Chapter 92 Green Blood River Orphans

"What's wrong with him?" Willas asked Lind beside him, while looking towards the Dornish team, he saw the Red Viper sitting listlessly on the horse, not even interested in his mistress's teasing, it felt like It's like being castrated.

There was something wrong with the Red Viper from the past two days, and he had a few conversations with Linde before the problem appeared. The Dornish guards did not hear the specific conversation.

"He just suffered a big blow." Linde replied calmly, but his answer was also vague and he couldn't tell the reason.

It’s no wonder that the Red Viper became like this. He wanted to obtain a Valyrian steel weapon all his life, but he didn’t see any shadow of it. However, Lind actually owned two Valyrian swords, and these two The great sword also contains the power of magic, which makes him feel extremely embarrassed as a prince.

What he couldn't accept even more was that Lind actually told him that he still had a piece of Valyrian steel armor that he was building. His mentality was completely broken at that moment. From that day until today when he left for the City of Divine Grace, , have not recovered yet.

"Lord Linde, did you compete with him that day?" Garth Hightower came over and asked expectantly.

In fact, it was not just the Red Viper whose mentality was broken that day. Garth and the others who had competed with the Red Viper yesterday also had their mentality broken.

Although they have all heard of the reputation of the Red Viper and know that the Red Viper is very powerful, due to certain stories and rumors, they always think that the Red Viper's strength lies in its poison.

However, in fact, the Red Viper was not only extremely skilled in poisoning, but also his spear skills exceeded their expectations. As a result, they were defeated so miserably at the hands of the Red Viper. It can be said that the knights of the Reach were greatly embarrassed. .

However, they still have the last fig leaf. In their opinion, as long as Linde competes with the Red Viper and defeats the Red Viper, then the knights of the Reach can still save their face.

It's a pity that they were destined to be disappointed. Linde shook his head and said, "I didn't fight against the Red Viper that day. He and I knew each other's strength well, so it didn't matter whether we fought or not." As he said that, he turned his head and looked. Looking at Garth Hightower, he said: "Recover your dignity by yourself, Knight Garth."

Garth curled his lips and did not refute. He was already thinking that if he was lucky, he might be able to save some face from the Red Viper in the spear duel at the tournament.

Lind turned his head to look at Vilas, who was lost in thought again, and asked, "Didn't the meeting with Prince Doran go well that day?"

"No, it went very smoothly. Prince Doran is a very..." Vilas wanted to describe the Prince Doran he saw, but he couldn't find the right words. The words were stuck in his throat and there was no way to say them out.

Linde did not disturb him. He rode on his horse and shared vision with Glory who was in the forest next to the team. He looked at the situation of the entire team from the perspective of a bystander so that he could correct the problem in time.

After a while, Vilas said slowly: "I didn't know why grandma described Prince Doran like that before, but now I understand a little bit."

"Snake in the sand?" Linde said.

"Yes!" Vilas nodded and said: "That day in the Water Garden, I was the one talking most of the time. Prince Doran only said one or two sentences in the middle and was the listener the whole time. I feel that I have the control. The rhythm of the negotiation was slowed down, but after leaving the Flowing Water Garden, I found that it was Prince Daolang who was guiding my thoughts and words from beginning to end. Every sentence he inserted in the middle was like a rope holding me. According to his It’s a terrible person to go in the direction you want.”

Vilas showed a lingering fear, then took a flask filled with Qingting Island wine from his entourage and took a few sips to calm down the strange emotions that arose when recalling yesterday's experience.

"Lord Vilas, you are very smart, smarter than most people of the same age, but smart people have one problem, that is, they think too much." Linde looked at Vilas and said, "You don't know what you are doing. You don't need to really know what kind of person Prince Doran is, you just need to know whether your idea can be recognized by Prince Doran. Did Prince Doran reject your proposal to sign a peace agreement with Dorne yesterday? ?”

"No, Prince Doran agreed quickly." Willas shook his head and said: "But he is not optimistic about it. He made a precondition that one-third of the Dornish lords must agree. Take the initiative to push this matter forward." As he spoke, he saw Linde nodded slightly and asked, "Lord Linde, don't you like the peace agreement I proposed?"

