Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 181 Lions and Wolves Clash, King's Landing for Free, Dragon Den
"Cersei, are you crazy? How dare you find two mutes at random, and dare to assassinate Robert in a tournament?"

In a secret room in the maiden's quarters of the Red Castle, James said gloomily, "To kill Robert, at least for me, I'm tired of Robert climbing into your bed every night, I can't wait for my gilded sword, drinking Robert Bo's blood, just as I drank the blood of the mad king Aerys."

"Beheading the mad king back then won me the title of kingslayer. Why not kill another king? But, to kill, you must kill the king in a dignified way, and smear poison on the sword to kill the king? This is a coward and a villain way. Robert deserved a more heroic death."

Cersei said: "Using poison to assassinate Robert can put the blame on the Red Viper Oberyn. That day, the Red Viper asked Robert in the throne room when he would give justice to his sister Princess Elia. After Robert's perfunctory refusal, The Red Viper left with a sad face, and the whole court saw it."

"I'm really fed up with the Red Viper. His sister has been dead for so many years and is still jumping up and down here. This guy blatantly wants our father to pay the price, accusing the noble Duke Tywin of being behind the murder of Princess Elia."

"Wolf King Ceremony, all the lords of the Borderlands are here, the Reach and the Stormlands are Dornish feuds. Lannister hates the Red Viper, and Mace Tyrell hates him because the Red Viper crippled Highgarden Heir. Once Robert was killed, the nobles of the frontier and Mace were happy to believe that Oberyn was the murderer.

"We put the blame on Oberyn and take the opportunity to get rid of him. Then Dorne is bound to attack the Stormlands. We can get rid of Stannis, Renly, Jon Arryn and Eddard."

James said helplessly: "Your plan seems perfect, but unfortunately the first step failed. How could that kind of dumb assassin kill Robert?"

"Why did you choose this time to kill Robert?"

Cersei tossed her golden hair, and she was wearing a wine-red brocade dress, wrapping her bumpy figure, like a goddess descending to earth.

Cersei stroked Jaime's white armor of the Kingsguard, "Jaime, are you stupid? Joffrey, Tommen, and Myrcella are all of your kind. The longer they grow, the more they look like you, and the less they look like you." Robert. Robert cannot do without Lannister gold, but he invited Eddie to go south, obviously because he wanted to get rid of his dependence on Lannister."

"Ed has a dragon in his hand, which is more dangerous than Jon Arryn, Stannis and Renly combined. It is the best choice to kill Robert while Ed's foothold in King's Landing is not stable. Now the Seven Kingdoms Most of the nobles from all over the world gather in King's Landing, and once Robert dies, Joffrey can sit on the throne under the witness of the gods and nobles from all over the world."

James narrowed his eyes, "When Robert dies, will people like Ed the Wolf King, Jon Arryn, Stannis, and Renly all kneel before Joffrey, swear allegiance, and kiss Joffrey's noble ass?"

Cersei said: "According to my plan, once Robert dies, I can kill Eddard, Stannis, Renly and Jon Arryn. Don't forget, many of my father's vassals are now in King's Landing. "

James snorted softly, "Renly, isn't it the same for Stannis and Jon Arryn? Who doesn't have dozens, or even hundreds of soldiers?"

James suddenly sensed something was wrong, "This is the Wolf King ceremony held by Robert to celebrate Ed's victory. Why didn't all the nobles in the north come, except for Stark himself? Could it be that Ed is planning some conspiracy? Maybe we It's time to talk to Tyrion and Father."

Cersei said nervously: "Assassination of Robert is such a big matter, you can't tell your father, let alone the little devil. When the little devil was born, our mother died of dystocia. He is a deformed little monkey."

Tyrion Shi Shi ran over, "Sister, it's very impolite to speak ill of people behind their backs."

Cersei was taken aback, James was a little surprised, Cersei's face was distorted with anger, "How dare you eavesdrop?"

Tyrion showed an ugly smile, "It's good to be small, and it's hard for others to notice when you sneak up. Don't worry, Cersei, I'm small, but my head is disproportionately big, so I can offer you my wisdom."

Cersei said in disgust: "Who cares about your wisdom?"

James looked at Tyrion, "Brother, Ed took those two dumb assassins to the dungeon. I heard that Ed will teach the dumb assassins to read, and the news from the dumb assassins is likely to be of great interest to the Lannister family." Not good, what's your trick?"

Tyrion said disdainfully: "Ed will not waste time teaching the dumb to read, he will torture him, and then he will get a lot of information he wants. Since the assassin is dumb, no one can deny Lord Ed Whether the testimonies given are true or false."

Both James and Cersei were taken aback. James said: "I always thought Ed was a man with a sense of honor."

Tyrion laughed and said: "People always change! Jon Arryn said that the old-fashioned and honorable Ed seems to be a different person. The wolf king Ed pretended to have a sense of honor, but in fact he Will do whatever it takes."

Cersei said sullenly: "I thought the dumb assassin was the safest, but I never thought that they would be used by the enemy."

Tyrion said: "Sister, this situation will happen if you don't think carefully about the problem. Fortunately, there is still a chance to remedy it. The former law enforcement officer Ilyn Payne is our man, and he can help us get rid of the dumb assassin."

Cersei smiled wickedly. "Ilyn Payne is dumb himself. That's a good idea."

James was a little worried, "Will Ed suspect Irene Payne?"

