Daenerys felt like she was in a dark swamp and had difficulty walking.

In the darkness, a hand reached over and gently took her hand: "Don't be afraid, Mother of Dragons, follow me." ”

A very kind voice, as if, for many years of relatives and old friends.

Daenerys was amazed by the feeling.

In such a terrible place, a place where top killers are organized, a place that is intimidating to outsiders, a stranger, but gives her a sense of reassurance like family.

"Jaaquin Hegar?" Daenerys whispered.

"No, I'm just a nameless, Mother of Dragons. ”

"Blake Riverside?" was the second name 'he' had ever used, once masquerading as Maester Aemon Targaryen's apprentice.

"I'm nobody, I'm a nameless. The other party's voice was still so soft.

Daenerys was sure that this man was a friend of Lord Will, a nameless one.

"Everyone dies!" Daenerys thought of the proverb of the Nameless.

"Everyone must serve. The Nameless said.

Daenerys smiled slightly, as long as it talks about the proverbs of faith, it is indeed the best way to communicate with the other party.

"Where's Dr. Alger?"

"He's going a little faster, Mother of Dragons. ”

"Can he see?"

"He can see, the darkness is unhindered to him!"

"Is he Aquaman himself?"

"I don't know, Mother of Dragons. This is a question you have to ask him. The House of Black and White welcomes all the pious who come in. ”

In front, a star finally lit up, and someone held a small candle in his hand. Daenerys suddenly felt that the faceless person beside her had disappeared, and the person holding her hand had disappeared like air, and the conversation just now was nothing more than an illusion.

Daenerys walked over to the light, which was surrounded by darkness and illuminated a face: Dr. Alger's face!

*

Outside the door, Varys had his hands tucked in the wide sleeves of his robe, his bald head shining.

The free trade city-state of Rees is his place of origin, Pantos is his birthplace, Braavos is a branch of his little mouse, and here there are no less of his little mice. But he didn't know much about the Isle of the Gods. There are wizards and believers here who have magical abilities, and he has seen strange creatures summoned from fire by wizards with his penis.

Out of awe, his little rats' infiltration of the Isle of the Gods is superficial.

The Golden Knights of the Commander Harry Stryclan have been in Braavos for a long time, and the Golden Knights often deal with Aquaman's senior generals and doctors because of their strong combat ability on land, and in Braavos, the Golden Knights have their own estate and station. If the Braavos had any trouble on land to solve, most of them relied on the Golden Knights.

It's just that the Golden Knights have been adopted by Daenerys and become the Knights of the Targaryen royal family.

In the past, the Golden Knights also often acted as thugs for the Iron Vault to collect debts, and the customers of the Iron Vault were generally the Viceroy Grand Duke or the king of a small country, at sea, there were Sea Kings who sent warships to collect accounts, and on land, the head of the Golden Knights sent knights to lead the army to collect debts.

Harry Stryclan, who returned to Braavos, and his generals felt like home. They have different identities now, otherwise they would have gone to the brothel to drink and have fun. They came back this time to do something big, conquer the entire continent, and it's exciting to think about.

Now they stood in front of the gates of the Black and White Courtyard, but they were also participating in a battle: a battle without gunpowder, this time a battle of wisdom and courage and eloquence, conquered by their former largest employer: the free city-state of Braavos.

Hagel, a half-bachelor, was no stranger to Braavos either. The first foothold of these loyal Targaryen ministers was in Braavos. Braavos, despite having two of the best killer organizations, is actually the safest place to be. The law and order here are the best, the citizens live in good order, there are not so many hooligans and gangs, and pirates are extinct. It is very safe for an ordinary person to live in Braavos. Killers never target an ordinary person, and their commission is something that ordinary people simply can't afford.

It was the first time that the two gladiators who exuded the aura of death had come here, and the bald head and the dwarf were extremely brave, and they were the best in hundreds of life-and-death gladiatorial battles, and their aura of death could no longer be concealed.

Sir Duck stood very solemnly at the gate with his hand on the hilt of his sword, as if ready to rush in.

In the sky, three dragons were gliding and circling, captivating the people of Braavos.

The hatred of dragons has faded from the hatred of dragons among this group of Braavos, and they are not the same as the bitter hatred of their ancestors for the nobles who have dragons. History has history books as memory, but hatred has not been passed down from generation to generation because of time.

People are more admiring the dragon!

*

Half an hour later, Dr. Alger and Daenerys came out together, followed by an ordinary young man with a very narrow sword hanging from his waist and a very kind smile on his face. No matter who it is, when they see this young man, they want to be close to him, and they can't help but make good friends with him.

"Let's go, Daenerys, let's go to the Iron Vault. Dr. Alger said.

"Yes, honorable Aquaman!" Daenerys said.

Sir Duck, who pressed the hilt of his sword, was taken aback, and immediately took two steps back. He was too close to the Sea King, and his hand was on the hilt of the sword, which was disrespectful to the Sea King.

Varys was also taken aback, and the look on his fat face said it all.

Varys immediately took a half step back and bowed: "Varys meets the great Aquaman, please forgive me for my faux pas." ”

Half-Bachelor Hagel, Captain Harry, the generals of the Golden Knights, and the two gladiators stepped back one after another.

The etiquette of the free trade city-state of Braavos was not as cumbersome as that found on Westeros, and the etiquette of kneeling or half-kneeling was not popular. The Doctor General is relatively free and equal in the face of the Sea King, and there is no clear hierarchy between the high and the low.

Varys and the others had lived in Braavos and were no strangers to Braavos. It's just that it's not so easy to see Aquaman himself, and even if you see Aquaman himself, maybe it's not Aquaman himself, but Aquaman's stand-in.

