Chapter 36 The Storm Is Coming

Conquest calendar 284 June.

Three months passed in a blink of an eye.

The dreary sky was covered with thick clouds, as if a heavy rain was coming.

What the naked eye can see in the distance is that a storm is brewing, with lightning and thunder, torrential rain and strong winds.

Under this natural disaster, warships were spreading out formations on the sea, slashing waves and sailing silently. sailed into the distance.

Viserys was standing on the second deck of the Black Death at the moment, facing the roaring sea breeze, his long silver-gold hair fluttered in the wind, revealing his white forehead.

The boy wore a clean and tidy leather armor with metal pieces inlaid on key parts such as his chest and abdomen to protect his vitals. He wore a short sword around his waist, and he also held a bow and a quiver in his hand, looking heroic.

And there are many soldiers on the deck below him who are busy with their own work, withdrawing the raised sails, fixing things on the deck that cannot be dragged to the warehouse, and fully preparing for the coming storm.

"The storm is coming."

"Your Highness."

And at this time.

A hoarse voice came from behind Viserys. It was Ser Jeffrey, the commander of the Dragonstone Fleet.

The little old man has now changed his casual clothes and put on armor, because they are not far from the destination of this trip.

"Why did you choose this time to attack?"

As a veteran who has been displaced at sea for most of his life, Sir Geoffrey is no stranger to storms. The sky near Dragonstone Island was already gloomy and terrifying half a month ago. It looks like a big storm is coming. .

Originally, Sir Geoffrey had decided that all the ships of the Dragonstone Fleet would hide in the harbor for the past few days, waiting for the passing of the storm surge.

According to the old Sir's experience in the sea for half his life, the storm is not terrible. As long as the ship is not sailed for a few days when the storm comes, and the ship is fastened with ropes, the loss from a storm will not be too great.

However, for some unknown reason, Viserys wanted to launch a raid on the Baratheon fleet that Storm's End was building and had yet to take shape.

The reason he gave was that the enemy must not have thought that they would launch a surprise attack when the storm was about to come.

And at this time, you can destroy all the enemy's warships in one go, hitting the enemy's morale heavily.

This kind of 'half strike' is more useful than harassing Storm's End to prevent them from building a fleet in the first place.

And it can also lead the fleet to successfully escape the attack of this storm surge.

However, although Viserys is eloquent, the content is actually a bit dry and has little weight.

And this is actually a very risky behavior.

But what everyone did not expect was that after careful consideration, the old Sir actually agreed to such a bold adventure as Viserys.

So the Dragonstone Island fleet pulled anchor and set sail, escaped the center of the vortex where the storm was approaching at the fastest speed, passed through the Blackwater Bay and the throat where the storm was approaching, bypassed the sharp corner, and sailed into the distance.

All was well in the beginning, the fleet left Dragonstone early, before the storm.

However, in the next few days, as the fleet traveled over the sea, the old jazz's heart became colder and colder, and he was even slightly afraid.

Because the fleet has been sailing for several days and has not yet come out of the coverage of this storm, it is enough to see how huge the scale of this storm will be.

If he hadn't listened to Viserys' advice, he stubbornly decided to keep the fleet in port, hoping to weather the storm.

So now I am afraid that this royal fleet will be hit hard and almost completely engulfed by the sea.

So he was curious about how Viserys made such a judgment, and why he asked the fleet to leave Dragonstone for an expedition at a critical period when the queen was about to give birth.

Could it be that this boy also predicted that this storm would be unprecedented in magnitude?

"Could it be that Your Highness also guessed something?"

The old Sir asked curiously.

And at this time.

boom--

The sea was choppy, and the surging waves hit the deck fiercely. The storm finally caught up with the fleeing Dragonstone Island fleet after half a month.

wow-

A heavy rain fell in an instant, wantonly venting the anger accumulated in the past few days, and the soldiers on the lower deck were scrambling to fix things on the deck.

Viserys stood above and grasped the railing tightly, and the sea breeze roared into his ears and almost drowned out the voice of the two people talking.

The boy struggled to hear Sir Geoffrey's words, then shook his head and responded loudly.

"Do not!"

"I guessed it too!"

However, the old sergeant was not satisfied with this answer. He also grabbed the railing hard and raised his head to look at the dark sky in the distance. The crackling rain above his head was pouring down, the wind was fierce, and the rain was pouring.

"Oh, is it?"

Immediately withdrew his gaze into the distance, turned his head, and gave the boy a meaningful look.

Since the meeting between the old and the young three months ago, Sir Geoffrey felt that there was something magical about the boy, sometimes smart and sometimes stupid.

And the reason why he agreed to such a risky move as Viserys and set off on an expedition before the storm was about to come was because he had received a letter from the Academy not long ago.

The Academy has a bachelor who is responsible for observing astronomical phenomena. In recent days, letters have been sent to the cities and islands along the east coast of Westeros.

All of them indicate that the Narrow Sea will experience the most powerful storm surge ever recorded in the near future, according to observations by the Bachelor of Astronomy.

The bachelor of astronomy wearing a bronze bachelor's collar predicted that this time the largest storm surge vortex ever recorded in Westeros will be near Dragonstone.

The Citadel has not changed its attitude because of the changing hands of the Iron Throne. The purpose of the Maesters is to serve all mankind. Like the brothers of the Night's Watch, the Maesters are considered to be servants of Westeros.

Any bachelor is theoretically apolitical.

So they also sent a letter to Dragonstone, delivering a warning message.

At first, however, Sir Geoffrey didn't take it seriously.

But as the terrifying astronomical phenomenon became more and more obvious, the old jazz couldn't help but beat the drum in his heart, but he didn't make up his mind after all.

After all, the queen is about to give birth, and the fleet should guard the side of Dragonstone Island to prevent another accident.

However, Viserys' words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, and finally made the old Sir make up his mind and lead the fleet to escape from Dragonstone.

If the fleet is all buried in the storm, then the safety of the queen will naturally not be guaranteed.