Game of Thrones: Dawn of Justice

Chapter 48 Direwolf, Dragon Egg
With the consent of Earl Selwyn, Garlon's plan to increase the number of troops was officially put on the agenda.

The total population of Tasmania is approximately 150,000.

There are about 50,000 men aged 14 to 40.

If we recruit with all our strength, it will be no problem to mobilize 5,000 soldiers.

There are many young and strong fishermen and hunters on Tas Island, which is a good source of soldiers.

Due to the long-term fishing and hunting, and the need to deal with pirate attacks, they only need to train their coordination to quickly form combat effectiveness.

Lord Selwyn put Goodwin in charge of the drill of the new recruits.

The problem of manpower is not big, the remaining problem is mainly equipment.

The horses were a big problem first.

Although there are herders on Tas Island, most of them raise sheep and cattle. The only horse farm is run by the Tas family, which has about 300 horses.

Garlon felt that at least 500-800 cavalrymen were needed to form some combat effectiveness.

Even if there are 500 cavalrymen, they still need 1000 to 1500 horses.

What to do if there are not enough horses?
Then you can only buy it.

Fortunately, Earl Selwyn has some connections with the merchants in Essos.

You can buy horses from the Dothraki.

This is how Lei Yan was bought before.

However, purchasing 1000 horses through a middleman is quite expensive, at least 8000 gold royals.

Fortunately, Garlon won the archery championship prize of 20,000 gold dragons this time, otherwise Earl Selwyn would have suffered.

Compared to horses, armor is easier to deal with and can be obtained by spending money.

There hasn't been a major war in Westeros for ten or twenty years.

Many lords who produce weapons and armor have difficulty selling their goods.

As long as the Tas family is willing to spend money, they can quickly purchase a large quantity.

Garlon can also greet Earl Leighton, and the old town has its own weapons production workshop.

The three top armor production places in Westeros are King's Landing, Westerly, and Oldtown.

Garlon planned to ask Earl Selwyn to purchase 1000 suits of chain mail and 2000 suits of leather armor.

This will probably cost around 10,000 gold dragons.

As for spears, they are much easier to deal with.

Tas can produce it on its own.

Wood for spears was plentiful on Tasmania.

Tas Island also has medium-quality iron ore. This kind of iron ore is difficult to use to make sophisticated weapons, but it can still be used to make spearheads.

The same goes for shields.

There are still about three or four months until the War of the Usurper.

Let the blacksmiths and carpenters of Tas Island work at full capacity to produce enough spears and shields.

However, cavalry and spear infantry could not satisfy Garlon.

Garlon still pays more attention to long-range attacks.

For example, archers or crossbowmen.

"Master, I have completed the preliminary work on the bow you asked me to research."

In a workshop in the Dusk Hall Castle, a gray-haired old man with a slightly hunched back and calloused fingers handed a huge horn bow to Garlon.

This hunchbacked, gray-haired old man is named Casso, and he is the old blacksmith of Mulin Hall.

He was not only good at making various iron tools, but also good at making bows and crossbows.

Garlon had been researching a new bow with him since half a year ago.

After half a year of various modifications and debugging, the bow finally took shape.

"Master, this bow is extremely powerful, but it lacks precision, and requires someone with great strength to shoot it."

Old Casso said to Garlon.

Garlon smiled and took the bow. He certainly knew the advantages and disadvantages of this bow.

The bow in front of you is the most powerful bow in the era of cold weapons on Earth - the Qing bow.

There is basically no similar bow of this kind in the Game of Thrones world.

The archers in the Game of Thrones world mainly use longbows.

That is, it is made by planing a single piece of wood such as oak.

This bow is average, with average range and power, and is primarily used to kill unarmored soldiers on the battlefield. As long as someone is wearing chain mail, this bow generally poses little threat.

In addition to longbows, there are also some short bows made of composite tendons and horns.

For example, the Ironborn like to use this short bow.

This type of bow had the advantages of long range and high accuracy, but it mostly used light arrows, which were too weak to cause much damage to soldiers wearing leather armor.

