The Mountain of Ice and Fire

Kork was covered in cold sweat and surprised that the mask box at home had not been searched!

He subconsciously looked at Christine and Achill; the mask boxes of his two comrades had also not been searched.

In the eyes of the Harpy's Sons warriors, the three Good Masters had already been forgiven by the King and Queen for defecting to His Majesty and betraying them. The Unsullied's failure to find anything was just a performance for the thousands of people in the square.

Achill had already dragged Kork and Christine into the water. The hatred for the betrayal would be placed on their heads. Moreover, no one would believe Kork and Christine if they told others that Achill had betrayed the Good Masters.

"Shameless traitors, they are Harpy's Sons themselves," someone shouted from the crowd.

"Yes, Curtis was right just now, they are Harpy's Sons. Your Majesty, let them swear in the name of the Harpy."

"Despicable informers, staying by Her Majesty's side will inevitably harm her in the future."

"Please, Your Majesty, order them to be killed."

"Kill the despicable informers."

...

In the crowd, more and more people were shouting and cursing loudly.

A young man drew a short knife and rushed towards the stage. Several spears pierced his abdomen, chest, arms, and throat. But the young man's ferocious face made Kork, Christine, and Achill break out in cold sweat. More young people drew their blades and stabbed at the people around them.

Grey Worm, Jorah, and Lenn, along with the Unsullied cavalry and infantry, rushed forward and stabbed several rioters into pincushions.

"All you free and innocent people, please step aside and retreat quickly," the Mountain shouted. His voice thundered like a giant thunderclap, echoing throughout the square. Ten Unsullied phalanxes advanced with a deafening roar, surrounding the Harpy's Sons warriors.

The soldiers formed several human channels, loudly ordering the thousands of citizens to retreat.

"Drogon!" Daenerys shouted.

Drogon flapped his wings and flew over the crowd, landing behind Daenerys.

The people retreated like a tide, quickly clearing a huge open space. The Unsullied cavalry and infantry advanced together, surrounding the seven hundred or so Harpy's Sons. Several fearless young men charged forward with their knives, only to be pierced through the body by several spears in an instant.

"Sheep Stealer," the Mountain shouted loudly.

Sheep Stealer, hovering in the low sky, immediately swooped down. Its huge shadow fell like a giant mountain, causing thousands of people in the square to scream in alarm, and many fell to the ground. The Harpy's Sons warriors changed color.

"Dragonfire!" The Mountain pointed his finger.

A dazzling light projected from the dragon's neck. The dragon's mouth opened, revealing a terrifying array of dense, sharp teeth. A bright golden sun rose and flowed deep within the dragon's throat. The light momentarily blinded the people.

Boom!

With a loud bang, a fireball shot into the crowd of Harpy's Sons. The huge impact sent more than a dozen people flying like ants, tumbling in the air. Shouts and screams rang out, and the fireball exploded with a bang, like a tide of flames surging in all directions.

Whoosh!

With a great gust of wind, the black dragon Drogon also arrived, flapping its wings in the low sky. A black-red fireball landed in the crowd... The white dragon Viserys also came to join the fun. With a melodious dragon roar, the white dragon flew diagonally. It swept over the crowd, extended its giant claws, grabbed two Harpy's Sons, threw them into the air, raised its neck, and spewed flames, engulfing the two falling from the sky, instantly roasting them into black charcoal.

The giant dragon stood on the ground like a mountain. It stood still, constantly spewing flames, sweeping across the lives in front of it; the black and white dragons flew in the low sky, wantonly slaughtering the tiny enemies...

Thousands of citizens watched in stunned silence!

Priests, doctors, and scholars watched in astonishment!

Kork, Christine, and Achill watched, stiff as wooden sculptures!

In the crowd, captains and mercenaries from foreign lands were covered in cold sweat!

Hyman Clegane and Elaine Clegane were breathless. The knights, mercenaries, and sailors around them watched with pale faces, unable to believe it, their eyes widened like cow eyes, and their mouths opened like fish dying of thirst on the shore!

