Seven hundred and fortieth chapters seven years of the new calendar
It was the two hundred and ninety-ninth year of Aegon's calendar and the seventh year of New Calendar.
Time flies by like a fleeting moment. Four years have passed by in the blink of an eye. Junlin, a great city that has stood on this land for nearly three centuries, is still prosperous and even more lively than four years ago.
There are many more changes.
A two-masted warship flying the three-headed fire dragon flag and the Greyjoy family's golden sea monster flag pushed through the water and slowly sailed towards the port of Blackwater Bay.
Because the political and economic status of King's Landing has been continuously improved, the power center of the empire has been established here, with a high degree of centralization. The development of King's Landing has also been on a fast train, traveling by leaps and bounds.
Therefore, the problem of insufficient operating capacity of Blackwater Bay Port, the largest port in King's Landing, was also exposed. It has undergone several large-scale expansions in recent years, and eventually grew into the most important trade and trade center in the entire Westeros continent.
A military port, not even one.
The port of Blackwater Bay is bustling and prosperous. There are many ships going to and from the port, flying various flags from all over the world. Long queues start to form at long distances, waiting to undergo customs inspection and inspection.
There are also ships of the City Guard patrolling the waters of Blackwater Bay, maintaining the order of ships entering the port.
This also made the smuggling, criminal and other gangs that were once extremely rampant in King's Landing begin to disappear, until eventually most of them disappeared, leaving only some idle or desperate petty thieves.
Because it is said that the customs chief of the empire is a very powerful person. He was once a smuggler. Therefore, he is very familiar with the loopholes in King's Landing and the smugglers' routines. He can strike quickly and accurately, making him a nightmare for all smugglers.
The customs director even suffered retaliation from this group of evil forces and almost lost his life. However, it was this behavior that greatly angered the empire's senior officials and caused the subsequent bloody conflicts.
The Imperial Council issued a death order to the Commander-in-Chief of the Capital Guard, and launched a thunderous cleaning operation one day two years ago. Just like the sparrows that year, it wiped out all the major evil forces in King's Landing in one fell swoop. The people clapped their hands.
Applauded, the security in King's Landing has been raised to a higher level since then.
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"Once, I thought we were destined to die in a foreign country."
"I never thought we would actually get home one day."
There were two men standing side by side on the two-masted warship that was flying the imperial emblem and the Greyjoy family flag.
They stood on the bow of the ship with their feet on the barrel, looking at the bustling metropolis in the distance under the afternoon sun, and the imperial palace towering high on Aegon's Hill.
Because this is where they are going next, to meet the emperor in the throne room.
The two people on the bow looked at each other, and you could see the tension and excitement in their eyes, because this was the most important and highlight moment of their lives.
"King's Landing, we are here..."
Then one of the men with blond hair and a scar on his cheek took a deep breath.
And standing next to him was a companion with dark hair and a dark eye patch, who looked like a pirate.
"Huh?"
"I remember that I could smell that disgusting smell even though I was far away from King's Landing."
The man with blond hair and a scar on his cheek took a deep breath and asked slightly confused.
"Jack, have you been to King's Landing before?"
On the other side, the companion who was blind in one eye and wearing an eyepatch heard what he said, turned around and asked.
"Well, I came here with my father when I was young."
"Come here to do business."
谷/span>The blond man, who was called Jack by his companions, did not hide anything. He nodded and said.
"very nice."
"I've never been to King's Landing."
The companion who wore an eye patch and looked a bit ruthless shook his head, his voice a bit envious.
He is an illegitimate son of the Iron Islands, and illegitimate children have a low social status, no matter where they are.
Although he had an aristocratic father, it was the same as not having a father. He lived an orphan-like life and depended on his mother since he was a child. Until his mother died of illness, he became completely alone.
And his father finally did something good that could be called a father, that is, he gave him a boat before the Iron Islands fell and let his biological son escape by himself.
The two people talking on the ship now were one of the many pirates who were attacked by the imperial fleet at the port of Nass Island many years ago.
That naval battle was extremely tragic, a one-sided massacre. However, most of the pirates were buried in the sea or escaped to the island and were infected with butterfly fever, but some of them were captured alive and became prisoners.
"One-Eyed" Romy Pike and Jack, who were one of the team captains of the Brotherhood of Bones back then, were among them. However, the two of them looked very lonely when facing the empire's fleet, and they surrendered without any resistance.
Their special identities all come from Westeros, and the one-eyed Romy Pike is an illegitimate son of the Iron Islands. The fellow villagers burst into tears when they saw the fellow villagers.
So the two knelt down on one knee and swore allegiance, successfully won the trust of Asha Greyjoy, washed away their pirate identities, and became members of the Imperial fleet.
Moreover, the two brothers also played a crucial role in several subsequent battles between the Imperial Fleet and the pirates of the Basilisk Islands.
And now, 'One-eyed' Romy Pike and 'Blonde' Jack were sent by Asha Greyjoy to King's Landing to meet with the Emperor of the Empire.
They carry the special mission assigned to them by Asha, and more importantly, they are personally escorting something even more mysterious.
Therefore, I was able to fulfill my dream back then and return to my hometown.
And this two-masted warship, covered in dust, with scars all over its body, and which looked like it had gone through countless hardships, quickly attracted the attention of the patrolling capital garrison.
Moreover, this brigantine also flew the Imperial flag and the Greyjoy family's golden sea monster flag.
Therefore, this news was soon reported by the patrol soldiers, through the captain, the harbor master of Blackwater Bay Port, and finally to the ‘Onion Knight’ Davos Seaworth, the chief customs officer of the empire.
"What?"
The Onion Knight frowned slightly when he heard the news.
Because according to the management regulations of King's Landing Port, warships flying the imperial flag and noble flag can enter the port directly through the special channel without queuing.
All merchant ships need to make room for Imperial warships.
This port management regulation has been in effect for several years. It is impossible that there are still ships passing by that do not know this.
Therefore, Davos instinctively felt that there was something wrong here, and then stood up and spoke.