#136Chapter 135 Assassination
The free trade city-states formed by the nine city alliances are located in the east of Westeros, on the west coast of Essos, the eastern continent across the narrow sea.
The mountains in the east block the road from the Dothraki Sea Steppe to the coast, so it is difficult for the Dothraki on the steppe to attack the free city-states.
The continent of Essos is several times larger than the continent of Westeros. The west coast where the nine free federation cities are located is almost an independent continent of Westeros.
These nine cities used to be colonies of Valyria. Robb wanted Westeros to become the new Valyria and bring these nine cities under his command.
It's just that Valyria had hundreds of dragons in its heyday, and magic reached the peak level of the world.
And Robb now has only one dragon, Bahamut, who is not even one year old.
Naturally, not many people buy Robb's account.
Sir Wendel reported: "Pentos and Myr, which are closer to us, are willing to surrender. Several other cities have only sent a few envoys to congratulate. Lys and Braavos are rude."
The banquet hosted by Robb is about to begin, but only the masters of three cities of the nine free federation cities have come to congratulate.
One of them is Tyrosh, where Robb is in charge.
Robb's face is calm, and it is hard to tell whether he is happy or angry: "Tell me about the situation of these two cities."
"Lys is located in the south of us, which is not very far away. But they said that we owe him money and we must pay off the debt before we talk."
Robb asked curiously: "What debt?"
"Before, Lys and Tyrosh were on the verge of war. The flayed lord promised to pay a batch of wealth every month, but before it started, you helped him get rid of it.
In addition, this Tyrosh lord also hired assassins from Lys and owed another sum of money."
Robb nodded: "So, they did There is reason for dissatisfaction. But they got one thing wrong. Now Tyrosh is under my protection. Even if there is a conflict between the two sides, it should be Lys who should pay the compensation.
They can't feel the changes of the times and are still immersed in the illusion that they are stronger than Tyrosh. It's time to teach them a lesson. "
Wendel reported: "Braavos is unwilling to come because they have been resisting Valyria's colonial rule before. It is a city built by many refugees. It may have a long tradition. "
Knowing the reasons why the two cities dared to insult him, Robb responded quickly.
Killing the chicken to scare the monkey is always the most effective means.
"Tell everyone that the banquet will be postponed for a month. Then ask Arya and Bran to come to me. "
Wendel hesitated: "Then the governors of Pentos and Myr who came to us, should we keep them for a month? "
"Tell them that if they are willing to stay, they will gain the friendship of my Essos continent. If they don't need my friendship, then of course they can leave. "
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Soon, Robb's capable men all came to the reception room.
Arya's steps are very steady now. Just relying on her ability to control her body, she can walk silently.
Not to mention that she has mastered various combat skills.
Bran is even more silent. He stands upright and floats in the air, and every move is elegant.
This is the sequelae of his unskilled gravity magic. At that time, he could not fully control his body. In order to maintain balance, his movements must be cautious. Over time, Bran has developed a sense of elegance.
Lord Redwyne also came in, he was very energetic.
After all, the first purpose of Robb's banquet in Tyrosh is to promote his wine. This is a business that can make a lot of money, so he is naturally very concerned.
Robb looked at his three men and said, "I'm sure you all know the situation. Now we will split into two groups.
You take all the fleets and attack Lys and bring Governor Lys back to see me.
I want to go with Bahamut and Grey Wind to see how tough the unruly Braavos people are."
The other three were a little surprised to hear that Robb was going to attack a city alone. Although they knew that Robb was very powerful, wasn't it a bit too risky to do so?
But Arya and Bran immediately became excited.
They had never been on the battlefield before. This was the first time Robb allowed them to lead troops to fight!
Robb explained, "The Free Federation trading cities are originally engaged in finance, and their military strength is not very strong.
Then he emphasized Arya and Bran, "I gave you the task of attacking Lys, and I also hope that you can get some experience that is not too dangerous. Although you are strong, you still lack experience. Pay attention to the orders of Earl Redwyne. "
Arya and Bran nodded. In fact, it was their first time on the battlefield. They were not only excited, but also nervous. It was perfect to have a veteran to lead them.
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Little Rose came out of the bedroom lazily after everyone went down to prepare for the expedition.
She had been here for a while. Robb did not let go of this labor force. He gave the trade between Tyrosh and Westeros to her and Catelyn to manage. Recently, she was very busy.
Little Rose said with a little worry: "Are we going to go to war again?"
Before the wedding, Little Rose had a good impression of the legendary Robb and had a secret crush. After getting married, the relationship between the two became better and better as they spent more time together.
Especially Robb's business is growing bigger and bigger, even expanding to the continent of Essos.
Seeing the Tyroshi people being respectful to her, Little Rose even felt a little like she was in another world.
Her desire for power was not only filled by Robb, but even overflowed a lot.
Originally I just wanted to be a king's queen.
So now Little Rose is becoming more and more dependent on and close to Robb, and she just wants to be by Robb's side every day.
Robb turned around and hugged Little Rose's waist: "It won't take long this time. You will hear the good news of my return soon. By then, you will be the wife of the Guardian of the Nine Free Federations."
When she thought of these titles that represented power, Little Rose began to twitch her legs.
She really liked this feeling of being filled with power.
"My dear, you can always make me burn with fire! Let's go back to the bedroom and study the map you started from."
After cleaning up Little Rose again, Robb left the bedroom in high spirits.
Bahamut and Gray Wind were in the garden, and Robb mounted Bahamut directly: "It's time to set off, keep flying north!"
Bahamut roared, and Gray Wind jumped on Bahamut's back. Then the dragon spread its wings and left the city in the shocked and envious eyes of the Tyrosh people.
