Game of Thrones: Viserys the Three-Headed Dragon.

Chapter 62: Reorganizing the Unsullied

"May I question her, my Lord?"

Grolai spoke respectfully to Viserys. Back on the ship, he finally couldn't help asking.

Viserys replied casually, "Ask her anything you want."

Grolai turned to look at the slave girl who was given to Viserys as a token of the deal. "Missandei, right?"

"Yes, my name is Missandei, sir." The slave girl replied respectfully. If she had any thoughts about being sent away, she was very careful not to show them.

Grolai said, "I am not a 'lord'. Call me 'Captain'. Tell me something about the 'Pirate King' the slave trader mentioned earlier. Has he left Astapor?"

"I don't know, Captain," said Missandei. "They didn't dock the ship at the harbor like you did. I only know that he asked my master, my former master, for the price." She didn't say whether she bought it or not, but everyone could hear it.

Grolai asked cautiously, "Have you seen this 'Pirate King'? What does he look like?"

The girl hesitated a little, then looked at her new master. Seeing that he was also waiting for her answer, she answered cautiously, "He is about the same height as you, Captain. He has very fair skin, black hair and beard, and speaks the Common Language. He wears an eye patch over his left eye, leaving his right eye exposed. His right eye is the same blue as the sea. He always has a smile on his face, and my former master had a pleasant conversation with him, but he has not appeared in the past two days."

"Does he have any special markings? Like on me," Grolet showed her the markings on his clothes and hat, "there are marks of merchant ships and the emblem of the Chamber of Commerce."

Missandei frowned and recalled, then shook her head: "Yes, I remember it was a black iron crown supported by two crows, with a black eye and red pupil underneath."

Grolai looked a little uncomfortable: "Did he bring anyone with him? Were they very quiet and didn't talk?"

Missandei thought for a moment, then said, "Yes, Captain."

Grole didn't ask any more questions.

Missandei stepped back carefully, retreating behind the beautiful lady at the side of her new master, and served carefully. Her new master had assigned her to serve this beautiful lady.

There was some silence on the deck.

Viserys broke the silence: "I need at least a day to receive two hundred Unsullied and arrange and purchase the things they need on the ship. I'm afraid you will also need to make enough space on your ship to accommodate these two hundred people." Viserys thought Grolai would be in a hurry to leave.

Grolai responded, "Sir, I suggest that we stay in Astaport for a while. The weather has been hot and humid these past few days, and there may be a storm. Why don't we set off after the storm passes?"

Grole was more afraid of this "Pirate King" than Viserys imagined, and he planned to stay in Astapor until he was sure that the "Pirate King" had left this sea.

Judging from the description, this so-called "Pirate King" is probably Euron "Crow's Eye", the captain of the legendary maritime horror ship "Serenity".

The journey was so peaceful that we didn't encounter any pirates who were rumored to be lurking in the southern waters of the Summer Sea. The only thing we encountered on the sea a few days ago was the disturbing pirate ghost ship and the broken wooden boards that frequently appeared on the sea. I'm afraid it has something to do with this "Pirate King".

It is possible that this new "Pirate King" is clearing out and integrating the surrounding pirate forces to establish his "kingship" in this sea area.

Viserys calculated the time. When they left Tyrosh, the Tournament was in full swing. Now, nearly a month had passed. He wanted to return to Tyrosh as soon as possible, as it was relatively well-informed about the direction of Westeros. He wanted to know whether King Robert was dead? Was Eddard beheaded? Did Robb go south? Did Renly claim the throne? Did Stannis take action?
Viserys hopes to return to the waters near Tyrosh before the red comet arrives. He has made up his mind to find an opportunity to attack Dragonstone. After the red comet arrives, he will use it as a base.

Essos is the territory of R'hllor, a real god, and he has set his sights on Daenerys.
Four hundred years ago, the Targaryen ancestors chose Dragonstone as their bridgehead. It is located between Westeros and Essos, and the forces entrenched there are numerous and complex.
And Daenerys's dream
Viserys had convinced himself, anyway.

"Could we divide the two hundred Unsullied among the three ships?" Viserys asked.

"That is not the question, sir," Grolet insisted. "It is often said that it is not wise to sail in a storm."

Before coming, Viserys privately considered going by land, but it took more than 20 days to take a boat at sea, and going by land would take even longer. He was also worried about encountering the Red God's armed forces on land. They had already taken a trip by sea, and now they only needed to return the same way. Of course, they couldn't expect to have no storms and pirates like when they came, but Viserys could rely on himself. As long as there were no legendary sea monsters that would drag merchant ships to the bottom of the sea, ordinary pirates were nothing to be afraid of.

