Chapter 209 Laws

More than a month later, the news that Gavin Belleris, the King of the Narrow Sea, conquered Astapor was like a swift storm, sweeping across the entire Essos continent.

Unlike Gavin's previous capture of Lys Island, this was the first time since the Doomsday that the Valyrian Dragon King extended his rule to the mainland of Essos.

Moreover, various rumors came one after another. It was rumored that Gavin openly regarded himself as the successor of the Valyrian Freehold in the process of conquering Astapor, and issued a claim of rule over the entire Slaver's Bay, emphasizing that this was his return of the land that he originally deserved.

This news was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, and many trading cities and forces were all strongly shocked.

The rumors about Gavin were like a vine growing wildly, and various versions were derived and circulated in every corner.

Most rulers fell into deep worry. They knew that one Astapor might not be able to satisfy the ambition of this dragon king.

There are even rumors that Gavin has carefully formulated a grand plan to conquer the entire Essos continent, and imitated the former Aegon Targaryen to make an extremely large map table.

However, the mountains, rivers, and cities presented on this table are no longer the map of Westeros, but the full picture of the Essos continent.

Although the authenticity of these rumors cannot be verified, they are like a cloudy sky, enough to attract the attention of all city-states.

As a result, various city-states have urgently convened parliaments, countless messengers are like flying arrows, and letters are like flying snowflakes, running back and forth between the city-states.

Even the areas that had disputes before had to temporarily stop the conflict due to this sudden change, and focus their attention on this mysterious and powerful dragon king.

However, Gavin turned a deaf ear to the noisy reaction of the outside world.

Since he flew back to Astapor on a dragon from the battlefield of the Worm River that day, he has been sitting steadily in the city and has never planned to leave.

He first systematically summoned the prominent figures in Astapor, including the generals of the rebel army at all levels. These generals still had blood stains from the battle, and their eyes revealed their expectations and confusion for the future; the surviving good lords were terrified and desperate, their glory and wealth turned into nothing under Gavin's conquest, and now they could only wait for an unknown fate in fear; and those businessmen who had a certain amount of wealth and influence in the city, their eyes flickered, and they were worried about their own interests and speculated about the future situation.

After everyone gathered, Gavin first clearly established his absolute rule over Astapor to everyone with an extremely domineering attitude. Especially the huge body of the Blazing Shadow, which made everyone present deeply feel his authority.

Then, he issued the first decree, which was like a blockbuster bomb and caused a strong response among the crowd.

He announced that all the slaves of the dead good masters would be taken under his name, and made a promise that excited all the slaves: all his slaves would be able to obtain corresponding freedom and property with sufficient years of work.

For those slaves who performed outstandingly and made significant contributions at work, they would have more attractive opportunities, not only to obtain freedom in advance, but also to get more property rewards.

The decree had just been issued, and under the gaze of the surviving good masters who were full of fear and despair, Gavin did not hesitate to grant freedom and gold to Missandei, the female slave beside him, on the spot.

Missandei had been conscientiously completing the statistical work during this period, and this reward was a reward for her hard work. This move undoubtedly showed everyone the seriousness and authority of his decree.

Then, Gavin granted freedom to all the soldiers of the Unsullied Legion and the Rebellion Army.

To reward the Unsullied Legion for its strong combat effectiveness and discipline in the process of capturing Astapor. The rebels made great contributions to this victory with their tenacious will and desire for freedom.

In order to commend their achievements, Gavin also promoted several outstanding personnel, appointed them as officers, and gave them houses and gold respectively.

Afterwards, Gavin announced the order to reorganize the rebel army. The rebel army was officially renamed the Second Legion. Kyle was appointed as the commander of the legion for his outstanding performance and leadership during the uprising, and Kairos served as his deputy.

At the same time, Gavin asked them to reorganize the army, dismiss those soldiers who were not suitable for the army, and train the remaining soldiers to improve the combat effectiveness of the entire legion.

