Since Euron was dealt with, the material transportation in the excavation camp has returned to normal. The excavation progress has reached about 130 meters underground. Now the excavation has become more difficult and the excavation speed has slowed down accordingly.
One early morning a few weeks later, as soon as it dawned, fog began to cover the camp along the ravines in the mountains. Wert, shirtless and wearing shorts, walked out of the red luxury tent and walked to the hillside, with his hands on his waist doing twists.
Waist exercise.
"I've been a bit angry lately!"
Looking at the wooden baskets piled next to it, there are thousands of bottles of "Dali" inside.
Using the magic Midas to turn silver coins into gold coins is good, but after the magic effect disappears, the gold coins will turn into silver coins. Now the nobles of Volantis are still investigating who stole the gold coins.
The excavation work will take a long time. If you don't have any property and the origin of the huge wealth is unknown, suspicion will arouse sooner or later. The purpose of selling it vigorously is to hide the source of the gold coins.
A bunk in the blacksmith area of the camp has been modified according to Witte's requirements, and today we are going to start smelting and making equipment.
Two slave maids brought breakfast. As soon as the three of Werther finished eating, there was a noise outside the camp, and the merchants who came to buy Dali arrived.
Witte wiped his mouth with a piece of cloth, went into the tent, got dressed, and walked down the hillside to meet the big benefactor.
No high-ranking Volantis will walk on foot because they think it is disrespectful to their dignity. The superior people will ride in sedan chairs, and even ordinary poor people will ride in carts pulled by dwarf elephants.
There were so many people here this time, which exceeded Werther's expectation.
A large group of soldiers with tiger tattoos on their faces began to enforce martial law inside and outside the camp, and slaves carried several sedans to Werther's tent.
The visitors included the slave owner of the camp, a wealthy businessman, and a beautiful woman in red.
The slave owner in the camp was very familiar with Werther, and he introduced him
"This is one of the three consuls of Volantis, Lord Dophas Panymeon of the Elephant Party. This is from Westeros, the royal family of Baratheon, and the younger brother of King Robert.
Vit Baratheon."
Werther had no conditions to entertain them, but these nobles directly brought all the supplies. The slaves began to build a new luxurious tent next to the red tent. Tables, chairs and benches were also laid out in an open space in the camp, and fruits and wine were also placed.<
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"Hahahaha, young people are really talented!"
"The same goes for Your Excellency the Archon"
This is the wilderness, and there is no guest etiquette. The consul just asks everyone to sit down, and Werther and the consul Dofas start to exchange business boasts.
In this world, the eight-clawed spider Varys has been providing Witte with information about Volantis City through little birds, and Witte also has a certain understanding of the upper levels of Volantis City.
The city of Volantis is ruled by three consuls. The consuls hold an election every year. Except for slaves and outsiders, every free citizen and land-owning Volantis has the right to vote. Candidates for the election must not only have powerful
His background must be of pure Valyrian blood.
Today we have Dophas Pennimion from the Elephant Party. He is over forty years old. He has platinum hair and purple eyes. His bloodline is very pure. However, he has some problems in being re-elected as consul. The Tigers are the old nobles and warriors of Volantis, and they advocate the use of force to conquer the world. The Elephants are mostly merchants and moneylenders, and they advocate conquering the world through trade.
Dophas Panymeon is an Elephant Party member. When he learned that Witte had come to the city and learned about it carefully, he found out that Witte was a big benefactor who could bring huge trade orders to Volantis and become his re-election candidate.
The most important weight, for this reason he took the risk and led the escort across the sea of smoke to find Werther.
When it comes to trade, Werther is good at it. "Lord Archon, I believe you have already inquired about my personal information. I am the chief strategist of the kingdom, and I am also the best business person in Westeros."
As he spoke, a ball of lightning shot out from his palm, buzzing and emitting blue-white light.
Nymeria and her two girls were drinking as usual. Everyone present looked shocked. Flames were lit on their weapons. They had often seen them. The largest temple of the Lord of Light sect of the red-robed female Melisandre was in the city.
, but it was the first time they saw lightning in their hands, and they no longer doubted Werther's identity.
Melisandre looked at Werther with a normal expression, but her peach blossom eyes also fired at Werther. Werther admitted that her appearance was indeed very beautiful, but when he thought about her true face, he lost interest and nodded.
Take a look at her.
Putting away his magic, Witte continued, "The identity of my brothers must be known to you, the Consul. We brothers have always wanted to start trade with Volantis, but the merchant ships can't get through!"
Dofas tapped his fingers on the armrest of his chair. "Pirates on the Stepstone Islands are indeed a problem."
A white light flashed from Witte's hand, and he cast a silencing spell around their chairs.
"Let me tell you a secret, Westeros is preparing to send troops to completely conquer the Stepstone Islands!"
Dofas was stunned for a while and asked Werther, "Really? When will the troops be sent out?"
