Chapter 174
Barristan's eyes widened as he watched the fat businessman in disbelief: "Are you sure Duke Renly died at the hands of Stannis?"
Since Slaver's Bay began to strengthen information collection, the news of Renly's death had actually been known to them long ago , but apart from Dany, no one is sure of Renly's cause of death.
Dany also vaguely mentioned that whoever makes the most profit is the murderer.
Apparently, Stannis, who got the 20,000 army of Stormlands and the sole inheritance of Iron Throne for nothing, benefited the most from Renly's death (Renly is Duke of the Stormlands, Stannis' Fiefdom is in Dragonstone - the ancestral land of Targaryen) .
But neither Barristan nor Jorah Mormont agreed with her speculation.
Stannis is a straight-up guy, really unimaginable why Eddard Stark didn't become a brother with him - Jorah said with a complicated look.
Stannis' popularity is very bad, because his adherence to laws and regulations and traditional morality is almost inhumane. If he hadn't gotten married and had a daughter, many people would have thought he was the reincarnation of Saint Baelor. - This is what Barristan said about Second Stag.
In short, in the hearts of the general public in Westeros, Stannis is a tough guy who is upright, tenacious, and courageous.
Well, Westeros has three most unforgivable crimes: violating guest rights, breaking sacred oaths, and tainting the blood of loved ones.
The fat businessman pursed his sausage-like lips and said with absolute certainty: "I have a message that Duke Stark Lady, Catelyn Tully, saw Stannis' shadow cut through Renly's throat, up to the throat plate. It also cuts like tofu."
"This kind of Magic power...how is that possible?" Jorah Mormont said blankly.
He didn't want to believe what the Volantis businessman said, but he knew that in order to get a discount from Queen, he would try his best to get the most accurate information.
Well, this fatty counts as one of Dany's intelligence officers, collecting information west of Volantis, especially Westeros.
—Almost every day there are Seven Kingdoms ships calling at the port of Volantis.
"You're making a fuss about nothing, Queen Your Majesty and dragons." Faat looked disapproving.
He then added: "Not long after Renly's death, Renly's new wife, Little Rose Margaery Tyrell, remarried Joffrey - a secret contract that no one knew before.
Also That is to say, Highgarden, who once supported Renly, has instead allied with Lannister.
Duke Tywin is a good move!
Turn your hands into clouds, and overturn your hands into rain, almost changing with strength of oneself Lannister had a one-to-five situation.
After that, it was easy. Stannis attacked King's Landing by sea and land, but was destroyed by Imp and a Wildfire, and was captured by the allied forces of Tywin and Tyrell. Road, and finally escaped miserably back to Dragonstone.
Baratheon was out."
"The geese didn't come down, and they started arguing about braised or steamed. Second Stag is too stupid, right?" Dany contempt.
If Second Stag and Third Stag join forces, with Dragonstone's huge navy, and Renly's nearly 70,000-step ride mixed, who else is Westeros their opponent?
Won Iron Throne, no matter who is King, both of them are the winner.
Second Stag was brain-damaged, and Lannister didn't solve it, so they began to fight infighting.
Thanks to Jorah and Barristan's insistence that Stannis is the top three player in the Seven Kingdoms.
Well, Duke Tywin, who was kicked out by recruit Robb on the battlefield, was also in the top three.
According to Barristan's "obscure" reveal, he Barristan Selmy is naturally the first famous general, then, Stannis second, Tywin third, Randyll Tarly fourth, Brynden Tully (Blackfish) fifth.
Well, Robert doesn't count, he is recognized as the No. 1 general, not the famous general who commanded the army.
At this moment, hearing the contempt in Dany's words, Barristan frowned and retorted: "How many people can calm down in the face of Iron Throne's temptation?"
"Okay. Well, it makes sense," Dany reluctantly agreed with him, nodding to fatty Faat, "You go on."
Stannis is out, and only Robb Stark is left," fatty Faat Shaking his head contemptuously, "That's an idiot, because a woman broke her engagement with Marquess Frey, and the whole family was killed by him."
"That Snow, North illegitimate child .. ...." Barristan frowned at the name.
"Captain Sloe-Eyed Maid, Jordan Snow." Mormont gloomy face.
"Yeah, that's him, what's that guy doing? Is it shipwrecked?" Whitebeard wondered.
Mormont looked towards fatty and asked, "How many people died in North, noble."
"You know?" Faat asked in surprise.
"Is it The Twins Marquess Frey? He killed Robb Stark at the party." Whitebeard asked.
Faat became more and more surprised, but did not ask any more, and said directly: "Yes, Young Wolf regretted his marriage, but he did not want to give up the power of House Frey, so he let oneself's uncle marry a House for oneself. Frey's daughter.
Although Frey agreed, he secretly colluded with Roose Bolton and Tywin. On the wedding night, not one of the five thousand drunken North soldiers died."
"Pa!" Jorah Mormont slapped his face hard, cursing ugly complexion: "I said long ago, that red-haired boy will kill everyone.
And Roose Bolton's Old Leech, Do you have any sense of honor for even killing Feng Jun?"
Dany stared blankly at this disgraced Knight...
" Oh, you are also a noble of the North." Faat suddenly came to his senses, and then said to comfort him: "Don't be excited, Lannister didn't have a good result. Just after the rebellion of the three kings was quelled, King Joffrey was poisoned to death at the wedding banquet."