Tyrion said: "Of course it will, but Eddie can't expect to find out anything! Dungeons, dark cells, and prisons are all managed by the Minister of Justice Renly. If he investigates Ilyn Payne, he has to investigate Renly. Pull out Turnips brought out mud. Now that Ed has just come to King's Landing, he doesn't have the strength to fix the prison system."

Cersei leaned over and patted Tyrion, "It seems that you have some uses besides looking for whores."

In the school grounds of the Red Castle, Ed stopped Renly.

"Renly, you are the Minister of Justice, do you trust those jailers?"

Renly was wearing a dark green silk coat, and Brienne was wearing armor, guarding Renly.

Renly said absent-mindedly: "I have only been the Minister of Justice for a few years. Many jailers have worked there for many years. Everyone has their own way, and I don't bother to care. Frankly speaking, I haven't been to the prison a few times, the black cell Not even once. The details are left to Ser Ilyn Payne."

Ed frowned, "The former law enforcement officer Ilyn Payne is dumb, he is very competent as the royal executioner, but let him manage the prison, how can he manage it without a tongue?" Besides, he is a vassal of Lannister and has always been loyal to Tywin dedicated.

Renly grimaced. "How many prisoners can there be in a dungeon? Ser Ilyn Payne has always done his job."

Ed lowered his voice, "The two dumb assassins who assassinated Robert are very critical, and nothing can go wrong. I hope you send your confidant jailer to watch over these two prisoners."

Renly said with a smile: "How can I have a confidant jailer? That's all right. I'll send Brienne to guard the prisoners. Is Lord Ed satisfied? I'm still busy going to Miss Margery's room to watch the singer Blue Poet perform. I'm too busy hunting with Loras, so I'm leaving first."

Renly left with the rest of his entourage, and Brienne stayed by Eddard's side.

Robert appointed Renly as the Minister of Justice because he hoped that the judicial ruling and the prison would be in the hands of Baratheon, but Renly was busy with court affairs, and he didn't even have a trusted jailer. No wonder Stannis always said that Renly was a Embroidered pillows.

Eddard couldn't help but think of what Donal Noye, the blacksmith at Castle Black, had said to him during his visit to Castle Black.

Donal Noye has served in Baratheon's home castle, Storm's End, for many years. He grew up watching the three brothers Robert, Stannis and Renly, so he knows all three Baratheons.

"The three Baratheon brothers have very different personalities. Robert is bold and true steel, and Stannis is pure iron, upright, but too rigid and easy to break. As for Renly, he is like bright copper, bright and beautiful on the surface. , but unfortunately not of much use."

Ed and Brienne came to the black cell, when the cell guard opened the cell door with an iron key, two dumb assassins were lying on the ground, dead.

Brienne checked, "Master Ed, these two dumb assassins have purple lips, and they seem to be poisoned. Could it be that they took the poison before assassinating Robert, and then assassinated the king with the determination to die? ?”

Ed shook his head, "Impossible. Look at their teeth, they are all crushed. It seems that they were force-fed with poison."

Brienne said: "They are dumb, but there are people who are afraid of what they say."

Ser Ilyn Payne beside him had gloomy eyes, hollow cheeks like a skeleton, and was completely bald in the middle of his head, with long hair around him. His body was dirty, and he stood silently on the spot like the messenger of death.

Eddard had no doubts that the Lannisters ordered Ilyn Payne to assassinate the two dumb assassins.The Lannisters were quick.

Damn Renly, if he had been a little bit smarter, the Lannisters wouldn't have wiped out the King's murder so easily.

Ed walked towards the mansion of the Wolf King, passing by the school grounds of the Red Castle.

The head of the Red Castle, Alan Santagar, was training a group of attendants, and Ed saw Prince Joffrey and Sansa together, squatting beside Sansa's direwolf lady.

Prince Joffrey was tall and handsome, with a charming smile on his face, and his golden hair looked like a crown in the sun.Well-dressed beast.Ed didn't have the slightest liking for Joffrey.

Robert once told Ed that when Joffrey was very young, he ripped open the belly of a female cat with a dagger and picked out the kittens to play with. For this, Robert punched Joffrey. a few teeth.

Another time, Prince Tommen fed a fawn, and Joffrey skinned and cramped the fawn with a hunting knife, just to get a deer hide. Since then, Prince Tommen has been very afraid of his brother Joffrey.

Why is Joffrey with Sansa?Could it be Cersei's order?However, Ed also saw Joffrey, taking Miss Margery for a walk in the Red Castle, perhaps this was just court etiquette among nobles.

Joffrey is on the school field, showing Sansa the skill of the wooden sword, and both Sansa and Joffrey are smiling happily.It seems that today Joffrey wants to play the role of the prince, not the devil.

Joffrey's personal bodyguard, Sandor Clegane, leaned against the parapet of the school yard in smoke-gray armor, the sun shining on his scorched face.

Ed leaned over, "Sandor, you are so majestic in the tournament! You defeated many knights along the way, and even the Kingsguard were defeated by your spear."

Sandor Clegane spat: "Huh! What's the point? Knights are useless, smeared with holy oil, pretending to recite a few oaths, and he is the only knight? Back then, Prince Rhaegar slapped him with a long sword On the shoulders of my elder brother Gregor, I personally canonized Gregor as a knight, and the result? The Knight of the Mountain later raped Prince Rhaegar's wife and killed his cub."

