Time flies so fast, one month has passed in the blink of an eye.
Witte took Tyrosh officials to the fiefdom of Orion Velaryon. Seagull Island is very close to the Rift Wind Cape. A lot of wood and raw materials can be transported here easily. When the weather is good, you can often see it.
See a sailboat dragging a bunch of logs and sailing in the sea.
A large arc-shaped deep-water port on the island was filled with warships. When the soldiers walked off the ship in neat lines, the shipwrights also boarded the ship with hammers and saws to start repair work.
Further away from the port is an endless shipyard. The water here is shallower and heavy-carrying ships cannot enter, so Oren has planned it as a shipbuilding area. Countless workers are busy inside, and some of the buildings belonging to Tyrosh are under construction.
There are warships, merchant ships from various nobles in the Stepped Stone Islands, and ships with strange styles that have taken on shipbuilding orders from other regions.
Werther asked the two people around him: "O'Leon, Hopper, you two are admirals. Are these warships bought from Mill City useful?"
In the dry dock, a warship is supported by dozens of wooden piles. Workers are using shovels to remove the barnacles attached to the hull and painting the hull white and red.
The two of them looked at each other and planned to tell the truth. Hopper winked at Oren and asked Oren, the number one man in the navy, to speak.
"Duke Werther, Myr's warships are all made of fine wood. They are very strong and have excellent craftsmanship. But..." Oren stopped.
"We haven't seen each other for just a few months. Have you become stupid while basking in the sun on the sea? Why are you so hesitant when talking to me?" Werther took out a few pieces of military chocolate from his pocket and threw them to the two of them.
Hobo reached out to catch it, and immediately opened the paper package and started eating: "Haha, good stuff from the Stormland. This rich cocoa smell reminds me of the taste of my hometown. It's so sweet that I feel dizzy after eating too much!"
Orion: "This is for emergency nutritional supplements for soldiers. If you like to eat, buy the 'Wyvern' chocolate from Storm's End. The mint flavor is very comfortable."
Wirth: "If you two have something to say, just say it. If you don't say it, just write a written report to me!"
Orion Velaryon, the naval commander in charge of external operations, his position is a military position belonging to the Seven Kingdoms. Under Veidt's military position, the Kingdom also bears half of his salary. However, all the people he leads
Werther was in charge of the troops and warships. The royal family gave Werther a title, and Werther was responsible for raising the soldiers himself. It seemed like a big loss, but this was a situation where a large number of professional soldiers could exist in the Seven Kingdoms without being investigated. No amount of nobles could ask for it.
military position.
If other nobles raise so many soldiers during non-war periods, not to mention the financial cost, even the neighboring nobles will immediately doubt whether you want to rob them, and even the king will doubt whether you want to rebel! If you don't want to save your life,
If you are besieged, your troops must be disbanded. Therefore, in the entire Seven Kingdoms today, the only ones who can legally maintain a large number of military forces are the king, the four guardians of the southeast, northwest, the highly autonomous Dorne, and the current guardian of the Strait, Witte.
Of course, those powerful nobles actually raise a lot of private soldiers, such as the Hightower family and the Redwyne family in the River Bend. Their huge armies and fleets far exceed those of the Tyrell family guarding the southern border, but on the surface, others
They are all called caravans, which is a matter left over from history.
The same is true for Werther himself. The navy commander Orion Velaryon leads a legal army, and the coastal fleet led by the coastal defense officer Hobb Redwin is Werther's private army in Tyrosh, but it is not open to the outside world.
It is a unified name.
"Don't write a report, I'm just going to say it!" Oren is good at writing, but he gets a headache when he thinks about the format of official documents required by Witte.
"Myr's warships are good ships, but they don't quite match our Tyrosh fleet's ships. Our ships are new models and faster, while Myr's warships are slower, which will slow down the expedition."
The speed of the entire fleet."
The Duke spent a lot of money to buy a warship, but his subordinates don’t want it. It offends people to say this. There is nothing to say about his maritime combat capabilities. I don’t want to offend anyone when I do anything. At the same time, I can also provide some benefits to my colleagues and take care of all aspects. Illegitimate son
This is the character of Oren who was born.
Hobb Redwin is different. Although he was looked down upon for his cowardice as a child, he is still the second son of a powerful family. He has the support of his family as an adult. In the past two years, with the support of his family, his territory of Torture Abyss has also developed.