Jorah Mormont's eyes widened and he couldn't believe it: "Where's Kingsguard? King's food is inspected by special personnel, right?"
He is also Kingsguard. Although Barristan dislikes him a little, he also makes an all-out effort to teach him the skills to protect the royal family.
“It is said that Uncle King, Imp Tyrion poisoned the wedding banquet, and no one was prepared.” Fat Faat said.
Barristan said sadly: "didn't expect that the Seven Kingdoms princes have fallen to such a level, murder kin, violating the sacred engagement covenant and murdering guests at the wedding. Moral ruin, rites and music in ruins. ....."
He couldn't help looking towards Dany, his blue eyes flashing with anticipation: "Your Majesty, now only you can save Westeros. Why don't we find a chance to get Westeros back!"
"Drink, the Allies are organizing an expedition, and at this time back to Westeros, you don't want Slaver's Bay?" The fat businessman said while staring.
Dany laughed and said to the businessman: "Faat, the news you brought is very valuable, how about a 15% discount on white sugar?"
"hehe, many thanks , many thanks Queen Your Majesty!"
fatty was also sensible, and after a few words of thanks, he immediately took the initiative to say goodbye.
When all the outsiders left, Dany frowned and said to Whitebeard, "I don't care about the Allies, but there are only a few months left in autumn, followed by a few years of cold winter. If We're back at Westeros, what are your plans, Ser?"
"I don't know, the Seven Kingdoms situation is beyond my imagination at this point, but one thing I can be sure of... "The old man's eyes were like the mother who had just lost his child. There was confusion and pain. "Seven Kingdoms must not be ready to store grain!" , 11 years of Long Summer, representing at least four years of severe winter, but the war-torn Westeros did not make any preparations for winter at all.
Well, for Dany's slogan - "Prepare for the Long Night for 10 years", he only thought that Queen overestimate the enemy as far as possible, he didn't really think that there would be 10 years of cold winter.
"Ser Jorah, what do you think?" Dany turned to the sad man who seemed to have died.
Well, his father really died. Not only did his father die, but his aunt's family didn't know how many were left.
"I think...if I can, I want to go home and see," Jorah's eyes released an inexplicable rays of light, "Your Majesty, how long does it take to fly from Slaver's Bay to Bear Island? ?"
"This...." Dany both hands crossed near chest, tilting his head and thinking.
dragon has a top speed of over 300 kilometers per hour, but it is not durable and is not conducive to long-distance travel.
If you are gliding at a high altitude, only at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, maybe you can stick to one day and one night?
Never tried.
If you glide at high speed, that is, flap your wings a few times from time to time, speed up and then glide, you should be able to reach a speed of 200 kilometers per hour.
Then, she called Irri back to the room and took out the world map, ready to estimate how big the world is...
Slaver's Bay is 2,200 kilometers away from Volantis. Pentos is more than 4,000 kilometers away in a straight line, and Bear Island is... um, separated by two continents and an ocean, about 9,000 kilometers?
Dany lays down on the map, taking measurements with a ruler.
"If Big Black doesn't have major physical problems, he can get to Bear Island in about four days," she said.
"Four days?!" The two Kingsguards were horrified at first, then turned into ecstasy, "God, dragon is so powerful, no wonder Valyrian can rule the world."
"While The Allies haven't come, let's go back to Westeros!" Barristan full of energy said.
"If you go to Volantis, even Qohor, Pentos are fine, but Westeros..." Dany looked hesitant.
"Because of the sea lanes?" Barristan asked.
Dany walked to the north wall of the pyramid. In the warm golden sun in the morning, the white sails were dotted on the blue sea. There were sea boats heading for Astapor along the coastline, and there were also white sugar, bronze ware, liquor, olives. Oil and other item merchant ship slowly left the dock.
Only a small number of ships came here to buy Unsullied. Now the sea trade in the dock area seems to be the same as this city, as if reborn and full of life.
Even though the "United Nations" created by the Ghis people has been trying to block the maritime trade in Slaver's Bay, but under the deterrence of dragon, their fleet dare not enter Slaver's Bay at all.
You cannot block the trade of Astapor, Yunkai and Meereen without entering Slaver's Bay.
The simple reason is that the United Nations cannot intercept the merchant ship leaving Slaver's Bay.
First of all, don't stop. Slaver's Bay has a wide estuary, and a complete blockade would require too many ships and would be too costly for the Allies to afford.
Secondly, what if you stop it?
Most of the ships that go to Astapor for shopping come from Volantis. As sugar, high-concentration liquor and other products enter the world market, Qarth also has traders who come to Slaver's Bay to purchase goods.
Qarth and Volantis are important members of the alliance, so they can't loot their merchant ships, right?
As for the severe verbal warning...
For the slave trade, they dare to fight the dragon; for the goods of Slaver's Bay, the merchants who make huge profits also Afraid to fight against your own government?
But it all presupposes that Slaver's Bay has dragons.
Barristan thought Dany was worried that Dragon would not show up for a long time and that the United Nations fleet would rush into Slaver's Bay.
After all, Westeros is too far away, and a trip back and forth takes a half a month.
"Westeros is special not only because of the need to protect the sea lanes."