"Uh …" The old Sea King and the chief swordsman looked at each other, turned around, and gave an awkward but polite smile to the Dragon Queen. He said, "We have hoarded food, but we have never thought of plundering the world, let alone having the crazy ambition to control the world. We are, we are …"
His pale face turned red. The old Sea King finally remembered what the Dragon Queen had said before. It was a reason that no one would believe, but it was a reason to buy food.
"Like you, Danny, we also intend to save the world by hoarding food." The old Sea King spoke with conviction and sincerity. "Yes, I believe you. Hoarding food to deal with the long night, to save the people of the world."
In the end, he lamented, "Danny, I have underestimated you, really. I didn't expect you to be so thorough. You even came up with such a … slogan. I am not as good as you. "
I have a big pile of "mmp" that I want to paste on your face.
Danny's face was wooden. She asked again, "You lost?"
The Sea King's lamentation turned into dullness, then from dullness to realization, then to awkwardness, and finally, awkwardness to embarrassment.
He shifted his sickly body awkwardly. His pale face turned slightly dark. He muttered, "I lost everything. I lost badly, worse than you."
"Worse than me?" Danny raised her voice.
She seemed to be dissatisfied that someone dared to compare themselves to her.
"Uh, I mean …" The Sea King's eyes turned awkwardly after he said what was on his mind.
After a while, he sighed. He decided that he should be honest with an "old hand" like himself.
"I have the same idea as you. The Iron Treasury invested more than eighty million gold royals from the Jade Sea to the Summer Sea, and then to the River Bend in the west to purchase food and supplies. We are waiting for the long night to come and harvest the gold of the entire world … "
"Cough cough …" The chief swordsman was ashamed. He coughed a few times to interrupt the Sea King's "nonsense" and said softly, "Save the world."
"'Save the world' is a slogan. We are all sensible people. There is no need to say such nonsense." The old Sea King muttered.
"You are the Sea King!" The chief swordsman insisted stubbornly.
"Everyone knows!" The Sea King sighed helplessly, skipped over this part, and continued, "Sigh, I've waited for two years, but instead of the long night, summer has arrived …"
Danny could almost imagine the dumbfounded expressions of the people of Braavos staring at the sun as the temperature rose day by day.
The corner of her mouth twitched a few times, and she asked again, "And then? You've failed once, and now you've given up? You no longer believe in the legend of the Long Night? "
"How is that possible? That was a deviant ghost, a deviant ghost that had appeared in the human world in the legends. Who wouldn't be afraid? Also, the prophecies of Yasuer and Ahai have been passed down for thousands of years. Who dares to not believe them? "
The old Sea King shook his head vigorously. "However, we have also become more cautious and have begun to search for the Child of Prophecy. If we can find the Child of Prophecy, then the time of the long night can be roughly calculated.
Let's go to the Isle of Gods and the Moon Chanter Temple. We'll ask the High Priest to make a prophecy about the prince in the prophecy. "
At this point, the old man looked at Danny with a complicated gaze. "Prince Rega, your brother is the prince in the prophecy. That's what the Moon Chanter told us.
Then, we went to King's Landing to investigate.
In Aegon the Fifth, when your great-grandfather was in power, a forest witch had also prophesied that the Child of Prophecy would be born in the descendants of Eris and his wife.
It coincided with the prophecies of the Moon Chanter, so we were very sure that Rega was the Child of Prophecy, the reincarnation of Yasuer Ahai.
And at that time, he had just come of age, in the prime of his life, smart and wise, brave and courageous, in line with everyone's fantasy of the Child of Prophecy.
Then, the iron treasury began to store food again. This time, it was on a larger scale and lasted longer, from summer to autumn, and from autumn to winter. It cost 130 million gold royals in an attempt to earn back the previous losses … "
"Cough, cough, cough …" The chief swordsman coughed as if he was ill.
The Sea King was interrupted and was stunned for a while before he could react. He said helplessly, "It cost 130 million in an attempt … to save the world.
