Chapter 119 Casterly Rock and Lannisport

Lannisport is the largest city in the entire Westerlands and one of the five largest cities in Westeros. It is located on the seaside southwest of Casterly Rock. The entire city is built on the mountain, and the city buildings extend from the seaside pier to the top of the hill. , covering the entire hillside, all the way to the foot of the giant rock in Casterly Rock.

Compared to big cities near the sea like Old Town, Lannisport's wharf is a bit small, and the ships docked here are also very single. Almost all of them come here to trade gold, silver, and other precious metal items.

Everyone in Westeros knows that the Western Territory is rich in gold and other precious metals. However, after these precious metals are mined, they are not sold directly to the outside world. Some of them are cast into gold dragons and silver deer, and most other precious metals are made into various products. Plant exquisite jewelry and utensils.

Lannisport is home to the best goldsmiths, silversmiths and jewelry craftsmen in the entire Westeros continent. The gold, silverware and jewelry made here are not only popular among the noble circles of Westeros continent, but also Even people from the Essos continent like it. Nearly half of the ships on the dock of Lannisport are gold merchants from the Essos continent.

It is precisely because of the huge wealth gathered here that the Lannister family has to maintain a city garrison of up to 3,000 people here, and each garrison member is equipped with the best leather armor and weapons, uniformly The level exceeds the regular army of all lords on the continent of Westeros.

So some people joked that the golden robes in King's Landing were fake, and that the garrison in Lannisport was the one wearing gold, because they were covered in gold.

Along with the city garrison of 3,000 people, Lannisport is also equipped with a large fleet, which is specially used to guard the safety of Lannisport.

However, what was in great contrast with these well-equipped garrison forces was their record.

The Lannister family fleet has been destroyed at least twice since its establishment, and the number of times it has been disabled is countless. Lannisport is also frequently looted by the Ironborn, so much so that people in the Seven Kingdoms laugh at Lannis. The garrison of Nice Port is a bunch of dolls piled up with money.

But if someone really underestimates the strength of the Lannister family because of this, then they will only be the ones who suffer in the end.

Unlike Lannisport, which has been repeatedly invaded and destroyed, Casterly Rock, which is close to Lannisport, is extremely strong. From the day it was built, this castle has never been breached, even if the dragon comes. also the same.

So much so that anyone who sees this castle carved directly into the rock will sincerely sigh that this is a miracle of the gods.

Lind was also very interested in the structure of this castle, especially under the influence of the memory of the Peacemaker. When he took a boat to the sea outside Lannisport and saw Casterly Rock in the distance, he was thinking about it. How to break it.

However, he searched through all the methods in his mind and found no way to break into Casterly Rock from the outside. It seemed that the only way was to break through from the inside.

However, Linde did not give up his research on Casterly Rock City because of this. During the days when he came to Casterly Rock City, apart from attending those boring banquets, he spent most of the time possessing Glory and sneaking into Casterly Rock City. , look at the structure of this castle and look for weaknesses.

After these days of exploration, Linde’s understanding of the entire structure of Casterly Rock City even surpasses that of the Lannister family himself. Not only does he know every open and secret sentry in Casterly Rock City, but he is also extremely familiar with the patrol routes guarded by Casterly Rock City. Glory Most of the time, you don't even need to hide your body, and you can directly enter and exit Casterly Rock City.

Therefore, he did find a weakness in Casterly Rock City that was not a weakness.

Casterly Rock itself was rebuilt from a mine, and the giant rock beneath Casterly Rock itself was a mine. For thousands of years, the Lannister family had been digging underground, forming countless mine tunnels below. Some mine tunnels had been abandoned for many years and even Even the Lannisters themselves don't know.

Linde discovered a secret mine tunnel through Glory. Judging from the ventilation at the entrance, it should lead to the outside of Casterly Rock City. However, this mine tunnel is very small. Only children can get in. It looks like it may be Mine tunnels secretly dug by some pirates in the past.

There should be many more mine tunnels like this, but they are difficult to find, and no one is willing to look for them, because these mine tunnels are like a maze and it is difficult to find a way out once you get stuck in them. The reason why Glory will not get lost is because it The scent left behind helps it find its way out.

Although these mine tunnels can be used as a way to capture Casterly Rock City, the prerequisite is that the ambushed soldiers and traps in the mine tunnels below Casterly Rock Castle can be eliminated.

