Chapter 256: Palestine enters Astapor
At the port of Astabo, a ship landed. In addition to a large amount of food being transported off the dock, a passenger who took the boat also walked off the boat.
This is a tall samurai who looks a little older. He is dressed in gray-white armor, mostly wrapped in a wide cloak. But a strand of white hair is exposed from the hood. Although he is old, he still looks strong and elegant. Especially his blue eyes exuding a sense of sadness, it adds a bit of charm to him.
This is the legendary knight of Westeros, the fearless Balistan. He was once the leader of the Royal Guards and the most legendary warrior on the mainland.
Whether in the eyes of enemies or friends, Sir Balistan is an unreproachable knight. He is known as the most worthy of the title of Kingsguard in history.
Unfortunately, Emperor Joffrey had a different view on this. He fired the most trustworthy bodyguard as soon as he took office. In this regard, Lu Xuan can only say that he is worthy of being the Emperor of the Eternal Eternity...
Sir Balistan looked around and felt something new.
As soon as the boat landed, a group of shirtless men rushed over and kept shouting, "Five copper parts, four copper parts, etc.".
The cargo owner ordered five or six people casually to get on the ship to move the goods. The others returned to the shade with disappointment, waiting for the next ship.
The entire pier is docked with dozens of ships. Almost every docking point is constantly repeating this picture. The pier of thousands of people is chaotic, lively and prosperous. Even the most prosperous king of the seven countries cannot see such a prosperous commercial scene.
Not far away, a group of soldiers wearing light armor and holding shield spears were stationed around the port. They were motionless and looked squinting, as if they were a group of elite soldiers. Compared with the golden robe of King Landing City, they were simply a group of waste.
Walking out of the chaotic but prosperous port, Sir Balistan discovered that the entire port was surrounded by simple fences. To get out, you had to go through some specific exits. Those exits were registered with information from everyone entering and leaving.
The sword and dagger on Balistan attracted more attention. He even saw four soldiers holding spears leaning towards him.
The other party asked him a few questions, just who was there, what to do in Astabo? Balistan replied that he was a mercenary. He came to this city, hoping to find a job to eat.
"That might disappoint you. Her Majesty the Queen doesn't like using mercenaries. She has enough mercenaries. There are brand new troops in training. You casual mercenaries are never within her consideration. Haven't you noticed that there are no mercenaries on the dock?"
Only then did Balistan realize the problem that the other party was talking about. The dock was supposed to be a place where mercenaries were mixed. But along the way, he really didn't see a mercenary wearing a sword like him. No wonder these guards were so alert to him.
"But I have no other skills except swordsmanship. I wonder where there is a place here that can make people like me eat?"
Because there were not many people entering the city at this time. No one was queuing behind Balistan, so the other party was not bored, but asked.
"How is your sword technique?"
"Let me say that, when I was young, I once won the championship of the martial arts competition across the sea."
"It sounds okay." The statistician's words almost made Balistan break his skills. What does it mean? This is the champion of the martial arts competition.
"If this is the case, then I recommend you to try it in the military camp. Recently, Lord Lu is recruiting some experienced swordsmen, or knights, to act as grassroots instructors in the army. If you are confident in your swordsmanship, you can try it. The training camp is located in the northeast corner of the city, very conspicuous and you can see it when you get there."
"Thank you for your help." Thank you for the statistician. Balistan finally really entered the city.
It's very different. This is the first time Balistan feels. It's completely different from King's Landing. Everyone here is full of energy. Most of them are not rich, at least they are dressed in a normal manner. But they are very excited, and everyone is working.
Whether it was the helpers at the dock, the shops, stalls, and some plantations on the street, they were filled with busy figures. Before coming, Balistan heard that Daenerys liberated the slaves of the city. He admired this reform very much, but expressed concern about this rough method. He originally thought that he would see a chaotic city. But unexpectedly, the city was well organized and prosperous, completely different from what he imagined. It can only be said that the young girl did much better than he imagined.
Of course there is also Sir Lu. He heard that this jazz with a strange name is not only the current commander of the Dragon Queen's army, but also the chief court wizard and the queen's magic consultant. He was born in Westeros, and Balistan was quite repulsive of magic. He even thought that Sir Lu had used some method to deceive Daenerys. However, he also knew that he could not see Daenerys directly, so he decided to go to the military camp to take a look first.
Of course, places like military camps are not just for random visits. Even training camps are important military places. Balistan, who had just approached, was surrounded by more than a dozen unscrupulous people. Feeling the impeccable coldness of these soldiers. Balistan decisively gave up the idea of trying the waters.
"I'm here to apply for the position of instructor." The Unscrupulous soldier did not relax at all until an officer came over.
Blue Worm (the name of the Uncle is named after various insects, gray bugs, blue bugs, red bugs, etc.) is second only to the Uncle Worm. It is also Lu Xuan's deputy in the training camp.
He walked over and looked up and down, and said.
"Come with me."
Balistan finally walked into the military camp. As early as outside, he had heard all kinds of shouting sounds inside. Only after entering could he truly see the scene inside.
On the huge and spacious open space, there were two thousand and a half-year-old boys, divided into more than a dozen groups, and were conducting various trainings. Some formed neatly squads and were running around the training ground. They kept shouting neatly one and two slogans. The most important thing was that their pace was amazing. Every time they raised their legs and landed, they were neatly and uniform, like a whole.
In this world, the neat running level of college students in military training will make old man Balistan stunned.
As for the other teams, some were on the flat ground, like frogs, constantly jumping. Some were lying on the ground, supporting the ground with both hands, constantly rising and falling, and some were lying on the ground, leaning against the strength of their waists. All kinds of strange exercises dazzled Balistan. He just didn't see any real swords and guns training.
All are physical training. There is no way, most of these children are bought as slaves. Their physical condition cannot be very good. Some have even been castrated and ready to train for the Unscrupulous.
The first thing Lu Xuan had to do was to exercise their basic physical fitness first. The two thousand teenagers were training vigorously, and Balistan was a little excited to see them.
Chapter completed!