Chapter 0811: The Dragon Mother endures humiliation and submits
"I beg your pardon, my esteemed Majesty the Queen!" a voice said in a loud voice, "I am surrendering to Lord Magic Mountain. β
Jorah, Barristan, Dario, and the octopus spider Varys, the Blood Alliance, and the Blood Guard Racallo, who had come out of the cabin at some point, looked at the man who was standing at the bow of a ship, his hair and armor were silver-gray and stained with blood, but his cloak was sewn from a variety of colored fabrics, and strips of cloth of different colors and lengths were dragged on it.
This cloak is different from everyone's cloak. This is the only one in the world, and there is no semicolon.
This man is the head of the mercenary Wind Blowing Regiment, Prince Ragged.
His 2,000 men preferred to call him the King of Rags.
The prince, who had fled from the city-state of Pantos and had formed a mercenary army, would cut a piece of cloth from his burqa and sew it onto his cloak every time he killed an enemy. Over time, his cloak was sewn from cloth of various colors. When he had cut off more strips of cloth, the prince tied them up and dragged them over his cloak, and over time his 'magnificent' cloak dragged strips of cloth of different colours like a tattered piece.
No one expects how loyal a mercenary leader who pays to fight a war can be!
Magic Mountain shouted, "Tattered King, how much did Daenerys give you to make you and your soldiers work for her?"
"One price that is enough for me to fight for her, Lord Magic Mountain. β
"Well, I accept your surrender, you have to fight for me, but I won't pay you a commission. β
"Lord Demon Mountain, the wind blows and asks to swear allegiance to you! I hope to fight for your lord without taking a penny. β
"Oh?!"
"But I have one thing that I would like to ask for help from adults. β
"Vengeance of the city of Pantos?"
The Ragged Prince was surprised: "Lord Moshan knows where I came from?"
"I am the reincarnation of Asal Ahai, and I always know some secrets that no one else knows. β
"My secret happened in the year 262 of Aegon. β
"I know that thirty-nine years have passed since that incident, and many of the governors who participated in your persecution have died of old age. β
"Magic Mountain-sama ......"
The Magic Mountain interrupted the Ragged Prince: "King of Tatters, kneel down and swear allegiance to me, and I will retake the city of Pantos for you." If any of the forty governors of the city of Pantos disagrees, you will kill him. β
The city of Pantos is the closest free trade city-state to the continent of Essos from the continent of Westeros, and it is also the most concentrated transit point for maritime trade between the eastern and western continents, which is also the best location to link the two continents in terms of military, trade, and geography.
If the Magic Mountain wants to open the Essos Continent, it needs to open the door of the Essos Continent first, and find the best entry point, whether it is a garrison or logistics, it needs a city as a foothold, and the Pantos City-State is the best place for this.
The Ragged Prince, who had been forced to wander for thirty-nine years, was a little incredulousβthe Magic Mountain had agreed to him before he had even made a requestβand the ecstasy overflowed from the deepest part of his heart, and during the thirty-nine years of exile, his greatest wish was to fight back and regain control of the city of Pantos.
"Lord Magic Mountain, after retaking Pantos, I hope to abolish the evil tradition of the Prince sacrificing to the gods of the sky, earth, and sea. The power of Pantos must also return to the old ways, under the rule of the princes, and no longer with the governors. β
This is a political choice for centralization and democratic elections.
But whether it is centralized power or democratic elections, as long as the power is carried out among the aristocracy, in fact, the arguments are different, and the essence is exactly the same.
In this semi-agrarian and semi-pastoral world, centralization of power is much more efficient than that of aristocrats aristocrats fighting each other for different interests.
"Prince, I will support you in regaining the reins of Pantos, come and kneel, and first swear allegiance to me. β
The Ragged Prince's battleship activated, rowing quickly towards the Kraken battleship on the side of the Magic Mountain. There was still some distance to go, but the prince couldn't wait, he grabbed the rope and swung in the air, and jumped onto the deck of the Kraken with his hands loose.
Prince Ragged came to the Demon Mountain, drew out his long sword, put the long sword at the foot of the Demon Mountain, knelt down on his knees, and lowered his head with long silver hair: "Prince Ragged Isidor swears allegiance to Lord Magic Mountain, from now until death comes, I will loyally follow your lordship, and when your lord is in danger, I will not hesitate to sacrifice my life for my lord, and ask the god of the sky, the earth, and the sea to witness my oath." β
"Please get up, Prince Isidore. β
No one knew that the Ragged Prince was called Prince Isidore, Daenerys didn't, and neither did the Prince's men.
