Game of Thrones: Viserys the Three-Headed Dragon.

Chapter 167 Neptune
Braavos history records that a century after the city was founded, Sea King Uthero decided to make Braavos's existence and location known to the world. Represented by the Iron Bank, Braavos entered into a diplomatic relationship with the Freehold, offering Valyria a large compensation for the ships that the founders of Braavos had seized from their former masters.

It had been a hundred years since the slaves had fled to Braavos, and the dragonlords had no interest in the descendants of the slaves who had escaped a century earlier, so they allowed the city to gain a foothold on the edge of Essos.

For this reason, Braavos is sometimes referred to as the "Bastard of Valyria".

This city is located in a remote, safe and secretive place with a developed financial industry. Because of its world-famous Iron Bank, it continues to accumulate money and is the richest bank in the world. Countless dignitaries, kings and wealthy businessmen invest here, store their property here and borrow money here.

The city itself is more than just a trading city-state. It is no exaggeration to say that because of the existence of the Iron Bank, it has become the financial center of the world.

If Viserys really destroyed the city and turned everything into ashes, the King on the Iron Throne and the Lannisters would have to smile, but Viserys would have to be prepared to possibly become an enemy of the world.

You know, the investors of the Iron Bank even include Asia in the Far East, and even the kings and emperors of the Jade Sea and Yi Ti.

This time, Viserys stood on the moral high ground, occupied the righteous position, and came to demand justice.

So from now on, whether there will be peace or not does not depend on what choice Viserys makes, but on how Braavos responds.

If we really can't reach an agreement, then the world will have to feel the pain.

Fereg Antalion of the Antalion family is the current Sea King. He is old, sick, and weak. His deputy, Tormo Fregar, is now in charge. Everyone believes that Tormo Fregar, the second-in-command of Braavos, will become the new Sea King after the death of the old Sea King.

But it is almost impossible to succeed to negotiate with the Dragon King, especially when you are not in the right, so this number two figure rejected the requests of the dignitaries in the Sea King's Palace and the key keeper representative of the Iron Bank for him to come out to greet the Dragon King. Instead, he took a group of dignitaries to the old Sea King's room and asked him to come out.

"Your Majesty, the Dragon King Targaryen is outside the palace now. Please give us your instructions and use your wisdom to tell us how to deal with this matter?" After all, the person the Dragon King was calling out to above the city was "Your Majesty, the Dragon King."

The old Sea King sat up from the bed with difficulty, asked the servants to help him put on his clothes and put him on the wheelchair, and then asked his bodyguard, the current Chief Swordsman of Braavos, Quarrel Valentine, to open the door. He said in a hoarse and difficult voice: "Ask the reception supervisor of the Sea King's Palace to inform the visitors outside. I will be there soon. First, in my name, ask the king where he wants us to negotiate. Are you willing to come down to the judgment hall in the Sea King's Palace?"

The director in charge of welcoming guests turned pale and sweated profusely when he heard this, but the eyes of the powerful and influential people in Braavos were all on him. The director could only nod his head with a pale face and then walked out of the hall with trembling legs.

None of his subordinates dared to look at him directly at this moment. They all lowered their heads and stared at the floor. It seemed that they really wanted to crawl into the floor, for fear that they would be called to accompany him.

The old sea king looked very unhappy: "What did the Black and White House say? Was the assassination true?"

"." After a silence, Tormo answered, "Your Majesty Fereg, the House of Black and White is already in ruins. But I have sent someone to ask if the Patriarch of the Temple of the Thousand-Faced God is still alive..."

"How could they - cough cough cough?" The old sea king was furious, "He said it twice? They are too arrogant. Didn't they consider Braavos when accepting the mission? Even if they succeeded in the assassination, have they ever thought about how to face the revenge of the Dragon King? Didn't they know that there was a real dragon on Dragonstone before? Are they deaf and blind?"

"Your Majesty, the question is how should we deal with this matter now?"

The old sea king immediately replied: "The House of Black and White is an independent organization like all religious temples in the Isle of the Gods. We in Braavos respect all beliefs in gods and do not get involved in the specific affairs of a particular religion. This is the fault of the House of Black and White, and we are also victims!"

Someone among the dignitaries murmured quietly: "Ah, this..."

The old sea king stared at the dignitaries crowded at the door with his eyes wide open: "Is there someone who knows about this? Who?"

"No, no, Your Majesty, that's exactly what you said. We have no way of knowing the behavior of religious organizations on their own initiative."

