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Chapter 307 Meeting the appointment, the real city of slaves!

early morning.

Astapor.

Inside the Desire Time Tavern.

Morgan woke up from his sleep.

It was already bright outside the window.

From King's Landing in Westeros to Astapor in Essos.

It took more than four months and spanned two continents.

Two free cities, three slave cities
Such a long and distant journey is beyond the reach of most people in this world.

Morgan did take a good break today.

Sleep until it is bright.

Golden sunlight shone in through the half-opened windows.

Make the whole room bright and warm.

Morgan opened his eyes, and the little slave girl beside her, Aphra, looked tired and satisfied, and fell into a deep sleep.

Tossed Aphra all night last night.

Nor did Morgan intend to wake her.

Then look at the little baby dragon Siglia who was sleeping soundly curled up in a delicate blanket in the corner.

The little guy was also sleeping soundly on all fours.

Morgan got up slightly, got off the bed naked, and stretched.

Walking to the window, looking at the busy and noisy morning street not far below, he let out a few long breaths.

Desire Time Tavern is located in the most central neighborhood of Astapor.

You can't see the sea here.

Maybe yesterday I should choose a tavern by the sea to stay in.

It seems to be okay to change today.

No, I will be very busy today.

Last night, the bartender was asked to send news to several of the most important slave owners in Astapor.

Not surprisingly.

The other party should respond after knowing his identity.

The name of the "Triple Crown" of the tournament is very famous in Westeros.

Not so in Essos.

Because that kind of activity is not popular here.

Morgan isn't worried about that, though.

The three large cities on the coast of Slaver's Bay are all controlled by slave owners.

Astapor is no exception.

To be able to train warrior slave masters who control the "Unsullied" who are famous all over the world.

Naturally, they were the biggest ones in Astapor.

They are also the actual controllers of the entire city.

To say that they don't understand the big news in King's Landing in Westeros.

Morgan certainly didn't believe it.

The higher the person, the bigger the person, the more they understand the importance of news.

They may not care about Morgan's "Triple Crown" title.

But there's another thing Morgan has that they're sure to care about.

That was the wealth that Morgan possessed: a total of [-] Golden Dragon Coins.

Even the biggest slave owner in Astapor couldn't help being tempted by such a sky-high wealth.

As for the number of [-] Golden Dragon Coins, can Morgan carry it with him.

The slave owners were not worried at all.

Because Astapor also has a branch of the big bank "Iron Bank" whose reputation spreads all over the world.

Therefore, the slave owner had no doubts whether Morgan could come up with the Golden Dragon Coin.

Then.

Morgan sent word of the visit on his first day in Astapor.

Even if several big slave owners don't care about Morgan's Triple Crown title, they will definitely respect Morgan's wealth.

After all, the concept of "customer is God" is not limited to previous lives.

The same prevails in this world.

Of course, there is no God in this world.

Finish washing with the prepared water.

Morgan just got dressed.

"Master don't go"

"Don't leave Aphra behind"

The anxious voice of the little slave girl suddenly sounded in the quiet room.

Morgan turned his head to look, and saw Aphra suddenly sitting up from the bed with an anxious expression on her face.

Afra, who woke up from the dream, looked at the eyes of the master, and immediately understood that she was having a nightmare at this time, her face was slightly red, but she was not embarrassed.

She has been fused with her master several times, but now her posture and personality have changed a lot compared to the frightened bird she was in Pentos.

At this moment, a strange cry sounded from the corner.

Morgan turned his head again.

I saw the little baby dragon Siglia shaking her head with her eyes closed, and flicking her tail, as if she was also stretching.

Apparently, Aphra not only woke up herself, but also woke up the baby dragon.

"You're all awake, so get up, there are a lot of things to do today."

Morgan opened the door and went out to order breakfast.

Siglia saw her old father going out and was about to follow.

Aphra, who was getting up to wash up, quickly stopped it.

The preciousness of young dragons is beyond doubt.

Although Morgan is not afraid of exposing the existence of the little dragon, but it is natural to avoid it.

Because you never know when some greedy guy will come and steal the baby dragon.

As long as Siglia is exposed, this kind of thief will definitely appear.

Stopped by Aphra.

The little guy Siglia was a little unhappy.

But his father had already explained this way, the little guy had no choice but to express his dissatisfaction by expressing his hunger.

