For example, the disguised Whitebeard, Barristan, seems to be loyal to four monarchs and three royal families. Now, he seems to be planning to work under the fifth monarch (Danny).
Is he more exaggerated than the slave of three surnames Lu Bu?
Actually, not to mention Barristan's achievement in quelling the rebellion of the Nine Copper Coin King, he also saved the life of the Mad King Eris in the chaos of Twilight Valley Town.
During the War of the Usurpers, he participated in the Battle of the Trident River with Prince Rhaegar. Rhaegar died at the Ruby Beach and Barristan himself did not survive unscathed. By the time he recovered from his injuries, the Targaryen Dynasty had already been destroyed.
As for why he did not kill Robert Byra Theon to avenge his former monarch … Do you still remember the first generation of men who broke off their engagement, the "Dragon Flare Prince" Duncan?
Because Danny's uncle Duncan betrayed his marriage with the Byra Theon family, the king at that time could only let Princess Lei Lei marry into Storm City to appease Duke Theon Byra's humiliation and anger. Robert was Lei Lei's eldest grandson.
Normally, this side bloodline was useless. However, at critical moments, it could provide an excuse for the subjects to submit to the new king to comfort themselves.
"Kalixi, can you give me a few more wives?" Afanti came over and asked Danny shyly.
In the process of the first step of the marriage system, the few couples that served as examples were all older centaurs.
Danny knew her own tribe's habit of messing around. If they chose young couples, there might be a few young and beautiful centaurs, or even more than a dozen lovers. If there was a large-scale extramarital affair, what was the point of her "model couple"?
Therefore, she purposely chose a group of old people to make up for it. The centaurs were old and weak, they definitely did not have many lovers. Centaurs did not have the concept of chastity and marriage. Centaurs generally would not reject a male centaur. A few more bed partners would be beneficial to her. And with young and beautiful centaurs to choose from, who would still hold hands with an old centaur?
The old centaur male was too old, he had the heart but not the strength.
This way, the two old centaurs could live a down-to-earth life after marriage!
"You forgot so quickly?" Danny glared at the Old Centaur and raised the 《Centaur Codex》 to reprimand: "Your signature is on it. You swore to abide by the 《Centaur Codex》.
What did the code say?
A Khalasa is not allowed to have more than one wife unless there is a large-scale war and the ratio of men to women is higher than 1: 1.2! "
In fact, as long as the ratio of men to women was less than 1: 1, marrying more than one wife would be beneficial to the development of the tribe. However, a buffering process needed to be considered.
Perhaps the current ratio of unmarried men to women was 1: 1.01, but after a group remarriage, it would immediately become 1: 0.9, or even higher. This would instead disrupt the harmony of the Khalasar.
"Heh heh heh … I know, I know," Afan rubbed his hands and nodded like he was pounding garlic. "Kalixi, there aren't many old people in the new batch of slaves. Although I don't know how the ratio is calculated, it's obvious that there are more women than men! "
Hearing this, Danny's expression froze. This old man was right!
Among the newly joined centaurs, there were almost no old male centaurs. Instead, there were more female centaurs with weathered faces.
Could it be that compared to male centaurs, female centaurs had stronger survivability?
"Can you do it?" Jorah looked disdainfully at the old man with a pigtail braid at the back of his head. "I see that you are already so old and don't have many years left to live. Don't waste your remaining lifespan!"
"You-" The old centaur's face turned red. If he was younger, he might have charged over with his knife.
"What do you want so many wives for?" Danny asked.
"To help me rear the horses!"
"Aren't your cattle all Wranglers?"
"Sigh, even if I am a commander, I still have to work. If I have a few more wives, I can get them to rear the horses for me."
Danny asked with a wooden face: "Then what do you do?"
"I command them to feed the horses! I am old and don't have many years left to live. I have to pay attention to my health. "The old man said with conviction.
Just like how I command you to rear the horses, sitting in a comfortable office and commanding them verbally?
Danny's mouth twitched.
Sir Jorah was dumbfounded. "This old man is dreaming. He wants to be a noble!"
"I can allow you to take two wives, but they have to be willing. And because of your extravagance, you can't choose a wife from the newly joined centaurs. As long as a white-haired woman is willing to marry you, you can take two wives. "Danny said.
In the end, after Afanti asked around, no one was willing to be his wife.
When he asked for the reason, a centaur woman in her fifties said: "I also have work assigned to me by the tribe. If I marry you, not only will you not help me with work, but you will also want me to rear the horses for you. There is no lack of food or drink in the Khalasa, so why should I suffer with you?"
These words made Afanti's old face turn red and he almost ran away.
Danny on the side laughed heartlessly, as if she wasn't worried that her "model couple plan" would be ruined.
The centaur woman was speaking the truth!
Centaurs were barbaric, this was true, and the Khalasa system was backward, but primitive society was close to public ownership. Centaurs worked for the tribe, and Danny guaranteed that no one would have to worry about food and clothing. Old centaurs didn't need to raise children for old age, nor did they need the support of their wives.
At least for now.
"This way, every married centaur woman can get an extra cup of horse milk every morning." After Danny laughed, she casually proposed a solution. "Their husbands can't snatch the horse milk, and can't interfere with their work."
Before she finished speaking, many old centaur women's eyes lit up.
But Danny wasn't done speaking!