A huge roar sounded outside the Sea King's Palace. The old Sea King turned his head and looked out the window. He saw a giant dragon as big as a hill landing on a tower of the Sea King's Palace. Its claws grabbed the top of the tower, and countless pieces of rubble fell from the top of the tower.

The tower was high up, overlooking the entire city. Sending out ships or attacking the dragon at this time would be self-destruction.

A huge voice came from outside the palace: "Nowadays, people's morals are corrupted, and there are countless violations of guests' rights and horrific oath-breaking. But I believe that Braavos still has integrity, so I am here today. Please give me justice, His Royal Highness the Sea King of Braavos. I am not like some people who cannot stand the light of day."

The old Sea King covered his face tiredly. "He refused to come down and wanted me to confront him in the square outside. When will there be any news from the Black and White House?"

"Your Majesty, with all due respect, even if there are still people alive in the Temple of the Thousand-Faced God, they may have already quietly escaped. After all, they are assassins."

The old sea king believed: "No, they won't escape." Then he sighed, "Quiluo, follow me out. He and I are old acquaintances after all. Let me go and catch up with him first."

The old sea king knew that he didn't have much time left, and he really didn't want to encounter such a thing in his old age. If he didn't handle it well, either the city would be destroyed in his hands, or he would become the first sea king in Braavos to bow to the Dragon King.
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Several fully armed guards appeared at the gate of Neptune's Palace. They lined up in a formation, indicating that an important person was about to appear.

Next, four sturdy servants appeared, carrying a gorgeous sedan chair. In the sedan chair sat an old and sick man, dressed in gorgeous clothes and wearing the crown of Neptune.

The male servants carried the sedan down the stairs at the entrance of the Sea King's Palace, and finally placed the Sea King on the high platform in the square where he used to announce his decrees. They tried not to look up, in case they got scared and lost their balance, which would damage the Sea King's majesty, and they would die in the hands of the Sea King instead of in the dragon's flames.

Several guards, led by a sword bearer, stood not far behind the Sea King, showing that they were his personal guards. The old man's voice was hoarse, but he was not afraid of death. He pretended to be calm and greeted loudly: "Your Majesty Viserys, it's been a long time since we last met. I never thought that in just a few years, the young man from the royal family who grew up in Braavos has grown into a true dragon lord. If Ser Darry were still alive, he would be so happy to see you now. He must be proud of you."

His tone was quite emotional.

"Your Majesty Antalion, I never thought you would become so sick after not seeing you for a few years." Viserys was still standing on the tower, and he only responded, "How unpredictable it is. I never thought that I would come to Braavos again, and it would be like this." He got straight to the point, and didn't want to play Tai Chi with the old man, so he said directly, "The two corpses in the square are assassins from your Braavos Black and White House. They tried to assassinate me at my sacred wedding banquet. This is not the first time. The Faceless Men of Braavos have repeatedly assassinated the Targaryen king. I wonder what your Majesty the Sea King has to say about this?"

"My Lord Viserys, I have heard of your actions on Dragonstone, and I believe you are not an unreasonable person.

It is true that Braavos has the House of Black and White, but that temple is just a temple of the Thousand-Faced God on the Isle of the Gods. Braavos respects all beliefs in gods and never gets involved in the specific affairs of any one religion. The belief in the Seven Gods of Westeros also has a temple in Braavos. We never interfere with what the priests in the temple do.

It is precisely because of the tolerance, freedom and impartiality of this city that Braavos now has the largest number of sacrifices in the world, and many forgotten minor gods from all over the world can be preserved here. To be honest, for this reason, as the Sea King of Braavos, I am proud of the freedom and tolerance of this city.

As for what happened to you, Your Majesty, I am very sorry. Since you believe that the two assassins are from the House of Black and White in Braavos, why don't you go to the House of Black and White? I wonder if you came to the Sea King's Palace to let me, the old Sea King who still has some face, arbitrate this matter for you? Or does Your Majesty have other ideas, so why not speak frankly? "

What a sharp-tongued old man.

Viserys narrowed his eyes. "Braavos condones the rampant assassination of the Assassin Organization, and even openly assassinates the king of another country. Your Excellency the Sea King calls it tolerance and freedom, and is proud of it?"

The old man still insisted: "Your Majesty has misunderstood. Braavos is tolerant and free and never interferes with the activities of the priests of the various temples in the city. That is why we have no way of knowing the actions of the temple priests abroad. I am very sorry for the assassination of Your Majesty. I hereby declare that no matter who it is, such despicable behavior is really despicable, outrageous to both humans and gods, and loses honor. If Your Majesty needs to punish the priests of the House of Black and White, why don't I call the person in charge of the House of Black and White for you and discuss this matter with you in person. If Your Majesty still needs me, I am also very willing to be an arbitrator for His Majesty the Dragon King to arbitrate this matter. I just don't know whether Your Majesty will hold him accountable according to the laws of Westeros or the laws of Braavos?"

