Game of Thrones: The Legend of Jon Arctic - ASOIAF/GOT [Book - 1]

Chapter 187 - Welcome to Yi-Ti.

[Chapter Size: 3000 Words.]

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Thrid Person POV

Yi-Ti, 296 AC.

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Yin was finally in sight that morning on the horizon as the 50 Arctic ships approached. Yi-Ti was an isolated empire, bordered only by the Jade Sea, with few daring to venture beyond to the other side of Essos. This country was quite closed off, but at the same time, Jon had acquired a great deal of knowledge about it through greensight, which had greatly helped Arctic grow so quickly in such a short time.

This land did not have the same noble system as Westeros, though it had its own hierarchy. The warriors here were called samurai, unlike the so-called knights of Westeros, where even men like Gregor Clegane were considered knights who were expected to uphold a code to protect the weak and innocent. Here, the samurai order followed a philosophy of honor, defending what was right above all else, and fought with true honor. Jon thought that even his uncle would be considered lacking compared to the honor code of this class.

The ships outside the city, mainly those of fishermen, soon noticed the 50 vessels approaching from the ocean.

"What flag is that?" one of the men in a boat commented in his native language.

"I don't... it's an unknown flag... shouldn't we alert the city?" his companion asked.

The first man looked over at another fishing boat 20 meters away, with a small group of fishermen on board. He yelled and pointed toward the approaching ships, which were still a fair distance away. The man on the other boat looked at the ships in surprise, then turned back to his companion, equally baffled.

"What should we do?" his colleague asked.

"Let's go back to the city! We must inform our lord!" he replied, and the other man nodded, and they began quickly rowing back to the port of Yin.

The noble in charge of the city was conversing with some other samurai when men hurriedly came to fetch him, informing him of the fifty ships approaching directly toward the city.

"Is this true?" he asked, surprised.

"Yes... we don't recognize their flag, and it's on all fifty ships," a guard reported.

"I see... this is a bit concerning..." he muttered thoughtfully, before making a decision.

"Very well, gather the men, and let's see what these ships want..." he ordered, and everyone nodded. They assembled a large number of guards dressed in the standard armor of medieval Japan, while the noble and a few others wore samurai armor.

Quickly, his group began marching toward the port, gathering nearly all of the city's guards. After all, they were in the midst of a war; a fleet of ships appearing out of nowhere was highly suspicious, and it wouldn't be the first time their enemies had tried to attack Yin due to its importance as almost all maritime trade flowed through it. It was the second-largest city in the empire.

The city lord approached the port with many citizens watching the ships with suspicious gazes, as they could now see the vessels just ten minutes away. Meanwhile, the Arcticans were equally curious about Yin and all of Yi-Ti, observing the city from a distance, which looked vastly different from anything they were accustomed to in Westeros and Essos.

As Jon gathered with the girls to see the city from the ship's edge, he couldn't help but feel excited. He had seen much of Yi-Ti through greensight when learning from some of the great merchants and thinkers of these lands, but seeing this land in person was far more impressive.