Chapter 104 Illyrio’s Mansion (Part 1)
Ian passed through the main gate with the guardroom outside the wall, the red-painted wooden door of the mansion, and the garden gate covered under a clump of light green ivy, before meeting many merchants who were invited to attend Illyrio's banquet. Together they came to the garden of the mansion.
Outside each door stood two guards wearing spiked bronze helmets. Their bodies were plump and round, and their faces were as smooth as a baby's buttocks.
Compared with the group of strong Unsullied ones he met when he first arrived in Pentos, Ian doubted whether the eunuchs in the inner courtyard of Illyrio's mansion who had obviously been pampered for many years still retained their most basic fighting ability. .
Ian and Darren were led by the maid to sit down on a seat under a cherry tree. As soon as he sat down, he felt that his entire butt was wrapped in thick velvet. It felt really special. hot.
Sitting on it, Ian always involuntarily adjusts the position to facilitate the heat dissipation of this unfortunate chair. Fortunately, this chair is wide enough, and it is not a problem for two Ian to sit down.
This made him wonder, whose measurements were these chairs designed for? Soon he got his answer.
The host of this banquet, Governor Illyrio Patimos, walked into the garden from another direction and then came to the host's seat.
It was a guy with a yellow mustache. He was extremely fat and his robe was large enough to serve as a tent for a tournament. He was wearing silk products from the Yi region, and through the transparency, you could see his fat white belly and a pair of heavy breasts. His breasts drooped so much that they seemed like two bags of grease covered with yellow coarse hair.
Upon seeing this, everyone stood up and raised their glasses to greet him. Ian was no exception and followed this action.
Illyrio did not put on any airs and raised his glass in response. When he waved his hand, Ian was caught in the eye by a series of dancing jewels.
Agate, amethyst, emerald, ruby, black jade, jasper, cat's eye, tourmaline, tiger's eye stone, and sapphire were strung into several bracelets and worn on his hands. However, in line with his image, these things not only did not make him It looks more noble, but has a touch of nouveau riche temperament.
Illyrio began to speak, and the content was probably about today's topic-the distribution of some of Pentos' goods.
It is not difficult to hear from his words that he and his Chamber of Commerce mainly monopolize the spice trade in Pentos. In addition, he also has a huge share in several goods such as gems, dragon bones, cheese, amber wine, etc.
Ian listened to Illyrio's conversation and felt a little moved in his heart, because judging from the funds he had, if he could truly participate, he could make a fortune together.
But in the end, he just listened quietly and did not participate, because 'Ian Hewen' had no money.
The image Ian hopes to display is that he is capable but not powerful, ambitious but without structure (he only wants to take back Darry City), hates the Baratheon family and places his only hope on the restoration of the Targaryen family. , a typical speculator'.
He wants to make Illyrio feel that he is usable and completely controlled by him, and that he may switch to the more potential "Aegon VI" at any time and serve for the restoration of Aegon VI.
For this reason, Ian must maintain his acting skills at all times.
Fortunately, the organizer did not let Ian wait stupidly for their discussion to end, and asked the maids to serve wine and dishes after Illyrio made his opening remarks.
First, there were all kinds of wines, filled in various silver cups and presented, including sweet red wine from the Reach, summer red from Dorne, amber Pentos brew, and green Myr mead. , the golden Arbor wine, and countless fine wines from Meereen, Quash, and Asai near the Shadowlands, and even the Oriental Lands.
Then came the dishes. The first thing that came was a fresh soup made of crabs and unknown fish, and a cold soup made of unknown fruits with ice. Then there were honey quail, creamed carrots, crispy suckling pig, and lamb. Loin, wine-soaked foie gras, egret stuffed with figs, veal patties soaked in almond milk, herring cooked in butter, unknown vegetables mixed with sugar, smelly blue cheese, several plates of snails There was a platter made of meat from an unknown animal, and a black swan with feathers on it.
This table of dishes can be said to have subverted Ian's understanding of the world's recipes. Originally, he had learned how far he had reached the world's food technology tree through the 'best' dishes in several taverns in Westeros. I made a basic judgment, but it turns out that the people of Westeros are still too tender to eat.
The businessmen were having friendly exchanges over their rights and interests. Everyone was red-faced and almost had a fight because of the 'academic' discussion.
Ian and Darren were enjoying the food on the plate silently, without saying a word, and seemed out of tune with the world around them.
This attracted Illyrio's attention instead. After dismissing the two merchants around him, he took the initiative to walk in front of Daeron, his large robes swaying as his body swayed.
"Daeron? I can't believe you are still alive." There was a hint of surprise in Illyrio's tone. It was such a big deal that Seagull Town was taken back by the king. As a trade governor and intelligence dealer, Illyrio was of course Got the news right away.
"Your Excellency Illyrio, since you already know what happened to the Grafson family, you must also know why we are here." Darren said respectfully.
According to Darren's previous personality, he would have probably started questioning Illyrio immediately when he saw him, but his recent experiences and Ian's admonitions have made him calm down a lot.
"Yes, I have heard about it, the Grafson family and Darry," Illyrio said, his eyes falling on the shield-shaped black farmer's coat of arms on the chest of Ian next to Darren.
Ian was not wearing armor at this time, but was wearing the gorgeous clothes he bought at the tailor shop yesterday, which had the Darry family crest on it that Ian had specially asked the tailor to embroider.
"Are you from the Darry family? I heard that both of Earl Darry's illegitimate sons died in your rebellion." Illyrio looked Ian up and down, "So, who are you?"
"He is Ian River, another son of Earl Raymond." Darren introduced quickly. Ian had told him before that he was the legitimate son of Earl Grafson, and he was just an illegitimate son. has a higher status than him, so he should lead the conversation when meeting Illyrio.
Although I don't understand why Ian, who has become his de facto leader, is suddenly so humble, this arrangement works for Darren.
Of course, Darren would not know that the purpose of Ian doing this was just to get him to say this introduction, so that he could give Illyrio the impression that there was no problem with the identity of 'Ian Rivers'.