Game of Thrones: The Red Dragon Lord.

Chapter 236: Another Faceless Assassination
Bachelor Bashu's tent is inconspicuous in the camp. It was originally a tent that could accommodate eight soldiers. For a bachelor accompanying the army, it was a generous treatment to have such a private space.

The tent was made of ordinary canvas, the color of which had faded slightly due to long-term exposure to wind and sun. It was fixed with several wooden stakes around it. The curtain at the tent door was a little worn and swayed gently in the breeze.

From the outside, the tent is of moderate size. Although it can accommodate multiple people, the interior space is also spacious enough for a single person.

Bachelor Bashu walked to the front of the tent, gently lifted the tent curtain, made an invitation gesture, and said apologetically: "Your Majesty, Queen, it's a little messy inside, please don't mind."

Gavin shook his head indifferently and said, "It's okay, go find it, we'll wait for you here."

The bachelor's eyes flashed with something strange, and he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, there are a lot of intelligence records. Why don't you and the queen come in and wait?"

Gawain and Daenerys didn't think much about it and followed Maester Barth into the tent.

The space inside the tent is larger than it looks from the outside.

In the middle of the room was a simple desk, the top of which was somewhat worn, showing signs of use. Beside the desk were several boxes of documents neatly stacked.

In the corner of the tent, there was a simple blanket with some personal belongings on it. Although the space was relatively spacious, it looked a bit messy due to the large number of items piled up.

Bachelor Bashu walked to the box next to the desk, squatted down with his back to Gavin, opened the box, took out the recorded books and documents one by one, and put them aside.

At this moment, Gavin suddenly felt a strange fluctuation of magical power and became alert in an instant.

He remained calm on the surface and continued chatting with Daenerys, but his eyes glanced around the tent calmly.

Then he fixed his eyes on the box that Maester Basil was rummaging through.

Gavin slowly placed his hand on the hilt of Dawn, his fingers like nimble snakes, tightly gripping the hilt.

His eyes revealed a tangible light of vigilance, like two sharp cold rays that could penetrate all disguises.

He leaned forward slightly with his muscles tense, just like a cheetah lurking in the grass, ready to pounce, staring intently at the prey in front of him, ready to respond to possible danger with the fastest speed and the most fierce attack.

His eyes were fixed on Bachelor Bashu, who was busy searching through documents. He asked in a low and hoarse voice, "How long have you been a bachelor?"

Bachelor Bashu was immersed in searching for documents. He did not turn around, still concentrating on searching in the box. He just answered slowly while flipping through the boxes, "Your Majesty, including the time as an apprentice, it was less than two years. I once studied with Bachelor Koben and served as his assistant for a year. It was not until this year that I officially became a bachelor."

After hearing this, Gavin raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a sneer, and his eyes instantly became even colder, like an ice lake in the cold winter, deep and cold.

He said coldly: "Why do I feel that you have been a bachelor for only a short time, but have been a Faceless Man for a long time."

As Gavin finished his words, Basil's body stiffened as if he had been struck by lightning. The movement of searching for documents in his hands stopped instantly, and the whole person stood still as if he had been cast under a spell of immobilization.

He turned his head slowly, his movements slow and stiff, his face full of disbelief, and looked at Gavin with wide eyes and asked, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about?" There was deep surprise in his tone.

Gavin did not answer his question. Instead, with a grim expression, he slowly pulled the Dawnbreaker Sword out of its scabbard.

The cold light reflected from the sword flickered in the tent and then locked onto Bachelor Bashu.

Daenerys was still confused at first and didn't react.

When she heard Gavin's questioning, she suddenly realized.

Her eyes widened instantly, like a frightened deer, and a nervous expression appeared on her face. Without thinking, she quickly took two steps back and hid behind Gavin, as if Gavin's back was her only safe haven.

When Bachelor Bashu saw this, the panic on his face disappeared instantly, replaced by calmness.

He stood up slowly, his posture was straight and calm, and there was a hint of curiosity in his eyes, as if he was very interested in how Gavin discovered his identity. He asked, "Can you tell me how you discovered someone's identity?"

Gavin stared at Basil, his eyes full of disgust and disdain. He did not intend to answer his question, but said coldly: "Although I know that the Faceless Men are unlikely to surrender, I still want to give it a try. If you are willing to tell me how you sneaked in? When did you become Basil? How many other Faceless Men are lurking here? I can spare your life."

