Chapter 481: Dream Visitor (Medium)
If Egger had studied the history of Valyria, or simply read the copy of the Dragon Command that Daenerys had obtained when he was in Axia, he would have realized the origin of the mysterious woman as soon as she reported herself.
But he didn't.
As a time-traveler, it is impossible for him to understand and grasp the backstory of the original world that even the creator has not yet written, and as a busy person who has lived in the world of ice and fire for a while, he has no time or interest to study an ancient empire that has long since fallen on the other side of the narrow sea.
So, he had only heard the word "Foster" by chance, and vaguely remembered that it seemed to be a once famous Valyrian surname, and had no idea anything else.
He didn't know that "Foster" was the surname of the oldest of the forty dragon kings of Valyria, commonly known as the "Origin Dragon Kings", and he didn't know that whether it was Targaryens, Valerians, or the ancient Valyrian families who had fallen in the apocalypse, or the illegitimate children without surnames, all the narrow "Valyrians" who could ride dragons or were related to the dragon knights by blood, as long as they went back up, there must be a surname "Foster" at or near the end He did not know that in the long history from the establishment and destruction of the vast empire of the Valyrian Fortress of Freedom, no matter how its internal factions fought each other, poured each other and killed each other, the Foster family was always the first, the highest above all, and always the family with the fewest members, but the most transcendent and noble status, and no one dared to provoke......
He didn't know anything about the mysterious woman's surname, and it was not an exaggeration to describe it as "I don't know anything", but no matter how much he didn't know, it would never affect that he had heard the other party's name.
This mysterious woman who appeared in her dream actually claimed to be the god of shadows and fire, the king of light, the red god Rahlo!
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Egger's understanding of the "gods" of this world has undergone a repeated and tortuous evolution.
Whether it is the original book of the story of ice and fire or the TV series adaptation, the so-called "gods" have never directly appeared or shown clear miracles, from beginning to end, a group of people are shouting "This is done by God", "That is done by God...... But it's just a mouthful of nonsense and no evidence. Iger had speculated that the Red God's Laherlo, the old gods of the ancestors, and the gods of death of the Faceless were nothing more than a pretense concocted by wizards or ordinary people with ulterior motives for various purposes: those in power or with extraordinary powers, who interpreted their intrigues or magical spells as the work of the gods, in order to cover up their abilities, legitimize their actions, and use the god's deterrent power to intimidate their enemies and protect themselves.
This theory can explain a lot of things, but it is put to the test soon after crossing into this world: Egg quickly discovers that although the world has its own time-traveler Night's Watch, whether it is Weimar Royce who was killed by the Wraiths on his first patrol, Bunyan Stark who left the city in search of the former and never returned, or even tried to prevent Bran from an accident in Winterfell...... Attempts to change these important plots have all failed.
At that time, his mind was a mess, and he couldn't help but wonder: Is there really any "existence in the dark" in this world, which will keep an eye on everything and force the plot to develop according to the original line?
It was a rather bad judgment that hit positivity, and fortunately what happened later quickly overturned it. The plot can obviously be changed by interference, and the degree of deviation will continue to increase as you are from far to near the center of the storm, the key people you know from few to many, the status from low to high, and the influence from weak to strong. The previous failures were either because people were soft-spoken and the trend of the times, or because they chose the wrong time and opponent, and they were doomed to be in vain.
"Beings in the dark" may exist, but they do not have the same self-awareness, emotions, or clear goals as human beings to force the plot to go the way it is. The Red God and the Cold God, the two rivals with clear signs of their true existence, should be nothing more than two chaotic forces that restrain each other, unconsciously but instinctively and eternally opposing each other...... God does exist in a sense, but He or They are never idle enough to get along with a human being and there is no need to take anything into account for themselves.
The above is Egger's final judgment on the extraordinary power of the Ice and Fire World after several twists and turns.
He analyzed and guessed through the signs, and followed the judgment results, boldly and decisively active and fought in Westeros, and sure enough, nothing evil happened, and finally from a small soldier that others would not even look at to to become a big man who can affect the nerves and fate of many people with every move.
But right now, there is a mysterious guy who has entered his dream in the form of a silver-haired woman...... He also claims to be the Red God Rahlo!
