章 187: Cunning Dany
Inside the Black Wall of Volantis, Consulate Square.
Sixty core elite Tiger Cloaks who had just been allowed to enter the Black Wall were surrounding the Dragon Queen and Consul Dofas, separating the curious Black Wall nobles from knowing the content of their conversation.
The Tiger Cloaks were the guards of the free trade city of Volantis, under the command of the Consul of Volantis.
Their name came from the radical Tiger Party. Except for senior officers, most of the soldiers were slaves, with green stripes tattooed on their cheeks as a mark. The Tiger Cloaks were very proud of the tiger stripes. They wore tiger helmets and diamond claws, and the elite troops wore plate chain mail or iron breastplates.
"In fact, the power of our Targaryen is far beyond your imagination. On my way here, a Mataris army was defeated by my three dragons."
Daenerys announced proudly.
This is also one of the reasons why she landed in Volantis.
As the largest dragon, Drogon's flying ability is naturally much stronger than the golden and white Viserion and the green Rhaegal.
After setting off from the pyramids in Meereen, Drogon, who was carrying the Dragon Queen, even flew a little slower in order to take care of the two little brothers.
And Daenerys only had a little knowledge of the geography of the Essos continent. She only knew that although flying northwest could reach Pentos, flying west would lead to the Narrow Sea and King's Landing.
But she also heard that the land in the west and even the northwest of Meereen was wrong, and the Valyrian Road, which had become strange, was in it.
And there might be no one in the Dothraki Sea in the north for hundreds of leagues. If she walked from here, the Dragon Queen would probably starve to death.
So the clever Dany chose to walk along the coastline, replenish food in Volantis or the Disputed Lands, and after the dragons were full, she set off again, flew over the Stone Steps Archipelago, and then landed near the Stormlands.
For safety reasons, Dany controlled Drogon to fly a distance to the west and south, but unexpectedly met an army of Mataris.
The city-state was a traditional ally of Yunkai, and the army heading east was definitely not here to help Dany. After failing to persuade them to surrender, the Dragon Queen decisively ordered the three dragons to spit out dragon flames.
Then, amid the screams of the soldiers of Mataris and the crackling of the burning camp, Daenerys rode the dragon again, leaving behind the camp that was burned into a sea of fire and thousands of soldiers who had fled.
After that, the Dragon Queen and the three dragons stayed nearby for a day, and after the dragons finished hunting and had enough food and drink, they set off again, heading west, flying over the land north of the ruins of Valyria, and walking halfway along the Devil's Road before landing in the East City of Volantis.
Drogon can fly without eating or drinking for a whole day, but Dany can't do it. The food and water in her bag are gone, and she doesn't want to eat half-burned and half-raw beast meat, so she can only stop here to ask for some food and water.
"As long as you take the Unsullied Legion and the mercenaries away from Meereen, we in Volantis can live in peace with the Dragon King family."
The wealthy Dophas raised the wine glass in his hand and took a sip of wine.
In the past ten minutes, he has been negotiating with the Dragon Queen on behalf of Volantis.
The core demand of the three archons is that Daenerys give up her dominance over Slaver's Bay and stop freeing slaves and breaking shackles.
After that, the Dragon Queen can do anything. The archons of Volantis even want to support Daenerys in a fight with the Dragon Kings, so that the Western Continent will not have the power to participate in the war between the Stepstones and the Disputed Lands.
As a member of the Elephant Party, Dophas has always advocated winning through trade, so he does not support the idea of the other two colleagues to take back Slaver's Bay by force.
The Dragon Queen's "visit" to Blackwall gave him hope. He agreed with Malachor Megya of the Tiger Party and Nesiso Wisama of the Elephant Party that as long as they reached an agreement with the Dragon Queen to withdraw from Meereen, they would not do anything out of line to her or the three dragons.
"You also know that what we Blackwall nobles admire most is the blood of the Valyrian Dragon King. Any member of the Targaryen family is our guest of honor. As long as you withdraw your troops, we can even provide hundreds of large sailing ships for free to send your troops to the Western Continent, so that you can take back the iron chair yourself."
Daenerys, who also took a sip of wine, smiled lightly, "Watch your words. The Iron Throne is already in the hands of our Targaryen family. I don't need to take it back to sit on it. I am the owner of the Iron Throne."
Dorfus looked at this self-righteous and beautiful girl in surprise. He even sat up so that he would not be so tired when speaking.
"You don't think you can become king by riding a dragon back? You don't think that the dragon owner will just give up the throne?"
He pointed to the west, "Arthur fought for more than a year just to become the king of the Seven Kingdoms, but you did nothing and just wanted to steal the fruits of victory?"