Ed said: "You hate your brother. We, the toy carpenter in Winterfell, told me about your brother putting you in the brazier for the knight toy."

The Hound sullenly said, "Maybe I should go to Winterfell and kill this talkative carpenter. I have been thinking about how to kill Gregor all the time, and now the Knight of Flowers and the Red Viper want to kill him." The Devil Mountain, they will not succeed, the Devil Mountain can only be killed by me."

Ed said: "What if I give you more gold and let you abandon Lannister and work for me?"

The Hound showed an ugly smile, "You think I'm a mercenary? Pull it down! Dogs don't follow direwolves. I suggest you hire that little Tarth girl, that ugly Brienne, don't think she's just a Women, you really have two tricks."

"Neither you nor Brienne were knights in the final four, and neither was I. Those noble knights and archbishops are all furious."

Sansa and Joffrey came over, and Ed said, "Sansa, what are you doing here?"

Sansa said softly: "Father, Prince Joffrey took me to the sanctuary and the godswood to play together. We also went to see the keel in the secret passage together. It was too scary."

Joffrey said to Sansa: "Miss Sansa, when I have time to come and play with you, next time, we can go to the flea nest or hunt in the royal forest together."

Sansa was elated, and Joffrey took Sandor away.

Ed said: "Sansa, you'd better stay away from Joffrey in the future."

Sansa was puzzled, "Why? Prince Joffrey is so handsome, so gentle and considerate."

"He's not a real prince, and one day you'll understand."

Ed took Sansa back to the Wolf King's mansion, which was given to Ed by Robert. It was located in the Red Castle, next to the Prime Minister's Tower.

Walking into the courtyard, Arya was chatting with Ed's newly recruited Winter Wolf warriors.

At the tournament, Ed won the joust, and crowned his daughters Sansa and Arya with winter snow roses as queens of love and beauty, and at the same time pocketed a reward of [-] golden dragons.

In the group competition, Ed uncovered the assassin wearing the poisoned weapon and defeated the assassination against King Robert. After the group competition was cancelled, King Robert directly rewarded Ed with the prize of [-] gold dragons from the group competition.

With such a large sum of money, Ed decided to put it to good use.

During the tournament, many outstanding wandering warriors, mercenary knights, and even nobles were collected by Ed with the Golden Dragon and joined the Winter Wolf Army.

These include Thoros the Red Priest of Myr, Ser Dermot of the Rainforest, Ser Tallard the Rude, Anguy the Outlander Marksman, Ser Balon Swann of Stonehelm in the Outlands, and Ser Baron Swann of the Outlander King's Landing Court. Prince Jalabah Thor of the Midsummer Isles and others.

Sir Balon Swann is good at archery, maces and spears. He is said to have the potential to become the Kingsguard, with high strength in force, and most importantly, a good character.

Soros, a fat red-robed monk, has a kind personality and loves to drink. He is the darling of Robert's court.Thoros was the hero who emerged when he suppressed the rebellion of Balon Greyjoy. Back then, he held the Burning Sword and was the first to attack the city of Pike, King Balon.

Every tournament, Soros would wield a flaming magic sword to fight. He originally expected to win the championship in the group tournament, but who knew that the tournament was cancelled.As a wine and meat monk, Soros eats, drinks, prostitutes and gambles, and has everything he needs. Recently, he also learned to smoke from Robert, and Soros's funds became more and more tight.

Ed used vodka and blue nobles to attract Soros to join the Winter Wolf Army. Soros said: "Wolf King, as long as we have enough wine and meat, Soros will follow the Wolf King!"

An Gai won the runner-up in the archery competition, and lost to Ferran of the Winter Wolf Army.Anguy was a lanky, freckled man from the frontier, and he wielded a longbow of yew.

In the competition, Ferran used the keel longbow given to him by Ed. The range of the keel longbow is unparalleled in the world. The second place is the golden heart wood longbow of the Midsummer Islands. The yew longbow produced in the storm is recognized as the best The best bows in Stroh.

Even Ferran admitted that if Angai used a keel longbow, he might not be Angai's opponent.Archer Angai joined Ed's tent, and there was an extra sharpshooter in the Winter Wolf Army.

Sir Dermot and Sir Tallard are both hired knights. Their armor is very simple, but their strength is no less than that of Ed's guard captain, Jory Cassel, and they have participated in many banditry operations in the Royal Forest. , rich practical experience.

In fact, Ed also invited Sir Rosso Brun, who performed well in the tournament, and he was also a poor hedge knight. Unfortunately, Littlefinger cut off his beard first.

In a poisonous snake den like King's Landing, Ed's strength increased by every extra sword.

In the Wolf King's mansion, the red-robed monk Soros smiled and said, "Lord Ed, I heard from Arya that you are going to entertain Lord Beric Dondarrion of Blackport in the frontier tonight?"

Ed said: "Yes, I have ordered the chef of the Red Castle to prepare a big meal, so there are black truffles, roasted skylark and peacock meat to eat tonight."

Sir Balon Swann said with a smile: "The wolf king has a feast for the guests, and we can also enjoy the feast."

Ed returned to the bedroom on the second floor, and Caitlin was by the window, watching a group of newly recruited winter wolves below.

