The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 51 Conspiracy and upheaval (13k)

"My comrades, under the light of the Seven Gods, this city fell into the hands of the Army of the Seven Gods, cheer for our victory."

In the square where slave owners once used to punish slaves in Twin Star City, Statina Vulcan stood on the lookout where slaves were punished in the past. Her speech caused an overwhelming cheer, and countless voices shouted to him.

Countless seven-pointed star flags are flying in the sky. Some of them are rough and some are exquisite, but they all represent the flag owner's devotion to the seven gods. Seven-pointed stars can also be seen everywhere on people's clothes, weapons, and bodies.

Most of the people surrounding the Saint of the River Valley are rebellious slaves and Andals from the river valley. Their bodies, which have been toiled and polished by years, silently illustrate the suffering they have suffered. Now they are all eagerly looking forward to the Saint. It is she who has brought victory. .

In people's eyes, she is the embodiment of the savior, it is she who brought freedom, it was she who overthrew the rule of slave owners.

Statina faced countless pairs of expectant eyes without showing any timidity. She stepped forward without fear. She was wearing a white robe, her long golden hair and beautiful face made her look... It's like a "girl" descending to earth.

Seven huge statues representing the seven gods watch over everything on the ground. They were donated by devout believers in Andas, and their existence gave Statina a sacred color.

Statina's surname is the surname given to illegitimate children by the people of the river valley. In most cases, such a bastard will only get cold eyes and discrimination from people, but Statina is different, she is the saint of the river valley.

"Hail for freedom, comrades, cheer for glory!"

The saint's voice was very powerful and greatly aroused the emotions of everyone present, so the cheers reached a peak and resounded throughout Twin Star City.

Double Star City, as its name suggests, is a city composed of two stars. The starting point of the Upper Lorne River passes through the city and divides the city into two parts.

The east bank is called the labor area, and the west bank is called the aristocratic area. Three bridges on the river connect the two sides together, and there are river guard towers on the bridges that divide the bridge deck.

After the Dragon King of Valyria destroyed the ancient Andas kingdom, they burned almost all the Andas towns, so the Andals could only re-establish the city, and it was under such circumstances that the Twin Stars rose.

The Andals, whose homes had been destroyed by the Dragon King, gathered together, and new towns quickly stood up. But unfortunately, Twin Star City was soon controlled by the Dragon King of Valyria and later Pentos. The city became the center of outsider rule in the Andals, and many tax-holding companies set up their headquarters here.

Just like the names of the two areas of the city, the Noble District has become the location of colonists and tax farming companies. As for the Labor District, it is full of Andal laborers and slaves crowded in shacks.

Therefore, although it is the same city, the styles of the two districts are very different. One side has poor Andal architecture, and the other side has luxurious Valyrian architecture.

However, neither the Dragon King nor Pentos sent many colonists to Twin Star City, and because the Pentos did not care about their Valyrian blood, ordinary colonists often died after three or four generations. , became the Andals. Even after many years, the mainstream of the local population is still the Andals.

Now, the city has finally fallen into the hands of the Andals. This is the first time in countless years that the Andals have recaptured this large city. The slaves in the labor area rebelled. With the help of the rebel army attacking from outside, they He broke through the River Guard Tower that separated the two areas and entered the powerful area.

As for why it was "conquered", it was because the defenders escaped without much resistance. There was no fighting at all, and the attackers successfully captured the city.

The joy of conquering the center of the river valley was so exciting for the rebels. In the eyes of the slaves, this finally cut off the head of the evil slavery. At the first opportunity, they burned the headquarters of the Silver Finger Brotherhood. This ghost place was in the river valley. Created too many disasters.

Then they purged the power of the Tite family in the city, but they failed to kill many people. After Gleicher's incident, he immediately ordered the family to withdraw from the city and go to the peaceful land to stick to it, but left some unhappy people here. Important forces come to an end.

But what made the rebels angry was that only some of the slaves in Twin Star City were liberated, and the other part was still in the hands of their original owners because they switched sides in time during the battle to "conquer" Twin Star City and helped the rebel army capture Twin Star City.

As the Holy Lady announced her acceptance of these slave owners, these people also became members of the rebel army. Many people were angry about this and they were unwilling to let the slave owners join.

But there are also many people who are happy because these people are all big figures in the river valley and have had a great influence in the river valley for generations. Among them, the Karen family is a wealthy family in the river valley for generations. Their joining makes many people seem to be more successful. Coming closer.

This led to the fact that although the rebels captured the city, the atmosphere in Twin Star City was filled with enthusiasm and a hint of embarrassment. The enthusiasm was that the Andals finally captured this important city, but the embarrassment was that although the city was captured, many slaves All were liberated, but many Andals were still enslaved.

