Even the Sea King was elected by the Magi and the Wardens in secret.
There was no doubt that the core power of Braavos belonged to their council.
Before Geralt Dane entered the Sea King's palace as the Dragon Queen's envoy, there were two different voices in the council regarding the Dragon Queen's attitude.
Two voices, two factions.
Well, it was not the enemy or the friendly.
Everyone regarded the Dragon Queen as the enemy of Braavos. This position was clear.
The difference was how deeply Braavos should be involved in the Allied Army.
Braavos, who opposed slavery, must not join the alliance, or they would not be able to explain to the people and slap their ancestors in the face.
The founder of Braavos swore that no man, woman, or child of Braavos would ever be a slave, nor could they participate in the slave trade.
This was the first law of Braavos, engraved on the arched bridge across the long canal.
In the council formed by the Magi and the Wardens, some radicals believed that the Dragon Queen should be treated as an enemy, supporting all her enemies and opposing all her allies.
Even if they did not join the alliance and the United Nations in name, they should do the same thing as the United Nations, blocking Slaver's Bay and the Dragon Queen's sphere of influence, such as Dragonstone Island.
Another group did not object to the radicals' hostile attitude towards the Dragon Queen, but they thought that Braavos did not need to be so obvious.
First of all, the Dragon Queen may not be able to pass the alliance.
If the alliance destroyed Slaver's Bay, even if the Dragon Queen did not die, she would not be able to threaten Braavos's invisible position as the world's overlord.
Secondly, the Dragon Queen had only abolished slavery in Slaver's Bay, and had not challenged the throne of the world's overlord.
Perhaps she was as stupid as the Targaryens of the past.
Even if she had enough power to dominate the world, would she be satisfied as long as she sat on the iron chair?
After all, the Dragon Queen did not take the initiative to declare war on Volantis, Queers, Xingis, Lys, and other cities. Instead, it was the slave-trading forces that united against her.
Finally, the Dragon Queen had a dragon, and only a dragon could deal with a dragon.
The most important thing now was to unite the Volantis people to hatch the dragon and realize the dream of their ancestors for centuries.
If Braavos hatched a dragon, not only would it be invincible, but it would also have the opportunity to go one step further, from an invisible overlord to a real overlord.
However, the visit of the preparatory White Knight was like a gust of wind that stirred up the lake water, causing the hearts of the members of the council to become restless.
Even on the flat ground, great waves were stirred up, not to mention that the Dragon Queen was using all her strength to stomp on their hearts?
Do it or not?
This was a problem.
What was he doing?
Uh, what else could he do?
Of course, it was something that all qualified emperors would do in ancient and modern times.
Yes, Xiang Yu did not do it, so he was unlucky.
It was precisely because Xiang Yu did not do it and declined that all the emperors of the Celestial Dynasty learned from it and even treated him as a negative example.
In this way, they were completely free from the reproach of conscience when they acted.
This was the magnanimity of an emperor!
They said it as a matter of course. Even the historian and the common people thought so.
The people of this world were a little more simple. In more than eight thousand years of history, there was only one Rat Chef.
In other words, they were in the era of "etiquette still existed" before Song Xianggong, and had not yet evolved into the "Gui Guzi era".
The people of Braavos were very hesitant about whether to do it or not, and the absolute majority of people were inclined to "not do it".
The Dragon Queen seemed to be much more shrewd. She did not go to the Ocean Palace at all. She could not do it even if she wanted to.
The people of Braavos were actually greatly relieved.
However, they could not help but feel some regret for missing such a good opportunity.
With conflicted feelings, the doctor and the guards followed behind the Seaking Fleet and quietly came to the Moon Basin. They did not decide what to do, but only planned to adapt according to the Dragon Queen's ideas.
Fatty Bersalo brought them the "latest evaluation" of the Dragon Queen.
A 20-meter long paddling longboat with a purple hull, a purple wooden building, purple paddles, and purple sails.
On the second floor of the ship, a warm and comfortable hall of more than forty square meters was brightly lit by tallow candle chandeliers.
More than twenty middle-aged and elderly people in dark blue, dark purple, brown, black, and other dark clothes sat in a circle, listening to the fatty in the middle of the circle.
"Unfortunately, she may have a small amount of Targaryen's' Mad Blood ', but not Targaryen's' Foolish Blood '. She is very ambitious and confident in the power of dragons. It is very likely that she will not be satisfied with only being the Queen of Slaver's Bay and the Westeros, "Bersalo said solemnly.
"Damn it!" A thin-faced doctor lamented.
"She knows the relationship between the Faceless and Braavos, but she is not as respectful to the House of Black and White as ordinary people.
Perhaps it is because she has escaped an assassination, or perhaps she has mastered witchcraft and is confident that she is not afraid of the threat of the Faceless, "Bersalo continued.
"Very bad." A silver-haired, purple-eyed middle-aged man shook his head.
His name was Copernicus Arathorn, a Valleglia from Volantis.
When Danny Rize was four years old, she had followed Sir William Darry to visit Copernicus's father.
Danny Rize's identity in Volantis was Leila Arathorn, nominally Copernicus's cousin.
However, twelve years ago, the Arathorn family was not prominent and did not have the qualifications to become a doctor or an iron vault guard.
At least, Copernicus's father was just an ordinary real estate developer in the city, and the whole family relied on a street of shops to make a living.
