Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

Heros stood there, lost in thought, while the Imperial army under his control gradually took over the entire Red Keep except for the Maeger Tower.

"Heroes".

At that moment, his personal guard, the giant prince Artis, strode over with heavy steps. His weight was so astonishing, coupled with the terrifying armor covering his body, that many of the poor-quality floor tiles shattered into pieces with his single step.

"You should not wander around, Artis."

Heros saw his friend trample on many of the Red Keep's ornate yet fragile floor tiles and said with a hint of helplessness.

Heros was intelligent his whole life, but he was helpless when it came to this good friend.

Artis and Heros were childhood friends, with Artis even being two years younger than Heros.

However, perhaps due to congenital defects, giants do not have the intelligence of adult humans even when they grow up. Although Artis lived with humans from a young age and learned human language and culture, and made great progress compared to his parents, it was still not enough to break through the limitations of genes.

Therefore, although Artis looks tall and mighty, his intelligence is actually only about the same as that of a ten-year-old human boy. He has no problem understanding things and speaking, but he is a little unsteady in his mindset and is also a "tagalong," always following Heros around.

"I understand, Heros."

Upon hearing his good friend's criticism, Attis, who had just returned to the Red Keep and was still in a state of excitement, immediately lowered his head and spoke in a muffled voice.

"Humph."

Heros shook his head slightly as he looked at Artis, then turned to look at one of his adjutants beside him.

"Your Highness."

The adjutant, a minor noble knight from the Riverlands and serving in the Second Legion, noticed the prince's gaze and quickly lowered his head slightly before speaking.

What should be done with these Unsullied soldiers?

With Herlos's army taking over the Red Keep, he would inevitably need to find a place for these loyal former royal guards.

It would be too cold-blooded and ruthless to simply send them away on the spot or to imprison them, since many of these people had rendered meritorious service to the Targaryen royal family and were familiar faces to Herlos.

But Heros was prepared for this question, so he only hesitated for a moment before speaking.

“Send them to Dragonstone to keep Mother company.”

Although Viserys has now left Dragonstone and flown into Asgard, Renis remains on Dragonstone, quietly waiting.

In the past few years, apart from Heros regularly flying to Dragonstone to visit his biological mother, Renis has rarely left Dragonstone on her dragon. It has been about half a year since Renis last left.

Therefore, Heros couldn't find any other good place for so many Unsullied soldiers to go for the time being.

If we were to arrange for them to fight a war...

Firstly, the other party might not agree, because they are the royal guards appointed by the emperor and are only responsible for protecting the safety of members of the royal family.

Secondly, he was also afraid that the other party might suddenly rebel. Although he was also a member of the royal family, he ultimately used dishonorable methods to seize power, and the orders of the Queen Mothers to the Unsullied took precedence over his own.

Finally, Heros himself felt guilty and hesitated, since most of these Unsullied soldiers were already over forty years old.

This is actually one of Heros's personality flaws. He is smarter than anyone else and can come up with many solutions to a problem immediately, but sometimes he is indecisive and has too many concerns.

Simply put, this is the dilemma of smart people. People who are not smart enough cannot think of so many things, and they will not hesitate. They just do whatever comes to mind without any scruples.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Upon hearing Heros's order, the Imperial Legion's adjutant breathed a slight sigh of relief and then quickly spoke.

He had just been stared at for a long time by the Unsullied commander known as Black Bug, and he had a feeling that the other party wanted to kill him with his gaze.

Fortunately, we're sending these old guys to Dragonstone, and we may never see them again.

After arranging the whereabouts of the veterans of the Royal Guard, Heros glanced at the Meg Tower not far away and then added.

"Her Majesty the Empress is currently residing in the Meige Tower. No one is allowed to disturb Her Majesty's rest. The Meige Tower is now a restricted area. Do you understand?"

Arianne was still living in the Mega Tower, and Heros's words were practically tantamount to confining her there.

The Unsullied once protected the entire Red Keep, but now Imperial soldiers have taken their place. Heros worried that these brutes might offend the Queen, so he added.

Megalos is off-limits to anyone except Arianne's servants, maids, cooks, and the Kingsguard.

Correspondingly, it was impossible for Arianne to leave the Red Keep. Although Heros did not want to clash with his mother, he would not leave such a big threat behind.

Arianne has ruled the Empire for over a decade. If she were to leave the Red Keep, her influence would be immense, and the King's Landing regime controlled by Herlos would almost instantly become a puppet regime. Therefore, all conditions could be agreed to, but Queen Arianne must remain in the Red Keep as a figurehead and cannot leave.

"in addition."

"Notify all members of the Royal Council and the nobles of the royal domain to come to Red Keep for a meeting, and have the Grand Secretary issue a proclamation that will spread throughout all provinces on both sides of the Narrow Sea."

"From the North to Dorne, from Casterly Rock to Corhol—"

“Especially my sister and brother, I demanded that they fly to King’s Landing immediately.”

Heros had peacefully taken control of King's Landing and the palace, but he was not complacent. Instead, he appeared very calm and collected, methodically arranging what needed to be done and issuing orders one by one.

"clear."

As the Crown Prince's orders were relayed one by one, the adjutant of the Imperial Legion felt his blood surging and his cheeks flushed.

He felt like he was witnessing history.

