"Which Khalasar are they from?" Danny asked.
"The Khalasar of Khal Ogo," Aggo said casually, showing no anger at the tragic fate of his compatriots. "The slaves that Bonofa sold to Meereen. They are too young to become gladiators, but they are too old to become Unsullied.
Since they cannot become warriors, they can only be sold to the manor owners of other cities.
They are not very useful and the price is not expensive. Forty silver coins. What do you want from my blood? "
"They are centaurs!" Danny emphasized.
"So what if they are centaurs? After losing a battle, they either die or become slaves. Everyone knows that, "Aggo said casually.
"In my Khalasar, there are no slaves," Danny waved her whip and shouted. "Untie their slave collars. I want to ask them if they are willing to join the Mother Of Dragons' Khalasar and become her people, to fight for the Mother Of Dragons."
"Your Highness, after you ask … you can untie their collars and shackles?" Whitebeard whispered. "Ogo's Khalasar was defeated by your husband. There are twenty of them and only seven of us. If they scatter, we cannot stop them."
"What I need is the loyalty of the free Dothraki, not slaves." Danny shook her head.
"They won't run," she added.
The old man sighed helplessly and dismounted. He stood in front of Danny with Bevos.
Aggo and three centaur warriors stepped forward and untied the slaves' collars and chains.
"Ding Ding Dong Dong!" Soon, a pile of chains rose from the ground.
The centaur slaves moved their wrists and turned their stiff necks, feeling the long-lost pleasure of being light.
Danny asked, "Do you know who I am?"
Some of the centaur youths looked at each other, while others peeked at Danny, but none of them came out to speak.
"Slaves do not need to speak. I do not need slaves. If anyone remembers that they are centaurs, come out and answer my question," Danny said coldly.
"Ka … Khaleesi …" One of the youths hesitated.
Immediately, a voice sounded. "You are Khaleesi."
"Khal Drogo's Khaleesi."
"I've seen you before, Kalixi."
No one called her the Mother Of Dragons. They probably didn't know about dragons.
"Will you join my Khalasar?" she asked again.
"I'm willing."
First, someone said that he was willing, followed by a series of rebuttals. "Women can't lead the Khalasa."
"Drogo is dead. You should go to Horse King City and become a Dosh Kalin."
Hearing their words, Danny laughed happily. "Very good, you guys have finally regained some of your centaur's pride.
Ah Ge, split them up when we get back. Pick two people from each Bull Record and fill in the two newcomers. We can make two new Bull Records. "
"Yes." Ah Ge nodded and accepted the order, completely ignoring the opinion of the centaur who had just taken off his slave collar.
"They didn't agree to pledge allegiance to you," Astan asked in confusion on the way to the next pier.
Danny smiled and explained, "I don't care if they immediately pledge allegiance to me or not. What I did before was just to provoke them and let them get rid of the slave shackles in their hearts as soon as possible.
The centaurs are indeed barbaric. They don't have any sense of nationality and country. They don't have any empathy for their companions becoming slaves.
But because of this, they don't have the shackles of nationality and tribe ties.
Every moment, there are old Khalasars disbanding and new Khalasars forming on the plains.
As long as they find out that my Khalasar is indeed a Khalasar, they will quickly pledge their allegiance to me … until the moment I die. "
Back then, Drogo didn't take Ogo's people into his Khalasar mainly because his Khalasar's scale was close to its limit.
Fifty thousand roaring warriors and more than a hundred thousand tribesmen were already the largest Khalasar in the sea of grass. They couldn't take in more people.
.....
They walked past three to four miles of piers, docks, and warehouses until they reached the end of the horseshoe-shaped port. Ships from the Summer Islands, Westeros, and the Nine Free Cities were required to dock here.
The piers prepared for foreign merchants were not as neat and orderly as before.
The prostitutes wore faded gauze dresses and flirted with the sailors with their bare legs crossed. The vendors sold their goods, drinks, and food directly between the ships.
There were even more sailors. Sailors from dozens of countries in the East and West wandered around the piers. They carried bottles of wine in their hands, hugged women, or fought with each other. The people beside them cheered loudly … The strange accents merged into a clamor.
"Bevois is hungry. Whitebeard, buy me something to eat." When they passed by a barbecue stall, the brawny Bevois called out to Astan.
The old man glared at him, but still fulfilled his duty as an attendant and bought him a bag of grilled fish.
The white fish was smeared with spices, whale oil, honey, and so on. It was grilled until it was golden. Finally, it was sprinkled with fennel powder and clear grains of pepper and salt …
"Gulp …" Aggo swallowed and said, "Kalixi, I want to eat too."
"Go buy it yourself." Danny looked at Chora and Whitebeard. "Do you want it?"
"No need." The two of them said at the same time. After they finished speaking, they looked at each other and seemed to understand each other's thoughts. In the end, Chora explained, "It's too chaotic here. There are too many people. It's easy to be distracted while eating. We can't protect you."
Danny nodded. She had a similar vigilance herself. She did not eat the food bought on the street, nor did she drink the drinks sold by the merchants.
The centaurs were not used to eating fish. Aggo used a handful of copper coins to buy a string of roasted rats with honey for every centaur.
