Titus waved Ai Geng over and sat down at the table. The other person's impeccable respectful and obedient attitude made him smile. He pointed at the family emblem on Ai Geng's breastplate and said gently, "The family emblem of Glen City is quite rare in the Western Continent. The silver long-winged dragon is better than the ordinary eagle.
The lion is more imposing."
Seeing Hei Earl seemed to want to talk to him about some "homely things" and to close the relationship between superiors and subordinates. Ai Geng, who had intended to get close to the leader, was no longer nervous, and his tone became more casual. "Yes, there are quite a few people on the mainland who use dragons as their family emblems. We, the Leavell family, should be the only ones who use pterosaurs."
Titus expressed curiosity. "I once heard someone say that the family origin of the surname Leavell seems to hide an overseas adventure experience?
Hearing this, Ai Geng had a hint of surprise on his face and his tone became more relaxed. "Master Earl has heard of this matter? Indeed, the elders in the family often say that our ancestor was a navigator. When he was young, he traveled overseas on a sailboat and went to Sothoryos in the far south."
"Sothoryos?"
I didn't hear the word Valyria from his mouth, and Titus didn't take it seriously either.
"All I know is that it is a huge, hot and humid land with dense forests and few human traces. It is difficult for outsiders to survive there."
Ai Gen recalled part of the content in his family's notes and selected a few points to explain, "As you said, that continent is known for being dangerous and barbaric, and it is impossible for ordinary people to survive. Only on the northern coast, there are more than ten small gathering places. The sky is full of moisture. It is a place soaked in mud and blood, and even the air is full of putrid smell."
Considering the current situation of Sothoryos, Ai Geng Kankan said, "The small town built on the ancient ruins is full of people, and they all regard it as a refuge for mankind.
There are adventurers from Free Cities, rogue knights who can't survive in Seven Kingdoms, and Jade Sea exiles further east from the Summer Sea, as well as prostitutes who make a living by selling their bodies----
They all went to Sothoryos with the idea of getting rich, but most of them died hastily in the gathering place long before they went deep into the interior."
Titus asked, "Who controls that coast now?"
"Basilisk Isles's pirates."
Ai Gen's tone became more solemn, "Those pirates drove speedboats and wandered up and down the coastline. They not only robbed passing merchant ships, but also controlled the settlements on the shore. They relied on plundering for a living. No matter whether it was population or gold and silver, they could not escape their coveting, and their methods were very cruel."
The "Pirate King" of this world is generally born from only two places, one is Stepstones and the other is Basilisk Isles.
"Have the ancestors of the Leavell family ever tried to penetrate deep into the interior of Sothoryos?"
Titus is rather curious about this. Since the pterosaur is the family emblem, he must have interacted with those "tyrants of the southern sky".
As expected, Ai Gen nodded: "No one has dared to go deep into the depths of Sothoryos - no, I can't say they dare not", but they don't have the ability. The jungle there is too dense and the vegetation is very tall, making it difficult for sunlight to penetrate, and all kinds of deadly poisonous snakes, evil beasts, monsters, and diseases are hidden in it.
But my ancestor and his crew relied on their extraordinary courage and wisdom to go deep into the jungle, experienced many adventures, and reached the mysterious area that no one had ever touched——"
Titus nodded outwardly, but secretly denied: No, normal people can't get in, but it's different for those riding a dragon.
Moreover, during the heyday of the Ghiscari Empire located in Slaver's Bay, Pterodactyl Point and Little Morak Island, inhabited by swamp pterosaurs, were regarded as a place of exile for criminals.
This shows that outside attempts to develop Sothoryos have never stopped.
However, he did not interrupt and continued to listen to Aigon Leavell praise his ancestors.
"----What's even more terrifying is that there are too many man-eating monsters active in the depths of the jungle. Because they went too deep, the ancestors of the Leavell family encountered such a monster. After a heavy-lost fight, they finally defeated the ferocious beast in the forest with wings on its back.
It is said that its teeth were sharper than swords, and its body was covered with hard silver scales. It could swallow a living person in one bite, but it was still killed by the ancestors of the Leavell family, and a large amount of gold was found from inside the mysterious jungle ruins."
Ai Gen's story has a beginning and an end, ending with his ancestor being bitten off an arm by a ferocious beast in a fierce battle. He then led his survivors to kill the ferocious beast and returned to Westeros with the found gold.
That ferocious beast was obviously the long-winged dragon from the southern continent.
The size of the Longpterosaur is limited, and it cannot grow as big as an adult dragon, but compared to ordinary people, it is still a giant that is unreachable.
Can such a predator really rely on scattered manpower to kill it on the opponent's territory? That is not a military formation.
Titus has some doubts about the story of the Leavell family.
Ignoring the endless biographies of "dragon slayers", there are indeed real records of pterosaurs being killed in history.
It was during the Jaehaerys I period that the king received information from Master of Coin Rigo Draz on Small Council, saying that a "giant dragon" appeared in the arena of Slaver's Bay Astapor city.
The beast had its wings cut off, and fought against each other with bulls, cave bears, and slave teams equipped with spears and axes arranged by the local slave owners. It was enthusiastically pursued by the Slaver's Bay audience.
