Game of Thrones: Royal Game

Chapter 104 Illyrio's Mansion
Ian passed through the main gate with the guardhouse outside the wall, the red-lacquered wooden gate of the mansion, and the garden gate covered under a clump of pale green ivy, before meeting with many merchants who were invited to Illyrio's banquet We came together to the garden of the mansion.

Outside each door stood two guards wearing spiked bronze helmets. Their bodies were plump and round, and their faces were as smooth as a baby's buttocks.

Compared to the group of sturdy Unsullied he met when he first arrived in Pentos, Ian doubted whether the eunuchs in the inner courtyard of Illyrio's mansion, who had obviously been pampered for many years, still had the most basic fighting power. .

Ian and Daelon sat down on the seat under a cherry tree under the leadership of the maid. As soon as he sat down, he felt his entire buttocks were wrapped in thick velvet. That feeling...was really amazing hot.

Sitting on it, Ian always adjusted the position involuntarily to facilitate the heat dissipation of this unlucky chair. Fortunately, the chair is wide enough to sit two Ians.

It made him wonder, whose measurements were these chairs designed for?Soon he got the answer.

Governor Illyrio Patimos, the host of the banquet, walked into the garden from another direction, and then came to the seat of the host's house.

It was a fellow with a yellow mustache, and he was very fat, with robes big enough for a tourney tent.His upper body is made of silk products from Yidi, and the fat white belly and a pair of heavy breasts can be seen transparently. His breasts hang down so badly that they look like two bags of fat covered with yellow coarse hair.

Seeing this, everyone stood up and raised their glasses to say hello to him. Ian was no exception, and followed the crowd's agreement.

Illyrio didn't put on any airs, he also raised his glass in response, and when his hand waved, Ian was caught in the eyes by a series of dancing jewels.

Agate, amethyst, emerald, ruby, black jade, jasper, opal, tourmaline, tiger eye stone, and sapphire were strung together into several strings of bracelets and worn on his hands. It looks more noble, but it has a touch of nouveau riche temperament.

Illyrio began to speak, probably all about today's topic - the distribution of some of Pentos' goods.

It is not difficult to hear from his words that he and his Chamber of Commerce mainly monopolize the trade of spices in Pentos. In addition, he also has a huge share of several kinds of goods such as gems, dragon bones, cheese, and amber wine.

Listening to Illyrio's conversation, Ian felt a little moved, because judging from the funds in his hand, if he can really participate in it, he can make a fortune along with it.

But after all, he just listened quietly and didn't get involved because 'Ian Rivers' had no money.

The image that Ian wants to show is "capable but not powerful, ambitious but not established (only want to take back Darry City), hates the Baratheon family and pins his only hope on the restoration of the Targaryen family" , a typical speculator'.

He wants to make Illyrio feel that he is worthy of use and completely manipulated by him, and he may switch to the banner of 'Aegon VI' who has more potential at any time, and work for the restoration of Aegon VI.

For this, Ian must maintain his acting skills at all times.

Fortunately, the host didn't make Ian wait foolishly for the end of their discussion, and let the maids serve the wine and dishes after Illyrio made his opening remarks.

The first is a variety of wines, which are filled in various silver cups and presented, sweet red wine from the River Bend, summer red from Dorne, rare amber Pentos, dark green Myr mead , the golden Arbor Isle wine, and countless fine wines from Meereen, Quasha and Asai near the Shadowlands, and even the Eastern Yidi.

Then comes the dishes, the first one is a fresh soup made of crab and unknown fish and a cold soup made of unknown fruit, then honey quail, creamy carrot, crispy suckling pig, lamb Loin, foie gras in wine, egrets stuffed with figs, veal patties soaked in almond milk, herring cooked in cream, unidentified vegetables in sugar, stinky blue cheese, plates of snails And a platter made of meat from an unknown animal, and a black swan with fur.
This table dish can be said to have subverted Ian's cognition of the world's recipes. Originally, he knew which step the world's food technology tree has reached through the 'best' dishes in several taverns in Westeros. I made a basic judgment, but it turns out that the people of Westeros are still too tender to eat.

The businessmen were amicably communicating for their rights and interests, and everyone was arguing about the 'academic' discussion, almost fighting.
Ian, on the other hand, enjoyed the food on the plate silently with Daren, without saying a word, and seemed out of tune with the world around him.

This caught Illyrio's attention instead, and after dismissing the two merchants beside him, he walked up to Daeron, his wide robe swaying as his body swayed.

"Daeron? I can't believe that you are still alive." Illyrio's tone was a little surprised. Seagull Town was taken back by the king for such a big matter. As the trade governor and intelligence dealer, Illyrio was of course Got the news immediately.

"Your Excellency Illyrio, since you already know what happened to the Grafson family, you must also know why we came here." Daeron said respectfully.

According to Daeron's previous personality, he probably started questioning Illyrio the first time he saw him, but the recent experience and Ian's advice made him calm down a lot.

"Yes, I have heard about the Grafson family and Darry." Illyrio said, his eyes fell on the shield-shaped black farmer's coat of arms on the chest of Ian beside Daeron.

Ian was not wearing armor at this time, but was wearing the fancy dress he bought at the tailor shop yesterday, with the Darry family crest on it that Ian specially asked the tailor to embroider on.

"Are you from the Darry family? I heard that the two illegitimate sons of Earl Darry died in your rebellion." Illyrio looked up and down Ian, "So... who are you?"

"He is Ian Rivers, another son of Earl Raymond." Daeron quickly introduced. Ian had told himself earlier that he was the legitimate son of Earl Grafson, but he was just an illegitimate son. The status is higher than him, so the conversation when meeting with Illyrio should be dominated by himself.

Although I don't understand why Ian, who has become his de facto leader, is suddenly so humble, but this arrangement makes Daeron very useful.

Of course Daeron would not know that Ian's purpose of doing this was just to let him say this introduction, so that he could give Illyrio the impression that there is no problem with the identity of 'Illy River'.

(End of this chapter)