The Great Wall, Dark Castle.
Just after lunch.
In the square in front of the castle, a few instructors were training the Night Watchers. Further away, giants and barbarians were busy at the construction site.
Dragon Queen had left the Great Wall for more than a week, and the arc-shaped walls surrounding Dark Castle had been reinforced.
Although Stannis had requested to stop the project and help him repair Nightfall Castle when the Queen had just left, the Night Watchers and barbarians had refused without hesitation.
"We have sworn to the Dragon Queen, a sacred oath, that the Night Watchers will remain neutral. Repairing the castle of another king is completely different from repairing the walls of Dark Castle."
Bowen Maxi's voice trembled, but his tone was firm.
"No, some of us are Dragon Queen's captives, and the rest have signed a lease agreement with the Dragon Queen. We will not work for EsGod in Blazing Red Heart," the barbarian roared at Erlu.
At that moment, Stannis's face was twisted, and his hand was on the hilt of his sword.
"Hiss!"
In the grayish-blue sky, a dragon roar suddenly sounded.
In the construction site, the barbarians and Night Watchers at the top of the Great Wall, the Night Watchers training in the training field, and some Deer Faction knights following the training all put their hands in front of their foreheads to block the noon sun and looked up at the sky.
"It's a dragon, a black dragon. The Dragon Queen is here!"
Sir Alisa and a few Dragon Faction knights were overjoyed, waving their arms wildly at the sky.
"Back so soon? Are you worried about the barbarians?" Erlu walked out of the King's Tower, gritting his teeth, his eyes unreadable.
The Anti-Dragon Faction knights beside him looked at each other, and a sinister smile appeared on their lips.
Yes, Erlu had moved into the King's Tower.
The Commander's Tower belonged to the Night Watchers, and when the Commander in Chief was elected, he would have to move into the Commander's Tower.
Nightfall Castle was too dilapidated, and it would take half a year to repair it.
At this time, the factions of the Deer Party had also quietly changed. They were divided according to their attitude towards the Dragon Queen: the "Dragon Alliance Party" formed by the nobles of the Royal Domain, and the "Dragon Devourer Party" formed by the Empress of the Land of Storm and the Land of River Bend (Red God believers).
The Dragon Queen had already given up on the fantasy of a marriage between dragon and deer. The Dragon Queen completely looked down on her lord, calling herself a True Dragon, but treating King Stannis as a grasshopper on the ground. Now, they advocated for an alliance with the Mother Of Dragons, fully abiding by the covenant of 'the one who ends the long night shall be king'.
If they won, they would be the king. If they lost, they would be content to be the Dragon Queen's subjects. After all, they had been doing that for hundreds of years.
The Dragon Devourer party turned their unspeakable plot into a practical plan. They planned to find an opportunity to deal with the Dragon Queen and remove the biggest obstacle to the Iron Throne for King Stannis, who had entrusted his family with his future, just like what Yimont was worried about.
The Dragon Queen's swift departure had dealt a huge blow to the Devouring Dragons — — with her gone, how were they going to scheme?
At this moment, seeing the black dragon coming to the Great Wall again, they were ready to make a move.
The Megalosaurus was more than a thousand meters in the air. Yergret opened her watery blue eyes wide and was the first to notice the abnormality. "No, there is no one on the dragon. Look, the black dragon is carrying a black … sack?"
"Hiss — —" The black dragon quickly descended from a height of 1,500 meters to 300 meters, 200 meters …
It was indeed a sack. Everyone gradually saw it clearly.
But Blackie did not land in the courtyard. It only flew low over the walkway at the top of the Great Wall and threw the two sacks together on the top of the Great Wall.
"Hiss — —" Blackie lowered its head and let out a cry in the direction of Dark Castle. Its eyes flashed with a human-like light. It quickly changed its direction and flew towards the southeast.