Caitlin said: "Ed, you recruit knights like Sir Balon Swann and Sir Willy Ward. I agree with both hands, but what's the use of recruiting people like the red robe monk Soros? He Besides drinking and eating meat, visiting brothels, and playing with flaming swords, what else? This man is not devout to his own god."

Ed laughed and said, "Soros is a good man, that's enough, other shortcomings can be tolerated. When it comes to piety, do you think the archbishop is pious? I heard Varys say that many archbishops in the Baylor Cathedral are brothels Regulars, don't tell me that archbishops go to whorehouses and teach whores how to pray."

Caitlin said: "What do those mercenary knights say? A mercenary knight is no different from a mercenary. For money, they can betray us at any time. Don't forget, Sam was robbed by a mercenary knight from the Tully family when he was going north to the Great Wall." It is not uncommon for hedge knights to become robbers all over Westeros."

Ed said: "There are good people in the hedge knights, and there are bad people in the sworn knights and the property knights. The Magic Mountain is a property knight, but he does all kinds of bad things."

"Many great knights have been hedge knights in their youth. Ser Duncan the Tall, he was a hedge knight at first, then he became a sworn knight, and finally he became a kingsguard. A hedge knight is not necessarily bad, the point is, how do you To win their loyalty."

That night, Earl Beric Dondarrion arrived at the Wolf King's mansion. Ed, Caitlin, red-robed monk Soros, Angay, Sir Baron Swann and others received Earl Beric Dondarrion together.

The Earl of Beric Dondarrion is handsome and handsome, with golden-red hair. He is dressed in a brocade robe with the famous lightning emblem of the Dondarrion family on his chest.

Sansa's female companion, Jenny Poole, blushed when she saw Lord Berry, and whispered to Sansa that she would marry Lord Berry on the spot.

The attendant of the Earl of Beric is Edric Dane, who is only ten years old. He is the nephew of the famous "Dawn Excalibur" Arthur Dane. Ashara is his aunt, and his other Aunt Alilia is the fiancée of the Earl of Berry.

Although young, Edric Dane is the current Earl of Starfall and the head of the Dane family. The Dane family is as old as the Hightower family, and it is one of the few in the Seven Kingdoms that can be traced back to the Dawn Era. period of nobility.

Porcelain plates are placed on the table, and the delicacies on the plate include roasted skylark, roasted steak with maple syrup, roasted duck with caviar, and roasted suckling pig with crispy brown.

Earl Bailey said excitedly: "Wolf King, the porcelain produced in Winterfell is really exquisite."

Ed said: "If there is a chance, I can give you a set with lightning engraved on it. What do you think?"

Caitlin noticed Edric Dane beside Earl Beric. She smiled and said, "Earl Beric, your servant is from the Dane family? He must know the famous Sword of Dawn."

Edric Dane said: "Arthur Dane is my uncle, and Miss Ashara is my aunt."

Upon hearing the name Ashara, the smile on Kaitlyn's face froze instantly and disappeared.Catelyn has long suspected that Ashara is Jon Snow's biological mother.

In order to avoid embarrassment, Ed quickly said: "Earl Bailey, how long do you plan to stay in King's Landing?"

The Earl of Beric thought for a while, "I came to King's Landing this time, and I hope that King Robert can send troops to help Black Harbor and sweep up the bandits in the Crimson Mountains. There are almost all Dornish bandits there, but Dorne refuses to help suppress the bandits. It is said that some Dorne nobles are also sponsors of bandits, and share the goods looted by the bandits from the frontier. Relying solely on the strength of the nobles in the frontier cannot wipe out the bandits."

Sir Balon Swann snorted softly, "The Dornishmen are poisonous snakes. My family, Stonehelm City, and its coastal territories have been attacked by pirates all year round. The Dornishmen say that those pirates come from the Stepstone Islands, but anyone with a discerning eye understands that these pirates Came across the sea from Dorne."

"The Dornish people can't be trusted! I have no doubt that the two dumb assassins who appeared in the group competition were hired by Prince Oberyn, the Red Viper. Who knows poison better than the Red Viper? The Red Viper has always been eager to avenge his sister , he must have felt that King Robert was also responsible for the tragic death of Princess Elia. Once Dorne assassinates King Robert, he will definitely attack the frontier."

The lords of the Borderlands fought against the Dornish invaders for the Stormlands for thousands of years. The Borderlanders and the Dornishmen harbored a deep hatred for each other and mistrusted each other.

Ed was not surprised that Balon Swann and Lord Berry believed that the Red Viper was the murderer who intended to kill Robert.

This is Lannister's conspiracy to blame the red viper Oberyn, but Ed saw through it.

Ed said: "Earl Berry, I am the Minister of the Interior now. I can help you petition King Robert for the suppression of bandits in the Crimson Mountains. I heard that you have been living in the inn in King's Landing. Move to my mansion Come on! It's more lively here."

Earl Bailey said with a smile: "I happen to be interested in your giant eagle. If there were giant eagles in the Crimson Mountains, those bandits hiding in the caves would not be so rampant."

That night, Earl Berry brought more than 30 soldiers of the Dondarrion family to live in Ed's Wolf King's mansion.

The next day, Ed went to visit Jon Arryn in the study of the Prime Minister's Tower, and Lysa was sitting beside her, breastfeeding Robin Arryn.Robin, who is frail, is still breastfeeding at the age of six.

