Chapter 212: Continue to Explore

. I imagined what it would be like after this news was announced to the public, and I felt a faint sense of pleasure of revenge in my heart.

But as soon as he thought of this, his expression froze. It was true that Jon was the first heir to the Iron Throne, but even if Daenerys was forced to give up her throne, would the black dragon Drogon be willing?

Even if the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms gave up Daenerys as the queen and chose Jon, would Drogon be willing? If

he couldn't get past Drogon, even if Rhaegar was reborn, he would never be able to take the Iron Throne from Daenerys.

Bran felt extremely aggrieved and lost all his strength in an instant. He was even afraid that after he told Jon the news, the black dragon would kill both him and Jon to silence them.

Bran closed his eyes gently and leaned back in his chair, feeling dejected. He thought he was probably the most aggrieved greenprophet in history. He discovered the secret but didn't even dare to speak it out.

He even wanted to leave King's Landing and return to the North immediately. He had originally planned to persuade Daenerys to let him plant more weirwoods in the South after her coronation.

But after discovering Jon's identity, he felt that he could no longer stay and face Daenerys's black dragon Drogon all day.

It seemed that this would be very detrimental to his practice as the Greenseer. He didn't know where this feeling came from, or maybe it was because he didn't want to face Drogon again. In short, he had to leave King's Landing as soon as possible.

When Drogon returned to the Red Keep, he told Daenerys about Shireen's condition. Knowing that Sam had found a way to cure Shireen, she was very happy for Shireen.

After saying hello to Daenerys, Drogon went to Marwyn's room.

When he opened the door and saw Drogon, Marwyn was slightly startled. He looked behind Drogon and did not see Daenerys. Then he realized that Drogon came simply to find him.

Flying into the room, Drogon didn't bother to be polite with Marwyn. He found his pen and paper and started writing on the table.

I stared with wide eyes at Drogon's pigeon-sized paws holding a pen to write. Even though I knew that Drogon was a dragon who had defeated the gods, it still found it a little unbelievable.

"I heard that there are many black stones in Yasha. What do you think of them?"

When Marwyn saw what Drogon wrote, he was shocked. He didn't expect that the Black Stone of Asshai had attracted Drogon's attention.

Marwyn studied magic and mysticism, and of course he would not let go of the Black Stone. With his understanding of the Black Stone, he actually had a bad premonition after Drogon asked this question.

"All the buildings in Yasha are made of black stone. Black stone is very strange. If you look at it for a long time, you will become addicted to it."

Marwyn's words reminded Drogon of the Blackwall. He continued, "Tell me all about Asshai and Blackstone."

Marwyn frowned, as if thinking and worried, and slowly told Drogon what he had seen and heard in Asshai.

Asshai is the eastern end of the known world, and next to it is the Shadow Land unknown to the world.

It is called a city drenched in shadows, not only because the buildings there are made of black stone, but also because there are many strange things in other aspects.

The city of Yashai is very large, as big as four King's Landings, but the population is very sparse, with the local population being equivalent to that of an ordinary town.

The land there was not suitable for cultivation. A river called the Black River ran through the city. The water was as black as black stone and was not drinkable.

Even the fish in the river are hideous, distorted piranhas.

The food and water of the Yashai people were transported there by caravans.

Because there are all kinds of gems and gold there, there are many merchants coming from far away.

It was rumored that the gems and gold of Asshai, like the Asshai people, would bring bad luck to those who came into contact with them.

The Yashai people never show their true faces. They either wear wooden masks or veils. It is said that they will only take off their masks silently in the dead of night when there is no light in the dark.

Almost everyone knows witchcraft. Asshai is also known as the capital of magic, where wizards, alchemists, necromancers, red-robed priests, moon singers, fire wizards, night walkers, etc. from all over the world gather...

They can perform horrific sorcery, blood sacrifices, live experiments, and anything crazy there, because this is a place where there are no taboos.

Another thing worth noting about Asshai is that there are no livestock or children...

When Drogon heard Marwyn say that there were no children in Asshai, he remembered that Craster sacrificed his son to the Night King, and wondered where all the children of Asshai had gone.

"Do the Asshai believe in gods?" Drogon asked after learning that the Asshai knew witchcraft.

"Only a few people believe in the Lord of Light. Others regard the Black Stone as their god, but never listen to..."

At this point, Marwyn suddenly stopped and looked at Drogon in surprise. "Are you saying that Black Stone is also a god?"

Drogon knew that Marwyn was thinking about the origin of magic and witchcraft. Only believers of God and members of the Dragon King's family would use magic.

So the Asshai people believed in the Black Stone, so it could be inferred that the Black Stone was really a god?

"Can only those who believe in gods use magic?" Marwyn wanted to verify his conclusion from Drogon.

Drogon certainly knew that although Marwyn, the doctor of the Citadel, did not know magic, he was dedicated to studying magic and the mysticism, and the conclusions he reached about the source of magic were consistent with reality.

Originally, Drogon could not answer Marwyn's question, because this was information between gods and could not be told to mortals casually. But after listening to him say so much, it would be unreasonable not to answer, so he could only nod slightly.

Marwyn was greatly encouraged after confirming the conclusion about the source of magic from Drogon.

Knowing that Drogon was interested in the Black Stone, Marwyn added: "There are three theories about the origin of Asshai. One theory is that Asshai was built by the Bloodstone Emperor of the ancient Eastern Empire of Iti. He was fascinated by a sticky black stone that fell from the sky, so he used the black stone to build the huge city of Asshai."

"Another theory states that Asshai was built by a fish-headed, human-bodied hybrid creature called the Deep One."

"The last theory is that Ashai was originally built of ordinary stones, but for some unknown reason it was contaminated and became what it is today."

Hearing about the legendary creatures of the Deep again, Drogon had to wonder if they really existed. He had learned a lesson from the Black Stone and could not ignore any anecdotes, speculations, or even assumptions.

He had also seen the Yiti Empire mentioned by Marwyn in the library of the academy. It was an empire older than any city or country.

Its history even extends beyond any recorded era in Westeros and is known as the Dawn Empire.

It is rumored that the empire is far richer and more powerful than the Valyrian Freehold in its heyday.

"What news do you have about the Bloodstone Emperor?"

Drogon only knew a little about the Dawn Empire and was not clear about the details.

Marwyn thought for a moment and said, "The Dawn Empire declined due to a civil strife. After Queen Amethyst ascended to the throne, her brother Bloodstone refused to accept it and launched a coup, killing his sister and becoming the new emperor."

"Bloodstone became the emperor and began his bloody and brutal rule. He married a tiger woman as his wife, practiced sorcery and sacrificed humans, and used torture to enslave slaves."

"His many cruel acts eventually led to a great plague that swept across the empire, and the day was replaced by night, thus causing the empire to disappear into the long river of history."

When Marwyn mentioned the long night, Drogon became sensitive and asked, "The same long night as in Westeros?"