With a reputation of 70,000, one leader travels across countless worlds with his adventure team.
Chapter 27: Convening the Seven Nations Conference and Rescuing Renly and Celine Baratheon
Three days later, King Robert's party finally arrived in King's Landing. Stannis, along with all the remaining courtiers, greeted their king at the north gate as he returned to the city.
After dismounting at the city gate, Robert embraced his brother Stannis, and the two exchanged a few pleasantries.
Robert glanced at the courtiers kneeling behind Stannis, gave them a disgusted snort, and said nothing. These treacherous officials who bowed to the king disgusted Robert.
He then turned to look at the other side, where Tyrion Lannister, the Imp, was kneeling on the other side of the road, holding Lancel's head and awaiting Robert's judgment.
"Why is there still a living Lannister here? Guards, drag him away! I don't want to see him. Take this bastard's head in his hand and feed it to the dogs!"
Robert, who now harbors no goodwill towards the Lannisters, doesn't want to look at them again.
“Your Majesty! I asked him to stay. My fiefdom will need someone to manage it in the future. It won’t work without a good helper. Tyrion is a very good helper. It’s a pity that his sister Cersei doesn’t know how to use him and doesn’t want to!” Bai Ze said as he walked up from behind.
Tyrion is a very capable man, his small body brimming with wisdom, but unfortunately his dwarfism makes him unpopular.
The guards behind him took Lancel's head and fed it to the dogs. The guards on both sides who were about to drag Tyrion away glanced at Bai Ze, then turned to look at His Majesty the King, deciding whether to leave or not after hearing Robert's words.
"Oh! You know him! Then you can keep him. Anyway, he doesn't seem like the kind of person who can cause trouble."
After Robert finished speaking, he pulled his brother Stannis along to check on Renly's condition. He had heard that wildfires, once lit, would burn endlessly and wouldn't go out, so he wanted to see if Renly was still alive.
The guards on either side released Tyrion and followed the main force into the city. Bai Ze stood beside Tyrion and looked at him, saying:
"Alright, now you don't have to worry about turning into fertilizer! Hahaha..."
"Thank you, Lord Bai Ze, for saving my life! My foolish sister has become a vagrant, but I can return to the Westerlands!" Tyrion said with emotion.
"Let's go. There's still a lot to do. There's a big problem at the Wall in the North. After things are settled in King's Landing, we all have to go back to the North. If we can't resolve the problem there, everyone in Westeros will become homeless!"
"Either you're brainless and become a wretched ghoul, or you'll be a homeless ghoul who flees south to keep your sister company!" Bai Ze said as he walked, glancing at Tyrion.
"Have those White Walkers really come back to life? Could it be punishment from the Old Gods for angering me with that pee I took last time? By the Seven Gods! I really didn't mean it!" Tyrion joked nonsensically.
"Hahahaha! You really dare to think that way, hahaha, amazing, your pee is truly earth-shattering and awe-inspiring!" Bai Ze stopped in his tracks laughing at Tyrion's nonsensical words.
"I brought several boxes of precious weapons and armor. Please help me sort and store them. I will give some away later."
Robert is about to convene a meeting of the lords of the Seven Kingdoms to gather in the north. After that, there will be a tournament and a knighthood ceremony. There are still many things to do. Some of the weapons and equipment are to be given to His Majesty Robert as gifts when he knights him at the tournament, and some are for me to give away.
"By the way, didn't you take in a bodyguard when you went south before? Where is he?" Bai Ze remembered the mercenary who followed him in the original drama.
"You mean Bronn? He came to King's Landing with me. When I received the king's order to get the Lannisters out of King's Landing, I gave him a sum of money to dismiss him. Why is Lord Bai Ze interested in him?" Tyrion asked, looking at the intrigued Bai Ze.
“Yes, I heard he’s a good swordsman. From now on, the Western Territory will be my fiefdom. I can’t manage such a large territory by myself. I need to find some capable people who want to make a name for themselves to help me!” Bai Ze explained to Tyrion.