"Not optimistic." Linde expressed his thoughts very directly.

Vilas didn't expect Linde to be so direct. He was stunned and couldn't help asking: "Why aren't you optimistic about it?"

"Does my lack of optimism have any impact on your plan? My lord, instead of worrying about why I am not optimistic about your plan, it would be better to contact those Dornish nobles, especially Prince Oberon." Lin De reminded: "Prince Oberon has a very high prestige in Dorne. If he is willing to help you as a lobbyist, you should be able to easily gain the support of one-third of the Dorne lords."

After hearing this, Willas also felt that Lind was right, so he drove his horse towards the Red Viper's team. Seeing this, Lind asked Gals and Jon to take the guards to protect Willas, while he himself came Next to a middle-aged knight in the crowd.

"Sir Rossos." Linde took the initiative to say hello to the middle-aged knight.

The middle-aged knight was also a little surprised that Linde, the captain of Vilas's bodyguard, suddenly greeted him. He hesitated for a moment, returned the greeting to Linde, and said, "Lord Linde, what can I do for you?"

Linde asked: "When I was in the Reach, I heard that there was an extremely splendid wild horse king wandering around the outskirts of Shen'an City. It has not been tamed by anyone yet. Is this true?"

The middle-aged knight that Lind was looking for was the sworn knight of the Elion family in Divine Grace City. This time Divine Grace City held a martial arts competition, he was originally only responsible for delivering letters to Sunspear City, but due to a sudden injury, he had to stay in Sunspear City. He was resting in Spear City and had only recovered in the past two days. He happened to return to the City of Divine Grace with the Sunspear City team.

Linde always remembered the main purpose of coming to Divine Grace City, so after knowing that there was a knight from Divine Grace City in the team, he wanted to know something about the Mustang King from his mouth in advance.

Hearing Linde's words, the knight of the Elion family suddenly untied the leather armor on his chest, and then opened the clothes underneath to expose his chest.

I saw a horseshoe print on the chest of Knight Rossos that almost covered his entire chest. The area covered by the horseshoe print was slightly sunken, and some bones that were not aligned after healing could be seen on the surface.

After showing his injuries, the knight rearranged his clothes and explained: "I was wearing a breastplate made of wrought iron. I was kicked by it. The breastplate was all broken and the bones in my chest were all broken. I was kicked to pieces and I thought I was dead, but my mother, Lorne, kept me going.”

"Mother Lorne?" Lind was stunned and asked, "Lord Rossos, are you an orphan of the Green Blood River?"

"Yes." Knight Rossos nodded, then looked at Linde and asked, "Does Lord Linde also think we are unclean?"

"No." Lind shook his head and said, "I just think it's a coincidence. When I came to Dorne's ship, I read a book about Nymeria's Thousand Ships Crossing, and your group was mentioned in it. Orphans of the Greenblood River who maintain ancient Rhoynar traditions."

The Green Blood River Orphans are a very special ethnic group in Dorne. Neither the Dornish people nor the Green Blood River Orphans consider themselves Dornish.

This ethnic group is the descendant of the first group of Rhoynar warriors who followed the Rhoynar warrior queen Nymeria across the sea. They admire their ancient traditions, believe in the mother river Lorne, and are unwilling to integrate into the culture of Dorne, so they have always been Rejected by the Dornish people, he has no fixed place to live.

Until later, they made rafts on the Green Blood River and built houses on the rafts. From then on, they lived on the Green Blood River and made a living selling various goods.

They call their group Orphans, and the name Orphans of the Green Blood River is a contemptuous name given to them by the Dornish people, just like how Gypsies were used to call Roma people in Lind's previous world.

Linde asked: "I thought you had always abided by ancient traditions and wouldn't..."

"You won't leave the raft and become a knight, right?" Knight Rossos sneered habitually, but suddenly felt a little rude, quickly recovered his expression, and said with a hint of meaning: "Meat will attract wild dogs , and weapons are the only way to deal with wild dogs."

