Pentos.
Davos It took almost two months to wait for Naho Demitis' fleet.
The fleet of Iron Bank could have returned directly to Braavos, but now it has returned to Pentos, clearly coming to find Davos.
The two soon started new talks.
Naho Demitis sent someone to invite Davos to board the ship. This time his attitude was much more enthusiastic than the last time.
"Sir Davos, in order to prevent interested people from discovering our meeting, let's keep the story short. You guessed it right, Cersei has no intention of repaying Iron Bank's debt. So we Iron Bank will look for sponsors to help him win the war and win Iron Throne."
Davos smiled and said, "Since the messenger appears here, he must be more optimistic about the North?"
Naho Demitis brought this topic to light, "Actually, Iron Bank has already been supported, and it is not the North."
Davos's smile faded and he asked, "Then why did the messenger come to me?"
Naho Demitis smiled lightly and said, "Sir, don't worry. We Iron Bank also have differences. The current Iron Bank management prefers a guy named Aegon·Targaryen, who is said to be the eldest son of Rhaegar·Targaryen. But..."
Davos stood up in surprise, "What? Aegon·Targaryen VI? How could it be? He was killed by Gregor·Clegane when he was still an infant."
Naho Dimitis kept smiling, "Sir Davos, our current topic is not the authenticity of this Aegon·Targaryen. Back to our previous topic, the management of Iron Bank I chose Aegon for the sixth generation, but I recognized that the North had a better chance of winning, so I sent a secret message when King's Landing was selected, so that the boss of my group agreed to the plan to bet on the North."
It turns out that Iron Bank is not monolithic, and there are also factions fighting among them.
Davos once again reiterated what King in the North meant, "As promised in advance, we will not recognize the debt owed by House Baratheon."
Nahor Demitis first calculated an account, "Iron Throne has accumulated to now, a total of six million Gold Dragon is owed to us. Aegon VI has promised to repay it all. Luke If His Majesty doesn't show the slightest expression, it will be difficult to handle this matter."
"What do you want?" Davos asked.
Nahor Demitis said the solution, "We only ask His Majesty Luke to repay half of Iron Throne's debt, which is three million. And it can be replaced with other items, such as one hundred Valyrian steel sword."
Davos shook his head and refused, "It's impossible..."
"Don't refuse in a hurry, Sir Davos." Naho Demitis investigated very clearly, "I know that you the North have a lot of Valyrian steel, you give Dragon and Giants are both wearing Valyrian steel battle armor. Among them, Giants is still a plate armor. If you recast a piece of Giants plate armor into a long sword, you can get at least nearly sixty or seventy swords."
He estimated and said with a smile, "That is to say, you only need two pieces of Giants plate armor to repay Iron Throne's debt. And you have twenty pieces of such Giants plate armor."
Davos was noncommittal, and he was ordered to come for a loan, but His Majesty also ordered him not to take over Iron Throne's previous debts. From the current situation, it seems that if he does not show sincerity, there is no chance of borrowing a penny from Iron Bank.
"How many Gold Dragon can you lend the North?"
When Naho Demitis heard what was going on, he held out a finger.
Davos frowned, "One million? Too little."
"No, Sir Davos, it's ten million." Naho Demitis stood up holding the table and leaned over, "This is all the funds of our group, all bet on the North, you can't fail."
Davos's eyes widened, "Ten million?!"
I have long heard that Iron Bank is rich, but I never expected that he is so rich! Ten million Gold Dragon, if stacked up, the vault of King's Landing cannot even hold it.
"How much did you borrow Aegon VI?"
Naho Demitis whispered, "Four million, Iron Bank is more for Golden Company's face, that's why I loaned this Gold Dragon. However, as the person in power After the other faction realizes that our faction supports the North, they will definitely invest more. They control most of the treasury and can lend up to two to thirty million to Aegon VI."
Davos used to be a smuggling leader, and he was extremely sensitive to the Gold Dragon amount. He said in a hoarse voice, "Twenty to thirty million? Aren't you afraid that Aegon won't be able to pay you back?"
Naho Demitis smiled sinisterly, "Of course Aegon VI can't repay it, but they have many ways to make him repay it, such as asking for all the unmined gold mines of Westerlands. Moreover, their main purpose of borrowing money is not to support Aegon VI, but to completely destroy our faction."
He poured two glasses of wine himself and handed them to Davos, "Sir, you and I both have a war to fight, a battle of life and death, there is only victory or death!"
Davos took the wine glass, "One hundred Valyrian steel sword is too many, we can provide up to twenty. Now Valyrian steel is priceless, let alone a new long sword with exquisite workmanship."
Naho Demitis tasted something different from the words of Davos: "Can you customize it according to the customer's needs? Of course the price will be different. The amount of steel is eighty long swords. At the same time, I hope that twenty steel swords can replace a complete set of plate armor."
Davos stretched out three fingers and said, "Thirty long swords, this is my bottom line."
Naho Demitis also stretched out seven fingers, "Seventy, this is also my bottom line."
Davos took a sip of wine and said, "Thirty-five."
Nahor Demitis looked displeased, "Sir Davos, we are sincere in loaning 10 million Gold Dragon. It's meaningless for you to bargain like this. Sixty, no more."
Davos is well versed in the art of buying and selling. After the test, he expressed his psychological expectations, "Fifty."
Nahor Demitis stretched out his hand to Davos, "Deal."
Davos stood up and held Naho Demitis's hand, "Deal."
The two sat down again and signed the contract.
Afterwards, Naho Demitis collected the contract and asked, "Sir Davos's next trip will be to return to Westeros? Or will he follow me to Braavos to supervise the loan?"
Davos has been away from the army for too long and is worried about Westeros's war situation. "I will not follow the envoy to Braavos. When the envoy has raised all Gold Dragon, you can contact me or His Majesty Luke directly."
Naho Demitis nodded, and glanced at Davos, "Sir, I'll give you a piece of advice, leave Pentos as soon as possible to avoid getting into trouble."
Davos couldn't help but wonder, "What does the messenger mean?"
Naho Demitis drank the wine comfortably and said, "This Tysha of Pentos Magister is very ambitious. She wants Supreme God to replace Lord of Light and become Pentos's only religious belief. However, Lord of Light's faith has already penetrated into the bone marrow of every Pentos person. How can she change it easily?"
"Although she has gathered a group of believers secretly, but she wants to subvert the Red God temple of Pentos? It is undoubtedly a fool's dream."
Davos asked carefully, "What information do you have?"
Naho Demitis was not stingy and shared it directly with his ally Davos, which was considered a favor in advance. "The Red God temple in the city has colluded with some big businessmen and asked them to spread rumors in the city and slander Supreme God. Also, they secretly contacted a Khal from Dothraki..."