Game of Thrones: Battle Royale Game

Manius Visama took a small piece of bread from the waiter's hand, dipped a small amount of salt in another waiter's tray, put it into his mouth and ate it in one bite, then followed a man wearing blue The caped knight entered the magnificent castle.

After passing through a hall and a courtyard, Manius was led into the Redwin family's hall. The hall was spacious and bright, with a huge fireplace lighting a roaring bonfire, and a huge chandelier hanging from the high vaulted ceiling. , shining softly.

The white marble floor was covered with a red Myr carpet, and heavy tapestries hung on the walls. Manius was secretly surprised by the level of luxury.

It stands to reason that the wealth of most nobles in Westeros cannot be compared with that of the Blackwall nobles of Volantis, but the Redwyne family is really a special case. The Arbor they rule is the richest in all of Westeros. One of the richest regions, its wines are popular even in distant Qarth.

"My master is His Majesty Ian Darry I, the Great Emperor of Valyria and Gith, High Dragon King of Valyria, Ruler of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and Protector of All the Realms. Lord Chancellor, Ambassador Plenipotentiary to Westeros, Blackwall Noble of Valyria, Earl of Varsa, Manius Visama." Manius's attendants spent nearly three minutes bringing Ian and Manius Si’s title was mentioned once.

"Welcome, Count Marnius," Sir Horace Redwine heard in confusion, but he still did not want to lose his momentum, so he called out for his father, "My father is an admiral. , Lord Paxter Redwine of the Arbor."

After saying this, he regretted it, because it seemed that his momentum was even worse.

"Dear Count Paxter Redwine, please allow me to send greetings to you on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor." Manius gave a slight salute.

"Please also say hello to your emperor for me." Manius' politeness made Earl Paxter Redwin a little flattered, but he still corrected him, "But as far as I know, the Andals, Loy The King of the Naughters and the First Men, the Ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and the Protector of the Realm is Queen Myrcella Baratheon I, and she is also my queen, to whom I have sworn an oath."

Qingting Island is the area with the closest trade between Westeros and the Eastern Continent. Of course, Earl Paxter Redwin already knows about the various feats of the emperor and why Lord Manius came here. .

With two hundred warships, the fleet of House Redwyne is one of the three most powerful fleets in Westeros, and is much larger than the Royal Fleet in King's Landing and the Iron Fleet in the Iron Islands. At the same time there were five times as many commercial galleys, liquor barges, trading galleys, and whalers in their service.

The emperor had the support of the Redwyne family, which meant he had the entire southwestern coast of Westeros. He even entered the Narrow Sea to fight with the Braavos after the Redwyne fleet and the Volantis fleet merged. Fighting is not impossible.

This kind of hard power is destined to gain a pivotal position in Westeros once Lord Paxter Redwin joins the emperor's service.

However, Earl Paxter could not make such a decision easily.

The Redwin family and the Tyrell family are too deeply bound. Earl Paxter's aunt, Olenna Redwin, the Queen of Thorns, is one of the most important talkers in the Tyrell family, and his wife Mina Tyrell is the sister of Mace Tyrell, Duke of Highgarden.

Now that the Tyrell and Lannister families are fully married and support Queen Myrcella's ascension to the throne, the Redwyne family can't go against them and support a man who is said to have obtained the Iron Throne claim through Daenerys Targaryen. outsiders.

"I have no intention of arguing with you about the legal principles of the Iron Throne, just as the combined forces of Casterly Rock and Highgarden will not use legal principles to argue with Shireen Baratheon who is currently sitting on the Iron Throne. The Imperial fleet is heading to Weiss. Trol is coming and will arrive in Dorne in the near future. They will bring a huge and elite legion, and anyone who dares to resist will be ruthlessly crushed!"

"So Your Majesty Manius is here to threaten me?" Earl Paxter was instantly furious.

"I just stated a fact. No matter whether there are nobles in Westeros who join the emperor's command, we will be able to conquer this land sooner or later. At the time, Aegon the Conqueror only had three-headed dragons and a few thousand soldiers. The entire Westeros He surrendered at his feet. Emperor Ian Darry owned the four-headed dragon, the fleets in Volantis and Slaver's Bay, the Iron Legion that could defeat Khal Drogo head-on in the field, and tens of thousands of Roaring Dothraki warriors and a million tiger-robed warriors."

