Chapter 254 Skellig: Now it’s us who want revenge.
The mighty dragon boat stands on the cliff.
This ship is said to have once been the vehicle of Tyr, son of Hamdor, and had outstanding military exploits. Unfortunately, due to the erosion of time, it can no longer navigate the sea. But the Tursek family still kept this ship that accompanied their ancestors in arms and moved it to the cliff closest to the sea on Little Skellig Island as a memorial.
Each generation of Tursek family patriarchs will carefully repair the dragon boat and the land around it to preserve the traces of their achievements. The druid of the Ring of Oak specifically planted an oak seed in the cabin of the dragon ship at the request of Chief Tursek. After thousands of years, the oak tree had grown to the height of the tower, and the dragon ship also Completely integrated with the oak trees, the mountain cliffs, the small Skellig Island, and the Tursek family.
A high platform was built around the dragon boat, and a series of torches, braziers, and a grand bonfire were lit. The shields and coats of arms of the seven major families were hung on the oak tree, and the indigo beast roaring shield of the Tursek family was in the center. , the other six major families defended it.
East sat on the dragon boat, with his back against the huge oak tree, the howling wind above his head, and the cliffs connected to the waves at his feet, as if he had turned the entire Skellige into his own throne.
The previous king banquet was interrupted due to the ice giant's attack on the Todaloch family. At this moment, the king of the islands finally ushered in his true coronation.
Dona Ann Cinda stood before the oak tree. He is the most lenient elder among the seven major families, and is also the lord of Freya's temple. He has a transcendent status on the island. At the same time, he and East also have a very close blood relationship. As the master of the coronation ceremony, The gift couldn't be more appropriate.
Bran still has to avoid suspicion for many reasons.
Lord Dona opened his arms and chanted loudly to the crowd in front of him: "Not long ago, the evil Svablo sect followers attacked our banquet, causing a large number of warriors from the seven families to return to the sea. Pictured East of the Irsek family led the soldiers to destroy the enemy for us and filled the gaps for the achievements of our ancestors."
A remaining statue of Svablo stood on the high platform, and the huge bonfire was burned with it things. As Dona praised East's achievements, cheers began to come from under the high platform.
"Misfortune never comes singly. Not long ago, Svablo's fallen ones attacked Udvik again. The monsters that drove the entire island almost led to the destruction of our brotherly family." A statue of the evil god was found on the ice giant
. , this matter was completely determined, and the ice giant's riot was attributed to the Svablo sect's conspiracy.
Lord Harold of the Todaloch family led his people under the high platform, his eyes full of gratitude and sobriety. After the Druid's treatment, he has now regained his energy, but occasionally has some stress reactions similar to post-traumatic stress disorder.
The patriarchs of the other four major families were also stationed below, and they were at the front of the team to witness East's ascension to the throne.
"Countless warriors died in the disaster, but all the pain was fortunately ended by one person." Dona waved his cane, "Today, all the sorrow has come to an end; today, I worship the grace of Our Lady, ancestors, and families Granted, we have welcomed our new ruler -"
Everyone's eyes moved towards the direction of the staff in Dona's hand - in fact, everyone's eyes had never moved away from there. East stood up slowly under the focus of his eyes, with an iron crown on his head and a bronze sword in his hand.
There was no need to announce his name. Dona took a step back and came to the edge of the high platform. Everyone else followed the elder's movements and bent their backs and lowered their heads.
"Let us swear allegiance to the new king. This is the choice of the islands, our ancestors, and the gods -"
Screams and cheers rang out, and East's name became an inspiring slogan, and the warriors raised their hands high. Weapons, the fervent sound drowned out the wind and waves.
Bran showed a satisfied smile in the audience; Madman Lugo crossed his arms and looked unhappy, but he couldn't take his eyes away from East's body.
Jutta, the newly appointed lord of the Dimen family, quietly moved to Kratz's side and whispered: "Lan... why didn't Duke Lannister come? As your Majesty's nephew, he should be present."
Kratz He scratched his beard, and the smile on his face became even more uncontrollable.
"Lan will come...but we have to wait for a while first."
...
