Chapter 189
Walking westward along the pier street for half an hour, a vast river with a width of more than five kilometers appeared in front.
The river flows like ten thousand horses galloping into the bay without end.
Rhoyne, the mother river of Rhoynar.
Leaving the coast, Hathay turns a corner and follows the river bank north into Volantis East Side.
Even if the sky darkened, even if it was several kilometers away, Dany could still see the tall Black Wall in the north.
Volantis was the first colonial city-state, or outpost, established outside the First Daughter of Valyria, the Lands of Long Summer.
Rhoyne had a oneself master at that time, the Children of the Rhoyne, Rhoynar, who dominated the western continent of Essos.
Therefore, this outpost is particularly strong, using the same construction method as the roofless Heavenspan Pagoda, Valyrian road, or "immortal stone" as the Oros High Priest calls it.
Immortal stone does not refer to some kind of stone, but to melt the rock by special means, add Magic glyph, pour it into the mold, and cast the building of the overall structure. The entire megalithic building is immortal.
For example, the thousands of kilometers of Valyrian road are completely a whole, and the Heavenspan Pagoda, which is 300 meters high and has a complex structure, is also a whole.
The same is true for the huge oval city wall in Dongcheng District, 60 meters high and more than 15 meters wide - prepared for Dragonlord to take off and land.
Volantis has a natural harbor blessed by heaven, and after the Dragonlord entered the Rhoyne Plains, the city began to expand rapidly.
The Black Wall on the east bank of the river is inhabited by the Old Blood of Valyria.
The West Bank is a chaotic cesspool, the main population is: foreign tourists, sea traders, poor Free Folk, mercenaries, fugitive criminals, eunuch, pirates, pickpockets.
Even Shadowbinder and Necromancer from Asshai were in the mix.
A long bridge connects the east and west cities.
Dany belongs to foreign travelers, going north from the pier, along Rhoyne into the East City, then cross the Long Bridge to the Merchant's House Hotel in the West City.
The twilight has passed, and the night has shrouded the earth. The shops, hotels, or vendor stalls on both sides of the street hang parchment lanterns and stained glass oil lamps one by one, and many colored circles light up the gray stone pavement surface.
Pedestrians under the lights are shrouded in a green halo for a while, then enter the red aperture for a while, and then purple, orange...
The surrounding is noisy, and The strange smell of grilled meat from the steaming vendors gave Dany the illusion of returning to a modern night market.
Approaching the long bridge connecting the east and west towns, the traffic becomes more congested and the streets are packed with cargo carriers, trolleys and Hathay.
Most of these cars are heading towards the long bridge, or just come over from the bridge.
Slaves are as numerous as cockroaches in the rubbish heap, running around for their master's errands.
Kadlik on the elephant's back doesn't dare to yell for pedestrians to get out of the way like he does in the quayside.
Because everyone who enters the Long Bridge is not to be trifled with, except for the Black Wall nobles who ride elephants, as well as businessmen, rich people, and the most expensive travelers who ride Hathay and Yucha.
The entrance to the Long Bridge features a Blackstone archway with carvings of Sphinx, Sphinx Manticore, dragons and other exotic animals.
The long arch bridge behind the gate, like Black Wall and Heavenspan Pagoda, is made of melted stone, supported by giant columns, as stable as Mount Tai at the estuary of the river, as stable as Mount Tai, Across the two kilometers wide river.
In the writings of Lomos Longstrider, this long bridge and the North Wall, Old Ghis Great Pyramid and other buildings are called the Ice and Fire World's nine major buildings Wonders.
It is an architectural masterpiece of Valyria at the peak period.
The road on the bridge just allows two vehicles to run side by side. When the east and west vehicles meet, they must slow down and drive slowly. The two young Hathays were scattered by the crowd when they crossed the bridge.
And the fatty who rode the elephant had an extraordinary identity, with a superior look, and continued northbound, he wanted to go back to the Black Wall.
Well, before the entrance of the long bridge, he looked at Dany lustfully and sent an invitation: "Ma'am, although your blood is not as noble as mine, it also has obvious Valyria characteristics, and the messy West City is not suitable for it. Why don't you stay at my house for a while?"
At the end, he raised his fat double chin and proudly added: "I'm from the great House Kloris in Black Wall, you know, I don't have any experience in the city. People invite, ordinary person will never be able to enter the Black Wall in their lifetime."
It looks like a certain rich second generation "scoff", parked a red Ferrari in front of Dany, and pressed the window. , took off his sunglasses dashingly, raised his chin and asked, "Do you want to be together?"
"Thank you for your invitation, I will enter Black Wall, but not tonight." Dany declined with a smile.
fatty said nothing, and nodded rode away on elephant.
The long bridge was crowded with people and the air was foul. Dany kept covering his nose with a roll of his hand. He was not in the mood to watch the nearby scenery.
After finally crossing the congested road near the Long Bridge, Hathay turned into a wide street on the west side, and the speed picked up again. The blond coachman turned his head and smiled at Dany: "Guest, you Don't worry, we're going to enter Fishmonger's Square soon."
There was a sudden noise from the crossroads ahead, and soon, a total of twelve Unsullied trotted out from the corner with lances in two rows. .
"Get out of the way, out of the way, out of the way for Lord Triarch!" Unsullied shouted.
Kadlik hurriedly drove the white elephant to the side of the road, oneself also climbed down the elephant's back, obediently and honestly kneeling under the elephant's belly.
Dany stood on tiptoe and saw that Unsullied had completely changed gear except for the spiked helmet.
golden light Gorgeous full body armor and colorful tiger skin cape.
In terms of coolness, it is more than a grade higher than her gray little brothers.
