Many nobles in the coalition conference room were whispering, speculating on the identity of this little old man.
Why is he so stupid?
Eddard Stark seems to be the only one who truly knows Maester Aemon's true identity.
"Dragonstone has a lot of dragon crystal."
While Viserys was shocked, he slowly sat down with his hands on the table.
It had been a long time since he had received a letter from his ancestor. He had occasionally received one once in a while. The last letter Maester Aemon wrote to him was before the Battle of the Wall.
However, then the wildlings blew the Horn of Winter and collapsed the Great Wall, fleeing into the Seven Kingdoms. Immediately after the White Walkers arrived, the human coalition lost consecutive battles at the Wall, Winterfell, and Moat Cailin, losing the entire Northern Territory.
Escaped all the way to Twin River City.
Viserys has not received a letter from Maester Aemon since then, and he even thought that his ancestor had died in the subsequent war.
After all, in such a time of war and chaos, it was extremely difficult for him, an old man who was close to a hundred years old, to have weak legs and feet, and blind eyes, to survive.
Viserys did not expect that the old man was still alive, so he was shocked, and then he calmed down slightly.
And the other side.
Stannis frowned slightly when he heard Viserys's words, raised his chin, looked at the silver-haired young man sitting at the head of the table, and then said in a calm voice.
"Your Majesty said there are a lot of dragon crystals on Dragonstone Island? Why didn't I know that?"
Viserys heard Stannis's words and turned to look at him.
He didn't recognize Stannis's appearance. He was a man with premature baldness and a thin ring of short hair that looked like a crown. His face was cold and his attitude was meticulous.
However, the opponent had the emblem of a crowned stag on his chest, and his words seemed to refer to him as the lord of Dragonstone, so it was not difficult for Viserys to guess.
"Are you Stannis?"
Viserys glanced at the other party with interest, while Stannis nodded slightly with an indifferent expression.
Then the silver-haired young man shook his head, sneered and said.
"The Targaryens know more about Dragonstone than you think."
Dragonstone is the "land of dragon prosperity" of the Targaryen family, so he naturally has a deeper understanding of Dragonstone than Stannis.
However, Viserys did not explain in detail why he knew that there were very rich dragon crystal veins under Dragonstone. He just vaguely explained that "the Targaryens knew about Dragonstone".
"But don't worry, I have arranged for workers to dig the dragon crystal mine day and night."
"I believe the first batch of dragon crystal will be sent to the front line soon, and by then we will have weapons to fight the White Walkers."
The silver-haired young man leaned on the back of the chair, placed his left leg on his right leg and crossed his fingers with his hands, and spoke in a calm voice.
When everyone present heard his words, they were slightly stunned at first. However, since they were all respectable nobles from the Seven Kingdoms, they were certainly not fools, so they all reacted immediately.
Everyone's eyes fell on Stannis, and they saw the pain on Stannis's face as if he had eaten shit.
His eyes were fixed on Viserys, and his palm unconsciously pressed on the hilt of the sword.
The Dothraki standing behind Viserys also noticed that something was wrong in the atmosphere, and immediately drew their scimitars.
"Kaa!"
"Kaa!"
These Dothraki showed no fear and even looked fierce. They didn't mind killing everyone present first, and then accompanied Kaa to fight out.
The atmosphere in the conference hall instantly became tense.
However, Stannis's breathing was a little heavy and rapid, and he was holding the sword hilt tightly at his waist. The veins on the back of his hand popped out, and he almost wanted to pull out the sword.
But after a fierce ideological game, Stannis finally gave in. He let out a sigh of relief, let go of his hand and lowered his head slightly.
"Your Majesty and your lords, I am feeling a little unwell, so I will take my leave first."
Stannis then took his staff, the Onion Knight Davos, with him. Davos also glanced at Viserys curiously, and then left the conference hall in a hurry.
"Huh~"
Seeing Stannis give in and leave, the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms in the room suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
At that moment, they even thought Stannis was going to challenge the young dragon lord to a duel.
Robert, who was sitting next to Viserys, was a little slow in reacting, but then he understood.
He was a little worried that his stubborn brother would overturn the table and was about to stop him, but fortunately Stannis was more able to endure the humiliation and finally endured it and slammed the door and left alone.
However, Robert was not a good-tempered person, so he immediately turned to Viserys and said in an unhappy tone.
"That's it, Viserys, no further."
Dragonstone was lost and lost. Although Robert was angry, there was nothing he could do about it now.
Although the geographical location of Dragonstone is extremely important as it is the sea gateway to King's Landing, fortunately, King's Landing has tall walls and is heavily defended, so it cannot be captured in a short time.
He also warned Viserys not to go further, otherwise the basis for cooperation between the two parties would be shattered. The biggest enemy for everyone right now is the White Walkers.
Viserys didn't agree with this either.
If you go one step further, it's King's Landing.
In fact, he had just received the news from there. Rhaenys led the Golden Company to attack Dragonstone Island and quickly attacked Tidehead Island, completely controlling Blackwater Bay, the outlet of King's Landing.
Both armies make independent decisions, but Viserys also told Rhaenys that he still needs the combined forces of the Seven Kingdoms to stop the White Walkers. The dragons and Dothraki can't do it alone. Let her restrain herself, otherwise she will do it.
If it goes too far, people will run away and it will be troublesome.
The war council was still held after Stannis left, and then the commanders of each army were decided.
The coalition forces changed from the previous status quo where each noble family led its own army independently. The command was chaotic and there was no way to form a joint force.
Instead, they were all disrupted and divided into cavalry and infantry, with the front, center, and rear formations having their own generals on the left and right wings. This made it easier for unified command and dispatch.
The leader of the front line is Randyll Tarly, lord of Horn Hill, who plays the important role, the commander of the center line and all the infantry is Robert Baratheon, and the rear line is led by Lord Tywin Lannister.
The cavalry was divided into left and right wings to cover the main formation, and Viserys's bloodrider Kargo served as the commander of all cavalry.
As a people on horseback, all Dothraki are masters of cavalry and are true experts in horseback tactics, and Kargo, who can command 20,000 Dothraki, is certainly not an exception.
Eddard Stark, Duke of Winterfell, and Stannis, who left the meeting, were assigned to Kargo's command.
The cavalry leading the major families of the Seven Kingdoms participated in the battle together with the Dothraki.