The Heavens: The Magical World Begins with The Lord of the Rings

Chapter 295 Returning to Moon Gate Castle

"The Grafson family is willing to build a new warship for you, Mr. Gao Yuan!" Facing Gao Yuan's blackmail, Gerald Grafson finally gritted his teeth and agreed, "I just ask for your forgiveness and forgiveness."

Gao Yuan nodded with satisfaction, he knew what Gerald Grafson was thinking at the moment.The Earl of Seagull Town probably hated him so much at this moment, but he didn't care at all that the other party hated him.

Regardless of whether the other party has a different intention at the moment, he believes that in the face of absolute status and strength, the Grafson family will not be able to make any waves in the valley.What's more, he will propose a series of conditions to weaken the Grafson family's strength and rule in Seagull Town.

"How can there be such a light thing in this world, Lord Gerald Grafson!" Gao Yuan shrugged in disbelief, "Since my Eastern Fleet will be stationed in the port of Seagull Town for a long time, those on board The sailors serving on the ship should also be stationed in this city, right?"

"My lord, your request is very reasonable." Gerald Grafson quickly laughed, "At that time, I will set aside a special area near the port in the city for your fleet personnel to station here. .”

"I haven't finished my words yet!" Gao Yuan continued, "I also want you to send your two sons to Runestone City and Moon Gate Castle respectively, to serve as the private servants of the young Duke Robert, and to follow me. Serve as a member of the bodyguard."

"My lord, don't go too far!" Earl Gerald Grafson raised his long sword and pointed it at Gao Yuan's face. Faced with Gao Yuan's harsh conditions one after another, he finally couldn't continue I endured it.

"Put down the weapon in your hand, ser!" Bronze Jon stood up furiously, "The duke is your lord, and he is also a guest invited to step under the eaves of your castle, how dare you point your sword at you It’s really inappropriate for the emperor and guests to come here.”

Seeing that the Earl of Seagull Town pointed his sword at his lord, all the valley knights who followed Gao Yuan into the castle also drew out their long swords and treated them seriously, daring to threaten everyone in Gao Yuan in this castle are their enemies.

The soldiers looked fiercely at the other members of the Grafson family in the hall, believing that as long as Gao Yuan gave an order, they would bloodbath the entire castle with the weapons in their hands

The members of the Grafson family in the audience seemed to have been frightened stupid.Faced with the fierce eyes of the soldiers brought by Gao Yuan and the sharp blades in their hands that reflected the cold light, everyone at the scene stayed where they were in fear and did not dare to move without authorization.

"Put away your sword, father!" Earl Gerald's youngest son, Gaels Grafson, stood up and persuaded his father, "For the safety of the family, I volunteered to go to Runestone City to become the servant of the Duke of Arryn."

"Grafson, before Lord Gao Yuan is angry, I once again persuade you to put down the weapon in your hand." Bronze Jon persuaded again, this time his tone was much more relaxed, "I believe you don't want to see it either, A repeat of the tragedy that took place in this castle during the Reaver's War?"

"And this is not a bad thing. Your two sons can become Lord Gao Yuan's bodyguard and Duke Arryn's attendant. Think about it, this is something that many lords dare not even think about."

"He asked Gales to go to Runestone City to serve as the Duke of Arryn's attendant. I don't care, but he must not take away the sole heir of my Grafson family today." Sir Jayno said that he would never give in, "Yoan Luo Is, you don't want to lie to me with him. Now all the lords in the canyon know that the war is about to break out, and Duke Gaoyuan now wants Ronan to be his servant. On the sand field."

"I just missed his inauguration ceremony, but he wanted to wipe out my Grafson family."

"Everyone put away their weapons!" Gao Yuan got up from his chair and ordered his men to put away their weapons, "And you too, Earl Jorn, put away your weapons."

After finishing speaking, Gao Yuan walked down the steps without saying a word, leisurely came to Earl Gerald Grafson, and pressed his chest against the sharp sword point of the opponent.Bronze Jorn's heart hung in his throat, for fear that Grafson, who was holding a sharp knife, would accidentally hurt Gao Yuan.

Gerald Grafson's sword-holding hands were trembling uncontrollably at this moment, and bean-sized beads of sweat slid from his forehead.He raised his head to meet Gao Yuan's pair of emotionless golden pupils, and saw that in those clear and deep eyes, there was nothing but himself full of fear, not even a trace of anger.

"Bang dang."

With a crisp sound, Gerald Grafson dropped the long steel sword in his hand on the ground.It wasn't until now that he really understood that such a big man as arrogant as Gao Yuan had never put him and the Grafson family in his eyes since he stepped into this castle.

