Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

"That's a good question, but more evidence is needed."

After a moment of silence, Dr. Marwin spoke first, then pondered for a moment before continuing.

"Actually, I have seen a stone like this before, but strangely, that stone did not have such magical abilities."

"As I mentioned before, the Sea Rock of the Iron Islands is carved from a single piece of black rock like this."

"His Majesty once said that a black stone was once suppressed beneath the body of the ancient god."

"The Sea Stone was once the throne of the Gray Sea King, who was the Drowning God."

The Grey Sea King is the Drowning God, a fact Viserys also told them, because he saw through that pale head the Grey Sea King killing the sea dragon Naga and the Storm God.

"Could this black stone... be related to the gods?"

Dr. Marwin temporarily set aside the question of the High Priestess of the Moonsinger, then pondered for a moment before dropping another bombshell.

Chapter 866 Unveiling the Veil

"Is the Black Stone related to the gods?"

Dr. Marvin's idea was somewhat alarming, leaving everyone present looking at each other in bewilderment.

"You must not speak ill of the gods, Doctor."

However, on the other side, the red-robed monk Machiro of the Crimson God Cult spoke with some unease.

Although the doctrines of the Red God Cult are based on a dualistic worldview similar to Zoroastrianism, they believe that apart from Allah Rahro and the God of Cold, all other gods are false gods.

But now magic has revived and the long night has descended. Although the whole world is plunged into disaster, it is also a golden age where a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend.

Male sorcerers, wizards, alchemists, moon chanters, red-robed monks, dark sorcerers, necromancers, cloud mages, fire sorcerers, blood sorcerers, torturers, judgment knights, poisoners, priestesses, nightwalkers, shapeshifters, and followers of the 'Black Goat,' 'Pale Child,' and 'Night Lion,' etc.—all these magical systems have gods, large and small, supporting them. Machiro no longer dares to denounce them as false gods.

There are many gods in this world, but the Drowned God and the Old Gods are among the most well-known, with a large number of believers and a long history of worship. Viserys confirmed the existence of the Drowned God and the Old Gods, and they each possessed a black stone. Could the black stone really be related to the gods?

"However, the Black Stone did not cause any problems in the hands of the Drowned God."

Melisandre, the Red Witch, remained silent throughout, carefully observing her words. But at this moment, she raised her delicate hand and brushed aside a strand of her copper-red hair. Her alluring red eyes swept over everyone present, and then she spoke in a clear and serious voice.

"The Seastone position has been passed down from the Grey Sea King through countless generations of the Iron Islands' Supreme Kings. It is said that only devout male Ironborn are qualified to sit on the Seastone position; those who are not devout or women are not."

"However, so many Iron Kings have sat on the Seastone throne, and so many people have come close, including the Greyjoy family in recent times, yet there has never been a problem."

"There was also a black stone beneath the body of the ancient god, which also did not cause any disaster."

What does this tell us?

Melisandre asked the question.

What does this illustrate?

The old woman named Helia, the high priestess of the moon chanter, was slightly taken aback and didn't react.

"It is very likely that the gods knew about the dangers of the Black Stones long ago and then suppressed them."

"The influence of this black stone has no effect on the gods."

Meanwhile, Dr. Marwin, who had been pondering for a long time, spoke up.

"Makes sense."

Dr. Marwin's words made a lot of sense, and everyone present nodded in agreement. After all, humans still held the gods in awe. However, after he finished speaking and thought for a moment, everyone's eyes turned to Viserys, who was sitting in the first seat and deep in thought.

The influence of the Black Stone is ineffective against the gods?

However, Viserys seemed to have just put it back in a random torn cloth bag. The Black Stone would affect everyone, including Dr. Marwyn, who was the most powerful person present, but Viserys carried it around for more than half a month and then flew to Pentos as if nothing had happened.

What does this illustrate? Gu Ying

"Don't misunderstand, I am far from reaching the level of the gods."

