Game of Thrones: King of Harrenhal, starting with a blue hand stat panel

April, 286th year of the Conquest Calendar.

Arthur Hoan spent half his time at Greenhand Manor and a quarter of his time at Harrenhal.

Other spare time was spent receiving guests or visiting neighboring vassal territories, or wandering around one's own domain.

Besides managing the manor and training, Arthur also deals with various related forces on a daily basis.

Sir Barristan was his great-uncle's "grandfather."

The Frey family could consider this a reciprocal gesture.

To the east, in Farmer's Fort, Salt Field Town, Nvquan City, and Mugu Town, there are many enthusiastic opposition royalists.

Choosing the best among the worst, Harrenhal, whose strength was slowly recovering, was undoubtedly seen as an important asset by them.

Geographically speaking, the He'an family made money, and they also got a share of the profits.

Besides these, the Earl of Jason of Seafront City and Earl Genos of the Breken family, as well as Earl Selwyn of Tas Island, were also on good terms with him.

One was for trade routes, and the other was more for marriage alliances.

Earl Genos Brecken was very interested in Arthur. Earl Genos had no sons, but many daughters, none of whom were yet to be betrothed.

Even if a younger girl cannot get married, she can still get engaged.

Count Genos even specifically mentioned his eldest daughter.

The eldest daughter, the heiress of the Brecken family, is the sweetest bait.

However, Arthur felt that Genos was playing a trick on him.

For Genos, the best option would be for the female heir to take in a less desirable concubine.

Easily manipulated feudal lords or wealthy knights would marry into the family, and other daughters would be married off.

It's a crazy idea that Arthur could control the heirs of the Brecken family.

Breken's marriage alliance was not at the level of a great feudal lord; it was more like the level of the He'an family or even lower-ranking feudal lords.

In the entire marriage hierarchy, the eldest daughter is the most valuable, followed by the other daughters.

The fact that Horst and his two daughters married off was partly due to the chaotic times.

They haggled like fishmongers at a market.

Arthur secretly speculated that this might be the reason why Robert looked down on Horst.

As for the Starks and Arryn, their uprisings and rebellions were more about friendship.

The Tully family was still haggling, as they wouldn't do anything without a profit, and in the end, they only managed to bring in half of their members.

After making more contact with and collecting more information about the feudal lords and their successors in the Hejian region.

Sir Arthur and Sir Lucas had to admit that this generation of Riverlands had once again collapsed.

Mediocrity in the truest sense.

This also aligns with expectations for the feudal lords of Hejian: mediocre for a long time, with occasional flashes of brilliance.

Both the knight's martial arts skills and talents were rather lacking and unsatisfactory.

Without a champion in the martial arts tournament, their performance on the battlefield was even worse.

High-level experts are available in the West, including the young "Kingslayer," "The Hound," and "The Mountain," as well as the backup "Strong Boar" Liller Kreh.

In the North, there are the Umber brothers and the Karstark group.

As for the Riverlands, aside from the aging "Blackfish," Jason Merison, Titos Blackwood, and Genos Blakeen are all out of the picture.

Even these few old men cannot compare to the young and fierce generals of the Western Frontier.

Not to mention the manpower of Edmure, Vance, and Piper.

No wonder the Riverlands were treated like a public toilet during the War of the Five Kings; there were no good generals, and no good knights to be trained.

An incompetent general can lead to the downfall of an entire army.

From this perspective, the Frey family truly has a wealth of talent.

With so many people, there are bound to be a few good ones, like Hevaid and Hosting.

Don't laugh at Edmund, because everyone is Edmund.

"I care about these good intentions, but I care even more about those who are polite yet distant towards Harrenhal," Arthur said to Sir Lucas.

Sir Lucas slowly named the families: "The Blackwood family of Raventree, the Two Vans family, and the Piper family of Pinktree."

These families share a common characteristic: they are all feudal lords of the Xihejian region and live very close to Benliu City.

That's why the Hejian region is truly fragmented.

No matter how skilled Horst was at maneuvering and eloquent, he could only win over half of the West River region.

