Daenerys doesn't care about the Iron Bank's wealth. She has never valued money since she had eight thousand Unsullied in her hands.
Although she wanted to expand the King's Road and rebuild the sewers in King's Landing, she was not in a hurry and certainly would not easily let go of the Braavos who were besieging her.
"I not only want compensation, I also want surrender. Otherwise, I will fight you until you surrender!" Daenerys refused to give in.
"Your Majesty, we did not submit to them during the reign of Valyria. Do you think we will submit now?" Albert's face was stern.
"That's because you didn't attack Valyria!" Before coming to Braavos, Daenerys already knew it very well.
What Daenerys said is also the issue that Aquaman and Albert are most worried about.
They attacked first, so if Daenerys wanted to destroy Braavos they would have no excuse at all.
"We are willing to become a subsidiary city of Westeros." Seeing Daenerys's firm attitude, Aquaman could only say the most helpless decision discussed by the four of them.
"I don't want an annexed city!"
"Braavos is a free city and can never be part of Westeros!" Aquaman and Albert said almost in unison.
"You are still free in my hands. You know that I have liberated all the slaves in the Slave Bay and set them free. How could I restrict you!" Daenerys looked at the two anxious people and smiled slightly.
As the leaders of Braavos, they naturally did not want freedom like slaves. They ignored Daenerys's ridicule and said in an almost pleading tone: "Let it become your satellite city, and we are still willing to pay a huge compensation."
As a vassal city, Aquaman and others are still the majority masters of Braavos. If it is completely assigned to Westeros, they will most likely be kicked aside, and then all affairs of Braavos will be decided by Queen Daenerys.
Looking at Albert, Daenerys said nothing and insisted on her previous decision.
"We will offer three million gold royals to compensate for the losses you suffered in the previous battle!" Albert gritted his teeth and made an offer.
He glanced at Daenerys, but she was indifferent and sat there without moving.
"Five million! This is the highest compensation we can offer. You have to know that the maximum debt that the Iron Bank lent to King Robert was only six million gold royals." Albert directly added two million.
Shaking her head slightly, Daenerys still said nothing.
"Your appetite is so huge that we cannot satisfy you!"
After offering a price of five million, Daenerys still did not agree. Albert's face darkened and he stopped raising the price.
"My appetite is bigger than you think. Ten million gold dragons! Become my vassal city, or when I invade Braavos, the entire Iron Bank will be mine."
Daenerys didn't want to waste any more time and directly put forward the conditions for surrender.
"You are robbing!" Albert stood up from his chair suddenly, his square face flushed with anger.
"You can go now and prepare to face the fire!" Albert's words made Daenerys very angry.
"hiss!"
Drogon roared at the right time, and a thin smoke mixed with sparks sprayed towards the two of them, scaring Aquaman so much that he quickly stood up from his chair and stepped back with Albert.
The black sparks from the sky landed on the deck and had not yet completely extinguished, but they burned a deep hole in the hardwood floor, which was still emitting white smoke.
"We only robbed once, you can't keep talking about it!" After scaring the two men, drogon said indignantly.
Looking at the two people dodging in a panic, Daenerys, who had just felt a little relieved, froze when she heard Drogon's thoughts. She glared at Drogon and was about to turn and leave.
"Your Majesty, Albert and I cannot make the decision on this matter. Please allow us to go back and discuss it before making a decision."
Seeing Daenerys was about to leave, Aquaman Frego hurriedly chased after her and said.
Turning her head, Daenerys looked past Aquaman and at Albert behind him.
Albert, who was watching the two people talking, tilted his head slightly when he saw Daenerys looking at him.
"I'll give you one day. If you don't get a reply by this time tomorrow, I will order an attack on the city." Daenerys retracted her gaze from Albert and said to Aquaman.
The reason why Braavos was allowed to become a vassal city was because this city was somewhat special. It was a city built by the descendants of Valyrian slaves.
From the founding of Braavos, its leaders promised that no old man, woman, or child would be enslaved.
Moreover, they opposed all forms of slavery and went to war with surrounding cities many times for this purpose.
Its several wars with Pentos were also because Pentos supported slavery and openly engaged in slave trade.
After several major battles, Pentos was completely conquered and an agreement was signed to reduce the number of warships, cut back on troops, and eliminate the slave trade.
It is almost impossible to persuade this city to surrender completely, so the only way is to defeat them completely through war.
After learning about their history, Daenerys admired their indomitable spirit and decided to let them go.
But the prerequisite is that it must become a vassal city like New and Old Ghis, and it must pay a huge compensation. Otherwise, even if Daenerys is moved by the spirit of the Braavos people, she will not give up their siege on her.
As soon as Aquaman and Albert returned to Braavos, they summoned the leaders of various forces and other executives of the Iron Bank.
When they heard that Daenerys offered 10 million gold royals as a peace term, they reacted similarly to Albert and prepared to fight her fleet to the death.
Looking at the excited crowd, the Sea King said calmly: "As long as she lets the black dragon fly around Braavos, not only will Braavos be hers, but the entire Iron Bank will also belong to her."
After being reminded by Aquaman, the few people who were clamoring to fight Daenerys to the death suddenly remembered Drogon, who defeated the sea monster and was difficult to be injured by crossbows.
"Even if there are dragons, she can't burn our city at will!" A descendant of the Iron Bank keykeeper said to the others, trying to use moral reasons to oppose Daenerys' attack.
"If I remember correctly, you seemed to be one of the supporters of sending troops to Dragonstone at that time?" Aquaman asked, looking at the short middle-aged man with a short beard.
"I..."
Aquaman's words left the short middle-aged man speechless for a moment, and also attracted the attention of others.
"I propose that the compensation this time be paid by the person who advocated sending troops last time!"
Aquaman's words reminded the other Iron Bank leader, and he seemed to have just remembered the cause of the disaster.
His words immediately attracted support from other anti-war factions, as no one wanted to pay for the wrong decision of others.
The two people's words instantly changed the topic of discussion from whether to fight or make peace to a debate on how much money each side should pay.
The debate lasted until late at night, and eventually the non-war faction gained the upper hand. They only paid a small part of the war reparations, while the bulk of the money was paid by the forces and individuals who had proposed sending troops.