He has a decent appearance, and he has gradually gained some responsibility and ability. He is no longer the "drooling knight" who was the second ancestor who relied on his family's merits to change his title.
"What about you? Hopper, tell me what you think." The two of them must have discussed it in private first, so Werther followed the topic and asked.
Hopper: "Duke Werther, the inconsistent ship speed is a big problem. I have discussed with Commander O'Rene that my close defense fleet does not need such fast ship speed. You can give me these ships and I will send the new model
The ship was transferred to the High Seas Navy."
Witte thought carefully and realized that this was not a bad idea, and then said to the two of them: "Your idea is good! There are more than these ships bought from Mil. After a while, there will probably be more than fifty ships coming here to be repaired and painted.
Hopper, Oren, take this opportunity to replace all the coastal defense ships with Myr-type ships. You two must organize the handover."
Hopper: "Yes!"
"Yes! Duke Werther has bought so many ships. Is this going to be a military operation?" Oren is looking forward to the next war.
There were many workers in the shipyard, and it was noisy and busy. Werther did not answer him, but just nodded.
Seeing Werther nodding, O'Leon straightened his body and gave a military salute to Werther, and Hopper next to him immediately followed suit.
The two great figures of the Stepstone Islands, the Earl of Seagull Island and the Earl of Torture Abyss, stood up straight and saluted Duke Werther in the noisy shipyard. Some people thought that Werther was saving face and did such ritualistic things. But some smart people discovered that
A clue began to spread among the boatmen.
The Duke of Ruins and the Second Son Islands! This is because the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms did not add any curse words for the sake of Werther, but the content is actually extremely insulting. First, it is to laugh at a group of people who left the good family territory and went to the Stone Steps Islands.
This is a difficult land to open up wasteland. Secondly, the earls and knights of the Stepstone Islands today basically rely on the merits of their respective families to reach their positions. The nobles of the seven countries often laugh at these second-generation ancestors for their incompetence.
Are you telling a lie? No, it’s the truth. Except for Ashara who was cut down by his own two long swords, the other people on the Stepstone Islands, including Garland Tyrell, Earl of Bloodstone Port, and O, Earl of Seagull Island,
Ren Velaryon, Lord Hob Redwyne of Torment Pit, Lord Andrew Ysmond of Grovehall, Gunthor Hightower, Lord of Crab Chopper, Lord Arad Seaworth of Stormhaven, Gray Gallows Island
Ser Dickon Tarly and Ser Balon Swann of Fire Island, all of them became lords through the merits of their families.
Anyone who is still venting their anger has to fight for it! Among these people, there are some who are already capable, and there are also real second-generation ancestors, but since following Werther, Werther has given up on territorial governance, economic and agricultural development, and military affairs.
With unreserved guidance, the nobles of the Stepped Islands now feel that they have grown up and are in urgent need of a war to clear their names.
Werther had long understood their thoughts. War cannot be started just by launching it. Like Meereen, where many warring parties are not our own, Werther did not care so much and just did it on his own. But when it comes to his own army,
The things involved are complicated. Witte himself calculated that for an ordinary soldier in Tyroshi City, the cost of recruitment, shipping, equipment, training and military pay, etc., for a soldier exceeds 5
The cost of the golden dragon, senior officers and warships must be calculated separately.
After the battle, all these golden dragons evaporated. It was impossible for Werther to organize the entire battle in order to reduce losses. When encountering problems, he would go to fight by himself. In this case, who is the Duke?
A sentence like this suddenly appeared in Werther's mind: "Your Majesty, the toilet in Tyrosh Port is blocked again!"
Before returning to Tyrosh, Witte took a trip around each island to inspect the development of their territories.
A small amount of vegetables and crops have been harvested for two seasons. This small amount of production is not expected to solve the food supply, but is only used as an experimental field for breeding and seedling cultivation. It will take two or three years for the newly planted fruit trees in various places to be harvested.
By then there will be a lot more varieties of fruit wine.
Skull Island is a volcanic island with many rocks. The volcanic ash brings various nutrients. A large amount of pasture is planted on the island. Groups of goats gnaw one after another and then change places to gnaw. They are working hard to grow meat and will have a good future.
Let the dragon eat it, and Werther will pay according to how many sheep the dragon eats. There is a castle on the island that belongs to Dickon Tully. The residents have been tested and screened for loyalty before they can go to the island. They usually raise and eat sheep.<
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The light sailing ship Asha and Theon took also arrived at Skull Island, and the islanders took them to a hill to find Witte.
