Game of Thrones: The Arrival of the Dragonborn Chapter 240: Preparing for a Banquet
The day after Veidt arrived at King's Landing, he brought the report about Dorne to the Royal Council for discussion. There was another heated debate.
The first is the conflict in Dorne. It seems that the Yinlenwood family's seizure of power caused civil strife, but the actual reasons behind it are more complicated. It involves the two princes Oberon and Doran, the inheritance of Dorne, which is Werther, and
Werther is also related to King Robert, and maybe all of Westeros will be involved in the war.
Rowan, Hand of the King, represented Robert's opinion and advocated taking this opportunity to send troops to recapture Dorne in one fell swoop. However, the Duke of Metz and Renly, whose territories bordered Dorne, immediately jumped out to oppose it and firmly did not want to go to war with Dorne.
The other ministers did not stand on either side, advocating that the Dornish people should solve the problem themselves. No matter how far the matter develops, they will not send a single soldier.
There are sufficient reasons for the three different attitudes.
Robert looked a little dissatisfied at his younger brother Renly. He had been close to the Duke of Metz since his marriage. This time he was not even on his side. Robert asked: "Renly, with the strength of the Stormlands, plus the strength of the River,
There is also Witte in the Bayland. It shouldn't be difficult to conquer Dorne. This is an achievement that will be remembered forever. Why don't you want to fight?"
Renly played with the wine glass in his hand: "Robert, it's easy to defeat the Dornish people on a frontal battlefield, but in the past 300 years, don't you know the character of the Dornish people?"
Renly turned to look at Prime Minister Rowan again: "We can occupy the entire territory of Dorne in two months, and then what? No one in the Stormland dares to sleep at night, and endless assassins are waiting to wipe your neck at night.
!I’m not worried about my own safety, but other people are in trouble, and even eating a piece of bread might be poisoned to death!”
Prime Minister Rowan also gave his reason: "If we use the excuse of purging the Yinlenwood family of the Seizers and send troops to assist the nobles who are currently opposing him, we can gain the support of most of the Dornish nobles after the occupation, and wait for peace
Sign an agreement to annex the kingdom."
Stannis turned a golden dragon between his fingers, and the ten-jeweled ring shone extremely brightly: "I bet a golden dragon that he won't be able to sign your agreement! The Dornish people would rather pay money as a reward than sign any annexation agreement.
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The reasons were all sufficient, and Robert was also in trouble. He saw someone leaning on the back of a chair with his eyes closed, and slammed the table: "Witt, don't pretend to be asleep!"
"I'm listening!" Werther opened his eyes: "After you have said so much, don't forget the most important point. Doran and Oberon were only seriously injured and unconscious. They are not dead yet!"
Robert: "All the news in Sunspear comes from the Yinlonwood family. The two of them are like dead people and may lose their lives at any time. Is there any way you can save them?"
"No." Before Vert came to King's Landing, Nymeria had already launched a rescue operation, and the rescue effort naturally failed because no one could be found.
Mace Tyrell continued: "Duke Werther, what if you rode on the dragon and went directly to destroy the Yinlonwood family?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present looked at him helplessly. Varys smiled and said: "Dorn does not legally belong to the kingdom. Lord Witte is the Duke of Tyrosh, the king's biological brother. Once he takes action, he will
This is equivalent to the Seven Kingdoms officially declaring war on Dorne."
"Witt, the Dornish people say that this matter is caused by Oberon and you, you must come up with a plan!" Robert was thinking about it, and he was a little confused, and he blamed it all on Werther, a smart man.<
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Witte: "My opinion is: wait!"
Robert: "What are you waiting for?"
Wirt: "Wait until my and Nymeria's child is born!"
Prime Minister Rowan thought of a lot at the moment: "Lord Werther, Prince Oberon."
Werther interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "I can't command Prince Oberon, and it's none of my business that he and Doran were injured in the fire. I never do anything like fire poisoning or anything like that when I want to kill someone. I just do it directly."
Take action."
Robert became a little interested: "Witt, do you mean that the Dornish people want your children to inherit Dorne?"
"Not only am I waiting, but many nobles in Dorne are also waiting. Only the Yinlonwood family doesn't want to wait. What the people of Dorne are waiting for is whether Nymeria can give birth to a healthy child!"
Werther did not tell anything about Oberon. Oberon had many games with him, and his mentality changed along the way. After the news of Yin Geng's death spread, Oberon completely fell to Werther's side. Specifically, not
There were many gaps between Werther, Oberon and Werther, and they ignored each other when they met. Oberon fell in love with the child in the belly of his daughter Nymeria, the future Dragon King of Dorne.