Viserys, who was deep in thought, noticed the looks in everyone's eyes. After a moment's thought, he understood and shrugged slightly before speaking.

"Perhaps the black stone is ineffective against beings that possess divine fire."

The divine fire is the power of faith. Viserys can use the divine fire to awaken all objects that possess divinity, such as the Faceless Goddess statue and its raven head. Items once used by the gods all possess divinity.

Viserys possessed the divine fire, which qualified him to use these artifacts.

The divine fire burning in his spiritual realm also has a passive skill: it can protect him from low-level mental attacks, curses, and maintain his mental clarity at all times.

Dr. Marwin deduced that the black stone possessed a very special magnetic field that could interfere with the minds of living beings, and that prolonged contact would transfer the magnetic field's power to other living beings.

This is similar to a magnet. When it is placed with iron for a long time, the iron will be magnetized and acquire a certain degree of magnetism.

The black stone possesses a special magnetic field, which can impart 'magnetism' to other creatures upon prolonged contact. However, other creatures must possess sufficient mental strength to bear this magnetism.

Therefore, ordinary people with insufficient mental strength will die because they cannot withstand this 'magnetism'. People like Dr. Marwin who possess mysterious powers will be 'magnetized' imperceptibly, but fortunately, it was discovered in time.

Viserys should have been 'magnetized' as well, but his mental strength far exceeded ordinary people's imagination. After all, he had swallowed the remaining divine power of the Old Gods, making him half a Northern Old God and mastering some of the Old Gods' abilities.

Furthermore, he had ignited his own divine fire within the spiritual realm, which helped him exempt himself from the magnetic field influence of the black stone. Therefore, Viserys could freely handle and play with this oily black stone.

"If I bestow upon you the divine fire, will you be immune to the influence of the Black Stone?"

Then Viserys asked.

"It's worth a try, Your Majesty."

Dr. Marwin pondered for a moment, then nodded and spoke, and Viserys nodded slightly in response.

"In that case, there is one more thing."

"If this oily black stone is very important to the White Walkers, then do we have reason to suspect that every attack they launch is aimed at this black stone?"

He began to carefully recall that the White Walkers first appeared north of the Wall. They crushed the resistance of the human alliance and breached Winterfell. Afterward, the White Walkers did not rush to continue south, but instead searched for something in the north.

Furthermore, Brynden Rivers, the Three-Eyed Raven, once told Viserys that he and the Night King were in the darkness, and that the strongest roots would be embedded deep in the dark earth, and that the White Walkers would find them sooner or later.

Viserys didn't understand what Brynden Rivers meant when he said that, but now he thinks it might be because of the black stone, so that no matter where the Old Gods are hiding, the White Walkers will eventually find it.

Similarly, because the Old Gods hid the black stone in a very deep place, throwing it into the depths of the Bottomless Pit, the Night King spent a great deal of effort to find the black stone and the location of the Old Gods' true forms before finally finding it.

In the same war, the White Walkers' sudden raid on the Iron Islands by boat suddenly makes sense. At first, humans thought that the White Walkers were not going to recklessly charge in, but instead were starting to look at military strategy.

But now it seems that the surprise attack on the Iron Islands may have been just to obtain another black stone, which symbolizes the Sea Stone throne of the Iron Islands king.

Chapter 867 The Bet

Following this line of reasoning, the later attacks on Iban, the Dothraki holy city of Vis Dothraki, Mount Santa Maria, and the surprise attacks on Braavos and Loras may also have some basis in this.

The White Walkers may not be attacking humans for the sake of attacking humans, but rather they are collecting these black stones.

"So, all I need to do is keep it with me?"

Viseris thought for a moment and then spoke.

"If I carry it with me, will the Night King target me?"

"It's too dangerous for Your Majesty to carry it with you; no one knows if it has any other effects."

"Furthermore, His Majesty cannot have contact with ordinary people, as this would endanger them."

As soon as Viserys opened his mouth, Dr. Marwin on the other side quickly objected.

