Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

"So brave!"

Dickon Tarly's outstanding performance drew cheers and attracted the attention of many powerful figures. His Highness Herlos, the eldest son of the Emperor, who was sitting upright on the VIP platform, noticed the young knight.

Heros himself was also a skilled swordsman, so he could see Dickon Tarly's level and felt that the other had a very good chance of making it to the final rounds, and even a chance to be among the final ten candidates.

Dickon Tully's older brother, the chubby Earl of Hornhill, Samwell Tully, was also on the VIP stage. He couldn't stop smiling as he watched his brother's heroic performance.

"Yes, yes, this is my younger brother."

Samwell, a kind-hearted man, has become a senior Bachelor of Pharmacology at the Imperial Medical Academy. Despite being the Earl of Hornhill, he still personally treats patients and brings them back to health with his miraculous healing skills. He is loved by many people in King's Landing and is even called 'Doctor Sam'.

After the first day of team competitions concluded, the second day of team competitions saw some players shine among the many knights.

Their performance was outstanding, standing out from the crowd and attracting everyone's attention.

Some have even opened betting on whether they can make it to the end and become Imperial Guards, because it is still early in the competition and the odds are extremely high. If you bet on these people becoming Imperial Guards now, you can almost get ten or twenty times the return.

The knights who rose to prominence on the second day included Countess Brienne Tass of Twilight Hall, and a tall, strong, veiled man whose physique seemed different from ordinary people, attracting the attention of many and displaying exceptional skill.

Brienne of Tarth needs no introduction; she has seen it all, traversing mountains of corpses and seas of blood. She was one of the last surviving commanders of the Imperial Expeditionary Force to return.

She didn't show off her martial arts skills too much in the group battle. Instead, as the commander of her own camp, Brienne Tass, as one of the few female generals in the Imperial army system, naturally attracted a lot of attention, and both sides' knights could recognize her.

Furthermore, Brienne Tarth is a commander of a thousand men in the Imperial Army, commanding an army of thousands. Wouldn't it be a piece of cake for her to command a small team competition of twenty-five against twenty-five?

Therefore, Brienne didn't even draw her sword, but instead directed her knights to use tactics to break up the enemy's formation, and then defeat them one by one.

Brienne is a favorite in this tournament.

Besides the renowned female general, a masked man also attracted a great deal of attention.

Unlike Brienne, who won the team battle entirely through the art of command, this tall, burly, masked man resolved the battle in a completely opposite way: through extreme individual violence.

It is understandable to win by relying solely on personal strength. Yesterday, Dickon Tarly and other emerging knights were examples of this, as they all won by relying on their superb swordsmanship.

This burly man won entirely through brute force.

Although his fighting style had some methods, they were not very obvious; he mainly relied on violence.

Instead of using a weapon, he grabbed the opponent's spear with his bare hands, snapped it in two, and then slapped the opponent unconscious to the ground.

Someone slashed him in the back with a wooden longsword, but he seemed unaffected. The burly man turned around and punched the other man in the face, knocking him unconscious on the spot.

He then grabbed the heads of two enemy knights and slammed them together, knocking them unconscious. It's unclear whether they suffered concussions.

One punch, one kick, one punch, one kick.

This masked, burly man resolved the battle in a way that was incomprehensible to his teammates, enemies, and even the audience, employing a violent aesthetic.

Then, looking back at the entire battlefield, there were cries of agony everywhere, and even many of his teammates had been accidentally injured by him.

"Who is he?"

The audience on stage were buzzing with discussion, and the nobles on the VIP stage were also greatly shocked, wondering who this masked, burly man was.

Based on the threshold of this martial arts tournament, the opponent should have a family, but how come I've never heard of this person before?

However, there was another person on the VIP platform who shook his head slightly and gave a wry smile; it was Viserys' eldest son, Herod Targaryen.

He recognized the 'masked giant' as Attis, the 'giant prince' and servant of Heros. He was the son of the giant king Magmaz Tundor Dol Wig and the mother giant Eda Mashi Hind Dorren Ely, born eight years ago in the Kingswood outside King's Landing.

