Gao Wunan's Legend of Wushuang

Chapter 84 Alchemist Guild

Across the flea nest to the central square, there is the magnificent Baylor Cathedral, not far from the Cathedral is the Alchemist Guild, which is the destination of the man's trip.

The Alchemist Guild, once famous during the time of Aerys II, has long since weakened. Under the rule of Robert Baratheon, the guild's ability and influence have declined. People called their technology a trick of "playing with flames", and The group of alchemists has always been frowned upon by the public because of the sporadic explosions of making wildfires.

The bricks and stones on the surface of the originally towering tower were peeling off, and the wooden door in disrepair creaked. When the door was pushed open, there was no one in the empty and dark hall except for the rats and cockroaches in the corner who were frightened by the sudden light.

Wu Feng waited for a while, before an old man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks came out of the darkness with a glass oil lamp with an iron band on the outside, raised his dim eyes slightly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Stranger, this is not the place you should come to." .”

"I heard that something interesting is sold here, so I came here with sincerity."

The old man raised his eyelids, "You are buying that kind of substance? Its price is not cheap."

Wu Feng threw out a money bag directly, and a few golden dragons spilled out from the gap at the top of the bag mouth, "I think these should be enough."

The old man looked at the other party with a strange look, "No, this is too much." He hesitated for a moment and asked, "How much do you want?"

"How much can you sell?"

The old man laughed like a night owl, "No one pays attention to this place. They are afraid and curse our achievements. The king ordered not to allow any of this substance to flow out, but as long as there are golden dragons, we will always have a solution, right?"

"Can you show me that thing?"

"For Jinlong's sake, keep up with me." The old man said to Wu Feng, and then led the people towards the stairs below the trade union.

Wu Feng noticed that the downward steps were covered with dust and cobwebs, and there was no other person except the old man in front of him.

Xu Shi noticed his gaze, and it was more likely that no one had come here for a long time. The old man said in a rambling manner: "Don't look at us now, we were brilliant many years ago, and His Majesty Aerys attached great importance to this place. He even appointed Rosat the Wise as the Hand of the King, but because of this, we were surrounded by envy. After the War of the Snatchers, this place has gradually declined. The so-called scholar's advice, huh! Those villains are full of lies and exclude dissidents."

The further you go down, the lower the temperature. Due to its own reasons, that substance is not suitable for storage in a high-temperature environment, so the storage location is often tens of meters deep underground.

After the two of them walked the last step, they came to a dark corridor. The place looked very damp. The moss-covered stone walls were covered with dew, and the surroundings were pitch black without any light. glass oil lamp.

There was a stone door in front, and he carefully hung the oil lamp on the iron hook beside the door, took out the key from his pocket and opened the door, "Come in!"

With the faint light of the oil lamp behind the door, there are rows of pottery pots carefully displayed on the ground. When one of the pottery pots is opened, there is a green fluid inside. The texture is a bit like thin honey, which is bright green. .

"Ten golden dragons in a can, if you want more, they must be transported at night, and the truck is filled with sand just in case."

"It looks very unstable."

The old man did not deny this, "It is limited to wildfires that have been stored for a long time. It only needs a little spark, or simply increase the temperature. The high heat will cause the material to expand violently and cause a terrible explosion. You don't want to be approached by the city guards either. "

Wu Feng pondered for a while, and said: "Compared with this kind of unskilled substance, my master hopes to get your help."

This time it was the old man's turn to be surprised. He looked at the man carefully and asked, "Who is your master? A lord? Oh, Robert will kill him. Unless..."

He obviously thought of something.

Wu Feng gave the answer, "Xin Yuli from the other side of the strait, my lord is very interested in the skills of you outstanding wise men, and he intends to fund your research."

The old man had obviously heard of the name Xin Yuli. He was a little moved, but shook his head regretfully: "I am already very old, too old to bear the turbulence of the wind and waves. During the War of the Snatchers, many wise men were killed or disappeared. The glory of the alchemist is long gone."

"My master will set up a new alchemy guild on the mainland, build secret rooms according to your requirements, and will issue a notice to try to recall all surviving wise men. Of course, as a price, you must improve the effectiveness of wildfire, at least better than it is now." Much more stable."

The old man's eyes lit up. Compared with being hired unilaterally, this condition made him very excited. He dreamed of recreating the glory of the alchemists. Robert never paid attention to their achievements, but now a king said can support their research.

