A shrill scream broke the tranquility that had been silent for many years in this land.
"I woke up in panic from my sleep. A slave who was responsible for the night watch told me that he had just fallen asleep accidentally, and another companion who was also responsible for the night watch and was napping next to him was dragged away by a terrible monster.
Already."
"I heard the news and ran over quickly, and found that there were already a lot of people surrounding the place."
"I struggled to squeeze into the middle, and then I saw a long and shocking trail of blood, leading straight into the dark distance along the charred land."
"What attacked us? A wolf? A jackal? A shadowcat?"
The first two are social creatures, so Jillian is actually more inclined toward the latter.
"'We should rescue our companions!' I told everyone, because since it only attacked one of us, it means it does not have the courage to face everyone."
"If we want to repair the ship smoothly and return home, instead of worrying about it all day long, we should first deal with this guy who will threaten everyone."
"I persuaded the rest of the crew and slaves, and they agreed with my idea. Then we organized everyone and chased after..."
In Jillian's description, the ruins of Valyria were not much different from the ordinary desolate land, and even some places no longer looked like a doomsday catastrophe, but weeds and trees began to grow.
This was different from what the crew, Jillian, and Viserys, who was now reading this story through the paper, imagined.
The ruins of Valyria have begun to gradually regain their vitality thanks to the powerful self-healing ability of nature.
Perhaps it is for this reason that all the crew members and slaves, including Jillian, have relaxed their vigilance.
They feel that the most dangerous thing in the ruins of Valyria is the sea monster swimming in the black water outside, and this land is no different from the place where they usually live.
Jillian also expressed remorse in his memoirs, saying that this was one of the worst decisions he had ever made in his life.
Under the instigation and leadership of Jillian, these armed crew members and slaves chased in the dark along the bloodstains of their companions flowing on the ground.
Even the moonlight is very thin at night in this ancient land. I don't know if it's because of the smoke covering this lost continent, or because it's a cloudy day today.
The crew held a few torches and could barely illuminate a little bit of land in front of them, and then they chased them an unknown distance.
Until some timid ones among them had come up with the idea of retreat.
Then the path forward they were exploring finally changed a little bit.
"It seems that the land under your feet was once an ancient road. However, it was almost completely destroyed by the apocalyptic disaster, and only a shadow of the past is left."
"The bloodstains on the ground seemed to be moving along the broken ancient road, and when we followed the road to the end, we finally made a different discovery."
"That's a castle..."
"We vaguely made out the outline shrouded in darkness not far away that looked like an ancient castle, but it was obvious that it had become dilapidated, with only ruins remaining."
"The blood stains on the ground stopped abruptly when they reached this point, as if they disappeared out of thin air."
"no doubt."
"This is a castle belonging to a Valyrian noble. This is also an exciting discovery, because just think about it and you will know how much riches this castle holds."
"Valyrian steel swords, Valyrian steel armor, dragon eggs, ancient tomes, exquisite artifacts forged with superb magic craftsmanship, etc..."
"People are unsurprisingly divided into two groups at this time."
"When one of the factions saw the castle of the Valyrian nobles, their eyes turned red and they forgot that their mission was to rescue their companions and kill the monster that attacked them."
"But it was at this time that they finally remembered that they ventured into the Valyrian ruins to make a fortune, not to escape empty-handed."
"They even forgot how frightened I was during the day, and even tied me to a stake and wanted to burn me to death."
"How ironic."
In order to be able to organize this fleet to enter the ruins of Valyria, Jillian made a promise that the only purpose of his trip was to find the lost magic weapon of the Lannister family, the "Light Howl".
Except for Guang Xiao, whoever gets the treasure first will belong to whoever gets it first. If anyone dares to snatch it, they will be executed together.
And he, the leader, would not take away an extra point. He used his last name as a guarantee.
And all slaves who are willing to follow him into the ruins of Valyria will be relieved of their slave status and become free people again when they come out, and the wealth they gain will also be valid.
Therefore, under the temptation of these powerful benefits, these crew members and slaves were willing to follow Jillian and venture into the ruins of Valyria.
only…
They underestimated the terrible cost of exploring this ruins, so they were frightened when they just crossed the sea of smoke.
However, now naked interests are right in front of them. This genuine Valyrian castle that no one has ever set foot on must contain astonishing wealth, so many people are tempted.
Having already taken such a huge risk and narrowly escaped death to come to this land, I will inevitably encounter another risk on the way back.
It's better to give it a try. If you really find a Valyrian steel sword and take it out... Thinking of this, some of the people's eyes turned red.
However, some people are obsessed with interests and some people still remain calm.
Think of those sea monsters beneath the black waters.
They believed that there must be a terrible monster hidden in this land, maybe the monster that just took away their companions was like this.
So this group of people backed down.
One person was thinking about finding wealth and wealth in danger and wanted to go on an adventure, while the other person was thinking about returning to the camping ground by the sea. There was no essential conflict between the two parties, so they simply parted ways.
People who wanted to go back formed a small team. Because the surrounding fog was hazy and they couldn't tell the direction, they could only walk back along the blood stains on the ground.
Another group of brave people packed up their armor and weapons, preparing to enter this dilapidated castle and strive for wealth.
Gillian Lannister is among them.
He came to explore the ruins of Valyria to prove his ability and get out of the halo of his brothers.
Now that the opportunity is right in front of you, how can you give up so easily?