Chapter 378
"Braavos' Faceless Men assassinated me for this visit, and I will negotiate this with Sealord."
"bang!"
Dragon Queen a Throwing a nuclear bomb into the crowd at the beginning, no, the three words 'Faceless Men' are more terrifying than a nuclear bomb.
I saw hundreds of small eyes blinking eagerly rays of light, all of a sudden like stars obscured by dark clouds, they went out.
Invariably, both Braavos citizens, businessmen and travelers from outsiders all took a step back, then a step back, and a step back.
The door suddenly became open and quiet.
Fear was written brightly on the whites of their wide-open eyes, on their pale cheeks, on their mouths whose teeth collided without uttering a full word.
Dragon Queen was stunned for such a uniform panic response.
Faceless Men, so horrible? !
Of course!
Dany wouldn't be so puzzling if he knew the details of Arya's coming to Braavos.
When Arya finds a boat to Braavos in the Saltpans, the captain is deadly reluctant to let her on board—even though she's willing to work hard to pay for the rest of the boat.
Then Arya took out the iron price coin that Jaqen gave her and said "Valar Morghulis", from the sailor to the captain, from the pier to the deck, to the cabin, like pressing the pause button, silence , and the movements are stiff.
And then, Arya was treated like a guest.
But no one dared to speak to her, and all the way from Saltpans to Braavos was in awe and estrangement from her.
Finally, the captain even rowed her himself from the pier to the House of Black and White on the Isle of the Gods.
And that captain had nothing to do with the House of Black and White at all, he was just an ordinary Braavos seaman.
Like what Jaqen said that day when he dropped the iron coin very acting coolly before separating from Arya: take it, find any Braavos and say "Valar Morghulis" to him, He will take you there.
People are not acting cool, Faceless Men are really awesome.
The Dragon Queen also felt it now.
"cough cough, yes, the Faceless Men assassinated me, she disguised as my maid. But it was discovered by my Wangcai..."
"Oh, Don't you know who Wangcai is? Hey, it's a dog, a yellow puppy from Astapor's specialty." The Dragon Queen waved indifferently.
"Crack, click..." There seemed to be a dislocated jaw from the crowd.
"Anyway, I survived the assassination of the Faceless Men without a hitch. But I don't understand, it's obvious that Braavos has been preaching 'against the slave system' because the ancestors who built the city They are all slaves.
Why are the descendants of the slaves hired by the slave-master to send Faceless Men to assassinate a slave liberator? Is it for the Golden Dragon?"
"And then , here I come, I'll send White Cloak Ser Gerold to Braavos first to ask Sealord about this."
"speaking of which, I'm still acquaintance with Sealord Ferrego Antaryon Your Majesty! Before I was five years old Growing up in Braavos, it's a pity..."
"Originally, I didn't dare to come here, because before that, in Westeros Oldtown, in Citadel, there was a sensational, The thing cursed by Gods - when Maester invited me to be a guest, he violated the guest right, assassinated with poison, arranged for knife and axemen to kill, and hundreds of bowmen to kill..."
"Ai, human nature is lost, morality is distorted, Gods is angry!"
"bang!"
One atomic bomb after another, the people who ate melons exploded, and the collective high| Tide, climax | The tide goes on and on.
The melon is too big, it will kill a person!
Nearby citizens and tourists were both frightened and excited.
Dragon Queen's melons were more terrifying than Dragonflame, but also irritating | made them flush.
I'm afraid and want to hear it, and I can't stop.
It's too hard to be human.
Well, they unconsciously took another step, another step, another step, another step, closer to the threshold than before they heard "Faceless Men".
Not only are they closer, but there are more and more people around, more and more, assassins, travelers, mercenaries, citizens, shop assistants, dock workers, street vendors...
The news of "Dragon Queen is coming to the Inn of the Green Eel" spreads to all directions like the wind. People who are idle and busy are all stepping on the last rays of sunset light, and their heads are rushing towards Moon Pool. come over.
Wait to explain how Citadel violated the guest right, Dragon Queen looked up at the sky, the sky was a cobalt blue, time was running out, the Sealord gang was about to come.
"In view of this, I swear with Sealord, Keyholders and First Sword that I will never hurt each other during the negotiation, and I will never violate guest right and hurt people with secret arrows.
Now, here I am, for the peace of the world, for the well-being of the people of the world, and for the slaves who are absolutely dead, I need to talk to Sealord.
Faceless Men, you must give me a The explanation must be resolved, otherwise..."
The originally amiable and soft-spoken Dragon Queen suddenly turned stern and cold: "I will burn Braavos and let Sealord's Palace and Sealord's Palace meet. The House of Black and White turned to scorched earth together, making this water city boil. The worst result is here first, do not say that you have not been warned!"
"hua !" Everyone was both shocked and angry, and their faces were blue and white.
I don't know why, Dragon Queen took a step back and the door of the Inn slowly closed.
