Game of Thrones: Viserys the Three-Headed Dragon.

Chapter 113: Dragon Habits

There was a small earthquake in Longshan in the morning.

The tremor was not strong, and many people could not even feel it if they were not standing at the time.

Viserys had to transform into a dragon and circle high above Dragon Mountain to show that it was his 'dragon' that made the noise.

He flew so high that people in the town and castle below the mountain could only see a huge shadow circling in the sky. Soon, it flew deep into Longshan Mountain and disappeared.

This was the first time that the dragon king Viserys had appeared in more than half a month. Even though the dragon seemed very far away from where they were, estimating its size by distance was a method many people knew. At such a high altitude in the Dragon Mountain, it could still be as big as the top of a huge mountain. The estimated size shocked many people who saw the dragon for the first time.

Including Barristan, the Onion Knight, Illyrio in the castle, and some spectators in the town who had just arrived at the castle, only today did they know that the rumors were true.

Although they only caught a brief glimpse of the shadow, they were still shocked.

After the giant dragon disappeared again in Longshan Mountain, many people looked towards the roof of the Stone Drum Tower.

As the owner of the castle, Dragon King Viserys is very mysterious in the castle. Except for important occasions, he rarely goes out of the second and third floors of the main castle. The main hall on the second floor and the table hall on the third floor of the castle are tightly guarded. Only his important ministers and the regent Princess Daenerys can meet him. Ordinary people could not see him at all.

Today was the day that Illyrio and the financial officers assigned to him by Viserys left Dragonstone for the Iron Bank. After seeing the scene in the morning, his mind was extremely complicated. With such complicated emotions, he went to the upper floor of the main hall of the main castle to report to the captain of the guards and ask for an audience.

It was the Princess Regent who received him.

Princess Daenerys, the regent appointed by the king, was wearing a smart robe and sitting in the main seat of the Table Hall waiting for him.

After staying in the castle for a few days, Illyrio knew that Viserys basically ignored some complicated political affairs. He would either ask the acting lord of the castle, Earl Gunther, to handle them for him, or if that didn't work, he would ask Daenerys to help him receive guests. He would only appear in some unavoidable occasions. Illyrio came to say goodbye: "Your Highness, I will set off for the Iron Bank according to the order of His Majesty. I wonder if His Majesty has any other instructions?"

Daenerys looked up at the finance minister who seemed to be deeply trusted by His Majesty and entrusted with an important task by Viserys, and said seriously: "In fact, you can wait a little longer. My brother wanted to send you off in person." Viserys told her that no matter what the fat governor planned, they could ignore it before he actually betrayed her. Viserys called this, trust a person when you employ him, and judge his deeds rather than his heart. He could try to accept the "loyalty" conveyed to him by the fat governor.

As she was speaking, a roar came from the inner room, and the little dragon flew in front of Daenerys and landed on the table. Just like it had done before beside Viserys, it squatted on the table like a sculpture, adding majesty to Daenerys.

"I am always amazed when I see it, Your Highness." Illyrio looked deeply at the little dragon, which seemed to be bigger than the last time he saw it. "Legend has it that each dragon can only have one rider, and yet it is so close to both Your Highness and Your Majesty."

Daenerys smiled and said, "Dragons disappeared from the world for nearly a hundred years. Rumors are both true and false. Many things can only be known by seeing them with one's own eyes. Isn't that right?"

"Yes, your highness." Illyrio bowed respectfully. "Then please tell His Majesty that his finance minister will live up to your trust and raise funds for His Majesty to protect the peace of the Seven Kingdoms."

Daenerys nodded at him. "We will wait for your good news at Dragonstone, Illyrio, my brother's treasurer."

When Illyrio's team walked out of the castle gate, Daenerys watched them from the main castle and saw Viserys, who must have come back from the secret passage of Dragon Mountain, chasing after them to say goodbye.

When her brother came back, she curiously asked him what he said when he said goodbye.

Viserys only replied, "What else can I do? Promise him. That's all I can do. If that doesn't make him loyal and his ambitions go unchecked, then I'd better avoid dealing with people like him. It's exhausting."

Daenerys didn't like talking about these intrigues with her brother, so she quickly changed the subject: "What's the matter with the shaking of Dragon Mountain this morning? Did you discover something again, brother?"

