Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 74 The Wheel of Time Turns

The team competition was almost a foregone conclusion. Vareses' seven-man team worked together perfectly and destroyed all opponents with overwhelming force. Only the Northerners and Dornishmen lasted a little longer. However, as Lord Mormont was chopped down by the knight Samwell "Battleaxe" who had just joined the Bloodsworn Brothers, and Obara Dayne was defeated by Lynn Vartarken, only the Vareses team was left on the field.

The archery competition soon came to an end. Red Robb Rivers, the illegitimate son of the Blackwood family, won the championship without any suspense, and the mysterious knight took off his helmet after ranking third.

Lord Samwell Blackwood was shocked. It was his daughter, Alysanne Blackwood, who did not meet the competition criteria at all, but she had successfully participated. However, all the knights present recognized the archery skills of this little girl. Lord Cregan Stark even smiled when Alysanne hit the bull's eye.

Although the rewards were distributed normally, the children including Darren and Jacaerys regretted it afterward until they were caught and spanked by their parents. If they had known earlier, they would have pretended to be the mysterious knight.

Dragon's Nest, the corridor of the Twin Towers, the Dornish Seneschal Moros, who had been waiting for a long time in Dragon's Nest, finally saw Longzel. The silver-haired prince leaned against the bronze door of the Silver Blood Tower, and Moros had been bending here for a while.

"Guests from Sunspear." Longzier stood up straight. Although he had split Dorne, he still respected this frighteningly persistent opponent. "I know why you came. The motto of the Narmeros Martell family is 'unyielding', so you used the urgent conquest declaration of Dragon King Aegon to unite those lords with ulterior motives and resist the wrath of the real dragon, but what was the price?"

Moros did not avoid Longzel's gaze, but answered in a matter-of-fact manner: "Your Highness, the price was decades of destruction. The fall of Rhaenys angered Aegon and Visenya. Every castle, every town, and every farmland in Dorne was burned, and almost all members of the family were murdered. Your Highness, even so, we never surrendered."

"This is stupidity." Longzel said bluntly: "Your pride has brought disaster. The people stood by you for the pain brought by Aegon, but when the conquerors did not bring pain, but brought bread, meat and beer, you only had those lords by your side. Look at Dorne now. I believe that Prince Keoren, who has always hoped not to expand the war, is a wise man, but what about your lords? I only promised the crown and gold, and they immediately rebelled against the sun."

"You have admitted that this was your instigation." Moros still had a faint smile. "Your Highness, Dorne has no king. Just like Princess Meria said back then, Dorne and Guloyna are connected by blood. We are indomitable, never bow our heads, and never bend our knees. Your Highness, blood and fire do not belong to Dorne, and neither do you."

"If I guess correctly, the Iron Throne's request to you is very simple." Longzel was both annoyed and somewhat impressed by Moros's stubbornness. "You can keep the title of Prince of Dorne in name only. The Dornishmen only need to recognize that the king on the Iron Throne is the King of the Seven Kingdoms."

Moros nodded, "This is indeed the condition King Viserys has given us. He is a benevolent monarch just like his grandfather, but my prince hopes for a unified Dorne and a Dorne without constraints."

"Prince Keoren is overthinking." Longzel interrupted Moros unceremoniously, "Master Steward, don't forget that it is you who are losing on the battlefield. The Sulphur River Basin has changed hands three times in the past four months, but the banner of the golden spear piercing the sun has never been raised. The Iron Gate emblem of the Yronwood family has been raised twice in a row in the City of Gods Grace. My lord, what you can't get on the battlefield, you can't get at the negotiation table." Longzel walked to Moros' side, and his personal guards, the Dothraki boy Ago and the black-haired and golden-eyed Hoffa, immediately followed, staring at the Dorne envoy. "The High King of Dorne is probably more likely to accept the conditions of the Iron Throne than the proud Prince of Dorne. As for our King of the Turbulent River..."

Longzel signaled to Moros to look at the tents and flags in the distance. The shooting star sword flag of the Dayne family was flying in the air.