"Is it useful to say that?" Hearing the commotion outside, a trace of disapproval flashed on Darkstar's grim face, "If Citadel cared about the contempt and censure of foreigners, she wouldn't repeat it. Arrange for Maester spies to go to Lys and Qohor to steal the technology of smelting steel and firing high-level lenses.
And Sealord and Braavos dignitaries, they really plan to do something and won't stop because of public opinion
The nobles only believe in swords, the sword in oneself's hand makes them confident and powerful, and the sword in the enemy's hand makes them fearful and obedient."
Dany walked towards the stairs. Go, smiled lightly and said, "If the people's words are really useless, there will be no Rat Cook story.
Or, they have no shame at all, and they are not ashamed to become legends. The Rat Cook in the story doesn't care?
Even if they can be proud of shameless, at least I can hold the righteousness and name, stand on the moral high ground and judge the enemy."
“What is righteousness is not as real as a mouthful of Dragonflame.” Gerold sighed then said, and stopped to assassin the dozen or so flowery clothes behind him like tag-a-long: “You guys are waiting here, ready to meet Sealord Your Majesty."
"Yes, Lord Gerold." The assassins respectfully agreed.
Darkstar has been accompanying Dragon Queen to the third floor, an open hall, where the former dining room has been emptied of seats, and the walls and roofs are pasted with new bright yellow satin.
The fireplace is on fire, and the chandelier is lit with a forty-fifty candle, and the interior looks warm and cozy.
Dany is by the window, looking out over the Moon Pool.
Drowned Town's name is apt. There used to be a city in the mud at the mouth of the river. Hundreds of years have passed and the environment has changed. The houses and buildings there have been submerged under the green water, and only old buildings remain. The dome and spire occasionally emerge from the water.
Since the ancient town sank to the bottom of the river, its original dock for river boats has become deeper, and some sea boats can be docked.
Therefore, the Braavos people cultivated a pier with wood and stone, and encircled it into a pond for boats to stay, which was called Moon Pool by the locals.
The gate of Inn of the Green Eel is just in front of Moon Pool.
That is winter is coming, the weather is getting colder.
Otherwise the children would have already jumped into the water, frolicking in the Moon Pool and snorkeling in the deeper water.
Some mischievous dolls will also burrow into the river bottom buildings from underwater, and then climb out through the dome above the water.
After waiting for about an hour, a fleet sailed from the distant sea, escorting a strange cruise ship with exaggerated smiling faces from the bow to the stern, and slowly entered the river.
"Sealord's fleet, he's on the 'Smiling Cruiser'." Darkstar's eyes flashed, his voice flat.
Dany turned his head to look at the cruise ship and asked, "Are you all ready?"
Ready White Cloak sturdy and powerful Lifted his chin to the wall facing the river, said solemnly: " It's safe."
...
Arya saw the dragon too.
Oh no, she's no longer Arya Stark, the one who saw the dragon fly over her head is 'Cat of the Canals'.
The instructor of the Faceless Men, 'Kindly Man', told Arya on the first day she entered the House of Black and White that the Faceless Men would give up memories, emotions, identity, possessions together.
Even the Needle that Jon gave her, the item that represented her former Arya identity, had to be thrown into the river.
She was reluctant, she hid it.
But Needle can hide her name, surname, character, habits, and feelings, but Kindly Man doesn't allow her to hide it.
Every day she comes here, she plays a game of mutual lies with the homeless.
Make up oneself's name, life experience, today's experience, personality, emotions, and let the other party judge the truth.
Gradually, her lies blurt out seamlessly as she learns a skill to convince oneself temporarily that "it's real".
Speaking a lie that even oneself believes is just the 1st Step. Arya was then arranged in various identities and adapted to various lives.
The little oyster girl, the beggar girl in Purple Harbor, the thief near the Palace of Truth, the hotel guy, the street sweeper...
Now, she A servant of the fishmonger Brusco at the Drowned Town pier, Cat of the Canals.
Now, she is, the Nameless Men.
Faceless Men, believers of Many-Faced God, a thousand faces, a thousand characters, a thousand lives.
As countless Kindly Man did to countless Arya, the trace of "Arya" faded away...
until one day, Cat of the Canals dream To the wolf, then she became a wolf.
She looks at the world with wolf's eyes, bites prey with wolf's teeth, and uses wolf's body to feel the passion of her age.
Gradually, she dreamed of a girl named "Arya Stark", she was freed from brainwashing, she got back oneself.
In the daytime, when she is awake, she is the Nameless Men; at night, in her sleep, she is a happy and unrestrained she-wolf.
She knew, she was Arya Stark.
So, she can't help but follow the news of Demon Dragon and Dragon Queen.
Because, Dragon Queen's last name is Targaryen and her last name is Stark!
The cat chased the Demon Dragon to the Inn of the Green Eel, and ate several big melons one after another in the crowd: Did Faceless Men assassinate Dragon Queen? Faceless Men spotted by dog? Citadel actually violates the guest right? Mother of Demon Dragons is really Targaryen, and if the negotiation fails, he will be mad and burn Braavos and House of Black and White?
But she seems to be part of the House of Black and White, and she's also the Faceless Men!