Game of Thrones: The Bronze and Fire Lord.

Chapter 236 "The Stubborn Imond"

"What!?"

Viserys was shocked and quickly went forward to check on the situation.

Imond hung his head, looking disheveled, but thankfully he wasn't injured.

What are you going to Longshan for?

Viserys, seeing that his son was not seriously injured, finally began to lose his temper.

Imond glanced up, then kept his head down and remained silent.

"The older princes and princesses all have dragons, so it's understandable that Prince Imond, not wanting to be left behind, would act on his own."

Collis, always eager for drama, enjoyed watching the spectacle unfold.

Viserys's expression darkened, and he demanded, "Is that so?"

"Yes."

Imond immediately became obedient.

The sea serpent's words were unpleasant, but every word was true.

Viserys glared at his good-for-nothing second son and said angrily, "Do you know how dangerous Dragon Mountain is? There are wild dragons that are hard to tame in there!"

Imond said, feeling wronged, "I want to tame a dragon."

He wouldn't go if there were no wild dragons.

Unexpectedly, the plan did not go smoothly in many ways.

He was bumped into by Jaheris as soon as he stepped out the door. After threatening him not to tell anyone, he was captured by a patrolling squad of dragon tamers as soon as he approached the Dragon Mountain area.

Bad luck! Bad luck! Bad luck!

"Then you should prioritize your own safety; you are a precious person."

Viserys could not understand his son's impulsiveness.

To sneak into Longshan without telling anyone is simply reckless.

Thinking this, Viserys glanced at his nephew, who was yawning from sleepiness.

Imon: ?
Hey, don't drag me into this!
"They forced me to do this!"

With a sob in his voice, Imond recounted all the grievances he had recently suffered.

Because there were no dragons, they suffered too much humiliation.

Viserys listened with a strange expression: "You mean, you thought they just happened to encounter a stray dragon and lured it to its lair to imprison it?"

He didn't realize that his eldest son, Aegon, was ganging up with the other boys to bully his second son; he only saw a foolish son blinded by lust.

Moreover, compared to some simple humiliations, what was it when he kicked Damon into a cesspool as a child because of his age advantage?
Is Damon considered to have strong mental fortitude?

"hehe."

Damon was amused by his nephew's complaints.

He thought to himself that it was all Alison, that Hightoar woman, who had made the Targaryen dragon bloodline so weak.

Instead of seeking revenge when bullied, they complain to their parents.

When he was a child, he was bullied by his older brother. He dared to urinate in his brother's wine jug and stuff horse manure into his bed.

"you……"

Imond, not hearing the expected words of comfort, looked around in bewilderment.

The four dragons, including Eamon and the sea serpent Corliss, either covered their mouths with their hands or remained expressionless, showing no emotion whatsoever about his ordeal.

“Ha, Prince Imond is still young and certainly lacks some guidance.”

Corliss offered polite words of advice.

The four adult men present had all weathered many storms; they wouldn't care about such trivial matters as children playing around.

Fight back when you're bullied; this is an ironclad rule that the strong follow from birth.

Corliss is the eldest son in the family, with a twin brother named Wimond Valerian.

Wim Wright was an ambitious man who tried to prove himself from a young age, wanting to seize the inheritance rights of his older brother who was born a few minutes earlier than him.

Collis usually didn't care and let his younger brother run around freely.

When his father died, he summoned Weimond to the cabin of the Sea Serpent and nearly beat him to death.

Since then, the Valerian people have been incredibly united, embarking on decades of rapid development.

Seeing the attitude of those present, Viserys sighed softly and said gently, "Go back and have someone prepare a basin of hot water for you to take a bath and get a good night's rest."

"Father!"

Imond was unwilling to accept this.

"Obey your king's command."

Viserys's face instantly turned cold.

This second son really disappointed him.

Although Aegon the eldest son was a scoundrel, he possessed the inherent arrogance of a true Targaryen and looked down on everyone equally.

They're also quite skilled and lucky.

They landed on Dragonstone at the age of 12 and began taming dragons, achieving feats that rivaled those of their grandfather, "Brave Belron."

By comparison.

The second son was unremarkable and had a woman's petty and narrow-minded nature.

"Alison's education level definitely needs improvement."

Viserys made up his mind to go back and give his children a more rigorous upbringing.

"Yes."

Imond was at a loss for words, dared not refute, and turned to leave.

"Wait a minute."

Viserys suddenly spoke.

Imond wiped his eyes and looked back at his father with a confused expression.

Viserys felt a pang of guilt, but also realized he couldn't let his hard-won son go to waste. He spoke in a cold tone:

"If you really want to prove you're not a coward, you might try finding a dragon egg that can be hatched, or conquering a stray dragon."

"Anyway, we have plenty of time to stay on Dragonstone Island, so you have all the time you need."

Upon hearing this, Imond bit his lower lip.

Upon landing on Dragonstone, I learned that there were several ownerless dragons on the island.

Excluding the cobalt blue dragon that Darren had planned.

There is also a direct descendant of Syracuse, a sub-adult dragon named "Arax".

And as the dragon tamer mentioned on the way, there was a small wild dragon with dark red scales and an unnamed wild dragon with black scales.

All of these dragons were hatched in recent years, greatly increasing the number of dragons on Dragonstone.

"I……"

Imond choked up, wanting to say he would.

But when she met her father's cold gaze, the words she was about to say stuck in her throat.

Finally, he nodded silently and left.

"Ugh!"

After the door closed, Viserys couldn't help but sigh again.

Turning around, the three grown men averted their amusement.

"Raising a son is indeed not easy, is it?"

Viserys forced a smile.

"hehe."

