At dusk, the chaos in Astapor gradually subsided.

Jorah Mormont and Barristan Selmy climb the red brick staircase up the pyramid.

The pyramids of Astapo were modeled after the Great Pyramid of Guggis, which had been left in ruins by the dragons of Valyria.

The pyramid has thirty-three floors, and this number is said to be sacred to the Guise gods, just as the number seven has a place in Westeros.

The ruler's main hall is located in the center of the pyramid, between the sixteenth and seventeenth floors.

When the two knights arrived, the bronze door of the main hall was open, and the door was guarded by dozens of Unsullied Ones.

A slave girl greeted her and asked, in the lingua franca of Westeros:

"Is it Sir Barristan and Sir Jorah?"

"It's us."

"Come with me, two of you."

Jorah and Barristan looked at each other, but followed.

They already had a rough idea of what the riot was going on in the city, but they still couldn't believe that their queen and Caesar had taken Astapor with a little trickery.

Of course, Barristan entered the city to find that the city's defenses were very empty, the walls were old and crumbling, and the guards had been corrupted by the long-term comfort of life, except for the Unsullied.

Perhaps it is precisely because of the reputation of the Unsullied that no one dares to invade Astapor, which has caused the city to be filled with the smell of decay from the inside out.

But even so, it was too much fantasy for two people with four dragons, all of them young dragons, to conquer a city.

So until now, Chora and Barristan still have a sense of unreality, as if it was just a dream.

Behind the door is a large and lavish hall, flanked by a row of braziers, black oak beams supporting high ceilings, floors covered with quiles silk carpets, and priceless paintings on the walls.

These antiquated faded oil paintings depict the splendor of the Guggis Empire.

On the high platform in the center of the main hall, there were eight seats, and now there were six empty, and on the middle two seats sat Samwell and Daenerys respectively.

Half-kneeling in the audience was an Unsullied One.

The higher the number of spikes on the Spike Helmet of the Unsullied, the higher the level.

The man in front of him had three spikes on his helmet, and was clearly a high-ranking officer.

When Jorah and Barristan entered, they saw Samwell giving orders to the man:

“…… The family members of the good lord can survive if they surrender, and the same is true for the guards, who do not have to kill if they are willing to lay down their arms, but these people will henceforth lose their nobility and become commoners. ”

"All their slaves were set free." Daenerys added, "From now on, the trade in slaves is prohibited in Astapor. ”

"Yes." The gray bug answered.

The Unsullied do not have names, and each day they will randomly draw a name tag to determine their name for the day.

Of course, this system has now been abolished.

But these Unsullied have long forgotten their original names, they were slave children, and most of them actually had no names, so the last name drawn became their name from now on.

"Your Majesty." Ser Jorah stepped forward and saluted, then asked, "If the slave trade is forbidden, what will the Astapols do for their livelihood in the future?" ”

Daenerys was stunned for a moment, and then subconsciously looked at the man next to her.

Samwell asked:

"The Worm River should be able to irrigate a lot of fertile land, right? What crops did the Astapors grow before? ”

The Unsullied officers present were silent when they heard this, they were born to kill, they were the best soldiers, but in other respects, they were terribly ignorant.

At last it was the slave girl named Missandei who replied:

"Your Majesty, Astapo can grow sweet potatoes, beans and olives, but the good lords generally have to buy large quantities of grain from Singis, Quells, etc."

So food is not self-sufficient. Samwell wasn't surprised.

The Astapors made a lot of money from the slave trade, and of course they didn't bother to go to the fields and farm.

"Then let them dig canals along the Worm River, cultivate fertile fields, and grow these crops." Samwell said, "Sir Kathu, you go and organize the men to do this. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Kathu nodded in response, but the expression on his face was a little forced.

Samwell also knew that the other party was not good at this kind of thing, but he had no other choice now.

The Unsullied can only be used on the battlefield, and he came to Slave Bay this time without bringing any internal affairs talent.

In fact, Samwell didn't plan to stay here for long, Slave Bay is half a world away from Westeros, and it is not his goal of conquest at this stage.

