Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

“He took the black stone with him, which is very important.”

"Hopefully he can crack the secret."

Then Lyanna spoke, her eyes flashing with icy blue flames.

They weren't there to 'observe' Viserys, but to obtain the black stone, but unexpectedly, Rhaegar's brother discovered it and took it away.

“Viserys...he does look a lot like Rhaegar.”

Chapter 864 Research

A few days after the fall of Loras, Viserys, who had disappeared for some time, finally returned to the world riding a black dragon. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but then they discovered that Bellerion was injured, and their hearts, which had just been at ease, couldn't help but rise again.

Many people witnessed the battle between human dragon riders and the Night King in the skies above Loras not long ago, and even saw the two dragons fighting and ultimately falling from the sky, their fates unknown.

The survivors who had fled from Loras spread the word, and people prayed for Viserys, hoping he would return alive, otherwise there would truly be no hope for humanity.

Although the Empire still has seven dragons, the dragon riders are all women and children. Expecting them to fight the Night King would be risky; even two adult dragons attacking together might not be enough to defeat him.

However, it was precisely during this time of rampant rumors that Viserys, who had disappeared for a period of time after that great battle, finally reappeared.

He first flew to Norfolk to set up defenses on the human city side. Regardless of whether it would be effective, Viserys ordered them to keep aiming their giant crossbows loaded with dragon crystal bolts at the sky.

Braavos and Loras serve as cautionary tales; two free trade city-states have already been destroyed, each representing the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives. There can be no room for carelessness.

If a city is attacked, evacuate its inhabitants as soon as possible and move them south. Otherwise, once the city falls, they will become the Night King's subjects, hindering the Dawn War.

"clear."

The bearded monks of Norfolk nodded repeatedly at Viserys's request.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing..."

However, they then brought up another matter: the "Gateway to the Underworld," located hundreds of miles northwest of Norfolk and listed as one of the Seven Wonders of Nature by "Long-Legged" Lomas, seemed to have recently experienced some unusual activity.

The bearded monk told Viserys that the bottomless pit had recently begun to show abnormal signs, with mist rising upwards as if boiling.

"Really? Such a thing exists?"

"These are truly turbulent times."

Viserys frowned slightly upon hearing this.

There have been too many natural and man-made disasters lately, and it seems that in this long period of darkness, the whole world has become abnormal.

However, since a problem has arisen, Viserys dares not be negligent. He is now the busiest person in the world. Faced with the White Walkers' attacks everywhere, he wishes he could learn to create shadow clones and leave one in every city.

Viserys then rode Belerion to this 'Gateway to the Underworld', which was hundreds of leagues away from Norfolk.

And just as the bearded monks had said, white mist was indeed rising from the place, like a pot of water boiling. Every crack in the rocks was slowly emanating from it. A single rock might not seem like much, but being in the center of it felt like being in a fairyland, except for the pungent smell in the air.

If you smell the white mist here carefully, you can detect a scent of sulfur and saltpeter, just like the smell that comes out of a dragon's nostrils when it breathes.

However, dragons are made of blood and fire, and according to the geography Viserys had learned, the deeper into the earth's crust, the hotter it gets.

Is a volcano about to erupt here?

Viserys was somewhat doubtful. After all, although he had studied geography in high school, there was no geography course in college. He was not a researcher, and although he had not completely forgotten the knowledge he had learned in high school, it was not enough to make a definitive judgment as to whether this place was about to erupt.

Therefore, after circling around this 'gateway to the underworld,' Viserys quickly returned to Norfolk and voiced his conjecture.

However, although the bearded monks did not say it outright, they all showed expressions of disbelief.

People in this world have also heard of volcanic eruptions, but they mostly see them as a kind of 'divine punishment'.

For example, the Valyrian catastrophe is said to have been caused by the simultaneous eruption of fourteen volcanic peaks, with rising volcanic ash blotting out the sky and engulfing the entire peninsula. Overnight, Valyrian Freehold vanished, and even the Valyrian peninsula was torn apart.

