The Iron Throne of Ice and Fire

Tychu Nestos had a long, stringy beard that sprouted from his chin and hung almost to his waist.

He smiled slightly again: "The borrower of the Iron Bank is the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms."

After a pause, he continued: "And you, Lord Stannis, think that your bloodline gives you the qualification to ask for gold coins from us like the Iron Throne."

When Stannis heard this, he narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a positive tone: "Among the Seven Kingdoms, no one is more qualified than me."

Taichu raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "The land of sunset across the strait is full of usurpers, lunatics, bloodline inheritance and other words that need to be carefully interpreted and pondered, while the Iron Treasury on the other side of the strait is full of... I prefer digital stories because they are more straightforward and harder to misinterpret.”

He glanced at Stannis and Davos, with a faint smile on his face, and then said: "How many soldiers do you have under your command?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Stannis gave the answer: "Four thousand."

"How many battleships do you have?"

Seeing Stannis glance at him, when Davos was about to speak, the representative of the Iron Bank reminded him: "I am referring to the warships that are still floating on the sea and can be put into the battlefield, Lord Davos."

Davos was silent for a moment and said, "Thirty-six ships."

Tai Chu's eyes immediately moved to Stannis and continued to ask: "What is the output of Dragonstone Island? Can it supply four thousand soldiers and thirty-six warships?"

Stannis replied directly: "No."

Hearing this, the three people behind the table looked at each other, paused for a moment, and Tai Chu still had the seemingly polite smile on his face, saying: "You can also see that the numbers you provided are really untrue. A happy ending, I’m afraid, all we can do is thank you for visiting the ship in person.”

Stannis's chest rose and fell slowly. He pressed his lips together tightly and turned to leave without saying a word.

"please wait."

Davos suddenly spoke, and then he turned to the representative of the Iron Bank who was sitting high up and said: "My lords, please listen to me..."

Taichu Nestos still maintained an educated and polite appearance, but the words he spoke were completely different. He interrupted directly without politeness: "I am not an adult, I am just employed by the Iron Bank. 's little servant. And... I'm telling you, Lord Davos Seaworth, there is no way a thief can be knighted in Braavos."

Hearing the mocking words from the representative of the Iron Bank, Stannis stopped suddenly. He looked back at them with his cold eyes. At this moment, he was already on the verge of "a prairie fire of rage".

Since Davos was knighted by Stannis, he has become accustomed to this kind of cynicism in the past ten years. He just shrugged nonchalantly.

"Strictly speaking, I never took anything by force when I was smuggling. I just transported goods from one place to another."

After a little explanation, Davos looked directly at Taichu and said sternly: "Since the Iron Bank ship is docked here, I don't think you are here to see the stones on Dragonstone. In fact, you also know very well that King Stannis was here in the seventh century. The ‘value’ of the country, isn’t it?”

As he spoke, he slowly took off his leather gloves: "Justice, everyone in the seven countries knows that King Stannis is just, and the people of the seven countries look forward to the king's justice the most."

He extended his hand with a missing finger to the representative of the Iron Bank: "I am a smuggler. Because of my merits, King Stannis canonized me as a knight, but he also did justice to the crimes I committed before. punish."

He added: "According to the laws of the Seven Kingdoms, Stannis Baratheon is the legal king. At the same time... he is an honest man. I also want to sincerely remind you that this is the best time to gain his friendship. good time."

He retracted the outstretched hand: "As far as I know, the Iron Throne owes the Iron Bank a large sum of money, and war is very expensive."

Tai Chu stared at Davos for a long time, and then said slowly: "The war of the Seven Kingdoms will be over soon."

Davos turned sideways, stretched out a hand in the direction of Stannis, and said: "As long as the king is alive, the war will not be over. Please allow me to remind you of another thing. Tywin Lannister is dead. The Queen Regent is a slut that everyone despises, and Jaime Lannister's most famous deed is backstabbing the king he was sworn to protect. So, after Tywin's death, who do you really think the Iron Bank is supporting? Can the half-grown child born by * secure the Iron Throne?"

After a pause, seeing Davos stop speaking, the smile on Taichu's face deepened slightly: "That is a matter for the future, sir."

Davos stroked his chest, took a step forward, and said, "I'm sorry, but based on my understanding of King Stannis, you only have this chance. He never talks with his words, but puts his actions into action."

After a moment of solemn silence, the three representatives of the Iron Bank began to talk to each other in low voices.

After a while, they nodded to each other, and Tychu Nestos moved his eyes to Stannis, paused, and then slowly said: "My lord, in view of the value of your bravery, the Iron Bank can borrow money for you - ——Fifty thousand golden dragons.”

fifty thousand? It seems that the Iron Bank has already secretly investigated them. This number can pay off the mercenaries' owed commissions and continue to hire them... Is this a small breath for the drowning man to see if he can swim up on his own?

"There is only one reliable king in the Seven Kingdoms..."

Davos glanced at Stannis, stretched out five fingers towards Taichu, and said: "Five million golden dragons."

Taichu frowned and said, "Sixty thousand golden dragons."

Davos shook his head slightly, and his tone became more firm: "Six hundred thousand golden dragons."

"Forty-five thousand golden dragons."

"Five hundred and ninety thousand golden dragons."

"Forty thousand golden dragons."

"Five hundred and eighty thousand golden dragons."

Tai Chu: “…………”

After a moment of silence, he reminded: "Lord Davos, we are not fishmongers haggling in the market."

The wrinkles on Davos' forehead deepened: "What His Majesty Stannis needs is a ship that can ride the wind and waves, not a small boat that cannot go to sea in rough weather. He is a proven commander, I I can’t agree with the numbers you put out for him.”

There was silence.

Afterwards, representatives of the Iron Bank entered into low-pitched exchanges again.

…………

After getting off the Iron Bank ship, Davos found that King Stannis's gaze seemed to be fixed on him. He subconsciously touched the beard that had been carefully trimmed this morning, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.

"Three hundred thousand golden dragons...Davos, you have performed your duties excellently."

Hearing the king's praise, Davos immediately bowed. He raised his eyes and took a cautious look, and said respectfully: "Smugglers are better at bargaining with merchants, Your Majesty Stannis."

The corners of Stannis's mouth curled up slightly unnoticeably. He raised his feet and changed direction, saying, "Come for a walk with me."

Wow----------

On the beach, King Stannis stood, his deep blue eyes staring into the gray distance, while Lord Davos stood respectfully aside, nervous and afraid to express himself.

I don't know how long it took before Stannis's voice sounded: "The Onion Knight."

Davos quickly responded respectfully: "Your Majesty."

Stannis turned around, with a rare warmth on his cold face: "I will go to sea soon and go north. You can help me keep Dragonstone for a few days."

How many days will it be kept?

For some reason, Davos suddenly felt nervous. He opened his mouth and spoke with difficulty: "After that... I should... I should..."

Stannis's voice was as cold as ice: "Good deeds are good deeds, and evil deeds are evil deeds. Good deeds cannot offset evil deeds, and evil deeds cannot cover up good deeds. Each deed has its own retribution. This is the law." Justice for the law, smugglers, kneel down.”

Davos knelt down silently, lowered his head, and said, "King Stannis, I am at your disposal."

Looking down at his Onion Knight, Stannis slowly put his hands behind his back and said, "My punishment for you is expulsion. From this moment on, you are no longer my vassal."

Hearing this, Davos raised his head in shock and said eagerly: "Your Majesty, I am willing to be executed by you as your vassal. I will always..."

Stannis interrupted Davos's voice mercilessly: "I will not be hypocritically merciful. The land, castle and title I gave you still belong to you, and Davon (Davos's fifth son) will Still the king's attendant."

With a cold glance at Davos, King Stannis turned around and walked away.

The sea breeze carried his voice lightly into Davos's ears: "Your loyalty is free, it no longer belongs to me."

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The dock bathhouse on Dragonstone.

In the steaming bath, Salladhor Sang held a milky-white skinned beauty in his left hand, and an olive-skinned beauty in his right hand.