In this era, even if there is healing magic that can protect the lives of mothers and children, many children still cannot survive due to various reasons. Moreover, there are also cases of the Targaryen family giving birth to deformed babies. The Werther and Targaryen families are both dragon kings.
Many people are worried about whether Nymeria's child is normal. If it is stillborn or deformed, they will have no goal to fight for.
Robert held the cup tightly: "If your child is to inherit Dorne, then Tristan Martell must die!"
Varys was smiling all over his face: "So, Earl Yinlenwood allowed his daughter to marry Tristan and took him away under house arrest. On the contrary, he helped Lord Werther."
Witte turned to look at him. It seemed that someone around Earl Yinlenwood was asking him to do these things. On the surface, it was beneficial to the Yinlonwood family. To protect Tristan, it seemed that he would be able to reach the pinnacle of power soon. In fact, it was
Yin Lunwood was put on the fire and became a victim, and it seems that Varys was also involved.
Werther blinked at him, and Wallis touched his bald head. The two of them were silent, neither admitting nor denying. On the stage of power, there are no good or bad people. They all stand on different sides to gain benefits for themselves!
Everyone present is digesting Witte's words. Because behind an unborn child, there is a game of forces among many parties, and they even do not hesitate to start a war, and no one knows how many people will die.
Robert: "Wait then, maester, and tell Dorne that the council is still discussing."
Luo Wan: "Then let's discuss the winter food issue."
Werther and Renly returned to the magic school and gave the students several theoretical lessons.
Then all the magicians still in King's Landing were called to the school conference room for a meeting. Renly, Jon, Qyburn, Thoros, and Moroa all sat together honestly with pens and paper.
Jiujian Li De, who is 14 years old this year, also passed the graduation test not long ago and became an official magician.
Witte's understanding of magic has gradually deepened, and after absorbing Duneville's knowledge, he now needs to set a direction for the subsequent development of magic.
Each magician has different natural qualifications. There is an upper limit to magic power, but there is no upper limit to knowledge. The lack of natural strength can be made up for in other ways.
Witte wrote a few words on the blackboard: alchemy, formation, and magic casting. Then he explained it to everyone.
"The first is alchemy. This is the knowledge that all magicians are studying now. Some people have already made some tricks. For example, Renly almost poisoned himself to death."
"Hahaha!" A group of people laughed.
Witte: "The next step is to restructure the kingdom's magic management. Qyburn, Thoros, and Moroya, the three of you will work part-time in the newly established Magic Management Committee, as well as Dr. Marwin of the Academy. The king has approved it.
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"Formal official magic official position? Not bad." Cobain touched the pen.
Witte: "Some basic potion formulas in alchemy were submitted to the Magic Management Committee for review by the three magic schools of King's Landing, Academy City and Tyrosh. After approval, they were officially registered and every magician can buy them with money in the future.
The right recipe."
Renly added: "This means that magicians can use these certified formulas in the future to make potions and sell alchemical potions to the public!"
"That's right! Ordinary people don't dare to drink alchemy potions. With the Kingdom certification, they can buy them with confidence." Soros spends money lavishly, and he has a way to make money.
Witte: "This is not only relevant to you, but also to many magicians who are not very talented. They also have a livelihood. There is no war in peace. They can plant or look for alchemy materials to sell. Those with a little money can also open a shop to sell them.
Potions and weak treatment potions should be the best-selling products, and hunters will also like night vision potions."
Then Witte pointed to the formation science and magic casting science: "I sorted out these two subjects not long ago and separated them from the five series of magic. You should have heard of or seen the Eye of Witte in Tyrosh City.
The thing is made by combining the science of formation and magic casting."
"Valyrian steel is the best material for conducting magic, but it's not the only one. Other materials are less effective, but they are enough to make a small object." Werther smiled and asked Jon Snow to remove the long sword from his waist.
To yourself.
Werther held the long sword in one hand, and the magic power surged across the sword body in the other hand, and complex purple magic lines appeared on the sword body.
With a slight wave of the long sword, the long sword lit up with white light. After 1 minute, the light disappeared and the magic lines also disappeared.
Witte: "Attaching a magic circle to an object, although it cannot achieve a permanent effect like Valyrian steel, can sometimes play a role once used. For example, the wall of a magic school, isn't it very effective?" p>
Witte used the summoning technique again, and a pile of broken human bones appeared, constantly rotating and combining, and a huge skeleton nearly four meters high squatted in front of Witte.
Witte: "These are advanced advanced magic applications, as well as higher-level magic. I will teach them at the magic school in Tyroshi. The qualification for entering the magic school in Tyroshi is to first become an official magician in the kingdom.
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"This is good, I'm willing to learn!" Coburn was the first to speak. He couldn't run fast because of his age. He wanted to learn anything to improve his strength. When he saw the huge skeleton giant, his eyes went straight.
