"Tyrone, why don't you sign this contract!"
Jason Lannister was still trying to make a last-ditch effort, so he thought of pulling his younger brother out to take the fall.
But Tylan Lannister was no fool. Although Jason's words made his heart twitch, he calmly said,
"Is Brother going to give up the inheritance of Casterly Rock? I think what they truly value should be the Lannister heir!"
Hearing Tylan say this, Jason immediately shut up.
Several Earls of the Westerlands who had tricked the Jason brothers into Golden Tooth City immediately spoke up to persuade them,
"Young Master Jason, think about it. The Vale is Queen Aemma's maternal home. The North, Riverlands, and The Reach have now attached themselves to Princess Daniella. The Stormlands inherently possess Targaryen Family blood. Dorne is aloof. Only our Westerlands have a distant relationship with the Royal Family."
"If we don't plan early, once the throne changes in the future, it will be very unfavorable for our Westerlands. Isn't the lesson of the Hightower family deep enough?"
"Exactly! Once the marriage contract is signed, no matter if it's my House Baratheon or House Velaryon that ascends the throne in the future, you will all be the closest imperial relatives to the new Royal Family."
The foolish Boros thus directly exposed his ambition in front of everyone, causing everyone to look sideways. Especially Laena and Laenor's expressions instantly turned gloomy; after all, they were still young and couldn't hide their emotions.
"In the past, Aegon unified the Seven Kingdoms with three mighty dragons. Now, besides Vhagar, the Royal Family only has Vermithor and Glutton, whose combat power is still good, but one is sleeping in Dragonstone and the other is bound on the beach of Holy Flame Island, completely unable to participate in battle."
"Once you successfully contract those three dragons, even the Targaryen Family, who possess multiple dragons, will not be your opponents. Won't changing dynasties be easy then?"
The Green-eyed Dwarf continued to tempt them,
"Moreover, the combined strength of Westeros this time far exceeds your imagination. Joining in will naturally allow you to share the fruits of victory, otherwise you can only become lambs to be slaughtered. I believe you will make a wise choice."
In the end, everyone could not suppress their inner greed and cut their fingers, dripping blood onto the strange contract.
"Wait, Big Brother!"
Just as Jason Lannister was about to cut his finger, Tylan Lannister suddenly spoke up to stop him,
"My Lord, I think it's not too late to sign the contract after everyone has seen those three dragons. After all, it is well known that in this world, besides the Targaryen Family's dragons, no dragons have survived."
The Green-eyed Dwarf immediately retorted,
"If you don't sign the contract, you won't see the dragons. And haven't you all read the contract clearly? If the dragon contract truly fails, then this contract won't be valid, so there's no need for you to doubt anything!"
Tylan Lannister hesitated for a while, but was quickly overcome by greed, which triumphed over his reason. He no longer hesitated, directly cut his finger, and dripped blood onto the contract.
After all the nobles present had signed this so-called natural contract, the Green-eyed Dwarf finally smiled with satisfaction,
"The three dragons are in the Brightmoon Mountains. Now there are many prey roaming the Riverlands. Everyone can hunt along the way, so you won't be bored!"
The next day, a formidable elite army of two to three thousand people marched out of Golden Tooth City in the Westerlands.
Among them, there were over three hundred knights, and more than fifteen hundred cavalry, with the remaining nearly one thousand being supply troops and attendants.
These people left Golden Tooth City and slowly headed towards Riverrun, following the Riverlands Road between Casterly Rock and Harroway Town.
Along the way, they encountered many Poor Fellows Gathering continuously converging towards High Heart in the Riverlands.
"How could there be so many Poor Fellows Gathering? Weren't they explicitly forbidden by the Royal Family long ago?"
Tylan Lannister watched the increasing number of Poor Fellows Gathering, and a bad premonition immediately surged within him. Instinctively, he directly asked the Green-eyed Dwarf beside him,
"This wouldn't be your doing too, would it?!"
The Green-eyed Dwarf replied complacently and mysteriously,
"What's this? The truly formidable characters haven't surfaced yet!"
Lord Frey and his group, after a night of rest, simply ate some dry rations in the morning and immediately set off towards High Heart.
Meanwhile, at High Heart, Daniella's sworn knight Harold, along with five hundred Gold Cloaks, five hundred Dragon Guard, and over a thousand hired craftsmen and farmers from nearby, were constructing defensive fortifications with Dragonstone. And Prince Daemon had come to help them forge the Dragonstone.
Previously, on Holy Flame Island, only Prince Daemon had not learned the incantation and method for forging Dragonstone. It was Rhaenyra who spent several days teaching him in the Kings Landing Dragonpit during this period.
King Jaehaerys, following Daniella's suggestion, was actively renovating the Dragonpit. All the sealed domes had been excavated by Viserys, who was riding Vhagar.
And with the Dragonstone forging technology, the new Dragonpit could be built even taller and more spacious. During this time, Viserys and Rhaenyra had been working overtime to cooperate with the craftsmen in raising and expanding the Dragonpit.
This time, King Jaehaerys also learned from Daniella's method and no longer conscripted laborers for forced labor for free, but instead provided free food and drink, and also 20 copper coins daily. As a result, tens of thousands of voluntary refugees suddenly emerged, making the Dragonpit's improvement work progress rapidly.
This astonished King Jaehaerys and all the Small Council ministers,
"I didn't expect Daniella's words to be so reasonable. If people are motivated, the work efficiency is truly extraordinarily high!"
Jaehaerys increasingly regretted that Daniella was not a prince.
However, Daemon was unwilling to stay dutifully at High Heart every day. After forging enough Dragonstone each day, he would ride his dragon and roam to nearby noble castles, as only the food and wine there were to his liking.
And in the evenings, he would even fly directly to Maidenpool to spend the night, because there was also a Dragon Kiss Garden branch there.
However, he gradually lost such leisure time, as more and more Poor Fellows Gathering had begun to appear near High Heart.
Facing these followers of the Seven Gods Church, even the impulsive Daemon dared not casually breathe Dragonflame on them, so he had to forge many more giant Dragonstone. Many cells were built at High Heart, and all these people were thrown into them.
Ever since Daniella moved into Runestone City, she had been plagued by nightmares. This led to her body starting to feel unwell the next day. So she let the Holy Flame Fleet remain in Runestone City, while she herself rode Dreamfyre towards Ice Bay, preparing to bring Little Balerion and the others with her.
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