Chapter 129: Power Shrinks

After returning to Lys, Gavin immediately released several ravens to the Stepstones.

He issued an order requiring Coben to spare no effort to purchase wildfire during this period, and to transport all the wildfire accumulated before to Lys as quickly as possible.

Once Volantis successfully reached an alliance with Myr and Tyrosh, the strength they showed in the disputed land would form an overwhelming advantage over Gavin.

At that time, Gavin had no choice but to give up the disputed land and retreat to the sea.

At that time, wildfire would become an important weapon to ensure the advantage of naval warfare.

Then, Gavin quickly called Hassan to learn about the details of the reorganization of prisoners and the repair of warships. After all, those naval prisoners are all experienced and skilled sailors. If they can be used for their own purposes, they will surely add powerful strength.

Hassan explained seriously that after this period of reorganization, those naval prisoners are now familiar with the new warships and have gradually become accustomed to the various instructions of Gavin's fleet.

However, the headache is that the issue of loyalty is still uncertain.

Among those naval captives from Rees, some even have a blood feud with Gavin, and many of their relatives died tragically in the previous unexpected sneak attack and fierce naval battle.

Hassan had no choice but to disperse the other party and arrange them on different warships. In order to prevent unexpected situations, only a part of the captives with no problems were assigned, and the number of people assigned to each warship was not large, just barely making up for the number of crew members lost in the previous battle casualties.

After hearing Hassan's explanation, Gavin pondered for a moment and said, "Publish a conscription notice in Lisboa, and give priority to experienced sailors. In addition, let Jorah transport all the food, supplies and slaves in the disputed land back to Lisboa."

Hassan was quite shocked when he heard Gavin's order. He asked in confusion, "Sir, are you planning to retreat to the sea?"

Gavin sighed deeply and said, "It's just a worst-case scenario. After all, it's difficult for us to defend the land of the disputed land with the four or five thousand surrendered prisoners."

After a pause, Gavin said, "Our foundation is the fleet and the dragon. As long as we have absolute control of the sea, the benefits of losing the land can be recovered from the sea. Okay, you go and do it quickly."

Hassan immediately bowed and said, "Yes, sir, I will arrange it now."

Just after Hassan left quietly, an apprentice of Coben gently opened the door and walked in.

He bowed respectfully to Gavin, and then reported: "My lord, Governor Boris wrote that Margaery Tyrell of the Tyrell family has arrived at Bloodstone Island and expressed her desire to see you. Two days later, Quentyn Martell, son of Prince Dorne Doran, will also come to Bloodstone Island and also hopes to meet you." After that, he handed the letter to Gavin respectfully.

Gavin took the letter and began to read it carefully. After reading it, he put the letter down gently, and some doubts arose in his heart. How could Margaery come to the Stepstone Islands so suddenly? For the current Tyrell family, they are afraid of trying every means to distance themselves from the thorn in the eyes of the Iron Throne, so why would they come to visit rashly?

As for Quentyn Martell's intention, Gavin had no idea at all. He pondered for a moment, frowned slightly, and then picked up a pen to write a reply. He said that he could not return to Bloodstone Island temporarily due to the tense war, and asked the other party to wait for a while. He expressed his apologies and promised that Boris would entertain the other party.

Soon after the letter was written, it was handed to the maester and ordered: "Send a raven to Bloodstone Island immediately to deliver this letter."

The maester took the letter with both hands, saluted again, and then turned and left.

As Gavin's order reached the Disputed Land, Jorah Mormont took action immediately. He led the group of soldiers, like a surging torrent, and began to sweep through the towns and villages of the Disputed Land.

As time went on, the Disputed Land fell into chaos. Faced with the wealth that was about to be lost, many slave owners panicked. Some tried to resist Gavin's orders, but were knocked down and hung up by soldiers. Some slave owners who resisted by force were even ushered in the butcher's knife, and blood instantly enveloped the Disputed Land.

The grain collected from various towns and villages was gathered together for transportation. Countless carriages were flowing. Slaves hurriedly carried bags of grain onto the carriages. Sweat slid down their cheeks, but they didn't bother to wipe it off. Some grain bags were accidentally broken during transportation, and the golden wheat grains were scattered all over the ground, causing people to scramble.

The soldiers shouted loudly to maintain order and commanded the strong slaves to carry. The precious gold, silver and gems were carefully packed into wooden boxes. All kinds of materials were also loaded and transported to the port. Under the supervision of the soldiers, countless slaves moved towards the seaside.

Correspondingly, Rees was also frantically busy. Gavin's fleet was overloaded and kept going back and forth between the Rees Strait. The materials and grain at the port were piled up like mountains. The slaves were driven to the island by the soldiers as soon as they got off the boat to vacate the docks, which were not many. The slaves' eyes were full of fear and confusion. They were tied tightly with ropes, lined up in long rows, and slowly moved forward under the drive of the soldiers. The children were crying, the women looked pale, the men lowered their heads and walked with heavy steps. From time to time, strong slaves were picked out by the soldiers to participate in the transportation.

Daenerys stood on the wall, looking at the chaotic scene below, her eyes swept over the poor slaves. Suddenly, she noticed a thin little girl in the slave team below, with a haggard face and weak steps, obviously sick. The little girl's eyes were full of despair and helplessness, and her weak cry seemed to penetrate people's hearts.

Daenerys' heart softened instantly, she walked down the wall quickly and came to the slave team. The soldiers on the side cursed and drove them away. Brienne immediately drew her sword to block Daenerys. Seeing this, the angry soldier was about to draw his sword. The accompanying official immediately stepped forward to explain Daenerys' identity. After hearing this, the soldier immediately retreated respectfully, and the marching team was forced to stop.

Daenerys walked to the little girl, personally untied the rope that bound her, and gently touched her hair. Then Daenerys ordered her to be taken back and someone to take good care of the little girl.

The entire Disputed Lands fell into unprecedented chaos, and in this chaos, Jorah Mormont firmly carried out Gawain's orders and transported everything that could be taken away to the Isle of Lys.