Game of Thrones: Viserys the Three-Headed Dragon.

Chapter 221: Academy Experiment

More than a hundred tents have been set up on the banks of the Mead River, and thousands of civilians are watching around.

Unlike the pageantry of a tournament, there were no shining armor and horses in the arena, nor were there bright flags fluttering in the wind.

There were only a few huge waterproof curtains and a huge, cold corpse underneath them.

Oldtown is located in the south. Although it was late autumn and the temperature was still high, the iceberg that Viserys used to freeze the sea monster took nearly a week to melt to the end.

The doctors of the Citadel judged that it was not an ordinary block of ice, but a magical creation. This realization made them deeply uneasy, because it confirmed that King Viserys's three-headed dragon had a breath of frost in addition to fire.

It is said that the three heads of the King's three-headed dragon represent three different kinds of magic: fire, ice and lightning.
It is said that many crew members and sailors of the Redwyne fleet regarded the three-headed dragon as a god. They firmly believed that "His Majesty Viserys's dragon is extraordinary and has divine power!"

Even the most devout followers of the Seven Gods, after talking about the things they encountered at sea, had different opinions about the three-headed dragon and the king. There was another secret saying among them: "Your Majesty's three-headed dragon is the mount of the Warrior, and His Majesty the King is the Warrior himself incarnated."

Of course, such remarks were just the drunken nonsense of some crew members in the Redwyne fleet, and they did not publicize such remarks openly, but there was no doubt that the previous battle against the sea monster and the false king Euron was extraordinary and caused a great shock to the psychology of these mortals.

The magic of the three-headed dragon has undoubtedly exceeded the knowledge and cognition system of the academy. Even the knowledge that cannot be known by the public cannot find a reasonable explanation for the existence of the three-headed dragon. In fact, the members of the secret meeting inside the academy are already at a loss.

Some people advocated contacting King Viserys. Just like how Septon Bath contacted King Jaehaerys, they wanted to gain his trust, take the opportunity to study the three-headed dragon, get a reasonable explanation, and find a way to deal with the three-headed dragon. Whether it was witchcraft or magic, they firmly believed that they had never seen it, and as long as they studied it, there would eventually be a reasonable explanation and countermeasures.

Some people advocated doing nothing. They advocated that just like the Citadel's attitude towards Aegon the Conqueror three hundred years ago, they should put aside the Citadel's plan of "transforming and restoring the world" and serve the Targaryen dynasty wholeheartedly first, and wait for the trust of Viserys and the next generation after his death before restarting the plan. Facing dragons, especially dragons that they had never known before - they judged that Viserys' three-headed dragon was not any of the dragons in the Citadel's records - the Citadel could not rush, and must deal with it after all the theoretical foundations for dealing with dragons were perfected, just like their predecessors.

There were also those who advocated finding an opportunity to try to slay the dragon, using the theories that had already been developed to deal with the Valyrian dragons to try to deal with the dragons. But the voices of these radicals were suppressed.

In the end, these scholars decided to do nothing and leave the problems that could not be solved at this time to smarter people in the future.

In fact, during the Dance of the Dragons, the people who actually carried out the dragon-slaying plan were the extremists in the Citadel and the Order of the Seven, but they now have no such people who can lead the charge.

The commander of the dragon-slaying riot in Junlin during the Dance of the Dragons, the "Shepherd", was a believer of the Seven Gods and a member of the Poor People's Assembly, an illegal organization banned by the Seven Gods Cult. The Poor People's Assembly is also known as the Star Knights. These fanatical warriors of the order will carve the seven-pointed star on their chests and are the most fanatical believers and fanatics of the Seven Gods Cult.

In name, the two religious armed orders, the Warrior's Sons and the Poor Fellows, had been peacefully disbanded during the reign of the "Mature King" Jaehaerys, but in reality, some branches of the Poor Fellows still survived for decades, and the "Shepherd" who led the Dragon's Nest riot 130 years after the Conquest was a member of this organization.

At the beginning of the Targaryen dynasty, the church and the royal court were not as harmonious as they were later. The reason why the Cult of the Seven is what it is now is because of the massacre of Maegor I, the appeasement of Jaehaerys I, and the piety and madness of Saint Baelor. After several generations of rule and more than a hundred years, the Cult of the Seven was finally transformed from a powerful sect with strong military force that could drive the Children of the Forest and the Old Gods from Westeros to the North and beyond the Wall into a peaceful church of peace and friendship that encourages people to be kind.

The Citadel and the Church are two groups with Hightower's shadow behind them, but after the Dance of the Blood Dragons, it is questionable whether these two groups still have the ability to charge into battle.

In the more than 100 years since the extinction of the dragons, is there still room for extremists in the church and the academy?
According to historical experience, extremists will appear in every era, but before certain things happen, extremists will be suppressed even within the country.

What Viserys is doing now is to eliminate the possibility of extremists in the Citadel coming to power before the rebellion begins.

You know, the Citadel and the Order of the Seven have a long history, and among them have emerged practitioners, fanatics, sorcerers, dragon slayers, and demon hunters.

Even though it seems now that the Church of the Seven is a sect that worships wooden gods, and the Citadel is a group of wishful thinking old pedants, the fact that they have been passed down in such a world for thousands of years should not be taken lightly.

Back to the present, although the sea monster dissection meeting was led by Viserys, when it actually started, Viserys was just a spectator like other nobles and common people.

Viserys watched from his seat of honor and authority during the tourneys of old.

As Viserys's magic advisor Win'ema and several doctors of medicine sent by the Citadel walked to the center of the tournament venue, they solemnly announced: "Thank you, His Majesty Viserys, for your support of the Citadel's academics. This has given us the opportunity to study this unprecedented specimen. We also welcome the attention of all the adults and citizens to this anatomical conference."

