Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

"I hope everything goes well."

Watching the small boat sway and gradually approach the feet of the Titan.

The soldiers on the ship looked up at the headless Titan with sorrowful expressions, but Thormo Frega prayed silently in his heart.

The small boat finally reached the shore, and Thormo, holding his scepter, stepped off first. Although the giant dragon, which looked like a small mountain, was not far away and ignored him with its eyes slightly closed, the scorching heat that hit him still made the new Sea King feel his calves go weak.

However, the bravest people are not those who ignore fear, but those who know fear yet still dare to face it head-on.

Despite his fear, Thormo bowed deeply to the silver-haired youth who had removed his armor and tossed it on the grass, and was now sitting on a rock in civilian clothes.

"His Majesty."

Although they were complete strangers, he knew that the handsome silver-haired youth in front of him was the famous Young Dragon Lord, the one who had single-handedly defeated Braavos last night with his dragon, prompting him to set off for negotiations at dawn.

The wreckage of the invincible fleet still floats on the sea, and the collapsed towers of the Sea King's Palace are half-submerged in the water.

"I was only eight years old when I first came to this city."

Viserys, wearing only the lining beneath his armor, sat undignifiedly on a rock at the feet of the Titan.

"Ten years have now passed."

When Viserys spoke, Thormo's expression was restrained. Although he had stood up, his shoulders were still drooping slightly, and his position on the downhill slope made him appear weak.

However, Viserys's words immediately caused Thormo's expression to change slightly.

"Bravos once did me a favor, but I have already repaid that favor."

"Now Braavos has a grudge against me, targeting me at every turn and causing me trouble. How should we settle this score?"

He has repaid in full the loans that the Iron Bank had lent to the Targaryen family.

Braavos initially supported House Targaryen to cause trouble for House Baratheon and make the Iron Throne's rule less secure. Viserys succeeded, not only disrupting House Baratheon's rule but also seizing the Iron Throne.

Braavos even acted as a go-between, bringing Prince Dorne and Viserys together at a negotiating table and signing a marriage agreement. Now, Arianne is even pregnant with his child.

Viserys followed Braavos's plan in everything he did, but his strength kept growing, especially after he acquired the dragon.

However, this is the original sin. Braavos regarded the Targaryen family as his house dog. As the house dog grew stronger and stronger, even threatening the master's position, how could the master sit idly by?

Then Ferrego Antalion made a series of moves to trip up Viserys. The past kindness between the two had been gone, and instead, hatred had accumulated, until last night when Viserys set fire to Braavos.

Chapter 465 Negotiation Conditions

"His Majesty."

"Ferego Antalion has done wrong and has been deposed from his position as Sea King in a vote at the Palace of Truth. He is now imprisoned in the dungeon awaiting trial."

Thormo Frega's expression tightened slightly upon hearing Viserys's sudden change in tone, and he quickly spoke up.

Regardless of whether the plan to steal the dragon was approved by them or not, at this point all the blame will fall on the former King Braavos.

Since Ferrego Antalion was already destined to be sacrificed, it would be a good way to quell Viserys's anger.

Unfortunately, simply abolishing the previous Aquaman is not enough to bring this matter to a satisfactory conclusion.

After all, in this stark reality, might makes right, and Braavos is in the wrong at this moment, so he can only lower his head and let himself be slaughtered.

The new Sea King has not yet selected his chief swordsman. Such an important position must be filled by someone who is both virtuous and capable and can be absolutely trusted.

Now, in order to show his sincerity, he has only brought a small number of soldiers with him to negotiate.

The soldiers of Braavos stood far enough away not to eavesdrop on the conversation between the two. Viserys and Thormo's negotiation was simple, looking like two people chatting casually by the roadside.

Although the new King Braavos was at a disadvantage, being the weaker party, he still argued his case on some of the issues raised by Viserys and did not allow himself to be slaughtered.

