The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 198: Changes in the Iron Islands
Standing at the harbor, feeling the sea breeze blowing towards him, what surged in Theon's heart was disgust, disgust for the fishy wind, disgust for this poor land, rather than the joy of just returning home.

As the titular Duke of Kingsport—yes, this is now the seat of House Greyjoy—and a hostage of the Iron Throne in the Iron Islands, it would be extremely difficult for Theon to return to his island under normal circumstances.

But who can blame them for this being an abnormal situation? The fighting on the continent is in full swing, and no one cares about the whereabouts of a puppet duke who has been a hostage since childhood.

Oh, by the way, Kingsport did not belong to the Greyjoy family before, but Westeros has changed so much in the past ten years that a castle that has been passed down for thousands of years can be reduced to ruins, let alone the survival of one or two families?

However, Theon felt humiliated when he thought about it. The Portley family of King's Harbor fully supported his father in the stupid rebellion his father launched, and for this they paid the price of the entire family "accidentally" disappearing in the war.

When he was crowned the Duke of the Iron Islands on the ruins of Pike and then taken away by Lord Stark, young Theon vowed to repay the humiliation of that day a hundredfold, but because the Starks treated him very well, this idea gradually faded.

Theon also became Stark's friend and ally. This time he returned to the Iron Islands to bring power to Robb, but when he returned here, he found that everything had changed.

In Theon's impression, the Iron Islands will always be a land of brave warriors, but when he really returned to the Iron Islands, Theon felt that it was a lifeless place.

Robb had already sent messengers to announce his return to the Iron Islands, but Theon did not see the welcome from the loyal subjects of the Greyjoy family in King's Harbor. He only saw his uncle, Rodrick the "scholar" of the Harlow family, and several Ironmen guards welcoming his nephew's return.

Since the capture of Pyke, Rodrick the Scholar, as the representative of the Iron Islands' reformists, has been given the power to govern the Iron Islands. In Theon's impression, his uncle has always been a very wise and capable man. He thought he would see an Iron Islands that had regained its strength, but he did not expect to see only depression.

It was not a depression caused by war and poverty. Theon had seen many such depressions. What he saw was a depression without people. Even in King's Harbor, the core of the Iron Islands today, without the port and the market, Theon would hardly see any young Ironmen - if there were any young people, they would more likely be hired laborers - and what people talked about was mostly the land in the East.

Theon asked his uncle why this happened, and his uncle told him that the Iron Throne opened the Ironborn's horizons, allowing them to see that as long as they wanted, they could live a stable and prosperous life in the East.

This attracted many Iron Men to set foot in the East, and those who were fascinated by the ancient ways and unwilling to turn back joined his uncle or his sister's fleet to plunder and kill in the East.

Yes, Asha Greyjoy was in the East, too, and this was the first Theon had heard from his sister in so long.

As far as the "reader" goes, the young Lady Greyjoy initially worked for Euron, but with a series of victories, her power grew.

Finally, Young Greyjoy and Old Greyjoy parted ways.

Just when everyone thought that Euron would kill his niece, Euron just smiled and told people not to bother with his stubborn niece.

In this way, a great pirate appeared in the East, and Asha was doing quite well. Recently, she plundered the islands of Vahar and the islands of Morakot and Big Morakot, bringing back a large amount of priceless spices.

Hearing about his sister's great achievements, Theon felt a strong surge of jealousy.

In his impression, Asha was still that inconspicuous thin girl. Now she had become a pirate famous in the East and the West, while he was just a young master who grew up in the Green Land and was completely unknown to the Ironborn.

The "scholar" also mentioned the situation of his other uncle Victarion, who also plundered in the East for several years and even attacked the city of Qarth, which monopolized the east-west route. Although he failed to capture the city, he successfully nailed his shield to the wall of Qarth.

Seeing how successful his relatives were, Theon felt quite depressed, because he seemed so insignificant and his achievements were not worth mentioning.

However, Theon was just a little frustrated at that time. He still had a long life to live. After returning to his territory, the Duke of the Iron Islands was ambitious. He planned to lead the Ironmen to participate in the war on the mainland, bringing wealth to the islands and glory to himself.

After meeting his mother, Theon sat on the throne of King's Harbor, and his uncle quickly transferred the power of the town and territory to him.

Theon, who had just gained power, enthusiastically met with the lords of the Iron Islands, but the lords' attitude towards him was cold, and some even showed disdain. Theon felt uncomfortable about this, but it was within his expectations. As long as he saw that the lords of the Iron Islands were still willing to obey the Duke's power, it was fine.

After ensuring the lords' loyalty to Greyjoy, Theon gathered the core members of the duke's court - his uncle and uncle - and important lords, and presented them with the idea of ​​leading the ironmen into war.

Victarion fully supports Theon, but the "scholar" shows great resistance. Balon's war brought only destruction to the Iron Islands, and the damage Robert brought to the Iron Islands was more serious than any invasion.

