Originally, Viserys flew to Norvos to find this mysterious monk with the power of prophecy, but unfortunately, he had already passed away when Viserys set off.
However, the body in the opponent's coffin disappeared, and the old monk did have the ability to prophesy, so it is unclear whether he was really dead or faked his death because he did not want to see Viserys.
Even if it was the latter, Viserys did not force the other party to come out and meet him, so he got on the dragon and prepared to leave.
But at this time, Viserys sensed the existence of the black mist, and then followed his inner inspiration to find Norvos, who was praised by Lomas Longlegs as "one of the seven wonders created by the gods" Tiankeng.
Viserys discovered that this place had the same origin as the bottomless pit under the Old God's body beyond the wall and the black hole left by the collapse of the Fourteen Fire Peaks in the ruins of Valyria.
This sinkhole is also a bridge that leads to the underground world.
There was even an inexplicable impulse in Viserys's heart that kept urging him to throw himself into the embrace of the abyss, and it even became more and more intense, but at the last moment he was firmly holding him down.
"Walk!"
Finally, the young man with silver-blond hair no longer hesitated.
He didn't give himself any chance to waver, and then suddenly turned his head, strode onto Balerion's back, and ordered it to fly away with him.
Balerion's scarlet eyes were also looking at the back of his partner. Although it didn't know what happened, it could feel the inner struggle of Viserys just now through telepathy.
It was very happy to see that the other party had defeated its own will, and then the black dragon let out a low roar.
"Roar…"
The strong hind legs suddenly exerted force, sweeping the strong wind and knocking down the trees, taking Viserys straight into the sky, and soon disappeared into the sky.
...
And at this time, King comes.
Viserys's time away from King's Landing was not very long, not even as long as the time he euphemistically called his 'vacation' in Highgarden, but something happened after he left.
Something that cannot be considered a big thing, but also cannot be considered a small thing.
That was the Fat Archbishop, because the monks of the church had to give up their family names, and the new Archbishop had to give up his secular name.
This is because people believe that the person who holds the office of archbishop is no longer a person, but the spokesperson of the gods in heaven. However, this custom makes it difficult to distinguish successive archbishops, so people can only use some characteristic descriptions to mention them. An archbishop.
The Archbishop who now reigns over the Cathedral of St. Baelor is called the ‘Fat Archbishop’.
The trouble he got into was actually not that big. He was just sleeping in the same bed with a few women who were engaged in skin trading, and he happened to be picked out and paraded through the streets.
The people who did this were several fanatical believers of the Seven Gods, which even reminded the people of King's Landing of the days when the sparrows occupied the bottom floor of King's Landing many years ago.
They used violence to oppose anything that was not in line with the teachings of the Seven Gods. They believed that people were born sinful. They besieged brothels, smashed taverns, poured drinks all over the floor, etc.
These fanatical believers of the Seven Gods claimed that they could not stand the greed and corruption of the Archbishop, so they came forward to expose the truth.
However, no matter what kind of punishment they will receive after being caught, once the reputation of the Archbishop is ruined, they will definitely not be able to continue doing it, otherwise they will not be able to retain the last fig leaf of the Church of the Seven Gods.
Therefore, the archbishops from various places then removed the archbishop through a joint decision of the College of Cardinals.
The archbishops are each responsible for their own faith, and are equivalent to the council in the church, called the College of Cardinals. Those who are too far away are conveyed by raven.
Under normal circumstances, the archbishop is elected by the archbishop. When necessary, the archbishops can also unite to remove the archbishop.
However, the church will not always be without an archbishop. Then who should be the next archbishop was put on the table, and several senior archbishops were even ready to make a move.
Although there is a precedent in history for the king to directly appoint the archbishop, most of the time the Iron Throne will not interfere in the appointment of the archbishop, but will be elected by the monks themselves.
But now His Majesty the Emperor happens to be away from King's Landing, so with no choice but to wait, the Archbishops chose not to wait for Viserys to return, but directly held a conference election.
But at this time, one name was mentioned directly, and that was Brother Aegon.
Although Aegon gave up his surname, no one in the church would forget his original identity, especially since he still has the iconic silver hair.
Aegon was born into the royal family of the Empire and voluntarily joined the Church of the Seven Gods.
Although the archbishop is often selected from among the archbishops, this is not absolute. There are many other examples in history. During the period of Baelor I, there was an archbishop who was a stonemason, and also during the period of Baelor I, there was an eight-year-old
Archbishop.
Then a fierce game began about the candidate for the next archbishop of the church.
Although nowadays, as the territory of the empire continues to expand, the cultures it absorbs are becoming more diverse, races, religious beliefs, etc. are blooming, the influence of the Church of the Seven Gods is constantly declining, and it no longer has the ability to influence and threaten the royal power at its peak.
However, although the Church of the Seven Gods has declined, after all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
They are still the main body of the empire, Westeros, and the Andals, the main ethnic group. They believe in the religion with the largest number of people and the widest influence, so it is natural that they should be taken seriously.
Brother Aegon's name is constantly mentioned and discussed publicly, including some of the "good things" he has done.
For example, he donates the food and clothing he spends in the royal family to the poor people, his life style is frugal, he is willing to enjoy himself with the people in the poorest flea nest in King's Landing, etc.
And there seem to be people behind Aegon who support him. Although they have not appeared publicly, they all seem to be in high positions and come from the top of the empire.
They can make King Lin tremble just by stamping their feet. Although the archbishops of the church are considered figures in front of the common people, they cannot afford to offend such people.
Therefore, in just a few days, from the outbreak of the archbishop's prostitution incident to his dismissal, the entire process of electing the new archbishop was completed quickly without taking too long.
Viserys also flew back to King's Landing at this time.
However, His Majesty the Emperor seemed to have returned too quickly, leaving some people in King's Landing unprepared.
Please remember the first domain name of this book: ._