The nobles have left, but Tyrosh is still prosperous, with an endless stream of merchant ships coming and going, and merchants bragging in the tavern about how good their products are.
The few additional ministers will not be able to realize any changes in a short period of time, and people will really feel the military mobilization.
The original Tyrosi navy had one internal and external structure. The coastal defense force was small and the ships were smaller. All the sophisticated equipment was in the navy. Now that Witte has money, he has brought the coastal defense force to the same level as the regular army. In terms of scale,
There is still a gap between the Northern Army and there is no problem in assisting Lys and Volantis in clearing out the pirates.
The former Tyrosh City Defense Force, which has been renamed the Army, has undergone the biggest change. After the Dornish War, more than 200 people died in the team of 1,000 people. After the baptism of the war, nearly 800 veterans were left to gain combat experience in this peaceful era.
It is very rich.
The city of Tyrosh left a hundred people as officers to command and train the expanded city defense army. They were disabled during the Dornish War or had families, so they could no longer march long distances to fight. So staying in Tyrosh was considered a good job.
Good job.
The remaining 700 people followed Ashara by boat to the East Coast Port. Witte asked Ashara to form an army of 2,000 people here. The East Coast Port will be their permanent base.
The disputed land is not peaceful. It has not been occupied by a fixed force for hundreds of years. Except for a few local farmers living here, there are also a large number of wanderers and fugitives living here. As the port and the town develop, many people have transformed into
Bandits, the Tyroshi people are rich, so large bandit gangs have gradually developed in some densely forested areas.
Maintaining a standing army of two thousand men, plus the private armies and levied militia of the lords of each region, is enough to deal with bandits and bandits.
The Northern Navy also took Tyrion to the city of Myr. If the chaos in Myr is not resolved sooner or later, it will turn into a bandit den.
The city of Tyroshi is full of soldiers wearing military uniforms. They are walking hurriedly through the streets carrying standard waterproof leather bags. After the order is issued, the soldiers who have finished their vacation will start their journey.
In an orchard in the southern suburbs, a farmer carried a bucket and fetched water from the reservoir to the pear orchard again and again. Another farmer sat under the shade of a tree and chewed a weed boredly.
"Hurry up, Hopper, finish the work here and let's go to the city!" The farmer sitting under the shade of the tree was giving orders.
"Got it!"
Another farmer replied with a smile, and then turned around with vicious eyes: When I gain the power of my master, you will be the first one I kill!
The farmer who was working was named Hopper, and he had no surname. His ancestors had been farmers for generations. The one who was sitting lazy under the shade of the tree was named José Harma. Both of them came from outside the city of Kaho in the north.
In the small village, we have known each other since childhood. Ha Mao was the surname he added after following his master.
Kahor City in the north is a castle in the territory of the Karstark family. Winter is coming, and all the land under the jurisdiction of Kahor City is covered with ice and snow and cannot be cultivated.
In previous years when we encountered this kind of long winter, in order to save food according to the tradition of northerners, the elderly could only go out to work as mercenaries, and they all hoped that they would die in battle and not increase the burden on their families. In the past ten years, agriculture has made progress.
Northern farmers relied on planting cold-resistant crops and pastures to deliver a large amount of supplies to the lords, and they were able to have enough to eat, but winter came again.
Fortunately, the Duke of Tyrosh and the Duke of Winterfell signed an agreement, and the lords in the north can lease land in the disputed area at a very low price. The two of them don't know about other places in the north. There are a large number of farmers in the Kahor City territory.
A large number of people came to the south by boat. When they arrived in Tyrosi, they registered that they had experience in planting fruit trees, so they were hired by the orchard owner to take care of his pear orchard.
The afternoon sun in Tyrosh is no longer harsh, and coupled with the warm sea breeze, the sun is very comfortable on people. However, Joss is listless sitting under the shade of a tree, leaving Hobo to work alone.
It wasn't until dinner time after the sun set that Joss jumped up from the ground and walked to Hobo: "You go to eat first, and I'll find two good clothes."
After Jos spoke, he quickly ran out of the opera house.
"If you want to order me, I will kill you sooner or later!" Hobo looked at his back, threw the bucket to the ground and cursed.
Hopper, whose hands and feet were covered in dirt, did not put away the farm tools. He even kicked the bucket on the ground and thought: As long as I complete this task, you will grant me eternal life. I will wear the best leather clothes.
I want to use gold to make a belt, and I want to find ten women!
"Hahaha." Hobo laughed and went back to the manor for dinner.
