Chapter 126: Training

More than 200 nautical miles away from the Great Wall of Despair in Donghaiwang, a fleet of more than 80 large ships was slowly sailing towards the north of Donghaiwang.

They were the ships of Shireen's father, Stannis.

When Stannis learned that Shireen was sent out of Dragonstone, he did not blame the Onion Knight Davos, but was grateful to him in his heart.

Thank him for saving me from having to make a painful decision.

When Melisandre the Red Lady saw the black dragon in the fire, she asked Stannis to inquire about the dragon from various sources.

Only then did I know that the descendants of Tangaria far away in Slave Bay had hatched three dragons, and one of them was a black dragon.

After receiving the news, Melisandre asked Stannis to ignite the dark servants again. This time, she did not dare to spy on the black dragon, but told the Lord of Light about the birth of the black dragon and the backlash she had suffered.

She also received a response from the Lord of Light, asking her to deal with the black dragon. Melisandre did not expect that the threat from the black dragon would be even stronger than the White Walkers on the side of the Lord of Cold.

She told Stannis the oracle, but Stannis was unwilling to cross the Narrow Sea to attack Slaver's Bay, thousands of miles away.

Among the three false kings, only Joffrey and Balon died, Robb escaped, and Stannis no longer fully believed in the King of Light that Melisandre believed in.

He followed the advice of the Onion Knight Davos and decided to do what a king should do, heading north to the Wall to help the Night's Watch fight the White Walkers.

Stannis was seriously short of troops after the Battle of King's Landing, and of course he was planning to recruit the wildlings for his own use.

Melisandre had no choice but to continue following Stannis, hoping that he would change his mind and worship the Lord of Light devoutly again.

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Inside the room, Daenerys was checking Tyrion's report on the farming situation in Meereen. Suddenly, the maid Jhiqui rushed in and said in a panic, "Khaleesi, the Unsullied are going to use the ballista to train Rhaegal and Viserion. Go and have a look!"

"What! Where?" When Daenerys heard that they were going to shoot the dragon with a crossbow, her nerves immediately tensed up and she stood up suddenly from her chair.

"It's in the wasteland south of the city. Drogon is there too." Jhiqui said as she took Daenerys out.

"Is Drogon really using the ballista to train Rhaegal and the others?" Daenerys came back to her senses and didn't expect that Drogon's words that day were not a joke, but that he really wanted to use the ballista brought from Ghis to train dragons.

But what if Rhaegal and his men were really shot? And the people in charge of operating the ballista were the rigid and inflexible Unsullied, and Daenerys was scared just thinking about it.

He asked someone to prepare the horses and took jhiqui to the south where Rego and his men were circling.

In the sky, Viserion was flapping his wings tremblingly and staring at the long crossbow on the ground.

Just now he was circling freely in the sky when a thick long arrow suddenly whizzed past him, scaring him.

He was about to go down and burn the weapon that attacked him, when he suddenly saw the boss standing next to the weapon and looking at him. He immediately knew why he was attacked.

He didn't expect that the boss didn't train them personally this time, but instead used a crossbow.

He was hit by a spear during the last defense of Yunkai. Although it was due to carelessness, it also made him feel the power of this long weapon.

Just as he was waiting in the air, he suddenly saw a black dot flying towards him at a high speed. He was so scared that he quickly flapped his wings and dodged to the side.

Looking at the long arrow whizzing past and then looking at Drogon not far away from him, Viserion felt a lot more relieved.

The speed of the long arrow just now did not seem to be that fast, and it seemed that it was not as fast as the boss's usual sneak attacks on them.

After dodging the first crossbow arrow, Viserion gained confidence and flapped his wings less stiffly, waiting for the next crossbow arrow.

He had just dodged the second crossbow arrow when Daenerys rode up to the side of the crossbow. Just as he was about to fly down, he felt the murderous aura coming from Drogon fifty meters away. He glanced at Drogon timidly and stayed where he was, not daring to move.

Looking at the two shadows, one big and one small, in the sky, Daenerys felt a little relieved. Although Viserion was being trained with a crossbow, Drogon was watching by his side. Even if Viserion couldn't dodge the crossbow, Drogon wouldn't let him get too seriously injured.

Seeing Daenerys riding her horse towards them with an anxious look on her face, the two Unsullied who were in charge of operating the crossbow looked at her worriedly and did not dare to continue aiming at Viserion.

They also knew that training Rhaegal and Viserion with the ballista had not been approved by Queen Daenerys, and now that she saw them, they might face punishment.

However, when Drogon grabbed the crossbow and motioned for them to follow him out of the city, they did not dare to refuse. They did not expect that after leaving the city, he would ask them to use the crossbow to shoot Rhaegal's two dragons.

Although the first arrow was deliberately missed, it also scared them into a cold sweat. They had just learned how to operate the crossbow. If they accidentally hit the target and killed or injured the golden dragon, the queen would definitely kill them.

Although they were not afraid of death, they did not want to be executed for shooting the queen's dragon.

Fortunately, the worst result did not happen. From the moment the official shooting began, the black dragon Drogon was watching the golden dragon from a distance.

They had witnessed the terrifying speed and defense of the black dragon after its transformation. Only with him protecting the golden dragon did they dare to operate the crossbow with confidence.

Knowing that Drogon was protecting her, Daenerys gradually felt relieved. She also wanted to see the effect of Viserion and the others' training in dealing with the crossbow. After waiting for a minute and still not seeing the three Unsullied shooting, she realized that they were afraid and did not dare to continue firing crossbows.

Of course Daenerys knew that it was Drogon who asked the Unsullied to train Viserion and others with crossbows, so she naturally would not blame them.

After giving them an order, the three Unsullied continued to turn the ballista and aim it at Viserion in the sky.

Hearing the sound of the crossbow turning again in the distance, Viserion perked up and was ready to dodge the flying crossbow arrows at any time.

Whoosh!

A huge crossbow arrow shot out from the slide, and Daenerys's heart was lifted. Even with Drogon's protection, it was still the most lethal crossbow to dragons. Moreover, Viserion had not grown up yet, so Daenerys was still very worried that he would get hurt.

With the experience of dodging the first two arrows, this time Viserion just lifted his wings slightly to avoid the speeding crossbow arrow. Daenerys was very happy to see this. She clapped her hands on the ground with Jhiqui and praised Viserion.

Drogon in the air nodded slightly when he saw Viserion's performance, thinking that his efforts to train them were worth it.

With his own fast training method, as long as Viserion doesn't act as arrogant as he did during the last defense of Yunkai, he should be able to avoid the crossbow attack by being careful.

Moreover, they have not grown up yet, and their strength and speed are far from enough. It is very difficult for them to achieve the current level.

After trying to shoot Viserion a few more times while he was almost stationary, Drogon let him circle back and forth over the ballista as if he was trying to kill himself, ready to be shot at any time.