Erlu did not stop and arrived at the guest room of the Iron Treasury.
"Sir Taichu, you are not a captive. You can leave at any time."
"Aren't you afraid of offending … the Alliance?" Taichu's long and thin goat-like face showed obvious dissatisfaction.
"Will I offend the Iron Treasury by doing that?" Erlu looked at him calmly and asked in return.
Taichu's eyes flickered a few times. He said ambiguously, "The Iron Treasury is the witness of your negotiation with the Ragged Prince. Your actions this time can be considered as tarnishing the Iron Treasury's reputation.
I don't know how the Iron Treasury will react, but it is obvious that your actions will put us in a difficult position.
Perhaps the Iron Treasury will seriously consider reducing your loan amount and interest rate. "
Erlu's deep eyes flashed with a mocking glint. "Yes, you will have to seriously consider reducing my interest rate by at least 50%."
"Are you crazy?" Taichu's goat-like eyes widened. It was as if he had seen a coquettish Erlu in women's clothing.
"The one who is crazy is you, the Iron Treasury! How dare you interfere in the kidnapping of Danny Rize's loved ones? Have you forgotten the wrath of the Wings of Death?
"How dare you side with the Pentos Mercenaries in the negotiation right in front of me. You even sold him information about the fleet, causing me to lose hundreds of thousands of gold royals …"
Erlu got angrier as he spoke. He pointed at Taichu's nose and gritted his teeth. "Do you really think that Stanis Bella and Theon are your puppets to control the Westeros? You can try! "
Taichu was momentarily intimidated by Erlu's aura. He shrank back with a pale face.
"No, you think too much. We are just pure businessmen, absolutely fair middlemen. We have no intention of offending Danny Rize, nor —"
Taichu suddenly came back to his senses. 'Are you not the Iron Treasury's puppet? Military funds, food, and troops are all supported by Braavos. Why are you being unreasonable in front of me? '
"Your Majesty Stannis, please watch your words!" Goatee suddenly stood up, raised his chin slightly and said proudly, "The Iron Treasury is not to be slandered!"
Erlu's eyes turned sharp. He took a step forward and grabbed Tai Chu's collar with his well-defined right hand like an iron pincer. His left hand pulled out the red sword with a clang. He pressed the blade against Goatee's neck and made a sizzling sound of roasting meat.
"Ahhh —" Goatee howled.
He felt an unbearable pain from his skin to his muscles, spine, and even his soul. It was as if a Flame Demon was tearing at his flesh with lava dripping from its teeth.
Erlu was stunned and quickly moved the blade away.
He was just so excited that he was ready to draw his sword and lay it on the neck of the Braavosi to show him his determination.
In order not to accidentally injure Goatee, Erlu even purposely avoided the sword. Who would have thought …
"The Hero's Crimson Sword's power has increased. Melisandre said in bewilderment.
"Is it?" Erlu didn't feel anything.
"Look at him …" Aunt May raised her chin and pointed at the representative of the Iron Treasury who had rolled his eyes and almost fainted.
"The long night has descended. The sword spirit seems to be awakening on its own." She said hesitantly.
Erlu sheathed his red sword and looked at the crying Tai Chu with disdain. "Maybe he's too weak and can't bear the pain."
"Can a weak person cross thousands of kilometers of the Wolf Forest Mountain Path?"
Erlu was silent. Tai Chu had walked at least two thousand kilometers in the waist-deep snow of the Northern Territory from the Eastern Sea. He was indeed not a weak person.
"I'm sorry." He said to Braavosi. "I apologize for my insulting words to you just now. You are not a coward. But I can only say that you deserve it for burning your neck. "
"Have you forgotten who helped you out of your predicament?" Tai Chu wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and gritted his teeth.
"Don't tell me I don't have to pay my debt?" Erlu said indifferently.
"The Iron Treasury does not allow debts to be owed!"
"Isn't that enough?" Erlu mocked. "I do owe money to the Iron Treasury, but I don't intend to go back on my word.
