Game of Thrones: Royal Game

Chapter 310 The Last Dragon King
"If it wasn't for help, then why did you come here?" Manius Wisama asked suspiciously. From his eyes, Ian could see obvious distrust.

"After the doomsday catastrophe," Ian did not answer Marnius's question, but told the story, "Valantis, the eldest daughter of Valyria, naturally regarded herself as the successor of the Freedom Fortress. It is the new owner of the world.

Under the rule of the Tiger Party, Volantis has achieved great glory for a century after the Doom. Your fleet captured Lys and your army occupied Myr.In the eyes of the Volantenes at that time, it was only a matter of time before you restored the glory of the ancient empire.
So you confidently extended an invitation to Aegon I Targaryen, the last remaining dragon king in the world at that time, hoping that he would help you regain the homeland of Valyria's Freedom Fortress, but was rejected by the other party.

So you chose to attack Tyrosh alone, and it was in this operation that the expansion of Volantis was ended.

At that time, the Storm King of Pentos and Westeros joined the Tyrosi side; Braavos provided a hundred warships to the Rees exiles; Aegon Targaryen also rode the dragon "Black Death" Go to war, and join us against Volantis.

The war destroyed Volantene's army, and Lys and Myr gained independence.Since then the Tigers have lost power, and Volantis has fallen into decline. "

"This story." Manius waited for a while, and then commented after he was sure that Duke Gisdaka had finished speaking, "This story is well known in Volantis. At least among the nobles, so if you It's to show off your erudition," Marnius said with a smile, "I'm afraid it won't have any positive effect."

"And if." Marnius narrowed his eyes slightly, "you want to use this painful history to humiliate Volantis, you are looking for the wrong person. The failure of that war was the failure of the Tiger Party, And I'm a total elephant party. From the very beginning, we have never supported war, and we have always advocated the establishment of a country based on commerce."

"Manius," Ian handed over the other's name, "I heard that you are a student of the most famous scholar of Volantis, Parachiro, is that so?"

"Why did you mention my teacher all of a sudden?" Marnius didn't like this kind of illogical conversation. This Duke of Guise's speech is like a fly scurrying around. You never know what it will hit next time. where to go.

"No," Ian smiled, "I just want to ask you a question."

"You said."

"Why do you think Volantis lost that war at that time? Well, let me put it another way. Why do you think Volantis failed to inherit the mantle of the Valyrian Empire?"

"Does this still need to be asked? This question has been reached a consensus by scholars hundreds of years ago."

"the answer is?"

"Valantis has no dragons!" Marnius said angrily, "The Freehold of Valyria relies on dragons to conquer the world. Without dragons, they would not be able to defeat the Iron Legion of the Ghis Empire, nor would they be able to destroy Luo Those mighty Rhoynar cities north of the En River."

"And Volantis not only has no dragons, but was also attacked by Dragon King Aegon in the most critical decisive battle, which led to your failure, right?" Ian added with a smile to help Marnius.

"What exactly do you want to say?" Marnius frowned. He didn't know what the other party wanted to express. Duke Jisdaka said that he wanted to ask himself, but the guy obviously knew how he would answer.

"Volantis doesn't have dragons, but my master does. Aegon the Conqueror who defeated you and his 'Black Death' have already turned into dry bones, and my master, Ian Darry, is the one who exists in this world. Yes, the last Dragon King." Ian put a hand on Marnius' shoulder and patted it lightly.

Marnius immediately took a deep breath, as long as he was not a fool, he could understand what the Duke of Jisdaka wanted to express.

"I don't quite understand." Marnius asked in a pleading tone. He was not pretending to be stupid, but because the other party's words were really important and could not tolerate any misunderstanding. He had to let the other party confirm it himself.

However, Duke Jisdaka just smiled and did not answer.

"Your master wants Volantis to send troops to support Slaver's Bay and help him fight against the Dothraki, and in return he will help Volantis reconquer the nine free cities and restore the territory of the Valyrian Empire?" Ma Seeing this, Nius could only guess on his own.

"Tch," Ian chuckled, "Didn't I say something? Slaver's Bay doesn't need reinforcements, we can defeat the Centaurs alone."

"That is, Dragon King Ian is going to abandon Slave Bay and lead the fleet to directly join Volantis. This will allow Drogo to invade the Lorne River Basin after conquering Slave Bay, and the entire Volantis will be dragged into the war. But this is much better than Volantis just sending a support army to Slaver's Bay."

"About the fact that my master can defeat Ma Wang alone, you don't believe it at all, do you?"

