Chapter 149: 149
It's because Dany truly wants to free the slaves, and that it's going so well is the reason other people hate her so much.
A hatred that stems from deep fear.
Braavos held high the banner of "liberating the slaves" for hundreds of years, but the rest of the city-states that mainly traded slaves did not respond at all.
When Braavos attacked Pentos under the pretext of "abolishing the slave system", Myr, Volantis, Tyrosh, and other city-states were watching the fun and had no intention of intervening.
But Dany didn't shout "I want to abolish the slave system" to the world at all, she just sneaked into a corner of the world to make a big move, but the Ghis alliance came over, Qarth and Volantis are also sharpening their spears, preparing to declare war on her.
Even Braavos, who has consistently opposed the slave system, also had the Faceless Men come to assassinate her…
In half a year's time, Dany, who is slowly going about her business, has become one of the world's most famous. The enemy and the sellswords with some foresight are not optimistic about her, even if she has three Dragons.
So, Denzo really respects her, and the Tattered Prince wants to use the power of the Dragons, but neither of them wants to take refuge with her.
They don't want to be martyrs.
"Since Pentos has no defense force, should not Windblown's 2,000 Elite Steppers be enough?" Dany intoned.
"Your Majesty, you've been to Pentos, you should know how tall and thick the Pentos city wall is," Denzo swallowed some saliva, "Because of its limited military power, Pentos is crazy about its city wall."
"And the attitude of Braavos is also uncertain. You, the Mother of Dragons, are so famous that they dare not directly intervene."
Dany's eyebrows raised, Windblown is very shrewd, two thousand Pacers are indeed a powerful force, but only to be used once for Yunkai, not by her forever.
The Tattered Prince apparently did not intend to swear allegiance after he captured Pentos.
It is easy to dispatch Dragons to help siege the city, but can she handle the pressure from Braavos?
Not to mention that Braavos has the largest navy in the world, the most powerful shipbuilding capability, the most powerful industrial productivity, and the strongest assassins— The Faceless Men…
As far as the Iron Bank is concerned, she has a short half-life.
The Iron Bank is the creditor of the world.
If all the Gold Dragons of the world's banks are added together, there is no more than what is in the confines of the Iron Bank.
Has the Tattered Prince considered me dead?
The dead or dying are naturally not afraid of how many misgivings are put on them, at most it is only ever equal to "Death"!
Dany got more upset the more she thought about it, but she couldn't refuse too stiffly.
The sellsword group of 2,000 elites is enough to rank in the top five within the continent of Essos. They really are going to be hard, Dany estimates that a similar number of soldiers will be sacrificed.
"I'm not lying, but at another time and place, I will reject the Windblown without the slightest hesitation. But in the current situation, Windblown's attitude is enough to change the outcome of a war, so, Tattered Prince the conditions are not too harsh." Dany said with consideration.
Denzo secretly nodded, isn't it?
It was because they saw that Mother of Dragons was in a dilemma that they made such harsh conditions.
—both she and the Tattered Prince knew how big and heavy Braavos' hand was.
"Thunk, thunk, thunk…"
Dany tapped the armrest of the chair and asked softly, "Do you know of Illyrio Mopatis?"
Denzo's eyes widened, nodded, and said: "A trade Magister of Pentos, mainly dealing in spices, gems, and Dragon bone, I heard that your three Dragon eggs were bought from the Shadow Lands."
"That's right, Illyrio Mopatis gave me three Dragon eggs, and he sheltered me and Viserys from assassins many times. I lived in his house for half a year like a princess.
Then I wandered to Qarth, and he sent three ships to pick me up and return to my Kingdom. My Navy Commander Ser Groleo and half of his sailors were also his people."
Dany watched his reactions quietly and said: "For another city, I may have agreed to the Tattered Prince's conditions, but I will never violate the city-state of Pentos in such a manner."
"If Illyrio Mopatis asks, I will without the slightest hesitation take down Pentos and give it to him instead."
In the end, she said loudly: "As a Targaryen, a debt must be paid!"
Red Hair Lyra, Pretty Meris, Warrior Bard Denzo, in this brief moment their faces all twisted.
If Lord Tywin were here, he would complain.
Well, House Lannister's motto is "Hear me roar" and Dany hasn't infringed on it.
"Magister Illyrio, I'm afraid, won't be able to become the Prince of Pentos. He hails from a poor background and has no bloodline of the forty nobles." Denzo said hesitantly.
"The Tattered Prince doesn't want to be a puppet anymore, I understand that, but when he comes to power, what will happen to the trade Magisters who hold the real power? It is impossible for me to push my benefactor to death, right?" Dany smiled and pushed the reasonings over to "Friend" Illyrio.
"Well, I do not desire Windblown anyway, I will just grind those in Yunkai. If I can beat Yunkai, you may get Illyrio's approval…well, when I get Illyrio's letter, I'll send Dragons to help you take Pentos."
"This…"
This is at least better than outright rejection.
"I can't decide, I have to go back and discuss with the Tattered Prince." Denzo hesitated.