"I always thought that the islands in the world's archipelago were all very small, but they turned out to be so big!" Theon complained to his sister. There are no roads at all on this island. There are sharp volcanic rocks everywhere, and the place to step is very small. If you are not careful, you will fall.
Will fall.
Asha: "Have we not been to Bloodstone Island before?"
Theon: "We came by boat at that time, and we stayed in the military camp during the war and didn't go anywhere, so I always thought that every island here could be seen in full view just by standing on the hillside." p>
The islander who led the way was wearing a linen robe and a cloak, walking quickly in front of the two people, and had to stop and wait for them every distance. At this time, he continued: "The area of Skull Island ranks last among the Stepped Islands.
Three, don’t underestimate this place. Skull Island is more than ten kilometers wide and almost eighty kilometers long. It will take several days to walk from one end to the other."
The difficult journey made Asha and Theon sit on the ground so tired: "Since it is so big, doesn't Duke Werther build a road here?"
"Haha." The islander took off a water bag from his waist and threw it to Asha: "This island is for dragons to live in. They are the masters here. Humans are just guests."
After Asha took a few sips, she threw the water bag to Xion, and then asked: "Hey, the dragon is not on the island, why did Duke Werther come to a place like this?"
The islander pointed to a broken rock nearby: "Did you see that black rock? It was originally on the black rock wall on the other side."
Theon also discovered that the color of the stone was completely different from the rocks on the ground.
"Duke Werther will train with the dragon on the island." The islanders don't need to keep it secret. Every time Werther and the dragon fight, the movement cannot be hidden even if they want to. Some passing merchant ships even stop nearby to watch the battle.
, look at those colorful magics.
A breeze blew by, and Xion saw that the islanders had weapons hidden under their sleeves and robes, and tied the weapons to their forearms and legs in a strange way, and asked: "I see that you are very skilled, just look for it."
What better thing to do than herd sheep here?"
"I was originally a squad leader in the Tyrosh Navy, but I was rejected as a Blade Runner, so I stayed here to continue training. Many people on the island are like me." Those who can apply for a Blade Runner
People are all elites with both strength and intelligence. Even if they are not selected, they are still the best among them. He knows what he should say and what he should not say. Today, these words were ordered by Witte to explain to the Theon siblings.
"Blade warriors? An elite force?" Xion became interested.
"Let's talk while walking." After resting for a while, the islander led the two of them on their way. "The blade warrior's duties are somewhat different. The first duty is not to protect the Duke or his family, but to protect the dragon and its descendants.
."
Asha thought of the book she read in Winterfell: "It's a bit like the Dragon Guard of the Targaryen family in the story."
"Those people can only be called senior grooms!" The islander's face under the hood was full of disdain. He stopped and waved one hand in front of him, and a silver flying knife appeared in his hand: "
Take it and have a look."
Sien took the flying knife and looked at it carefully. It looked like it was not a magic weapon. There were two blood grooves on the blade, but the material was very special. Sien blew on the blade with his mouth, and a clear metallic sound sounded: "
Made of silver?"
The use of silver to make weapons is only done by aristocratic gentlemen who have nothing to do but have enough to eat. Silver weapons that break at the touch of steel weapons can only be used as decorations.
"There are dragons and children of the forest in this world. These are just creatures, but are there dark and evil creatures?" The islander's tone sounded like a question, but also like an affirmation.
"Dark creatures? White Walkers!" Theon was startled. In Winterfell in the north, everyone can tell a story about White Walkers.
"White ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and even demons may exist, and to kill these monsters, only the most elite human warriors can use weapons to restrain them. The Blade Warrior Guardian Dragon is for the survival of the entire human race.
!I'm still far behind, and I'm working hard to practice." After the islander finished speaking, he touched the dragon head necklace around his neck, looked at the top of the mountain in the distance with a pious expression, pointed there and said to Xion and the two.
"Master Werther is on the top of the mountain, I will send you here."
After saying that, he ran down the mountain, stepping on the protruding rocks accurately with every step. He covered a long distance in one step, far exceeding the speed when he brought the two of them here.
"Thank you very much!" Asha and Xion understood that the ordinary shepherd in front of them was a rare master who could easily enter the top three in a martial arts tournament, but this kind of master could not even compete with the Blade Warrior he mentioned.