He looked at Davos with a haggard look and heavy steps in his eyes, grinned, and shouted loudly: "My friend, look at your appearance, you look like you are in desperate need of the gentle comfort of a beauty. ”

Davos acted as if he didn't hear anything and came to the bathhouse in silence. He looked at them lightly and said calmly: "Enjoy as much as you can. You will set sail in three days."

"you?"

Salado's eyes moved slightly. He patted the two beauties in his arms and said, "Go and help prepare some delicious food, and then we... Hehe..."

After they laughed and walked away, Salladhor looked up at his old friend and asked doubtfully: "Davos, why is it you and not us. And, setting sail? Where is he planning to go?"

Davos said nothing, he just shrugged.

After a pause, Salado murmured with emotion: "I once thought that man loved me, but now I know that he looked down on me. He wanted me to die poor and alone in a cold and desolate corner... …”

Without listening to the pirates' complaints, Davos took off his bulging money bag and threw it neatly beside the bath where Salladhor was leaning.

Salladhor was slightly startled. He first looked at Davos in surprise, then reached for the bag and opened it.

Davos's voice sounded at this time: "You will not be poor, nor will you be alone."

After seeing what was inside clearly, Salado blinked and said, "That's all..."

The corners of Davos' lips curled up slightly and he said, "There is still a full box..."

Under Salado's bright eyes, he continued: "I sent my son to your home in Reese, and he will be handed over directly to your wife."

Salado's expression suddenly froze, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You are really my good friend."

Davos sat down, his voice unable to conceal his fatigue: "Pirates, you're welcome."

"you look like………"

Salado looked at his old friend again, and then said: "Why do you look like a homeless old man?"

Davos took the wine glass handed by Salladhor, raised his head and took a sip of wine, and said: "I committed a crime, and the king punished me for staying on Dragonstone."

Salado also took a sip of wine, gradually becoming more aroused, and said jokingly: "Isn't this a good thing? All the stones on the island are under your control."

After saying that, he couldn't help but laugh loudly with schadenfreude.

Davos forced a smile and said: "I was expelled. My current identity is a wandering knight without a king."

Hearing this, Salado stopped toasting and said with surprise: "What did you do? Did you secretly sell that man's stone?"

Davos shrugged slightly: "I committed a crime, and His Majesty the King dealt with me kindly and justly."

Salado was still a little in disbelief, frowning and said: "I'm really curious about what big trouble you caused... Doesn't he know that you occupy half of the kingdom in his dream?"

"I still have something to do."

Davos reached out and patted his old friend on the shoulder and said: "The generous king now has gold coins that are enough for his generosity. Pirate, congratulations on your upcoming fortune. All you need to do is behave well in front of His Majesty."

Salladhor looked at Davos, who was about to get up and leave, and said, "What else can I do? That man doesn't like me as a pirate at all."

"Perhaps you are only suitable to be a pirate?"

"Damn smugglers!"

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Mermaid Harbor.

In the Government Affairs Hall, Green was looking through the documents detailing the "trophies" of Crab Island (Chapter 188, Chapter 364). Butler Hershel beside him chuckled from time to time.

Hearing Hershel's snickering, Green showed a gentle smile and said: "Herschel, you will continue to be responsible for the subsequent affairs of Crab Island."

Herschel quickly suppressed the smile on his face, rubbed his plump hands, and said: "My master, the warehouse of Whispering Castle is not enough, we need to expand it."

Green nodded slightly: "Leave this matter to you."

Putting down the document, he reached out and picked up a Valyrian steel one-handed ax on the table, looked at it carefully, and said: "Go and do your work. Also, please help me call Menton in."

"As you command." Hershel responded respectfully, then turned and left.

Soon, the fat and fat Mengton pushed open the door and entered.

After saluting, he said naively: "Master Green, Mengton is at your disposal."

Green's brown eyes moved slightly, and he threw the Valyrian steel one-handed ax in his hand. Menton raised his big hand and firmly grasped the handle of the axe.

"You will keep this Valyrian steel ax until I find the right one. Use it well."

"Hehehehehe..." Mengton grinned.