Chapter 121 The Uncrowned King

At the camp outside Old Town, Dr. Korron used ice compresses and potions, and tried every conceivable method to reduce the fever, but failed to relieve Jaehaerys' high fever. The child was already delirious due to the fever. His body lay limply on the bed. Helena sat outside the tent anxiously, looking inside the tent from time to time. Ronzel looked at the child in the tent with pity. He could see that the child's blood seemed to be burning. This did not look like a disease, and boiling blood was not a symptom of Jaehaerys.

"Does the child have a dragon? If I remember correctly." Long Zell recalled it carefully and remembered that Helena's twin children seemed to have hatched companion dragons. Helena nodded: "Jaehaerys was very weak when he was born, especially with six fingers and toes." At this point, Helena couldn't help but wipe the corners of her eyes. "He almost died when he was born. If Sirikos hadn't hatched successfully, I'm afraid he wouldn't be alive today."

Long Zell looked at the child in the tent in confusion. Did the dragon hatch bring health to a deformed child who should have died in infancy? Has the Targaryen family's skill in hatching dragon eggs deteriorated to this? It actually relies on the resonance and fusion of the dragon egg and the blood of family members to hatch the dragon egg. This can indeed hatch successfully, but it also means that if the dragon dies, its partners will also lose the dragon's blessing. Big health problems arise from link resonance.

Normal Valyrian dragon kings rarely hatch dragon eggs in this way, because it means consuming the magical energy in the blood of family members. They prefer two methods, one is to use the massive magic elements of the Fourteen Fire Peaks to assist in the hatching of dragon eggs, and the other is to use special rituals to stimulate the child's bloodline power and resonate with it when the child is born, and then in the magic When the energy is not very sufficient, the dragon will be hatched. In this way, the relationship between the hatched dragon egg and the child will be closer, but there will not be an overly close relationship between the dragon and the rider. If one loses, both will suffer, which is also a complicated version. The companion dragon hatching mode.

The Varese family is now applying this model, using the special structure of Dragon Nest City and the magical energy contained in the Crimson Mountains to build a ritual place for dragon egg hatching. It can not only control the number of dragon hatches, but also detect the amount of magical energy contained in the child's blood. Kill two birds with one stone.

We can't let the Targaryens know.

"So, maybe something happened to Sirikos?" Long Zell rubbed his chin.

"I'm afraid so, Your Highness." Dr. Mu Kun walked quickly to Long Zell with a gloomy face and took out a letter from his sleeve. "Your Highness, a letter from King's Landing."

Ronzel reached out and took the letter. The doctors in the academy are extremely honest now. Vanson Kaon and Alan Tully personally led their troops into the academy and picked out the bachelors and doctors who participated in the conspiracy one by one. He was beheaded in public, and Jakaris issued an order in the name of his mother, disqualifying the city from issuing necklaces for two years, and requiring all assistant maesters to continue studying for two years to cleanse their brains that may have been poisoned by traitors.

Ronzel unfolded the letter and took a look. He immediately closed it: "Does Xiaojie know about this?" Dr. Mu Kun nodded: "His Royal Highness, ah, no, you should call him Your Majesty. He knows about this." The doctor sighed softly. : "He's in his tent now."

"Let Xiaojie cry for a while." Longzell said: "He is still a child, and Queen Rhaenyra is his mother after all. When the mother dies, anyone will be sad for a long time."

The letter introduced exactly what happened in King's Landing. The plague broke out in King's Landing and spread outwards. People rioted. Queen Allison committed suicide. The mob killed Thrykos, but was eventually suppressed by the dragon. Queen Rhaenyra also contracted the tremors, and she only lasted one day and one night before passing away. Before her death, Queen Rhaenyra confirmed her will again, appointed Longzel as the Hand of the King of Jakaris, and asked Longzel to Er served as the adoptive father of Aegon and Viserys, and crowned Jakaris.

According to the letter, when the queen died, Syrax fluttered up and down seven times near the Red Keep in pain, and the sharp whine of the topaz-colored dragon could be heard throughout King's Landing. After the queen was cremated, Syrax still stayed in the Red Keep, refusing to leave.

Helena seemed to feel something and looked at Long Zell. "Did something happen in King's Landing?"

Ronzel nodded: "I'm sorry, your mother passed away, as well as Xiaojie's mother, and Sirikos." Helena lowered her head as if she had expected it: "It seems that I can't protect you after all. child."

Dr. Kerron came out shaking his head: "Your Highness, I have tried all the methods to reduce the prince's fever." When he said the word "prince", he glanced at Long Zell, without being denied. Only then did he fully state the diagnosis: "The prince can no longer hold on. If you want to see him for the last time, now is the best time." The old doctor said to Helena with regret, and Helena was stunned. Suddenly, she picked up her skirt and ran into the tent where her son was.

Soon, heartbreaking cries came from the tent. Ronzel sighed, turned and walked towards Jakaris' tent, where Valar was comforting Jakaris who was hugging him tightly and crying silently. Long Zell walked to the prince's side and sat down cross-legged.

"My Lord, I don't have a mother anymore," Prince Jacaris said with some sobs. Longzel didn't know what to say, because he didn't have a mother or a father anymore. In many years of governance, he played more like the father of Valar and Rey, and Longzel could only touch Jacaris' head and try to comfort the prince physically.

"My Lord, tell me, can I be a good king?" After a long time, Prince Jacaris wiped his tears and asked in a low voice.

"I told you." Longzel smiled and gave the prince a light head slap. "Have you forgotten?"

"I haven't forgotten." Jacaris raised his head: "I will use practical actions to tell the people that my hair color is not the key to determining a king. I can bear the weight of the crown. My Lord, are you willing to support me?"