Seeing the black dragon fly higher and higher and disappear into the clouds, Jon felt an inexplicable sense of loss. He turned his head towards the Great Wall and said, "It came to the Great Wall to deliver supplies. I wonder what is in the sack."
"Gold coins, seven levels of hell, it's all gold coins!" Todd was lying on the battlement, holding a handful of gold coins in his hand. His face was red as he waved his hand wildly at the people below and shouted, "Countless gold coins, gold coins that can't be carried. A few hundred pounds, a few thousand pounds."
"Gold coins?" The night watchers were shocked but also enlightened.
"The Dragon Queen fulfilled her promise and delivered supplies to the Great Wall! With gold royals, there will be food. "Bowen was so excited that his whole body trembled.
"It's not gold royals. It's a type of gold coin that I don't recognize. It's smaller than gold royals. It seems to be the Radiance Coin that is popular in the Free Cities," Todd shouted from above.
"Radiance Coin?" Stannis blurted out. He looked at the knight beside him in shock and muttered, "The black dragon came from the other side of the narrow sea. She returned to Slaver's Bay."
"Then did she take Dragonstone Island?" Gordifalin asked doubtfully.
"Definitely. Don't forget, she has a dragon," Stannis said with a gloomy face.
"But …" Floren and the other anti-dragon knights looked at each other. They were all at a loss and were in low spirits. "She really left the Westeros? She didn't gather the old officials of the royal territory at Dragonstone Island? "
After a long time, the night watchers finally brought the two sacks of gold coins to Dark Castle. The giants, barbarians, night watchers, and some knights of the Deer Party all gathered around.
The sacks were as tall as a person and thicker than a wooden bucket. When the sack was opened, the golden light dazzled everyone's face.
"It's Radiance Coin. There are several types. Radiance Coin from Queers, Volantis, and Slaver's Bay. But the face value is the same, about three Radiance Coins for one gold royal. "A night watcher who looked even more feminine than a woman said.
His name was Sardine, and he came from a brothel in Old Town. He was a male prostitute.
Blacksmith Tanner tried to lift it, and his face turned red, but the sack only shook a few times.
"It's so heavy. It might really be a thousand pounds in total. That's tens of thousands of gold royals." He clicked his tongue.
"There's also a letter." Todd handed over a roll of snow-white paper.
Perestan took it, but before he opened it, he pinched the paper and said doubtfully, "This isn't parchment. It's thinner, cleaner, and whiter …"
"Look at what's written on it." Sir Alliser urged.
"Oh …" Perestan temporarily put aside his doubts about the material of the letter. He cut open the wax with the picture of a five-headed dragon and opened the folded letter. He read, "More than a thousand pounds of gold, about two hundred and fifty thousand Radiance Coins (PS). One hundred thousand for the Night Watchers to use as they wish.
One hundred and fifty thousand for half a year's worth of food for the 'Savages of the Great Wall', as well as the starting fee for migrating people to the narrow sea. The Night Watchers, Vall, Morona, and the other chiliarchs will discuss how to use it.
In two months, Targaryen's fleet will go to Eastwatch to pick up the people. At that time, a second batch of supplies will be sent.
Remember, Slaver's Bay is too far from the Great Wall. Astapor can't transport the gold over even if they have it. Don't waste it. "
"We have a share of the gold. Long live the Dragon Queen!" Yergret shouted.
"Hmph, don't say we're freeloaders now. The Dragon Queen has already paid for us." Vall shouted towards the Deer Party's knights.
"Long live the real Dragon Queen!" The Savages shouted.
"Also …" Perestan pressed down with his right hand and said to the Night Watchers, "The Queen also asked if the commander-in-chief has been chosen. If the commander-in-chief has been chosen, then in the name of the commander-in-chief and myself, she will explain the sacred oath of 'United Front against Ghosts' and 'The one who ends the long night will be the king' to all the lords above the rank of count."
Red Pomegranate sighed and said, "Her Majesty is right. The commander-in-chief must be chosen as soon as possible."
