon stored in the Red Keep?"
Tyrion has a morbid fascination with dragons, because riding on the back of a dragon and overlooking the entire world is everyone's dream.
When he first left Casterly Rock to visit King's Landing to attend his sister's wedding to Robert Baratheon, he had made up his mind to see the dragon heads hanging on the walls of the Targaryen throne room.
Although Robert Baratheon had already replaced the faucets with flags and tapestries, Tyrion still refused to give up and finally found their storage place in the dank cellar.
He originally thought that dragon heads must be breathtaking and even daunting, but he never imagined that they could be such beautiful things.
Tyrion replied with an intoxicated expression: "Yes, I have seen them. They are so stunningly beautiful that they are as black as agate, smooth and bright, and seem to sparkle under the light of torches."
"There are nineteen giant dragon skulls in total. It is said that the oldest one has a lifespan of more than three thousand years, and the youngest one is as old as a century and a half. The young dragon's skull is also the smallest. Those two are deformed and grotesque, not much bigger than the skull of a hound. , they are the last two dragons hatched on Dragonstone, the last two of the Targaryen family, and perhaps the last two in the world. They are very short-lived."
"The other dragons were larger than the last. The three largest were the three dragons that Aegon Targaryen and his sisters rode during their conquests. The bard gave them all the names of gods. Names: Balerion, Meraxes and Vhagar, and the largest black keel, Balerion, known as the "Black Death", can definitely swallow a whole buffalo in one bite, or roam the legendary Iban Mammoths in the icy wastes north of the harbor!”
Drogo pondered: "Is Aegon's Black Death as big as my black dragon Drogon?"
Tyrion became shocked and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, its frame is very big, bigger than your black dragon Drogon, and I also discovered a secret!"
Drogo didn't want to let go of anything related to the dragon. He asked anxiously: "What's the secret?"
Tyrion composed himself and said: "It's common knowledge that dragons like fire, so I thought about it and inserted the torch into the Black Death's dragon's mouth. Sure enough, the fire was so bright that the shadow on the wall behind me was Dance wildly on the dragon! If it weren’t for the skin and flesh covering it, I would have thought that the Black Death was not dead yet! Because the flames inspired the secret power of the dragon’s bones! And when I pulled away, I swore that the empty eye sockets of the giant beast were watching. He left with me! It was very scary!”
The secret told by the little devil made Drogo more optimistic about Dany's journey.
He secretly thought excitedly: "It seems that Dany and I's ideas, as well as Quili's warning, are correct. Black Death has been dead for hundreds of years, and its bones can still release the secret power of fire. This shows that the dragon really needs high temperature."
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"And my father left me a giant dragon bone bow. Do you want me to try it?"
Chapter completed!