Looking at the little baby dragon flying up to the dining table in the room, swinging its big tail and opening its mouth and shaking its head.

Afra, who was washing up, couldn't help but said helplessly: "Don't worry, the adults have already ordered breakfast, and you will be able to eat a delicious breakfast soon."

The voice fell.

The little baby dragon Siglia still stood on the dining table in its own way and screamed strangely.

Aphra also ignored the little guy and concentrated on washing.

For her, while Siglia grew up rapidly, her personality became more and more naughty, and her temper seemed to become worse and worse.

The little guy would listen to her before.

But now, Siglia listened almost exclusively to her master.

No matter how much she pleases the little guy.

It didn't take long.

The door of the room was knocked again.

Aphra immediately turned her head to look at Siglia on the dining table.

No matter how dissatisfied the little guy who had heard the movement had to flap his wings and fly to the corner behind the door.

Because this is what my father told me.

"Who?"

Seeing Siglia obediently flying back to the corner, Aphra turned to the door and asked.

"it's me."

Morgan's voice sounded.

Aphra looked happy, and immediately stepped forward to open the door.

Standing in front of the room was not only Morgan, but also two tavern maids who were carrying a large plate behind them.

Looking at two maids in cool clothes, one with big breasts and the other with a very upturned buttocks.

Aphra murmured in her heart, and got out of the way.

The two maids left quickly.

Morgan sat at the table.

Immediately, he remembered what the bartender told him when he was at the bar below.

And, a pale yellow delicate invitation letter placed on the table.

"Krazny, the largest slave owner in Astapor, expressed his welcome to Morgan and invited him to visit the castle where he lives."

After breakfast.

Morgan carried the big cage covered in black cloth and led Aphra out of the tavern.

Take the reins from the tavern groom.

Looking at the two horses pulling the exquisite carriage after cleaning and obviously refreshed.

Morgan got into the driver's seat.

The invitation of the "Krazny" of the great slave owner must be complied with.

But in this world, in the face of invitations from other people, if the other party doesn't specify the specific time and place.

Then the best time to make an appointment is in the evening.

Astapor is no exception.

So Morgan planned to go to the Great Slave Owner's Castle in the evening to meet the appointment.

As for now.

He needs to take a good look around the whole of Astapor and learn about Astapor.

Because next, this city will belong to him.

Morgan's own Astapor.

It's early spring, the season of hope.

Although the season of hope in the city of slaves is a bit harsh.

But come to Astapor.

A few iconic places are sure to go.

There are several representative large squares such as "Pride Square", "Punishment Square" and "Colosseum".

Morgan must have come full circle.

The Astapor sun in spring is equally warm.

Along the coastal road, looking at the endless deep blue sea, listening to the undulating waves not far away, afraid of the sound of waves hitting the coast.

The big plan Morgan was thinking about was meticulous and serious, and the already tense bowstring couldn't help but relax slightly.

His next plan: contact the great slave master, propose to buy the Unsullied warriors, all the Unsullied warriors, and then use the Unsullied army to fight against the slave masters, and finally control the entire Astapor.

The whole plan is the same as Daenerys Targaryen's "empty glove white wolf" robbing Astapor in the plot in his mind.

In fact it is.

Morgan intends to do the same with Daenerys Targaryen.

However, the reason why the other party got several slave owners to agree to the transaction was because Daenerys owned three young dragons and could use the dragons as collateral.

Morgan can do the same.

Because even if he had a huge sum of more than 8 Golden Dragon Coins, he still couldn't afford all the "Unsullied" fighters.

Because it is too expensive.

said earlier.

He made a lot of preparations in advance for coming to Astapor, and got a lot of news from the bartender with a tip yesterday.

Thus knowing the price of the Unsullied Warrior.

An Unsullied warrior is worth 30 gold coins, which is extremely expensive.

Moreover, these Unsullied warriors are not just for sale.

The minimum purchase quantity is one hundred or more.

A unit of 100 Unsullied warriors is worth 3000 gp.

With such an expensive price, most people can't afford it at all.

Compared with the mercenaries that can be seen everywhere in every city.

The price of each Unsullied Warrior is too high.

If 100 gold coins are used to hire mercenaries and knights, the number of mercenaries that can be recruited can far exceed the number of [-] people.

But the Unsullied is expensive.

