Chapter 37 The Second General Assembly
Whether to go to Qarth or not is actually just like "whether to lead Ka LS south" that day. It seems that the future is unpredictable and cannot be easily decided, but there is no other choice.
"Your Highness, it is obvious that they are here to find dragons, and they also care about your dragons beyond interest. If one of them intends to rob it, it will be more dangerous for you to stay here." Jorah said after thinking for a moment.
"Oh?"
"All trading city-states, whether ordinary merchants or trading princes, they all value profit over loyalty and have no sense of honor, but there is only one thing that everyone trusts." A gleam of light flashed in Jorah's eyes, "That is the foundation of their survival and the foundation of the existence of trading city-states in the world, credit!"
"To put it simply, on the sea and on the open road, any merchant may turn into a robber and use force to rob what he likes.
But in the trading cities, they will skillfully use deception, blackmail, seduction and other means to make profits, but they will never rob the other party's property."
Seeing Dany's thoughtful expression, he smiled and said, "The bigger the merchant, the more sinister and gentle the means, but this world is vast and information is flowing.
If Xaro and the other two have invited you, in theory he has also assumed the responsibility of protecting your safety.
It's not that they are so noble, but their reputation in the hearts of other merchants is far more valuable than any immediate interests.
Your Highness, you have been wandering in the major city-states of the Western Continent for a long time, and you should have a deeper understanding of this."
Dany nodded. The usurper's bounty on the Targaryen brothers and sisters has never stopped, but every trade prince and governor who has entertained them has not chopped off their heads for money.
The benefits are not equal.
But the only three dragons in the world are enough to make anyone voluntarily lose their honor and credit.
"Even the guest rights that are popular in the Seven Kingdoms can be trampled on sometimes, right?" she said.
Jorah seemed to be stunned by her words, his eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "Who else but the legendary Rat Chef trampled on the guest rights? The stupidest, craziest, most ignorant person would not take the initiative to violate the guest rights."
Haha, in two years, when the news of Robb Stark's death comes, you will not be so surprised.
"Who is the Rat Chef?" she asked.
"Rat Chef was a Night Watchman, working as a cook at the Nightfort. He had a great grudge against the King of Casterly Rock at the time. When the Andal King led his son and vassal to inspect the Wall, the Night's Watch entertained them.
One night, Rat Chef found the right opportunity and assassinated the king's son. Then he used the prince's meat and onions, carrots, mushrooms and other condiments to make a big pie, sprinkled with pepper and salt, and paired it with bacon and dark red Dornish wine.
He presented the pie to the king, who ate his son's meat pie and praised it loudly, and asked the chef for another piece.
Even the gods couldn't stand this, and they turned the chef into a fat white mouse like an old sow, and from then on, he could only eat his own children.
Rat Chef has been wandering around the Nightfort, driven by a hunger that can never be satisfied, and he keeps devouring his own children."
Under the dim light, Jorah's blurry face was indescribably gloomy. Dany's two centaurs huddled together, with panic in their almond eyes, looking around, as if looking for a white mouse that would come out of nowhere.
"Ahem, a great bedtime story, but isn't it too weak?" Dany said with a few coughs.
"This is true, in the North, even children know it." Jorah shouted in dissatisfaction.
"The first half of the story should be true, but the punishment from the gods in the latter part..." Dany shook her head and asked him, "Which god do you think punished the rat chef?"
Jorah immediately said, "Gods are gods. Of course, all gods can't stand the rat chef's wanton trampling of guests' rights."
"Haha, the North, especially the area around the Wall, belongs to the territory of the old gods, and the Andals believe in the Seven. Perhaps humans will recognize the coexistence of the Seven and the old gods for the sake of political harmony.
But the Seven's doctrine only recognizes themselves as the only god. If He is real, how could He cooperate with the old gods to punish a human?"
Jorah sighed and said helplessly, "Your Highness, the purpose of this story is to warn the world: a person has the right to revenge, but the gods will never forgive killing guests under their own roof and trampling on guests' rights."
"It doesn't matter whether the gods exist or which god punished the rat chef. What's important is that we should understand the truth of respecting the sacred rights of guests through this story." He concluded in the tone of educating naughty children.
Alas, you are the one who doesn't understand, Big Bear.
The story's moralizing meaning is too obvious, which greatly reduces its authenticity.
This story makes smart people understand one thing: taking advantage of others' trust in guest rights, you can easily and happily take revenge, but the gods will never punish him for it.
The Rat Chef may have a miserable ending, but he will only be punished by the sad king, not the gods.
