Now that Samwell is on the front line, the countdown to the attack on King's Landing has officially begun.

The atmosphere in the Bronze Gate City suddenly became solemn, and the soldiers were in a hurry, making the final preparations before the battle.

Since early in the morning, the noble knights who have asked to see Samwell have not stopped, some have come to express their loyalty to him, some have come to impassionedly ask for battle, some have come to give advice, and several riverbend nobles have vaguely raised their concerns about the iron people, and they all expressed one meaning in and out of their words-

It is still necessary to withdraw part of the army back to defense.

But at this point, how could Samwell agree to the request of this last group of people and resolutely refute it.

At the same time, he also made it clear to these people that if the Iron Folk did ransack their territory, he would compensate for all the losses in the future.

The nobles felt the determination of the Storm King, and also got the promise they wanted, and they all stopped fighting and concentrated on preparing for battle.

But just when Samwell thought he had finally unified the thinking of the whole army and could officially march into the army, an unexpected visitor brought him new trouble.

"Your Majesty, Honorable Storm King, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to see me." Naho Themitis, the messenger of the Iron Vault, bowed respectfully and saluted.

Samwell smiled and waved his hand, motioned for the other party to sit down, and said:

"I am grateful for the support and help of the Caesar family from the Iron Vault, and I believe you have seen my army as well, and it won't be long before they will enter King's Landing and remove the Puppet King who has defaulted on your loan from the Iron Throne."

Naho smiled slightly, but he didn't seem to be too excited about it, and actually turned to persuade:

"Your Majesty, winter is coming, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to start a big war at this time, right?"

The smile on Samwell's face suddenly retracted, and he looked thoughtfully at the messenger in front of him, and said:

"Now that I'm starting the battle, I naturally have enough certainty of winning. Iron vaults don't need to worry about this. Besides, the sooner I take King's Landing, the sooner I'll be able to repay the loan. ”

"I think you'd better think again." Naho persuaded again, "I think the artificial ditch plan you proposed earlier is the most important, especially when winter is approaching, increasing the area of arable land and increasing food production can help your people better survive this winter."

At this time, the war is reluctant, and it is good if it wins, but if it is defeated...... Of course, I don't question your military capabilities, but the outcome on the battlefield is unpredictable.

Why take the risk when you have a safer way. ”

Samwell's eyes narrowed, and his tone became cold:

"Lord Nahoe, your Iron Vault has lent me a lot of money, but the loan agreement doesn't say that you are qualified to dictate to me."

"Of course I didn't mean that. I'm just making a suggestion......"

"I don't take your advice."

The atmosphere in the parlor was visibly awkward.

Nahoe sighed and said leisurely:

"Your Majesty Caesar, you are too young and vigorous to understand that the road to the king is full of dangers and pitfalls, and we kindly reminded us as friends, but we did not expect it...... Ay. If you insist on doing so, the Iron Vault will recover the loan. ”

Samwell was not angry anymore, he looked at the messenger in front of him for a moment, and suddenly laughed:

"The Lannisters paid back the Iron Throne, right?"

Naho didn't seem surprised that the other party could guess this, and said calmly:

"The Lannisters are indeed as rich and generous as the rumors say."

Samwell laughed even more:

"So your Iron Vault turned to the Lannisters? Sure enough, contract, integrity, and dignity are not worth mentioning to you, only money is what you value. ”

Naho didn't care about the other party's ridicule, and said lightly:

"Your Majesty, the Iron Vault has its own rules of conduct, and since the Iron Throne has returned the money, our previous agreement will naturally be null and void. Of course, considering that this is not a voluntary default, we can waive the interest on the loan and only need you to repay the principal. ”

"Am I going to thank you for the kindness of your Iron Vault?" Samwell's smile grew brighter, but the killing intent in his eyes grew stronger.

Naho obviously felt this killing intent, and couldn't help but feel worried in his heart, but he still stubbornly said:

"Don't get me wrong, we didn't mean to help the Lannisters. The Iron Vault has no intention of interfering in the political struggle in Westeros, and whoever sits on the Iron Throne is the same for us. We just want to get back what we owe. ”

"What if I don't say yes."

"Then we're afraid we have no choice." "I know that you used the money from the Iron Vault to purchase a large amount of equipment and food in the Free Trade City-States, most of which did not reach Westeros. If you can't repay the arrears, we'll probably have to withhold this part of the equipment and food to offset the losses. ”

"It turns out that this is the credibility of the Iron Vault." Samwell scoffed, "I've seen it today." ”

"Your Majesty, we don't want to go this far. That's why I persuaded you to withdraw your troops temporarily. You can use military funds to offset part of the arrears first, and we can give you more time to repay the rest. ”

Samwell scoffed and said:

"Tywin Lannister may not only have paid off the Iron Throne's debts, but the Iron Vault must have taken a lot of gold from Castle Rock.

And I've heard that Aquaman of Braavos witnessed the marriage of Viserys Targaryen and Arrene Martell, and it seems that you are not as indifferent to the change of power in Westeros as you claim. ”

"What Aquaman did has nothing to do with the Iron Vault." Nahoe argued, but looked weak.

Samwell didn't bother to talk nonsense with this person, got up and said:

"Alright, Najo Dimetis, the Iron Vault has no right to dictate to me, and the Sea King of Braavos can't control Westeros, so it's up to me to decide when I attack King's Landing. And because of your breach of trust, I won't pay back that arrears even a single gold coin. ”

"Your Majesty, I can understand your anger, but please don't act impulsively."

"No, I don't have the impulse." The corners of Samwell's mouth turned up, and he said, "And I'm telling you very clearly, the Iron Vault, and Aquaman, will pay for today's events. ”

Naho sighed, "Your Majesty, you are setting up a formidable enemy for yourself. ”

"My enemies have never been less." Samwell said flatly, "Now, while I'm not going to kill you, get out!" ”

Nahoe bowed and turned to leave.

Samwell stood alone in the hall for a long time, staring at the place on the map in front of him, which symbolized Braavos, and his eyes gradually became extremely cold.

"Iron vault, Aquaman. Hehe, Tywin, the helper you found this time may not save you. ”

(End of chapter)