Jon Arryn said: "Ed, thank you, Bachelor Norman, Robin's epilepsy is now much more stable. He used to have seizures almost every day, but now he only has seizures every three to five days."

Ed said: "We have hot springs in Winterfell. Bubbling in the hot springs is more beneficial for Robin's epilepsy. If Lysa is willing, I am willing to send Lysa and the child to Winterfell."

Lysa frowned.

Jon Arryn said: "In fact, I have always had a plan to send Robin to Winterfell as your adopted son."

Lysa felt as if she had been pricked by a needle. She quickly stood up and hugged Robin's head.

"No! Robin must stay with me, no one can take care of him but me."

Lysa hugged Robin angrily and left.

Jon Arryn sighed, "Lysa has gone through too many miscarriages, and each miscarriage makes her even more nervous. If my child and Lysa's can survive, my child may not be as good as You are less."

Among the aborted children, there must be the little finger species, Ed has no doubts.It's a pity that Ed couldn't grasp the evidence that Littlefinger had an affair with Lysa. The only one who could prove that Littlefinger had defiled Lysa many years ago was the Duke of Horst, who was far away in Riverrun. Besides, the father would never testify publicly anyway. His daughter had an affair with someone else.

Ed said: "The two dumb assassins in the dark cell are dead."

Jon Arryn didn't seem to be surprised at all, "Someone wanted to assassinate King Robert, but they failed. Of course they have to deal with those assassins. Ed, thank you for your insight. Now that the plot has been thwarted, I feel that the assassination The king's business can end here. That's what Robert meant."

"In the Throne Hall, I met the Duke of Mace, the Earl of Landau, and some nobles in the Stormlands. They all believed that the red viper Oberyn was the real murderer behind the scenes. Some people mentioned that Lannister might be the murderer, and some people suspected that This is the pet of Euron, Balon's second brother, for the Serenity is full of such mutes."

No matter who the murderer is, continuing the investigation will only destabilize the court and the Seven Kingdoms.Ed somewhat understood why Robert was becoming more and more fond of playing deaf and dumb.

Ed said: "The murderer tried to poison Robert. This time he didn't succeed. There must be another time."

Jon Arryn said, "Then we can only pray that the Kingsguard will protect their king."

Ed smiled bitterly and said, "The Kingslayer is protecting the king, will Robert be safe? Lord Jon, you have to be careful, the enemies hiding in the dark may poison you."

Jon Arryn said indifferently: "I am over 80 years old. If death came suddenly, it would be a gift. Back then, we overthrew the mad king Aerys, and Robert and I were committed to creating a brand new The Kingdom. It is easier to conquer the country than to defend the country. I have worked hard for more than ten years, and I understand more and more why Iris went crazy."

Jon Arryn pointed to the mountain of letters on the desk.

"When you open your eyes every day, there are endless things to deal with. The fire in the Royal Forest, the storm in the Narrow Sea, the pleas of the Night Watchman, the pirates in the Summer Sea, the mountain clan riots in the valley, the bandits in King's Landing raped the Silent Sisters, the king's land The territorial disputes of the minor nobles, the foreign missions requesting audience, all kinds of terrible news brought back by the octopus, and the bills sent by Littlefinger."

"People always say that the Prime Minister is the hand of the king. They think it is a pair of noble and soft hands. In fact, these hands are already covered with calluses and scars. I am exhausted and exhausted. I want to unload the burden many times. Yet there is no suitable heir."

"Stannis is unloved, Renly's guest, if Tywin is allowed to succeed the former Prime Minister, then the country will really be sold to Lannister. Fortunately, now that you have come to King's Landing, when you are familiar with the place With everything in place, I can unburden myself and return to Eagle's Nest City with my wife and children."

Ed looked at the old Jon Arryn with some sympathy.The old man would eventually return to the Eyrie, but homecoming, or escorted by the Silent Sisters?There are too few former prime ministers who have escaped from the prime minister's tower.

"The storm of death is sweeping, and the eagle falls to the ground", this is one of the visions that Ed saw in the cave of the Thousand Faces Isle Wood Dancer. The Crescent Falcon is the coat of arms of the Ayrin family. Could it be that Foreshadowing the fate of Jon Arryn?
Jon Arryn said: "The King's Landing Wolf King event recently attracted more than [-] people to King's Landing. The business of prostitutes was so good that there were no beds in the brothel. Some prostitutes ran to the Dragon's Lair and used the ruins there to pick up customers. A drunk The client accidentally opened a jar containing wildfire, drank the wildfire, and died suddenly on the spot."

"When Jin Robe went to investigate, he found that there were more than 600 cans of wildfire hidden in the dragon's lair, all of which were left over from the time of the mad king Aerys. These wildfires are very dangerous, and a little spark may cause the fire to get out of control. Slynt, the commander of the Capital Guard, complained about the lack of manpower, and the gold robes are unable to deal with these wildfires, Ed, can you take your winter wolf army to deal with it?"

Ed pondered for a while, "Wildfire is the excrement of alchemists. Back then, my father, Duke Rickard, and my elder brother Brandon were killed by the mad king's lackey alchemists. Who knew these alchemists helped the mad king back then? How many people did the king kill? I can take the Winter Wolf Army to deal with the wildfire, but the alchemist must also be handed over to me."

Jon Arryn said: "Robert has long wanted to drive these alchemists out of King's Landing."

