Baron, King of the Iron Islands. Greyjoy is a thorough iron breed, both in his personality and in his appearance.

A few strands of silver and white were mixed with black hair, and his eyes were sharp and tenacious, and with his thin and angular face, he looked extremely cold.

Perhaps without much fanfare, he was dressed in an inconspicuous gray robe, with the outermost linen cloak wrapping around his emaciated body, and as he stepped into the tent, it looked like a moving spear.

It wasn't the first time Lan Li had seen him, but he didn't have much time to take a closer look last time, and at the same time, he was "unstable" at that time, unlike now, not only did he have time to look at the Iron King who rebelled against his brother's rule, but he was not at all afraid that this commander would rush to him, and even because he knew a lot of the thoughts of the person in front of him, he felt quite relaxed about it.

"Lost the war?"

After seeing each other, Lan Li's first sentence was to let Baron. Greyjoy paused, and then sat down in his chair, unconsciously paying more attention to the immature-looking boy in front of him.

"The Iron Fleet has been led into a trap in the Fairy Isle Strait, and the Bend Fleet has headed north. Baratheon circled and went south, and our army was routed by two flanks. ”

There was no sense of urgency in his still calm tone, as if he was saying something normal, but in fact, the meaning behind this sentence made Baron unconsciously clench the wine glass that was brought to him by the flooded man.

The Iron Islands' rebellion is naturally due to their excellent and large fleet, as well as the cruel but merciful sea for the Iron People.

The sea is my moat, and it will bury those who dare to invade.

When the Lannister fleet was burned in one fell swoop, Baron. Greyjoy declared. He believed that relying on this trench, even if Westeros had sufficient logistical supplies and troops, their Iron Islands would not be without a chance of victory.

However, the battle situation not long ago directly gave him a blow in the face.

The Iron Fleet, which had been formed with the strength of the whole island, was defeated, there were few survivors, and the maritime forces of the Iron Islands were basically abolished, and it would take at least seven or eight years to recover.

And that's not all, without the fleet, his trenches are now ready for the enemy to pass through, and there is nothing to be seen at the moment, but before long, Westeros's enemies will inevitably emerge from the ends of the vast ocean and land on the islands.

Attacking, defending, familiar, unfamiliar, after the fleet was abolished, the iron people directly became the defender, and the geographical advantages and people brought by defending the homeland had a certain advantage, but if the two sides were very different in strength, then this defense was doomed to end in failure - although the defensive war had not yet begun.

Baron had already recognized this when he knew that the fleet had been routed, and he had nothing he could do about it. Because this is a hard power gap, without the advantage of the ocean, it is impossible for them to shake the united behemoth.

He was so powerless that even after the news came back that day, he spent the whole night in his room thinking about the war, thinking about the future, and thinking about what he could do to recover a little disadvantage.

He couldn't think of a way, but instead had a few more strands of gray hair.

So when he heard that Old Wake Island had suddenly shown a "miracle", he ran straight here by boat, hoping that the boy in front of him would bring some miracles.

The first sentence of the beginning made Baron even more confident, because although the outcome of the war had already appeared, the news had not yet spread, and the other party was now able to know about it, and it was obvious that it could not be done by ordinary means, if he had other unique powers......

However, the next sentence of the Son of God in front of him made Baron's heart sink to the bottom all of a sudden.

"I can't change what happened, and I can't influence the war that invades soon after."

The childish voice answered his thoughts like an uncertain prophet, and his tone was full of solemnity.

"An elephant can easily trample a hound to death, but it is helpless against the ants that crawl on it. The power of the gods can do many things beyond the imagination of ordinary people, but there are also many limitations, otherwise the great drowning god would have allowed the Iron Islands to conquer all of Westeros. ”

Baron was disappointed by this decisive refusal, but it seemed that it was really the case when he thought about it.

But even God can't do anything about it, so what else can they do?

Baron didn't think much about it, because it would only make him more powerless, and he had no intention of staying here, although there were still many doubts in his mind, but it didn't matter anymore—

He believed that when Westeros' army arrived, it would be his own death.

are all going to die, what doubts are there to pay attention to?