Witte: "But because of the shortage of mages in King's Landing, let's do this. You organize a study tour. All the mages and apprentices in King's Landing will go to Tyrosh to live for a year. This will neither delay your studies nor your teaching."
Renly grinned at the side, understanding that Werther was poaching people for Tyrosh again. Qyburn and others would definitely return to King's Landing if they had jobs, but those apprentices would probably not be able to come back.
"Lord Werther, I'm serving in the city defense army, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it for a year." Jon Snow was originally very happy, but was a little frustrated when he heard that he was only teaching in Tyrosh.
Werther: "Every loss must be a gain. I'll go to Robert and ask him to keep his position for you."
"Great, thank you, master!" Jon bowed deeply to Werther.
Werther: "By the way, write to Robb and ask him to come to Tyrosh and bring his underage wife with him."
"Okay! Robb will definitely come!" Jon replied firmly, throwing the golden cloak on his shoulders behind him.
Renly said at this time: "I won't go for now. Margaery is about to give birth. I will come back in a month or two after the baby is born."
Witte nodded. Margaery was pregnant first. With Renly, a magician, there should be no danger in giving birth: "When the time comes, you can bring Margaery and the baby to Tyrosh."
"No problem! Margaery has lived in Storm's End for a long time, and she just went on a trip after giving birth." Renly loves Margaery, but this kind of love is not love, he and Loras are love. Renly said to Margaery
Geli is more about family affection, and the brother-sister relationship between her and her smart wife, who is like a good assistant and a good partner.
In the next few days, the children in the school were very excited when they heard that they were going to Tyrosh. Most of the apprentices in the magic school in the city were civilians, while all the apprentices in the magic school in King's Landing were from noble families and their families were rich.
Groups of people went to the city to buy things, clothes, food, and all kinds of packages piled up in their bedrooms.
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Werther ignored them and only told them that they had better go to the port to familiarize themselves with the boat first, so as not to get seasick and end up being dragged to the island of Tyrosi like a dead dog by their classmates. p>
Witte's proposal was successfully passed. People who leave will not come back. In the future, various alchemical potions can be purchased, and you can even hire magicians to set up magic circles in your own home. This is a great thing for the development of the kingdom. In the next few days, Witte taught some basic knowledge of formations to give the mages a preview. In addition to training every morning, he wandered around King's Landing until he waited for a letter from Storm's End. Renly wanted to leave immediately after receiving the letter. When Werther found out, he pulled him onto the Dragon Flight.
Little Rose is about to give birth, and no matter how big the matter is, she has to let go. This is not only Renly's child, but also Werther's child.
Every time Audaweiying flaps its wings, it can fly a long distance in the air. When encountering rising thermal airflow, it can even fly by gliding without moving its wings for several minutes.
As for Renly's little dragon, its wings are not as large as those of an adult dragon, so it has to flap its wings constantly to fly. But fortunately, Odaweying is big enough, and when the little dragon is tired, it can land on it and carry it with it. "Renly, can you jump down now?" Above Storm's End, Veidt was about to check whether Renly was ready to ride the dragon.
"No problem, I often practice on the top of the Tower of Storm's End." After Renly finished speaking, he jumped down and landed first.
Witte jumped down immediately, and the two fell rapidly in the air, gliding one after another into Storm's End Castle.
When the people in the city saw the two dragons and the two people appearing in the sky, they relaxed their nervousness and began to prepare for the next banquet.
When the Duke has his first child, in the tradition of Westeros, a grand banquet will be held. Those who have no money will only host a few close relatives and friends, while those who are rich will host a banquet for the entire castle, and even the servants and grooms can have a meal.
Good meal.
As for how much money Duke Renly of Storm's End has, no one can say for sure. They only know that a small workshop owner in Storm's End can spend dozens of gold dragons at any time, and Storm's End has been shopping for ingredients a few days ago.
Chef. According to some suppliers, Renly not only wants to entertain the people in the castle, but he plans to entertain the whole city!
Although the commoners and workers may only get one honey bread, how many people are there in Storm's End now? With this wealth, I am afraid that the position of the richest man in Westeros will be confirmed.
But they don't know that the money Renly spends on treating guests and sending flowers can be recovered soon. If a commoner eats a honey bread and doesn't give a gift in return? Even if each person gives a bouquet of flowers, Renly can still sell it to the perfume merchant for a good price.
.Not to mention the gifts given to people with some status should not be disrespectful, at least they should be consistent with their status.
The owner of the blacksmith shop won't give you a good sword? The pork dealer won't give you a good cured ham? The wealthy knight won't give you a decorative vase?
He spends money to entertain the whole city and gets everything back as long as he eats it. Renly is very smart now.