Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

"Valirian steel swords, Valyrian steel armor, dragon eggs, legendary tomes, exquisite artifacts forged with superb magical craftsmanship, and so on and so forth..."

"At this point, people unsurprisingly split into two factions."

"One faction, upon seeing the castle of the Valyrian nobles, became blinded by greed and forgot that their mission was to rescue their companions and kill the monster that attacked them."

"But it was only at this moment that they finally remembered that they had ventured into the Valyrian ruins to make money, not to escape empty-handed."

"They even forgot how terrified I was during the day, and even tied me to a stake, intending to burn me alive."

"How ironic."

In order to organize this fleet to enter the ruins of Valyria, Gillian made a promise that his sole purpose for this journey was to find the Lannister family's lost divine weapon, the 'Light Howl'.

Apart from Guangxiao, all the treasures belong to whoever gets them first. Anyone who dares to try to steal them will be executed by everyone.

And he, as the leader, wouldn't take a single penny more; he used his own surname as collateral.

All slaves who are willing to follow him into the Valyrian ruins will be freed from their slave status upon exiting, becoming free men again, and the wealth they acquire will also be valid.

Therefore, under the powerful lure of these benefits, these crew members and slaves were willing to follow Gillian into the Valyrian ruins.

only…

They underestimated how terrible the cost of exploring this site would be, and were terrified as soon as they passed through the sea of ​​smoke.

However, with such blatant profit right before their eyes, and the fact that this untouched and genuine Valyrian castle must hold astonishing wealth, many people have become tempted.

Having already taken such a huge risk and survived so many near-death experiences to come to this land, they will inevitably encounter another risk on their way back.

They might as well take a gamble. If they actually found a Valyrian steel sword and took it out... Just thinking about it made some of them's eyes turn bloodshot.

However, while some are blinded by greed, others remain calm.

Think of the sea monsters beneath the black sea.

They believed that there must be some terrible monsters hiding in this land, and that the monster that had just carried away their companion might be one of them.

As a result, this group of people backed out.

One side was thinking about seeking fortune in danger and wanted to go on an adventure, while the other side wanted to return to the seaside campsite. There was no real conflict between them, so they simply went their separate ways.

Those who wanted to go back formed a small group. Because the surrounding fog made it impossible to discern directions, they could only follow the bloodstains on the ground back to their starting point.

Meanwhile, another group of daring individuals prepared their armor and weapons, ready to enter the dilapidated castle in hopes of striking it rich.

Gillian Lannister was among them.

He came to explore the ruins of Valyria to prove his abilities and step out of his brothers' shadow.

Now that the opportunity is right in front of us, how can we give it up so easily?

Chapter 164 Swords, Armor, and Horns

"So I followed the 'brave ones' into the castle."

"I must admit, this was one of the best decisions I ever made."

Gillian didn't explain why he said that, but it made Viserys, the reader, slightly tense.

He is now completely immersed in the story and even feels a bit of empathy for it.

He had a premonition that those who returned the way they came might have encountered something even more terrible.

Whoosh...

In the quiet room, the paper rustled softly as Viserys turned to the next page.

And at this time.

bang bang bang...

There was a knock on the door of the 'Bachelor's' room, and the sound was so abrupt that it startled Viserys.

The silver-haired boy was interrupted for a moment. He raised his head and glanced in the direction of the door, but he didn't seem to have any complaints. He just nodded slightly. Then, the person next to him quickly went over and opened the door.

"His Majesty."

Another soldier entered from outside the door.

"The scholar is dead."

He came to tell Viserys Gillian Lannister of his death, who had drunk the poisoned wine and died bleeding from all seven orifices.

"Ah."

Viserys simply nodded when he heard this outcome, which he had already anticipated.

However, the soldier did not leave. He hesitated for a moment, then spoke again.

"Your Majesty, Her Highness the Eldest Princess..."

The soldier who came to report then told Viserys that Reynolds and Daenerys wanted to see him.

Because they already knew about this, but were unaware of the maester's death, they did not believe that the maester had truly betrayed the Targaryens.

Now Renis rushed over, saying she wanted to see him and plead for her teacher.

Because Gillian had once tutored the two girls, Viserys had anticipated this and deliberately sent them away when he gave them the poisoned wine, so as to take care of Rhaenys and Daenerys' feelings.

However, Viserys hesitated slightly upon hearing the soldier's words, but still shook his head and refused Renis's request.

"never mind."

"Let them calm down."

