The Sea King's face was very ugly. Even Danny and Geralt understood that he really knew nothing about the behavior of the doctor and the guards.
Was there a game of power in Braavos?
Well, there was a game of power everywhere.
However, the political situation in Braavos was famous for being stable among the Nine Free City-States.
There had never been a fatuous ruler, a crazy king, a powerful minister, a rebellious minister, or a warlord rebellion.
The Sea King, the doctor, the Iron Treasury, and the Islands of Gods. The four forces had a clear division of labor, harmonious and united.
They were not the best political group in the world of "Power Travel", but at least they had the best performance.
Especially when compared to the Westeros who were rotten like a cesspool.
"Since the doctors and the guards are here, why don't you come up and have a seat and settle the matter directly?" Danny suggested.
The appearance of the doctor and the guards made the Sea King surprised and angry, but he was still rational and did not want to lose his dignity in front of outsiders.
He did not object and only looked at Bersalo.
"Important matters that affect the future of Braavos need to be discussed and decided by the doctor and the guards, but they are only the Sea King's advisors. The Sea King can represent Braavos to sign an agreement with you." Bersalo declined tactfully.
The Sea King's face looked better.
"So?" Danny asked.
The fat man stood up and bowed to the Dragon Queen, saying, "Your Majesty, since you are leaving tonight, can you wait for me for a while and let me tell the doctor and the guards your request?
As you said, whether it can be done or not depends on one word. After it is done, I will slowly discuss the specific terms with Sir Geralt Dane. "
"How long will it take?"
"Not too long, about an hour or two." The fat man replied.
"Okay, I will wait for you for two hours." Danny nodded.
When the fat man left with heavy steps, the old Sea King and the Dragon Queen were speechless.
After staring for a while, he seemed to think of something and asked, "Danny, can I ask why you bought so much food?"
"If I said the night is long and I want to save the world, would you believe me?" Do you believe it? "Dani sighed.
"If you don't want to say it, then forget it. Why do you have to use this kind of nonsense to fool this king?" the old Sea King said angrily.
"Alright, I'll tell you the truth." Danny smiled bitterly and said, "Winter is coming, but the Westeros haven't stored enough food. Almost half of the tens of millions of people in the seven countries have starved to death. I plan to send a batch of food back to buy people's hearts."
"Hmph. If the people could decide who the Iron Throne belongs to, Old Rose would be the one sitting on the Iron Throne, not Cersei, based on the grain that Highcourt sent to King's Landing.
I don't believe that you don't understand this principle. "The old Sea King sneered again and again.
"Sigh, you really have sharp eyes." Danny had no choice but to say, "Now that things have come to this, I won't hide my purpose.
I want the Iron Throne. I must have the Iron Throne. Targaryen cannot live without it.
But with the Allied Army nearby, I won't be able to invest in the Westeros for the next few years.
A few years is enough for Lannister to stabilize the situation and let the seven countries recover from years of war.
At that time, I will definitely face a powerful enemy, even more powerful than the Allied Army.
So, I must first take Dragonstone Island, plant a nail in the Westeros, and fight a protracted war with Lannister. Store enough food for ten years, and let the seven countries bleed for five years.
After five years, either I will be defeated by the Allied Army, or the Allied Army will lift the blockade of Slaver's Bay.
No matter what, I will be able to put all my strength into the war for supremacy in the Westeros. "
"Good!" Sea King Freyr cheered loudly.
What a vicious, cunning, and crazy woman.
As expected of the daughter of Mad King Aeris, as expected of the commander of the Allied Army that overturned Slaver's Bay, as expected of the Demon Dragon Queen who terrified the people of the world!
"King Eris's spirit in heaven will be very proud to see you like this. Very proud.
The Iron Throne will belong to you.
Watching you grow from a child to a qualified king, I am also proud of you, "he said sincerely.
"You flatter me, I am far inferior to senior …" Danny showed a slightly stiff and humble smile.
A glint flashed across the Sea King's eyes, and he raised his chin with white stubble. He smiled reservedly and said, "I'm afraid that the Iron Throne is only a part of your ambition?"
"What do you mean?" Danny was confused. Could it be that she was too domineering, and the old man thought that she was the empress who was destined to rule the world with just one look?
"I heard that you swore to the nobles of the seven countries that 'the one who ends the long night will be king'? You saw deviant ghosts outside the Great Wall, and you think that the long night is coming? "the Sea King asked with a chuckle.
"You even know this?" Danny's pupils contracted.
"Accurate and timely information is money. The Iron Treasury has the most gold in the world, and also the most powerful intelligence network in the world, "the old Sea King said confidently.
"That's right, there are deviant ghosts outside the Great Wall, and I even fought with them. If the legends are correct, the long night is coming, and that's why I want to buy food on a large scale. "
Danny decided to be an honest child, and told him the truth.
She came up with the "Futures to Save the World Plan" because the warm and rich Ursos continent did not have a tradition of storing food.
