The old man was dumbfounded. He had never felt so shocked, excited, and frightened in his entire life.
"This kind of spending …" he muttered. Suddenly, he raised his head and looked at Danny. "Your Majesty, what can you gain by doing this?"
"I can save many people," Danny said calmly.
"But that's fifty million gold royals!"
"Hehe, you might not believe me. I've always complained about having too much gold at home. I even had the thought of throwing it all into the sea. Now that I can save millions of people, I think it's worth it. "Danny smiled happily.
"But what do those people have to do with you?" The old man still couldn't understand.
The gold was his, and the lives of the people of other countries were theirs. What could the Dragon Queen gain?
"They have nothing to do with me, but they are people, living people! There are old and young, babies and mothers, young girls and teenagers. Living people are dying miserably before your eyes. Don't you feel pity for them? "
The old man from the old town pouted and said with an aggrieved expression, "There's nothing in front of me. Who should I pity?"
Seeing that the old man still dared to talk back, Danny said angrily, "Hmph, can't you imagine? Go to the poorest families in the old town and imagine millions of them starving and freezing to death in front of you. "
To be honest, even if those poor people lined up to die miserably in front of me, my old heart wouldn't be moved at all.
The old man muttered in his heart, but he didn't dare to talk back.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I completely understand your plan, but …"
"But what?"
"Three million gold royals for food is too big of a move. How can I explain it to others?" The old man asked.
"Explain what? You send people to the other side of the narrow sea to buy food. The ships will transport the food directly to Dragonstone Island. The situation in the seven countries is chaotic now, and the power struggle in King's Landing is intense. Who cares about your fleet? "
"This …" The old man thought for a while and nodded. "Your Majesty, you have to take Dragonstone Island as soon as possible. Tomorrow morning, I will send a fleet to the other side of the narrow sea to buy food."
"Mm."
The old man probed, "Then, my son Garth …"
"Alright, let him join my Queen's Iron Guard and help me transport rations. When we arrive at Dragonstone Island, I will accept his oath in person."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The old man let out a long sigh of relief. "I'll call Dr. Marwin."
Five minutes later, Marvin and Larissa came to Danny, while the old man and his daughter stayed downstairs.
"Ah, I didn't expect you to be the Dragon Queen." Marvin's expression was complicated. "Because of the scholar's talent and because he can't see a future on the path of magic, he has been trying to build a 'real world' without magic and gods.
Furthermore, dragons can cause magic tides and bring magic to the human world. This is something they can't tolerate, which is also the real reason why they tried to assassinate you. "
"I know."
"Uh, you know?"
"Professor Perestan is still alive. I've captured him." Danny did not mention anything about the book cellar.
"How does Your Majesty plan to deal with the City of Knowledge?" Marwin asked anxiously.
"It is necessary for the City of Learning to exist. The scholars who tried to murder me don't have to die, but they have to wear black robes and go to the Great Wall to guard it."
"Your Majesty is merciful!" Bull Neck Marwin let out a sigh of relief and asked, "Your Majesty, do you need a scholar? I'm willing to swear to serve you."
Danny thought for a moment and said, "How about this? You go to Dragonstone Island with Garth. Count Leidon will explain the details to you."
Marwin nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that the Hyder family had already sided with the Dragon Queen.
The two did not talk much. They agreed to communicate using glass candles and promised Larissa that she would take her in as a mage apprentice and part-time maid. Danny ended the long-distance communication.
When she opened the curtain of the tent and came out, the beef and barley soup in the iron pot was already cooked. The red-nosed old scholar was holding a wooden bowl and eating happily.
"How was it?" White Knight asked as she served her soup.
Danny glanced at the old scholar who was eavesdropping and smiled. "It was an unexpected harvest."
Suddenly, Blackie, who was lying behind the tent chewing on a cow leg, raised its head and growled in the northwest direction.
"Someone's coming." Danny stood up and walked to Blackie.
"Woof, woof, woof …" A few minutes later, a series of hurried barks came from outside the forest. The barks were filled with unease and fear. There were also a few men loudly scolding the hounds that had stopped moving forward.
Not long after, a man walked within a hundred meters of the bonfire and shouted to his companions, "There's a bonfire. The poachers are over there!"
"How unlucky. There are still people patrolling the forest in the middle of the night?" Danny whispered.
In Westeros, ordinary hunters were not allowed to enter the forests of the lord's territory to hunt. If a poacher was caught, they would either have one of their hands chopped off or wear a black robe.
"Your Majesty, I'll go talk to them." White Knight volunteered. She put on her iron helmet and walked to the border between light and darkness. She shouted, "Are you the rangers of Stokworth Castle?"
Someone in the darkness replied, "We are the guards of Count Stokworth. Who are you?"
White Knight patted her armor and longsword. "See? We're not poachers. It's late, so we had no choice but to camp in the forest. "
Poachers could not afford a full set of armor.
The guards in the dark muttered a few words, and the sound of footsteps came closer. Suddenly, a man shouted, "It's the smell of roast beef. Your Excellency, your cow was indeed stolen by them."
