The sword-drawing ceremony was quite successful.

In fact, after everything was over, most of the people present followed their previous vows and were truly loyal to Daenerys. Among them, most of the people sent by the governors of the Free Trade City chose to be loyal to Daenerys.

Although they say they are governors, they are actually a group of merchants who pursue more economic interests and have less need for governance. This is why these city-states choose to pay regular"protection" payments to nomads like the Dothraki. One of the reasons for the fee. Now facing the powerful Dragon God Cult and Daenerys who was chosen by God, the first choice these people made was to surrender and join.

Of course, there is another reason, and that is that Pantos has recently seen an endless stream of new products, such as crystal clear glass, smooth and exquisite porcelain, and recently, cloth and solid cement that are dozens of times cheaper than in the past... They I even heard that Pentos was developing a substitute for parchment, paper made from plants. The new paper was not only cheaper, but also whiter and easier to use.

This endless stream of new products quickly swept the market of Essos, making the merchants of Pentos make a lot of money. Daenerys was also considered the richest person in the world. The businesses of the governors of the other cities in the Free Trade City have lost a lot of money under the impact of these more exquisite and cheaper products.

This led them to believe that Daenerys or the Dragon God Church had mastered some technologies beyond this era. So when the governors saw that Daenerys had become the chosen king and had soaring momentum, He hurriedly came forward just to be defeated by Pantos in the future business war, and even get a piece of the pie from Pantos.

The above are the choices of most cities in the Free Cities, but there is still one city that chose to fight against Daenerys, and that is Braavos.

In fact, the nine free city-states are nine independent political systems. Their greatest connection is that they share a common origin.————They are all descendants of the original Valyrian colonists, so essentially they do not reject the rule of Daenerys, who owns the dragon, because the Targaryen family to which Daenerys belongs is a Valyrian. It was the Rylians who led their dragon legions to colonize the Free Cities.

However, Braavos is an exception. This is the only free city-state that was not founded by the descendants of Valyria, but a secret refuge for people who did not want to be colonized by Valyria. Compared with other city-states, The cultural traditions of Braavos are completely independent.

In addition, Slaver's Bay, south of the Free Cities, is unwilling to accept Daenerys' rule. There were many small city-states in the region, as well as three large slave ports, Yunkai, Meereen, and Astapor. The slave trade is the absolute pillar industry of Slaver Bay, and the ruling classes in major cities are the largest slave traders. For the kind and compassionate Daenerys, the slave trade is unacceptable. Although she does not directly outlaw the slave trade, her policies always target slavery intentionally or unintentionally. This is her relationship with the slaves. Bay's most irreconcilable contradiction.

In fact, although Daenerys did not outlaw the slave trade at Ye Ting's suggestion, the number of slaves in Pentos is still decreasing. This is of course due to the impact of new technologies and policies provided by Daenerys.

Today, the production of goods in Pentos has a trend of industrialization, and this production model is contrary to slavery. According to the experience gained on earth, with the rise of zbism in the world of"Song of Ice and Fire" Emerging and spreading, slavery as a backward institution would soon be impacted and eventually disappear.

In addition to these business nobles, the mercenaries who chose to be loyal to Daenerys most readily were the mercenaries.

This is normal, after all, who wouldn’t want the power of following the dragon in front of them?

Of course, half of the reason why the mercenaries are loyal to Daenerys is superstition, but the other half is strength.

Daenerys's own personal charm, Pentos' rapid development and wealth in a short period of time, and the strength of the Dragon God Church all told these mercenaries that Daenerys had a lot to do and was not short of money.

What are you waiting for?

Mercenary groups that work purely for money, such as the Windblown Group, the Stormcrows, the Second Sons, and the Lancers, were the first to respond to Daenerys's call. Other small mercenary groups also followed suit. Now they are willing to So many people joined that Daenerys had to send someone to select them.

After all, they are mercenaries. Not only are their personnel uneven, but many small mercenary groups or individuals are simply unable to adapt to the strict disciplines of the army and the large corps that require high coordination requirements.

But Daenerys's army still expanded greatly.

