"Did you know that Duke Tywin had returned to King's Landing?"
"That was a war to determine the ownership of the Iron Throne. How could I not know that even the trading city-states along the coast were alerted?"
Late at night.
In the Westeros, the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, King's Landing, Aegon's palace on a high hill, the Red Keep.
In a dark stone tunnel under the Red Keep, voices could be heard. The light from the torches cast two distorted shadows on the wall.
As the two men walked in, they could see that a tallow torch was held in the hands of a burly man wearing a metal helmet.
His companion was even more bloated than him. His ten carrot-thick fingers each wore one or two rings inlaid with gems. There were red gold, silver, rubies, sapphires, large diamonds, yellow tiger's eyes …
They looked like nouveau riche who loved to show off.
Although the two men were fat, their footsteps were light. The man in the helmet walked as if he was gliding on ice, not making a single sound. The 'nouveau riche' with the yellow forked beard was even more peculiar. He placed his weight on his heels and maintained the stealth state of a water dancer as he walked.
One could not judge a book by its cover. These two fat men were actually brilliant water dancers!
"Since you knew, why did you choose to come to me at such a dangerous time? Tyrion may have Duke Tywin's intelligence, but Duke Tywin is far more vigilant and vicious than him.
When facing him, as the head of intelligence, I have to be on my guard every minute and every second. Every word and every movement cannot be wrong. "The man in the helmet complained.
The man in the helmet wore an old hard leather coat with brown stains and a rusty iron armor. A dagger and a shortsword were tied to his waist.
He had a round face with scars. His upper lip was smooth, and there was a short black beard on his lower lip. If it weren't for the pair of eyes that reflected light from time to time, anyone would think that he was a fallen warrior that could be seen everywhere on the flea street.
The nouveau riche sighed, "I also did not want to come to King's Landing at this time. Although Stannis's fleet suffered heavy losses in the previous battle, he hired Salado Sang's fleet.
That infamous pirate called himself the Earl of Blackwater Bay and almost sealed off the sea route from the narrow sea to King's Landing.
Furthermore, there was not a single ship left in the waters near King's Landing. It was completely barren. My ship did not dare to approach the shore at all. I could only wait until midnight. The smugglers used the cover of the night to send me to the dangerous shoals at the bottom of Red Keep. "
"Then why did you come?" The man in the helmet was confused.
"That disobedient little queen from Slave's Bay sent me a message." The rich man sighed.
He sighed many times tonight.
The man in the helmet became serious and asked, "Did she give you the information, or did your men report her information?"
"She specifically sent a merchant ship to deliver a letter to me."
"What did she write?"
The local moneybag didn't want to sigh anymore, but when he heard this question, he still sighed heavily and said, "She first expressed her gratitude to me for sending a fleet to pick her up, and then apologized for exchanging my goods for the Unsullied.
After some pleasantries, she promised me that the loss of wealth caused by detaining my goods and fleet would be repaid in double.
Because Astapor was alone, the seas were often patrolled by ships from Meereen and New Gith. She needed Blackbeard Grollet to control the navy …
Yes, that's right. She built a small navy with a dozen or so cargo ships and two longships. Grollet became the Minister of the Navy of the Little Queen. The crew also changed and became the Mother Of Dragons' Sea Knights.
Sigh, the frightened girl who was under my care back then had died on the Dothraki Sea and was reborn in blood and fire. The new Dragon Queen is a true Targaryen. "
After a long silence, the man in the helmet said, "I know what you said. In the past six months, New Gith, Kaiyuan, and Meereen have all been restless. They even formed the Anti-Magic Mother Of Dragons Allied Army. But they were wary of the Queen's ten thousand Unsullied and only dared to send a fleet to harass Astapor's coast.
But she has a dragon. Even a young dragon can quietly burn the sails and ropes in the night.
After losing four ships, the Allied Army changed their strategy and stopped harassing the docks and coastal settlements. Instead, they completely sealed off Astapor's trade activities.
But other than the slave trade, what other goods does Astapor have? Sealing off the sea route has no effect on her. "
If Danny was here, she could easily guess their identities from their conversation. One was the Governor of Pentos, an 'old friend' of the Targaryen family, Illyrio.
The other was the Westeros' chief of intelligence, Varys, known as the Eight-Clawed Spider.
After Chora confessed, Danny guessed that Illyrio was in contact with Varys.
Hearing her guess, Barristan directly told her that more than twenty years ago, Varys and Illyrio were best friends and business partners.
As an intelligence dealer, Varys hid in the dark and was responsible for gathering information.
Illyrio helped him find customers who needed information. At the same time, he helped those customers to build his own business network.
The two of them were a perfect match and made a name for themselves in Pentos. Even King Eris, who was on the other side of the narrow sea, knew about them.
At this time, the two old friends were talking as they walked. Soon, they reached the end of the passage.
Walking up the narrow staircase that spiraled upwards for about two floors, the view in front suddenly widened. As the firelight shone, the hazy monster's head in the dark revealed its true appearance. In the huge cavern, between the stone pillars on both sides, there was a row of ferocious-looking huge dragon bones.
"I wonder when the Dragon Queen's three dragons will grow to that size."
Illyrio looked at the skull that was as tall as a building in front of him — the legendary Bellerion. "She explained in detail in the letter she gave me why she could not come to Pentos.