"Full speed ahead!"
Robb didn't want to fly on the back of a dragon for several months to reach his destination, so he directly used gravity magic to make Bahamut's body light, and he could explode at extremely fast speeds with only a little effort.
Roar!
Bahamut roared excitedly, flapped his wings, and galloped towards his destination.
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On Lord Redwyne's fleet, Bran and Arya are discussing how to fight their first battle.
Earl Redwin on the side said with relief: "Liss is just a commercial city. Their military strength is not very strong, but they may hire some mercenaries."
Arya said confidently: "Let me enter the city first, and I will assassinate their leader. When I set fire to the city of Lys, you will start attacking!"
Earl Redwin was startled: "Let you go as a little girl?!"
Bran smiled and said: "Don't worry, Lord Redwyne. We have to believe in Arya!"
Several people discussed countermeasures, and the fleet arrived near Reese more than ten days later.
Arya took off her armor and was dressed like a little girl from the countryside. She got off the boat alone with childish and clear eyes.
After walking for another half day, Arya had arrived near Reese Castle.
"Go, go, go! Where did the child come from? This place is now strictly restricted and no entry or exit is allowed!"
A few heavily armed soldiers scolded Arya who was peeping her head out. To them, she was just an ignorant wild girl looking around.
Arya in disguise whispered: "I want to go to the city. My relatives are inside."
Cities in the Free Federation basically speak Valyrian, but after years of evolution, the language in each place has slight differences.
Arya learned a few words in Tyrosh.
"Hey, this girl looks quite upright..."
These soldiers were all old men, and they could tell at a glance that Arya's background was definitely not good, and she smelled of 'poor', so they didn't care who her relatives were in Lys City.
But after taking a quick look, I felt that this girl looked pretty good. If she could sell it, she would definitely make a lot of money.
The leading soldier smiled mischievously: "Little sister, did you know that someone will attack us in Lys soon? Now that the city of Lys is under lockdown, there will soon be cruel Westeros people outside!
I heard that they would skin the women before eating them, which is extremely cruel! "
Arya thought to herself: That's something only Tywin's men would do.
But there was a look of horror on his face, as if he was about to cry: "Then...then what should I do? My sister Sansa is still washing other people's underwear inside. I have to go find her!"
Any unexpected gains?
Several soldiers looked at each other and knew they had found a treasure.
"Hey, who told us to be kind-hearted? Even if we are punished for violating military regulations, I can't bear to see a well-behaved child like you being violated by the people of Westeros!"
"Come with me, I will take you back to the barracks, and then you can just walk out of the barracks."
Aaliya looked grateful: "Okay, thank you very much!"
Several soldiers with evil intentions surrounded Arya, one in front and two in back, to prevent her from escaping.
When they arrived at the military camp and saw no one around, one of the soldiers was anxious and didn't want to hold it in any longer, so he stretched out his hand and grabbed Arya.
"Okay, let me enjoy it first!"
A cold light flashed in Aaliya's eyes, and a dagger slipped out of her right hand and cut off the man's hand. "You actually want to touch me with your damn hands!"
Before the man felt the pain, Arya's dagger was already in front of his eyes.
After directly stabbing the soldier to death, Arya dodged and came behind the strongest soldier. The cold light of the dagger flashed past, and the soldier's neck had been cut open.
"wtf, what are you doing..."
In the end, the man was stunned and didn't realize what happened. Arya didn't waste any words. She threw the dagger in her hand and accurately hit his throat, blocking his unfinished words.
Arya came to the man and took back the dagger: "So weak..."
Compared with the hounds and Brienne, these soldiers are simply weak.
At least Brienne can still go a few rounds with herself.
After killing a few people, Arya swaggered around the military camp, preparing to find her target.
If someone discovers her, Arya will kill a team of three or less without any fuss, without even bothering to move the bodies.
If she encounters a group with a large number of people, Arya will pretend to be panicked and run to a corner that is not visited by people. If the opponent catches up, she will quickly resolve the battle.
Killing all the way with concentration, the entire army fell into an unusually strange calm. So far, no living person has been able to detect Arya sneaking in.
However, there are more and more corpses along the way.
Arya soon discovered a luxurious tent.
But the body outside was finally discovered. The soldiers started shouting and the whole military camp instantly became noisy.
"Killing! Killing!"
"An enemy has come in! Many people have been killed, and there are still corpses here!"
"I have one here too. Damn it, how many people have come in?!"
"Gather quickly! A large number of enemies have sneaked into our military camp!"
Many soldiers were running back and forth, but they didn't even look at Arya when they passed by.
Who would think that a country girl in tattered clothes and a frightened face could be a threat?
This must be the woman captured by the mercenaries!
And with so many people dead in the military camp now, there must be a large number of enemies invading. What does it have to do with a little girl?
A few soldiers wanted to fish in troubled waters, and wanted to tie Arya into their tent, and then go back to enjoy themselves after the commotion outside had passed.
"court death..."
Arya's dagger drew a graceful curve, and then left without looking back.
Those soldiers who wanted to fish in troubled waters did not realize their own death when they saw Arya leaving.
He still wanted to reach out and grab Aaliya, but he felt a surge of heat in his throat, and then he couldn't control it, and blood flowed all over his body.
"Well..."
They were stunned for several seconds before losing consciousness, but the little girl had disappeared.
Arya turned around a few times, observing the luxurious tent, waiting outside.
Kill anyone who comes out.
Aaliya's thinking was very clear. Those who lived there must have status.
"Where did it come from!"
But Arya was soon discovered by the guards near the tent. Unlike ordinary soldiers, they were very alert and sensitive. They could tell at a glance that something was wrong with Arya.