Dispelling the wild thoughts in his mind, and seeing that the real body still didn't dare to come forward, Chen Hui, who had lost patience and waited any longer, raised his hand to interrupt the nonsense of Haiya Puli and said in a cold and deep voice, "You talk too much nonsense. You seem so confident. Have you forgotten me?"
"Of course we won't forget you, Master Storm Sword Saint." The fantasies bowed and said, "But you, a master of swordsmanship, can you distinguish which one is the real me? You only have one chance to choose. If you make the wrong choice, you will perish here."
As they spoke, all the phantoms pulled out poisoned daggers from their bodies. The blue light kept flashing, illuminating the entire room in flickering light, which looked quite imposing.
At the same time, the real body also grasped the dagger tightly and prepared to give Chen Hui a fatal blow from behind if he attacked the illusion.
After calming the increasingly nervous Daenerys, Chen Hui shook his head nonchalantly, "Another meaningless little trick of the kind! You and that Zhu Bajie are truly the same. Have you forgotten the scene at the gate? There are such things as magic nemesis in this world."
"You're talking about dragon flame, Master Sword Saint." Although they didn't know what Zhu Bajie was talking about, the illusions nodded and replied, "You're right. Dragon flame is indeed the nemesis of all magic. However, the three-headed dragon here is still too small to spit out flames."
"As for the Vareisteel dagger imbued with dragon flame energy, didn't you just leave it outside the hall?"
As they spoke, the illusions took another look at the Zhenwu sword in Chen Hui's hand and said with a slightly mocking smile, "As for the 'Black Fire' sword, it seems that the one in your hand is not it."
Seeing Daenerys' eyes light up after hearing this, she immediately opened her cherry lips and wanted to say something.
Knowing that she was about to give orders to the young dragon, Chen Hui gently pulled her hand, slowly shook his head to stop her, and then pulled out another Varelan steel dagger from his pocket. Looking at the phantoms whose faces changed drastically, he smiled and said, "Excuse me, I actually have another Varelan steel dagger. Are you surprised or surprised?"
As he spoke, Chen Hui suddenly raised his hand and shot a dagger at the real body who was trying to escape.
With a shrill scream, all the illusions disappeared without a trace, leaving only the last one, Baya Puli, who showed his true form. He was pierced through the shoulder by a Vareisteel dagger and was nailed to the wall, unable to get down.
Releasing Daenerys and letting her free her three young dragons, Chen Hui walked over to the struggling wizard and said with an interested smile, "What else is there to say now, my dear wizard?"
"Mercy! Please spare my life! I am willing to dedicate everything to you!" The wizard was obviously not a tough guy, and he was so scared that he begged for mercy desperately.
"I want all your magical knowledge. I mean all of it." Chen Hui pulled out his dagger and watched the wizard scream and fall. He struggled and thrashed for a long time before speaking softly, "Also, I have another suggestion for you. Since you love dragons so much, why not swear allegiance to Daenerys?"
"what?!"
Looking at the two people who were both shocked, Chen Hui put away his sword and dagger, spread his hands and explained, "Is there anything strange about this? Daenerys, you have dragons, and this wizard needs dragons. Since he can't keep you in the hall, the best thing to do is to stay by your side."
"As for you, Daenerys, if you accept the wizard clan and gain their loyalty, at least from now on, you won't have to worry about anyone using dark magic to plot against you. This is a win-win situation."
"Of course, if you, Daenerys, think that this blue-lipped creature is too ugly and it would be disgraceful to have him around, you can refuse my proposal."
"After losing the dragon, these people's magic isn't much stronger. Considering that they already have a deep hatred with the other eleven giants, if they continue to stay in this city, an all-out war will probably break out soon. What do you think?"
"I understand." Daenerys nodded and looked down at the stunned wizard. "Choose, wizard. Pledge your loyalty to me, or die!"
Well, as for any other options, Daenerys automatically ignored them.
After struggling for a while while covering his wound, Baya Pree realized that he had no better choice. He immediately knelt down and swore allegiance to Daenerys. Together with the entire wizard clan, he began to serve the Mother of Dragons.
As for Baya Pree, he became Daenerys's first Kingsguard at Chen Hui's suggestion. After all, he didn't need to get married or have children at his age.
Chapter 38 The ability to travel through space
This is the good thing about this world. No matter how fierce the fight was, as long as one side admits defeat and is willing to swear allegiance to the other side, all previous grudges will be wiped out and both sides will put them behind them.
The most typical example is the Stark family and the Bolton family in the North. The two sides have been enemies for hundreds of years, and several heads of the Stark family have died at the hands of the Bolton family.