Furthermore, they believe that the prerequisite for a 'volcanic eruption' is the existence of a 'volcano'. As the name suggests, it must be a mountain to erupt. They never believe that a volcano can erupt in a bottomless pit or in the ocean.

"you're right."

However, Viserys couldn't explain the specific reasons for the formation of volcanoes to them in a short time; otherwise, he would have to start with the structure of a planet.

Moreover, he wasn't sure if his judgment was correct, so he simply voiced his guess, leaving it up to the bearded monks to decide whether to believe it or not.

Viserys spent another half a month arranging things in Norfos.

During this time, Viserys was not worried that the Night King might take the opportunity to attack the slowly retreating Allied Forces, because the current commander of the Allied Forces was Bessie, who, apart from the cat named Balerion, was the first human to accept the Black Mist.

Furthermore, of the four glass candles directly controlled by the Empire, one is in his possession, allowing him to contact him at any time should danger arise.

Viserys stayed in Norfolk for a brief two-week period before setting off for Pentos.

Norfoss and Andalus are on the front lines, now facing the onslaught of the White Walkers, but Pentos is one of the most important cities for humanity, and it cannot afford to fall after the fall of Braavos.

The city garrison of Pentos, the First Legion of the Empire, and other forces are guarding this empire's 'economic capital'. The Dothraki, a branch of the empire's multi-ethnic system, have also arrived here.

Viserys arrived in Pentos and stayed there for some time, where he found Dr. Marwin, the priestess Melisandre, the red monk Machirro, and others who had escaped from the Cataclysm of Braavos.

Viserys brought out the oily black stone he had found in the dungeon on Lorasorn Island and asked these top human mages to try to decipher its mysteries.

He had a premonition that this mysterious black stone held the answer to the world's ultimate secret.

At first, Dr. Marwin and the others, just like Viserys when he first saw this stone, did not notice much.

However, after a period of research, they were surprised to find that their mental abilities had significantly increased!

Logically, this increase in mental abilities should be a good thing for these mages, but Dr. Marwin and the others did not feel any joy.

Because when they looked at each other, they could vaguely see an icy blue flame burning in each other's eyes.

Chapter 865 Magnetic Fields

"There's a big problem with this stone."

Dr. Marvin and the others were terrified by this sudden change.

"Could it be that the mad conjecture of that scholar in history was true? That the White Walkers really don't belong to this world, but are visitors from outer space?"

Because when Viserys handed the Black Stone to these top human mages, he told them how he obtained the stone and relayed the contents of the murals.

Based on this, Dr. Marwin deduced that the labyrinth builders worshipped the meteorite that struck Lorasorn Island, which is the very stone that stands before us today.

But they did not expect that spending a long time with this black stone would have a subtle negative impact.

Fortunately, the problem was discovered in time. The flame is still very weak, as if it would be extinguished by a gust of wind. There is still room for recovery. As long as they move a certain distance away from the rock, the flame in the eye will disappear. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

However, after this incident, Dr. Marwin and the others acted as if they had seen a ghost, and dared not approach the terrifying black stone again.

Because everyone knows that the appearance of icy blue flames in the eyes is the mark of a White Walker, and no one wants to become a White Walker if they want to be a normal human.

After all, the White Walkers don't even have normal human thinking; they are merely tools controlled by humans. It's hard to say whether the White Walkers are the original person or just a vessel for a spirit.

However, that wasn't the end of it. After that, accidents kept happening. A maid from the Restoration Palace accidentally approached the room where the oily black stone was stored, and then she died silently outside the room. Her body was left there for a long time and even stiffened before it was discovered.

Someone suddenly died here, which was naturally a big deal. After this incident, no one dared to approach the black stone anymore. Viserys stored it in the deepest part of the Restoration Palace cellar, isolated from the world, making it a taboo item.

However, despite the strange nature of this oily black stone, research on it cannot be stopped.