East stood up from the throne of the dragon boat and opened his arms. Seeing that the king wanted to say something, the cheers suddenly died down, and those bright eyes stared directly upward.
East's face was full of emotion and his voice was full of determination: "I experienced such a scene more than ten years ago. This is the second time for many people to witness me wearing the crown. I am grateful that you can continue to support me now. Thank you."
"There are no secrets in the archipelago. Why am I standing here again? I believe everyone has heard about it."
There is no secret in the archipelago. Someone immediately shouted loudly under the high platform:
"Avenge the queen!"
"Fuck you to death !" Forgards!"
Cintra's national policy of heavy weapons and swords is in line with the values of the islanders. East also has many fans in Skellige, which makes Calanthe not weak in Skellige. popularity. After the defeat of Cintra and the death of Calanthe, the intensity of Skellige's pirates' attacks on Nilfgaard's coast had spontaneously increased by more than one level.
After East ascended the throne, the king's personal hatred naturally turned into the country's family hatred.
In addition to the slogan of revenge for Calanthe, there are other slogans mixed in at this moment:
"Avenge the 'blood-red' lord!"
Lord Torzir, nicknamed "blood-red", the elder of the Tursek family, After all, he was unable to survive and was buried deep in the castle by the Nilfgaardian trebuchet. By the time everyone dug him out, even Lan's system was powerless.
The islanders have one more reason to start a war.
At this thought, East's face could not hide the sadness. To him, Thorgil is a stern but kind elder. Most of his skills in maritime maneuvers were learned from Thorgil when he was young.
"There are no secrets in the Islands. I believe everyone knew what happened in our territory not long ago." "I
would like to say: the Nilfgaardians are a threat and will eventually point the finger at the Islands after he sweeps the north; or that "We Skelligs and Nilfgaardians are enemies, and there will eventually be a battle between us." "
These reasons are honorable enough, but - we don't need them at the moment."
"We have only one reason, and that is - Glorious revenge!"
The Skellige people are far away from the mainland. There is no need to consider politics or the truth of death on the island. They are tough by nature and are more willing to do whatever they want. "Revenge" is far away for them. A more appropriate reason than any righteousness.
Although Torzir is not as kind as Dona, he is still a respected senior. Moreover, it was always only the Islanders who plundered the Southerners, but now the Islanders were actually penetrated into the hinterland by the Southerners, and even assassinated a lord of the seven major families and destroyed a castle?
This is a disgrace to all Skellige people and a stain on the honor of all islanders!
"Tolzir's courage is like a strong ship. He has shared his treasure countless times when the people of his territory were destitute. Even the castle of the Southern Emperor could not escape doom due to his bravery."
"But the Nilfgaardians, they have no glory, they brought trebuchets from the south! The walls fell, and the islanders were buried in them. The sea of rubble swallowed up the warriors, devoured our lord and his loyal guard! "
Even the patriarchs of the other six major families can't control their emotions at this moment. No matter how humble and polite they are or how generous they are to their people, their blood will boil like a wave when faced with what the Nilfgians do.
"War on Nilfgaard!"
Madman Lugo and Kratz shouted together, raising their weapons. The two feuding families now finally have their first common goal.
A rumbling sound suddenly came, and there seemed to be a slight earthquake on the cliff. The excited islanders were suddenly suffocated. The crowd was slightly panicked for a while, and some people clenched their weapons, but then they showed expressions of excitement and anticipation.
The Islands have no secrets.
The continuous rumbling sound suddenly stopped, and then a bright emerald-colored sun suddenly appeared ten steps away from East. The light was so dazzling that the onlookers on the island couldn't help but raise their arms to cover their eyes.
But knowing what was about to happen, they couldn't bear to miss the scene in front of them, so they tried their best to keep their eyes open, and even shed tears because of it.
The bright spot taller than the oak tree slowly extinguished, and a blue-white giant like a sculpture appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
His face was ferocious, but his expression was actually solemn. Every muscle on his body was as sharp and angular as a rock, and every breath was accompanied by the waves rolling in everyone's ears.
Lord Harold and the other members of the Todaloch family reflexively took a step back.
But then everyone saw the blond knight standing on the giant's shoulders.
