"Your brother looks like he's back to normal."

Melisandre appeared at Samwell's side at some point, staring at Deacon's back for a moment.

Samwell was still worried: "But he still has a problem with his memory. ”

"That should have been before...... The damage caused, at least now I don't feel the power of the Lord of Light in him. ”

Samwell turned his head and looked at the red-robed witch beside him.

During the Bloodreef incident, he knew that this woman had helped him, and without her, he might not have been able to escape the control of the Lord of Light.

I haven't seen her for a few days, and she is still wearing a red robe, but her skin is not as milky as before, but has become a weak and sickly pale.

The ruby necklace in his throat also seemed to be much darker.

It seems that this time she went against the will of the Lord of Light and paid a lot of price.

"When attacking Storm's Rest before, Rahlo manipulated Deacon to enter the city to assassinate him, and keeping the shadow in your stomach was prepared for this Bloodreef Island, right? He wants to resurrect me with a shadow? And then control me? ”

"Yes." Melisandre's eyes flashed, "We are all His tools......"

"Nope. We're not. Samwell looked into the witch's blood-red eyes, "He didn't control me, and he couldn't control you. If I'm not mistaken, what you asked me to tell Dickon in the first place - remember who you are is actually for me, right? You've foreseen everything about Bloodreef? ”

Melisandre shook her head: "I only foresaw death, and other than that, it was all vague visions. I thought it was a punishment from the gods. But thinking of the rebirth of Azor Ahai and what happened to your brother, I guessed something and made some preparations. ”

"Why help me?"

"Because I think you're right. Life should not be a tool. And...... "Melisandre," Melisandre looked at Samwell steadily, "I have a question in my mind, and I hope to have it answered." ”

"Did you get an answer?"

The ruby in Melisandre's throat shone again, not as bright as before, but still dazzling.

She nodded slowly: "I used to think that Rahlo was the master of the flames and the source of light, but after this blasphemy, my power did take a heavy hit, but it did not disappear.

I can no longer see the prophecy in the flames, but I can still manipulate the flames and perform sorcery. The shadow hurt me severely, but it didn't take my power away.

So, Rahlo may not be the master of the flames, nor is he as omnipotent as I think. ”

"He certainly doesn't do everything." Samwell said, "A doctor in the city once told me that he thought the gods were nothing more than a group of powerful magicians imprisoned, who were indeed powerful compared to mortals, but obviously not omnipotent. Otherwise, why would they be so zealous in finding the Chosen One? ”

As he spoke, Samwell pulled out the Dawn of the Greatsword behind his back.

"Rahlo can deprive the greatsword of its power." Samwell stroked the milky white blade, it couldn't emit the same hot red light as before, but it was still sharp.

"But He can't take my white dragon." Samwell Road.

Then he added secretly, he couldn't interfere with the attribute panel.

"yes." Melisandre nodded, "I used to think that the dragon was Rahlo's messenger, but now it seems that this is clearly not the case. ”

Samwell sheathed the greatsword back and said, "It seems that Lahlor has given up on me, do you say that he will go to find the other prophesied prince, the reincarnation of Azor Ah?" ”

"Nope." Melisandre was sure, "You are the prince of the prophecy, but not the prophecy of Lachlo. ”

Samwell understood what the witch meant: "Didn't that prophecy come from Lachlo?" ”

"It's not." Melisandre sighed, "This prophecy has been circulating in Asha for a long time, and its original source is unknown. ”

So it's likely that Rahlo was using this prophecy? He sought out the prophesied prince only for his own purposes? ”

"Possibly. But unless we can know the purpose of the gods, we can only speculate. ”

"The purpose of the gods......" Samwell's eyes flashed, "sooner or later, I'll figure it out." ”

"I'm sure you will." Melisandre said.

Samwell paused and asked:

"Remember the ruby you gave me? With it, I can transform into an inflatable fish. ”

"Yes."

"At the time, you said that the Faceless were disguised by similar means."

"That's right. It is a blood magic that requires the collection of the blood of the disguised. ”

"Is there a way to see through this blood magic?" Samwell didn't want another Faceless assassination.

"Yes." Melisandre nodded, "There's a blood magic called the Eye of Truth that can see through any disguise. ”

"Can I learn?"

"Yes. However, the practice of blood magic takes a long time. Although your soul power is extremely strong and you are extremely talented, even so, you don't have any foundation after all, and it may take a long time to learn the True Eye. ”

"Soul power?" Samwell wondered if this could be a manifestation of a spiritual attribute.

