Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

"What exactly is this black mist?"

"Perhaps exploring the Valyrian ruins someday will give me an answer."

Viserys thought to himself.

He had this idea a long time ago.

Numerous clues suggest that the black mist surrounding him must have a profound connection to the Valyrian ruins.

Moreover, now that he has obtained the map left behind by Gillian Lannister, and in addition to unraveling the mystery surrounding him.

Viserys was almost certain that he would one day have to visit the Valyrian ruins himself.

It remains unknown what his identity was at that time—whether he led thousands of warships and tens of thousands of troops to conquer the Valyrian ruins, or whether he rode a dragon alone into the sea of ​​smoke.

However, one thing is certain...

"We must be fully prepared."

While Gillian was able to escape from the Valyrian ruins, that doesn't prove anything.

Because everyone who traveled with him had died, he seemed to be the only lucky one, but in the end he also died at the hands of Viserys.

Viserys didn't want to gamble with luck, nor did he ever put his chances on fate, because that was a very dangerous move.

The horror of the Valyrian ruins is like a gaping maw that is always open, a fact well known to every resident living along the coast or every sailor passing through.

There is a vast sea of ​​smoke, shrouded in mist all day long.

Once a ship strays into the thick, gray fog of the sea of ​​smoke, it rarely reappears.

The sea of ​​smoke was forbidden territory for sailors.

Most adventurers who went to explore the ruins of Valyria never even touched that mysterious and ancient land before perishing at sea.

Even those who were lucky enough to reach that land and return safely seemed to be cursed with certain death, and subsequently died one after another.

Even the Black Death at its peak was attacked by an unknown entity in the ruins of Valyria, suffering severe injuries and eventually escaping from that land.

Since Viserys is going, he will definitely take Bellerion with him.

Because Gillian's diary states that there are hidden sea monsters in the ocean, riding a giant dragon through the sky is a special kind of convenience.

However, Viserys still needs to be wary of the existence that can injure the dragon.

Chapter 294 The Calamity of the Savages

In the afternoon, sunlight filters through a sheer curtain.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"The King Beyond the Wall, Mance Rayder, has been captured by Stannis."

Ramsay Snow was given a chair and sat down next to Viserys; the two of them were the only ones in the empty study.

Viserys sat behind his desk, holding a newly arrived intelligence report from across the Narrow Sea.

This is intelligence that just came back from over there. Although a long time has passed, it can no longer be considered news here.

But there was nothing we could do.

Rams rushed over after receiving the intelligence.

He also had a handwritten letter in his hand from his father, Lord Luce Bolton of Dreadfort.

However, this letter was not written to his illegitimate son, Ramsay Snow, but to Viserys.

Although Ramsay was his illegitimate son, Roose Bolton only treated him as a tool, not his biological son.

Sending him to Viserys was actually a gamble on both sides.

However, Roose Bolton did not expect that Ramsay would be given important roles in Viserys, so Ramsay, who was originally just a tool, grew into a relatively important one.

At least in Roose Bolton's view.

"The usurper burned the other party alive."

Rams continued to explain.

This incident caused a great uproar in the North.

However, it did not cause any ripples in the area south of Zejing. The people in the south had no idea about the so-called King of the Frontier.

Even the savages are just legendary creatures.

Giants? Cannibals?

How could these things possibly exist?

However, due to the lack of information, most farmers in the south were unaware that a large number of agile wild men had fled to the area south of Zejing.

They split into smaller groups, hiding in the deep mountains and dense forests during the day to evade the pursuit of the noble army, and coming out at night to attack and plunder the surrounding villages and towns.

There have been numerous cases of cannibals massacring villages near Twin Rivers and Sea Frontier.

Old Frey of the Twins was reportedly furious upon hearing the news, but he dared not curse King Robert. Instead, he berated the Northmen as good-for-nothings for allowing the wildlings to escape from Zephyr Neck and causing him financial loss.

Old Frey then sent his sons with Frey family soldiers to capture these savages and bring them to justice.

However, these savages were very cunning and had an extremely keen sense of danger.

They cause some trouble here today, and then they go to another place to cause some trouble tomorrow.

A shot was fired in the east, and a cannon shot was fired in the west.

This greatly upset Old Frey's eldest son, Steve Ren Frey.

Although the family soldiers were poorly trained and lacked combat effectiveness, they still had a considerable number of cavalry under their command.

However, they always end up being led by the nose by these savages, especially since these savages like to venture into the mountains.

Every time Stevieren and his son led the Frey family soldiers close to catching up with these wretched savages, they would disappear into the high mountains and dense forests.

The infantry had already fallen behind, and the cavalry, unable to enter the mountains, had to dismount and walk in.

However, as soon as Steveren and his son Lyman Frey dismounted and led their soldiers in pursuit, they were ambushed by the savages.

A barrage of large stones and arrows rained down, causing many soldiers to die or be wounded, and they fled in panic.

However, it wasn't that the savages were particularly strong; rather, it was that the Frey sons were utterly useless.

On the other hand, in Haijiang City, there is a stark contrast.

A main force of savages suddenly attacked Haijiang City, seemingly intending to seize the castle and town, capture the ships, and then escape overseas.

This was the strategy devised by Mance Rayder, the King of the Frontier, for the savages: do not attempt to fight the king's army, do not attempt to resist, just escape, simply flee, desperately flee to the warmer south.

If we could capture a port and steal a few ships, that would be even better; we could then escape to the continent of Essos.

Mance Red's plan was actually not flawed, even though he was burned alive, many more savages survived.

He didn't care about the lives of the people behind the Great Wall. Everyone is only concerned with their own survival; they themselves are barely surviving, so who cares about whether others can live?

So the savages broke up into smaller groups and fled desperately southward, avoiding battles with the armies of the nobles and the king, and running into the mountains and forests whenever they encountered them.

However, the savage tribe that attacked Haijiang City seemed to have gotten their bearings wrong.

Even if they capture Haijiang City and have ships, the only way from here is to the Iron Islands.

To reach the more prosperous and expansive continent of Essos, one must cross the Summer Sea.

However, with the Melist family in Seafront City, Earl Jason is not as useless as the young Freys.

This valiant count once led his army in a fierce resistance against the Ironborn's attack, killing King Balon's son and driving them all into the sea.

These savages have really kicked a hornet's nest when they tried to attack Haijiang City.

Jason Mellist then led the soldiers of Seafront City out of the city, crushed the savages' attack, beheaded thousands, and drove the savages into the deep mountains of Wasteland City.

The defeated savages fled westward.

On the other side...

The most fortified 'fortress' in the valley is the Bright Moon Mountains, where a large number of mountain clans and tribes live.

There seems to be traces of wild men here as well.

However, these savage tribes did not clash with the mountain clans, both of which were tribes that did not obey the king or the Duke of Eagle's Nest and relied mainly on raiding for survival.

They hid deep in the mountains, and the knights of the valley could not enter the mountains to wipe them out. Instead, they were often ambushed. The mountain clans had always been a major threat to the valley.

Nowadays, the savage tribes and mountain clans seem to have joined forces, rampaging wildly in the Green Fork River, King's Road, and even in the towns and villages of the valley, plundering caravans and travelers.

The towns and trade routes along the entire Mingyue Mountain range were thrown into chaos, with war breaking out everywhere.

The destruction caused by the influx of hundreds of thousands of savages into the Seven Kingdoms continues, and is spreading rapidly to various regions like a plague.

Now, traces of wildlings have been found in the North, the Riverlands, the West, and the Valley.

However, this influence continues to spread southward.

Perhaps soon we will see these wildlings appear in King's Landing and the Reach.

Jon Arryn, the King's Hand who remained in King's Landing, was overwhelmed with these matters.

Meanwhile, Viserys, thousands of miles away, was thoroughly enjoying the intelligence report.

In reality, the destruction caused by the wildlings was merely a minor ailment, insufficient to overthrow the Iron Throne's rule.

Aside from the battle of Haijiang City, these savages did not systematically attack castles; they only harassed villages and towns.

They'd be committing suicide if they tried to attack King's Landing.

However, it is precisely this minor itching problem that is so annoying.

Jon Arryn could not possibly launch another conscription in the name of the king, leading a massive army to roam the world and wipe out these troublesome wildlings one by one.

We should only let the nobles in each region mind their own business, instead of just driving them around.

Although the Battle of Seafront was a great victory, the wildlings driven to the western frontier caused extensive destruction, drawing protests from Casterly Rock.

Solve your own problems; don't expect the king to clean up your mess. Jon Arryn's biggest fear right now is that these nobles will use the wildlings as a tool in their political struggles.

If you can kill them, don't kill them. Just drive them to your competitors' territory and make them suffer.

Time flies.