He took a few steps back and forth, "I need to discuss with other people. As for improvement, you have to believe that our skills are more sophisticated than before, and the success rate of wildfire has also greatly increased."

"Very good." Wu Feng nodded and handed over a note, "If you have made up your mind, you can go to Flea Street to contact this person, and he will find a way to send you to the kingdom of my lord. As for this bag of golden dragons, even if I The Lord sent you the early stage activity expenses.”

His generous attitude made the old man less suspicious, because no one would spend such a large sum of money to deceive a group of unpopular people.

He had heard of the King Sauron on the other side of the strait, he valued all people with practical skills rather than unreliable bachelors, and it can be seen from the White Academy he opened that he valued talented people.

After coming out of the Alchemist Guild, it was already close to the afternoon. Unknowingly, they had been talking secretly in the basement for a long time. Wu Feng held a sealed jar in his hand, which contained a small bottle of the substance called "Wildfire".

"Try it. This is the latest product we have produced. It is much more stable than the previous one, although its power is also much lower. The strange thing is that our success rate in producing this substance has been much higher during this period of time. Maybe the heavens don't have the heart for the Alchemy Guild to decline like this..."

Wu Feng knows that the production of Wildfire is related to the rebirth of the dragon and the recovery of magic. In any case, digging the entire alchemist guild to Xinyuli will not only harvest a group of chemical experts of this era, but also provide a better future for future generations. Attack Westeros to clear the way.

At the same time, he was also speechless for Robert's heart. He left so many wildfires stored underground in King's Landing without any guards. Was he too confident in himself?It still never occurred to anyone to use this thing against him.

Chapter 85 Outburst and Journey

During this period of time, King's Landing was in a mysterious form. Not long after the Prime Minister's tournament ended, a rumor spread from nowhere that the Chancellor of the Exchequer colluded with the Prime Minister's wife Lysa Tully to murder the former Prime Minister Lord Jon. The explosive story made the whole King's Landing talk a lot.

What's even better is that this rumor is different from the past. It clearly pointed out that Littlefinger had acquired Lysa Tully's virginity more than ten years ago, so Lord Jon has always been dissatisfied with his wife after marriage. Madame Shah's resentment, instigated by her lover Baelish, finally murdered her husband with a glass of poisoned wine.

The former Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer were jealous. This rumor contained factors such as love, murder, chastity and adultery, so it was widely loved by the people at the bottom. They spread it by word of mouth, and even some troubadours wrote poems on this subject , and is therefore widely acclaimed.

His always-respected deputy and teacher may have been murdered, so King Robert became suspicious. He personally wrote to ask Lady Lysa to return to King's Landing to explain the rumors and prove his innocence.

For the nobles and kings in King's Landing, Littlefinger's motive for murdering Jon seems not enough. However, not long ago, an incident aroused the vigilance of Prime Minister Ed, that is, the former Prime Minister Jon's attendant, Hugh, was participating in the tournament. During a match against Ser Gregor Clegane, he was shot through the throat by the latter's lance and died instantly.

Everyone knew that Sir Clegane belonged to the queen. Whether these two things were related or not made Ed more vigilant than ever. He frequently mobilized his personal guards and city guards to closely monitor Baelish's movements.

A top strategist, originally hidden behind the scenes, plotting plots where everyone can't see, but when he is under everyone's sight, his exit is not far away.

Of course, Littlefinger would not die without a fight. He fled King's Landing before the king ordered his freedom to be imprisoned, and no one knew where he was going.

This almost confirms the credibility of the rumors. It is said that King Robert was furious, and he sent the most elite knights under his command to hunt down this despicable assassin. However, at this time, another rumor suddenly spread in the city of King's Landing Come.

Compared with the last rumor, this one is even more explosive.

None of King Robert's three children were born by himself, but by Queen Cersei and her younger brother's incest. The evidence is that members of the Baratheon family are all black-haired, while the three princes and princesses are all blond.

This rumor was fierce, and it didn't go through much brewing and spreading. It broke out almost instantly, causing a lot of trouble.

It is said that King Robert drew his sword on the spot to kill Cersei, a bitch, but James in white robe blocked him with his sword. The slayer and his lord fought hard in the hall of the Red Castle, and the final result was fearless Barristan captured the Kingslayer himself.

The kingslayer lost a hand in this battle, because he drew his sword to the loyal monarch. Just as Robert was about to sentence him to death on the spot, Lord Eddard, the hand of the king, interceded. Queen, wait for the truth to be found out before the trial.