These enslaved people belong to the "anyway" slave owners in Twin Star City. According to the order of the Saint, these slave owners are able to maintain their property - that is, slaves - due to their "anyway" merit.

This naturally caused a lot of dissatisfaction among the rebels. You must know that one of the main purposes of the rebels is to liberate all slaves, but now they have to let these slave owners go - not to mention that among these slave owners, there is also the evil Karen. family, but since the Karen family is the family of the Saint after all, no one raised any objections.

However, with the huge prestige of conquering Twin Star City, these words cannot shake the Saintess's prestige at all, but they will not disappear for no reason, but will slowly accumulate.

Nowadays, rebel soldiers and liberated slaves can be seen everywhere on the streets of Twin Star City. However, when they meet their fellow citizens who are still enslaved, they always look away in embarrassment and dare not face them.

"The situation is getting more and more uncontrollable. When will this day end? When will Pentos's army come? Everything that Prince Valerian promised us is gone now."

In the former Governor's Palace of Twin Star City, now the center of the rebel army, Chedik, the former leader of the Silver Finger Brotherhood and now the general of the rebel army, said angrily, his tone full of anxiety.

Chedik is a thin man. He was originally a slave hunter. He continued to rise through the ranks due to his outstanding slave hunting performance. Then he was appreciated by Gleicher and became the Silver Finger Brotherhood, an organization that aims to integrate the Andas slave industry chain. leader, and in the end, he chose to betray Gleicher.

The rooms in the Governor's Mansion have now removed those gorgeous decorations, and they look bare and unsightly, but no one inside cares at this time.

"I have news about this. Pantos will not move until the Golden Group arrives, so continue to wait patiently, Chedik. The prince has been preparing for this for a long time. The final winner will only be us."

The head of the Karen family, Volian, replied. He is the largest powerful man in Twin Star City, an important supporter of the rebel army, and the father of the Holy Lady. When he mentioned the plan, his face was full of control, "We need What we need to do is to maintain the balance of the river valley before the arrival of Prince Valerian and his army, and prevent the balance of the Andas region from collapsing. You don’t need to be so anxious. The so-called expeditionary force will not come over soon."

Vorian is already quite old now, and his dissolute behavior in his youth has caused his body to age prematurely. Even with the best doctors to nurse him back to health, it is not enough.

However, as the top dignitary in Twin Star City who no one can challenge, he is still full of majesty befitting his status.

"I'm not worried about those adventurers from the west, but I'm worried about Gleicher's people. The power of the Tite family is entangled with the power of various tax farming companies, plus the troops in Gleicher's hands, that force It adds up to a lot! We still underestimated Gleicher's integration. If it weren't for this, would you have let these uprising mud-legs enter Twin Star City? And we also have the big lord of the Triangle within us, and he has already seen it. Something happened!”

Adventurer, this is what all parties in the Eastern Continent call Hu Ge. To all parties, he is just a reckless person who rushed in by mistake. The Pentos people were undoubtedly the most resentful about his intrusion, because their plans were disrupted by this reckless guy.

Faced with Chedik's worries, Vorian was very indifferent, "Then let's guide the expeditionary force to deal with Gleicher's forces. Since he is here to attack the slave owners, and Twin Star City already belongs to the rebels, then it must be We have to deal with the slave owners first. As for Seer, giving them a carrot is enough to mobilize the hill lords, and it is even easier to deal with."

While the two were talking, the door suddenly opened, and a beautiful girl walked in, with long blond hair hanging behind her head. This was Statina Valli, the illegitimate daughter of a noble family in the River Valley. of saint.

"Father, I have appeased the people."

In front of Varian, Statina spoke very mechanically. Especially for those who had just listened to her speech, it was difficult to connect this lifeless doll with the passionate saint.

"Varian, you really gave birth to a good daughter. Her beautiful face really helped us a lot. After this is done, can you give her to me and watch her face those untouchables every day?" The passionate speech made me hard."

Chedik commented on the girl, his tone no different from when he was selling slaves.

"Statina belongs to the monastery. I don't want anything to happen to her, do you understand?" Faced with Chedik's naked coveting of his illegitimate daughter, Varian responded coldly, but it was not because of father's love, " However, no one will care about her after these things are over, but don’t make it too obvious."

The two of them discussed her unscrupulously in front of Statina as if she were an object. It was obvious that this was not the first time. Moreover, if Statina was not used as a pawn in the plan, she would not even be found by Varian, but would spend her life as an ordinary person.

"After this, your family can go to Pentos City and become the real lords of the city. The best thing for me is to take over the business in Twin Star City. If you want to go to Pentos, you still have a long way to go."

Chedik's tone was full of envy. For all the forces under the rule of Pantos, entering Pantos and truly becoming a member of Pantos is their goal, but although the Pantos people do not cherish their Valyrian blood, but very attached to power and status.

