The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 39 Shipping to Bully the Enemy

The miracles of the Seven Gods he saw at the lecture completely changed Hu Ge's mind. He used to be wary of the power of the Seven Gods, but now his mind has changed.

No matter what the purpose is, this power is friendly to him and protects him. Hu Ge understood that all the gods had a purpose in their actions. They were cruel and ruthless, but the seven gods were friendly and harmonious.

While Hu Ge's inner views changed slightly, the outside world was undergoing drastic changes.

The miracle under Seagull Town shocked too many people. After that miracle day and the fanatical night, all the dissatisfaction and doubts about Hu Ge within the expeditionary army disappeared almost instantly. The arrogant nobles began to put down their dignity and wanted to As close as possible to Hu Ge, the unruly knights and mercenaries looked at Hu Ge with more awe in their eyes. As for the civilians, they would immediately kneel to the ground when they saw Hu Ge.

The miracle in Seagull Town also had a profound impact on the local citizens. On the day the miracle occurred, hundreds of citizens who witnessed the miracle sold their belongings, purchased weapons, and joined the expeditionary force. This kind of volunteerism The number will continue to increase.

The attitude of Jero Grafson and the Seagull Town business group has changed even more. Now they have increased their investment without hesitation, especially the Earl of Seagull Town. His enthusiasm for the affairs of the expeditionary force is in stark contrast to his previous indifference. Compared.

Count Gerald once had a business-like attitude toward Hugo but expected the matter to succeed, but now he is more like a partner. The miracle has greatly changed the count's view of the success rate of the expedition.

After all, the Seven Gods have favored the leader of the expeditionary force. Doesn't that mean that the expedition is bound to succeed? This kind of mentality is now everywhere in the expeditionary force.

News of the miracle continued to spread, first causing an uproar in the valley. Although there were many people who believed that the miracle was just a show, many devout valley people still embarked on the journey.

And this incident also led to another incident. The assassination of the Faceless Man exposed the strange face-changing ability of the believers of the Thousand-Faced God to the public. The internal investigation after the assassination set off a wave of face inspections. , and even some fanatic believers are so crazy that they burn people to death just because people around them react differently.

For a long time, the news about the followers of the Thousand-Faced God changing their faces has been largely regarded as a legend, but as the followers of the Thousand-Faced God demonstrated their abilities in front of so many people, the legend became a reality. , also had a profound impact.

The corpses of the faceless men and the faces hung on the gate of Seagull Town were only used to show authority, but they did not expect such an effect.

Hu Ge quickly struck hard at this kind of behavior. This kind of thing must not be allowed to go unchecked. It would destroy the unity within the expeditionary force and easily put everyone in danger. Moreover, this is not the way to find a faceless man.

But to be honest, Hu Ge had no idea how to find the Faceless Man, so he could only leave it like that.

Hugo felt that there should be some restrictions on the use of the Faceless Men in Braavos, otherwise they would have unified the entire East, and he was not that worried - but he stepped up the collection of information from the people around him, although the assassination was by the Seven Gods. A miracle blocked it, but Hu Ge couldn't say whether there would be a miracle next time. He had to be prepared.

However, what Hu Ge did not expect was that although he limited the internal "faceless persecution", the public, who could not vent their panic and anger, would turn their targets on the Free Trade City people of Seagull Town.

A massacre thus began. Since the matter was almost entirely a natural outburst of popular sentiment, when Seagull Town and the expeditionary force intervened, the residential areas of the trading city-state were already littered with corpses.

In the end, we could only catch a few slow-running thugs and slap them with a few whips for some symbolic punishment. We couldn't pursue the matter with great fanfare, as that would be too damaging to the morale of the people.

Although we are currently in an environment where everything is moving towards a better future, Hugo has not relaxed. He has not forgotten that the expedition is the most fundamental purpose.

Now that the morale problem has been solved, we have to start crossing the sea.

Therefore, Hugo decided to visit the pier of Seagull Town again. In order to allow the big shots to visit the port, the city hall of Seagull Town quickly blocked a section of the best port and deployed a large number of soldiers to ensure safety. However, the most important thing was to prevent the public from seeing Hugo, lest the fanatical people They swarmed up and blocked Hu Ge until he could not move.

In today's Seagull Town, even the old citizens who have lived here all their lives have never seen the port so crowded. There are a large number of sailors and laborers at each pier carrying supplies, and every hotel is crowded with nobles and wealthy people. People, but even so, there are still many wealthy people who can only live in tents outside the city.

In the port of Seagull Town, densely packed ships are lined up beside the pier, including warships, fishing boats, armed merchant ships and wide-bottomed cargo ships. The largest warships occupy the best berths.

The large ships are all from the Earl of Seagull Town and the Seagull Town Merchant Group. The largest ship is the "Saint" of the Grafson family. This is a three-decker warship with 300 oars. It is used throughout Vis. The Trots are big ships. Next to the "Saint" are the "Loom", "Sea Sword" and "One-Eyed Knight" belonging to the Seagull Town merchant group. Unfortunately, except for the Earl of Seagull Town's fleet, other ships They are all civilian ships - but they are not bad. Anyway, there is not much difference between warships and civilian ships.

