Dominate the Game of Thrones with Mount and Blade

Chapter 51 Golden Guandao

Apart from the stench and the crowds, King's Landing still has many advantages, which is the view Arthur came to along the way.

Brick mansions, pavilions, wooden hotels, market stalls, and technical colleges are connected one after another.

On the wide boulevard, the stench is almost gone, but in the winding streets and narrow alleys where only two people can walk side by side, the stench will show its presence extremely arrogantly.

Looking a little further away, you can see the marble walls of the Cathedral of Saint Baelor surrounded by the top of Visenya Hill, with seven crystal towers standing in it.

Not far away, on the hill of Renis, there are burned dragon caves, collapsed dome ruins, and bronze gates that have been closed for a century.

Between the two hills, Silent Sister Street is straight, surrounded by solid walls.

If Arthur and his friends can fly to the side of the port, they can see the prosperous scene of King's Landing.

This second largest port in Westeros carries the water transportation function of the capital's 500,000 people. Goods from the upper reaches of the Blackwater River, Oldtown, Lannister Port, Crab Bay, and even Braavos, Pentos, Lys, Tyrosh and other places across the narrow sea are continuously transported to more than 100 docks on the waterfront.

In the port, there are golden warships of the royal fleet, the queen's luxury yacht, cargo ships from all over the world, fishing boats and other ships.

There are even many smuggling ships secretly hiding in it. After all, one of the king's important income is to legally collect tariffs in major trade ports.

For example, White Harbor in the North has to pay a tax to King's Landing. In the original book, after Robb Stark became king, the Manderly family, the owner of White Harbor, transferred this tax money to Winterfell.

The Red Keep on Aegon Hill quietly watched all this. It consists of seven huge drum towers, a huge fort, a dome throne room, a closed bridge, a barracks, a dungeon, a barn, and a thick wall. It is named the Red Keep because it is all made of light red stone.

In fact, according to convention, the Red Keep - the king's home castle - is the real capital, but because the Red Keep is too close to King's Landing and King's Landing Port, everyone defaults to King's Landing to refer to these three.

Under the leadership of Desmond, twenty people rushed to an inn in Eel Lane.

Eel Lane is an alley located halfway up Visenya Hill, close to the harbor. The biggest advantage is that the room is well ventilated.

Ventilation means that the nose is no longer tortured.

This alone is enough to defeat all opponents and make outsiders who are familiar with King's Landing choose this place.

"I heard that the Prime Minister's Tournament will be officially held in a week and a half." Jules said the news he had inquired about.

"It should be said that King Robert held the tournament in the name of Lord Eddard." Patrick corrected the statement, "With Lord Eddard's pedantry and seriousness, he would never agree to such a fancy thing as a tournament."

Desmond agreed with Patrick's point of view, "Lord Eddard's seriousness is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. The North and the Riverlands have been married for many years, but I have never seen him in Riverrun."

"A week and a half." Arthur murmured and repeated, "Enough to make a set of top-quality armor."

"More than one set, there is also a set of mine, a full set." Jules reminded his nephew in time and emphasized a full set.

"There will be armor, and there will be golden dragons." Arthur comforted his uncle.

The group dismounted and suddenly faced a very important problem.

What to do with the twenty-two horses?

Because it is close to the sea, most of the guests come by boat, so there is no boarding for horses here.

Several servants who have experience living in King's Landing discussed it and suggested that the horses could be placed in an inn outside the city.

Although the place was full of foreigners, it was still possible to squeeze in a batch of horses.

After sending a few followers to do this, Arthur and his men filled their stomachs and went to bed.

The bumps on horseback these days were enough to make the strongest people physically and mentally exhausted.

...

The next morning.

"There are really too many people in King's Landing now." Desmond sighed.

The three of them were taking a few servants to prepare custom weapons and armor for Arthur. They were stuck in the street and moved with difficulty. It took a while to walk a short distance.

Since King Robert took half of the courtiers and royal family to the north to welcome Eddard Stark, all the people in Westeros immediately knew who the new prime minister was.

And according to the king's usual love of excitement and scenes, holding a grand tournament was inevitable.

So, since the news of Robert's northward spread, poor knights and rich nobles from all over the country rushed to King's Landing one after another, ready to show off, or watch others show off.

During these two or three months, knights from all over the country arrived every day, and each knight brought more than two attendants, followed by three or four craftsmen, a dozen businessmen, two female workers, and countless thieves.

The extent of the crowd can be described with Little Finger's words: the business of the female workers is so good that they can't close their feet, and the copper coins in their pockets jingle when they walk.

The blacksmith shop that Arthur pointed out to go to Steel Street is a bit far from Eel Lane, so they had to walk slowly.

According to the known plot, the master of the great bull Gendry - one of Robert's illegitimate sons - may be one of the most skilled blacksmiths in King's Landing.

Let him make weapons and armor, Arthur will feel more at ease.

Otherwise, it will be like the ancestral two-handed sword, and the blade will be bent while chopping.

When passing by a vegetable stall, he asked his personal servant Medan to buy a pumpkin as big as a human head.

This made Patrick amazed, "You are not really going to hit a pumpkin-sized hammer, are you? Who can withstand such a hammer? Even the Mountain can't do it!"

Desmond also expressed his own opinion: "This hammer is lethal enough, but it is not easy to use on a horse. No poor guy can carry you and this hammer with full armor."

Arthur thought about it and agreed.

Ordinary horses really can't carry it. Even if Arthur is forced to sit on it, it can't run fast.

Because if you are not careful, the horse can't bear the force, and it is easy to roll over, kneel down or even break a leg.

There are some walking horses with four hooves running separately, which should be able to do it.

The biggest advantage of this "time-sharing four-wheel drive" warhorse is that the center of gravity is always on the same line, so it can maintain balance and is suitable for carrying heavyweight warriors.

But I don't know if there are such horses in Westeros.

So to be on the safe side, Arthur should also hit a lighter armor-piercing weapon on horseback.

According to his preferences in his previous life, he decided to make a broadsword similar to the Green Dragon Crescent Blade.

This Guandao is actually not the weapon of the Martial Saint Guan Yu. It first appeared in the iron-blooded and powerful Song Dynasty, and it was a ceremonial tool, not a weapon that saw blood on the battlefield.

But for Arthur, it is just right.

For a warrior on horseback, the defense of plate armor is definitely not as good as that of an infantryman, because the weight of the horse must be taken into consideration, and the material must be reduced.

So the requirements for armor penetration are much lower.

Moreover, Arthur always felt that he should change his flag, and the golden shield and red horse did not fit his personality.

Changing the golden shield to a golden Guandao is just right. The knife means slashing, and the horse means riding.

It fits the theme of riding and slashing.

While thinking about it, the blacksmith shop of the master Arthur requested arrived.

After communicating, the owner of the blacksmith shop screamed:

"What? You want to make a hammer as big as a pumpkin. Can you lift it?"

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