Game of Thrones: The Strongest Dragon Mother

Chapter 496

On the eighth day after the First Fleet left Tolos, the White Dragon who had been hiding in the clouds and secretly observing the disappearance of the city of New Ghis was on the eighth day.

At this time, the First Fleet of the Allied Forces had already left the Slave Bay, the Free Maiden Island, and entered the wider Bay of Sorrow.

This night, as usual, the lord of Tolos City, Barlow Triris, called all the city defense commanders in the city to ask questions before falling asleep.

Triris is also one of the Fourteen Fire Peaks, and manages Tolos together with another Fire Peak family, Valoris.

Originally, Piero of the Valoris family should be the lord of the city. Piero is in the prime of his life, and he is Barlow's son-in-law.

But a month ago, an invitation came from Mataris, Jenny's handwritten letter: Valyrian warriors with noble blood are needed.

Tolos and Alleria next door, like Mataris and Oros, belong to the Valyrian territory.

——It is very strange. Compared with Mataris, Alleria and Tolos are closer to the Fourteen Flame Peaks in the center of the catastrophe, but these two cities are completely unaffected by the curse.

Even so, Tolos has not lost contact with Mataris in the Blasted Lands.

In the last 400 years, many daily necessities have been transported from Tolos to Mataris along the Valyrian road.

Therefore, the information between Tolos and the Land of Long Summer is not blocked.

The Taurians knew Jeni Belleris of Oros, and of Benny Milaxes of Mataris.

After receiving Jenny's letter, without any hesitation, Piero led a group of noble blooded youths to Mataris, and the old but wise Barlow was the lord of the city.

"My lord, everything is normal at the gate of the west city. No outsider has entered Tolos today." The garrison commander of the west city reported.

Baro behind the carved dragon rosewood table scooped up a spoonful of human breast lotus seed soup with a white jade spoon, put it into his mouth, chewed and swallowed it slowly, and then asked: "Are the mercenaries in the Western Camp still safe? "

"As usual, there are troubles. Today, three mercenaries stole the sheep from the manor, and four mercenaries strengthened a town girl of Valyrian blood." The silver-haired and purple-eyed garrison commander suppressed his anger.

"Boom—crash!"

The veins on the back of the old man's hand bulged from the roots of the tree, and he swept it across the table, and the soup bowl and spoon fell to the ground.

"Those bastards will be sent to Meereen sooner or later as cannon fodder!" the Lord Barlow cursed.

The defense of the west city sighed secretly, and understood the meaning of the city lord: We still need mercenaries to deal with the mother of dragons, and the big things are made small, and the small things are made small.

Then he saluted silently, took his leave and left.

"Everything in Beicheng is safe, there is no riot, no spies, and the grain depots and arsenals of the North Camp outside the city gate are also safe and sound.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the long spear regiment of the 'shoemaker' Gillo Reha, a total of 1600 lancers, 4000 infantry came along the Valyrian road from Mataris, and they also brought 500 scorpion crossbows (shooting dragon crossbows) ). "The North City garrison commander came over to report.

"I know Jiger the shoemaker, he is a guest in my city lord's mansion."

Another bowl of lotus seed soup was placed in front of Barlow, and it was his habit to eat a bowl of breast milk every night before going to bed.

"Including the Pike Corps, Tolos has almost 2000 troops and [-] scorpion crossbows. Now I can finally sleep peacefully." The old city lord sighed contentedly.

After the North City Guard left, the South City Guard came.

The south of the city faces the sea, and the South City Guard is also responsible for the security of the pier.

"My lord, seven ships from New Ghis entered the dock today, four grain ships, and three loaded with Astapor spirits, white sugar, and white paper."

"Very good," Lord Barlow nodded, and smiled easily, "Since the First Fleet left, I have been worried that the Dragon Queen's voice will be here and there, and she likes to do this most.

In the past eight days, the number of ships coming to Tolos every day has remained almost constant, indicating that the channel from Tolos to New Ghis has not been blocked. "

"Your Excellency the City Master is wise!" Nancheng Guard complimented.

"It's just that I heard that the Slave Bay has blocked trade, can I still buy their sugar and spirits?" the city owner asked curiously.

The base camp of the Allied forces is too far away from Slaver Bay, Mataris does not produce food, and the nearest Xinguis is more than 1000 kilometers away from Tolos. Even if it is transported by sea, the cost of long-distance transportation of materials is too high.

There is no doubt that buying supplies from the Dragon Queen is not only cheap (the Dragon Queen is doing promotions), but also very close.

If the Dragon Queen is willing to sell food, the Allies will probably die of joy: buying food from the Dragon Queen, transporting it to Tolos on the opposite side, and then supporting the Allied forces from Mataris to Meereen is not too whimsical.

Dragon Queen never sells food!

She sells olive oil, wine made from sweet potatoes and grapes, white sugar made from beets, refined salt, textiles, and even copper utensils (not iron, but iron), but she does not sell wheat and rice, not even potatoes, Dried sweet potatoes are not sold.

Well, she sells high-strength liquor made from sweet potatoes, but not dried sweet potatoes, which sounds weird.

As a result, Astapor was extremely prosperous. Merchants bought goods from the Dragon Queen, shipped them to New Ghis and sold them to the Allies.

——New Ghis is only an island with a radius of a hundred miles, and it cannot supply the allied forces with hundreds of thousands of troops.