I borrow money to pay my debts, and the Iron Treasury provides loans to collect interest. You and I have normal economic dealings. What makes you think I'm inferior? "
Tai Chu was stunned. He smiled bitterly and touched his neck. He said sensibly, "I'm sorry. I apologize for my arrogant words. I deserve it, but …
Aren't you and Danny Rize mortal enemies?
The Alliance is also her mortal enemy.
Even if the enemy of your enemy isn't your friend, you shouldn't fight!
You must know that the Iron Treasury firmly supports your ascension to the Iron Throne.
I also don't deny that Braavosi doesn't like Danny Rize.
However, did I introduce the Ragged Prince to you because I had ill intentions towards you?
One Aegon in exchange for a Dragon's Horn, a dragon egg, and thirty pterosaurs, it's worth it no matter how you look at it. "
"This is a matter of principle." The defeated Liu Bei said stiffly.
Worth my ass! If the Alliance kills Danny Rize, it's fine. But if she wins and comes back to settle the score with me, will the Iron Treasury be so easy to talk to then?
You just want me to stand at the front and charge through the enemy lines for you!
Erlu wasn't stupid either.
Tai Chu sighed helplessly. "Since it's already like this, there's nothing more to say. Just hope that the Alliance won't find a chance to pursue this matter!"
"The Long Night has arrived. If the Alliance wants to take revenge, they have to survive until next summer," Melisandre said.
"The Long Night?" Tai Chu curled his lips. He wanted to mock her, but when he saw the red sword at Erlu's waist, he was shocked and fearful. The words on the tip of his tongue changed.
"This is the Demon Sword forged by Yasuer Yahai after sacrificing his wife Nissanisa? It's indeed evil! "He pointed at the sword and asked.
Melisandre frowned and said unhappily, "This is the Holy Sword that ends the Long Night and saves the world!"
"Holy Sword? But I'm not a deviant ghost. Why can't it differentiate between right and wrong? "Tai Chu said with a bitter smile.
Erlu didn't answer this question. He only said in a low voice, "Do you know where Pentos Mercenary hid the remaining 20 pterosaurs?"
Tai Chu's eyes flashed. He understood his thoughts and asked tentatively, "How much can we get from the Iron Treasury?"
Erlu glared and gritted his teeth.
.....
It was night.
The crescent moon was like a sickle, cutting through the layers of dark clouds. It draped an almost invisible silver veil over the quiet and dark Divine Forest.
Four Blazing Flame Red Heart Knights in full armor walked silently through the forest path. The old Pentos mercenary was in the middle of the knights. The chains on the old man's hands and feet made crisp clinking sounds.
"It's so late. Where are you taking me?" The Ragged Prince's throat was dry.
Sensing the fanaticism hidden under the knight's solemn expression, his huge eye bags kept twitching.
"I'm Prince Pentos!" The old mercenary had been calm and quiet before, but now his voice was trembling. "According to the laws of the Seven Kingdoms, I should at least be treated as a duke."
"It's a pity you're not from the Seven Kingdoms." A frivolous male voice came from the end of the forest.
"However, we Westeros are hospitable. We'll definitely treat you as a king."
The stone path turned at a 120-degree angle, and the red light of hundreds of torches was reflected in the Ragged Prince's eyes.
Seeing the scene in front of him, even the old mercenary who had been trained to be calm for a long time couldn't help but be shocked. Two hundred Blazing Flame Red Heart Knights densely occupied the small space around the heart tree. And right under the weirwood heart tree, there was a pile of firewood as tall as a man. The red-robed woman stood in front of the pile of firewood with a small wooden box in her hands.
"Stannis, did you invite me to attend the evening prayer of the Red God?" The Ragged Prince forced himself to be calm.
Erlu ignored him and only stood there, facing the weirwood on the white bone tree trunk. He clenched his teeth and his square chin slightly bulged. No one knew what he was thinking.
"Yes, we're in the middle of the evening prayer. You're the only one left." Gordy Farlin's eyes were excited, and his tone was strange.
