Chapter 197: The Scarlet Witch Melisandre
system space.
The unicorn looked at the rapidly expanding boundary of the Celestial Dome and said happily, "I admit, that person is still useful. Look, your strength has increased! The lost forest is back! β
Beside it stood a young girl, barefoot, dressed in white and dressed, without the slightest expression on her face. After listening to the unicorn's words, she just looked at the sky silently and did not speak.
"Recently I learned a human word, equivalent exchange. That's when I know you're doing the wisest, wisest! Moreover, sometimes a small benefit is given to a cart that can spur the mule to work harder. Yes, that's it! I'm starting to feel sorry for the mule. The unicorn said to himself.
The girl didn't speak.
"Don't you think there's something missing here?" The unicorn asked.
"What is it?" The girl spoke, looking at the unicorn.
"Let me think about it...... Think about it......" The unicorn had a very human expression on his face, and he meditated on it.
The girl waited patiently, the passage of time did not mean much to her.
"Oh! Yes, I remember! The unicorn's eyes lit up and he said, first looking down at its two front hooves, wondering why it didn't have fingers, otherwise it would have snapped and pointed out, just like the guy outside.
The girl waited patiently for the unicorn to answer.
"It's the sun! Stars! The unicorn said with some excitement, "Don't you notice that the sky is too monotonous?" Except for white, it's still white. Look at the outside world, the sky is blue, the clouds are white, sometimes gray. And the sun, that's right, the sun, how warm it is, how dazzling. We should have a sun too! β
The unicorn said, trembling with excitement, as if it had discovered the deepest truth of the universe through its own thinking.
After hearing this, the girl's face showed a hint of hesitation. "I can't create it." Her voice was as light as a spring, but there was a hint of loss in her words.
"Oh." The unicorns were also discouraged.
After a while, it spoke again, "I can get that guy out there to get him back." β
The girl didn't speak, and seemed lost in thought.
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The sudden visit of the Scarlet Witch Melisandre was completely unexpected by Li Quan.
He wondered what ulterior the priestess of the Lord of Light had come to him, the "messenger of the old gods", for?
There is no doubt that Melisandre is one of the other characters in Game of Thrones with fantastical abilities.
The Red Witch who usually appears in front of everyone is a beautiful mature woman, she is often dressed in red, and her hair and eyes are red. On her chest, there is a ruby necklace with mystical powers.
Privately, when Melisandre takes off the necklace, she immediately reveals her true formβan old bewitch with an old face and a body like a withered corpse.
This is the most intuitive magic in the world of Game of Thrones. If even the Fire Immunity physique of the Dragon Mother Daenerys can be explained by superpowers, the ability of the Red Witch is completely inexplicable and absolutely unscientific.
What impressed Li Quan the most was such a plot: in order to assassinate a person, this old witch was able to create a black smoke monster from between her legs......
It is true that Li Quan is just a little more curious about this gorgeous old witch at most. The other party's methods may not be difficult for him. Which demon under his hand is released, it is all monster-level.
Therefore, when Melisandre walked into this tent, she saw Li Quan with no fear.
Seeing Li Quan, a meaningful smile appeared on Melisandre's face. This gorgeous mature woman in a bright red robe and long fiery red hair obviously did not have the respect and caution that others had after learning that Li Quan was the "messenger of the old gods".
She is also an oracle, and the source of her power is naturally clearer than her.
"Melisandre the Scarlet Witch?"
"It's me."
"You may be seated."
The opening remarks of both sides were so simple and straightforward.
After they sat down, Li Quan went straight to the point as always, and didn't talk nonsense. "Do you have anything to do with me?" He asked.
"I'm willing to help you unify Westeros." Melisandre saw that Li Quan was so happy, and she couldn't hide it, so she directly said her intention.
