New Gith was built on a long and narrow island that was two kilometers wide and eight kilometers long. Since the Gene Island at the southern end was like a crab, extending two large pincers to protect the small island of New Gith in the center, the sea near the harbor was very calm.
On the blue mirror-like sea, there were hundreds of big ships hovering. There were bright red wooden ships, fast rowing boats painted white, black ships with big bellies … Many were like Danny and the others, waiting for the arrival of the sea breeze.
You asked why they were not like Earth, accurately estimating the arrival of the monsoon every year, and then sailing with the monsoon?
Haha, in this fantasy world, even the seasons were not fixed, where did the monsoon come from?
Danny had been here for almost half a year, but only the temperature changes brought by the latitude — the closer to the north, the colder, the hotter the south — she did not feel the slightest change of seasons.
In the afternoon, the blue sea and the sky were one color, the green canvas on the mast was as soft as an old grandmother's nipple. In the shade of the bow, a few people chatted while looking at the scenery.
When it came to the change of seasons, Whitebeard told Danny that summer was not completely over, and there was at least another year of "Summer of Ghosts."
Danny was very interested in the idea of "Summer of Ghosts," so she asked the old man to explain.
But before Whitebeard could speak, Chora said first, "People in the north understand the change of seasons better than people in the south.
Summer can have many harvests, providing people with a lot of food, and the poor can also not worry about food and clothing, so everyone looks forward to the arrival of 'Eternal Summer.'
However, the sunshine in summer is long, and the weather is often too hot, causing drought.
Especially at the end of the Long Summer, which lasts for several years, the weather is too hot, and a lot of water evaporates into the sky, making the sky gray, haze, and water vapor everywhere. This season is called 'Summer of Ghosts.'
There is no doubt that this summer has lasted for 11 years, and it must be considered Long Summer, but after Long Summer, the last year must be 'Summer of Ghosts.' After Summer of Ghosts, there is a year of autumn, and after autumn … "
Speaking of this, Chora's face became solemn, and he sighed, "After Long Summer, there will be a long winter that lasts for several years, and winter is coming!
As for the Westeros, the peasants have been conscripted into soldiers by their lords. They definitely won't be able to accumulate enough food in the next two years. When winter comes in two years, who knows how many people will die … The South may not be afraid of the long winter, but the North … "
"Count Mormont is right." It was rare for Whitebeard to agree with Chora's words. "Before I left the Seven Kingdoms, the Pivotal Opportunity had already assigned White Crows to various places."
Danny raised her eyebrows. "White Crow?"
"There's a City of Learning in the old town. You know about it, right?"
Seeing Danny nod, Whitebeard continued, "The change of seasons is closely related to the lives of the people of the Seven Kingdoms. However, the civilians and nobles do not understand the climate and astronomical phenomena. They can only rely on the scholars of the City of Knowledge.
The City of Knowledge formed a committee to measure the length of the day, observe the changes in the constellations, and observe other objects of observation that I do not know.
The people of the Observation Committee gathered the collected data and sent it to the central committee in the City of Knowledge — the management group of the City of Knowledge.
One had to know that only doctors were qualified to attend the meeting of the Pivotal Opportunity Committee.
A group of the most knowledgeable and experienced doctors could accurately calculate the changes of the four seasons through the collected data. Then, they would use White Crows to send the information to the fiefdoms of the various lords. "
That seemed quite advanced!
Danny nodded and asked, "Did the doctors ever make a mistake?"
Whitebeard heard this and his expression suddenly became absent-minded. It seemed that her words had reminded him of a painful memory.
"The wrong spring!" Chora Mormont said gloomily.
Whitebeard closed his eyes. After a while, he suddenly opened them again. The pain in his eyes had disappeared. He said softly, "After summer, there is a year of autumn. After the long winter, there is also a year of warm spring. Whenever spring comes, everyone knows that the cruel winter has passed and the beautiful summer is coming.
When the White Pigeons of the City of Knowledge bring the news of spring to everyone, the people of the country will take out the last of their stored food and celebrate the spring. "
Danny nodded. It was probably the Spring Festival for the Westeros.
A few years of summer, a year of autumn, and a few years of winter, and finally, a year of spring came.
Hmm, the Westeros are so miserable. On average, they can only celebrate the Spring Festival once every ten years …
Whitebeard continued, "But at the end of winter, the weather may be abnormal. The weather will warm up as if spring has arrived. But then, the winter will still be cold. People can't grow crops and can't resume production.
The last time the wrong spring happened was during the early stages of the War of the Usurpers, about 18 years ago.
The White Crows of the Pivotal Opportunity came to King's Landing. The Lord of Harlenburg, Count Hean, invited all the warriors of the Seven Kingdoms to a tournament to show his status and to celebrate the coming summer.
Your brother, Prince Rega, was very brave. He defeated all the strong enemies and won the tournament.
But he put the Winter Rose Crown, representing the 'Queen of Love and Beauty', on the lap of Robert Byra Theon's fiancée, Lyanna of the House of Stark, and not on the head of his wife, Princess Elia Martell of Dorne.
The scene at that time … Sigh, I don't need to say the rest. You probably already understand, right? "
Retard? Brain filled with sperm? Met true love?
Danny couldn't be sure of her cheap brother's thoughts.
