No matter what the Ancient Path Seed could be used for, it didn't seem to be of much use to Lan Li's current situation, compared to what he valued more now was the mind-reading ability that came with the axe mark.

This ability seems to be mitigated by the spread of seeds, as Lan Li can't read multiple targets at once, and he can't control who is reading them, but for now, he's not bothered by this situation-

Experimenting on the existence of the seed turned into two, but after Lan Li finished using the mouse, he directly trampled one of them to death.

So there's only one he can read now.

Relying on this, he first determined the true identity of the middle-aged man who was staring at him in the port area-

The lord of the modern-day House of Greyjoy, Baron, who started a war and rebelled against the Baratheon dynasty, King of the Iron Islands. Greyjoy.

Then, you are able to read the other person's heart......

This seems to be very beneficial for the whole war, but at present, it is used by Lan Li as a convenient means of hiding in the port - the other party values himself very much, and mistakenly thinks that he is the son of a drowned god, so the relevant searches will basically be personally inquired.

As a result, Lan Li, who knew the other party's detailed plan, no longer had to worry about how to escape, not only did he easily escape the search of the Iron People, but he also successfully used this disguised identity to board a ship to Grand Wick Island.

……

"Why did King Baron let a child of the Gübler family come to our ship?"

Under the gloomy sky, looking at the short figure lying on the bow of the ship and tiptoeing out to sea, the first mate on the brig asked.

"Didn't that kid say everything, his parents were in a hurry to summon him back to the Lake of Corpses, so King Balon made it convenient for him." The middle-aged captain with a beard replied, frowning.

The Gübler family of Corpse Lake is an offshoot of the Warhammer Cape Gübler family, one of the most influential lord families on Grand Wick Island, which in turn is the largest, most populous, and most powerful island in the Iron Islands.

In other words, the Gubler family was so strong that even the new king of the Iron Islands had to give face.

The boy claimed to be a member of one of the clans.

That alone was not believable, but the boy knew where their ships were moored, when they set sail, the names of the captains, their purposes, and even the code words of King Baron's contact with them.

Most of the people of the Iron Islands are illiterate, and there is no popular way to seal letters.

Of course, because the boy had not been escorted by anyone, and also due to some rumors in the harbor in the past two days, they still went to ask King Baron before leaving, but they did not find anyone, and it was said that they had returned to Pike City temporarily.

Because the mission couldn't be delayed for too long, they could only leave a message and go on the road immediately, but secretly they still paid attention to the boy, but they didn't guard it too closely-

On the ship, they didn't think a child could run anywhere, so if he was really a member of the Güber family, it would be fine, and if the child was the one the King of the Iron Islands was looking for, it would not be too late for them to control it.

Baron didn't reveal someone's "true identity," so it's clear that they didn't know what someone was capable of.

As a result, they are doomed to disappointment.

After several days of good food and drink, the captain of the ship woke up one day to find that the boy had disappeared, and searched the entire cabin area but could not find it, and soon after, a small clipper chasing behind them brought a message that made them even more regretful-

King Balon did not order a boy from the House of Gubl to follow them to Grand Wick, and the suspicious boy was almost certainly King Balon's "wanted criminal"!

There are more black-haired and blue-eyed children in the archipelago, and the Gubler family of Great Wick Island also has this trait, so although they had this suspicion before, they can't be sure, but now that they know the exact news, they have lost the boy's figure, which made Captain Bearded very annoyed, and Baron, who later learned about it. Greyjoy was even more sure of someone's identity.

"Revoke the search."

He then ordered: "But inform the whole island that if the boy's existence is discovered, he will serve me good food and drink, and since he does not want to see us, let him go." ”

He was not too "worried" about this.

Baron believed that since the son of the drowned god had already descended on the Iron Islands, he would meet him, the king of the Iron Islands, sooner or later, so although he regretted that he could not meet immediately, he didn't have much to think about it at the moment.

……

It's just that the revocation of the search didn't bring much convenience to Lan Li, after learning that the other party was tracking, although he directly abandoned the ship and jumped into the sea, he didn't really leave, but followed the boat to take a hitchhiker, and finally successfully arrived at Grand Wick Island in the archipelago.

And then he was ready to find a way to get out of here—

Although he learned that he seemed to have inadvertently made a magic stick, Lan Li did not stay with the idea of "fooling around".

He has little regard for the Iron Islands, and he doesn't think that the people here are fools who say anything, so he doesn't use this status to influence the current war, which is tantamount to pulling himself into the whirlpool of struggle.

Lan Li's purpose on this trip is just to understand the truth, and now that he has learned enough, and even has an additional gain, the most important thing for now is to quietly return to the high court to be an adopted son.

It's just that during the current war, the connection between the islands is normal, and even quite close, but the communication between the islands and the mainland of Westeros has been basically broken, so he hasn't heard any "opportunities" in the past few days.

So Lan Li decided to stay here first.

The communication of information between the islands is not so convenient, so despite being "wanted" on Pike Island, almost no one on Grand Wick Island is aware of his existence. Relying on this, Lan Li went ashore and entered a fishing village, and relied on a silver coin from the sea in exchange for the opportunity to live with a family here for a while.

In fact, although Tiemin is fierce, most of this temperament is for outsiders.

As far as their own people are concerned, they are not enough to kill people when they see them, and the people of the Iron Islands are very united, and they even take good care of children, after all, the Iron Islands are sparsely populated, and children represent the future of this place.

Lan Li lied that his parents were currently going to sea, and he was waiting for his parents to pick him up, and an old man who took him in felt that the boy elder was really bold enough, but he didn't suspect it in other ways.

After drinking a bowl of hot fish soup, Lan Li was placed in the narrow compartment of this wooden house in the fishing village.

……

The cubicles were simple with a bed made of straw and linen, and a narrow window nailed by a curtain.

After being properly settled, the sky outside was already dark, because he was too poor, the owner had no candles or oil lamps, and even the surrounding environment gradually became difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.

The snoring of an old couple sleeping could be heard clearly from behind the wooden wall of the cell, while a boy in a fat cotton coat leaned against the straw bed with his knees crossed, squinting at the axe mark on his wrist that was rising again and again.

After stomping the experimental rat to death, the gray flame that had been swallowed by the rat quietly emerged, but Lan Li tried, and the flame could no longer be put back into the axe mark, so he had to put it in a shell and carry it with him in case of emergency.

However, at this moment, another flame ignited on his wrist......

Lan Li continued to observe along the way, and found that the process of condensing the seeds of this ancient path was actually very slow, probably because there was only one "host" to provide nourishment.

And he understands better that at a normal rate, it seems impossible for a new seed to be fully condensed and formed without three or five months.

But now ......

He thought about it, but there were not many clues at present, so he didn't think deeply, but after habitually "listening to the corner", he yawned and fell asleep on the bed-

Luke was also very tired from rushing to deceive people.

……

For a period of time, Lan Li temporarily lived in this fishing village that did not seem to have a young man, ostensibly learning how to use a short-handled axe from the old iron man who was staying overnight, and secretly constantly observing and experimenting with the things on his wrist.

Then he came to a conclusion, and that was -

In addition to the replenishment and formation of the normal path, the "Seed of the Ancient Path" can also be nourished and formed by the power of chaos!

In other words, as long as the axe mark is in an "empty" state, the onset of chaos will no longer cause him any trouble, but will only run into the mark, and then breed gray flames!

This discovery made Lan Li breathe a sigh of relief, but another discovery soon after, which made his relaxed mood disappear.

That day, he went to the beach to visit his "octopus son", but suddenly saw a familiar cat face on the sea!