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#358 - Chapter 92: Where the Storm Begins

Jon took a deep breath and slowly began, "Maester Aemon, Sam, I've encountered a matter that makes me hesitant, and I hope to hear your opinions. Mance Rayder is determined not to surrender, but there are still hundreds of thousands of wildlings beyond the Wall. Stannis's patience has been exhausted..." His eyes revealed a trace of worry, and then he spoke of his plan—he intended to join forces with Stannis to launch a surprise attack on the wildlings. They needed to capture...or directly kill these wildlings before the Others did. After all, in this battle of life and death, survival is the most crucial thing.

That evening, Jon went to Stannis's room and expressed his willingness to cooperate with him. The two sides would work together to launch a large-scale operation against the wildlings beyond the Wall.

Stannis was clearly very surprised. He stared at Jon with wide eyes, incredulously saying, "I really didn't expect that you would take the initiative to make such a suggestion."

Jon sighed helplessly and replied, "I have no choice. In a month and a half at most, the real winter will arrive. We must take action, or the consequences will be unimaginable. My brother Bran once said that the Others will definitely reach the foot of the Wall soon. If we don't take action now, everyone will die at the hands of the Others and become one of them. No matter what choice we make, the outcome won't be better than this."

Stannis said, "You're right. We've been more than generous to these wildlings. Like that King-Beyond-the-Wall, he completely ignored my kindness, but I'm still willing to give him one last chance. Tomorrow morning, I will make a final attempt to persuade them to surrender. At the same time, I will release some wildling prisoners to go back and persuade their people to surrender."

Jon sighed helplessly, "Actually, I didn't want to do this. Originally, I planned to wait for Robb to lead his army to reinforce us before taking action. That way, we would have more troops, and the casualties would be minimized for both ourselves and the wildlings. But Robb is launching a final attack on House Bolton, and time is tight, so we can't wait any longer. We have to do it ourselves."

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Dragonstone, an important island located between Blackwater Bay and the Narrow Sea, is surrounded by steep cliffs, forming a natural barrier. Only the southwestern quarter has relatively flat terrain suitable for some agriculture. Once, a small number of people lived here, making a living by herding and fishing, leading a simple, self-sufficient life.

However, since Stannis Baratheon abandoned Dragonstone, the tranquility here has been completely shattered. The former farmland is barren and abandoned, and to avoid retaliation from the mainland, the fishermen have also left to find new livelihoods. Today, Dragonstone is just a scene of desolation and decline. The sea breeze howls past, blowing up dust, as if telling the story of past glory and present desolation. Standing on the island, looking around, the surrounding area is full of turbulent sea, boundless and infinite. The waves beat against the cliffs, making loud noises that are frightening.

“Roar—” Accompanied by a high-pitched dragon roar, a huge dragon soared across the sky. The dragon circled and soared in the air, and the airflow generated by the flapping of its wings caused the surrounding clouds to roll. This is the first time in more than 100 years that a dragon has visited this place!

Looking far away, you can see countless ships densely covering the sea. These ships are of various sizes, but without exception, they all fly the three-headed red dragon flag, symbolizing the identity of the visitors. It turned out that this was the first expeditionary force led by Daenerys, and they arrived at Dragonstone aboard a full 1,300 ships.

However, because the port on the east side of Dragonstone has been in disrepair for many years, large areas of wooden docks have collapsed and been damaged. The Queen's army fleet can only slowly enter the port, but cannot find a suitable berthing position.

Daenerys and the others landed on the beach together in a small boat. When her feet stepped on the sand, a familiar yet strange feeling surged into her heart. She took a few steps forward, then reached out and gently stroked the land. This was her birthplace!

Missandei saw this and stepped forward to ask softly, "What's wrong, Your Majesty? Is there something on your mind?"

Daenerys slowly stood up, gently patted off the sand on her hands, and then slowly said, "Actually, it's nothing special, but suddenly I feel that the feeling of returning home is not as exciting and surging as I originally imagined." After saying this, she turned and walked towards the fortress on the island.

Tyrion quickly said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly, but for the sake of your own safety, I think it's best to let the soldiers do some necessary preparations first."

Grey Worm then stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, if you allow me, let me go."

Daenerys nodded in agreement. So, Grey Worm waved his hand behind him, and two Unsullied hundred-man teams immediately entered the castle. Behind them, many small boats were constantly shuttling between the fleet and the shore, transporting a large number of soldiers and craftsmen here, while speeding up the repair of the docks so that those large seagoing ships could dock smoothly.

At this moment, the three dragons had already begun searching for their favorite places on the island to prepare to land. You should know that Dragonstone once had as many as twelve dragons living here!

Daenerys withdrew her gaze, then turned to Tyrion and asked, "Is there any new news from Galon's side?"

Tyrion said, "Lord Galon, there is no news yet, but Pentos replied that he has received his order and is preparing. That will become our forward base, and the Dothraki cavalry will be sent over one after another."

Since separating at Vaes Dothrak, Daenerys rode the dragon Rhaegal and flew directly back to Meereen. The ministers under her command were all talented people. With their concerted efforts, Meereen was governed in an orderly and prosperous manner.

Barristan, the veteran who had experienced many battles, lived up to expectations and captured Yunkai, and wiped out all the rebellious forces. Not only that, he also took advantage of the victory to sweep away twenty-three small city-states that supported the slave owners, completely cutting off the Good Masters' attempt to restore their power. Although Barristan has his own principles and bottom lines, and sometimes even openly contradicts his superiors, as long as he accepts the order, he will do his best to carry it out.