From a hired knight to a master of Game of Thrones

Chapter 181 Purpose

Without the backing of His Majesty Joffrey and Cersei Lannister, Genos would not have had the confidence to provoke these powerful forces.

He had noticed the existence of the Great Wind Chamber of Commerce before and had also wanted to extort some money from them.

However, this large chamber of commerce has hundreds of guards in King's Landing.

His capital city garrison numbered only a little over two thousand.

He is not afraid of conflict.

After all, King's Landing is the territory of the capital's garrison, and with only a few hundred men, he can definitely suppress them.

But if things get to that point, he will certainly be punished, and may even lose the hard-won position of commander of the capital's garrison.

Therefore, Genos rarely targets powerful figures.

They usually target their own subordinates, small business owners, or ordinary people, accumulating wealth little by little.

But now.

Robert is dead, and so is Jon Arryn, the former Hand of the King who had been watching him all along.

He forged closer ties with powerful figures at the very top of King's Landing, such as King Joffrey and Queen Cersei, and even entered...

Imperial Council!

Genos felt that he no longer needed to be wary of powerful forces like the Great Wind Merchant Guild.

However, considering that Don Quixote might have tens of thousands of troops behind the Great Wind Merchant Guild, and that His Majesty Joffrey had not yet completely turned against the Great Wind Merchant Guild, and even that Queen Cersei gave him the feeling that she was unwilling to offend Don Quixote.

He was unwilling to completely break ties with the Dafeng Chamber of Commerce at this moment.

Genos was thinking that the Great Wind Merchant Guild could actually come up with a million gold dragons, and that he could easily obtain a sum of gold dragons comparable to what the Lannisters had paid to gain his full support.

His greed was almost uncontrollable.

Genos glanced again at the large quantity of goods before him and suppressed his urgency.

—It's not time yet!

We should at least wait until the Dafeng Merchant Guild sells its goods before making any decisions.

Without further thought, Genos withdrew his gaze and turned to Lady Martha, saying expressionlessly, "Sponsor our capital's garrison with 30,000 gold dragons. I'll go and speak to His Majesty Joffrey on behalf of your Great Wind Merchant Guild."

Lady Martha hesitated for a long time before saying, "My lord, 30,000 gold dragons is too many. After our Great Wind Merchant Guild gave His Majesty Joffrey one million gold dragons, it is already difficult for us to come up with so many more."

Genos remained unmoved and slowly said, "I have over two thousand men under my command. Ten thousand golden dragons are not enough. If I don't have thirty thousand golden dragons, I'm afraid some of my men might have designs on your Great Wind Merchant Guild!"

Hearing these words, which sounded like a threat, Lady Martha frowned and hesitated for a moment before saying, "My lord, our Great Wind Merchant Guild has discovered a gold mine and several silver mines in the Trembling Sea. If you can persuade His Majesty Joffrey to allow our Great Wind Merchant Guild to recruit a large number of people in King's Landing, our Great Wind Merchant Guild can sponsor the capital's garrison with 30,000 gold dragons."

A gold mine?!

How many silver mines are left?!

Is this why the Dafeng Chamber of Commerce is so wealthy?

Upon hearing this, Genos's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes flashed with obvious greed as he stared intently at Madam Martha, urgently demanding, "Where are the gold and silver mines? You have some nerve! You discovered a gold mine and dared to mine it without permission!"

Lady Martha suddenly composed herself and said calmly, "My lord, those gold and silver mines are not within the kingdom's borders. As for where they are, that's not something a nobody like me could know."

"Don't be fooled by my position as the head of the Great Wind Merchant Guild's trade affairs in King's Landing; I don't actually have much say in the matter."

"Also, even if I know the location, would you dare to go, sir?"

"I heard that there are more than 10,000 soldiers under my master guarding that gold mine."

Hearing these suddenly impolite words, Genos narrowed his eyes and sized up the woman in front of him, then looked at the Great Wind Merchant Guild guards around Madam Martha who had already gripped their weapons.

After a long silence, he said coldly, "It's just ten thousand soldiers. If His Majesty Joffrey gives the order, not only ten thousand, but thirty thousand or even fifty thousand soldiers can be assembled!"

Lady Martha smiled slowly and said, "Is it to summon the Lannister soldiers? My lord, I've heard some rumors that His Majesty is a member of the Lannister family."

Upon hearing this, Genos immediately drew his longsword and pointed it at Madam Martha: "You have quite the nerve! Just for those words, I could take you all down in one fell swoop. Don't think you can get away with this just because you have people around you."

A few guards can run rampant here.

"Even that Don Quixote behind you will become the enemy of the entire kingdom!"

Lady Martha seemed oblivious to the cold, longsword right in front of her, and continued to laugh, "My master has already established partnerships with several major free trade city-states. The Lannister family alone cannot threaten my master."

"As for us, what good will it do you if you take us down? We are just small fry. If you take us down, you will only get the thousands of gold dragon goods in this yard. You will not get anything else."

"Besides, you might not even be able to get your hands on these thousands of golden dragons' goods. My guards may not be a match for your golden-robed men, but they could easily set this place on fire before they die."

"Moreover, sir, you are really irrational. You dare to come to our door alone and even threaten us with a sword. Aren't you afraid that we will just kill you and run away?"

"I think even if the guards around me are terrible, most of them should be able to escape from King's Landing."

Genos glanced around at the guards who had surrounded him, and his expression changed as he came to his senses.

In order to monopolize any potential opportunities to make money, he did not bring his subordinates with him.

Genos suppressed his panic and hurriedly said, "There are dozens of my men outside the courtyard. If you dare to make a move, it will be considered rebellion!"

Lady Martha waved her hand, signaling the guards around her to put away their weapons and retreat. She then said, "Lord Genos, please stop threatening us. To tell you the truth, our families live in the Great Wind Territory. If you really want to capture us, we will fight to the death!"

"However, I don't think you'd want to arrest us, sir, because then you wouldn't get anything!"

Genos took a few deep breaths, glanced coldly at the people around him, and finally sheathed his sword, saying coldly, "Give me 30,000 gold dragons, and I can pretend none of this ever happened!"

Lady Martha shook her head and smiled, "My lord, if you can persuade the new king to allow us to recruit a large number of men in King's Landing, I can give you thirty thousand gold dragons."

Genos frowned and said, "You can recruit people in King's Landing whenever you want, why do you need His Majesty Joffrey's approval?"

"Because we need a lot of manpower! Maybe ten thousand, maybe a hundred thousand?" Lady Martha said slowly. "To avoid any misunderstandings later, shouldn't I let our new king know and agree to this beforehand?"