Zaro lived up to his name as one of the thirteen giants of Quils. Even the knowledgeable Danny was amazed by the residence he had prepared for her.
There was a large garden full of exotic flowers, a wide marble bath, a towering crystal divination tower, an observatory, and even a garden labyrinth.
The palace was even larger than the bazaar she had seen before. It could fit twice as many people, let alone two hundred.
In fact, Zaro had prepared two hundred servants for her.
After the Khalasa's centaurs had settled down in the palace, Danny sat by the pool, enjoying the pleasure of the fish kissing her toes. She was amazed that the Quils people even had kissing fish.
Suddenly, the sky above her darkened. She turned around and was surprised to see Kui Xi appear silently beside her.
"You …"
"I'm leaving," she said.
"Oh, goodbye." Danny was shocked. She thought something had happened.
"Be careful!" Kui Xi said without thinking.
"Uh …" She was stunned for a moment before asking, "Be careful of what?"
"Be careful of everyone. From now on, they would have to witness this miracle of rebirth day and night, and then greed would suddenly arise. Because a dragon's flesh is made of fire, and fire is power. Dragons are the source of all mysterious power. "
Although the red mask covered her expression, Danny could still hear the seriousness in her voice.
After warning Danny, Kui Xi left as inconspicuously as she had come.
Danny had lost interest in the luxurious life of the palace. She immediately called Chora and the Blood Brotherhood to the pool. She told them about Kui Xi's warning while letting them enjoy the gentle kissing of the kissing fish.
"I don't like her, because I can't see through her." Chora spoke first. "Every Shadow Binder deserves our vigilance, but she didn't threaten us this time. From the moment we entered this city, I felt … a very unfriendly aura. It made it hard for me to feel at ease."
"I don't like the way the milk people look at us." Rakarlo's expression was heavy. He gritted his teeth and said, "It's like they're looking at a rare animal caught from a barbaric land."
The skin of the Quils was unusually white, milky-white. It was clearly whiter than that of other white people, so the Dothraki called them "milkmen".
Danny looked at him in surprise. She didn't expect her Blood Alliance Guard to have such sharp senses.
That's right, the people of Queers had warmly welcomed them today, but there were many different kinds of welcome. Welcoming VIPs to the city and welcoming pandas to the city was definitely different.
Therefore, when Danny passed through the middle wall street, she would unconsciously put herself in the shoes of Arthas.
Lordaeron welcomed Arthas's victorious return with the sound of bells, cheers, and petals that filled the sky. Arthas then unleashed the Undead Calamity in Lordaeron and massacred the entire city.
"They want to see the dragons." Danny turned to Kui Luo. "Arrange two groups of guards, one in the open and one in the dark, to guard the three dragons. As long as they're here, they can't let their guard down."
"Agg, Jhogo, arrange for people, men and women, to find out the topography of our base, the structure of the houses, and the situation of the palace guards."
Finally, she looked at Jorah solemnly. "Sir, I understand our current situation very well. So, I want you to go to the streets, the docks, the taverns, and even the brothels. Find out the attitude of the ordinary people of Quils towards us, as well as information about the upper class of Quils."
After some thought, she added, "Since this is the center of trade between the Westerners and the Eastern World, there must be Westerners and merchants from other cities. While you're looking for information, you can also spread the news about me and my dragons."
"This …" Sir Jorah looked hesitant. "You were worried that the Usurper would send someone to assassinate you. Now that you've taken the initiative to announce to the merchants of the Seven Kingdoms that you're returning to the Westeros with your dragons, then … even if the Usurper is dead, there's still his son."
"Sigh, that was then and this is now. The matter of the dragon hatching has been exposed. If the King's Landing has been keeping an eye on me, they'll definitely know about it immediately. Why don't we make this the focus of attention? Not only will it protect us, but … "
It would also distract everyone's attention and conceal her true goal.
That night, Danny enjoyed the luxurious food that came with the luxurious palace, stir-fried peacock tongue.
Damn it, using peacock tongue to cook, even the most gluttonous ancient people of the Celestial Empire wouldn't have thought of it, right?
Early the next morning, just as Qui Xi had warned her, the powerful people of Quils arrived at Zaro's palace in a palanquin surrounded by a large group of servants.
Zaro accompanied them to Danny's residence. They claimed that they were overwhelmed by her beauty and noble background, and sincerely presented her with gifts of silk, jewels, rare animals, dwarves with special skills, and so on. In the end, they praised the greatness of the dragon with tears streaming down their faces as they looked around with wide eyes.
Well, the people of Quils loved to cry. They believed that crying was a symbol that made them appear more civilized.
Danny understood what they meant, and didn't refuse. She immediately took the chained dragon out, causing the nobles of Quils to cry even harder.
The upper class of Quils was made up of three major organizations: the royal family, the merchants, and the wizards.
In the era when the Megalosaurus disappeared and magic was extinct, the once powerful wizards lost their power and authority. The royal family controlled Quils' camel cavalry and the city's fleet, nominally ruling the city.
The merchants formed the three most powerful guilds: the Thirteen Magnates, the Tourmaline Brotherhood, and the Ancient Spice Guild. In a city of commerce, the real power was, of course, in the hands of the merchants.