In his lofty eyes, he and the Grafson family are just ants that can be crushed to death at any time.Even though this ant has a pair of sharp molars, an ant is just an ant after all.How could it be possible for Gao Yuan to come here to retaliate against him because of the mistakes he had committed?
If Gao Yuan really wanted to take revenge on him and the Grafson family, he didn't have to come here today to waste his time talking with him, it would be unnecessary.

Gao Yuan only needs to announce to the princes in the canyon: His Grafson family is a shameful oath-sworn!
Those princes who wish to curry favor with him will bring troops to flatten his castle.It doesn't even need the other princes in the canyon to make a lot of trouble, as long as the bronze Jorn behind him comes out with his own family power, his Grafson family may face disaster.

"Earl Gerald Grafson, you have always had the right to choose!" Gao Yuan said softly, "You can choose to refuse all my requests to you."

"I'm not a fool, Master Gaoyuan!" Earl Gero interrupted his nonsense, "Today I rejected all your requests, and tomorrow you will let Jon Royce come with an army. Just Like Robert Baratheon in the War of the Reavers, storming the castle, looting its riches, and then riding outside the castle to catch up and kill every Grafson."

"Earl Jon Royce will indeed bring his army to the gate of the castle of your Grafson family." The Mori family was expelled from Seagull Town."

"Because you refused to declare your allegiance to me, the Grafson family also lost the qualification to rule Seagull Town. As Earl Jorn said just now, I will legally deprive you of the Grafson family's hereditary title and territory, and expel you from here."

"I am not Robert Baratheon, and you are not Marco Grafson who raised the flag to rebel against the lord! I forgive you for your rude behavior to me just now, but you should also understand that a man who knows the current affairs is a hero Reason." Gao Yuan said loudly, "It's time to make a choice, Gerald Grafson!"

"Do you choose to accept all my conditions and swear allegiance to me, so that you can continue to maintain your Grafson family's rule over Seagull Town. Or choose to refuse my kindness, and then take your people away from home."

Having said that, Gao Yuan turned around and climbed the steps to sit on the main seat again. He believed that the other party would make the right choice in the end.The reason why Gao Yuan had no choice but to directly deprive the Grafson family of hereditary titles and territories was mainly because of the management of Seagull Town.

For a while, he really couldn't think of who should manage Seagull Town better.

Those who choose to follow him either already own the territory of their own family, or they are still inexperienced and have not made any outstanding achievements.Hastily handing Seagull Town over to an inexperienced person to manage and rule will only bring chaos to Seagull Town, an important port city in the valley.

Now he finally understands the reason why Jon Arryn didn't kill the Grafson family all those years ago.Now that the war is about to break out, what he needs is a stable rear to provide support for his army and the war.

The Grafson family has ruled Seagull Town for hundreds of years. In order to maintain the stability and orderly development of Seagull Town, the Grafson family, which is deeply rooted here, is obviously the better choice.

Gerald Grafson didn't keep Gao Yuan waiting for too long. He picked up the saber and came to Gao Yuan. While holding the sword with both hands, he solemnly knelt down on one knee and made an oath:

"Lord Gao Yuan, I hereby swear allegiance to you in the name of the Patriarch of the Grafson Family in Seagull Town: From today onwards, the Grafson Family of Seagull Town and I, Jello Grafson, will be at your service. In the future Whether it is victory or defeat, my sword will always be yours."

"Until you no longer need my loyalty, I will be your loyal guardian, and I will never change-I solemnly swear to you in the name of the old and new gods."

Gao Yuan stood up solemnly, took his saber from the hand of Earl Gerald Grafson, and put the tip of the sword on the opponent's right shoulder: "Count Gerald Grafson, hereby I accept you I pledge allegiance to you and pledge to you that your loyalty and family will never be dishonored."

The fiery red sun slowly rose from the sea level in the east, and the blood-red morning light sprinkled every corner of this harbor city.The guards on the ramparts raised the castle gates as the sound of the winch turning broke the morning stillness.The suspension bridge "creaked" and landed on both ends of the moat, and a group of people led by Gao Yuan rode out of the castle slowly.

And following him, besides Bronze Jorn and his party who had arrived in Seagull Town, there were two more young knights.They were both sons of Gerald Grafson, Sir Ronan Grafson the eldest and Gales Grafson the youngest.Among them, Earl Gero's eldest son will stay by Gao Yuan's side as a personal bodyguard, while the youngest son will be Robert Arryn's bodyguard until he is canonized as a knight.

