Essos, Myr
"Wooooo..."
On the vast plains outside the city of Myr, an army was advancing toward Myr in a spectacular formation.
The equipment of this army shone with dazzling golden light under the sun, resembling a flowing golden torrent that carved a brilliant path across the plain.
Among this force, twenty heavily armored war elephants were particularly eye-catching, advancing slowly under the precise command of their masters, each step steady and powerful.
These war elephants were not ordinary beasts; they were unique war creatures native to the continent of Essos. Unlike the elephants on Earth, these were meticulously cultivated through ancient secret arts, possessing astonishing strength and tenacious vitality.
On the battlefield, as long as they possessed any remaining strength, or until their very last breath, these war elephants would execute their master's orders without hesitation, becoming unstoppable engines of war.
The Golden Company, known far and wide as the most formidable mercenary company on the continent of Essos, was renowned for its terrifying strength.
Their existence had always been the focus of contention among the great city-states, with many dreaming of incorporating this power into their own ranks.
However, the defenders of Myr had never imagined that one day they would actually face the Golden Company as their adversary.
This sudden turn of events undoubtedly brought unprecedented challenges and pressure to Myr's defenders, who had to quickly adjust their strategy and prepare for the impending trial.
As the Golden Company's army approached, the soldiers in the watchtowers had already detected the anomaly, and soon, many councillors of the Myr Council gathered atop the city walls.
Omar Panaym and Trang Taip were the two councillors Aegon had left behind in Myr to manage the overall situation. With Aegon's help, they possessed the powers of Water Magic and Earth Magic.
Especially Omar Panaym, whose Earth Magic skill, "Earthquake," could cause a real earthquake to a certain extent, though the success rate for casting this spell was very low—only about ten percent accuracy, using game terminology.
"Is that the fellow impersonating His Grace?"
Omar Panaym asked Trang Taip beside him with a hint of amusement after spotting the silver-haired youth riding a tall horse below the city wall.
"If having Valyrian blood makes one a Dragonlord, then I slept with one just yesterday. Should we drag her out to check if she has Dragonlord blood? Someone who doesn't even have a dragon dares to call himself a Dragonlord—how ridiculous!"
Trang Taip glanced at the Aegon Targaryen riding below and immediately spoke these words.
"But I heard he possesses Blackfyre. Isn't that a hereditary treasure of House Targaryen?"
A middle-aged councillor with a large belly spoke up directly.
"There are so many Valyrian steel swords remaining in this world; who knows if it's the real Blackfyre? Besides, I heard those guys in Qohor have long since learned how to rework Valyrian steel."
A councillor wearing armor also spoke up at the appropriate moment.
"If that sword is truly Blackfyre, then he can only be a descendant of House Blackfyre."
"Didn't the last Blackfyre already die?"
After hearing the discussions of the others, Omar Panaym suddenly thought of something and spoke up directly:
"The male members of House Blackfyre are all dead, but there must be surviving female members. It's likely some fellow found one and intends to plot against the Seven Kingdoms with her!"
"Heh, that's quite amusing. Do these people really think they have that capability!"
"The Seven Kingdoms belong to His Grace. Only a ruler favored by the gods can create miracles. This clown-like thing is just here to make a mockery of things."
"I can't wait to see him fail!"
...
These councillors of Myr were now completely won over by Aegon. In their view, only Aegon could lead them to a better future, which could be seen from the war orders over the recent period.
Under Aegon's guidance, Myr's armories underwent a reform in modular production. Most weapons and war supplies were produced through specialization to increase efficiency. Take a canned fish, for example.
The concept of a complete production chain—frying fish, pickling, jar making, sealing, and transport—caused a sensation across both Westeros and Essos. As the procedures were gradually perfected, the cost of these items was also pressed to the absolute minimum.
Consumables like telescopes, leather helmets, cement, and arrows were also improved under Aegon's guidance, allowing originally small workshops to gradually specialize and perfect their processes. Besides sales within the Kingdom of the Three Daughters and the Seven Kingdoms,
Some products even began to be sold to these mercenaries on the western side of the continent of Essos, which was the reason these councillors respected Aegon.