In addition, Gavin appointed an Unsullied named Grey Worm as the commander of the Unsullied Legion under the democratic election of the Unsullied.

On the terrace of the largest pyramid in Astapor, Gavin sat leisurely on a chair decorated with gold threads. The chair shone brightly under the sunlight, as if it was a symbol of power and wealth.

He gently tasted the fine wine in the glass while listening attentively to Jalal's routine report.

Jalal stood aside, with a respectful and focused expression, and described in detail the intelligence he had just learned.

"Your Majesty, Khal Drogo has led his khalasar to the disputed land. Forty thousand roaring warriors looted along the way, leaving a mess everywhere they went, as if locusts had passed through. Myr, Tyrosh, Varan The city-states such as Tis just sent generous gifts in an attempt to get the horse king to leave their territory. The Golden Company was afraid of his sharpness and stayed in the city of Myr. Even Volantis, who was always known for its strength, did not dare to go out to fight. , this time they also chose to retreat and began to shrink their defenses. They even gave up some of the disputed areas and chose to avoid the edge. At present, Khal Drogo led his Khalasar and began to march eastward. If the direction is to return to Dothraki, we guess that Drogo's target is probably Slaver's Bay or Lazarin."

Gavin took a sip of the wine in the cup, and the mellow aroma of the wine spread in his mouth. He narrowed his eyes slightly and sighed: "The ruler of the Free Trade City gave gifts to the Dothraki, just for the sake of spending money." Spend some money to avoid war. But Volantis has always been tough on the Dothraki, and they actually backed down this time."

Jalal smiled when he heard this and said: "Your Majesty, Volantis would have had concerns in the past when facing 40,000 Dothraki cavalry, but now they dare not face the Dothraki directly. I guess Volantis Lantis intends to retain its strength in order to deal with you, Your Majesty. Commander Hassan has led the Stepped Islands Fleet to block all sea routes in Volantis, and after you conquered Astapor, Volantis did not send an envoy. Obviously they still intend to tear up the agreement, and the Tiger Pao Army should be ready to go to war with us. "

After hearing this, Gavin nodded slightly and agreed with Jalal's guess. There was a hint of deep thinking in his eyes, and he continued to ask: "What is the current situation in Meereen and Yunkai?"

"Since the news of your conquest of Astapor came out, the two city-states seemed to have different opinions. Yunkai advocated giving gifts in exchange for Astapor. Although Meereen ostensibly agreed with this method, Meereen has been continuously expanding its army during this time. They have successively hired two mercenaries, the Second Sons and the Stormcrows. I also received information that Meereen sent people to contact the leader of the Golden Company of Myr, Haris. Triklan intends to sign an employment contract with him. It is unclear how the discussions between the two parties have progressed, but the Dothraki have not yet left the disputed area. I guess the Myr side will definitely block this matter. After all, they themselves are also involved. Under threat," Jalal replied without hesitation.

Hearing this, Gavin couldn't help but think to himself, now that Jon Connington and the so-called little "Aegon" are still hiding in the Golden Company, the key to Varys and Illyrio's support of the "Aegon" plan is the Golden Company.

As Gavin successively captured Dragonstone and controlled the Narrow Sea, his strength continued to increase like a snowball.

Varys and Illyrio must show their kindness to Gavin if they don't want their plan to fail. After all, regardless of the strength and size of the Golden Group, without Gavin's nod, they couldn't even cross the Narrow Sea.

Varys and Illyrio don't know that Gavin knows everything, and they will most likely use lies and conspiracy to gain Gavin's trust first.

Thinking of this, Gavin is looking forward to the Golden Company coming to Meereen. Then he will use dragon flames to test whether "Aegon" is a real dragon.

Now that Gavin was too lazy to play power games with the two conspirators, he decided to directly solve the root cause of the other party's plan.

As for the Golden Group, if you can collect it for your own use, collect it; if you can't collect it, destroy it completely.

