novelhk Chapter 105 Confiscation! Confiscation! Confiscation!
Chapter 105 Confiscation! Confiscation! Confiscation!
Chapter 105 Confiscation! Confiscation! Confiscation!
The Faceless Ones of the House of Black and White had carved countless tunnels inside the small hill where they lived, creating a maze-like network.
While these Faceless Ones, responsible for covering the rear, were delaying the soldiers.
The large group of Faceless Ones had already started to run away separately through the tunnel.
Although the Faceless Ones were highly trained and each possessed exceptional skills, they were no match for the army. They had no choice but to resist. Although there were traps inside, they were nothing more than minor tricks that could only buy them a pitiful amount of time to escape.
As the entire force advanced into the temple, the underground cellar was quickly discovered by the soldiers, and the large group of soldiers and players charged in through the cellar.
Soon, on the first floor below the main room, several priests and acolytes who hadn't had time to leave were found. Before they could even speak, they were killed on the spot by gleaming swords.
After leaving some people to collect the items here, the rest of the group immediately followed the path to the second floor. There, they found many servants trembling with fear, holding weapons and blocking the way. It seemed they had been forced to wait here for quite some time.
Without a word, the players pulled out their rifles and fired a volley that took down more than a dozen servants huddled together. The rest of them scattered like birds and beasts.
"Kill! Leave no one alive!"
At this moment, Bloodbeard's soldiers, wielding their weapons like wolves and tigers, pursued and killed one by one these abandoned soldiers who had been left to hold off the enemy.
Tap tap tap~
In the labyrinthine underground tunnels, countless soldier players shuttle back and forth. Every now and then, faceless men covering the rear launch attacks, killing one or two unlucky soldiers or players. At the same time, some faceless men also die at the hands of their attackers when they encounter unknown firearms.
[Calling a mouse a duck] The team, led by the leader, worked from dawn until almost sunset before the operation could barely be considered over.
There was no other way; the tunnels hidden beneath the Black and White House were simply too intricate and complex. Even with two or three thousand people still inside, it took a considerable amount of time. In the end, when all the heads were piled up together, there were only forty or fifty heads.
While it's uncertain how many people are in the Black and White House, it's certain that some escaped. After all, even the "pointing at a mouse and calling it a duck" group didn't expect that the entire hill would be turned into a maze by these assassins.
However, in the eyes of our intelligence assistant and the head of the secret service, those who escaped were nothing more than a bunch of remnants and were no longer a concern.
Originally, [pointing at a mouse as a duck] wanted to burn down this so-called House of Black and White, but considering that the temple on the other side was dedicated to many gods, burning it down might cause unrest among the people of Braavos.
That would only cause trouble for Viagra, so he gave up and led his team, loaded with cartloads of supplies looted from the Black and White House, to prepare for a "triumphant return."
The heads were piled together and burned to ashes.
When the two or three thousand people on the island left in their small boats, all that remained on the island was a mess and an empty, deserted temple.
Having just resolved the issue of the House of Black and White, [Pointing at a Mouse and Calling it a Duck] returned to Visser to report, only to be given another assignment.
Solve the Iron Vault!
Simply put, Visser wanted to seize power by force, making them use whatever methods he pleased to call a mouse a duck.
Even if the Iron Treasury didn't have that immense wealth that rivaled many nations, Visser would still have to deal with them.
No matter how you look at it, Weiss has withheld a sum of money from the Iron Treasury, a loan that was about to be sent to the other side of the strait.
Although Visery now knows that Robert the fatso is dead, not to mention the loan being wired, will Cersei and Joffrey, that spendthrift mother and daughter, hand the money over to Stannis so that his fleet can set sail and launch an amphibious operation?
Even if Stannis successfully obtains the loan, he might not necessarily use it for the amphibious operation.
After all, in the original story, he and former Hand of the King Jon Arryn discovered the secret that Cersei's children were not Robert's biological offspring, and after Robert's death, he raised an army to establish his own rule.
Regardless of the details of what happened, Robert is dead, and Stannis is probably already preparing to rebel and reclaim his Baratheon throne.
Bah, no, all that arguing and fighting over there, aren't they all traitors to me?
Visser couldn't help but chuckle at the thought. In any case, he had already made an enemy of the Iron Bank. Even if Visser knew from the beginning that Robert would be killed by his own players in a few days, the Iron Bank's loan across the strait wouldn't be used on him.
He will still keep the money.
Even if Visser returns the money now, will Ironclad let it go?
Moreover, Visser isn't that shameless. He can't tolerate others sleeping peacefully beside his bed. He currently commands tens of thousands of troops, so why would he need to be mindful of the Iron Treasury's attitude and gamble that they're afraid of him and won't dare offend him after receiving money?
Is it simply because of the Iron Bank's notorious reputation for debt collection?
Everyone says that the Iron Treasury's funds can hire an army that can sweep across the continent at any time. Wei Sai wants to say, I have tens of thousands of troops right now!
I'll wipe you out first, then let's see where you get the money to hire servants and make a comeback!
Looking at the back of his "leader" [calling a mouse a duck], Visser squinted his eyes and thought.
The joint forces, which were just about to disband, quickly regrouped under the command of "pointing at a mouse and calling it a duck".
Although they were exhausted, the morale of the players and soldiers was quite high, after all, they had just brought back a large sum of money from the House of Black and White.
Although most of the money has to be handed over to the national treasury, the Black and White House is renowned. People say that hiring a Faceless One to kill an ordinary merchant would cost half the price of hiring an entire army of ordinary mercenaries.
It is evident how much profit the Faceless Ones bring to the House of Black and White. Although there are two or three thousand people involved in the "raid," they can easily feed themselves with whatever they take. Compared to the vast wealth of the House of Black and White, that is more than enough.
Therefore, when they heard that the target of the raid was the Iron Treasury, no one complained. Instead, it aroused dissatisfaction among the other soldiers in the camp.
How could we not include them in such a great opportunity!
Considering that the Iron Vault must have hired a large number of mercenaries as guards, [Pointing at a Mouse as a Duck] saw that the players and soldiers were clamoring to participate in this operation, so he simply waved his hand and led a total of five or six thousand people to rush towards the Iron Vault.
Banks are not uncommon in free trade city-states; almost every city-state, except for Loras, has its own bank.
But Iron Treasury's wealth, reputation, and status are probably unmatched by all the banks combined.
Moreover, although the Iron Treasury is known for its generosity, if someone tries to default on a debt, even a king will find himself facing a constant stream of new kings and rebels within his country.