Unsullied clears the way ahead, followed by forty-fifty Tiger Cloaks, turning around surrounded by a huge grey monster.
The huge elephant is three meters tall, and is clad in beautifully inlaid glazed armor that reflects colorful lights like water waves with every step it takes.
The big elephant's back carried a tall fortress, which was so high that when passing through the carved stone arch at the intersection, the wooden roof rubbed against the stone surface to make a harsh creaking sound.
"I heard that the Triarch has a high status. During their tenure in office, their feet can't touch the ground. No matter where they go, they have to ride the elephant." Barristan explained to Dany in a low voice.
"Hehe, from birth to death, the Valyria Dragonlord atop the Heavenspan Pagoda never touches the ground once. Their descendants have no dragons and can only ride elephants." Dany taunted.
"Moo-" huge elephant made a long and loud cry.
"Have the whole city heard it? Walk around every day, and everyone in the city knows that Triarch patrols the streets." Dany bared his teeth and scratched his ears.
"Triarch Doniphos is here!" yelled a tall Tiger Cloaks in front.
After the apocalypse, Volantene as it should be by rights regards oneself as the successor of Freehold, that is, the master of the whole world.
But they disagree on how to rule the world. Old Blood believed in martial power, while merchants and moneylenders promoted trade.
Around these two tendencies, two parties, Tigers and Elephants, were gradually formed in order to compete for the leadership of the city.
Tiger Cloaks are derived from the aggressive Tigers, who wear tiger helmets and have green Old Hu stripes on their cheeks, all slave soldiers.
"Are you saying they'll do anything to me? Volantis and the towns near the Rhoyne Valley have a total of 30,000 or 40,000 Tiger Cloaks!" Dany said inexplicably.
"Look," the old man whispered, pointing to the sergeant who ran a few steps and shouted a horn, "their Essence, Qi, and Spirit are completely different from the slave soldiers in Slaver's Bay. The same, but very similar to King's Landing's Gold Cloak, with pride and confidence on their faces."
Dany sighed then said, and said nothing.
When Triarch's team left, Kadlik pulled the belt tied to the elephant's belly, and the monkey ran up the elephant's back.
A Hathay happened to be driving behind Dany, and one of them sneered and spat. "Hehe, Doniphos can only have six more days of prestige."
Nodded, his companion, agreed: "The alliance is a foregone conclusion, three Triarchs, two openly expressed their strong hostility to that woman, As he always said to be cautious, of course the people in Black Wall will not choose him again."
The two cars quickly staggered and entered different streets at crossroads, Dany looked thoughtful and said: "I'm still on this trip. That's right, I don't know if I don't come and see in person, I don't even know that Volantis is united and determined to fight me."
"Not only Volantis, I guess Qarth, New Ghis, Lys and other city-states The situation is similar. But adults don’t need to worry too much, the enemy of Mother of Dragons will always only be a handful of people at the top, the ordinary person... People’s hearts are like water, changing with the wind and waves.” The old man comforted her in a low voice road.
“dang dang dang ......”
“dong dong dong ......”
There are bursts of noise from the street ahead The rhythm of the gongs and the percussion of the flower drums, accompanied by the melodious flute and the melodious harp, form a joyous and loud but not noisy piece of music.
Dany turned his head and crossed over elephant's butt to see the long line of torches slowly coming this way.
The people surrounded by torchbearers are mostly jugglers, there are two dwarfs who do acrobatic catching and tossing balls, there are freak clowns with weird corbels and hooves, some are walking on stilts and singing loudly Maiden of the garland, there is a man in a golden leather coat with a smeared golden face, riding a white lion, holding a golden pennant to show off one's military strength, and someone...
These acrobats have one thing in common with the torchbearers, and they all have a distinctive double-dragon family emblem painted on the back of their clothes.
I heard someone on the street say, "Methyso's juggling crew."
"moo!" There's a huge Hathay behind the jugglers and torchbearers.
A huge name "Civilian Hero Methyso" is written in strange fluorescent powder on the front elephant's body, and a silver-haired young Valyria nobleman is standing on the soft seat of the car in the rear.
He raised a shiny brass trumpet and shouted: "Free Folk of West City, just like you, my father Methyso is also a Free Folk, only he can represent the ordinary Free Folk.
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For you, for you, and for the common good of all of us, please vote for Methyso."
Dany's mouth twitched, and he had an illusion of dreaming back to modern times and watching the news. .
A blond fatty standing behind a barbecue stall shouted: "Little Dak, your father Methyso is very good, but most of the Free Folks on our street are not eligible to vote! You are still Go around Black Wall and don't delay our business."
Only Volantis Free Folk who meet the property standard are eligible to vote, few people on the west bank of the river can vote, even on the east bank, the market is small It is also difficult for the people to obtain the right to vote.
Volantis Triarch elections may seem democratic, but in the end they are just a game of the rich and the aristocracy.
A burly middle-aged woman walked out of the small building with the 'dragon grocery store' sign next to it, and her voice was louder than that of a grilled sausage: "What are you going to do, little Duck, let you give up, don't you? Noble blood, who will choose you?"
"Hehe, Aunt Chloe, you should have the right to vote, right? Give my father a vote!" The silver-haired youth on Hathay laughed hehe.
"Come down," a woman about the same size as fat eunuch Belwas beckoned to the youth, "Stay with the old lady for one night, and the vote in the old lady's hand will be given to your father!"
"Hahaha..." The neighbors laughed together, and under the yellow light of the torch, that little Duck blushed and stopped casting votes, just continuously urged the driver on the elephant's back to leave quickly.
"Chloe, you should tell him quietly, on the street, that kid has ten thousand wishes in his heart, but he can't let go!" Roast meat fatty loudly said.
Then another burst of laughter.