"Although this is just a personal act by your fleet commander, it cannot be used as a basis for me to forgive your joint pirate attack on God's Grace Island. The losses you have brought me are real. It is too easy to explain it with just a misunderstanding." In the manor courtyard outside Black Stone Island harbor, Lynd said in a deep voice while drinking a glass of frozen juice made with the Ice Dragon Rune, while staring at Magistrate Aterste, a Tyroshi magistrate with short green hair, flamboyant clothes, and a slightly fat figure.
Looking at the frozen juice in Lynd's hand, Magistrate Aterste couldn't help but swallow. He wasn't just greedy for the frozen juice, but because Lynd created the frozen juice with magic in front of him.
For a long time, the Free City States Alliance of Essos had many rumors about Lynd mastering the power of the gods. Even in Tyrosh, Myr, Rees, Pentos and other port city-states, there were storm god temples with Lynd as the object of worship.
Although these temples are not very large and are not the mainstream belief, there are still many sailors who go to the temples to worship before sailing.
Magistrate Aterste never believed these rumors. Even before coming here, Lynd was just a barbarian lord from the western continent in his mind. It wasn't until he saw Lynd directly turn a glass of ordinary juice into frozen juice in front of him that he believed that the person in front of him really possessed the mysterious magic like a god, as the rumors said.
He had seen wizards, Pyromancer, Red Priest, Shapeshifter, blood warriors and other people who possessed magical powers. He could distinguish which were just tricks and illusions, and which were real mysterious powers. Lynd was obviously the kind of person who possessed mysterious powers in his eyes.
Moreover, he could also see from the fact that Lynd could easily use this power without any prayer or chanting that Lynd's control over the mysterious power must far exceed any wizard or Red Priest he had seen, as if this power originated from himself, which also made him feel that the rumors about Lynd being the incarnation of storm god might be true.
It was after confirming Lynd's ability that he also felt that his mission might fail. After all, people who possess great power are people with firm minds and are not easily bewitched by others.
Even so, he still wanted to try, so after Lynd questioned him, he quickly replied: "Of course, we certainly know that we were wrong this time. We are willing to compensate Godsworn Your Excellency for your losses."
"Very good." Lynd was not polite either. He beckoned to the attendant beside him, took out a scroll and handed it to the other party, and said: "This is the compensation I requested. Take a look first!"
When Magistrate Aterste saw Lynd directly take out the list of compensation, his heart trembled, and he felt that things were a little bad, but he still took the scroll, opened it, and looked at it carefully. His face was replaced by a look of surprise, and before he finished reading it, he couldn't help but raise his head and ask Lynd: "Is this all the compensation?"
"Do you think I am the kind of greedy person?" Lynd said with a serious expression: "I only take what belongs to me."
"Your character makes me admire you." Magistrate Aterste quickly got up and saluted.
It's no wonder that he was so shocked. The content on this list of compensation not only did not exceed the limit of compensation given to him by the Grand Duke, but was much less than the expected compensation.
The main content is the compensation for the ships and personnel lost in the naval battle. These compensations are all within a reasonable range. Secondly, those captured ships and sailors will not be returned to Tyrosh, which is also expected by the Tyroshi officials.
The only two points that are a little harsh are that in the next five years, Earl of Summerhall will take over the dock, and all berthing fees for all ships will be collected by Earl of Summerhall. If the local merchant ships in Tyrosh are not members of the Miracle Merchant Guild, then they must pay twice the berthing fee. After five years, Earl of Summerhall will return the dock, and all fees will return to normal.
The second point is that Tyrosh's special purple dye must be exclusively operated by members of the Miracle Merchant Guild, and is not allowed to be sold to merchant groups or guilds in other cities, including local merchants in Tyrosh.
Although these two days are a bit harsh, they have not exceeded the psychological endurance limit of the Tyroshi high-level officials. Compared with the huge amount of compensation proposed in the discussions yesterday, the current compensation conditions are already unbelievably good.
"Since you think these compensation conditions are reasonable, then take it back to your Grand Duke and see if it passes, then officially sign the compensation agreement!" Lynd did things simply and directly, and did not continue to waste words with the other party. While issuing an eviction order, he complained: "The weather here is too hot, I don't like it. End it sooner, go back sooner, don't make me wait too long, Magistrate Your Excellency."
"Yes, yes." Magistrate Aterste responded quickly.
When he got up to leave, he stopped again, turned his head and said to Lynd: "I also brought two small gifts for this mission, I hope Your Excellency will like them."
After saying that, without specifying what the gifts were, he turned and walked out of the courtyard.
"Gifts?" Lynd frowned, turned to look at the attendant, and asked: "He brought gifts?"
"Yes, Your Excellency." The attendant replied quickly: "His gifts are two people."
"Two people?" Lynd asked: "Women?"
