Game of Thrones: The Strongest Dragon Mother

Chapter 189 The consul who pulls votes

After traveling west along the pier street for half an hour, a vast river with a width of more than five kilometers appeared in front of it.

The river is surging, like ten thousand horses galloping, flowing into the bay endlessly.

The Lorne River, the mother river of the Rhoynar people.

Leaving the coast, the elephant car turned a corner and went north along the river bank into the eastern city of Volantis.

Even when the sky was darkening, and even miles away, Dany could still see the tall black wall to the north.

Volantis was the eldest daughter of Valyria, the first colonial city-state, or outpost, to be established outside the Land of Long Summer.

The Rhoen River had its own master at that time, the sons of the Rhoen River who dominated the western continent of Essos—the Rhoyna.

Therefore, this outpost is particularly strong, using the same construction method as the Domeless Tower and Valyrian Avenue, which is the "immortal stone" that the high priest of Oros said.

Immortal stone does not refer to a certain kind of stone, but melts the rock by special means, adds magic runes, pours it into a mold, and casts a building with an overall structure. The entire megalithic building is immortal.

For example, the thousands of kilometers of Valyrian Avenue is completely a whole, and the 300-meter-high Babel Tower is also a whole.

The same is true of the huge oval-shaped city wall in Dongcheng District, 60 meters high and more than 15 meters wide-prepared for the Dragon King to take off and land.

Volantis has a unique natural harbor. After the Dragon King controlled the dragon and entered the plain of the Lorne River, the scale of the city began to expand rapidly.

The black walls on the east bank of the river were filled with old nobles whose blood could be traced back to Valyria, and the newly expanded city outside the walls was crowded with the homes, shops and inns of rich Valyrian free folk.

The west bank is a chaotic cesspit, the main population consists of: foreign tourists, sea merchants, poor free people, mercenaries, fugitive criminals, eunuchs, pirates, pickpockets.

Even shadowbinders and necromancers from Asshai were among them.

A long bridge connects the east and west cities.

Dani belongs to foreign tourists. They go north from the pier, enter Dongcheng District along the Lorne River, and then cross the long bridge to the Merchant House Hotel in Xicheng District.

The twilight has passed, and the night covers the land. The shops, hotels, or vendors’ stalls on both sides of the street hang out parchment lanterns and stained glass oil lamps one by one, and many colored light circles light up the gray stone pavement.

Pedestrians under the lights are shrouded in a green halo for a while, then enter a red halo for a while, and then purple and orange again.

The noisy sounds around, as well as the strange smell of barbecue coming from the steaming small vendors, all these gave Dani the illusion of going back to the modern night market.

Approaching the long bridge that connects the East and West districts, the traffic becomes more congested, with wagons, carts and elephant carts filling the streets.

Most of these cars are heading for the long bridge, or just coming from the bridge.

There are as many slaves as there are cockroaches in the dump, running about on their master's errands.

The Cadillac on the back of the elephant does not dare to yell for pedestrians to make way as it does in the dock area.

Because everyone who enters the long bridge is not easy to mess with, except for the black-walled nobles who ride elephants, there are also businessmen, rich people, and most expensive tourists who ride elephant carts and carriages.

At the entrance of the long bridge is a black stone arch carved with sphinxes, manticores, dragons and other exotic animals.

The long arch bridge behind the gate, like the black wall and the Tongtian Tower, is made of melted stone and supported by giant pillars. It is as stable as Mount Tai and as solid as a rock at the mouth of the river where the river is rushing. It spans the two kilometers wide river.

In the works of "Long Legs" Lomas, this long bridge is called the nine architectural wonders of the world of ice and fire together with the Great Wall of the North and the Great Pyramid of Old Ghis.

It is an architectural masterpiece of Valyria's heyday.

The road on the bridge just allows two vehicles to run side by side. When the vehicles from the east and the west meet, they must slow down and drive slowly. The elephant cars of the two young people were washed away by the flow of people when they crossed the bridge.