Unfortunately, the heavens did not follow our wishes, waiting for the 'wrong spring', waiting for the news of Prince Rega's defeat and death.
At that time, winter had not yet passed, and we still held on to the last glimmer of hope … Then, the 11-year long summer came. "
"Belo's predecessor, the general manager of the iron treasury who presided over the two matters of storing food, killed himself." The Sea King lamented.
Danny was stunned and asked, "You have completely given up, and are not going to … save the world anymore?"
"How could we!" The Sea King shook his head and sighed, "The legend of the long night is too frightening. Of course, we will not give up because of one or two failures … to save the world.
After all, the deviant ghosts are real.
Later, when the summer was at its hottest, we sent people deep into the Land of Eternal Winter beyond the Great Wall, ready to explore the deviant ghosts.
Guess what?
We did not encounter any deviant ghosts, but we found a few savage tribes in the frozen glaciers.
One of the old men said that he had known about the White Ghosts since he could remember. He had lived for decades, and he could see them almost every winter. "
The Land of Eternal Winter, from the name, was almost the Arctic Circle of this world.
The reason why it was "almost" was because no one had really crossed the Land of Eternal Winter, and they were not sure whether the other end of the Land of Eternal Winter was Asia or the deep hell.
Even Danny, because she had not lived long enough, did not dare to ride a dragon to explore there.
The Braavosi people went to the Land of Eternal Winter to look for deviant ghosts, which was considered "full of sincerity".
"This, how are we going to save the world? Obviously, we guessed wrong. The long night brought deviant ghosts, but they have always been living in the Easternmost Land. "The old Sea King spread his hands and said sadly.
"Impossible, if the savages had seen deviant ghosts so many times, why were they not eaten?" Geralt doubted.
"It seems that because of religious beliefs, the old savages called deviant ghosts' God's messengers'." The Sea King was stunned and said uncertainly.
[Believers of the God of Frost, they have probably sacrificed to deviant ghosts …]
Danny thought with a gloomy face.
"Whether deviant ghosts can bring the long night to the world or not, you at least thought that the long night was coming, and prepared so much food for it.
Then why didn't you inform the others, the Night Watchers, the Iron Throne, and the other Free Cities? "Geralt questioned in a low voice.
The Sea King frowned and said, "The savages and the Braavosi sea merchants have mentioned the White Ghosts to the Night Watchers, but they did not believe it! “
If you openly announced the storage of food and spread the news about deviant ghosts, and even called for people to form groups to look for deviant ghosts outside the Great Wall …
I don't believe that everyone is an idiot and will not believe your words. "Geralt said coldly.
"Sir, I don't know if the others are idiots, but I don't want to be an idiot." Old Brother Frey was not ashamed.
Looking at the "like-minded" Dragon Queen who was "wallowing in the mire", he decided not to talk nonsense about "saving the world".
He said frankly, "Spreading the news will cause the price of food to rise. The cost of storing food will increase, the world will fall into a state of panic, and the sea trade will collapse. This is not good for us.
Why should I sacrifice the interests of Braavos to save the foreigners?
To put it bluntly, as long as Braavos can be preserved, the other eight trading cities will become empty cities. This will only be good for us.
Didn't the Dragon Queen think the same?
After knowing about the deviant ghosts, she began to secretly buy food and prepared to exhaust the enemy forces of the Seven Kingdoms through the long night. She might even be planning to dominate the world through food! "
"When we were still at the Great Wall, the Night Watchers sent out messenger crows to inform the nobles about the deviant ghosts. They also told them about the agreement between the Queen and the Seven Kingdoms that 'the one who ends the long night shall be the king'." Geralt argued for the Queen.
The old Sea King had a smug expression as if he had seen through their hearts, and said coldly, "Yes, there are too many Night Watchers at the Great Wall and Stannis's army. The news of deviant ghosts could not be hidden any longer.
So they rushed to Urso to buy food.
