Chapter 182 The best commander in the world
"You just said that I can bring dragons back to the world?" Daenerys picked up a dragon egg and asked Celia, "Is this true?"
"The Lord of Light gives us revelations through fire, and sometimes through dreams," Celia joked. In fact, she found no evidence that dragon dreams or prophetic dreams are related to the Lord of Light, but what does it matter? She is the priest of the Red God, so all the great power naturally belongs to the King of Light.
"I just saw a giant dragon spitting fire into the sky in the flames, and then the dragon surrendered at your Majesty's feet. And this vision happened to appear when you obtained these dragon eggs. This is very strange. It's obviously some kind of foreshadowing."
Daenerys believed most of it, because the first half of what Celia said was indeed exactly the same as the scene she saw.
"So." Celia asked as if she was guessing, "Are you not afraid of flames? Or at least, not afraid of heat."
"Aren't you afraid of the heat?" Daenerys suddenly recalled the scene where she could bathe in boiling water at will, and then nodded, "That's right."
"Then, maybe you can try," Celia said as she handed the torch to Daenerys, "try to touch the flame. If the flame won't hurt you, then I have some guesses. Maybe it’s true.”
"This is so crazy." Daenerys hesitated a little. Although she had long discovered that she was not afraid of the heat, she had never acted in such a bizarre way.
"This is related to whether you can bring the dragon back to the world, Your Majesty." Celia reminded.
"I" Daenerys heard this and looked at Ian. After receiving a positive response from the latter, she began to tentatively extend her palm towards the orange-red flame.
This is crazy, she repeated in her mind, but at the same time she felt a faint sense of excitement.
The first time she just touched the flame with her fingertips, she quickly withdrew it, so fast that even an ordinary person would not be harmed.
The second time she used three fingers, but still took it back quickly.
But this time she vaguely discovered that these flames really couldn't bring her the burning and stinging sensation.
So for the third time, Daenerys became bolder and slowly approached the flame with both hands, gradually holding the entire fire ball in her palms.
"Fire really won't hurt me!" she shouted excitedly.
"You are the beloved son of the King of Light, Your Majesty," Celia quickly complimented, and then she clearly stated her purpose, "It seems that God's revelation is correct, you are the mother of dragons in the prophecy, you The evil dragon will reappear in the world."
"I" Daenerys heard these words and quickly suppressed the excitement of playing with fire in her heart. "What should I do?" she asked urgently.
"I studied in the Red Temple of Volantis, and also visited Asshai west of the Shadow Land. There, I heard about a secret method to awaken dragons from stones." Celia approached. Daenerys, whispering to her the whole process of summoning the dragon in the original book...replaced the word 'Drogo' with the version of 'sacrifice'.
"So we are going to use Viserys's body?" Daenerys frowned upon hearing this, instinctively rejecting it.
"The blood of the true dragon flows through the body of the late king. It is perfect to use his blood in exchange for the life in the stone." Celia knew Daenerys' disgust for Viserys, but she still pretended to be stupid, "Besides, In this way, it is equivalent to the late king staying by your side in a different way."
I don't want Viserys around! Daenerys screamed in her heart, but she quickly changed her mind. Viserys scared her when he was alive, but when he died, she inexplicably missed her only relative.
Just like in the original novel she named a dragon Viserion.
Using this method to give Viserys a new life might really be a good choice, and Daenerys thought about it and looked at Ian, "If we can really get a dragon, is there hope to regain the Iron Throne?" ?”
"Dang" Ian subconsciously wanted to give a positive answer, but he quickly stopped.
It is not a good thing to pin the hope of restoration on dragons. It will give Daenerys a preconceived notion and make her think that most of the credit lies with her.
"No, Your Majesty," Ian shook his head, "The growth period of dragons is too long. It takes at least several decades for a newborn dragon to truly develop overwhelming combat effectiveness. I'm afraid it's hard to count on your support for our restoration plan. Dragon, I hope you will bring the dragon back to earth, simply because the dragon is the symbol of House Targaryen."
"You mean, we still have to wait decades to regain the Iron Throne?" Daenerys was not surprised by this, but she was still a little disappointed.
"I mean, we're going to take back the Iron Throne that's yours without the help of dragons," Ian corrected.
"Without the help of dragons," Dany murmured, and then she asked, "But what to do? Brother, he wants to give me to Drogo in exchange for an army, but now I can no longer marry Drogo. , how do we get the army? If we don’t have the army, we can’t get the Iron Throne back, right?”
"You can give yourself to me in exchange for the army." Ian's answer not only stunned Daenerys, but even Celia who was standing aside almost choked on her own saliva.
Is this what a vassal can say to his queen?
Ian can answer responsibly, yes.
Because at this moment, Dany has not yet contracted the bad habits of superiors that she contracted when she was Khaleesi in the original book. She has not been treated with respect by anyone, and she has never had the power of life and death over anyone.
Now she is just a timid, cowardly and unconfident little girl who has won the title of Queen, has been wandering all her life, and has been bullied by Viserys.
In this way, she will only be surprised by Ian's bold behavior without any anger. She may feel that this is inappropriate, but her heart will be full of joy.
And this is exactly what Ian wants. He wants Daenerys to get used to it and let her regard this mode of getting along as a normal thing, instead of thinking that she can be above him.
As expected by Ian, after hearing this, Danni's face instantly turned red to her ears, but she did not make any rebuttal.
"I will find an army for you, Your Majesty." Ian stopped teasing and returned to a serious tone, "We will go to Astapor to purchase the Unsullied."
"Slaves wearing bronze spiked helmets?" Dany has of course seen the Unsullied, who are the main force of Illyrio's guard. "Can they defeat the knights of Westeros? They are too fat!"
"Illyrio or the Unsullied under other governors are just garden guards who cannot use their strengths at all. They often have nothing to do, and eunuchs tend to gain weight easily. Food is their only desire. Compared to them, Astapor Those Unsullied who have not yet been sold have maintained the peak of their combat effectiveness." Ian explained.
"They were trained according to the legions of the ancient Gith Empire. They are well-trained, strong in execution, and fearless of pain. They are the best infantry in the world. If they are handed over to the best commander in the world, If you lead, you will be invincible."
"The best commander in the world? Who is that?" Daenerys became interested.
"There is no doubt that that's me." Ian pointed to himself, "If you saw my battle, you will find that all the generals in Westeros from ancient times to the present will be like fireflies and stars in front of me. Gloomy.”