Chapter 368 Stannis
Bravos's is always full of busyness, and the ubiquitous oppression and threatening declares the sovereignty of slavery. Although it is a free city-state, it is all based on slavery.∽↗
Many people think that Bravos does not have slaves because they do not even count the few people who are slaves as adults.
This place is older, more prosperous, and larger than King's Landing. There are many shops everywhere, mansions of various families and forces, and some ancient organizations that have been hidden for countless years.
This place is more mysterious and charming than London during World War II. Of course, the premise is that you have to accept the style of Mediterranean culture. For example, Winnie has not been very happy these days because she hates the heat.
Yi Xiao left her in the hotel. Whether it was Jin Jialong or magic gold coins, they would blind people's hearts with scary eyes. They gave them the best service and the best food, as well as the very rare ice cubes in Ursus.
Although Yi Xiao's magic can keep the temperature very well, just like cleaning up is never as good as taking a bath, it cannot be accepted spiritually, and Winnie is unwilling to return to Neverland.
The turbulence in the world is like a broken axe, which makes the two of them cautiously not to separate easily, so as not to be trapped in the two places. Time is the most ruthless existence.
Yi Xiao has been looking for sources of goods in the past few days. He needs a large amount of human bodies as materials, and sometimes many animals. Of course, he cannot do it himself, but Bravos's slave owner is indeed not as much as Meeren.
He still needs to take time to go to Oz. I don’t know what it has become after nearly a hundred years. Fortunately, he just needs to find a door casually and just plug in the key and twist it open.
But just as Yi Xiao found nothing at Bravos to go to Meerelene, an invitation from Stannis was delivered to him, with gold edges inlaid and looked meticulous, just like Stannis himself.
"King's Mansion, 3:00 pm...Stannis really thought he was the king?" Winnie lay on the bed, looking through the invitation letter boredly, as if she had found some interesting toy.
"In a sense." Yi Xiao sorted out magic materials on the table beside him, piled with wreckage of books and animals. There were also some unknown liquids and suspiciously shaped machinery. "He is indeed the legal heir to the Iron Throne."
"Is that right?" Winnie turned over and sat up from the bed and looked at Yi Xiao with bright eyes. "I feel that too." But then she lay on the bed and swayed her legs, saying, "Neither Joffrey nor Wentai can manage this country well. Moreover, Stannis is Robert's younger brother, and the people of the Baratheon family are considered orthodox."
"He is not orthodox." Yi Xiao continued with a smile.
"Didn't you say it?" Winnie rolled around the bed with dissatisfaction, "the legal heir to the Iron Throne."
"The heir does not mean orthodox." Yi Xiao shook his head, "Otherwise, how can Daenerys be calculated in the far southeast of Esos? Baratheon's kingdom was also stolen, and the Iron Throne was never orthodox. Just like war never distinguishes right from wrong, only winners and losers."
Winnie shook her little head and nodded thoughtfully, "Then do you think Stannis is a winner or a loser?" she asked again.
"I don't know." Yi Xiao shrugged, "The story is not over yet, but with the hurry of us uninvited guests, this game is destined, and there will be no winners..."
He gently wiped a strange-shaped key and said slowly, "...it will never happen again."
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"Are you sure you sent the invitation to the wizard?" Stannis leaned on the long high-back chair, sat in the middle of the long table, and put down the wine glass that he had taken a sip of his hand.
"If... Bravos doesn't have another wizard from King's Landing, then I'm sure I didn't send the wrong person." Davos, who had lost a lot of fingers, stood next to Stannis with gloves, and replied seriously.
"Your humor is still so unpleasant." Stannis said softly, looking at the timer beside the wall, his tone became a little dissatisfied. "But since the invitation has been delivered, no one has told me that he is coming yet. Is this planning not to obey the time? What a disliked wizard."
Not long after Stannis's voice fell, the timer in the corner slowly set to the three o'clock scale, but at the same time, a twist suddenly appeared in the air ahead of Stannis, and a small piece of black mist appeared instantly, like a shadow standing out of thin air. Then the figures of Yi Xiao and Winnie appeared in front of him.
"Bang!" The black shadow disappeared and made a crisp sound. Yi Xiao tidied up his wizard robe and smiled at the two of them easily, "It seems that I'm not late, oh... It's Lord Stannis. You've come in person. I thought you were in the north."
Stannis was startled by Yi Xiao's magical appearance, quickly came back to his senses, suppressed his surprise, and smiled with the king's demeanor, "This is the advantage of having a fleet. You can go anywhere you want. In order to meet with a wizard like yours, things in the North can be temporarily released."
This is the potential quality of an excellent king. Stannis never forgets to show his strength and increase his bargaining chips at any time. However, Yi Xiao, who is familiar with the world of ice and fire, will not be confused.
"Is that right?" Yi Xiao smiled and found a seat with Winnie casually. "I thought your fleet was burned to ashes under the city of King's Landing, or are you going to tell me that you used the savages and night watchmen who had just captured in the North to build a new fleet. A fleet without ships is not called a fleet."
Stannis smiled this time, and did not rush to answer, "Do you know a lot, Lord Ilof."
"The wizards always know a lot of things, through all kinds of strange ways." Yi Xiao shrugged and answered.
"What else do you do?" Stannis turned his body forward, his voice full of temptation and hope.
Yi Xiao shook his head and picked among the fruits on the table. The atmosphere suddenly became cold. Davos wanted to say something but was stopped by Stannis.
"Why ask me this question?" After a while, Yi Xiao suddenly asked back.
"Sitting in front of you is the guardian of the entire territory, the only king of the seven kingdoms. Why do you ask you this question? And I think you need to call him Your Majesty." Davos could not help it, and immediately spoke quickly after receiving Stannis's instructions.
Yi Xiao nodded and said that he had heard it. He pulled down the corner of his mouth and showed a strange smile, "Then the one sitting in front of this king is the most powerful wizard in your world, at least at present, so what are you going to do?"
"I... am the only king." Stannis said word by word, "Dafoss' right hand was placed on the hilt of the sword, "and you... are not the only ones."
Strength has always been the most important condition of negotiations. Stannis needs manpower to help him win the Iron Throne. The wizard in front of him is obviously not a role that can be easily handled. Stannis and he minded that he would use other methods to conquer him.
Chapter completed!