Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

Until the end of the War of the Usurpers.

To congratulate King Robert on his marriage to his niece Cersei, he presented her with a fine dagger, its blade gilded, its handle ivory, and its tip sapphire.

He also heard that his second brother, Kevan Lannister, had died while pursuing the remnants of the Targaryen, and that his death was extremely gruesome, with his head almost completely severed.

Therefore, Gillian, who had not returned for many years, returned to his hometown and volunteered to avenge his second brother.

Because he hasn't appeared in his hometown for many years, many people no longer recognize Gillian.

So that year, he 'replaced' the real Maester Gunther and went to Dragonstone.

Chapter 159 Little Bird

The scholar's diary was found inside a safe in a hole covered by a slate under his bed in his bedroom.

It was hidden very well, and more importantly, no one usually went to the scholar's room.

The scholar claimed that there was poison hidden in his room, so he warned all the servants not to go near it, saying that he could clean it up by himself.

Therefore, naturally no servants would enter the scholar's room.

Viserys only decided to send someone to secretly search the maester's room after receiving this 'accusation letter'.

The soldiers then discovered a movable stone slab under the scholar's bed. After moving the slab, they found a safe inside.

The diary was hidden in this safe, along with a bottle of transparent substance, which appeared to be the poison 'Tears of Ries'.

Gillian may have intended to use this expensive poison to kill Viserys or his dragon.

However, Gillian may not have found the right opportunity yet, and it wouldn't be so easy for him to poison Viserys.

Since Viserys has been repeatedly targeted by assassins sent by the Iron Throne, his security level has been greatly increased. The 'Maester' can no longer easily get close to Viserys' kitchen, and poisoning the dragon is not so easy either.

However, the 'Scholar' is now dead, and his diary doesn't specify what he intended to do with this bottle of 'Tears of Rhys'.

No one can know what he was going through at that time.

Not long ago, Viserys received a letter of accusation that revealed the true identity of Maester Gunther as Gillian Lannister, the third brother of Tywin Lannister, Duke of Casterly Rock.

Furthermore, he provided crucial evidence that his words were not fabricated, and that the true identity of 'Mr. Gunther' was Gillian Lannister.

Although the Citadel did send a Maester Gunther, the real maester had already been ambushed by the Lannisters on his way to Dragonstone.

However, the Lannisters kept this a very secret, and very few people knew about it.

The owner of this 'report letter'—no, perhaps the owner behind that 'little bird'—is one of the few people who know the truth about this matter.

He deliberately leaked this information to Viserys.

"Varys".

When Viserys first saw the contents of the letter, his first thought was that the child was 'Little Bird'.

The owner behind this letter is none other than the 'Eight-Clawed Spider,' now Varys, the intelligence chief of the Iron Throne.

He knew that Varys might have some connection with the Targaryens.

When Viserys fled to Dragonstone with his mother, Ryra Targaryen, King's Landing had already been captured by the Usurper, and the courtiers and nobles had been purged and replaced. Only a few people gained Robert's trust.

This included Grand Maester Paishill, Ser Barristan Selmy the Dauntless, the current captain of the Kingsguard, and Varys, the chief of intelligence known as the "Eight-Clawed Spider."

However, even when Queen Ryra was hiding on Dragonstone after the fall of King's Landing, she was still able to receive firsthand intelligence from King's Landing, which means that the Targaryens still had an inside agent in King's Landing.

Viserys had suspected at that time that this person might be Varys.

After all, he later betrayed the Iron Throne and joined the Targaryens, becoming known as Aegon VI, the king of the country and his future ruler.

but...

Viserys didn't trust Varys that much; he knew that nothing Varys said could be easily believed.

Including his background, his origins in Rees, his past as a slave who was later sold into a theatrical troupe as an apprentice, and finally bought and castrated, etc...

Even his actions are unpredictable and wavering, let alone his words; no one can fathom his true stance.

Or like Petyr Baelish, who did everything only for himself.

Including the future king who seemed so loyal to him, who might be his nephew Aegon Targaryen VI.

Therefore, after arriving on the continent of Essos, Viserys never made any attempt to contact Varys.

His spies in King's Landing operated independently, merely gathering common intelligence and information about public sentiment, without attempting to infiltrate the Red Keep, lest they arouse the suspicion of Varys, the head of intelligence.

