Game of Thrones: Battle Royale Game

When he first saw Elrios Chiheda as the candidate for consulship when he first walked in, Consul Nesiso Visama's heart sank suddenly, thinking that the other party had already seen the Duke before him. .

He quickly scanned the entire living room with his eyes, and after confirming that there was no one except Elios, and that Elios was still sitting in front of the table motionless, he reluctantly felt relieved. Although this old guy is older than He arrived first, but luckily he hadn't seen Duke Koulu yet.

But this kind of relaxation was only a momentary thing, because next, he had to think about an important question - how to face Elios?

Ever since the marriage of Belisa, the second son of Consul Nesiso, and the daughter of Elios, the Visama family and the Qiheda family have maintained a close alliance for more than ten years. When his son Belisa wanted to attack the Gith mission, the Qiheda family was the first to stand up and support him.

If they had met in any other place, Nesiso would happily come forward to say hello to Elios and then have a cordial conversation, but this was Duke Kolu's reception room.

When the two families had a breather in the morning, they both patted their chests and promised to stick to the bottom line of Volantis' interests in tomorrow's peace talks and never compromise with the Gith mission. As a result, it had only been half a day, but the heads of the two families suddenly appeared here. Basically, they just had the words "I'm here to sell you" written on their faces.

But since everyone is here to do the same thing, no one has the right to blame anyone. They are all old foxes who have been in the Great Council for decades. Naturally, it is impossible to blame anyone and ask what is going on.

Therefore, after Neciso said what a coincidence to Elios, he did not engage in further communication. He just found a seat at the table farthest away from Elios and sat down alone.

Elios also tacitly said nothing more. The two of them each prayed that Duke Korlu could receive them earlier to end this torturous waiting.

But whether it was psychological effects or other reasons, both of them felt that the time here had become particularly long. If it weren't for the fact that the sky outside the window was still dark and the moon's position had barely moved, they would almost suspect that they had been sitting here for a century.

The only thing that comforted them was the incense in the room. Only this smell could make them feel the last bit of peace.

I don't know how much time passed, but when the two elderly nobles were almost unable to bear the torture, the door of the living room finally opened again.

Nesisio and Elios looked up at the door at the same time, but what appeared at the door was a figure they had never expected - Archon Dophas Panymion.

The most famous diehard in the Elephant Party! The Archon who swore in the Grand Council this morning that he would fight to the end for the glory of Volantis and Ian Darry! You, a thick-browed man with big eyes, also betrayed the parliament? !

The visitor was also stunned when he saw the two people in the living room, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

But the next moment, the three people suddenly realized that their meeting here was no coincidence.

If only Necisso and Elios appeared here, it could be explained by accident, but when the third Volantis elder appeared, everything that happened tonight became clear.

The Duke of Kolu did it on purpose. After receiving requests for private meetings from three people, he set the time together, and then deliberately arranged for them to wait in the same reception room, just to make the three 'traitors' Bearing the torment of having the mask ripped off.

It was a public execution, but it was not just the three senators who were put on trial, but the glory of Volantis and the unity of the Elephant nobility.

"Where is Duke Korlu?" Archon Dophas Panymeen ignored the two people waiting in the living room and asked the guard beside him, "I want to see him immediately."

Dofas's attitude is stronger than that of Nexiso and Elrios. Firstly, his business is not closely related to Slaver's Bay, and there are very few ships seized by Meereen, so he will not be threatened; secondly, It turns out that he had not taken any hostile action against the Gith mission like the other two colleagues sitting here, so it was not considered wrong.

He even inadvertently helped the Gith mission - after learning of Ian's victory at the Kaiser Pass and Meereen, Archon Dofas had of course realized that he had previously misunderstood the Malachor administration. Officials and Tiger Party. But no matter what his motives were, the fact that he united with members of the Elephant Party to attack Governor Malachor was a real help to the Guise mission.