“Yes, sir! I will have someone bring him back!” Tyrion quickly got into character and followed Bai Ze toward the Red Keep.
…
Robert Baratheon, having successfully sat on the Iron Throne once more, stroked the armrests of the throne, reflecting on the different feelings his two journeys to the North had brought him.
His good brother led the entire realm to help him, while his father-in-law and wife led an army to kill him. Among the major lords who swore allegiance to the king, only the Starks of the North were truly helping him.
However, in order to maintain his rule over the seven kingdoms, he had to turn a blind eye to the actions of some territories and lords who seemed less loyal. Otherwise, this chaos would not have ended so quickly.
Robert looked up at the crowd and saw the resolute look in his good brother Ned Stark's eyes. He knew he still had a responsibility to fulfill.
"I command that all nobles and knights of the rank of earl and above from the seven kingdoms be summoned to King's Landing to meet the King and begin the Seven Kingdoms Conference! Afterwards, a knightly tournament will be held, followed by the investiture ceremony for the new dukes and newly recruited knights of the Westerlands."
"This time, we have precious swords and armor as rewards. All skilled warriors from all nations are invited to attend, as this is crucial for our upcoming journey to the Northern Frontier. Have all fiefdoms take this matter seriously!"
Robert intends to reunite the forces of the Seven Kingdoms, hold another tournament, bestow upon them precious weapons, and earn their genuine loyalty to House Baratheon. He will then lead the tournament's best fighters north to the Wall to wage war against the White Walkers, eliminating them all at once. Otherwise, when the Long Night arrives, everyone will perish.
The cleric in the city quickly wrote out the orders and sent them to the five kingdoms via ravens. Since Lord Stark of the North and Bai Ze, who was about to become Lord of the West, were both in King's Landing, the orders were only sent to the five kingdoms.
Moreover, the people of the North no longer need to come south to King's Landing to fight, because the skilled ones have already finished the Battle of the Red Fork and followed Robb Stark to escort the Lannisters north to the Wall.
In the council chamber, the appointment of the new Master of the Court was decided: Stannis Baratheon was appointed Master of Justice, Ser Barristan Selmy, who had accompanied him north, was given the position of Commander-in-Chief of the King's Guard, Varys remained Master of Intelligence, and Littlefinger Baelish was ruthlessly imprisoned by King Robert.
Because he learned from his good friend Ned Stark that the death of his adoptive father, Arlene, was related to him, and that after he faked his death and left King's Landing, his mistress and his newborn bastard daughter, who were hidden in his brothel, were given to Cersei by him, which led to his bastard daughter being executed by Cersei before she was even a month old!
Robert assigned the position of Chancellor of the Exchequer to one of his own vassals who managed finances, while Ned Stark remained Hand of the King.
Robert instructed Ser Barristan Selmy to quickly select men from his own army and those who had come from the North to fill the Kingsguard and rebuild the city's defenses. Robert didn't want any of the Kingsguard who had previously caused trouble with the Lannisters; he sent them all to Stannis's and the North's army, to be sent directly to the Wall to fight. Those who survived would stay in the army, and those who died would be finished.
After arranging matters within the city, Robert adjourned the meeting and asked Stannis and Ned to stay behind. He hadn't forgotten that Bai Ze had said he had good equipment to show him, and that the treatment of Renly and Stannis's daughter was also waiting for Bai Ze to handle.
The group arrived at Bai Ze's room where he stored the equipment. Bai Ze took out the weapons and equipment that Tyrion had already divided up and said:
"These boxes contain 50 sets of the Legacy Capricorn Guardian Titanium Steel Armor Set, a total of 250 pieces, five parts per set. They will be distributed to the winning knights of the tournament and rewarded to some important vassals."
He pulled over a few more boxes and said, "These contain 20 sets of Inheritance War Goddess's Dark Steel Chainmail, all of the same quality but made of different materials. Each set consists of five parts. These can be used as gifts for the lords of the seven kingdoms or kept by His Majesty as family heirlooms!"
