Before Titus left Harrenhal, he entrusted Maester of House Whent to help send a letter to Starpike.
The letter mentioned some recent developments and informed him of his return route, asking Starpike to prepare to send manpower to the east and prepare for the response in advance.
Now that the assets have increased dramatically, Titus, who has money in hand, is ready to buy goods again, and the quantity of goods will be relatively large, so it will be okay if there is no one to take care of it.
The first stop for purchasing goods is Gulltown, the maritime gateway of Vale in the East, one of the five largest cities in Westeros.
When they set out to return, House Peake's number of people was much reduced compared to when they came. Only half of the team of more than thirty people was left. Some were left behind at King's Landing to work, and some followed Ironborn Oswin and boarded the ship of the smuggling leader Davos.
Titus More than a dozen people headed north, first passing through the Darry territory on the south bank of Trident.
At this time, House Darry was still very powerful. Their Farmer's Keep was not far from the shore. Jon·Darry was one of the seven Kingsguard. William·Darry is now Red Keep. Drillmaster, you can say that you are in Riverlands, but you are very close to the royal family.
Passing through the territory of the Darry family, Titus arrived at the small town of Earl Harroway under the leadership of his new guide, Andrew Tarth Ser, who had fought with Robert and Eddard to the end in the team competition.
This place was previously considered the territory of Harrenhal. House Harroway was once the owner of Harrenhal. They married the cruel Maegor, but were eventually killed by Maegor.
Now the owner of this town is House Roote. The castle is a stone round tower bunker with some wealth, but its size is limited. In the eyes of Titus, it is about the level of Bitterbridge Caswell.
They rested in the town for a night, and the next morning, they hired a short barge to reach the other side of the river, continued eastbound, and arrived at Saltpans.
You can hire some large ships here, starting from the starting point of Crab Bay and sailing all the way to Gulltown.
The geographical location of Saltpans is actually not bad. Unfortunately, King of the Riverlands rejected Saltpans's franchise rights in the past, making it difficult for it to expand and ultimately it did not form a city.
It has never been an important trading port, but ships have docked here from time to time, thanks to the local salt production,
Shops, hotels, beer halls and fishing businesses make money.
Not far from here is Quiet Isle.
According to Andrew Tarth Ser who was traveling with them, the people living on this island are devout penitents. They seek to repay their past sins in meditation, prayer, and silence.
On the island, only the elders and supervisors are allowed to speak, and only on one day out of seven.
When passing this island from the river, Titus discovered that the people on Quiet Isle were already using terrace technology to cultivate the land. This shows that the agricultural level of this world is enough for him to develop Red Mountains in the south of Starpike.
The intersection of Trident and Crab Bay is full of fishermen's boats going back and forth, as well as large grain-carrying ships going down the river.
Merchants wandering along the river in pontoon boats.
The residents here seem to be accustomed to transporting their crops to the river and exchanging the goods or coins they need with the merchants on the river.
Riverlands's unique dense river network provides great convenience for the exchange of manpower and materials here.
Titus on the ship looked at this "picture" of the peaceful era and sighed.
The kingdom has been at peace for a long time. Although there have been several local turmoils, they were all quickly put down by Iron Throne, even if there was no longer a dragon to drive them.
In such an environment, most people's thinking has been fixed. No one can realize that the war is about to start. The Harrenhal conference that has ended is like the last fuse before detonating the bomb.
Targaryen's rule is already in danger-
"Going to Gulltown to See the Maiden Fair yo,
Hey, hey, steal a sweet kiss with a sharp sword,
I take her as my lover and sleep together under the shade of a tree,
Hi yo, hi yo-"
An old song "Going to Gulltown to See the Maiden Fair".
Tarth's Andrew Ser is really a good-natured guy. This old man sang old songs and caused spontaneous choruses during the boring boat ride.
Wenda, who had always been a little seasick before, seems to have become accustomed to the bumps on the water. Now he is with Bowen on the left and right, following Earl. He sees many sailors and soldiers being led by Andrew Ser and singing in response.
In the not-so-serious singing, Gulltown, the fourth largest city in mainland China, is already in front of you -
Tide is the eternal breath of the sea.
When the wind blows.
The turbulent waves began to dance vigorously, with crashing waves, foam splashing, and thunderous roars.
When entering the port of Gulltown, the weather was still sunny and people were in a good mood.
Titus took his men, as well as Andrew Tarth Ser, with their armor and cloaks on, and walked out of the ship with a clanging sound.
Captain Parker turned around and told the rest of the guards to unload the cargo boxes from the river boat, pull down the horses, and check repeatedly to avoid leaving important things behind.
The Gulltown in front of us is geographically located beside Crab Bay in the southeast of Vale of Arryn, and to the north is Royce's house. Runestone, across the bay to the south is Crackclaw Point. As the most important external port of Vale, it is a high-quality deep-water port protected by nature.
Moreover, the handicraft industry in Haiji Town is also very developed, and the craftsmanship of practitioners here is well-known in the mainland for its exquisite craftsmanship.
Starting from here, heading east through the Narrow Sea, you will reach the Gold Coast of Essos.
Along the coastline of Essos to the north is the most special and powerful floating city in Free Cities - Braavos;
To the south is Pentos, which has a weak military but is extremely wealthy and is known as the Essos trade outpost;
Further south, you can reach the cities of "Three Daughters": Myr, Tyrosh and Lys.
As a safe haven, Gulltown can also provide berths for ships traveling from King's Landing to Braavos or other cities.
This means it has no shortage of exotic goods shipped from across the sea.
Even in winter, when Vale's Mountains of the Moon channel is closed, Gulltown can maintain the supply of Vale supplies from the sea.
Gulltown's fleet is also very powerful and has never lost to any opponent in many naval battles in history.
Even when facing the Conqueror fleet of Aegon I, and later the Royal Fleet formed by the combination of Targaryen and Velaryon, the same was true.
It can be said that this is a low-key fleet that has never lost a battle except for the dragon.
The lord family of this city is Grafton. Due to the "incorrect position", although House Grafton has the nominal title of lord, he does not actually control this city.
Among their vassals is an old native who was once the "King of the Aboriginals". After losing his throne, he still relied on his power and was entangled deep in the port - House Shett.
There is also a branch of Vale, the supreme lord House Arryn, who gave up his identity to marry a wealthy businessman and started a fortune through marriage. Behind him is "Arryn of Gulltown" supported by the Chamber of Commerce.
When these two families join forces, they can not only fight against each other, but can even overwhelm Grafton.
However, this has nothing to do with Titus.
Earl of Starpike had no intention of going to the brothel to watch Gulltown beauties Maiden. After a brief inspection of Gulltown's city wall layout and defense structure, and judging that this was not a fortified city and easy to break through from land, he started busy with his own affairs.
He placed orders at the top three the Smith stores in Haiji Town and purchased armor in large quantities.
It took a day to almost clear out all the goods and inventory in these shops. Under the attack of Gold Dragon, hundreds of sets of plate armor, half-body armor, and chain mail were purchased.
For a time, the Reach House Peake's reputation as a wealthy man spread throughout Gulltown's commercial streets.
Gulltown: