Game of Thrones Overlord Conquest

Chapter 205 Keeping Promises

Just when Harsha and Sauter didn't know how to deal with the conditions proposed by the Thirteen Giants, a messenger carrying the same wooden tube as before came to the Dothraki camp again.

An hour later the messenger rode away and the trumpeter blew his trumpet.

The Qarthites thought that the Dothraki were about to launch an attack, so they hurriedly lay on the wall and cautiously stretched their heads to look out.

Then they saw a Qarth man dressed as a Dothraki, standing outside the range of the bow and arrow, and read loudly:

"In the name of the King of Dothraki, we declare to all the people of Qarth that we hope that you will immediately free the slaves, lay down your weapons, and open the city gates, otherwise you will be regarded as enemies of the Dothraki army!"

"The merchant nobles should hand over two-thirds of their property to the victorious Dothraki. We will use that wealth to reward all the warriors who fought for the Dothraki. In addition, the great Khal hopes to Respected by the people of Qarth, he will give part of his property to the residents of Qarth who suffered dragon disasters to make up for the harm they suffered!"

"After the above conditions are met, the great Kaa, who is kind and just, is willing to protect the safety of private property!"

The Qarth soldiers who dared to take the initiative to walk up to the city wall now were all hard-liners in the city. Some immediately picked up their horn bows and shot an arrow at the announcer.

The arrow shot in front of his feet with a whoosh, trembling slightly on the ground, making him retreat in fright.

But when the man wanted to draw his bow and draw an arrow again, he was restrained and stopped by others around him.

Seeing the dispute on the city wall, the announcer immediately became brave again, found a safe position, and shouted in response:

"If this is your answer, we will surround this city and destroy it. I hope you can still be as arrogant as you are now!"

The announcer finished speaking quickly and left, leaving the Qarthen soldiers on the wall to think carefully about the current situation.

They have had enough of being frightened and their lives are not guaranteed at all. This is not a situation they like.

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Why did Meng Ge's messenger suddenly send such a letter? That was Sauter's misunderstanding.

Among the team heading south this time, there was still one person who dared to face the great Khal and speak out. This person was Daenerys Targaryen, Khaleesi of the Steppes, and the queen of the Dothraki.

Mengge has been fighting all year round and has always brought several scholars with him to explain local customs, culture and history to him.

Daenerys is different. She likes to read by herself, especially historical stories and biographies of various characters. She has almost read all the books Dothraki collected and plundered from everywhere.

This time she persuaded Mongo, using the story of the birth of the "Code" of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.

When Aegon I Targaryen conquered the Seven Kingdoms, he allowed each conquered kingdom to have its own laws and traditions, publicly pledging to respect them.

This situation lasted for a long time, and the people of the Seven Kingdoms gradually became accustomed to Targaryen's rule.

It was not until Aegon's grandson, Jaehaerys I, was crowned king that he began to codify, organize and reform the laws of the kingdom.

Jaehaerys, with the help of his courtiers, spent decades more and finally completed the Codex of Westeros.

Daenerys used the story of Targaryen to tell Mongo that neither rule nor reform can be achieved overnight.

Especially Dothraki, it will be a country with an extremely large territory and an extremely diverse belief system and culture.

Therefore, Mongo did not directly send Gray Tern again, but sent a messenger to Qarth.

He was no longer in a hurry and led his troops forward at normal marching speed. After all, the Qarthites needed to be given some time to think.

At the same time, the Thousand-seat Palace.

This time, the merchants in Qarth were not so anxious.

Merchants from different guilds gathered together and whispered about Dothraki's announcement.

It can be heard from the few words that their focus is not on handing over property, but on whether the Dothraki's promises are credible.

It is not difficult to understand that they are different from ordinary people or ordinary rich people. Each of the merchants who can enter the Thousand Seats Palace has at least dozens of merchant ships.

If a person has three gold coins, enough to live for a month, and if he is asked to hand over two-thirds, he will not be able to live for even a month, and he will have no choice but to rebel.

But if he had 30,000 gold coins, he would be heartbroken, but resisting this kind of thing is not within the scope of most people's consideration.

The only thing you need to worry about is whether the people who get paid to do things keep their words.

The businessmen discussed this for a while. Xaro, the representative of the Thirteen Giants, arrived in a hurry and brought two new pieces of news:

The great Dothraki Khalmongo and more than 10,000 cavalry have come all the way from the Red Wasteland, and the distance to Qarth may not be far.

The tax collector of the Jade Sea Gate once saw three dragon egg fossils on a merchant ship belonging to Illyrio, the governor of Pentos.

According to the crew of that ship, they came from the Shadowlands east of Asshai.

Because they are dragon eggs, they are still beautiful and beautiful after thousands of years, so the tax officer remembers them very clearly.

Mongo's queen Daenerys Targaryen was married to Illyrio.

From this point of view, the origin of the dragon seems to be obvious to the dragon egg, Targaryen, and Mongo who is coming.

Some businessmen in the guild made up their minds, communicated a few words with each other, and sent a representative to express their opinions.

"Although I'm not completely sure about the origin of that dragon, I don't think it's a smart move to fight against tens of thousands of Dothraki troops."

"Even if they don't have siege weapons, they can still surround us. Even if we survive by chance, what will we gain? A dilapidated city, with Dothraki cavalry coming and going like the wind. How can we survive in their hostility and hatred in the future?" Survive under the gaze?”

Xaro, who brought the latest news to everyone, raised his hand to indicate that he had something to say.

"Please note that I will tell you another piece of news. The Dothraki already have siege weapons. They have demolished the buildings in the outer city and recruited a large number of Qarth craftsmen."

The businessman who had just made a speech, after hearing what Xaro said, he took it up with a tacit understanding and immediately said:

"Listen! That two-thirds of wealth will become our doom!"

Within a few words, the merchants in the Thousand-seat Palace had automatically divided into two groups, each standing on one side. The merchants who still had objections shouted to everyone:

"How can we ensure that the Dothraki King's promise is valid?"

"Yes, ever since his appearance in Essos, there has been a bloody storm all the way. The inner city of Qohor was slaughtered and plundered, and the great lord of Meereen was publicly executed. No one was spared. Our What will happen next?”

The opposition mentioned these, but they could not sway the capitulationists who had made up their minds at all.

They were not moved at all, and one of the businessmen even had an idea and shouted:

"Doesn't this mean that the King of Dothraki kept his promise? He declared to Qhoror that if he did not surrender, he would massacre the city after it was broken. He fulfilled his oath and did not do anything wrong to the merchants and ordinary people in the outer city. , showing his kindness.”

"As for Meereen, I heard that before entering the city, he swore to the warriors around him that he would kill all the great lords of Meereen in the same way."

"He did, the Dothraki King is a man of his word!"

This can be considered a turning point. Dothraki's territory basically covers two-thirds of the West Essos continent.

Once Slaver's Bay has been wiped out and Qarth has been captured, east of the Rhoyne River and west of the Bone Mountains are all Dothraki lands. The basics have been stabilized and it's time to consider the issue of governance.