Game of Thrones: I became a crown prince for a day.

Chapter 610: Roar of the Young Dragon

Time flies, and time flies by.

Year 131AC, early spring.

Junlin welcomes the tenth long summer, and the grassland is peaceful with birds singing.

Mud gate, pier.

"Hurry up, don't waste time!"

"..."

Merchant ships with different sails were docked, and merchants from all over the world disembarked, urging the sailors to move the goods.

Today is the first day of early spring.

I heard that the king is going to hold a meeting to entertain all visiting guests.

The merchants were eager to open up the trade route, and their ugly faces were revealed: "Hurry up, or we will deduct your money!"

Suddenly, there were complaints.

……

Boom boom boom!
The bells of the Protestant church rang, and the people in the city put their hands together.

At this moment, servants inside and outside the Red Castle were moving quickly to entertain the guests.

boom--

Two huge golden creatures flew by, sweeping up the bronze bells with a strong wind, pushing the harmonious atmosphere to a climax.

"Hiss!"

A golden dragon flew across the flea pit, its scales gleaming golden in the sun as it flapped a pair of pale pink fleshy wings.

The giant beast was proud in nature. It circled the city twice before reluctantly landing.

"New God is above!"

The elderly Leonor stood in the front yard of the Red Castle, feeling extremely lucky: "Finally someone came to help me share the burden."

As he spoke, many businessmen in gorgeous clothes passed by him.

Led by the royal guards, they walked into the throne hall and the banquet hall respectively.

……

At this time, the parliament hall.

A group of ministers sat upright in front of the emperor, all of them were familiar faces.

Viserys took a sip of wine and broke the silence: "Rhaegar, the royal council is about to begin."

After years of recuperation, his old body has recovered well.

Viserys was neatly dressed to hide his widening hairline and unkempt beard.

Allison decided what to wear, but he couldn't resist the middle-aged man's cherishment of hair.

The sea snake sat at the opposite corner of the conference table, looking at the young king's back as he stood in front of the window.

The pale stone ball was played with in the palm of the hand, and it made crisp sounds when it collided and clicked.

Judging from his frown, he doesn't seem as patient as he appears.

"Here I come, father."

Rhaegar turned around and joked with a smile: "Look outside, there are really flowers in full bloom and fire boiling."

As he gets a few years older, his temperament becomes more stable.

Just a small movement of leaning on the windowsill, as if the tall body is leaning against a mountain, gives people a sense of calmness that will not be shaken even if the sky falls.

Viserys raised an eyebrow, unhappy: "That's not a nice word."

“But it is.”

Rhaegar walked to the conference table, pulled out the chair that symbolized the kingship, and smiled obscurely: "As you and I can see, the golden age has arrived."

After these words were spoken, the ministers looked at each other, trying to understand the king's deeper meaning.

The Targaryen dynasty captured the three free trade cities of Myr, Tyrosh, and Lys, as well as the Stepstones that blocked the shipping routes in the lower half of the Narrow Sea.

Over the years, the three city-states and the Stone Islands have earned the wealth of previous decades.

Controlling the lower half of the Narrow Sea is like holding a treasure bowl.

With astronomical amounts of money, the seven nations ushered in an unprecedented era of prosperity.

Rhaegar sat back in his seat and asked with a smile, "It's the annual summary. Tell us what troubles you have."

Needless to say, the harvest was great; the gold piled up in the treasury was visible to the naked eye.

The sea snake put down the stone ball and was about to speak.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Tailan spoke first and interrupted it directly.

The sea snake rolled its eyes speechlessly and waited patiently for the other party to finish speaking.

Tailan straightened his clothes and said solemnly, "Volantis' economy has always been stable, but there have been some fluctuations recently."

"Oh, tell me."

Rhaegar asked curiously.

Tyran served as both the Minister of Civil Affairs and the Regent of Volantis, and was already an old and powerful official.

