Take the ride to dominate the game

Chapter 176 Daenerys Riding a Dragon

In the corner of the merchant's house, Janos Bracken, Lyman Raymond, Hans Raymond and others who were idle and drinking were all turning their eyes to Jorah Mormont who entered the shop.

After disembarking from Saltpan Town, this group of people drifted all the way to Pentos, and after more than a month, they rushed to Volantis by sea.

But because of the turbulent situation in the Slave Bay, no ship here dared to go to Meereen, and even Astapor, the southernmost point of the Slave Bay, had no captain willing to go, because it was being ruled by the butcher king Corleone.

This group of people rested here for almost a week. When they were at a loss and came to the tavern all day to inquire about news, they saw Jorah Mormont who also came to Volantis to investigate the situation in Westeros.

Hans whispered to his family member Duleman, "That's him, Jorah, the lord of Bear Island. I met him once when I was fighting in Pike City."

During Greyjoy's Rebellion, Jorah Mormont was knighted for his bravery in battle.Later, at the Lannisport Tournament held to celebrate the victory, Ser Jorah won an almost impossible match, took the Crown of Love and Beauty, and dedicated it to Lyness Hightower .

That night, he proposed marriage to Earl Leyton Hightower, thus marrying the prodigal Linice.What happened after that was tragic.

The land in the north was barren and the produce was not abundant, so Ser Jorah quickly spent all his savings, but his wife still maintained a relatively high standard of living.

To make money, Jorah had to sell poachers to the Tyroshi as slaves, which was illegal.

In order to avoid becoming a night watchman or being beheaded by Duke Ed, he can only take his wife into exile.

Linice, who could not live in exile, soon betrayed him and fell in love with a prince of Lys.

Janos shook his head and sighed, "Poor count, who has quite a territory, to be corrupted to such an extent by a woman."

He was on the verge of losing his lands, so he felt strange sympathy for Ser Jorah.

Little Lyman rolled his eyes, "I heard that he is fighting for the Dragon Queen Daenerys, why don't we go get in touch."

If Jorah can come here from Meereen, there will naturally be a boat back. Little Lyman's idea is to take the boat.

"Alright!" Janos Bracken nodded, and ordered Hans to go alone to recruit Jorah and the others.

Among this group of people, he was the oldest and had the highest status before, so he was vaguely regarded as the talker.

As soon as Jorah and the others sat down at an empty table under the gaze of everyone in the tavern, they saw a middle-aged warrior walking towards them.

"On behalf of my lord, I would like to send my greetings to you, Lord Jorah Mormont. Could you please move over and have a drink with my lord?" Hans said politely.

Big Bear Jorah looked in the direction where the middle-aged warrior was coming, and saw two people dressed as Westeros nobles, one big and one small, and their several followers.

The older nobleman had dark brown hair, black eyes, and was not very tall. He was a standard descendant of the ancestors, and he had a proud face on his face.

Although the coat of arms on his body is hidden, it looks like a great nobleman who has been in the position for a long time.

Most of the nobles of the ancestors of Westeros are in the northern border. As a Yankee, Jorah more or less knows the earl of the northern border of this level.

Then this person can only be the governor of the ancestors of the riverland or the valley.

He knew the bronze Jon of the Royce family, and Lord Blackwood of Raventree City didn't seem to have black eyes, so...

Big Bear Jorah has roughly guessed who this person is.

"no problem."

He nodded to the middle-aged warrior Hans first, then ordered his mercenaries to order something to eat at the table, and then went to Janos Bracken with the middle-aged warrior.

"May the gods bless you, Ser Jorah."

Janos and others greeted Big Bear first.

"I agree, Master Genos."

Jorah was not polite, he said hello, nodded to little Lehman, sat down, stretched out his hand and poured himself a glass of expensive wine.

Old Bracken saw that the lord of Bear Island had guessed his identity, so he went straight to the topic and asked if Big Bear could bring them to Queen Daenerys.

"No problem, as long as you tell me the situation in Westeros in detail. My queen lacks insight in this regard."

After taking a gulp of wine, Jorah put forward his own conditions.

The situation is something everyone knows, and there is no need to keep it secret. Janos and Little Lyman each directly told Jorah Mormont about the situation in the Western Continent.

"...That's it. The Targaryen family already has the firm support of the Riverlands and the Reach, and Dorne and the North will soon submit."

Genos pointed at Jorah, then at himself, and said in a low voice, "As long as the Dragon Queen behind you joins hands with King Arthur I, restoring the glory of the Targaryen dynasty will be like..."

Although his eldest nephew Arthur had captured the city of King's Landing and won the support of the strongest people in the River Bend, Genos, who had not received any orders, decided to follow the original plan.

So he leaked a hint of Arthur's desire to ally with Daenerys Stormborn on the spot.