"Today I finally explored both ends of the large lava cave in the mountain." As Viserys spoke, he came to the desk, took out a piece of paper that looked like graffiti from the interlayer of a book, took out a pen and ink and began to scribble, "It confirmed my guess that this cave is a huge 'Y' shape, not formed naturally. At least the entrance is not. I found traces of artificial blocking of the exit on one side of the Y head. The handicraft was very large. I will take you to have a look later. The opening was made by inserting part of the spine of a huge dragon's skeleton into the mountain, and then blocking it with rocks and lava. The dragon's skeleton and the mountain merged into one to reinforce the opening. I dug a part of it, and out of the sealed opening is a large lava cave with magma flowing in the dragon mountain. The cave has an exit on the east side of the mountain. Logically, there should be a similar exit on the west side of the mountain, but perhaps it was sealed too tightly, so I can't find a gap."

Just listening to it, Daenerys was shocked: "Such a large cave in the mountain is not formed naturally?"

"Have you ever thought about it, Dany? In the Valyrian era, dragons were hundreds of meters long. How did they build nests in volcanoes?" Viserys expressed his guess. "Such a huge cave is just like a worm that is too big to be imagined. But I looked carefully and the edge of the cave is very irregular, so it should not be a giant worm. I guess that the habit of dragons to build their nests is to choose a huge cave somewhere, and then breathe dragon flames to melt the rocks and continue to dig into the mountain, until they dig a nest inside the volcano that can accommodate their huge bodies. And this habit of dragons may be controlled. This huge hole in the mountain should be the result of the efforts of more than one dragon."

Daenerys thought it was absurd, and when she saw the rough internal structure of the cave drawn by her brother, she was even more surprised: "Is this how dragons build their nests, digging volcanic caves?"

"It's very strange, isn't it? How could a magical creature like a dragon that flies in the sky live in a volcanic cave? Why doesn't it build a nest like a bird to avoid the wind and rain, but digs holes like snakes, crocodiles, and carp?" Viserys continued his guess. "But in fact, there are indirect records to prove that during the time of Targaryen Maegor, a dragon's lair was built in King's Landing. A huge nest-like building was built on the top of Mount Rhaenys, where giant dragons were kept. It is said that the gate of the dragon's lair can allow thirty knights to enter side by side on horseback. But there is a saying that the closed dragon's lair actually restricts the growth of the dragons inside. As for why this is the case, I guess it's because dragons build nests in volcanoes because of the environment, not because they like living in caves."

The dragon caves built during the time of Maegor show that dragons do live in caves according to people's observations and records, but for some reason they didn't think clearly that dragons don't like to live in caves, but in caves that can be exposed to the heat of volcanoes. The deeper into the volcano, the hotter it gets. Even the lava caves that Viserys found, which are speculated to have been dragon lairs, have magma flowing inside.

Just from the observation of the little dragon hatched by Daenerys, after arriving at Dragonstone, its size is growing every day, and its appetite is increasing every day. Although it does not often go to the volcano, it undoubtedly likes the environment here.

Legend has it that there is a kind of fire dragon worm living deep in the Fourteen Fire Peaks. It is a creature similar in shape to a dragon. Some people say that they are distant relatives of dragons because they can also breathe fire. Fire dragon worms cannot fly in the sky and can only burrow in rocks and soil.

Now that Viserys had confirmed that dragons, at least those from Valyria, were magical creatures that lived in volcanic caves, he could not help but imagine.

Because Viserys left King's Landing at the age of eight, he knew very little about the Targaryen secret documents about dragons, and Daenerys also had only a vague understanding of the habits of dragons. So when she first heard that dragons dug volcanic caves to build nests, she felt inexplicably very strange. Looking at the dragon's thin claws and long snout, she tried to imagine how it dug holes in the mountains: "."

Then she looked at Viserys again. Whenever her brother had free time recently, he would go into the Dragon Mountain through the secret passage. He spent much more time in the cave than outside. Daenerys became worried. Would her brother also live in a volcanic cave in the future?

Seeing Daenerys's suspicious look, Viserys knew what she was thinking. "What do you mean by that? You don't think your brother likes to live in a volcanic cave like ordinary dragons, do you?"