After the doctors from the academy said a lot of polite words.

Wen Ema finally interrupted: "His Majesty the King values ​​your ability, not your eloquence."

Then, with the help of several knights, the waterproof cloth covering the sea monster was torn off.

Finally, people saw the full appearance of this huge sea monster. This was also the first time they saw it completely emerge from the iceberg.

"Oh my God!"

The sea monster did not have a strong fishy smell, but its huge body shocked many people who watched nearby.

A doctor was in charge of announcing the results of their measurements: "The sea monster is shaped like a squid, 150 feet long (about 50 meters), 90 feet wide at its widest point, and has ten tentacles, eight of which are longer and two are shorter."

But in fact, not many people listen to what the doctor says.

The crowd started to make a noise: "Look at the wound!"

"That must be the scratch from His Majesty's dragon!" "Such a big scratch, how big must His Majesty's dragon be!"

"It's a pity that your majesty didn't bring the dragon with him. I won't be able to see it."

The most shocking thing about the sea monster is the several huge wounds on its body.

The most obvious thing is of course the cut on the back, which is where Viserys took out half of the Naga's skull from the back of the sea monster and magically transplanted it - that thing is obviously not scientific, and Viserys took it out and didn't put it back. In fact, without that piece of bone, the sea monster is more in line with people's cognition. It looks more like a giant squid that has never been discovered.

"From the blood stains on its body, the blood of the sea monster is red. Hmm, that's strange. Normally, the blood of a squid should be blue."

"Well, let's begin the autopsy. If any audience members feel uncomfortable, please leave the venue."

As the doctors finished recording the externally measurable data, several of them, with the assistance of their apprentices, began to take out the tools for dissection.

But they obviously didn't expect that the sea monster's muscles were much tighter than they imagined. They failed to dissect the squid as they normally did, and cutting from the abdomen had no effect.

This was obviously different from what they expected.

Viserys only found it funny. But this was exactly what he wanted. Viserys had personally experienced how hard the sea monster's muscles were. With such a large body, it would take a lot of effort to cut it with an ordinary knife.

Seeing that the doctor from the academy had been gesturing at the belly of the sea monster for a long time with no effect, the crowd who had been waiting for half a day started to get agitated.

Several fishermen started to make a noise: "Master Doctor of the Citadel, would you like us to help? We deal with these squids every day, so we know best where to cut them."

"quiet!"

Seeing this, Wen Ema took out the knife he had prepared and said, "Let me do it, a bunch of inflexible guys."

As he watched, the king's magic advisor took out a saw and an axe and began to cut the sea monster's abdominal muscles like sawing wood.

The doctor from the academy stood there awkwardly, which seemed a little funny.

Wen Ema said bluntly: "Why are you standing there? Help me record it! The sea monster's muscles are as hard as firewood, smell fishy, ​​and have blood vessels."

Watching the dissection of a sea monster was something unique and unprecedented in Oldtown, so even though many people couldn't understand it at all and didn't know what the doctor and the king's magic advisor were muttering during the dissection, they still persisted and watched until the break.

After half a day of hard work, Viserys' advisor Win'ema and the doctors removed the huge sea cucumber from the sea monster's belly.

The first round of dissection ended here. Both Wen Ema and the doctors in the city were exhausted.

It's quite funny to say that when the huge cuttlebone was completely removed from the sea monster by the joint efforts of Winema and the doctors, several apprentices who were assisting in the Citadel carried the huge cuttlebone of the sea monster to King Viserys and gave it a complete display to the king and the dignitaries who were watching.

Then they carried the huge bone around the field and showed it to everyone. I don't know what these people were so excited about, but there was a huge cheer in the crowd, as if they had witnessed some history.

Finally, the apprentices sealed up the huge cuttlebone, marking the end of the first round of dissection.

This was just the beginning of the first day. Dissecting such a huge specimen was not a task that could be completed in a day or a few hours. According to the introduction, the dissection would last for three days, and all academic records had to be completed before the sea monster's body thawed and rotted.

Of course, there were some people who vomited due to the stimulation and fishy smell, but these people still insisted on watching the whole process.

But in fact, during the first round of dissection, what impressed the onlookers most was not the sawing of the sea monster's body or the removal of the sea cucumber from its belly. Instead, it was at the end, when the doctors of the Citadel brought carts of ice to refrozen the sea monster's body, and King Viserys's magic advisor, Win-Amar, demonstrated his magic in front of everyone.

Everyone was deeply impressed. At that time, they saw ice trucks with the city school logo driving into the competition venue one after another, while the cooperating people from Wen Ema and His Majesty the King brought in buckets of clean water.

And everyone was watching in amazement.

Magic consultant Wen Ema took out a kind of magic powder from the last car and poured it into buckets one after another. Finally, as Wen Ema read out a strange and soul-stirring word, the buckets of water quickly emitted cold air and condensed into ice under the surprised and horrified gaze of everyone.

At this point, everyone realized that His Majesty the King’s “magic” advisor was indeed a wizard who could perform magic!
This circus-like dissection ceremony ended with "magic" at the last moment, beyond everyone's expectations. The crowd was shocked into silence, and then burst into cheers as if they had witnessed history.

This kind of thing was not discussed during the cooperation with the Citadel, so when it happened, the doctors of the Citadel looked at Wenema in surprise, then looked at the king on the stage in surprise, and looked at each other in confusion amid the cheers of the crowd.

The masses who are unaware of the truth do not care what the doctors in the Citadel think. As they spread the news by word of mouth, the "magic" performed by Winema at the end will sweep across Old Town like a storm.

After returning home that day, everyone will say the same thing after dinner: magic is real!

(End of this chapter)