Chapter 274 Queen

 After a disaster, Highgarden was full of devastation and lost its former gorgeous scenery.

With pain and tears, the roses swallowed their anger and started building their gardens again.

People should always look forward.

 Inflatable fish seems not to be used.

After the civil strife was calmed down, the nominal master of Highgarden drank heavily all day long and slept soundly on the bed, as if he wanted to use this method to escape from everything.

 Fortunately no one expects him to do anything.

 The sophisticated Lady Olenna has arrived in Highgarden, decisively taking over the affairs and arranging everything in order.

Of course, some wounds take time to heal, just as gardens ruined by the Ironborn take time to grow again.

Samwell held Margaery's hand and walked in the bare garden, listening to her gentle voice talking about the nostalgia for the past beauty, but his mind was immersed in the attribute panel.

 Because, his title has become Earl of Storm's End.

There are also ten free attribute points at the end!

 It’s exactly ten o’clock!

 Samwell was finally convinced that the correct way to open his attribute panel was to obtain attribute points by upgrading his title, rather than earning gold as he had previously thought.

Of course, Storm's End is actually worthy of the title of Duke.

 It is also a fiefdom that has always been protected by the Stormlands.

 But unfortunately, the Duke of Metz is not qualified to canonize another duke, let alone appoint a guardian of the storm.

 So, Samwell can only "conquer" the position of earl now.

This made him couldn't help but think about how many attribute points he would have if he could be legally canonized as a duke.

 Twenty o'clock?

What about the king?

Of course, these are still a bit far away, and he is now hesitant about how to add these ten points.

 Should they be divided evenly between strength and agility, or should one be concentrated and added together?

 Since it is related to the number of swings of the great sword, adding strength attribute seems to be a more cost-effective choice.

 But the mental attribute seems to be quite good. After all, the mental attribute can be converted into strength and agility. Adding one is equivalent to adding both. In an emergency, he can also decide which spirit to transform into based on the specific situation.

However, this transformation has a time limit. Samwell tested it and found that this time is about ten minutes, and it cannot be transformed a second time in a short period of time.

 In this case, adding mental attributes may not be the best choice.

Perhaps we should add strength and agility, which will be more realistic...

"Sam, grandma is in front." Margaery shook the man's hand and pulled him out of his thoughts.

 Samwell calmed down and stepped forward to greet him.

 The servant brought fragrant tea and preserved fruit snacks to the two of them, and then quietly left.

“That fake inflatable fish that came into town last night, was that you, right?” Mrs. Olenna said straight away.

 “Yes.” Samwell did not deny it.

 “How courageous.” Lady Olenna sighed, but then said, “But you should not kill Egwene Oakheart.”

Samwell explained: "If there is really no price for betrayal, but a lot of benefits, then I am afraid more people will follow suit in the future. Therefore, Egwene Oakheart must die."

"But you killed someone on the spot, so you weren't afraid of angering the rebels?" Lady Olenna didn't wait for Samwell to continue explaining, and then said, "I know you want to kill Egwene, but Togan will agree with you, and The two sides had reached a reconciliation agreement at that time, and the rebels did not have the courage to go back. But no matter what, your actions at that time were taking risks, and you were taking risks with the lives of my son and grandchildren."

Margaery couldn't help but said: "Grandma, Sam took great risks to rescue Highgarden. It's so unfair for you to say that."

 Samwell tightened his fiancee's hand and said with a smile:

“The old lady is right, I was indeed a little too impulsive at the time.”

Samwell understood that it was better not to argue with the Queen of Thorns about this kind of thing, otherwise he would definitely be pierced.

 He can understand that Mrs. Olenna cares about her children and grandchildren, but to be honest, such weakness will only lead to endless troubles.

Of course, it is also possible that Mrs. Olenna's anger comes from the self-assertion of him and the Ma Party. After all, the Ma Party is obviously manipulating the situation this time to quell the chaos, and they are restricting and guarding her overtly and covertly, fearing that she will fall to Lu. The Party, using Samwell's head in exchange for the lives of Highgarden and his children and grandchildren.

Being so controlled by the Ma Party, it is understandable that Mrs. Olenna feels resentful.

 Fortunately, this civil strife was resolved smoothly.

The only trouble is that Willas Tyrell is a hostage.

But in the future, Willas will be able to regain his freedom when he marries Sir Thorgan's daughter, but this marriage may not satisfy the High Court.

