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Chapter 172 The Price of Dragon Eggs

King's Land, King's Road.

Headed by the red three-headed dragon on a black background, the golden sword and horse flag, the decapitated wolf on a white background, the golden rose on a blue background, and the twin towers on a white background, dozens of riders with various flags marched at the front of the team, followed by 150 elite river bay cavalry guard the royal family and nobles in the middle of the team.

Hundreds of horse-drawn carriages and ox carts were dotted behind, and eighty selected servants sat on the open ox carts with their luggage.

A hundred Stark footmen in mail and peaked helms marched with the servants' caravan. They were part of Sansa's guard left by the northerners, and now followed the queen to the capital.

The weather was gloomy, and it seemed that it would rain soon. The infantrymen and servants secretly prayed that it would not rain until the troops camped.

The nobles lying in closed carriages have no such worries.

In the middle of the team, on the most luxurious four-horse carriage, the king and queen who had just had two fights with Sansa were arranging their clothes and chatting at the same time.

"I remember that there is a nest of dragon eggs in your Winterfell, do you know about it?"

The king who rubbed the children's cafeteria asked.

Queen Sansa, whose pretty face was as red as her hair, said in surprise, "Are you joking? How could there be dragon eggs in Winterfell?"

She thought her husband was going to blackmail herself and the Stark family, so she pinched Arthur viciously on the waist.

After gently knocking off Sansa's little hand, the king said solemnly: "No kidding, there are rumors that a dragon named Wormax went to Winterfell, and then laid a nest of eggs near the hot spring in your house. Stark They will definitely not be able to hatch a dragon, so this brood of dragon eggs may still be hidden in a secret room in Winterfell."

Vermax was active during the Dance of the Dragons nearly 200 years ago, rumored to be a male dragon, and the dragon rider was named Jacaerys Velaryon.The man had flown to Winterfell on a dragon, seeking support from the North, and his dragon had laid a nest of eggs.

Having said that, I have to mention the gender of the dragon.

The scholar Yadar who compiled the book "The World of Ice and Fire" believes that fire dragons are divided into male and female, but they do not follow the principle of "sexual dimorphism".

That is to say, in theory, there is no difference in body size between the male dragon and the female dragon. The female dragon "Vaghar" who survived to the period of the blood dragon dance has grown to the size of the male dragon "Belerion", which makes this statement more reliable.

But an influential Septon of Bath believes that dragons have no sex, and Maester Aemon of House Targaryen believes that the sex of dragons is as volatile as Dragonfire.

The third point of view is that dragons are divided into male and female, but their gender is not fixed, and they only show a certain gender at a certain time.

Dr. Geldan agrees with this point of view. Because of his in-depth research on the Targaryen family and magic dragons, this point of view is relatively reliable.

"Why do I think you're trying to blackmail my family?" Sansa didn't want her husband to have the nest of eggs or not.

"You still have six dragon eggs in your hand, more than enough for hatching dragons or selling them for money."

She knew of her husband's plan to expand the royal family's standing army, and she was quite supportive.

"Since Daenerys and I have succeeded in hatching dragons successively, the dragon eggs have strategic significance. Even if we don't plan to hatch all of these big killers, we have to hold them in our hands."

Arthur pondered for a moment, then discussed with his wife: "After Winterfell is recovered, I will send a reliable person there. If I find the dragon egg, I will take it back."

Sansa stared at her husband resentfully, "My family is poor enough, and you still want to steal good things..."

"What belongs to your family and mine." Arthur reached out his hand to stop his wife's words, "You are all mine, what if I take some of your things?"

The king was joking, but found that his wife's face was not very good-looking.

So Arthur hastily changed his words, "My things belong to you too, we are a family. As for the nest of dragon eggs, it will be counted as the public property of the Stark family. If I take it away, I must pay Winterfell at the market price." .”

Sansa was happier now.

After tidying up his clothes, the king patted his wife on the shoulder lightly and said that he would go to his vassals to discuss important matters.

Queen Stark guessed who her husband was looking for, so she stretched out her right hand again and twisted Arthur's waist severely.

After taking this punishment, Arthur, who fled the battlefield in embarrassment, got out of the car straight away, and then ran to an inconspicuous carriage behind him.

There, Princess Arianne of Dorne was waiting for him.

Since there was no fight with the petite and lovely Princess of Dorne this month, after Arthur returned to Harrenhal, the two fought whenever they had free time.