Viserys had recently become accustomed to seeing the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms crumble at the slightest breeze, so he held this Thormo Frega in high regard.

The other party is flexible and adaptable, not stubborn in the name of honor, nor spineless and willing to kneel before everyone. It seems that he has some skills to be elected as the next King of Braavos.

With the progress of mankind and the leap of civilization, national systems have indeed become increasingly important. However, Viserys did not impulsively change the monarchy or adopt the elective monarchy proposed by Tyrion in the future.

Every era has its most suitable system, which is an inevitability of history. In the current era, even an incompetent king can maintain the rule and stability of the country to the greatest extent possible, avoiding war and division.

Especially for large countries with vast territories, the dispersion of power makes it easier for rebellions to arise.

Braavos is just one city, so it can certainly do its own thing, but Viserys can't do that.

In the end, the two people's casual conversation reached a conclusion without even signing any agreement. When one party is powerful enough to fly over your head and defecate at will, agreements become unimportant and are merely a piece of waste paper.

Braavos needs to hold a public trial for former Aquaman Feregor Antalion in the future and expose his crimes.

This includes a series of crimes such as stealing a young dragon, sending Faceless Men to assassinate someone, and contacting the Dothraki.

Viseris didn't need to elaborate on this; the new Aquaman naturally wanted to take everything from his predecessor.

However, this act of publicly acknowledging his guilt will undoubtedly deal a severe blow to Aquaman's authority among the people of Braavos.

However, this was Viserys' first request and the basis for the negotiations, so Thormo had no choice but to agree.

Viserys then seized this opportunity to propose abolishing the Iron Throne's loan to the Iron Treasury during the Baratheon dynasty.

He didn't borrow that money in the first place, so he had no obligation to pay it back on behalf of Robert Baratheon.

However, Braavos had previously held a dominant position in world politics.

The Iron Bank's overbearing terms stipulated that regardless of dynastic changes or power shifts, all governors, princes, or kings had to respect the Iron Bank's contracts. In other words, taking office meant acknowledging and repaying the debts of the previous ruler; otherwise, the Iron Bank would launch a frenzied act of retaliation.

The people of Braavos even have a proverb full of pride because of this.

'The Iron Treasury will not tolerate any delays in payment.'

However, all of this is based on the premise that Braavos still possesses absolute strength, and its invincible fleet, which traverses the Trembling Sea, the Narrow Sea, and even the Summer Sea, is the capital to collect debts.

However, the situation has now reversed. Braavos has fallen from grace, and Viserys has gained absolute power. Naturally, he will not accept such domineering terms.

Moreover, Robert's extravagant spending over the previous years, coupled with the enormous amount of money he borrowed to defeat the White Walkers, further exacerbated the situation.

Viserys hasn't even sat on the Iron Throne yet, but he's already refusing to pay his debts...

Thormo Frega naturally had a bitter pill to swallow, after all, the Iron Bank was a terrifying force in Braavos that even Aquaman dared not provoke.

Fortunately, the Key Keepers and the Iron Treasury Manager had already anticipated that Viserys would refuse to pay the debt during the meeting in the basement of the Palace of Truth.

After all, one has to bow one's head when under someone's roof. Moreover, as the Targaryen family's power has grown, after defeating the White Walkers and the Allied Forces, they have absorbed a large number of soldiers. Even after selecting the best of the best, their total military strength is still close to 100,000.

The fleet, flying the banner of the three-headed fire dragon, traversed the narrow sea, and the shipyards of Pentos, with their resources not much less than those of Braavos, continued to launch new warships at full speed.

Even without this incident, the Iron Bank had already prepared contingency plans to deal with the possibility of Viserys defaulting on his debts.

Whether to retaliate or remain silent, no consensus has been reached yet, but Viserys has now helped them make their choice.

With the approval of the Key Keeper family and the Iron Vault Manager, the huge deficit on the books will eventually be covered by the various families together.