Because the Myr of today was completely different from before. The current Myr could be said to be at the forefront of the age. The Free Cities actually possessed the necessary foundations; they had merely lacked someone capable of firmly uniting and controlling them.
Take the repeating crossbow for example. Some workshops and factories were very skilled at manufacturing the bow body, while others were more skilled at manufacturing the bowstring. However, in order to enhance competitiveness, they were always pursuing fine craftsmanship. Although the quality of such crossbows was good, they could not form effective competition or mass production.
Myr's technology had become increasingly advanced. Although it could not yet build a warship in a single day like Braavos, with the current technology, their workers could still manage to produce a thousand sets of scale armor in a day.
Although the defensive power of plate armor was high, in Aegon's view, it was still too time-consuming and labor-intensive, so he took a different approach and directly established a dedicated scale armor production line.
He didn't have to worry too much about weapons, because most of the equipment for these system-enhanced professional soldiers was basically provided by Aegon, and these saved weapons and supplies could be distributed to lower-ranking troops.
Due to restrictions on grain supply and other resources, Aegon had not yet been able to realize his ambitious plan to massively expand the army.
Faced with this realistic dilemma, he had to adopt a more pragmatic strategy, which was to focus on cultivating an elite army.
It was precisely because of this that the number of regular troops Aegon stationed in Myr was only five thousand soldiers, but this unit was an elite force carefully selected and trained.
In addition to this elite regular army, Myr also had over three thousand members of the City Watch. Their main duty was to maintain city order, but they could also be deployed in battle when necessary.
By merging these two forces, the number of troops Aegon could mobilize in Myr was close to ten thousand, which was already a considerable military strength for a region.
Moreover, Myr had an undeniable advantage, which was the numerous arsenals here. These arsenals could ensure that every soldier had sufficient equipment, and during combat, logistics and maintenance issues were not a concern at all.
The existence of these arsenals greatly enhanced Myr's military strength. If the Golden Company really attacked this place, they would surely encounter a terrifying counterattack.
And Omar Panaym and his colleagues appeared completely fearless of the impending battle, which was largely due to the large quantity of weapon reserves they possessed.
These weapons were not only numerous but also quite advanced technologically. Myr's repeating crossbows had always been famous weapons throughout the continent of Essos.
After Aegon provided some simple academic support to the Alchemists' Guild and the Scholars' Society, these scholars provided Aegon with many useful inventions in return. Although some weapons looked rather whimsical, Aegon still found several relatively practical creations among them.
Some councillors responsible for developing new weapons were even secretly planning to use the soldiers of the Golden Company as experimental subjects to test the new weapons they had developed.
"Eh! What are they trying to do?"
Just as Omar Panaym and the others were organizing the soldiers to prepare for defense, a Golden Company cavalryman holding a white flag walked step by step outside the East Gate of Myr.
Truce agreements or pre-war negotiations on the continent of Essos were mostly marked by a white flag, whereas on the continent of Westeros, the symbol was the rainbow banner of the Faith.
"He isn't planning to come here to negotiate with us, is he!"
Trang Taip said with some amusement after seeing the flag carried by the Golden Company soldier.
"Let him in first!"
Upon receiving the order from the councillors, the soldiers on the gatehouse directly lowered a wooden hoist resembling a crane and brought the soldier up.
"His Grace, the benevolent Aegon Targaryen! We grant you the opportunity to open your gates and surrender early. If you choose to resist, once the city is breached, the entire city of Myr will be submerged in the sea under my command."
The arrogant Golden Company soldier, upon reaching the councillors, immediately spoke these words.
"Do you wish to die?"
"Are you dreaming?"
"Are all of you from the Golden Company this brave?"
...
The surrounding councillors immediately retorted in dissatisfaction upon hearing his words. For a moment, the city gate tower was filled with the councillors' shouts and curses.
These fellows were masters at arguing, and this Golden Company soldier, being alone, was thoroughly scolded by the sharp-tongued councillors after only a few rebuttals.
In the end, it was Trang Taip who gave the final reply.
"Go tell your fake king that we will only ever be loyal to the True Dragon. The True Dragon does not fear fire; the True Dragon is a deity descended from the heavens. Does your man possess the qualifications or the ability?"
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