Game of Thrones: The Red Dragon Lord.

Chapter 47 Messenger and Bloodline Development

From a distance, the dock of Gray Knuckle Island was in ruins, there was no sign of a single ship, and everything seemed desolate.

However, the area of ​​this island is second only to Bloodstone Island in the entire Stone Steps Archipelago. The island has a large population, and in terms of defense alone, Gray Knuckle Island can be said to be the best in the Stone Steps Archipelago. There is only one entrance to the island, and the rest of the island is all high cliffs.

The catapults and crossbows built on the cliff on one side of the entrance are particularly eye-catching. The huge machines seem to be ready to deal a fatal blow to the invading enemy at any time.

Once a ship approaches, it will be sunk by huge rocks fired by catapults before it reaches the dock. It is precisely these powerful defensive facilities that have prevented the Black Shark "Earl" from capturing it.

Gavin stood on the bow of the Belleris, holding the railing with both hands, his eyes fixed on the Grayhorn Island in the distance, his brows furrowed, lost in thought. The sea breeze blew past, ruffling his hair, but could not blow away the solemnity in his eyes.

"This is a tough nut to crack." He muttered to himself, "A frontal attack is definitely not an option. Although the newly modified three-bow crossbow can barely reach the catapult on the cliff, it is obviously not a wise move to exchange fire with the enemy. In addition, the enemy has many defensive facilities and the fleet cannot get close. It seems that we can only think of a way to launch a sneak attack."

He kept thinking about the feasibility of various tactics. "We can sneak onto the island with small boats at night. As long as we send 30 Blood Dragon Guards, we will be able to control the catapults and crossbows on the cliffs. If that doesn't work, we can destroy them. Once we succeed, the opponent will be a toothless tiger, and my fleet will be able to land on the island easily." Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, as if he had foreseen the dawn of victory.

Gavin turned around and walked to the second deck. With a serious look on his face, he ordered the soldiers beside him, "Give the order to return!"

As Gavin's order was given, the entire huge fleet responded quickly and began to turn slowly towards the northwest, heading directly towards Bloodstone Island.

Gavin looked ahead, having already made plans in his mind. This time when he returned to Bloodstone Island, his first priority would be to continue reorganizing his army.

Although he claimed that he owned 70 warships, in reality less than half of them were in normal use.

He was never completely assured about the pirates he had just recruited, but fortunately, after a period of careful reorganization, the situation had improved and they were barely able to join the battle.

At present, Gavin has successfully recruited an army of 1500 people through various means such as recruiting pirates and actively recruiting from Bloodstone Island. Fortunately, these soldiers are sailors or people who deal with ships all year round, otherwise it would be impossible for such a large force to mobilize all available warships.

After a day's sailing, Gavin returned to Bloodstone Island.

Gavin, who had just stepped onto the dock, received news of the arrival of Dorne's messenger, who was already waiting in the city lord's mansion.

Gavin received the other party in the reception room.

The messenger bowed respectfully to Gavin and handed over the letter from Prince Doran.

Gavin read the letter carefully with a satisfied look on his face. The letter stated that Dorne was willing to reach a preliminary agreement on restoring the trade route, and thanked Gavin for killing the black shark "Earl". It also mentioned that an envoy would be sent in the near future to discuss the restoration of the trade route with Gavin in person. If nothing unexpected happens, everything should follow the old practice.

Gavin smiled at the messenger and said, "Please tell Prince Doran that I look forward to further cooperation with Dorne and welcome the arrival of the envoy. Bloodstone Island will be ready to welcome your envoy."

The messenger saluted again, saying that he would definitely pass on the message. Then, Gavin ordered his men to properly entertain the messenger. After seeing the messenger off, Gavin went alone to the treasure house located under the city lord's mansion.

Seeing Gavin coming, the two Blood Dragon Guards immediately helped Gavin open the door.

Inside the treasury, boxes of golden dragons were placed in the corners, along with countless gems, pearls, spices and other valuable items.

Gavin had counted it before, and together with the previous spoils and what he owned, the entire Bloodstone Island currently had as many as 30 gold dragons stored, not counting the jewelry and handicrafts placed aside. Gavin did not look at these things, but walked towards the depths of the treasury.

A huge, complete dragon skeleton was neatly placed inside, and next to it were three boxes of miscellaneous dragon bone craft products. Some of them were discovered by Gavin after he captured Bloodstone Island, and the rest were purchased by him through passing merchant ships during this period.

Looking at the dragon bones in the field, Gavin still felt that it was not enough. Dragon bones were extremely difficult to purchase. Although there were quite a few of them displayed here, only a small part of them still contained magic power. The rest were absorbed by Gavin. It would be good if the remaining dragon bones could provide him with another 2 points of energy.

As for weapons made of Valyrian steel, even the shadow of them had not yet been seen.

"I'll slowly collect it in the future. We'll eventually be able to collect it if we guard such a large trade route." Gavin thought helplessly.

Sitting on the throne beside him, Gavin placed his hand on the dragon bone and absorbed it, then opened the panel.

Host: Gavin Belleris
Age: 15
Bloodline:
Blood and Fire Dragonborn (development 33%): The bloodline of the Dragon King of Valyria, able to ride dragons and control fire, has just begun to awaken.

Domination:

33/33 (Your followers can be upgraded through the panel)

32 Primary Blood Dragon Guard (Blood Witch Puppet made with Dragonborn blood can be advanced twice)

1 Intermediate Blood Dragon Guard (A Blood Witch Puppet that has been advanced once can be advanced once)
skill:
Fire Manipulation: Master
Swordplay: Master
Sunblade: Master
Bow and Arrow: Master
Spear; Proficiency

Energy points: 24 (obtained by automatically absorbing the magic power floating around, or actively absorbing the magic power)
Looking at the energy level of 24 points on the panel, Gavin was secretly excited, but he was still hesitant as to whether to increase the development of his bloodline or enhance the strength of the Blood Dragon Guards.

At present, the strength of the Blood Dragon Guard is sufficient, and the improvement of bloodline development can increase the number of commanders and physical fitness. Considering that he will go to explore the dragon cave of Belleris in the future, Gavin decided to develop his bloodline first, and then improve the strength of the Blood Dragon Guard when he has sufficient energy points.

Gavin then added all his energy points to the development of his bloodline. As the development progressed, he felt that his physical fitness became stronger, and he even became more adept at controlling fire.

It was not until Gavin raised his bloodline development to 51% that he discovered a difference. After 50%, it takes 2 points to develop 1%. I wonder if it will be different when it reaches , , or ? Will the points required increase again?
Thinking of this, Gavin decided to use the remaining 5 points to upgrade the Blood Dragon Guards. After all, the strength of the high-level Blood Dragon Guards had not been tested yet.

(End of this chapter)