The Mountain of Ice and Fire

Earl Osgrey was very direct: "Ser Gregor, whether it's a big matter or a small one, just say it. If I can do it, I'll definitely help you." He chuckled. "Miss Jeyne is right, you're a Lannister now. Yes, we are all Lannisters."

Lord Tywin's connections were indeed subtly providing benefits that Gregor hadn't even anticipated.

He was Lord Tywin's son-in-law!

And soon it would be true.

The only regret was perhaps that Cersei Lannister, Jaime Lannister, and Tyrion Lannister wouldn't have the chance to attend his wedding with Jeyne.

However, Gregor himself didn't mind at all.

Gregor sensed that Tywin Lannister was truly a man of extraordinary political talent. By taking Jeyne as his foster daughter, he easily made Gregor a member of his family, ensuring that Gregor would serve him even more devotedly from then on.

Gregor was the Mountain, brutal and terrifying, but his loyalty was something Tywin Lannister was sure of.

"Earl, I heard you have a death row inmate in your prison named Chiswyck."

"The knight wants him?" The earl's expression turned serious.

"Since he's already a death row inmate, give him to me. You see, it's hard for me to recruit soldiers here."

The four centurions behind the earl all subtly changed their expressions.

*

Chiswyck was the biggest thug in Lannisport. He initially rose up in the north of the city, and at that time, only three ruffians followed him; but he quickly killed the biggest thug leader in the north of the city and became the big boss of the thugs in the north, with fifty men under his command.

Lannisport was the largest city in the Westerlands, with 50,000 native residents and nearly 10,000 transient people. There were many thug groups. Each district had a thug group.

In less than a year, Chiswyck ruled the north, south, and east of the city, with 300 men under his command, running brothels, gambling dens, and loan sharking operations. After becoming rich, he purchased armor and good weapons for his men, transforming himself into a mercenary company, named the Battle Blades, becoming henchmen and accomplices for the rich and nobles.

Why was it named the Battle Blades?

Street thugs and ruffians were basically children from poor families or orphans who gathered together to make a living out of necessity. They had one thing in common: besides being shameless and reckless, they were poor.

Poor thugs and ruffians couldn't afford swords, they could only afford knives: kitchen knives and wood knives, short knives and daggers, all kinds of knives.

When Chiswyck led these guys from the slums to a better life, he transformed into a mercenary company with more security. The number of people also expanded from 300 to 500, and some wandering knights and wandering mercenaries also joined his army. Although they were already wearing armor and carrying long swords, Chiswyck didn't forget his roots. He named his mercenary group the Battle Blades.

Chiswyck had a nickname: Big Iron Head.

When he conquered the thug group in the east of the city, the two sides negotiated. The leader on the other side was called Tolbert, who was also a very fierce guy. He said that as long as Chiswyck dared to let him cut Chiswyck's big head with a knife, he would recognize Chiswyck as his boss.

This was obviously a threatening remark to show off his ferocity, not to be taken seriously, but Chiswyck took it seriously.

He drew his knife and forced Tolbert to cut his forehead with a knife, otherwise, he would cut Tolbert's forehead with a knife.

So Tolbert drew his knife and tried his best to cut Chiswyck's forehead.

Chiswyck's head had been very hard since he was a child, and it was also larger than ordinary people. It may have been a natural anomaly, with a different structure from ordinary people. Tolbert's knife cut down and got stuck in Chiswyck's forehead. The blade was bitten, and Tolbert pulled it hard, but he couldn't pull it out.

Chiswyck laughed loudly, his expression unchanged. He claimed that he would keep this knife on his forehead forever, and everyone would drink before taking the knife down.

Tolbert and his thugs were shocked.

Tolbert knelt down on one knee on the spot and recognized Chiswyck as his boss. From then on, all the thugs in the north, east, and south of the city obeyed Chiswyck.

Also because of this 'beheading legend' incident, Chiswyck got the nickname Big Iron Head.

After Chiswyck led his brothers to turn from evil to good, because he dared to help employers with anything, he quickly became a famous mercenary group in Lannisport. If Earl Osgrey had some dirty work to deal with, he would also send a message to Chiswyck and ask him to do it. Chiswyck never disappointed his employers.

The most lucrative territory in Lannisport was not the east, north, or south of the city, but the west of the city. The west of the city was where goods and trade from all over the world concentrated, with rows of docks and many thug groups and mercenary groups. One of the mercenary groups that had long controlled the territory in the west of the city was called the Seagulls.

Chiswyck decided to enter the most profitable west of the city to make a living. When he took on mercenary work, he didn't give up the brothel, gambling den, and loan sharking business.

To be honest, because of his bad reputation and humble background, the mercenary work he took on was generally not presentable, and the commissions were low.

The Seagulls mercenary group in the west of the city had 1,000 people and also owned two warships. They also undertook the protection business of large merchant ships in the Sunset Sea. After all, although the Ironborn of the Iron Islands didn't dare to enter Lannisport to plunder, it was common for them to run rampant in the Sunset Sea.

Chiswyck took a fancy to the strength of the Seagulls. He sent someone to bring a message to the leader of the Seagulls, Aegon, asking him to join the Battle Blades. If he didn't agree, as long as Aegon's courage was greater than his, Chiswyck, and he wasn't afraid of him, he was willing to recognize Aegon as his boss, and the Battle Blades would join the Seagulls.

After receiving the letter, Aegon sent someone to tell Chiswyck that even if his big head was really harder than steel, he would not submit to the Battle Blades. There was only one way for the two groups to merge, and that was for Chiswyck to recognize him as his boss.

After receiving the letter, Chiswyck was very straightforward. He agreed with Aegon's statement, thinking that Aegon dared to call him his little brother, which was indeed courageous. So, Chiswyck took his ten or so most valiant brothers to the west of the city, found Aegon, and was willing to recognize him as his boss. Aegon was overjoyed, so he set up a banquet, called Chiswyck his brother, and everyone drank and ate meat in large bowls.

In the middle of the night, Chiswyck and his ten or so brothers pulled out short knives from their arms and cut off Aegon's head. Aegon's ten or so most loyal and valiant generals were all beheaded.

Chiswyck stood on the table with Aegon's head in his hand. He ate the grilled meat stuck with Aegon's blood with his short knife, and the Seagulls surrendered.

From then on, the Seagulls were annexed by the Battle Blades. The infinitely glorious Seagulls no longer existed and were merged into the Battle Blades.

But soon, one of Aegon's little guards named Foulmouth secretly reported the blood case of Chiswyck killing the leader of the Seagulls, Aegon, and more than a dozen others. So, Chiswyck and his leaders were all arrested, thrown into the black prison, and became death row inmates. His Battle Blades disbanded.

After Gregor Clegane heard about this, he had been planning to take this Big Iron Head as his subordinate. Anyway, he was a death row inmate. If the earl wanted to explain to the people, he could just find a bad guy to be beheaded.

*

Gregor didn't know if the earl would agree to hand over this death row inmate, Chiswyck, to him, but he decided to take this opportunity to try.

Gregor didn't want to miss a ruthless person with such courage in the world.

"Alright!" The earl didn't hesitate at all. The earl was also a sophisticated and ruthless person. "Ser Gregor, but you must guarantee in the name of the Seven Gods and the honor of your family that Chiswyck will not commit crimes in Lannisport in the future."

"After he becomes a Clegane, I guarantee that he will no longer kill people indiscriminately, let alone commit arson in Lannisport." Gregor said. Then, Gregor publicly swore an oath in the name of the Seven Gods and the honor of his family.

Thugs and ruffians were everywhere, but a true king of thugs was hard to find.

Chiswyck was one.