After arranging everything to be done next, and looking at the adjutant's back walking away into the distance, Heros stood there and was silent for a while.
He somewhat wanted to see the problem his father left behind.
Not long after that, everyone in the Red Fort was busy, and he appeared alone at the door of the Red Fort cellar.
Because Horos would host the first council in the throne room as the regent prince, he asked all the royal ministers and the imperial nobles staying in King's Landing to come to the throne room to meet him. He also asked his sister, the imperial minister, to come to the throne room to meet him.
The eldest princess, Prince of Summerhall, Keeper of the Wall Diana Targaryen, and his brother Aemon Targaryen, Prince of Highgarden, came to King's Landing.
Therefore, the Red Keep is very busy now. Not only must these Unsullied Ones be sent away quickly, but they must also be cleaned, prepared, and restored to normal order. After all, Horos will live in the Red Keep and handle state affairs and so on.
, And Heros himself took a break from his busy schedule and came to the cellar of the Red Castle alone.
Tread...
In the empty Red Castle cellar, the footsteps of the brown-haired young man echoed repeatedly.
He held a torch in his hand to illuminate the steps at his feet, and walked down the steps from the ground step by step.
It's midsummer now, and the air in King's Landing is filled with hot flashes. You can feel your clothes sticking to your body after being outside for a while. However, as soon as you enter the cellar, an icy chill hits you directly.
The steps in the cellar of the Red Fort are now covered with dust, and there are even spider webs in some places.
Because since Viserys inserted the dragon spear here, this place has become a restricted area in the Red Keep.
The door to the cellar of the Red Castle is locked all year round, and no one except the royal family is allowed to approach it. Therefore, no one has cleaned it properly for many years.
Not only had thick dust accumulated on the steps, but also the dragon bones of the Targaryens of all generations were covered with dust. There were traces of dilapidation everywhere as far as the eye could see.
And Heros walked along the steps to the depths of the cellar.
Phew~
Then he took the torch in his hand and lit the dragon-claw-shaped torch stands on the wall one by one, and the whole cellar slowly became brighter.
Then Horos put the torch in his hand aside for lighting, and he came to the dragon spear that his father had planted on the ground.
Nowadays, in addition to the thick dust accumulated on this dragon gun, there are also some spider webs, and there are even traces of mice running on the ground.
"It's been too long."
The brown-haired young man frowned slightly when he saw this scene.
Then he didn't mind getting dirty, so he took off his coat, held it with his hands and carefully wiped off all the cobwebs and dust on the dragon gun, restoring it to its original appearance.
"The name of father's dragon spear is Zhushen."
"It seems that my father already had a premonition about the future back then."
Horos wiped the dragon spear clean with his clothes, which was made entirely of Valyrian steel and weighed a hundred kilograms.
It is said that in order to cast this dragon gun, several Valyrian steel swords including the ice of the Stark family, the broken heart of the Tully family and so on were melted and brought together to create it.
This legendary weapon.
The properties of Valyrian steel are extremely stable, and it can be called the hardest and most stable material in the world. It will not decay even if it is left on the ground for ten thousand years, and it will continue to sharpen even if it cuts off ten thousand swords.
Therefore, it was just stuck on the ground for more than ten years. Although it was covered with some dust, it quickly returned to its former glory after being carefully wiped by Heros.
The swaying firelight of the torch platform reflected a cold and cold light, and there were even mottled blood stains on the tip of the gun, which had not dissipated after so many years.
"It is said that this is divine blood."
And Heros looked at the mottled blood on the tip of the gun, his dark eyes slightly condensed.
"Father once killed a god."
Heros's imagination is quite rich, but even after exhausting his imagination, he still cannot know what kind of existence the gods are.
Where does His power come from? How does it affect the world? What is the purpose of what they seek?
Naturally, Heros's trip was not to explore these mysterious issues. In fact, he has not yet come into contact with this level, and all his imagination is just speculation without any real evidence.
He suddenly had a sudden impulse during this trip, and when he came to the cellar, he naturally wanted to try it again.
Even though Helos had tried it countless times in the cellar of the Red Keep when he was a boy.
He even used some tricky methods, entrusting his giant friend Attis to try but failed. Then based on the principle of leverage, he used roller skates and ropes to create a simple crane, and used the rope to cover the gun handle. Then he stirred the rope on the other side, but ultimately failed.
Heros had tried various methods but could not pull it out from the ground, and the same was true for his sister Diana and brother Aemon, who had tried no less frequently than Heros.
Now, Heros decided to try again. He took off his shirt, exposing his well-proportioned muscles with his bare upper body, and put the shirt on his hands to prevent slipping, also to protect his palms.
"rise!"
Then Heros held the dragon gun with both hands, and the muscles all over his body suddenly exerted force, trying to pull out the dragon gun.
The muscles on his arms and back are all bulging. Helos looks weak on weekdays, but he is actually very strong.
However, what I failed to do back then, trying again now is just another failure.
"Still not working."
Then Heros tried again and again several times, his face became a little red, his forehead, back and chest were covered with sweat, and he was breathing heavily, and finally stopped trying.
He is a smart man and knows when to stop losses in time.
If something doesn't work, no matter how hard you try, it won't work. If you can't pull out the dragon spear, there's only one possibility: you haven't found the right method.
"What does father want?"
And when Heros returned to the Red Keep after many years, he tried again on a whim and failed, but he was not discouraged.
Because he didn't have high expectations in the first place, and he didn't try to pull it out even though he spent so much effort back then. It's natural that it doesn't work now.
But this time, Horos didn't mind being dirty. His upper body was naked, breathing heavily, and he sat on the ground, leaning on the cold Valyrian steel dragon gun, and fell into deep thought.
He was thinking about Viserys's purpose in setting up this test.