Game of Thrones: Viserys the Three-Headed Dragon

"Get out of the way."

Watching the dragon spread its wings, flapping gently, it glided down from the tower to the square in front of the Sea King's Palace. The nobles of Braavos were shocked and retreated, but they did not hear any rumbling sound, only two loud stomping sounds of the dragon landing on the ground.

The nobles of the Sea King's Palace were shocked to find that such a huge creature could give people a feeling of extremely light movements when taking off and landing.

They watched the dragon's head looking at them, as if driving them away, and they retreated further, farther away from the pile of residues that were beyond their cognition.

Then.

"Suvio!"

I only heard Viserys utter a word in High Valyrian, which means frozen.

Then, the people in front of the Sea King's Palace in Braavos saw a scene that shocked them so much that they almost screamed.

A ball of white light accumulated in the mouth of the left head of the three-headed dragon, and then a beam of frost rays shot out from the mouth of the left head of the dragon, heading straight for the pile of residues.

The dragon spits out frost!

What happened?

How is it possible?

But the fact is in front of them. The frost rays of the left head of the three-headed dragon swallowed the pile of residues in an instant.

In a breath, a ball of white ice can be seen to have tightly wrapped the pile of residues.

Viserys now absorbed a little bit of ice magic from the assassin's dagger by forcibly bearing the magic curse. His current ice magic is only four mouthfuls of ice at most.

Viserys is not sure if it will work, so he can only look forward to it.

Seeing that the white ice froze the pile of residues in it without causing any strong reaction, Viserys looked at the group of dignitaries who were driven aside by him.

A group of people saw the dragon's head turn towards them and looked at them with terrifying eyes. He was trembling with fear and at a loss.

In the end, Viserys held back and did not ask them to send living people to do experiments for him again.

It was quite funny. The two faceless bodies wrapped in shrouds that Viserys had thrown down when he came to question him were still lying in the square.

"Guliouk."

Viserys spoke, as if he was commanding the dragon. He hooked one of the bodies with a dragon claw on his foot, and with a little force, threw the body onto the white ice.

The body was like a piece of hard wood, hitting the ice frozen by Viserys's frost rays, sliding into the pit on the ground, motionless. It was not like the previous reckless guard who was possessed by the strange cold flame and burned.

Viserys waited for about ten breaths before continuing to throw the second body there, and saw that the second body was also fine.

He moved closer, stretched out his dragon claws, and dug the white ice out of the pit.

His dragon body now has too much fire element, and his claws are hot, so the ice ball melts uncontrollably, steaming water vapor and becoming slippery.

But Viserys still dug out the ice ball, and the strange cold magic belonging to the cold god seemed to be really wrapped by Viserys' ice and did not leak out.

Viserys turned the dug out ice ball upside down, opened his mouth and blew out another frost ray, freezing the back of the ice ball tightly.

The ice ball was huge, but in Viserys's dragon claws, it looked like a strange double-headed ice cone with an uneven surface.

When everything was completely frozen in the white ice created by Viserys, Viserys put the ice cone on the ground, gently pushed it, and slid it to the open space between the dragon and the dignitaries of Braavos, and began to make demands: "Lord Tormer, ask someone to find a waterproof cloth to pack this ice for me. I will take care of it."

Tormer didn't dare to object, and quickly responded: "Yes, yes, Your Majesty the Dragon King." As he said that, he turned his head and ordered, "Why are you still standing there, butler, didn't you hear the request of Your Majesty the Dragon King!"

"Yes, Your Majesty the Dragon King. Yes, Your Majesty the Consul." The butler was a chubby middle-aged man. He immediately responded with a trembling voice and fled to the Sea King's Palace.

Tormo asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, what else do you need?"

"I have mentioned my needs to His Majesty Antalion Sea King before, but this change had not happened yet. Now I believe you have known the dangers of the House of Black and White and the Faceless Man who claims to be a priest of the Thousand-Faced God. Sir Tormo, I wonder how you in Braavos plan to deal with the House of Black and White and the followers of the Thousand-Faced God?"

