"My lord, as you expected, the other party did not expect us to come so quickly, almost at the touch of a button, do you want to clear them out of the city immediately?" Blanco asked in a low voice.

Despite trying to hide his greed, the eyes that kept drifting towards the loot betrayed his inner thoughts.

You must know that the Old Town is the richest and most prosperous city in Westeros, and countless pirates, mercenaries, and even nobles are eager to one day be able to shoot here fiercely.

Right now, Old Town is like a girl who has been drugged and stripped naked, and has already shown her most seductive side, and now she can not only make a lot of money, but also have a perfect target for planting guys afterwards, so many people in the team are starting to be a little nervous, even those little nobles who have joined temporarily.

After all, they did not directly plunder the local merchants and civilians, but the spoils of war from the hands of the iron people, according to the customary rules, even if the owner wanted to get it back, he had to pay at least 60% of the original price of the ransom, which the Hightower family could not change.

Driven by the enormous interests at their fingertips, few people could really remain calm and sane, and if it weren't for the constant soaring and spewing flames of the dragon in the sky, the soldiers would have rushed into the streets to chase down the enemies who carried a lot of goods.

In fact, under the feudal system, military discipline can almost be said to be non-existent, and the only thing that can restrain knights and nobles is strength, power and wealth.

Feeling the strong desire revealed in those eyes, Zhang Cheng suddenly realized that the army he led was essentially no different from the inhabitants of the Iron Islands who lived by robbing.

These people have neither moral restraints, nor a life goal to fight for, they are just driven by the ** in their bones, so the army of the entire Westeros continent, from the king and nobles to the pirates and thieves, will rob and rape as long as they have the opportunity, even like Stannis and Randolph Tully, who are very strict with military discipline, cannot prevent similar situations from happening.

After thinking about this, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, swept everyone around him with a playful gaze, and finally said in a slightly playful tone: "I know what you are thinking, and I understand your desire for wealth, but what I want to tell you is that once you do something, it means that you can never turn back. Are you sure you want to risk the hatred and revenge of the Hightowers for taking those looted goods for yourself?"

"No! Of course not! Under your leadership, we have nothing to fear. Blanco got down on one knee and was the first to make his attitude clear.

Knowing the true purpose of this trip in advance, he had already regarded the Hightower family as a dead fish, since it was a dead fish, what was there to be afraid of, anyway, after today, the convenience would cease to exist.

"Yes, we have nothing to fear!"

"Command, Count!"

"Compared to you, the Hightowers are nothing!"

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All of a sudden, those new nobles who had just gotten rid of their mercenary status clapped their chests and shouted.

Although they didn't know exactly what their allegiance lord was going to do, with Blanco taking the lead, they naturally wouldn't be left behind.

Only the little nobles who took refuge temporarily showed hesitation on their faces. After all, most of them are nominally vassals of the Hightower family, and once they are grudged, the next days may not be too easy.

But as the saying goes, there is never a shortage of people in the world who dare to take risks.

After briefly weighing the benefits and losses, Viscount Valen Bisbury from Hive City took a deep breath and asked in a serious tone, "Count Mason, don't you know that the Asplin family is willing to accept the allegiance of the Bisbury family?"

"Oh, as far as I know, hasn't the Bisbury family always been loyal to the Hightowers?" Zhang Cheng blinked in surprise.

"Hehe, as you can see, the world is always changing, some families are dying out in the long river of history, and some families are quickly rising to become a powerful force. It seems to me that after this catastrophe, the Hightowers will inevitably decline, and you will become the most powerful nobles in the Riverbend, and even the Tyrells will be eclipsed. It's far better to take refuge in you than to continue to fall with Hightower, isn't it?" Valen explained with a smile.

"Hahahaha! You are such a sharp and decisive person, and I believe that the Bisbury family will be able to achieve glory under your leadership. I accept your allegiance, and from this day forward, House Bisbury is a vassal of House Asplin. With that, Zhang Cheng handed over the hand with the signet ring.

Without any hesitation, Valen immediately knelt down and kissed the signet ring in front of everyone.

This seemingly innocuous act means that Hive City has betrayed Hightower, and it means that a new political force has risen in the Riverbend region.

Since there was the first person to eat crabs, the remaining nobles also scrambled to choose their sides again, and in the blink of an eye, Zhang Cheng gained the allegiance of thirteen nobles, large and small.

While this loyalty is cheap and not solid, it's a good place to start.

He knew very well that with the current situation in the continent of Westeros, there were not so many people who could form a huge bureaucracy to completely replace the extremely backward aristocratic feudal system, so as the sphere of influence expanded, it was inevitable to follow the example of Aegon the Conqueror to accept some nobles in order to maintain the most basic rule.

What's more, the ultimate goal of his participation in the power game is not to build a vast empire, but to learn how to wield power and how to deal with intrigues.

You must know that more than 90% of the known magical world adopts the aristocratic feudal system, and if you lay a good foundation now, you can save a lot of energy in the future and devote yourself to collecting and learning magical knowledge.

With the allegiance of the nobles and the last unstable factor removed, Zhang Cheng quickly ordered his troops to split into two routes, one led by Viscount Valen Bisbury to clean up the remaining iron people in the city, and the other part led by him to the location of the towering tower.

With the air support of Kulo Kirba, all the unlucky people who try to resist will be reduced to a mass of charred corpses under the scorching dragon fire.

In less than half an hour, the "reinforcements" had passed through most of the city, encountering Viktarion, who was trying to stop his men from escaping.

This tall man could no longer see his previous vigor at the moment, and kept shouting angrily, but his efforts did not have any effect after all.

After all, this large fleet not only contains the inhabitants of the Iron Islands, but also a large number of pirates recruited by Euron Greyjoy.

Perhaps, in normal times, Victor could use the power of the Iron People to suppress the less peaceful pirates.

However, when the rout occurred, the unrestrained pirates immediately revealed their true nature, and some even began to kill each other, simply because the other side blocked their retreat route.

They simply don't understand that dragons, giant beasts that can fly freely in the sky, will die even if they return to the ship......