Chapter 500: Every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite
Climax City.
Under the guidance of the guards, we walked into the front courtyard of the castle. Several thick old trees took root and the yard was covered with withered yellow leaves.
At first glance, it looks quite cold and lonely.
Rhaegar looked over the castle, searching for familiar figures.
The door opened quietly, and several silver-haired figures ran out happily.
Derlan happily ran ahead and opened his arms to hug him: "Brother, you are finally here."
“Your Majesty!…”
Benila and Renya were a little behind, bowing and bowing with smiles on their faces.
Rhaegar slapped his younger brother on the back, only to hear a dull thud, and said with satisfaction: "Not bad, the body is much stronger."
“I train regularly with Master Sea Serpent.”
Daeron has a clear voice and a royal dignity in his manner.
“You still have to practice, don't be proud.”
Rhaegar had a smile in his eyes and carefully looked at the young brother he was teaching.
Dylan is now 12 years old and already a young boy.
Have been studying hard since childhood, and can be said to be well-read.
Rhaegar was afraid that this boy would follow in the footsteps of Wei Gen, the Dragonless One, so at the request of the sea snake, Rhaegar sent him to Tidal Head Island to serve as a cupbearer at the beginning of the year.
Sea Serpent is indeed a veteran who has traveled all over the world, and he has trained Daeron well.
Aegon and Aemond leaned over, mostly asking each other how they were doing.
Rhaenyra also took in a pair of adopted daughters to maintain a relationship.
“Is this the little sister mentioned in the letter?”
Benila looked at the swaddling clothes curiously and stretched out a finger to poke the little guy's face.
Visenya was sleeping soundly and tilted her head to avoid the situation.
“Can you let me hug you?”
Renya's heart almost melted when she saw it, and she couldn't wait to hug him.
Looking at her two considerate adopted daughters, Rhaenyra was very satisfied and warned carefully: "Gently, don't wake her up."
A daughter is not like three sons.
Including Maekar, her three sons were flying with her in their infancy, riding the dragon, and they were all giggling happily.
Only a daughter, Longbei is more like another cradle, sleeping soundly.
After greetings, Dai Lun led the way instead of the guards and said quickly: "Auntie is waiting for us, please come in quickly."
Jiubi Hall.
It was already an hour later when the royal family appeared here.
After riding the dragon, you must change into a set of clean and odorless clothes.
Once inside.
The sea snake was shirtless, lying sideways on the armrest of the driftwood throne, allowing the maester to remove the gauze.
Rhaegar took a closer look and saw that the gauze was soaked in blood, with pus sticking to the surface and drawing threads.
Hearing someone entering the hall, the sea snake raised its face as black as the bottom of a pot, its thick lips bloodless.
“Your Majesty!”
Seeing the identity of the visitor, the sea snake waved the bachelor to step back and planned to stand up and salute.
“Collis.”
Rhaenys walked out from the side, trying to stop her husband's rash move.
“I'm not that fragile yet.”
The sea snake's voice was dry, and he forced himself to walk off the driftwood throne.
Rhaegar looked sideways, showing no intention of stopping him.
“Your arrival has made Climax City flourish, Your Majesty.”
The sea snake lowered its head and slowly knelt down on one knee.
Looking down from a high position, Rhaegar could see clearly the opponent's injuries.
There was a stab wound on the back that opened the flesh, from the left shoulder to the right lower abdomen, and the ribs were faintly exposed.
In addition, there are mostly minor scars on the body surface.
Rhaegar's heart suddenly hit him, he bent down to help him up, and asked with concern: "You are not patrolling the disputed area, how come you are so seriously injured?"
The sea snake's eyes were gloomy and watery, and he said angrily: "It's a group of pirates from Volantis, working with the slave fleet in Slaver's Bay."
The opponent throws out the bait, and the sea serpent, who is careless and underestimates the enemy, takes the bait.
Encountered a vicious ambush.
“Is Slaver's Bay involved?”
Hearing this, Rhaegar winked at Aemond and said seriously: "It must be the remnants of the Three Women's Kingdom, and they have other ideas together with Volantis."
