Me and countless me.

Chapter 603 Entering the city 5k
The defenses of Pentos collapsed, and Li Ke's men quickly took over everything. However, what Li Ke saw was not an orderly entry into the city, but a riot.

Needless to say, the Dothraki, despite his orders, continued to plunder those they encountered along the way, even though they didn't kill anyone, they still stole a considerable amount of things.

However, in the minds of the Dothraki, this meant there was no looting.

After all, they didn't take everything they could from each other's homes, and they burned everything they couldn't take. They captured the men to be slaves and the women to be their own. What kind of looting is that? They've already given Li Ke a lot of face.

Li Ke's Westeros-led oversight team thought the same way. They watched the Dothraki raiding and discussed whether they would get a cut from the Dothraki later, without any intention of stopping them.

Because it's too conventional.

In feudal times, it was already quite good if a city wasn't massacred after it was breached, let alone the act of simply looting while passing by. Such behavior could be considered a moral exemplar across the entire continent.

Li Ke knew very well that it would be madness to expect these illiterate Dothraki to become disciplined overnight, and he didn't even expect his Westeros troops to have much morality. After all, even when they were resisted during their robberies, they hadn't gone so far as to kill, which was already quite lenient in this world.

And the most important thing is——

He has not received a single paycheck from the military to this day.

These people are really giving me face.

However, Li Ke did not do nothing. After confirming that there was no resistance in the city, he ordered the Dothraki to force the soldiers in Pentos to leave the city, leaving only a few hundred elite troops inside. The rest were stationed outside the city to avoid further disturbance to the people.

Furthermore, he planned to compensate the citizens once the city had stabilized. As for military discipline, he would address that later by filling the army with soldiers he purchased from the marketplace and then rectifying military discipline.

He left these few hundred men not to defend against the civilians, but to target the luxurious houses.

"Confiscate their property! Merchants who are willing to hand over half of their assets can live peacefully in their own territory with their families and goods. No noble's assets will be spared, and they will be detained in one place!"

He doesn't need to trade with the merchants of Westeros. He has enough technology, and the dwarven blacksmiths can easily turn mined iron ore into steel ingots. With the Moonwell, he also doesn't need to buy various expensive spices and salt.

It could be said that he didn't need Westeros's various technologies and goods at all; he only needed enough enemies and minerals, and he could be self-sufficient in wood.

Therefore, there's absolutely no need to give these merchants with their own armed forces the slightest bit of face. The reason for detaining the nobles is simply that some of them still have some humanity. Preventing the merchants from leaving is to stop the news of the dragon from getting out, thus avoiding the possibility that some people hostile to them might surrender directly, leaving behind hidden dangers and reducing their income.

However, to Li Ke's surprise, even the savage Dothraki stopped in front of a magnificent hall, showing no intention of going in.

As Li Ke passed by, one of his former subordinates quickly approached him and whispered something to him.

"Your Majesty, the people from the Iron Treasury invite you to have a seat..."

Upon hearing the name "Iron Treasury," Li Ke subconsciously frowned. The Iron Treasury was an alliance of banks, merchants, and various commercial nobles who lent money everywhere. It could be said that anyone in the world who was a merchant, who spent money extravagantly on banquets, a king, or someone who wanted to take a gamble to buy some production tools, could not escape the fate of borrowing money from the Iron Treasury.

From kings and nobles, scholars and merchants, to farmers, fishermen, soldiers and captains, there are few places in Westeros where no one dares to say that no one owes the Iron Treasury money.

Moreover, the Iron Bank's actions are rather... difficult to assess.

If you, as king, fail to repay your debts, the Iron Treasury will support your enemies. If your enemies want to accept everything from you without worry, they must acknowledge your debts after ascending the throne and settle them. Otherwise, they will continue to support others to defeat the enemy who defeated you.

The fall of the Targaryen dynasty was even linked to the Iron Bank, because Lannisters, Targaryen vassals, were lending money to other nobles, which caused a rift between the Iron Bank and the Targaryen dynasty, leading to the Iron Bank secretly supporting the rebels.

The Iron Treasury is all-encompassing, controlling everything, and is inherently difficult to attack, with virtually no effective means of attack besides dragons. Therefore, most kings maintain good relations with the Iron Treasury. Once you antagonize it, your trade and economy will plummet to zero, your enemies will instantly gain sufficient resources and power, and your allies will betray you, plunging you into utter ruin.

From a certain perspective, becoming one of the controllers of the Iron Treasury is more comfortable and peaceful than becoming king directly.

"The fact that this kind of organization has been able to exist for so long shows how incompetent the kings of this world are."

Li Ke's expression was unfriendly because he saw the local Iron Treasury official sitting in his hall, looking at him with an arrogant attitude. It was clear that even though he knew Li Ke possessed a dragon, he still regarded him as a barbarian.

When Li Ke looked over, this person even picked up a glass of red wine and raised it towards him, his arrogance and mockery impossible to conceal.

