Chapter 90 The Knight Queen
"That's all?" Dany raised her eyebrows. "The Ghis have been trafficking slaves for thousands of years. How could they not have encountered any decent enemies?"
"These two reasons are enough to stop the centaurs from attacking. Aposta is located in the Slave Bay. Meereen and Yunkai may have trade competition with Aposta, but they are definitely not enemies.
The eastern hinterland is almost entirely inhabited by the same Ghis people. The Laza people east of the mountains are a foreign race. But they are 'sheep people' and pose no threat."
"What if..." This time Dany pondered for a long time before slowly asking, "If slavery disappears, who will suffer huge losses besides the Ghis?"
"Your Highness, what are you going to do?" Whitebeard said in horror.
"Me? What can I do?" Dany shrugged and smiled, "Anyone involved in the slave trade is guilty. You said that. I just want to know who are the most heinous people in the world besides me."
Whitebeard stared at her for a long time, but couldn't tell if she was joking.
"In the entire great maritime trade, the slave trade is the most important link. City-states such as Qarth, Volantis, and Lys are almost entirely supported by slaves. It's not that no one has tried to end slavery, but..."
At this point, the old man sighed helplessly and said, "Your Highness, the Andals originated from the continent of Essos, did you know?"
"I heard that they established a kingdom in Andasno in the northwest of the continent?"
The old man nodded and asked, "What about now?"
"There seems to be no trace of them," said Dany.
"The Andal civilization and the Church of the Seven, which originated in the continent of Essos, are almost extinct on this continent. On the contrary, in Westeros, the Andals are the most powerful culture.
I don't know what happened back then, but it is a fact that the Doctrine of the Seven has declined on this continent, and the Doctrine of the Seven is firmly opposed to slavery."
At this point, he asked, "Do you know how Braavos was established?"
Dany said, "When I was in Qarth, I heard an old zebra man, a Jogsnai, tell me. A group of Valyrian slaves escaped from the pursuit of the Dragon King under the guidance of the Moon Singer and built a water city at the northwest tip of the continent."
"Yes, Braavos was built by a group of slaves. As the leader of the nine free trade city-states, Braavos is extremely powerful.
A hundred years ago, the Sea King of Braavos fought with Pentos for more than ten years to abolish slavery. Pentos lost and promised to abolish slavery.
Does your highness know that there are slaves in Pentos now?" He asked, looking at Dany with his white beard.
"Yes, I have seen many servants wearing slave collars in Governor Illyrio's mansion."
"So you understand?" The old man smiled bitterly and sighed, "Unless the Seven Gods come to the world and stay there forever, slavery will never be abolished.
Anyone who dares to have this idea will be an enemy of the whole world.
Even the people of Braavos do not really sympathize with slaves, but for political purposes, they use the abolition of slavery as a slogan to fight for the right to rule the plains above the Rhoyne River."
"I see." Dany suddenly raised her head and asked, "Astan, how is your swordsmanship?"
"What?" The topic jumped too quickly, and Whitebeard didn't react for a while.
"I heard that the two sisters of Aegon the Conqueror are both powerful knights, and Visenya also held the 'Dark Sister' and saved Aegon's life from the assassin?"
The Dark Sister is also a Valyrian steel sword, an exquisite ladies' sword. Its last owner was Bloodraven Brynden Rivers, one of the noble bastards (Daemon Blackfyre's half-brother).
The incompetent King Aegon IV betrayed his descendants. Both of the Targaryen family swords were handed over to illegitimate sons, and now they are lost.
"Uh, yes." The topic jumped again, and the old man became more and more confused.
"How do you think my talent compares to Visenya?"
"Oh, you want to learn martial arts." The old man understood now, and said happily: "I can guide you and can definitely train you into a powerful female knight."
As if he was afraid that Dany had no confidence, he said enthusiastically: "Prince Rhaegar was obsessed with reading since he was a child, and many people were worried that he would become the second Saint Baelor.
Later, when he read something in the book, he suddenly decided to become a warrior.
At that time, he was not much younger than you, but when he trained hard, he soon became a knight who dominated the arena."
"What did he read in the book?" Dany asked curiously.
"This." Whitebeard shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, I just guessed that it might be a prophecy, the one of Azor Ahai. Maybe His Royal Highness realized his mission and... Alas, I don't know."
Practicing martial arts to kill the White Walkers?
Alas, brother, you really think too much. You are not the warrior predicted at all.
Hearing that she still has a chance to become a master, Dany was happy, but suddenly became hesitant.
If you can only make do with being a third-rate swordsman, it's okay to follow Whitebeard as a knight, just as a physical exercise, but if there is a chance to become a first-class master, you can't just make do with your life.
She said: "I think women are more suitable to be a water dancer."
If Westeros is a knight civilization, the nine free trade cities are sea trade and assassin civilizations.
People who practice martial arts in the trade city-states follow the assassin's way, light and agile, and proficient in stealth and hiding.
