Chapter 955: flood

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Yin Meng Targaryen's side followed Queen Arianne and the civil and military officials south to the summer hall of the Targaryen family's summer palace to recuperate.

On the other hand, Yin Meng's eldest brother, the eldest prince of the Targaryen Dynasty, Helos Targaryen, had long since left the Red Keep. After he became an adult, he was granted the title of Dragonstone and became the Duke of Dragonstone.

Dragonstone is the symbol of the heir to the throne of the Targaryen family. The crown princes of all dynasties were first named Dukes of Dragonstone, and then inherited the throne, including the uncle of Heros or the grandfather's Prince Rhaegar.

And Helos is the eldest son of Viserys. It is a matter of course for him to be named the Duke of Dragonstone when he becomes an adult. No one can accuse him of anything. Even this is regarded as the eldest prince by many nobles who support Helos' ascension to the throne. A sign of victory has been achieved.

However, no one knows that the three children of Viserys, the eldest princess Diana, the eldest prince Helos, and the second prince Yin Meng, actually none of the three have taken the lead in this battle for the throne.

Because in order to prevent his descendants from killing each other, Viserys set a test for his three children, that is, the dragon spear who can be pulled out and inserted in the underground of the Red Fort can inherit his throne.

And this test set by Viserys is known only to his three wives, Arianne, Renis, Daenerys, and his three children, and is unknown to outsiders.

Viserys is not against children competing reasonably within certain constraints.

All means can be applied except that brothers cannot kill each other and endanger the life of the other party.

After all, the world is still cruel in nature, and Viserys can't protect them for a lifetime, otherwise it will harm them instead.

And his test is also simple, but it is not so easy. If he can understand clearly, he can pull out the dragon spear that has been stained with the blood of the gods and killed the gods in an instant.

However, if you can't understand it, even sending an adult giant can't pull it out of the Red Keep, because Viserys has already connected the dragon spear to this piece of land through divine power.

If you want to pull out the dragon spear through external force, unless you have the power beyond Viserys, or you can uproot the entire land, along with the entire Red Fort.

Therefore, after so many years, Viserys' three children, Diana, Helos, and Yin Meng, have racked their brains and tried various methods, but none of them can shake the dragon spear that their father inserted on the ground.

They experienced depression, self-defeating, and self-doubt during the period, but now they have realized that their father's test for them is not so easy to crack.

Therefore, their attention gradually shifted from the Red Fort to the outside world, hoping to put aside their immediate limitations and go to the wider world outside to find the answers their father wanted.

And now, Yin Geng calendar 317 years.

Thirty-five years have passed since the once-vigorous and vigorous Battle of the Slayers. The world has undergone drastic changes. Some people are still alive, but some old faces have passed away one after another.

And the eldest prince of the Valyrian Empire, Heros Targaryen, is 21 years old this year. He is at a high-spirited age. He was named Duke of Dragonstone and left the Red Keep to start an independent portal.

Later, with his excellent ability and the nobles who supported him behind him, Helos got a seat in the Imperial Council, became the Minister of the Sea of ​​the Empire, and led the Dragonstone Fleet guarding the Blackwater Bay.

But now the eldest prince Heros Targaryen did not follow Queen Arianne to the south as a courtier in King's Landing, nor did he train the Imperial Navy in his own fief, Dragonstone, but appeared in the riverlands.

It turned out that there was a natural disaster not long ago in Hejian, and it rained heavily for a week in a row. Hejian is a rich, fertile and densely populated land. The dense river network running through it provides convenience for the exchange of manpower and materials in Hejian.

The continuous week of heavy rain caused the water levels of all the rivers and rivers all over the river to skyrocket, forming a serious flood that swept the entire region.

The turbulent floods carried an unstoppable momentum, destroying many villages and towns along the coast, and submerging the forests.

The flood-stricken people in the Hejian land have been displaced in large numbers, and almost the people cannot live in poverty. The circulation channels of the Hejian land to the outside world have also been hindered. The houses where the ancestors lived were washed away by the floods.

However, even so, this great flood still did not mean to stop in the slightest, and the torrential rain in the sky continued, especially the Trident River, where the three rivers converged.

The Tengshi River flowing to the West and the Blackwater River leading to King's Landing were also more or less affected.

The floods in the riverlands threatened the safety of King's Landing, and a large number of refugees took their families and mouths to starve to flee to the capital of the empire.

The Governor of the Riverlands and Earl of the Twins, Hendry Bracken, also sent letters from the raven to King's Landing, asking for help from the imperial family.

It was against this background that, after the deliberation of the Imperial Council, Queen Arianne dispatched the eldest prince of the empire and Helos Targaryen, the Minister of the Sea, to go to the riverlands for disaster relief, repair the river, and restore the order.

And the most important task is to stop this natural disaster in the river land, and don't let it impact the safety of King's Landing.

Therefore, the eldest prince Heros Targaryen, who had been ordered to come here, suddenly appeared in the Trident River area, which was the most severely affected area in the riverlands, with his entourage.

There is no end to this place at a glance. The thousands of miles of fertile fields in the past have now turned into a vast ocean, and scattered houses are floating on the water. However, most of them have been washed away and collapsed. Nowadays, people need to row a boat to be able to move freely. .

The gray sky was still raining lightly on the top of the head. The rain is much smaller now than a few days ago, but it still hasn't stopped.

And the eldest prince of the empire, Heros, rode his horse on the hill, his long brown soft hair was wet by the rain, and he was wearing a yellow cloak.

The rain slid down his forehead, crossed the bridge of his nose, flowed to his chin, and then dripped down, but his eyes were still serene, and there was no sign of happiness or anger.

"Your Highness."

And Hendry Bracken, governor of the Riverlands, had some drumming in his heart.

He had also heard in the Twins City, everyone claimed that the eldest prince Helos couldn't rub the sand in his eyes, but he cautiously came to the eldest son's side, and said.