The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 97 Frey Bolton and Darry

As the landing place of the first expeditionary force, the Holy War Port has never been abandoned. On the contrary, this port has become increasingly prosperous. It has become a hub connecting Westeros and Essos. Whether it is the warriors who come to the Holy War, Or pilgrims to the holy land, they will all stop here.

Various outputs from the ancient Andal Kingdom and a large number of goods from the East are gathered here. Goods produced in Westeros will also be sent here. The prosperity of commerce has brought the development of the port to a higher level. .

This port is so full of vitality. Many people have seen the almost unlimited opportunities contained in the port, so many people who go to the East to find opportunities will settle here. After all, the port is on the edge of the Narrow Sea. If there is anything in the East If there is any drastic change, you can leave immediately.

In addition, there is an almost endless stream of immigrants, soldiers and pilgrims coming to Jihad Port to go further east. Therefore, Jihad Port is a small place that has developed from an uninhabited place on the beach to a port in less than a few years, but its population has been growing for a long time. Maintained at a scale of five to six thousand, and this number is still increasing.

After the Norvos army broke through and galloped across the Andas region, the Holy War Port was once ruled by panic. Many residents believed that the Westeros people's cause in the east was about to come to an end, so they wanted to find a ship to escape back. Westeros.

But when they took action, they found that the port had been blocked by Old Sparrow's Sparrow brothers. Old Sparrow mobilized pilgrims and jihadists to control the situation. In the face of the dissatisfied people, he decisively took force. Suppression, cutting through the mess with a sharp knife, minimized the problem.

Next, the old sparrow and the Lannister led the army to deal with the Norvos people from the east. During this period, a very important news came, that is, Hugo's victory in Andas. This news was completely overwhelming. All the uneasiness in the port was gone.

Now, something happened that made the residents of Jihad Port even more exciting. That was the second expeditionary force that everyone had been talking about for a long time. They finally arrived at Jihad Port.

"The port is getting busier again, it really changes from day to day."

"Everything is going well, Master Jero. It is estimated that everything will be completed in another hour." The capable first mate responded.

Seagull Town has no plans to develop towards the Southern Narrow Sea. Count Jero knows how much he weighs, but in this world, trouble will never come to you if you don’t go looking for trouble. The performance of the Third Daughter Kingdom An extremely rare unity emerged and the trial of Seagull Town began.

The so-called own job is to guard the trade lines of the Narrow Sea. Thinking of this, Count Gerald clenched his hands involuntarily. Although Braavos has temporarily settled down because Hugo has captured a large number of prisoners, But everyone can see that this is only temporary, and Hugo cannot hold Braavos captive for the rest of his life.

Thinking of the expeditionary force, Jero called the first mate, "How is the unloading going?"

In the Kingdom of the Three Daughters, the three discordant daughters of Valyria - Lys, Myr and Tyrosh - are at odds with each other over the sea and land borders between them, but when outsiders try to infringe on their interests At this time, the three will unite and face the outside world.

As for the Seagull Town business group and Seagull Town itself, they have also gained huge wealth. The haze surrounding everyone in Seagull Town has been dispelled by the huge benefits brought by the successful venture.

Now, in order to protect the interests of the Narrow Sea, Seagull Town has even restarted the battleship shipyard that was once mothballed due to excessive costs. Five large battleships started construction at the same time, and thirteen small and medium-sized battleships also started laying the keels.

However, rejecting them also means that the conflict with the Third Daughter Kingdom will most likely start next, so the forces of the Third Daughter Kingdom will inevitably join this chaos in the future - if nothing else, if they come from the Stone Step Islands one after another Keep driving the pirates north, which is enough for Jello to drink a pot.

He was indeed very fond of the Holy War Port. He did not expect that the desolate port back then would now become an important hub connecting Westeros and Essos, with countless gold and silver flowing here every day.

With the release of the Braavos prisoners, both sides will inevitably start to see red at sea. The Seagull Town fleet was the front line of defense at that moment, and Count Gerald understood that as the expedition continued to deepen, Braavos I'm afraid it's just the beginning. It's only a matter of time before the Third Daughter Kingdom intervenes.

Alas, I hope this expedition can achieve more results. The better they fight on the mainland, the better and more advantageous they will be at sea.

Jero understood that he could never agree to these vampires. The Third Daughter Kingdom seemed to only want a little now, but once the door was opened, they would immediately ask for more. Although he was young, he also learned how to deal with free trade from his father. Dealing with city-state people.

Fortunately, everyone in Seagull Town is united with him. After leading Seagull Town to win huge benefits from the east, no one now doubts his authority, but it also makes his burden heavier, as so many people's lives and fortunes depend on him.

Jero has received several waves of envoys from the Kingdom of the Third Daughter. They either speak softly or make rough threats. It is very obvious that they want to get a piece of the pie from Seagull Town.

However, he is just jealous. As a person with the privilege of Narrow Sea trade, Narrow Sea trade has made him a lot of money. The wealth he has now is something he didn't dare to think about when he just took the throne.

Looking at the prosperous port, the Earl understood that there were many risks in trying to preserve the interests of the Narrow Sea. The counterattack of the Free Trade City was the biggest one, but after Hugo defeated the Norvos, he was not so worried. , then you have to do your job well.

Standing on the deck of the Saint, young Gerald Grafson, Earl of Seagull Town, looked at the port, with a clear sense of envy in his tone, and a hint of imperceptible greed.

"Really? That's good." Jero looked at the Jihad Port and said to the air.

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"Is this the Holy War Port? This port is quite decent. It seems that it has been carefully designed rather than grown wildly. I originally thought we would be in a chaotic port." Under the Frey flag of the twin towers, wearing said Aenys Frey of the Frey Coat, who was surrounded by a group of Freys wearing the Twin Towers Coat, looking like a pack of weasels.

