Chapter 218 Expedition!

Riverlands, Harrenhal.

It has been a long time since this place has been so solemn. Soon after Lucas Rothstein took over this huge city, he began to repair this huge castle. With the support of Prince Viserys, Lucas's repair work went smoothly.

Unfortunately, it was just smooth. Harrenhal was too big, and Viserys could not do his best to support the Rothstein family's repair work. The Rothstein family finally completed only the preliminary repair of this huge city.

Make it at least a little more comfortable to live in.

However, the lingering curse of Harrenhal seems to still hang over this huge city. Old Lucas took over the castle for only a few years, and he was seriously injured because he accidentally fell while participating in the repair of the Kingsburning Tower. Soon he went to see the Stranger. The young Lucas who took over his position gave up the complete repair of all the towers, and instead concentrated the gold on repairing the Kingsburning Tower and the Tower of Terror.

The effect is very good.

Lucas the Younger entertained Prince Aegon who visited him many times in the luxuriously decorated Pyreking Tower. It was rumored that he provided Prince Aegon with at least two dozen mistresses.

Prince Aegon riding Syrax did not change much. He was still lustful and still loved to seduce the girls he liked, even though he had married Rhaena and had slept with Princess Rhaena under the coercion of his father.

But he had no interest in his beautiful and shy wife. He preferred to ride Syrax to Harrenhal and seduce beautiful women with his friend Lucas the Younger.

He never forced anyone. The girls introduced by Lucas the Younger would leave with bulging purses and satisfaction. Although Prince Aegon was promiscuous, he would also have moments of infatuation.

For example, he had a special liking for Miss Melissa of the Blackwood family and Miss Barb of the Bracken family, but the two ladies had very different attitudes towards him.

The Bracken family, which failed to recover enough blood in the War of the Dance of the Dragons, was severely injured. Although it recovered after decades of recuperation, the prosperous offspring made the Bracken family miserable.

This made Miss Barba take the initiative to express her love to Prince Aegon.

The Blackwood family was particularly prosperous under the rule of Earl Benjiko, and the good relationship with the Vareses family made the Blackwood family benefit a lot. After discovering that Miss Melissa was confused by Prince Aegon's handsomeness and became his mistress. Earl Benjiko was furious. If he hadn't been rational, other Blackwoods would probably have led their troops to kill Harrenhal directly.

But Benjiko was very rational.

Although he was "bloodthirsty", he was not easy to kill. He recalled Melissa who was living abroad on the pretext of his wife's serious illness and imprisoned her.

But what Benjiko didn't expect was that Melissa actually escaped twice in a row, forcing him to seek help from Queen Samantha. In the end, Melissa returned to Raventree.

But not one person returned alone.

Miss Melissa was pregnant.

Because Melissa had no intention of blaming Prince Aegon, Benji Ko could only swallow this bitter cup.

So when Daeron convened the Great Council in Harrenhal this time, the lords of the riverlands were more or less resentful. However, after so many years of baptism, the lords of the riverlands have long learned to compromise and calm down.

This made Jacaerys and Dan, who had just arrived on dragons, gasp.

"Seven layers of hell." Dan looked at the tents outside Harrenhal and comforted Cendroth beside him. He was always worried that his dragon would burn people directly when he got excited: "What does Daeron want to do? Does he really want to fight the disputed land?"

"How did you see that?" Jacaerys asked puzzledly. He saw the flags of all the lords of the riverlands. This Great Council could even be compared with the 101 Great Councils of the year. As far as the Umber family in the Last Hearth, they went south to Harrenhal.

Almost all the families of the Seven Kingdoms came.

"All the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms are here." Dan pointed to his own territory.

The vassals of the Vareses family also responded to the call. After obtaining Ringol's consent, the lords of the Borderlands went north side by side with the lords of Dorne and arrived at Harrenhal together.

"If Daeron wants to solve the current problem, he has only one way." Dan analyzed calmly: "War."