However, among these mercenary groups, the most difficult to conquer is the Golden Group.

Because, since the creation of the Golden Company, they have always been quite hostile to the Targaryen family. How could such a mercenary group join Daenerys' camp?

In the Free Cities, the Golden Company is regarded as the largest, most famous and most expensive mercenary group. Although mercenaries have always had a reputation for being fickle, the most honorable thing about the Golden Company is that they never break a contract. Their motto is"Words are like gold".

This mercenary group has more than 10,000 well-trained warriors. Although the number is not as large as the Dothraki warriors under Daenerys, it can be regarded as a force that can decide a large battle.

However, Daenerys is quite confident about conquering the Golden Company because she obtained secret information about the Golden Company from Ye Ting and understood the origin of the Golden Company's Targaryen hatred.

The original founder of the Golden Company was Aegor Rivers,"Cold Iron". He was the legalized illegitimate son of Aegon IV, the"Mediocre King" of the Targaryen dynasty. In other words, he was also a Targaryen. In a battle for the throne known as the Blackfyre Rebellion, Aegor Rivers took the wrong side, and finally had to take his loyal descendants of the Targaryen royal family to exile in Essos, and established the Golden Company. Because of this, the Golden Company has been opposing the Targaryens for more than a hundred years.

However, although Aegor River, the founder of the Golden Company, and Daenerys's ancestors are in opposing camps (Daenerys is of course a descendant of the winner of the battle for the throne), now the Targaryen family is in the seventh century. The rule of the country has still been overthrown, so what is the conflict between them?

Regardless, a dragon is a dragon.

However, in addition to the above people, the most powerful force attracted by this sword-drawing ceremony belongs to the Martell family, the rulers of Dorne, one of the Seven Kingdoms.

The Martell family is actually a help that comes to their doorstep.

Because the hatred between them and Robert, the current ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, is too deep.

The Martell family can be considered a noble family that attaches great importance to family ties. During Robert's rebellion, the princess of the Martell family and Prince Rhaegar's concubine was completely raped and killed, and even her child was thrown to the ground.

However, the murderer who caused all this, the Lannister family, was immediately reused after Robert became king. The Lannister family itself was the powerful guardian of the West. At the same time, Cersei, the daughter of the Lannister family, became After marrying the queen, her twin brother James became the royal guard. In other words, without overthrowing the current king, the Martell family would have no chance of revenge.

The cunning and cunning head of the family, Doran Martell, could only endure his sister's hatred and lay dormant.

Now they have endured it for long enough. Although Prince Rhaegar ignored the existence of his original wife and was jealous of Robert, which led to the subsequent rebellion and made the Martell family quite dissatisfied with Targaryen, they and Targaryen were still the same. The family has been married for generations, and now the only force with the ability and willingness to overthrow King Robert's rule is Daenerys.

Joining Daenerys' side is also the best choice for the Martell family to seek revenge.

In addition, Daenerys also needs the presence of the Martell family.

After all, if she was going to counterattack Westeros and attack the Seven Kingdoms, she would have to cross a strait from the continent of Essos.

The existence of the Martell family can give them a suitable place to land their army.

Of course, when negotiating a secret agreement with Oberyn Martell, the"Red Viper", the Martell family's request for a marriage between Doran's son, Quentin Martell, and Daenerys was sternly rejected.

The person who spoke was the Pope of the Dragon God Melisandre. She knew about the relationship between Daenerys and their divine envoy, and Daenerys herself was not comfortable speaking up - it would be a slap in the face for the woman to refuse in person..

However, for an alliance like Martell, which does not directly become a partner and is only maintained by secret agreements, how can trust be maintained without any hostages or secret agreements as a bond?

Finally, after meeting the divine envoy Ye Ting, Oberon came up with an idea.

He suggested that his niece, Arianne Martell, claim to be a convert to the Dragon God, and then join the Church of the Dragon God as a saint serving the divine envoy.

In this way, the alliance can be considered strong. After all, divine envoys will never deceive mortals (haha)

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Pictured: Arianne Martell

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