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"That's all?" Dany raised an eyebrow, "The Ghis people have been selling slaves for thousands of years, but they haven't met a decent enemy?"

"Those two reasons are enough to stop the Dothraki from attacking, and Astapor is located in Slaver's Bay, Meereen and Yunkai may have trade competition with Astapor, but they are not enemies.

Almost all the Ghis people in the eastern hinterland and the Lhazar people in the east of the mountain range are non-threats. They are 'lamb people' and hold no worry."

"If…" This time Dany pondered for a long time before slowly asking: "If the slave system were to disappear, except for the Ghis people, Who would suffer great losses in it?"

"Your Highness, what....are you planning?" Whitebeard questioned in fear.

"Me? What can I do?" Dany turned and said with a smile: "Anyone who participates in the slave trade is guilty. This is what you said, I just want to know who else in this world except me is guilty."

Whitebeard stared at her for a while, but couldn't tell if she was joking.

"Slave trade is one of the most important parts of the entire nautical trade. Qarth, Volantis, Lys, and other city-states are almost entirely supported by slavery. It's not that no one has tried to end the slave system, but…"

Speaking of this, the older man sighed helplessly and said: "Her Highness, did you know the Andals originated from the Essos continent?"

"I have heard of it. They established a kingdom in Andalos in the continents Northwest?"

The old man nodded, and asked another, "What about now?"

"It seems there is little trace," Dany said.

"The Andals and Church of The Seven originated in Essos, but have all but disappeared from this continent, but in Westeros, we Andals hold the strongest culture.

It is unknown what truly happened back then, but it's a fact that the doctrine of The Seven has faded in this continent, and the doctrine of The Seven is adamantly opposed to slavery."

He then asked, "Do you know how Braavos was founded?"

Dany said: "In Qarth, I listened to an older Jogos Nhai man, he told me of it. A group of Valyria slaves under the direction of a Moonsinger Escaped from the Dragonlord and built a floating city at the northwest apex of the continent."

"Yes, Braavos was built by a group of slaves. As the leader of the Nine Free Cities, Braavos is powerful.

A hundred years ago, the Braavos Sealord fought with Pentos for more than ten years in order to abolish the slave system. Pentos lost and promised to abolish the slave system.

Does Her Highness know that Pentos still has slaves now? ' he asked whilst looking at Dany.

"Yes, I have seen many servants wearing slave collars at Magister Illyrio's mansion."

"So you understand? The Seven must come to the world and stay here, otherwise, the slave system will never be abolished.

Whoever dares to hold this idea will be enemy of the world!

Even Braavos does not truly sympathize with slaves, but does so for political purposes, with the slogan of abolishing the slave system for domination of the upper plains of Rhoyne, they must."

"so that's how it is…" Dany suddenly shifts her head and asks: "Ser Arstan, how's your swordsmanship?"

"What?"

"I heard that the two younger sisters of Aegon the Conqueror were powerful Knights and that Visenya Targaryen held 'Dark Sister' to save Aegon's life from assassins?"

'Dark Sister' is a Valyrian Steel Sword, an exquisite lady's sword whose last owner was Bloodraven Brynden Rivers, one of the noble illegitimate children (a different mother brother of Daemon Blackfyre.)

Aegon IV or Aegon the Unworthy beheld a tragic life, and both of House Targaryen's ancestral swords were given to illegitimate children, where they are now lost.

"Ah, yes." The topic jumped again, and the old man became more and more at a loss.

"Do you believe my talent is to be better than Visenya's?"

"Oh, you want to learn martial skills." Now the old man understood and said happily: "I can guide you, I will train you into a strong female Knight!"

Seemingly afraid that Dany lacked confidence, he said cheerfully: "Prince Rhaegar was obsessed with reading since he was a child, and many people worried that he would become the second Saint Baelor.

Later, when he read from the book, he suddenly decided to become a Knight.

He was not much younger than you at that time, but when he trained hard, he soon became a respected Knight on the tourney ground."

"What did he read in the book?" Dany asked curiously.

"This…" Whitebeard shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, I can only guess that it might have been a prophecy, Azor Ahai's one. Maybe His Royal Highness saw a mission… Well, I don't truly know."

Practicing swordsmanship to kill Others?

Alas, older brother, you really were not the Knight in the prophecy at all.

Dany is both happy and suddenly hesitant to hear that she has a chance to become a Knight.

If you can only make do with being a third-rate Knight, it's okay to train with Arstan, just exercise your body, but if you have the opportunity to become a renowned Knight, you can't live your life not trying.

She said: "I think female combatants are more suitable to be Water Dancers."

If Westeros is a Knight kingdom, the Nine Free Cities are a sea trade and assassination civilization.

The people who practice martial skills in the Free Cities all take the way of the assassin, light and agile, proficient in stealth.

A Water Dancer is this kind of Knight, its Swords Stance is fast and deadly, focusing on fast and elegant movement, stealth, and balance.