For the Rat Chef, he is a commoner and was exiled to the Great Wall. He almost lost the opportunity to take revenge forever, not to mention that the object of revenge is a king.
Guest rights are meaningless to such a person.
However, some words should be thought about in your heart. If you really say them, others will definitely look at her differently: I didn't expect that Your Highness, you are such a person.
It seems that she has done something.
So, Dany just asked: "Do you suggest that we go to Qarth?"
Jorah nodded and said seriously: "Qarth is a big city connecting the East and West. There are things you need there, such as ships and sailors. If we find that the people of Qarth have bad intentions, we can leave immediately by ship."
"Robert Baratheon is dead, you really have no idea?" He looked at her steadily, as if he wanted to penetrate the violet mist in front of him and go straight into his heart.
Let the White Walkers be the king of the Seven Kingdoms!
Dany complained in her heart, but her face did not show it at all. Instead, she showed a look of desire and said, "Do I have a chance?"
Westeros is Jorah's hometown. He was willing to be Robert's spy in order to go home.
There is no doubt that between Baratheon and Dany, the balance in his heart has already leaned towards Dany.
But if he knew that Dany had no intention of returning to the Seven Kingdoms, then the tray on the other end of the scale would no longer be "loyalty to King's Landing and the current king", but "the temptation to go home".
Homesickness and love exist at the same level.
Besides, someone had already given the poor knight a good guy card.
"Here, I can't receive any information, and I can't judge the current situation of the Seven Kingdoms. The only thing is that even if the usurper is dead, he still has two sons, and the queen is a Lannister!
At least Baratheon and Lannister will hinder your return.
Eddard Stark almost treats Robert as his own brother, and he won't support you either.
And Arryn of the Vale, Tully of the Trident and Stark are relatives by marriage, and they are also..." Jorah said with a tangled face.
He didn't know that none of the queen's sons were Baratheons, nor did he know that Eddard had been imprisoned by the queen, and might have been beheaded by the new king Joffrey.
In recent years, the political situation in Westeros has been more unpredictable than a storm at sea. Qarth is still too far away from King's Landing, and the information delay is high and the error is large.
"Alas, Princess, let's avoid Westeros for now and wait for the dragons to grow up." Jorah made a mature and prudent suggestion.
Dany nodded. In fact, Jorah has always been cautious and realistic.
"What suggestions do you have?" She looked at the centaur who had been a spectator for a long time.
"Khaleesi, you are the blood of my blood, you can go wherever you say! "Jhogo scratched his bald head and said anxiously.
The centaurs actually didn't want to go far away from the grassland. They believed that sea water was poisonous and should be avoided. However, their stupid brains could not come up with better suggestions, so they could only feel anxious and helpless.
Seeing that the other two blood guards had the same attitude, Dany asked the old representative, "Avanti, Solomon, what do you think?"
"How about we sneak away from here tonight and go to the mountains in the west?" Avanti made a rather stupid suggestion.
Old man Kohor immediately shook his head and advised, "If we deceive the Qarth people, then we will no longer be their friends and guests, but enemies. Have you ever thought about how they found this place?"
"Prophecy, the Shadowbinders will predict." Jhiqui shouted in horror.
Elly corrected her, "It was the stars that led the way for them. I heard that blue-mouthed wizard say it myself this afternoon."
"They can find us in the west." Doreah nodded.
"Quilo, from tomorrow on, you have to stay with my dragon all the time. "Dany made up her mind and said to her "dragon guard."
"Khaleesi, as long as I am alive, no one can steal your dragon. "Quilo said with a firm look.
Everyone reached a consensus at the meeting. Early the next morning, Dany told the three guests her decision.
Quexi still had no expression. The wizard and the merchant directly expressed their welcome and happiness. They both solemnly promised that in Qarth, Dany and her knights would be protected by them.
In the morning, Dany sent knights to notify the herdsmen of the other two white cities to bring the knights' horse team to the White Cloud City. Those who hunted in the western mountains were also notified.
In this way, four days later, Dany's knights set out again.
The target was Qarth in the southwest.
Of course, Dany did not do nothing in those four days. She arranged for Ago to take three horses, bring enough food and water, and set off for Qarth first.
Xaro wrote a letter to Ago. After Ago arrived in Qarth, he only needed to hand the letter to his butler, and a group of servants would lead the camel team to the Red Wasteland.
The camel group will carry a lot of food and water. More importantly, the knights don't have to worry about horsepower. When the camels arrive, the horsemen can switch to more comfortable camels.
Read 70+ Advanced Chapters At Pat Reon
[email protected]/FicToric
(End of this chapter)