Volantis is divided into two cities by the River Rhoyne. The east city is where nobles of ancient blood live, and the west is where mercenaries, foreigners, slaves and civilians live. The two cities are connected by a long bridge.

The slave population in the city is extremely large, and the number of slaves is said to be five times that of free people.

This city was once filled with a large population. It was the strongest and most populous city-state among the free trade city-states. Statues and fountains can be seen everywhere, and it was even known as the "City of Flowers and Fountains".

The war a century before the War of Conquest changed everything. After the war, rioting people and the Elephant Party destroyed many statues of the Tiger Party Archons, venting their grievances against the Tiger Party for dragging Volantis into the abyss of war.

The war also drastically reduced the population of Volantis, and it has still not been able to fully restore the scene it had hundreds of years ago.

Nowadays, the fountains have either dried up or turned into stagnant pools. Although Volantis still seems prosperous, it has begun to decline, and some desolate urban areas have even turned into swamps.

There is a Black Wall in Volantis. The Black Wall is an oval-shaped city wall with a height of two hundred feet and is made of black stones that are poured and fused together.

Built by the Valyrians when Volantis was little more than an outpost of the Freehold.

The city wall is so thick that six carriages pulled by four horses can move abreast.

To celebrate the founding of Volantis, a ceremony in which six carriages race side by side is held every year.

The residents of Blackwall call themselves "Old Blood" because their ancestors can be traced back to the ancient Valyrian era.

No foreigner, freeman or foreigner is allowed to enter within the Black Wall unless invited by a resident living there.

The Temple of R'hllor in Volantis is a huge building. Its beams, steps, walls, vaults, towers and air corridors between the towers are perfectly connected together, as if the entire building is made of one piece.

It is made by hollowing out huge rocks.

Hundreds of hues, red, yellow, gold, orange, seep into each other on the temple walls like clouds at sunset.

The slender spiers are entangled with each other, rotating and rising, and the frozen flames seem to touch the sky.

The temple is approximately three times the size of the Great Sept of Baelor in King's Landing.

Before the temple was built, this was originally a large square.

The temple has its own weapons, known as the Hands of the Holy Fire.

The Merchant's House, the best tavern in Volantis, is a four-story behemoth overlooking the surrounding docks, docks and warehouses.

Its hall is larger than the halls of most castles in Westeros. The central courtyard is paved with stone paths and planted with many grape trellises. The surrounding pavilions and caves make the hall look like a maze. Its rooms are all

Very strong lock.

The long bridge across the mouth of the Rhoyne connects the two districts of Volantis.

The bridge has an extremely long span, is supported by huge piers, is as flat as a road, and was built by the Valyrian people in their heyday.

The entrances at both ends are arches made of black boulders, with sphinxes, manticores, dragons and other monsters carved on the doors.

The bridge deck is large enough for two carriages to pass side by side.

Various buildings have been built on both sides of the long bridge, and you can buy almost anything here.

In the middle of the bridge, the thieves' hands and the prisoner's head were placed on spears for public display.

Like Valyria in the past, Volantis is a free fortress, ruled by archons, who hold elections every year, and every free-born, land-owning Volantis has the right to vote.
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Each election lasts for ten days, and these ten days have become a carnival for the Volantis. Some candidates will do anything to get votes.

Only those of ancient blood whose ancestry can be traced all the way back to Valyria can become Archons.

Due to its geographical location close to Slaver's Bay, Volantis is a key link in the slave trade chain, and merchants openly conduct large-scale slave trade with Slaver's Bay.

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It is said that the average free man in Volantis owns five slaves.

The currency used by Volantis has a crown on the front and a skull on the other side. It is called a "glow coin" and is not as big as the copper coin used in Westeros.

Volantis' famous product is the red wine they brew, and they also produce precious glass.

Very few ships from Westeros sail as far as Volantis, and if they do, they are filled with silks and spices obtained from the Jade Sea and then shipped back home.

Volantis are proud to be of Valyrian descent and still retain many Valyrian traditions.

Among ordinary people, tattoos are very common.

According to semi-official sources, free citizens will use tattoos to show their bravery in battle or as a commemoration of their achievements.

Slave owners also often gave their slaves tattoos to prevent them from escaping, and used different tattoos to distinguish the slaves' uses:

The tears tattooed on the cheeks represent sex slaves, the flames represent the slaves of R'hllor, the city guards have tiger stripes tattooed on their cheeks, the slaves who clean up excrement have flies tattooed, etc.

The slave guards with tiger stripes on their cheeks were called the Tiger Robes.

Volantis people like sweets, and many beets are grown around the city. Beets are added to every dish here, and even the wine is sweet.

The famous cyvasse chess originated in Volantis and spread through trade.

All high-ranking Volantis will not walk on foot, because they think it is beneath their dignity, so the upper class will ride in sedan chairs, while ordinary people will ride in carts pulled by dwarf elephants, which can be found everywhere in the bustling city.