Just as the two were talking, the impatient black dragon Drogon had already flapped his wings and flew away from the Black Wall.
This unfilial son should have gone to find food, Dany glanced at the black dragon and ignored it.
Anyway, it's okay as long as the green dragon Rhaegal and the gold dragon Viserion are there.
These two little guys are much more obedient.
Daenerys touched Viserion's dragon head with her gloved right hand and responded softly:
"You have a point, but as far as I know, the Dragon Bearer is my brother Rhaegar's illegitimate son, and according to the inheritance law of Westeros, illegitimate children have no right of inheritance, so I am the true owner of the Iron Throne."
"As for the throne you mentioned, I will convene a great council of nobles in Harrenhal and let the lords choose the king themselves."
Dany's experiences in Qarth and Slaver's Bay made her a lot smarter, and she made some random nonsense.
Her real idea was to see if she could marry her grown-up nephew. Anyway, intermarriage within the Targaryen family was a tradition, so it didn't matter even if they were separated by a generation.
Two hundred years ago in the Kingdom of Light, Princess Rhaenyra married her own uncle Daemon Targaryen.
Dofas thought that was what Daenerys thought, and he began to explain the Targaryen inheritance law to the Dragon Queen.
"I must remind you that the Great Council of Nobles convened by King Jaehaerys I in 101 has determined the order of succession in the Western Continent, that is, sons will always be ranked in front of daughters, and eldest daughters will be ranked in front of uncles. You cannot win with the Grand Council. Yes, the lords will only choose adult men as kings."
The causes and consequences of the Dance of Blood Dragons period have clearly and undoubtedly proven the succession of Westeros. Except for the bastard son, the dragon supporter does not have an advantage, the dragon queen is really no match for the adult nephew in other points.
Dofas became very tired from talking for a long time. After he ordered the female slave next to him to wipe his sweat, he continued:
"So I still recommend that you bring your army to the Western Continent. As long as you have tens of thousands of troops in your hands, any Dragon Holder or Aegon VI will obediently surrender at your feet, kiss your feet, and honor you as queen. "
"We in Volantis and several city-states in the west are even willing to provide you, the orthodox Targaryen, with combat funds, troop transport galleons and military rations, as well as enough soldiers and military supplies."
Dorfas was still trying to induce the Dragon Queen to leave Meereen with her army, but the other consul, Malachor Maegor, could no longer bear it.
As a member of the Tiger Party, he advocates violence.
In a secret room in the Consulate, he was having a heated discussion with Nesiso, another Elephant Party consul.
"The Mother of Dragons has brought the dragon to us, and the lamb meat has been delivered to our mouths. Why haven't we started yet? Have we had such a good opportunity in hundreds of years?"
Malachor stared hard at his colleague, as if this would make up his mind.
Within the black walls, the old nobles with ancient bloodline are now unable to eat and sleep restlessly. They are even afraid of the sound of slaves sharpening knives in the kitchen.
He continued to convince his colleagues: "Looking at the entire Volantis, it is the slaves who produce food, clean the streets, and educate the children for us. It is the slaves who guard the city walls, drive the battleships, and charge into battle for us."
"Now these slaves are all turning their eyes to the east, eagerly awaiting the glorious savior queen, the so-called liberator. Not only the old nobles cannot tolerate this situation, but also the poor people in the city cannot tolerate it. According to the law, even the humblest in the country The status of beggars is also higher than that of slaves. Now the Dragon Queen wants to take away their last bit of comfort. Can it not make people angry? "
Nesis, who was born in the Elephant Party, was already dissatisfied with Daenerys. "You are right. Taking Slaver's Bay can only be considered a childish act, but freeing the slaves will touch our bottom line. That is the sea overlord Bra Foss doesn't dare to come over and ask us to ban the slave trade."
The city-state of Braavos was founded by the escaped slaves of Valyria and slave-keeping is absolutely not allowed, but the Sea King of this city-state will not reach out to Slaver's Bay and Volantis.
The words he spoke made Nesis's thoughts clearer, and his eyes gradually became firmer.
"The two of us have been able to veto Dofas' proposal. Now let's gather the soldiers and leave the Dragon Queen and the three giant dragons behind first."
According to the known information, people with a drop of the Dragon King's blood in their bodies can get close to the dragon. Many nobles within the Black Wall have a drop of dragon blood.
Worse still, there are a large number of dragon-blooded people in Lys to the west. During the five thousand years of Valyria's history, dragon kings often flew to Lys on dragons to visit the Academy of Design, so the blood of the dragon-blooded people there may be more pure.
Therefore, the two of them are not worried about the dragon's feeding problem.
Malachor nodded happily, "This is the wise choice. Catch the dragon first, and then think about how to ride the dragon."
