If one did not have any ambition for the Centaurs, Kalixi's identity would be worthless. But if one wanted to rule the Centaurs, Danny Lisi Kalixi's identity would be the first step to her ascension to the position of the Khan of Heaven.
Don't think that ordinary Centaurs could be casually chosen as the khal's Kalixi just because they did not marry.
In reality, after the khal married his wife, he would return to the Horse King City and get a "marriage certificate" from the Doshi Karin.
After getting the approval of the Doshi Karin, the Kalixi would be the real Kalixi.
And Danny Lisi was the Kalixi who was approved by all the Doshi Karin and was the most promising one.
Especially when she had accomplished a feat that few Centaurs could do: eating a wild horse's heart alive.
The heart that had just been taken out of the wild horse's abdomen was still beating. It was full of strong muscles. She had to bite it with all her might until her cheeks hurt. Then, she had to chew it slowly before swallowing it. With every bite, her face would be covered in hot horse blood.
That taste …
Danny was rejoicing. Fortunately, all the hardships were eaten by her predecessor. Now, she had picked up a big bargain.
When she brought the gift to the one-eyed old woman, she received her without any hesitation.
Yes, Danny Lisi and the old woman were old acquaintances. Legg's prophecy and Drogo's decision to lead Khalasar across the narrow sea to attack the Westeros were all approved by the one-eyed old woman.
This was an empty tent made of blue canvas. It was about a hundred square meters. There was a huge fire burning in the center. There were four to five eunuchs busily working in it.
Just as she opened the leather curtain, Danny smelled a strong, strange smell of blood and herbs.
She raised her head and looked around. She saw various herbs placed on the boards nearby. There was Myrrh, Saffron, Achyranthes Achyranthes, Diospyros, Sour Grass Leaves, Mugwort and so on.
Obviously, this old woman also held the position of "True Mongolian Doctor".
The old woman used her one eye to size up Danny and her Blood Alliance Guard's waist and back. She nodded and said, "Very good, you have taken off your weapon."
Mother Goddess Mountain was the Holy Mountain, and Horse King City was the Holy City. Under the Mother Goddess Mountain, Horse King City strictly prohibited metal weapons.
After the newly returned khal reached his palace, he would unload his weapons and give them to the slaves in the palace to store. Only then would he be able to move about in the city.
Before Danny saw Dosi Kaling, she also followed this rule and left her sword and dagger in the camp.
"Ah Ge, bring the gifts in." Danny smiled and turned to the Blood Alliance Guard.
Soon, the Centaurs lined up and walked in with large wooden chests on their shoulders.
Danny's 500 Centaur Roaring Warriors set off first and headed straight for Horse King City. When they got close to Horse King City, she rode on a Megalosaurus while her Blood Alliance rode on a Pterosaur and chased after them. At the same time, the Megalosaurus and the pterosaur were carrying gifts that weighed several tons.
"Kacha —" The box opened, and the golden light and the bright red bonfire reflected each other.
The one-eyed old woman remained calm and unmoved.
After the centaur left, another centaur came in and placed down a wooden chest the size of a luggage bag. When it was opened, another wave of golden light shone out.
Box after box … The entire curtain seemed to be draped in a layer of gold.
The old woman was finally moved.
Almost ten boxes of gold, five hundred thousand gold royals. It was equivalent to half of the old woman's life savings!
But this was not the end. Immediately, another centaur came in carrying ten boxes of orbs, ten boxes of different colored gems, ten sets of jewelry made by famous masters, ten colorful diamonds the size of egg yolks, ten bundles of the finest silk, ten thick dragon bones (Pterosaur), ten rolls of Pterosaur skin the size of bedsheets, ten jars of Pterosaur medicine that could cure the Grey Plague and ten jars of fine wine from the world's top ten wineries.
A total of a hundred centaurs came in with a hundred gifts. They started to place the gifts in front of the bonfire in the old woman's tent and spread to more than ten meters outside the tent.
Every time the centaurs placed the gifts down, they would loudly announce the names and approximate value.
The one-eyed old woman who thought she had seen the world was shocked and her mouth was wide open. The eunuchs and other Dosi Kaling who were alarmed also came out to watch the show. Every time a gift landed, the crowd would let out a series of exclamations.
In terms of wealth, the Dragon Queen was definitely not as rich as the Iron Treasury. But in terms of extravagance, if she claimed to be second, no one would dare to claim to be first.
Other people were extravagant because they took out their money to show off. She was extravagant because she did not treat money as money.
In fact, Danny never let go of any opportunity to use her money.
For example, buying food to save the world, or bribing the old Dosi Kaling.
Well, centaurs did not have the concept of bribery. They accepted gifts openly.
Receiving gifts was a centaur tradition.
In the end, the Dragon Queen even personally brought out a tin box the size of a tea box. There were a total of ten boxes on a tray and they were all filled with Cinchona bark.
The one-eyed old woman was almost dizzy. She looked around at the other Dosi Kaling who had quietly gathered at the entrance and loudly said: "This is a divine medicine found in the Island of Immortals — — Kalixi's Blessing. It can drive away many kinds of demons, including the pale mare!"
After verification, Danny was surprised to find that perhaps it was because she grew up in Sosros, known as the "Home of Plagues", the Cinchona tree in this fantasy world had also started to become fantastical. It had a powerful effect on all plagues with symptoms of malaria.
"Wow! Is it true? It can even cure the pale mare? "
"It shouldn't be wrong. She even took out 'Kalixi's Endurance' to cure the Grey Plague before!"