"The messenger is born to speak big, I can understand." Manius nodded and said very sincerely.

"Would you like to make a bet then?"

"What are you gambling?"

"Can the Allied Forces of Ghis defeat Horse King Drogo alone? If I win, you must fully support the conditions I will submit to Volantis in the future; if you win, you can propose any conditions to us at will. Such as giving you Full support to make sure you stand out from your 100+ brothers and sisters and inherit the Wisama family. For a dragon king who will join Volantis in the future, I think this should not be difficult. .”

"So you really didn't plan to ask Volantis for help, and you didn't plan to escape from Slaver's Bay?" Marnius asked in astonishment. Taking a gamble on something means that it will happen, and the bet is worthwhile.

"Want to gamble?" Ian held out his hand.

"It looks like a trap. But I can't lose this gamble, so it doesn't matter if it's a trap. It's a deal." Manius and Kou Lu, who was controlled by Ian, clapped lightly, "By the way, What are the conditions you are going to submit to Volantis?"

"Surrender to Dragon King Ian."

Marnius: ? ? ?
Across the vast blue Lorne River, Jon Connington saw the black wall on the opposite bank. That wall can be traced back to the ancient Valyrian period, when Volantis was just an outpost of the empire, and its function was only to provide The dragon kings temporarily landed to rest or meet envoys from the city-states on the upper reaches of the Lorne River.

Today's Volantis has become one of the greatest cities in the known world, and the wall that represents the city's initial prototype has also become the biggest barrier in front of Jon.

"There's a long bridge ahead, why don't you go across it?" Aegon asked when he saw Jon stop.

"The Long Bridge can take us to the DC area of ​​Volantis, but it can't send us into the Black Wall," Jon Connington frowned. For the old nobles during the Leilian Empire, foreigners had no right to enter the black wall unless invited by someone inside.

Earl Grafson came to Volantis as the queen's special envoy. Princess Daenerys has actually controlled the entire Slave Bay. Volantis gave Earl Grafson enough attention and invited him into the black wall We want to see him, waiting here is the best option, Daeron must pass the long bridge to get back to the ship. "

"It's Queen Daenerys," Aegon corrected. "She's already usurped the throne, hasn't she? I don't know what's the point of us going to her."

"We discussed this issue very early on," Jon turned his head, as if he didn't have confidence in what he was about to say, "as long as you can marry her, all problems will be solved, and this happens to be Tanger Leon family tradition."

"Didn't you hear what the sailors said just now? Shall I repeat it to you?" Aegon was suddenly furious.

"What can a few sailors know?" Jon frowned even deeper.

"Yeah, what do the lower class sailors know? Many of them don't even know Daenerys exists!" The one who has Neris."

"Queen Daenerys? Oh! You mean Lord Darry's little mistress? There seems to be such a person," Aegon tried to imitate the tone of the first mate just now, but his voice was trembling, "if they would If we get married, maybe she will really become our queen."

"Queen, Queen." It's the same word in Common and High Valyrian, "These people serve Lord Darry, and all of Daenerys' army is Lord Darry's, and she's called Queen It's just because of the body she gave to the earl! Even so, do you still think I have a chance to marry Daenerys?" Aegon didn't know if he was mad, but he laughed.

Jon Connington was silent. He couldn't answer the question. The answer was obvious, but not an outcome he could accept.

"You raised me as a king." Seeing this, Aegon continued, "I study languages, history, mathematics, and poetry."

"You were the king," Jon emphasized.

"But most of all," Aegon said, ignoring Jon's interjection, "is responsibility. You keep saying you want me to be like my father."

"You already are, maybe even better, you never let me down."

"Then if my father, Prince Rhaegar, were in my current position, would he still insist on his claim to the throne?"

"Rhaegar has never been interested in power but he will never give up his responsibilities." Jon said after thinking about it.

"That's right, Daenerys has become someone else's puppet. Even if she regains the Iron Throne, this dynasty will no longer be called Targaryen." Aegon paused and said decisively, "We won't go Slave's Bay is over, I will not be with a puppet false king, let's go back to Myr."

"Aegon Targaryen." Suddenly, Aegon heard someone calling his name behind him, and he turned around quickly, only to find that he and Jon had been surrounded by a whole group of mercenaries.

"You have misunderstood the person, I have never heard the name you said." Jon put his hand on the hilt of his sword, blocking Aegon behind him.

"We have no malice, Earl Clinton," the mercenary in charge smiled, "My master is here to invite you."

(End of this chapter)