Mrs. Olenna glared at Margaery, apparently complaining that her granddaughter was facing outsiders.

However, she did not get too entangled in this matter. After all, Samwell did solve the rebellion problem and saved Highgarden.

 Lady Olenna said:

"Okay, you don't have to worry about the aftermath of the rebellion from now on, leave it to me."

 Samwell nodded silently, thinking that the Redwin family of Qingting Island would probably not receive any punishment.

As expected, just as his father said, the Tyrell family wants to maintain balance.

And Lady Olenna will definitely retain the power of the Deer Party to prevent the Horse Party from becoming a dominant force in the Reach, or even sideline the Tyrell family.

Thinking of this, Samwell felt more and more that he should return to Storm's End and take the Stormlands into his possession first.

 That is the power that can truly be controlled by oneself.

"I heard that you asked Mace for the title of Earl of Storm's End?" Lady Olenna said.

"Yes."

 “How can a count rule the Stormlands?”

 That is indeed the case.

Samwell holds the title of Earl of Storm's End, which may not make the nobles of the Stormlands sincerely surrender. What's more, he is also a vassal of the Duke of Highgarden, so it is always a bit embarrassing to hold the authority of the Stormlands.

 So, not only for the attribute points, but also to legitimately control the storm land, he had better find a way to get a duke title.

"But now I can't find a king who is willing to canonize me." Samwell lamented, "The one on the Iron Throne is definitely not good. The Lannister family is eager to eat my flesh and drink my blood. As for Stannis , this guy will definitely not be willing to reward me with the Baratheon family’s fiefdom.”

“Has there been any news about Stannis since the last Battle of King’s Landing? Is he still alive?” Margaery asked.

“Still alive,” Lady Olenna said. “Stannis managed to save a small life and has now returned to Dragonstone. However, he should not be able to make any waves.”

 “The three northern realms should still support him.” Margaery added.

Mrs. Olenna sneered:

“The Northmen themselves cannot defend themselves. Winterfell has been captured by the Ironborn.”

Samwell frowned when he heard this and said:

 “The Ironborn cannot hold Winterfell.”

“It’s impossible to hold on. But the Ironborn have muddied the waters, which is enough to make some dishonest careerists ready to take action.”

Samwell immediately thought of Lord Walder Frey of the Twins and Lord Roose Bolton of the Dreadfort.

These two people betrayed the Stark family in the original book, and now they are probably among the dishonest guys mentioned by Lady Olenna.

From this point of view, the situation in the north is really not optimistic.

"If the three northern realms cannot withstand the pressure of the lions, we should raise troops to attack King's Landing as soon as possible." Samwell suggested, "We cannot let the Lannister family go too smoothly."

"Let's take a look at the situation first." Lady Olenna frowned slightly, "First we will conquer Dorne, and then we will send troops to the Stormlands. The civil strife has just ended, and the Reach needs to recuperate for a while now."

 Samwell could only nod helplessly.

If the recruitment order is issued at this time, it is estimated that most of the river bend lords will complain.

Hopefully the Northern Three-Border Alliance Army will not collapse so quickly.

Mrs. Olenna looked at Samwell who was deep in thought and said, "Actually, if you don't want the Northern Three Realms Alliance to collapse too quickly, you should go find Doran Martell."

"You mean the tens of thousands of northern troops detained in Dorne by the Martell family, right?" Samwell said.

 In fact, after he captured Storm's End Castle, he thought of the Three Realms army trapped in Dorne.

 Because there are quite a few Stormland troops among them.

If he can persuade the Martell family to release people, it will not only help ease the situation in the north, but also help himself win the support of the lords of the Stormlands.

 However, Prince Doran’s asking price will not be low.

"Prince Doran will not release the armies of the Three Realms easily." Samwell shrugged, "Unless I agree to his terms and marry Princess Arianne."

"The situation is different." Lady Olenna said. "You did not capture most of the Stormlands, let alone Storm's End. Prince Doran may not insist on the previous conditions."

"Perhaps we can try..." Samwell actually didn't think Prince Doran would be that easy to talk to.

 Lady Olenna glanced at Samwell and said: "If you are not confident in convincing Doran Martell, maybe you can change the conditions."

 “What conditions?”

 “Give the Martell family a queen.”

"Queen?" Samwell looked confused, "You don't mean Princess Arianne, do you?"

"No." Lady Olenna shook her head slowly, "I'm talking about Princess Myrcella Baratheon."

 Samwell suddenly understood.

 (End of this chapter)