"No, one man and one woman." The attendant replied: "One is a teenager of about ten years old, and the other is a girl of about ten years old."
Lynd felt puzzled. He felt that since Magistrate Aterste would send these two people as gifts, he must think that these two people were very important and valuable to him, and felt that this gift could make him lower the compensation conditions, but he really couldn't think of what teenagers would make him feel valuable.
So, he asked the attendant to bring the two people over.
When the attendant led the two people, one in front and one behind, through the grape trellis and came to Lynd, Lynd immediately understood why Magistrate Aterste would think that these two people were valuable to him.
I saw that these two people both had silver hair and purple eyes, but one person's hair was silver-white and the other was silver-gold. Both of them looked very handsome, at least more handsome than most people Lynd had ever seen.
When the two appeared in front of Lynd, the boy instinctively blocked the girl behind him, and looked up, deliberately putting on a proud look, while the girl timidly hid behind the boy, tightly holding the corner of the boy's clothes with her hands, looking at Lynd worriedly.
"Go and move two chairs over, and prepare some food. The Targaryen Prince and Princess should not stand here like defendants on trial." Lynd ordered the attendant.
The boy and girl in front of him were the Targaryen siblings who were wandering on the streets. It is not difficult to see from their current clothes that they should have reached the end of their rope. Even a slightly decent piece of clothing is not available. Viserys's clothes can still be seen with patches, no wonder he was ridiculed as a beggar king.
Seeing Lynd recognize them, both of them became extremely nervous, but Viserys still stubbornly and proudly held his head high, as if as long as he lowered his head, the invisible crown on his head would fall off.
The attendant quickly moved two chairs over, and a rich meal was placed on the table.
The two of them had obviously not eaten since morning. When they saw the food on the table, they couldn't help but swallow, and their stomachs grumbled, but they didn't reach out to take the food on the table, and were still nervously looking at Lynd.
Lynd smiled, picked up two cups, poured two glasses of juice, and then pushed them in front of the two, and said: "Try it! This is juice made from the juice and filtration of green fruits from Summerhall. You can try it and maybe you can taste the taste of home."
When Lynd spoke, the two glasses of juice froze into frozen juice in front of them, and emitted a chill.
The two looked at the scene in front of them in surprise, then looked at Lynd again. Then Viserys picked up a glass of juice on the table, took a sip carefully, and after a while, found that he was fine, then handed the remaining glass of juice to Daenerys.
Obviously, the current Viserys has not received enough insults and stimulation, and has not become crazy and manic. He is still a good brother who is trying to protect his sister, his only relative.
No wonder later, even if Viserys treated Daenerys like that, she still used Viserys's name when naming the three dragons.
"In the name of Viserys III, when I reclaim the throne, I will reward you with a territory large enough for this glass of juice." Perhaps the cool juice eliminated the heat in his heart, Viserys no longer seemed so confrontational, and when he put down the glass, he said very seriously.
Lynd smiled and asked, "Do you know who I am?"
Viserys shook his head.
Lynd introduced himself: "My name is Linde Terra. People usually call me Godsworn. I am Earl of Summerhall, and this territory was bestowed upon me by King Robert Baratheon."
Hearing Lynd's words, Viserys became nervous again, and his body straightened up. Daenerys looked at her brother in confusion, but she still habitually hid behind Viserys.
"You don't have to be afraid, I won't take you to King Robert to earn merit." Lynd looked at the two and said, "You two will stay here for the next two days. After my compensation negotiations with Tyrosh are over, I will send someone to send you away. Is there any place you want to go?"
"You really won't send us to the usurper?" Viserys asked in disbelief.
"Do you think it is necessary for me to lie to you now?" Lynd asked rhetorically.
Viserys shook his head slightly, and then seemed to feel that Lynd really didn't need to say so much to him, so he believed that Lynd really had no malicious intentions, so he relaxed, pulled Daenerys to sit at the table, and began to eat the food on the table.
Perhaps because she relaxed, Daenerys looked curiously at Lynd while eating, as if she had some questions to ask, but she looked worriedly at Viserys beside her.
"Ask whatever questions you have! If I can answer, I will answer you." Lynd looked at Daenerys and said.
"I've heard your legends." Daenerys glanced at her brother again, and seeing that he had no objections, she took a sip of the juice, swallowed the food, and then asked curiously, "Are you really Chosen of the Seven?"
Lynd smiled and replied, "They all say I am, so I am."
"Legend has it that you have seen White Walkers, is it true?" Daenerys asked again.
"It's true, not only have I seen them, but I've also killed them." Lynd nodded and said in a deep voice, "Winter is coming, and when the long winter comes, White Walkers will inevitably move south, and then we will inevitably have a war."
"If I can regain the throne, I will do my best to prepare for this war." Viserys interjected.
However, Lynd just smiled, noncommittally, which made Viserys feel a little annoyed.
