Chapter 40: Merit

Long Ma is extremely miserable at this time, yes, how miserable it is, so to speak, now she has been eroded by wind and dust for a long time, and her white and tender, milk-like skin has been covered in the dust, in addition to her temperament is still extraordinary, the whole person looks like a dirty beggar.

After five days of waiting, the food and water sources were exhausted, and even the corpse of the white horse was eaten by the hungry and cold Dothraki people in the past few days, and it was almost completely desperate.

Of the three warriors sent out to find the way, Lacarlo, who was exploring the way to the west, was killed, and his head was hung on his horse by the murderer, leaving the horses to run back on their own.

The other two warriors did not return, and there was no news of them, either fleeing or dying like Lacarlo.

So obviously, Daenerys didn't want to wait any longer, waiting for that faint hope, Daenerys turned to look at the last horse in the group, the horse that came back with Lacarlo was the hope of all, and they could rely on it to survive for a few more days.

No one wants to just give up struggling, starve to death or even die of thirst in this endless wilderness, so let's fight and see if the gods give up on themselves.

"Hoof, hoof. Just as Daenerys was about to leave this haunted place with the remaining Dothraki women and children, hope finally came, and the gods did not give up on her, and there were a few crisp sounds of horses' hooves in the east, it was Ogun, and he had returned.

"Kalixi!Kalixi, I've found a city to the east!" said Ogun excitedly as he approached Daenerys and turned over and dismounted.

"It's not your horse. Daenerys glanced at the horse Ogun was leading, two colors from the one he had ridden before.

"It was given to me by the Thirteen Giants, Elder Quells. ”

"Quells?"

"Three days east is a seaside where there's a city called Quells. Ogun looked festive.

"Did they let us go?"

"They said it was an honor to welcome the Mother of Dragons. Ogun said as he took down the large water bag hanging from his horse and greeted the Dothraki who were gathered around.

Smiling at the reanimated people, Daenerys turned to Sir Jorah and asked, "Do you know that place?"

"All I know is that there is a city surrounded by desert, called the Garden of Bones. Jorah crossed her arms and touched her chin, "Every time Quells invites a traveler in, the garden expands. ”

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"My lord, my lord?" Luo Kun saw Ma Shen staring out the window, and suddenly did not react, so he called out a few times tentatively.

"Oh, I hear you. Ma Shen reacted and pinched the bridge of his nose, "The specific itinerary plan will be handed over to you, Lord Luo Kun, I will send someone to your house with you tomorrow, and then you and your family will explain what will happen after you leave." ”

"Okay, my lord" Luo Kun sighed helplessly, what a mistake, he shouldn't have personally tested the wolf slayer during the banquet, the best way is to test it through others, so that even if the wolf slayer suspects, he can't doubt himself, and sure enough, the wise man must make a mistake.

But as long as you don't die, there will be more opportunities in the future, after remembering your mistakes firmly, Luo Kun saw the wolf slayer pick up a note on the plate, and knew that it was time for him to retire: "My lord, then I won't bother you to deal with affairs." ”

"It's okay, Lord Luokun, you're not an outsider, let's stay and see what they write. Ma Shen raised his head with a smile and said, and casually threw a blank piece of paper in his hand on the ground.

Bad luck, the first blank paper was written by Baron Shas, and the first sentence on it was to promote his daughter, perhaps it was accurate to say that the whole paper was written about his daughter, what bachelor said that his daughter was physically strong, and her ass was capable of giving birth to a son, and there was nothing related to the knighthood, which was really a "good start".

"Obey, my lord" Hearing Ma Shen's retention, Luo Kun smiled bitterly, and could only stay with Ma Shen to read the note.

"My name is Sharen, and I would like to provide you with 5,000 gold dragon coins to help you raise armaments. ”

There is no title written, it should be a businessman, he has performed well, and there are a lot of gold dragon coins provided, which can be included in the list of candidates, Ma Shen nodded with satisfaction, handed the paper to Luo Kun, and motioned for him to write down the name and "merits" of the businessman on the paper.

Picking up another note, Ma Shen looked at it, there were a lot of words on it, just like Baron Shas introduced his daughter, which roughly means that my adopted son is very brave, and the last sentence is that his adopted son is willing to serve himself, and his family is also willing to provide some support for himself.

After flipping through the front and back, Ma Shen found that there was just such a paragraph on the white paper, and there was no mention of the word "meritorious".

Throw it away, Ma Shen casually threw this piece of paper behind him, who cares how powerful your adopted son is, unless it is as powerful as the Demon Mountain, don't mention it, I really want to canonize the knight so desperately.

The aristocratic reserve, Ma Shen sneered, it seemed that he was really going to canonize three merchants as knights, that was something that no one had done for many years.

Pick up a note again, signed by Cassel, with a parenthetical after his name, which reads: I am the merchant who asked the adult questions.

It's that smart guy, Ma Shen was very interested and continued to read, and found that what he wrote on it was different from others, there was no gold dragon coin, no flattery, he only wrote one sentence on it: The gods are above, I am willing to be sent by Lord Ma Shen at any time, no matter when, no matter where, my family property is equal to Lord Ma Shen's private property.

This is strange, he means that he is going to pack up his family property and himself and give it to himself, isn't this out of the tiger's mouth and into the wolf's den.

Almost all the big businessmen are so eager to get a knighthood in order to get rid of the status of a noble family dog, but what is he for?

Forget it, just talk to him tomorrow morning, Ma Shen didn't think about it anymore, and handed the note in his hand to Luo Kun opposite.

Time passed quickly, and more than half of the notes on the plate were missing, and Luo Kun, who had been recording information, also found that on the paper, most of the names he recorded were the names of merchants, and there were very few names of nobles.

At this time, there happened to be a note falling from Ma Shen's hand to his feet, Luo Kun leaned over and picked up the note that was discarded by Ma Shen, and saw that it was signed by Sir Roda on it, and Luo Kun, who was also a nobleman, frowned slightly: "My lord, maybe I shouldn't say more, but businessmen are all guys who value interests and don't have any sense of honor at all, they are not trustworthy at all, and they can't make them knights just because they donate a little money."

"It doesn't matter, it's just three places, and there have been merchants in history who have received knighthoods for their wealth. Without waiting for Luo Kun to refute, Ma Shen shook the note in his hand, "The main thing is that the "merits" paid by the nobles and merchants in Harrenhal are too different, even if I am biased towards the nobles, there is nothing I can do. ”

Ma Shen said and threw the note in his hand on the ground, "And I also want to uphold the norms of fairness, justice and openness." ”

"Is this your language?"

"Of course not, I haven't figured out the language yet. Ma Shen shook his head with a smile, "But if you really want to speak the clan language, I still tend to the sentence I just said to you, power is power." ”