Aemond held the hilt of his sword with one hand and his expression was cold: "The waterway in the disputed land is taking shape. Ships in Volantis and Slaver's Bay have to pay tolls. A resource war is inevitable."
“It's better to have fewer fights.”
Aegon stood on tiptoes and analyzed rationally: "We still owe the loan to the Iron Bank. Once the war starts, the economy will go back ten years."
Having been in charge of the Stone Step Islands for many years, I have developed a good abacus.
Have a good idea of how much money you can make.
Eamond dismissed it: "Sooner or later, a bunch of clowns."
“Listen to Lord Corliss's suggestion first, he is the one who faces the enemy directly.”
Rhaegar raised his hand to stop the two brothers from bickering.
The sea snake was very weak and said rationally: "I agree with Prince Aemond. They need a lesson."
Aemond puffed up his chest and exuded confidence: "Give me a fleet, and the sheep thief and I can burn the enemy to pieces."
Having been together for many years, one person and one dragon have a tacit understanding.
The combat power is close to that of Rhaegar, Damon and other first-line dragon masters.
Rhaegar didn't even raise his head. He still remembered the purpose of coming here and said perfunctorily: "There will be a chance, don't be impatient."
He has been thinking about the wild baby dragon in the sea of smoke for a long time, but he has not tolerated it until now.
After becoming the king, he understood better the meaning that war cannot be started easily.
The treasury is empty!
What's more, the Free Trade Cities such as Braavos and Pentos are all staring at Targaryen, lest another Free Fortress Empire reappear.
Targaryen has spread its base too far, and is stuck in the disputed area of shipping between the east and west continents of Essos.
If you start a war rashly, you will suffer too many unknown attacks.
There are many dragons, so we need to consider defending the city-state.
The foundation built with many years of hard work cannot be allowed to be destroyed by enemy sneak attacks.
If you want to fight, you have to find a suitable opportunity.
Rhaegar is ruthless and steady now.
Rhaegar took the initiative to help the sea snake back to the Driftwood Throne, showing his kindness in a small way.
The sea snake's movements were stiff, and the corners of its mouth twitched in pain. The bachelor did not dare to hesitate and quickly applied medicine and bandage.
Rhaegar asked: "Lord Corliss, do you know the reason for my coming?"
Sea Snake's bared teeth froze, and he said with a black face: "There are a few madmen in the family, I will negotiate with them first."
Rhaenys rolled her eyes and pulled away the fig leaf: "Your nephews are secretly trying to win people's hearts while you are not at home."
“I will discuss it in detail.”
The sea snake was helpless and gave his wife an unsatisfactory answer.
Rhaenys sneered and shook her head.
Rhaegar saw this, knowing that there would be a small meeting within Velaryon, and said goodbye: "Please pay attention to rest, we will go to the island for a walk."
This is the case for aristocratic families.
As the leader of the clan, Sea Snake will first negotiate with the clan members to discuss a suitable solution.
After all, the family needs these nephews who are direct blood relatives.
Rhaegar knew this and did not break the situation immediately.
It was his turn to take action only after the negotiations between the sea serpent and his nephews broke down.
His visit to Chaotou Island this time mainly serves as a deterrent.
The sea snake is still applying medicine, so it is inconvenient to stay longer: "Excuse me, Your Majesty, for your hard work and let Prince Daeron take you to see the features of Hull Town and Spice Town."
Rhaegar nodded politely to Rhaenys again.
Rhaenys stopped him and showed her concern for relatives: "I heard that Rhaenyra has given birth. There is still one dragon egg that Melias laid last time. Do you want to put it in the newborn's cradle?"
Rhaegar declined: "No need to trouble, Baelon and Aemon will choose a green dragon egg from a nest of eggs in Syrax."
The two female dragons have both laid dragon eggs this year.
Melias has a lazy personality and laid a nest of dragon eggs before Maekar was born.
There are two dragon eggs in total, both of which are the dark red color of the genetic mother.
Rhaenys was personally assigned to King's Landing to hand over to the royal family.