After hearing this, Maester Bashu shook his head, a mocking smile appeared on his face, and he looked at Gavin and said, "Gavin Belleris, can the great Dragon King of Valyria lie? Do you think my Lord doesn't know that you are investigating his residence? Do you think you will be safe after blaspheming the gods? Why do you think someone came here on purpose?"

Seeing this, Gavin stopped talking nonsense.

He did not look back, but patted Daenerys lightly with his left hand, his eyes revealed a hint of determination, and said in a deep voice: "Get out!"

Daenerys looked at Gavin worriedly, her eyes full of concern and reluctance. She knew very well that she couldn't cause trouble for Gavin at this time, and if she stayed here, it might hinder Gavin and affect his performance.

She gritted her teeth, turned around quickly, and hurried out of the tent.

The moment Daenerys left the tent, Maester Barshu rushed towards Gavin like a flash of black lightning.

Gavin reacted quickly and immediately swung his sword at the opponent's throat. The blade cut through the air, making a sharp whistling sound, intending to cut off his head with one blow.

However, Bachelor Bashu's body made an extremely strange movement. He leaned back, and his body bent into an incredible angle as if he had no bones, and he easily avoided the fatal blow.

Then, regardless of the possible injury to his left hand, he quickly grabbed the sword of Dawn and pulled it hard, trying to stop Gavin from retreating so as to create a better opportunity for himself to attack.

At the same time, a sharp dagger suddenly slipped from his sleeve to his right hand and stabbed at Gavin without hesitation.

Gavin did not retreat, his eyes revealed calmness.

His right arm holding the sword shook violently, and a powerful force was transmitted along the sword. The fingers of Bashu's left hand were cut off instantly. Several broken fingers flew into the air and blood gushed out.

Just as the dagger was about to get close to Gavin, a silver light flashed, and Gavin skillfully knocked the dagger away with the blade of his sword. Blood gushed out from the severed finger, and piercing pain came from his left hand. Basil, who had lost his weapon, had no intention of retreating, and he approached Gavin with unabated momentum, with a triumphant smile on his face.

He knew very well that the Faceless Man's strength lies in his unexpected assassination. From the very beginning, he had never thought of killing Gavin through a head-on confrontation. His goal was only to get close to him, and now he had achieved this goal. Gavin could not escape from this distance.

He bit the poison in his mouth hard and prepared to open his mouth to spit out the killer weapon.

However, as early as when Bachelor Bashu approached, Gavin felt the fluctuations of magic power contained in his mouth and was prepared.

Just as Basil was about to open his mouth, a ball of fire suddenly appeared in front of him.

With a loud bang, Basil was blasted away. Flames poured into his open mouth, and the poison that had not yet been sprayed out was instantly forced back by the heat wave.

Gavin took two steps forward and swung the sword in his hand again. With a flash of cold light, he chopped off Bachelor Bashu's head cleanly.

The head rolled to the ground, and blood gushed out from the broken neck, staining the ground red.

At this moment, the ground shook violently, and with a "whoosh", the entire tent was pulled up from the ground by a powerful force.

Gavin looked up and saw that it was Viserion. Apparently, Daenerys had brought the dragon with her as soon as she left.

Daenerys looked at Maester Barthu, whose head was separated from his body, and Gawen, who was safe and sound, and her tense mood finally relaxed.

She quickly jumped off the dragon's back, ran towards Gavin, hugged Gavin, and asked anxiously, "Are you okay?"

Gavin smiled and shook his head and said, "I'm fine, don't worry." Then he gently held Daenerys's little head and kissed her forehead.

He thought on the panel and searched for intelligence, although his guess was useless. He found the exact location and found the building was empty. He ordered it to be demolished and all the believers and monks to be arrested. He had a heart-to-heart talk with Daenerys at night.

In another tent, Gavin and Daenerys were sitting at the table waiting quietly. This was the place where an officer usually rested and worked, and it was temporarily requisitioned by Gavin.

The space inside the tent was not very spacious. In the middle of the tent was a crude wooden table with uneven surfaces, which had obviously been used for a long time. A few worn-out chairs were placed around the table, and in the corner were some sundries used in marching and fighting randomly piled up.