However, once the Bolton family surrendered their allegiance, they immediately became the trusted arms of the Stark family, and the transition between camps was incredibly smooth.
Therefore, after obtaining the oath of allegiance from the wizards, Daenerys immediately forgot the hatred of stealing the dragonlets and killing the guards, and ordered the wizards to start collecting the property in the hall and prepare to take it away from the city.
After all, what the wizard did before was really too extreme. If he stayed any longer, he would really have to go to war with other giants.
After Chen Hui and Daenerys safely walked out of the hall with the three young dragons, the anxiously awaited crowd finally breathed a sigh of relief.
And when they learned that the wizards who had been calling for war and killing before had sworn allegiance to Daenerys, and that even their leader had become a member of the Kingsguard, everyone became excited. Only Ser Jorah the Big Bear showed a lonely look, as if he felt a little jealous.
"Don't worry about that, Ser Jorah." Chen Hui smiled faintly and said, "Members of the Kingsguard cannot marry. Compared to becoming a member of the Kingsguard, I think becoming the king's husband is your goal."
"That's not true!" The bearded old man's face suddenly became awkward, and the middle-aged love-brained Ser Jorah almost shouted, "As long as I can stay by Khaleesi's side and be loyal to her, I'll be very satisfied!"
Ignoring the surprised looks from the crowd, Chen Hui shrugged indifferently, patted Ser Jorah, whose face suddenly turned red, and shook his head, saying, "Then I wish you to find your beautiful wife soon, my love saint."
After leaving the Palace of the Undying, Chen Hui took Daenerys to find the remaining eleven giants, expressed the fact that the wizard had surrendered to the Mother of Dragons, and stated that they would leave the city together as soon as possible.
Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with letting the wizard family who almost killed him go, he had the mediation of Chen Hui, his savior, and he also considered that once the wizard left, he could directly swallow up their property.
Therefore, under the temptation of huge profits, all the giants expressed that they could let go of their hatred for the wizard and would not pursue it anymore.
As for the black fat man's wealth and property, after counting them for a day and a night, the eleven tycoons delivered one million gold dragon yuan to Chen Hui's house.
Although half of Zhu Bajie's property was less than one million, in order to thank Chen Hui for his previous rescue, the eleven giants not only made up the difference, but also presented him with a lot of very rare and precious medicinal materials. They were really good people.
It is true that a good understanding of human nature is the key to success, and businessmen are truly impeccable in this regard.
Chen Hui only spent less than 50 gold dragon yuan on this trip, but he made more than double this time. It turned out that robbery makes money quickly.
Knowing that there was not much more to gain by staying in this city, Chen Hui moved all his belongings onto the newly built ship "Weiyuan" and left with Daenerys's fleet.
Yes, fleet.
The wizard's collection over hundreds of years was extremely rich, with all kinds of rare treasures filling more than a dozen large ships, with a total value estimated to be more than 500 million gold dragon dollars.
So tempted that Chen Hui secretly asked Daenerys if she wanted to use all her fortune to buy back Blackfyre. He would definitely not refuse.
Then, all he got in return was a roll of his eyes from Daenerys.
Knowing that she could never unleash the true power of the Blackfyre sword, Daenerys would not be so stupid as to exchange all her wealth for a sword that only had symbolic meaning.
After all, she had long planned to use the money to go to Astapor in the Slaver's Bay to purchase enough Unsullied troops as an important bargaining chip for the counterattack on the continent of Westeros.
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Above the vast blue sea, on the deck of a luxuriously decorated ship, Daenerys was once again knocked away by Arya's Varley steel dagger, and the dragon bone dagger was placed across her neck.
"You've died again, Daenerys," Arya said as she slowly removed the dragonbone dagger from her neck and twirled it rapidly between her fingers. "This is the fifteenth time today. Do you want to do it again?"
Seeing Daenerys gasping for breath with her lips parted, Ser Jorah, feeling a little impatient, stepped forward and suggested, "How about forget it? I'll teach Khaleesi swordsmanship from now on."
"You? A knight wielding a greatsword, how can you be better with a dagger than I am?" Arya sneered disdainfully. "Jon already said that Daenerys will have the Kingsguard protecting her. Knights with greatswords will have a hard time getting close, and most attacks will be from assassins wielding daggers. So she'll have to get used to this type of attack."
"She doesn't need to be a very skilled dancer. As long as she can block a few attacks in time so that the Kingsguard can react, that's all that's needed."
"As Daenerys's fame grows, there will undoubtedly be more assassins plotting against her. Perhaps even the Faceless Men will appear. Can your swordsmanship withstand those venomous snakes in the shadows, Ser Jorah?"
