King of The Wall

2021-10-15

Chapter 666 tit for tat
If the stiff and chilling atmosphere is as thick as substance, many people present will Even goosebumps came out. Amid everyone's expectations for "eating a big melon", the representative of Faceless Men spoke up in a usual cold and flat tone.

"The Black and White Court and Braavos are an equal partnership of mutual benefit and symbiosis, not subordinate superiors and subordinates. Mr. Gordon's words are not only contrary to common sense, but also suspected of insulting and offending Many-Faced God. I ask Your Excellency to retract your remarks and apologize in public. ."

"I don't mean to insult Many-Faced God, I can take back that metaphor." The importance of it, so I immediately shrank my head on the topic of watchdogs. For him, who adheres to the principle of non-compromise in his life, this is a rare gentleness, "But I apologize... The Black and White Court accepts this commission and gets things done. I can pull down my old face and apologize publicly!"

"Apology is for previous inappropriate remarks, not a bargaining chip." Faceless Men is not at all fooled by the old man's words, "No one can deny that you have made great contributions to Braavos, but please also I understand that your face is not big enough to allow the Black and White Institute to violate the principles to assassinate the True God spokesperson."

Not worthy of any expression, no emotion, no half dirty words, but angular Clearly contradicted the old man felt a faint pain in the ribs of oneself. Gordon Gallonier's expression slowly turned from anger to gloomy - if any of his contemporary Keyholders members were present, they would have one's hair stand on end to remind the juniors: this guy is furious and furious When you snort, you are often just creating a first-mover advantage; when you cool down and become calm, you are really angry.

And the anger of the man who almost became "King of Braavos" was never incompetent rage.

"You have a sharp mouth, little fellow." He sneered, and his words began to soften and calm, "but I don't want to discuss with you today 'whether my face can make the Black and White Court kill someone'. , now that the Keyholders will need the Black and White Court to carry out the mission, I just ask: If we vote through this proposal, will the Faceless Men work?"

The representative of the Faceless Men sighed and used extreme Reluctantly, he answered reluctantly: "If Mr. Gordon can't understand the sentence 'can't take this commission', then I can only answer it in simple words for the last time: do-no-! ”

The silence came again, if the atmosphere before one minute was just sticky, then at this moment, the air was completely solidified.

Countless eyes fell on Gordon, all waiting with bated breath for the Old Master's next reaction to Faceless Men's tough rejection. Those with a more lively mind have even begun to wonder whether the representative of the Faceless Men can return to the Black and White Court today, and the old man who dared to scold "Black and White Court is a watchdog"... He still has a few days to live.

One old and one young, one former and one current member of the Keyholders Club stared blankly at each other across the entire oversized round table, as if sparks had sparked in their eyes, but in fact After a brief confrontation that only felt like half a lifetime for more than ten seconds, the old man finally spoke again.

"Everyone knows that Braavos welcomed and accepted all gods from the very beginning, giving all religions a place. But in today's Keyholders, there are only two seats associated with the temple. ——The Temple of the Moonsingers seat, the House of Black and White seat, other religions including the Temple of Outland, Red Temple, etc., no matter how big or small, are not able to participate in the meeting, why is this?" Gordon Gallonier's gaze He stared at the representative of Faceless Men, but his tone seemed to ask everyone present, "The reason is very simple, because only Moonsinger and Faceless Men participated in the establishment and management of Braavos at the beginning - only these two temples are the masters, other Temples are all guests.”

“You have to pay to gain, or in other words, to have obligations to have power.” He paused, but his eyes were always fixed on the Faceless Men’s picture. Dead Face: "So now that the House of Black and White suddenly refuses to take on their obligations, can I also think that the Faceless Men have given up their rights corresponding to this obligation - that is, the House of Black and White in the Keyholders Council. seats in?”

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So vicious!
Everyone came to their senses and secretly sighed: As expected of the ruthless character who led almost the entire Braavos back then, everyone thought he would be driven out of control by the repeated confrontations of Faceless Men. Find the opponent's pain point and directly attack the enemy's key points!
The seat of the Keyholders Association is easy to lose, but it is even more difficult to recreate or increase it.

A woman in a snow-white robe sighed and reluctantly interjected: "If the House of Black and White continues to explicitly refuse to implement the Keyholders' resolution, then I can only regret it. , a proposal to 'remove House of Black and White's permanent seat at the Keyholders meeting'. My friend, Faceless Men, I suggest you take the initiative to leave your seat before then, to prevent things from getting to that point, and quickly put what happened at today's meeting. Report the matter to the priests of the Black and White House, and let them make an official statement."

The speaker is the representative of the Temple of the Moonsingers, and she is speaking at this time because of Gordon Galleon Although Neil's prestige is temporary, he is no longer a current member of the Keyholders Council after all - according to the procedure, he has no right to propose "revocation of the seat of the Black and White House", Temple of the Moonsingers owes the old man a lot of favor, and can only be oneself. work for you.

Brace oneself is a fact. It is impossible to say that you are not afraid of Faceless Men, but in the final analysis, you are not afraid of it.

This is the most central ruling class of Braavos, and they know the Faceless Men much better than the outside world - although this group of assassins have a terrible reputation like the incarnation of Death God, they are not really Death after all. God incarnate. On the contrary, their deterrent power has one third from the Braavos propaganda mouth and the brains of the masses, one third from the iron vault's strong financial resources to create a good assassination environment and opportunity, and only the last one third from Faceless Men's own strength and excellence Records (in this record, there are also parts where natural or accidental deaths are forcibly counted).

Rather than saying that the Faceless Men are transcendents, it is better to say that they are just "elite mortals" who have mastered a few small spells...ordinary person will be fearful, but another group of elite mortals who also meet these conditions Not to counsel them, let alone if the Faceless Men don't take care of them first.

Everyone turned their attention to the Faceless Men who was under attack again, but unexpectedly, this time he neither confessed nor continued to be tough, but slowed down under everyone's attention. He stood up slowly, tucked the hem of his clothes, and bowed to everyone present: "I'm sorry to everyone, but I have no right to make independent decisions about the seat of the Keyholders, so I decided to take Ms. Isha's suggestion and retire first! ”

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(end of this chapter)