But every Unsullied warrior who has undergone the highest intensity training is definitely the most effective combat unit in the entire world. They are physically strong and determined, and they don't know what fear is.
Most importantly, their master's unconditional obedience to orders!
This is why the Unsullied is so expensive, buyers still flock to it, and its fame spreads throughout the world.

The most famous battle that the Unsullied warriors participated in was the Battle of Qohor that took place many years ago. Only three thousand Unsullied warriors resisted the attack of more than 5 elite Dothraki soldiers led by Temer Khal.

After this battle, the reputation of "The Unsullied" became even louder.

But no matter how expensive the Unsullied is.

Morgan has to buy too.

Closer to home.

The plan to buy the Unsullied and occupy Astapor is easier said than done.

But actually doing it is far from that simple.

Occupying an entire city is definitely more difficult and troublesome than Daenerys Targaryen occupying Astapor in Morgan's mind.

But no matter how difficult it is.

Morgan is also head-on.

Otherwise, with the slow and difficult progress of his systematic exploration, he would have to live in this world for the rest of his life.

"crunch."

The carriage was driving on the coastal road at a constant speed.

Two 10 minutes later.

Morgan came to the punishment square inside the main gate of Astapor.

Punishment Square: This is where new slaves were brought into the city, and where slaves who committed crimes or rebelled were punished or executed.

To put it simply, this is the place where slave owners execute slaves, and it can also be regarded as a slaughterhouse.

On the edge of the wide open-air square, a large number of stone piles were erected, many of which had already been tied to slaves in ragged clothes and covered in blood.

All these slaves tied to stone stakes have been sentenced to death by the slave owners behind them.

Tied to a stone stake is waiting to die, to be blown by the cold wind in the middle of the night, to be exposed to the sun, and to be pecked by vultures and scavengers.
At this time in the square.

Except for slaves who were tied to stone stakes to die or who had already died.

More kneeling in the square, there are all kinds of slaves, male and female.

Standing in front of them is one or several rich people or nobles wearing "toca robes", the symbol of nobility, reprimanding something.

[Toca Robe: It is a long, loose and dragging cloth sheet worn by nobles and rich people in all cities along the coast of Slaver’s Bay. To wear it, it must be wrapped around the hips, under the armpits and around the shoulders.Worn in this way to reveal the dangling tassels, which are often decorated with some decoration. 】

Watching the slaves waiting to die around the square, and more slaves being punished.

Morgan's expression was calm, without any sadness or joy.

Sitting in the carriage, Afra looked at all this on the square through the big window, but there was deep fear and joy in her eyes.

Didn't stay long in Punishment Square.

Morgan then drove to the next destination.

At that time, the light group in the sky moves to the sky above the head.

Morgan arrives at a third location: Pride Plaza.

Pride Square: It is the place where the slave owners in the city show their slaves to their customers.

So on this square.

Morgan saw a lot of slaves of all kinds.

There are strong male slaves who are trained as warriors and fully armed.

There were also large numbers of thinly dressed, well-built and good-looking female slaves in groups.

There are even a large number of underage slaves.

This also really opened Morgan's eyes, compared with the Pride Square in Astapor in front of him.

The slave trading market he saw in the free trade city-state of Pentos or the trading city-state of Norvos before was completely insignificant.

Leave Pride Square.

Morgan soon came to another well-known location not far away: the Colosseum.

Although it is also a place for entertainment.

However, the arena in Astapor, the three major slave cities, is obviously different from the arenas in other cities.

Because it is so "special" to hold games here.

For example: making slave girls duel with bulls;
Let a group of children covered in honey or other food slave children fight a hungry giant bear, and then bet on which child the giant bear will eat first. Many very "different" entertainment competitions.

When leaving the arena.

Morgan looked a little silent, and he finally understood the true meaning of the word "Slave City".

That day, the light cluster in the sky sank to the west.

The fiery red sunset glowed against the sky.

As evening approaches.

Morgan took Aphra's baby dragon Siglia to the appointment.

After half an hour.

The carriage stopped in front of a huge castle.

As soon as Morgan got out of the car, he saw several tall Unsullied warriors in black armor standing on both sides of the castle guarding them.

At the gates of the castle guarded by Unsullied warriors.

Several great slave owners in pale yellow Tokar robes were waiting there with smiles.

(End of this chapter)