"Are you kidding me? I'm cheating, okay?"

Li Ke chuckled and gave orders in Dothraki to the Dothraki who were being held back by his subordinates.

"Go in and take everything. Kill anyone who resists."

Upon hearing Li Ke's words, his subordinate's face immediately froze, because this meant that Li Ke was going to make an enemy of the Iron Bank. Moreover, using the Dothraki to do this also meant that Li Ke was extremely dissatisfied with him in this matter. So, with a gloomy face, he drew his sword and charged into the Iron Bank with the Dothraki to express his loyalty.

After all, he knew very well that as long as the two dragons under Li Ke's control did not die, the Iron Treasury would inevitably submit to Li Ke, at least on the surface. If he resisted Li Ke's orders now, he would definitely die before Li Ke and the Iron Treasury.

Moreover, even if Li Ke were to be sold, the higher the position, the better to be bribed.

The Dothraki rushed into the magnificent hall. The steward, who was waiting for Li Ke to see him, was stunned to see the armed Dothraki. He angrily rushed out under the escort of his guards and spoke furiously to Li Ke.

"You can't do this! This is Iron Treasury's property, Mr. Li Ke! Are you planning to declare war on Iron Treasury?!"

The Iron Treasury's steward in Pentos spat at Li Ke. He had never encountered such an impudent barbarian. So what if Li Ke had two dragons? So what if those two dragons could easily destroy the walls of Pentos? Would the Dothraki still be able to provide him with enough gold and supplies?

"This world is ruled by gold! Li Ke! The Iron Bank will not let you off the hook for what you've done! You must understand! Even the Targaryens and the current king dare not touch the Iron Bank! The Iron Bank is responsible for the economy and trade of Westeros. By showing such contempt for the Iron Bank, you will face unprecedented disaster! No merchants will come to your lands, no one will buy the spoils of your warriors, there will be no spices and salt, no wines from other places, and no one will serve you to manage the accounts and everything else! Don't you understand all this?"

He paused, glancing at Alexstrasza and Ysera beside Li Ke, whose expressions were already hostile, as well as the Dothraki who had drawn their longswords. He silently took a step back before speaking, his voice trembling with fear.

"Now stop those barbarians, and the Iron Bank can pretend nothing happened!"

As he said this, Li Ke clearly saw a title appear above his head: 'Venture Capital Speculator LV9'.

"Wow, it's an elite monster! It's even more valuable than Khal Drogo."

Li Ke couldn't help but laugh. The venture capital firm was an organization of goblins in Azeroth that did all sorts of things, including destroying the environment, extracting oil, selling weapons, and lending money at exorbitant interest rates. The goblins there would even cut off the edges of silver and gold coins to trade with you.

So, Li Ke patted his face with her foot.

"How many divisions does the Iron Treasury have that gives you the right to speak to me like that?"

"What? What are you saying?"

Looking at the Dothraki beside Li Ke, the steward was a little taken aback, but still decided to show Li Ke more respect. After all, even if the Iron Vault was robbed, it could be said to be a deal between him and Li Ke. As long as Li Ke was willing to sit down and talk, he had enough means to deal with Li Ke...

However, before Li Ke could say anything, those savage, uncivilized Dothraki warriors rushed forward and, with a flick of their scimitars, beheaded the steward who had insulted their Khao.

As the steward's head fell to the ground, Li Ke's account immediately gained over a hundred gold coins. The others in the Iron Vault let out shrill screams and curses, but these sounds were abruptly cut off as the Dothraki rushed over and grabbed the faces of those who had cursed Li Ke.

"How dare you curse the greatest dragon rider, Khal!"

A Dothraki man who had once been a Khal enraged, cleaved open the man's mouth with his scimitar, severing his tongue from his curses, before finally beheading him. The remaining Dothraki followed suit, treating anyone who cursed or showed anger towards Li Ke in the same way.

The Iron Vault's inhabitants scattered and fled. It wasn't that no one wanted to resist, but their resistance was futile, and they were suppressed almost instantly.

Almost simultaneously, several people hidden among the crowd also had titles like 'Venture Capital Company Insurance Agent,' 'Venture Capital Company Monitor,' and '...Supervisor' appear above their heads. After Li Ke casually pointed at them, his Dothraki troops quickly moved out and, amidst the gasps of the Pentos residents, hacked all of them to death, giving Li Ke over a thousand gold coins, leaving him speechless with astonishment.

Alexstrasza killed so many Dothraki to get 10,000 gold coins, while he only killed less than ten Iron Vault members and got more than 1,000 gold coins. The cost-effectiveness made Li Ke momentarily lose interest in wiping out the Iron Vault members and instead want to start a breeding business!
Moreover, the chests brought out of the Iron Vault were all filled with various kinds of gold coins. After the Dothraki broke open the locks of more than a dozen iron chests, tens of thousands of gold coins flowed out like water. And that wasn't all, because there were also several chests filled with gems and various jewelry.