It is very difficult for outsiders to enter the circle of top powerful people in Pentos. If they want to join forcefully, they will be hit without hesitation.

"Chedik, don't even think about it. Our family has spent hundreds of years fighting for the opportunity."

Warrian's face showed pride, and then he warned Chedik, "Don't be like Gleicher who tries to reach the sky in one fell swoop. You have seen where he has fallen now, trying to monopolize the slaves of Andas." The industry negotiated terms with the big shots in Pentos, but the big shots didn’t even bother to talk to him, and that’s a big shot with the blood of Valyria.”

It is interesting to say that the people of Pentos do not care about or cherish their Valyrian blood, but in the eyes of those who hope to enter the powerful circle of Pentos, Valyrian blood is a manifestation of nobility.

"I understand, don't worry, I'm not as ambitious as Gretchen."

Chedik said, but in his heart he was cursing the old dog, what are you pretending to do? Didn't he just rise up by doing dirty work for the Pentos people? I don't know how selfless he thought this guy was.

Moreover, after this incident, it is impossible for their family to stay in the river valley. Even if they cannot go to Pentos, they will definitely leave. The original reputation is already extremely bad, and if this incident is added, it will be even worse. This old man To seize the opportunity, things really put everything on the line. Chedik now only hopes that he will be sold by the master in the city like Gleicher.

The men in Pentos City are not so easy to talk to. Unlike Vorian who has lived in a honey pot since childhood, Chedik has seen a lot of "not paying attention" to the men. He's just a guy who does dirty work.

In the conflicts between the Andal lords, slave raiding was also very common. Wars in the river valleys were always accompanied by the raiding of the population. For example, in the hills, due to the demand for labor, the raiding of the population was a normal thing, but Due to the existence of a large slave market, selling human beings became a very profitable thing.

The Karen family is the one responsible for receiving slaves and sending them to Pentos.

Although this allowed their family to gain a lot of wealth and the trust of Pantos, it also made them notorious. Everyone tacitly ignored the lords who were robbing each other's slaves, and blamed everything on Kaluner, who was directly responsible for it. People are sold to the Pentos family - who knows what they get from it is so enviable, not to mention that through the slave trade, they have become the top family in Andas.

Although the reputation of the Karen family is bad, everyone is not clean after all, so this is not a big deal and will not have much impact. However, after the current incident occurs in the future, things will change qualitatively.

At the same time, Warrian also despised Chedik in his heart. He was another nouveau riche, but fortunately, he would be able to leave this damn river valley and become a real big shot in Pentos City in a short time.

While the two guys with different dreams shared their thoughts with each other, Statina looked at them silently, sitting there like a piece of decoration.

However, the two of them did not take Statina's gaze seriously. After all, this illegitimate daughter had always been obedient, just like a puppet, and she was destined to die of old age in the monastery in the future.

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On the observation deck of the Governor's Palace, the Saint was looking at the Twin Star City where every house now had a seven-pointed star flag on its roof.

The saint was escorted by three squires, or more accurately, knights from Andas, but the locals didn't call her that.

After many Andal knights left Andas and went to the west to seek land, because they did not return for a long time, as a kind of resentment, the Andal knights who remained in Andas gave up their knighthoods and called themselves squires instead.

Because so many years have passed, no one except the old academics can remember why they call themselves so. However, the essence of the military privileged class has never changed, and the name does not matter at all.

In the room of the Governor's Palace, the two actual controllers of the rebel army were talking, and he was very excited now.

"Hugo agreed to attack Gleicher's army with us. It seems that he wanted to bring the rebel army under his command. This adventurer probably did not expect that the rebel army was controlled by the slave owner he wanted to overthrow from the beginning. "

With the reply in hand, Varian of the Karen family looked at the thing in his hand like a clown. What God's favored one was, after all, was just a fool who was played by him and applauded.

"Then what's the answer?" Brotherhood leader Chedik asked. He also had the emotion of having everything under control. The knife that was originally placed on his head now walked into their layout.

"Of course I agree to annihilate Gleicher's army first. I estimate that by that time, the Pentos army will also arrive, as will Prince Valerian. We will directly cooperate with the inside and outside to ensure that the adventurers have no chance of returning, and then massacre An Dal people, let them understand that order is inviolable.”

Warrian answered in a matter-of-fact tone, his eyes shining brightly, and he began to imagine what kind of power and status the Karen family would gain after everything was successful.

Before this operation against the "upstart of the river valley", that is, Gleicher, Prince Villerion of Pentos promised him the identity of a Pentos noble. For an Andal family born in Andas, Said, this is a great honor.

If they still make great contributions in the battle against the adventurers of Westeros, then the Carren family can even be promoted to one of the forty families of Pentos.