But now.

Viserys had not contacted Varys proactively, but Varys suddenly reached out to him.

Although he thought the letter was flawless and did not reveal any of his identity.

He wanted to remain hidden beneath the surface, silently stirring up the waters.

However, he never imagined that his understanding of Viserys was far less clear than Viserys's understanding of him.

Viserys knew that this letter was definitely connected to this eunuch.

Therefore, after reading the letter, he immediately ordered the guards to continue searching for the child who had just escaped, preferably capturing him alive, and uprooting Varys's intelligence network hidden in Andalus. However, no news has come back yet.

The fact that several servants in front of him, bribed by 'McGunther,' were still crying and begging for mercy annoyed Viserys, who then looked up at the guards beside him.

"His Majesty?"

The guard and Viserys exchanged a glance and understood each other perfectly.

Viserys then waved his hand, and the servants who had begged for their lives were dragged away.

A moment later.

Several screams came from outside the door, the crying stopped abruptly, and a faint smell of blood filled the air.

Viserys sniffed the air slightly, feeling no discomfort whatsoever.

It turns out that he had gradually gotten used to the taste without realizing it.

"This Gillian Lannister..."

Viserys closed the diary and fiddled with it in his hands for a few moments.

Varys' letter states that Gillian's academic performance during his time at the Citadel was not very good, and that he was rather lively and active.

Gillian's later seamless portrayal of Andalus on Dragonstone is inextricably linked to his later identity as an explorer.

It is better to travel thousands of miles to read thousands of books.

During his explorations, Gillian gained extensive experience in observing celestial phenomena and medicine, making him almost as skilled as a scholar who had returned from his studies.

However, no one knew where the letters he frequently exchanged with Xuecheng were sent, or who wrote the replies.

That's why he hasn't given himself away all these years.

Chapter 160 Daily Treasure Appraisal

Viserys fiddled with the diary in his hand for a couple of moments, then tossed it aside.

However, at that moment, Viserys suddenly noticed a glimmer of light beneath the pit where the safe had just been dug out.

"Ok?"

He was currently in Maester Tagilian Lannister's bedroom, and Viserys raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Is there more down there?"

Afterwards, the guards who had executed several servants returned and once again obeyed Viserys's orders, with several soldiers taking tools and continuing to dig downwards.

However, they didn't dig very deep before the tools touched something again, and the soldiers dug it out of the soil.

This time it was a box made of bronze, and it looked larger and heavier than the previous box.

"Push harder!"

It took several soldiers a great deal of effort to lift it out of the pit below.

thump—

Then he placed it heavily on the ground, raising a cloud of dust. Viserys slightly covered his mouth and nose before squatting down to examine the bronze box closely.

Its appearance is somewhat weathered, resembling something from the Valyrian civilization period.

Viserys never expected that Gillian Lannister would possess such a treasure, having actually unearthed an antique.

However, Viserys was not an archaeological expert and had little knowledge of the decorative styles of Valyrian artifacts.

However, as a Targaryen prince who had once lived in the Red Keep, he remembered seeing many treasures from the Valyrian Freehold era there.

Even in Viserys's memory, he seemed to have accidentally broken a valuable antique vase when he was a child, which seemed to come from ancient Valyria. At that time, he was scolded by his mother, Queen Leila.

Therefore, Viserys immediately recognized the origin of the bronze box.

However, what's more important is what's inside the box.

The box was buried deep underground, but it was not locked. The heavy lid covered it almost perfectly.

Not knowing what was in the box, Viserys cautiously stood up and drew his sword from his waist.

Clang...

A cold glint illuminated Gillian's bedroom by candlelight. He then plunged his sword into the crevice of the box, his eyes narrowing slightly before he forcefully lifted the lid of the heavy bronze box.

thump—

The bronze lid struck the ground with a loud thud.

However, Viserys remained unfazed. He had seen many artifacts from the Valyrian civilization and was not concerned at all about whether this bronze box, which might be quite valuable to ordinary people, would be damaged.

The castle guards around the room were unaware of the value of the ancient bronze box, and some of them curiously peered inside.

They didn't know what was inside the box.

Viserys, on the other hand, was much calmer.

Snapped--

After sheathing his sword, he looked inside the ancient bronze box, wanting to see what was inside.

"Ok?"