Seeing the big bear fall silent after hearing this, Daenerys, who had recovered a little, picked up the Varer steel dagger beside her, held it across her chest and said in a deep voice, "Come again."
"Haha, you're quite ambitious. I'm starting to like you, busty girl." Arya casually tossed the dragon bone dagger back into her palm and stared at Daenerys's towering breasts. With a sense of inferiority, she said hatefully, "I'm going to pierce your heart this time. Defend yourself well."
And just as Arya, who had been calm until now, began to grit her teeth and compete with Daenerys's chest, at the other end of the deck, Chen Hui, who was practicing magic under the guidance of Baya Pree, had already begun to try out the magical art of teleportation.
"Escape Magic", one of the most powerful methods of movement in the wizard clan's magic, has two versions: high and low.
The low-profile version is a sleight of hand. First, an illusion is separated and put aside. Then, while it is suddenly withdrawn, another illusion is condensed in another place to give others the illusion that they can move instantly.
The advanced version is the ability to truly travel through space.
However, since this kind of magic consumes so much energy, even a top wizard like Baya Puli can only use it once a day.
No wonder this guy was killed by the dragon flame of the young dragon in the TV series, but did not use this magic to escape quickly. It turned out that he had used it once before and could not use it a second time within a day.
Originally, because he already possessed the energy of dragon flame, Chen Hui was worried that he would not be able to learn this magical power.
However, we can only say that "Post-natal Internal Alchemy" is worthy of being a divine-level secret skill that is universally applicable in all realms, and its ability to accommodate and embrace everything is ridiculously strong.
He was able to fuse dragon flame and magic, two diametrically opposed energies, into one, allowing Chen Hui to complete three space travels in one day, making him far more powerful than Baya Puli.
Chapter 39: The key to the system still lies in productivity
After completing another spatial flash, Chen Hui suddenly leaped from the back of the deck directly to the scene of the battle in front. He grabbed the dragon bone dagger that was about to make a hole in Daenerys's chest. He touched Arya's unconvinced little head and shook his head, saying, "Arya, stop messing around."
"Humph, you just like big breasts." Arya retracted the dragon bone dagger, turned her head and said bitterly, "It's just big, what's the big deal? Who said I won't get bigger one day?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Chen Hui was a little speechless at the girl's strange competitive spirit. Thinking back to the situation of actors in real life, he couldn't help but complain in his heart that he might not be able to grow bigger. He turned to look at Ser Jorah beside him and asked, "How long will it take to reach Astapor?"
"We'll be there in about three days, my lord." Ser Jorah nodded. "I've heard the Unsullied are the most powerful army in the world. We'll see for ourselves then."
"It's the most powerful slave army in the world." She put the Varley steel dagger back at her waist and corrected Daenerys with a sullen expression. "For some people, the difference of one word is very important."
"Hmm..." Ser Jorah said in a slightly awkward voice, "But those people can't help you take back the Iron Throne."
Daenerys took a deep breath and was about to say something more when she saw Chen Hui was about to leave with Arya. Suddenly, she asked, "Jon, what do you think about the slaves?"
Well, ever since they walked side by side in the Hall of the Undying, Daenerys has changed her way of addressing Chen Hui by his name.
Chen Hui paused slightly after hearing this, and after thinking for a moment, he asked, "Why don't we change the question? Why do slaves exist?"
"Because of the slave owners' greed and cruelty!" Daenerys answered almost without hesitation.
"Oh, so you think the lords on the continent of Westeros are neither greedy nor cruel." Chen Hui said with a leisurely smile.
"Of course not!" The Targaryen dynasty was overthrown by those lords. Daenerys naturally had no good feelings towards them, but she didn't know how to answer them. She was in a dilemma for a while.
Daenerys has been wandering with her brother since she was a child. She has never received a systematic education and has almost no common sense about such lofty things as political intrigue.
Recalling the embarrassing situation in the TV series where she had almost no means to deal with various conspiracies, Chen Hui thought for a moment and then said, "In fact, the existence of slavery has little to do with the goodness or evil of the rulers. The key is the strength of production capacity at the time."
Seeing the bewildered expressions on everyone's faces after hearing this, even the noble Ser Jorah was no exception, Chen Hui complained about the elite education in this world and then slowly said, "Let me ask a question first, Ser Jorah. The North is considered the most desolate place in the Seven Kingdoms. What is the environment like on Bear Island, where your family is?"
"Not much." Ser Jorah shook his head with mixed feelings, thinking of Bear Island, which his first wife had called a shanty. "It's just an ordinary island. You won't starve to death, that's all."
"Compared to the red wasteland where you spent months?"