"The Faceless that was released by Danny Rize sent a message that the assassination was not a complete failure. At that time, the Dragon Queen was injured, but she used a mysterious witchcraft to turn the tables and seriously injure her," Bersalo explained.
"So, the news from Volantis is true. She has the complete inheritance of the Great Wizard, and she has more talent than the previous Great Wizards?" A doctor asked.
"A kind person also knows witchcraft. Did you find out her background?" A doctor with a walking stick asked.
The doctor's position was equivalent to a counterfeit version of the Hand of the King. He did not have as much power as the Hand of the King, but he was also not like the Hand of the King, whose power was completely dependent on the King's trust.
He had a bit of the taste of the Great Ming Dynasty.
"A kind person could not see through her at all, and only gave an evaluation of 'illusory, bottomless'." Bersalo shook his head.
"This is troublesome." Everyone sighed.
"Danny Rize hopes to cooperate with us. In the next five years, we will purchase food from the world …" Then, Bersalo told them about the purchase of food.
"Damn, she wants to learn from us? After knowing the news of the Deviants, she wants to take advantage of the long night to harvest the world's gold and even world hegemony with food. "Immediately, someone reacted and cursed.
"Maybe." Bersalo smiled in a relaxed tone, "This is good news for us. We can make money, and we can also hurt her vitality."
"That's right." Everyone laughed cheerfully.
The doctor's manager laughed for a while, and then said worriedly, "Deviants are not equal to the long night. Her ambition is destined to fail. But this behavior in itself also shows that she has the heart to dominate the world. A dragon with ambition, this is very worrying! "
"In fact, she has not hidden her ambition for the Free City. Other than finding the Iron Treasury to be the middleman to buy food, she also wants to buy a ship to go to the East Sea and bring the barbarians to the Land of Strife." Bersalo said with a serious expression.
"What? She wants to attack Tyrossi and Mill? "The doctor's manager exclaimed.
"Genius, she is indeed a genius!" Copernicus had a sudden realization. "I was wondering why the Alliance was so eager to make a move. The vanguard had already left Volantis and entered the Valyrian Avenue, heading towards Mataris. She was still wandering around aimlessly. So she was planning to attack the Alliance's home."
"You are saying that she wants the barbarians to attack the City of Third Daughters to attract the alliance's main force and relieve the pressure on Slave Bay?" A guard asked in shock.
"Yes!" Copernicus said with certainty, "Think about it, when tens of thousands of barbarians enter the Land of Strife, what will the City of Third Daughters fleet do?"
"Go home and chase the barbarians away." Everyone was deep in thought.
"We can't sell her a ship!" The doctor's manager said coldly.
"Braavos is not the only one selling ships. I rejected her and even threatened her, but she was firm. Everyone, tell me, how should we deal with this? "Bersalo asked.
"It is not how to deal with this, but how to deal with her. She is now in Braavos, under our bows and swords.
She is the source of all trouble, the center of all evil.
End her, end the last Targaryen, and the peace of Braavos will be eternal. "Copernicus stood up and waved his hands, shouting loudly.
* Boom! * The doctor's manager slammed his walking stick and shouted angrily, "No, we have sworn, the Sea King has sworn."
Copernicus clenched his teeth and looked at his colleagues around him. He scanned their faces one by one, carefully calculating the number of people who looked at him.
[15 Professors, 8 guards, plus the key keeper Bezalo, 24 people. 22 opened their eyes and nodded at me, only 2 closed their eyes … Let's do it!]
In a flash, Copernicus made a decision.
"I'm sorry, the future of Braavos cannot be destroyed in the hands of our generation." He unbuttoned his collar to let his rapid breathing become smoother.
* Clang! * Copernicus pulled out the assassin's sword from his waist and pointed it at the doctors and guards. Every word he said burned his heart like charcoal. "I'm sorry, I've revolted … Yes, this is a coup! Now, the council will be taken over by me, Copernicus Arason. "
"Copernicus, what do you want?" The doctor's manager asked.
"I want you to immediately abolish Felico Antarion's position as the Sea King and elect me as the new Sea King. I also want to immediately take over the Sea King's Purple Sail Fleet. I want to end the Evil Mother Of Dragons for Braavos."
Copernicus was sweating profusely. His cheeks were as red as a steamed crab shell, and he was dizzy.
After reading the lines on the script, he seemed to remember something and shouted, "Those who are willing to join me, stand up."
Immediately, two doctors and a guard stood up with complicated expressions and walked behind Copernicus.
.....
* Thump, thump, thump … * Powerful footsteps were heard on the wooden stairs. A group of armored warriors with bows and swords on their waists rushed into the True Dragon Resort one after another amidst the exclamations of the crowd outside the building.
After taking down the dozens of dazed assassins on the first floor, they rushed up to the third floor without stopping and surrounded the Dragon Queen, Gero, the Sea King, and the chief swordsman.
The warriors were like tree trunks in the forest, and the arrows were as dense as tree branches. The 150-square-meter restaurant that was converted into a conference room was tightly surrounded by two hundred soldiers in purple armor and purple capes.
"God of a Thousand Faces, you …" The Sea King Felico's lips trembled as he glared at the soldiers in purple. "What are you doing?"
"I'm sorry, Your Majesties, this is a coup!"
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