Because the mad king Iris was obsessed with flames, the Alchemist Guild was very popular during the mad king's period. The wise man Rosat of the alchemist was even the last prime minister of the mad king Iris.The mad king Aerys was cruel and cruel in his later years, and he liked to use alchemists to roast those civilians and nobles who offended him.

After Robert came to the throne, the status of the Alchemists Guild plummeted, and the alchemists seemed like rats crossing the street in King's Landing, and life became more and more difficult.

In the afternoon, Ed brought 600 winter wolf troops and temporarily recruited hundreds of civilians on the street to the dragon's lair on the Reynis Hills, emptied more than [-] cans of wildfire here, and sent them directly to the dock.

Afterwards, Ed led the Winter Wolf Army to the hall of the Alchemist Guild under the Visenya Hills.

Alchemist Harlem, Merriad, Monsite and others rushed out to greet them.

Ed noticed that each of the alchemists was poorly dressed, either in patched silk or faded wool.Compared with ordinary ornately dressed craftsmen, the current situation of alchemists is indeed miserable.

Harlem smiled all over his face, "Lord Wolf King, you are truly a distinguished guest. We originally petitioned King Robert, hoping to use fireworks to cheer up the celebration of the Wolf King on the night of the tournament, but unfortunately, His Majesty Robert did not respond. "

Ed said: "You alchemists are about to face disaster, and you still want to get close to His Majesty?"

Harlem, Merriad, and Monsit exchanged terrified looks, and Monsit said, "Master Wolf King, we alchemists have not offended anyone."

Ed said: "Hundreds of cans of wildfire were found in the wolf's lair. The power of those wildfires is enough to burn the entire dragon's lair. Why do you alchemists guild store such dangerous items under the dragon's lair?"

Harlem said with a smile: "Master Wolf King, after the fall of King's Landing, many wise men in our organization died, and the manpower was insufficient. Naturally, we neglected the management of these wildfires. If Lord Wolf King is willing to allocate money to us , we must properly handle wildfires.”

Ed said: "Your wildfire has seriously threatened the safety of King's Landing. It must be dealt with by the Winter Wolf Army. Give me the account book of the wildfire."

Harlem took out the account book, and Ed found that the alchemist had hidden more than 7000 cans of wildfire underground, and the underground warehouse extended from the bottom of the Visenya Hills to the dragon's lair in the Rhaenys Hills.

Ed's face was gloomy, "You guys actually hid so many dangerous wildfires. It's simply bad intentions. Could it be that you want to burn down the entire King's Landing? To avenge the mad king Aerys?"

Harlem, Monsit, and Merriad led a group of alchemists, kneeling on the ground, sweating profusely from fear, not daring to breathe.

"These wildfires must be transported to the northern border and handled properly. You alchemists must escort the wildfires all the way north to the northern border, serve the Stark family, and make atonement. If you disobey, you will be sent to the Great Wall .”

These alchemists could only accept it, and they were escorted to the port by the Blackwater River.

The alchemist Ginter of Winterfell is also making wildfires on a small scale, but because there are too few alchemists in Winterfell, Ginter has to be distracted by doing porcelain and metal experiments, and the wildfire reserves in Winterfell are very small.

Wildfire piled together is very dangerous, but properly used, it is a sharp weapon to kill the enemy on the battlefield.The process of making wildfire is very complicated and dangerous, and the cost of a can of wildfire is high.

Ed didn't know how many years and how much money the mad king Iris spent to accumulate thousands of cans of wildfire. Now, all of these wildfires have fallen into Ed's hands.

Soros, the red-robed monk of the Winter Wolf Army, hired dozens of carriages on the street, and moved the cans of wildfire from the underground warehouse of the Alchemists Guild to the carriages.

Tyrion came out of the brothel, saw Soros, and quickly greeted him, "Soros, what are you doing?"

Soros said: "Execute the order of the wolf king."

Tyrion looked at the pot on the carriage. "Alchemist's shit. Why did the Wolf King remove these wildfires?"

Soros spread his hands and said, "I don't know about that, it's probably an order from His Majesty Robert."

Wildfire jars were delivered to port, and all were moved aboard the North, Cupid, and Mermaid.

These are ships from the northern border. There are a lot of goods in Winterfell now, and ships frequently come and go to King's Landing, bringing fine wines, maple syrup, black truffles, woolen fabrics and other goods from the northern border.In addition to trade, these ships also have an important function, which is to stay in the port, so that in the event of a coup in King's Landing, Ed and his family can evacuate to the ship as soon as possible and escape from the sea.

When all the wildfire pots were on board, night fell on King's Landing.

The Mermaid is a pot-bellied merchant ship in White Harbor, and the Eros is a swan ship from the Summer Islands. This ship participated in the Skagos Island Rock War two years ago, and has rarely returned to the Summer Islands in recent years. , basically run the route from White Harbor to King's Landing, White Harbor to Braavos, and White Harbor to Lys for a long time.

The Negro Didier, captain of the Eros, was a friend of Ed's, and the home port of the swan ship was now more like White Harbor than the distant Summer Isles.

Ed handed over 30 alchemists and apprentices to Captain Didier, "Send them to White Harbor, and let Earl Wyman send them to Winterfell for resettlement. As for the wildfire, send a message to Robb, asking him to Dig holes in the wild, and wolf castles around the world can also store a small amount, but it is not allowed to pile up large piles of wildfire jars together."