The Karen family has been working hard on this for a long time, and several Karens have even married into the wealthy families of Pentos. After working like this for many generations, and helping the Pentos people deal with shady things, Only then could the Karen family gain Pantos' trust.

But now, the opportunity to truly become a Pentos noble was placed in front of him, and he had already begun to imagine the scene of the Karen family among the Pentos nobles.

When Vorian fantasized about the future, Chedik couldn't help but fantasize about what kind of power he could get in the Andas Valley. He had been jealous of Gleicher for many years, and now, he would become another Gleicher. , or even above that.

However, as a person who has been working on the front lines of the slave trade for a long time, Chedik did not fantasize for long. He quickly turned his thoughts to practical issues, "However, if we cooperate with adventurers, then we must let Statina Meet that Hu Ge, can your illegitimate daughter control the situation? Will she talk nonsense by then? Will it lead to a situation like Sel's again? If we hadn't remedied it in time, the great lord of the Triangle wouldn't have been able to It’s just suspicion.”

Chedik would not imagine that Statina would have any good feelings for them. After being engaged in the slave trade for so many years, blind thinking has long been stripped away from Chedik's thinking.

"Statina has experienced a lot of big scenes, and she has always been obedient and has never violated my will."

Warrian answered confidently, but Chedik's face still showed disbelief, "At that time, she was completely under our control. If she dared to speak nonsense, she would die, but if she saw that Hu Ge, she would die." No, she can definitely ask Hu Ge for help."

"Don't worry, my friend, Statina doesn't have the guts. My warriors will keep an eye on her, and I have no intention of letting her talk face-to-face with that Hugo. The real ones negotiating with Hugo are me and you."

As the head of a family that has been operating in the river valley for hundreds of years, Vorian's methods are mature and perfect, and he will never make any risky moves.

"That's good."

After hearing Warrian's answer, Chedik said happily that he was really afraid that Warrian would let Statina go to see Hugo alone, which might cause trouble.

"By the way, don't forget about sending that guy Purcell to Ashvale. It's better for him to stay away from Statina and stay away from the battlefield." Warwick warned.

"Don't worry, I have already arranged everything. After everything I promised to Seer is successful, Huigu Chong will belong to him. He may be able to withstand the temptation, but those under him can't, so this guy agreed directly. , his people will set off tomorrow.”

Next, the two leaders, who had agreed on what to do next, raised their glasses in celebration of their bright future.

Statina watched them silently through the glass. She knew that those people were discussing things about her, but from beginning to end, it had nothing to do with her.

However, this does not mean that she will honestly accept the fate they have chosen for herself. Oh, speaking of which, she will have to meet the big lord of the Triangle later...

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"Lord Hugo, look, as I said, the old dog of Karuner really promised you. He will not let go of a better opportunity to flatter his master of Pentos. They will definitely prepare it for you. There’s a pocket ready, waiting for you to get into it.”

Gleicher, who had put on clean clothes, said to Hugo, who was reading the letter, that although he was no longer unkempt, the slave owner's temperament was still so gloomy.

"Shut up, slave trader, don't make any noise in front of Lord Hugo. It is Lord Hugo's kindness to let you stand here."

Gretchel's voice immediately aroused the scolding of the black blade Canatir. Canatir looked at Gretchel with a very unkind look. In fact, if it weren't for Hugo's order, Canatir would have killed him long ago. Kill this slave owner.

"I know your reputation, the Black Blade, the rebel of the hills, but it's a pity that you left in the end. If you hadn't met Lord Hugo, you would have been able to stay across the sea for the rest of your life, just like going to Weiss. Tello is like a knight who never comes back."

Gleicher spoke back ruthlessly. The temporarily appointed slave owner never kowtowed to anyone except Hugo. If anyone taunted him, he would immediately speak back.

He seemed to know something about Canatir's past. The black blade was obviously excited by his words, and the scarred face looked more sinister. He put his hand on the black sword several times, but when Hugo glanced at it, Before coming, he would put his hands down.

Hugo listened to the conversation between the slave owner and Black Blade, "Gleicher, you have to pay attention to your identity. You are only temporarily appointed. If I am not happy, you will be hanged at any time."

"Yes, Lord Hugo."

Gretchel said obediently, with a humble posture like Hugo's slave.

Looking at the slave owner's appearance, Canadiel couldn't help but snorted with disdain, but he also stood aside and no longer looked at the slave owner.

Hugo returned his attention to the letter in his hand. The letters on the letter were very graceful. Reading them made Hugo feel happy. The content of the letter was that Statina, the saint of the river valley, expressed her acceptance of Hugo's invitation and that she would lead the uprising. The army came together to besiege the slave owner's manor in Anle Land.

"What happened after I saw the saint?" Hu Ge said.

"Yes, yes, I believe that after meeting the false saint, you will confirm that what I said is true."