This means that... Prince Artis, the little giant, is only eight years old this year.

Artis often followed Heros to study and practice martial arts, so many people in the palace and academy also recognized Artis.

At the behest of the giant king, this giant prince has abandoned the ancient language of the giants and embraced the new era, turning to learn human language and considering himself a special human being.

King Mag, the giant, increasingly felt that if they continued to adhere to tradition, the giant race might disappear from history. They had reached a critical juncture of life and death; not changing meant cruel extinction, and they had to actively embrace the new era.

Therefore, the giant king Mag asked Viserys to entrust his son to him, hoping that he could serve as Viserys' eldest son's attendant, become a friend, and grow up alongside the future king of mankind, even before Aemon was born.

So Artis later came to Heros's side, and the name Artis was given to him by Viserys, so he was practically a father to him.

"This guy... is only eight years old?"

The news gradually leaked out, and everyone who heard it was speechless.

They never imagined that this two-meter-tall, burly man was actually a giant prince, and only eight years old.

Chapter 945 Dawn Sword

Meanwhile, talented individuals continue to emerge in the team competition, with knights showing their potential on the third and fourth days.

On the third day, Viserys's guard Gendry, wielding a wooden longsword, became the focus of attention. He was tall and very muscular, inheriting his father's physique, and also had blue eyes and thick black hair.

However, compared to the stunning appearance of the Giant Prince the day before, Gendry appeared much more 'low-key'. He is also known for his strength, but his fighting style is conventional. His advantage lies in his calmness, which attracted a lot of attention. He helped his team defeat the enemy and win the first round of the team competition.

Gendry is already twenty-three years old this year. Over the years, he has long since guessed his identity, but he has no feelings for his father.

Although no one can be at peace with the fact that their father was murdered.

But Gendry had been Viserys's squire since childhood.

Although it's hard to admit, Gendry's feelings for Viserys, which he has built up over the years, are certainly much stronger than those for his father who abandoned his wife and children.

After Robert's death, Viserys talked to Gendry about his origins, telling him the secret he had kept hidden for many years, and also telling Gendry that there were actually more than a dozen of his illegitimate brothers in the world.

But Viserys neither wanted to nor would he seek them out.

Although Robert had many illegitimate children, they lacked official legitimacy and posed less of a threat than Joffrey. After all, the world was not friendly to illegitimate children, and not just anyone could claim an identity and be recognized.

There is no technology for paternity testing in this world, unless it is a very distinct bloodline characteristic such as that of the Targaryen family. But even with the Targaryen family's silver hair and purple eyes, there are still quite a few people in places like Volantis and Rhys who have such physical characteristics.

Therefore, Viserys told Gendry that if he wished, he could restore the Baratheon name to him, allowing him to rebuild the Baratheon family and build his own castle.

Viserys trusted Gendry, his squire who had grown up with him, very much. Gendry was indeed a kind-hearted and simple boy with little ambition. However, Gendry's other bastard brothers did not have such a blessing.

However, Viserys' offer was undeniably tempting, but Gendry didn't hesitate for long before shaking his head and rejecting it.

"No, Your Majesty."

He didn't want to inherit the Baratheon name, and there were many reasons for this.

But Gendry still asked Viserys for the right to visit his father's grave, as he wanted to regularly go out of town to clear the weeds and tidy up the tombstone.

Viserys, upon hearing Gendry's choice and request, didn't say much and agreed, also giving him Robert's Stormhammer.

Now Gendry has appeared on the battlefield to compete for the Kingsguard, and his triumphant roar after defeating his enemies does indeed remind people of Robert Baratheon in his youth decades ago.

Following Gendley, several other outstanding Cavaliers emerged, and soon the final day arrived.

After watching the games for several days, while some brilliant performances were remarkable, the continuous viewing had led to some aesthetic fatigue.

This martial arts tournament has swept up some of the empire's future geniuses. It is almost foreseeable that even if some of these people do not become Imperial Guards, they will all become figures who have a significant impact on the empire's situation in the future.

However, on the very last day, just when people thought the first round of the team competition was about to end and no outstanding talents would emerge, they were surprised to find that the competition was nearing its end.

