Chapter 100 New Crossbow

Two months later.

In the deepwater port of Dragon Flame Bay, the sun shines on the sparkling sea, reflecting a golden glow.

Gavin stares intently at the three-bow bed crossbow after Coben's transformation, looking forward to its performance.

"Ready!" Coben ordered, and the operator skillfully tightened the loaded crossbow arrows. The sun flickered on the crossbow arrows of the elite body, as if foreshadowing the upcoming shocking moment.

"Fire!" With Coben's order, a loud bang echoed in the port, and the crossbow arrow flew out like lightning. It seemed that a hole was broken in the air, and the crossbow arrow tore through the sky at an incredible speed, bringing a gust of wind.

I saw a black shadow instantly penetrate the side of a ship in the distance. The huge kinetic energy instantly burst the side planks to form a hole, and wood chips scattered like rain. The crossbow arrow was unstoppable, passing through the side of the other side, and stirring up high water splashes on the sea surface, and its power was unparalleled.

Coben could not hide his excitement, "Sir, after this improvement, the range and power of this crossbow have increased by nearly half!"

Hassan's eyes lit up and he said excitedly, "Sir, in my opinion, we should immediately start replacing the crossbows on all warships!" His words were full of anticipation and excitement, as if he had already seen the victory brought by the new crossbow in future battles.

Gavin asked Coben, "How long does it take to make a new crossbow?"

Coben immediately explained, "Because it is modified on the basis of the original one, the replacement speed is very fast. Now there are enough manpower, and it only takes two months to replace all the crossbows in the fleet."

Gavin nodded with satisfaction, and immediately ordered Hassan, "You immediately arrange for the fleet's ships to take turns to Dragon Flame Bay to replace the crossbows."

Hassan immediately accepted the order, "Yes, sir!"

Then, Gavin announced in public, "From today on, Coben is appointed to be in charge of intelligence work and serve as the chief scholar of the Stone Steps Islands."

Coben bowed deeply and said, "Thank you for your trust, sir, I will do my best to live up to your expectations!"

At night, the manor was slowly shrouded in darkness, as if sleeping in a peaceful dream.

In the quiet study, the light was soft and warm, and the surrounding bookshelves were filled with heavy books.

Gavin, Boris, Coben and Hassan sat around an ancient desk.

Gavin stood up, took out a bottle of summer red from the wine cabinet beside him, and slowly poured it into everyone's glass. The wine rippled in the glass, exuding a mellow aroma.

With the sound of the wine and the glass colliding, Gavin finally said slowly: "I plan to launch an attack on Rees in the near future. Do you have any suggestions?" His voice was low, and his eyes swept across everyone's faces one by one.

The Rees envoy that Gavin had sent a warship to intercept had been captured and brought back to the Stone Steps Islands half a month ago. After interrogation, the other party admitted that it was Governor Rees who was worried about Gavin's threat after learning that Gavin had a dragon and had no choice but to choose the assassination method. The Rees envoy was ordered by the governor to go to Braavos to hire the Faceless Man. When he left Rees, Governor Rees even planned to remake a batch of dragon hunting crossbows that had been abandoned for a hundred years.

Gavin planned to take the initiative while Rees was still unaware and use the information gap to eliminate this threat in advance.

The study fell into a brief silence, with only the weak light casting swaying shadows on the faces of the four people, as if foreshadowing the coming storm.

Boris was the first to break the silence and said, "The tax officials sent by the Iron Throne have been pestering me recently. They have always wanted to see you, my lord, but I have refused them for various reasons. Since the news of your plan to marry Princess Daenerys came out, these people have come to me more and more frequently, and the tax control and ship inspections in the territory have become more and more strict. Although the main income in the territory is our goods, we have been expanding the fleet and new construction projects. At present, there is basically not much deposit in the territory. I think if we go to war with Rees at this time, we must fight quickly and decisively." His face was gloomy, and his tone was full of deep worry.

After listening, Gavin nodded slightly without any response, and then turned his eyes to the other two.

Hassan also spoke up: "Among the three kingdoms of daughters, only Lys is an island nation. In terms of maritime strength, Lys is the strongest, followed by Tyrosh, and Myr is the weakest. Since you conquered the Stepstones, our relationship with Lys has been the worst, and the two sides often confront each other. The number of their warships is comparable to ours, and they also support the Thorn family. 40 warships are also stationed in Lys, but in terms of ship performance, the enemy's sailing warships are less than half of ours, and there are also new crossbows designed by Maester Qyburn. Once the war starts, I think we have a great advantage at sea, but we need to consider the threat of Tyrosh and Myr. "

Qyburn immediately interrupted and said, "The alliance of the Three Daughters is not that close. The alliance is mainly to prevent Volantis from seizing the disputed land. Tyrosh and Myr may not participate in our war to Lys, but of course we do not rule out the possibility of their participation. My lord, we can send envoys to Volantis. As long as the other party shows a posture to seize the disputed land, we can contain Tyrosh and Myr. "

Hearing Qyburn's suggestion, Gavin narrowed his eyes slightly and responded, "How sure are you that Volantis will take action? "

Coben thought for a moment and said, "Your Excellency, the three governors of Volantis are Malachor Megia of the Tiger Party and Nesiso Wisama and Dophas Panimion of the Elephant Party. The Tiger Party is the main war party and has always been eager to seize the disputed land. We only need to persuade one of the two Elephant Party members to achieve our goal. If we only let Volantis take an offensive posture and do not participate in the war, I think we have a good chance."

After listening, Boris also echoed, "Your Excellency, I think Maester Coben's proposal is very good. Whether Volantis agrees or not, we must send envoys openly. Tyrosh and Myr will definitely be shocked when they know about it. We should be on guard against Volantis, which can effectively distract their attention. "

Gavin nodded and said to Coben: "Then let's do it. I'll leave it to you to send an envoy to Volantis. Also, how is the situation at the Iron Throne? Has the message been delivered?"

Coben immediately replied after hearing this: "According to your instructions, the message has been delivered to those people. There is no feedback yet. I think they need to confirm the authenticity of the message and dare not act rashly for the time being."

Gavin's mouth corners slightly raised after hearing this, and he smiled and said: "I'm afraid that King's Landing will be in chaos next, and they won't be able to take care of us for a while. It's a good opportunity to get rid of Rees."