"That's their choice," Arthur pondered. If you can't win them over, then there's no need to.

"The most poignant story here is that of the Blackwood family. Aegon V's queen was from the Blackwood family. But later, their relationship cooled, and they chose to support the Tully family," Ser Lucas remarked with emotion.

The answer is simple: Horst knows how to win people over and scheme against them, while Aerys, after going mad, is constantly offending people.

King Aerys was eccentric and possessed a demonic nature.

She had offended her closest childhood friend Tywin Lannister, her royal in-laws the Dornish, and Aerys, not to mention her more distant relatives, the Blackwood family.

During Aerys' reign, Blackwood and Brecken disputed a property. Tywin Lannister, the Hand of the King, intended to award it to Blackwood, but King Aerys II decided to give it to Brecken.

In addition, the Blackwood family lived close to Riverrun, so they also joined the rebellion.

"They're staunch Tullys, so what if we don't know them? Once Harrenhal's longbowmen are fully trained, Count Tethos will know what a surprise is." Arthur smiled brightly.

The answers for the longbowman version are all readily available; you can just copy them.

Previously, the most famous archer family in the Riverlands was the Blackwood family of Raventree City, but this generation of the family is also quite incompetent.

The quality cannot be compared to Black Ari, Red Robb, and Bloodlust Ban during the Blood Dragon Dance, nor can it be compared to "Blood Raven Duke" Brynden during the Blackfire era.

Black Ariel is the sister of Earl Samwell during the Dance of the Dragons, the aunt of Earl Benjicoe, and the wife of "Old Man of the North" Kregan.

Not only is Hei Yali a sharpshooter herself, but she also commands a force of three hundred longbowmen, making her extremely powerful.

After her brother was killed by Count Brecken, Ari lit a weirwood arrow and shot Count Brecken dead.

Later, he led his team to victory against the Duke of Storm's End.

Robb Rivers, the bastard son of House Blackwood of Raventree, was said to be the best archer in Westeros at the time.

After being besieged by the combined forces of the Black Party's Riverlands and the North, Count Lefred of the Green Party attempted to send a raven to request reinforcements from One-Eyed Imond, who was stationed at Harrenhal.

However, Red Robb shot down every raven that pleaded for help with his superb archery skills, and Prince Amond did not receive any requests for assistance until the end of the battle.

As for Duke Blood Raven, his Raven Tooth Guards were also extremely fierce.

Blood Raven has a 400-strong Raven Tooth Guard, equipped with longbows made of weirwood.

This unit proved its might during the Blackfire Rebellion, with Blood Raven commanding his guards to kill Blackfire and his son.

Arthur's Mikawa Longbow team, if not achieving the same effect as Black Arthur and Blood Raven, must at least restore the glory of the Mikawa Longbowmen.

. . . . .

At the Harrenhal training ground, a dozen guards were aiming at targets and shooting arrows.

"Draw your bows! Release them!" Sir Lucas Dayne looked at the eager guards and then ordered them to step forward one by one.

So the guards gathered together, and then shot what they considered to be the most perfect arrow against the wind.

Of course, the results varied in quality.

Archery is a skill; the best arrows fly as if gliding across smooth silk, hitting the bullseye perfectly.

The target was placed fifty yards, or forty-six meters, which is the normal distance for a knight to shoot an arrow.

Arthur gathered the best archers from Harrenhal to see how their training had gone.

That which hits the bullseye is of the highest quality.

Off-target, that's medium.

Those that exceed the target are inferior.

Each person shoots three arrows, and then the scores are combined.

"End!" Viri, who was in charge of changing targets, shouted loudly, and the competition ended once again.

Arthur looked at the list of good shooters, but these guys weren't enough.

"There are also farmers and hunters in the territory. Anyone with a skill can give it a try," Arthur said to Veri.

Outside of Dorne, longbows are considered essential equipment; every lord of a fief will have some longbowmen, the only difference being the number.

"Okay, I'll arrange it, Arthur." Veri nodded.