To what Nesiso and Elios expected, the guard captain who had always ignored them actually answered Dofas' question very respectfully: "Please wait a moment, Dofas. Mr. Si, I will go and inform you immediately."

After the guard finished speaking, he left the living room and returned quickly after a few minutes.

"Lord Dofas, His Highness the Duke has finished his work. He invites you to go to his study for a detailed discussion." The guard opened the door for Dofas and made a gesture of invitation.

Necisso and Elios couldn't help but feel their blood boiling up after seeing this scene. Elios interrupted forcefully: "Sir, you may have forgotten that I was the first person to come here! Since the Duke After His Highness has finished his work, according to the rules, he should be the first to receive me!"

As soon as Elios said this, Dofas's face suddenly turned ugly. Nesiso, who was sitting on the other side of the living room, couldn't help but frown when he saw his old ally being so impatient.

"But the order His Highness the Duke just gave me was to invite Archon Dophas Panymion. Otherwise, I will inform you later?" the guard asked with a smile.

"Yeah." Elios replied in a nasal tone, suppressing the urge to leave immediately and sitting down again.

As a result, the two of them watched helplessly as Archon Dofas, who arrived last, took the opportunity to see Duke Kolu first.

After Dofas and the guards left, Nesiso opened his mouth, wanting to say something to Elios.

He wanted to remind Elios not to act so impatient, otherwise the other party would only find out the bottom line and put forward more stringent conditions.

He wanted to explain to Elios why he was here, and to assure him that he had no intention of doing anything harmful to the interests of Volantis and his allies.

He wanted to tell his old friend that what happened tonight was purely the conspiracy of Duke Koru. Duke Koru used this despicable way to destroy the unity of Volantis and drive a wedge between us elders of the Elephant Party. He wants to use this to defeat each of us and force us to scramble to surrender to him.

Nexisuo wanted to say too much at this moment, but in the end he couldn't say a word.

Don’t Elios understand these principles? As old politicians from Volantis, who among them has not played these tricks before?

But they knew, they knew, but they were unable to change anything. From the moment their mutual trust was broken, Volantis had completely lost.

Ian Colu sat in his study leisurely, waiting for his first visitor to arrive.

Looking through the information on the Pennymion family in his hand, Ian highlighted their family's business in the Summer Islands.

House Pennymeon has a fleet of ships that travels between the Summer Islands and Volantis all year round - this is crucial to Ian's plan to conquer the Summer Islands. Conquering the Summer Islands is an important part of Ian's journey to conquer the world and fight against the Long Night.

First of all, the Midsummer Islands are close to the central part of the Sothoros continent in latitude. In the world of ice and fire, they are a land of eternal summer, and the local agriculture is very developed. This place is very suitable to be developed as an important grain-producing area for the empire, and it can maintain a strong grain-producing capacity after Westeros and Essos enter winter, providing important logistical support for Ian to fight the Long Night.

Secondly, the Midsummer Islands are extremely rich in forestry resources. The powerful golden heart wood bow allows Ian to form the most powerful long-range troops, and the large amount of high-quality wood and the enchantment technology of the 'swan ship' are enough to allow Ian to build the most powerful fleet of this era.

Relying solely on the naval power of Slaver's Bay and Volantis, it is difficult for Ian to ensure that he can go head-to-head with the powerful purple ship fleet in the future conflict with Braavos. The fleet of swan ships and Summer Islands will become the key to the empire's victory. .

Finally, the Summer Islands are rich in spices and gem resources, which can be quickly 'cash' for Ian and provide a large amount of development funds.

The largest trading partner of the Midsummer Islands, Archon Bindophas Panymeen, who is the seat of the princes and princesses on the island, is Ian's key to opening the islands.

After a while, Dophas Panymeon was led by Bonecrusher to Ian's study.

Originally, when Dofas left the living room, he was quite proud because he received far more generous treatment than Nesissuo and Elios. But for some reason, as soon as he stepped into this room and saw Duke Koulu's face with several scars, his aura immediately dropped.

