"Hahaha! You're absolutely right. While my mind isn't the sharpest and I'm not good at scheming, when it comes to long-distance trade, I know one principle very well: no matter what you want, as long as the price is right, there's nothing you can't get."
"I suppose compensation is the same, isn't it? As long as the compensation is satisfactory, what grudges in this world cannot be resolved?"
Governor Antalion's words immediately earned Yutanris's applause.
"This is the first time I've heard you say something so reasonable! Did sitting on a dragon make your brain smarter?! It seems the position you sit in really is important! Hahaha!"
The seven people behind them listened to the back-and-forth conversation between the two and immediately understood something. They exchanged knowing glances, having presumably reached some kind of consensus at that moment.
Braavos wasn't very large. In less than two quarters of an hour, Daenerys had already slowly taken them on a tour.
When Dreamfyre flew to a luxurious palace in the northeastern corner of Braavos, Daenerys couldn't help but say, seemingly unintentionally,
"The palace down there is built in a good spot. Not only is it backed by mountains and facing water, connecting to Braavos's inner sea and the Shivering Sea, but the islands to the north also block the cold currents and winds from the north. The fishing resources here must be abundant!"
Sea King Youtanlis, unable to hide the schadenfreude in his eyes, explained in detail,
"What Your Highness said is absolutely correct. The waters near the Patriolius Family are indeed the richest in fishing resources in all of Braavos. Moreover, the Patriolius Family's estate is the closest to Braavos's city center, and most of the grain, vegetables, and livestock for the major families are supplied from here."
"The Patriolius Family's palace is also the most luxurious and magnificent, besides the Sea King's Palace and the Hall of Truth. And because they are descendants of Ancient Valyria Dragon Lords, they have built many huge sky gardens and platforms on top of their palace."
"It is said they can withstand the weight of a hundred-meter dragon. How about we land and give it a try?"
"Hahaha! I think we should forget it. In the Ancient Valyria period, they lost their own family's dragons. Do you really expect them to understand dragons now?!"
Governor Frego couldn't help but mock,
"Their family has used almost all their wealth to maintain that palace. If we accidentally trample their palace, where will they mourn the past glory of the Dragon Lords?"
"Hahaha~"
"That's not necessarily true. At worst, they could marry off another daughter or marry a rich merchant's daughter from the Kingdom of the Three Daughters. Haven't they always used such methods to overcome crises anyway?"
"Hahaha~"
"Who told the Patriolius Family people that they are all handsome men and beautiful women? Although their brains are not very bright, they are truly pleasing to the eye."
"The key is that they can still give birth, hahaha! Their family's twin genes are very strong; almost every daughter has given birth to twins."
"Although they can give birth, more of their women die in bed than their men fall on the battlefield, right?"
At this point, the voices of the few people behind them gradually quieted down.
"I heard that the men of the Patilius Family are all exceptionally gifted, with barbs, and only women with Ancient Valyria blood can withstand them. And many of their prematurely deceased fetuses are said to be scaly monsters."
"It seems there is such a thing…"
No one expected that on Dreamfyre's dragon back, amidst everyone's jokes, the spark for the downfall of a great family was thus laid.
After circling Braavos twice, Daenerys sent everyone to the Hall of Truth, as their pleasure boat was already docked there.
Refusing the Sea King's dinner invitation, Daenerys directly rode her dragon back to her own ship. After all, with the destruction of the House of Black and White, it was hard to guarantee that someone wouldn't direct their anger at her. If she were poisoned or assassinated at dinner, it wouldn't be worth it.
Although the House of Black and White was destroyed, there were still Faceless Men who had been out on missions and survived. If they retaliated against her, that would also be troublesome.
It would be better to wait until she had completed the construction of her new Sanctuary before meeting people again. At that point, if anyone were to attack her, someone who had contributed to building the Sanctuary, it would be a loss of moral standing.
Perhaps it was due to devouring a large number of exotic beasts yesterday, but Dreamfyre and the others had no appetite all day today. The livestock sent by the Sea King's Palace were directly given by Daenerys to the guards and the shipbuilders of the Holy Flame Fleet as extra meals.
It seems Daenerys's arrival truly helped Yutanris a lot; the quantity of livestock he sent every day was astonishing. Three hundred fat sheep, three hundred fat pigs, one hundred cattle, and sometimes many old horses.
This was not only enough for the dragons to eat, but it also saved the Holy Flame Fleet the cost of purchasing livestock.
Since Daenerys showed herself in Braavos last time, for the next week, besides forging Dragonstone on the Gods' Isles and supervising the construction of the Sanctuary, she rarely appeared in the city.
Normally, she would either read or practice her swordsmanship and spearmanship. When bored, she would ride her dragon with her handmaidens and female warriors to hunt in the Shivering Sea.
Braavos's fishing resources were truly abundant; even with so many large-bellied dragons hunting wildly here daily, their numbers didn't seem to decrease.
However, large groups of whales, sharks, and seals were scared away and migrated from here within a few days. This made Dreamfyre have to fly quite far every day to hunt those large prey.
Since she had come to Braavos, Daenerys naturally wanted the dragons to eat more wild game; those sea beasts had much more energy than cattle and sheep.
After Daenerys's last appearance, the various major families all, by coincidence, began to scramble to buy the goods brought by the Holy Flame Fleet, and they also signed many orders. This caused the Holy Flame Fleet's goods to quickly run out.
Especially the nine major families who rode on Dreamfyre's back, not only did they purchase a large amount of goods from the Holy Flame Fleet, but they also sent the fee for riding the dragon along with many gifts.
Although Daenerys had already waived Sea King Youtanlis's fee at the time, he still had Miss Youtannia and Youtanlian personally send several boxes of jewels and Ancient Valyria antiques as return gifts.
Besani and Vada immediately and eagerly opened the boxes to check the gifts after Miss Youtannia and Youtanlian left.
Among them, there was a very exquisite Valyria ruby crown. Besides various colored gems, the quail-egg-sized ruby inlaid in the center had a strong magical fluctuation. It seemed to truly be a treasure passed down from the Ancient Valyria period.
"Sea King Youtanlis is quite generous. The value of these gifts he sent must exceed 200,000 gold dragons?!"
No woman would dislike shiny jewels. Besani picked up a green gemstone necklace and handed it to Daenerys, then said,
"Your Highness, look, this kind of gem is quite rare, and it's really beautiful."
"This is jade from the Golden Empire of Yi Ti on the East Continent of Essos; very little of it has made its way to the West."
Taking the emerald necklace, Daenerys looked up at the Sea King's Palace in the distance and thought,
"I hope my appetite won't scare you all!"
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