Chapter 736 Golden Heart Wooden Bow

Jaraba Thor is the former 'Prince' of the Safflower Valley Tribe, the son of the last chief to be exact.

A few years after the Usurper War, there was a fierce civil war among the Safflower Valley tribes on the island of Zal. Jaraba's father, the chief at the time, was killed by his own people, and Jaraba Thor also fled in a panic by boat. overseas.

He wandered all the way to the continent of Essos, lobbying various city-states to help him regain his tribe, but he encountered ruthless rejection and ridicule from the city-states.

Then, until Jaraba Thor finally came to King's Landing, King Robert was a little moved by the honor of conquering the Midsummer Islands, but he encountered opposition from his ministers. At that time, the Iron Throne was carrying a huge foreign debt and was unable to launch an expedition. Therefore, Finally had to give up.

Later, this Jaraba Thor did not give up, and came to Viserys, but was also rejected.

But now the prince of the Safflower Valley Tribe has simply abandoned himself and stayed in King's Landing to spend every day. Anyway, the gold and silver jewelry he escaped with was enough for him to be unrestrained for a lifetime.

And now the chief of the Safflower Valley Tribe is the one who usurped the position of Jaraba Thor's father. He was a priest in the tribe, but after killing the chief, he became the new chief, but his age also changed. I am so old that I need a cane to walk.

The chief of the Safflower Valley Tribe cautiously asked Asha to verify that they were not invited by Jaraba Thor to attack the Midsummer Islands, and finally breathed a sigh of relief after receiving a negative answer.

Asha actually saw this dark-skinned fat man when he was in King's Landing. Most people in this city regarded him as a strange laughing stock. Drunk often.

Asha came to the Safflower Valley Tribe to recruit some soldiers to supplement the loss of traveling through the storm, and at the same time, it was the last supply, because the voyage from here was about to reach Nas Island in a few days.

The female general who claimed to be from the Valyrian Empire expressed her intention, and the chief of the Safflower Valley tribe agreed immediately.

In fact, there is nothing he can do if he doesn't agree. The fleet of the empire is lined up on the sea, and there is a tendency to loot if he doesn't agree.

Immediately after that, the chief also kindly invited Asha to be a guest in the tribe, but Asha declined but had to agree.

The fleet lost about a few small warships and hundreds of soldiers when it went through the storm. There are still many young men in the Safflower Valley tribe who are willing to join the fleet.

It was mainly because the Imperial Fleet aggressively blocked the door, which left them deeply shocked and wanted to go outside to take a look.

And their tribal chiefs had no way to stop them, so they had to let it go.

Asha's brief visit to the Safflower Valley tribe also learned some about the culture of this land. After all, the Midsummer Islands will be her neighbors for some time in the future, so it is very necessary to establish a good relationship with the neighbors in advance.

In the Midsummer Isles, people consider the skill of bedding to be an important and even sacred skill, because it is related to the survival of the race, and they regard the act of reproduction as the most sacred sport.

And prostitutes are also respected in this land, and even some of the island's well-born people take up the profession.

The aboriginals of the Midsummer Islands respect their elders and pay homage to the dead. Their customs include drinking and sexual intercourse, and archery is another important cultural skill here, and their special bows can reach farther than others. .

The Midsummer Islands are rich in a special tree called Golden Heart. Bows and arrows made of this tree can be shot very far. Most of the warriors on the island are sharpshooters.

At the same time, the people on the Midsummer Islands also brew a kind of amber liqueur.

Asha tasted this sweet and delicious wine at the tribe's banquet. She even thought it was sweeter than the wine produced in Qingting Island, but it was too sweet and lacked some excitement.

The chief of the Safflower Valley Tribe also focused on introducing his son to Asha. Looking at the dark-skinned man with colorful feathers, he kept showing off his muscles in front of Asha, just like a Courting male peacock, Asha resisted her desire to complain.

The chief's purpose is very clear. He hopes to 'marry' his son to this imperial female general with a heavy hand. This is equivalent to preparing a protective umbrella for him. In the future, he will not have to repeat the same mistakes after his death, and the Safflower Valley tribe will not have to. Endure the humiliation of the Sweet Lotus Valley tribe on the other side of Zal Island.

In recent decades, the Safflower Valley Tribe has lost its strength to its rival on the other side of the island, especially after the outbreak of the civil war. Now the Safflower Valley Tribe has been swallowing its voice. After seeing this strong army passing by, the chief moved his mind to win over.

It's a pity that the Chief's "Beautiful Men's Plan" is somewhat ineffective. Asha is not very interested in the flamboyant "male peacock".

"The fresh water on the island is scarce, so these tribes can only depend on the Safflower Valley tribe."

The chief of the Safflower Valley tribe talked eloquently, mainly to promote how powerful the Safflower Valley tribe was, second only to the three major tribes on Valano Island, hoping to gain the friendship of the Imperial Navy.

And Asha gradually deepened her understanding in the chat with the chief, about this mysterious land that almost no Westeros has set foot in.

She is very interested in the golden heart tree, which is abundant on the local island, and the bows and arrows made of this wood.

Because she had just witnessed the performance of the tribe's soldiers, she used a golden longbow to draw more than 100 pounds of tension, and easily shot out a distance of more than 280 yards, and nailed it hard. up the trunk of the tree, enough to pierce the enemy's leather armor at a distance of two hundred and eighty yards.

In Westeros, most longbows are difficult to shoot at this distance and force, most of which are less than 250 yards away.

Asha wants to purchase a batch of these golden heart wood bows from the chiefs of the Safflower Valley Tribe. It may cost a lot of money to buy such bows and arrows in a city like Volantis, but in a place of origin such as Midsummer Archipelago, the golden heart wood needs a lot of money. There are as many as possible, and the price is not very expensive.

And the chief also wanted to win over the empire's fleet, so naturally the price was not high, and he agreed.

"The number of golden heartwoods here in Safflower Valley is not very large."

"Golden Heart Wood is produced here in Jinshou Peninsula."

The chief promised to send the tribesmen to the Jinshou Peninsula to cut down the golden heart wood, and then provide the imperial army with the golden heart wood bow.

"Chief Dele, why is this called the Golden Head Peninsula?"

And Asha looked at the map of the chief's finger, and she felt a little strange when she heard the name, and then asked casually.

"Oh, because someone here once picked up a piece of gold the size of a human head, and it looks like a human head, so it is called the Golden Head Peninsula."

When the chief heard the translator repeating Asha's question, he waved his hand and said indifferently, while Asha was slightly stunned when she heard his words.