Gretchel was very confident, and even his gloomy temperament dissipated a lot because of the confidence he exuded. Hugo couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

In fact, after comparing everything the slave owner said with the doubtful points compiled from the information about the saint, Hu Ge already believed it. However, Gleicher was a slave owner after all, and Hu Ge still took it with him. Strong vigilance.

Moreover, Hugo was unwilling to believe everything Gleicher said in his heart, because if what he said was true, then he would have to attack the saint, which would inevitably have a serious impact on the reputation of the expeditionary force. loss. After all, even if he later explained the identity of the so-called Saint's puppet of Pantos, so what? To many Eastern Andals, he is still an outsider who killed the Saint. The image he created as a selfless expeditioner will suffer an irreparable blow.

"Take him down and ask him to write a letter to his subordinates."

Following Hu Ge's order, two soldiers from the old camp came out, put shackles on the slave owner, put on a black hood, and escorted him out.

As Gleicher was being escorted out, Canadiel spat disdainfully at the slave owner to express his disdain.

Although he was escorted out, Gleicher was always cheering in his heart. The performance of God's Favorite just now made him notice that Hugo believed everything he said.

This gave Gleicher an even stronger desire for revenge, and he wished to see the old dog and the traitor die in front of him.

However, he is now Hu Ge's prisoner after all, and he was not executed immediately because he was useful to Hu Ge.

However, Gleicher already had a countermeasure for this. Since Pantos was unwilling to accept him, he might as well destroy everything. At first, he just wanted revenge and made those who betrayed him pay the price. For the expedition He is not optimistic about the army, and only uses it as the last straw for revenge.

But as he saw more things in the expeditionary force, he believed that the expeditionary force could really change the situation in the east - at least, Andas would definitely be changed by him.

Of course, if you want to join the expeditionary force, you have to pay a lot, and you will inevitably have to suffer. However, Gleicher has made preparations and has an idea, and is just waiting for execution.

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Going down the Upper Lorne River, you can reach the lower half of the Andas Valley, and this lower half is the richest and most developed area in the entire Andas, and it is also a place where slave manors are densely populated.

The local Andal lords have been squeezed out by the slave owners. Although it is very difficult for Pantos' power to swallow up the entire Andals, it is not a problem to swallow up a few wealthy places.

But even so, it still took Pentos hundreds of years to drive away the local Andas lords, and as time went by and the land was far away from Pentos, the land of peace gradually became Pentos new questions...

The distribution of wealth in Andas has always been poor in the north and rich in the south, and the closer to the mountains and hills beyond the Upper Lorne River, the higher the level of instability.

The northern region of Andas has always been unstable. Because it is close to the border with Braavos, the instability brought by the border has made the Andals in the north more restless. Andal raiders and slave hunters Everyone will be active there.

Especially in the northernmost part of the Foothills Mountains, which is called the Foothills, it is difficult for neither the Sea King of Braavos nor the prince of Pentos to penetrate their authority.

The Andal uprising that affected the entire Andas Valley also started in the north. It started with a small-scale Andas army under the banner of the Holy Maiden, and then the participation of the great lord of the Triangle ignited the flames.

This area in the south is called the Land of Peace. It originally meant that the people living here were wealthy and wealthy, but now it simply became an expectation of good things, because today's Land of Peace is really not a place of peace.

Pentos' agents have established manors and ranches here, and the grain and cheese produced therein are continuously supplied to the city of Pentos, either to nourish the city, or to be sold by Pantos to various places. The city-state is across the narrow sea.

The Pantos people are contemptuously called cheesemongers because they are rich in cheese. Andas is where the cows of these cheesemongers are located. The cheese made from the cattle and sheep raised by the Andals people became Pantos. The cornerstone of a trading empire.

However, thanks to the abundant food in the area, the slaves here can basically live happily. Therefore, although the impact of the uprising is huge, the Anle Land is generally stable.

However, as time passed and Twin Star City was "captured", this land became restless.

At the famous Glecher Manor in the Land of Peace, a group of Dothraki cavalry galloped over and stopped in front of the manor.

These horseman riders either wear painted vests or are bare-chested. At the same time, each of them does not wear armor, and the unique arakh scimitar of the centaurs hangs from their waist.

Every centaur wears a red ribbon on their left shoulder. In the river valley, everyone who sees this red ribbon will run away as far as possible, because it means that they are Gleicher's red hyena - but This is the name given by slaves, and the centaurs call themselves headhunters.

This is a Dothraki warband hired by many tax farming companies in the valley. The reputation of these centaurs in the valley is extremely bad, and they like to work for Gleicher the most - this is because of their leader He is Gleicher's in-law.

When the centaurs stopped in front of the manor, Andal slaves immediately rushed to pick up their horses, but the Dothraki threatened the slaves and refused to let them get close. The slaves were then taken away by senior stewards. Not forgetting to teach these slaves not to touch Dothraki horses.