That night, Dickon Tarly and Jojen Reed were drinking in a tavern.
Jojen is as good at summoning as Qyburn, but Jojen likes to summon various weapons. Witte's guidance for his learning is mainly martial arts. He also has another teacher in his dreams who often guides him in his sleep to learn the natural system.
Magic.
Jiu Jian is fifteen years old this year, and his figure is no longer as skinny as when he grew taller before. You can see from his forearms that leaked out when he was drinking that he has strong and well-developed muscles.
Dickon, the blade warrior, leads the most mysterious team in Tyrosh. It is extremely difficult to join him through many layers of selection. After being selected, everyone became mute. When he goes out drinking with friends, he keeps secret about his work, so to this day
The Tyroshians all thought they were raising dragons.
Similar to Jojen's training, Blade Warriors also need to be proficient in various weapons, so the two often get together to train. Over time, the unsmiling Dickon and Jojen have become very good friends.
"Can you use the Dothraki scimitar? I heard that this weapon is very powerful!" Jojen asked after taking a sip of wine.
Dickon, who had a mustache, took a gentle sip and put down his glass: "The Dothraki scimitar can only chop. The curved blade is not easily caught by armor and bones. There is an advantage in fighting immediately."
.But a stabbing attack can easily break the blade, let alone the plate armor of Westeros."
Jiu Jian looked at the silver-white armor he was wearing and said, "Speaking of armor, do you never take off your silver-encrusted armor? Or is it too expensive for fear of being noticed by thieves?"
Dickon touched the mustache on his lips. This style is very popular in Tyrosh recently: "Except for sleeping in the military camp, I don't take it off at all times!"
"Wouldn't that stink?" When Jojian was a child, many soldiers' armors at Greywaterview Castle stunk.
Dickon smiled: "I have three sets that are exactly the same!"
While the two were chatting, a heavily armed Blade Warrior ran into the tavern. He stood in front of Dickon, holding the long sword at his waist with one hand and the crossbow handle behind his back with the other, as if he wanted to kill someone at any time.
Same.
"What's wrong?" Looking at his companions on duty today, Dickon put down his wine glass and asked.
This blade warrior also wore silver armor, and his hands began to tremble before he spoke, not from fear, but from excitement!
"Definitely Commander! It's getting dark!"
When Dickon heard this, he immediately got up and walked out with his companions. When they reached the door, he turned around and popped out a few silver deer with his fingers and flew them into the wine glass.
"I can help, I'll go with you!" The smallest and most mysterious troop also used a code word. Jojen was interested. As long as Dickon didn't refuse, he would definitely follow them today.
After leaving the tavern, Dickon saw people walking on the street as usual, so he probably didn't cause panic yet. He nodded to Jojian and motioned for him to follow. Everyone in Blade knew what Jojian's background was. He had a big backer.
, it’s just a good idea to go on errands together.
"What! Tell me in detail!" Dickon, who was trotting, asked his colleagues beside him.
"What just happened, sixteen members of the fruit tree plantation owner's family in the southwest area of Tyrosi were killed! After receiving the case, the city defense army went to check and found that the scene was extremely strange, as if they had been attacked by wild beasts, but where did Tyrosi Island come from?
Beast! So they sent a lot of people to check nearby. I knew a person who happened to come back from the investigation site. After getting the news, I went to check, and sure enough, the reagent had a strong reaction!"
The two of them were wearing armor and carrying a bunch of weapons while trotting, and their words were not affected at all.
"Which reagent?" Dickon asked.
The companion did not say anything immediately, but looked at Jojian who was following behind.
Dickon: "It doesn't matter, Jojian can intervene in this matter."
The system in the military is such that no matter how familiar Jojian is, his colleagues would not dare to reveal official matters. Now that he has the guarantee of the highest officer, he immediately said: "Vampire!"
"Yeah! The most troublesome kind of guys." Dickon scolded: "Which breed is it?"
"I don't know yet. I came back to the city to get more advanced reagents."
Dickon immediately ordered: "Go and tell the Blades to gather in the orchard. Jojian and I will go there first!"
"Understood!"
Jojian, who was following the two men, heard it and thought it was some kind of magical beast.
When the two of them arrived at Liyuan, there were city defense troops everywhere.
"Sir Dickon, Master Jiujian, why are you here?" A captain of the city defense army saw him coming and stepped forward to say hello.
Dickon nodded: "This is the murder case with the most deaths since the founding of Tyrosh. It's impossible not to pay attention to it. What's going on now?"
