Chapter 158 Preparations for Return

"Come and see, come and see! This is the dragon-slaying sword used by Knight Savin of the 'Mirror Shield'!"

At a market in the north of Steel Street in King's Landing, a vendor held a shining long sword high and boasted loudly.

Unfortunately, no one passing by stopped to listen to his lies, except Samwell Caesar.

The hawker looked at Samwell's clothes and the attendants behind him, and his eyes suddenly lit up——

The fat sheep is coming!

"Sir, this sword is most suitable for a brave knight like you! For only ten gold coins! Ten gold dragons, this sword will be yours!"

Samwell took the sword with a smile, looked at it, shook his head and said:

"too expensive."

"How much do you think is appropriate?"

Samwell showed five fingers.

"Five golden dragons?" The vendor struggled for a while before gritting his teeth and said, "Okay! Five golden dragons then!"

Samwell still shook his head: "I said five copper coins."

"Copper coins?" The hawker suddenly jumped up, "Are you kidding me!"

Samwell pinched the blade of the sword and exerted slight force. This "dragon-slaying sword" actually made an unbearable creaking sound, as if it was about to break in the next second.

"Is this the dragon-slaying sword of Savin the 'Mirror Shield'?"

The vendor's expression suddenly changed, but he still managed to hold on and said: "Of course! This is the sword that Knight Savin used back then..."

"Savin is not a knight, he is a hero from the ancient times." Samwell pointed out unceremoniously, "The chivalry system had not been established at that time. Could you be a little more careful when you brag next time?"

The hawker's face turned red, and it took him a long time before he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Five copper coins then!"

"There are only four left now."

"Four?" the vendor called again.

"Just wait a moment and it will be three more."

"Then four copper coins!" the vendor said dejectedly.

"Katu, pay." Samwell waved to the attendant behind him, and then threw the "Dragon-Slaying Sword" into the cart.

It was already filled to the brim with all kinds of weird stuff.

After paying the money, the master and servant continued shopping.

Not long after, Samwell stopped again.

A vendor in front of him was bragging about a white bone carved with twisted patterns, saying it was the leg bone of a giant dragon.

Samwell smiled and asked the vendor to show him the "dragon bone". As soon as he took it, he heard a familiar voice behind him:

"Lord Caesar, that is the leg bone of a buffalo. Don't let him fool you."

Samwell turned around and saw Garlan Tyrell, and behind him, his sister Margaery Tyrell and Natalie Dayne, who was increasingly becoming his follower.

The two girls wore similar styles of floral dresses, with the same bright smiles on their faces, like a pair of sisters.

Samwell said hello to a few people, and then saw Natalie coming over and curiously poking the bones in his hand with her fingers:

"Lord Caesar, do you want to buy this bone?"

"yes."

When Samwell said yes, the hawker suddenly became excited and said quickly:

"Sir, this dragon bone was left behind by the 'Black Death' Balerion back then! It's worth thousands of gold! If you want it, I'll only charge you a hundred gold dragon bones."

Before Samwell could speak, Garland said disdainfully: "A cow leg bone is sold for a hundred gold dragons. Do you think we are fools?"

The hawker scratched his neck: "Master, this is really a dragon bone! I dare to swear to the Seven Gods!"

Samwell seemed to believe Garland's words and returned the bones, ignoring the hawker.

Margaery saw the cart in the hands of Samwell's attendant and all the messy things inside, and she couldn't help laughing and said:

"Sam, are you here to hunt for treasure?"

"Yes." Samwell nodded seriously.

"Then you have to be careful. King's Landing has the most liars in the Seven Kingdoms."

And it is the most brilliant. Samwell understands it deeply.

"Don't worry, I will pay attention."

Margery didn't try to persuade her, and instead said:

"By the way, Sam, we plan to return tomorrow, heading south from Rose Avenue. Miss Natalie has agreed to go with us. Do you want to go with us too?"