Gleicher's manor is more like a grand palace than a manor. As a slave owner who almost monopolized the entire river valley, Gleicher certainly built his residence majestic and magnificent. At the same time, he did not forget to build Build high walls and build high towers.

The slave owner knew how hated he was and how many forces in the river valley wanted to overthrow him, so his vigilance was never low.

There are now many troops gathered near the manor, some of them are from various small tax companies under Gleicher's vassalage, some are armed by Glechelle, and some are slave owners who have fled from the north.

"Bailan? Where are you, Bailan? I'm back."

The strong centaur man led by him walked into the manor, ignoring the obstruction of a group of servants and walked inside. However, when he entered the inner hall, he was blocked by a group of heavily armored soldiers equipped with halberds, and the face of the person he called was also revealed. .

Byran Ker is an ambitious former mercenary leader. He has the standard hair and eyes of the Andals. He looks quite inconspicuous, but if you think that this person is as ordinary as his appearance shows, he has paid a lot of attention. cost.

Bylan has always acted as Gleicher's right-hand man. He has always wanted to gain more power, even to obtain a status like Gleicher.

However, when he truly held such power, he began to shrink back because he realized how much pressure it was.

"I have dealt with the troublemaking slaves, and they are now hanging on the road to warn all restless elements. Also, where is Gretchel? He has been missing for almost a week."

As soon as Bylan appeared, he was faced with a barrage of questions from the centaurs leader, which made him look disgusted, but he still answered patiently, "Fargo, Gretcher has sent me a letter. He In the army of adventurers.”

"What? Will this war continue? The coach is with someone else!" Hearing that Gretcher was in Hugo's army, Fargo became excited. "Is it possible that he wants us to surrender in order to survive? ? This is impossible, even if he is Kaa's in-law, it is impossible, the Dothraki will never surrender!"

"Seven Gods above, your thinking jumps too fast. Do all you Dothraki people do this? I haven't said anything yet, and your thinking has advanced to the point of surrender." It is obviously not the first time that Bylan has faced each other face to face. The former horseman's thoughts were fast forwarding, and his tone was quite calm, "And it's not that we want to surrender, it's that we want to change sides."

"Switch sides?" the centaur said doubtfully. For him, this was the first time he heard this word.

"Next, just follow our instructions. Don't worry, it will give your soldiers a good battlefield, and it will also make you a lot of money." After a lot of pulling from Bailan, the horseman left with doubts. He was relieved to get out and put this trouble away for now.

Retarded centaur. Then he didn't forget to curse in his heart, thinking that not wearing armor is a retard of glory, and being so brain-dead, dealing with these guys is really a headache.

After doing all this, looking at the yard that was finally getting quieter, Byland couldn't help but look at the sky, "Gleicher, Gretchen, you always have a lot of clever ideas. I hope you can get off the car smoothly this time. Alas, You were caught at the right time. Now your son who fanatically believes in the Seven Gods is in charge of everything. I hope this young man can follow your plan and don't get involved."

After saying this, Byland walked back. Although Gleicher finally gave a way, he still had a lot to do. Little Gleicher was not capable of handling these things yet, so it had to be him. Here comes this elder.

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Peaceful Land, this land was affected by the previous turmoil in Andas, even if it was not affected by the first wave, it would be affected by the second and third waves.

This place is so wealthy that every warlord who rebels in the peaceful land wants to capture it. If they want to unify Andas, the peaceful land must be captured. The local resources will make any party soar in power.

Occasionally, Dothraki tribes would send their troops north to plunder the river valley, and leave laden with wealth. Because of the constant Dothraki invasion, the Andal parties worked together to build many long embankments in the south of the river valley. This is Andal. The origin of the name of the southernmost embankment of Sri Lanka.

It's a pity that the causeway is ultimately used to slow down the entry and exit of the centaurs. If you want to attack the centaurs tribe, you need a powerful army, but this is what Andas currently lacks the most.

Therefore, over countless years, countless bones were buried in Anle Land, but these corpses also fertilized the fertile fields of Anle Land, making the land richer.

And now, another military adventurer has arrived in this war-torn land.

Following the usual practice along the way, the expeditionary force immediately set out to clean up the local manors and pastures, free the slaves, remove the wealth, and take away all supplies.

And the same thing happened with the rebels coming from the north. They also continued to attack the manor and liberate the slaves.

However, the emancipation of slaves in this wealthy area did not achieve as good results as in other places. After all, although the locals were slaves, they still had no shortage of food and drink, and the oppression was not too heavy. They valued a stable life more than the liberation of their status— -But fortunately, this does not make them side with the slave owners, just not active.

