347 The so-called destruction
The snow-covered forest was still cold and windy, blowing the robes on Lan Li's body and making a hunting sound, but at this time, his mood was no longer as apprehensive as before.
Obviously, the person in front of him is an enemy, or he is hostile to Lan Li, but this hostility is not manifested in the form of a move, but an attempt to trap Lan Li here.
"I can sense a more devastating wave coming from you." I heard the old man say, "So I took great pains to build this shield, and I sincerely hope that it will be stronger." β
Lan Li raised an eyebrow.
Obviously, the shield that the other party is talking about is not a real shield, but the copy world in front of him. At the same time, the words he said made Lan Li unconsciously think of his "sublimation".
Is sublimation a disaster?
Lan Li didn't know, but he knew that the calamity faced by the Seven Kingdoms at this time was related to the person in front of him, so he opened his mouth and asked, "What kind of damage is more serious than the revival of the strange ghosts?" β
"Strange spirits may be able to destroy human civilization," the old man said with a straight face, "but after all, they will not have much impact on the world." β
"You mean to say that I'm going to affect the whole world soon?"
"You've made an impact on the whole world."
The old man glanced at Lan Li deeply, and then stared sideways at the silhouette of the castle wall that was faintly visible in the snow curtain not far away, "The existence of the old world is just a trace left in the long river of history, but you have brought these traces to reality one after another, I don't know how you did it, but obviously, this is definitely not a good thing for the world." β
As if to speak to him, there was a faint roar of a dragon from the castle, a voice that implied anger and rageβit was not clear what had happened to the dragon and his master.
Lan Li didn't have any curiosity about this, in contrast, he wanted to know everything that the person in front of him knew. It may be that seeing that Lan Li has no intention of resisting, this rather mysterious old man can be regarded as knowing everything.
It's a pity that the old man doesn't really know much about what Lan Li is, he only knows that the impact and damage caused by Lan Li is very serious.
However, Lan Li was not without gains, for example, he learned some news about the "Children of Chaos" from the old man nicknamed the Three-Eyed Raven, who was actually called Brynden Rivers.
"I can't interfere with history like you do, but I can step into the old world and observe everything that has happened in history, so after discovering your existence, I followed the clues and searched for it, and finally I met what you called Raya."
They found an oak tree thick enough to shield them from the cold wind, and stood on the side of the oak tree to begin a harmonious, friendly, but strange, conversation.
"So I witnessed her insane, world-twisting power, and her self-destruction."
"Self-destruction?"
Lan Li frowned, he had heard from Rhaenys about Raya being incinerated to ashes by the flames, but he had never thought of the word self-destruction.
"Yes, her power is so strong that no one can kill her but herself."
"So...... Is she really dead? β
"On a physical level, yes." Brinnden Hewen replied, which made Lan Li slightly stunned, "The material level? β
"She died only as a shell, but her soul did not dissipate, but always wandered in the long river of history." Brindon Gawain didn't have the slightest idea of selling off, "I think she's looking for you, but she can never find you in reality when she is active in the old world." β
"Unless I can enter the old world and find her on my own initiative." Lan Li muttered in a low voice.
"Yes," Brindon Rivers nodded, "but if you can't control your own ability to wreak havoc, then I'll never let you leave this shield." β
Lan Li blinked when he heard this, but didn't say anything, because he didn't know exactly what would happen when the sublimation was full, and it was useless to say anything now.
The conversation that followed was choppy, but ongoing.
Soon after, the manic wind and snow pouring from the sky quietly stopped, and the forest dotted with snow seemed to sparkle under the not-so-warm but rich sun.
The branches overhead, the creaking husks of snow...... Walking in this environment, which is obviously a sacred forest, a faint feeling of hunger emerges unconsciously.
So Lan Li walked in the direction of the castle not far away, and the old man in the black robe followed closely behind him.
To Lan Li's surprise, his appearance and that Brindon Gawain didn't attract the attention of anyone in the castle, despite the hundreds of people present in the "Winterfell City".
Brindon Rivers claimed that this was due to the influence of the power of the Old Gods, but Lan Li guessed that his state at this time did not seem to be completely in the dungeon, which was inexplicable, or could be called intuition.
Regardless, that didn't stop him from filling his stomach. Luckily, the owner of the place was holding a banquet to welcome the new heir to the Iron Throne who had arrived on a dragon, resulting in a sumptuous amount of food.
As a result, in the lively castle hall, there began to be frequent supernatural situations where some food suddenly disappeared or flew out of thin air......
