The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 105 Illyrio’s Giving Up

When the people of Westeros and slaves were burning, killing and looting in the city of Pentos, Valerion chose a dignified exit for himself in the besieged prince's palace.

While the parties were fighting fiercely around the prince's palace, the palace burst into flames at some point.

At first, there were just some small flames, and no one cared about it. In today's Pantos, it is normal for some flames to appear unexpectedly, and it is not worth paying attention to. But as the flames quickly engulfed the entire palace, all the fighting stopped. .

After getting the news that the Golden Company had opened the city gate, Valerian asked the Unsullied to pile up flammable objects into the prince's palace. It was precisely because of the presence of these flammable objects that the flames were able to devour the entire palace so quickly.

For the defenders, they were fighting to defend the last fortress, the Prince's Palace. As a result, the fortress burned down on its own, so why was there any need to defend it? So they dropped their weapons one after another and attacked the besieging Westeros. People surrender.

Among the besiegers, there were many who were distressed by this. They fought so hard here for a long time, and from time to time they would use the wealth of the prince's palace to motivate themselves to break in. As a result, the entire palace was now on fire. So what happened to them now? Nothing is gained.

However, the burning of the Prince's Palace was ultimately a good thing for the attackers, because the flames represented the end of Pentos's last defense force. Although they could not plunder the Prince's Palace, the wealth of the entire city belonged to them.

The news that the prince's palace was burning soon reached Hu Ge. Faced with the news, Hu Ge was speechless. He didn't expect that the prince was so decisive. He was originally planning to capture this person's prisoner - but then he thought Impossible. From everything he saw, Villerion was a proud and crazy gambler. Now that he lost the bet, with his pride, he would never let himself fall into that disgraceful ending.

However, this emotion was quickly overshadowed by joy. In any case, Pentos was theirs now.

Hu Ge plans to take a good rest here for a while. The atmosphere here is extremely harmonious now. A large amount of wealth is sent here every day. There is no conflict among the nobles. No matter how serious the hatred is, it will be temporarily suppressed in the face of such huge wealth. Let it go.

Not to mention anything else, a message came from Andas recently, saying that although the Norvos army retreated, they firmly controlled the pass in the Ashen Valley and used the local fortress to defend it. This was after Hugo returned to Andas. A big problem that must be dealt with immediately.

The people of Westeros occupied the Governor's Palace of Pentos, which is the second-largest building in Pentos city after the Prince's Palace. They used this place where the Governor of Pentos handles daily affairs as their headquarters. In the Governor's Palace, the nobles held a ceremony There was a celebration party, but outside, the killings continued.

However, the capacity of the churches was limited after all. Soon these churches were overcrowded, and the remaining Pentos people had no choice but to escape into the sewers if they wanted to survive.

And there are so many former slaves. These people are much more reliable than those citizens, not to mention that the city's operation actually depends on them. Pentos cannot run without those citizens.

They all understand that the life of the Pentos people is based on the slavery system, and every Pentos person is a beneficiary of the slavery system, so they are bound to be their enemies.

Here, Hugo finally ushered in a period of complete relaxation. His spirit had not relaxed since the Free Trade City was attacking from all sides. Now that Pentos fell into their hands and was ravaged, his spirit finally Able to relax.

As the news that the prince's palace was burned down spread throughout Pentos, no one in the city resisted anymore. Every Pentos person understood that instead of resisting, it was better to think about escaping until the day when the sword was sealed.

Whether it was the newcomers from the west, such as Inis and Luce, or the veteran players like Hugo, they all adopted a indulgent attitude towards the massacre of the Pentos people.

In this way, the nobles of Westeros continued to have banquets in the palace day and night, counting the wealth plundered from all over the city, and monuments representing the faith of the local princes of Pentos were torn down, and the temple was changed to the Temple of the Seven Gods. .

Although Aenys Frey, Roose Bolton, and Urric Darry intend to take over the city, they do not intend to stay for the original citizens of the city. Each of them brought a large number of people to the city. Cross, these people can be placed in the city now.

In Pentos, which is dominated by killing, as a Pentos, you can only find safety in one place, and that is the Church of the Seven Gods.

There are a lot of Seven Gods believers in Pentos City, so there are many Seven Gods churches everywhere. Some upper-class people also believe in the Seven Gods under the influence of this. Soldiers and slaves still dare not face these Seven Gods churches. Offensive - there are countless news about miracles coming from across the narrow sea, and there are so many people who swear by the Holy Light of the Seven Gods. How dare they build momentum against the temple of the Seven Gods.

As for the future of this city, Hu Ge doesn't intend to care about it at all. He already has too many problems on his hands and doesn't want to add any more problems to his hands.

He heard that the most serious conflict was just a fight between the Darry family and the Hollard family for unknown reasons. However, the two parties reached a settlement afterwards, and the matter was settled like this. Hugo didn't pay attention to it. It's not surprising that the two families had conflicts. After all, Dontos had been biting Darry like a mad dog before. If this continued, there would be problems sooner or later.

Then, let the slaves and soldiers kill as many as possible. We in Westeros do not have the habit of catching slaves, only the habit of killing the whole family. The more we kill now, the more stable the city will be in the future.

As a city established when the Free Trade City was still standing in the world, Pentos has a complete and developed underground sewer system, with the waterways wide enough for people to walk in it.

Due to the passage of time, many places have been forgotten by the Pentos people, so these waterways have gradually become unnoticed. I don’t know when, they have also become a place for smuggling by the Pentos people and slaves. And now, These dirty waterways welcomed crowds of citizens.

