"There are so many secrets hidden in this world, and what we see is just the tip of the iceberg."
"And underneath there lies an abyss."
Viserys stood at the bow of the ship and spoke.
He was wearing simple clothes, with a long sword at his waist, and his long silver hair was tied into braids. He looked clean, tidy and sunny, attracting the attention of Mia who was standing aside.
Even though Viserys had done some simple disguises and arranged them in an ugly direction, he still looked so good that the girls couldn't help but take a peek.
Viserys spoke.
And not far away.
The sailors and mercenaries on the ship could already see the edge of the Valyrian continent.
This peninsula, which was once closely connected to the continent of Essos, was shattered by that catastrophe and split into many fragments of different sizes.
The smallest continent is just an island a few dozen meters long and wide, and there are even smaller ones that are like reefs in the sea. Most of the complex sea conditions in the Smokey Sea originate from the fragmented continents, which are densely covered with hidden reefs. If you are not careful, you will hit the rocks and sink.
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And this time, what they planned to explore was naturally the broken continental plate of Valyria.
It contains Valyria's most core secrets and huge wealth.
Since Valyria began to rise five thousand years ago, it has enslaved the entire world, and the wealth it has accumulated is almost immeasurable.
Therefore, it attracts countless people who are not afraid of death every year to explore the ruins and search for lost treasures.
"Why do you say that?"
Viserys sighed, and the girl standing next to him asked doubtfully.
She didn't understand what Viserys meant, what secret? What... iceberg?
However, Viserys did not explain too much, but the troubles he encountered along the way made him sigh like this sincerely.
If you were in the outside world, you would never have thought that there were so many horrors and secrets hidden in the sea of smoke.
"It's nothing, it's just what a friend of mine once told me."
Viserys shook his head and said.
"She warned me that the dragon has been resurrected and all magic in the world is returning. Be careful of those who have special powers."
"They may suddenly regain power and despise secular kingship and wantonly destroy normal laws."
Just like a person who has been hungry for too long can suddenly open his belly and feast, he will suddenly be unable to hold back and eat too much, which is not good for his body.
These were the words Melisandre warned Viserys.
She warned Viserys to be careful of those people before leaving Pentos for the Wall.
They all wield formidable power, and their power has returned.
"Is it."
"Are they that powerful?"
The red-haired girl was slightly stunned when she heard Viserys' words.
She never thought that ordinary people could control such a powerful power and even threaten the secular kingship.
Although Mia does not live in Westeros, she is still in a relatively free trading city-state, but she also understands the importance of blood.
In Volantis, ancient families that could not be traced back to the Valyrian period had no chance of success. Even free people could only be reduced to second-class citizens, and slaves were even worse.
The slaves themselves are slaves, and the children of slaves are also slaves, and they will never be able to turn over from generation to generation.
However, Mia couldn't help but shudder when she thought of the series of terrible things she encountered after entering the Sea of Smoke, and seemed to believe it.
This mysterious power is so terrifying.
Since the first riot caused by the gray fog, all the people who survived have become much more careful.
Gray fog does not have negative effects all the time, and the survivors are not clear about the specific reasons.
Perhaps only by figuring out the secret of Yanhai can it be solved.
Anyway, now when the gray fog suddenly gathers, you have to quickly find a place to hide. You can survive by avoiding the pursuit of those who become slaves of the gray fog.
And when the fog dissipates, there will be no infection.
Viserys, Mia, the man codenamed "Iron Fist", and a group of survivors on the ship helped each other and formed a secret alliance.
However, even so, the twenty ships sailed in the gray fog for three full days.
According to the aeronautical charts, they should have walked out of the sea of smoke, but by the evening of the third day, everyone could barely see any trace of land.
During these three days, several riots occurred on the ship, and the survivors suffered heavy casualties.
The sailors and mercenaries who were enslaved by the gray mist picked them out one by one and killed them.
Viserys also spent a lot of effort during these gray mist riots, and a large number of infected sailors and mercenaries wanted to hunt them down.
Mia was even infected for a time, and her eyes turned blood red, but fortunately, Viserys found her in time and slapped her awake twice.
After waking up, Mia covered her face and said that she had been slapped twice by the sea monster, and asked Viserys what happened to her just now.
But Viserys didn't say much, just said that she was dreaming.
And he found that his body seemed to be more resistant to gray fog than others. Viserys once ran to avoid pursuit when the gray fog was filled, and inhaled a large amount of gray fog.
However, Viserys did not notice any symptoms of discomfort other than a cough.
And Viserys also confirmed what Guts said at that time, and he seemed to have indeed seen the sea monster.
Viserys got separated from Mia while evading pursuit. He killed two pursuers, one of whom he grabbed by the neck and threw into the sea.
At this moment, Viserys seemed to see a huge shadow swimming down from the ship in the deep boiling sea.
The opponent had countless soft 'long legs', and each tentacle was more than ten meters long. It swept away the mercenary's body and then dragged it under the sea.
No ships were attacked.
Viserys was stunned for a moment when he saw this scene, and even thought he was dazzled.
Because the surrounding fog was too dense and the sea water was boiling, he didn't see it clearly, and then the huge figure disappeared.
While Viserys and Mia were chatting on the ship, the captain standing at the top finally spoke with a loudspeaker.
"The ruins of Valyria have arrived!"
"Everyone get ready to disembark!"
The flagship not far away also displayed a semaphore.
Now that we are approaching the mainland, the gray fog has become much thinner, and we can see the semaphores.
And after arriving in this ancient and mysterious continent, the flagship seemed to have become much more low-key, for fear that the melodious sound of the horn would attract some unknown existence.
"anchor!"
boom--
The captain gave the order and the ship was finally secured thanks to the efforts of the sailors.
Viserys, Mia and a group of mercenaries jumped off the ship and set foot on this land for the first time.
"This is Valyria."
The silver-haired young man stepped on the soft muddy ground beneath his feet. It looked no different from ordinary land. There were also broken stones and some traces left by former explorers on the ground.
Then Viserys raised his head and looked around the silent surroundings. The sun was setting and the trees were covered with shadows.
But a feeling of palpitations suddenly arose in his heart.