However, the internal struggle between the three guilds was very intense. If it wasn't for the fact that they wanted to keep the royal family in check, they would have already fought for control of the city.
On the first day, it was the other twelve "Thirteen Magnates" who visited Danny. On the second day, it was the Tourmaline Brotherhood.
After the gem merchants saw the Dragon King, they specially spent a week to create a three-headed dragon crown for Danny. The magic dragon's curled body was gold, its wings were silver, and its three heads were carved from jade, ivory, and agate.
On the third day, the Ancient Spice Guild gave Danny seventy-seven boxes of precious spices from all over the world.
Well, when the Targaryens united the Seven Kingdoms, in order to integrate into the Westeros as conquerors, they abandoned the ancient gods of Valleglia and converted to the Church of the Seven Gods.
In theory, Danny should also believe in the Church of the Seven Gods.
And to the followers of the Church of the Seven Gods, "seven," "seventy-seven," and "seven hundred and seventy-seven" were all auspicious numbers.
On the fourth day, Danny began to receive the middle and lower class people of Quils' power. Small merchants, government officials, fleet commanders, camel cavalry captains …
When she asked if the Zaro royal family would come, he said with disdain, "The royal family now, other than supreme dignity and ancient glory, what else is left? You should accommodate them and take the initiative to meet them. "
However, it was not that easy to meet the royal family. In order to be summoned by the royal family, one must have the qualifications, and this qualification was in the hands of a few powerful people.
To put it simply, just like how Tang Sanzang needed to send people to Ananda Kasyapa to get the scriptures from Buddha, Danny had to get through all the checkpoints and send enough people to meet the royal family.
Even if one wanted to get in through the back door, one had to have the connections. If one could not find the connections, sending gifts randomly would be a waste of manpower and money.
Zaro righteously said that he knew the ropes and could teach her who to look for, who to send gifts to, and how much to give to each person.
Danny wanted to say, "F * ck you, I don't buy it."
But Chora had found out the general situation of Quils in the past few days. The royal family had indeed lost the actual control of the city, but the camel cavalry and the moat fleet were under the royal family's control.
Danny did not understand why the royal family, who had military power, had lost their ruling position. Perhaps this was the characteristic of a trading city-state?
Or perhaps the merchants were richer and could hire more armed forces, such as mercenaries?
Zaro's persuasion of Danny to use connections to meet the royal family was not a secret among the higher-ups.
The royal family had most likely already opened their pockets and was waiting for her to throw in gold coins. If she did not go, she would be disrespecting the royal family, and disrespecting the royal family would mean that they were not friends.
Hmph, not friends, not guests, then I can make a move on you.
Chora advised her. "This is the custom of Quils. Even in Westeros, you don't necessarily enjoy the rights of a guest just because you visit my house.
The rights of a guest only come into effect when the guest is under the roof of the host and receives bread and salt provided by the host.
If the host places an unsheathed sword on his knee, it means that he has no intention of establishing a guest relationship with the guest, and the guest's rights naturally do not exist. "
"But isn't it too low to ask for bribes? Is it also popular in the Seven Kingdoms for hosts to ask for gifts from their guests? "Danny said angrily.
"Cough, cough, cough …" Chora coughed as if he had been choked. Even his full beard could not hide the redness on his face.
"No way." Danny opened her mouth wide in disbelief.
"It's not as blatant as Quils." Sir Chora hurriedly explained, "The guest gives a 'guest gift' to the host mainly to express his gratitude for the food and shelter provided by the host. And when the guest leaves, the host may also give a 'guest gift' to the other party.
This tradition usually happens when the guest is in a weaker position, because he is afraid that the host will deny the guest's rights. "
Danny did not pay attention to the details when she was watching the drama. What Chora said was especially obvious between the Night Watchers and the Savage Kast.
The Savage Kast beyond the Great Wall, the first ghost father of the World of Ice and Fire. He married his own daughter, and continued to marry the daughters that his daughter gave birth to. In this way, he continuously married dozens of daughters and granddaughters.
He also had sons, but all of his sons were sacrificed to the Deviant Ghosts as soon as they were born.
It could be said that other than the Night King, almost all of the Deviant Ghosts were his sons.
Deviant Ghosts were different from Corpses. Deviant Ghosts were transformed from living people, while Corpses were dead people who were revived by Deviant Ghosts.
Without Kast providing a house and food, the Night Watchers who left the Great Wall and went north would almost double the mortality rate. Therefore, the Night Watchers had to ask Kast for help.
Not only did they turn a blind eye to his incest, but they were also often blackmailed by Kast for iron weapons, which were 'guest gifts'.
It was also because of the guest's rights that the Night Watchers' commander-in-chief, Elder Xiong, could not harm Kast even if he knew that he was related to the Deviant Ghosts.
The guest's rights were two-sided. Not only could the host not harm the guest, but the guest would also not harm the host — even if the host was making a deal with the devil.
Chora saw that Danny was in deep thought and could not help but persuade her again, "The ancestors have a tradition of guest's rights, and the Andals have a similar law. Perhaps the guest's rights are universal, but the specific forms of expression are different. "
"Alright, I give gifts to the royal family. I hope that they can give me some 'guest gifts' too." Danny sighed.
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