Game of Thrones: I Became a Crown Prince For a Day

Chapter 148 The Old Shipwright

“Great Dragon Lord, only your kindness and wisdom are worthy of this sword.”

 The skinny old man struggled to pick up the Valyrian steel sword and held it up with both hands.

　Judging from his shaking upper body, the weight of this sword is not light.

With the Valyrian steel sword in front of him, Rhaegar's heart was filled with excitement. He stepped over the dragon's back and jumped onto the deck with a thud.

The charred deck exuded a fishy stench. Rhaegar walked up to the skinny old man and took the sword with burning eyes.

As soon as he got it, Lei Jia paused slightly and said happily: "It's actually a heavy sword!"

 There are many types of swords.

 The more common half-hand sword is a half-hand sword, and the clan sword Black Fire is a standard half-hand sword.

In addition, there are heavy swords, long swords, short swords...

It is rumored that the Stark family in the north has a Valyrian steel heavy sword passed down from generation to generation, the great sword Ice.

 Rhaegar held the charred hilt of the sword with one hand, his eyes carefully scanned the palm-width sword body, and he raised his hand to stroke it gently.

After being burned by dragon flames, the surface of this sword is somewhat black.

The unique water ripples of Valyrian steel are still clearly visible, and the material is excellent.

The wooden hilt was burnt to pieces, and the blades on both sides were full of pits and pits. It had obviously been tempered by many cuts.

“This exploration mission has begun, and the target is the lost Valyrian steel heavy sword.”

The system prompt sounded as expected. Rega raised the corner of his mouth and brought up the system panel.

 【Lost Valyrian Steel Heavy Sword】

 Exploration progress: 0.5%

“Thanks to these pirates, I got a Valyrian steel heavy sword.”

Rhaegar held the hilt of the sword with both hands and made two tentative slashes.

 “It’s a bit heavy and not suitable for continuous combat.”

 Putting down his posture, Lei Jia thought about it secretly.

 He possesses the relic [True Dragon's Blood], and his physical fitness is far beyond that of ordinary people, with good endurance and strength.

 Today's sword, Dark Sister, was originally made for women. The sword is slender and too small.

 Gradually it does not meet his requirements.

 At the moment, this Valyrian steel heavy sword can just replace the Dark Sister.

Rhaegar was overjoyed to receive a new sword and an exploration mission.

He pointed at the foreign girl and warned: "Take good care of this girl. If you can't find a job, you can follow me back to King's Landing."

 This sword was brought to him by this slave ship.

 He will try his best to help these poor homeless people.

 After saying that, Rhaegar found a piece of linen to wrap the heavy sword and put it on his back.

 “Hiss…”

 The glutton communicated with him and took the initiative to lower the height for Rhaegar to climb up the ladder around his neck.

When one person and one dragon took off, Rhaenys looked at the heavy sword in Rhaegar's arms and said with envy: "You are really lucky."

Valyrian steel is a magical product of Old Valyria.

The catastrophe of destruction came, and precious Valyrian steel products and Valyrian steel production techniques were submerged in the ruins of Old Valyria along with the catastrophe.

Today's Valyrian steel products are rare.

 A heavy sword of Valyrian steel, a priceless treasure.

 “Thank you for letting me go.”

Rhaegar smiled sincerely and said: "With this sword, the Targaryen family can have one more family sword."

“These slaves offer their swords to you, not to me.”

Rhaenys raised her head and joked: "Don't let Corliss see this sword, he will go crazy with envy."

 The Velaryon family existed in the old Valyria period, although it was only a relatively ordinary minor noble.

 Many years ago, House Velaryon owned a Valyrian steel weapon.

　　 is a scimitar, named Haimo. Later, it was lost while sailing again. Since then, the Velaryon family has lost the inherited Valyrian steel weapons.

 They are both descendants of Old Valyria.

The Targaryen family is the noble family of the Dragon King. It owns the family sword Blackfire, the Dark Sister, and the little-known Dragon Horn Dagger.

House Celtigar is said to own a Valyrian steel battle axe.

 Only House Velaryon does not have Valyrian steel weapons.

The sea serpent sailed around the world several times in his youth, dreaming of acquiring a Valyrian steel weapon.

 Unfortunately, it has not been realized so far.

Rhaegar smiled even more happily when he heard this and said, "I can't wait to see Lord Corliss's envious expression."

The sword falls into his hand and no one can take it away.

Must show off, covet Collis, a cunning old man.

Rhaenys shook her head and laughed, not wanting to deal with this nephew who was taking advantage of her and acting well.

Rhaegar once again ordered a ship of slaves to wait, and then the dragon and Rhaenys returned to Tidehead Island.

 …

The feast on Chaotou Island was held for several days and ended successfully.

 The big ships that the guests came in left the port one by one and returned home enjoying themselves.

 A large ship with a seahorse sail on its mast is anchored in the port. The sailors maintain order and the laborers carry supplies.

“Prince, the Stepstone Islands are scattered and disorderly. My family’s fleet can only deploy defenses on Bloodstone Island. It will not be able to cover a large area.”

The sea snake stood on the dock, watching the cargo being loaded onto the ship, and reported in a low voice.

Rhaegar stood beside him and understood: "If you want to defend the entire Stepped Stone Islands, you must at least have watchtowers, patrol fleets, and send soldiers to garrison the fortress. This is not something that a single Velaryon family can do."

There are only two large islands in the Stepstone Islands, Bloodstone Island and Gray Gallows Island.

 In the last Battle of the Stone Step Islands, the pirates of the Three Women Kingdom defended two islands and avoided fighting, thus delaying the war indefinitely.

This time, before the Three Women Kingdom had time to capture the island, it was a good time for the kingdom to send troops to repair the fortifications.

Rhaegar will report the truth to his father when he returns to King's Landing.

 Strive to transfer gold coins from the treasury, fully arm the Stepped Stone Islands, and completely bring them under the protection of the kingdom.

During the conversation, several shirtless old boatmen stepped off the ship and led their apprentices towards the two of them.

“Lord Corliss, the ship has been inspected and there are no problems.”

 A short and fat old boatman with silver curly hair reported respectfully.

The sea snake glanced at him, nodded and said: "Go down, Master Hammer."

 “Yes, Lord Corliss.”

 Old Iron Hammer had long been accustomed to the lord's arrogance and left with his companions.

Without any interruption from outsiders, the Sea Serpent discussed with Rhaegar the defense issue of the Stepstone Islands.

“Prince, we should take action as soon as possible. The pirates of the Three Women Kingdom will invade the Stepstone Islands at any time.”

“And we don’t have good defense means, which may lead to the trend of the last war.”

 Sea Serpent's analysis is well-founded and full of emphasis on war.

Rhaegar listened carefully and glanced at the port. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the pudgy old boatman.

 The old boatman was squatting in front of an orange vendor, bargaining with the vendor.

 Beside him, there were two small figures surrounding him.

 Two little boys with silver-blond hair and dark skin.

 This reminded him of the large number of **** children he had seen on Dragonstone.

Dragonstone Island is the land of the Targaryen tribe. There are countless illegitimate children on the island, and the blood relationships are messy.

It is unimaginable that a family as conservative and traditional as Velaryon would have so many illegitimate children.

Two illegitimate children, book friends who have refreshed their knowledge should probably guess who they are.

 (End of this chapter)