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  Chapter 216 Intimidation

  The reason why Mace pretended to be stupid was entirely because of what Olenna told him before she left.

Mace is not very smart, but he has one of the few advantages, which is that he listens to Olenna.

Although Mace wanted his daughter to become queen, he remembered every word that Olenna told him before she left.

"After I take Margaery away, no matter what Tywin promises, you must not agree to a marriage with the Lannisters. Dragons are rising in the north, so we should not rush to take sides."

This is one of the things Olena told me to pay attention to.

Mace probably understood Olenna's thoughts. The dragon landed from the north, and this weapon of war was difficult to resist with human power.

Even if the Western Territory's army is extremely powerful, it has no chance of winning against the Overlord of the Sky.

In fact, at the beginning, Mace felt that the growth rate of the dragon was very slow. As long as the battle was ended within three years, the young dragon would not pose much threat.

So at the beginning, he still considered persuading Olenna to marry Margaery to Tommen.

But in the past six months, he was very glad that he did not do that.

According to the information gathered from the North, Jack's dragon is at least thirty meters long and invulnerable to swords and guns.

Although this may be an exaggeration, even if it is cut in half, it is still a 15-meter-tall behemoth in the sky.

The most important thing is that Jack is so steady that it's disgusting.

After defeating the Iron Throne faction led by the Bolton family, he quickly used the wildlings to balance the northern nobles.

He then used the existence of the dragon to make the northern nobles dare not speak out, and constantly weakened the nobles' strength through "reforms" in order to win over the hearts of the people in the north and control the ports.

After stabilizing the North, he also sent people to repair the natural fortress of Calin Bay, which was already difficult to conquer.

It is said that all the old towers in Kalin Bay have been razed to the ground and replaced with grayish-white towers.

Damn, there are 36 towers over 15 meters high.

So the most urgent thing now is the Iron Throne supported by Tywin.

They must quickly defeat Poseidon's family and kill the dragon.

Otherwise, the longer time goes on, the more secure the Poseidon family's rule over the North will become.

The dragon's size will also grow bigger day by day.

Time is on the side of the Poseidon family.

However, after the Rebellion of the Five Kings, the strength of the major families was not strong at this time. At this time, the River Reach, with its large population and abundant food, naturally became the target that Tywin had to win over.

Tywin also noticed Mace's reluctance at this time, and he said without changing his expression:

"Lord Mace, I know what the Tyrells are worried about, but we have already produced seven hundred dragon crossbows.

Some of these dragon-shooting crossbows were installed on city walls, some on warships, and some on carriages.

Dragons are not invincible, and dragons alone cannot rule the Seven Kingdoms. The army is the key."

"And do you think that if the Targaryens take control of the Seven Kingdoms again, they will trust you Tyrells again?"

"What do you mean? And didn't the girl from the Targaryen family marry Poseidon?" Mace's face looked unhappy. He always felt that Tywin was threatening him.

"It doesn't matter whether it's Poseidon or Targaryen, because Poseidon and Targaryen are in the same boat."

When Tywin saw Mace's face begin to change, he immediately increased his threats and deceptions.

"Lord Mace, you, the Tyrells, were royalists during Robert's uprising, but after the war was lost, you ignored the wandering Targaryens.

Later, during the Rebellion of the Five Kings, you married Renly Baratheon and tried to make Margaery the queen.

Some time ago, Margaery was married to Joffrey, so that Margaery once again married into the Baratheon family and became a real queen. "

Tywin's face was serious, and although it was serious to begin with, it now had a slight tone of advice.

"So, Lord Mace, do you still think that the Tyrells will be alright if they just sit back and watch?"

After saying this, Tywin seemed to recall something and continued, "There are now two dukes in the North. The nobles' taxes have been suppressed to 10%, and they have lost the power to forcibly conscript soldiers. In effect, they have been deprived of their military power."

"So, Lord Mace, if we let Jack Poseidon become the king of the Seven Kingdoms, we will all become his slaves, with no political power or military authority!"

Tywin came to Mace's side, reached out and patted Mace's shoulder. Each pat touched Mace's heart, making Mace's fat body tremble again and again.

At this time, Mace was a little panicked, because Tywin was right, the Tyrell family replaced the Gardener family.

Now that she has married two people from the Baratheon family, I'm afraid she may really be liquidated by the Targaryen family in the future.

Seeing that it was almost done, Tywin continued to tempt:

"As long as our two families form an alliance, with 120,000 southern troops and 60,000 western elite troops, as well as the Arbor Fleet and the Lannister Fleet, we can land near the Stone Coast and bypass the Moat Cailin."

Some time ago, Euron Greyjoy, who had become the King of the Iron Islands, sent a letter. He wanted to form an alliance with the Iron Throne to fight against Jack Poseidon.

Obviously, the situation in the North made him feel pressured. At this time, Euron was no longer considering how to invade the North, but how to resist the possible invasion of the North.

Now the number of people in the Iron Fleet under Yara's command and belonging to the North has expanded to five thousand, which is almost as strong as the fleet controlled by Euron.

(End of this chapter)