|3rd POV|
The situation in the Seven Kingdoms gets worse by the day. Unlike in the Canon Timeline, where the Greyjoy does not do too much damage, it is different in this world. The Ironborn manage to take over the entire island of Arbor and burn half of Lannisport, leaving the eastern part of Seven Kingdoms vulnerable to attack.
Because of this, the Royal Navy struggled to get through the formation the Greyjoy created in the Southeast of Seven Kingdoms. The only reason the Ironborn did not manage to take over the Southern and even the Western parts of the Seven Kingdoms is because of Solaris and their navy, who attack any Greyjoy Ships in sight.
Every pirate group that sets sail too far west will encounter ships from the Solaris Kingdom, losing their ships and crews to Viserys and his army.
This news reaches the ear of Balon Greyjoy, the Self-Proclaimed King of the Iron Islands.
"What do you mean that the second fleet is defeated?!"
Balon slams his hand on the table and looks at all the lords who attend the meeting.
"We sent fifty ships to that damned place, and you tell me they cannot even defeat those bastards?!"
Lord Sawane Botley looks at Balon and says.
"It looks like we cannot defeat them because their ships have a greater quality than us, my lord. Their ships use the same type of wood the Summer Islander uses in their ship."
Balon frowns at those words and says.
"All of them?"
"Aye. We managed to capture one of the ships and bring it back here. It is in bad shape when we manage to capture it, but it can still set sail with minimal repair while on the sea. That is how tough their ships are. Facing them face to face will be hard. Either we lure them to the coast to fight them on the beach or ambush them and burn their ships before running away."
Balon taps his finger in frustration because his grand plan starts to crumble, and all of this happens because of a small kingdom on the other side of the continent. They need to take over Estermont Island, north of Stepstones, and fortify the sea around the area to make sure the rest of the Royal Navy cannot go south.
After that, his fleet shall set sail to that island and attack King's Landing. By taking over the capital city and kidnapping the queen and royal children, he will win this war and be known as the King of Iron Islands and Squid King.
However, that plan already turns to dust when the Solaris Kingdom gets involved by attacking their ships. As long as they can go through the sea between Solaris and Stepstones, they can easily take over that important island from Baratheon, but the first part is something that prevents them from taking over that island.
"What should we do, my lord? Do you want me to take over another fleet and attack them one last time? As long as the wind is on our side, we will be able to defeat them and even take over their ships."
Balon stays silent for a few seconds before shaking his head.
"No. We will not attack them. We already have a great advantage after taking over the Arbor. We need to focus on the North now. We need to secure our territory first, and the only territory that can harm us comes from Seagard."
Balon looks at his oldest son and says.
"Rodrik, my son, takes the third fleet and attacks Seagard."
Balon's son and heir, Rodrik Greyjoy, walks forward with a massive grin on his face.
"Leave it to me, father! They will not know what hit them!"
"May the Drowned God be with you."
Rodrik nods his head and leaves the war room to prepare for his departure.
"As for the rest of you… Go and show the Stag what Ironborn made off. Lannister still has a lot of riches we can take."
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Robert slammed his hand on the table after receiving a letter from King's Landing. Once again, his brother disappointed him. Even with the power of the Royal Fleet, he cannot defeat the Ironborn who take over the Arbor.
"Dammit! Useless!"
"Calm down, Robert. You cannot blame Stannis for this. The Ironborn will fight tooth and nail against him to make sure we cannot take back Arbor from them."
Robert grumbles at those words and says.
"And because of his incompetence, we will be delayed in attacking the Ironborn."
"No. I know Stannis will destroy the Ironborn sooner or later. Lord Paxter and his family manage to get away before the Ironborn take over the island. He managed to retreat to Oldtown and is currently rebuilding his fleet."
"Finally, some good news. All the letters are about Solairs defeating the Ironborn, making me want to hurl."
The thought of Targaryen helping him is something that makes him sick. It was something that made him angry and frustrated just thinking about the Targaryen helping his kingdom even once. Lately, however, it has been all the news that they are helping the Seven Kingdoms by destroying all Ironborn who are trying to sail to King's Landing.
Being in debt to his sworn enemy makes him want to hurl.
While Robert does not want them to help, Jon Arryn is glad for the Solaris Kingdom to attack all Ironborn, who are getting closer to their territory. They can now focus on marching and have not to worry about the Ironborn to reach King's Landing.
Now, only Stannis starts to hurry up and defeat the Ironborn before they reach Seagard and meet with Eddard and his banner.
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I activate my fireworks and fly into the air. I dodge all the incoming arrows and block them using my shield before landing on one of the ships.
"Die! Demon!"
I look at the incoming pirate and block his attack before thrusting my sword at him. I can see three more pirates running toward me. I block the first pirate with my shield and let the other two hit me.
Their weapon hits my armor, and I make a sweeping motion to slice their neck. I can see my people arrive and start to surround me and attack the pirates, showing them no mercy.
"Please don't go alone, Your Highness. You make our job harder."
I smile at Ser Willem and say.
"Sorry about that. I will tone it down a bit from now on. I get too excited and forget about my safety."
"Make sure to remember that, Your Highness."
"At least I am not hurt, right?"
"And that is because you are lucky. What if they manage to hit the unprotected part of your body?"
"The armor still gives me protection."
"That is not an excuse!"
I laugh a little at his words. The armor from Minecraft is great. It will protect me from any attack that hits my armor and reduce the damage that lands on my unprotected parts, like my neck, arms, and face.
So far, a regular weapon cannot even pierce through my diamond armor. As long as my opponent is not using a weapon made of Valyrian Steel, I am good with Diamond Armor Set.
"Your Highness!"
I snap from my thoughts and see one of the soldiers standing in front of me.
"What is it?"
"We found something that requires your attention, Your Highness."
"Very well. Lead the way."
I follow the soldiers to the treasure room of the ship. I can see a chest full of coins and spices.
"What kind of coin are they?"
They are made of bronze, or maybe it is pure copper? I don't know. The two of them look similar to me.
"They are a coin from Volantis, Your Highness. I was a slave from Volantis. I know those coins are like the back of my hands."
"I see. Does that mean they are pirates from that place?"
"I don't think so, Your Highness. I think they are slave traders who use pirate flags. They are not as good of a fighter to be real pirates."
I blink for a second and say.
"Why do they do that? Do they not know that being a pirate will get them attacked by us?"
"I don't think they know about it, Your Highness. Putting pirate flags on their sails will deter ships. We are the weird ones who hunt pirates openly. Usually, ships will leave pirate ships alone. Not only that, pirates will not attack fellow pirates unless they enter another pirate's territory."
"Ah, so in their eyes, putting a pirate flag is better than not getting attacked by others, huh?"
"Yes."
Right.
"Will Volatis attack us because we are attacking their slave merchants? What am I saying? Let them come. We will take care of them."
The man nods his head proudly and says.
"Of course, Your Highness. We will destroy them and free the slaves."
"Right! What do you want to show me?"
"Oh, right. This is the one I want to show you, Your Highness."
He takes a massive box of treasure in this room and places it on the table. I open the box and widen my eyes when I see what is inside the box.
"Dragon Egg… Three of them."