Game of Thrones: The Red Dragon Lord - Chapter 181

c181 Return to Lys

Three months later, Summer Sea

The Blazing Shadow flapped its wings in the vast sky, its huge body like a golden lightning, cutting through the sky.

Below it was the sparkling, boundless sea, the sun shining on the sea, rippling layers of golden ripples.

Gavin sat firmly on the Blazing Shadow’s back, overlooking below, searching with sharp eyes until the figure of Lis Island gradually appeared clearly in his vision.

At this time, Gavin was carefully reviewing the plan in his mind.

His goal of this trip was to go to Astapor to obtain the Unsullied. Not long ago, the envoy he sent to Astapor to test returned, and the other party only brought back 100 Unsullied and the remaining gold, far from meeting the requirement of 500.

This made Gavin realize that things were far more complicated than he thought.

The good lords claimed that Astapor had just experienced a plague, and the Unsullied were unfortunately affected by the plague.

Bandits are rampant in some areas outside the city, and their power is growing. They plunder everywhere, posing a huge threat to Astapor.

Therefore, the number of Unsullied for sale is extremely limited, and the remaining Unsullied will be used to defend Astapor to ensure the safety of the city.

In order to show respect to the Dragon King and maintain a long-term cooperative friendship, the good masters are willing to send 100 Unsullied as gifts, but they can no longer sell Unsullied to the Dragon King.

But the information Gavin learned from Coben was different. There was indeed an outbreak of plague in Astapor, and the scope of this outbreak was indeed large, but Astapor closed the city gates in time to isolate the inside and outside, and the plague did not spread to the city.

Moreover, in Slaver’s Bay, especially in the villages outside the city, the poor living conditions of the slaves are an excellent breeding ground for the plague, so there are always several outbreaks of plague in Slaver’s Bay every year.

The slave owners are very skilled in dealing with the plague. Once a slave is sick, he will be ruthlessly killed, even if he is killed by mistake, and all the bodies will be burned to ashes.

At the same time, the slave owners would lock up all the slaves and prohibit them from moving around. Even if they did not send food for a few days, causing many slaves to starve to death, the slave owners would not blink an eye.

Afterwards, the slave owners who suffered losses due to the plague would receive sponsorship from other slave owners to make up for the losses they had to bear alone.

Usually, the plague can be controlled in just half a month, and even the source can be directly dealt with within a few days.

Although the scope of the plague this time was large, it was successfully controlled in just one month.

The slave trade in Astapor was not substantially affected. They only pretended to do something during the two days when Gavin’s envoy arrived.

As soon as the envoy left, the port for transporting slaves immediately became busy again.

The good masters obviously did not intend to sell the Unsullied to Gavin, but considering his dragons and fleets, they did not dare to completely reject Gavin, so they used a mere 100 Unsullied to compensate. In the past, 100 Unsullied were extremely suitable gifts for the governors of other city-states, but considering Gavin’s status and strength at this time, 100 Unsullied were a bit perfunctory.

Today, the three cities of Slave Bay have completely turned to Volantis in diplomacy, renting land to build shipyards for Volantis and providing support.

In turn, Volantis gave Slave Bay more slave trade, including military and economic assistance, making them stand more firmly on the side of Volantis.

At the same time, as the good masters of the Gis people, they have deep fear and disgust for Gavin’s identity as the Dragon King.

They believe that Gavin’s appearance will break the balance of Essos, and the Dragon King’s uncontrollable ambition will also threaten them. After all, the former Gis Empire was destroyed by the Dragon King.

Gavin had previously thought of finding an intermediary to be responsible for the purchase. Under the current blockade of the Stone Archipelago in Slave Bay, this idea is the safest.

But when it comes to an army like the Unsullied, Gavin finally decided to go in person.

Because the first master can completely ask the Unsullied to only obey his orders, rather than being controlled by the whip.

He knows the importance of the Unsullied and dare not use others.

Gavin planned to go to Astapor in secret. With countless wealth, he did not need to use dragons to deceive the Unsullied like Daenerys did.

He had prepared enough gold in Lys early on and arranged a reasonable identity, intending to use gold to impress those good masters openly.

He believed that in the face of huge benefits, it would be difficult for good masters not to be tempted.

The city of Lys below gradually became clear. Gavin paused to think. He tightened the reins in his hand. Blazing Shadow felt his consciousness, let out a loud dragon roar, and swooped down towards Lys City at an accelerated speed.

“Hiss”

Blazing Shadow’s roar exploded in the sky like thunder, causing the people of Lys City to look up.

The shocking sound seemed to come from the ancient call, which made people feel awe and fear.

As Blazing Shadow’s flying altitude decreased, the huge body of the dragon cast a broad and deep shadow like a dark cloud, passing quickly through the city.

Wherever the shadow went, people were amazed by the legendary creature; they were terrified, as if they were facing an invincible mysterious force; they discussed and speculated what the return of the dragon meant.

However, amid the amazement, fear and discussion, people saw the ruler on the dragon’s back, the one who controlled their destiny.

In the Governor’s Mansion, Tyrion Lannister and Jorah Mormont heard the roar of Blazing Shadow, and their expressions were stern, and they hurried outside the Governor’s Mansion to greet them.

In the sky, blazing shadows were seen flying towards the Governor’s Mansion like gods descending. That

The huge body was full of oppression, and every scale shone with a mysterious light.

Its wings spread out, like a giant curtain covering the sky and the sun. Every time it flapped, it brought howling winds, and the air flow swept in like turbulent waves, making everyone’s clothes rustle.

In the square in front of the Governor’s Palace, people passing by avoided the powerful airflow and did not dare to face the behemoth. When Chiying’s claws touched the ground, the earth seemed to tremble and dust flew everywhere.

Gavin jumped off the dragon’s back, his posture strong and steady.

Jorah Mormont and Tyrion Lannister hurried forward and bowed to say hello to Gavin.

Jorah Mormont said: “Your Majesty, welcome to Lys. My sword is always at your disposal.”

Tyrion Lannister also echoed: “Your Majesty welcomes you here.”

Gavin nodded slightly, glanced at the two of them, then looked at Tyrion, and asked: “Tyrion, how are you doing as acting governor?”