Chapter 49 Nightwalker Erathon
"As for Westeros." Jorah looked gloomy and said helplessly: "I don't know whether you should give up that dangerous iron chair, but I deeply understand that the longer you stay in one place, the easier it is for the enemy to find you. The name Targaryen makes betrayers fear, especially after learning that you have dragons."
"Sir, thank you for considering me so carefully." Dany thanked him sincerely, then looked him in the eyes and asked: "Westeros is just a dream to me, but what does it mean to you? Can I, who is no longer the Queen of the Seven Kingdoms, still have a completely trustworthy Queen's Guard?"
Dany never thought that she must fight for the Iron Throne. All her ambitions for Westeros were to confuse people.
Confuse Xaro, confuse the people of Qarth, confuse the Quaithe, and even Jorah Mormont is an important object of confusion.
Westeros is nothing to Dany, but it is the hometown that the big bear cannot give up.
Jorah Mormont himself cannot deny that his loyalty to Dany is partly because she has great hope to restore the Targaryen dynasty.
Dany became the queen, and as a member of the Queen's Guard, he could wash away all the stains on his body, return home with great honor and glory.
"Daenerys, you can completely trust the loyalty of an admirer." He called her by her name.
"That's the problem." Dany sighed and said, "If I can never respond to your love, and can't let you return home with honor, what's the point of your loyalty to me?"
"Your Highness, why are you so cruel?" Jorah smiled bitterly.
It is really cruel to keep you as a spare tire, Dany thought.
"You are a reliable brother and a trustworthy friend. I don't want to lie to you, so please don't lie to me." She said.
Jorah's face flushed at first, and he was very emotional. When he heard the last sentence, his face suddenly turned pale and blurted out: "I didn't lie to you, and I won't lie to you."
You are lying to me at this moment.
Today is such a good opportunity to confess. If you take the opportunity to reveal your identity as an undercover agent in King's Landing, I will also forgive you, and this will end your tormented life in the Infernal Affairs. But why can't you grasp it?
Dany can entrust her safety to this Queen's Iron Guard, but she won't have complete trust. At least not at the moment.
"Sir, take Ago to the Blacksmith Guild tomorrow to order a batch of leather armor." Dany wanted to say "iron armor", but when she thought of the situation of the horsemen, she immediately changed her words to leather armor.
First, the traditional view has not changed. The horsemen warriors reject iron armor and think that hiding in iron skin to fight is a cowardly act.
Second, the light cavalry warriors do not have the combat literacy and awareness of the heavy armored cavalry. In short, the horsemen have not yet added the "heavy cavalry" skill.
Third, Dany thought of the bronze armor of the camel cavalry and the city guards did not use iron armor, which made her doubt the iron armor technology of the Qarth people.
She told Big Bear the above three reasons, "With your knightly qualities, choose a light leather armor that can defend against arrows. Well, you can add a breastplate on the chest and back."
"This..." Jorah hesitated for a while and said, "Your Highness, you have never participated in a battle, so I'm afraid you don't understand that no leather armor can meet your requirements."
Dany was immediately unhappy when he called her a novice in war. It was true that she had never been to the battlefield, but she had read a lot of anti-Japanese dramas and historical novels. Who doesn't know this common sense that iron pots can block bullets, and tanned cowhide and cotton armor can withstand bows and arrows?
"My requirements are very low," Dany said with a straight face, "I only ask that it can block the concentrated shooting of arrows."
"Massive archers?" Big Bear shook his head, his face becoming more bitter, "Arrowheads made of fine iron can penetrate iron armor, not to mention leather armor?"
"That should be a very small number, right?"
Li Guang could even shoot through boulders, but how many heroes like that can there be?
"Well, let's put it this way. Apart from the double-stringed keelbone bow, the Golden Wood Bow of the Summer Islands is the most famous. An elite red archer using a Golden Heart Wood bow can penetrate thin leather armor 400 meters away (ps). But I understand your request. You want the horsemen to charge into battle in a rain of arrows. Arrows are really unstoppable at that distance."
Dany asked with a wooden face: "Are you sure it's 400 meters? Not one person, but a group of people can do it?"
Jorah nodded and said, "If you don't believe it, you can go to the dock area and take a look. There are many merchant ships from the Summer Islands docked there, and each ship has at least one elite archer.
By the way, Kuhuru of the Cinnamon Wind is from the Summer Islands. Unfortunately, he should have left the port for many days.
The sea is full of pirates. Even if the boarding battle can be won, the destroyed goods are not few, so powerful archers are very necessary."
"Oh, that's how it is." Dany sighed in frustration, waved her hand and said, "Let's get a set of leather armor and put an iron plate on the chest. It's better to have a layer of protection than nothing."
The next morning, Jorah and Ago went to the Blacksmith Guild.
It was an alliance of weapons merchants and a large number of blacksmiths. They had swords, spears, swords and halberds, kitchen knives, hoes and sickles, as well as leather armor, saddles and horseshoes.
There were only a little over 100 soldiers in the Blacksmith Guild who could fight. It was just a small business for the Blacksmith Guild, and Dany's order could be completed in a few days.
During this period, a small episode occurred. Jorah and Ago quarreled over the helmet.