When Sansa inspected the town of Harren, she was in the lord's room, in Arianne's own room, in the empty basement, and even on the throne of the Hundred Hearth Hall late at night.

That's not enough for Arianne.

To the king's surprise, the coachman turned out to be Tyene, a sand snake beauty.

But thinking of her intimate relationship with Princess Dorne, Arthur got into the car with the cheek.

Tyene glared fiercely at the Dragonbearer, but stole a few extra glances at his slender fingers and near-perfect figure.

In the hours that followed, Tyene had to listen to her cousin's beautiful singing and worry about whether the bumpy carriage would fall apart during the journey.

"Gods! Anyway, let us last until King's Landing."

She prayed for it.

……

The Golden Legion barracks outside Storm's End in Stormlands.

In a large military tent, three officers including Quinn, Tristan River, and Otto each led ten strong soldiers sitting on the ground in a circle, and a large box tied several times with chains was being wrapped 66 eyes fixed on it.

"I said." Quinn, who was tall and strong and wearing a set of plain and unpretentious mail armor, coughed twice, attracting the eyes of the two companions.

"Aren't we so stupid? The dragon egg is in the box, what do we mean by staring at the box? I propose to open the box and let's stare at the dragon egg."

Another officer, Otto, also supported this point of view, "That is, can dragon eggs still be stolen under the noses of more than 30 of us?"

Tristan River glanced helplessly at the two companions who were known for their bravery and combativeness, and reminded:
"Is it possible that we need to rest? Put it outside for people to stare at. As a result, the more the guards looked at it, the more they felt that the dragon egg was valuable. What should I do if I want to steal it?"

Quinn and Otto looked at each other and agreed with Tristan River's point of view.

"The Earl of the Riverlands is right."

"That's right, the aristocrats in Westeros have good brains."

Quinn, native of the Stepstones, and dark-skinned Otto, from the Summer Isles, often joked about Tristan Rivers' illegitimate child status.

"Before Prince Velaryon of the Summer Isles, I am a fool."

Because the dark-skinned Alto had white hair, Tristan Rivers ridiculed him as the Prince of Velaryon, but from the Summer Isles.

The three of them came and went, talking nonsense to each other for a long time, and then they talked about the topic of their common concern.

Ao Tuo asked: "Two deputy captains, how much gold do you think this dragon egg is worth?"

Quinn half-joked and half-guessed: "At least [-] golden dragons?"

"Humph!"

After blowing out his nose, Tristan River felt that he had finally seized the opportunity to satirize his companion.

"Hei Baqu came from the same place as you. You should know the hiring price of an archer mercenary, right? There are only [-] archers for [-] golden dragons. How can they be worth the same price as the noble dragon eggs?"

Hei Baqu is also a white-haired Midsummer Islander. He is the archer commander of the Golden Regiment and has a good relationship with Otto.

Ao Tuo thought for a while, and said: "That's right, the price that the Myers offer to the archers is one hundred gold dragons per person, and two hundred mercenaries. They are indeed not worthy of dragon eggs."

Quinn asked again: "The one hundred thousand golden dragons?"

Ao Tuo shook his head, "More than that, I think at least 20."

Two people have their own opinions and argue with each other.

Tristan Hewen laughed secretly for a long time, then stopped the nonsense of the two, and began to analyze carefully.

"Daenerys, the mother of dragons, you have heard of it. She tried to find out the price of dragon eggs and young dragons when she was in Astapor."

After picking up the topic, he took out the cowhide bag on his waist and drank water.

Quinn and Ao Tuo repeatedly urged him to tell the price of the dragon egg.

"How much is a group of Unsullied? In peacetime, sell seven or eight thousand golden dragons!"

The Unsullied were not only sold individually, they were usually sold in groups of one hundred, sometimes a thousand, with commanding officers attached to maintain discipline.

Quinn raised his right index finger and shook it, "You're not right, the Unsullied has a great reputation, how could it be so cheap, the unit price is only [-] or [-] gold dragons, cheaper than our sergeants, is it possible?"

The employment price of a single soldier of the Golden Regiment is generally between fifty and one hundred gold dragons, depending on the equipment and strength, as well as the past record.

The subordinates of these three officers are naturally the bravest in the entire Golden Group, and the unit price is also the highest.