“The fleets of the Grafson family and the merchant group have passed through the Narrow Sea countless times. Crossing the strait is not a problem. They also have countless experiences fighting pirates on the Narrow Sea, but the problem lies with the Braavos people. "

Count Gerald's fingers traced rows of ships in good condition. When mentioning their ships, the nobles of Seagull Town were quite proud, but when mentioning the Braavos people, their expressions became solemn. "Since the people of Braavos have sent the Faceless Men to assassinate you, it means that they are very concerned about what is happening in Westeros. The Seagull Town Fleet is certainly not weak, but I must admit that there is no possibility of victory against the Purple Sail Fleet. , especially when we have to bring so many transport ships.”

Count Gerold looked at the forcibly summoned merchant ships and the ships attracted by the holy war. There was no optimistic look on his face. In the opinion of a professional like him, this was simply impossible to fight against the Braavos.

Purple sails and purple hull fleets, Hugo knows about them. Braavos likes to dye the ships purple, so that purple has become synonymous with the Braavos fleet. Braavos is indeed so powerful, there is no doubt about it. The overlord of the Northern Narrow Sea, maybe even the entire Narrow Sea - the Three Daughters Kingdom in the south has a lot of opinions about this.

"So we have to leave the port when the Braavos people don't expect it. As long as we stagger the Braavos fleet and arrive in Essos, everything will not be a problem."

Hu Ge's answer made Count Jero look embarrassed, as did the wealthy people in the business group. This was easy to say, but it was too difficult to do. Missing the enemy fleet was easy to say, but it was easy to hide it. If nothing else, there must be Braavos spies supervising the port.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Hu Ge understood how unrealistic his views were to them, but he had a definite solution. "Everyone, I have an idea. You can listen to it."

Hu Ge's words made the awkward atmosphere among everyone pause. They all looked at the God's Favorite. Some of them had a playful look in their eyes, wanting to see what Hu Ge would say.

"Since the Braavos people are guarding the port every day to see when we leave the port, then we should show it to them every day."

Most people didn't understand what Hu Ge said, but Count Jero's eyes lit up, and he somewhat understood Hu Ge's idea.

"We organized the expeditionary force to board the ship every now and then, and then left the port and wandered on the sea for a few days before returning to Seagull Town. Externally, it was said to be sea crossing training. In fact, everyone would think that this was the departure of the ship group. After doing this several times, we deployed The people of Lavos don’t know exactly when we will set off.”

Hugo had come up with this plan very early. This would not only confuse the people of Braavos, but also train the fleet and the people. However, at that time, he was troubled by the lack of prestige and supplies, but after the miracle After that, the problems were solved like butter to a hot knife.

Hu Ge's words made everyone present think about the feasibility of this matter. Finally, the first one to speak was Count Jero, "This is indeed feasible, but Lord Hu Ge, if you want to do this, you need a person with high prestige. It’s led by people, and I’m afraid it will consume a lot of materials.”

"My prestige is enough to overcome all problems. As for supplies, it is no longer a problem for me now."

Hu Ge is now different from what he used to be. The miracle not only gave him great prestige, but also brought huge supplies into his hands. On the day of the miracle, the resources donated by Seagull Town and its surrounding areas alone exceeded It was beyond his imagination, not to mention that with the spread of information, supplies were constantly being imported from all over the valley and even outside the valley.

After listening to Hu Ge's words, Count Jero and the business group discussed quickly for a while, and then they looked at Hu Ge together, with very unified attitudes in their eyes.

"Lord Hu Ge, as our gift to the Seven Gods, our Seagull Town has decided that all the materials spent on training will be covered by our Seagull Town in one fell swoop."

"Thank you very much, sirs." Hu Ge understood that this was Seagull Town's further bet. How could he not agree to other people's bets? The more resources, the better.

"In that case, let's talk about the details of this training, Master Hu Ge. These things need to be discussed clearly."

"Okay, but I suggest that we find a hidden place." Hu Ge looked around with vigilant eyes. Even if the place had been blocked by the soldiers of Seagull Town, he was not at ease. "This is top secret. Fortunately, only a few people know that the spies in Braavos are so pervasive, let alone that they have such means."

Count Gerald and several businessmen nodded repeatedly. Hu Ge's assassination exposed the ability of the Faceless Men to everyone. Now the big shots are around and have taken corresponding measures. The most common one is to wear a seven-pointed star necklace. .

However, although everyone has taken some measures, the fear of the Faceless Men is still too great, and many people are still worried.

In this way, the expeditionary force and the senior officials of Seagull Town found an idle port and began to discuss the next plan. As they discussed, the full picture of the plan to bully the enemy gradually emerged.

(End of this chapter)