While Lind was leisurely admiring Casterly Rock City and looking for its weaknesses, his men were worried about him, because it had been more than ten days since the Greyjoy family surrendered and the counter-rebellion army returned to Lannisport and joined the war. Some news about the rewards that various lords and nobles can obtain has been gradually spread from the king's camp. They will be announced when everyone arrives in a few days and the celebration banquet officially begins.

Only Linde's reward has not been revealed at all. Instead, various rumors that are unfavorable to Linde continue to spread from the mouths of various powerful people.

For example, Linde misappropriated all the property that the Ironmen plundered from the Western Territory. Another example is that during the Battle of Fairy Island, Linde not only failed to support the royal fleet, but also carried out the mission of the royal fleet northward. Without having time to clear the battlefield, Linde privately sent the royal fleet to Keep the spoils for yourself.

If these two charges are proven true, Linde's achievements in counterinsurgency will definitely be completely offset, and he may even be punished.

Because of this, no one paid much attention to the unfavorable rumors, such as secretly recruiting Ironborn prisoners of war and forcing the lords to send troops.

Everyone is paying attention to how much benefit Lind has gained this time. Some people have even brought out the Lannister family's loss records about the Ironborn invasion, saying that the benefits Linde has gained this time may be as high as Millions of golden dragons.

For a time, countless people cast jealous glances at Linde, and the nobles of the Western Region even ran outside Linde's camp to demand that Linde return their plundered property.

In response to these rumors, Linde did not make any response, nor did he miss the banquet he was supposed to attend. Except for a few people at the banquet who were willing to make friends with him, the vast majority of people stayed away from him, no matter how they discussed and slandered Linde behind his back. , but in front of Linde, they did not dare to neglect the etiquette in the slightest.

After all, Linde has already confirmed his status as the Chosen One of the Seven Gods with the combat power of one against a thousand. Being disrespectful to him is almost equivalent to being disrespectful to the Seven Gods. With the support of the Church of the Seven Gods, even the great lords have seen it. Linde did not dare to show any neglect.

Because of this, there is also a rumor in the outside world that even if Linde embezzles loot and other things no matter how excessive he is, he will not be punished too much. After all, the Iron Throne also needs to take care of the face of the Church of the Seven Gods.

This rumor is not unfounded. Some people have already looked at the attitude of top lords such as Warden of the West Tywin Lannister and Warden of the North Eddard Stark towards Lind. It can be seen that they all seem to be consciously making friends. Linde, rather than rejecting Linde.

However, no matter what the external rumors are, the most important thing is King Robert's attitude. So far, King Robert has not responded to Lind's various rumors, nor has he mentioned anything about Lind's reward. .

No one knew that Lind already knew what kind of reward he could get, because when King Robert and his ministers discussed the military merit rewards of various noble knights a few days ago, his military merit rewards had already been set, and Informed the Imperial Council and several great lords.

Although some people objected during the process because the reward given to Lind was too generous, King Robert forcibly passed it.

He learned about the entire discussion from Tywin Lannister, but it was not Lord Tywin who told him personally, but Glory secretly sneaked into Casterly Rock City, on the roof of Lord Tywin's study. , obtained while eavesdropping on a conversation between him and his brother Kevan Lannister.

After discovering the location of Duke Tywin's study, Lind would often let Glory sneak into the past and eavesdrop on the conversations between Duke Tywin and the ministers of the Western Territory, thereby learning some of the future deployments of the Western Territory and some unknown secrets.

For example, now Lind has overheard the real reason why Duke Tywin is so eager to let his family occupy Fairy Island.

In fact, Duke Tywin is not really interested in the island of Fairy Island. What he is really interested in is the nautical chart hidden by Alisa Farman on Fairy Island.

Lind was a little unfamiliar with the name Alyssa Farman, but judging from the nautical charts she left behind, she should be a navigator, and she should be a great navigator, otherwise she would not be captured by the Lannister. The family is thinking about it.

However, Lind didn't know much about things like navigation. He only knew a few navigators, such as Corlys Velaryon, who was also captured by the Iron Throne and would soon be expelled from the Iron Islands. Euron Greyjoy, as for the name Alyssa Farman, he had never heard of it at all, so he decided to check this person out when he had time to see why this person was called Lord Tywin. attach so much importance to

"My lord, Lord Tyrion is here, do you want to see him?" Just when Lind wanted to continue to eavesdrop on the conversation between Lord Tywin and Kevan Lannister, Jon's voice came from outside the tent.