Although Knight Rossos spoke very vaguely, Lind could still understand what he meant.

Although Green Blood River Orphans are almost synonymous with poverty in the eyes of the outside world, smart people know very well that Green Blood River Orphans, which account for almost 80% of the water trade in Green Blood River, have absolutely nothing to do with poverty. Under the disguise of a simple raft, these Green Blood River orphans have mastered an astonishing wealth, which is enough to bring them disaster.

The elders of the Green Blood River Orphans also know this very well, so they do not hesitate to change the tradition that has lasted for thousands of years, spend a lot of money, and send the children in the group to different knights to serve as attendants, and then become knights and join different Dorne The lord family thus gained a certain degree of influence and secretly protected the Green Blood River orphans.

The matter of the Green Blood River Orphans was a bit heavy. Instead of continuing the topic, Linder changed the topic back and said, "Are there many people in Shen'en City trying to capture that wild horse King?"

Knight Rossos nodded and replied: "There are many people, but it's not one horse, but two."

"Two?" Linde was stunned.

"Yes, two horses." Rossos was silent for a moment and then asked: "Sir Linde, are you interested in the Mustang King?"

"Yes," Lind admitted.

Knight Rossos looked at Linde thoughtfully and said, "You may have a chance to catch them, but it will be difficult for you to take them away."

"What does this mean?" Linde asked in confusion.

"You'll know what's going on when you get to Divine Grace City." Knight Rossos did not explain further.

The team that set off from Sunspear didn't move very fast. Rather than rushing, it felt more like traveling. They headed west along the riverside road of the Greenblood River. They didn't set off until three poles high in the morning, and the sun was still overhead in the afternoon. When they got there, they stopped to set up camp. The prostitutes, circus troupes and various vendors who accompanied the army entered the military camp, and some Dornish knights also ran to the raft brothel where the orphans of the Green Blood River docked on the shore to enjoy themselves.

Looking at the excitement over the Dorne team, the camp here in the Reach was deserted. It wasn't that they didn't want to enjoy the same happiness as the people in Dorne, but that they didn't dare.

Every day, after the team stops moving forward and sets up camp, Linde will arrange the regular defense camp and strictly implement every defense rule. Not to mention prostitutes and traders entering the camp, even if the Red Viper wants to enter the camp, Linde's approval is also required, and all knights must assume guard duties. They patrol in several groups every night to closely protect Vilas. At the same time, they also use this move to clearly tell the people in Dorne. People don't believe you can protect Vilas.

The people of Dorne were very angry, but they had nothing to say. On the contrary, the Red Viper was not affected at all. He played and drank when he should, and even deliberately hired a circus troupe to camp in the Reach one night. There were performances outside, and some prostitutes were sent to tease the soldiers outside the camp in the middle of the night.

Faced with this kind of provocation, the soldiers could not bear it. On the contrary, a knight in charge of patrol could not hold back. He found a prostitute and quickly solved it in a nearby soldier's camp.

After Lind learned about this incident, he did not immediately punish the knight. The other knights in the camp also subconsciously thought that Lind was planning to turn a blind eye.

Only Jon and others who knew Lind knew that those knights had all misunderstood. Lind did not punish him immediately, which meant that the subsequent punishment would be more severe.

Sure enough, the next night, Linde paid to rent all the prostitutes who followed the team, and then found the pharmacist in the orphan boathouse on the Green Blood River,

However, this knight did get a good nickname, Robert Flowers, one against a hundred.

There is no doubt that after this unconventional public punishment, the restless mood in the Reach team has stabilized, and Linde's notoriety has become more deeply rooted in the hearts of everyone.

Not only the people in the Reach shuddered when they mentioned Lind, but even the people in Dorne couldn't help but shudder after hearing that Lind used such a weird way to punish knights who violated camp rules.

After this night, Red Viper also restrained himself a lot, because he was also worried that Lind would suddenly become irrational and use this method to deal with him. After all, Lind's force was there. If he really wanted to do it, What can he and the Dornish knights around him be able to resist?

The team walked like this for thirteen days before arriving at Shen'en City.