The two giants immediately recruited military officers and began to implement the plan in secret.
Half an hour later.
In the square of the Consulate, thousands of fully armed tiger-robed troops rushed in. The soldiers were armed with various crossbows and large fishing nets, preparing to capture the dragon alive.
The actions of a large number of soldiers could not be hidden from the Dragon Queen. She noticed them as soon as they rushed in.
"I knew you were up to something."
The witty Dany immediately jumped on the back of the platinum dragon Viserion, still holding her small bundle in her hand and a cowhide water bag under her arm.
The enemy that just rushed in was still hundreds of steps away from the dragon, which was enough for the two dragons to take off.
At the mother of dragon's signal, the two obedient dragons kicked off their hind legs on the spot, flapped their wings rapidly, and flew towards the sky.
Of course, before leaving, the Dragon Queen did not forget the most important High Valyrian language.
"Dracarys!"
Two dragon flames spurted out from the demon dragon's mouth and instantly covered the body of the unlucky guy Dofas.
The consul's carriage was not spared either. The slaves carrying the carriage fled in all directions. The sixty slave soldiers around did not receive the order to attack, so they only protected the nobles for a week and did not stop the Dragon Queen. of leaving.
"She killed the Archon!"
"Keep her dragon."
Several black wall nobles shouted, and all the tiger-robed troops took action.
Although Viserion and Rhaegal had already taken off, they were not far away from the crowd, and hundreds of crossbow arrows immediately hit the dragon.
Most bows and arrows cannot hurt the dragon's scales and thick skin, but several specially made Myr crossbows can still shoot through the belly scales of the two young dragons, and they only shoot through a layer of skin.
Daenerys glanced at the state of the green dragon next to her and knew that this crossbow could not break the defense of her dragon son.
Although the damage was small, it was extremely insulting.
"A group of demons who enslaved others, separated mothers from their children, separated husbands from their wives, and castrated innocent children can actually occupy such a magnificent city. Is this reasonable?"
After glimpsing that there were many slaves in the square, Dany started to talk nonsense after ensuring that the arrows on the ground could not hurt the dragon.
"...Under my rule, slaves will never be allowed to exist, mothers will never be allowed to be separated from their children, and innocent children will never be allowed to be castrated..."
After instilling some ideas into the slaves, Dany, who was getting more and more excited, even controlled the dragon to fly to the West City, and then shouted in the sky for a long time, and waited until Drogon, who had telepathy with her, flew back before leaving.
West City, a certain inn.
Janos Bracken, Lyman Darry and others watched the dragon queen riding westward on her dragon, and whispered whether they should also chase to the west.
Jorah Mormont, the big bear who was three streets away from them, was much more determined. He ordered several mercenaries who followed him to pack their bags on the spot.
"Our queen has gone to the west. We must find her and serve her."
...
King's Landing, Dragon Cave.
Starting in the afternoon, the battle lasted for nearly half an hour.
Arthur, wearing a golden armor, a golden sword and a golden cloak, came out of the Red Castle not far away and restored his spiritual connection with the dragon Alduin.
From this Bluetooth-like connection method, Arthur I learned that Alduin was not only not afraid, but also very excited.
I'm afraid that if Arthur came out later, Alduin would even be ready to light a fire outside the Dragon Cave to burn the enemy to death.
But the king, who had already regarded King's Landing as his own, naturally stopped this idea on the spot and ordered him to fly to the safer Red Castle.
Now that Alduin was not wearing dragon armor, it was not certain that the mundane crossbows could not penetrate the dragon scales.
The Peake soldiers who had lost their target only lasted a short time before they scattered and fled.
Anyway, the western wall seemed to be nonexistent. After some leading soldiers fled westward, all the Peake soldiers rushed to leave.
This took the king and his army a long time to capture the rebels, and it was not until the evening that they managed to deal with the situation in King's Landing.
In front of the Red Castle, in a small square called Balerion, Arthur I announced the punishment of the Peake family.
"The 634 soldiers who have been captured have been sent to the Wall to serve as night watchmen, and the soldiers of the Fossoway family will be responsible for escorting them."
"The Peake family will be stripped of their viscount titles and all their territories, and their head of the family, Titus Peake, will also serve as a night watchman. He will be executed immediately after he is captured in the West."
Titus Peake is still in the hands of the Lannister family, so the execution of this rule will be postponed.
"As for Star Shuttle and its territory, they will be awarded to Lord Randyll Tarly for his contribution in suppressing the rebellion."
Brightwater was originally inherited by Lord Tarly, but the Rose family intervened, so Arthur used Star Shuttle to supply Horn Hill.
It just so happened that the two castles were not far from each other, so the Tarly family did not need to split up.
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