"Moreover, Emissary," Longzel continued, "the longer you delay, the more disadvantageous it will be for you. The Yronwood family has taken my gold. They have enough wealth to recruit soldiers from across the Narrow Sea. They can soon capture the city of Skyreach, which has been cut off from food and grass. Their army is also eyeing Godsgrace and Hellgate. Even Princess Nymeria did not dare to underestimate the heyday of Yronwood, not to mention that the Yronwood now occupies almost half of Dorne."

"Your Highness, I am only a messenger." Moros bowed his head. "My mission is to persuade you to stop supporting the rebellion. Please do not underestimate the power of the Martell family. We were able to stand firm under the dragon flame of the Conqueror, so we can also stand firm under your dragon flame."

"Really?" Longzel waved his hand to signal Hoffa and Ago not to be impulsive. After all, Ago had already drawn his scimitar. "Perhaps you don't know me yet." Longzel stretched out his hand and gently brushed Moros' eyes.

Moros was stunned. He saw the sun wrapped in a sea of ​​blood, Keoren and Alexandra also struggling in the sea of ​​blood and finally being swallowed by blood, he saw Yangji City engulfed in flames, he saw all the members of the Martell family he knew, even the illegitimate children in the brothel, wailing and sinking in the sea of ​​blood.

He saw the howling wind and the desert turning into frozen soil, and he saw blue eyes flash across his vision.

"Seven levels of hell." Moros woke up instantly, his legs softened, and he fell to the ground, looking at Longzel in horror. "Devil, devil!"

"I just showed you the possible future, my lord." Longzel leaned over and looked into Moros' eyes with a smile: "First, I am a blood wizard. This is no longer a secret. Secondly, although it is difficult to curse a family, as long as enough people die and enough blood is shed, there is still hope of doing it. You don't want the Martell family to disappear completely in the yellow sand of Dorne. Finally, it is a secret."

Longzel's deep voice sounded like the devil's whisper, making Moros' scalp tingle: "Although Dorne rarely sees true winter, the legend of eternal winter is not only shared by the Andals, but also by the Rhoynar. Remember, this is why the Conqueror longs to unify the Seven Kingdoms. His ambition is only one side, and the other side, hehe." Longzel's last laugh made Moros sweat.

That night, Dorne's envoys left Dragon's Nest on fast horses.

The wheel of time turns and turns.

The city of Tianji in Prince's Pass finally couldn't hold on any longer at the end of 123 AC. A bolt of lightning ignited the wooden buildings in the inner city of Tianji. The fire burned all night long. After the sun rose, Lewyn Yronwood finally stepped into the ruined inner city of Tianji and personally chopped off the charred head of his old enemy, Earl Fowler.

But "King" Lewyn's happiness did not last long. His army stationed on the southeast border was attacked by the Martell family. The young Earl Doran Garganus stood out in this battle. He led 200 sand cavalry to raid the camp of the Yronwood family, beheaded Earl Jordayn and Lewyn's illegitimate brother, and recaptured the fallen Godsgrace.

The angry "King" Lewen immediately led his army south and started a protracted confrontation with Earl Doran and Prince Keoren. No one knew why Prince Keoren, who was already in a declining position, stood up so quickly and was able to quickly organize a large army to confront the prosperous Yronwood.

Dragon's Nest was officially completed at the beginning of 124 AC, and Summer Hall was also progressing steadily. In November of that year, the luxurious Varese Summer Palace was completed. Located in the Prince's District of the town, the palace was built entirely of marble and decorated with purple and silver tiles. The palace had dense woods, oriental-style gardens and corridors, and countless fountains and sculptures. The Cathedral and Summer Market were completed simultaneously with the Summer Palace.

In 125AC, the broad walls of Summerhall were completed, the town hall was finally built, and the entire city was still under steady construction. At the end of the year, the Strong Wine Castle in Wine Harbor was completed, the port was also built, and the huge military port of Silver Dragon Harbor was finally officially put into use just as the New Year of 126AC arrived.

But at this time, Longzel was standing anxiously outside the cleanest room in the entire Dragon Nest City. Valar and Rey, who had grown taller and more mature, also looked at the door with some worry. Rey even grabbed his brother's hand and whispered something.

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