And the fat man riding the elephant was of extraordinary status, with a superior expression, he leisurely continued northward, and he wanted to go back to the black wall.

Well, before parting at the entrance of the long bridge, he still squinted at Dani, and extended an invitation: "Ma'am, although your bloodline is not as noble as mine, it still has obvious Valyrian characteristics. The dirty and messy West City is not suitable for you." Why don't you come and stay at my house for a while?"

In the end, he raised his thick double chin and added proudly: "I come from the great Cloris family in the Black Wall. You must know that without invitation from people in the city, ordinary people will not be able to enter the Black Wall for a lifetime."

That appearance, as if a rich second generation "chuck", parked a red Ferrari in front of Dani, pressed the window, took off the sunglasses smartly, raised his chin and asked, "Do you want to go together?"

"Thank you for your invitation. I will enter the black wall, but not tonight." Dany declined with a smile.

The fat man didn't say anything, nodded and rode away on the elephant.

The long bridge was crowded with people and the air was filthy. Dani kept covering her nose with a hand roll, not in the mood to watch the surrounding scenery, and squeezed for half an hour before crossing the long bridge and arriving in the west city.

After finally passing the heavy traffic road near the long bridge, the elephant car turned into a wide street on the west side, and the speed picked up again. The blond driver turned his head and smiled and said to Dani: "Guest, don't worry, we will be here soon." We're going into Fishmongers Square."

Before the words were finished, there was a sudden commotion at the crossroad ahead, and soon, two rows of twelve Unsullied Ones rushed out from the corner with spears in hand.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, make way for the Archon!" the Unsullied shouted.

Cadillac hurriedly drove the white elephant to the side of the road, and climbed down the elephant's back, obediently kneeling under the elephant's belly.

Dany tiptoed to look, and found that the Unsullied had completely changed except for the spiked helmet.

Gorgeous golden full body armor and a colorful tiger skin cape.

In terms of style, it is more than one grade higher than her gray younger brothers.

The Unsullied opened the way ahead, followed by forty or fifty tiger-robed soldiers, surrounded by a huge gray head, and turned around.

The colossus is three meters high, and it wears an armor inlaid with colorful glaze. Every time it takes a step, the armor will reflect colorful lights like water waves.

The elephant carried a tall fortress on its back. The fortress was so high that when passing through the carved stone arches at the intersection, the wooden roof rubbed against the stone surface for a harsh creaking sound.

"I heard that consuls have a high status. During their tenure, their feet cannot touch the ground. No matter where they go, they have to ride an elephant." Barristan explained to Dany in a low voice.

"Hehe, from birth to death, the Dragon King of Valyria who lived on the Tower of Babel never touched the ground once. Their descendants have no dragons, so they can only ride elephants." Dany taunted.

"Moo—" the colossus let out a long and loud cry.

"Did half the city hear it? Walk around every day, and the whole city will know that the consul is patrolling the streets." Dany gritted her teeth and picked her ears.

"The Consul of Dofas is here!" A tall tiger-robed soldier in front shouted.

After the doomsday catastrophe, the Volantenes took it for granted that they were the heirs of the Freedom Bastion, that is, the masters of the whole world.

But they disagree on how to rule the world.The old nobles believed in force, and the merchants and moneylenders advocated trade.

Around these two tendencies, in order to compete for the leadership of the city, two parties gradually formed, namely the Tiger Party and the Elephant Party.

The Tiger Robe Army originated from the radical Tiger Party. They wore tiger helmets and green beard stripes on their cheeks. They were all slave soldiers.

"Do you think they will turn against me anyway? Volantis, together with the towns near the Lorne River Valley, has a total of [-] to [-] tiger-robed troops!" Dany looked inexplicably.

"Look," the old man said in a low voice, pointing to the tall sergeant who ran a few steps and shouted a chant, "their spirits are completely different from the slave soldiers in Slaver's Bay, but very similar to the golden robes of King's Landing. His face was full of pride and confidence."