In the Qidian novels, most of the time, the woman looked down on the man and broke the engagement. This kind of plot was commonly known as the 'Annulment Trend'. There were three famous annulments in this world. But, it was the man who annulled the engagement with the woman.
The woman didn't shout things like "Life is full of ups and downs" or "Don't look down on a poor girl". But the woman's parents were ruthless and made the scumbag pay a bigger price.
About 60 years ago, Danny Liz's uncle, Duncan Targaryen, known as the 'Short Duncan', annulled the engagement with Duke Theon Byra's daughter for a commoner, 'Jenny of the City of Barren Stone'.
Well, Prince Duncan wasn't short. The reason why he was called the 'Short Duncan' was because there was a legendary knight in the Kingsguard, 'Tall Duncan'. Yes, that Sir Duncan was very tall. Tall Duncan was a great knight. Even the king was a knight's attendant for him. Obviously, Prince Duncan's name came from Knight Duncan.
Crown Prince Duncan paid the price of a throne and a sister. This also planted the fuse for the destruction of the Targaryen family in the future.
The ending of the man who annulled the engagement wasn't bad. He didn't love the country and only loved beauties. The legendary story was passed down by countless bards. In the end, he even received the good name of 'Prince Flare'.
Many young ladies fell in love with Prince Flare because of this story. They were crazy with envy towards Jenny of the City of Barren Stone.
The second man who annulled the engagement was Danny's brother, Rhaegar. He didn't annul the engagement because when he met his true love, he was already married and had two children.
(Ps: In the TV series' Game of Thrones', Rhaegar annulled the engagement and quietly found a priest to annul his marriage with Princess Illya of Dorne. Poor Princess Illya, she didn't even know that she was rejected until she died!)
Rhaegar paid an even heavier price: his wife was killed by Qiang, his son and daughter died tragically, his father died tragically, his family was destroyed and the Targaryen dynasty ended.
Yes, he also died.
The word 'tragic' was written in large letters.
From this moment on, about a year later, the third man who annulled the engagement would be born. Robb Stark would fall in love with the daughter of a small noble family, the daughter of Marquis Frey who annulled the engagement.
By the way, the woman who made Robb annul the engagement was also called Jenny.
The name 'Jenny' was poisonous.
Robb also paid a heavy price: his own life, his dream of becoming the King of the Northern Territory, half of his mother died tragically (resurrected as a soul-seeking vengeful spirit), countless Northern nobles died tragically and the House of Stark family was on the verge of destruction.
"Wrong season, wrong choice, that was the most wrong spring!" Whitebeard concluded.
"Crew of the Seyduleon, please take note. This is the New Gith Customs Patrol! Crew of the Seyduleon, please take note. This is the New Gith Customs Patrol … "
A voice came from the sea outside the ship. The other party shouted five times in Valleglia with an accent. His voice was loud and clear, and even though they were dozens of meters away, even Danny and the rest at the bow of the ship could hear it.
Sir Jorah walked to the side of the ship and looked down for a moment. He came back and said, "The New Gith Customs boat is docked beside our merchant ship. It seems that they want to check our cargo."
"Why is that? We didn't even enter the dock area, "Danny said, puzzled.
"The last time we anchored here from Pentos to Kars, we were also checked. According to Grollet, the New Gith people are here to prevent pirate ships from sneaking into the harbor in disguise, "Whitebeard said.
Danny's interest was piqued when she heard this. She led the way to the entrance of the warehouse, and the rest immediately followed.
There were two Gith warriors in leather armor and a middle-aged official in a dark robe. They were stout and had amber skin, wide noses and black eyes.
The most unforgettable thing was that the three Gith people, whether they were soldiers or officials, all had straight red and black hair.
It was not dyed. It was natural black and red, and it was combed into the hairstyle of the Immortals in Slam Dunk.
It was a pity that they did not have the looks of the Immortals. It was a little ugly.
They said that they wanted to check the cargo, but in fact, they just went down to take a look. After confirming that it was really cargo and not armed personnel, the Gith people came up.
The whole process took no more than three minutes.
"So fast, what are you all checking?" Danny asked the official who was climbing up to the deck from the cabin.
"Ah, you …" The man was stunned at first, then suddenly said excitedly, "You are the Mother Of Dragons, the Queen of the Land of the Setting Sun, Danny Liz Targaryen!? I heard that you bought a camel and planned to go by land … The people of Meereen are still looking forward to seeing dragons day and night! "
I'll let them see enough.
Danny nodded. "I am Danny Liz."
"Oh, I am the customs commissioner of New Gith, Zhanak zo Lorak." He quickly saluted and introduced himself.
"Hello, Mr. Lorak." After greeting, Danny was puzzled. "You know the route I originally planned?"
The Gith people proudly waved their hands and pointed to the thousands of ships floating on the sea. "New Gith is the gateway to the Western World. The news of the birth of the True Dragon is spread among the sailors at the docks."
When the two New Gith soldiers and a few sailors climbed up to the deck, the middle-aged customs officer explained, "Mother Of Dragons, you may not know, but the Summer Sea has been very turbulent in the past six months. There have been many incidents of pirates looting merchant ships.
Especially in the area near Valleglia in the Sea of Sorrow, some people have seen red demon ships appearing in the fog. "
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