These few boxes alone were enough for Li Ke to reward his troops and pay them their wages.

These precious items were piled up in boxes like the catch at the dock, gathering dust in the Iron Treasury's treasure vault. As for the various contracts and loan documents, Li Ke only glanced at them before burning them, because some of them even contained the debts of the brothel's staff, many of whom owed them exorbitant interest rates that they could never repay in their lifetime, and were then sent there by them.

Therefore, Li Ke abandoned the dangerous idea of ​​raising Iron Vault people, but he still intended to maximize the interests of the Iron Vault people.

"These people are really rich... But that means I can't use Alexstrasza and Ysera to deal with them. If they all surrender like the people of Pentos, I'll be at a huge loss... Here's what I'll do: once I capture them, I'll send them to work in the undead slaughterhouse. I'll check everyone's KPIs every day, and anyone who doesn't meet their KPIs will be sent to the slaughterhouse to be executed. That way, they should be absolutely hostile towards me until they die."

Li Ke immediately thought of the various buildings of the undead race in his shop. The slaughterhouse was a technological building that upgraded the various attributes of the undead race and could also produce various corpses, which could become cannonballs for the undead race's siege weapons, spreading plague and causing huge damage.

After all, there is still the Otherworldly race in this world that needs to be dealt with, which is similar to the undead scourge and the zombie horde. So he plans to summon some undead to fill the gaps. He can't bear to use either the living people of Westeros or his system soldiers, so he can only make things difficult for the undead and the people of the Iron Vault.

However, he didn't intend to waste women who were like children or had no power. Except for those whose entire families needed to be executed, he would release them to become commoners. But...

This is probably more terrifying than killing them.

Li Ke ignored these incidents and left amidst the screams of the Iron Vault people, while Alexstrasza immediately offered her suggestions.

“Li Ke…it seems we need some people to help you manage the army. Although these people are loyal to you, they are not very reliable.”

Alexstrasza disliked Li Ke's army intensely. The Dothraki were like savage centaurs, completely devoid of civilization and morality. Although loyal, the Dothraki were also full of their own schemes and were notorious for their infighting.

"I understand, we'll begin the summoning soon."

Li Ke nodded and entered Governor Pentos's bedroom with Alexstrasza.

Then, Li Ke unexpectedly found himself with some free time.

Alexstrasza and Ysera are both high-ranking members of their respective races... Although Ysera was a bit weak, wanting to sleep with Li Ke as soon as she entered, Alexstrasza showed the true qualities of a Dragon Queen.

Whether it was appeasing Li Ke's troops, arranging various comforts and duty shifts, or making arrangements to appease the civilians in the city, even Li Ke couldn't find any oversights.

So after thinking it over, Li Ke did not choose to summon the basic units, but instead chose to summon the 'hero'.

As the light appeared in Li Ke's hand, several figures also appeared:

Holding an axe and a hammer, the 1.6-meter-tall 'dwarf' is named Muradin, the king of the dwarves of Azeroth.

Riding a white tiger, with violet skin, an exceptionally tall and beautiful elven priestess nearly three meters in height, named Tyrande, was the powerful queen of the night elves, holding both military and political power, and the daughter of the night elf god.

Three green orbs of light floated behind him. Wearing a wide cloak, and standing beside him was a blonde, blue-eyed elf woman holding a longbow, also cloaked. This blonde elf was Kael'thas, the crown prince of the High Elf kingdom, who had reigned for eight hundred years—a tragic yet responsible king, a master of magic. Beside him, the female archer was Sylvanas, the elven kingdom's top military leader, renowned for her ability to enter the court without bowing, to be praised without being called by name, to wear sword and shoes in the palace, and for the people and armies of her territory to know only the Windrunner family, not the king's achievements.

Wielding a warhammer, clad in five-centimeter-thick plate armor, and standing approximately two and a half meters tall, this blond human male exudes a sunny aura. His name is Uther, and he possesses the ability to resurrect others, wields the power of holy light, and commands a paladin order composed entirely of paladins—a position roughly equivalent to the military leader of a kingdom.

Holding a scimitar and wearing a naval uniform, with a plump, sweet-faced blonde woman in a violet cloak standing behind him, is Daelin, the absolute commander of a maritime kingdom, an expert in naval warfare and various shipbuilding techniques. Behind him stands his daughter, Jaina, an archmage skilled in teleportation magic.

Li Ke was very satisfied with these people. They were either the rulers or the top leaders of a country, or at least among the top three. It would be a waste of their talents to have them assist him in ruling Pentos. Except for the one named Jaina, each of them was a hero among men, proficient in combat and magic, capable of both on the battlefield and in the court.

Some of them even have access to beds.

There was one thing Li Ke didn't quite understand: the being named Jaina was holding a dagger, and that dagger was pointed at her father Daelin's waist...

(End of this chapter)