The adventure team is scheduled to embark on the journey in half a month.
Naturally, Viserys had nothing to do during this period, so he followed Mia around Volantis.
Take a look at what this once known as the 'City of Flowers and Fountains' looks like today.
The girl looks somewhat similar to Rhaenys. Both of them have heroic looks, but Mia is much older than Rhaenys, and even two years older than Viserys.
Her long fiery red hair was tied into a ponytail, revealing her white neck, and she was wearing a clean and neat khaki linen shirt.
There were two daggers strapped to her thighs, and Viserys knew that there was also a pocket stabbing sword in her cuff, which was actually her biggest killing weapon.
She has killed many people...
Viserys looked at the girl's back and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Mia is a native of Volantis. As she said, each free citizen of Volantis owns more than five slaves on average.
But she had none.
Her parents died a long time ago, but fortunately she is a 'noble' free citizen of Volantis, not a lowly slave.
Therefore, no matter how poor she is, as long as she is not willing to degenerate, she will not be forced to do some disgusting jobs.
Mia relied on her own hard work to become a mercenary. She once served in the Cat Group, and later joined other small mercenary groups.
She relied on her fierceness to kill a senior mercenary group who wanted to do evil to her, cut off the thing underneath him and fed it to the dogs.
From then on, Mia established her special status in the mercenary group. Other men did not dare to provoke her easily, and she no longer had to fight in person.
But this time, for some unknown reason, he suddenly took great risks and joined the expedition to explore the ruins of Valyria.
for money?
Mia didn't think Viserys was a man who was short of money, because his sitting posture, etiquette, and gestures revealed that he had received a very good aristocratic education.
And Viserys also felt that Mia was not doing it for this reason.
For money, it was just a tacit excuse between the two of them.
The final reason lies in the lost civilization shrouded in gray fog.
...
Later.
A few more days have passed.
It has been a long time since Viserys arrived in Volantis. Because it was inconvenient for Balerion to hide his figure, he had hid on an uninhabited desert island in the sea and would not call him again until he was needed.
The silver-haired young man had been walking around the city openly during this period, visiting this prosperous city-state in the past without any hesitation.
Although the weather is getting worse now, there is a lot more desolation.
A large number of wars during the Tiger Party's rule brought them down, especially the defeats. This directly caused Volantis' economy to collapse and its population to plummet. It has not fully recovered to this day.
And Viserys only went through a simple disguise, applying makeup in an ugly direction.
Otherwise, with a face that is most recognizable in the continent of Essos, he would not dare to wander around the city of Volantis so openly.
However, his long silver-gold hair, which was particularly conspicuous in Pentos, was nothing special here.
Volantis has a large population with silver hair and purple eyes. Most of these people are the blood of survivors who narrowly escaped the Valyrian Doomsday Crisis.
They have the noble and holy blood of the Free Fortress, which even brought some unexpected conveniences to Viserys in this city-state.
As Viserys wandered around Volantis, all the slaves, free citizens, and even the garrison of Volantis looked in awe when they saw Viserys.
When the mercenaries from out of town saw the man with silver hair and purple eyes, they couldn't help but stay away.
Such distinctive Valyrian characteristics often come from ancient family bloodlines, and they have great power in Volantis.
You must know that in Volantis only those whose ancestors can be traced back to the ancient bloodline of Valyria can become consuls.
"Bring me a sword."
Viserys came to a blacksmith shop.
He held a brilliant coin with a skull engraved on the back in his hand, looked at the dark-skinned and muscular boss and said.
He spoke very orthodox Valyrian, but it was slightly different from the dialect spoken in Volantis.
Valyrian is spoken slightly differently across the Free Cities.
The owner of the blacksmith shop originally thought he was a foreigner, but when he saw his silver hair, he couldn't help but lower his tone a bit.
"Please choose, distinguished guest."
There are many ready-made swords of different sizes and materials hanging in the blacksmith shop, including long swords, short swords, and even half-hand swords and large swords.
If no special customization is required, these are enough to meet the needs of general mercenaries.
And Viserys is not that picky. Naturally, his own sword made of the heart of the stars cannot bring Dusk.
The characteristics of that sword are so obvious that almost everyone can recognize who he is with that sword.
When he was tested before joining the expedition, Viserys even defeated the mercenary codenamed "The Butcher" with his bare hands.
The Butcher was not brave at all, but seemed a little clumsy in front of Viserys.
Viserys dodged three consecutive blows from him, then seized the opportunity to grab the white blade with his bare hands, and put the knife on the opponent's neck. He won the applause of the whole house, and Mia, who introduced him, was also present.
The 'butcher''s cheeks turned red with embarrassment, and he looked at Viserys with a bit of resentment.
But Viserys didn't care about the resentment of a young mercenary for the so-called 'face'. Such a person usually didn't even have the opportunity to kneel on the ground and lick the soles of his shoes.
Viserys did not deliberately humiliate the opponent, he just passed the test and defeated him normally. If Viserys even needs to consider these things, then he is too tired.
If he reveals his identity, I am afraid that the other party will not only not be resentful, but will also beg His Majesty the King to forgive his rudeness.
"That's it."
Wow——
Viserys picked up a sword, took it out and looked at it. He didn't choose too carefully, he just chose a long sword that looked about the same.
Then he put it on his waist and paid for it.
Although he did not bring his own sword, Viserys did bring a portable Valyrian steel dagger. If the need arises, this dagger will play its due role.
As for the armor, Viserys wore a mainly lightweight leather armor. With the ability of black mist, the effect of the armor on him was greatly reduced. It was better to increase his sensitivity.
Later.
A long time passed.
It was finally time for the expedition team to assemble and prepare to go to sea.