Game of Thrones: Royal Game

Chapter 311 Make Volantis Great Again

Ian and Marnius Visama arrived on the long bridge in their elephant cart. The caravan bumped forward and the wheels creaked.The humid heat steaming from the street makes people sweat profusely.

This huge bridge, listed as one of the nine man-made wonders by 'Long-legged' Lomas, spans the broad Lorne River and connects the eastern and western urban areas of Volantis. It took 40 years and millions of Jinhui coins to complete this project.

The traffic on the bridge was heavy, carts, wagons, and wagons filled the streets, free folk came and went, and slaves were as numerous as cockroaches, running about on their master's business.

Marnius' guards scattered about the cart, and drove anyone who approached the cart to make way for the noble Marnius and the messenger of Ghis.

Different from the noise outside the car, the elephant in the car at this moment fell into a deathly silence.

After listening to Ian's absurd conditions, Manius Wisama was stunned for an unknown amount of time before speaking again hoarsely: "Want Volantis to surrender? Even the one you Westeros later called Nor did Aegon the Conqueror make such humiliating terms of Volantis."

"He didn't ask Volantis to surrender?" This surprised Ian.

"He asked to be the only consul for life in Volantis, and he could pass on the position to future generations."

"Hahaha," Ian laughed, "what's the difference between this and my conditions?"

"At least Aegon the Dragon respects the traditions of Volantis."

"Well, tradition is certainly worthy of respect. If this is your condition, I think my master is willing to accept the title of Lifetime Consul of Volantis."

"No," Marnius shook his head, "I mean, even Aegon, who possessed three hundred-year-old dragons, could not become the master of Volantis." Balerion the 'Black Death' opened his mouth It can swallow a mammoth, and spread its wings to cover the light overhead of an entire army."

(ps: I personally think that the setting that dragons can grow to such a large size is actually a big bug. The Targaryen family is the weakest group of dragon kings, which means that many dragons of other dragon kings are bigger than Black Death. Let’s not discuss The problem of what hundreds of these giant dragons eat, the ancient Ghis Empire has fought five wars with Valyria, who owns this thing, and why did they take the initiative to attack them five times?)

"As for your dragon king, Ian, I know that he owns a dragon. Many Volantis merchants have seen that dragon in Slaver's Bay. When the news first reached Volantis, it really caused a lot of trouble. It was a sensation. But after all, it was just a matter of the past two years. How big is his dragon now? Is it more than a cow?" Manius said and spread his hands in doubt, "I really don't understand, are you How dare you covet the power of Volantis?"

"Volantis rejected Aegon's proposal back then, so he destroyed your army when you attacked Tyrosh." Ian still didn't answer Marnius' question directly.

"Aegon alone couldn't do this. Back then, not only Aegon the Dragon King, but half of the western world joined the alliance against Volantis. That's why we failed." Ma Nius quickly defended.

"That's right, my master's dragon is far inferior to the black death god back then, but is today's Volantis qualified to be compared with that of that year?" Ian said with a smile. Tis can support wars in several directions at the same time.

You can fight the combined fleets of Tyrosh, Pentos, and Braavos while suppressing the uprisings of Lys and Myr, fighting the combined forces of Qorhor and Fornoth on the upper Rhoen, and The watershed fends off the Dothraki.

You might not even have lost the war if Aegon hadn't joined the battle riding the Black Death. Are you still the proud and powerful Volantis you were then? "

Manius did not argue again, but fell silent again, not knowing how to answer the other party's question for a while.

Seeing this, Ian smiled.There is a reason why he chose Marnius as the breakthrough point of his trip to Volantis. Before going to Volantis, Ian sent a large number of intelligence officers to collect information about the city.

Manius is the son of the consul Neciso Visama, because the business of the Visama family relies entirely on the slave trade, the economic lifeline of their family has been in the hands of Ian, regardless of Ian's conditions Whatever it is, he is unlikely to choose to confront Ian in an aggressive way.

At the same time, Marnius was a student of the chief justice of Volantis, Parachiro Valeros, a candidate for the consulship of the Tiger Party in Volantis, who revived Volantis. It is his long-cherished wish.

Parachiro's ideas had a great influence on Marnius, and even on the consul Nesiso Wisama.

In the original book, as a member of the Elephant Party, Nesiso Wisama Consul voted in favor of declaring war on Queen Daenerys of Meereen. The slave behavior had a fatal blow to the business of the Visama family, and the second was the result of this long-term influence.

Darren Grafson didn't interrupt, he just looked at the boss assigned to him by Ian.

Kou Lu's way of speaking made Dairen feel familiar.This style of answering irrelevant questions and dragging the other party into his own rhythm through constant pulling is too similar to Ian, and Kou Lu's self-confidence when talking about these crucial issues also makes Daelen puzzled.

If it wasn't too unbelievable, Daeron would almost confirm that this Kou Lu was Ian himself.

"Look outside." Ian spoke again, breaking the silence.

Manius looked out the window subconsciously. There are various buildings on both sides of the road, including hotels, shops, and taverns. The crowd is bustling. The hands of thieves and the heads of prisoners are displayed on the spears in the middle of the bridge. .