Tormo gritted his teeth and gave a reply: "Your Majesty, thanks to your help from afar, we were able to see the true face of this organization and solve the hidden danger that could destroy the city. However, we still don’t know how far this evil organization related to the White Walkers and with heinous behavior will develop because of Braavos’s tolerant policy on religion! We will never tolerate it! We must put this vicious, evil, cruel, city-damaging, and harmful threat to others——”

Tormo’s words had already come out of his mouth, and he was getting more and more excited, when suddenly a calm voice interrupted him: "No, Your Majesty the Dragon King, Your Excellency the Governor." A guard walked out of the crowd, his tone was calm with a hint of sadness, "The Faceless Organization is not like this, this is not the truth."

As soon as the guard spoke, the crowd dispersed.

"Guard! Guard!" Tormo felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, his voice was distorted, and he screamed in panic, "Your Majesty the Dragon King, help me!"

God has mercy on him. Tormo just saw an opportunity and wanted to take the opportunity to secure his position as the next Sea King. Who knew that there was a Faceless Man hiding in the crowd!

The other guards were horrified when they saw a Faceless Man mixed in, and they all drew their swords.

The crowd instantly surrounded the "guard" who stood up to excuse the Faceless Man, and the dignitaries scattered and hid.

But soon, with Viserys's cold snort, the scene instantly quieted down.

"Another one."

Viserys knew that there was no reason in the world that burning cockroach nests could kill cockroaches. It was precisely because of this that he came here at the beginning to reach a balance agreement with the House of Black and White to stop their assassination activities. After all, this organization did not know how many believers there were, and whether there were other secret temples in private. The Faceless Man's assassination methods were strange and hard to guard against.

Viserys himself was not afraid, but if the other party began to retaliate indiscriminately and assassinate Viserys's relatives, vassals, military leaders, and government officials, then Viserys would not be able to control the situation.

Therefore, Viserys' original plan was to stabilize the House of Black and White first, and then secretly support R'hllor's followers to be hostile, confront, and purge these "poisoners of alien gods." He never thought that he would encounter such a crisis in Braavos.

"Please allow me to defend the god I serve, Your Majesty the Dragon King, Your Excellency the Ruler." The guard took off his helmet calmly, revealing his face. His hair was half black and half white, and he had a pale face. He calmly said, "What happened to Your Majesty the Dragon King was caused by the cultist who disguised himself as the Patriarch. I cannot deny that the current changes came from the House of Black and White. But I want to say that the White Walker was brought back by the cultists from the White Wasteland. Evil forces often hide their dark hearts in gorgeous light. I am sure that the Patriarch of the House of Black and White must have been bewitched by evil forces. The liberation given to the living by the believers of the Thousand-Faced God is a merciful and complete liberation, a gift from the Thousand-Faced God, and it is definitely not like now, leaving the body of the recipient restless. The Patriarch has betrayed the faith of the Thousand-Faced God. He is no longer a tool of the Thousand-Faced God, but a believer of evil forces. He is not a real nobody!"

When the Faceless Man appeared, Tormer knew that there was no turning back. He stood firmly on Viserys' side: "You want to shirk responsibility with this sentence! The assassination of the Dragon King, the raising of ghosts, and the attempt to destroy Braavos were all done by the House of Black and White. Now he wants to put all the blame on the dead!"

"Someone is not shirking responsibility, Your Excellency. The House of Black and White is willing to take responsibility. But the Thousand-Faced God is by no means as evil as you see. The Thousand-Faced God is the god of death, with thousands of incarnations. He listens to the prayers of those who are struggling in pain. He equally grants everyone eternal relief. His gift ends all pain and despair for the recipients.

But the evil power that appeared in Braavos today is definitely not from the Thousand-Faced God. It must be some evil power that obscured the sight of the gods and attempted to discredit the real gods that someone serves."

Tormer was speechless: "."

Not to mention Tormer, even Viserys felt speechless.

At this point, the Faceless Man is still thinking about vindicating the god he serves, not anything else.

It's as if what happened is not as important as the slander of his god.

Tormo was silent for a moment, turned his head and looked in the direction of the dragon, gritted his teeth, and the politician who is likely to succeed the Sea King hardened his heart and shouted: "You said that the House of Black and White is willing to take responsibility, can you represent the House of Black and White? How do you take responsibility? What do you take responsibility for?"