Jorah looked at the group of people he met in surprise, wondering if it was such a coincidence?

So he also whispered: "There are many people here, let's go, let's go into the house."

After another drink, Jorah returned to his original position.

The two waves of people pretended to be just acquainted, and left the merchant's house one after the other.

In the hotel where Janos and others stayed temporarily, Jorah had a detailed talk with Arthur's envoys all afternoon until the sun set.

"Coincidentally, my queen also intends to ally with the Dragon Party forces in Westeros."

Jorah is currently happy because he has completed the task assigned to him by the queen ahead of time, and may have won a reliable ally.

"Let's go back now and compare the situation in the Western Continent with Arthur I..."

The more Big Bear talked, the more he felt that something was wrong. If the Queen formed an alliance with the Dragon Bearer in this way, how would the Iron Throne be allocated?

Can a chair sit two people?
What's more, Jorah himself is a little cautious, and he also wants to marry the queen.

If the situation is reported back to Meereen at this time, and the two parties conclude a covenant, according to the tradition of the Targaryen family, Queen Dany should marry that Arthur.

"But the situation in Volantis is unclear. If the newly elected Big Three are two tigers, one elephant, or even three tigers, then the Queen's way home will naturally be difficult." Big Bear pretended to be thinking about Daenerys.

"Then what should we do, shall we wait for the end of the Volantis election?" Little Lyman asked bluntly.

After pondering for a moment, Jorah Mormont replied: "You are right, my lord, anyway, the election is not far away, we just have to wait, and then bring the exact news back to Meereen, and let my queen decide .”

He has been emphasizing "my queen" in front of this group of river nobles, trying to widen the distance between the two groups of people.

A queen, a king who has already occupied King's Landing, is as incompatible as a tiger in the mountains.

Sensing the change in Jorah Mormont's attitude, the seasoned Genos pretended to cater to him and said, "Sir is right, anyway, we have plenty of time, so we might as well stop here and wait. By the way, you live in Where? Do you need us to arrange a room here?"

Jorah had a ghost in his heart, so he naturally didn't want to have too much contact with this group of people, so he declined the proposal and left the inn with his men.

When Little Lehman and the others came back from seeing off the guests, Genos called Little Lehman and Hans to his room, who were eligible to participate in the decision.

"Have you heard what he said before and after? There must be a reason for the sudden change of words." Old Bracken touched his bare chin and analyzed.

Little Leman was still thinking about it, but Hans nodded in agreement with the lord's words: "Yes, I have indeed changed my mind. Although Volantis may let the Tiger Party take power, if Stormborn leaves Slaver's Bay, the Queen of Dragons has nothing to do with this place. There is not much conflict, at most it will block the way. What's more, the followers of the Red God here seem to regard Daenerys as the reincarnation of the savior. With R'hllor's influence in Volantis, it is unlikely that the Big Three will be able to compete with her. The dragon queen goes to war."

The beliefs of the Volantenes are very mixed. The nobles living in the eastern region are often believers in the ancient gods of Valyria, and the three consuls usually come from here.

But the influence of the Lord of Light, R'hllor, is not bad. About half of the [-] slaves and tiger-robed army here are followers of R'hllor. ——Also in Volantis, Benero, the supreme priest of the Red God, is resident in the Lohela Temple.

Little Lyman came to his senses after being reminded, so he echoed his two companions and said, "It seems that Sir Jorah is not reliable, why don't we go directly to Stormborn."

For the existence of higher-level kings, lords, etc., it is very impolite to call them by their first names, but the Dragon Queen is not their king, so this group of people often refer to Daenerys by Stormborn.

Genos waved his hand lightly, "No, we don't have a boat, how can we get to Slaver's Bay? Priest Benello of the Temple of R'hllor firmly believes that Stormborn is the reincarnation of Azor Ahai and the hero who saved the world .I think they'd be happy to do something for the Dragon Queen."

In Westeros, there is a way of long-distance transmission of information such as ravens, and various exchanges in free trade areas are more frequent, so there must be a mature communication system.

So Genos' idea is to ask the high-status Red God Supreme Priest to help deliver the letter, and directly present Arthur I's ideas and conditions in front of Daenerys.

If possible, Genos would also like to meet the Dragon Queen, so that he can give his eldest nephew an explanation in the future.

This group of people was originally here to do this, so they took advantage of the night to go to the DC area to find the Rhelor Temple, and armed the "Holy Fire Hand" for the Lord of Light's order. After reporting their intentions, they got Benero The Priest's audience.

……

King's Landing City Red Castle, Margaery's room in Maegor's Building.

Dozens of candles burned in their sockets, dispelling the darkness of the room.

An apprentice shoemaker is taking measurements of Margaery's feet for the king's eccentric shoes.

Arthur stared at Margaery's beautiful feet without blinking.