"It's not here," Ian smiled, "it's the fountains in the square outside that have dried up or become stagnant pools, the desolate urban areas on the edge that have become ruins because no one lives there, and those outside the city. Abandoned and slowly turned back to swampy farmland. Even beyond, those fortresses on the upper reaches of the Lorne River that were taken by the Kohors, and those villages on the east bank of the Sehoru River that were abandoned due to the raids of the Dothraki. Those places are the real Volantis, Volantis stripped of its flourishes."

"w" Marnius was so dry that he didn't speak, only uttered an indistinct syllable.

"Know what people outside call Volantis now?

Valyria's oldest daughter?No, Valyria's bones have long been gone, and the nine free city-states have their own governance. In terms of influence on them, the eldest daughter of Volantis is not even as good as the illegitimate daughter of Braavos.

Queen of the Lorne?Not since Volantene's army was defeated by the Qohor at Dagger Lake.For hundreds of years, every Dothraki horse lord who crossed the upper Lorne and the Sehoru was able to blackmail a fortune from Volantis. In that glorious age, how could those low-spirited horsemen dare Invade the realms of Volantis?

Mistress of the Summer Sea?You're lucky to keep this title. Thanks to the fact that the Summer Seas don't have a single serious enemy, but maybe soon, the Braavosi have never given up their ambition to take it away. Ian shook his head, "They see Volantis as a dying old man, an apple that has ripened to rot, and no one fears or fears. "

"What the hell are you trying to say?!" Manius finally couldn't help roaring, "If you want to humiliate Volantis, well, I have to admit, you succeeded, you succeeded!" He turned up the volume, "Okay?"

"What I'm trying to say is that we're giving Volantis a chance, a chance to be reborn. We'll refill Volantene's aqueducts, restore abandoned towns, and refill the Lorne with slaves. The land of Saihoru River;
We will bring the Free Cities back to their knees, so that the Dothraki will never go south to graze, and the purple ships of the Braavos will never enter the Summer Sea.

We will make Volantis rich again, and make Volantis safe again." Ian said, and said with a pause, "Surrender to my master, you will make Volantis great again, and even , to make Valyria great again. "

"With his dragon?" Marnius trembled all over.

"By his dragon, and him."

"Ha," Manius took a deep breath, "I have to admit your talent for eloquence, but the prospect you describe is definitely not something you can do with your mouth alone."

"Don't rush to draw conclusions, shall we wait for the news from Slave Bay first?"

"You mean the result of your master's war with Drogo?"

"Yes, defeating the most powerful horse king in the world is only the first step for my master to revive Valyria, and it is also the first credential for us to convince Volantis."

"So you really won't ask Volantis for help?" Marnius asked again. In fact, he never believed that the other party didn't come to ask for help.

"I will not submit any diplomatic proposals to Volantis until the outcome of the war," Ian promised.

Looking into the eyes of Kou Lu (Ian), Marnius had to believe that the other party did not come to ask for help.

"Then, I need to go to the Great Council now and tell my father that they don't need to continue the discussion on whether to support Slaver's Bay." He said hastily.

"Let them continue the discussion," Ian shook his head. "Actually, I really want to know the results of this meeting, which will help me further grasp the positions of the various forces in Volantis. After all, even if my master defeats the Without Khal Drogo, most of the powers in Volantis would not agree to surrender, would they?"

"Of course not," Manius replied without hesitation, "although my teacher Parachiro Valeros and Marachor Consul, the radicals in the Tiger Party will start to seriously consider your proposal, But this alone is far from enough to make them choose to submit. As for the members of the Elephant Party and some moderate Tiger Party members who have a greater advantage in the Great Council, perhaps they are not interested in the revival of Volantis itself. .”

"What about you? What I care more about now is your position." Ian continued to ask.

"Me?" Marnius laughed, "Didn't I make a bet with you? As long as you can really defeat Drogo, I will fully support you." He restrained his smile and replaced it with an extremely serious one. Tone, "And I really want to see, make Volantis great again."

"Back! The driver of the impact vehicle will be killed without mercy!" With the shout of Marnius' captain of the guard, the six spearmen who accompanied him immediately gathered in front of the elephant vehicle and pointed their spears at the dwarf elephant. of mercenaries.

However, it seemed that the other party was not driving towards Manius' car, but was just chasing someone, and quickly passed by the elephant car, and then disappeared into the crowd.

"What are you looking at?" Marnius couldn't help asking, noticing that Ian hadn't looked back for a long time.

"Maybe it's an old friend, or maybe I've misread it." Ian smiled.

"Do you mean the ones who were chasing people, or the two who were running away?" Manius got a little serious when he heard this.

"The two who escaped." Ian didn't hide it, because it was unnecessary.

"Do you need me to help you find them? There are many people chasing them, and they may be in danger."

"That would be the best." Ian readily agreed, although when he saw the blue-haired mercenary, he immediately gestured for the spies following the elephant cart to chase after him.But this is Volantis after all, so it will be much easier to let Marnius, a local snake, take action.

(End of this chapter)