The third son, Meka, also studied under him and was considered a loyal backbone of the royal family.

"Your Majesty, this matter is related to the revival of Slaver Bay."

Tailan's face darkened as he complained, "Slaver Bay made its fortune by selling slaves, and now it's making a comeback. In order to develop the economy in a short period of time, it's frantically sending slave ships to plunder passing merchant ships."

Once a sea merchant was hijacked by a slave ship, at best his goods and women would be taken away.

If they are not careful, men will be put in shackles and forced to do hard labor to repair Slave Bay.

Hearing this, Rhaegar nodded his chin.

Slave Bay was not a simple matter. After it was captured, it was overthrown, which greatly boosted the power of the slave owners.

He has been quiet in recent years, but it turns out he is planning something big.

"Your Majesty, I also have something to say."

The sea serpent interrupted, standing up majestically.

Rhaegar blinked and, based on recent rumors, roughly guessed what the other party was going to say.

Glancing sideways, Intelligence Chief Tormund nodded secretly.

Rhaegar understood and said generously, "Please go ahead, Lord Corliss."

The old man lost his son and daughter successively, and relied entirely on a pair of grandchildren for support. He unexpectedly had the lofty ambition of rejuvenating his life.

The kingdom’s maritime trade was greatly improved thanks to this truly great Minister of the Navy.

Even merchant ships from as far away as Asia would travel thousands of miles to the continent of Westeros.

"Your Majesty, this matter is also related to what Lord Tailan said."

The sea serpent said solemnly: "You should know that not long ago, a shocking war broke out in the Basilisk Islands on the continent of Sothoryos, and almost a river of blood flowed." "Of course." Rhaegar's eyes dimmed.

The Basilisk Islands are a chaotic and dirty place where pirates, slave traders and prostitutes live.

Just two years ago, the remnants of the Three Women's Kingdom sailed to the continent of Sothoryos and set their sights on this unowned land.

The Lizard Islands distributed along the coast are the primary target of attack.

But those pirates and slave traders were not pushovers either. Even if they ceded the Basilisk Islands to the invaders, they would still find ways to cause trouble secretly.

There was a big fire today, and the well was poisoned the day after tomorrow.

There was even an admiral known as the "Summer Sea Steward", who took the lead in looting supplies shipped to the Lizard Islands.

The two sides engaged in a tug-of-war that lasted for several years.

"The Summer Sea Manager is dead."

The sea snake said something shocking, and said in a deep voice: "The remnants of the Three Women's Kingdom completely occupied the Lizard Islands. The Iron Bank lent them a large sum of money and bought the building materials for fifty large ships from Pentos."

Those guys who refused to give up wanted to rebuild a free trade city on the continent of Sothoryos.

Rega looked calm and asked seriously, "What's the specific information?"

"The remnants of the Three Women's Kingdom have asked for help."

The sea snake's face was gloomy, and he clenched his fists. "The Ironmen of the Iron Islands are coming out in full force, following the King of the Iron Islands, Dalton Greyjoy, to join the war."

"It is said that the sea is dyed red in the summer, and thousands of sharks linger for a long time."

Rhaegar frowned and looked at Tailan and the second position on his right.

Tailan was confused and said innocently: "My brother didn't give me any news. He was just enjoying himself."

At the second seat, the gray-haired Otto Hightower stood up and said in silence, "The Iron People have bad personalities, and the young Voice of Oldtown dare not stop them."

"The Iron Herd is crossing the Summer Sea, and Oldtown must be on guard."

Rhaegar's eyes were deep, and he had no intention of pursuing the matter.

As early as half a year ago, he learned about the Tiequn riot.

However, the Iron Herd did not invade Lannister Harbor or plunder Narrow Sea ships, so it did not attract much attention.

Rhaegar had expected something to happen, but he hadn't expected the Iron Clan to get involved in diplomacy.

"Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty."