The team parted ways within half a day after leaving Seagull Town. Gao Yuan originally planned to follow Bronze Yon and the others to visit Royce's Runestone City.But he suddenly remembered that there were still many government affairs waiting for him to deal with in Aylin Valley, so he had no choice but to give up his plan to go to Runestone City.

Today's Seven Kingdoms is like a torch thrown by the powder keg. When the news of the king's death spreads throughout Westeros, the gunpowder that has been accumulated for a long time will be completely ignited.And Ed Stark's defeat in the political struggle in King's Landing will undoubtedly be the fuel that intensifies the explosion of this powder keg.

At this moment, there is not much time left for Gao Yuan. Although he had already made some arrangements for the Vale of Arryn before he left, but in the face of this coming war, he knew that no matter how well prepared he was, Not enough.

Although the distance between Dragonstone Island and Seagull Town was almost the same as the distance they set off from Seagull Town to Gate of the Moon, their speed of riding horses was still far behind their speed of sailing on the sea.Therefore, even though Gao Yuan and the others traveled all the way day and night, when they saw the suspension bridge of Moon Gate Fort from a distance, it was three days since they left Seagull Town.

A crescent moon floated on the moat in front of the Gate of the Moon Fort. With the bright moonlight, the guards on the gate of the Gate of the Moon Fort were the first to discover Gao Yuan's arrival.After confirming that the people who visited at night were Gao Yuan and the others, the captain of the guard who was in charge of night patrol hurriedly ordered someone to lower the drawbridge, and sent someone to inform the owner of the castle, Sir Nestor.

But unexpectedly, it was not Sir Nestor who greeted them out of the city, but Mrs. Miranda, the daughter of Nestor Royce.Miranda Royce welcomed Gao Yuan and others into the castle respectfully. When Gao Yuan asked her why the person who came out to greet her was not her father, Miranda told her that his father had boarded the eagle's nest before City, at this moment he has received the news and is rushing down from Eagle's Nest City.

"How long will it take for your father, Sir Nestor, to come down from the Eagle's Nest City?" When he came to the hall, several maids immediately came forward to help Gao Yuan take off his armor and cloak.

"Miss Mia is on the way to guide my father, I don't think it will take too long." Miranda Royce walked in the front with her fat body twisted, "My lord, as you know, there is only Mia in the whole castle." Miss Shi Dong dares to walk on the mountain road leading to Eagle's Nest City in the middle of the night."

"At this time, what is your father going to do at the Eagle's Nest City?"

"I don't know much about this, but I just heard from my father that Bachelor Komon, who is stationed in the Eagle's Nest City, seems to have something very important to find him." Mrs. Miranda said that she was not very clear about this, "It is said that he came from King's Landing There came a raven."

"Is Lady Catelyn still at the castle?"

"You mean Mrs. Stark?" Miranda Royce covered her mouth in surprise, but soon she regained her composure, "Ms. Stark is not in the castle now. She and I I boarded the Eagle's Nest City with my father, and I heard that she planned to visit the prisoner she brought over."

"When Madam Stark first brought the prisoner to the castle, I saw the fellow. The fellow was a very ugly dwarf with eyes of different colors. But his bright golden hair was long and straight. The hair is pretty, it's so shiny it's white."

"Okay, okay. I know what that dwarf looks like. Miss Miranda, you don't need to describe his appearance to me anymore." Gao Yuan waved his hand to stop the other party from continuing. He knew that if Mrs. Miranda was allowed to Go on and on and she could talk all night.

"Your room has already been prepared for you, Mr. Gao Yuan!" Miranda Royce smiled apologetically, maybe she also knew how annoying she was to be verbose, "Although the time for dinner has passed, I have already I ordered the cook to prepare a rich dinner for you again. Do you think you will eat in this hall, or let the cook deliver the food to your room later?"

"Let's send it to my room!"

After thinking about it again and again, Gao Yuan decided to wait for Sir Nestor in the room.

The road down from the Eagle's Nest is rough and rough, and in addition to Nestor Royce, Mia Stone has to take Mrs. Caitlin, and maybe that little devil Tyrion.Who knows how long it will take for Sir Nestor and the others to come down from above, instead of waiting in this hall, he might as well go back to his room to rest for a while.

"Miss Miranda, if your father and Mrs. Caitlin come down from Eagle's Nest City, you tell them to come to my room to find me immediately." Gao Yuan instructed Miranda Royce, "Just say that I have a very important things to discuss with them.”

(End of this chapter)