Host: Gavin Belleris

Age: 18
Bloodline:
Blood and Fire Dragonborn (developed 95%): Blood of the Dragon King, possesses the ability to control dragons and flames, has fire resistance, and has the heart of the dragon.

Domination:

85/89 (Your slaves can be upgraded via the panel)

53 primary blood dragon guards (blood witch puppets made with dragon blood, can be advanced twice)
20 high-level blood dragon guards (can no longer be upgraded)

2 adult dragons (magical creatures made of blood and fire that cannot be advanced)
6 baby dragons (magical creatures made of blood and fire, unable to advance in infancy)
5 dragon eggs (unhatched baby dragons, hatchable)

skill:
Fire Mastery: Legends
Sword Art: Legend
Sunblade: Legend
Bow: Legend
Lance: Legend
Energy points: 0 (obtained by automatically absorbing the magic power floating around, or actively absorbing magic power)

Gavin's eyes were fixed on the content displayed on the panel, his eyes revealing concentration and contemplation.

If he had not sensed the unusual fluctuation of magic power this time, he would not have discovered the invisible improvement of his bloodline.

As his bloodline development climbed to over 90%, although no specific abilities emerged, his perception was greatly enhanced, making him extremely sensitive to the subtle fluctuations of magic power around him, as if he suddenly had eyes that could see through everything in the dark.

Gavin guessed that the subsequent abilities were most likely related to perception.

At this moment, the curtain inside the tent was gently lifted, and a military scholar walked in respectfully.

He was dressed in a plain robe, and his steps were anxious. As soon as he entered the tent, he bowed to Gavin and Daenerys who was sitting beside him, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Queen, this is the information I just found from Maester Barthol's tent as you requested."

As he spoke, the scholar took two steps forward, carefully holding a piece of parchment in his hands, and handed it to Gavin. Gavin took the parchment, glanced at it quickly, and then frowned slightly, as if he noticed something strange from this brief information.

Daenerys, who was standing aside, looked at Gavin's expression with a trace of worry on her face. She couldn't help but said, "Gavin, could this information also be false? Is it a trap? Just like that Maester Barshu?" There was a hint of uneasiness in her voice. After all, she had experienced a thrilling assassination at the hands of Maester Barshu before.

Gavin shook his head slightly after hearing this, and after handing the document back to the scholar, he said, "It doesn't matter whether it's true or not now. Even if there really is a temple of the Thousand-Faced God, it should have been emptied out."

After that, he raised his head again, looked at the scholar with a stern expression, and ordered in a serious tone: "Notify Hassan and send soldiers to search this address. If there is no one inside, demolish the building and issue a city-wide wanted notice to hunt down all believers and monks of the Thousand-Faced God. Anyone who provides clues will be rewarded with 100 gold dragons."

The scholar bowed again and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty." Then he hurried out of the tent.

As the tent curtain fell, the tent returned to its previous silence.

Daenerys frowned, her eyes full of worry. She looked at Gavin uneasily and said anxiously, "Gavin, I'm really worried. I always feel that there are other Faceless Men hiding among us. We have only caught Maester Barshu this time. I wonder how many more Faceless Men are watching us in the dark."

After hearing this, Gavin's expression became more solemn. He lowered his head slightly, pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Yes, I'm afraid there are still many Faceless Men hiding around us, but don't worry, the Faceless Men's main target is me, and they generally don't hurt people other than their target." Then he raised his head and told Daenerys with concern, "But you have to be more careful during this period. It's best to bring the Blood Dragon Guards I gave you. This way I can feel more at ease."

After hearing this, Daenerys looked at Gavin with a worried look on her face and said anxiously, "Gavin, you should have been protected by the Blood Dragon Guards during this period. The Thousand-Faced God's target is obviously you. If the Thousand-Faced God wanted to kill me, Maester Bartsch would have had countless opportunities to do it during this long period of time, but he never did anything to me. Doesn't this mean that they are mainly targeting you?"

After hearing this, Gavin smiled and shook his head, saying, "Don't worry about me. The Faceless Man alone can't hurt me right now. But for your safety, you must take precautions even if the possibility is small."

Daenerys nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, Gavin, I will pay attention." After a pause, she looked at Gavin again and asked, "How long will we stay in Myr?"

Gavin thought for a moment and replied, "It should be in the next two days. After all, this place has just been conquered, so it is better to stay here for a while and wait for Hassan to arrange things before marching to Volantis."

(End of this chapter)