Li Quan shook his head and smiled: "Help? Thank you very much. But I don't need to. I can handle the things here. β
Melisandre's gaudy appearance was overflowing with a smile, and there was still that meaning in her eyes and smile. "I've heard about you. You have saved many in the North, where you call yourself the Messenger of the Old Gods. The Lord of Light had foreseen all this. β
"Oh? Is it? Your Lord of Light is well-informed. When Li Quan heard this, his eyebrows raised, since the other party had investigated him, he didn't need to be polite to the other party. In a cold tone, he said, "So, did the Lord of Light foresee that I would kill you?" β
"Nope." Melisandre smiled, not in the slightest apparent to be intimidated by Li Quan, and she said leisurely, "The Lord of Light foresaw that you would cooperate with us. β
Li Quan couldn't help but pout, "Oh, that's obviously his prophetic ability is terrible......"
Melisandre smiled again.
Li Quan was disgusted by this kind of "everything was expected" smile, because this exclusive smile was his patent, and it was used by him to fool others in the past. Now that someone has come to fool himself, one by one, "The Lord of Light has already expected everything", Li Quan wanted to ask her directly: "Did the King of Light expect that I was a traverser?" β
Sighing lightly, he said, "What is your purpose?" State your personal purpose. "Not the purpose of the Lord of Light." β
"To help you unify Westeros, of course." Melisandre said with a slight smile.
"Your purpose." Li Quan stared at her.
Melisandre thought for a moment and replied, "Spread the glory of the Lord of Light." β
"Not interested." Li Quan simply refused.
"Listen to another prophecy of the Lord of Light, an even older prophecy. It is widely circulated. Melisandre looked unhurried or annoyed, as if Li Quan's attitude had been expected by the Lord of Light.
Without waiting for Li Quan to answer, Melisandre said to herself:
"According to the prophecy of the ancient book of Asha, after the long summer, the stars will weep blood, and the cold darkness will cover the world, and at this moment of terror, a warrior will pull out the flaming sword from the flames, and that sword will be the 'Lightbringer', the red sword of heroes, and the one who holds the sword will be the reincarnation of Azor Ahai, and he will drive away the darkness."
After listening to this, Li Quan was completely indifferent.
Not to mention the Lord of Light, any prophecy, he was essentially an atheist, a staunch supporter of Marxist materialism. That's why he often pretends to be a god without any psychological burden, because he knows that there is no such thing as a "god" at all.
He plays the role of a god stick to achieve an end, just a means. He didn't want to pay attention to these mental illnesses that were really babbling all day.
As far as he knew, the gods in Game of Thrones were quite complicated. There are more than a dozen names alone, such as the Old God, the Seven Gods, the Drowning God, the King of Light, the Cold God, and so on.
The people of the North believe in the Old Gods, said to be the gods of the ancient Westeros natives, the Children of the Forest. When the first humans migrated to the north, they followed this belief.
In the other city-states in the south, almost all of them believed in the Seven Gods. The seven gods refer to the seven different forms of a deity: the Father, the Virgin, the warrior, the maiden, the blacksmith, the old woman, and the stranger. It sounds a lot like the triune God of the Christian Trinity on earth.
Rahlo, the Lord of Light, is the god of the continent of Essos, which is very popular in the lost continent of Essos, but not in Westeros.
Drowning is the belief of the Iron People of the Iron Islands, and it has a bit of a heretical meaning.
As for the god of cold, it is said to be the god of strange spirits.
In Li Quan's view, these are just the superstitious culture of people in this backward and ignorant medieval world.
Of course, it is not ruled out that there are other possibilities. After all, this is a world of magic, and the Red Witch is truly extraordinary. But this does not mean that Li Quan believes in the existence of God. Even if there were, in his view, "gods" were actually just higher beings, like bluefins.
"I don't see how these prophecies have anything to do with me." Li Quan still shook his head. "If you're just trying to come to me on a missionary, then I'm sorry to tell you that I don't believe in the Lord of Light." He said it unequivocally.