Soon, all seven hundred or so Harpy's Sons warriors were engulfed and burned by dragonfire. The fiery red flames were extremely hot, forcing the Unsullied legions surrounding the Harpy's Sons to retreat again and again.

The Mountain's voice rang out in the square like a giant bell: "Anyone who betrays His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen, who loses loyalty and order, we will not give them another chance. The intention of myself and Her Majesty the Queen is only to punish the ringleaders, and not to question the followers. But these Harpy's Sons dared to draw their knives and commit violence in Hero Square. The punishment of dragonfire is their own doing."

*

Christine felt the air was hot, and breathing into his lungs felt like his lungs were about to burn. But in his heart, he felt a burst of relief. He mechanically moved slightly, tilting his body: "Achill, His Majesty the King has burned the Harpy's Sons warrior legion to death, maybe you don't have to leave Astapor."

The Harpy's Sons' most powerful and elite underground legion was burned by three dragons, which solved the power that would threaten the lives of Kork, Christine, and Achill.

Achill also did not expect the situation to suddenly become so pleasant.

"His Majesty the King did not intend to attack these young people."

"I know, I know, but how dare they draw their knives in front of His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen? They brought it upon themselves!" Christine said the last few words with gritted teeth. This was not hatred, but a sudden release of relief, relief to the extreme, which was the joy of gritting his teeth.

Although Kork was shocked and unable to move, he also felt a stream of relief flowing through his body. Watching the young Harpy's Sons warriors wailing in the dragonfire, he did not feel miserable, but only felt that the heat of the dragonfire made him feel uncomfortable.

These people really brought it upon themselves, daring to draw their knives and hurt people in front of the King and Queen. He looked at the giant dragon Sheep Stealer not far away, which he had to look up to see in full, and the shock in his heart seized him, making him feel both fortunate and terrified. The deaths of these assassins would also guarantee their safety. In the future, as long as they went out with guards and Unsullied soldiers, they would not have to worry about being attacked by the Harpy's Sons who slipped through the net.

With the rise of dragonfire, the Harpy's Sons officially withdrew from the history of Slaver's Bay. The remaining small fish and shrimp were either frightened or dared not remember that they were Harpy's Sons.

*

At the same time, in Volantis, one of the nine Free Cities, Lord Eddard Stark of the North, with the generals of the North, rode on the most famous Long Bridge of Volantis.

The Long Bridge of Volantis is one of the nine wonders of the world. It is as famous as the Wall of the North, the Titan of Braavos, the Hightower of Oldtown, the Valyrian Road that starts in Pentos, the Triple Walls of Qarth, the Palace of a Thousand Rooms in Sarnath, and the Great Pyramid of Ghis, now in ruins in the city of Astapor.

The Long Bridge spans the turbulent waters of the Rhoyne River. This is the estuary of the Rhoyne River, deep and rapid. No one knows how the architects who built it managed to get the workers underwater to build the huge and rare piers. People believe that the construction of the piers at that time could not be done by human power, they must have received the help of God.

This is the longest bridge in the world, connecting the old and new cities of Volantis. Standing at this end of the bridge, you can hardly see the end of the bridge at the other end. The Long Bridge has an extremely long span, supported by huge and suffocating piers. The bridge deck is as flat as the straight Valyrian Road, but wider than the Valyrian Road, one of the nine wonders.

This long gun was built by the Valyrian Empire, which possessed five hundred dragons, during its most prosperous period. The entrances at both ends are majestic arches built of black boulders, with sphinxes, manticores, dragons, and other monsters carved on the doors. The bridge deck is wide enough for two four-wheeled carriages to pass side by side. Various buildings have been built on both sides of the Long Bridge, where you can buy almost anything.

Volantis is the richest of the nine Free Cities, and the wealth of the nobles in the city comes from slave trading. This is the transit station for slave trade between the East and the West. Jorah Mormont, who was pursued by Eddard Stark for thousands of miles, sold thieves as slaves here.

War prisoners and some criminals from Westeros, war prisoners from many eastern cities of Essos, and Dothraki prisoners of war are all sold to Volantis. Then, through the port of Volantis, the slaves are sold to Slaver's Bay and more distant eastern cities.