Before establishing his own Wind Blowing Regiment, Isidore had participated in the Second Son Regiment, the Iron Shield Regiment, and the Mu Nu Regiment, and no matter where he was, he never mentioned his real name.
Isidore stood up, and his two thousand men cheered.
If there is a better place to go, no one wants to be a mercenary, to fight for someone else's food. When mercenaries were not hired by the great nobles, they were often penniless, and many of them became robbers. Mercenaries who fight for money don't have a lot of loyalty to Daenerys, strictly speaking, there is no loyalty, and only the contract creed binds them.
"Lord Magic Mountain, Pei Ji surrenders. A Dothraki raised his scimitar above his head and knelt on his knees, his forehead touching the deck.
Pei Ji was once a Kao on the grasslands, but was later subdued by Daenerys in the Holy City and became one of Daenerys's cowards.
The Dothraki follow only the strong, this is their tradition, and it is their ancient way.
The dragon and combat power of the Magic Mountain are far above Daenerys.
The Ragged Prince's oath of surrender is right in front of Daenerys, and Daenerys can't stop it. She became a captive of the Magic Mountain, her life and death were controlled by the Magic Mountain, and Daenerys's dragon was no match for the Dragon of the Magic Mountain. The magnificence of the Magic Mountain, even if Drogo Kao is alive, cannot be compared. When the Dothraki shouted to surrender in the Magic Mountain, most of the soldiers had the heart to surrender, they just needed an opportunity, a leader, like a pool of water, only needed a small opening......
Pegi submitted, and his Dothraki knelt down in submission, kneeling on their knees, their scimitars raised in both hands, and their heads downward, until they touched the deck.
"Lord Magic Mountain, Motley submits. β
Motley, another Cole, was also a Kao before he submitted to Daenerys. But he was a very weak Kao, with only two thousand cavalry. Mottley was a centurion of Drogo Kao before he became Kao.
Motley knelt down in submission, raising his scimitar, and his soldiers knelt on their knees together, their scimitars held high, their foreheads touching the floor.
"Lord Magic Mountain, Cyril surrenders!"
"Lord Magic Mountain, Angus surrenders!"
"Lord Magic Mountain, Reginord surrenders!"
"Lord Magic Mountain, Rodric surrenders!"
β........................β
Soon, on the Dothraki warship, Cole and his soldiers knelt down and surrendered.
"Generals and warriors of Dothraki, I accept your surrender, but I ask you to swear allegiance to me in the name of the sky, the earth, the sea, and the steppe. From now until your death, you will be faithful and will never betray. β
The oath is very binding on the Magic Mountain, but it has the greatest binding force on the people in this world, surpassing the spirit of the contract.
The oath that the Dothraki demanded from the Dothraki was quite difficult, because the Dothraki abandoned Daenerys today, and when the Dothraki lost power, they would also abandon the Magic Mountain, and it would not change because they made a vow not to betray.
The loyalty of the Dothraki is only valid for the strong!
But the idea of the Magic Mountain is different, and it is better to have the constraints of this oath than nothing!
The first step must be taken to change everything!
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After Daenerys' mercenaries, Dothraki, and Asha's fleet surrendered and swore allegiance to the Magic Mountain, the only ones who still refused to surrender were the royal guards led by Jorah Mormont and Barristan Selmy, the Cass guards led by Lacarlo and Dario, Varys, Missandei and the maids-in-waiting, and the Unsullied led by Greyworm and Hero.
In the air, there are also Daenerys' two dragons: the wounded Drogon, the newly recognized Rego, and Jon Targaryen, who has become a dragon knight in a critical situation.
"Daenerys, can you bear to watch Drogon and Rego be killed?" said the Magic Mountain indifferently.
Daenerys looked at the sky, both dragons were her children, and Jon was the only man in the Targaryen family.
She looked again at the expressionless Unsullied, who fought on land. On the sea, on battleships, spears and shields were not easy to use, and the neat queue was lost to the violent turbulence of the ship.
But none of the Unsullied surrendered.
Both the leader Greyworm and the hero were stained with blood and scars, but their expressions were indifferent, and they looked at death as if they were at home.
