The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 44 Vigorous vitality, everything competes

Fangge Town is an ordinary far-flung town. As for why it is called Fangge Town, it is because the coat of arms of the lord who once ruled this town was Fangge.

However, the lord and the previous town were burned down by a Dothraki tribe who wanted to see the sea. Under the overwhelming numerical advantage of the horsemen, although the lord and the squire tried their best to defend the town, they were still destroyed by the horsemen. Overwhelmed by people.

The centaurs destroyed the town, taking away everything they could, and because the fierce resistance angered the centaurs, no one survived and they killed everyone.

Although the town was destroyed, new colonists soon took over the ruins. As a safer area in the flatlands, no ruins would last long, and someone would always come to take over soon.

These colonists were slaves brought by a Pentos master. They rebuilt the town on the basis of the ruins. The Pentos master also built a magnificent manor outside the city to demonstrate his power.

Although the town was rebuilt, the residents inside were still Andals, but their status changed from free people to slaves. Although Pentos called the slaves "free slaves", everyone had a tacit understanding that they should not be the same. What happened - they farmed the fields and herded cattle and sheep for the Pentos.

Due to the good location of Fangge Town, it has become the center of the surrounding villages, and travelers will pass by here, which brings prosperity to the town and makes Master Pentos have more coins in his pocket.

There are rumors that this Pentos master is the illegitimate son of forty family members in Pentos City, and was sent outside by the family, but this has nothing to do with the slaves.

For slaves, life is difficult and boring. There is heavy work on their shoulders every day. After returning to the den, they can only sleep or make humans. Their children will remain slaves and continue to serve Master Pentos.

In order to appease the slaves, Master Pentos would cancel the debts of several slaves every year and let them become free people, but only a few of them were usually overseers who managed the slaves. The temptation of restoring their status as free people made them wield the whip. Always so diligent.

It is not that no one has resisted, but soon the army or centaurs from Pentos City will arrive. At that time, all those who resist will be hanged. After each tragic failure, fewer and fewer people are willing to resist.

The recent news about the Saint from the river valley has made many young people very excited. They always discuss the fact that the Saint asked the court to punish the criminal slave traders, and they also often discuss the rumored beauty of the Saint.

However, the adults were all calm. That was a matter of the river valley, and the river valley was still far away from them. However, this was only on the surface. In fact, people had been touched, but no one would take the initiative to show it.

Originally, if there was no war, life in Fangge Town would have been peaceful forever, but a sudden appearance of a team broke everything.

For the people of Fangge Town, today is an ordinary day. Work and rest make up their entire day and night. In those pitiful leisure times, they will talk about gossip about their parents and family, to find some fun in their boring life.

Then, they saw a cavalry galloping into the town. The town guard thought it was a distant traveler and opened the gate directly, but was pierced through the chest with a spear.

As if they had been trained for a long time, the slaves immediately hid in their homes. They subconsciously thought that this was a conflict between the Pentos people. This was not a rare thing. The Pentos people would fight each other from time to time for land and wealth. Conduct small-scale attacks.

The slaves hiding at home heard fierce but short fighting sounds coming from outside, followed by the sounds of the once mighty Pentos guards begging for mercy, but they were still mercilessly killed.

As the sound of the battle ended, the slaves' doors were soon knocked. The foreign attackers wore chain mail and leather armor, and heraldic blouses. They spoke with an accent that seemed awkward to them and some vocabulary. Let them out in Andal, which requires guessing but is still understandable.

The clothes and armor of these soldiers were very messy, but they were all in a style unfamiliar to them.

Some of the slaves remembered the rumor about the Western relatives crossing the sea to regain their homeland. Many people began to get excited, but still no one rashly asked the soldiers.

The slaves were gathered in the square of Fangge Town, which is also where the master's manor is located, but now the manor is burning with black smoke, and the master is dragged on the ground like a dead dog. Behind him are the overseers and guards. They also looked very embarrassed. This scene made most people excited.

"Kinds, I am Harold Teague. I come from Westeros, which is the Sunset Kingdom. We are the Andals of the Sunset Kingdom. Thousands of Andals have returned to the east! Slave owners 's rule will soon be ended! In the name of the Seven Gods, I declare that this town is liberated, everyone's debts are here, and I will burn these sinful debts now!"

After Harold finished speaking, someone immediately threw the piles of documents into the fire pit. As the debt of slavery was burnt to black in the flames, cheers immediately filled the sky.

"Free people, execute these slave owners and their thugs. I declare that from now on, I will stay and rule Fangge Town to protect your safety."

Several mercenaries took the master and his men out, but the angry slaves immediately rushed forward and tore them into pieces. The usually suppressed anger now burst out without any reservation.

Some people kept begging for mercy, and there were many freed former slaves among the guards and overseers. But at this time, who cares about your previous identity, and since you have become the slave owner's lackey, you are a damned enemy.

After the slave owners were executed, many people were confused, but soon some active people knelt in front of Harold and pledged their allegiance to him. Seeing this, everyone joined him.

