The power of the Old God is closely related to the number of people who believe in him and the number of weirwood trees.
Howland Reed then invited Viserys to sit on the ground, and the two sat on the ground to talk. Viserys did not feel dirty, and sat on the ground generously to talk to the leader of the Zelanders.
He told more secrets of the weirwood.
He naturally knew that Viserys had the power of the old gods in his body. The Zelanders' perception of the power of the old gods seemed to be no weaker than that of the Children of the Forest. They were also one of the oldest races in Westeros and had been born in this area.
In the swamp.
Howland Reed believed that the weakening power of the Old Gods was related to the decreasing number of people who believed in the weirwood across the continent.
Moreover, the large-scale felling of weirwoods also affected the use of the power of the old gods. Even crossing the narrow sea became extremely difficult, let alone affecting the entire world.
In the past, the children of the forest could pray to the weirwood trees and use terrifying magic to sever Dorne's arm and prevent the ancestors from crossing the sea, but now it may be difficult to kill a person.
According to Holland Reed's analysis, he came to a point of view that was completely opposite to that of the Children of the Forest.
He believed that Viserys' current existence should not belong to the old gods or the green seers, but between them, an ordinary person who has mastered the power of the old gods. Of course, Holland Reed looked at Viserys again
At first glance, it may not be ordinary.
The expression of the leader of the Zedi people was a little tangled, because he was praying to the Heart Tree but could no longer detect the existence of the Heart Tree, but the person in front of him did have the power of the old gods.
Afterwards, the two had a long conversation. Howland Reed asked Viserys about the changes in the world today. When he learned that humans finally defeated the White Walkers and the Targaryen army swept across the six kingdoms, he still had some thoughts.
Incredible.
Because at the time he 'hanged himself', the king above his head was still Robert Baratheon, but now Robert Baratheon is behind bars.
Then he asked where his children were now, but Viserys just shook his head slightly. He had never paid attention to the whereabouts of Meera Reed and Jojen Reed.
, he has not even seen each other.
But they probably did not die in the coalition forces. After all, the two of them were still children. No matter how crazy the coalition forces were, they would not let the two children go to the battlefield. Maybe they were with their own tribe.
Then Viserys humbly asked the other party a few questions, about the old gods, the green seers, and the children of the forest.
Viserys was quite interested in Howland Reed's statement that the Old God's power came from the weirwood trees and the number of people who believed in him.
Because he has fallen into a bottleneck and the way forward is blocked, he can only choose to continue to improve other attributes. In fact, he also deliberately carried out some experiments on how to take the last step.
For example, he used to hide the existence of the Black Mist, but now he deliberately reveals it on certain occasions, such as appearing in front of others, the throne room of the Red Castle, the Eagle's Nest City in the Valley, etc.
And the legendary story of the king mastering magic to fight against the White Walkers gradually spread throughout the Seven Kingdoms, and this was not just a legend, but more people saw it with their own eyes.
With the evidence of so many nobles, and the Red God believers sparing no effort to promote the Son of Destiny, the people at the bottom are even more convinced that the king above them is really the one who carries the destiny.
What is the power of faith? It is still difficult for Viserys to explain. After all, he is only a toddler and has just come into contact with this level.
However, through conversations with this mysterious leader of the Zelanders, Viserys seemed to have some understanding of the gods of this world.
They seem to be in great need of the power of faith, but they cannot easily interfere with the human world. Perhaps they can only receive a little bit of revelation after receiving prayers or paying a huge price.
Maybe this is why the First Men cut down weirwood trees in large numbers, but the Old Gods remained indifferent?
The silver-haired young man sat on the ground and secretly guessed.
However, if this is really the case, in a sense, human beings actually have a great deal of initiative in facing the gods.
Especially human kings, because they can decide what their country and countless subjects believe in.
Is this also the reason why the King of Light took the initiative to contact him?
However, even though Viserys himself is very powerful and is more powerful than most people in this world, he is still a beginner in some fields, even extremely small, and he must work hard to keep up.
If nothing else, he will actually die. If someone in this world wants to kill him except for the gods themselves, they may go through a series of methods, such as burying him deep in the ground several kilometers below, or throwing him away.
On the endless sea with no place to stay around, you can still kill him.
Of course, all this is based on the fact that he was captured alive, lost his consciousness, and had to let Balerion leave his side.
"Then how do you want to punish him?"
Then Holland Reed mentioned his old friend Eddard Stark. He wanted to plead for Eddard, but he didn't know how to open his mouth.
After all, the other party once launched a war against the Iron Throne, but there was indeed a reason, because Viserys' father, the Mad King, first burned the other party's father and brother to death.
"You want to plead for Ed?"
Viserys, on the other hand, had complicated thoughts and was still thinking about what had just happened. Then he raised his head and spoke.
Holland Reed nodded cautiously.
"He's a good man."
"There are still many good people in this world."
The silver-haired young man shook his head slightly.
"He is my good friend."
The leader of the Zelanders then hurriedly added, and Viserys looked at his cheek seriously, nodded, and told him the truth.
"Ed may have a chance to survive, but of course it depends on how he chooses."
The sun is setting in the west, and the sky outside has gradually darkened.
Viserys was about to say goodbye and leave. He asked Howland Reed if he could give him a ride to take him out of the Neck, but the leader of the Zelanders shook his head and refused him.
Neck Lake is extremely dangerous for outsiders, but for the Zedi people, it is just like home. The Zedi people naturally do not need anyone to take them with them when they return to their own homes.
And since he came back to life and didn't turn into a weirwood, he still had some things to do in Graywater.
He told Viserys that he would rush to King's Landing before the trial, attend the grand ceremony on behalf of the people of the Marsh, swear submission to the king, and find his two children by the way.