.....
In just twenty hours, Blackie returned to Astapor. At this time, it had only been three days since the Dragon Queen returned to Slaver's Bay.
Having a dragon was just that convenient.
Especially after devouring the rat chef, Blackie's physique did not change much. Its strength, speed, and endurance had almost doubled.
Previously, Blackie could only carry five hundred pounds. Any more and it would seriously affect its flying posture. Now that it was carrying half a ton of gold, it was still agile and fast.
When it was not carrying any weight, it could reach a maximum speed of four hundred and fifty kilometers per hour.
It could glide at a speed of two hundred and fifty kilometers per hour for three days and three nights without rest.
In fact, from the time it carried the sack and left the Great Pyramid to the Great Wall, dropped the gold and flew back, it had been two and a half days. It did not touch the ground nor did it eat anything.
In the three days back in Astapor, Danny only dealt with one thing, which was to detain the Count of Shattered Shackles, Clayon.
Uh, Scholar Lai was imprisoned …
Scholar Lai was too awesome. In the month that Danny left Slaver's Bay, he exterminated eighty percent of Meereen's nobles and merchants … He did not kill anyone, but they were all sentenced to death or permanent labor (life imprisonment).
According to the "Code" formulated by Danny, the result of a trial involving the death penalty must be approved by the Queen or the Hand of the King before it could be finally carried out.
At this time, there was no Hand of the King in Slaver's Bay. According to the original plan, it was going to be done by Barristan after returning from his trip to the Westeros. The Queen was also out, so the death penalty had not been carried out yet.
When the news of the Queen's return spread, the Green Saintess of Astapor, Grazda, immediately came over with seven or eight frightened Toka robed Gith people.
At that time, Danny had just watched Blackie fly away with the gold. She was wearing loose silk underwear, lying under the cool persimmon tree by the pool, chatting with old Yimont and Chora about the Westeros.
Well, Missandei was also listening.
"Your Majesty, you are back."
The old Gith woman, wrapped in a green flowing gauze, ran to the Dragon Queen in tears, crawled at her feet, hugged her strong and well-proportioned legs, and sobbed, "The Count of Broken Shackles is crazy, Queen, that butcher is crazy."
"Uh, Lady Green Saintess, get up first," Danny helped the old Saintess to the soft couch opposite and pretended to be puzzled and asked, "What's so urgent that you can't say it at the banquet tonight?"
Well, Danny was going to hold a party at the Great Pyramid tonight and invited all the senior officials and foreign businessmen in the city.
It was to celebrate her return and to introduce old Yimont to everyone.
As one of the ministers of the council, the Green Saintess was naturally invited.
"Your Majesty, you can't help but be anxious. The good families in Meereen City are now empty. They are all detained by the Count of Broken Shackles and sentenced to death. There are more than 20,000 people!"
"What do you mean? How can they be sentenced to death just because of the confiscation? More than 20,000 people, what is this all about? "The Dragon Queen was anxious and angry, but she also looked confused.
While covering her face and crying, she secretly observed every expression of the Dragon Queen. The Green Saintess breathed a sigh of relief in her heart: Fortunately, with the ability to observe people's expressions that I have trained for decades, I can be 100% sure that the Dragon Queen doesn't know about this. The butcher Clayon didn't get any hint from the Queen. He acted on his own.
Too hateful!
After cursing Cleon a few hundred times in her mind, the Green Saintess wiped the tears and sweat off her wrinkled face with a light green handkerchief. She cried to the Dragon Queen, "Your Majesty, the Count of Broken Shackles misused his power, framed the loyal people, oppressed the people, took bribes and broke the law, stole women, disregarded the law, and disrupted the order of the court …"
The Green Saintess did not repeat herself. She listed hundreds of crimes that Clayon had committed. Dani felt a headache coming on. She could only interrupt her and say, "Keep it simple and get to the point. What exactly did Clayon Shackle do?"
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