He only came this time for Daenerys and her three dragons, as well as the Unsullied Legion.

Now that the goal has been achieved, he is actually ready to evacuate.

Sending Kathu to direct the Astapo farming was only to do what he could before leaving.

In fact, deep down, he knew very well that without the slave trade, the decline of Astapor was almost a foregone conclusion.

Even after they leave, slavery may return.

In this regard, Samwell is also helpless and helpless.

Unless he unifies Westeros in the future and expands his power to Essos, he can truly solve the problem of Slave Bay.

"Are there any minerals in Astapor?" Daenerys seems to be enthusiastic about managing Astapor.

Missandei nodded, "The hilly lands of Giscali are rich in copper. ”

Daenerys' face was overjoyed:

"Then we can organize people to mine copper."

Samwell took her hand, squeezed it, and smiled:

"Dani, it's not the Bronze Age anymore, and copper ore isn't worth much."

"Oh." Daenerys was a little disappointed, and then asked, "What about the copper mines?" Is there a gold or silver mine? ”

Missandei shook her head.

Samwell sighed secretly, the current dragon mother is really a little naïve, if Astapor really has gold and silver mines, there is still a need to do slave trade.

Daenerys also seems to realize that she does not know how to govern the country, but she does not back down, but is driven by a sense of responsibility to govern Astapor even more.

"I think we may need to hear from the elders and wise men of Astapor." "And the holy women of the Temple of Grace, and I want to talk to them as well." ”

So at her command, the Unsullied brought in a group of old men and scholars.

However, the Grace Temple Viresses did not appear, and the Unsullied reported that they believed Samwell and Daenerys were blasphemers and refused to come to see them.

"Your Majesty, do you want to arrest them?" The Unsullied do not believe in the gods of Guise.

They have their own unique beliefs and goddesses.

The name of the goddess of the Unsullied is said to be a secret, but it is claimed to be the Lady of the Spear, or the Bride of War and the Mother of the Army.

Therefore, the Unsullied have no psychological burden on capturing the holy women of the Temple of Grace.

"No, you don't." Daenerys shook her head, "We still have to respect the faith of the Astapors. ”

As he spoke, he began to discuss the future of Astapor with the elders.

Samwell was bored for a while, these people were destined to come up with no good plan, and some even tried to persuade them to reopen the slave trade.

"Dani, talk to them, I'll go to the Temple of Grace." Samwell simply got up and prepared to leave.

"Okay." Daenerys said, "Then be careful. ”

Leaving the pyramid, Samwell summoned the white dragon and rode it in the direction of the Temple of Grace.

The Temple of the Grace of Grace in Astapor is easily recognizable, a huge structure with a golden vault that stands out among the red-brick cities.

When Samwell arrived at the temple, he saw that the Unsullied were already stationed there.

Since the temple was the center of the Astapor faith after all, it was not affected by the previous riots, and there are no traces of the riots at all.

With a team of Unsullied, Samwell enters the temple halls.

The hall was lit by candles, and hundreds of women in various robes sat cross-legged on the floor, praying silently.

Samwell knew that the Holy Maidens of the Temple of Grace used different colored robes to distinguish their identities, and the one who wore the green robes was the High Priestess of the Temple, also known as the Green Maiden.

The green saint of Astapor was in the middle of the hall at this time, her hair was snow-white, her skin was as thin as parchment, she looked like she was thirty or forty years old, and then she looked like she was sixty or seventy years old, and her green eyes seemed to have a striking power.

Samwell had actually seen the Green Saintess, and when he was in town last night, he passed by Pride Square and saw her preaching to the public.

"Your Majesty Caesar, welcome to the Temple of Grace." The Green Saintess said in a flat and gentle tone.

Samwell came up to her and smiled:

"What do you call it?"

"Grazni."

"Ms. Grazni. You seem to have some opinion on our rule over Astapor? ”

"Yes." Grazni nodded frankly.

"Why? Is it because we don't believe in your Guise gods? Or is it because we abolished slavery? ”

"Neither." Grazni shook her head, green eyes staring at Samwell, "It's because you're destined to bring destruction to Astapor." ”

(End of chapter)