"Your Majesty the Duke?" he greeted tremblingly.

Hearing this, Ian stopped holding the quill pen in his hand and looked up at the Volantis noble. He had to admit that the clothing and aesthetics of the Volantis were much better than those of the Gith.

At least this Dofas Archon, even if it was his first day in the world of ice and fire, Ian could tell that he was a 'noble' at first sight. Unlike the great lords of Meereen, if Ian had not understood the culture of Slaver's Bay in advance and met someone on the street, he might have mistaken him for a comedian who hadn't had time to change his costume.

"Your Majesty the Duke?" Seeing that the other party was hesitant to speak, Dofas couldn't help but remind him that he was very uncomfortable being stared at by Ian. He had always been the one who looked at others unscrupulously. How had he ever been so rude? Have you considered it?

"Oh!" Ian seemed to have just reacted and said in a completely insincere tone, "His Majesty the Emperor told me that you, like him, are high-ranking nobles with the blood of the ancient Valyrian Dragon King. , he wants me to be in awe of you. He wants me to respect your honor, status and interests, and he wants me to value your opinions when dealing with matters in Volantis."

Phew. Archon Dofas, who was originally in a nervous state, suddenly heard these words and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. In an instant, he had a much better impression of the trespasser who dared to claim the imperial power of Valyria.

"But," Ian changed the topic, "I found that you don't seem to have anything special. You are not the Dragon King, and you don't know the ancient Valyrian witchcraft. If I chop you now, you will soon Struggling to death in pain." Ian's voice was calm, as if he was stating a certain fact, "Do you also feel that my master pays too much attention to you old people?"

"Uh." Archon Dofas' face was stiff for a moment, as if a piece of old phlegm was stuck in his throat, and he was speechless.

"Of course, since His Majesty has said this, I can't just kill you," Ian said with a smile, "But what have you done to our Gith mission these days? It should be clear, right? The Volantis fleet wanted to take advantage of the chaos to loot Meereen. We haven’t even begun to settle the accounts with you, and you openly attacked our mission. Do you think you don’t need to pay the price for this?”

"The decision to attack the Gith mission was made by Nesiso Visama and Malachor Meguya, and Elios Chiheda was also their accomplice! But our Panimion family has been there from the beginning. We have never participated in it!" Archon Dofas, who originally did not dare to speak out, heard these words and instantly gained the confidence to speak.

"On the contrary, when Belisa Visama asked the Great Council to declare Justice Palachiro a rebellion and approve the city guard's formal attack on North Port, it was I who took the lead in opposing their decision in the Great Council! At the same time, I was the one who was arrested The capture of Archon Malachor prevented the Tigers from taking any hostilities against you."

Dofas did not say that he had the fewest ships captured by the Blackwall nobles in the Battle of Meereen. After all, no matter how few, they still participated. This is not something worth mentioning.

"Haha," Ian couldn't help but laugh out loud, "So you opposed Belissa's attack on North Port and backstabbed Malachor's consul in the Great Council, all because of us? Then you are really His Majesty in Volanti Si’s most loyal minister.”

Ian's words were actually a bit strange when translated into Valyrian, but Dofas still understood the sarcasm in his mouth.

He forced himself to endure the discomfort in his heart, suddenly his heart suddenly turned upside down, and he lowered his head: "I can be."

After finishing speaking, he did not wait for Duke Xianlu's reply, and knelt down directly facing the east: "The Pennimine family is willing to serve His Majesty Ian Darry, and we are willing to offer him all our loyalty, honor and authority, and become his sword and shield."

Volantis has no rites of kneeling before its lord, so Dophas chose the rites used when kneeling before the ancient Valyrian gods in their temples.

I don’t know if it was because of the internet or why I didn’t send it out yesterday, but now I realize that I wasted a leave request...