After Jillian Lannister returned to Volantis, he changed his appearance and name.
I secretly bought a dilapidated house, and then I hid in it every day and wrote this diary, completely recording this trip.
He hoped that one day he could reorganize the fleet and return to Valyria. The long sword hanging in the castle hall, the armor and the horn on the table were all the treasures he dreamed of.
He hopes to become famous with his own adventure, get rid of his brother's halo and prove his ability.
Even the people sent by his brother Tywin to Volantis to look for him deliberately avoided seeing him and hid for a while.
It wasn't until a few years passed that Jillian heard the news that the Usurper War broke out in Westeros, and then he decided to set off and return to his hometown.
However, the journey from Volantis back to Lannisport was long, and the original news came and went plus the long journey. By the time Jillian returned home, the Usurper War was over.
Robert Baratheon overthrew the Targaryen rule, successfully sat on the Iron Throne, and then married his niece Cersei Lannister through a political marriage.
In order to express his congratulations, Jillian gave her a treasure found in the ruins of Valyria as a wedding gift.
Then it was just like what Varys, the Eight-clawed Spider, told Viserys in his letter.
After missing for many years, Gillian Lannister returned to Casterly Rock, heard about the death of his second brother Kevan, and vowed to avenge his brother.
In the end, he replaced the maester who really should have gone to Dragonstone and quietly lurked in.
After reading the wonderful life of Jillian Lannister, Viserys closed the memoir with some emotion. He never expected that such a powerful figure would be sent away with a glass of poisoned wine.
But the emotion over Jillian's death only lasted a few seconds.
Viserys paid more attention to the castle mentioned in Jillian's memoirs, as well as the sword, armor and horn he had glimpsed at that time.
Viserys and Jillian had the same judgment. These three things placed in important locations in the castle must be very precious.
The sword and armor, Viserys boldly judged to have been the equipment of the castle master, were forged from enchanted Valyrian steel.
And that horn...
"Is it the Dragon's Horn?"
A bold idea flashed through Viserys's mind. Jillian might not know what it was, but Viserys knew it very well.
However, he himself couldn't believe it, and then shook his head, how could such a coincidence happen in the world.
He vaguely remembered that someone seemed to have escaped from the ruins of Valyria later, and that person was Euron Greyjoy, the younger brother of Balon Greyjoy in the Iron Islands today.
He committed adultery with his brother Victarion's salt concubine, and was expelled from the Iron Islands by his brother Balon.
Then Euron disappeared for a while, but when he appeared again in front of the world, he already had the legendary treasure in his hand that could command the dragon.
However, it has not been long since the Iron Islands rebellion was suppressed, and Euron Greyjoy is still on the Iron Islands.
"Did Euron later get this information from Jillian?"
"Or did Jillian die at that time unknown, and the diary and the parchment chart recording the correct route ended up in Euron's hands?"
Viserys suddenly felt that his guess seemed quite reliable.
Jillian's luck is indeed very good, he can be regarded as a "child of destiny". Volantis once sent an entire fleet into the sea of smoke and disappeared.
And Jillian was able to successfully reach the continent of Valyria through the Sea of Smoke with just a small fleet, which shows that there are not many sea monsters on this route.
Euron most likely obtained this precious diary and navigation chart, and then successfully entered Valyria and obtained the horn and armor.
If you think about it this way, the horn in this record is very likely to be the legendary dragon horn.
Although there are not many clues, once they are all laid out and connected in series, everything seems logical.
Viserys remembered hearing Grand Maester Pycelle tell stories about the Dragon Horn when he was a child in the Red Keep. It was said that the dragon kings of Valyria could use it to control dragons.
As long as the dragon's horn is blown, all the dragons will bow their heads.
"It seems... I must go here for a visit in the future."
Viserys stared at the candlelight in front of him in silence for a long time, and finally made up his mind.
He may not need the Dragon Horn to command the dragon, but such a thing must not fall into the hands of outsiders, otherwise it will be a fatal threat to Targaryen.
He actually didn't want to take such a big risk to visit the ruins of Valyria, but now there are two factors, like a big invisible hand pushing him to go there in person.
The first is to investigate what the black mist in the body is and what kind of connection it has with the Valyrian civilization.
The second is to get this dragon horn and never let it fall into the hands of others.
But as Viserys pondered this unexpected gain...
In the distance, a white-haired old man who was trembling when he walked had just received news about him.
At this moment, he was wearing a thick coat and a black animal skin cloak, standing on the crenellations of the Great Wall of Despair and looking into the distance.
Then he spoke suddenly, his words were trembling a little, and his voice was hoarse and sharp.
"I... once heard about the fall of the kingdom, and my oath encountered the most difficult test at that time."
A tall man with white hair walked up to the old man.
"I heard you mention it, Maester Aemon."
This later man is none other than Jeor Mormont, the 997th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.
The white-haired old man standing in front of him, trembling slightly in the cold wind, was a bachelor of the Night's Watch, and was now the highest-ranking person in the entire Night's Watch.
Even the most ferocious criminals who were exiled and the most unruly assassins in the legion had full respect for this old man.
Jeor Mormont stood side by side with Maester Aemon, looking together at the endless forest of ghosts in the distance.
It's snowing heavily.
Now this forest has been covered with a layer of silver.
Although it is still a warm summer and autumn south of the Great Wall, snowflakes still fall here from time to time.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Night Watch Legion turned his head and spoke abruptly.
"Have you received the news?"
Today another group of smugglers came to Castle Black to make deals with the Night Watch, and they also brought some news from the outside world.
The last "true dragon" of Targaryen, Viserys Targaryen III, who has become king, has three dragons.