The two armies left a series of flames on the ground. Now, the two flames converged at one place. In front of them was the manor of Gleicher, the largest slave owner in the river valley, the center of the slave owners in the river valley.

However, the two armies were still wary of each other. The locals were wary of outsiders, and the outsiders were also afraid of the locals. The leaders of the two armies also met.

The atmosphere of the meeting was very harmonious, and both sides made friendly assignments for the siege of the slave owner's manor. The division of spoils afterwards was also very well arranged. The rebels expressed their willingness to give up a large amount of benefits in order to thank the expeditionary force for coming all the way.

In an environment where one party is willing to take the initiative to give up profits, the final result will naturally be a happy one for the host and the guest.

"The slave owner is right. The so-called saint is just a puppet. Bring Gleicher here."

After returning to his camp, Hugo said with a tone that the stone had finally fallen to the ground. In the negotiation just now, he and the saint had less than ten sentences in total. Most of the conversation was carried out by Karen Er. It is controlled by the family's Warrian and the slave owner Chedik who "returned from his own way".

Most of the time, Statina just played the role of a vase, sitting there as a decoration for the conversations between big shots. Everyone present could see that she could not decide her future at all.

Therefore, some things must be done, and Hu Ge no longer fantasizes about anything. Yes, this will bring a big blow to his image, but since it is a matter of life and death, then you have to do it if you don’t want to do it first. Deal with them and wait for them to deal with themselves?

The current situation in Andas is really dangerous, there are too many unstable factors, and in Gleicher's words, he also mentioned that the Pentos people are preparing something. He must cut through the mess quickly and resolve all possible consequences before facing the enemy. To the cheesemonger.

Disgusting, Hugo, who was waiting for the slave owner, thought that the Pantos people designed this to disgust the real rebels. After attacking the saint, the attacker's reputation would be greatly affected.

However, this matter still has to be done, and Hu Ge has already realized it.

Gleicher was brought over quickly. When he met Hugo, he showed a flattering expression on his face. This expression made Hugo very disgusted. Gleicher noticed Hugo's expression. He also immediately restrained himself, "Lord Hu Ge, I think you have confirmed that everything I said is true."

"Gleicher, what you said is indeed true. Then, I will not continue to treat you like a prisoner." As Hugo raised his hand, someone untied Gretchel's hand. Shackles, "However, after this battle is over, your slave industry must be liquidated, which cannot be avoided at any cost."

"Oh, Lord Hu Ge, this is not a problem. I have been dissatisfied with that damned slavery for a long time. This evil system should be abolished. I was once blinded by the huge benefits in front of me, so that Neither can see how sinful slavery is. Now you and the Seven Gods have allowed me to see all this. In order to express my repentance, I am willing to accept the seven confessions of the Seven Gods to express my repentance after this war is over. Sincerity.”

Gleicher's hypocritical tone made everyone present look disgusted. His status as a slave owner was already disgusting to the extreme, and his current appearance is even more disgusting. Who doesn't know what a bad person you are? It's disgusting to say this here.

"Oh, well, I will arrange seven kinds of confession for you after the war. Those are very harsh confessions. Gretchen, are you sure you want to go?"

Seven kinds of confession, Hu Ge did not expect that the slave owner in front of him would actually propose this thing, but if he can bear it, no one can say anything about him. He can also become a propaganda material for the power of the expeditionary force, but if it fails No, that's not pretty enough.

"Please rest assured that nothing is a problem and I will never let you down."

This gloomy man bowed to Hu Ge in an exaggerated manner, and Hu Ge didn't want to pay attention to his flattery now, and just waved his hand to let him leave.

He has more important things, and that is the next battle.

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For Vorian and Chedik, things couldn't be developing more smoothly. Everything is moving in the direction of the plan. The adventurers will join forces with them, and the siege of Gleicher's remnants will begin soon.

Therefore, when they heard that Gleicher's remnants took the initiative to fight out of the manor, they were all stupid. They thought that this battle would only involve their attack, so they did not build any decent fortifications at all. A fence!

And this fence was indeed broken by one poke. If the Andals on the outside hadn't reacted quickly, they would have been smashed in one go.

"What's going on? What's going on?"

The disheveled head of the Karen family came out of the tent and quickly closed the tent curtain. The servant brought him armor, but he pushed the servant aside.

Chedik, who was already fully armed, rushed in on a war horse, with a large group of Barbarian Lion mercenaries behind him, "Gleicher's people fought them. They really didn't want their lives. I was in the tower just now." I saw from above that they sent most of their troops to attack us."

"What? That's not good. Tell the people in front to hold on. As soon as the adventurer's army comes over, they will be finished. This guy Gleicher is really looking for death. The Seven Gods are looking after us."

But he was not as optimistic as Vorian. His face was still serious, "Are you sure the adventurer won't hunt down rabbits and eliminate us too? For him, now is an unprecedented good opportunity."

