No matter what the reason is, now that Kuroshio Island has asked for help, as the king of the Iron Islands, Balon Greyjoy must go to the rescue, otherwise he will have no face to gain a foothold in the iron race.
Therefore, Balon sent his third brother Victarion, who was accustomed to fighting, to lead the iron fleet docked in King's Harbor to Kuroshio Island to explore the reality.
Balon Greyjoy, the eldest of the four Greyjoy brothers, is ruthless, but he is responsible, stubborn, fearless, competitive, and uncompromising. He is an Iron King who truly takes the revival of the iron race as his own responsibility.
The second brother, Euron the Evil Eye, is vicious, crazy, cunning, and selfish. It is completely opposite to his elder brother's desire to truly revive the glory of the Ironborn. He only wants to do things that are beneficial to himself.
If Euron were here, he might be doing exactly the opposite of what Balon wants.
The third youngest Victarion may not be a qualified Iron King, and his ambition cannot overcome his inner sense of responsibility, but he is an excellent commander and captain.
He admired his eldest brother Balon very much. As soon as the eldest brother opened his mouth, Victarion shut his mouth and said nothing more. Instead, he directly put down his knife and fork, pushed the dinner plate and stood up from his seat.
"Okay, big brother."
Victarion didn't even eat after hearing his elder brother's words, so he prepared to light up the iron fleet and set off to Kuroshio Island for support.
Looking at the tall and mighty third brother's retreating figure, Baron, who was sitting in the first place, nodded with satisfaction.
"Asha, learn more from your third uncle."
"He is the bravest iron captain in the world. As long as he has his feet on the warship, no one can defeat him."
Not much time passed after that.
The melodious sound of the horn came from the King's Harbor on Pyke Island. Victarion, wearing heavy armor and holding a giant ax, stood on the bow of his flagship "Invincible Ironborn".
The golden cloak fluttered in the sea breeze, and the sea monster flag of House Greyjoy also sounded in the sea breeze.
"Set off!"
Following Victarion's order, an ordered iron fleet pulled anchor and left King's Harbor. Under the red sunset, it split the waves on the sea and sailed to Kuroshio Island.
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Kuroshio Island is located at the northernmost point of the Iron Islands, while Pyke Island is the southernmost point of the Iron Islands.
Fortunately, the area of the Iron Islands is not very large. There are only seven main islands in total, and the rest are some insignificant small islands and reefs.
It only took half a day for Victarion to lead the iron fleet from King's Port to Kuroshio Island, but it was already midnight when he set off in the evening and arrived at Kuroshio Island.
“It’s a little weird, so quiet.”
The entire Kuroshio Island was silent without the slightest sound, as if sleeping, not at all like it was being attacked, and even exceptionally peaceful and peaceful.
However, considering that it is now close to bat time, it is indeed time for the iron types to sleep.
"Brother, what should we do?"
The Iron Fleet sailed silently on the sea, breaking through the waves. Victarion held a heavy ax and boarded the bow. He held Myr's spectacle tube in one hand and looked at the silent Kuroshio Island.
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Then he put down the telescope in his hand and frowned slightly.
The deputy next to him, who had only one ear left, "one-eared" Wolfe, didn't have a telescope and couldn't see the situation on Kuroshio Island. When he saw their boss put down the telescope, he couldn't help but ask.
They still didn't know what happened on Kuroshio Island, so Victarion just said that Kuroshio Island had been attacked, and then led his people over.
Telescopes have always been a unique handicraft specialty of Myr. However, with the destruction of the city-state of Myr and the craftsmen who mastered this technology were killed, the telescopes that remain in the world have become more and more precious.
"Things are a little bad."
Although Victarion did not believe what the old maester said before setting off, he said that White Walkers had attacked Kuroshio Island.
But when he actually came to the vicinity of Kuroshio Island, he always had an uneasy feeling in his heart. This was the keen sense of smell of a veteran who had been on the battlefield.
After all, Kuroshio Island is too quiet. There is only the sound of waves constantly lapping against the hull. There is no sound on the entire Kuroshio Island, as if it is completely asleep.
If it is true that Kuroshio Island was attacked by the White Walkers as stated in the SOS Creed of the Raven, why is it so quiet?
And the person asking for help is not Baelor Blacktys, the lord of Kuroshio Island. He went to harass the Shield Islands some time ago. This is just a priest from Kuroshio Island asking for help. Could this letter of help be a disguise...
Victarion is capable of fighting, but he is not a reckless man. The logic in his brain is very clear.
He considered the whole thing carefully and felt more and more that there seemed to be something unusual about it.
But if he came to Kuroshio Island but didn't even board the island, and returned empty-handed without even knowing what happened, Victarion would have no way to explain it to his elder brother.
Captain Iron then took a sip of strong wine from the flask, made up his mind, and then spoke to his deputy, One-Ear Wolfe.
"Tell brothers to keep their eyes open, we are going to land on Kuroshio Island!"
"clear!"
After hearing what the boss said, One-Ear Wolfe nodded.
Then he went down to tell his brothers to be vigilant. There might be something abnormal on Kuroshio Island, so be ready for battle at any time.
Not much time passed after that.
This iron fleet, under the command of Victarion, gradually approached the beach of Kuroshio Island.
Wow——
Waves crash on the beach.
When sailing at night, you should avoid approaching the rocks. Otherwise, you may not know the way and the boat will be missed. Relatively speaking, the beach is safer.
As the longship approached the beach, the ironborn on the iron fleet quietly jumped off the ship one after another.
thump--
They jumped into the thigh-high water and dragged the ropes in their hands to push the boat onto the shoal and secure it to prevent it from being carried away by the waves and leaving no way out.
The Ironborn didn't need any command at all to do this, and they seemed to be very familiar with it. They used this method to attack the villages along the coast of the Green Land, and even carried boats to attack.
Victarion also stepped on the beach of Kuroshio Island, holding a giant ax in one hand, watching the Ironborn busy fixing the ships, and then raised his head and looked around.
There was deathly silence all around, the only sounds were the waves crashing on the beach and the Ironborn fixing the longships.
"There's something...something wrong."
However, Victarion's inner uneasiness became more and more obvious, ever since he set foot on this land.
His breathing was slightly heavy, and he kept looking around, as if he wanted to detect something.
But unfortunately, the night on Kuroshio Island is dense and the moonlight is dim tonight, so his vision is limited and he cannot see very far.
At this moment, a black shadow seemed to flash past Victarion's field of vision.