Lynd exited the state of shared vision and motioned for Jon to bring Tyrion Lannister over.

Tyrion is one of the few people who ignores those rumors and is willing to take the initiative to make friends with Lynd. One thing that is certain is that he did not learn from Lord Tywin what kind of reward he was going to get, so he made friends with him. It's not for his power.

Although Tyrion was also in King's Landing when the tourney was held in King's Landing, he must have received a huge blow at that time. He did not attend either the tourney or the banquet after the tourney, so Linde also This person of interest was not seen.

This time, the meeting between Lind and Tyrion was also an accident.

After returning to Casterly Rock from King's Landing, Tyrion was appointed by Duke Tywin as the Sewer Affairs Officer of Lannisport and Casterly Rock, responsible for leading people to clear and repair the sewers.

The sewers of Casterly Rock City are those mine tunnels. When Lind was exploring the underground mine tunnels of Casterly Rock City through Glory ten days ago, he happened to meet Tyrion who was checking a sewer valve. At that time, Tyrion was frightened by Glory. I even felt like I was dead.

As a result, when he was waiting to die, he found that Glory had walked away and did not attack him. After the disaster, he would naturally investigate the origin of the monster in the sewer, and finally determined that the terrifying monster he saw was Glory.

So, he directly found Linde the next day, and the two became friends. What was interesting was that he did not tell Duke Tywin about seeing Glory in the sewers of Casterly Rock. He might have thought that Glory He just accidentally broke into the mine tunnel, or maybe he felt that with his status in the eyes of Lord Tywin, it was useless to say anything.

"Isn't that big guy here again?" Tyrion walked into Linde's tent with small steps and said with some disappointment.

Although Lind's legendary experience and miraculous combat power will also arouse Tyrion's curiosity, he still has to take a back seat in front of glory.

I don’t know if it’s Tyrion’s own interest or the reaction after being frightened by Glory. He seems to be particularly interested in giant monsters. He came here to chat with Linde, all of which were mentioned in mythology and history. There are huge monsters like giants and dragons.

"It went outside to play." Lind looked at Tyrion and asked with a smile: "Where did you see the new legend of the giant beast?"

Tyrion walked to Lynd's side and sat down on the chair without seeing anyone else. He said, "No, I just saw your cavalry captain, Daisy from the Mormont family, taking Luo from Coldwater City in the Valley. Baron Iscovater was beaten, and the beating was very serious. I heard that his legs were broken. "

Lind was stunned when he heard this, and immediately called Jon in and asked: "Didn't I give the order not to leave the camp at will? Why did Daisy go to the city?"

Jon responded: "Someone just came to tell Captain Daisy that her mother, Lady Meggie, has arrived at Lannisport. She wants to see her mother."

Linde ordered: "Let Balin and Rosso go find out what caused the conflict, and bring Daisy back by the way."

"Yes, my lord," Jon responded.

When Jon turned to leave the camp, Lind added, "Remember to bring more people with you."

"Understood, my lord." Jon responded and walked quickly towards the soldiers' camp.

After Jon left, Tyrion casually picked up the snacks on the table and stuffed them into his mouth. While eating, he said: "Aren't you worried about your men? When I came here, I saw the guards at the port. The team has already arrived."

Lind shook his head and said: "If it was before the ironborn rebellion, I might be a little worried, but after the ironborn attack, so many veterans of the Lannisport garrison died. Now the garrison is full of new recruits. My strength is almost the same as that of ordinary peasant soldiers, so I have nothing to worry about.”

"Hey! I'm a Lannister. It's so embarrassing for you to talk about the Lannister Guard in front of me. I thought we were friends." Tyrion said, picking up a cup and giving it to He poured a glass of water by himself, swallowed the food in his mouth, then frowned and said, "I really don't understand you. There is obviously good wine to drink, but you only drink this tasteless water."

Lind looked at Tyrion and said: "You should tell me truthfully what you want to do when you come to me, right? You also said that we are friends, there is no need to beat around the bush like this."

Tyrion curled his lips, was silent for a moment, and said, "I hope you can take me with you when you leave Casterly Rock."