When these alchemists arrived in Winterfell, Ed had a bunch of "chemists" in his hands. In the future, Winterfell could not only make wildfire, but also make fireworks and firecrackers, and even develop gunpowder.

In the maiden house of the Red Castle, Cersei was wearing a sea blue low-cut long dress, and the sapphire necklace on her chest was shining in the candlelight. She took a sip of plum wine, and her eyes shone with victory.

"Ser Ilyn Payne took down the dumb assassin with ease, and the Wolf King will never catch the lion by the tail!"

James said: "Robert is having a banquet at the palace today, and the nobles from all over the place are enjoying themselves. It seems that the assassination has already turned the page. I'm very surprised, why didn't Ed appear at the palace banquet today?"

Tyrion said: "Because you were busy eating, drinking and having fun, the Wolf King had already emptied the wildfires of the Alchemists Guild in King's Landing, and captured all the alchemists, and shipped them to the north. More than 7000 cans of wildfires , think about how much it is worth?"

The smile on Cersei's face disappeared and was replaced by anger, "These are the assets of King's Landing, why should Ed, the Yankee? I must protest to Robert."

James was thoughtful, "Many of those wildfires were left behind by the mad king Aerys. Keeping them in King's Landing is a huge safety hazard. People who are obsessed with wildfires and dragon flames will eventually become lunatics. I'd like to see By the time Ed moved the wildfire."

Tyrion sighed, "It's not the wildfire that I feel most distressed about, but the people who made it. When King's Landing fell, many alchemists lost their lives overnight. The remaining alchemists and wise men in King's Landing are only a few Ten of them, and now they are taken over by Ed."

"I heard that Ed opened a wolf academy in the north, and Dr. Marwin from the academy went to Winterfell. Now that Stark has got so many alchemists, the strength of the wolf academy in the future must be very scary."

Cersei said disdainfully: "Wolf Academy? I think it's wolf ambition. I will let Robert keep Ed in King's Landing. As long as he and his family stay in King's Landing, the North will not dare to act rashly. My people are fighting day and night. Watching Ed's wolf king's mansion, as long as he stays in the Red Castle, I will hold him in the palm of my hand."

James said: "The wolf king's mansion is full of winter wolves. Staring at him and trapping him are two different things. Ed made a lot of money by relying on the tournament. He won a lot of gold. Recently, the winter wolves The army has newly joined many masters, such as Baron Swann and Soros."

Cersei said disdainfully: "I'm also recruiting mercenaries, and the three brothers from the valley will work for me."

Tyrion said: "James is right. It is useless to keep an eye on the wolf king. The wolf king claimed to have hatched a dragon in front of the weirwood heart tree. This is unprecedented, but Dr. Marwyn has confirmed it. It's not easy to question, after all, Marwin is the authority on dragon research in the Academy City."

"Since Ed gave Robert three dragon eggs, let him hatch the dragon eggs quickly. With dragons, everything will be different. If they can't hatch, it will prove that Ed is probably lying."

"Stark has dragons now, and no other nobles in the south have them. This is the most deadly thing. Without dragons, when the dragons in Winterfell grow up, even if you trap Ed in the dungeon, the dragon's wings will cover King's Landing. At that time, it was obviously unrealistic for you to expect the golden robe to fight against the dragon."

Under the starlight, Ed returned to the Wolf King's mansion, and the captain of the guard, Jory Cassel, said: "Wolf King, the guards of the Winter Wolf Army discovered that some laundry women, stable boys, and guards from the Red Castle seemed to be deliberately watching us. house."

Ed smiled bitterly and said, "That's normal. These eyeliners are either from the Octopus, Queen Cersei, or Littlefinger. As far away as Winterfell, there are Octopods' eyeliners. Let alone here?"

Perhaps Ed should rent a large mansion in King's Landing and move out of the Red Castle, so that he would be relatively safe.

The next day, Grand Maester Pycelle asked about the wildfire at the imperial meeting in the chamber.

"Master Ed, Wildfire is the property of the Alchemist Guild, why did you move all Wildfire away?"

Ed said: "Wildfires will burn and explode. I am surprised that the imperial council actually allowed these terrible substances to be piled up under the Great Sept of Baylor, the Street of Silent Sisters and the Dragon's Lair. Once it burns, most of King's Landing will be dead. .”

Stannis frowned. "Is the wildfire really that deadly?"

Littlefinger said: "Master Ed, I heard that you sent the wildfire to the north? What's the difference between this and a prostitute who doesn't pay her bill?"

Ed said: "If the royal family really thinks wildfire is an asset, they won't let these wildfire jars rot underground for so many years. If you let the alchemist guild deal with it, you have to give them money."

Jon Arryn said: "This kind of alchemist's excrement and urine will pollute the environment if it is not handled properly, turning the fertile land into a cursed land. Wildfires piled up in King's Landing are useless, but they will be a potential threat. , Ed helped us deal with it, which is a good thing."

After the Wolf King celebration ended, a large number of nobles left King's Landing one after another and returned to their respective fiefs, and the Red Castle was much cleaner in an instant.

But some nobles remained, such as Margaery Tyrell, who became a star figure at court.

Loras Tyrell still stayed in the court. Ser Loras used to be Renly's attendant. He served as Renly's bodyguard and was praised as the most beautiful bodyguard. Renly's other bodyguard, Brienne, was called Known as the ugliest one.