Earl Paxter swallowed, his expression suddenly unnatural. Although he expressed anger at Manius' threat, he had to admit that the other party's threat was very effective.

The Iron Legion, Roaring Warriors and Tiger Robe Army are no secrets. Earl Paxter knows that the other party has an overwhelming advantage in the army, and the only weakness is the navy. In this way, once the Redwin family's fleet cannot be used by the emperor, it will inevitably become a thorn in the opponent's side, and Qingting Island will become the first target to be attacked by the empire.

It's not that Earl Paxter has no confidence in the Redwyne fleet defeating the Volantis fleet, but unfortunately, defeating the Volantis fleet will not be of any benefit to the Redwyne family. Even if they pay a huge price to annihilate the empire's fleet, with Volantis's war potential, a new fleet can be built in three to five years at most.

The Arbor Island cannot replenish its strength so quickly. Once they fail in the naval battle and the Imperial Army lands in Westeros, the other Westeros nobles will definitely betray the Redwyne family and use them as victims after surrendering. appease the emperor's anger. Even the Tyrell family couldn't provide them with any help.

Just when Count Paxter's eyes were wandering, Manius spoke again: "I heard a piece of news before. Maybe you won't like to hear it, because this is another truth."

"What do you want to say?"

"It is said that when the Tyrells and the Lannister families were discussing marriage, you proposed to Ser Stafford Lannister that his son Ser Davon Lannister should marry your daughter Desmera Leigh. Miss Devin, but Ser Stafford rejected you because Lord Tywin had other plans for Davon?"

Earl Paxter's face turned pale as expected. Why does this bastard imperial envoy always like to expose people's shortcomings? Lannister's rejection was a scar for Lord Paxter. At that time, the Tyrell and Lannister families reached a double marriage, and Margaret Tyrell was betrothed to Jaime Lannister. Queen Myrcella is engaged to Willas Tyrell, the heir to Highgarden.

All along, it should have been the Redwyne family that had such a close marriage relationship with the Tyrell family! However, this time they were abandoned. Neither of Earl Paxter's sons found a suitable bride, nor did his daughter find a suitable husband.

"What? The threat didn't take effect. This time it was replaced by humiliation?" Earl Paxter was really angry now. All the consequences were forgotten by him. He just wanted to give this arrogant guy A little lesson.

However, before Earl Paxter asked for a duel, he suddenly heard Manius's next words.

"Perhaps I should thank Lord Tywin. It was his refusal that gave me the opportunity."

"What do you mean?" Earl Paxter was stunned for a moment, having a vague guess, but not sure yet.

"Before this official visit, I had the honor to meet Miss Desmera Redwine. Her beauty made me fall in love at first sight." Of course, Manius had never met Desmera and did not know how she looked. What does it look like, but what does it matter? She is worth a powerful fleet, and this fleet can help her achieve the first victory in the Emperor's conquest of Westeros.

"Therefore, I, Manius Visama, the chamberlain of Emperor Ian, the son of Palachiro, the consul of Volantis, and the lord of the town of Varsa, formally made a request for marriage to the Redwyne family, hoping that My lord, the earl, can marry my concubine Desmera to me.

As a betrothal gift, I will offer Oldtown to you, and turn the Reach south of the Mander River, west of Skyreach, and the territory of Dorne into the jurisdiction of Oldtown. The nobles in this land will become Redwyne. The vassals of the family, the Redwyne family will become a vassal family at the same level as the Tyrell, Lannister and other families. "

After hearing what Manius said, Count Paxter felt ecstatic in his heart. Now he couldn't say no to him. The other party gave him too much.

If there had not been a proposal from Manius, then Earl Paxter might have thought that the other party was writing a bad check with the following conditions. But now that his daughter is married to Manius, the earl does not need to worry about the other party's failure. Take things seriously.

After all, the strength of his wife's natal family can have a huge positive impact on Manius's status in the entire empire.

A week later, the wedding of Manius Visama and Desmera Redwin was held in the Redwin family's castle, and the huge Redwin fleet also came out shortly afterwards. Head east.