"The owner of the pear garden and his family are all dead. This is where the owner and his wife died." The captain led the two people to the manor hall and pointed to the broken pieces on the ground: "They are all here!"
Dickon leaned over and observed the human body fragments on the floor. Normally, there should be blood all over the floor, but there was almost no blood stains at this scene, only a few red spots on the carpet in the center of the hall.
Dickon took out a small glass bottle from the leather pocket on his belt. The bottle was only the size of a little finger, and inside it was an unknown milky white alchemical potion.
After opening the vial, a strong pungent smell rushed out. Dickon dropped a drop of the medicine on the broken pieces.
呲~~~
The potion on the broken pieces kept emitting bubbles as if it were boiling, and evaporated quickly while making a sizzling sound, and a large amount of white smoke came out.
The potion had such a strong reaction that even people who didn't understand alchemy realized that something was wrong. Jojian came to Dickon and asked in a low voice: "Is the situation very bad?"
Dickon said softly: "Vampires, Cold Harbor variety! Very troublesome."
"Is it a kind of monster?" Jojian has never heard of such a thing.
Dickon: "Vampires have two forms. They usually look exactly like us humans. They are intelligent and can talk. Their true form is a monster like a hairless bat. They don't eat anything and only make a living by sucking human blood. They are powerful and can use magic.
, the reproductive capacity is also amazing, advanced vampires can bite people with their mouths, and the person bitten will soon become a vampire."
"This!" Jojian thought to himself that this kind of monster hidden among humans can also infect humans on a large scale. It is really difficult to deal with: "Then what is the Lenggang species?"
Dickon: "There are many varieties of vampires, but they all have a common weakness. They are afraid of the sun, and some can even be killed by the sun. However, the Cold Harbor variety is not afraid of the sun. Their magic power and body recovery will be reduced when exposed to the sun.
Slowed down, but they can act normally like humans, so it is difficult to find them."
"Vampires can't have no characteristics at all, right?" Jojian feels that every creature has its own uniqueness.
Dickon: "When in human form, the only characteristics of vampires are pale skin, two fangs in their mouths and special eyes. But they are not stupid and know how to hide."
"What should we do now? I listen to you!" The Reed family, which maintains the tradition of hunting, Jojian's mind became active. If he catches such a monster, he can go back and brag about it to his father and sister.
Dickon came to the captain of the city defense army and took out a red dragon-shaped badge from his arms: "In the name of the commander-in-chief of the Tyrosh Blade Warriors, in accordance with Article 82 of the city defense army's military regulations, from now on
Let’s temporarily take over the city defense army!”
"Follow the order! Please give the order to Commander-in-Chief Dicken!" The captain also paid attention. This regulation, which was like a joke in the eyes of the officers, was implemented for the first time today.
Dickon: "Send someone to send a message to the East Coast Port immediately. Duke Werther must know about this before dawn tomorrow morning."
"Yes!"
Dickon: "This time we are dealing with a powerful creature, which looks very much like a human. It can lift four or five people at the lowest strength. You are searching the city with torches, and at the same time, you have to shout for a vampire to lure him out. In addition,
Its defense is extremely high, and swords have little effect on it. You must tell the city defenders that it is best to burn it with fire!"
"Yes! The city defense troops gathered and followed me into the city!"
After the captain led the team away, only Jojen and Dickon were left in the manor.
"Dickon, if you do this, it will cause panic throughout Tyrosh, okay?" Jojen was a little worried.
Dickon took off the Valyrian steel giant sword from his back and held it in his hand: "Leaving it in the city will cause real panic. Today one family will die, and after a while it will be hungry and eat, and another family will die."
.We will go to great lengths to find it tonight. No matter how chaotic it is, it will still be a day. Tomorrow, just find a few beast corpses and put them together and hang them in the square.
Besides, this is the power given to me by Duke Werther in advance. If we don’t get rid of the vampire today, if Duke Werther comes back tomorrow, he will cause even greater trouble. As long as we can catch the vampire, Duke Werter can destroy half of Tyrosh.
Accept."
"Okay, I'll follow you to support you." After hearing what he said, Jojian gave up his worries.
Jojen likes to wear a suit of leather armor and does not carry a wand or weapon. If it is to kill people, the various weapons Jojen summons can easily kill a squad of soldiers. But now he is dealing with vampires - Cold Harbor species, this thing Jojen
I heard it for the first time today. It is powerful but I don’t know how to deal with it. I just follow Dickon as a cover without any magic power.