Game of Thrones: Royal Game

Chapter 100 Pantos

When the new day dawned, Ian's ship finally saw the coast of Pentos.

The morning sun rises from the back of the city, and the port in the morning light is orange and yellow, which looks beautiful.

Looking at the approaching city, Ian's thoughts drifted a little.

Pentos is one of the nine free city-states, located in the western part of the Essos continent, across the narrow sea from Westeros, and is the closest free city-state to King's Landing.

It is the most densely populated city among the nine free trade city-states. It has maritime trade with the Seven Kingdoms and the coast of the Jade Sea. It can also generate trade with Fonos, Qohor and even the distant Ves Dothraki by land. .

To the east of the city is a vast plain with fertile fields and vast potential for farming.

The point is that after Pentos was defeated by the Braavos about 90 years ago, they signed a peace agreement that stipulated that the Pentos could not have more than 20 warships, hire mercenaries, or have an army beyond the city guard.

So this city with its massive walls is actually quite vulnerable.

Uh, wait a minute, Ian suddenly patted his head, what the hell was I thinking?With less than ten swords in your hand, you want to take the city?Aren't you afraid of pulling eggs with such a big step?
Shaking his head, Ian brought his thoughts back to his eyes.

"Daeron," Ian told his plan to the second son of Earl Grafson beside him, "you should know the location of Governor Illyrio's mansion, right? We'll go directly to him after we disembark later."

"Uh..." Daeron was stunned for a moment, and then he said awkwardly, "I did attend Governor Illyrio's banquet, but he didn't often live in that mansion. I heard that Governor Illyrio owned three large sets in Pentos. official residence, and countless properties”

"So, you don't know where Governor Illyrio usually lives?" Ian frowned, "Forget it, just find the mansion you have been to. After we informed the guards of our identity, they naturally Illyrio will be contacted."

"Another Westeros nobleman? Get lost!" The captain of the guard looked at Daeron, and drove him unceremoniously, "The governor has ordered that all the nobles from Westeros be gone!"

"I'm warning you, I'm from the Grafson family in Seagull Town." Daeron felt a surge of anger, and was interrupted by the captain of the guard in a mocking tone the next moment.

"The last illegitimate son of the Martell family is ten times more powerful than you! And the last knight from the Mooton family, but the Governor checked and found out that they are all fakes! Get out, don't force us to do it!"

"I know Governor Illyrio. If the Governor knows that you have neglected me so much, he will definitely." Daeron pointed to the guard's nose.

"Are you going or not?" The captain of the guard waved his hand while talking, causing the Unsullied around him to level their spears forward.

Terrified by the opponent's action, Daeron quickly stepped back a few steps and bumped into Ian's body.

Of course, Ian would not continue to run into the bad luck of the whole team of Unsullied guards here, so he turned around and left, and walked to the street next to him.
Daeron was a little embarrassed for a moment, so he could only quickly follow Ian.

"Ian, listen to me." After stopping in a deserted corner, Daeron said with a smile. He once patted his chest and promised Ian that he was the guest of Governor Illyrio, but he found here casually. He was evicted after entering a mansion, and he felt completely humiliated.

Ian listened patiently to Darren's defense.

Of course he knew that the current situation was not Daeron's fault. It stands to reason that Daeron found Illyrio's residence directly to identify himself, and the steward of the residence would naturally report to Illyrio, and then Illyrio would meet him soon. This is a matter of course.

Who the hell would have thought that so many fake Westeros nobles had appeared in recent times?

Needless to say, those fakes, Ian also knew that they must be those players who racked their brains to touch Daenerys.

Unexpectedly, Illyrio's intelligence network on the other side of the Narrow Sea (actually Varys) was so developed that he pierced them one by one.

This also caused Illyrio to lose patience with the so-called 'Nobles of Westeros'.It made Ian and the others unable to even pass the level of guarding the gate.

"You know Governor Illyrio himself, right?" Ian asked after Daeron finished speaking.

"Of course, we've met several times. Pentos is an important stop in our route. That's right! Yes, Illyrio knows me," Daeron thought of something, and quickly found out for himself,

"As long as I meet Illyrio himself, he will naturally confirm my identity, and then I will let these ignorant things know good and bad."

"The question is how do we meet Illyrio himself?" Ian interrupted Daeron, who also had no idea for the time being.

If you know exactly where Illyrio lives, you can block the door, but Illyrio has hundreds of properties in Pentos
This is so disgusting.

"This..." Daeron fell into embarrassment again, he turned his head to one side, avoiding Ian's gaze.

After a few minutes, Ian spoke again: "You have attended Governor Illyrio's Chamber of Commerce banquet before, right? So is it possible for us to get an invitation letter for the banquet and arrive when he holds a related banquet next time?" in front of him?"

"That's right!" Daeron was reminded, "Illyrio will gather members of his chamber of commerce and merchants who want to cooperate with him to hold a banquet in the middle of every month, but"

As he said that, Daeron's voice became quieter again, "Applying for the eligibility to go to the banquet needs to be verified. If my ship is still there, there is no problem in getting the eligibility."

"You can't qualify now?"

"I'm not a member of Illyrio's chamber of commerce. My wealth is not up to the standard. I used to apply for every dinner on my own, but now I don't have a boat."

"What are the minimum application requirements for participating in the banquet?" Ian asked after thinking about it.

"Three merchant ships for the narrow seas or one ocean-going galleon for the Summer Sea and the Shivering Sea."

I am Nima. Originally, Ian was wondering if it would be possible to use the wealth in his hands to buy things that meet the application requirements, and suddenly his whole body was in a bad mood.

Ships are the most expensive things in this era. A merchant ship that can cross the narrow sea costs at least a few hundred gold dragons, while an ocean-going galleon costs thousands of gold dragons, and the best ships can even reach thousands of gold dragons.

For example, in the original book, Governor Illyrio's three ocean-going ships that were confiscated by Long Ma in Slaver's Bay and could go to Yidi, according to the valuation of the slave owners of Astapor, those three ships can be exchanged for a thousand Wugou By.

Ian has more than 6000 golden dragons in total, and he doesn't plan to use half of them to buy a boat.

Not to mention the waste of resources, as 'Ian River', he can't explain the source of this wealth.

"By the way!" Daeron suddenly interrupted Ian's thinking, "I have some friends in the Chamber of Commerce in Pentos, maybe we can ask them for help."

PS: There is another chapter to be posted at night
(End of this chapter)