Daenerys looked at Jorah, the bear was her family, benefactor, bodyguard, and brother. She looked at Barristan Selmy, who had saved her from the danger of the venomous manticore, an old man with gray hair, but skilled in martial arts and loyal, a long sword that could not be stopped, a piece of real steel as gold. and Missandei, who regarded her as her own sister and master, and her maids Kiki, Eli and Doria, who had been with her maids since she married Drogo, and who regarded her as their sole master, and revered her like a god. She looked at the Greyworm and the hero, at her lover Dario, at Varys, who was nearly dead at Bran's hands...... Look at the Blood Guardian Lacarlo, whose eyes had turned red...... A thousand words welled up in Daenerys' heart...... She opened her mouth, but she couldn't say a word......
She would rather die in battle than surrender and not surrender......
However, so many people who follow her will die because of her choice!
The Magic Mountain is the first evil of the Seven Kingdoms, brutal and terrifying, bloodthirsty as a demon - Varys, Jorah, and Barristan had warned her a long time ago! Before betraying her, the little devil also asked her to be careful of the Magic Mountain, and the little devil said that the Magic Mountain had changed, and it was no longer the reckless Magic Mountain that it used to be, and the recklessness of the Magic Mountain had become treacherous and cunning, and there were many tricks, so you must be very careful, and you must not trust him......
But Daenerys eventually fell for the Magic Mountain, and she believed his words, so that the Magic Mountain 'easily' took her hostage.
"Magic Mountain, let them go, and I will surrender and surrender to you. β
Surrender? Of course it is impossible, this can only be submission!
"Who do you want me to release?"
"Jon Targaryen, Drogon and Rego, Greyworm and Hero, and all their Unsullied soldiers, set each one of them free, release Jorah Mormont and Ser Barristan Selmy, release my Blood Alliance guard Lacarlo, and my Cass tribe and every warrior of the Royal Guard, release Varys and Missandei, Eligiki, and Doria......"
Daenerys gave a long list of names, including all the soldiers who refused to surrender.
"Daenerys, as long as you surrender to me and swear allegiance to me, I will grant your request. You're going to have to stay with me for a while, and I'm going to teach you something new. β
Daenerys was so heartbroken that she decided to kill herself when Jon and the others were safe.
"Before I surrender to you, you must let them go. β
"Who will go first?"
"Jon Targaryen. "This is the only blood of House Targaryens.
"Your Majesty, I will not leave you. Jon Targaryen said in the sky.
Jon wasn't willing to follow Daenerys in the first place, and he doesn't want to do it now. Jon's girlfriend, the red-haired Ygritte, his best friend Samwell, and many of his brothers who had sworn to be the Night's Watch all died in the Red Keep, not because of the small explosion of the wildfire, but because they were locked up in an underground dungeon by Daenerys, which denied them any hope of escape.
At this point, Jon can't forgive Daenerys. There was a thorn in his heart that grew in the flesh and could not be pulled out.
Jon had lost that kinship for both Daenerys and Bran! But he was a man of integrity, yard by yard, and at this time, at the most difficult moment when Daenerys was captured by the Magic Mountain and became a captive, he could not leave Daenerys. This is neither moral nor glorious.
"Your Majesty, the Unsullied will not leave their Queen, ever. Gray Worm said loudly.
"And I, Your Majesty, only the Great Bear who died in battle, and the Great Bear who did not escape. Jorah Mormont said lightly, smiling.
"From the moment His Majesty took him in, Sir Barristan Selmy cut off the idea of leaving His Majesty. If His Majesty insists that I leave, Barristan will have no choice but to die. Barristan Selmy said. Barristan, who served four kings, made Daenerys' stop his final destination.
Varys was silent. His hands were wrapped in the sleeves of his wide white robe, his eyes were shining, and his fat face was clean and smooth.
When the war began, Varys hid in the cabin, and he did not perform as well as the maid Doria. The four women, Kiki, Doria, Eli, and Missandei, all drew their daggers and joined the fight, but Varys did not.
"Your Majesty, the Blood Alliance Guard is your blood, where Your Majesty is, the Blood Alliance Guard will be there, Your Majesty is born, the Blood Alliance is healthy, and when Your Majesty dies, the Blood Alliance Guard will follow Your Majesty to the night kingdom to gallop. Blood Alliance Guard LaCarlo said loudly.
"Very well, since you all refuse to leave Her Majesty, then follow Your Majesty and surrender together. Magic Mountain shouted in a deep voice.
Daenerys looked around at her followers, her eyes reddening with emotion.
"Magic Mountain, I surrender, but I will never kneel. Thou shalt not compel my men to kneel before thee. β
"I accept this condition for the time being. Magic Mountain said.
"For the time being?"
"Yes. β
"I want forever. β
"I can't guarantee that, but if you and your men change your mind and willingly follow me, kneel before me and swear allegiance, I'll gladly accept it. β