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"Friendship? Hehe..." Zhang Cheng glanced at the towering Tower, and smiled contemptuously. "No, on the contrary, I'm going to get rid of them."

"Get rid of the Hightower family?! Are you crazy?" Victarion opened his mouth in surprise.

You must know that in the continent of Westeros, killing an ancient nobleman with a long history often requires paying a huge price.

Even though Lannister almost uprooted Stark in the North and Tully in the River in the War of the Five Kings, they were so majestic, but in fact they have aroused the vigilance and hostility of many nobles.

This is why when the Tyrell family entered King's Landing, they were able to quickly gain political influence comparable to that of Lannister.

It's not so much the fame and wealth of the Tyrell family that played a role, but rather the desire of the other nobles to have a leader to lead them against the Lannister Chamber.

As a bystander, Zhang Cheng naturally understood the delicate political situation in King's Landing, and nodded with a casual smile: "Yes! Because they blocked my way, kicking away stumbling blocks on my way forward is not a matter of course. What’s more? What’s more, as long as I regretfully declare to the outside world that you and your subordinates slaughtered the Hightower family, will the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms believe me, or will they believe you who looted the Old Town?”

"Bastard! You have been using us from the beginning! I curse you! Curse your family and descendants!" The awakened Victarion gritted his teeth and uttered the most vicious curse.

"Sorry, but the curse is a very complicated kind of magic, and you obviously don't have such power. By the way, do you know why I killed Euron and kept you? Because Euron is too smart and crazy, he must not I will act [-]% according to my plan, but you are different. You are stupid and conceited, and you are a chess piece that is easy to manipulate. Well, after talking so much, it is time to send you on your way. Don't worry, wait until you kill Hightower In the name of vengeance for the members of my family, I went to the Iron Islands to end the rule of House Greyjoy, and you will not be alone on the way to the world of the dead."

As the last word fell, Zhang Cheng raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

Kuro Kerba was ordered to open his mouth full of fangs, and spewed out a fiery flame, devouring Victarion completely

When the flames dissipated, only a black mass of unknown substance was left, and the red armor that was suspected to be made of Valyrian steel remained in place...

The impactful pictures and the pungent burnt smell stimulated everyone's nerves, making them hold their breath involuntarily. The battlefield that was originally full of roaring and cursing immediately became dead silent.

boring!

Depressed!

fear!

Although Zhang Cheng has not shown his true strength so far, due to Kuro Kerba's outstanding performance, the newly recruited nobles have no doubt that he will become the ruler of the River Bend area, replacing Tilly It was only a matter of time before the Er family.

Just as the soldiers were staring at the giant dragon's huge body in awe, there was a sudden sound of footsteps coming from the entrance of the towering tower, followed by more than 200 heavily armed soldiers of the Hightower family filing out.

Following them was an old man with a gray beard and hair, and beside him was a pale-skinned woman who couldn't tell her age.

It was known, without asking, that these two were Leighton Hightower and his daughter Moroya Hightower.

Finding that the murder of her father and enemy was just around the corner, Beth, who was hiding in the crowd, subconsciously grabbed the hilt of her sword, wanting to rush out and chop off the opponent's head.

But before she could put it into action, Blanco, who was quick and quick, stopped her, and reminded in a low voice: "Honey, if I were you, I wouldn't be in a hurry. Remember, don't disrupt your master's plan, Otherwise, I promise you will die a miserable death."

"Damn it! I hate waiting! Especially now!" Beth cursed viciously in a low voice, and took the initiative to release her right hand holding the sword.

She is not a fool, she understands that if she rushes forward at this time, the most likely thing is not to pierce Moroya's heart with a sword, but to be burned to death by the flames sprayed out by the giant dragon.

As the executor of the plan to subvert the Hightower family, she knows better than outsiders how cold and heartless that man who appears to be polite and friendly on the surface is. The front doesn't work at all.

Zhang Cheng undoubtedly noticed the episode that happened behind him, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and turned all his attention to Leighton Hightower.

Similarly, "Old Town Old Man" also looked him up and down, as well as Kuro Kerba who was crawling at his feet.

The two looked at each other like this for about a minute or two. Finally, Leighton Hightower was the first to squeeze out a smile, stepped forward and bowed with one hand on his chest: "It's very nice to meet you, Earl Mason, although I I have heard a lot of news about you, but after meeting today, I realized that you are more legendary than those news. Finally, thank you for lending a helping hand at the critical moment, and the Hightower family will always remember it.”

Chapter 2 The towering tower

"Hehe, please don't be so polite, no matter from the point of view of being a nobleman in the River Bend area or from the point of view of a neighbor, I will not sit back and watch a group of lawless pirates plunder Old Town. Besides, I have long wanted to come to Visit the famous Hightower family, and take a close look at the tallest man-made building in the known world." After speaking, Zhang Cheng raised his head and watched the raging flames emerging from the top of the towering tower.

As a mage who is extremely sensitive to energy, he can already clearly feel the magic energy faintly revealed inside the wall.