The Devil's Mountain Gregor Clegane left King's Landing. After the Red Viper Prince Oberyn left with the Dornishmen, he chose to return. Now the Devil's Mountain lives under the Aegon High Hill with a group of his own soldiers. It is said that it is the private residence of Duke Tywin.

It seems that Tywin wants to keep a mad dog to cheer for his daughter in King's Landing.In this way, the Lannister family has three fierce warriors in King's Landing, Sandor the Hound, Jaime and Gregor the Mountain.

On this day, Robert entertained Ed in the hall, Queen Cersei and Tyrion were there, and James stood by.

After drinking and eating, the attendant brought up three dragon eggs.

Robert said: "Ed, only you can successfully hatch the dragon, so hurry up and help me hatch the dragon! My son Joffrey, Tommen, and daughter Myrcella are all looking forward to having their own little dragons! "

Cersei smiled all over her face, "Wolf King, you said last time that a weirwood is needed to hatch a dragon. I asked Grand Maester Pycelle. Planting that kind of weirwood heart tree should not be particularly difficult. Do you think, Where in King's Landing is the easiest place to hatch a dragon? Is it the Red Castle Godswood?"

Ed shook his head, "No, it's the Dragon's Lair. It used to be the place where the Targaryen family raised giant dragons. Many dragons were born and grew up there, and the dragon souls there are still powerful."

Robert's eyes lit up, "So, do you think there is a good chance of hatching a dragon? Just say what you need."

Ed said: "Prayers are needed, Robert. I have to bring my family and my direwolf to pray day and night. Therefore, I request to move to the Dragon's Den to live."

Tyrion noticed the abnormality, and he frowned: "But the dragon's lair has been abandoned for more than 100 years, isn't it convenient to live there?"

Ed said solemnly: "If you want to hatch a dragon, how can you be comfortable? There are some abandoned houses next to the dragon's lair, which were used by the dragon guards back then. You can live there after cleaning up. I took my family, The Winter Wolf Army, just live in these houses together."

"If you want to successfully hatch the dragon, you must show sincerity. Rebuilding the dragon's lair is the best. Only by rebuilding the dragon's lair can the old gods be honored, just like the Great Sept of Baylor, which honors the Seven Gods. The royal family allocated me a sum of money , While I was praying, I was rebuilding the dragon lair, and when the dragon lair was rebuilt, the dragon eggs were probably hatched almost, and the giant dragon was born from its shell."

Robert laughed heartily, "As long as the dragon can be hatched, it's not a problem to spend a little money to rebuild the dragon's lair."

Tyrion said: "The Dragon's Lair is a cursed place. At first, there was the Sanctuary of Thoughts on the hill of Rhaenys. The cruel Maegor rode a dragon and burned the Sanctuary of Thoughts on fire, and then built the Dragon's Lair. During the Dragon Dance, the shepherd led the mob to attack the dragon's lair, and countless mobs, soldiers, and the dragon died together."

"After the giant dragon became extinct, the dragon's lair was abandoned. During the time of Aerys I, the plague in King's Landing was prevalent. Back then, the Duke of Bloodraven piled dozens of feet of corpses in the dragon's lair and burned it with wild fire. The dragon's lair was full of death, plague and Can ghosts, that kind of ominous place, hatch dragons?"

Ed said: "Dragon's Lair is full of ghosts, isn't the Red Castle the same? There are countless Targaryen kings, princesses, princes, and nobles who died in this castle. Only death can exchange life. Don't forget, Winterfell The young dragon Flying Wolf, the dragon soul is the reincarnation of Lyanna."

Robert said excitedly: "Oh! Lyanna quickly hatch the dragon!"

Tyrion dissuaded: "Your Majesty, rebuilding the dragon's lair is a waste of money and people. I suggest a long-term plan."

The beautiful vision of having a dragon made Cersei a little dizzy. She said excitedly: "Tyrion, what do you know? Hurry up and let Lord Ed take the dragon egg and go to the dragon's lair to hatch the dragon!"

Ed picked up the tray of three dragon eggs, "Then I'll pack up my things, take my family and followers, and settle down in the dragon's lair."

Ed and Robert left together, leaving only Tyrion, Cersei, and James in the throne room.

Cersei was as happy as a little girl, "Ed didn't want to help us incubate the dragon. Robert ordered him to obediently obediently obediently obediently obediently obediently obediently obediently obediently obediently obeyed? Lannister will soon have his own dragon. King, something even the Duke of Lannister can't do!"

Tyrion said coldly: "Sister, you didn't even realize that Ed was playing you like a monkey. He took the Winter Wolf Army and his family to live in Dragon's Lair. When he left the Red Keep, it was tantamount to leaving the Red Keep." out of the control of the Red Castle."

"The Dragon's Lair is located on the Rhaenys Hill. Like the Red Keep on the Aegon Hill and the Baelor Great Sept on the Visenya Hill, they are the three highlands in King's Landing. The Dragon's Lair itself can overlook most of King's Landing. It is easy to defend. Difficult to attack. Rhaenys Hill is next to the Dragon Gate and the Old City Gate to the north, who knows what kind of moth Ed will make?"

"You don't need to think about it. The dragon's lair rebuilt by Ed is a fortified fortress, a wolf castle! Let me tell you, what is hatched in the dragon's lair is not necessarily a giant dragon, but a demonic wolf!"

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