"You subdued the giants Beyond the Wall, didn't you?" Daenerys asked curiously again.
Lynd replied: "Yes, now those giants have been arranged by me in the Redemption Sanctuary of Summerhall. They are protecting my wife. By the way, my wife is the illegitimate daughter of Prince Lewyn, Countess of Tengshi Town. Prince Lewyn was your father's Kingsguard back then, and assisted Prince Rhaegar in the Battle of Trident River, and died on the battlefield."
Hearing this, Viserys's eyes lit up and he said urgently: "We have a common enemy..."
Lynd interrupted Viserys's words and said: "Wrong! King Robert is not my enemy, and my wife doesn't like her father very much, even extremely hates him. In her words, hearing the news of Prince Lewyn's death was the best news she had ever heard."
Hearing Lynd say this, Viserys could only curl his lips, lower his head, and desperately bite the food in front of him.
Daenerys put a piece of dessert into her mouth, and before she could swallow it, she asked: "Did you really transcend the ghosts of Summerhall?"
"Yes, I did transcend the ghosts there, so I built a Redemption Sanctuary there. And I also got a Dragon Egg, but now the Dragon Egg is placed in the castle of Summerhall."
Hearing about the Dragon Egg, Daenerys's eyes showed excitement, and Viserys also stopped eating.
Daenerys sat up straight and asked, "Is it true that you subdued the Sea Dragon?"
"Yes, it is true." After Lynd admitted, he asked again, "Glutton is nearby, do you want to see it?"
"Yes," Daenerys replied quickly, but then hesitated, "Can you really take me to see it?"
"Of course." Lynd nodded, stood up, and said, "Are you full? If you are full, we will go over and take a look."
"I'm full, I'm full!" Daenerys jumped down from the chair, Viserys also stood up, and then took Daenerys's hand and followed Lynd out of the courtyard and towards the beach.
After walking out of the courtyard, seven Silent Monks and Redemption Sisters also walked out of the shadows and came around Lynd to protect Lynd.
In fact, Lynd doesn't need these people to protect him at all, but he can't stand Sister Melissa and Elder Colin's kindness, plus Nameria's request, so he and Nameria each arranged seven people.
Seeing that the guards around Lynd were all members of the church, Viserys and Daenerys were both surprised, but they didn't ask any more questions.
The group quickly arrived at a beach on Black Stone Island.
With their arrival, Glutton, who had received Lynd's order through the mental link long ago, drilled out of the sea, climbed ashore, and squatted in front of Lynd.
Looking at such a huge Glutton, not only were the Targaryen siblings stunned, but even the Silent Monks and Redemption Sisters who had seen Glutton several times still felt inexplicably shocked and couldn't speak for a long time.
Seeing Glutton, the curious Daenerys took her hand out of her brother's hand, and then walked towards Glutton involuntarily as if she had lost her soul.
Viserys was completely frightened by the scene in front of him, and did not notice Daenerys's bold move at all.
Lynd, who noticed this, did not stop her, but watched with interest the next move of the future Dragon Mother, and also wanted to see Glutton's reaction.
I saw that Daenerys quickly walked to the side of Glutton's head. The petite her was like an insect in front of Glutton's huge head. Glutton even needed to tilt its head to be able to see the little guy under its eyelids.
Daenerys wanted to reach out and touch it, but she was a little scared. She looked back at Viserys, who was still dumbfounded, then turned to look at Lynd, and then put her hand on Glutton's body.
Lynd could feel Glutton's emotions from it. It was not disgusted by Daenerys's touch. This was not because Daenerys had any special charm, but because the hard dragon skin like armor blocked the touch. It just saw Daenerys reaching out to touch it, but did not really feel the touch.
At this time, Viserys also recovered from the shock, and saw that his sister had touched the behemoth in front of him, and a delusion arose in his heart.
I saw him secretly looking at Lynd, and seeing that Lynd ignored him, he quickly ran to Glutton and shouted loudly at Glutton: "I am a descendant of the Valyrian Dragonlords, King of the Andals, the Loisne and the First Men, Ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, Viserys Targaryen III, dragon, I now order you to obey my orders."
Viserys's actions were undoubtedly a trouble for Lynd, and naturally attracted the attention of the Silent Monks and Redemption Sisters. They were preparing to step forward and arrest Viserys, but were stopped by Lynd.
Lynd watched with interest as Viserys loudly proclaimed his self-righteous noble identity like a madman.
Daenerys was also frightened by Viserys's crazy appearance, and couldn't help but take a few steps back, and then looked at Lynd worriedly.
At this time, Glutton seemed to be annoyed by the constantly disturbing fly in front of him. Its slender whip-like tail swung out flexibly, and the end of the tail bypassed its body and landed on Viserys.
Although the end of the tail was extremely small relative to Glutton's body, it was like a siege cone to Viserys, directly knocking him out and landing heavily on the beach more than ten meters away.
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