"Perhaps?"

Samwell was not satisfied with this answer.

"Master Caesar, do you know anything about the stranger?" Dr. Malween always likes to ask questions to guide conversations.

"Legend has it that a humanoid intelligent creature north of the Great Wall of Desperation brought death and destruction with the arrival of the long night and the bitter winter. The Night's Watch was set up to stop them. ”

"That's right. The Wraiths haven't been seen in thousands of years, but recently there has been news from the Great Wall of Desperation that someone seems to have seen a ghoul. Oh, the so-called ghouls are people who have been killed by strangers and then resurrected. These ghouls have no self-awareness and only know how to kill. ”

Samwell's eyes flashed, and he said, "Do you think the resurrection of the alien is similar to the resurrection of the Lord of Light?" ”

"That's what I guessed." Dr. Malvin nodded, "It's all about being affected after the resurrection, and it's hard not to associate it. And, I have another ...... in mind Colony. ”

"Which one?"

"The Faceless."

"The Faceless One of the House of Black and White? The Assassins who believed in the God of a Thousand Faces? Samwell couldn't grasp the other party's jumping thoughts, "Why did you think of them?" ”

"Do you know the origin of the Faceless?" Dr. Malween asked.

"I hear that the original Faceless were slaves toiling in the mines of the Valyrian Peninsula."

"That's right. The mines of Valyria are located at the Fourteen Peaks of Fire, a huge chain of volcanoes that straddle the Valyrian Peninsula and the continent of Essos, and contain precious minerals such as gold and silver.

So the Valyrians captured a large number of slaves and forced them to work in the mines below the Fourteen Fire Peaks. It's a hell of flames, the temperature is so high that even a breath of air there burns your lungs, and you often dig through the walls of the caves, only to encounter boiling water, steam, and magma...... It was not at all a place where mortals could survive.

The slaves suffered heavy casualties, and it is said that once they died, the Valyrian wizards would resurrect them, and I don't know which god these wizards borrowed from, but Valyria believed in several gods.

But I suspect that the Lord of Light, Rahlo, may be involved, after all, the Fourteen Fire Peaks, and the flames are the realm of this god. In short, the resurrected slave was painless and tireless, so that he could continue to work in such extreme circumstances.

However, the resurrected slaves still retain a sense of self that makes them not want to die at all times in order to end their miserable and painful lives. They prayed to the gods they believed in for liberation.

Unfortunately, there was no response.

Until one of the slaves awakened, the original Faceless, and gave the gift of death to his companions, ending their suffering. ”

Hearing this, Samwell immediately realized: "You mean, this original faceless person is the one who has been freed from the control of the resurrection?" ”

He had seen similar stories from the original books, of course, with slightly different details, but he had never thought about the secrets contained in them from this perspective.

"That's what I guessed. The story is almost legendary, and no one can guarantee how much truth it has. But I think if you're wondering how to get rid of the effects of the Lord of Light's resurrection on consciousness, perhaps you can refer to what this original Faceless One did. ”

"How did he wake up, you mean?"

"Yes."

"But there's no description of how he woke up in this story."

Dr. Malwyn smiled and prompted:

"Which god does he believe in?"

"God of a Thousand Faces......" Samwell felt as if he had grasped something, but he was always unable to see through a thin veil.

Again, Dr. Malween reminded:

"Before the Faceless One, no one had ever believed in this so-called 'God of a Thousand Faces'. And, according to the Faceless One, the God of a Thousand Faces has thousands of incarnations, and He is a stranger in Westeros, a night lion in Razor, and a black goat in Kohor...... In short, He can be any deity who represents death. ”

When Samwell heard this, he finally realized the strangeness of this so-called belief in the god of a thousand faces.

He does not seem to be a single deity at all, but a collection of all the deities that represent death.

"You think the original Faceless One was able to escape the effects of resurrection because he believed in multiple gods of death?"

"That's right!" Dr. Marwyn clapped his palms excitedly, "It's like the wind blows from all directions, and the flag doesn't move." When a person worships more than one deity, the power of the deity cancels each other out in him. ”

"Many gods......" Samwell thoughtfully.

It suddenly occurred to him that Dr. Malwyn's conjecture might be the real way to help his brother break free from Rahlo's control.

Maybe Deacon could really try to worship multiple gods......

It's just that just by believing, other gods may not be willing to descend their divine powers to fight against Rahlo.

But in any case, Samwell felt it was an idea worth trying.

It's better than what the red-robed witch Melisandre gave him-

Keep in mind who you are.