Little Rose has a pair of snow-white and crystal-clear feet, like the most beautiful crystals. The flesh color of the instep seems to be transparent, with a few blue veins faintly showing, and the toenails of the ten toes are all light red, like small petals.

Miss Tyrell's beautiful feet look very attractive because she doesn't walk much and is well maintained.

This is a pair of iconic Greek feet, that is, the middle of the toe slightly protrudes from the thumb of the foot.

It is said that Greek feet love beautiful women, but there are also sayings that this is an unhealthy foot shape.

But anyway, Greek feet are more suitable for high heels than Egyptian feet, which have the most prominent thumbs, and Roman feet, which have flat thumbs.

"Your Majesty! Are these so-called high heels uncomfortable to wear?" Margaret questioned.

Although she hadn't actually seen it, but based on her fiancée's description, Little Rose felt that it should be a torture tool, not the expensive shoes that noble ladies and young ladies should wear.

After looking away reluctantly, Arthur replied: "You will know later, high heels will be one of my greatest inventions."

Of his three women, Arianne was the shortest, Margaery next, and Sansa the tallest.

Among them, Sansa is about half a head shorter than him, Margaery only reaches Arthur's chin, that is, one head shorter than him, and Princess Dorne is one head shorter than Margaery, probably only reaching Arthur's Adam's apple.

Therefore, in order to reduce the height difference between Margaery and him at the wedding, and to add some evil taste, Arthur I ordered someone to find this female shoemaker apprentice.

In King's Landing City, great shoemakers and top tailors are generally men, and few women are engaged in these two professions, so it took Arthur a lot of thought to find this female apprentice.

Margaery shook her head, but when she thought that this kind of shoes might shorten the height difference between herself and her fiancé, she agreed to let the shoemaker make torture tools for her.

Little Rose didn't expect that in the days to come, she would always wear the torture equipment made by the king and regard it as a symbol of dignity.

Afterwards, in the fashion of several queens wearing high heels every day, the high heels "invented" by His Majesty Arthur I began to sweep the aristocratic class of the whole Westeros, and it has been popular to the free trade area and the more distant Qarth, Yidi, Yaxia and other places.

Even the emperor of Yidi left a famous saying for buying authentic high-heeled shoes, silk stockings, and lace maid outfits of the Western Continent:

Although learning is far away in Westeros, you should seek it!

After the female apprentice measured the size, she memorized all His Majesty's requirements, turned around and left under the leadership of the servants of the Red Castle.

Only the barefoot Margaery and Arthur I were left in the room, and it looked like something was going to happen tonight.

……

Meereen City, in the palace at the top of the largest pyramid.

Daenerys, in tight robes, is discussing the situation with her imperial council.

Old Sir Barristan reported to everyone the situation in the south: "The Butcher King of Astapor has been killed by the alliance between Yunkai and New Ghis, and the alliance is ready to go north. Mataris also sent an army to the east. , it is rumored that there is no shortage of two-headed fighters in this army..."

Gray Worm, responsible for maintaining order in Meereen - the supreme commander of the Eight Thousand Unsullied Legion - also reported to the Queen about the situation in the city.

"Since you broke the slaves' shackles, the new free people have gained the right to control their own lives, but they don't know what to do, which makes the city chaotic."

"In addition, the Sons of the Harpy in the city are also assassinating our new freedmen, Unsullied, and mercenaries. The brothers say that the work is difficult."

There is an organization called the Sons of Harpy was secretly established, its purpose is to overthrow the rule of Queen Daenerys.

"Among the batch of southern refugees you ordered to accept, some of them brought blood plague, and the plague is already spreading in the city..."

As Gray Worm told all the events in the city, the impatient Dany frowned, and said coldly, "Why are there so many things? The Iron Throne has already entered the hands of my eldest nephew..."

Earlier, a letter sent by a mysterious person clarified the situation in Westeros, and claimed that Arthur I, who occupied King's Landing and the Iron Throne, was willing to ally with the Dragon Queen to restore the glory of the Targaryen Dynasty.

The turmoil in Meereen, the Yunkai-New Ghis alliance in the south, and the longing for the only remaining relatives gave Daenerys a strange thought.

I should have lived in the Red Keep in King's Landing, the Iron Throne is where I should sit, not here.

As soon as this idea appeared, it immediately occupied Daenerys' entire brain.

She no longer wanted to mind the small affairs of Meereen herself.

"Sir Barristan is in charge of the war in the south. Gray Worm continues to suppress the Son of the Harpy. As for the blood plague, find enough witch doctors to cure the patients bit by bit. I'm not feeling well. Today's That's it for the meeting."

After briefly dismissing the imperial meeting, she returned to her residence and ordered the maid to pack her luggage for her.

That night, the Dragon Queen rode Drogon, the largest black dragon, and took two other dragons with her, and left the Great Pyramid of Meereen.

(End of this chapter)