Natalie immediately added: "Yes, Sam, Miss Margaery also invited me to be a guest in Highgarden to see the sea of ​​golden roses on the banks of the Mander River. I heard it is very beautiful!"

Samwell shook his head with some regret: "I'm sorry, ladies, I have made an appointment with Sir Horace to return with the Arbor Island fleet. However, as soon as I return to the territory, I will go to Highgarden to see Mace.

Duke, if Natalie is still here, maybe we will meet again."

Natalie was a little disappointed when she heard this, so she had to say: "Okay, then you have to come to High Court quickly, I'll wait for you."

"Okay, Sam, remember to come, grandma has been asking to see you." Margaery winked playfully at Samwell.

When he heard that the "Queen of Thorns" wanted to see him, Samwell touched the tip of his nose uncomfortably, always feeling that the old lady was going to settle accounts with him.

"Okay, I will go as soon as possible."

"Well, I'll see you in High Court."

"See you in High Court."

Samwell stood there and watched several people leave.

In fact, it's not that he doesn't want to go with the beautiful woman, but that he has more important things to transport back by sea, and he doesn't trust others to hand them over, so he makes an excuse and says he wants to go with the Qingting Island fleet.

And what he wanted to transport was the dragon skull.

Now that he knows that these things can increase attributes, Samwell will naturally not let them continue to gather dust in the Red Keep.

He has hired a cargo ship to transport all the dragon skulls back to Yingzui Island.

In order to deceive others, Samwell went to the major markets in King's Landing and bought a lot of dragon-related things, including statues, paintings, handicrafts, and even the so-called dragon-slaying sword and dragon eggs.

, keels and the like.

Even though he knew these were all fake and deceptive goods, Samwell still pretended to be the one who took advantage of them and bought them all.

When the time comes, he can mix the real keel among these fakes and send them on the cargo ship to avoid attracting unnecessary attention.

Thinking of this, Samwell picked up the cow leg bone again and said:

"I want this 'keel'."

The hawker's eyes suddenly lit up, but before he could be happy, he heard Samwell continue: "Three copper coins. I'll take it if you want."

The hawker pretended to struggle for a long time before saying: "Deal!"

After saying that, he quickly stuffed the bone over, as if he was afraid that Samwell would regret it.

Seeing Samwell throw the "Dragon Bone" onto the cart, the attendant Catu couldn't hold it any longer and asked:

"Master, since you know these are fake, why do you still buy them?"

Samwell shook his head and said: "Fake, real, real, fake, can you really tell the difference? Since you can't tell the difference, then the fake is real, the real is fake, the real is fake,

Why be more serious?"

Katu was knocked unconscious and did not dare to say anything. He had to push the cart and follow the pace of the owner again to continue the treasure hunt.

It wasn't until the evening that Samwell finally stopped and "returned with a full load."

When he directed the guards to carry all the dragon treasures onto the cargo ship, the captain looked at Samwell as if he were a fool.

So when night fell, the "idiot" in the captain's eyes boldly carried the real dragon skull onto the ship without causing any disturbance.

However, Samwell failed to move all nineteen keel bones away. This was not because he had a conscience and wanted to leave some memories for the Baratheon family, but because they were too big.

Twelve keels are too big to reach Blackwater Bay through the secret passage. There is enough space at the other end of the secret passage, but it leads to the Red Keep, and Samwell cannot carry the keels with such arrogance.

Exit from the Red Fort gate.

That's too ostentatious.

Although the Baratheon family doesn't care about these relics from the previous dynasty, it is impossible to tolerate him stealing things so unscrupulously.

So Samwell ended up removing only seven of the smaller keels.

This should be enough for him to eat for a while. After all, up to now, the first dragon bone can still make bone soup with added properties.

As for the rest of the keel, let's store it in the Red Keep first. Sooner or later, he will come back to get it.

Early the next morning, Samwell first went to see Margaery and her party off, then returned to his residence and began to pack his luggage and prepare to set off.
To be continued...