Not to mention, the East was like a magnet, sucking all the people of the Iron Islands to the East. They should have become the cornerstone of the reconstruction of the Iron Islands.

What the Iron Islands need now is transformation, rather than continuing to engage in endless wars. Times have changed. After experiencing the rule of the King of Conquerors, the Green Lands have undergone a qualitative change. The old path will never work.

The "scholar's" speech was supported by most of the important lords present. Uncle Victarion strongly opposed the "scholar", but there were too few lords who supported him.

Faced with this situation, Theon felt his face burning, but the situation could not be changed at the moment, so he had to announce a recess and plan to have a good talk with his uncle.

But the result was that his uncle expressed a stern refusal, and even pulled out his mother, telling him that the war had brought only sadness to his mother. Was he going to join the war again and further hurt the people who loved him?

Faced with opposition from his relatives and lords, Theon had to temporarily give up the idea of ​​joining the war, but only temporarily. He was still looking for opportunities to lead the Iron Islands to wage war.

But it was at this time that Asha came back. His uncle knew that he still wanted to lead the Iron Islands to join the war, so after his sister came back, he immediately brought her to persuade him. Seeing his sister who had changed a lot and looking at her confidence in her every move, Theon felt inferior, and then he was furious, and then he strengthened his determination to start a war.

However, it is too difficult to start a war, and most lords listen to their uncle.

For this purpose, he also looked for another uncle, Aeron, but this priest of the Drowned God completely distrusted Theon, a lord who grew up in the Green Land, knew nothing about the affairs of the Isles, and had no outstanding achievements. The young lord only received cold responses and disdainful looks.

It was so difficult, so difficult. Theon looked at the port of King's Port, smelled the fishy sea breeze, and felt sick in his heart.

But then a guard came running over and brought even worse news.

"Euron the Crow's Eye is back!"

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Euron's return is a huge challenge for Theon.

Euron brought back his Tranquility Fleet. This fleet that traveled across the East and the West now had a total of 400 warships. King's Harbor could not even accommodate this fleet, so the Tranquility Fleet could only anchor on the coast between the islands, and the movement of personnel and supplies had to rely entirely on ferry boats.

The Tranquility Fleet is a world fleet exposition, bringing together every type of ship from the Iron Islands to the Jade Sea, and every language spoken above it.

On the beach outside Kingsport, the rulers and great lords of the Iron Islands gathered, waiting for the Crow's Eye, whose infamy would spread throughout the East and the West.

As the ruler of the Iron Islands, Theon naturally stood at the front to greet Euron. When the ship with dark red hull approached, Theon subconsciously felt a strong sense of nervousness. He had never seen this uncle before, and he had heard all kinds of bad reputations about him. In his heart, Euron had long become a demonic existence.

When the man in the robe jumped off the Serenity, his legs splashing in the water, everyone's heart tightened. Then, they saw the devil whose reputation was known throughout the East and the West.

There seemed to be a red glow in Euron's eyes, and Theon involuntarily shrank his head at his gaze.

"My nephews, my nieces, my brothers, and the lords of the Iron Islands, I have been away for a long time. I am back."

Euron cheered like a winner, and this exaggerated performance made Theon very unhappy with him, but because of the status of the person in front of him, he still suppressed his inner disgust and dissatisfaction.

"The Iron Islands do not welcome pagans like you, Euron." Uncle Aeron stood up and said to Euron in a stern voice.

"I am a Greyjoy, I'm just going home." Euron obviously didn't care about what Euron said. He just waved his hand and asked his men to bring a box of things.

"I have brought gifts for you all."

Euron then opened the box with a crazy smile, which was full of swords.

"This is all the good stuff of Valyria, my friends, and there is a share for everyone."

Euron stepped away from the box and motioned for everyone to come forward, but everyone looked at each other and no one dared to step forward.

The reason was very simple. The man in front of them was a notorious pirate. There were many things he did that even the most notorious iron race would not do. When faced with his gifts, no one dared to take them rashly.

Euron showed a mocking smile on his face. "This is a weapon made of Valyrian steel. My friends, are you sure you don't want it?"

Only after Euron said this did a few lords come forward, and as they confirmed the truth of Euron's words, exclamations came one after another.

Returning to the Iron Islands, he showed such kindness. It seems that his uncle will have a hard time in the future. Theon immediately understood the political signal of Euron's actions, but sadly, Theon was powerless to do anything about it. Who can stop a captain from distributing his gifts?

But these Valyrian weapons...did Euron conquer Qohor? He actually got so many of them.

"Uncle Youlun, what are you doing back here?"

Theon asked his uncle this question, this was what he wanted to know most right now.

"Me? What I want to do, of course, is to make the Iron Islands glorious."

As he spoke, Theon seemed to see Euron's eyes burning.

(End of this chapter)