Is she real or not? If she is really a deity, is her appearance in her dreams her true appearance, or is it the result of her illusion to make herself less defensive and more acceptable? Also, what is the purpose of her trip?
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A lot of thoughts and doubts piled up in his mind, but Iger didn't ask, and in the dream, no questions or proofs were meaningless. And in the face of a visitor who is obviously helpless, the best option is to honestly follow her thoughts and listen to what rainbow fart she can put on.
"I've heard of it for a long time, Lady Lahlo. Iger said respectfully, not long ago I thought that I didn't have to pretend to be a grandson to anyone, who would have thought that now a god would come out, "Is there anything you need to do for you?"
"Quite a few, but most of them have been completed, and the rest is not the primary purpose of my coming to you, so let's not mention this for now. As my right-hand man in this battle against the guy you call 'the Cold God', I've decided to give you a small reward as a token of appreciation. Seeing that Iger was finally willing to give up the dream and talk well, the silver-haired woman's expression softened a lot, "The first reward is a piece of advice - you can go outside the fortress, but don't continue beyond the Frost Fang or the few ice lakes at the northernmost end of the Ghost Forest, in vain to discover a new world or eliminate the threat forever. ”
Iger was slightly stunned and did not answer.
"I know what you're thinking—'I didn't plan to go on an expedition outside the Fortress, it was just a hoax, how could I even get a god?'. The silver-haired woman chuckled, mercilessly piercing the man's true thoughts. "I'm not a god, just a mythologized person, but remember that there are people who are not gods, but when their attention is drawn to a mortal, they are not much different from gods...... And now you're that person. I know all about your plans and plans, but I still have to warn you of this, in case you have nothing to do in the future, and plan to travel to the northern tip of this continent to find out the true face of the cold god. ”
"Well, you must be suspecting that I was trying to raise an enemy for myself, or that I was simply sent by the so-called cold god. "And to dispel your doubts, the second reward I give you is a story, a true story...... An explanation of all this. Don't take this reward lightly, you are the only mortal in this world who can be treated like this, and even my most faithful believers never want me to say anything more to them. Now, ask me why I claim to be the 'Daughter of the True Dragon'. ”
Why do you have to involve me in the interaction?
The self-esteem and stubbornness of the superior made Egg not very willing to play according to what the other party said, but he also knew that he was just okay among mortals, and that bit of dignity and pride was probably not worth mentioning in the eyes of a master who could enter his dream, and even in this dream, he couldn't help her.
He didn't hesitate for long: "Why do you claim to be the 'Daughter of the True Dragon'?"
"Because my mother was really a dragon, or rather, a real dragon. Without hesitation, Rahlo replied, "Throw out the two pets that have the queen in your mind right now—'they're dragons too?' The three things that Daenerys raised were dragon beasts at best...... My mother is a high dragon who possesses reason and wisdom, is civilized and moral, has mastered language and magic spells, and can even change between human and dragon forms at will! We Valyrians claim to have true dragon blood, and this is an honest description of the facts, not some abstract cultural concept or boasting!"
Then why hasn't anyone in the world heard of or seen the so-called real dragon?
"There is only one high dragon in this world, my mother, who did not grow up here, but many years ago, when she was just pregnant with me, she was hated and hostile by my father's sister, the aunt I had never met, and she was banished into the rift of time and space...... And came into this world. Rahlo said in a flat tone, then glanced at Egg, who had a ghostly expression, and smiled: "Why, do you think that you are the first and only outsider in this world since ancient times? ”
Iger didn't have the heart to fight back at the ridicule, hearing the news of the existence of another traverser, or rather, the traversal dragon was enough to shock people, and his biggest secret was pierced like a worthless piece of waste paper, which really shocked him so much that his mind almost stopped. It was only then that Egger subconsciously realized that the other party's previous statement that 'I am no different from a god to you' was probably not a bluff, and that she claimed to be Rahlo, and it suddenly became credible.
His mind went blank for two or three seconds before Egg remembered what he should be doing now: since his identity as a traverser was not a secret to the person in front of him, he should be more ...... than shocked
He blurted out, "Then how did I come to this world? Do I have a chance and a way to go back?"
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