Chapter 0822 - Common Enemy: The Collapsed Governor
Mopatis Illyrio turned his head slowly, staring at the Faceless Swordsman he had paid a lot of money for.
"Are you Will?Will loyal to Baratheon?Prime Minister of the Seven Kingdoms?Duke of Dragonstone?Leader and Commander-in-Chief of the Great Wall?Are you the Divine Son of the God of Time and Space?"
"I am!"
"How dare you pretend to be the Faceless?"
"The Faceless is my friend, brother, and ally. Will said lightly.
After Jaquin the Faceless leaves Will and returns to the House of Black and White, an alliance is established.
Will learns the secrets of the Faceless and possesses one thing that the idol of the Black and White House of the Faceless is missing: the Black and White Order.
Mopatis felt a sudden chill all over his body.
The Black and White House of Braavos Liegod Island is Will's ally?
How can this be believed?
The Black and White House believes in the god of death, who will make friends and form an alliance with the god of death.
"All men die, and all men must serve. Will said lightly, "I also believe in death, and I also believe in all the old gods, and among the old gods, death has always been an eternal god." ”
With an ally like the Black and White House, who could be Will's opponent?
The Black and White House is the embodiment of death in this world.
"My missing servants, guards, and horses were all made by you?" Morpatis felt a chill run down his neck. A sharp sword was always by his side, ready to cut off his head.
"They're not missing, they're alive and well. I just liberated them and set them free. Daenerys said lightly, "Although Pantos abolished slavery, it was still a slave policy. ”
"We want to abolish the slavery system in Pantos. Varys smiled, "This kind of pantos, which ostensibly abolished slavery, but in fact practiced all slavery, should be terminated." Our Khalixi of the savannah is the liberator of slaves, the one who does not burn, the mother of dragons. ”
"Are you crazy?" Morpatis suddenly stood up in a rage, in disbelief and agitation, "are you going to abolish the prosperity of Pantos? ”
"The Iron Throne is indeed in sight, but you can't take it across the Narrow Sea. Will said coldly.
"Aegon is the Dragon Lord, and he has three dragons. ”
"Dragons are not unkillable. Any living thing has weaknesses. I've got my bow and arrows ready for dragon hunting. ”
Illyrio laughed, "Can a bow shoot a dragon?"
"Yes?"
"Can a bow and arrow catch up with a dragon? Archers are everywhere? Wherever there are no archers, people and crops, villages and fishermen, castles and manors, all are burned to ashes by dragons. ”
"Aegon doesn't know what the weapon I've prepared to kill the dragon is, and you don't know either. Will said lightly, "It's just that we are reluctant to kill the dragon for the time being, we want to take back the dragon and return it to its original owner." ”
Mopatis Illyrio glared at Will, slowly glared at Varys, and glared at Daenerys, "You want to take back the Iron Throne, but here you join forces with the enemy Prime Minister against me and Aegon? ”
"We have a common enemy: the strangers and the ghouls. Daenerys said slowly, "The long summer has passed, the autumn is very short, maybe two years, maybe three years, the strangers and ghouls will attack from the eternal winter land of the desperate Great Wall, they are all the people of the cold god, all humans, animals, are their enemies. All the corpses will emerge from the ground and join them in slaughtering the entire human race. The Iron Throne is no longer important, what matters is the future of the Terrans. ”
Mopatis Illyrio felt that his breathing could not continue, and he had the fear of drowning and suffocating.
"Daenerys. Illyrio stopped using honorifics, "Do you know what you're talking about?"
"It is clear to me that we are at the end of the Terran world. If we can't defeat the people of the Cold God, we will all become ghouls under the Cold God, immortal and walking dead. Daenerys said.
"Varys, do you believe Daenerys' nonsense?" Illyrio felt hopeless. What happened to these people, what did they face?
"I believe what Daenerys said. Varys said.
"Do you believe? you've seen strangers and ghouls with your own eyes?" Illyrio questioned Varys.
