The incident with the wine merchant was just a small episode when Viserys entered the city of Pentos.
When Viserys and his party arrived at Illyrio's courtyard, the 'little skinned' Ramsay who had been following him had disappeared without knowing it.
It disappeared into this vast and crowded city-state, like a drop of water falling into the sea, blending in perfectly.
Naturally, Illyrio didn't notice that a few people were missing from Viserys's team, and warmly welcomed Viserys into his house.
Viserys dismounted and handed the reins to a soldier wearing light armor, a short sword on his waist and a spiked helmet on his head.
The soldier's movements were concise and powerful, and his eyes were devoid of any other color, like a sophisticated machine without emotion.
"Um?"
Viserys glanced at the soldier with some curiosity. He remembered that he had not seen such a soldier the last time he came to Illyrio's courtyard.
This seems to be...
Viserys felt something familiar and almost blurted out.
"The Unsullied."
The wealthy merchant governor with a big belly came down from the carriage with a groan, and then saw Viserys looking at his guards a few more times, and then opened his mouth to explain.
"Is this your first time seeing him?"
"But thinking about it, these guys without 'long swords' are all from Astapor, which is a bit far from Andalos."
Illyrio laughed loudly.
"It turns out they are the Unsullied."
There was some surprise in Viserys's eyes. He had just thought of it, but he still didn't dare to recognize it.
This is a famous army on the continent of Essos. The Unsullied Army has created many miracles in the history of war. Even if they have never seen it, almost everyone knows that the Unsullied are the best.
Soldier.
Because these slave warriors have been brutally eliminated since childhood, only one-third of all slave children can pass several years of dehumanizing training.
In the end, he became a true Unsullied, completely abandoning his human emotions and becoming a pure killing machine.
They will carry out their master's orders unconditionally, even if they are asked to chop off a hand on the spot or wipe their neck without hesitation.
These Unsullied warriors have almost no drawbacks except that they are expensive.
However, the high price is not the fault of the Unsullied warriors, but rather the wealthy businessmen who want to purchase these warriors to protect themselves because they don't have enough money in their pockets.
Then Viserys glanced at the soldier's back a few more times.
The other party led his war horse to the place outside the courtyard where horses were stored, and then tied the rope meticulously, as if he had not heard Illyrio's words.
Then Viserys withdrew his gaze.
"really not bad."
"He is worthy of the famous Unsullied One."
This kind of elite soldier Viserys looks a little greedy, and it is almost impossible to achieve such results through regular training.
But Illyrio was still laughing, his yellow beard was trembling, and his expression was a little proud. The Unsullied warriors came to guard the home, which was almost the highest level of defense.
A few days ago, a Pentos governor was killed in a manor outside the city. The guards he led did not even realize that their master had been tortured to death.
When these slave guards finally discovered all this, they did not choose to inform others, but dispersed and ran away.
Because the governor had a family, if his family discovered that their negligence led to the death of the governor, they would not be able to survive, so all the slaves dispersed and wanted to escape.
However, within two days of escaping, all these slaves were captured and buried alive with the governor who died tragically.
Therefore, after this incident, all the governors and wealthy merchants of Pentos were in danger.
At this time, Illyrio also purchased a group of one hundred Unsullied to strengthen the security of his courtyard to prevent a recurrence of such a tragedy. After returning to Pentos, he sold some of them to other governors at a higher price.
Astapor stipulates that the purchase of the Unsullied can only be divided into integer units such as one hundred thousand, because they need to use a command scepter to command. All Unsullied have been trained to only recognize the scepter and not the person.
After getting the scepter, even if they were ordered to turn around and kill their master, they might not hesitate.
"If you are interested, I will give you two as a gift when I leave Pentos."
Illyrio gave Viserys two Unsullied Ones with a wave of his hand. Although these Unsullied Ones were very expensive, he could still afford to give them two.
"No need."
And Viserys shook his head slightly.
The two Unsullied were useless, not even as good as two battle-experienced mercenaries, otherwise they would not have suffered many casualties when facing the Sons of the Harpy.
However, fighting alone is indeed not the correct way to use the Unsullied. Only when they form a legion will the true strength of the Unsullied be revealed.
This kind of bravery is not afraid of death. No matter how terrible the situation is, he remains calm and maintains the formation. Even when the last soldier dies, he can still bravely raise his spear and charge towards the enemy.
This is the scariest thing about them.
"please."
"please."
Then Viserys and Illyrio came to the drawing room.
A little maid with golden hair made tea, glanced at Viserys secretly, blushed on her cheeks, and then ran away quickly.
There was actually nothing unexpected about this situation. Viserys had long been used to it. He glanced at the girl's shy running back, then withdrew his gaze and looked at the wealthy merchant governor before speaking.
"Lord Illyrio, what do you mean by what you just said in front of the city gate?"
Viserys did not continue to chat with Illyrio, but asked directly.
When Illyrio heard that Viserys nodded without any ambiguity and went straight to the point, his greasy and fat cheeks gradually became serious.
"Well... maybe you don't know."
"His Majesty."
Illyrio's voice was hoarse, his small eyes were full of seriousness, and he even subconsciously lowered his voice when he spoke.
"Now some of the governors of Pentos have ill intentions towards you."
He admitted all this directly, contrary to Viserys' expectations.
"Um?"
Viserys's eyebrows raised slightly.
He didn't expect this. He originally thought that Illyrio would pretend to be confused and understand.
After all, no matter how close he is to Targaryen, he is still the governor of Pentos, which involves his fundamental interests.
However, Illyrio actually sold out his teammates directly like this?