Seeing Gavin lost in thought, Jalal stood aside quietly, not daring to disturb him in the slightest. Until he saw Gavin finish the wine in his glass, he refilled it respectfully and said slowly:

"Your Majesty, the ship from the Stepstone Islands is expected to arrive in Astapo tomorrow. Lord Boris wrote a letter saying that he has personally selected thirty capable officials to be stationed here. He hopes that these officials will assist Your Majesty in better managing Astapo. Wave."

"The envoys sent by Yunkai and Meereen are only two days away from Astapor. The convoy is very large and they must have brought a lot of gifts. The name of the envoy is Grazdan Moeraz, a wise master of Yunkai. , this man is quite influential in Yunkai."

Gavin thought briefly, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and ordered: "Reply to Boris. He did a good job, but there are not enough people. We will conquer Yunkai and Meereen next, and ask Boris to send some more. In addition, Please inform me that I will hold a banquet to receive my vassals. As for the envoys from Meereen and Yunkai, go and receive them. Arrange for them to stay and explore their background. I will receive them when the time is right."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will arrange it myself." Jalal bowed and replied.

Then Gavin stood up and drank all the wine in the glass, then slowly walked to the guardrail of the terrace, looking down at the city below.

The location here is excellent, overlooking the entire Astapor.

Now Gavin's military strength in Slaver's Bay has exceeded the combined military strength of Yunkai and Meereen. The most powerful Unsullied Legion has 10,000 people. They are well-disciplined and well-trained, making them the strongest force under Gavin. A legion.

After reorganization, the Second Legion had 10,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry. The cavalry absorbed Astapor's original slave soldiers. These soldiers themselves were cavalry and could directly form combat strength without the need for retraining. .

As for the remaining 10,000 infantry, half of them are trained slave soldiers, and the other half are the original rebels. They are all veterans who have fought on the battlefield. They have been almost integrated during this period, and their combat power is far greater than that of Yunkai and Mi. Lin's army is stronger.

Gavin planned to wait until the officials of the Stepstone Islands were firmly established in Astapor, then quickly cut through the trouble and directly lead his army to conquer Slaver's Bay and completely bring this land under his rule.

two days later

Astappo's heavy and ancient city gate slowly opened with a dull creaking sound, as if the city was sighing heavily.

Grazdan Moeraz, the sage of Yunkai, led the delegation with a slightly solemn expression and slowly drove into this unknown city.

The sun shines on them unreservedly, and the bright light seems to be trying hard to penetrate the haze deep in their hearts, but it is in vain.

Everyone in the mission had a complicated expression on their faces, with both fear of the unknown and expectations for this mission.

Jalal was already waiting here with an upright posture. He was wearing well-tailored clothing, and the texture and color of the material showed a low-key luxury.

There was a gentle smile on his face, and the enthusiasm and courtesy in his eyes seemed to dispel any tension around him.

"Welcome to Astapor. Sage Grazdan Moeraz. You have worked hard on your journey. My name is Jalal. I work for His Majesty and I have been ordered to come here to receive you." Jalal bowed slightly and said in a very special way. He saluted politely and gracefully, his fluent Valyrian echoing clearly in the air.

Grazdan Moeraz looked at Jalal calmly and thought to himself: This person is Jalal. I heard that he is Gavin’s intelligence manager in Astapor and is responsible for many confidential information. It seems that I have to be very careful with my words so as not to reveal any flaws.

A seemingly sincere smile appeared on his face and he responded: "Thank you for your welcome, Lord Jalal. It is really a great honor for me to come to see the distinguished Dragon King. It is only a short journey, not to mention hard work. "As he spoke, he elegantly took out a beautiful box from the carriage behind him. The material and craftsmanship of the box were extremely exquisite.

He presented it to Jalal respectfully with both hands, and the smile on his face became even brighter, and he said: "I have heard for a long time that you are serving His Majesty Gavin. This is a little bit of my heart. It should be treated as a meeting gift. I hope you don't dislike it."

Jalal still maintained his gentle smile, took the box, and opened it gently.