The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 161 The Unchanging Gears of Destiny

As the ruler of Andas, Hugo always works in the Tower of the Father among the seven tall towers in the City of Hugo. He likes this tower that represents the Father, and he also likes to overlook the city below from the observation deck of the Tower of the Father.

Now, Hugo is looking at the city under his feet. Today, Hugo City has a complete city wall. It is a white wall. In order to match the style of the city, the white stones used in the city wall are all from the legendary place where God descends.

Soldiers wearing cloaks with seven-pointed stars painted on them can be seen on the city walls. They stand straight and patrol the city walls without stopping. The guards of Hugo City are selected from the most devout believers. These people are very proud of this profession, so they are always vigilant.

The city of Hugo still largely retains its past appearance, and no one wants to change it, either economically or religiously.

However, there are still some new buildings dotted among them. For example, in the new city area near the city wall, there are many "island buildings". These apartment buildings belong to the city. When pilgrims arrive, they will be rented to pilgrims for living. In Hugo's impression, these apartment buildings are rarely empty.

In the distance, you can see many people in robes walking towards you. These people are pilgrims who have made the pilgrimage. They are determined to embark on the journey to see the beauty of the holy land.

There is a trend among pilgrims today that they must walk the entire pilgrimage route on foot and witness the various miracles of the Seven Gods. This is what a devout believer should do.

Hugo had no idea how this trend came about, whether it was promoted by merchants or formed automatically among the pilgrims. No one except the Seven Gods could figure it out. Anyway, the vendors, tour guides and rental houses along the pilgrimage route all benefited from the influx of pilgrims.

The so-called pilgrimage route is the road from the Holy War Port to the City of Hugo. Designed by local members of the Church of the Seven, this road includes 30 places closely related to the Church of the Seven, and the final destination, which is also the most visited place, is the City of Hugo.

On the streets of Hugo City, one can always see groups of pilgrims holding incense sticks and walking through the streets led by a leader holding the flag of the Seven Gods or incense. Since this city uses so many incense sticks and incense, Hugo feels that even on this high tower, the smell hits him as soon as he breathes in.

After admiring the scenery of the holy city for a while, Hugo walked back to the Tower of the Heavenly Father. Hugo's office was very simple. Except for an extra set of tables and chairs, there were no major changes.

Sitting in his seat, Hu Ge picked up the two reports that had given him a headache. There were not many things recorded in these two reports, but they were all top-notch matters.

The first thing that came from King's Landing was the death of Jon Arryn. Yes, the King's Hand, the Lord of the Eyrie, the Warden of the East, and the founder of the Iron Throne system died. His Majesty Robert was extremely sad about the death of the Prime Minister. He rarely stopped the entertainment activities in the capital and concentrated on presiding over the Prime Minister's funeral.

Along with this news, there is also a record that King Robert plans to visit his close friend and important minister, Lord Eddard Stark, in the north. Therefore, there is speculation in the Seven Kingdoms that the king wants to appoint his good friend as the new Hand of the King. Eddard Stark's loyalty and character are obvious to all in the Seven Kingdoms, but many people still question his ability - the Seven Kingdoms are no longer the same as before. The bureaucracy under the Iron Throne is sophisticated and complex, while the land in the North is vast and empty. Does the Guardian of the North have the ability to control it?

Some believed that the experienced Lord Tywin was more qualified for the position, but the formidable former Hand of the King did not respond to the current situation in King's Landing.

The second was a marriage on the Great Grass Sea, which was obtained by Minister Kanatir, Hugo's spymaster, from Braavos. That was that Viserys Targaryen wanted to marry Daenerys Targaryen to Khal Drogo, the newly rising star on the Great Grass Sea.

The two pieces of news were like two big gongs striking in Hugo's ears, making his ears rumble. Hugo knew very well what these two things represented. He once thought that after he had brought such great changes to the world, these things would change to some extent, or even no longer appear, but the result was that all of this happened again.

However, in terms of details, these two things have changed a lot compared to their original fate.

First of all, there is the death of Jon Arryn. In the original book, he was poisoned by his wife Lysa at the instigation of Littlefinger. But now, news from all sides of King's Landing says that the old Prime Minister passed away peacefully, and even smiled when he died. He even left a letter to the king in advance, which included some of his own wills and a lot of suggestions.

It seems that the old prime minister died due to exhaustion caused by the surge in workload and the forced work. Before his death, he also felt the coming of death, so he arranged his funeral and made preparations.

