Chapter 83: Hatching Dragons
Silichet is a priest in his forties.
She has fair skin, one grey eye and one yellow eye, and crescent-shaped earrings on her ears.
There is always a hazy feeling when I speak.
"Your Majesty, can I ask you a question about the murals in the temple?"
"You say."
Thrichet seemed to have a liking for Viserys and answered very readily.
"I saw a mural in the temple that depicted 'Broken Moon' (Chapter 26). I heard that the dragon descended to the world because the moon was broken, but why is there no follow-up in the mural? Does it have some other meaning?"
Viserys asked.
"I'm not very clear about this question either." Silichet said after thinking for a while.
Viserys nodded. In fact, he was just asking and didn't expect to get an answer so easily.
"But I did hear from a former priest that the broken moon should be a sign of some kind of disaster."
"A sign of disaster?"
Viserys steeled himself to listen.
"About a hundred years ago, when the dragons were still alive, merchants from Braavos would come to the temple to make a prediction before setting out to sea. The priests at the time would use the moon to determine whether their voyage would be smooth.
Most of the time it was accurate, but after the extinction of the dragons, the temple's predictions became increasingly vague, allowing other faiths to spread throughout Braavos."
"I told you, it's impossible for the Moonsinger Temple to be so strong for so long without some business."
Viserys thought to himself as she continued.
"So I was thinking, maybe the broken moon wasn't really 'broken', but was a sign of disaster."
"So that's how it is. Thank you for clearing up my confusion."
A big part of the reason why Thlichette gave the "Song of the Moon" to Viserys was because of the divination that Ross asked her to do before.
That was a divination she made using the skull of the previous high priest of the Moon Singers.
The Moon Prayer is the most precious thing to the Moon Singers, but it has not been able to play a real role for so many years.
Thrichet thought that perhaps there might be a chance of improvement in Viserys.
A party allowed Viserys to pick up 50,000 gold dragons for free.
He also got the coveted dragon egg and the Wagang sword.
I also unexpectedly gained the 'Song of the Moon'.
He was happy, but Tormo was naturally unhappy.
He tried to embarrass Viserys, but he didn't expect that he would be caught by surprise.
Now he has not achieved his goal, and has wasted 50,000 gold dragons!
He couldn't deny the debt in public.
In order to dispel the dissatisfaction in his heart, he drank the wine from the Sea Palace one sip after another.
The three sons standing by were also afraid to breathe.
Even Vitas no longer had the determination he had at the beginning.
In order to stop Viserys, he spent no less than 30,000 gold dragons, but still failed.
but...
Vitas glanced at his father.
Compared to his father who gave away 50,000 gold dragons just by opening his mouth, it didn't seem that bad.
And Tast, Tormo's youngest son, was mainly responsible for cooperating with the Sea Palace to maintain order during the celebration.
Since he has no merit, it is naturally not his turn to take the blame.
As for Anderson, he is the happiest now.
At least as the so-called big brother, I can no longer be arrogant in front of him.
He is no longer qualified to point fingers at himself.
We are all defeated by Viserys, so let's not hurt each other.
Tormo was also one of his father's sons.
He didn't have to guess what his three sons were thinking.
But he still decided to recover some of his losses no matter what.
When Priest Thrichet left, Viserys was left alone with Dany, so he said to Anderson:
"Anderson, go ask him how much he's willing to pay for the dragon egg."
Looking at Viserys who was chatting with Dany while holding the dragon egg, Tormer gave orders.
"As you wish, father."
Because of the successive defeats against Viserys, Tormer thought that perhaps the problem was not with his son.
Since all the plans have failed, it would be inappropriate to treat Anderson the same way as before.
After all, we are all Luther~, so who looks down on whom?
So recently I have started to show some interest in Anderson again.
The most important reason is to use him to discipline his other two sons and give them more strength.
However, he did not know what consequences would come to him if he sent Anderson to negotiate with Viserys.
Ross, who had originally planned to go find Viserys, saw that Anderson had arrived in front of Viserys before him, so he had to wait.
"You want to buy my dragon eggs? No, I won't sell them! No matter how high or low!"
Viserys refused without hesitation, and he even thought about whether he could get a dragon egg from the Fregar family.
Dany held the dragon egg in her arms and looked at him warily.
"Lord Viserys, if you carry a dragon egg around with you, many people will covet it. As long as you are willing to sell it, the Frega family will definitely give you a satisfactory price."
Viserys sneered and did not respond to his words. Instead, he asked:
"How did you think about my proposal last time?"
Anderson was stunned and subconsciously wanted to look in Tormo's direction, but he held back.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Stop pretending, could it be that the old man in your family gave you a chance and made you feel like you're good enough again?"
"You!" Anderson's expression was a little out of control.
"Mr. Anderson, listen to me. Promises made by others don't count. Only what you have in your hands counts."
Viserys continued to tease him, his words full of temptation.
"Well, what can you do?" Anderson said.
"It's very simple. Just find a way to make a hole in the net bag of the Bird Garden, and I will naturally find a way."
"Open a hole?"
Anderson did not understand what Viserys meant.
Make a hole in the net of the bird garden? Can he still fly in?
"Okay, go away." Viserys pushed him with his hand, deliberately using a large amplitude of movement to attract the attention of Tormo and his son.
'Open a hole?'
Anderson still didn't understand what Viserys was going to do, but these words echoed in his mind like a magic sound.
If it were anyone else, he would definitely think the other person was talking nonsense.
But when Viserys said this, he had to consider that he might really be able to "fly" in.
After compressing his expression, Anderson returned to Tormo.
When Tormo saw his expression, he knew the result without asking.
Seeing Anderson leave, Ross came to Viserys.
"That guy wants to buy my dragon eggs." Viserys spoke before he could speak.
"Can you show it to me?"
Dany glanced at Viserys and handed the dragon egg to Roose.
The cyan dragon egg was like a huge gemstone, and its luster was three times brighter than the purple one of the Zainen family.
"Mr. Ross, how did your family get that dragon egg?"
"My ancestor is 'Ship Thief Raymond'. He was once a sailor. Raymond stole a ship from the Dragon King. It is said that there were five dragon eggs on the ship. He sold four of them as capital, and then the Zainen family was established today."
Viserys nodded. It seemed that most people's first pot of gold was not saved up.
This principle is true no matter which world it is in.
"I heard that His Majesty the Sea King has three dragon eggs. Is that true?"
Roose returned the dragon egg to Dany, looked at Viserys and said seriously:
"Can you tell me why you are so interested in dragon eggs?"
Viserys was startled, realizing that his attitude toward the dragon eggs seemed a little too conspicuous.
It seems I need to pay more attention in the future!
However, he did not evade the question. Instead, he looked into Ross's eyes and lowered his voice and said:
"To hatch a dragon, of course. What else would I want it for?"
After a moment, both of them burst into laughter, and the air was filled with a happy atmosphere.
...
As the banquet progressed, maids and servants brought snacks and drinks to the nobles like a stream.
Everyone put on the masks they had prepared long ago.
Music, martial arts, acrobatics...
As time slowly approached midnight, a familiar roar was heard.
It's the Titan.
Everyone threw their masks high into the air amid roars. The same scene occurred not only in the Sea King's Palace, but also in the large and small ports and theaters of Braavos.
Countless candles are like stars on the ground.
If a fire somewhere is too conspicuous occasionally, it will be quickly controlled.
No matter what happened in between, the triennial ten-day celebration has finally come to an end.
The Viserys siblings will also leave Braavos and head for the disputed lands soon.