"For marriages that are concluded with me and the Megalosaurus as witnesses, the husband must hand over his belongings to the wife for safekeeping, and the wife has the responsibility to protect her husband's chastity and belongings. If a child is born, the Khalasa will be responsible for raising it, and will reward the mother with half a catty of horse meat every day. "
"Afanti, I am willing to marry you." The centaur woman who was disdainful of the old man earlier shouted excitedly.
"Afanti, marry me. Although I know you are poor, I don't mind." Another old centaur woman jumped up and said.
"Afanti, I want to marry you. I can even be your second wife."
"Afanti …."
In an instant, Afanti, this old bachelor, was crowned with the halo of the nation's husband.
"No, I don't want …." Afanti looked at the centaur women who were cheering to marry him, as if they were a group of female demons baring their fangs and brandishing their claws.
Yep, a demon like the Black Mountain Old Demon, not Xiao Qian.
"Kalixi, I don't want to marry anymore. I don't want a wife anymore. I don't want a single one." He pleaded to Danny with a sobbing tone.
"No, you said it yourself. You want two wives, not one less." Danny held back her laughter, trying hard to keep a straight face, and reprimanded him sternly.
In the end, Afanti reluctantly chose two old centaur women with white hair. Other than himself, the herdsman and the craftsman Niu Lu's twelve old centaurs also successfully left their single lives.
But they only chose one wife.
After that, Dani called Big Black out and placed it on the table. She herself sat at the side, and the dozen or so joyful centaurs led the grim-faced centaurs forward in pairs to kowtow and pay their respects.
First they kowtowed to Kalixi, then they kowtowed to the Mother of God in the northeast direction, and finally they kowtowed to Big Black.
Big Black also didn't accept their kowtows in vain. His claws "Shua Shua Shua" drew a sketch of the two people on a piece of parchment paper. He also used the Chinese characters that Danny taught him to write the three words "Marriage Certificate".
Like a printer, Big Black's speed was very fast. In just half an hour, he finished 13 marriage certificates.
In order to celebrate this epoch-making collective marriage, Danny also sent people to the city to buy more than ten cows and sheep, and more than ten barrels of wine. From five in the afternoon to nine in the evening, even the sailors on the four ships were completely relaxed for once.
Yep, even You Lun who was locked in the cage was also given a roasted lamb leg and a big pot of wine.
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The sea in the north was clear and crystalline, reflecting the faint cold moonlight. In the south, the top of the tall pyramid was brightly lit. The centaurs and sailors on the deck were celebrating. The great slave owners of Aposta were also drunk in the palace in the sky, just like the countless nights for thousands of years.
The pyramids in Egypt were prepared for after death, but the pyramids in Aposta were the residences of the richest slave owners. Their pyramids didn't have a spire, and the empty platform above was made into a gorgeous sky garden.
Every day at dusk, the benevolent masters ordered people to light silk lanterns on every step of the stairs. All the pyramids were shining with colorful light.
But the streets, squares, and fighting arenas at the bottom were pitch black. One could imagine that in the darkest barracks, some little boys were feeding leftovers to puppies – those were the pets they got on the day they were castrated.
Even on the merchant ship, Danny and the others could see the yachts with colorful lanterns slowly cruising to the Worm River. They could hear soft music and the laughter of men and women in the distance.
These Gith slave owners would park their yachts on the edge of the small island in the water. Young men and women with black and red hair would walk in the shallow water, enjoying endless food and wine, and some adult fun. They were unscrupulous and ignored the other people watching them.
On the top deck, Danny looked at the dim lights in the distance and sighed: "The life of the slave owners of Aposta is more extravagant than the trading princes of the Free City-States."
"The towering pyramids of the benevolent masters are made of the bones of countless slaves. The red wine in their wine glasses is like the blood of the slaves." Whitebeard frowned: "Bricks and blood made Astapo, bricks and blood made her people.
This is an ancient poem that a scholar taught me when I was a child. Before that, I never knew that its description was so true.
Your Highness, maybe you don't want to listen, but I still want to dissuade you from buying those slave warriors.
— — Everyone who participates in the slave trade is guilty.
This is also what the scholar told me. Buyers will promote the development of the market. Buying slaves has a positive effect on the slave trade. "
"Haha, that's rare. Ordinary people are not qualified to be taught by the scholar." Chora said with a smile.
Danny smiled and said lightly: "Astan, I have already made my decision."
"Sigh …" Whitebeard tapped his walking stick lightly. Obviously, his heart was not calm.
"Aposta's defense is lax. Why didn't Khalasar take it down?" She seemed to ask casually.
"Your Highness, there are two reasons." Chora walked to the railing and looked at the merry centaurs on the bottom deck. He said seriously: "There are Unsullied in Aposta. The story of three thousand Unsullied protecting Kehor is true. This is the first reason.
Second, Slaver's Bay is close to the Dothraki Sea. It is very convenient for Khal to come here to sell slaves. Both sides have formed a stable trade relationship.
Why do centaurs want to ransack the city?
It is nothing more than money and slaves.
If they turn the people of the slave city-states into slaves, who will the centaurs sell the slaves to? "
"Also, just like what the governors of Pentos, Novos and Myr do, the sons of the harpies will only invite the Horse Kings passing by and give them a lot of gifts.
And Khal will quickly continue on his journey after receiving the gifts because he has already gotten what he wants. It is far less than the cost of attacking the city. "
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