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The sudden awkward silence interrupted Viserys's thoughts, and the end result was another kind of harmonious conversation about dragons and life in their table hall.

To be honest, at first, Viserys was a little concerned about his close relationship with Daenerys, but by now, he felt that both he and Daenerys were inhuman magical creatures.

At least he had convinced himself.

Speaking of which, what Viserys has been doing during this period is completely different from the battle for the throne of Westeros. He has been exploring the huge lava cave in the secret passage of the Dragonstone volcano and exploring under the castle. In addition to the dragon eggs that Daenerys had previously sensed, the dragon bones in the tomb of Einar and the dragon bones inlaid in the rocks at the exit today all contain dragon souls, and he can take Daenerys to try to absorb them from time to time.

But Viserys's fire magic has actually reached a bottleneck. After absorbing another dragon egg's dragon soul, he can feel that the fire magic of the other world has reached a limit in him. Now the collected dragon soul has become a kind of stagnant magic that he doesn't know how to use. This thing will not affect his use of the magic of the other world to construct the magic organs of the magical creatures of the other world and use the fire magic of the other world. But his growth seems to have stopped here, and he has not changed his form and become the so-called "real dragon".

Viserys guessed that perhaps in the future he would need another method of absorbing magic like the Dragonbinder's horn brought before in order to transform, but he didn't understand the magical principle of the Dragonbinder's magic that was like a magic curse.

In other words, from the time Viserys came to this world until now, he has actually been relying on magic from another world, and he knows nothing about the nature of magic in this world or how to use magic.

He still hasn't figured out why he hasn't obtained any dragon soul other than the fire element to this day. He has some ideas about the ice element dragon soul, and he probably guesses that it is related to the White Walkers in the north and the legendary ice dragon, but he has no idea where the thunder element magic comes from.

Viserys gradually felt that he had to acquire knowledge about the magic of this world. So he was recently obsessed with archaeology in the caves, trying to infer the habits of the dragons in this world from the traces of dragon activities in the caves of Dragonstone.
afterwards.

Daenerys suddenly said, "I hope the naming day will come soon. If we have children, the country will be more stable."

"...soon." Viserys was a little unprepared for this topic, "Uh, have you read any books recently? Where did this idea come from?" It can't be because he is always responsible and didn't sow the seeds. Considering that the two of them are essentially magical creatures, Viserys is very worried...

Daenerys blushed slightly and said, "The Record of the Four Kings. I found someone's copy in the bookcase in my bedroom. There are only a few fragments. It said that if the king has an heir, the country will be more stable. King Baelor had no heir, so the throne fell into the hands of King Yong, and the country suffered. Is what the book said wrong?"

"Well... that's indeed what they say. But..."

"but?"

"I am worried about our current situation and those so-called gods." He said bluntly. "And the record of the four kings, whoever copied it, obviously has a problem. After Baelor's death, Viserys II Targaryen took over, and then the king of mediocrity. However, Viserys II's reign was too short. Some say it was a few days, while others say it was only half a year before he died."

"I didn't expect that much." Daenerys was a little disappointed.

Speaking of which, their wedding date is Daenerys' next name day, the seventh week of the new year.

Viserys had specifically discussed this matter with Septon Baal, who did not raise any objections. He only suggested that the wedding be announced two months in advance, so it has not been announced to the public yet.

Viserys discovered that with the big event of marriage, coupled with the sudden stability of her current environment and her focus on governing the country, Daenerys inadvertently began to consider issues from the political perspective of a queen.

And it all comes down to him.

As he thought about this, Viserys suddenly felt that he owed her something, and he knew very well that this meant that his feelings for Daenerys were deeper than he thought.

After a while of being bored, Viserys couldn't help but discuss magic with Daenerys again: "Dany, I've been thinking that the magic power in you is actually far beyond that of ordinary people. I'm afraid that most of the so-called wizards in this world are not as powerful as you, but they don't know how to use it. We have different talents inherited from our bloodlines, and I can't just copy my experience to you. Do you have any ideas?"

"I don't know. I can't feel my magic power in my body except in my dreams." Daenerys was also distressed. "Is it because my Dragon King blood is not pure enough and the power is too weak?" Daenerys didn't know. She might be the one with the purest Dragon King blood in the world.