Otto said seriously, "Dalton Greyjoy was an inherently evil ironborn. He passed by the Summer Isles after the war and slaughtered nine out of ten households for supplies."

Such behavior is outrageous.

After hearing this, Rega finally couldn't sit still anymore.

In addition to the three continents of Westeros, Essos and Sothoryos, there are many islands in the world.

Among them, the Stone Steps Islands and the Summer Islands are the largest and the most famous.

The latter is located in the Summer Sea. To the north is the Qingting Island where the Redwyne family is located, and the other three directions are all vast ocean.

The island is rich in tropical trees and minerals, and the people are tall black people.

The civilization is relatively backward and it is a small place isolated in a remote corner.

Such a poor and remote place was unexpectedly hit by a disaster.

The sea snake took over the conversation, furious: "Dalton Greyjoy is a brutal person. He was called the Red Sea Monster when he was a teenager. Recently, he robbed merchant ships near the Stone Steps Islands under the banner of the Three Percent Alliance."

Join the kingdom's enemies and plunder the ships of House Velaryon.

There was no distinction between the importance of the two incidents, both of which irritated the sea snake.

Do you really think that Corliss Valerian is old? A young boy who is still wet behind the ears dares to challenge him.

"He is indeed a nasty and ruthless character."

Rhaegar's thoughts turned, and he said thoughtfully: "My aunt is on Tidehead Island. She will go to Sunspear City with me in a few days, and we will meet this red sea monster on the way."

Dorne is still in civil strife and is divided into two parts, East and West.

Prince Quayle is a staunch supporter of the royal family and hopes to get some support.

Coincidentally, he was worried about the wild dragon Ulagas who was far away in the continent of Sothoryos, and planned to check whether his injuries had recovered.

Gluttons are cunning by nature and are particularly cruel to their own kind.

Ulagas is developmentally delayed and recovers even more slowly from injuries.

If the injuries are recovered this time, they will migrate to Dragonstone to build a nest.

In addition, the intelligence chief heard through the grapevine that a fisherman claimed to have seen traces of a giant dragon near the Dorne Sea.

Because of the heavy fog in the morning, the view was not clear enough.

All that is said is that the dragon is white and very large.

The only dragons that can roam near the Sea of ​​Dorne are the light silver sea smoke.

But Haiyan is only a fourth-generation dragon, and her size is far from being “extraordinary”.

Rhaegar was worried that a wild dragon was causing trouble, so he decided to find out what was going on.

Dorne, the remnants of the Three Women's Kingdom and the Red Sea Monster can be dealt with along the way.

"Your Majesty is wise."

The sea snake was quite satisfied with this and sat down happily.

Rhaegar smiled slightly, thinking more.

"And Volantis, your majesty."

Tailan stood up quickly and asked for help: "If we allow the wanton looting in Slave Bay, we won't be able to do business."

Volantis' trade was not as good as that of the three city-states across the Narrow Sea.

If this continues, I'm afraid his term as regent will come to an end.

Rhaegar smacked his lips and said helplessly, "Lord Tyran, the revival of Slaver's Bay is unstoppable. At most, I can order Aegon to ride his dragon to patrol for a while and warn the slave ships to restrain themselves."

No matter how many merchant ships are plundered, they are not merchant ships from Westeros.

Slave Bay is a Feng Shui treasure land, occupying a unique position in the slave trade.

Rega had no intention of attacking, and was infiltrating the external forces subtly.

There is no other reason, it’s all because the family is too strong and too weak.

It was so powerful that it occupied three city-states and Qohor across the Narrow Sea, almost doubling the kingdom's territory.

The weakness is that there are too few dragon riders and they are unable to occupy more land.

When faced with those ambitious forces, we can only sigh in despair.

After saying that, Rhaegar spread his hands.

If we want to expand our influence based on the current territory, it will take at least another ten years.

Wait until all the descendants grow up quietly, and then bring a "little" shock to the whole world.

(End of this chapter)