The fat rats that were half the size of a bamboo rat were roasted until they were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The centaur youths ate until their mouths were full of oil.
"Kalixi, you're here!" Captain Grolle was originally standing by the gambling pit to watch the beast fight. Danny and the others' movements were too big. Aggo was still shouting 'Make way for the Mother Of Dragons'. He immediately noticed that the guests he was waiting for had arrived.
The old sailor of Pentos came to the side of the little silver horse. Amidst the loud shouts of the sailors and the cries of the animals, he shouted to Danny, "Kalixi, three ships, one large ship and two paddling ships.
The large ship 'Seduleon' is anchored at the end of the pier. The paddling ships' Sun of Summer 'and' Joking Yosso 'are anchored outside the dam. You and your men will take the spacious large ship. I'll take you there now. "
Danny nodded and let him lead the horse to the end of the pier.
"Ho ho!" Suddenly, there was a cry of surprise by the gambling pit. Danny turned her head to the side …
There was a stone pit that was seven to eight meters in diameter and two to three meters deep. There were two animals fighting inside. To be more precise, an animal that looked like a pangolin was torturing a red-haired hound that was half a man's height.
The red-haired hound was like a doll that met a naughty child. It was torn to pieces by the pangolin.
As the blood splattered, the sailor by the railing exclaimed in satisfaction. There were also people who cursed the dead dog for being useless and causing him to lose his money.
"Why is the pangolin so big? It's bigger than a lion, "Danny said in surprise.
"Pangolin?" Blackbeard Grollet shook his head. "That's a snake lizard. It has eight legs. Didn't you notice? It's much more ferocious than a pangolin. The largest snake lizard is twice the size of a lion. It's the scariest monster in Barren Land. "
"Barren Land …" Danny raised her eyebrows and asked strangely, "Are there many snake lizards in Barren Land?"
"Very many. They appear in groups in the forest. Other than the zebra people in the north, Barren Land is most afraid of these creatures. In the colosseum, snake lizards are also known as overlords. Many animals are no match for them, "Blackbeard said with a sigh.
"Barren Land isn't Huaxia after all …" Danny muttered softly.
"What?" Blackbeard tilted his head. "Kalixi, what did you say?"
"How does snake lizard meat taste? Why don't Barren people eat it? "she asked.
The pangolin that was the size of a kitten was eaten by the people of the Celestial Empire. The snake lizard that was bigger, had more meat, and seemed to be more chewy was a heaven-sent delicacy.
It became a disaster in Barren Land … How could they imitate the ancient people of the Celestial Empire and call themselves the Golden Celestial Empire?
Whitebeard shook his head and said, "The snake lizard's blood is poisonous. The stone lizard's poison is extracted from the snake lizard's blood. It can make a person's muscles atrophy, numb their nerves, and petrify them.
It's said that the faceless people of Braavos use snake lizard's blood to make spices. When the spices are smeared on cooked meat, it can emit an enticing aroma. But no matter man or beast, after eating it, they will go mad.
Rats infected by snake lizard's poison even dare to bite lions. "
"That's right. Only the craziest people dare to eat snake lizard meat." Blackbeard nodded in agreement.
There's such a miraculous effect?
It's not just a delicacy anymore. It's a divine ingredient!
No matter how poisonous it is, can it be more poisonous than pufferfish?
And with an enticing aroma, it's just asking for death!
Danny decided that when the time comes, she must make snake lizard meat into a famous edible dish.
Otherwise, she would be letting down the soul of the people of the Celestial Empire.
"Speaking of poison …" Danny said thoughtfully. "Zaro once gave me a silver necklace inlaid with a Magic Amethyst. He said it could protect me from poison. Before I could test it, that guy took it back. Do you think that thing can really protect me from poison? "
"Your Highness, the perfect guard system has a test for poison. It's much more useful than those scams," Whitebeard said proudly.
"It's not all scams." Blackbeard shook his head. "You Westeros are all about chivalry. Men usually use swords to solve problems. But in Ursos, schemes and poison are like dust in the air. It's hard to see clearly, but it's everywhere.
The number of trade governors and city lords who die from poisoned wine is probably more than the number of people who die from old age. The Magic Amethyst enchanted by a powerful magician can detect or immunize the poison in wine and food to a certain extent. "
Looks like I have to find a chance to get my hands on a Magic Amethyst …
As they talked, they came to the end of the Gray Stone Pier. There was a big ship moored there that made Danny gasp in amazement.
It looked like a big fat dumpling. Danny estimated that it was more than 100 meters long and more than 40 meters wide. Excluding the area below the deck, one could see the windows of the fourth floor.
(Ps: The original book didn't mention how big the ship was. It's a reference to Zheng He's treasure ship. Well, it's much smaller than the largest treasure ship (150 meters long, not sure if it's accurate).)
What a majestic ship!
"This is a sea ship. Without oars, it can only sail by the sea breeze." Blackbeard proudly explained the ship's structure and transportation ability to Danny, as if he was introducing his son who passed the exam to Tsinghua University.
"… Let's not talk about your two hundred horse riders. Even if there were twice as many, it would still be easy to accommodate them. Let's not talk about this Seduleon of mine. Every rowboat docked at the floodwall has two hundred rowers."
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