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#449 - Chapter 183 Theon's Voyage (I)

As for those small pirates still entrenched in the Stepstones, they often met with misfortune. Whenever the Dawnbreaker Trading Company's escort ships passed by, they would often be conveniently wiped out. Even more tragically, a few months ago, Daenerys's expeditionary fleet once again launched a thorough cleanup operation against the Stepstones. Bloodstone and Grey Gallows became the main targets, which has left very few of the Stepstones pirates who once ravaged both sides of the Narrow Sea. Faced with such a severe situation, many pirates had to give up this seemingly promising profession and choose to go ashore and become mercenaries.

Euron's eyes became even colder. He didn't expect the situation in the Stepstones to become so complicated. He had originally hoped to gather a group of powerful pirates here to continue expanding his power, using them as cannon fodder to attack Dragonstone. But now it seems that this plan is likely to fail.

However, Euron was confident that even without these pirates, he was confident in defeating the Dragonstone fleet. After all, he had a large number of warships and soldiers in his hands, which was enough for him to dominate the ocean. As long as he was willing, he could launch a large-scale naval battle at any time and completely eliminate the enemy.

Just then, Euron received news that his brother Aeron was returning to the Iron Islands with a backward small fleet. "Humph," Euron snorted dismissively. His brother really couldn't stay put. He had already killed one brother and wouldn't mind killing another.

Aeron took away more than a hundred small ships and less than two thousand people, which had little impact on the powerful Iron Fleet.

Meanwhile, in the distant city of Qarth, the city had gradually emerged from the shadow of the war a few years ago.

The war launched by Xaro Xhoan Daxos made the rulers of Qarth realize the drawbacks of the existing system. After four years, they adjusted the city's governance methods and formed a more effective and reasonable administrative organization.

The current city of Qarth has established three councils: upper, middle, and lower. Among them, the Royal Council is responsible for foreign military and fleet affairs; the Upper House is composed of elected officials and is responsible for internal affairs management; and the House of Commons has become a place for parliamentarians to argue, and also a channel for upper-class citizens to express their opinions. However, for those poor people and slaves, no one really cares about their opinions.

Of course, Liu Yuan and Daenerys have dry shares in Qarth, and they have a considerable income every year.

On this day, a sizable fleet entered the port. The ship type was different from those commonly seen in the Summer Sea, with a total of thirty ships. They were flying the Greyjoy family's kraken flag, and leading this fleet were Yara and Theon.

When they disembarked, port officials came up to register, recording the goods and the purpose of their visit, to facilitate subsequent taxation.

Ever since Yara and Theon hijacked ninety-two large ocean-going ships, as well as more than three thousand Ironborn warriors, they immediately moved away from the west coast of Westeros after leaving the Iron Islands, also cutting off their hope of returning home.

Theon had taken classes in Winterfell for a few years, and learned a lot from Liu Yuan. His strength and vision had greatly developed, and he was no longer the confused young man in the play. When Theon returned to the Iron Islands, he quickly corrected his position. He understood that he had left the Iron Islands for ten years, and there was no place for him here.

So he obeyed his father's arrangement to attack the North, and incidentally build his own team. In order to establish prestige among the Ironborn, he carried out the plan to attack Winterfell. He didn't act as recklessly as other Ironborn. He secretly let Bran and the others go. As for Rodrik insulting him in person, making him unable to step down, he could only say sorry. Before the Northern army counterattacked and attacked Winterfell, he secretly took his men away. The massacre in the city was all done by Ramsay in his name.

After Balon died, Theon knew that his prestige and the number of his supporters were not enough for him to ascend to the Seastone Chair. So he turned to support his sister Yara. In Theon's view, the Ironborn would not submit to a woman's rule for a long time. After his wings were full, he could gradually regain power. If his uncles came to power, he would be lucky to save his life.

But the struggle for power was full of surprises, and they lost to their uncle Euron. To save his life, Theon had no choice but to leave the Iron Islands with his sister Yara. Yara's escape was actually instigated by Theon, because only by using her connections, was it possible to hijack more ships and sailors.

Originally, they planned to join Stannis, but when they arrived, they happened to catch up with the end of the Battle of Blackwater Bay. Stannis was defeated and most of his forces were scattered. At this time, Viserys Targaryen landed and took the opportunity to occupy Storm's End and most of the Stormlands.

Due to the delay in news, Theon couldn't see the development of the situation clearly, so he had to persuade Yara to stay in the Stepstones temporarily. So they began to divide the work. Theon was responsible for attacking the pirates on other islands and incorporating them to expand his strength; while Yara led the fleet and looted passing merchant ships to supplement the family.

However, these Ironborn were, after all, outsiders and did not understand the rules here, so their behavior angered the Dawnbreaker Trading Company. After more than ten years of development, the company has a huge fleet that can easily block any port or strait. Once they are targeted, it is difficult to escape. Yara's wanton behavior caused him a lot of trouble. The joint encirclement and suppression by the Dawnbreaker Trading Company and the Sun and Moon Legion made Theon and Yara suffer in the Stepstones. They fought several battles in the Stepstones, but each time they were beaten to flee in panic. The powerful strength of the White Tiger ship and the Vermilion Bird ship made Theon and Yara feel powerless. In the end, they had to flee the Stepstones, losing a third of their ships, and fled into the Summer Sea.

This war not only severely damaged Theon and Yara, but also brought great disaster to the pirates in the Stepstones. The Dawnbreaker Trading Company and the Sun and Moon Legion carried out a cleanup of the various islands in the Stepstones, destroying the pirates' strongholds, causing heavy losses to the pirates. Many pirates were forced to leave the Stepstones and look for new places to live.

Theon and Yara led the remaining fleet to the Summer Isles. They docked at Last Lamentation in the island of Walano. Originally, these Ironborn had been holding back at sea for a long time, thinking that they would have to rob once they got ashore. However, when they arrived at the Summer Isles, they found that the locals were very easy to talk to. The old ironware they brought could be exchanged for expensive gems in this place. In addition, the local palm wine and fruit wine have a unique taste. More importantly, the folk customs of the Summer Isles are very open, and people advocate drinking and sexual behavior.