"I've seen it, I've fought with the strangers, killed several ice and snow blessed ghosts, and captured the ghouls and put them in a prison car, and brought them to all parts of the Westeros continent for everyone to see, and now, the entire Westeros continent, except for Dorne, who was blocked by the Crimson Mountains, the rest of the country's people, nobles, already know that the strangers will come in the dead of winter, attacking the Great Wall of Desperation in the long night, if the Great Wall of Desperation cannot be held, the entire human race will face extinction. ”
Illyrio was dumbfounded!
In his heart, he didn't believe what these people said. His only wonder was how Will had made up these words to convince the cunning Varys, who thought she was smart.
"The Great Wall of Desperation is in the northern part of Westeros, and if you want to fight the Strangers and Ghouls, you should go there, not discuss Aegon and Dragons with me, nor talk about abolishing the slave market in Pantos here. These have nothing to do with xenomorph ghouls. ”
"We will rule the entire continent, gather all our forces, cross the Narrow Sea, and garrison the Great Wall of Despair before winter comes. Will said, "Any armed force that cannot be used by us and refuses to move west to the north will be broken up, reorganized, or eliminated by us." ”
"You can't convince everybody. "Illyrio is out of control and furious again, he feels that everything he has worked hard for decades will be lost, which makes him feel painful and unacceptable, he doesn't care about ghouls and strangers, he doesn't care about winter and the Great Wall, those have nothing to do with him, he wants the supremacy of Pantos, he wants the smooth trade between the two continents, and the core transit point of trade is the city of Pantos.
He wanted Aegon VI Targaryen to sit on the Iron Throne. Sixteen years of training Aegon, contributing money and efforts to protect it, now is the critical moment to recoup the investment, but someone comes to say that none of this matters, Pantos wants to abolish the slave market, Aegon can't want the Iron Throne, he has to go to the Great Wall of Desperation to fight the strange ghouls.
Illyrio couldn't accept that.
"You can't even convince me, how can you convince Braavos, the Mills, Kohor and Norfus, how can you convince the Dothraki? There are many Kao in the steppe, and from ancient times to the present, there has not been a big Kao who can unify the steppe. The Slave Bay in the East is surrounded by rich slave owners and great sages, and their political system is slavery, how can you convince them to abolish slavery altogether? This is crazy, you are already doomed to defeat, and when the time comes, all the forces will come to fight you. Illyrio's fat lips foamed.
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Chapter 0882 2 Fighting wits and deceit, who is the old fox
"We will conquer them. Will was expressionless, "Our first step in conquering this continent is to start with Pantos. ”
"What are you going to do?"
"We will wait here for Aegon Targaryen's arrival, we will all pretend to be your squires and follow you, you must talk to Aegon about the military strategy of going east, if he does not agree, we will catch him at the banquet, force him to surrender the dragon, and then take over his army. The army will go east in two routes, one by land to conquer the Dothraki, and the other by sea, to conquer the cities of Meereen and Quells. ”
"You are dreaming. Don't talk about waging a war of conquest, just let you go back and forth, and it will take two years. Unless you keep going by sea. ”
"Horseback riding on land, boat ride in the sea, enough for a year. Daenerys said coldly, "Soldiers without horses will all take the sea route, and those with horses will all take the land route, and there will not be a day when our army can only walk dozens of miles of infantry." We will not bring supplies, travel lightly, and fight to feed the war. ”
Illyrio sat down abruptly, his face tired, his fat face completely dull, as if he had aged dozens of years all of a sudden: "Well, no matter what you want to do, I won't agree." ”
"You've been cultivating Aegon for sixteen years and just gave up?" Will spurred Illyrio again, "When the war on the Wall of Desperation was won, and the Terrans defeated the Wraiths and slain all the ghouls, the Cold God was forced to retreat to the Land of Eternal Winter. What kind of world will emerge at that time? The two continents will be united, and who will finally sit on the Iron Throne to command the two continents? Maybe it will be your Aegon . Come on, Illyrio, join us and gamble on the future again. ”
These words made Illyrio, who just wanted to keep climbing up, excited.