Melisandre smiled faintly, but said, "Of course I know that you don't have any faith in the Lord of Light, and the Lord of Light has already foreseen all this and told me everything. The Lord of Light doesn't need your faith, he just uses your hand to spread his glory all over the land. β
Without waiting for Li Quan to continue to refuse, Melisandre preemptively said, "How about let's hear the explanation of this prophecy?" Don't you really want to know why the Lord of Light asked me to find you? Actually, before coming to you, I had a completely different mission. I thought that Stannis of House Baratheon was the one chosen by the Lord of Light. Until, the Lord of Light told me explicitly, that you were the better fit. β
She continued: "After the long summer, the stars weep blood, and the cold covers the earth. This has been shown for a long time. Needless to say, the red stars in the sky. And you should also know that this refers to the harsh winter that is coming. In the face of the awakening of that ancient dark force, even you and I are not immune. β
Li Quan, who has made up for the plot, knows that the red star refers to a red comet that appeared in the sky shortly after the plot began. Most people in Game of Thrones naturally see this as a bad omen.
"Asol-Ahai will be reborn from the land of smoke and salt. Look around you, the continent of Essos is surrounded by salt lands. And you have seen that the smoke that rises with this raging fire does not indicate the accuracy of the prophecy? Melisandre said.
Following her gaze, Li Quan also looked out of the tent, the raging fire in Meereen City seemed to burn to the end of time, and black smoke surrounded the sky, obscuring the moon and character. Looking at this scene, Li Quan did not speak.
"The second half of the prophecy says that Azar Yahai, the lightbringer wielding the flaming sword, the chosen one, will fight the Wraith, the enemy of the Lord of Light, to save the world from peril."
Melisandre concluded, "I saw in the flames that the Lord of Light had made it clear to me that you were the Azar-Ahy mentioned in this prophecy. β
"Then I regret to inform you that my name is Li Quan, not Yasuor-Yahai." Li Quan shook his head and said.
"Yes, you are Azor-Yahai." Melisandre said with a smile.
Li Quan sighed helplessly and said, "Say it again, my name is Li Quan." No matter how powerful your Lord of Light's prophecy is, he can't even change my name, right? β
What the king of light is, all of them are slag in seconds on the system surface. Li Quan said in his heart.
"Yes, you're right, your name is Azor Yahai." Melisandre continued.
Is this woman crazy? Li Quan was speechless.
Suddenly, he was stunned.
Immediately, he asked the system in his heart: "What does the system, Azor - Ah, mean when translated into my language?" β
The system quickly replied, "It's the host's name." β
When Li Quan heard this, he was stunned for a long time.
How so?
Don't...... Is it a coincidence?
On the other hand, the word "Li Quan" literally translates into Westeros, that is, Azor-Yahai!
No wonder, this old woman insisted that he was Azor Yahai. The prophesied man.
"But I don't have the flaming sword you said." Li Quan still tried to argue. But he couldn't help but loosen up in his heart. If this is a coincidence, it is too much of a coincidence. The system doesn't lie. So what is this prophecy?
The problem was that he really didn't want to get involved in the troubles of these religions.
He even planned to join forces with Daenerys to ban these god-like religions when that chick came to power. History has proven that too many branches of religion are not conducive to the unity of the regime. Even if it were necessary to leave religion as a means of domination, it would only be a new religion centered on it. It's always better to come to the belief system than to believe in ethereal bullshit gods.
"The Lord of Light says you'll have it." Melisandre said with a slight smile. There was a hint of cunning flashing in her scarlet eyes, and the softening of Li Quan's attitude naturally did not escape her detection. She turned sideways, and with a sacred hint in her voice, she repeated the ancient prophecy:
"After the long summer, the stars will weep blood, and the cold darkness will cover the world, and in this moment of terror, a warrior will pull out the flaming sword from the flames, and that sword will be the 'Lightbringer', the red sword of heroes, and the one who wields the sword will be the reincarnation of Azor Ahai, and he will drive away the ...... darkness."
"Wait, what did you say that sword was called?" Li Quan suddenly asked.
"That sword, it's called the Lightbringer." Melisandre said.
"Lightbringer? Sounds familiar......" Li Quan's face was a little strange.