Chapter 81 Dragon Egg (1/5)
"Then please tell me about your situation."
When Meris saw that this was possible, her blue eyes lit up.
"You may also know that the leader of the Windblown is the Tattered Prince.
Our mercenary group has 2,000 cavalry and more than twice as many infantry and military servants, a total of 6,000 people.
A place of frequent activity...a recent battle..."
Merris talked on for more than ten minutes, and every time she mentioned their commander, the Tattered Prince, Dick would echo her.
It seems that this old man has a very high prestige in the mercenary group.
"Tell me what you can offer me." Viserys continued to ask. Illyrio on the side knew that the invitation to him to join the Golden Company was out of the question.
Meris, on the contrary, became more and more excited as she spoke.
The old man would definitely be very happy to bring someone like this back!
"If you are willing to join, we can directly offer you the position of deputy sergeant major. The annual salary is about two thousand to three thousand gold royals."
When it comes to remuneration, Meris is obviously a little unconfident.
She knew that Viserys would get at least 100,000 gold dragons from the tournament prize alone.
Three to five thousand gold dragons are somewhat insufficient.
But she quickly thought that since Viserys decided to join the sellsword group, it was probably not for the money.
"Deputy Sergeant Major? Can't I just become Sergeant Major? This Mr. Illyrio is here to invite me to join the Golden Company. The salary is 5,000 gold dragons a year, and he will directly give me the position of Sergeant Major."
Illyrio was stunned. When did I say that?
However, he could not deny that he and Viserys would have cooperation in the future, so he smiled.
"Well, it's not impossible, but..."
Viserys did not allow her to finish. He spoke:
"Let's not talk about that for now. I have two conditions, and I don't know if you can agree to them."
"Please go ahead."
"I will sign a one-year contract with you at most, and then renew it depending on the situation. Of course, if my performance this year does not meet your requirements, you don't have to pay me."
"This..." Melissa glanced at Dick and nodded, "It should be fine."
"Secondly, you should also know my identity and that I have a younger sister who is less than ten years old. I want to bring her with me."
"Well, Lord Viserys, if you trust me, you can let Lady Dany live with me first," Illyrio interrupted.
"Excuse me Mr. Illyrio, we brothers and sisters must stay together."
Meris couldn't help but hesitate when she heard this.
Although the mercenary business has long been professionalized.
There are also many mercenaries who have started families.
However, there are still very few "military dependents" like this.
Except for those fathers and sons or brothers who are all mercenaries.
But she still made up her mind to make this decision for her team leader.
It doesn't matter if I get scolded when I go back.
In Meris's view, it was her own leader who gave her a second life.
"Okay, when can we sign the contract?"
"Any time, but it will take at least a week before we leave Braavos."
"No problem."
Meris didn't expect things to go so smoothly. Her own leader would never have thought that she could bring him a championship in the competition!
It's a pity that the captain treasures his messenger crow so much, otherwise he would have received the news in three to five days at most.
Seeing that Viserys had decided to join the Windblown, Illyrio gave up the idea of letting him join the Golden Company.
"Mr. Illyrio, you are in the business of dragon eggs and dragon bones. I hope you can help me contact someone to buy some dragon eggs."
"That's no problem, but what do you want the dragon egg for?"
Viserys knew this was no time to be secretive.
"Of course it's to hatch a dragon, otherwise how can it be eaten?"
"Oh, uh, okay."
The fat merchant was speechless. He thought that perhaps he should re-evaluate Viserys's value.
Not to mention that the dragons have long been extinct.
Even if he did hatch a dragon, how could he possibly keep it safe?
He felt the Targaryen madness gene awakening in the boy.
In addition, Viserys also asked him to make him a batch of "dragon bone rings", "dragon bone necklaces", "dragon bone belts" and other miscellaneous things.
The combined value of these items was only a few thousand gold dragons, but now that Viserys was rich, Illyrio decided to charge him some money.
And Viserys's idea was, since you still want him to be a target, you, old Deng, have to give me gold coins.
He wasn't going to give any money.
...
Around evening, a carriage from the Sea King's Palace came to greet Viserys.