Rhaegar, in order to thank his aunt, also took the time to share his joy of having a son.
One was placed in Meka's cradle, and the other was left for storage by her aunt.
Of course, not of House Velaryon.
Syracuse is even more powerful.
Laying two clutches of eggs in six years.
The first clutch contained two dragon eggs, and the second clutch not long ago had a total of three dragon eggs.
Rhaenys did not push for anything after hearing this. She shook her head and smiled: "Visenya paired with a green dragon egg is really a blessing from fate."
Rhaegar laughed: "It all depends on the wishes of the children, and the hatching of the dragon eggs also depends on the probability."
“Bellon's dragon egg hasn't hatched yet?”
Rhaenys suddenly thought of it and asked incredulously.
Aemon's dragon eggs hatched the same day they were born, and now the young dragons are almost reaching sub-adult age.
Berlon's dragon egg took a long time to respond.
"It doesn't matter, he has his own ideas, I asked him."
Rhaegar was confident, so he mentioned Maekar instead: "Mekar's dragon eggs will probably be difficult to hatch. I'm thinking about waiting until he is a few years older to try to tame a young dragon."
It's strange to say.
He had six children. Despite the lack of dragon eggs and the newly born Visenya, only one of the three sons hatched a dragon egg.
It was simply a waste of the pure dragon blood inherited from him.
Had it not been for the fact that several of the children had silver hair and purple eyes, it would have been hard not to suspect that there was some kind of invisible inheritance between dragonborn and ordinary people.
“That's a good idea. Even I'm jealous of the baby dragon in the dragon's lair.”
Rhaenys agreed.
Blizzard and Thrax hatched first, as well as the violent black young dragon.
Just looking at his appearance, he looks mighty and domineering.
After a few casual conversations, Rhaegar formally bid farewell.
Rhaenys was very enthusiastic and sent her nephews and nieces all the way out of the Nine Walls Hall.
Over the years, the relationship between the Targaryens and the Velaryons has been restored.
Part of the reasons.
It was Rhaegar who followed the advice and named his second son Aemon, deeply touching his aunt who had just experienced the pain of losing her son.
After Rhaegar and his party left.
Rhaenys walked back to her husband and sighed softly: "Why didn't you ask Daemon and Lannal to accompany you? You almost couldn't come back."
“Damon?”
When mentioning his son-in-law and former ally, the sea snake sneered: "He indulges in women all day long, and I am afraid that he will die on a woman's belly."
After all, he is a second son, and he forgets about himself when he gets the rights.
Even if the other party is a prince, establish yourself as a knight-errant prince.
Rhaenys remained silent, staring into her husband's eyes.
The sea snake was upset by being stared at, and said in a low voice: "Lannaer is guarding Lys, and her life is not easy."
Finally, Rhaenys's expression changed and she laughed at herself: “That's right, Rhaenia's inheritance qualification has been questioned. For such a big matter, the adoptive parents came forward, but the biological parents were not present.”
This time it was the sea snake's turn to comfort his wife and said against her will: "Lanna'er is still young and can always solve the difficulties."
"maybe."
Rhaenys had given up hope.
The former site of Gaochao City.
An old castle located in the southeast of Chaotou Island that has been abandoned for decades.
Constructed against the cliff and coast, the whole building is made of stone mixed with stucco materials.
This is the original stronghold of House Velaryon.
After the Sea Snake made several voyages and brought back countless jewels and wealth, the site was chosen to build the current Gaochao City.
The old castle was abandoned due to the humidity and haze, and the air leakage from all sides.
After marrying Rhaenys, the old site was transformed into a temporary dragon lair.
at this time,
Benila, wearing a black dragon-riding uniform, took the lead to the temporary dragon lair.
Berlon and Aemon followed.
The gentle Renya walked behind, holding the youngest Meka.
“Hiss!”
A neighing sound was heard, deliberately frightening a group of little guys.
Berlon cast his gaze.
Then he saw a magnificent dragon with cobalt blue scales slowly crawling out of the stone cave on the seaside side of the temporary dragon lair.
(End of this chapter)
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