The wine drunk by the Allied forces was white wine mixed with water and fruit juice produced by Astapor; the salt and sugar eaten by the Allied forces also came from Astapor; Slave Bay.

Even the monthly wages of the Allied soldiers, copper coins and silver coins, also come from the Slave Bay-produced by the Dragon Queen Mint.

Why would Dani do this?

Because none of the sea merchants came to Slave Bay empty-handed, they also brought Dany what she needed, refined iron, finished swords, cooked cowhide, sheepskin, whale oil, and even rice and wheat.

That's right, there are really marine merchants reselling the rations of the Allied forces, because the Dragon Queen bids a lot, and they also give subsidies!

One hundred catties of rice is exchanged for 10 catties of high-concentration liquor, and 10 catties of liquor is exchanged for 200 catties of sweet wine.

Since rice is a subsidy item, not only is it tax-free, but you can also get a 3% discount coupon equivalent to the amount of grain sold.

For example, Zhang San sold 100 yuan worth of grain in Slaver Bay, and he bought 100 yuan of liquor in Slave Bay. Before leaving, the Dragon Queen will compensate him another 30 yuan in gold.

Who can resist the temptation in this business?

Even the allied forces knew that the sea merchants were selling food to the Dragon Queen, so they turned a blind eye and even encouraged them.

The reason is also very simple. Which one is more expensive to transport 100 catties of grain from Volantis to Xinguis than to transport 200 catties of sweet wine?

After all this tossing, the food of Dragon Queen's family has increased unabated.

Military clothing has also been replaced by high-value-added, low-cost silk fabrics with low-value-added, high-value-added furs.

Fur can survive the winter!

——Although the southern coastal city-states such as Qarth, Volantis, and New Ghis never experience winter, they wear silk and brocade robes.

Coupled with the export of profit-making materials such as white paper, salt, and minted coins, even if the Dragon Queen crazily subsidizes it, the gold in her treasury is increasing day by day.

This is actually a win-win situation? !

"Targaryen, you speak like a mountain." The guard in the south of the city said seriously.

"Oh, I've also heard this sentence, what does this have to do with our continued purchase of supplies in Slaver's Bay?" City Lord Barlow asked curiously.

"Back then, the Dragon Queen had signed contracts with several small merchants in Volantis, New Ghis, and Qarth. At any time, Slaver's Bay will never reject 'VIP customers'."

Speaking of this, the city south guard couldn't help feeling emotional: "The small traders back then, relying on the sea trade with Slavery Bay, have grown into important big merchants in a few years.

For example, Phate Dosim of Volantis, who was at first a slave and then the son-in-law of a small merchant, is now eligible for consulship. "

"Fate Dosim? I know him. That fat man is abominable. He is taking advantage of both sides between our allies and the Dragon Queen." Barlow City Lord said disgustedly.

The guard in the south of the city shrugged and refused to comment, but continued: "The Dragon Queen still sticks to her promise. Even if the city is closed due to the epidemic, she will open the exclusive pier for VIP customers, and the business will continue."

"I see!"

Barlow took a spoonful of lotus seed soup with Astapor sugar, and swallowed it contentedly.

When the guards in the south of the city left, Barlow also drank the last sip of soup, stood up and stretched, sighed: "It's another ordinary but stable day, I hope—"

"Boom, boom, boom—"

Three consecutive explosions sounded over the silent city.

"Boom!"

The castle of the City Lord's Mansion was shaking slightly.

"That's—" Barlow's complexion changed drastically, and he turned to the window on the left, and saw an 80-meter-high tower that could be called a city landmark about four streets away, burning blazingly.

Like a lit torch, the residents of the entire city can see it.

"That's the crow's nest!"

Crow's Nest has been attacked.

Barlow was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in horror: "The mother of dragons is attacking, she is going to launch a full-scale attack on Tolos, first deliberately cut off Tolos' external contact."

"Boom boom boom!" There was a series of violent roars in the city, accompanied by rushing waves, and a series of flames ignited the dark night sky.

In the firelight, he saw the figure of the dragon passing by quickly.

The speed is really fast, the three giant dragons, without any hesitation, seem to be flying according to the planned route, soaring all the way, deflecting the direction gracefully all the way, looking for the target, and burning the tower.

For a moment when the old city lord was stunned, seven or eight towers were set on fire.

Full of towers!

"Damn it, they are all the towers where the crow's nest was built in the city."

After lying on the window and looking at it for a while, the old castellan who had lived in this city for more than 50 years realized that the people who were attacked were all crow's nests.

what does this mean?

The old man shuddered.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The fires in the city have become irregular, and there seems to be no crow's nest in some places?

At least in the impression of the old city owner.

——Things that the old city lord didn't know, the three cats and three petrels must know after a blanket search.

In just 20 seconds, more than 40 bright or dark "stars" rose from Tolos under the black curtain.

The burning tower looked like a twinkling star from a distance.

Then, "Boom!"

The old man's complexion changed again, and a green flame like a mushroom cloud rose from the Shelong Crossbow positions hidden around the houses in the west of the city.

It is 15 meters high, covering the 6-meter-high city wall, and almost all the nearby urban areas are shrouded in green flames.

Even if separated by a mile, the flames reflected the green face of the city lord.

"Wildfire—" Barlow murmured.

(End of this chapter)