They saw the ice giant bending towards his king, bowing his head, and kneeling on one knee. Then the blond knight jumped off the ice giant's shoulder. The shoulder was still one floor above the ground, but judging from the blond knight's movements, it seemed to be just a small step.
There are no secrets in the archipelago. Everyone knows that after the new king East wiped out the Svablo sect, he led a team of less than a hundred people into the mountains to fight against the ice giant in order to save the Todaloch family. The new king's nephew, Duke Lannister, led his demon hunters and played a decisive role.
Not only did they defeat the ice giant, they even tamed the ice giant!
What an honor! Looking through the history of the archipelago, no ancestor has ever accomplished such a feat!
Although it was the Duke of Lannister who tamed the ice giant, the Duke of Lannister was the nephew of the King of East, and the honor of the Duke of Lannister was also the honor of the King of East.
Look, the monster that has been wreaking havoc in the poetry of the archipelago for thousands of years is now bowing, kneeling, and saluting the new king of the archipelago!
"My King East!"
Even the tsunami could not suppress the fanatical atmosphere of the islanders at this moment.
Lann jumped off the Ice Giant's shoulders and gave a slight salute to East, then turned around and gestured to the Ice Giant's palm to open, and pulled out a Nilfgaardian officer wearing the black armor of a senior officer.
He was cleaned up and his armor was polished, but his face was frightened, his spirit was broken, and he could no longer speak a word.
Seeing the Nilfgaardians appearing, the islanders began to shout with anger. If it weren't for the fact that East and Lan were on top, they would have started spitting and throwing axes at it.
Lann held the officer down in front of East like a prisoner, facing the islanders, and then took a step back to get out of the way.
"In the name of the King of Skellige, I sentence the sinner to beheaded. His head will be thrown into the mountains, his body will be thrown into the sea, and his soul will never be able to return to the mainland. The sinner will be touched by this black sun forever. Wandering in the realm of death until the end of the age." East raised his weapon, "And the war between Skellige and Nilfgaard begins now!"
Without giving the captives a single unnecessary word, the knife Light flashed and blood spurted out.
The head was split from the body. The islanders witnessed the scene with wide eyes, shouting hoarsely and giving the most enthusiastic response deep in their blood: "My king East!"
East raised the head high and said: "Put it on He hung on the bow of our ship, stripped off his armor and tied it to our shield. When we attack Nilfgaard, I will let all the southerners see their incomplete Black Sun symbol!"
" My King East!!!"
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There are not many reasons for sending troops that can mobilize soldiers from all over the country, let alone two at once.
In order to assist Udvik Island, the soldiers of other families have gathered together. There is no need to disband at this moment. They continue to train on the spot, while adding logistics and food to prepare for a long voyage to assist Cintra.
In this heated atmosphere, Lan even suspected that even without Cintra, the Skelligs would sharpen their own swords to attack Nilfgaard directly.
"The crowd is excited, the morale is high, and the military morale is ready." Looking at the broken black sun armor hanging on East's car, Lan couldn't help but sigh.
But before leaving Skellige, Rann still had a few things to wrap up.
Fetov opened the portal, stepped into it, and when he came out, he had returned to the land of oak.
Then, bright emerald light spots appeared around him.
Looking at Lann's figure emerging from it with a sigh on his face, Fetov would never get tired of seeing this novel magic no matter how many times he saw it. He even wanted to discuss with Lann an academic analysis of this magical ability.
Unfortunately, he understood that this young man had more important things to do now.
After Lan had adapted to the surrounding environment, Fetov pointed towards the wooden house on the side: "He is inside. He is a respectable warrior, but unfortunately he has fallen into a deep sleep now. Go wake him up - Lan ."
"Thank you, please." Lann nodded gratefully towards Fetov, turned around and pushed open the door.
A man with a body as strong as a bear was lying on the oak bed. His naked upper body was covered with various knife wounds, burns, claw marks, and tooth marks, like large scars covering small scars, and small scars piercing large scars.
He was breathing deeply and forcefully. When he heard the sound of someone entering the door, he opened his amber vertical pupils vigilantly.
"Ged." Lan asked with concern, "How do you feel now?"
(End of Chapter)