"Kill these cattle thieves!" Another deep male voice said coldly.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh … In the next moment, a rain of arrows was shot at White Knight. The count's guards in the darkness also shouted and rushed to the bonfire with their swords drawn.
Ding, ding, ding! Sparks flew from the old knight's body. He retreated in Danny's direction and shouted, "Let's talk nicely. We have gold royals. Don't lose your lives for two cows!"
"Arrogant!" Twenty or thirty swordsmen in mail and leather armor rushed over under the lead of a man in silver plate armor.
"Sigh …" The old knight sighed and stepped aside.
"Hiss — Boom!"
Big Black and Little White poked their heads out and suddenly spat out two blood-red dragon flames. The dark night was torn apart, and the flames illuminated a radius of several hundred meters. The old knight clearly saw that the group of soldiers were suddenly stunned. The ruthlessness on their faces disappeared in an instant, and it was replaced by confusion and endless fear.
"Dragon … Dragon?" Feeling the temperature of the dragon flames above his head, the leading man in plate armor spat out a word from his throat.
"Ah, dragon, Megalosaurus!" The soldier woke up, threw away his sword, and ran wildly out of the forest.
"Come back!" Dani yelled. Her hands streaked across the night sky, and the dragon flames that were spurting towards the sky twisted and elongated as if they had a life of their own. The two dragon flames actually turned into two fire snakes that slithered through the forest, avoiding the branches of the ginkgo trees, and formed a huge ring of fire that surrounded the soldiers.
"Dragon King, please spare my life!" The man in plate armor fell to his knees and shouted, "Please don't kill me. I am the Count of Stokworth Castle, Bronn. I am willing to pay the ransom! "
"Dragon King, please spare my life!" The group of soldiers followed behind the count, kneeling on the ground and wailing.
"Bronn? I have never heard of your name. Where is Countess Tanda Stokworth? "The old knight asked.
"The Countess fell off a horse and died. I am Loris' husband," Bronn explained.
"Hehe, fell off a horse and died?" Professor Perestan limped over, sneering as he exposed Bronn's background. "This Count Bronn is a ruthless character. He made his fortune by running errands for the imps. After the Purple Wedding, he betrayed Tyrion and joined Cersei.
Because of this, Empress Dowager Cersei arranged a 'good' marriage for him. He married Madam Tanda's second daughter, Loris. Later, he tampered with Madam Tanda's horse, causing Madam Tanda to fall off and break her pelvis.
Then, he used underhanded means to kill the first successor to Count Stokworth, the husband of Lady Tanda's eldest daughter, Sir Balman Bych.
In the end, he chased Lady Faris (Lady Tanda's eldest daughter) out of the house and proclaimed himself as Count Stokworth. "
Bronn frowned as he sized up the old professor. When he saw the long chain around his neck, his pupils could not help but shrink. "You are a scholar?"
"Hmph, I am a self-taught scholar. Doctor of History, I know your background very well!"
Bronn's face darkened as he cursed, "That old bastard Kandarll betrayed me? He swore loyalty to me. Damn it, I knew the scholar could not be trusted. "
"Scholar Kandarll swore loyalty to the master of Stokworth Castle. Do you think the King's Landing will let you go after what you did?" The old professor sneered.
Bronn glanced at Danny in front of Blackie and defended himself, "First of all, I did not betray Lord Tyrion. I only refused to participate in the trial in his place. Looking at the tragic end of the Red Viper, it proves that my decision was not wrong.
Secondly, Lady Tanda was careless. She was riding a horse to hunt at an old age. The fall of the horse had nothing to do with me. Scholar Kandarll slandered me.
Finally, Sir Balman and Faris received Empress Dowager Cersei's order to get rid of me through a duel. Unfortunately, Balman was not skilled enough and was killed by me. "
"You broke the rules during the spear duel and deliberately stabbed Sir Balman's horse to death with the tip of the spear."
"Alright, let's not talk about this nonsense." Danny waved her hand and interrupted the quarrel between the two. She removed the Dragon Flame Ring and said to Bronn, "My dragon ate your cow. It was wrong first, but you also offended me. I will not kill you today. Take your people and leave! "
Bronn climbed up but did not leave. He asked carefully, "Lord Dragon King, can you tell me your name?"
"Hehe, mercenaries are mercenaries. You have no knowledge at all," Professor Perestan mocked. "You don't even know Targaryen. Go back and read more books."
"Targaryen?" Bronn was still in a daze.
A red-haired soldier behind him whispered, "Boss, this is most likely Princess Renise, Prince Rhaegar's sister."
"Jack, you fool. Prince Rhaegar's sister was smashed to death by Tywin," another soldier said.
Danny …
Am I so unknown in the Westeros?
The White Knight could not stand it anymore. He stepped forward and said, "This is King Eris's daughter, Queen Danny Rize."
Then he could not help but ask, "Have you not heard of the Dragon Queen at Slave Bay?"
"Oh, so …" Bronn suddenly understood and smiled awkwardly. "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have not left my fief for a long time. The scholar is also useless. I am a little uninformed. I did not know that you have returned to the Westeros."
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