He brought Dany, who was dressed in her best, to the blue carriage of the Sea King's Palace.
The carriage is very elaborately decorated.
There is also a relief of a seahorse on the axle of the wheel.
The top of the carriage is arched, like a turtle's shell.
Some shells were inlaid around the carriage.
Viserys, Dany, and Kyle sat in the carriage, while Regis followed outside on horseback as his squire.
He held his head high and chest out all the way, and his bald head, like a boiled egg, was coated with a layer of golden light by the setting sun.
The whole person looks particularly impressive.
It was as if he was the champion of the competition.
Seeing that Dany seemed a little nervous, Viserys took her hands and covered them with his own.
"Don't be nervous, Dany. The Sea King's Palace is nothing. I will take you to see more magnificent places in the future."
Feeling the warmth from Viserys's palm, Dany relaxed a lot.
Viserys turned over Dany's palm and saw that there were many small yellowish calluses on the pads of her fingers.
She did not slack off in practicing swordsmanship.
As far as Viserys knew, the girl had worn out three pairs of gloves already.
Judging from her swordsmanship alone, although Dany is still some distance away from mastery, she is still quite intimidating when facing ordinary people.
It's just that I'm not strong enough now. Once I grow up, I will be able to become an excellent swordsman.
But as a dragon knight, it is enough to just shout "Zhekarius (Dragon Flame)".
Since we can provide firepower coverage, why do we need tactical infiltration?
The three of them chatted about this and that, and before they knew it, they were about to arrive at the Sea Palace.
They looked at the blue palace through the window and were deeply moved.
Especially Viserys, who did not go through the main entrance when he came to the Sea Palace to meet Frego secretly last time.
This time, I was able to enter the room.
Memories of my previous life came flooding back, and I was in a daze for a moment.
As soon as their carriage stopped, someone brought a step wrapped in a blanket and placed it in front of the carriage door.
Brother Long Er was the first to come out, then turned around and supported Dany.
The three of them stood at the gate of the Sea King's Palace and looked inside. They could vaguely see several fountains and a tall statue.
Viserys knew that the statue was a sea dragon. When he transformed into Brother Owl, he had already roughly figured out the layout of the Sea Palace.
Several people walked forward, glancing at the blue-robed guards on both sides.
These people reminded Viserys of the gold cloaks in King's Landing.
I don't know who imitated whom back then.
These guards are obviously elite.
The pressure that emanates from it forces one to take it seriously.
Even Regis, who had almost thrust his nostrils to the sky, felt a little embarrassed.
Although Dany was still nervous, she followed closely behind Viserys and maintained her dignified demeanor.
But soon the three of them passed through the gate of the Sea King's Palace and arrived at the square in front.
After walking around the five-meter-tall sea dragon statue and passing through two doors, it took nearly twenty minutes to finally arrive at the 'Raging Waves Hall'.
'Luckily it's not the Forbidden City, otherwise this distance would just be enough for warm-up.'
Viserys made a comparison with the memories of his previous life and through the door of the Hall of Raging Storms, he could see that quite a few people had already arrived.
"Viserys Targaryen, Daenerys Targaryen to-"
The guard who reported the incident shouted loudly.
Viserys was aware of the brief silence in the hall.
When I stepped over the threshold, I saw that there were at least a hundred people already here.
They were all nobles of Braavos.
He may not have real power, but he must have a prominent background.
In an instant, hundreds of eyes were cast towards the brother and sister, sizing them up.
Such a scene made Dany's breathing a little disordered, but after all, she had practiced swordsmanship for several months, and the teachings of Brother Long were still ringing in her ears.
She quietly adjusted her breathing and let a smile appear on her lips.
"What a beautiful little girl."
"What a handsome boy."
Some people finally had the chance to see the brother and sister up close, and they couldn't take their eyes off them.
They were watching the Viserys siblings, and Viserys was watching them.
These Braavos nobles also knew that black and white alone would be too ugly.
Many people add patterns to their clothes.
Most people like to use gold thread to hem their clothes or simply use gold thread to add family patterns to their clothes.
The black and white clothes also look golden and shiny.
He soon saw several familiar faces in the crowd.