"Then it will be counted as a group of 80 golden dragons." Tristan River motioned his companions to get closer, "It is said that Daenerys Stormborn exchanged a young dragon for 100 Unsullied in Astapor, that is, [-] golden dragons. In addition, Slave Bay was still peaceful at that time, so the price was low, a young dragon is worth at least [-] million golden dragons!"

Tristan clicked his tongue for a while before expressing his conclusion about the price of dragon eggs:

"After the Dragon Bearer and the Stormborn succeeded in hatching dragons successively, the price of the dragon egg may catch up with the price of the baby dragon. I guess if this dragon egg appeared in the market of Volantis, it would be thrown away and stolen. , Under the influence of wealthy merchants lowering prices, at least 60 Golden Dragons can be sold, and [-] million is easy."

"That's it, I haven't counted the nobles of Volantis' strong love for dragons." Tristan became more and more enthusiastic as he talked, wishing he could steal dragon eggs on the spot and sell them for money.

Because they consider themselves the heirs of the Dragon King's family, the entire upper echelons of Volantis are fanatically pursuing dragon-related things.

The dragon egg is over there, it is really priceless.

Quinn nodded, admitting that his companion's analysis made sense:
"You're right, but selling things depends on their quality. This dragon egg is gold and silver, which shows that the hatched dragon is also gold and silver. The gold on your armband is so beautiful, and a piece of silver How beautiful is the gold-encrusted dragon? That alone can raise the price a lot.”

Tristan Rivers has a solid gold armband, which he now wears on his right arm.

The three officers discussed for a long time, and came to the conclusion that the price of the dragon egg was more than one million gold dragon coins.

At the same time, in another inconspicuous tent in the barracks.

The faceless man whose figure was covered by black said coldly: "If the dragon cannot be hatched again this time, we will be responsible for the dragon eggs and the subsequent fire dragon matters."

"Don't worry." Although the temperature was very low, Captain Harry was sweating, and he didn't know whether he was scared or hot.

He didn't know what kind of agreement Fatty Illyrio had reached with the House of Black and White, he only knew that this group of people was not easy to mess with.

And according to the fact that the faceless man never killed anyone he knew, and the faceless man had never revealed his size and appearance, Harry felt that he should not have much preferential treatment.

"This time, we must catch the blood of the two kings and successfully hatch the dragon."

The Faceless Man waved his hand lightly, "Storm's End shouldn't be a big problem here, what are you doing in King's Landing City, do you need my help?"

Captain Harry bit the bullet and approached the man in black, whispering: "Sir Leswell Peake has secretly gone to King's Landing City, his relatives, the Peake family of Star Shuttle City, have [-] members The soldiers are in King's Landing, and we are trying to find a way to win over this army."

"If there is no accident, we will give him a surprise at the second wedding of the dragon bearer."

The Faceless Man's black hood swayed slightly, apparently agreeing with this approach.

……

East of the Stormlands, Shipwreck Bay, the waters near Tath Island.

A large ship is being handed over to a small ship.

A few days ago, Davos Seaworth, the onion knight, returned to his old business and secretly took away Edric Storm and Shireen Baratheon in a ship in the middle of the night.

Of course, there are several loyal knights, such as Andrew Ismond, Gerald Gower, etc., as well as several sons of the Onion Knight, Dale Seaworth, Mathos Seaworth, Stannis Seaworth et al.

Yes, Davos named his favorite son after his own king (only a lord at the time).

After the Golden Company took possession of Cape Wrath, the wife of the Onion Knight took refuge in Storm's End with their teenage sons.

Realizing that Storm's End would have a tough hold, Davos also took away his favorite sixth son.

"Sir Andrew, I will leave Princess Shireen and young Edric to you."

Onion Knight said sincerely.

He had already made Sir Andrew the guardian of Princess Shireen and Edric Storm.

"Why, you won't go with us?" Andrew asked puzzled.

He thought that Davos brought the sixth son out just to escape together.

"No." Onion Knight said firmly, "Someone killed my king, and I will avenge him!"

PS: Let me emphasize once again that most of the god system in this book is strictly in accordance with the original work of Binghuo, so don’t mention those fanfic second settings in the comments, so as not to mislead other readers.

As for Tyrion's life experience, Volume [-] clearly states that he is the son of Joanna and Tywin.The combination of two Lannisters led to a purer bloodline of the little devil and a return to the ancestors.His ancestor, "Lane the Clever," was a dwarf of eloquence and wisdom.

(End of this chapter)