However, Hugo still had reservations about this. There were too many things in this world that could cause people to die naturally, not to mention the extraordinary beings above.

The second thing was Daenerys' wedding, and this combination of dragons and wild horses also underwent great changes.

Once upon a time, the Beggar King had only the big bear Mormont as his subject, who was also a spy for the Iron Throne. But now, he is surrounded by the red dragon loyalists led by Jon Connington.

The person leading this marriage is no longer Illyrio, who is now the mayor of Pentos. As an active surrenderer and an excellent bureaucrat, Illyrio gradually gained the trust of the Frey family, and his status also rose. At present, he is second to none in the city of Pentos, and his life is much better than his original fate - after all, Pentos was once ruled by several governors.

However, although his fate has changed, the fat mayor is no less active than in the original novel - in recent years, as his son has grown up, Illyrio has been constantly jumping up and down to find connections, just to seek a good future for his only son. Illyrio's attention to his only son is well-known throughout the New Seven Kingdoms. In order to give his son a bright future, he visited bureaucrats and nobles everywhere, including Hugo. There is no doubt that Illyrio does not want his child's future to be limited to Pentos, and he is eager for his son to climb higher.

Hugo had seen the child before. He had silver hair and purple eyes, which were the characteristics of the Valyrians. At first sight, Hugo realized that this was the little Aegon in the original book. It seemed that Illyrio had completely given up his conspiracy and ambition.

Drogo is no longer the brainless barbarian in the original book. According to the news Hugo received, he put on armor, learned the conversation and etiquette of civilized people, and was surrounded by teachers from various nationalities and regions who taught him everything in this world.

It was Braavos that brokered the marriage, with the Sea King himself responsible for bringing the two young men together.

Hugo knew that if this news reached Westeros, Robert would undoubtedly be furious, and then Robert would definitely react violently, and perhaps the originally planned expedition would be brought forward.

In short, no matter how the details of the matter change, one thing cannot be changed, that is, there is no doubt that all this marks the beginning of the story called A Song of Ice and Fire.

So, Hugo picked up a pen and paper and drafted a new order. The content of this order was very simple, which was to provide more supplies and manpower to the Great Wall.

All along, Andas was confused about Hugo's behavior. People had no idea why the God's favored ones would provide resources for the Great Wall thousands of miles away. Hugo knew why he had to do this, but unfortunately he couldn't say it out loud. If he did, no one would believe it except the most devout believers. Since the two events that symbolize the beginning of the story of A Song of Ice and Fire have happened, then the White Walkers must have appeared in the Land of Eternal Winter, and then the wildlings went south, and then attacked the Great Wall...

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Daenerys Targaryen was so frightened that she looked at Viserys involuntarily, and her brother gave her an encouraging look, encouraging her to stand still.

This gave Daenerys the courage to face the barbarian khal no matter what he was like.

The wedding venue was chosen on the Valyrian Road outside the city of Qohor. Qohor was very dissatisfied with this wedding. They were unwilling to let so many centaurs crowd outside the city walls, but this was the overall decision of the Confederation and Qohor had to obey.

The Confederation needs to win over the newly emerged conquerors on the grasslands. The Dothraki will be a force that cannot be ignored in future wars, not to mention that according to the news they have received, the tribe of this Dothraki Khal is very different from those centaurs in the past.

Daenerys couldn't help but look at Viserys again. The exiled prince had a smile on his face, but she could feel that it was a bitter smile. Viserys knew exactly what he was doing, and she herself knew what he was doing - selling her like a bag of wheat.

There were many beautifully decorated gift boxes around her. Some of these were gifts that her brothers had managed to collect, and some were gifts from the nobles of Qohor to the khal. And she was the most shining pearl among them.

However, Daenerys understands Viserys. They are exiles who need to fight hard to stay alive and seize every possible opportunity to restore their country. They are not decent people. In order to survive, it is not a big deal for the descendants of Targaryen to sell themselves like a bag of wheat.

Daenerys spent her childhood in exile and turmoil. She still remembered that when she lived in Pentos, the usurper's lackeys came to hunt them down with the seven-pointed star banner. The gentle and serious Ser William Darry died to protect them. Viserys offered his mother's crown to beg for mercy, which allowed them to escape.

Next, they lived in Braavos, and Viserys and the loyal Ser Jon Connington would go out the gate every day and always return with gloomy faces.

Daenerys knew why they did so. Even in Braavos, news of the usurper and his minions' victories came one after another. The usurper conquered the eastern city-states one by one just like her ancestors conquered Westeros.

