The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 145: Restoring the Prosperity of Myr

After Euron lifted the blockade of Myr, the chaos and unrest in the city finally came to an end, and most people were no longer worried about it.

However, after letting go of the worries about war and killing, people have to face the messy life caused by this series of chaos, and the contradictions that have not been noticed under the tense situation will arise again as the tension is relieved.

The political turmoil in Myr didn't last long, but it was enough to bring about drastic changes in the lives of countless small people, not to mention the fall of the former Governor of Myr, which was enough to shake the entire city.

In any case, Governor Alexander has ruled here for so long, and a system of interests around him has long been established. But now, all of this is likely to be overthrown. The ambitious are beginning to stir, and those who are closely related to the governor are beginning to feel anxious.

If things go wrong, the city that has just escaped Euron Greyjoy's troops will be swept up in chaos.

However, the new Governor of Myr, Petyr Baelish, has proved his ability. With the new governor taking office, it is natural that the existing interest structure must be redistributed. But those who can participate in the distribution are naturally those carefully selected by the new governor, and not just anyone can participate.

Governor Petyr did not hesitate to strike hard at those who wanted to make a fortune by taking advantage of the fall of Governor Alexander and began to "divide" the former governor's property and wealth. These reckless people paid the price for their adventure. Their heads were hung on the city gates of Myr, and crosses were erected in the square of Myr, on which were all the "ringleaders" who were crucified.

Originally, they did not deserve such punishment, but Petyr needed these people to calm people's hearts, so they were in trouble. Seeing the miserable plight of these people, those poor guys in Myr who were left with only one life became much more obedient.

After suppressing the outlaws, Petyr began to distribute the wealth of the governors and their dependents. Many people from Westeros and Myr made a fortune in this turmoil - of course, this was all done out of people's sight.

As important military supporters for Petyr's coup, Hugo and Inis both obtained a large amount of wealth, all of which came from the private treasury of the former governor. This allowed Hugo to have a good look at Myr's wealth. This was just a part of the wealth accumulated by Governor Alexander through corruption and some "reasonable distribution".

But on second thought Hugo didn't find it strange. After all, Mill was the capital of the New Seven Kingdoms, so it was not surprising that it had such exaggerated wealth. What's more, Governor Alexander was known as the "Gold Worshipping Count" and he must have his own way of making money.

However, there is no impenetrable wall in this world, and the news about Petyr's distribution of wealth spread quickly in Myr. But when dissatisfaction continued to accumulate, Petyr took action to divert people's attention.

That is, the new governor opened their port to Euron's Tranquility Fleet, allowing the Tranquility Fleet, which for some reason remained outside Myr even after the conflict was over, to enter Myr port, and also allowed the pirates of the Tranquility Fleet to freely enter Myr, purchase supplies, and engage in trade.

After Petyr did this, he immediately attracted everyone's attention and undoubtedly aroused a wave of fear among the people.

Over the years, the Tranquility Fleet has wreaked havoc across the seas, and their notoriety has spread through every city, even those safe inland, as word of Euron Greyjoy and his "eerily quiet" fleet continues to spread.

Therefore, the port cities in the East and the West - especially those close to the Tranquility Fleet's activity area - have an unwritten attitude towards the Tranquility Fleet, that is, they can trade materials, but the Tranquility Fleet must not enter the port, and those pirates are not allowed to enter the city. Moreover, if they lurk on the shore, they will be arrested and sent back to the ship after being discovered.

Of course, the ports would not let go of the pirates' market. Their method was to send small boats to the Tranquility Fleet to sell supplies, but this was ultimately inefficient.

This is not done out of fear that the pirates will cause chaos - there is no port without chaos - but mainly because Euron, the master of the Tranquility Fleet, is a complete madman, and nothing he does is surprising. All ports have no doubt that if Euron is unhappy, the pirates under his command will immediately loot the entire city - he has actually done this.

But, to be honest, when Euron was determined to plunder and massacre a port, it didn't matter whether the Tranquility Fleet was in the port or not, Euron could still easily break through from outside.

Petyr was undoubtedly taking a risk by doing this, so a small wave of migration immediately occurred in Myr, but more people chose to stay, and then many people hurried to Myr with their goods.

The reason for this situation is simple. Although Euron is known for his madness, most of the people in the Tranquility Fleet are still mortals after all. For a long time, they have been denied access to major cities, which has annoyed these people. There is nothing more uncomfortable than having a large amount of money that they have earned through risking their lives but cannot squander it.

If they wanted to spend money, they could only sneak into the town secretly. They came to spend money but acted like thieves. Therefore, except for the big pirate leaders under Euron, most members of the Tranquility Fleet had a lot of wealth in their hands.

Petyr saw this point and opened the door to the Tranquil Fleet. This huge market of tens of thousands of sailors thus opened up to Myr.

The sailors were not stingy with their gold dragons and silver deer. As these coins flowed into the Myr market, Myr, which had been depressed due to a series of chaos in recent times, was instantly activated.

Although pirates are terrifying, it doesn't matter in the face of wealth, not to mention that these pirates are generous. They are constantly buying all kinds of supplies in the market of Myr in a sweeping manner. All kinds of products of Myr are purchased by pirates. As for the prostitutes of Myr, they are even busier.

Under such circumstances, Myr's depressed industries were immediately activated. With the pirates' funds, people who had been idle were now busy. As the news spread, merchants and farmers outside Myr also became active, and Myr became prosperous again.