Of course, there are recurve bows in the Game of Thrones world as well.

For example, some Dothraki use recurve bows.

However, since it is horse archery, most people still use wooden recurve bows with not too high a poundage.

The Qing bow in Garlon's hand is a compound recurve bow.

It is made of a composite material of wood, horn, tendon and fish glue, and has an exaggerated recurved design.

The power is almost brought to the extreme.

Because this type of bow is so powerful, it is usually used with heavy arrows, and it is very easy to penetrate chain mail at close range.

After Garen took the bow, he immediately pulled it.

His strength has now reached 19.2, and he pulled the bow into a full circle.

Garlon felt the weight of the bow and thought it should be around 80 pounds.

This is definitely not something that ordinary people can use.

Normal archers use bows weighing 40-60 pounds.

Garlon asked Casso to prepare a piece of chain mail and a piece of plate armor. He tried it and found that the arrow of this bow could easily penetrate the plate armor within ten steps (meters).

Within 30 steps, it can easily penetrate chain mail.

The power is simply terrifying.

"Ka Suo, the bow is done!"

After confirming the power, Garlon immediately praised Old Casso.

Although the poundage of the bow is still a bit high, there is no doubt that Lao Kaso has basically figured out the general manufacturing process of Qing bows.

All that’s left is some fine-tuning.

Once all the archers on Tas Island are equipped with Qing bows, they will become a nightmare for the enemy.

Even a fully armed knight would tremble when facing a clear bow.

After all, they couldn't possibly wear plate armor on their horses, right?
The warhorses of the Westeros knights are generally not equipped with exaggerated protective gear. Once hit by a heavy arrow from a Qing bow, they will fall down instantly.

A knight without a warhorse is nothing more than a toy for the spearmen.

"Here are 200 gold royals. It's the reward I promised you."

Garlon took out a bag of gold coins from his arms and handed it to old Casso.

Old Ka Suo quickly waved his hand: "Master, that's impossible. This bow relies heavily on your guidance. I'm just providing my craftsmanship and experience."

Garlon smiled and shook his head, then placed the gold coins directly on Old Casso's wooden table. "Just take it if I tell you to. I have other things to tell you."

Seeing Garlon's firm attitude, Old Casso could only accept it fearfully, his eyes unable to hide his excitement.

200 gold dragons is a fortune that an ordinary person can never obtain in his lifetime.

He didn't expect that the young master would actually give it to him.

This is really generous!

"Ka Suo, I will allocate 20 craftsmen to you in the future. I need you to make 500 of these new bows for me within a year."

Garen said.

"500?"

Old Casso was a little surprised.

"Master, the production process of this bow is complicated, and the required materials are not available in sufficient quantities on the island. I'm afraid..."

Casso looked embarrassed.

The production of this bow requires a large amount of ox horns, ox tendons, deer tendons and fish glue.

Fish maw is pretty easy to make.

But there are not so many things like cow horns and tendons.

"Don't worry about the materials."

Garen immediately waved his hand.

Things that can be solved with money are not problems.

"If you need anything, just tell Claude directly. I'll have him fully cooperate with you. If we don't have it on the island, we'll purchase it from outside."

"Then I'll try my best, Master."

Cass looked at the 200 gold royals on the table and nodded.

"By the way, Casso, lower the poundage of this bow so that the archer can pull it farther, understand?"

"Understood, Master."

After coming out of the workshop, Garlon was in a good mood.

Just as he was about to go and see how Sir Goodwin was training the new recruits, Butler Claude came over.

"Master, Yoren the Raven of the Night's Watch has arrived. The master is not here, and he insists on seeing you."

Seeing Garlon, Claude immediately sighed.

"Yoren the Wave Crow?"

Garen was slightly surprised.

"Wandering Crows" are recruiters of the Night's Watch, responsible for recruiting prisoners from the dungeons of lords from all over the country and bringing them into the Night's Watch.

Yoren is also a relatively important character in the original work.

Garlon soon met this crow in the hall of Mulin Hall.