"Tell me about your plan, Xiaojie." Longzel knew that Jacaris must have a plan for saying this. So he looked at Jacaris's red eyes.

"My mother won't allow me to return to King's Landing before the epidemic is over, so I won't return to King's Landing. My lord, I would like to ask you to come with me and walk around the kingdom after the trial of the traitors in Harrenhal. I want to solve the problems for the people and the nobles. I also want everyone to get out of the haze of war and plague as soon as possible and fight the winter."

"Good boy." Longzel once again forgot that he was only less than ten years older than Jacaerys. "Go, but you have to think about it. The epidemic of tremors has spread to the riverlands and stormlands. You will be in danger." Longzel pointed at himself. He was protected by blood magic and was not afraid of most diseases except grayscale. Even grayscale, which could kill the dragon king, could be prevented and treated by him through several more complicated magic rituals.

"I've thought about it." Jacaerys said firmly.

Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Valar didn't dare to laugh out loud, but patted Jacaerys on the back vigorously: "This is like a child taught by my eldest brother, I support you."

"After the trial of Harrenhal, you hurry back to Dragon's Nest." Longzier gave Valar a slap: "Do you have the nerve to pile all the things on me?" Valar touched his head and stuck out his tongue slightly: "I know, big brother. It's not a bad thing to let Rey exercise."

Jacaerys looked at the familiar scene of the two brothers, and the sadness in his heart dissipated a little. He had more things to prepare.

Because of the crimes of the Citadel and the plague in King's Landing, the ship originally planned to go to King's Landing was cancelled. Longzier ordered the infantry to stay, and the nobles escorted the doctors of the Citadel and the "escorted" bishops, and quickly advanced to Harrenhal with the cavalry. He, Valar, and Jacaerys flew to Harrenhal on a dragon.

It was big enough to be the place where many major events took place.

Duke Borros of Stormlands was also forced to take his daughters and the nobles of Stormlands to the north for trial. Their crimes included allowing Luthris to die in battle and supporting the traitors.

Jaehaerys eventually failed to survive the high fever. Helena cried and asked Dreamfire to cremate her eldest son, and Jaehaera gradually became silent after witnessing her brother being cremated by dragon flames.

The sun rose and set, and the plague was slowly spreading. The nobles avoided the villages that might be swallowed by the plague and finally rushed to Harrenhal from all directions.

In the Hall of Hundred Hearths, Vermithor coiled on the dome of the huge hall, watching the bustling crowd in the hall. Its huge body made the magnificent tower tremble. Prince Jacaerys's Vermax crouched behind him, watching the people below. Silver Wing flew high in the sky, circling in the air, sometimes landing on the top of a tower to rest for a while, and then taking off for inspection.

Longzier prepared a brief coronation ceremony for Jacaerys. Now the army had no crown in hand. He ordered the blacksmith of the Strong family to make a simple crown with the sword tip of the Westerland Army and a Valyrian steel ring. After the High Septon anointed the prince with holy oil, he personally put the "crown" on Jacaerys.

"To King Jacaerys I of the Targaryen family, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Ruler of the Seven Kingdoms!"

People drew their swords and placed them in front of themselves to show their submission.

But there is no Iron Throne here, nor is there a ring ceremony when the king ascends the throne. In theory, Jacaerys did not complete all the steps of the coronation.

Wearing the steel ring and iron sword crown. Jacaerys looked at the people under the throne of "Black Heart" Harren, nodded to Longzier, indicating that the great trial could begin.

Longzel put on his Valyrian steel armor "Dragon Knight", a gorgeous purple cloak with silver dragon laurel leaves, a silver blood sword hanging from his waist, and stared coldly at the nobles below.

"Let's talk about punishment first, Hobart Hightower, come forward."

Hobart Hightower, wearing tattered clothes, was escorted to the throne by two knights with his head down.

"The evidence of treason against the Hightower family is conclusive. All the territories and titles of the family are deprived. For the heinous crime of stealing the treason, a fine of 1.65 million pure gold dragons is imposed. Since the main culprit has been killed, Hobart, do you want to pay for your sins with your blood, or do you want to wear black clothes and serve the kingdom?"

Hobart smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, although I want to live, I would rather die in the warm south."

Longzell nodded, and Cregen Stark sighed and raised the ice, beheading him with one sword, neatly. The dozens of night watchmen brothers wearing black mail and mail beside him also sighed.

"Next, the Lannister family." Ronzel watched as Duke Jason Lannister led the nobles of the West to Hobart's body.

"The evidence of treason among the families in the Western Territory is conclusive, but I am grateful that they finally bowed their knees, so." Long Zell looked at Jakaris and indicated that this paragraph could be spoken by the king.

After all, it is the king's duty to punish, but it is also the king's duty to personally lift enemies from their knees and make them friends.

"So the territories of the nobles in the Western Region can be retained, but the heads of each family must abdicate, put on black clothes, and go to the Great Wall to serve. The golden mountains and ports in the Western Region will also be managed by the royal family for a period of time, and a fine of one million pure gold dragons will be imposed."

"Thank you for your generosity." Duke Jason breathed a long sigh of relief, and finally the dust settled.

"Then it's you, Duke Boros." Longzell looked at Boros who lowered his head and said nothing. "Don't worry, your crime is not serious. The royal family requires you to give up the rule of Nightsong City, which is now my territory, as punishment for standing still or even sending troops to assist the usurper."

Duke Boros looked at the giant dragon above his head and did not dare to say anything. He could only accept the punishment. After all, Nightsong City was now in the hands of Linn Vartaken, and he could not take it back even if he wanted to.

"Princess Helena Targaryen, Prince Meral Targaryen, and Princess Jahaera Targaryen, please come forward and accept your punishment." Longzel said.

The second update is clocked in, and this update is a little later. I tried not to break the chapter at key plot points.