Despite this, Viserys was willing to listen. He did not want his preparations, which had taken so much effort to come so far, to be disrupted by a summer storm and pirates who seemed to be related to the Drowned God. Grole was an experienced captain, and Viserys chose to follow his advice.

Viserys and the slave trader completed the agreement at dusk that day. The slave trader delivered the two hundred Unsullied selected by Viserys and the food, tents, leather boots, leather armor, rain gear, crossbows, and arrows that Viserys bought from him to the port dock. Viserys asked Grolet to send a dozen sailors on the ship to move several large boxes in his room to the port dock.

The transaction contract was signed here. For these things, Viserys spent almost all of his gold coins. This transaction was completed at a ratio of 1:1.1 between Myr gold coins and Astapor gold coins, and 1:1 between Lys gold coins and Astapor gold coins - the gold content of Myr gold coins was higher than that of Lys and Astapor.

Even so, Viserys' supplies were only enough to provide each of the two hundred Unsullied with a pair of high-quality leather boots - they were given sinew sandals as well, and Viserys, who had led soldiers before, knew how important a pair of good boots was in the ancient army.

Originally, he did not have enough money to buy 200 sets of leather armor and protective gear, but he still had dragon bones in a separate account that could be withdrawn. After reconciling the accounts with the slave traders, Viserys gave them all to him, and finally exchanged them for 200 sets of leather armor and protective gear, fifty bows and crossbows, and hundreds of arrows.

After signing the contract, Viserys had the sailors carry the chest to the slave trader's feet, and he handed Viserys the whip in response. The gold coins in the chest had already been counted, it was just part of the ceremony.

The long whip that drove the two hundred Unsullied was a finely carved black dragon bone inlaid with gold and connected to a thin leather strap. The golden ball behind the handle was a woman's head with ivory teeth in her mouth. The slave traders called this whip "the finger of the harpy."

Viserys raised his whip so that the two hundred Unsullied standing at attention on the pier could see.

"You are my soldiers! You are bought and paid for!"

The slave trader noticed that Viserys spoke Valyrian, but didn't care. He whipped his slaves and told them to take him and the chest of gold he had received and leave as soon as possible.

The dock was filled with onlookers, including slaves and free men from Astapor, captains and sailors of passing merchant ships, men from Captain Grole's three ships, and Daenerys's new maid, Missandei.

Daenerys stood just behind her brother.

Viserys ignored the others and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"From today on, forget about this whip! From now on, you will only obey my orders!"

"I will choose two of you to be commanders and become my centurions! Soldiers, those who would like to recommend themselves, please step forward!"

Viserys stood on the platform, glanced around, and quickly took a step forward from eight of the two hundred people.

But Viserys wanted only two.

Viserys pointed at them: "Forward, up two steps!" The eight Unsullied walked to the front, climbed two steps, and stood in a row.

Viserys called to the soldiers, "Soldier, look to those you trust!"

The candidate was quickly chosen.

Viserys pointed at the two people who were the focus of the crowd's attention and said, "You, you, stay. The rest of you, return to your team!"

"Good! From this day forward, you are my centurions!" Viserys pointed to one of them first. "From now on, you will lead the hundred men. What is your name?"

It was a young-looking eunuch: "Grey Worm, Master!"

Viserys nodded and looked at the other man. "From now on, you will lead a hundred men. What is your name?"

This is a eunuch who looks very stable: "Black rat, master!"

"Okay! Go back to your teams, each lead nine people as guards, and then select nine people as team leaders!"

After determining the leaders of the ten-man and hundred-man teams, Viserys began to distribute them according to his familiar rhythm:
"Grey Worm, bring your ten men forward and prepare to distribute supplies!"

"All teams, listen up! Come up in teams to receive leather boots, leather armor, and rain gear!"

"After collecting the supplies, gather at the open space on the low slope in front of the dock and set up camp on the spot!"

Viserys patiently and methodically carried out the reorganization and supply distribution of the two centuries. These Unsullied were indeed well-trained and completed Viserys' orders without any chaos.

Viserys looked back at Grole, "Captain."

Grolai couldn't help but stand up straight: "Sir." The two hundred men under Viserys were a real army, and the way Viserys gave orders just now didn't look like a novice at all. Instead, he looked like a battlefield commander who had been on the battlefield. Grolai couldn't help but feel a little intimidated.

Viserys knew what Grolai meant by looking at him. "Tell the cooks on board to do an extra job. I'll hire them and pay them. Have them cook for the Unsullied stationed near the dock."

Grolai readily agreed, "Yes, sir."

The merchant ship planned to stay for a while, so before the merchant ship left the port, Viserys thought it would be better not to cram these Unsullied soldiers into the crowded and cramped cargo hold of the merchant ship.

(End of this chapter)