A look of pride appeared on Harold's face. He finally got what he wanted. With this town, he could also call himself a baron. When the territory becomes larger in the future, he could also call himself an earl. The mercenary knight was proud of his idea of ​​bravely leading the army. He was probably the first lord of the expeditionary force in the Andas enclosure, which was enough for him to receive many benefits.

Anyway, the so-called army of Pentos does not exist at all now. Pentos' energy is on the turmoil in the valley, so seize this opportunity and become the lord in one fell swoop.

"We are too late, Lord Eustace. This town is rich. Oh, if only we had taken this town."

Not far from the town, some people were complaining. They had just witnessed Harold accepting the allegiance of a former slave. The attire of these people's mountain people showed their identity - people from the Crab Claw Peninsula. The leader was Baron You of the Dreadhole Castle. Stas Brun.

These Crab Claw Peninsula people basically carried large and small bags, and drove the cattle and sheep inside. They robbed several manors along the way, and everyone made a lot of money.

"Don't sigh, there are still many opportunities to acquire land." The half-savage baron was not as frustrated as his subordinates, and he just said lightly.

"Yes, there is a town of Foster nearby. Lord Eustace, let's go and occupy that village, otherwise we might let others take the lead."

"It's enough for us to rob the property. Luke, be smart. I know many people want to occupy the land, but this is not the way to do it now. However, if you want to do this, I will not stop you." Eustace was not as excited as his subordinates expected. On the contrary, he was very calm.

"Why? Sir." Luke's face was full of confusion.

"We are only here to attack the manor and liberate the slaves. And you don't think the Pentos people will look at it like this? They will return sooner or later, and the expeditionary force will inevitably move further east. When the Pentos people come Okay, how can we stop a free trade city? So now the enclosure is empty."

Different from the appearance of a semi-savage, Baron Eustace is very rational and has the cunning of a mountain man. "Lord Hugo is blessed by the seven gods. He will definitely achieve great achievements. What he can obtain at that time will be More, and I also want to see the miracles of the Seven Gods and walk where the Seven Gods once walked.”

"But if we didn't occupy those villages, other nobles would have occupied them, and the nobles in the royal territory would still be active..." Luke was still chattering, looking at the Crab Claw Peninsular who was born in poverty, and grasped what was in front of him. Stuff is the most important thing.

The wealth of the plains has had an impact on many people in the Crab Claw Peninsula. Even many places in the royal territory are not as fertile as the land in front of them, and this land is ready for them to harvest.

"Hey, Luke, go and ask if anyone is willing to follow you and settle down. I will allow them to leave."

Luke's reaction made Eustace understand that no matter how much they talk about the future, these people still only have current interests in their eyes, so instead of forcing them to leave, it is better to let them leave.

Moreover, his team was put together by many lords on the Crab Claw Peninsula. Although the Bren family was still relatively strong on the peninsula, these people were at the same level as him after all.

Therefore, it is only right to break up peacefully before things get so ugly.

"Thank you so much." After saying these words, Luke hurriedly found someone. Eustace shook his head repeatedly. He felt that he might not see this person again in the future.

After Luke pulled out a team and headed to the nearest town, Eustace led the team to withdraw from Fangge Town, because as Harold finished accepting the allegiance of the locals, he began to target the people of the Crab Claw Peninsula, those mercenaries The latecomers gathered around him, but Eustace did not want to conflict with them, so he withdrew on his own initiative.

The Baron of Terror Cave Castle decided to lead the team back to the camp. They had grabbed enough things and everyone had made a lot of money. They should start to rest.

However, on the way back, they saw several teams hurriedly running on the road. The flags were all owned by the princes of the royal domain that the baron was familiar with. They were so eager that they did not pay attention to Eustace at all.

When the news came that the Pentos army inside was not expected to exist, the news of the richness of the plains had spread throughout the expeditionary force, and they all became restless. After the first wave of teams returning with a large amount of wealth appeared, they were even more upset. The camp exploded. The nobles and mercenaries came to the east just for wealth, while the civilians mostly came to the east for survival. But now, this is all before them.

Since the Pantos army that was originally expected to be faced was nowhere to be found, it was time to start occupying the rich land.

The expeditionary force had no strong binding force. Even if Hugo gained great prestige through miracles, it could not change this. After landing, what kept the army together was the fear of the Pentos attack. In the end, everyone discovered that the Pentos people had no army at all in this area, and since the place was so wealthy, everyone had to rely on their own abilities.

"How eager, these nobles are still so short-sighted, a bunch of idiots who can't see where the real interests lie."

When the baron saw the actions of the noble team, he only felt that they were stupid, but he was not surprised. There were always many fights between the royal nobles and the people of Crab Claw Peninsula. Every time, the barbarians of Crab Claw Peninsula defeated them. The baron never He didn't think that these royal nobles were smart enough, and this time it was proved even more so. He, a semi-savage, could see things clearly, but these people were blinded by their interests.

(End of this chapter)