First, she was too soft-hearted. She only wanted to buy the Unsullied to protect herself. After seeing the miserable state of the slaves, she decided to do what a queen should do — make the world a better place. "
The corner of Varys's mouth twitched. He was speechless. "I remember that she did not receive the slightest bit of royal education. She was surrounded by cruel centaurs. Where did this idea come from?"
"Maybe it was that overly righteous captain of the Kingsguard? The fearless Barristan is a legendary figure. His influence on her must be greater than Mormont's. "
"I'm a little regretful that I sent that old man to find the little queen." Varys sighed.
"We originally thought that Barristan would help her increase her influence. He is famous in the Westeros and can influence the choices of some knights." Illyrio shrugged and continued, "Second, she wants to wait for the dragons to grow up."
"Very smart." Varys nodded and praised, then shook his head. "But we do not need a long-haired Aegon. She can be Reynis or Visania, but she cannot be Aegon!
If the dragons are controlled by her, our plan … "
Varys's voice trailed off. His eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, and his expression gradually became gloomy.
"Hehe, don't worry, my brother." Illyrio patted the fat eunuch's shoulder and laughed. "Dragons have three heads. A knight can only control one dragon. That Dragon Queen is still asking me about the Targaryen bastard!"
"She wants …" Varys's expression softened, and he said thoughtfully, "I did not receive this news. It seems that Astapor's little bird is slacking off!"
"Perhaps she did not even mention it to anyone else. Your little bird cannot have heard all the secrets. She told me that she saw a prophecy in the Hall of the Immortals. Dragons have three heads, and her dragons need three dragon knights. If there are no bastards, we can also contact the Valerian family on Tidehead Island. "
At this point, Illyrio teased the fat eunuch. "Should we let that six-year-old kid off easy?"
Valerian was to the Targaryens what Mormont was to Stark. They were both loyal for a thousand years.
When Valleglia ruled the world, Valerian was a retainer of the Targaryen family.
Later, when the Targaryens left Valleglia for Dragonstone Island, Valerian followed suit and settled down on Tidehead Island, next to Dragonstone Island.
In the early days of the dynasty, the two families were frequently connected by marriage. They could almost be considered one family.
During the Dance of the Blood Dragon, other than the Targaryens, Valerian also obtained the right to control dragons.
If the Valerian family knew that Danny had hatched a dragon, they would probably abandon their families and businesses and leave the Westeros to serve under Danny. And Danny would definitely accept them and put them in an important position.
Unfortunately, they did not know. Even if they knew, it was useless.
In recent years, the Valerian family had declined greatly. The previous Count Valerian had just died in the 'Battle of Red Cliffs' caused by Tyrion. He only left behind a six-year-old son and an adult bastard brother.
Varys's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly guessed the reason Illyrio had come to find him. He muttered, "You want Griffin to go to Astapor in advance?"
A glint flashed in Illyrio's fat pig eyes. He smiled and nodded. "I came to find you precisely because I had this thought. It is only safe to say such things face to face. What do you think? "
Varys frowned. He stuck the torch between the sharp teeth of a dragon's skull and paced back and forth in the spacious stone hall.
The thick soles of his shoes made irritated sounds of friction on the ground. Clearly, he had lost the calm state of mind that he had maintained all this while and had left the Water Dancer state.
"The Horse King died in an accident, and she miraculously used the three broken stones you gave her to hatch a dragon … Our plan changed again and again. The third revision of the plan was to let little Griffin slowly interact with her and the dragon, and only reveal his identity after he gained the dragon's favor. Now … Although I don't want to, it seems like it's time for the fourth revision of the plan."
Illyrio sighed and said helplessly, "Astapor is not Pentos. Some things are not easy for me to arrange."
"Continue," the eight-clawed spider said.
"Continue what?"
"The third reason."
"Oh …" Illyrio nodded. "She believes that winter is coming, and starting a war of conquest will cause a large number of civilians to die. This reason is the same as our previous plan. However, it is not because we are worried about the civilians, but because the price of starting a war in winter is too high. There are too many uncertainties. A sudden snowstorm could cause the death of a hundred thousand soldiers. "
"Sigh, the situation is changing too quickly. The rhythm is no longer in our control." Varys looked helpless. The war between the lion and the wolf was a plot he had planned long ago, but it happened too early.
It happened too early, so early that he had no choice but to get Viserys and the Horse King to fill the hole. However, not only did those two fail to fill the hole, they even created an even deeper hole …
"I have a feeling that other than me, there is another chess player hiding in the shadows," the eunuch said with a sigh.
"The dragon is a symbol of status, and a power that can decide the situation. No matter how big the change is, it is insignificant in front of the Megalosaurus," Illyrio said.
Varys nodded his head in agreement.
In a game of power, the Megalosaurus was enough to counteract all unfavorable factors, and could even overturn the chessboard.
"We can let Griffin go, but not now." Varys gritted his teeth and complained, "Since she has more than ten thousand Unsullied, why didn't she wipe out Slaver's Bay immediately?
Now, the anti-Magic Mother Of Dragons army is wantonly searching for mercenaries. In the past half a year, the Second Sons, Rose, and Raven have all entered Kaiyuan.
If not for the Blood Troupe being hired by Duke Tywin earlier, that group of Blood Troupe would also appear on the opposite side of the Dragon Queen. "
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