Water dancers are this kind of swordsmen. Their swordsmanship is swift and deadly, and they pay attention to fast and elegant movement, stealth, and balance.
According to legend, the most powerful water dancer can fight on the water without causing a ripple.
In addition, the strongest and most ruthless woman in "Game of Thrones", Arya (Arya Stark), is a water dancer.
There is no difference between a third-rate water dancer and a third-rate knight, but if they can reach the first-rate level, women with weaker physical strength are undoubtedly more suitable for water dancers.
After Dany explained her reasons, Whitebeard nodded and said, "Your Highness, you have considered it very carefully. If you become a water dancer, you will achieve greater success in the future. But the question is, why do you learn martial arts?"
"Well, to lead troops in battle and prevent assassination." She said.
"Then you should still become a knight. Water dancers are offensive assassins. In the chaotic battlefield, the survival ability of water dancers is even worse than that of an ordinary knight because he has no armor."
As he said, he pointed at Jorah and used him as an example: "The chief court swordsman in charge of protecting the Sea King in Braavos is the strongest water dancer. Both sides remove their armor. He can beat ten knights like knights, and he himself is unharmed-"
"You fart!" Jorah was furious.
Whitebeard waved his hand to calm him down and continued, "But wearing this Valyrian steel armor, Ser Jorah can easily kill ten chief swordsmen.
If on the battlefield, 100 Jorah knights wearing ordinary armor face 100 chief swordsmen, the knights can easily wipe out the swordsmen."
Dany understood what the old man meant, and thought for a while, "You also said that the chief swordsman is responsible for protecting the Sea King. In the future, I will ride a dragon even when I go to the battlefield, but daily defense against assassins is more important."
"I think the daily defense against assassins belongs to the Kingsguard, otherwise," Whitebeard looked at Jorah and said lightly, "otherwise this Valyrian steel armor will be wasted."
Jorah straightened his chest and looked at the old man proudly, knowing that he still cares about losing the armor.
That's right, if Whitebeard takes the initiative to reveal his identity, the armor must belong to him.
"Princess, what the Sea King needs more is the insight of the water dancer. The water dancer is good at observation and can detect assassins in advance. You can learn the way of knights first, and when you meet a good water dancer in the future, you can learn the skills of the water dancer from him. There is no contradiction." Jorah said.
"Okay, tomorrow I will learn swordsmanship with Whitebeard."
The next day, before the sun rose, around four or five in the morning, Dany put on leather armor, leather pants, and riding boots, and went to the deck to practice swordsmanship with Whitebeard.
There was no special standing and strength training. Whitebeard helped her adjust her center of gravity first, and then taught her the standard posture for holding and swinging the sword.
He said that after she could control her center of gravity while swinging the sword, he would continue to teach her steps.
When Dany asked if there was any strength training, the old man told her that she was already doing strength training while swinging the sword.
At first she didn't quite understand, but when the sun rose, she had swung the heavy two-handed sword 300 times in a row, and the stream of sweat flowing down her legs into her boots made her realize that the old man was not lying.
This is really strength training.
The knight's sword is so heavy!
After finishing her morning exercise at about eight or nine o'clock, she went back to her room to take a shower, change clothes, and eat breakfast when two Apostas came over.
They were clerks sent by Kraznys, asking if they could estimate Dany's property.
In this way, we can know her purchasing power.
Yesterday Dany asked the slave owner to reserve the Unsullied for her.
Dany glanced at Grolai and smiled, "If I sell Governor Illyrio's goods, will he be angry?"
"This..." Blackbeard glanced at the Serenity not far away and hesitated, "Don't you have a shipload of gold, silver and jewelry from Euron?"
"Maybe not enough." She smiled.
"How many Unsullied do you want to buy?!" Blackbeard was shocked.
"How many? I didn't hear clearly, that bitch, our good queen, how many slaves do you want to sell?" Kraznys stood up in shock and asked the little translator who also had a dull expression on his face.
Today, Dany and his party crossed the red brick street again, from Pride Square.
Kraznys's pyramid was built here, and Pride Square was considered his family's "yard".
This time his servants took Dany and his party to the garden at the top of the pyramid, which was about 150 square meters, with green grass on the ground, and persimmon trees and apple trees planted around it. The big golden and red persimmons and red apples hung on the branches together, which was very beautiful.
There is also a pool on the north side of the garden, where you can soak in it and enjoy the beautiful view of the harbor.
The twin nurse girls were still fanning the slave owner. He sat on a tall wooden chair with his back against the pool, like a throne. Dany sat opposite him on a two-meter-long low soft couch. Jorah, Whitebeard, Jhogo, and Jhiqui stood behind her.
Well, there was also a maid holding a huge beige parasol above her head.
"Master, Her Majesty the Queen wants to buy all the Unsullied in Aposta, all of them." The little translator said hesitantly after getting Dany's confirming look.
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