Chapter 1011 Another Attempt

After arranging everything that needed to be done, Heros stood there silently for a long while, watching his adjutant's retreating figure.

He was starting to want to go and see the difficult problem his father had left behind.

Not long afterward, while everyone inside the Red Keep was busy, he appeared alone at the entrance to the Red Keep's cellar.

Because Heroes would be presiding over the first council in the Throne Hall as Crown Prince Regent, he summoned all the Lord Chancellors and the Imperial nobles residing in King's Landing to the Throne Hall. He also requested that his sister, Princess Diana Targaryen, Princess of the Highhold, Princess of Summerhall, and Warden of the Longwallis, and his brother, Prince Aemon Targaryen of Highgarden, come to King's Landing.

Therefore, the Red Keep is currently bustling with activity. Not only do they have to hurry to send away these Unsullied, but they also have to clean, prepare houses, and restore normal order. After all, Heros will be living in the Red Keep from now on to handle state affairs, etc. Heros himself took a break from his busy schedule and went alone to the Red Keep's cellar.

Tap tap...

The empty Red Castle cellar echoed repeatedly with the footsteps of a brown-haired young man.

He held a torch in his hand to illuminate the steps beneath his feet, and walked down the steps one by one.

It's the height of summer, and the air in King's Landing is thick with humidity. After being outside for a while, you can feel your clothes sticking to your body. But as soon as you enter the cellar, a chilling coldness washes over you.

The steps in the Red Castle's cellars are now covered in dust, and in some places even cobwebs.

Ever since Viserys planted the dragon spear here, this place has become a forbidden zone within the Red Keep.

The doors to the Red Castle cellars are always locked, and no one except members of the royal family is allowed to approach them. As a result, the place has not been properly cleaned for many years.

Not only were the steps covered in a thick layer of dust, but even the dragon bones of the Targaryen families from generation to generation were covered in dust, and everywhere you looked there were signs of decay.

Heros walked up the steps to the depths of the cellar.

Call ~

Then he took the torch in his hand and lit the dragon claw-shaped torch stands on the wall one by one, and the whole cellar slowly became bright.

Heros then placed the torch in his hand to provide light, and then went to the dragon spear that his father had planted in the ground years ago.

Now, besides the thick layer of dust that has accumulated on this dragon spear, there are also some spider webs, and there are even traces of rats running on the ground.

"Too much time has passed."

The brown-haired young man frowned slightly when he saw this.

Then, without minding the dirt, he took off his coat and carefully wiped away all the spider webs and dust from the dragon spear with his hands, restoring it to its original state.

"My father's dragon spear is called Godslayer."

"It seems that my father had a premonition about the future back then."

Heros wiped the dragon spear, which was made entirely of Valyrian steel and weighed a hundred pounds, clean with his clothes.

Legend has it that in order to forge this dragon spear, several Valyrian steel swords, including the Ice Sword of the Stark family and the Heartbreaker of the Tarly family, were melted together to create this legendary weapon.

Valyrian steel is extremely stable, making it the hardest and most stable substance in the world. It will not decay even if left for ten thousand years, and it will not dull even if ten thousand swords are cut through it.

Therefore, although it had only been planted in the ground for a little over ten years and was covered in some dust, it quickly regained its former glory after being carefully wiped by Heros.

The flickering flames of the torch reflected a cold, eerie light, and there were even specks of blood on the tip of the gun, which had not faded even after so many years.

"It is said to be the blood of the gods."

Heros stared at the mottled bloodstains on the tip of the spear, his dark eyes narrowing slightly.

"My father once killed a god."

Heros had a fairly rich imagination, yet even with all his imagination, he could not fathom what kind of beings the gods truly were.

Where does His power come from? And how does He influence the world? What is the purpose of His requests?

Heros's trip was not to explore these mysterious questions. In fact, before reaching this level, all imagination was just speculation without any real evidence.

He had a sudden whim and came to the cellar because he wanted to try it again.

Even though Heros had tried it countless times in the cellars of the Red Keep during his youth.

He even resorted to some tricks, asking his giant friend Artis to try, but he failed. Then, based on the principle of leverage, he used a pulley and rope to create a simple crane, lassoing the gun handle with a rope and then turning the rope on the other side, but he still failed.

Heros tried every method to pull it off the ground, but to no avail. His sister Diana and brother Aemon did the same, trying just as many times as Heros.

Now, Heros decided to try again. He took off his shirt, revealing his well-proportioned muscles, and used the shirt to cover his hands to prevent slipping, also to protect his palms.

"rise!"

Heros then gripped the dragon spear with both hands, his muscles straining as he tried to pull it out.

His arms and back muscles were bulging, and although Heros looked frail, he was actually very strong.

However, what was not accomplished back then, is nothing more than another failure if attempted again now.

"It still doesn't work."

Heros then tried several more times, his face turning red, his forehead, back, and chest covered in sweat, and he was breathing heavily before finally stopping.

He's a smart man; he knows when to cut his losses.

If something can't be done, no matter how much effort you put in, it won't work. If you can't pull out the dragon spear, there's only one possibility: you haven't found the right method.

What does Father really want?

When Heros returned to the Red Keep after many years, he tried again on a whim and failed, but he was not discouraged.

Since he didn't have high expectations to begin with, and he had spent so much effort trying to pull it out back then but failed, it's only natural that he can't do it now.