The old mercenary sighed. He was more or less certain of his tragic fate.
His fear and panic dissipated, and he regained his calm demeanor. He looked at Erlu and asked, "From the beginning, I knew that the justice and law you insisted on would disappear when you hurt your own interests.
So, I can understand you going against the tradition of not harming captives.
But I'm really curious. Are you Westeros all so stubborn?
Starting from the Dragon Queen, to You Lun, and now you, you don't seem to be afraid of the entire world and the allied army formed by dozens of cities.
Forget about the Dragon Queen, she's a ruthless person who's never been seen before.
But You Lun, what do you have? What do you have?
Octopus sea monsters and witches?
Sea monsters are just playthings in Valleglia, and Far East Asia is full of witches.
Even if Westeros are desolate, with your status, you shouldn't be so short-sighted!? "
This time, Erlu finally turned his head, his deep blue eyes filled with determination and indifference. "Your nonsense is useless. I've made up my mind!
The long night has come, and King Strange Ghost is on his way south. I need power to save the world.
This is my mission, and also your destiny! "
The Ragged Prince didn't struggle, allowing the four Red Heart Knights to tie him up in the pile of firewood. He asked softly, "What power?"
"Mystic Dragon!" Melisandre opened the wooden box and took out a black and red scaled stone egg the size of a coconut.
"Your king's blood will please the great King of Light and awaken the Mystic Dragon in the stone!"
"Mystic Dragon, Mystic Dragon, Mystic Dragon!" The surrounding Red Heart Knights' faces flushed red as they cheered fanatically.
"Sigh, you've all been deceived by Danny Rize. Sacrificing your loved ones …" At this point, the Ragged Prince was stunned. She seemed to only want the king's blood.
"The allies have sacrificed their loved ones. They're all descendants of the noble royal family. But other than Yuan Kai, not a single Megalosaurus has hatched." He smiled bitterly.
"That's because your dragon egg is fake," Melisandre said lightly.
The Ragged Prince's pupils contracted. "You found out?"
He'd received a dragon egg and a horn from You Lun as a reward, but Erlu had snatched them away.
The only reason he was willing to use the dragon egg as a bargaining chip was because Jenny had noticed at first glance that the dragon egg was made from broken fossil dragon eggs.
"So you purposely tricked me with a fake dragon egg." Erlu glared at him.
"The dragon egg was given to me by You Lun, and You Lun's dragon egg was stolen from Danny Rize …" The Ragged Prince shook his head and smiled bitterly. "It's very likely that she didn't have the money to buy the Immaculate Ones, so she made a fake egg to trick Slave Master Gith. In the end, half of the world was ruined by her."
Erlu's tightly clenched jaw loosened as he was stunned.
"That woman is so cunning. She's so evil!" Gordy Farin said in shock.
Aunt May looked up at the sky and saw the crescent moon hanging in the sky. She said loudly, "The time has come. Prepare to light the fire."
Scarface Knight Richard excitedly carried a basin of palm oil and splashed it on the Ragged Prince's head. He shouted fanatically, "Long live Lahlo! Long live His Majesty Stannis! Long live the Mystic Dragon!"
The Ragged Prince licked the oil that slid down his old face and suddenly roared, "Stannis, I'll wait for you in Lahlo's Purgatory of Death!"
He struggled with his hands that were tied to his waist and raised two middle fingers. One pointed at Erlu and the other at the ground.
"Hypocrite of justice! Dogsh * t Westeros! May hell not have any of you. Unfortunately, all of you deserve to go to hell. Sh * t! "
Aunt Mei raised her slender finger and pointed in front of her. "Boom!"
The Ragged Prince and the pile of firewood burst into flames.
"Ahhhh —" The old mercenary wailed in the flames.
"The night is long and dangerous. Only my lord …"
The believer prayed loudly. A shadow reached out from the flames and wrapped around Aunt May like an octopus' tentacle.
"Crack crack …" A crack appeared on the eggshell.
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