Aquaman has a secret that originated in the days of underground miners in Valyria, when Valyrian nobles hunted down escaped slaves. Braavos, the final destination of the slaves, was a place that had to be protected and could not be known to the Valyrian nobility. In addition to protecting the place of Braavos, he also had to protect the leader of the place of Braavos, which was not called the Sea King at that time, but the leader.

In order to protect the leader of Braavos, the leader has many doppelgangers, not the core of the inside, and will not know who the leader of Braavos is, this plan is very effective, so that the leader of Braavos has escaped the killers sent by the Valyrian nobles many times.

This tradition of stand-ins has been passed down for hundreds of years, until now.

This Alger admits that he is Aquaman in front of Daenerys, but only insiders who know the history and traditions of Aquaman know that perhaps Alger is just a stand-in for another identity.

*

Chapter 0875-2 The Face of the Iron Vault

"Dear Aquaman, may I learn a little bit about the history of the Iron Vault, how it has become endless. On the willow boat, Daenerys said.

"Dear Mother of Dragons, the Iron Vault was originally built by slaves who had escaped from the mines of Valyria, with the original purpose of helping freed slaves to have a bowl of food to eat and a chance to find a job. ”

"It's as old as Braavos. Varys said with a smile on his chubby face.

Aquaman smiled: "Yes, Varys, the establishment of the Iron Treasury coincides with the establishment of Braavos. Braavos was not known to the outside world at the time, and the Valyrians still ruled the continent. The Braavos who went out to trade with the outside claimed to be from the Secret City, and no one from the outside world knew where the 'Secret City' was. ”

Later, as more and more people lived in Braavos, some of the craftsmen who had fled here and become wealthy had joined forces with some merchants who had done business with the outside world, and decided to open a bank to help the slaves who had escaped from Valyria to keep them from living on the streets in the first place. The money they lend out at this time is free of charge and has no interest. ”

But when the freed people got their first life-saving money and gained a foothold here, they all returned it to the Iron Vault that had helped them in the first place, and it was the first great fortune that the Iron Vault had inadvertently earned. The act of kindness has paid off tremendously for them. ”

Daenerys and Varys nodded together. Kindness is a priceless treasure for grateful people.

Later, in addition to helping the newly arrived slaves who had nothing, the bank also began to lend money to other Braavosians to help them set up their businesses. This was the first step for Iron Vault to really start on the road of commercial development. ”

"There was an abandoned iron ore hole on Braavos Island, and the iron ore was dug up, and there was only one mine left. The original 'bankers' consisted of six people, and they worked in this mine, where the bank was located. Because the iron mine cave is their bank vault, all the money is stored here, so the people outside call this place the iron vault!"

"When the apocalypse of Valyria broke out, Valyrians and their dragons were all burned by the fire, and the Braavos no longer had an unscrupulous empire, so the Braavos began to openly trade with foreign countries and announced their existence to the world, and the Sea King Examination also began at that time, and Braavos began to implement the Sea King Examination system four hundred years ago. The Iron Vault, as the only bank in Braavos, lent money to the Braavos regime, and they began to participate in the construction of Braavos, receiving a great return on their wealth. ”

"When the trade of the Braavos people developed, there were more and more wealthy people. The wealthy Braavos found their money unsafe in their own homes, so they decided to give it to the 'Iron Vault', which had always had a good reputation, to keep it for them and earn 'interest'. So, the Iron Vault began to have a second new function: saving money!"

"Deposits and loans became the two legs of the iron vault, and the gold and silver treasures stored in the iron ore caves increased, so to speak, and the wealth of the entire Braavos people was stored in the iron vaults. In order to secure their wealth, the bankers closed off multiple of the previous exits, leaving only one, set up layers of iron fences, and trained a team to protect the iron vaults. ”

Later, when there was more money in the Iron Vault, the bankers built an Iron Vault building outside the Iron Vault, and they lent the money to merchants outside Braavos to do business, and some of the governors of the free trade city-states began to borrow money to help them expand their power, and many of the great nobles of the free trade city-states came to borrow money, hoping to build momentum in the election and defeat their opponents to be elected governors or princes...... Eventually, after dozens of generations of bankers, Iron Vault became the largest and richest bank in the world, and the famous saying that Iron Vault should not be delinquented became known. ”

"I've heard that. "The Iron Vault's customers are now spread across two continents, Essos and Westeros, and many kings are their customers. Whoever tries to repay his debts will taste terrible revenge. ”

Aquaman smiled: "The Iron Vault cannot be in arrears, and if it is allowed to be in arrears, the Iron Vault will have failed long ago." When a prince or king defaults on the Iron Vault's debts, or is foolish enough to disrespect their contract with the Iron Vault, new princes or kings will spring up. These new princes or kings must recognize their previous debts and repay the money they had borrowed from the Iron Vault in order to win the throne, lest they suffer the same fate as their predecessors. ”

"Of course, and most importantly, if the money from the Iron Treasury is really cheated, the deceiver will be found dead in his castle tower, naked, and the new elected will also meet the debt collector sent by the Iron Treasury on the first day of election. "The Iron Vault has a fine tradition of abiding by contracts, as well as a final resort to slitting the throats of crooks." ”

"No!" said the Aquaman, sneering, "I have not heard of this as Lord Varys said. This is the first time I have heard of such a terrible thing. ”

Varys, Captain Harry, and the others all laughed.

Aquaman and Daenerys are also smiling.

The team disembarked and boarded an island, in front of which was a huge tall building, hundreds of feet high, densely packed with glass windows, and there were hundreds or thousands of rooms.

On the giant bar stone at the gate, a sentence is engraved: The iron vault shall not be in arrears.

At the door, there were guards with swords.

Around the gate and the island, there are patrols. Their armor was all silver and shimmered in the sun's rays. On both sides of the bank building, military barracks were built.