Experiencing betrayal is not a very special thing. The more powerful the people around you are, the more likely it is to happen. After all, desire is one of the most difficult emotions for people to control.

Viserys, through his past and present lives, was no longer surprised by these things.

After all, the Targaryen Empire was on the verge of collapse, and its members were scattered as the tree fell. It was a perfectly normal thought that no one wanted to perish with the Targaryens.

Who could have imagined that Viserys would do so many things later, ultimately breaking the deadlock and turning the tide?

Moreover, the 'Maester' was an enemy from the very beginning; he came to avenge his second brother, Kevan Lannister.

From the ambush on the Great Road six years ago, when Viserys stabbed Kevan in the chest with his sword, to the later massacre at the Red Keep, the Targaryen and Lannister families had long been locked in a blood feud, with no room for compromise between them.

therefore.

Viserys wasn't too angry about the maester's 'betrayal'; instead, it reminded him of the many blood debts he still owed across the Narrow Sea.

When Viserys was forced to flee King's Landing in a carriage, he was already waiting for the day he would return to fight his way back.

Reyne was too young at the time, and she has now even forgotten what her father Rhaegar Targaryen and mother Elia Martell look like.

Not to mention his brother Aegon Targaryen, who is widely believed to have died from falling against the wall.

Renis simply repeated the names of the three men to herself, and remembered who she should hate.

However, this hatred seemed to have no clear source.

Daenerys, on the other hand, was even more detached from the so-called hatred.

For her, her father, mother, eldest brother, and so on were all just labels. From birth until now, Daenerys' entire life has only included her second brother Viserys and Renesas, who forced her to call him her sister.

Therefore, the only one who now carries the Targaryen family's motivation for revenge is Viserys.

They know nothing, which is why they are so naive.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Upon hearing Viserys's slightly weary voice, the guard's expression tightened slightly, and he quickly responded before turning and walking away.

Not far away, a girl with long brown hair stood quietly in front of the tower, gazing at the faint lights. Then, a guard who had come out of the room came to Renis and shook his head slightly.

"Your Highness..."

Rene's face was clearly etched with disappointment.

She hadn't seen the evidence, so she couldn't believe her teacher had truly betrayed the Targaryens.

She desperately hoped that Viserys had made a mistake.

Although Gillian was determined to get rid of Viserys, perhaps to conceal his identity, he was always devoted to the two girls and could be considered a good teacher.

Even during his recent investigation into the mole within the castle, Viserys suspected many people, but it wasn't until the very end that he noticed the maester, because Gillian's acting was truly impeccable.

...

Inside the Bachelor's Tower.

After rejecting Renis's pleas, Viserys turned his attention to Gillian's memoirs.

Just as we were getting to the most important part, we were interrupted.

Next, Gillian and his crew of money-grubbing, life-risking sailors and slaves entered the castle shrouded in a hazy gray fog.

"Upon entering the castle, we found ourselves in a garden that had long since lost all life. The flowers had withered and turned to dust, and there were fallen dead trees and broken pillars on the ground. We began to search upwards along the corridor, starting with the servants' quarters."

"As expected, a looting broke out as soon as we entered the castle. A lowly slave drew his sword and killed a crew member named Kevin, then stole the first candlestick that Kevin had obtained."

“Kevin... I still recognize him. He was one of the few people who stood up and were willing to believe in me during the most critical moment.”

"Then a looting broke out, and people began to fight and kill each other in a disorderly manner, completely forgetting that their greatest enemy was not their own kind."

"And this is just the living quarters for the servants."

Gillian's handwriting was slightly messy at this point, suggesting that his emotions were somewhat unstable while he was writing down a memory.

Furthermore, he emphasized the word 'kind,' leaving Viserys wondering if he was implying something specific.

"It took a great deal of effort for people to finally calm down, and the candlestick that initially caused the bloodshed ended up in my hands by some strange twist of fate."

“I propose that everyone put all the valuables they find in a bronze chest, sell them together when we return to Valantis, and then divide the proceeds equally.”

"After paying some necessary price, we finally united and continued forward, eventually arriving at the castle's main hall..."

"However, we haven't found the treasure here yet, but we have found the monster that attacked us..."

"Its figure was shrouded in darkness, somewhat hazy and indistinct, and looked like a strong but slightly hunched man who seemed to be savoring something."

"Later I learned that he wasn't afraid of us, but that a human being was just the right amount to eat."

"At that moment, I peeked through the crack outside the hall and saw what appeared to be three things next to the high throne."

"A sword and a suit of armor hung on the wall behind the throne, and a huge horn sat on the table..."