"The merchants said they were blown to Eastwatch by the storm. He said the loss of the goods was secondary. The most important thing was that they had to stop at the dock to repair the ship. But... who cares? Anyway, the dock rental fee has been paid by the wine."

"Oh? I'll go take a look. Maybe their ship has some cargo that I'm interested in."

After saying that, Leon put down his wine glass and left with Spacium.

Lyon left immediately, and not only did Cotter Pike fail to react, but Speisium, who had already prepared for Lyon to stay overnight in the tavern, was also a little hesitant. However, while he was stunned, Lyon had already walked out of the tavern and ran quickly to the dock.

Speaking of which, Donghaiwang is one of the ice-free ports in the north, with an advantageous geographical location. It would be profitable to use it as a trade transit point.

It’s a pity that the Northern Guardians of recent generations do not have such business acumen, and there is also an almost strict sea ban in the kingdom’s laws.

As a result, apart from the occasional smuggler who went north to trade ironware and animal skins with the wildlings, no Braavos people were willing to come to this remote place to do business.

In fact, Lyon did not want to trade with the merchants on a whim, but as time went by, Lyon increasingly felt a sense of urgency about the impending crisis.

The four words "Braavos" mentioned by Cotter Pike triggered the alarm bells in Lyon's mind, making Lyon alert at the first moment.

If anyone knew that there would be three waves of people in the future who could disguise themselves as familiar people around them and assassinate them at any time, they would probably not be able to sleep well.

It is Leon's character to face difficulties head-on, not to mention that his powerful military force gives Leon a sense of security.

Therefore, no matter whether there are Faceless Men among this group of Braavos merchants of unknown origin, Lyon has to go and take a look.

When Leon arrived at the dock, he saw a wealthy businessman standing on the dock. He was dressed in a smart and lively manner and looked different from the locals. He was chatting with two night watchmen with a smile on his face, and occasionally pointed at the big ship on the sea in the distance. Small boats loaded with goods were landing around them from time to time.

Perhaps he was tired of dealing with these two night watchmen who only knew how to brag and were tirelessly trying to find out his past, so the merchant felt his eyes light up when he saw Leon for the first time.

After saying goodbye, he left the night watchman beside him and strode towards Lyon.

"It looks like the shipwreck is not serious, and your ship is fine." Seeing that the large ship on the sea was stable and the mast and sails did not seem to be damaged, Lyon said a few words of comfort.

"Thanks to the Seven Gods and this lord in front of me, our small ship only has a few holes in the sealed cabin at the bottom of the ship scratched by the reefs. It will be able to set sail in a few days after it is repaired." The rich businessman spoke the common language of the continent of Westeros. He spoke it fluently and without any accent.

"Oh?" Seeing the rich businessman's friendly and generous manner, Leon also became interested in talking. "Do you Braavos people also believe in the Seven Gods?"

"The First Men, the Andals, and the Rhoynar are all of the same origin. It is not surprising that they share the same beliefs. Moreover, my father was once a noble of the Reach."

The rich businessman did not reveal his father's name or family name, which must have been not so glorious. Leon would not do such a shameless thing as digging into the details, so he got straight to the point:

"If I need manpower and ships to mine the mines, process the ore and then ship it here, is it difficult for a businessman like you?"

After saying that, Leon acted like a child, staring at the big ship on the sea with shining eyes, as if he had never seen the world. When the rich businessman saw Leon's look, he immediately had some idea in his mind.

Based on his years of experience, Leon's appearance was not just that of an ordinary soldier in the Night's Watch, where even good-looking people were hard to find. Judging from Leon's temperament and conversation, he must have been born in a noble family in the Seven Kingdoms, and was most likely the second son or illegitimate child of the family, who joined the Night's Watch on impulse.

When I got here and found that the Night's Watch was a little different from what I had imagined, I naturally missed the old days.

As for the mines and ores that Lyon mentioned, the merchants believed that this was a kind of jargon in the aristocratic circle where Lyon had lived since he was a child, and the purpose was to replace those less elegant terms such as brothels.

This made the merchant want to laugh. They had already arrived at the Great Wall and were wearing black clothes. Who else did they still need to maintain their aristocratic demeanor?

Then, the rich businessman showed an expression that you know, and asked Leon: "Excuse me, where is the ore you are looking for? Is it the various ores in King's Landing, or the wild ores in Dorne, or Braavos... Midsummer..."

The wealthy businessman was obviously well aware of this, and he kept listing the various "ores" he had seen and heard of from all over the world.

"What I'm looking for is a mineral called Dragon Crystal, which comes from Dragonstone." Lyon obviously didn't hear the rich businessman's hidden meaning and answered seriously.

"Dragonstone?" As expected, after hearing the place name, the rich businessman frowned and racked his brains for a long time, but he couldn't think of any famous brothels and courtesans in Stannis's barren territory.

"What? Are you in a difficult situation?" Seeing that the other party looked thoughtful, Leon took out a dragon crystal ore that he had accidentally discovered and showed it to the rich businessman.

"You, are you talking about this?" The rich businessman almost sprained his waist when he saw the crystal clear, sharp, and thin dagger-shaped fragment handed to him by Leon.

Then he hurriedly picked up the dragon crystal and pretended to look at it to hide his embarrassment.

"Due to its fragile quality, this ore, which is commonly used as an ornament, has not been popular even in Braavos for more than a hundred years. The difficulty of obtaining it is not difficult to say, but it is not easy to say. The key is that no one is willing to mine it anymore. However, since you think there is something on Dragonstone, I can organize a trip for you to mine it."

After listening to the other party's extremely professional speech, Leon admired the other party's profound knowledge, but was also curious about a question: "What about the price? You know, the financial income of our Night's Watch has never been abundant."

"How about this, give me 100 gold royals as start-up capital. After we explore and excavate dragon crystals on Dragonstone, I will sell them to you at the price of 1,000 gold royals per ship. By the way, how much do you want?"

"This price is very reasonable. Naturally, I want as much as possible." Lyon currently possesses the skill "Plunder". He can get a golden dragon for every person he kills. In addition, his weapon "Liuxing" has the multiple arrow skills. When Lyon goes to the north of the Great Wall, he will go on a killing spree. With Lyon's efficiency, it will not be a problem for him to make a fortune every day.

"Very good, then we have a deal." The businessman took the purse handed to him by Lyon, weighed it, and then stretched out his hand to shake hands with Lyon.

The servants behind them handed over duplicate contracts, and the two signed their names on the contracts.

The free trade city-state is built on credibility, and anyone who violates the contract will be hunted down by the entire city-state, so Lyon is not worried that the other party will break their promise.

"Well, Lord Leon, goodbye."

However, just as the deal was done and the rich businessman was about to leave with satisfaction, Lyon suddenly took out another coin from his pocket. It was the Braavos coin that Maude left for him.

According to what the Faceless Man Jaqen told Arya Stark in the TV series, as long as this coin is given to any Braavos person, he will take Arya to the House of Black and White.

"Do you recognize this coin?" Leon spoke in a relaxed tone, but his eyes were fixed on the businessman's every move. Although the two had just reached a deal in a harmonious atmosphere not long ago, Leon didn't mind cutting the man's neck in the next second.

As for finding dragon crystal, Lyon could just find another merchant to do it.

"You... do you want to go to the House of Black and White?" After seeing the coin in Leon's hand, the merchant showed an expression of fear and shock on his face.

“No… I want to ask you,” Leon took a step forward cryptically and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear, “Are there any faceless men on your ship?”

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