In legend, the most powerful Water Dancer was able to fight on the water's surface without causing a ripple.

Also, the strongest and most ruthless woman in Game of Thrones, Arya (Arya Stark), is a Water Dancer.

A third-rate Water Dancer is no different from a third-rate Knight, but if they can reach a renowned status, women with weaker physical strength are undoubtedly more suitable to be a Water Dancer.

Waiting for Dany's reason, Whitebeard nods and said again: "Her Highness, you have considered it very well, if you become a Water Dancer, your achievements will be higher. But the problem is, why do you wish to learn any Martial skill?"

"Well, to fight to prevent being assassinated," she said.

"Then you should still be a Knight. A Water Dancer is an offensive assassin. In a chaotic battlefield, a Water Dancer's survivability is not even as good as a basic Knights, because a Water Dancer has no armor."

Having said that, he pointed to Jorah, taking him as an example: "Bravo is responsible for protecting the Sealord's chief court, as the strongest Water Dancer if both sides were to remove their armor, he could fight ten Knights like Ser Jorah, and remain undefeated—"

T.N.(Bravo is the First Sword of Braavos and the strongest Water Dancer. He is the chief protector and champion of the Sealord of the Free City of Braavos.)

"You doubt my skill?" Jorah questioned in anger

Whitebeard waved his hand to calm him and continued: "But wearing this Valyrian steel armor, Ser Jorah can easily hold 10 Bravo easily.

If on the battlefield, 100 Knights like Ser Jorah in ordinary armor were against 100 Water Dancers like Bravo, the Knights could easily wipe out the Water Dancers."

Dany understood the meaning of the man and thought about it: "You had said, The First Sword of Braavos is responsible for protecting the Sealord. In the future, I shall ride a Dragon even when I go to the battlefield, but the daily defense from assassins is more important."

"I think the mission of daily defense from assassins belongs to the Kingsguard, otherwise…" Whitebeard looked at Jorah and said, "Otherwise the Valyrian steel armor would be wasted."

Jorah puffed out his chest and glanced at the older man with a smug look, realizing that he was still concerned about the loss of the armor.

That's right if Whitebeard were to voluntarily reveal his identity, the armor could belong to him.

"Princess, what the Sealord needs more is the insight of a Water Dancer. A Water Dancer is good at observing and can detect most assassins in advance. You can learn the way of the Knight first, and then meet a brilliant Water Dancer and ask for advice. There is no contradiction in learning both Water Dancer and Knight repertoire," ​​says Jorah.

"Okay, I'll learn swordsmanship with Ser Arstan tomorrow."

The second day before the sun rises, around four or five in the morning, Dany put on leather armor, Leather pants, and riding boots, and came to the deck to practice the sword with Whitebeard.

Without special stance and strength training, Whitebeard first helped her adjust her center of gravity, and then taught her the standard posture for holding and swinging a sword.

He said he would continue teaching her the steps when she could control her weight during swinging.

When Dany asked if there was any strength training, the older man told her that she was already doing strength training during the swing.

She didn't quite understand it at first, but when the sun fully rose, she had swung the heavy two-handed sword seemingly 300 times, and the sweat stream flowing down her legs into her boots made her understand what he meant.

This is the strength training.

A Knight's sword is heavy!

At about eight or nine o'clock after finishing the morning exercise, she went back to her room to take a bath, change clothes, and was having breakfast when two Astapor men came over.

They were clerks from Good Master Kraznys to ask if they could get an estimate of Dany's belongings.

In this way, you can know her purchasing power.

– Dany had asked the slave master to reserve Unsullied for her yesterday.

Dany glanced at Captian Groleo and said with a smile: "Would he be angry if I sold Magister Illyrio's goods?"

"Mmm…" Blackbeard glanced at Silence not far away, and hesitantly said: "Don't you have a ship of Euron's gold and silver jewelry?"

"Perhaps it is not enough." She said with a smile.

"How many Unsullied do you wish to buy?!" Blackbeard exclaimed in shock.

"How many? I didn't get it right, that bitch… oh, how many slaves are we going to sell our good Queen, Your Majesty?" The young translator asked.

Dany's entire group crossed the red brick streets again today, to the Plaza of Pride.

Kraznys' pyramid was built here, and the Plaza of Pride counts as his "yard".

This time, his servant took Dany and the others to the garden at the top of the pyramid, about 150 square meters, covered with green grass, surrounded by orange and apple trees, and the large oranges and apples hung together swaying in the branches beautifully.

There is also a pool to the north of the garden, where you can soak and enjoy the view of the harbor.

It's still the pair of twin milkmen who fan the slave master, he sits on a tall wooden chair with his back against the pool, like a throne, and Dany sits on a two-meter-long low soft couch opposite him with Jorah, Whitebeard, Jhogo, and Jhiqui standing behind her.

Well, there's also a maid next to her head holding a huge yellow parasol.

"Master, Her Royal Highness wants to buy all of Astapor's Unsullied. All of them." After getting Dany's confirming look, the young translator said.