"Your Majesty, this is some important news from the Eastern Continent that happened recently."
King's Landing, Red Keep, in the Council Chambers.
Compared with the turmoil in the endless ice field, the human world is still mostly in peace, and some areas are in war.
Minister of Intelligence Varys submitted an intelligence to the Royal Council, which contained some important information about foreign countries recently collected by his little bird.
"The world of trading city-states is not peaceful."
"On the vast trembling sea, the merchant ships of Loras and the fishing boats of the Iban people seemed to have been attacked by sea monsters."
"Some of the broken ship fragments and cargo have recently drifted along the sea currents to the coast of Braavos. The bite marks on them are shocking, and no survivors have been found."
The bald eunuch's voice was soft and slender, and he was talking eloquently, while Tyrion, who was the emperor's personal advisor beside him, touched his beard and joked.
"I've also heard about this incident recently. It seems to be causing quite a stir among sailors."
Braavos is the city closest to the north on the west coast of Essos continent. Recently, many shipwrecks have floated on the sea of Braavos.
It is said that several fleets from Iban, Lorath, and Braavos disappeared on the sea, and it is speculated that the wreckage of these ships is left behind by these fleets.
People can't guess what they encountered, but legend has it that there are shocking scars on the shipwreck, and it is suspected that it was bitten by some kind of monster.
Therefore, recently sailors traveling to and from the Narrow Sea have been rumoring that they have been attacked by sea monsters, and they are even suspicious of ghosts. However, as Tyrion, who is not very firm in his belief in ghosts and gods, he does not really believe in the rumors of sea monsters in the sea.
"I don't think it's as mysterious as they said. Maybe it was caused by the storm."
The emperor's personal advisor shrugged his shoulders slightly and said while sitting in his chair.
"Perhaps, Lord Tyrion."
"But that still doesn't explain those horrific bite marks."
"But we have nothing to worry about. Even if there is a sea monster, we still have His Majesty to rely on."
The bald eunuch on the other side did not argue with Tyrion. He crossed his hands in his cuffs and then secretly glanced at Viserys, who was sitting in the seat. Seeing that there was no expression on the other person's face, he continued to speak.
"Recently, a forest fire broke out in Norvos for no apparent reason. It cost a lot of money but has not been extinguished."
"The bearded monks believed that the followers of the Red God Sect were behind the scenes and used witchcraft to ignite the mountain fire."
"So now we are expelling and massacring all Red God believers in the territory and declaring them persona non grata."
It is normal for wildfires to break out in the Norvos Mountains, because the air there is dry and the mountainous terrain makes it easy to cause fires. The Norvos Mountain Fire can be heard almost every few years.
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Sitting next to His Majesty the Emperor, the new Governor of the Western Territory, Mis Toyne, who was the new Prime Minister, turned his head slightly and glanced at the Minister of Agriculture, Allister Florent, and the two made eye contact.
Mith Toin was a mercenary captain and was good at commanding and fighting, but he was not very sensitive to politics, so he did his homework before receiving the appointment and setting off to King's Landing.
He believed that although he had climbed to a position where one person was lower than ten thousand people, he had no "friends" in the court of King's Landing, so it was very likely that he would not be able to show off his talents.
At this time, Alister Florent, the leader of the lawful noble party, took the initiative to extend an olive branch to the new Prime Minister.
In fact, as representatives of all old nobles, the Florentine family still has a lot of energy behind it.
Standing behind him were the Tyrell family, the former lords of the Florentine family, and many vassals from the Robert Baratheon era.
They are not heroes and generals who followed Viserys to conquer the world, but survivors of the old era. Therefore, they now work together to survive, hoping to have a place in the political situation of the new empire.
The Tyrell family should have acted as their 'big brother', because most of the other duke families have changed their names, and even if they were stripped of Highgarden and rushed to Star Shuttle City to become earls, the Tyrell family still has a profound heritage.
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However, the Florent family, which historically had not been very convinced by the Steward of Highgarden, took the initiative to stand up and carry the banner at this time.
Naturally, the cunning Queen of Thorns took a half-step back and gave up her position as 'big brother' to Allister Florent.
After all, the other party now holds the position of Minister of Agriculture and is qualified to sit in the Imperial Council. He is currently the most able to speak among these old nobles.
Therefore, facing the olive branch extended by Allister Florent, the ugly-looking former mercenary captain hesitated for a moment before accepting it.
In this way, at least he would not be completely 'alone and helpless' in King's Landing.
At this moment, his eyes were looking at Allister, and the old man of the Florent family who was politically sensitive naturally understood it, and then he reminded him.
"Your Majesty and your lords, the Norvos Mountain Fire occurs almost every year, be it large or small."
"Although this year's wildfire is not small in scale, it is far from threatening Norvos."
"Is there some reason why the bearded monk fell out with the Red God Sect at this time?"
Mistoin suddenly realized after hearing the reminder from the old man of the Florent family.
Then he frowned slightly, as if he thought of something, and spoke in a solemn tone.
"Perhaps the old monk at the top of the Sinner's Stairs predicted something again."
"Almost everything he predicted happened."
Then Mistoin turned his head and looked at Intelligence Minister Varys.
"Lord Varys, this matter deserves our attention."
Mistoin once served as the leader of the Golden Company and traveled around the major city-states in the Essos continent, so he knew the inside of each city-state well.
The city of Novos has a huge stone staircase called the Sinner's Staircase, which leads directly from the city to a temple on a cliff, which is the religious center of the entire Novos monks.
According to legend, there is an old monk from Novos who lives in this ancient temple. His practice is extremely advanced and he can see certain things that will happen in the future. He has helped Novos escape from disasters many times.
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Everyone in the Royal Council Hall heard some whispers after hearing the words of the new King's Hand.
The bald eunuch had a calm expression on his face. As the intelligence minister of the empire, he naturally knew that Mistoin was right. There was indeed an old monk who should live in the legend on the Sinner's Stairs in Novos.
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"I understand, Lord Mistoin."
"Next, I will send out my little bird to pay close attention to Novos' movements."