Naturally, there is a price to be paid for all this. From the day that Myr's port was opened to the Tranquility Fleet, Myr's crime rate began to soar. Although the members of the Tranquility Fleet were all mortals, they were also extremely vicious and cruel mortals. These people had participated in the killing and destruction of countless towns in many oceans and had committed countless evil things.

It is difficult to find good people under Euron's command, or it should be said that it is basically impossible for good people to survive under Euron's command. Euron's method of controlling the Tranquility Fleet is nothing but cruel, so the Tranquility Fleet's survival rule is only one thing, that is, bad, that is evil.

These people are constantly releasing the beasts in their hearts, which is also deliberately guided by Euron, so the Tranquility Fleet is full of bad guys. After they have done all these and committed countless evil deeds, they are intentionally isolated from the outside by the civilized world, which makes them feel very angry.

Now, having entered the colorful world of Mill, the wild beasts naturally emerged and began to act recklessly.

However, except for the most heinous and serious crimes, which had the most unavoidable consequences unless they were executed, things like killing or raping a person were not a big deal - even the victims were persuaded to stop because of the pirates' gold and silver.

Therefore, everyone chose to pretend not to see the pirates' wanton behavior. Oh, if you are killed by pirates, just consider it bad luck, as long as it doesn't happen to you.

And Euron Greyjoy, the master of the Tranquil Fleet, the most terrifying pirate in the seas, did not squander money in Myr like his subordinates. No one expected that after entering Myr, this craziest guy in the East and the West would enter the Myr Cathedral.

Myr Cathedral was the most important force in helping the Iron Throne break the Citadel's monopoly on culture, so it held a very high status in the system under the Iron Throne. In the chaos that swept Myr, Myr Cathedral was not affected much.

But even they had no choice but to open the gate when facing Euron. After all, if they angered this madman, he would really dare to attack the academy.

After entering the academy, Euron entered the Great Library of Myr and began to read the materials in it day and night. The members of the Tranquility Fleet also blocked the Great Library. This naturally made the students of the academy complain, but no one dared to speak loudly in front of Euron.

There were also reckless students who clashed with Euron's men, but after that person was killed, such people disappeared.

Euron stayed in the Great Library for three days. He read all the ancient scrolls and books collected by the Academy of Myr. Even the banned books were unlocked and read by Euron. No one knew what Euron saw. Everyone only saw Euron coming out with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Eulen's actions these days are really hard to understand. I thought he would be unruly, but I didn't expect him to go to the library and buy all kinds of supplies so generously."

When Myr regained its prosperity, Hugo still stayed outside the city wall of Myr. Aenys wanted to enter the city, but was persuaded by Hugo in the end. The reason why Hugo was unwilling to enter was very simple. He escaped because of the assassin, and the assassin has not been caught yet. Now there is Euron coming in. What forces are behind this guy...

When he thought about the mysterious things involved, he subconsciously touched the marks on his palm, and the slight uneasiness immediately dissipated. No matter what was behind it, it didn't matter. The Seven Gods were standing behind him, and he didn't need to be afraid at all.

"Who can know what a madman is thinking? If we can understand his thoughts, then we will also become madmen. Lord Hugo, don't try to figure out that guy. It is impossible for us to figure out his thoughts."

Compared to Hugo's doubts, Inis was visibly relaxed. He drank wine and spoke, not taking Euron seriously at all.

"Yeah, it's impossible for us to figure out what he is thinking." Hugo said. No matter what Euron is planning now, he can only wait for him to make a move.

"I care more about the news from the north than Euron. Lord Hugo, there are more and more unusual movements among the centaurs. It seems that the khal on the Great Grass Sea is planning something."

When talking about the Great Grass Sea, the relaxed expression on Inis's face immediately disappeared. Pentos was directly within the Dothraki's attack range, and the centaur army could directly kill to Pentos.

"Centaurs... huh, come if you want, you will just get beaten to a pulp in front of us again." Hugo was still full of disdain for the centaurs. This was also the common attitude of the people of Westeros towards the centaurs. However, despite Hugo's attitude, he had already sent a message to the border areas, asking them to be on high alert.

Innis held the same attitude as Hugo, "That's what I said, but the war can't be ignored after all. It's better for us to rush back to the territory."

"That will have to wait until we attend Lord Petyr's inauguration ceremony. Fortunately, it will only be a few days," Hugo continued.

"It's amazing that Littlefinger is now a commander-level figure. He was born a feudal knight. Come to think of it, his background is quite similar to yours." When talking about Petyr's background, there was not much contempt in Innis' tone for the upstarts that the old nobles had for the upstarts. After all, Frey was treated as a nouveau riche every day and was too lazy to be arrogant.

The Iron Throne's appointment of Petyr has arrived. It is said that after King Robert learned about Myr's affairs, he just said, "Then let Littlefinger go," and then rode his horse to participate in the race in King's Landing. Then the Iron Throne quickly sent out this document.

After all, it was a formal inauguration, and it had to be more formal no matter what, so the two commanders also received invitations, and the Iron Throne also told them that they could leave Myr after attending the ceremony.

"Lord Aenys, you must be cautious when dealing with Petyr in the future. He is not a simple man. If you are not careful, you will easily suffer from him."

Hugo suggested that he always liked to emphasize the danger of Little Finger to people around him, not for any reason, he just liked it.

"I know. I have watched this man's behavior over the past few days. If I have ever looked down on this civil servant of the Iron Throne, this would never happen," said Innis. Then he thought of the report sent to old Frey. He guessed that when his father learned of this news, he would use it to attack the old fish.

(End of this chapter)