Planting an elephant car.

The faith of R'hllor is popular among the lower classes of Volantis, and many believers are slaves or poor people. Even Volantis's army "Tiger Robes" has at least half of them followers of the Lord of Light.

The Red Temple of Volantis is said to be the largest in the world. The servants inside are all slaves. They were bought and trained as priests, goddesses and warriors since childhood, and they had flame tattoos on their faces.

The warriors are called the Hands of the Holy Fire, and their number is never more or less than 1,000.

The Lord of Light and Supreme Priest of Volantis is Benero. He is actively promoting that Daenerys Targaryen has fulfilled the ancient prophecies and is the reincarnation of the ancient heroes. She will save the world from darkness and calls on Volantis.

The people fight for her against the darkness.

He warned that if Volantis goes against Daenerys, they will be doomed.

His remarks have begun to cause conflicts between followers of the King of Light and followers of other religions.

As the oldest Free City-state, the first colony of Valyria Free Fortress.

At first, she was just a military outpost surrounding the empire's borders, where dragon kings could land and have tea breaks from time to time, or meet with envoys from the cities on the upper reaches of the Rhoyne River.

As time went by, taverns, brothels, and stables gradually appeared outside the black wall, and merchant ships began to dock here.

Due to Volantis's ideal location in a natural harbor and the mouth of the River Rhoyne, the city began to expand rapidly.

Outside the black wall on the east bank of the river are crowded houses, shops and hotels, while on the west bank are the shadows cast by foreigners, free people, mercenaries, criminals, etc. cast by the city, full of banking chaos, drunkenness and murder, eunuchs, pirates

, pickpockets and necromancers mixed in.

With the west bank turning into a lawless cesspit, the consuls had to send slave soldiers across the river to maintain superficial order, but strong tides and unpredictable currents made crossing the river extremely difficult.

A few years later, the consul "generously" ordered the construction of a long bridge across the River Lorne.

The tides, currents, and width of the river itself turned this into an epic undertaking that took over forty years and millions of gold coins.

The consul did not live long enough to see the bridge completed, and the completed long bridge became a miracle.

It is the longest sea-crossing bridge in the known world and is enough to support the weight of a thousand elephants.

"Long Legs" Lomas listed her as one of the nine man-made wonders.

In the city's early history, Volantis benefited from trade between Valyria and the Rhoynar and prospered, while the Rhoynar's ancient city of Sarkoy, which originally dominated commerce, suffered.

This brought the two sides into conflict, and a series of wars ensued. The final result was the complete destruction of the city on the Rhoyne River and the crossing of thousands of Nymeria's ships.

And Volantis became the greatest city in the world.

After the Doom of Valyria, the Freehold empire collapsed and Volantis became independent.

During the Age of Blood, the Volantis proclaimed themselves the heirs of the Free Citadel and the legitimate rulers of the world.

But they have been arguing for hundreds of years about how to conquer the world, with the Tiger Party favoring force and the Elephant Party favoring trade.

In the first century the Tigers had the upper hand, Volantis' fleet conquered Lys, and their land forces captured Myr.

The Volantis tried to persuade Aegon the Conqueror Targaryen to help them retake the land of the Freehold.

After the Targaryens rejected them, the Volantis decided to attack Tyrosh alone, and the backlash caused was out of control:

Pentos and the Storm King suddenly joined Tyrosh's side, Braavos lent a hundred warships to the Lys exiles, Lys and Myr also launched a rebellion, and finally Aegon rode his own dragon "Black"

Balerion, the god of death, joined the battle and defeated Volantis.

This war restored the freedom of Lys and Myr, turning the disputed land into a scorched earth and becoming a no-owner's land.

At the same time, the fleet sent by the Volantis to retake Valyria disappeared in the Sea of ​​Smoke. Qohor and Norvos joined forces to defeat Volantis in a water battle on the Dagger Lake, breaking her power on the upper reaches of the Rhoyne.

The Dothraki appeared from the east, burning, killing, and looting, and the area between the Kohor Forest and the source of the Sehoru River was ravaged into a wasteland.

Afterwards, the war-weary people led by the Elephant Party launched a riot, overthrew the Tiger Party, and held the majority rule of Volantis in their hands until now.

In the past few centuries, the Elephant Party often occupied at least two seats in the consulship, which means that the Tiger Party could only have at most one voice in the consulship.

The reason why Gao Bin chose to land here is because Volantis is a small base of Dragon Mother. The people here, especially those in the religion, support Dragon Mother quite fanatically.

On the other hand, the geographical location of Volantis is the most suitable for landing. You can advance, attack, retreat or defend.

And from here, you can deliver a fatal blow to the Unsullied Legion from the back, forming a front and rear pincer attack with the navy.

Even if Dragon Mother has a dragon, she can't withstand the bites of wolves, right?

More importantly, where is this place close? It’s close to Slaver’s Bay!
To be continued...