Chapter 166: Voice of Revenge
Bono was silent for a long time, his mind spinning rapidly. Finally, he put his hands around his neck, raised his head, and said:
"Sir George, may I ask a question? What do you mean by the Dothraki position?"
Hearing this, the rebel soldiers who particularly hated King Cleon shouted bitterly:
"Of course I am on the side of Mr. Pastor. He is the council leader elected by all the people of Astapor. The butcher is just a traitor."
"It's just a political struggle, but you are the losing side." Before the soldier could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Bono.
He didn't care at all about the angry light flashing in the eyes of those soldiers. He continued to look at George with a serious face and said solemnly:
"Bricks and blood created Astapor, and bricks and blood created her people. In my opinion, neither the slave owner nor Cleon nor your Excellency are qualified rulers."
"You really should see it for yourself, every pyramid in Astapori is being turned into a military camp, lies about death are being spread in the streets, and the shops are filled with free but hungry slaves instead of food. "
George was still silent, but Bono noticed that even if he condemned the priest, he could move the other person's heart by simply expressing his disgust for Cleon and his sympathy for the people of Astapor, so, Then he continued:
"What position can Dothraki have? You have never given us a chance to choose. Before the uprising, have you ever considered asking for assistance from the great Khal?"
"After capturing Astapor, what did you do? Let a butcher, a gladiator and a priest form an autonomous council to seize power from the people. Are you afraid of Dothraki rule?"
"You slaughtered all the slave owners and most of the nobles, captured their children, trained new Unsullied, and cut off the way out for peace talks. At this time, you still did not think about using them to delay time and attack Dos Lark asked for help. Perhaps you thought you could conquer Slaver's Bay on your own. In fact, without our support, how far could the rebel army go?
"Other than that, I don't know. I don't know what happened to the priest. I only know that Cleon has the highest status among Astapor now."
Seeing that leader George still did not give any response, the rebel soldier hesitated for a moment and said with an obvious uneasy look:
"These are all the evil deeds of Cleon the Butcher. He is the mastermind behind everything. A long time ago, he was spying on power and plotting betrayal behind the scenes."
"Your Excellency George originally wanted to stop him from massacring the nobles. As you said, he used the peace talks to delay time and seek support from the Dothraki. However, Cleon and his evil men created a lot of chaos and spread the news that someone in the Parliament was colluding. Kai slave owners, these vicious rumors slander the priest's reputation and force us to go out of the city to fight against the Yunkai coalition forces.'6''9''s''h''u''x''.''c''o' 'm'"
After saying this, the rebel soldier knelt down, and to show his sincerity, he imitated the knight's way and kissed Bono's boots. Then he raised his head and shouted:
"Your Excellency George never thought of rejecting the Dothraki. The great Khal has always been our spiritual support. It was Cleon who wanted to be king. He wanted to have his own unique voice. Many soldiers who longed for freedom lost their lives in this way. ”
"We don't want Astapor, which our ancestors built with bricks and blood, to turn into a ruin with broken walls. Please don't stand idly by and watch this cruel act. Please ask the great Kaa to stop this!"
At this moment, George came over. He lifted the rebel soldier up, held him in his arms, and walked to the other side of the open space. He slowly said:
"The great Khal will send troops. I believe in his wisdom, because helping us is helping himself. If the Yunkai Alliance is not stopped, Dothraki will face the dilemma of being attacked from both sides. Our direction is the same, Your Excellency. !”
As he spoke, he paused, turned around, looked at Bono with kind eyes, and said:
"Although the transformation of the Mataris people has dimmed the memory in my mind, I know that Cleon does not have such foresight. He just wants to stabilize his throne. Since the Butcher can betray the Council, he can betray the Dothraki. "
"I have a hunch that my dream of freedom may only be realized when I lose everything. Maybe this moment has arrived. If you want to choose a spokesperson for Slaver's Bay for the great Kaa, please come with me. I Let me show you our strengths, they may be of some use in the future."
After George said this, he began to move forward silently. Bono was a little hesitant when he saw this. He did not expect that this slave who was a priest could see through the truth. However, he quickly made up his mind and followed immediately.
The more important thing now is to stabilize the rebel army in front of them. The Yunkai coalition is besieging Astapor. Before the Dothraki sends troops, Cleon cannot be assassinated again, and no political struggle can occur in the city, or even turn into two. The civil war between the factions was also the reason why he came here with those soldiers.
At the other end of the flat clearing, Bono saw a steep brown slope ahead. George and others had already started walking up the steep slope. Without any pause in his footsteps, Bono quickly chased after them.
The rock walls on both sides became higher and higher as they went deeper, extending upwards. This slope seemed to be a passage carved out of the mountain.
At the end of the steep slope, he noticed a wide opening in front of him, with a wooden tower on each side, like two giant guards.
When George and others approached, four sentinels wearing simple armor made of various animal bones, holding bows and arrows, leaned out from the tower and bowed to the crowd.
Beyond the two watchtowers, the front gradually became green, the branches and leaves of the grass and trees flashed green light in the sunset, and a stream was flowing along the green grass and gathered in a stone pool between the trees.
"We are here!" George broke the long silence and pointed to the front.
Following the direction of the pastor's finger, Bono first saw a ditch and a fence. It seems that this slave uprising army is doing well in defense.
Suddenly, a powerful voice and beat came over. He looked over carefully, and a curious light gradually appeared in his eyes. As the scene and the command became clearer, his eyes became more and more intense.
I saw a team of people wearing leather armor, holding spears and round shields, marching in a neat formation, their steps were in unison, and they were shouting at the same time. Bono quietly counted and found that there were about 500 people.
At this time, the instructor in charge of training also saw George, Bono and others, and he shouted loudly:
"We are going to Astapor, we want revenge!"
"Revenge! Revenge!" The soldiers shouted in unison.
This cry was heartbreaking, making sympathy and kindness meaningless, and it was like a basin of ice water poured on Bono's heart.