There is no doubt that the towering tower is not just a lighthouse and fortress as rumored by the outside world, the builder may have given it the ability to study mysterious power, just like the mage tower in the forgotten kingdom and Azeroth.

After all, although A Song of Ice and Fire appears to be a completely low-magic world on the surface, in fact, a long, long time ago, whether it was the glorious Valyria, the free children of the forest, or the one who once had a relationship with Valy The Rhoynar people in Leah's desperate fight have all used magic power frequently, not to mention there are still unproven deep-sea races.

The more he understood, the more Zhang Cheng felt that there were countless secrets hidden under the calm surface of this world.

Maybe just like the giant dragon from another world—Clonada, behind every belief system worshiped by humans, there should be something real to support it, which may be some kind of powerful magical creature, or it may be A mysterious race that hides itself, otherwise how to explain these buildings and ruins that far exceed the current level of magic technology?

"Oh? You are also interested in the history of the towering tower?" Moroya Hightower, who was wearing a black and gray dress, took the initiative to step forward and bowed gracefully.

Although according to Leighton Hightower's aging appearance, she should be at least 30 years old, but for some reason, she looks extremely young on the surface. The only thing that can prove the traces of time are those eyes full of wisdom and vicissitudes.

Most importantly, Zhang Cheng smelled magic from the other party. Although it was very faint, it was enough to prove that the rumors that the Hightower family was involved in alchemy, necromancers and other mysterious powers were not groundless.

After realizing this, he raised the corner of his mouth to show a playful smile, and then shook his head lightly: "No, what I'm interested in is not the history, but the role of the tower itself."

"Effect?" Moroya seemed to be stimulated by something, and her whole body trembled slightly.

"Yes! Function!" Zhang Cheng ignored the other party's abnormal reaction, and explained to himself: "As we all know, magic is a powerful and unpredictable force that can do many incredible things. Fools think it It is a gift from the gods, wise people think it is an innate talent, few people are willing to believe that it is a kind of knowledge, an ability that can be mastered through learning."

"What do you want to express?" Moroya seemed to realize something, and her expression gradually became serious.

Zhang Cheng smiled and shrugged his shoulders: "It's nothing, I just sighed a little. After such a long decline in magic, there is still a family in Westeros that has preserved the tradition of learning magic. Of course, this is mainly due to ..."

Before he finished speaking, Leighton Hightower immediately interrupted: "I'm sorry, Earl Mason, it's obviously not in line with the Hightower family's way of hospitality for you to stand at the door, please come inside and take your time." Let’s talk slowly, I can also accompany you to visit around to satisfy your curiosity.”

You don't need to ask to know that the remarks about magic just touched his most sensitive nerves.

To be exact, the Hightower family didn't want the secret of their mastery of magic to be known by too many people, especially in public.

Although it is not clear what the reason is, they have been trying to use the two forces of the Academy and the Church to eliminate all supernatural powers including dragons and magic in the Seven Kingdoms. Once the fact that they secretly study magic power is exposed, Then there will inevitably be a series of crises.

For the Hightower family, which has just experienced a catastrophe, they no longer have enough strength to deal with such a crisis.

As the mastermind behind the entire conspiracy, Zhang Cheng obviously understood the enemy's weaknesses and weaknesses very well, so he forced the opponent to make concessions with just a few words.

You must know that according to the historical records compiled by the scholars, there are only a handful of outsiders who have been invited by the Hightower family to enter the towering tower.

But today, Layton had no choice but to suppress the anger in his heart and broke the convention once again.

Because he understands that the current situation of the family is almost the same as during the Conqueror's War, and the young man in front of him is even more terrifying than Aegon the Dragon King. If he chooses to refuse, then the ensuing catastrophe is likely to follow.

Watching the flash of anger in the old man's eyes, Zhang Cheng smiled nonchalantly and bowed: "Thank you very much! Please lead the way, I can't wait to see what it looks like inside."

"Please come with me, Earl." Sensing her father's anger, Moloya raised her arm as a gesture of invitation.

"Please wait a moment, I need some time to make some arrangements." After speaking, Zhang Cheng turned around and came to the old mercenary, and ordered in a low voice: "Everything will be done according to the original plan. Remember, once you see me The signal sent out is to immediately block the tower and the school city, and no one will be allowed to approach or escape, do you understand?"

"Of course, my lord. But are you sure you don't need to bring some guards?" Blanco kindly reminded.

"No, no need, I alone is enough. In addition, during my absence, Kuro Kerba will temporarily obey your orders, and don't let it carry out large-scale destruction and killing unless necessary. Well, that's all I want to tell you, don't let me down, otherwise you know what the consequences will be."

After all, Zhang Cheng pretended to pat the old mercenary on the shoulder, and followed Moroya into the tower.

After the figures of the two disappeared on the stairs around the corner, the soldiers of the Hightower family who were guarding the entrance immediately retreated to the first floor to stand ready.

Obviously, they did not regard the reinforcements coming from afar as friends, but instead treated them as potential enemies carefully.