Aenys is the third son of Old Frey. He is a tall, bald man with round shoulders, rough hands, a pointed nose, moist red eyes, and thick knuckles. People said he had hungry eyes and a sparse brown beard that didn't cover his short chin.

He was the leader of the Frey family in this battle and the commander of the second expeditionary force. The Frey family brought the largest military strength to this expedition, so Inis became the leader of the second expeditionary force. commander in chief.

On the left of the Freys, there is a group of northerners wearing skinned man smocks. This is the Bolton family from the Dreadfort. Their leader is Roose Bolton.

Roose Bolton is of medium height, not strong, with an upper-middle appearance, no traces of time, no beard, pale complexion, his surprisingly pale eyes are scanning the Holy War Port, and the people he is looking at None of them had the guts to look at him, so they could not help but move their eyes away first.

On the right side of the Freys is Darry wearing a peasant blouse. Urric Darry, Earl of Darry City, and his only son Raymond Darry in Westeros have both come to the east, although Darry They strive to maintain their majesty as a famous family, but the armor, although strong and gorgeous, is of old style, all illustrates their embarrassing current situation.

Tygett Lannister saw all three groups in his eyes and knew that these were the three largest noble families that made up the expedition. In his heart, he couldn't help but start to comment on these three families.

The Frey family is undoubtedly the most powerful among the three families. They have many people, strong armor, and a strong and confident aura. It is obvious that this is a rising family. Although there are many younger members of the Frey family, Judging from Jian's gaze, there was probably some filth between them, but the family elders were enough to suppress them.

Bolton is a little hard to understand. Tyget's only impression of this Northern family that once competed with Stark is the legend of skinning. If the Bolton team left any impression on him, it would be Quiet. Now, Bolton's subordinates are all very quiet, so quiet that it's a bit eerie.

As for Darry - well, it's too obvious that these guys are trying to make a fool of themselves, but Tygett remembers that their family was severely punished by Robert, and a large amount of land north of the Trident River was deprived of them. In order to revive his family business, Darry put everything on the eastern expedition.

After this information flashed through Tiget's mind, Tiget greeted them with a smile. They came at the right time. Of course, they must welcome such friendly forces.

"Everyone, welcome to the Holy War Port, and welcome you to join the great Holy War." Tiget said respectfully, attracting the attention of the three groups, "We have prepared for you and your army. The barracks have been arranged and you are invited to move in."

"Lord Tyget Lannister, my in-law, I am also happy to see a familiar face so far east. I have brought tens of thousands of people, and they are all ready to fight. Tell us. , how is the war situation now? Have those Free Trade City people left?"

Hearing Aenys Frey mention their marriage relationship, Tygat's face flashed with some uneasiness. Due to Tywin's influence and those rumors, he was once full of prejudice against Frey. Ray always feels unnatural when talking about that marriage relationship with himself. Even now that he realizes that Frey is not what the rumors say, this habit still appears from time to time.

However, Tiget immediately put these emotions aside, "A lot of things happened in the east when you were crossing the sea. The defense line of Andas was broken by the Norvos. However, now the crisis has passed, and the invaders have been brutally defeated. Master Ge was defeated, but their remnant army went to the west, on the flat ground, and the opportunity for you to practice your martial arts is right in front of you."

Tiget's words made many people's eyes light up. They came to the East for wealth and fame, and they did not want to die here. Since there is an enemy's defeated army to fight, that would be great.

"Are these enemies Norvos? Why are they heading to the west?" Roose Bolton asked calmly. The Earl of the Dreadfort seemed completely unmoved by what he said.

Being stared at by those indifferent eyes, Tiget felt a little uncomfortable, but he still answered the question, "I don't know yet, but Lord Hugo is rushing here to pursue these defeated troops who fled west."

Bolton nodded, and then asked another question, "I heard that the manager of this port is the old sparrow. He should have been the one to greet us, but why you? Lannister, is there any help for us here? contempt?"

Bolton's words were indifferent, but his momentum was very aggressive. Tiget once heard Hugo say that this Earl Bolton was a bit troublesome. Now it seems that it is indeed the case, and he doesn't know how Hugo knew this information.

"Old Sparrow is just busy with the war, so he can't spare time to receive you." Due to Bolton's aggressiveness, Tiget's tone was a little stiff, but Bolton only nodded when he got the answer, and did not say anything further, which made him relieved. One breath.

Inis took over the conversation, "Okay, Lord Tiget, please lead our troops into the camp. I need to let them start resting as soon as possible. The journey at sea has been hard on us, and our war horse is still dead." Half, if you have the conditions, get a batch of supplements for us as soon as possible. One more thing, did you know that my brothers are here? They are the brothers from before. "

"They are all fighting on the plains with the Centaur tribe invited by Pantos. Although the scale of these Centaur tribes is not large, if left alone, they will quickly seize all the territory, so they will not be able to go to the north. Come to greet you.”

When answering Aenys, Tyget thought of the war in the plains. There was no big war there, but it was really annoying. The centaurs continued to plunder, and the kings and stormland nobles who were rooted there were completely tied to death. On the land, there is no way to escape.

At this point, the conversation was considered to be over. What followed was a series of trivial matters. During this period, the Darrys did not speak, which made Tiget a little concerned. However, the Darrys remained silent, and it was impossible to tell what they were thinking.

Of course, this does not involve mentioning Gett’s busy schedule, but the officials of the Jihad Port, who will connect with the second expeditionary force.

As for the senior officials, they would of course go to the ship fortress—the headquarters originally set up by Hugo, and it is still an important occasion in the Jihad Port—to enjoy the banquet. Tiget had already prepared a grand banquet for all the Westerners. banquet.

(End of this chapter)