"My lord, the soldiers have all assembled, can I go?" Blanco asked cautiously as he glanced at the behemoth that was close at hand, and lowered his voice.

Although it was not the first time he had seen Kulo Kirba, he could not understand why such an unimaginable creature in the world was almost larger than a whale in the sea in less than a few months after it was born.

What's even more terrifying is that dragons don't seem to be as fierce and brutal as beasts as legend goes, but have extremely high intelligence.

Every time Kulo Kirba's contemptuous, playful gaze swept by, his whole body immediately shuddered.

After all, the world of A Song of Ice and Fire is not Azeroth, nor is it a forgotten country, the latter two have a large number of inhuman intelligent races, especially the dragon is a race with a high IQ, this is a humanoid world, even the once glorious children of the forest have come to the brink of extinction, so people simply cannot accept that there are other lives that can think independently besides themselves.

Zhang Cheng didn't care about the reaction of his subordinates, squinted his eyes and stared at the neatly arranged army outside, and only nodded slightly after a minute: "It's okay! Bring three days of food and water, and immediately head in the direction of the old town." Remember, you have to move fast, I don't want the enemy to run away. ”

I don't want to miss out on such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a fortune. Blanco had a wicked grin on his face.

Obviously, he already knew that the purpose of this trip was not to rescue the old town at all, but to uproot the Hightower family and seize the wealth and territory of the other party, especially the gold, silver, jewels and goods that the ironmen had stolen, which would eventually fall into the pocket of the Earl of Brightwater City, and he would get a share of it.

"Very good! keep an eye on those who are not very restless for me, and ...... when necessary" Speaking of this, Zhang Cheng deliberately dragged a long note, raised his arm and made a decapitation motion.

Blanco understood and promised without hesitation: "Please rest assured, as long as those nobles who have taken refuge have a little bit of undeserved intentions, I will dispose of them and then blame the iron people." Also, before you leave, you would do well to visit Madame, who seems to be worried about your great-grandfather's safety, knowing that Maureen Tyrell is the commander of the garrison of the Old Town. ”

"Don't worry about it, she's just a tool for marriage, and it doesn't mean anything else. After taking the Old Town, I was killed, both by the members of the Hightower family, and by Maureen Tyrell and his sons and grandsons. Know that the Iron Folk invasion is a perfect cover, and whatever we do, we can plant blame on them without fear of suspicion. Zhang Cheng gave the order to slaughter with a cold face.

"As you wish...... the old mercenary bowed deeply with his head bowed, his eyes revealing a hint of awe and fear.

He couldn't believe that the young man in front of him had been intimate with his new wife a few minutes ago, but in the blink of an eye, he had changed to another face, and even had to kill his wife's family.

Of course, he wouldn't be stupid enough to ask why, and he wouldn't be merciful.

For a nouveau riche like Blanco who has managed to climb up from the bottom of society, nothing is more important than keeping his current title and status, so he will not hesitate to do whatever he wants, and the same is true for those new nobles who are mercenary.

An army of more than 8,000 men, led by Blanco, soon boarded ships and marched south.

Due to the close proximity between Bright Water City and the Old Town, and the Honey Wine River, it is possible to reach the outskirts of the Old Town without the need for a huge amount of physical exertion on foot.

This is also the reason why, although the "Queen of Thorns" Olenna Redwin did not want anyone to steal the limelight from the Tyrell family, it did not stop Zhang Cheng from sending troops.

If you send troops from the High Court, you must go around a large circle through the Shield Islands and Whispering Bay, and the time wasted is far more than sending troops from Liangshui City, and maybe by the time the reinforcements from the High Court arrive, the people of the Hightower family will have already died.

Seeing the fleet gradually disappear out of sight, Zhang Cheng suddenly turned his head and asked the shadow hiding in the corner not far away, "Beth, is the plan going well, what is the current situation in the old town?"

"It went well, sir. Thanks to this gadget, I managed to control all the pirate bosses without much effort. As for the old town, it has basically fallen, and the irons are robbing, raping, and killing people everywhere in the city, and when I left, Victalion was leading his cronies to besiege the Tower of Bacan. With that, a young woman stepped out of the shadows and knelt down on one knee to offer her ticking pocket watch in both hands.

"Hehe, good job. I think it won't be long before you can get your wish and chop off Moroya Hightower's head with your own hands. Zhang Cheng put away the charm pocket watch, pinched the other party's delicate chin, and admired this exotic beautiful face.

Beth, whose full name is Beth Tarot, is the daughter of a merchant in a free city-state.

Her father was arrested by the "madwoman" Moroya Hightower on charges of smuggling, sentenced to death in public and confiscated all his property, so he hated the Hightower family to the core, and has been engaged in illegal activities in the black market of the old town, waiting for an opportunity to seek revenge.

After a brief investigation and testing, Zhang Cheng recruited him into his intelligence organization and was responsible for carrying out secret activities against the old town.

It has to be said that while hatred can blind a person's eyes, it is indeed a powerful inner force that can even bring out all the potential and make jaw-dropping achievements.

The entire Seven Kingdoms probably won't believe that the Old Town is in a hellish state, and most of it is due to the young woman in front of her.

It was she who took the initiative to contact more than a dozen pirates, and it was also she who paid the guards to open the city gates, so that the iron people could easily attack the city. Although the charm pocket watch plays a crucial role, it is she who is the culprit.

"Oh, dear Earl, I am thrilled by your promise. I heard that you and your wife spent their wedding night on the back of a dragon, and I wonder if I'll be lucky enough to experience it as well?"

Feeling the softness and delicacy coming from his palm, Zhang Cheng bent down and whispered a warning against the other party's earlobe: "If I were you, I wouldn't use this inferior way to protect myself." You know, when a woman begins to use beauty and body as a tool, men will also see her as a tool, whether it is a tool to vent ** or a tool to achieve a goal? Stop the boredom temptation now, or you'll regret it soon. ”

Anyway, he had any nostalgia, and directly withdrew his hand with a faint residual warmth, his two eyes were still clear and indifferent, and he couldn't see even the slightest sign of being eroded.

Beth undoubtedly sensed this, forced her composure to take a deep breath, and muttered to herself, "You are really the most sensible of all the men I have ever met, maybe you don't like women......"