Samwell had already relayed this to Deacon, but he didn't think that such a simple sentence would free his brother from the Lord of Light's control.

"It's not enough to worship multiple gods, is it?" Samwell asked again.

"It's really not enough. You have to show enough value to catch the eyes of the gods. Dr. Marwyn said quietly, "There is also a game between the gods, and I have always believed that the catastrophe of the Fourteen Fire Peaks and the destruction of the Valyrian Empire are the result of the game of the gods. Perhaps the original Faceless One played a major role in this. ”

Samwell was deep in thought.

Dr. Malwyn looked at Samwell, who had been silent for a long time, and spoke again:

"Lord Caesar, I've heard a lot of rumors about you, and I know that you have a red-robed witch who believes in the Lord of Light."

"Yes. Her name is Melisandre and she is from Asha. Do you know her? ”

"I don't know. But as far as I know, the Lords of Light are among the most powerful and dangerous of the gods. And there is also the prophecy, what stars weep blood, the long night is coming, the reincarnation of Azor Ah...... Hey, Lord Caesar, now it seems that you are most in line with the prophetic description of the prince. Dr. Malwyn looked at Samwell with no reverence, but rather pity.

Samwell was silent.

Dr. Malwyn seemed to be able to read through the other man's mind, "Are you worried that your fate will be manipulated by the Lord of Light?" It seems to me that you do have to worry.

In order to forge the legendary [Lightbringer], Azor Ahai inserted the smoking sword embryo into his wife's beating heart, and poured her blood, soul, and courage into the sword, so that he gained the power to defeat evil.

Everyone is glorifying Azore's devotion, but I wonder what his wife thinks.

And what did the prophesied prince think when he killed his own wife with his own hands?

Was he really conscious when he made such a crazy move?

Heroes who save the world aren't that easy to do, and I can understand your struggles. ”

The Doctor of the Academy paused, and said in an agitated tone:

"And as I guessed before, the gods, no matter how powerful, are prisoners. They have limited means of interfering in the world. You don't have to be able to gamble with it. ”

Samwell smiled and said:

"You seem to be looking forward to that?"

"What a great feat to fight against a god in the form of a mortal!" Dr. Marvin lamented, "How could I not look forward to it. However, I suggest you take a trip to the House of Black and White, as the Faceless Ones should know a lot of the secrets of the gods. It may be helpful to you. ”

Samwell nodded silently, thinking that he would take his brother with him to Braavos on the other side of the Narrow Sea to visit the famous Black and White Courtyard.

"Master Caesar, do you think this knowledge of mine will be helpful to you?" Seeing Samwell nodding, Dr. Malwyn hurriedly added, "What about the reward, can you give me some dragon flesh and blood to study?" ”

Samwell shook his head firmly, "I won't let you hurt my dragon." Let's change the requirements. ”

Dr. Malwyn looked regretful, but seeing Samwell's resolute attitude, he had no choice but to give up.

After thinking for a moment, he added:

"Then when your dragon lays a dragon egg, can you give me one?"

Samwell frowned: "You should know that some dragons will never lay eggs in their lifetime. ”

"I understand that this is a risk I'm willing to take." Dr. Malwyn shrugged.

"And, even if you are given dragon eggs, do you have the ability to hatch?"

"I just want to study it, and I don't necessarily need to hatch dragons."

"Okay." Samwell finally nodded, "If my dragon gives birth to a dragon egg, I'll give you one." ”

"Thank you for your generosity!" Dr. Malween was satisfied.

"Don't worry." Samwell added, "The secret you just told me isn't worth a dragon egg, so I have one more string attached. ”

"Speak, please."

"Since you're a Ph.D. in the school, you must have done a lot of research on domesticating ravens, right?"

"Of course." Dr. Marween said proudly, "But to be honest, ravens are the most superficial of disciplines, and there is nothing to boast about. ”、

"Then you must know how to make a flock of ravens die quietly?"

"Death?" Dr. Malvin frowned.

"Yes."

"There are ways to ......"

"Good." Samwell said, "My condition is that in two weeks' time, I want all the ravens in the High Court to die!" Not one left! ”

Dr. Malvin narrowed his eyes and asked cautiously, "What are you doing here?" ”

"You don't need to ask too much, that's my condition, can you do it?"

"The purpose of the school is not to participate in political struggles between lords......"

"I didn't let you participate in the political fight. It's just for you to kill some stupid birds. ”

Dr. Malvin took out a handful of sour leaf grass and stuffed it into his mouth again, and chewed it for a long time before he opened his mouth stained with red juice and said:

"Yes."

(End of chapter)