The main maritime trade of the Volantene nobles is the slave trade. Braavos opposes the slave trade, but they are too far from Volantis. One is in the northwest corner of the continent, and the other is in the southeast corner of the continent. Braavos can only bully Pentos and Norvos, two cities that are not far from them.

Led by Lord Eddard Stark, the generals departed from the eastern end of the bridge and headed towards the western end. They received invitations from the leaders of the Elephant and Tiger parties, inviting them to a banquet in the West City to hand over the power of Volantis to Lord Eddard Stark.

The first of the nine Free Cities to submit was the city of Pentos. After the Ragged Prince of Pentos defected to the Mountain, he led a pirate fleet and Dothraki cavalry to capture Pentos, turning Pentos into the Mountain's first city-state on the continent of Essos. The next to submit was Braavos, with Tyrion Lannister as the governor; through Braavos, the city-state of Norvos also submitted.

Subsequently, after the first heavy snow in King's Landing, the Mountain mobilized the power of the whole country, sending thousands of warships across the Narrow Sea to conquer the city-state of Lys, which cultivated prostitutes and poisons, the city-state of Myr, which was the world's number one in glass and telescope technology, and the city-state of Tyrosh, the headquarters of the world's pirates.

Tyrosh is east, along the coastline for hundreds of miles, is Volantis, the richest of the nine Free Cities.

Eddard Stark, as the Duke with the highest status in the army, was responsible for receiving the surrender of Volantis.

Volantis is a giant city, divided into east and west cities by the Rhoyne River. The west city is the residence of nobles, and the east city is the residence of slave markets, slaves, freemen, foreign merchants, and captains and mercenaries. As Eddard Stark, who came to liberate and abolish slavery, their warships first docked at the port of the East City, and then the army landed, entered the East City, and stationed there, implementing and executing the Mountain's political propositions and orders: terminating the transactions in the slave market, and liberating thousands of slaves from the hands of merchants, nobles, captains, and mercenaries.

Eddard Stark was in the center, with his captain of the guard on the left, Count Jon of Hearthstone, the younger brother of Smalljon, who also wielded a pure iron spear and was the tallest man in the army. On the right was Sandor Clegane, the Hound, the vanguard officer of this eastern expedition. His five hundred Kasagga warriors had black and white paint painted on their faces and armor, making them the most eye-catching team wherever they went. The paint was specially made and would not fall off the armor.

The Kasagga people paint black and white stripes on their faces and bodies during battles, sacrifices, major festivals, and to show grand etiquette.

For the sake of prudence, Eddard and the Hound led a thousand-man army.

The nobles of Volantis are divided into the Elephant and Tiger parties. The two parties are not harmonious, but they are always very united when facing foreign invaders. Volantis once fought against the Dothraki cavalry led by Drogo, and finally paid tribute in grain and gold to make Drogo's 40,000 cavalry retreat.

The team came to the middle of the Long Bridge, and the generals saw that on the bridge railings on the Great Bridge, there were many iron rods erected, the iron rods were inserted into the stone holes, and there were hooks on them, and each hook was hanging a head. There were also many large ropes inserted into the holes in the bridge railings, with the lower ends hanging under the bridge, tied with corpses.

Eddard ordered the team to stop, he dismounted, walked over, took down an iron rod, and took off the head.

"Are these the slaves who dared to resist?" Eddard said.

"Yes, Duke. These people who resisted being enslaved were called criminals by the nobles of the West City," said an East City man who accompanied him. This person was also a slave, and because he could blacksmith, he was recruited into the army by Eddard and became Eddard's guide to the west.

After Eddard, the Hound, and Jon captured the East City of Volantis, they were supported and loved by thousands of slaves, and the number of members of the legion also increased by a thousand. These thousand recruits were all former slaves, many of whom were veterans.

"Put down the iron rods, pull up the ropes, the Long Bridge of Volantis will no longer be allowed to be a place to execute people," Eddard shouted.

The generals dismounted one after another, and worked together to remove the iron rods, put down the heads, and then threw the iron rods into the river; the ropes hanging the corpses were also pulled up one by one, the corpses were put down, and then all the ropes were cut off and thrown into the big river.