"That's certainly better," Ser Jorah nodded. "Bear Island may not be very productive, but it's still a good place to live. The Red Waste, on the other hand, is no place for human habitation."
"That's what we call production capacity." Chen Hui nodded and said, "Even the most desolate northern border of Westeros can easily feed a million people with enough supplies. Not to mention the extremely rich Highgarden and the Riverlands, which are all super-large granaries, and the amount of supplies they produce is astonishing."
"In contrast, the continent of Essos is mostly barren land like the Red Waste. There are only a few habitable areas where cities can be built. The output of resources is extremely limited and cannot support a large population."
Seeing everyone's thoughtful expressions, Chen Hui shook his finger and said, "When supplies are scarce, we must reduce population consumption. Only by compressing the supplies consumed by the majority of people to the extreme can more people survive. The political system that best suits this environment is slavery."
"A very small number of wealthy slave owners ruled over tens of millions of slaves who were like animals. As long as they had food to eat and drink, they could survive and continue to reproduce."
"This is certainly due to the evil and greed of human nature, but if the continent's lack of production cannot be resolved, and if everyone indulges in food and drink, then Daenerys, where will you get all the supplies? Will you kill your dragons and share the meat with them?"
Seeing Daenerys biting her lower lip in silence, Chen Hui shook his head and said, "Only a continent like Westeros, with sufficient supplies to support more people, can we abolish slavery and make everyone free."
"Don't forget that although free people are less oppressed, they still need to support themselves and pay taxes to the country; while slaves, although they own nothing, have no obligation to pay taxes, and their owners are responsible for their food, drink, and toilet."
"So, whether slavery or abolition is fundamentally about differences in production capacity. If a ruler believes that making everyone a free citizen will result in much higher taxes than exploiting slaves, then without anyone forcing him, he will voluntarily free all the slaves, allowing them to work and earn money, paying taxes and tribute, rather than keeping everyone in his care and feeding them."
"It's not because this ruler is more benevolent than the slave owner, but simply because the benefits of exploiting free people are far greater than those of exploiting slaves."
"Do you understand? Only with sufficient production capacity as a foundation can a sufficiently advanced political system be created. Any political system that does not rely on the level of productivity will only be a castle in the air, and will collapse at the slightest touch."
"Daenerys, ruling a country is not that easy. You still have a lot to learn."
"Jon..." Hearing this truth about the world that she could never understand even in her dreams, Daenerys took a deep breath and suddenly rushed forward, took Chen Hui's hand and begged, "Stay by my side and be my Hand of the King. I am willing to share everything I have with you, even dragons."
"What are you doing! Let go of your hand, busty girl!" Arya jumped up and down anxiously and said, "Jon is from the North. I won't let you be the Hand of the King!"
Finding it somewhat amusing that Arya had recently become resentful of large breasts for some unknown reason, Chen Hui held Daenerys's hand and said with a smile, "Astapor is a great opportunity for you to test your own ruling philosophy in this city and see what the results are."
"After all, if you can't clean your own house, how can you clean up the world? There are many things that cannot be rushed."
Chapter 40: There is nothing that money cannot solve
Although he did not agree to become the Hand of the King, from that day on, Chen Hui began to teach Daenerys about political intrigue in addition to teaching Arya martial arts.
For example, "Thirty-Six Stratagems" and "The economic base determines the superstructure" and so on.
Countless great men and women in Chinese history spent enormous amounts of energy to summarize and generalize the profound truths, and just passed them on to this silver-haired girl who was entrusted with a destiny without spending a penny.
As for how much she can learn, it all depends on her understanding and talent.
As for Arya, well, the little wolf cub with the 'blood of the running wolf' said that it would be faster to chop with a sword.
When the huge fleet arrived in Astapor, the benevolent lords who had already received the news immediately welcomed Daenerys and her entourage with great enthusiasm, which was a far cry from the coldness in the TV series.
It's normal. Daenerys in the TV series only has one ship and a small amount of gold, but now she owns more than a dozen ships and mountains of wealth.
Of course, the treatment of a small rich woman and a big money sponsor is different.
Although Daenerys still felt very uncomfortable with the cruel training methods of the Unsullied.
However, after three days of intensive training by Chen Hui, Daenerys, who understood many profound truths, would no longer expose all her dissatisfactions openly as she did in the TV series, thus causing the annoyance of all the good people.
Therefore, after two days of friendly negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement. Daenerys used half of her property to exchange for all the "Unsullied" in the city and enough food for a year.
The payment was made and both parties were very satisfied.
There was no murder and robbery like in the TV series. After the deal was reached, although Daenerys still restored the freedom of all the "Unsullied", she did not leave the city. Instead, she bought a big house and lived in it.
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