"Hello, respected Master Garlon."

As soon as he entered the hall, Yoren the Raven, who was wearing black Night's Watch clothes and a thick cloak, with thick black stubble, greasy and messy hair, and gloomy eyes, immediately greeted Garen.

Garen nodded: "My father is not here, what do you want to see me for?"

Yuren paused, hesitated for a moment, and said carefully, "Master Garlon, I haven't taken prisoners from Tas Island to the Great Wall for many years. I wonder if this time..."

Garlon felt a little helpless when he heard this.

What Yoren said was indeed true.

He had beheaded most of the prisoners on Tarth, and he himself felt that there were not enough prisoners, so how could there be any left for Yoren to take to the Wall?

"I can't do that for prisoners, but I can provide you Night's Watch with some money," Garlon said.

"what?"

Yuren opened his mouth in surprise when he heard this.

He should be thankful that the lords of Westeros would show mercy and allow him to take away a few prisoners.

Garlon actually said that he could provide them with some money?

He must be drunk and dreaming!

Looking at the surprised Yuren, Garlon smiled and said, "Of course, this money is not for nothing. I have a condition."

"Forehead……"

The corners of Yu Lun's mouth twitched. He knew that there was no free lunch.

"Master Garlon, may I ask what the conditions are?"

Yoren asked.

"Your Night's Watch Rangers often go beyond the Wall, right?"

Garlon said.

"Yes, Master Garlon, our rangers regularly patrol the outer reaches of the wall."

Garen nodded and said, "If you can bring me a dire wolf cub, I will give you 1000 gold dragons. If you can bring me a giant cub, I will give you 3000 gold dragons."

"Diewolf? Giant?"

Upon hearing this, Yuren took a breath and looked at Garlon in horror. He looked at Garlon in disbelief. He never expected that Garlon would put forward such a condition.

"Why, you can't do it?"

Garen said lightly.

"Um...not really."

Yu Lun immediately said embarrassedly.

Of course he wanted to refuse immediately.

Direwolves and giants are among the most dangerous creatures outside the Wall.

But... I can't resist the amount that Garlon gives me!

A dire wolf pup, 1000 gold dragons?

How many weapons, supplies, and horses can this buy?
A giant cub is given 3000 gold dragons!

How much do the night watchmen spend in a year?
Yu Lun's heart was instantly moved.

Giants may be difficult to encounter and catch, but there is still a little hope for direwolves.

"Master Garlon, you know that direwolves are very dangerous and rare, not to mention giants, who are only creatures of legend."

Yoren spoke.

Garlon smiled. He knew that Yuren wanted to bargain.

Otherwise I would have rejected him long ago.

"If you Night's Watchmen don't want this funding, I can also directly cooperate with the wildlings."

Garen said lightly.

"Well, Master Garlon, the savages are stubborn and will not communicate with the outside world."

Yu Lun said stubbornly.

Garen smiled but said nothing, just looked at him.

Yoren was quickly defeated.

"Okay, Master Garlon, I will take your words back to the commander-in-chief. If we get any direwolf pups, we will bring them to you as soon as possible."

"Very good, I look forward to your good news." Garen nodded with satisfaction.

He really wanted to know whether the direwolf could be recognized as a legendary pet on the system panel.

But even if it wasn't, he wouldn't suffer any loss.

In the original book, the direwolves of Robb and others are still very powerful.

If you raise one or two of them, they can serve as your personal bodyguards.

When you have children in the future, you can also match them with your children.

The world of Game of Thrones is full of conspiracies and assassinations.

It would be much better to have a direwolf to protect you.

"Claude, prepare food and hot water for Mr. Yuren."

Garlon instructed Claude.

In the original book, Yoren looks gloomy and sloppy, but he is a rare good man.

"Yes, Master."

……

The next day, Yoren left on a merchant ship.

Earl Selwyn rushed back from outside.

"Galon, there's news about the crossbow you asked me to inquire about."

As soon as he came back, Earl Selwyn found Garlon and told him the good news.

"Oh? Father, where is he?"