"If an adventurer dares to attack us, he will ruin his reputation! Don't worry,"

However, as if he was slapping Vorian in the face, a wave of arrows fell as soon as he finished speaking. The arrows bounced off Chedik's armor, but others were not so lucky, and people kept falling after being hit by arrows.

Varian had to hide in the tent in embarrassment, but the woman's screams from inside exposed what the sanctimonious head of the family wanted to hide.

"You really don't want to lower your quality of life at all."

Looking at the blonde who was covering her chest with a quilt and looking at the arrows in front of her, Chedik mocked, "By the way, Statina, I remember she did it while we were marching. Why, you want to do it again?" A beautiful illegitimate daughter who can be used in the future?”

"Stop taunting, Chedik, hurry up and organize the defense, and call Statina out. Now is the time when we need her to be on the front line. Come over here and get my armor!"

Seeing the embarrassment of the head of the Kaluner family, Chedik began to wonder if he was on the wrong team and actually followed such a loser. However, he still carried out Varian's order. Now they are on the same ship, let alone the real leader. The person behind this plan was a big shot in Pentos City.

"It should be the Silver Rod Group. It's a pity that we couldn't win the support of those crossbowmen. I don't know how much Gleicher spent on this wave of arrows, but it was worth it. He almost killed me and Varian. ”

Chedik sighed at the end, and then rushed to the front line without looking back, shouting on the road for the panicked soldiers to gather and organize manpower to resist.

On the attacker's side, Byran Ker, who was wearing chainmail, was bleeding from his heart. The reason was the Silver Rod Group. This famous mercenary group in Pentos was powerful and good at long-range sniping. , but their prices for archery are also terrifyingly high.

In order to keep these mercenaries, Byland has spent a lot of money, and now it will cost a lot of money to let them shoot arrows, but it is all worth it. The arrows of the Silver Rod Regiment have produced enough arrows in the rebel camp. Much confusion.

Afterwards, Byran watched as the Dothraki under Fargo howled and crashed into the rebel fences and improvised battle lines. The centaurs continued to suffer losses in front of the rebels due to their disdain for armor. The men fell off their horses, but the horsemen completely ignored these casualties and continued to crash into the rebel front. When their scimitars were waved, a few heads always flew into the sky.

"These barbarians are very stubborn in their thinking. My father spent many years but could not convince them to put on armor. But even without armor, the centaurs dared to charge into battle so bravely. I don't know why."

A young man appeared next to Byland at some point, with a large number of halberdiers behind him. He looked like a smaller version of Gleicher, but his temperament was far less gloomy than his father's, and he was more sunny and cheerful. Full of vitality.

Moreover, the seven-pointed star symbol of the Seven Gods can be seen everywhere on his armor, and there is a seven-pointed star necklace hanging on his chest, making him look like a devout knight.

Beside the two of them, the mercenaries of the Silver Rod Group were shooting another round of arrows on the battlefield. As the rain of arrows fell, many more people fell down in wailing and screaming.

Then, they looked at Bylan, who had no choice but to have someone take notes before the mercenaries started the next round of shooting.

"It's just that I haven't been beaten badly, little Gleicher. The centaurs only rely on numbers to crush their enemies. However, trade city-states that can inflict pain on them are more likely to give gifts to send the centaurs away."

Bylan's words were full of disdain for the Dothraki. He had always hated these barbarians who despised armor, and he also hated the reputation of the Eastern Continent for being inexplicably invincible. How could a group of naked cavalry be said to be invincible?

Take the current charge of the centaurs as an example. Although they desperately broke through the enemy's front line, their losses were also very heavy. Without armor, they suffered a lot of casualties even if they defeated a battle line composed of inferior light infantry. However, This is also the common practice for centaurs to fight. Anyway, new centaurs will soon take their place - God knows why there are so many centaurs on the grass sea. Bylan has never been able to figure this out.

In Bylan's memory, the centaur war gang led by Fargo has changed its blood several times. Even if they suppress the slaves, many people may die if they fail to do so. It is even easier to be introduced to the hill lords. Beaten in the mountains.

"However, this is not important. Lord Bailan, please charge with me. Under the blessing of the Seven Gods, we will surely win."

After saying that, this young man who believed in the Seven Gods rushed forward, and the heavy armored soldiers holding halberds quickly followed behind him.

Little Gretchel's words made Bylan couldn't help but hold his forehead. That guy Gretl'chel didn't believe in anything, but why was his son so devout in the Seven Gods? After the adventurer arrived, he even wanted to join the adventurer like crazy.

But Byland had no choice but to follow in his nephew's footsteps and protect the boy at all times. Otherwise, if something happened to him, Byland suspected that Gleicher would kill him.

(End of this chapter)