Brother Bath, who was also at the imperial court, refuted the report, saying that it was just a long-winged dragon. The Sothoryos Tyrant of the Sky was often mistaken for the Valyria dragon by people who had never seen a dragon.
As the most famous dragon researcher in the history of Westeros, the Bath monk also wrote a banned book called "Dragons, Saurons and Pterosaurs: The Unnatural Evolution of the Dragon Tribe".
It is speculated that before becoming the "Dragon King", the shepherds of Valyria used Blood Magic to combine the characteristics of the long-winged dragon and the fire dragon insect to create their magic dragon, that is, a new dragon clan whose "blood and flesh are made of magic".
Bass declared in this book: Dragons have no gender, are neither male nor female, are constantly changing, and sway like fire.
And the dragon's weakness - eyes.
Brother Bath particularly emphasized that the dragon's weakness was not in their lower abdomen or throat, as some ancient biographies said.
The scales under the abdomen of adult dragons are about as thick as those on their backs. Regular ballistae or trebuchets cannot really harm them, and any crazy attempt to slit the dragon's throat is no different than "a warrior holding a spear to put out a fire."
Under the dragon's mouth, all living beings are equal.
"Blessed by God" Baelor·Targaryen is very pious on the surface, but in fact, like most House Targaryen kings, he secretly hopes for the rebirth of the dragon. He once ordered the collection and destruction of the forbidden book written by Bass.
But Mr. Baelor's act of burning books and humiliating scholars cannot concern Dornish Marches far in the south. Starpike's secret room contains a complete set of Bass's works.
"In addition to the long-winged dragon, there seems to be no shortage of other huge creatures in the depths of Sothoryos?
As far as Titus knows, there are at least "ancient giant crocodiles", "python scourges", large "vampire bats" and "King Kong" that cannot be hit by airplanes.
In fact, there is no shortage of ancient Westeros, such as Giants, cave lions, griffins and other giant or magical legendary creatures - but their traces have long since disappeared south of the Wall.
Human invasion and the decline of magic have made Westeros no longer suitable for their survival.
Titus thoughtfully:
Sothoryos's large creatures seem not to be affected by the ebb and flow of the magic tide, so what factors allow the creatures there to continue to maintain their huge size?
Is it a perfect natural ecology or a unique elemental environment?
From the family notes, Sir Aigon, who only knew some information about pterosaurs, obviously could not answer the question of Black Earl.
The conversation between the two of them has almost come to an end.
"Now we are all in the same boat. Once King's Landing is captured, the situation of Dornish Marches may also change in the future."
Titus After finishing speaking, he stood up with a smile and personally escorted Sir Aigon out of the captain's cabin.
Once the door is closed.
Lady White Eagle, who had just been silent and listened to the entire "origin story" of the Leavell family, couldn't help but said, "I thought Aigon Leavell was a good knight, but I didn't expect him to brag like this."
Titus turned around and saw the female captain lazing down after the outsiders left, leaning against the wooden wall next to the door in a chic posture.
Pure white close-fitting leather armor outlines an attractive figure with undulating lines. She is playing with a dagger in her hand, with a look of disdain on her face.
"He may not be bragging. The ancestor of the Levill family who bravely ventured into the Southern Continent may have embellished his adventures. How can the descendants of Rivendell City tell what is true and what is false?"
Titus shook his head slightly and had another opinion.
"In this continent, many family origin stories "have some weird and mysterious elements - the only difference is that some are real magic and others are far-fetched fabrications -"
He suddenly realized that Wenda's tone was wrong. He took a closer look at the pretty face of the guard captain and couldn't help but smile, "You can't be jealous because Fawn Hall doesn't have any great legends, right?"
As if he was right, Wenda's face turned slightly red and her rosy lips curled up.
"Starpike is not that mysterious. The meteorite fell down and opened a big hole in the stone mountain. Isn't it very powerful?"
In private, the murderous female captain occasionally shows off some of the small looks that an ordinary girl should have.
"No big or small! How dare you underestimate the greatness of Starpike?"
The boat ride was boring, but Titus was happy to joke with her.
He immediately made a domineering Earl look, and started with a wall-dong, intending to teach the female guard who wanted to make a difference.
However, Wenda is not a delicate girl, she has plenty of strength and means.
Before Titus could hold up his arms and lean forward, the faint fragrance and the blond figure disappeared from his eyes.
How could the fierce female gangster who once dominated Kingswood show weakness easily? She flipped her wrist and put the dagger into her sleeve. Then she made a short body, not only getting rid of the "domineering" move of Master Earl, but also pushed Titus's chest with her left hand.
Titus I can't afford to be embarrassed. Is it okay to be pushed to the point of being pushed by a subordinate?
Wenda Before his left hand came, Titus had no time to step back, his upper body was already leaning backward quickly, and at the same time he raised his hand to block the opponent's palm push.
"My lord----"
Wenda Before the attack was successful, he lowered himself against the wooden wall, like a female leopard ready to attack. I have never fought with you empty-handed."
Without looking at the sharp sword-like eyes and just listening to the voice, I would have thought she was being coquettish, "I haven't had dinner with you yet"----
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