Garen immediately said with some surprise.

Some time ago, he saw a mercenary using a continuous crossbow on a merchant ship in Sapphire Port.

This crossbow is strung with an iron plate on top, and the speed of strung is extremely fast. It can shoot an arrow in about 3 seconds, with a total of five shots in a row.

After firing five bursts, it takes about 30 seconds to reload the crossbow.

This kind of repeating crossbow is the most technologically advanced weapon that Garen has ever seen in the Game of Thrones world.

The only drawback is that its range is not very far and its power cannot penetrate armor.

But with continuous firing and ultra-fast winding, none of this is a problem.

After all, on the battlefield, the majority of soldiers are unarmored or wearing leather armor.

The crossbow is mainly used to kill these people.

After discovering this crossbow, Garlon immediately bought it.

After returning and disassembling it with Old Casso, they discovered that the structure inside was very complicated and extremely difficult to replicate.

If they rely on their own research, it will probably take them three to five years before they can figure it out.

So Garlon could only ask Earl Selwyn to find out the source of this crossbow.

I didn't expect to get news so soon.

"From Pentos."

"Pentos?"

Garen showed a look of realization.

Pentos is one of the most prosperous free trade cities.

This free trade city-state is quite special.

Pentos is prosperous, and they were once involved in continuous wars with Braavos.

Later, at great expense to the people, four princes were successively removed.

After a hard-fought victory, Pentos and Braavos signed a peace treaty.

The peace agreement brought nearly a hundred years of peace and prosperity to Pentos.

But it also castrated Pentos in military terms.

The peace treaty stipulated that the people of Pentos could not own more than 20 warships, hire mercenaries, contract free mercenary bands, or maintain any army beyond the city guard.

This resulted in Pentos being considered the most vulnerable of the Free Cities, despite its massive walls.

For this reason, the governors of Pentos maintain a friendly attitude towards the other Free Cities and the Dothraki horselords, cultivating relationships with a series of powerful Dothraki khals over the years, sending them gifts and gold and silver to ensure they are not violated.

This is also why in the original book, Governor Pentos gave Daenerys to King Drogo.

In addition to paying "annual tribute", Pentos will also develop various city defense weapons to protect itself.

Pentos is famous for the catapults and crossbows installed on the city walls.

This is why the horse kings are willing to accept bribes from Pentos.

If Pentos was truly vulnerable and could be broken at the first blow, they would have already razed Pentos to the ground and plundered this most prosperous free trade castle.

The repeating crossbow came from Pentos, which made perfect sense.

"Father, can I buy it?"

Garen asked the question that concerned him most.

Earl Selwyn shook his head. "It is said that this crossbow originated from the residence of the newly promoted Governor Mopatis in Pentos. I am not familiar with this Governor Mopatis."

Governor of Mopatis?

Garen frowned.

"Father, what is the full name of this Governor of Mopatis?"

Lord Selwyn looked at Garen and asked in surprise, "Illyrio Mopatis, what's wrong?"

It really is him.

Garen was a little amused.

I didn't expect it was Governor Illyrio.

This Illyrio is the same Governor of Pentos who gave Daenerys to Drogo.

It is said that Illyrio was a close friend of Varys in his youth.

"Father, Pentos is not far away. Why don't I go there myself?"

Garen spoke.

It only takes five days to sail from Tas Island to Pentos, which is not far. This kind of repeating crossbow is an absolute killer on the battlefield and it is worth his personal trip.

Of course, what he wanted to know most was whether Illyrio had any dragon eggs in his hands now!

In the original book, Illyrio gave Daenerys three dragon eggs.

"You're going there yourself?"

Lord Selwyn hesitated for a moment.

But after thinking about it, he agreed.

After all, Garlon has ambitious goals, and it would be difficult for him to grow without going through some trials and tribulations.

It would be nice to go to Pentos and see the world.

"Okay, but when you go out, be careful and cautious."

"I understand, Father."

Seeing that Earl Selwyn agreed, Garlon smiled.

(End of this chapter)