Viserys understood Viserys's thoughts. The Night King's whereabouts were unpredictable, sometimes flying east and sometimes west. It was for this reason that Viserys left his two wives, Rhaenys and Daenerys, at the Wall, while the capital of the Empire, King's Landing, was also guarded by five young dragons.

Viserys' purpose was to ensure absolute safety. If the Night King suddenly attacked the Wall and King's Landing, humanity would not be completely without a chance to fight back, and the dragons would protect his family.

However, while Viserys's arrangements ensured absolute safety, they significantly delayed humanity's resistance against the White Walkers. Imagine if the eight dragons had participated in the aerial battle in Loras; the Night King might not have escaped so easily.

But would Viserys dare to gamble? He wouldn't dare to gamble with his family.

However, Viserys now has such an opportunity. The White Walkers' goal is to obtain more Black Stones, and if Viserys carries the Black Stones with him, the Night King's attention will be drawn to Viserys, thus neglecting to attack other human cities. Viserys can then mobilize the dragons from other places to launch a massive siege and kill the Night King directly on human soil.

However, although Dr. Marwyn understood Viserys's idea, he firmly opposed it because he did not think it was a good idea. The Night King was not a fool; he had his own logic and thinking and would not stand by and watch himself fall into a trap.

And Dr. Marwin looked at the silver-haired young man sitting at the round table, a sentence he wanted to say but didn't.

That is, their current basis for understanding the effect of the Black Stone is still speculation. Dr. Marwin cannot confirm whether the Black Stone really has no effect on Viserys, or whether it is because His Majesty the Emperor is too powerful. Therefore, the time required for this subtle influence is relatively long.

If Viserys really does get infected by accident...

Thinking of this, and looking at Viserys's face, Dr. Marwin couldn't help but shudder slightly.

Viserys is the protector of all mankind. If he were to fall victim to the Black Stone and be controlled by its body and mind, becoming a White Walker or the next Night King, then humanity would truly be doomed. The world would be completely reshuffled during this long night, until life begins a new cycle.

Therefore, even for the slightest possibility, Dr. Marvin did not want Viserys to carry this dangerous object with him for an extended period of time.

"We know that the White Walkers have another characteristic: they will not rush to advance south before they have roughly controlled a certain area."

Dr. Marwyn then spoke up, explaining that the White Walkers would not skip Braavos to launch a surprise attack on Pentos, much less on Volantis or Sunspear in Dorne.

"Your Majesty, why not place this black stone in Dorne?" Gu Cheng

Dr. Marvin's meaning was clear. Viserys heard his words, tapped his fingers lightly on the table, pondered for a moment, and then shook his head, rejecting his suggestion.

"No, then this black stone will be useless."

Dr. Marwyn believed that placing the Black Stone in Dorne or Volantis would ensure safety, preventing the White Walkers from crossing vast swathes of unconquered northern lands to launch a surprise attack on Dorne in the far south.

However, Viserys and Dr. Marvin held different views, and apart from some matters of principle, his thinking was relatively radical.

Viserys believed that since he had obtained the black stone, he should not leave it to be useless; it would be a waste to obtain it merely to prevent the White Walkers from getting it.

He wanted to maximize the use of the Black Stone in his hands, such as luring out the Night King or keeping his attention firmly on him to prevent him from attacking other human cities.

Viserys' risky decision made Dr. Marwin open his mouth as if to say something, but Viserys waved his hand to stop him.

“My mind is made up, Doctor.”

Viserys's mind was made up, and Dr. Marwin, seeing the other's stance, knew that he couldn't be persuaded with just a few words, so he could only nod slightly and then remain silent.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

...

The discovery of a black stone deepened humanity's understanding of the White Walkers, their archenemy.

The White Walkers were once seen as mysterious, terrifying, and enigmatic, but now, after prolonged contact, their secrets are gradually being revealed, and their veil of mystery is being lifted little by little.

"The day of the decisive battle is approaching."

Viserys stood on the top floor of the tower, looking down at the city lights twinkling, and murmured softly.