At that time, Daenerys always woke up in the middle of the night because she dreamed that the usurper's army invaded Braavos and the disgusting lackeys came to take their lives. No matter how others comforted her and explained to her the danger and strength of Braavos, Daenerys's worries and fears never disappeared. Aren't those conquered city-states dangerous and strong?

Fortunately, Daenerys was not a helpless little girl. Whenever this happened, the servants would call her brother - he usually slept very late. Then, Daenerys would see her brother sitting down beside the bed, stroking his forehead with his hand, telling seemingly endless stories: the history of the Targaryens, interesting things in the Red Castle, and what he saw and heard in the city during the day. This method always worked wonders, and before long, Daenerys would fall asleep peacefully and have a good dream, a dream that would make her forget her uneasiness.

However, as her brother and the head of the Targaryen family, Viserys can only face the bleak reality and the bloodshed; he has no real support and can only fight on his own. As long as Daenerys can remember, her brother has been fighting, fighting against the usurper and fighting against the fate that makes others despair; he is a true fighter, but some trends are so stable that even the strongest and bravest fighters cannot change them. Daenerys also remembers the Battle of the Great Road, which was an unprecedented battle and a battle in which her brother fought with all his strength, but he still lost in front of the usurper's strong army. She still remembered the night after her brother came back from the battlefield. That night, her brother couldn't sleep at all. He kept looking at the map of the Seven Kingdoms on the wall, looking at Braavos outside the window, and looking at herself, with endless thoughts in his mind. When Daenerys woke up, she was surprised that her brother was still sitting at the table, as if he hadn't slept all night, and Viserys could only respond with a wry smile: "Dany, we should work hard to stay alive next."

After a brief recollection of past memories, Daenerys' mind returned to the present. The nobles of Qohor were complaining about why the centaurs had not arrived yet.

But just as they finished speaking, a team appeared on the distant horizon. The team grew larger and larger, and more and more people appeared, almost occupying the entire horizon. Following this team was a sky full of smoke and dust.

However, as people saw the team clearly, many of them cried out in fear, because the approaching cavalrymen were wearing armor, and many of them had blood on their armor, and it looked like they had just been in a fierce battle.

If the centaurs had not held high the flag of peace, many people would have turned around and fled back to the city.

Finally, a large group of cavalry stopped in front of the venue - even so, many people of Qohor were frightened, and Daenerys was a little surprised, surprised that she did not feel like retreating in the face of so many cavalry - the armor styles of these cavalry were very complicated, and the faces under the helmets were full of characteristics of different regions.

The dust raised by the war horses choked the faces of many participants. There were constant coughing and some people were cursing, but they were quickly stopped by others. These were horsemen. When they got crazy, they would dare to do anything. Cursing at them was like courting death.

Daenerys did not cough. She looked up at the cavalrymen, or to be precise, at the leaders of those riders.

The tall figure jumped off the saddle the moment the horse stopped, and two servants immediately came and took off his armor.

Behind the figure, there were many human heads still dripping with blood on the cavalry's spears. Daenerys heard the surprise and discussion of the Qohor people behind her - those heads belonged to Drogo's hostile khals, and most of them were here.

The presence of these heads here means that their masters have been defeated and killed by Drogo, and these khals are the main khals on the Great Grass Sea today. In other words, the Great Grass Sea has been unified again after a short and brutal civil war.

Likewise, this also means that Drogo has successfully avenged the rebels after the death of Bulbo. In addition, after his return, he immediately slaughtered the priests who had obstructed his father's reforms. Now he has only one person to avenge, that is, the Westeros king who killed his father...

Then, a tall and strong Dothraki appeared in front of Daenerys. There were countless bells between his neatly braided hair. He wore a blue robe embroidered with clouds. The robe was tied up with a leather belt, making him look very energetic. The little blood on the robe made him look even more wild.

This Dothraki made Daenerys feel as if her heart was hit. According to the information she knew, this man was the son of Balb, the newly risen conqueror of the Great Grass Sea.

He strode up to Daenerys, and Daenerys felt a strong smell coming towards her, a mixture of blood, leather and sweat. Daenerys did not feel disgusted with the man because of the smell. On the contrary, a trace of fascination flashed in her eyes, and her cheeks turned red for some reason.

Drogo walked up to Daenerys and looked at the wife he had bought, and Daenerys raised her head and met her gaze with the newly-minted conqueror of the Great Grass Sea.

(End of this chapter)