Game of Thrones: Battle Royale Game

"That means there is still room for maneuver." Reg said firmly.

"That's not true." Ian said for a moment, as if he suddenly realized something. "Do you have any ideas?"

"We're not sure, that's why we need to come to you for discussion." Reg said, taking a deep breath and preparing himself to be blackmailed. "What do you think is the biggest problem when the Queen rejects your proposal?"

"She doesn't believe we can win. Our troops are too small." Ian asked the first question.

"Xingis can provide you with reinforcements. Reg is here for this." Mazdahan sold Reg without even thinking about it.

"I have told your Majesty this, but this does not impress her. The Iron Legion of six thousand people is far from enough to turn the tide of the war. Moreover, hiring the Iron Legion will be a huge expense, which will make our plan to build a fleet indefinitely The shelving of the matter also aroused strong opposition from Sea Lord Darren and Finance Minister Celia.”

As soon as Ian finished speaking, Reg and Grazdan looked at Mazdahan at the same time.

The meaning is very simple, it’s time for you Meereen to show your sincerity.

"Perhaps Meereen can help pay for this?" Mazdahan hesitated, but chose to agree.

"The cost is not the problem," Ian was secretly happy, but did not show it. "The problem is that we don't have enough troops."

"If you can give me a detailed combat plan, maybe I can convince the Archon to send more Iron Legions." Reg was not in a hurry to tell the bottom line of the four legions. The negotiation had just begun.

"I don't think it's necessary. If you can't convince the Queen, it's just a useless effort." Unexpectedly, Ian didn't want to talk about it at all and directly rejected Reg's proposal.

"Perhaps we can make up for the gap in strength by hiring some mercenary groups." Mazdahan thought for a while and then suggested.

"As long as the mercenary group looks at the shadow of the Dothraki from a distance, it will run away like a lost dog. Hiring them is just a waste of money." Grazdan of Yunkai immediately refuted this stupid idea.

"Otherwise, think about it, what conditions do you need to convince Her Majesty the Queen to agree to this operation?" Reg said simply.

"It doesn't make sense what I think." Ian knew that the other party wanted him to make a price, but if he said it, he would be blackmailing them. "The second reason why the Queen firmly refuses to send troops is that I don't have any She made the decision after consulting her in advance. So if you plan to impress her with greater sincerity, you'd better discuss the terms of alliance with her in person."

"Your queen doesn't want to talk to us at all. She was very impatient when we were talking." Reg said helplessly.

"That's because she was angry yesterday. If you go to see her in two days, the effect may be much better. As for how to convince the queen, maybe you can first go see several other important ministers in the Royal Council, such as Daeron. , Celia and Dorian the Black Falcon, if you can get their support in advance, it will be of great help to you in convincing His Majesty." Ian suggested.

"Aren't you going to participate?" Grazdan asked.

"I cannot participate. I must not let the Queen think that I am behind this matter. This will make her feel that her power has been challenged, which is what I don't want to see."

"Thank you for your reminder, Lord Earl, we will convince the important ministers and then Her Majesty the Queen." Reg quickly stood up and saluted, expressing his gratitude to Ian.

"No need to be polite, this is our common wish. If Slaver's Bay is destroyed by the Horse King because of us, it will also be a stain on my honor."

After a few more polite words with the three envoys, Ian saw them off.

He didn't make any demands to them during the entire process. The weight of this blackmail was really too great, and it wasn't appropriate for him to make it alone.

But if the other party is blackmailed in the process of convincing Daeron, Celia, Dorian and Queen Daenerys respectively, for them, the acceptable level is much higher.

After everyone left, Ian came to the window and washed his face with cold water in the copper basin. He returned to the table and continued his previous work, picked up a piece of paper and started reading.

This is a work report submitted by Engineer Adam on the problem of gunpowder. The general content is that he needs to conduct more experiments to find out the reason why gunpowder cannot detonate in this world.

Adam has two preliminary inferences. One is that one or several particles of sulfur, carbon and nitrate are different from the earth, causing this problem. The second is that the existence of magic in this world has an impact on this.

Judging from his experience, the possibility of problems with sulfur and carbon is very low, because in the data of this world, he can find a large number of examples of various reactions of sulfur or carbon. If the inability to make gunpowder in this world is really due to the different particles in the two worlds, then the most likely problem is nitrate. Another bad news brought by this is that the chemical nitrogen fertilizer plan has also been suspended, which is a heavy blow to agriculture.

Of course, the greater possibility is the influence of magical factors. Adam hopes to conduct further experiments just to eliminate physical variables before starting to study magic.

After all, gunpowder was crucial to his entire development plan.

The use of gunpowder in the field of war is fungible, but all alternatives require metallurgical technology that exceeds this era. One of the dead ends is that without gunpowder, it is impossible to dig deep wells, which makes it difficult to obtain the vast majority of non-ferrous metals. Let the development of the technology tree basically come to a halt.

Adam's report was very long, and the above was only the part that Ian could barely understand. As for the more professional stuff, he ignored it.

Ian's reply to Adam was to ask him to do other work first. The experimental materials he needed could not be delivered to him within three months. After all, the threat of the Faceless Men had not been eliminated. Three people on the pyramid where Adam was located The strong eunuch defense line is still there. Even if it is lifted, Ian will not be able to send the materials up for the time being, because he gave the death order at the time.

After finishing writing the reply letter to Adam, Ian asked his shape-shifting falcon to send it to the other party.

Then the report submitted by Celia was processed.

The report covers the results of her work in the upper reaches of the Worm River. It can be said that the development of the entire river basin is very good and is completely on the right track.

There are only two problems that Celia needs Ian to solve - the first is the cliché of asking for money. This problem is simple. Ian has just given her the God of Wealth.

The second issue is the corruption of the slave promotion system that Ian has been worried about from the beginning.

Ian needs to discuss this issue in detail with Celia face to face.