However, the sewers of Pentos are not a friendly place. The stench here is overwhelming and extremely dirty. Moreover, it is also full of guys preparing to slaughter fat sheep, and the Westeros people on the ground will also come to the slaves from time to time. The leader came in to sweep. Under such circumstances, some people who were originally entrenched in the sewers were also seriously affected...

"Pentos is completely finished, Varys, I must tell you, it is all over."

In a secret room in the sewers, Illyrio Mopatis said tiredly. He had now taken off his bright assassin uniform and wrapped himself in an ordinary gray cloak. He always had a mysterious smile on his face. , has now been replaced by a frown.

There were huge dark circles on Illyrio's eyes, and his tone of voice was no longer so lively. "I didn't get on the line with Frey until yesterday. He expressed his willingness to accept my surrender, but I have already spent all my energy on it." Everything, I don’t have the ability to do anything anymore, please let the child come back, I can’t give him the future we once enjoyed together.”

Opposite Illyrio was King's Landing's intelligence chief, the famous eight-clawed spider Varys. He had a wry smile on his face, "The plan failed completely before it even started. Old friend, our luck is really great." Okay, but are you really willing to give up the plan completely? You have already paid so much..."

"Just think of those as ships sinking in the water. I must stop my losses now. Otherwise, I might not even be able to give that child a rich future. Just think of the plans for the throne as all a dream."

Illyrio seemed to say decisively, but Varys understood how desperate Illyrio was and how much pain he endured in making this decision. He vowed to give his deceased wife's children the best future. , planning to put everything he had worked hard into this drama of changing the civet cat for the prince. As a result, as the city gate of Pentos was opened, everything became impossible.

In the face of absolute power, all of Illyrio's plans and calculations seemed so ridiculous. In order to confuse the situation, he did not hesitate to bring the Targaryen brothers and sisters into the city, and did not hesitate to build bridges between the parties... As a result, he was now on the ground The massacre made all his arrangements meaningless.

The foundation of Illyrio's plan lies in his power in Pentos. As a result, this power has now been severely damaged. Even if it recovers in the future, such a good opportunity has been missed, and everything has become impossible.

Not to mention, the core Golden Company in the plan has now joined the Westeros people. This mercenary group will definitely get the land they want, and it is impossible to drive them to serve as the king's vanguard.

"I will bring the child back soon. What kind of future do you plan to arrange for him?" Varys had no comfort, because he knew that Illyris could do it by himself, and he was not that fragile.

"He will inherit everything I have worked hard for in this new Pentos. This is the best thing I can give him." When referring to the new, Illyrio said with sarcasm in his tone, "Wearing rags Beggars are not trusted by the people of Westeros, but they can't find anyone more suitable except the Tattered Prince. The idiot Valerion and the massacre of forty families by these slaves make them unable to find any other choice. , But this also helped me. As a candidate for governor, I am now their favorite candidate. If nothing else happens, I should compete with this beggar in the future. "

Illyrio made things easy, but Varys understood how it could be easy. The Westeros would introduce a large number of local forces, and his power would suffer heavy losses. If he wanted to regain his former power, he would have to pay a lot. .

Varys' worry was seen by Illyrio. He smiled relaxedly and said, "Don't worry too much about me. I hold the secrets of all the nobles in Pentos, including some secret vaults. These are enough to I'm on my feet."

Varys understood that his old friend did not want him to worry, and there was nothing he could do except accept his old friend's kindness. Then, he mentioned the main goal of his trip, "Illyrio, I understand your choice. I understand your choice, but I don’t intend to quit.”

"You want to continue?" Illyrio was a little surprised. He didn't expect his old friend to say this.

"I am not planning to continue planning, but to continue to rise and fall in this chaotic situation. I see a new era, a new era of confrontation between East and West. Do you know? In the Red Castle, the Stag King has passed Accustomed to the prosperous life, he is clamoring to launch an expedition to fight. If the old Falcon hadn't been pulling him, he would have crossed the Narrow Sea long ago. But now that the news of the fall of Pentos has spread, no one can persuade him. You should Understand what will happen then.”

Illyrio's expression also became serious. He understood the meaning of Varys's words very well, but the eunuch hadn't finished his words yet, "As the new king's intelligence chief, I will definitely continue to be on the front line of the conspiracy in the future, so, Old friend, leave the Eastern Internet to me.”

As partners who started a business together, the scope of power between Illyrio and Varys was very clear. After Varys went to Westeros, it became even clearer. Illyrio controlled their network in the east. This The monitoring scope of the network covers half of the East.

Now, Varys needs this network.

Illyrio did not hesitate, turned around, opened a safe, and took out a scroll, "It's all here, Varys, I hope your future goes well."

"Don't make it look like it's a life-and-death farewell, old friend. Don't worry. I will still bring you news like everything else. Don't forget to tell me if you have anything. It's still the same contact channel as before." The eunuch patted him. The shoulders of an old friend.

"No, the previous communication channel must be abandoned. Now that the plan has been stopped, that has to change." Illyrio still looked very cautious, and while they were talking, suddenly a loud bell rang in the room several times.

"These Westeros people are really thorough in their sweep. They actually reached here so quickly. Varys, you should go. You can't be seen by them." Illyrio hid his figure in his cloak.

"Don't worry, I've already prepared an escape route." Wallis started putting on makeup, and about ten seconds later, a rough, fat man appeared there.

Next, the two people left without any hesitation in the planned direction. After they walked for about ten minutes, a group of Westeros people broke in. They didn't think there was anything strange about this room. It was in the sewer. They saw many cities like this, and after confirming that there was no one there, they left complaining that their trip was in vain.

(End of this chapter)