Jacaerys is keen on war. He immediately reacted to his brother's meaning.

He couldn't help but get a little excited.

Kingsburning Tower, Hundred Hearths Hall.

More than 30 years ago, Prince Daemon summoned the lords of the Riverlands here and organized them to fight for Queen Rhaenyra.

Today, King Daeron summoned all the lords of the Seven Kingdoms here.

Duke Cregan Stark of the North went south again. This time, he did not bring the Winter Wolf Army that once roared south, but a team composed entirely of northern nobles.

Lord Shulf Arryn of the Vale left the Bloody Gate with the Vale nobles in bright armor. The old generation of lords had died out. Lord Joffrey closed his eyes in this long summer, and Shulf Arryn succeeded him.

Lord Joffrey Velaryon of Tidehead Island gathered in a corner of the Hundred Hearths Hall with the nobles of the crown. Joffrey, who was already in his twilight years, was pleased to see his grandchildren regain the characteristics of Valyria with silver hair and purple eyes. He felt that it was time for him to leave.

Unfortunately, his body is still strong.

Even his son-in-law Adam could not survive this father-in-law who was several years younger than him.

Duke Royce of Stormlands, Duke Lyonor of Highgarden, Duke Kermit of Riverrun, Duke Lorien of Westermar, and even Dalton Greyjoy arrived at the Hundred Hearths Hall with representatives from the Iron Islands.

"Roar"

Dreamfire stretched his body lazily. This old dragon, who had lived from the end of the Conqueror's reign to the present, had not been to this familiar castle for a long time.

Coming here was like coming home.

Although the arrival of its kind made it a little unhappy, Dreamfire knew that this was not the time to act casually just because it was unhappy. Moreover, even if it did, Kongyi, Cendroth and Terekshu outside would be enough for it to drink a pot.

In addition to Dreamfire staying in the Hundred Hearths Hall, Syrax, Sea Smoke and Vermax were also wandering around Harrenhal.

The princes were already accustomed to the scene of so many dragons in the sky and on the ground at the same time, but when they saw Dreamfire circling in the Hundred Hearths Hall, the old ones among them couldn't help but recall the scene nearly forty years ago.

Still in the Hall of Hundred Hearths, Wormithor is more elegant.

Daeron on the throne said a lot, including the plight of the kingdom and the richness of the East.

But the core is still at the end of his speech.

"Everyone, the kingdom has now made Tyrosh and Lys succumb to our swords. The Stepstones are undoubtedly the sacred territory of the kingdom. There is no force in the East that can threaten us at sea.

Thousands of years ago, the ancestors, the Andals and the Rhoynar came to Westeros from the East Continent one after another. Two hundred years ago, my ancestors also came here, but there is no doubt that the East Continent is rich. Even if it is ravaged by war, the disputed land still has vast plains and fertile land that are no less than the Reach and the Riverlands.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is now a mess. Just think about how fragile it will be if there are hundreds of warlords and mercenary groups. Our knights are enough to flatten any ambitious people in the disputed land. Since they can take root there, why can't we do it?"

Speaking of the exciting part, Daeron couldn't help but stand up.

"Everyone, I know your descendants need land, I know the nobles of the kingdom need merit, and the Seven Gods, I know the Seven Gods are also eager to shine their glory on the land of the East again."

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Count Lucas Rostan Jr. was the first to stand up.

"Expedition!"

Daren nodded slightly with satisfaction, and said loudly to the dark nobles:

"I summoned you all in the hope that you can support my plan - expedition to the disputed land. I swear in the name of the Seven Gods that the harvest of this expedition will be shared by all participating families, land, castles, as long as you can take it down, whoever takes it down, I will confer the land to him!"

"Your Majesty. This." Some princes began to hesitate.

The king raised his hand, and Menghuo understood, and gently leaned its huge dragon head on Daren's hand.

"Don't worry, everyone."

Daren gently scratched Menghuo.

"We have dragons." The king's eyes suddenly became bright.

The second update, a little late.