For those who have interests, the only thing that can move them is naturally interests. If you can't impress him with benefits, then use greater benefits.
Varys smiled and said, "Illyrio, you don't want to be the finance minister of the two continents?
Illyrio didn't want to come along, and although he was greedy for profit, he wasn't stupid.
The bread Will gave him was too big to eat. I ate it, but I choked on it.
But he didn't want the situation to be completely controlled by Will and the others.
If Braavos' House of Black and White were all Will's allies, it would be a trivial matter for Will to ask the Faceless of the House of Black and White to come out and pretend to be him.
Aegon VI Targaryen would have fallen under the siege of these terrible madmen without even knowing it. Varys is blinded by Will's dark magic, and Daenerys is also blinded by Will's dark magic, and if Aegon doesn't give in to them, he will be killed and the dragon will be taken away.
He couldn't just watch it happen.
Everything he has worked so hard to do will come to naught.
"Will Aegon VI Targaryen have a chance to sit on the Iron Throne?" Illyrio sneered, "Even if I convince him to join you in conquering the continent first, and then gather forces to fight the Wraiths on the Great Wall of Desperation and win, you will let Aegon VI Targaryen sit on the Iron Throne?"
"In the battle against the Aliens, whoever contributes more and receives more support will finally receive the Iron Throne. Democratic elections, one person, one vote. Aegon has three dragons, and no one will be his opponent in battle, and no one will have more credit than him. If the Wraiths were defeated, the generals and officials of both continents would all sit down and vote, with Aegon VI Targaryen having the best chance of winning. Will said lightly.
"Elections, it's fair. Without everyone's support, forcibly sitting on the Iron Throne will only cause a civil war and be attacked by everyone. Varys said.
"Illyrio, join us, this is your last chance. If you don't, and Aegon VI Targaryen doesn't join, we'll have to get rid of you. "Daenerys is ruthless.
Illyrio knew that it was time to take a stand, and he deliberately flickered his eyes and hesitated, but in fact, he had already made up his mind to pay attention, join first, and then wait and see what happened. Wait until Aegon knows everything before making plans.
The only one to fear at the moment is Will, as he has the backing of Braavos Black and White. But maybe it's a lie.
Everyone looked at Illyrio quietly, waiting for him to speak.
Illyrio got up from his chair and sat down, drank several glasses of wine, and finally said, "All right, Princess Daenerys, Lord Varys, Lord Will, I will make another big bet with you, and I will join you." If the war of the Great Wall of Desperation is won in the future, and the two continents are unified, no matter who sits on the Iron Throne, I want you to support me as the kingdom's finance minister. I have this ambition and I have this talent. ”
"I agree, as long as I am not dead after the war, I will support you as the kingdom's chancellor. Will said.
"No, no, no, you all have to take a stand and swear by the name of the god you believe in and the honor of your family. Illyrio said.
So, everyone swore an oath according to the rules.
Will secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it was really too difficult to trick this old fox into entering the cage.
The rope had been wrapped around Illyrio's neck, and it was only for Aegon VI Targaryen to arrive that the rope would be tightened.
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A few days later.
The waters of Pantos were densely packed with battleships.
The warships from Valantis, the warships from Rees, the fleets from Mill and Telosi, surrounded a huge flagship, on which a golden dragon with three heads spread its teeth and claws, spewing flames that burned the sky and the sea.
One dragon with three heads.
The coat of arms of the Targaryens.
The entire city of Pantos was lit up with lights, and thousands of people poured into the city walls, port docks, and the sea, beating gongs and drums to welcome the arrival of the dragon lord Aegon VI Targaryen.
It was a new city, where people were smiling and laughing, and the sacrifice of the virgin to the sky, the earth, and the sea was not so grand and exciting.
On the sea, Pantos' warships lined up in a welcoming procession and half-lowered their flags in submission.
On the city wall, the flag of Pantos was also lowered in half. Next to the Pantos flag, a new huge flagpole was erected, higher than the city flag, and a dragon and three flags were slowly raised as Aegon VI Targaryen's flagship entered the harbor.