At noon the next day, Gary and others left the town on horseback, taking the slave owner's gold with them.
The gold coins and jewelry were packed in two large boxes and placed on a wooden cart and tied up. The packhorse pulling the wooden cart was driven by Tysha. She did not trust the two Mercenary and thought they would steal the gold of the God's envoy, so she drove the horse herself.
She was born in a farmer's family, and when her father was still alive, he used to drive a carriage with her to go to the market in the city. Unfortunately, her father died of illness and she became an orphan when she was thirteen years old.
Gary asked her on the road how she came to Essos?
Tysha's eyes were full of hatred, "I was sold by the nobles of Westerlands. Thanks to the Supreme God who didn't dislike it and allowed the Lord God to accept me as a nun and praise my Lord."
Gary thought Tysha was forced by life, but didn't expect that he was forced by someone?
"The Supreme God has sent down an oracle, and in a few years Westeros will fall into war. At that time, we will go back, save the world, and preach the doctrine. If Westerlands really has such unkind nobles, the Supreme God will give you the power to judge them."
Tysha put down the reins, protected his chest with his hands devoutly, "Praise my Lord."
Gary nodded, and then he rode to the front of the team and asked Gabo, who was leading the way. "How long until we get to Pentos?"
The wound on Gabo's back has been sutured, but strenuous exercise is still not allowed, so they move very slowly. "There are about two days left."
Gary needs Gabo, the guide, to lead the way. He is not short of these few days. "If you can't hold on, we will stop and rest. I'm not in a hurry, it's okay."
Another man, Sergey, who knew the way, was accompanying his wife who had a broken leg. The two rode together and followed the carriage to guard the carriage.
Gabo first thanked Gary for his kindness, and then asked curiously, "Master God, you have so much gold now, why don't you just return to Westeros? You are in the North You are a noble. You can use this money to buy a piece of land and build a small castle. Why not be happy? Besides, didn't you already know that Lord Varys has an ambush manpower at Pentos? What are you doing there?"
Gold? How important is the dragon?
Gary said calmly, "I go to Pentos for something very important, just lead the way."
"Important things? Going on a mission?"
Gabo looked back at the cart of gold and offered good advice. "Master God Envoy, Pentos is a trading city-state. Although the city has a large population, most of them are merchants. If you talk about business with them, they will be very enthusiastic, but if you talk about faith..."
"You know Pentos very well?" Gary asked with interest.
Gabo nodded proudly and smiled, "Pentos, I have been here more than a dozen times. Let me tell you, except for those businessmen, the residents in the city will not convert to your supreme god. Unless you sprinkle gold with them, then maybe they will stop and listen to your teachings."
Gary laughed, "I didn't go to Pentos to preach. The Supreme God has other arrangements. Tell me about Pentos and let me know about this city-state."
Gabo thought for a while and decided to start with the topic that men are most interested in, "Pentos was originally ruled by a prince, but with the changes of hundreds of years, the real power of the prince has been eclipsed by the governors. However, the prince still enjoys a privilege, that is, on the first day of every new year, he has to marry the virgin dedicated to the land and sea..."
Gary listened carefully for a long time and thought it was Pentos's political knowledge. Unexpectedly, there was a twist in the end.
Gabo laughed and said, "Envy, right? I was envious at first. But then I heard that whenever something goes wrong with Pentos, such as a defeat or a poor autumn harvest, the prince would slit his throat and sacrifice it to the gods. I no longer envy him."
It's just a bad habit, not important information.
What Gary wants to know is not this, what he wants to know is the military strength of Pentos. "What kind of soldiers does Pentos have? What is their combat strength?"
Gabo is indeed a Mercenary who has been hanging out in Essos all year round. He blurted out. "Although the scale of Pentos's city-state is larger than that of many It is one of the best among Free Citiess, but due to its defeat in the past, it signed agreements with other city-states and cannot have an army larger than the city guard. Therefore, its defensive strength is the weakest among all Free Citiess."
"How many?"
"City Guard? About two to three thousand people."
Gary pondered, two or three thousand people are indeed not many in a war between city-states, but now he is attacking Pentos alone, so this number is a bit too many.
At this time, Gabo said again, "It's okay, Pentos is rich, and he can summon the army anytime and anywhere."
Gary couldn't help but turned around and asked, "What do you mean?"
Gabo smiled and said, "It seems that the God Envoy has really never been to Essos. Let me explain to you. Mercenary is not popular in Westeros. At most, it is like a small team like me and Sergey."
"But it's different here at Essos. I don't know why, but there are many large-scale mercenary corps here. The more famous ones are like Golden Company and Unsullied. They come just for money, and their combat power is amazing."
Gary I have heard of Unsullied in the series "Game of Thrones". They are Dragon Mother's elite troops.
"Mercenary? It's nothing to worry about. I'm afraid the battle will be over before they even take the order for Pentos."
When Gabo heard what Gary said, he was stunned. "What kind of battle? God envoy... you want to attack Pentos?! Where will the army come from? This little gold can't afford to hire those powerful mercenary groups."
Gary clenched his scaly left hand, and then patted Dark Sister on his waist, "Army? I don't need an army, I myself..."
"Huh."
A breeze blew, and a familiar white shadow passed over everyone's heads.
Gary raised his head and looked ecstatic for a moment. He changed his words and said, "I don't need an army because I have a dragon."
Gabo misunderstood what Gary meant, and YD smiled evilly and said, "So this is what the divine messenger meant by attacking? My dragon can fight side by side with you! Kill all the J halls of Pentos!"
Gary was too lazy to pay attention to him, just raised his head and stared at the white shadow hovering in the sky.
The white shadow in the sky seemed to have found its target and fell vertically.
At this time, Gabo also noticed something unusual in the sky. He pulled out the sword from his waist and shouted, "Everyone, get off your horses quickly. There is a big white bird flying towards us! It is probably hunting prey. Let's hide under the carriage!"
Sergey quickly dismounted with Cindy in his arms and prepared to climb under the wooden cart.
The big white bird flapped its wings and landed directly in front of them. All the horses began to tap their hooves uneasily, not daring to take another step forward.
It was only then that the white bird landed on the ground, and everyone realized that it was not a white bird, it was clearly...
"Dragon! Dragon!"
Gabo screamed, lost his footing, and fell off his horse.
Gary saw that he was really funny, so he suppressed his laughter and dismounted, and handed him the reins. "You wait here for a while, I will go there alone."
Gabo was excited and scared at the same time. He took the reins of Gary and said, "Master God Envoy, do you really have a giant dragon?"