Anderson, Vitas, Tormo and other fathers and sons of the Frega family.
Tormo and Vitas looked at Viserys with cold eyes.
This is all expected.
Anderson, on the other hand, looked at Viserys with a meaningful look, as if he had something to say.
Viserys guessed that this guy must have 'figured it out'.
In addition to his "old rivals", there are of course the Ross couple.
When they saw Viserys and his sister come in, they were almost the first to greet them.
"Lord Viserys, this suit suits you very well!"
Ross glanced at the red three-headed dragon pattern on the second brother Long's chest and spoke.
"Lord Ross looks very energetic today!"
Dany felt a little awkward for a moment, but gradually relaxed under Mercers' guidance.
She was introduced to a group of noble ladies by Mei Sisi.
But Dany's temperament is obviously different from theirs.
If these noble ladies are all beautiful and rich women in the world, then Dany is more like a sapling.
Although still very fragile, sooner or later she will become someone they look up to.
"I heard that you have decided to join the Windblown?" Ross asked.
"Yes, my brother and I will leave Braavos in about a week."
"Then if you have time in the next two days, you must come to my place and give me the opportunity to be the host."
"No problem. Since Lord Ross has invited me, I will definitely attend the banquet."
"His Majesty the Sea King has arrived—"
There was another loud announcement, and suddenly a sound like waves rang out in the hall.
Frego appeared, wearing a blue brocade robe, a crown on his head, and holding a black dragon bone scepter in his hand.
Behind him followed a priest in a moon-white robe.
When everyone saw Frego, they all fell silent.
"Everyone, this year marks the 623rd year since the founding of Braavos. Let us once again thank the Moon Goddess for her guidance."
As he said this, he took the lead and drew a circle on his chest, then closed his eyes and lowered his head.
Then everyone followed him in praying and giving thanks.
The Temple of the Moonsinger is absolutely mainstream in Braavos.
Although other religions have flooded in over the past few hundred years, they have never been able to shake His position.
After a moment, Frego looked up and cleared his throat.
The others also looked up at Frego as if they had received a signal.
"This is the two hundredth celebration held in Braavos. This celebration is different from the past. One name will be remembered."
Frego pointed in the direction of Viserys, and everyone turned their heads.
Most of them were envious or even admiring, with only a few cold glances coming from the Frega family.
"Lord Viserys has composed three pieces of music for us that will be sung for a hundred years. To express my gratitude, I will increase the prize money by 50,000 gold dragons!"
"Um!"
"Yes!"
"It's my duty!"
"That's it."
Everyone responded with "hmm" and "ah" sounds, and Long Erge thought it would be great if they could applaud.
The atmosphere wasn't that weird.
Judging from the current situation, it is Viserys' turn to speak.
He took a few steps forward, walked to the center of the crowd and said:
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. This is what I should do."
He then looked at Dany.
"When the Targaryen family lost the Iron Throne in the War of the Usurper, it was Braavos that took my brother and me in. Three songs alone cannot express my gratitude to Braavos.
This will always be my second home!"
"Well said!" Ross was the first to praise.
The others also whispered, and the look they gave Viserys changed again.
Being able to speak so freely in front of so many people, he is worthy of being a descendant of Targaryen.
Frego smiled and clapped his hands.
Two people who looked like maids came out.
Each of them held a tray covered with blue damask.
From the raised shape, it can be seen that there are real dragon eggs and a long sword hidden underneath!
'My dragon egg, my varsteel sword!'
Something that had been planned for so long finally came to fruition. It was impossible for Viserys not to be excited.
"Please let our champion take his prize!"
Two maids came up to Viserys and crouched down to hold the trays above their heads.
Under the gaze of everyone, Viserys lifted the blue brocade, and a cyan dragon egg appeared before his eyes.
A group of people stretched their necks, wanting to see the dragon eggs.
Although Dany had seen one once before in the Zainen family, this one was different. It truly belonged to them.
The second brother Long opened his panel and held up the dragon egg at the same time.
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Allocable general points: 11.5
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'Hmm? 11.5 It seems that the quality of dragon eggs is not exactly the same.'