"The Grey Plague is said to be incurable. The Blood Plague can at least be endured. If it can cure the Grey Plague, it can definitely drive away the pale mare."
"Oh gods, is she the Medicine Goddess?"
The appearance of 'Kalixi's Blessing' almost made the crowd explode.
Centaurs were actually not afraid of the Grey Plague. Because the symptoms of the Grey Plague were too obvious, they could run and leave the victims far away.
But the Blood Plague was like an influenza. It was very difficult to detect and it followed them like a nightmare.
Many times, if there were not a large number of deaths, it would be impossible to confirm that the pale mare had entered their tribe.
The one-eyed old woman recovered from her daze. She first ordered the eunuch slaves to move all the boxes to her treasury — — a private house next to the tombs. Then she waved her hand to drive away the onlookers who had gathered around.
When everyone left, she sat back on the fur seat by the bonfire and sighed: "If you have the ability, it's not impossible for you to become a steed that rides the world."
Did she relent?
Uh, the effect of giving gifts was so good. No wonder it was impossible to stop people from going through the back door.
Even Tang Xuanzang had to give the purple gold alms bowl to Ananda when he went to the Western Paradise to obtain the Buddhist scriptures.
Even Buddha was like that. What can mortals do?
"I have the ability." Danny immediately said.
"I have heard of your deeds at Slave Bay. To be able to go against the world, you do indeed have the ability.
But to become a steed that rides the world, you need more than just the ability to command troops and govern a country. "The old woman slowly said.
"Don't worry, I have the ability to fight a war, I also have the ability to govern a country. I don't lack the ability to fight against a hundred people.
Even my ability to earn money, have you seen it just now? It's my specialty. "Danny said confidently.
The one-eyed old woman's wrinkled face was a little distorted.
"If you are willing to make two solemn oaths to all centaurs, I will lead the Doshikal Forest and issue a summon to all khars."
"What kind of oaths?" Danny asked.
"First, according to the custom of the centaur khars, they will use swords to fight with blood and flesh. There will be no magic, dragons, or coward's armor during the competition. “
"No problem." Danny nodded and agreed.
"Are you sure?"
"Otherwise, why would I come all the way to Horse King City? There is a world war waiting for me in Meereen! "Danny said.
The old woman stared at Danny's face with her dark eye for a while before reminding, "Do you know why the zebra people always have female Jaha, but the centaurs never have female khars?
Because the zebra tribes are connected by blood, the eldest daughter of the family naturally has the advantage of being the successor.
But we use the strength and wisdom of the khars to gather our people, forming a huge Khalasar that does not differentiate between bloodlines.
The zebra tribes are small, but there are many of them. Our population is larger than theirs, but the number of khars in each generation is less than half of theirs. The Khalasar is several times larger than their single tribe.
The zebra people are bullied by the natives, but only the centaurs bully others!
The centaurs roam the continent, and no one can bully us. "
If you have the guts, go and say that to the Valleglia people.
Danny complained in her heart.
Before the Age of Bleeding (a century after the Great Cataclysm of Valyria), the centaurs had never set foot in the Khol Forest.
They had always been obediently herding around Horse King City, and at most, they would go east and bully the small countries in the mountains.
But Danny had to admit that the centaurs were indeed more domineering than the zebra people.
Looking at the statues on both sides of the Avenue of the Gods, there were thousands of them.
This meant that thousands of cities and towns had been destroyed.
Tywin had once despised the Free Cities for being too cowardly, and even offered tributes to the centaurs every year.
He believed that as long as everyone worked together and gave the centaurs a ruthless blow, destroying one or two Khalasars, the centaurs would naturally not dare to take another step towards the west.
It seemed reasonable, but Tywin did not understand the centaurs well enough.
It was not that the centaurs never lost, and they had been wiped out many times.
For example, when the three thousand Unsullied defended Kohor, half of the centaurs were wiped out. The khal, the khal's son, the bloodriders, and Kasko, these leaders had all died in battle.
The centaurs also cut off their braids and surrendered to the few hundred remaining Unsullied soldiers.
But did the centaurs ever stop spreading to Kohor?
This was mainly decided by the centaur system.
Fear would be engraved in the genes and passed down from generation to generation.
But the genes of fear would be born in the khal who died in battle, and could not be passed down.
The newborn khals were the bravest and most fearless of death, and his Khalasar would definitely be brave and fearless as well.
If everything went according to Tywin's plan, the Free Cities would be the first to collapse, because fighting in the wild with the centaurs was much cheaper than defending a city.
The old woman continued: "Perhaps the khal will not always be the strongest among the khalasars, but to become a khal, one must defeat countless strong challengers.
Even the khal's son has to go through dozens of life and death battles to inherit his father's position.
A woman's blade skills may be stronger than ten, a hundred, or even a thousand men, but there will always be a thousand and first men who will defeat her.
Therefore, the centaurs have never had a female khal, and the strongest warriors will only be men. "
"Today, I will change this." Danny smiled faintly.
The old woman sighed and said: "The second vow, unless you marry another centaur, or find a centaur lover and give birth to a centaur bloodline child, you cannot pass the position of khal to your son."
"The centaurs acknowledge you because you are the khal's wife, but your child …"
At this point, the old woman's ugly face trembled, and she said with great regret: "What a pity, what a pity. If Drogo did not die, if he could successfully send Legg to Horse King City and hand him to me … everything would be so much simpler."
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