Because of this incident, coupled with Viserys's account of the scene, it's easy to imagine that the White Walkers' goal was to take the black stone from the dungeon, but they were afraid of alerting the White Walkers, so they just watched from a distance.

However, unexpectedly, Viserys was the first to discover and take away the black stone.

"This black stone must be extremely important to the White Walkers!"

Then the bald-headed, strong-looking doctor, resembling a bull, spoke with certainty.

"It has a strong influence on the surrounding area."

"It can turn a portion of humans into White Walkers."

At this point, Dr. Marwyn's expression turned slightly serious. If this matter could be confirmed, it would undoubtedly be a groundbreaking event, marking a significant step forward in humanity's understanding of the White Walkers, their archenemy, and the unveiling of their mysterious veil.

"It's not so much that it was important to the White Walkers, but rather that it created them."

Dr. Marwin deduced that the stone possessed a special field ability that could influence creatures that approached it. However, this ability was slow to take effect on people with high mental attributes or strong will.

Viserys carried it with him for a long time without any abnormalities. Dr. Marwyn, Melisandre, and others also studied it for a period of time before changes occurred. As for its effects on ordinary people, they were devastating. Ordinary people affected by it would die silently, just like the explorers on the third floor of the dungeon.

"Field capabilities?"

"magnetic field?"

Pantos, at a roundtable meeting inside the Palace of Renewal.

Viserys, Dr. Marvin, Melisandre, Machirro, and others sat around a conference table, discussing the mysterious black stone.

Upon hearing Dr. Marwin's analysis, Viserys couldn't help but remark that the ability Dr. Marwin described was somewhat similar to the concept of a magnetic field.

Dr. Marwyn truly lived up to his reputation as the only Doctor of the Mysticism in the Citadel, earning him the title of 'Marwyn the Wizard,' as he deduced numerous conjectures from just a few simple clues provided by Viserys.

The maester Qyburn who conducts dark research in the Citadel is Dr. Marwyn's biggest fan. He has great respect for Dr. Marwyn and considers all the other maesters in the Citadel to be "gray sheep."

"magnetic field?"

Dr. Marwin paused slightly upon hearing Viserys's words, then pondered for a moment before speaking.

"I haven't heard of the magnetic field Your Majesty mentioned, but if we're talking about the interaction between magnets... that could indeed be called a 'magnetic field'."

"Also invisible and intangible, an unseen force is influencing us."

"You say the White Walkers were created by it, that the White Walkers are extraterrestrials, and that they don't originally belong to this world..."

However, at that moment, the High Priestess Helia, the Moon Singer, spoke with a thoughtful expression.

"Was that long night also brought about by it?"

"Did the White Walkers use its power to create the Long Night?"

"Although the White Walkers are ferocious, I do not believe they have the ability to change the world."

The High Priestess of the Moonsinger was also a survivor of the Battle of Braavos. She organized the followers of the Moonsinger to evacuate the people and then found herself in danger. However, she was one of the top mages of mankind, and with the magic revival at its peak, her own abilities were also at their zenith. Therefore, she managed to escape by using some means.

Hyria's question is indeed thought-provoking, because although the White Walkers are humanity's number one enemy, they have not shown any ability to influence celestial phenomena. Therefore, the only possibilities are coincidence or external forces.

Coincidence refers to the fact that the rules governing the world undergo a long night every few thousand to ten thousand years to reshuffle the deck; this is the will of Heaven that cannot be changed.

And with the help of external forces... if I'm not mistaken, this stone in front of us probably fell from the sky. Since it also came from the sky, is it related to the coming of the long night?

Although this world is filled with dragons and other bizarre creatures, the sky remains a mystery to many. Even dragons cannot fly too high, and Viserys does not know whether the heavens beyond this world are the vast universe or the realm of the gods.

"this..."

Hylia's question left everyone present looking at each other in bewilderment, with no one able to provide a definite answer.