At this moment, a young knight with long, flowing platinum-gold hair and deep blue, almost purple eyes appeared out of nowhere.

With an absolutely overwhelming swordsmanship performance, he stunned everyone and became the biggest focus of the entire event, almost comparable to the previous Giant Prince, and far more impressive than Arya, Brienne, and Dickon Tarly.

Because this handsome and beautiful young knight, who looked like a girl and was even a little shy, displayed an astonishing swordsmanship.

The battle was one-sided; the young knight's teammates were swiftly defeated, leaving him alone to face the combined attack of more than a dozen enemy knights.

The young knight, however, remained unusually calm. He picked up another wooden sword from the ground, switched to wielding it with both hands, and calmly observed the surrounding enemies, keeping a watchful eye on everything around him.

"Give up, kid."

"The battle ends here."

However, seeing this, the opposing team's commander couldn't help but speak up and offer advice.

He glanced at the emblem on the other man's chest, and considering the man's behavior just now, he wanted to persuade him to lay down his weapon.

"You're so good-looking, don't break your face later."

As soon as he finished speaking, several knights on the winning side couldn't help but laugh out loud.

There were indeed some issues with the team assignments in this match; the overall strength of our team and the opponent differed greatly.

Most of the enemy knights were young masters from wealthy families, while our side consisted mostly of veterans who had been knighted on the battlefield. As a result, the battle was one-sided from the very beginning.

However, the few of their own men who were knocked down were all defeated by this young knight. Although the enemy commander was sarcastic, he actually valued this young knight very much.

After all, this is the new generation of the Dane family's 'Dawn Sword'...

Edric Dane, the young count of Starfall City and the new generation of 'Dawn Sword'.

Throughout history, the Sword of the Dawn has been one of the top masters on the continent of Westeros, and could even be called a 'Sword Saint'. Of course, he would not ignore the other party just because of his young and handsome face.

However, the young Dawn Swordsman Edric Dayne did not have the divine sword 'Dawn' in his hands at this moment, but only two wooden swords.

He remained remarkably calm despite hearing the sarcastic remarks and words of advice. His deep blue and purple eyes swept over everyone surrounding him before he shook his head, parted his white teeth slightly, and spoke softly.

"No, the battle has only just begun here."

"You can all come at me together."

Then a dozen knights surrounded him, but the new generation of Dawn Swordsman wielded his twin swords and fought the first battle of his future legendary epic. He remained silent until the moment he made his stunning debut.

Chapter 946 Astapo

However, while a tournament was being held in King's Landing, on the other side of a distant world...

Daenerys's army continued its advance into the heart of Essos, but Daenerys herself rode the white dragon Viserion to visit Slaver's Bay.

She wanted to recruit some Unsullied soldiers and attempted to use diplomacy to persuade Slaver's Bay to join the Valyrian Empire in expelling and resisting some of the gods of Essos.

However, on this land of the Gugis Empire, the benevolent and great lords of Slaver's Bay actually harbored fear and resistance towards the rise of the Valyrian Empire.

Because the ancestors of Slaver's Bay, the Gugis Empire, were once one of the world's most powerful empires, but their glorious past was shattered by the rise of Valyrian Freehold.

The dragon kings rode their dragons through several great battles, eventually defeating the Gugis Empire. As a result, the people of this land were never united again, and were divided into several city-states of varying sizes.

The main cities were Yunkai, Meereen, and Astapor, with Meereen being the largest, followed by Astapor, and Yunkai being the smallest.

The Slave Bay's faith is based on the Harpy, the symbol of the Ghis Empire, a legendary female monster.

She had the torso of a woman, but instead of arms, she had bat wings, eagle legs, and a scorpion's coiled, venomous tail.

But besides the harpies, Slaver's Bay also harbors other beliefs, such as the Pale Child Bakaron and the Lady of the Spears, a deity exclusive to eunuchs.

Her true name is not known to outsiders, but only to those whose phalluses have been burned to ashes on the altar. Even the Unsullied do not easily speak of her. She also has many other names, such as Lady of the Spear, Bride of War, and Mistress of the Army.