In Dragonstone alone, there are thirty battleships named "Dragonstone Fleet".
But in name, Driftmark Earl, who holds the title of top naval officer, has only ten warships.
The arrival of the small fleet of "Distant Relative" Leonard Veve's men came at the perfect time to solve his urgent need.
Lucerys·Velaryon almost wanted to repeat the genealogy with Reinafer, as brothers.
No wonder Lucerys is so anxious. Driftmark Earl and Driftmark Earl are also different.
The territory of House Velaryon is the largest island of Blackwater Bay - Driftmark.
The patriarch of the family has the title of "Lord of the Tide", and there is even an ancient Driftwood Throne in their castle----
It looks like a perfect match for Iron Islands, and it is said that it was given to them by a certain "Merling King" in order to make peace.
Their family fort consists of two parts: High Tide and High Tide.
The latter's name is very dry - maybe it can be called by another nickname: Jiuhang City.
This new castle was built by "Sea Snake"Corlys·Velaryon relying on the gold and silver treasures it accumulated over the years at sea to replace the damp and congested Velaryon's old residence High Tide.
His family is located on Driftmark, and once owned a Spicetown that was developed from a fishing village.
During the "Dance of the Dragons" period, House Velaryon joined the Black Party. In the Battle of the Throat, Greens attacked Driftmark and destroyed Spicetown.
The soldiers of Myr and Tyrosh burned down the newly built climax of the Nine Aviation City. All the extraterritorial treasures of "Sea Snake" were destroyed by the fire, and Spicetown could not be rebuilt again.
Since then, most of Velaryon's wealth has disappeared, he has fallen from the throne of the richest man in mainland China, his family has declined, and his power in all aspects has also begun to decline.
Its decline rate is faster than that of their rival family Hightower.
In the first century of Targaryen's rule, many "Lords of Tide" held the position of Master of Ships in Small Council, so much so that this position was considered to be hereditary by House Velaryon by people at the time.
Due to family tradition, the boys of the Velaryon family would go sailing when they were young and experience the romantic but dangerous sailor life. The accompanying shipbuilding industry also meant that some of the ships in Royal Fleet would be provided by his family.
However, this family, which once had the most marriages with the royal family, has now fallen to the bottom. The new ships they can provide are getting fewer and fewer, and the clan members are often unable to sit in the positions of ministers.
No matter how weak Hightower is on the other side of the continent, there is still Oldtown to support him.
And Velaryon, whose hard work of "Sea Snake" was destroyed, can no longer "hereditate" the position of Master of Ships, nor can he lead Driftmark to rise again.
The contemporary Lucerys·Velaryon Earl relied entirely on his flexible bottom line, frivolous tongue, and criticism of Prince Dragonstone, plus his similar appearance to Targaryen, to obtain Mad King The trust of Aerys returns to the position of Hand of the King.
The ten warships he originally had were his last bargaining chips.
When the "lurking" Sir Leonardo Weaverwater said that both parties could cooperate, Lucerys, who had the same name as one of the parties involved in "Shipbreaker Bay Dragon Fight", was immediately overjoyed.
This Driftmark Earl began to take the initiative to help Reinafer promote his reputation, calling him the "naval hero" who saved Royal Fleet and brought the brothers out of danger.
Reinafer Weiwei was too ashamed to accept it, and was regarded as a veteran with the humble demeanor.
For a time, this old navy man who came from an illegitimate family and joined Royal Fleet just to make a living and earn some salary became the top three figure in the island's maritime power. Together with Lucerys, he "confronted" Rhaegar's cronies who stayed on the island----
In the letter, Captain Renafor explained how he got into the former royal family camp, and mentioned that Queen Leila used her own crown to crown her second son Viserys·Targaryen, making him Viserys III.
It also described some information about the defense line in the Dragonstone sea area. In the second half of the letter, there were a large number of urgent requests for Starpike Earl to "close the line" as soon as possible and return to House Baratheon.
This silver-haired slippery guy.
Titus frowned slightly, but didn't take it seriously. That's the character of the other party.
The warships Oswin and Davos are still stationed at the northern end of Tarth. They were originally intended to take action, but when the scope of the storm could not be confirmed, they changed to stay on standby.
It is definitely safe near Tarth.
The situation of Dragonstone is a bit complicated.
Natural disasters cannot be controlled, and some of the plans that Titus envisioned are very difficult to implement in practice. He is reflecting on it, maybe he should just give it up and get back a few more warships?
His hands subconsciously sorted out the star charts, drafts, envelopes, and letters on the table.
After putting them into categories, Titus thought:
Tarth Bachelor's prediction of the storm time may not be that accurate - he dare not make a guarantee.
We can only let Renafu Weiweishui, who is in the local area, think of his own ideas. If he can find out Queen Leila's due date from the bachelor Dragonstone, the "gynecological master"——
Then, the judgment of that storm can be more accurate.
After pondering for a while, he closed the secret letter with the seal of Weiweishui at the end - "a green horse standing upright".