The Westeros Knight understood Dany's intention to protect the warriors under his command, so he chose an extra "full body" iron helmet.
Well, it was a helmet with a face guard, throat armor, and a skirt to protect the neck.
Wearing that kind of helmet, the thick and long braids on the back of the head would be a great burden, and the centaurs didn't like it very much.
The two quarreled in the blacksmith shop, and finally came to Dany. She thought about it and asked the blacksmith to make a hole in the back of the helmet so that the braid could be released.
"It's too ugly, and the extra hole is a hidden danger." Jorah muttered.
"Alas, that leather armor has flaws everywhere, and this one doesn't matter." Dany sighed.
In addition to leather armor, Dany also ordered a large number of hand crossbows, one-handed crossbows that are hand-wound, and heavy two-handed crossbows that are foot-wound.
Almost every centaur has a bow and arrow, but hand crossbows are relatively rare. Except for Drogo who collected a gold-inlaid black wood one-handed crossbow, no other centaur has a hand crossbow.
Dany equipped each warrior with two crossbows, hanging on both sides of the saddle, and women, children, and the elderly also had one each. The team's attack power was more than doubled at once.
In addition to weapons, Dany also ordered a batch of camels.
Her actions immediately attracted Xaro's attention. Buying weapons can be said to be to strengthen the protection ability, and buying camels... that means you want to leave!
"Starlight, is there something I haven't done well enough? Why are you leaving so soon?" The businessman said sadly, wiping his tears.
"You are a hospitable host."
Dany's eyes reddened when she heard that, and she said helplessly, "But I want to go back to Westeros. My people are waiting for me. The usurper is dead. It is the best opportunity for me, but I can't get any help here."
"Oh, it's so sad." Xaro cried for a while, and asked casually, "My Star of Heaven, are you planning to ride a camel back to White Cloud City and then return to the Dothraki Grass Sea?"
"Maybe. If you are willing to give me two large sea ships, I will of course go directly by sea. If there are no ships, I can only ride a camel."
Xaro pondered for a while, wiped the tears from his face with a silk scarf that exuded a strong scent of perfume, and said, "My Star of Heaven, don't be so anxious, maybe things will turn around."
"What turnaround? The royal family clearly rejected me, and the thirteen giants represented by you have always disappointed me. Could it be that the Tourmaline Brotherhood or the Spice Guild have changed their minds?" Dany asked curiously.
"No, no, no," Xaro shook his head repeatedly, and said with disdain, "They will give you nothing except flattery and lies. The Spice Guild is a collection of hypocrites and boasters. Another name in the Brotherhood is 'Pirates'."
"Well, besides these forces, who else in Qarth can help me?"
"Do you still remember the wizard's mummy I bought from you?" Xaro asked instead of answering.
Dany's beautiful face was a little distorted. She had actually been paying attention to Xaro's magic bird before, so she told Jorah and the blood guards about it and asked them to keep an eye on Xaro's situation.
Jorah did not disappoint, and soon found out about Xaro's physical condition through the servants in the mansion.
Jorah said to her, "The person who helped Xaro perform the witchcraft was a well-known wizard in Qarth, Errathon, nicknamed 'Night Walker'.
After the ceremony was completed, a servant heard the crying of a little boy and the cursing of a merchant coming from Xaro's room. I guess it had some effect, but it was far less than expected.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether the witchcraft has improved his physical condition or not, because he doesn't need it in most cases anyway."
At this point, he looked disdainful, "All the words of admiration he said to you were lies, he doesn't like women at all.
I noticed that his palace keeps a large group of boys from all races wearing beautiful silk clothes, even centaurs and people from the Summer Isles. They are all painted with rouge and powder, and their clothes are light and thin. They are simply... According to the teachings of the Seven Gods, Xaro will definitely go to the seven hells in the future."
Waking up from her memories, Dany looked carefully at the short and fat Xaro in front of her. His milky white and greasy face looked like freshly baked white bread, and his nose was adorned with emeralds, gold, and gems. With his colorful silk robe, he looked like a bald fat bird with colorful feathers.
Don't judge a person by appearance!
"Is the wizard's magic unusual and supernatural?" she asked.
Xaro didn't notice Dany's strange expression, mainly because his situation was nothing in Qarth. Just like some men in modern society wearing women's clothes, everyone is used to it and won't "treat you differently".
"It works, but it must be used with the wizard's potion." He said generously.
Dany's teeth were sour. Was this the effect of the potion, or did the witchcraft really work?
"So?" she asked.
"The wizard's power is recovering, and they may regain their former power again." Xaro said with a serious face.
Dany understood what he meant. As time went by, the wizard's power became stronger and stronger. They would naturally become one of the powerful figures in Qarth. If the wizard was willing to help her, then...
"Maybe the wizard lied to you. Even if it was true, why would they help me?" Dany said.
"Give it a try if you have a chance. Anyway, the situation won't get any worse." Zaro suggested, "The wizard's Dust Palace is very dangerous. Let's not contact the great wizard, Baya Pri.
I know a more secular wizard, Night Walker Errathon. He desires money. Anyone who loves money can be trusted because I have money!"
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