Viserys looked at the old man deeply. This was undoubtedly the type of politician he hated the most. When facing such people, Viserys often felt that the name of justice was sometimes not as refreshing as a breath of dragon flame. Viserys did not answer, but moved his huge dragon body, and the three heads began to look in different directions, as if estimating where to start burning the entire city.

The old man who was pretending to be calm broke out in cold sweat on his forehead and began to swallow saliva involuntarily.

His rhetoric is based on the other party's willingness to reason. If the other party is unwilling to reason,
After a long silence, a sense of uneasiness emerged inside and outside the Sea King's Palace. Even the bravest warriors could not help but tremble with fear when they saw the giant dragon looking down at the whole place with malicious intent.

Finally, the Sea King couldn't help but speak: "Your Majesty, do you need--"

"I heard," Viserys interrupted, "that when the secret city of Braavos celebrated its 111th anniversary, the sea lord Utherod Zayn sent his ships to every corner of the world to announce the existence and location of Braavos, and invited people from all countries to participate in the celebration. In order to prevent the dragon king of the Freehold from grudges for the escape of the city's ancestors, the sea lord sent the Iron Bank as a representative to allow Braavos to conduct diplomacy with the Freehold and offer a huge compensation to Valyria. Thus, Braavos officially appeared in the eyes of the world, and people called it 'Utherod lifting the cloak'. This city has been in existence for eight hundred years?"

Viserys sighed: "What a beautiful city! Such beautiful waters, such a rich city, such magnificent Titans, such a huge fleet! Your Majesty, may I ask if there is an indestructible city in this world? Valyria? Oros? Telia? Chayon? G'dohr?"

The cities Viserys listed were all great cities that had been destroyed according to historical records.

"..Sire Viserys, you—"

"Uh-huh, Lord Neptune. I don't like people interrupting me. Please be quiet."

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"I remember the years I lived here, happy times, free from worries," Viserys said. "I even attended your banquets, Lord Fereg. I thought you were kind and a true king, the embodiment of the justice of Braavos, the judge of the city's laws and justices.

I come in peace and in search of justice, sir. May I ask if I can get that in this city?"

"Sire Viserys, please state clearly what peace and justice you seek?"

"I want the Faceless Men to stop trying to assassinate me, and I will not allow them to assassinate my relatives, my subjects, or anyone in my territory. I want Braavos to compensate me for tolerating the assassins. I want the Faceless Men to tell me who my employer is. I want them to compensate me ten times the hire price. I want Braavos to stop all access to and from the port until these demands are answered, and no ship will be allowed to leave the city. Until you give me the justice and peace I want! Give the order, Lord Sealord, to block the port of this city from now on, and not even a single fishing boat will be allowed to leave. If I do this myself, I'm afraid this beautiful city will not rest in peace."

"Lord Viserys, this is too aggressive. You are taking your anger out on others!"

"Sir Sealord, you should be thankful that I am a dragon king who is willing to be reasonable. Don't forget that since the days of Valyria, the dragon kings have conquered everything in this world wantonly and taken whatever they want. I am unwilling to do such a thing not because I cannot do it, but because I am a peace-loving person. The reason why I gave Braavos a chance to negotiate, only to ask for fairness and justice, and am willing to abide by the rules of this world that I think are fair and reasonable, is because I have a kind heart and am willing to coexist peacefully with you. Do you understand?"

"Even though the Targaryens had more than twenty dragons at their peak, they were not necessarily able to conquer the world like the Valyrian fortress. Your Majesty Viserys is exaggerating, isn't he?"

"Sir Sea King, I heard that more than a hundred years ago, the Three Sisters Kingdom had only ninety ships in the Battle of the Throat, and they dared to challenge the Targaryens who had several dragons. Now I only have one dragon. Do you want to give it a try?"

The old sea king's face turned pale due to illness, and turned blue and red. In the end, he gritted his teeth and laughed dryly, "Haha, your majesty is joking."

Fereg Antarion finally gave in to his heart. He thought sadly that he could not escape this after all.

The only thing to be thankful for is that, as the young dragon king said, he does not have a heart that wants to conquer the world.

The old sea king secretly made up his mind: send this plague god away quickly, and let him fight for the small place of Westeros like his ancestors. He only hoped that there would be another warrior who dared to slay the dragon and wipe out the dragon again in this world.

(End of this chapter)