He grabbed a pen and paper and prepared to ask Griffith of Wenda to transmit his latest instructions to Sir Renafor of Dragonstone.
Dragonstone sea area at midnight.
The dark sea water and the night sky merge into one piece.
Many warships with patrol duties were rising and falling in the waves, but it was also dim and difficult to distinguish. Only the surface of the metal wrapping at the top of the towering mast still glowed faintly under the moonlight.
Royal Fleet's deputy commander - "Naval Hero" Lord Leonardo Weiweishui's ship - "The Furious Sea"
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There was silence on the deck, with only the sound of waves hitting the ship's sides on both sides and the occasional cough of the night helmsman occasionally breaking the silence of the sea.
In the captain's room, the light of the candles was slightly swayed by the night wind that filtered through the half-open windshield, casting vague and uncertain shadows.
Lord Reinafer was reclining on a bed covered with dark goose down, wearing a navy blue Royal Fleet uniform with half-faded paint.
The exhaustion of the past few days caused him to fall asleep quickly and lightly. Not long after he closed his eyes, he was awakened by a rapid flapping of wings.
"Who!"
Renafor opened his eyes suddenly and sat up quickly.
The men were about to grab the sword lying beside the bed. After seeing the "intruder" clearly, his originally tense body suddenly stiffened and relaxed, with a clear look of shock on his face.
It was an all-white falcon, its wings as white as snow in the candlelight, and it was landing gracefully on the thin blanket in the center of the cabin.
The white falcon's wings were neatly folded, and its pair of amber eyes were as bright as torches, with divine light twinkling as it stared straight at Renafer Weiweishui.
From the perspective of the latter, those eyes were sharp and agile, with a hint of scrutiny that only humans can have, making others feel numb when staring at him.
"Is it you?"
Reiner seemed to be asking Bai Falcon, but also seemed to be mumbling to himself.
There was really a storm in his heart.
It was clearly in the early hours of the morning that he rolled up the encrypted letter and stuffed it into the mailbox, entrusting it to the white falcon in front of him to send it to Dornish Marches in the south.
And Dragonstone is far away from Starpike where the recipient is located, with straits, Kingswood, plains,
Rivers and mountains.
Even for the fastest messenger crow, the trip between the two places cannot be so short, it is too fast! The uninvited guest with the appearance of a white set in front of me only took one day to complete the return. Such a speed is simply contrary to common sense.
What shocked him even more, as a veteran of the Navy, was that the "Wrathful Sea" was sailing slowly on the sea at the moment, instead of being parked in the port like last time.
The ship's hull moved along with the sails and waves. Although it would not be far away from Dragonstone, its position was indeed changing all the time. How did this white raptor locate the ship it was on, and even fly in through the wind window intelligently?
What kind of weird thing is this?
People at sea have no shortage of all kinds of bizarre rumors.
Reminiscing that "Black Earl" might have some legendary alternative means, Renafu looked at Bai Falcon with a calm face, but a layer of sweat quietly oozed from his back.
I feel a little more indescribable respect for the "upline" who is far away at Dornish Marches.
With daydrees about some mysterious powers of Lord Earl in his mind, Reinafo calmed down, suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and silently recited a few words that he was a person whom Earl valued.
He made a friendly expression, walked towards the White Falcon with familiar movements, and picked up the small mailbox "placed" on the carpet.
Reinafer carefully opened the mouth of the tube and took out the curled letter paper inside.
The material is still flexible, the ink color on the paper is deep, and the handwriting from Titus·Peake appears vividly on the paper.
In the letter, he first affirmed that the information he had previously conveyed about Dragonstone's defense was valuable, and then praised Reinafor's successful move to infiltrate the Dragonstone naval group. Every line was full of unstinting praise.
The next step was to encourage him to keep up his efforts, try to infiltrate the House Targaryen stone castle on the island, and get information from the castle bachelor about the time when the previous queen gave birth.
Reinafo frowned, and doubts arose in his heart.
He really didn't understand why.
Why is that black Earl far in the south so concerned about the birth date of the previous queen?
But looking at the last sentence on the letter - reminding him that "the storm is coming", Reinafer's heart beat faster and he didn't dare to slack off at all.
Ever since the incident with Blackwater Rush, he has become well aware of the opponent's methods. Since he specifically emphasized it, it means that this matter is of great importance.
Reinafer kept his doubts deep in his heart, and his deep intuition told him that this matter seemed to be related to his future. He secretly made up his mind to make this task his top priority.
Rerolling the parchment, Reinafer was about to put it in his arms when his eyes fell on the resting white falcon again.
For some reason, a ridiculous idea emerged from the depths of his mind.
This falcon is really too "smart". Last time, he mistakenly thought it could understand human speech.
This time, after being shocked by its "message delivery speed", I secretly observed its various behaviors. It seems that there is a human soul hidden in the shell of that bird?
This is also what Renaver's intuition told him.
As soon as a thought arises, strong curiosity and desire to discover grow like weeds.
He wanted to give it a try.
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