"Someone can represent the House of Black and White. Please let someone introduce you to the Thousand-Faced God Servant Organization, which is the Faceless Man in the world. The Faceless Man are all priests of the Thousand-Faced God Church. We, the nameless people, have no worries and serve the Thousand-Faced God wholeheartedly, bringing His gifts to the promised people. . The Patriarch is just an ordinary Faceless Man who manages the temple on behalf of the God and represents the House of Black and White. When a Patriarch dies, the first Faceless Man who knows the news will take over his responsibilities, become the new Patriarch, and continue to serve the God devoutly. "

Tormo asked: "Then even if the succession rules you said are true, how can you guarantee that you are the first person to know that the previous Patriarch has died. "

"I have his face." As he said, the face of the Faceless Man turned into the original appearance of the previous Patriarch, with rotten skin on his face, revealing a yellowed skull, and empty eye sockets.

The sound of hissing and gasping came from the mouth of the spectator.

Tormo, who was confronting the other party, could not help but take a few steps back, shouting in shock: "Bloody Hell!"

Viserys could not help but ask: "How many faceless men do you have?"

In an instant, the faceless man's face returned to its original ordinary and calm appearance: "The Thousand-Faced God spreads faith in the world, so those who believe in the Thousand-Faced God can be nameless. We are a religion that serves the Thousand-Faced God, Your Majesty the Dragon King, just like the Church of the Seven Gods in your territory, can you calculate how many believers of the Seven Gods are in your territory?"

"Do you have other temples, and other Black and White Houses?"

"Where there is faith in the Thousand-Faced God, there will be the Black and White House. It is just the name of a temple, just like the Temple of the Seven Gods, the Temple of the King of Light in R'hllor. It may be large or small, open or hidden."

I don't know if it's a lie, what he means is that the faceless men are countless, or in other words, if they want, there will be countless people who can become faceless men.

This is undoubtedly a big trouble.

Viserys felt uncomfortable.

You know how Viserys is feeling when you see a cockroach in the house. Who knows how many more cockroaches are lurking?

As expected, this kind of matter still needs to be left to a professional pest control team.

The one who felt even more uncomfortable was the ruler of Braavos. When Tormo saw that Viserys had stopped speaking, he continued: "Do you think anyone will believe in your God of Many Faces after such a thing happens?"

The Faceless Man replied: "Someone believes that a true servant will serve more devoutly after experiencing this, and will not allow himself to be deceived and infected by evil, and will not abandon the belief in the Thousand-Faced God."

"The House of Black and White must give Braavos an explanation!"

"The House of Black and White in Braavos will disappear from now on. You can deal with everything in that temple as you like. But the assets of the Faceless Men in the Iron Bank still belong to the unknown people."

It is really unacceptable for an assassin organization to be so high-profile.

But there is such a group of faceless men in this world. Their assassin skills and strange strength are enough to make people regard them as a force that is difficult to eradicate easily.

So much so that even a powerful individual like Viserys had to endure this for the time being. Viserys is already thinking about how to support the R'hllor organization to deal with these people. The cultists who are not afraid of death will eventually have to rely on the cultists who are not afraid of death to hedge.

This is what is called barefoot and shoed.

"Faceless Man, you blamed the death of the Patriarch for my assassination, so what are your plans as the new Patriarch?"

He replied: "You can drive the dragon to burn someone to death with a breath of fire, but spare someone. One life for another life. Your Majesty the Dragon King, in the name of the God of Thousand Faces, under His witness, all the Thousand Faces of the Court of Black and White No believer in God will take action against you again, nor will they take action against your relatives or anyone around you.”

"What about the believers of other gods in the Court of Black and White? What about the believers who do not belong to the Court of Black and White? What about the non-believers who know the skills of the Faceless Men? How do these count?"

The Faceless Man rarely frowned. He was obviously distracted by Viserys's words. As if he just realized that there were loopholes in his previous words, he changed his words: "Please let someone solemnly promise you on behalf of the House of Black and White that all Faceless Men will Believers trained by the Faceless Men and non-believers who know the skills of the Faceless Men will never take action against you and your relatives again, even if the Court of Black and White does not expect it, if the person is lucky enough not to be killed by your dragon flames. , the nameless people will be severely punished. This oath is witnessed by the Thousand-faced God, which is more sacred than the guest rights and sacred oaths. Even the gods cannot break the oath someone made on behalf of the nameless people today if the gods need it. If the unknown person breaks this oath, then the unknown person will sacrifice his own life on the basis of 'one life for one life'."