Dany sighed and said nothing more.

When the consul's team left, Cadillac pulled the belt tied to the elephant's belly, and rushed up the elephant's back like a monkey.

It happened that an elephant cart drove up behind Dani, and a person on it spat out with a sneer. "Hey, Dofas can only be majestic for another six days."

The companions around him nodded in agreement: "The matter of forming an alliance is a foregone conclusion. Two of the three consuls have publicly expressed their strong hostility towards that woman. As long as he has always said to be cautious, the people in the black wall will certainly not choose him again."

The two cars quickly staggered and entered different streets at the intersection. Dany said thoughtfully: "This trip is really the right one. I don't know if Volantis is united and strong if I don't come and see for myself. You're going to fight me."

"Not only Volantis, but I guess the situation in Qarth, New Ghis, Lys and other city-states is similar. But you don't have to worry too much, the enemies of the Mother of Dragons are always only the top few people, ordinary people Heart is like water, changing with the wind and waves." The old man comforted her in a low voice.

"Dangdang"

"Dong Dong Dong"

There are bursts of rhythmic beating of gongs and flower drums from the street ahead, accompanied by melodious flute and mellow harp, forming a melody that is cheerful but not noisy.

Dany turned her head, looked over the elephant's buttocks, and saw the long procession of torches slowly approaching.

Most of the people surrounded by the torchbearers were jugglers. There were two dwarves doing catch and toss acrobatics, there was a weird clown with weird legs and hooves, there was a flower wreath girl on stilts singing loudly, and there was a girl with a body. A man in a golden leather jacket with golden paint on his face is riding a white lion, holding a golden pennant to show off his might, and someone

These acrobats have one thing in common with the torchbearers. They all have a distinctive double dragon holding the crown family emblem painted on the back of their clothes.

Then I heard someone on the street saying: "Ma Siyo asked for a juggling troupe."

"Moo!" After the juggler and the torchbearer there is a huge elephant cart.

On the side of the elephant in front was a huge name "Masyoso, Hero of the Commoner" written in strange fluorescent powder, and there was a young silver-haired Valyrian nobleman standing on the soft seat of the car behind.

He held up a shiny brass trumpet and shouted: "Free people in the western city, just like you, my father Masyoso is also a free man, only he can represent ordinary free people.

For you, for you, and for the common interests of all of us, please vote for Masyoso. "

The corner of Dani's mouth twitched, creating the illusion of dreaming back to modern times and watching Wanwan news.

A fat blond man guarding behind the barbecue sausage stand yelled: "Little Duck, your father Masyoso is very good, but most of the free people on our street are not eligible to vote! You'd better go to the black wall Go around, don't delay our business."

Volantene freedmen who meet the property standards are eligible to vote, and few people on the west bank of the river can vote, and even on the east bank, it is difficult for common people to obtain the right to vote.

The election of the consul of Volantene might seem democratic, but in the final analysis it was just a game of the rich and the noble.

A burly middle-aged woman walked out of the small building next to the signboard of 'Julong Grocery Store', her voice was louder than that of a fat man with roasted sausages: "What are you talking about, little Duck, let me give up, if you don't have noble blood, who would choose?" you?"

"Hehe, Aunt Chloe, you should have the right to vote, right? Give my father a vote!" The silver-haired young man in the elephant car said with a smile.

"Come down," a woman about the size of fat eunuch Belwas waved to the young man, "stay with me all night, and I will give you the ballot in my mother's hand!"

"Hahaha!" The neighbors around laughed together, and under the yellow light of the torch, that little Duck blushed, and stopped pulling votes, and just kept urging the driver on the elephant's back to leave quickly.

"Chloe, you should have told him quietly, on the street, that kid has 1 wishes in his heart, and he can't let go!" the barbecue fat man said loudly.

Then there was another burst of laughter.

(End of this chapter)