She planned to use gold to stimulate the merchants to plant food on a large scale, and when the long night came, the people could survive on that batch of food.
If everyone believed that the long night was coming, they would be more anxious to produce food than she was.
In this way, she would have achieved her goal in disguise.
Yes, she could still save the gold.
"Hahaha …" The Sea King threw his head back and laughed, and there was a sense of pride and arrogance in his smile that said, "I have seen through everything, but you know nothing."
"What? You don't believe me? "Danny was confused.
"I do, of course I do." The Sea King nodded with a smile.
"If you believe me, then why are you laughing?" Danny said angrily.
"Uh, sorry, I …" The Sea King was embarrassed.
Was the contempt and arrogance in his smile that obvious?
After being the Sea King for decades, he was not even as shrewd as a little Queen. That was not right.
"Danny, as I said before, the Iron Treasury has the most gold in the world, and also the most powerful intelligence network in the world.
To be honest, your King's Landing's eunuch, the Eight-Clawed Spider, is very talented in intelligence.
His ability, coupled with Pentos Illyrio's unlimited support of the gold dragons, formed a powerful intelligence network that even King Eris, Robert, and even Tywin could not do without.
But no matter what, one person is no match for an organization. In terms of intelligence, they are not even worthy of carrying the Iron Treasury's shoes. "The old Sea King said proudly.
"So, what do you know?" Danny asked with a wooden face.
"Deviant Ghosts!" The Sea King said seriously, "Deviant Ghosts are real. As early as twenty years ago, when they first appeared on the coast near Difficult Settlement, we knew about it."
"You're not kidding?" Danny supported herself on the table and suddenly stood up, looking at the smiling old man in disbelief.
The Dragon Queen's loss of composure made the people of Braavos very satisfied and satisfied.
"That's right, we found the deviant ghosts twenty years ago." The Sea King nodded and smiled.
"Impossible, if the deviant ghosts had appeared twenty years ago, it would have been a long night by now. And why haven't we heard any news of such an important matter? "Jero Dane was determined not to believe it.
"Every year, the merchant ships of Braavos would go north to the East Sea to look, and further north to Difficult Settlement to do business with the Night Watchers and the savages.
This is a thousand-year tradition of Braavos!
A palm-sized piece of dog head gold, an iron sword, a leather bag of shoddy wine, and a bag of salt could be exchanged for it. "
The Sea King stretched out his right hand, which had shriveled muscles, protruding tendons, and age spots the size of broad beans on his skin. He frowned and quickly retracted his right hand.
"Of course, while buying furs, gold, and other materials, the merchants of Braavos would also inquire about the savages' tribes.
It was not to spy on the savages beyond the Great Wall, as there was no valuable information.
The merchants would also go to Bear Island and the Frozen Coast on the other side of the continent, as they needed to know what the savages' tribes had and what they lacked.
Then, every four or five years, they would bring the goods that the savages needed, go around the continent of Ursos, and go to the other side.
Coincidentally, one of the savages unintentionally told the sea merchants about the White Ghouls.
The White Ghouls represent the long night, so how could we not take it seriously? "
"Did you send someone to confirm it?" Danny asked.
"Of course, it would be a joke if such an important matter was messed up." The old Sea King nodded and recalled, "At that time, I personally sent ten 'ghost hunters' to the Flying Giant warship. At night, they quietly left the port.
They did not disappoint, and under the guidance of the savages, it took them two months to finally see the White Ghouls. "
At this point, the Sea King paused absentmindedly.
"Did you catch them?" Jero asked.
The Sea King came back to his senses and shook his head, "No, nine of the ten warriors died. My first chief swordsman, who was also my brother, was among them.
The last warrior also died three days after returning to Braavos. Even nine of Valleglia's steel swords were lost. "
"Nine?" Danny widened her eyes in disbelief.
"Since we knew that we were going to deal with deviant ghosts, of course, we had to prepare steel swords with anti-magic properties," the Sea King said matter-of-factly.
"Where did you get so many steel swords?" Jero asked the question that Danny wanted to ask.
The old Sea King disagreed with their doubts and said, "The people of Valleglia made more than three thousand steel swords, and the Westeros alone had more than two hundred.
As the world's number one trading city-state, how many steel swords does Braavos lack? "
'Not lacking? Good, very good. I also hope that your performance will continue to be so good. '
Danny thought with a wooden face.
"You didn't look for the swords after they were lost?" Jero asked.
"We looked for them, but we couldn't find them. Maybe the savages picked them up," the Sea King said.
"No, the savages didn't have steel swords, so they might have become the deviant ghosts' spoils of war," Danny suddenly said.
Steel swords could break magic, but it did not mean that they could ward off evil spirits. Evil spirits could also use steel swords.
"They know how to keep their spoils of war?" the Sea King asked suspiciously.
"Deviant ghosts have intelligence." Danny nodded and asked, "Twenty years ago, did you hoard food too? Did you plan to control the world through food? "
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