"Yes, soul power, if I'm not mistaken, you should be a shapeshifter, right?"

"Yes. I can possess a falcon, borrow its body to soar, borrow its eyes to see. ”

"This is the embodiment of the power of the soul." Melisandre explained, "The sons of the forest, the natives of Westeros, possess great soul powers, and heirs of this talent can now be found in some of the families of the North who have intermarried with the sons of the forest. They are the shapeshifters. ”

Now Samwell is even more convinced that the so-called soul power is a spiritual attribute.

"How long will it take for me to learn the True Eye?"

"At least ten years. Because you don't have any magical foundation, you have to learn it from scratch. This is already the fastest estimate considering your talent. ”

Samwell pondered for a moment and then asked:

"What if my soul power was stronger?"

"Soul power is an innate talent that is generally not easily changed......"

Melisandre was stunned before she could finish speaking.

Because she noticed that Caesar in front of her suddenly changed drastically.

A change that she couldn't put into words, but that made her feel palpitations.

Those black eyes are like the deepest darkness in the world, and they can draw everything through.

"You ......," a rare look of horror appeared in Melisandre's eyes, "how can your soul power ...... Sudden surge ......"

Samwell's mind was still on the properties panel.

Just now, all the freedom attribute points he gained from becoming the Storm King were added to his spiritual attributes.

Title: Storm King

Territory: Wind's Rest, Eagle's Beak Island

Vassals: Lucas Dayne, Chiman Huya, Kathu Huya, Todd Fohua, Gavin Mande, Brienne Taas......

Power: 15.96 (18.70)

Dexterity: 5.67 (7.86)

Spirit: 39.38

Yes, the free attribute points awarded to the king are thirty.

It wasn't much different from Samwell's expected points, and he guessed that this was just a bonus point for becoming king in the Stormlands, and that he would get more free attribute points when he conquered the other six kingdoms in the future, and even ascended to the Iron Throne.

Originally, Samwell was still hesitating about which attribute to add these free attribute points to, but with the experience of the last time, he knew that the attribute points obtained at one time could not be added separately, so he did not make a decision for a long time.

If Melisandre hadn't mentioned soul power, Samwell might have ended up adding to agility.

But now, he still felt that it was more appropriate to add it to the spiritual attributes.

Not only to defend against the assassination of the Faceless, but also to learn witchcraft.

He now felt more and more that witchcraft was probably the closest power to the gods.

After the crazy improvement of his mental attributes, Samwell found that the world in front of him suddenly changed.

"You're the most powerful soul I've ever seen!" Melisandre finally recovered from her shock and let out a sigh of emotion.

"That way, it should be easier for me to learn witchcraft, right?" Samwell reached out and rubbed his forehead.

After the spiritual attribute skyrocketed, the world in front of him seemed to have changed, as if there was some inexplicable brilliance.

For example, Melisandre in front of him was shrouded in a layer of blood-red smoke in his eyes.

The source of the smoke was the ruby in her throat.

"Yes, the power of the soul can help you master a lot of sorcery with ease......," Melisandre lamented, "You don't even need the True Eye I mentioned to see the Faceless in disguise." ”

Samwell immediately understood what Melisandre meant.

The "colorful" world in front of him was a side effect of the explosion of his spiritual attributes, which seemed to allow him to see traces of witchcraft.

Like Melisandre, Samwell knows she's always kept her true colors under her sight, which is a habit of the Shadowbinders.

It's just that some Shadowbinders like to use red lacquer masks, and she uses blood magic.

Now, after the explosion of mental attributes, although Samwell could not see through Melisandre's disguise, he could at least clearly know that she was shrouded in blood magic.

If any more Faceless Ones approached, Samwell wouldn't be defenseless.

But this state of affairs also gave Samwell some trouble.

I don't know if it was because the spiritual attribute was improved too quickly, and the body couldn't bear it, or if it was a side effect caused by too strong soul power, he heard some strange voices at this time.

“Hantam…… Hantam……”

Dreamy whispers, like tiny worms, emerged from the air around him, burrowing into his ears.

"Your Majesty, you really need to master some knowledge of witchcraft." Seeing this, Melisandre said, "Otherwise, such a powerful soul power will become a burden to you. ”

Samwell nodded, and the whispering in his ear continued, making his head tense for a while:

"Okay."

"Please follow me." Melisandre reached out and took Samwell's hand.

A sense of peace and tranquility passed down her arm, slightly relieving Samwell's discomfort.

"Do you know what Hantam means?"

"That's Valyrian." Melisandre said, "Meaning—

Don't come in. ”

(End of chapter)