Damon, with his legs crossed, was amused again.

Amon glanced at him sideways.

Are you laughing at my grandmother?

Viserys was ashamed.

Damn it, Damon didn't do anything, and his son just grew up on his own.

That Seven Gods theory is completely unfair.

At this moment, Corliss: ... took a deep breath, forcing himself to forget the flirtatious glances between Lannino and the waiter during dinner.

At least in other respects, Lannino's performance was among the best in the circle of aristocratic heirs.

"Let's get back to the issue of the remnants of the Three Women's Kingdom. We need you to give us a definite answer."

Damon steered the conversation back to the topic.

"Attack!" Viserys thought it through, then asked, "But who will go?"

Aemon closed his eyes and kicked his legs, pretending to die on the spot.

Let whoever wants to go, I'm not going to work overtime.

Damon and Corliss exchanged glances. Corliss straightened his clothes and volunteered, "The enemy on the sea, the Valerian are the ones to take on the task."

“Reese has recently had a business dispute with Kohol, and I need to go back and resolve it.”

Dimon went with the flow.

"is it?"

Viserys looked suspicious, strongly suspecting that the two had premeditated something.

But he had no evidence, and war had to be fought.

He tacitly approved of their arrangement and got up to leave the room.

Aemon followed them away.

When only the two of them remained in the room, Damon's face was obscured by the firelight from the fireplace.

"Focus on curing Rhys; it will benefit your descendants immeasurably."

Collis spoke first.

"The day I close my eyes, everything Rhys has will belong to that kid, and my other two kids won't get anything."

Damon said calmly.

"He is also your child; blood ties cannot be changed."

"Corliss said."

“Then I have to leave something for the other two children.”

Damon's gaze was deep as he slowly rose and said, "We're already being watched. Rather than waiting to be killed, we should pick an easy target to strike."

"I can privately support you with some weapons and supplies. After it's done, you have to help me fight for the disputed land."

Collis didn't bother to investigate further; he only cared about long-term interests.

The two easily reached a consensus.

After years of silence, Damon has once again set his sights on Kohol, a free-trading city-state, intending to conquer it.

Corliss, on the other hand, sought stability by planning to acquire large tracts of unclaimed land in the disputed territory.

Neither Tyros nor Lys were land-based city-states, and their control over the disputed territory was very limited.

Under Aemon's rule, Mir had long planned out the Mir Territory, establishing a small city-state called "Laketown" in the very center of the disputed lands.

Judging from the development momentum of Changhu Town, it will continue to expand into new territories in just a few years.

The disputed territory is vast, but even the largest land has an end.

Corliss naturally needed to make plans early.

……

That night.

Imond was summoned by his father and mother and scolded twice. After returning to his room, he took a quick shower and began packing his bags.

A cloth bag, stuffed with hard bread and dried cheese secretly scavenged from the kitchen, convenient for storage and keeps you full.

"Aegon, I will prove myself."

As Imond packed his things, he muttered nervously to himself.

He was going to enter Dragon Mountain to tame a dragon that belonged to Aemond Targaryen.

He made all those who looked down on him never dare to underestimate him again.

With the belief that he would either succeed or die trying, Imond went to bed early.

The next day, it was still dark.

He then set off with his small bag and plunged into Longshan.

With Viserys' permission, no one dared to stop him, except to report the news to the king and queen, who hadn't gotten up until dawn.

Allison was extremely anxious.

Viserys paused for a moment, then decided to leave it alone.

The fact that the second son has such awareness proves that he still has some backbone.

And so, Imond embarked on his dragon-hunting journey, a rags-to-riches tale of a loser's rise to power.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Longshan Mountain, at its foot.

"Ugh, I'm so hungry!"

Imond lay on a sheltered hillside, his hair disheveled, his eyes lifeless, and his body filthy.

Because it was sheltered from the wind, it didn't even get to drink the northwest wind.

"Gululu~~"

Imond turned pale and clutched his rumbling stomach.

Empiricism kills.

Dry bread and cheese are indeed hard to chew, but they certainly don't stave off hunger.

They have the energy to eat bread and cheese, but they get tired and hungry again afterward.

On the morning of the second day after he set off, he ate all the food in his small bag and began to live a life of eating and sleeping outdoors.

"Increase patrols; the black wild dragons that have recently appeared are very dangerous."

An elderly dragon tamer passed by and solemnly instructed his subordinates on important matters.

A group of people set foot on Longshan Mountain and patrolled the foot of the mountain, which was covered with strange rocks.

Imond: ...

Longshan is really close to Shigulou, so close that it's right at my doorstep.

But he was too proud to go back.

I went hungry for two days and one night.

"However, a black wild dragon?"

Imond, his sluggish mind working, struggled to his feet.

He still has to try.

My cousin once said that a true warrior never gives up easily.

The second-floor balcony of Shigulou (Stone Drum Tower).

Imon leaned on the fence, gazing into the distance at the foot of Longshan Mountain at the sight of the thin, silver-haired figure in green clothes, moving step by step along the slope.

What is he doing?

Aemon's expression was indescribable; he simply couldn't understand it.

Helena stood by his side, her hands obediently placed in front of her, and said, "He's too persistent; he'll exhaust himself."

Imon remained silent.

This kid really thinks he's something special.

Longshan is an active volcano; apart from grass roots and withered vines, there isn't even a piece of bark to chew on.

If you get hungry, come back and have a meal, then set off again.

Why make yourself look like a savage?

When His Highness the Prince stormed into Longshan, he even knew to bring two Imperial Guards with him.

Do you think he can tame a dragon?

Imon couldn't bear to watch any longer and turned to Helena for a question.

Helena said calmly, "He has to close one eye."