Game of Thrones: Royal Game

Chapter 102 Slave Trade
"Actually, it's not a big trouble," Tarobane said after deliberating for a minute, "I need you to help me solve a few people."

"Assassination?" Isn't this a big deal?
"Oh no," Tarobane quickly waved his hand, "Well, maybe it's also an assassination. But it's not the kind of assassination you think. The other party is just a small group of street hooligans, and you can easily find and deal with them. "

"that's it?"

"That's it, it's very simple, isn't it?"

"Tell me the details. I'm curious what kind of street hooligans can annoy a businessman like you so much." Ian didn't believe a word of Tarobane's words.

"Their leader is Silva the Spearbreaker, who is active in the Pier Generation of Pentos. There are about a dozen of his subordinates, and their fighting power is not low."

"A Small Group of Street Hooligans." "A team of mercenaries?" Ian asked back. He heard the system's notification tone and knew that an optional mission had been triggered, but he didn't rush to watch it.

"Ah, you're right to understand that."

"Mr. Tarobane!" Ian resisted the urge to slap, "If you really want us to solve the problem for you, you shouldn't hide anything from us."

"Yes, he is a mercenary, but he is also a street hooligan at the same time, because he has been active in the port of Pentos, making a living by helping the big shots in the city of Pentos solve various problems."

"So, you are now a problem that some big man needs to solve?"

"Oh! What you said is too exaggerated, it's not like this, absolutely not." Tarobane quickly denied

"Well, no matter if they are mercenaries or street hooligans, as a member of Illyrio's Chamber of Commerce, you would actually worry about such a trivial matter? You paid us 100 gold dragons before, and with this money, You can easily find a mercenary team of hundreds of people to help you solve this trouble, but you chose us? Why?"

"That's me..." Tarobane originally wanted to say that he was pitiful to give you a chance to get the invitation letter, but he quickly remembered that he did not provide such a handout when the other party returned disappointed, but Be aware of your purpose by the other party.

"Two possibilities. First, Silva's mercenary team is very dangerous. You can't find mercenaries who are willing to deal with them. But this possibility is very small," in Westeros, ordinary The minions are willing to try to capture the 'Hound' Sandor Clegane for 100 silver stags. Don't the people of Pentos lack courage?
"Because as long as the money is enough, there is no saying that mercenaries dare not take risks, so I am more inclined to the second possibility. The forces behind the 'Broken Spear' make the mercenaries of Pentos dare not offend.

Or at least no one in Pentos dares to offend the people he serves now." Ian smiled jokingly, "That is to say, things go back to what I said at the beginning, you are now a problem that some big guy needs to solve. "

Tarobine was silent for a few seconds before speaking again: "The thing is, I have a smuggling ship, and according to the time, it will enter the port almost this week, but my warehouse has been damned. The 'Breaker of the Spear' is on the lookout, so."

"Who is the hirer of the Broken Spear?" Ian asked directly without continuing to listen to his story.

In fact, at this point Ian had already retreated in his heart, Tarobane's words flickered, and he lied one after another. It was obvious that there was a big secret behind his mission.

Ian doesn't want to offend some important person in Pentos before meeting Illyrio. After all, there are still more than two months before Dany and Mawang leave Pentos in the original book. , During this time, I have to stay in Pentos.

"Employer? No, this is just his own behavior. He wants to hit me."

"So 'Spearbreaker' is a street thug, and he's also engaged in anti-smuggling business?"

"This"

"Do we look that stupid?"

"Since you are so dishonest, I am afraid that our cooperation cannot continue." Ian said, standing up.

Tarobane also quickly stood up, but then he realized that he should be safe, so he sat down again.

"You need an invitation letter for Governor Illyrio's banquet. I must remind you that the banquet at the Governor's mansion this month has been moved forward to the 'Serrio Festival', which is the day after tomorrow. If you think you can get from me in a day and a half If you get an invitation from a place other than here, please go ahead." Tarobane said forcefully.

"But who told you that we must see Governor Illyrio as soon as possible? Before that horse king arrives in Pentos, we have plenty of time to find a way to meet Governor Illyrio." After Ian finished speaking, he turned and left.

Ian's words were both shocking and true.Although he didn't think of a good solution for the time being, he was really not in a hurry. As long as he stayed in Pentos and held the 'key' of Daeron in his hand, would he really miss Illyrio?

He asked Darren to ask a 'friend' for help to save trouble, not to make trouble.

"Wait!" Tarobane finally stopped Ian, "I can tell you more, but you must first promise to help me solve the trouble."

Ian was still walking out and didn't look back.

"Okay! I'll tell you the truth first, and then you decide whether to help, right?"

Hearing this, Ian stopped in his tracks, intending to listen to what Tarobane had to say, after all, the final decision rests with him.

What he didn't expect was that Tarobane seemed to have exhausted his imagination for making up stories, and his opening was heavy.

"My ship is a slave ship." Talobine said directly.

"Slave transport." Ian choked. He knew why Tarobane, as a member of the Illyrio Chamber of Commerce, couldn't even solve such trivial matters as 'smuggling'. It turned out that the goods he smuggled were slaves.

"That's right," Tarobane saw the shock on Ian's face, and explained, "Pentos has abolished slavery since it was defeated by Braavos, but in fact the upper class of Pentos Demand for slaves remains high.

The nobles took off the collars of the slaves, pretending to make them free people, but at the same time, they made the slaves bear a huge debt that could not be repaid in a lifetime
Because of the prohibition, the profit of the slave trade in Pentos is much higher than that of the Three Daughters city-state. While we are conducting normal trade, we will occasionally bring a batch of 'good goods' when we pass through the Slave Bay.Especially the bed slaves of Yunkai, they are proficient in the seven art of spring cry and the sixteen square positions in the carnival, and they are very popular among the nobles of Pentos."

"Since the private slave trade is an open secret, why are you worried about problems with your slave ship?" Ian interrupted Tarobane and asked his own question.

"Because of partisanship."

Ps: I know that many readers want to see the protagonist come to Dragon Mama soon, but in fact, as long as he stays in the city of Pentos, the protagonist can’t make any small moves in front of Viserys and Dragon Mama (this will cause Yili Leo's vigilance), so the protagonist will still have very little role in the two months of Pentos.

The second volume is called [Victor of Pentos]. In this volume, I will fully present Pantos, which is rarely described in the original book. The end of this volume can definitely support the "big climax" word.

Another: Readers who especially want to see the characters in the play/original work or the direction of the original plot should book carefully after it is released, because from the outline point of view, the protagonist will not have much to do before conquering most of Essos and returning to Westeros. The characters in the play appear on the stage (the characters from the Dragon Mom line in the original book should all appear on the stage), and the plot direction may deviate from the original work from the beginning because there are too many variables (players).

Later in this book, more content should be displayed on those parts mentioned in the original book but not described in detail.

Don't want to waste any reader's money, so a reminder first.

(End of this chapter)