"Then, I also need to know who the hirer is."

Even if Viserys is not satisfied with the result, the other party has lowered his attitude so much that he should stop temporarily. Negotiations were always like this. Viserys couldn't believe their oaths, but there was no guarantee that they could kill all the cockroaches with one shot. Faced with this strange force with deep roots, we still have to support an organization dedicated to dealing with them.

"Your Majesty, please respect the teachings of the Thousand-Faced God, and the nameless people will never disclose the names of devotees to the outside world."

"Hmph, yes, I can respect your teachings. But you have to compensate me twenty times the price of the donation. Ten times of it is the compensation for the two assassinations, and the other ten times is the compensation you keep the devotee secret."

"This, Your Majesty the Dragon King. 'One life for one', for the casualties caused by the two assassinations, the unknown person is willing to give you an equal reward - "

"No! Such insidious, shameless and disgusting behavior. It's hard enough for me to just tell you here. You still want me to join you and act like this? There are many people in this world who are willing to go A person with a bright path and a heart of honor does not want to associate with such sinister assassins as you. I want to make compensation. If it is true as you said, the Thousand Faced God is still waiting for you to swear, and he should not have left yet. Tell me, do you agree to 20 times compensation?”

"Twenty times. Your Majesty the Dragon King, you are making someone unable to choose. You are forcing someone to become your enemy completely."

"So how much does it cost to hire your devotees? Answering this will not violate your teachings, right?"

"." The faceless man was silent for a long time, and then he changed into a bitter face, "A dragon egg, Your Majesty, the devotee dedicated a dragon egg to God."

"Then I want the dragon egg and half of the things you store in the iron gold vault. No matter what you store, you have to give me half."

"The unknown person can compensate you with two dragon eggs and enough money to return the Iron Bank to the Iron Throne."

Viserys was curious: "Lord Tormo, how much does the Iron Throne owe the Iron Bank?"

"This" Tormo looked at a key keeper, "you answer this."

"With principal and interest, it should be that you owe seven million gold dragons, His Majesty the Dragon King." The key holder was trembling with fear. "When we discussed the principal and interest during the last payment reconciliation, they said that the number 'seven' is in your The country is a lucky number.”

Viserys said: "What does the money borrowed by the Iron Throne have to do with me? Two dragon eggs, I also like round numbers, ten million gold dragons."

"." When the key reader heard the first half of the sentence, his eyes widened, but he did not dare to refute.

The Faceless Man paused and replied calmly: "The Nameless One is very happy to reach an agreement with you, Your Majesty the Dragon King. Your Excellency Tormo, please bear witness for us and let the Keykeeper draw up a large deposit between the Court of Black and White and His Majesty the Dragon King." transfer contract."

Viserys couldn't see the other person's expression, and couldn't guess whether the other party's agreement was more or less. But seeing that the other party is so eager to sign the contract, maybe there is something missing.

Viserys couldn't help but say. These assassins are really rich. They do business without capital, and they don't even pay commission, and they deposit their money into the iron bank. God knows how much wealth they have accumulated over the centuries. If there weren't huge hidden dangers, I believe Viserys would not be the only one who wants to take this opportunity to kill them directly——

With this in mind, Viserys turned his attention to the acting governor of Braavos: "Your Excellency Tormo, you have not yet calculated the compensation you will pay me for condoning the Assassin Organization, and I am helping Braavos this time." Targaryen and Braavos have solved a big crisis, and we will have more cooperation in the future!”

The next things that need to be negotiated are the House of Black and White and Braavos.

Viserys looked deeply at the faceless men, and he did not forget that these people were still "poisoners of alien gods" after all.

"By the way, Lord Tormo." Viserys didn't speak until now, "I have to tell you something. There are at least tens of thousands of well-preserved corpses in the underground space of the House of Black and White in Braavos. . Although the little white ghost that controlled the corpse has been eliminated, and the outpouring of nearly a thousand resurrected corpses has subsided, I think you still have to pay attention. After all, it is already autumn, and winter may be coming. Do you think this is the truth when tens of thousands of dead people got up?"

"Huh?" The dignitaries of Braavos exclaimed in unison.