Witte "has been preparing for a long time. This conquest is different from the past. The Seven Nations will send a large number of colonists to the Stepstone Islands to permanently turn it into national territory."
Dofas began to think about it. Volantis and the three city-states near the Stepstone Islands, Tyrosh, Myr, and Lys, have always had territorial disputes.
Public opinion also demands the destruction of three city-states. The disputed area is always on the verge of war. However, there are two cities in the north, Kohor and Norvos, which are eyeing each other. Fighting on two fronts wastes people and money, so they have been compromising.
Now Witte said that the Seven Kingdoms are going to attack Tyrosh and want to completely conquer the Stepstone Islands. Regardless of whether the war can be won or not, it is the best thing for Volantis, as it has one less enemy.
Dofas asked Witte in a low voice, "After the Seven Kingdoms have defeated Tyrosh, where will the offensive stop? The city of Lys is located between the Stepstone Islands and Volantis, and the pirates dispatched there are also very active." He was already cryptic.
It means that the Seven Kingdoms have won, and it is flattering invisibly.
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Werther did not agree with him. He wanted the Seven Kingdoms to help them fight against Lys City. "We Seven Kingdoms are not good at naval battles. We have already tried our best to conquer the Stepstone Islands."
Dofas was a little disappointed, but his face didn't show it at all.
The people next to them saw that Wirt and the Archon were talking all the time, but no sound came out. They were curious about magic but did not get up to check it, which would be very rude, so they started to praise Nymeria and Trey.
Ni.
"But." Werther said again.
When Dofas heard that there was a turn of events, he immediately replied. "I am one of the consuls of Volantis and the patriarch of the Panymeon family. I am also quite famous among the Elephant Party. You are also in front of the kings of the Seven Kingdoms."
Someone who can speak."
He pointed to the surroundings, "Lord Werther's magic is very subtle. They are so close but can't hear us, so let's negotiate the terms openly and honestly."
Witte "When the Seven Kingdoms attack the Stepstone Islands, if Volantis sends a fleet to attack Lys City, after the Seven Kingdoms complete the conquest, they will immediately recognize that the disputed land belongs to Volantis City."
Dophas "If we go to fight the city of Lys, other city-states will take advantage of the situation and attack Volantis. It's not cost-effective for us."
"You don't need to actually start a war. You just need to dispatch a fleet to contain the fleet in Lys City and prevent them from going north to the Stepstone Islands." Witte made a concession.
Dofas: "That's no problem. How to deal with the seven countries in Namir?"
"I don't know about this. I traveled on the continent of Essos and haven't gone back for a long time."
Werther pretended not to know.
"When the Seven Kingdoms conquer the Stepstone Islands, the Stormlands alone will need to purchase a large amount of glass. This is probably one of Volantis' specialties."
Dofas: "Haha, the glass we produce is the best on the continent of Essos, many times better than the glass produced in Mir!"
Witte "But for a long time, merchants in Westeros have only been able to buy glass produced in Myr. Your products cannot be transported to the Stepstone Islands at all. Conquering the Stepstone Islands will be beneficial to both of us. Lord Archon, I
The proposal is very good. Both of us can solve one of our enemies at almost no cost."
"Lord Werther, let me add one more thing. Once the Seven Kingdoms War is victorious, how about we officially announce our alliance?" Dofas has always called Werther by his first name, but now that he has added the word "Sir", he recognizes Werther even more.<
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"I really can't make the decision on this. I will write a secret letter to my brother King Robert. I will also write about the alliance and vote in favor. The agreement we reached will eventually be decided by
The ministers of the Royal Council and the king will decide."
The two collaborated for the first time and reached a secret agreement in which both sides got what they needed.
The city-states around Volantis are all hostile. Now that they send troops to wander around the sea, they will have one less enemy and one more potential ally. They are not too worried about the Seven Kingdoms continuing their conquests. With the current level of productivity, the Seven Kingdoms will build the Stepstone Islands.
Afterwards, it was indeed impossible to conquer other city-states.
By recognizing the sovereignty of a disputed land, the Seven Kingdoms will face one less powerful enemy. According to the tradition of Westeros, the nobles will never be stingy with this kind of benefit.
But all the above depends on the victory of the Seven Kingdoms' war to conquer the Stepstone Islands.
It seems that there is only one Tyrosh in the Stepstone Islands, and it has long been in a state of hostility with Lys and Myr. But if the Seven Kingdoms want to conquer it, the other two countries will inevitably send troops to resist.
After all, the three city-states once formed a country, called the Three Cities Alliance, commonly known as the Kingdom of the Three Daughters. Later, they fought internally and split up, but it was their own business how they fought. The seven foreign countries of Westeros wanted to
The conquest of the Stepped Stone Islands will definitely affect the common interests of the three parties, and they will form a temporary alliance.
Witte "It is imperative that we seven countries go to war. Lord Consul, you must step up implementation."
Dofas: "Don't worry, Sir Witte, although there are three consuls co-ruling, one of them is also a member of the Elephant Party."