However... Viserys' conditions are not over yet.

He then demanded the three dragon eggs that had been stolen more than two hundred years ago from the new Sea King.

This is a story from long ago, which happened around the year 41 of Aegon's calendar, and even Thormor Freygar was completely unaware of it.

However, the three dragon eggs have long since disappeared in the river of time, and their whereabouts are now unknown.

After all, even back then, this was a highly confidential matter, and not much of it was circulated outside. Moreover, so much time has passed that it is difficult to even verify the authenticity of this matter, and Viserys would also find it hard to confirm.

Thormo Freyga vehemently denied the existence of the dragon egg, and Viserys made a show of intimidation, but to no avail. The new Aquaman made it clear that he was unaware of the situation, and in the end, he had no choice but to give up.

He actually had high hopes for finding the dragon egg from two hundred years ago, but since the dragon egg was not found, he couldn't just give up so easily.

Since Braavos cannot find the dragon eggs stolen from the Red Keep two hundred years ago, it needs to pay a large sum of gold dragons as compensation.

That makes sense.

After some haggling...

Thormo Frega's face was not very good, even a little ashen, but he still gritted his teeth and agreed.

Chapter 466 Return to Pentos

However, just as the negotiation agreement was reached and the newly appointed Aquaman was preparing to take his leave, Viserys suddenly said something that made him pause slightly.

Thormo Frega's expression shifted from initial surprise to astonishment, but then a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

The new Aquaman remained silent for a long time, but he did not give Viserys a clear answer, only bowing slightly.

"His Majesty."

He then took his leave, departed from the foot of the Titans, and sailed back to the Palace of Truth, where many people were waiting for him.

With that matter settled, Viserys didn't linger in Braavos for long. After a moment's thought, he boarded the dragon and, carrying the silver ingots, prepared to return to Pentos.

Almost half a year has passed since the expedition to Westeros began. He doesn't know what happened in Pentos, but the fact that this little silver dragon was able to come to Braavos is enough to show that something must have gone wrong there.

Bellerion growled slightly in dissatisfaction. The fire that burned Braavos last night had exhausted its strength, and it hadn't had much rest today before it had to embark on another long journey.

But Bellerion made no other move except to growl. The dragon's energy was far greater than that of a human. Then, it flapped its wings and a rolling wave of air spread out from where it was standing. It carried Viserys and Silver Nugget and flew over the sky of Braavos under the rising sun, heading directly to Pentos.

Meanwhile, in Pentos, the previous rebellion had subsided, and the theft of a young dragon had been suppressed and not made public.

Viserys' sudden return caught everyone off guard, and to make matters worse, he brought back the lost baby dragon.

"His Majesty."

Jon Clinton was filled with shame. Although the theft of the baby dragon was more of Daenerys's fault, the princess was just a little girl.

As Viserys's 'housekeeper' left in Pentos, Jon Clinton is naturally to blame for this incident.

"elder brother."

Meanwhile, the silver-haired princess was kneeling on the prayer mat, clutching the hem of her clothes with both hands, seemingly unable to look Viserys in the eye.

As for the 'culprit', it was completely unaware of the trouble it had caused, which had resulted in countless people being punished, and it was still lying on the ground slowly yawning.

Viserys did not blame the two for this; what's done is done, and there's no point in bringing it up now.

As the five young dragons grow older, they become larger and stronger, gaining a certain level of combat power, and naturally, such a thing will not happen again.

Viserys was more concerned about the Prince of Raggedy's rebellion, because it gave him an idea.

"Jon, you've done a great job lately, don't belittle yourself."

While the victory in the war can be largely attributed to the bravery of the soldiers on the front lines, the logistical support personnel also deserve credit. Without their tireless work day and night, the war would not have progressed so smoothly.

Jon Clinton was left behind by Viserys as the 'housekeeper' behind the scenes, which naturally meant he was given ample trust.