"Okay, let's talk about it at this time tomorrow night. You can tell the Wise Masters that I'm asking for too high a price, insist that you won't back down, you can only go back and ask your leader." Dany nods.
"Many thanks, Your Majesty." Denzo respectfully gave a bow, found Zidan outside the tent, and returned to Yunkai that night.
Well, Meris obediently returned to the POW camp.
Under the moonlight and starlight, the two Knights walked back silently listening to the sound of hooves.
Suddenly, the Braavos looked around and asked in a low voice, "It's done?"
"No."
"Why?"
"The Dragon Queen insists on a ransom of four times the normal price." Denzo also lowered his voice.
"It is the Wise Masters who will pay for it, and the situation is very special now, she should not hold such an appetite?" Zidan said puzzled.
"Hah, I did it on purpose. I'll go back tonight to ask the commander and continue the discussion tomorrow." Denzo mysteriously said.
Zidan suddenly came to his senses, "Pa" patted the old poet on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Old man! Another day's delay for Yunkai, Lord Wise Masters should reward you well."
"It's not a delay, after all, as you can see, the Mother of Dragons needs time to build siege weapons." Denzo shook his head,
Go back and tell the story after that, the Grand Wise Masters really rewarded Denzo 500 Gold Honor.
A group of Wise Masters and sellsword Commanders happily opened a midnight party in the Great Pyramid after hearing the news from Zidan.
Returning to Windblown's headroom in the early morning, Denzo told the whole thing in its entirety.
"It turns out that Illyrio's relationship with that woman is so deep…" The Tattered Prince stroked the gray beard on his chin, and thought for a moment: "Do you know how many days the food for the opposing army will last?"
Denzo said: "More than we expected, the Unsullied gave us half a pound of wild boar for dinner. I've observed that almost every soldier gets meat."
"Hmm, the nearby forest is big, how long can she survive by hunting?"
"What do you mean, Captain?" Denzo wondered.
The Tattered Prince's eyes looked cold and said: "Tomorrow tell her, I agree with her 'plan B', I will not work hard in the following days, Windblown will try not to be contaminated by the slave Blood.
But when she can't hold on and has the idea of going back to my 'Plan A', she could use an excuse to talk about the ransom for Ghis captives and put back a yellow silk cape as a signal.
At that time I will automatically make a new agreement with her: Illyrio will get out with his wealth, and she will help me with Pentos."
Denzo looked at the grey-haired captain admiringly: "Really brilliant!"
…
"heh…" Dany laughed while looking at the blood oath in her hand.
The next day, Denzo and Zidan still left Yunkai early and had another dinner at Dany's camp.
Although the two have different goals, they are equally pleasantly surprised: today's steak is about a 1/4 thinner than yesterday, it seems that the soup is not as thick as last night, and the Dragon Queen will be back later.
During the negotiation that night, Denzo found that the Dragon Queen was also more tired than last night. Does she seem to be worried?
Out of food?
The negotiation went very smoothly, even if the Queen repeatedly emphasized: if I, Daenerys, have been defeated, and the whole army is wiped out, I will not do anything to feel sorry for my friends.
But in the end, she simply wrote her name neatly on the contract document.
At noon on the third day, the "Giants of Graz" arena in Yunkai.
With the arrival of the Mother of Dragons, Yunkai also entered a state of emergency on alert throughout the city, and entertainment activities such as gladiator fights and oiran parades were naturally suspended.
The arena of Giants of Graz, which belongs to the Grand Wise Masters, is no exception. The stands and tourney ground are empty. Only the stone hall where the Pit Fighters train can be heard.
"No, uncle, don't kill me, I don't want to die, uncle, Grand Wise Master, Uncle Mureno, no…"
an eighteen to nineteen-year-old young man was in tears as he struggled and cried, fear marring his face.
The Giants of Graz arena is also built by excavating the ground, so the training ground next to the arena is ten meters above the ground.
The ceiling of the wide training ground is paved with slate, and there are skylights the size of washbasins. The lighting is very good. The golden sunlight transmits from the skylights to the ground. There are black lines visible to the naked eye in the yellow light beams. Dust – soot from the burning of firewood.
The circular training ground is about 500 square meters. In the center is a White stone platform that is thick and two meters high. At the top of the stone platform is a stone egg as bright as gold.
The surface of the stone egg has fine scales, like the skin of a young Dragon.
This is a golden Dragon egg!
With the stone pillar as the center, the surrounding ground is also painted with fiery-red paint in the shape of a circle of burning flames.
——The holy mark of the Lord of Light R'hllor, similar to the seven-pointed star of the Church of The Seven.
Each flame holy mark is the size of a baby's hand, and countless holy marks form a giant anti-spiral vortex around the stone pillar.
Two iron chains were pulled out from the upper and lower ends of the stone pillar, and the young man who was crying was chained up.
The youth's black erect long wet hair draped over his shoulders, and the Tokar robes and silk trousers also dripped with light azure liquid.
There is a robust olive fragrance.
The youth is still surrounded by firewood…
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