In order to make the best use of time, they did not hesitate to give twenty percent of the profits to the Iron Treasury. Her Majesty the Queen is really generous and ambitious! "
"Uh, I'm not shrewd enough. Senior guessed all my thoughts in one go. I'm ashamed!" Danny pulled back Geralt, who still wanted to argue, and said to the Sea King with a smile.
"It has nothing to do with shrewdness. You and I have the same king's heart, and we both did what a king should do. After all, we are not Yasore Ahai. If we can't be the savior, then we will strive to be the king of the new world.
Unfortunately, Braavos suffered a bit of a loss in the first two rounds and needs to take a breather. This round, Danny, you will be in charge.
If you succeed, you will be the overlord of the world. If you fail, it doesn't matter. You will only lose tens of millions of gold royals.
Don't be afraid, the deviant ghosts may not be able to bring about the long night. Besides, you have the Megalosaurus, the rich Slave Bay, and the Westeros. You can afford to lose. "
Hearing the old Sea King's earnest teachings, Danny's beautiful face almost twisted.
"What do you think about the Child of Prophecy? Why am I not the reincarnation of Yasore Ahai? "She asked curiously.
"I have read the ancient book of Asha. The full name of the 'Child of Prophecy' in the prophecy is' Prince of Prophecy. ' In other words, the savior is a prince.
Danny, you are a princess, a queen, but not a prince. Well, neither am I. "Brother Frey said.
"That's it?" Danny's mouth twitched. She felt that the Sea King was old and confused.
"The Moon Singer also prophesied, and no one thinks that you are the Child of Prophecy." The Sea King shook his head.
"Well, I am not the Child of Prophecy. Like you, I want to be the overlord of the world." Danny seemed to have given up struggling.
Then, she asked again, "Does Braavos have a plan to deal with the long night? Let me learn. "
"Guard your own door tightly and let the reincarnation of Yasore Ahai deal with the deviant ghosts!" The Sea King waved his hand and said casually and helplessly.
"Uh, do you have any thoughts of assisting the Night Watch and joining the 'United Front of the World's People Against the Ghosts'?" Danny's eyes darkened and asked again.
"Danny, if Stannis is confirmed to be the reincarnation of Yasore Ahai, would you be willing to be under his command and be his follower?" The Sea King's eyes flashed and asked in return.
"Maybe …" Danny hesitated.
Stannis was not the Child of Prophecy, but Jon was!
Then the question was, would she be willing to be her nephew's follower?
"There is no 'maybe.'" The Sea King interrupted her hesitation. "I am sure that I won't be able to wait until the long night comes, but I can tell you clearly that the next Sea King will make the same choice as you and me.
Because we are not the kind of people who are willing to be under others.
Either we are the saviors, and our names will be passed down through the ages, and we will be respected; or we will be the overlords of a region, and gain real benefits – territory and gold.
Even Yasore Ahai can't subdue us. This is the essence of a king!
Think about it, Yasore Ahai saved the world, but his descendants only occupied the remote land of the descendants of Hayle Cologne. Why?
Because in the last long night, all the surviving kings were like us, and did not submit to the saviors.
Otherwise, the king who rules the world should be surnamed 'Hayle Cologne' or 'Ahai'. Gujis, Loina, and Valleglia would never rise. "
"You are right." Danny sighed heavily, and lowered her eyes to hide the strange look in her eyes.
Was this the deep-rooted bad habit of humans?
But she was in no position to curse those kings at this time, because she was not willing to submit to Jon, and would not even give him a dragon that he "deserved". If there was a destiny, Jon would definitely be one of the "three heads".
Then she thought, as a transmigrator, did she still need to care about the Child of Prophecy of this world?
Alright, even if in the end, Jon fulfilled the ancient prophecy, she could still let him go to the desolate Great Gobi of Asia like the ancient kings, and build a "Kingdom of Jon Snow's descendants"!
"Thump, thump, thump …" Just as the few of them were thinking in silence, continuous footsteps came from the stairs below.
The fat keykeeper was not the only one who came?
"Be careful!" Danny's expression changed, and she turned to warn Jero Dane in a low voice.
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