He then opened the box containing the swords and said, "I won't go into too much detail about the swords. Just think of them as being of the same quality as Valyrian steel swords. There are three types of swords: 20 single-edged swift swords, 50 longswords, and 30 greatswords, for a total of 100 swords!"
Looking at the three people who had turned into statues, Bai Ze continued, "Considering that some knights prefer lances or bows, I have also prepared 100 precious Thousand Blade Spears and 100 Thorn Mystery Bows, all of which are rare items of the same quality as Valyrian steel. You can distribute these weapons and equipment yourselves; I will not interfere!"
Bai Ze truly gave Robert and his companions a huge surprise. Ned was a little better off, having already witnessed Bai Ze's extravagance in the North, so he wasn't too emotionally affected by the sheer quantity of precious weapons and equipment Bai Ze produced. However, he was still astonished by the sheer number of them.
Robert and Stannis felt that Bai Ze was like a craftsman god who had given them the best 'weapon' to maintain the kingdom's rule.
Nothing excites knights and warriors more than swords and armor, and this tournament should be the most extravagant ever held, no! It should be the most luxurious ever held, both before and since!
Bai Ze then looked at Ned and said, "Lord Ned, I have also prepared a batch of precious armor for the North in the tavern warehouse in Winterfell, which will be distributed to the lords and knights of the North who did not participate in this tournament!"
Upon hearing Bai Ze's words, Ned's smile stretched from ear to ear. Bai Ze then turned to King Robert and said:
"Your Majesty, let's collect these things when we need them for the martial arts tournament and the investiture ceremony. Now, let's go see Lord Renly who is injured!"
"Alright, I'll have someone keep a close eye on the equipment. Renly's injury is important. By the way, Stannis, has your daughter arrived yet? Brother Bai Ze said he'd cure your daughter's Greyscale, and I feel there's a good chance!" Robert said with a smile, looking at his brother.
"They should be here soon! I received your message earlier, so I sent someone to Dragonstone to bring Celine over. I told them to bring Celine directly to the Red Keep to find us after they arrive. We'll go to Renly's place first, and the child should arrive by the time Renly is treated."
We arrived at the room where Lanli was resting. Bai Ze walked up and saw that half of Lanli's body was burned by the wildfire. It looked like a piece of clay that had been randomly kneaded together. In some places, the clothes that had been burned by the fire were still stuck to Lanli's body!
Bai Ze looked at Robert and Stannis and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Stannis, I need to remove the clothes that are stuck to Lord Renly's body by the fire. Please allow me to use my knife."
Robert glanced at Renly's burned body and knew that if the scorched clothes weren't cleaned off, Renly would still die even if the wounds healed. Robert looked at Bai Ze and said, "Do whatever you want. As long as it can save him, even cutting off his burned arm is fine!"
"That's not necessary. After the treatment, your arms and legs should still be usable. It's just that you probably won't be able to use this handsome face to flirt with people anymore!"
Bai Ze knew that Lan Li was an oddball who was attracted to both men and women, so he deliberately didn't mention his gender. Robert and the others also understood the meaning behind Bai Ze's words and secretly laughed, telling Lan Li that he could no longer use his handsome face to fool around. They felt that Lan Li being burned this time was actually a good thing!
Bai Ze took the knife handed to him by his attendant and cleaned all the pieces of clothing stuck to Lan Li's body. Even though Lan Li's burned body did not bleed much, it seemed that some of his muscle tissue had been burned to the point of necrosis!
Bai Ze took out a bottle of Proficient Life Potion. At level 29, he could already use life potions of a higher level. The one he had given to Ned before was an Advanced Life Potion.
Although Bai Ze's character inventory contains Remi's Aid (which has no level restrictions) and Remi's Kiss (which removes all abnormal statuses and restores health), those are considered divine medicines. It would be difficult to explain if they emitted some mysterious light after being taken out. Using the Proficient Life Potion is more convenient and less troublesome.
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