Chapter 71

Chapter 71 Confidence

  "Lady Nora, do you have something more to say ?"

  Samwell asked while drinking the wine handed by his attendant just after finishing his lecture to the recruits.

  Nora tucked her wind-blown hair behind her ears, and asked softly,

  "Lord Caesar, I heard that the Dayne family from Starfall City is about to attack Eagle Island?"

  "Yes." Samwell nodded , "Raven tribe is not under my jurisdiction , so if you want to leave, I will not stop you."

  After speaking, he turned around and walked away.

  Time was urgent, and he really didn't have the heart to deal with these people from the Raven tribe. Anyway, they were not many in number, so they would not be much help.

  Unexpectedly, Nora followed Samwell's footsteps and said:

  "My lord, please allow me to clarify. You have always been a great benefactor to the Raven tribe, and we are grateful for your kindness. If Eagle Island is facing difficulties, we will not hesitate to lend a helping hand."

  Samwell looked at the woman beside him in surprise, and his tone becoming solemn:

  "Thanks to the Raven Tribe for their help in times of crisis, I will remember it in my heart." "

  "This is our plan . The elderly, weak women, and children of the tribe will evacuate to the villages outside the valley with the orphanage. However, our 185 warriors will remain here to assist you in guarding the territory."

"Okay!"

  Samwell nodded, but saw that Nora seemed hesitant to speak.

  He waited patiently for a while, but Nora still didn't say anything, turned around and left after bowing.

  Samwell halted in his tracks, gazing intently at Nora's retreating figure. He couldn't help but wonder what had caused her momentary hesitation just now.

  But since Nora didn't speak in the end, Samwell didn't intend to force her to ask.

  Because he knew very well that even if Nora revealed her true identity now, it would be impossible to stop this war.

  The illegitimate son of Starfall City will not give up his ambition for a woman who has been "dead" for more than ten years.

  It is also impossible for the soldiers of the Dayne family to lay down their swords because of an unidentified "Ashara Dayne".

  Of course, this is not to say that Ashara's identity is useless.

  Just like Robert Baratheon was able to sit on the Iron Throne, certainly not because there was a trace of "Targaryen blood" in his body, but because he won the War .

  But you can't deny the usefulness of this "Targaryen blood ", because it greatly reduces the will of the nobles loyal to the Targaryen royal family to resist, allowing them to deceive themselves that they didn't betray their oath - Robert is also a Targaryen , although strictly speaking it is only a quarter.

  Similarly, although the current Ashara Dayne is useless, if Samwell wins this war, it will be different.

  The vassals of the Dayne family would definitely not surrender easily to a reach nobleman, but it would be different if it Ashara. Dayne .

  They would swear allegiance to her with peace of mind. As for whether there was a guy named Caesar standing behind her, most of them would choose to turn a blind eye.

  But the premise of everything is that he must win this war!

  After clearing up his mood, Samwell continued to move , meeting the leaders who were busy preparing for the battle along the way, as they greeted him one after another.

  Samwell also nodded to them with a smile. At the same time, he observed the mental state of the citizens and found that there was not much panic on their faces.

  After thinking about it, these savages don't have much idea of the power of the Dayne family, but are full of awe and confidence in their lord.

  Perhaps in their view, the invincible Lord Caesar will definitely lead them to victory again.

  It's a pity that what they don't know is that their lord is not as calm as he appears in surface.

  Because Samwell knew very well that the Dayne family's army were not the savages he had bullied before, they were completely different in terms of weapons and equipment and the quality of soldiers.

  What's more, the opponent still has an advantage in numbers.

  This kind of absolute headwind battle, in addition to praying that the "Chemical's " of the Maester Qyburn can play the expected effect, otherwise, if it is fought normally, with Eagle's island current strength, there is a high probability that it will not be able to defend.

  Of course, on the surface, he still has to put on a confident look, otherwise people will be confused.

  As he opened Maester Qyburn hut, he smelled a strong smell of alcohol.

  "How is it?" He tried to keep his tone calm.

  "It's better than I expected." Maester Qyburn had a confident smile on his face.

  Saying this, he threw a typical Dornish armor on the ground.

  The hot climate of the desert and the scorching sun allowed the Dornishmen to reduce the amount of metal they wore on their bodies as much as possible to avoid being scalded, so this armor was actually a pair of leather armor, with only steel on a few key points and hooks.

  Qyburn took out another bottle and poured the liquid on the leather armor.

  In the end, he took a few steps back and threw the candle over—

  boom!

  The leather armor was instantly covered in blue flames.

  Samwell's eyes lit up, he immediately took off his coat, stepped forward and slapped the burning leather armor continuously.

  The fire became smaller, but it was not completely extinguished.

  Moreover, the coat in Samwell's hand was gradually covered with flames and started to burn, so he had no choice but to throw it away.

  After the beating stopped, the fire on the leather armor became vigorous again.

  Samwell nodded in satisfaction, and asked again:

  "What about the water?"

  Cobain did not speak, but picked up a basin of water prepared on the table, and poured it towards the leather armor.

  Poof -

  sparks flew everywhere, and the fire became smaller, but soon, it came back again.

  Samwell piled up the sand, and soon the fire really went out.

  Maester Qyburn said: "As long as it is covered with sand or immersed in water, the fire will be extinguished. This is indeed not as good as a real wildfire."

In fact, Samwell is already very satisfied.

  The flaming degree of brandy is only 40 to 50 degrees, so it's definitely no problem to ignite it, but it is not difficult to extinguish the fire so it is too difficult to use it on the battlefield to fight against the enemy.

  And after Maester Qyburn added some "Chemicals" to it, although this thing is not as good as the real "Wildfire", it already made Samwell overjoyed.

  This thing is not unbreakable, but the Dornish people will definitely not know how to crack it the first time they encounter it, and even these local beetles who have only seen low-alcohol wine will not associate wine with fire at all.

  This gap in knowledge is enough to establish a victory!

  "Very good! Maester Qyburn , I need you to turn all the brandy in the territory into this kind of thing as quickly as possible!"

  "All?" Qyburn couldn't hide his surprise.

  He knows exactly how much brandy is currently in the territory.

  That was the production in the past three months, and it was originally intended to be delivered to Arbor Island, Old Town, and Highgarden .

  It can be called priceless.

  "All!" Samwell gritted his teeth.

  Although he felt sorry for the wine, he didn't dare to hold anything back in the face of a strong enemy.

  Otherwise, once he loses, he will have nothing.

  "How long will it take you to complete it?"

  Qyburn pondered for a moment: "About three or four days."

  "Okay! i will notify others that your task is now the first priority."

  "Yes, my lord. "

  Walking out of the hut, Samwell let out a sigh of relief.

  With the castrated version of "Wildfire" produced by Maester Qyburn, he finally has confidence in the upcoming war.

  Of course, he also knew that his battle plan had to be changed accordingly.

  "Gavin!"

Samwell walked quickly, while calling his busy young steward .

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