So he stood up happily, bowed slightly to the boy and was about to turn away, but the other party's next sentence made him move.

"You won't die, Baratheon won't let you die."

This cold sound a little inexplicable, because Balon has never said relevant words, but Balon is more familiar with the mystery of this god son who seems to be able to see through people's hearts, and he is not surprised, but he does not agree with the sentence itself.

"I am the initiator of the rebellion, and I have deceived the king of the green land on the Iron Throne with a trick, I am not dead, how can this rebellion be quelled?"

"The Iron Throne is the Iron Throne, and Baratheon is Baratheon." Miko's words made Balon's mind move, and then he sat back down and listened quietly.

"As a unified king, you rebel deserve to die." Lan Li said: "But just as you guessed when you started the rebellion, do you think the throne of Robert is secure?" ”

Baron thought for a moment when he heard this, and said, "Baratheon's seat on the Iron Throne relied on an alliance with the North, the River, and the Valley, but the alliance itself was not perfect. The Tully family's control over the Riverlands was weak, and the usurpers did not gather many Riverlands lords during the rebellion, and even a few of them were on the side of the Targaryens. The Vale Arryn family is stronger than these two, but not much stronger. However, the decision to marry the Lannisters was very wise, the Lannisters had a high degree of control over the West, and the combined efforts of several other families were enough to stabilize the iron chair under the usurper's ass - but the relationship between the two families was not so much a marriage as the next heir to the Iron Throne, so the usurper's throne was still not stable until this heir appeared. ”

As he spoke, he sighed.

"I didn't think the Riverlands would respond to the usurper's call, or even if they did, wouldn't it be more beneficial for them to let my Iron Islands fleet weaken the forces of the West and the Usurper?"

He seemed a little confused about this, but Lan Li didn't have the idea of talking about this topic, and after hearing this, he concluded: "So Robert the Usurper nominally rules the whole of Westeros, but in fact, he has no control over the major territories under his command at all, and he doesn't even have control over it, whether it is the West Realm or the Riverlands. ”

"That's right." Baron nodded.

"So, is the existence of the Iron Islands good or bad for the Riverlands and the West?" Lan Li reminded him, "What is the impact of the existence of the Iron Islands on the Stormlands and Lords under the control of Baratheon? ”

The latter question is very simple and has no impact, because the two territories of Stormland and the Royal Territory are not compatible with the Iron Islands at all, while the former problem is more obvious, naturally bad, the three sides have been facing each other across the sea and have been feuding with each other for thousands of years......

Baron knew what he had heard, but he still didn't have the confidence to survive the war.

"The usurper needs the existence of the Iron Islands, but only the Iron Islands."

"But if it's a scattered Iron Island, what's the point of him wanting this Iron Island?" Lan Li asked rhetorically, "And who better than you, the king of the Iron Islands, who has high prestige and has been conquered by him once, more than this expectation?" ”

"It's just a matter of something." Baron. Greyjoy shook his head: "Not long after he ascended the throne, I started a rebellion, if he didn't deal with me, what would the others think?" ”

"In the early days of the rebellion against the Targaryens, three nobles in the Stormlands sided with the usurper against him as a feudal lord, and after being defeated, the usurper did not cut off the heads of the leading nobles, but used them heavily." Lan Li said: "You can't look at that king Baratheon with ordinary thinking, he is more like a martial artist than a king. At the same time, one factor that works in your favor is that you have not sworn allegiance to the Baratheon dynasty, in the sense that you are still on the Targaryen side. ”

These words made Baron think: "So, this war is not ...... Rebellion? ”

It seemed strange that the initiator of the war had said this, but neither side felt strange. Lan Li nodded when he heard this: "So I said, you won't die, or rather, you have the possibility of living." ”

Thinking about this matter carefully, Baron unconsciously pursed his lips, and then the other party's words attracted his attention again.

"And what about after you live?"

"What should you do after you live?"