With the intention of stimulating or testing the three-eyed crow, Lan Li did not hide his behavior, so it was not long before many of the banquet guests, who had been drinking happily, began to realize that something was wrong, and then panic was born, and it spread rapidly.
The hall was filled with braziers, with screams of astonishment, shouts of terror, screams of surprise, the clashing of tables and chairs, the unsheathing of weapons, and the sound of wine glasses falling to the ground......
All kinds of chaotic sounds replaced the original laughter and laughter of the banquet, and the situation became more and more strange, and the young dragon knight who had come to Winterfell to win over the Stark family even left the hall in a hurry, and ran to the powerful mount he had placed in a certain school yard of the castle with a nervous face, as if he was afraid that he would be attacked by such a strange phenomenon here-
In a sense, this is possible, just because people in this era are still very superstitious, and in the north of Westeros, there are countless strange and strange legends.
"Stealth is fun." In a corner where no one was paying attention, Lan Li wiped some oil stains on the corners of his mouth, and looked sideways at Brynden Hewen, who had been following him.
"But I guess that will have some bad effects."
"If it's serious, you might use it to breed a second mess." Brindon Rivers replied with a blank face, "Disrupting the original operation of the old world will inevitably lead to disorderly chaos, which will give you an opportunity. β
The word "...... breeding" made Lan Li feel awkward, but he was more curious about what he was thinking at this time.
"Then why didn't you stop me?"
"Because you're going to cause more damage soon, there's no need to take this mess seriously."
ββ¦β¦ I'm curious how you know I'm going to cause damage. Lan Li said: "Actually, even I don't know. β
"The old gods are rooted in the world, and the old gods are closely connected to the world, so they can look back at the past and observe the future to a certain extent." Brindon Gawain said, "And the Green Prophet is the agent of the Old Gods in this world. β
The three-eyed crow is just a nickname, and the green prophet is this "serious profession", and Lan Li still knows about it. Therefore, he wanted to ask more about this aspect, but unfortunately the other party was not willing to say more about the secrets related to the power of the old gods, but did not hide the strange ghost disaster that was happening in reality.
"Once upon a time, the sons of the forest once occupied the entire world, but now they are on the verge of extinction."
As she said this, Lan Li and Brynden Hewen were standing in an abandoned tower in Winterfell, sheltering from the cold wind that was blowing again.
"So for the sake of the survival of the children of the forest, I managed to free the stranger."
"Aren't you human?" Lan Li asked curiously.
He wasn't surprised that the other party's words faintly revealed the message that he had a certain degree of control over the aliens. After all, Lan Li originally knew some clues, and at the same time, there was also a plot in the drama in his previous life that the strange ghost was created by the children of the forest.
"Without the Children of the Forest, the power of the Old Gods would be severely affected." Brindon Rivers replied, "And I'm not really human now." β
"So your plan is to use the Aliens to eliminate the humans and then give the Children of the Forest a living space?" Lan Li's tone was sarcastic, "Aren't you afraid of falling apart?" β
"The Strange Plague won't last long."
"Ice and fire are the duality of the world, the ancient Valyrians used the power of fire and blood magic to create dragons, and when humans invaded Westeros, the children of the forest used the power of ice to create ghosts in order to win. Dragons can suppress the Aliens, and the Children of the Forest can step up to their aid again when the human world is in crisis, so you see, I'm not trying to exterminate humanity entirely, and that's not good for me. β
Lan Li frowned when he heard this, and at the same time, he suddenly remembered the true identity of the Brynden Rivers in front of him.
Brinnden Gawain, born more than a hundred years ago in "reality", was a figure in the era of King Aegon.
Known as the "Blood Raven" or "Duke of the Blood Raven", he was the illegitimate son of King Yong and a staunch supporter of Targaryen orthodoxy, having served as a battlefield leader, Hand of the King, and commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch, before disappearing during his tenure......
Only the Targaryens can submit the dragon, and although there is not even a shadow of the dragon in the current "reality", judging by Brynden Gawain's tone, it seems that he is sure that the dragon will reappear.
The Children of the Forest under the Old Gods apparently also possess detailed information and restraint from the Strangers, so humanity will inevitably rely on these two forces if they want to alleviate the current catastrophe.
With that in mind, it would not be inconceivable for the Targaryens and the Old Gods to succeed in their rise during and after the catastrophe.
In other words, if there is no accident, the goal of achieving his wish and "dominating" Westeros is not far off.
Obviously, Lan Li was an accident in itself, which caused the other party's so-called imminent and more serious damage to become less credible.
But what makes Lan Li more concerned is, why does this three-eyed crow talk so much to herself?
He didn't have to say that.