King's Landing.

Grand Maester Pycelle was dozing off in the Crow's Nest, his head bowed from time to time.

Suddenly, a huge black carrier crow flew in from the window. Compared with other carrier crows, it was very strong.

When the Grand Secretary's clerk tried to take the letter from the crow, the crow dodged the clerk's hand and flew around in the crow's nest, making human-like sounds from its mouth.

"Grand Secretary. Grand Secretary."

The officer was suddenly surprised that this was a strange crow that could only mimic human speech.

When Pycelle heard the voice, he woke up from his drowsy head and asked, "Who? Who is calling me?"

"Grand Secretary. Grand Secretary." It was still flying and still calling.

Paisley suddenly came to his senses. He looked at the messenger crow with shining eyes and said, "Yes." Despite his age, he actually jumped up from his seat excitedly. He quickly acted like a bachelor and said, "You, you, all of you, leave. No one is allowed to enter the Crow's Nest without my permission!"

The busy officials and maids were all surprised, but did not dare to disobey, and left the Crow's Nest one by one.

"Grand Secretary. Grand Secretary." The carrier crow was still calling.

Pycelle pulled out a strange flute from his sleeve and blew it. The raven seemed to recognize the sound and finally landed next to the Grand Maester.

Pycelle took the letter from its socket.

The letter was short. It read: "Dragons, Dragonworms, and Longwinged Dragons: An Unnatural History of the Dragon Race, by Brother Bass. This book contains many false statements and should not be trusted."

Pythil knew who this Brother Bath was.

Bass was a figure from the "Elderly King" period. He was the son of a blacksmith and was given to the church at a very young age. Being smart, he was sent to the Red Keep Library to manage the king's scrolls and books. The "Elderly King" Jaehaerys I, who loved reading, met Brother Bass, and Bass became a close friend of the king. When the Elderly King inherited the throne, Bass was promoted to Hand of the King, and his term lasted for forty years.

Dr. Galdan described him as "the wisest of the King's Hands", and Bass's enemies claimed that he studied magic.

As for the book "Dragons, Dragonworms, and Pterosaurs: The Unnatural Evolution of Dragons", Maester Pythian had heard of it. It was rumored that this was a book with novel ideas but full of fallacies. It was rumored that the book recorded knowledge about dragons. About 56 years after the conquest, the Academy refuted Bass's work as nonsense and denied it.

In the Citadel this book is simply called Unnatural History.

In the Citadel, any scholar with a bit of common sense knew that after the "blessed" Baelor ascended the throne, all of Brother Bath's works were ordered to be burned. Only a few fragments of "Unnatural History" survived the book burning. Even if there was a single copy left, it might have been lost in the process of traveling across the ocean.

However, at this moment, when Pythias wrote to the Cardinal of the Citadel to inform him of the appearance of dragons on Dragonstone and inquire about knowledge about dragons, the Cardinal's reply was the name of such a book.

Paxil felt a headache. Where could he find this lost book?
However, just when he had a headache, he saw the carrier crow pecking at the mailbox on its feet with its long beak.

Grand Secretary Paixil picked up the letter again and searched in the mailbox. On the inner wall of the mailbox, he found a thin piece of silk made of unknown material.

The Grand Secretary found a small piece of wood and scraped out the silk.

This must be the remaining pages of a book.

The first line of words on the torn page reads: "The mouth of the evil dragon spreads death. You must not fight against the dragon's mouth."

".Dragons have no gender, neither male nor female, constantly changing, swaying like flames. A dragon's weak spot is its eyes. It is not in its belly as some old stories say, because the scales on its belly are as thick as those on its back and sides. The dragon's throat is where the dragon's flames are stored. Although there are no thick dragon scales, the skin and flesh of the dragon's throat are extremely tough. It is a crazy act to try to cut the dragon's throat. Doing so is no different from using a spear to put out a fire."

"Dragons, Wyrms, and Wyverns: Their Unnatural History" is a very valuable book in the World of Ice and Fire, which records the knowledge about dragons in detail.

This book was written by Septon Bath. Alicent Hightower was reading it to King Jaehaerys I when he died in his sickbed in 103 AC.

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