The king finally agreed to the request, but everyone knew that the Seven Kingdoms was about to usher in a huge change.

But the instigator of all this has already boarded the ship in Blackwater Bay and slowly sailed away in the direction of the Essos continent.

"The false peace is over, do you think it is?" Wu Feng stood at the bow of the boat, looking at King's Landing in the twilight, and the night wind blew his cloak, hunting in the air.

Varys stood beside him with his hands in his sleeves, the eunuch narrowed his eyes slightly, and also looked at the city he had served for many years, "When the root of disaster is buried deep and the seeds of turmoil have been planted, what we can do is to advance them Detonate."

When public opinion in the city was out of control and rumors exploded one after another, Varys, as the intelligence chief of the Iron Throne, not only failed to warn in advance, but even contributed to the flames secretly.

The career of the intelligence chief ended here, and Varys had to leave everything in Westeros and follow Wu Feng to Xinyuri.

He believed that he would be back soon.

……

Logging in from Pentos, Varys regretted that his old friend Governor Illyrio seemed to be absent from the city.

Wu Feng told him that Illyrio is now in Xinyuri, accompanying his Targaryen brothers and sisters.

"Then I have to rush to Xinyuli as soon as possible," said the eunuch.

The next day, after a little resupply, they headed east along the Valyrian Road, a broad stone road that pointed like a spear straight to the horizon.

The way passed through plains, meadows, and deserts, and there were bandits and Dothraki trails, who would take anything from the traveler, and would not mind their life if they resisted.

A band of bandit cavalry spotted the two, and to Varys' surprise, the knights who were traveling with him, who possessed excellent archery skills, were all shot off their horses the moment the opponent charged in front of them.

"If your majesty is full of adults like your lord, then no matter who sits on the Iron Throne after the Battle of the Seven Kingdoms, his only correct choice is to bow his knees and surrender."

Varys had seen many gallant knights before, but never had one shot and killed more than a dozen bandits who were proficient in riding, while the horses galloped for a quarter of a league.

"Unfortunately, I am the only one." Wu Feng smiled and put away the longbow in his hand, "Let's go, we still have a long way to go."

The two boarded a merchant ship by the Lorne River, and the journey was uneventful, with no traces of pirates or stone men. When the first faint morning light illuminated the sky above the river, the water of the Lorne River gradually turned from black to blue. Varys saw the outline of a city-state - Volantis.

Volantis is the free city-state closest to Xinyuri. The straight-line distance between it and Meereen is about 550 leagues. From Volantis, you can walk along the Valyrian Road to Meereen. , however, the environment between the two places is harsh and too dangerous, so people give this section of the avenue the title of "Devil's Road".

But since King Sauron came to power, he sent as many road-building teams as cavalry. They fought several battles near the Lorne River, and the number of robbers eliminated could form an army, thus ensuring that the road-building team would not be disturbed. .

The deformed monsters and robbers were hit hard by this, and they retreated to a more secret place, so people said that "devils" would bow their heads even when they saw that majesty.

Varys was surprised by the changes in Essos. Caravans appeared on the avenue one after another. They included groups of big merchants and merchants with only one carriage. See businessmen coming and going.

Especially the post stations on the roadside, these post stations can be used as accommodation or supplies, which provides convenience for merchants and greatly promotes the development of commerce.

Chapter 86

Varys looked at the man named "Wind" who had been traveling with him in shock.

Not long after they left Volantis, a cavalry team in black armor approached them. Just when he was feeling nervous, they all got off their horses and knelt down on one knee.

They invited the man to a tall war horse, and at the same time prepared an excellent steed for him.

"Don't panic, my friend, forgive me for my little concealment." King Sauron stepped on his horse and said to the eunuch below.

Varys smiled bitterly: "I never thought that a king would go to the enemy's land and provoke a war."

"It's us, my friend. Xinyuri welcomes anyone with talent, and you will like my country." King Sauron said, and following his order, a huge army cleared the way ahead, galloping across the vast land. on the way.

In Yunkai of Xinyuri, the news that King Sauron, who disappeared for a month, is about to return, shocked the spirits of the officials who were leaderless because of the disappearance of the king, and the celebration that had been postponed was started again.

"Your Majesty, you are finally back." Although King Sauron was used to disappearing from time to time, it was the first time that he disappeared for more than a month like this time. The ministers of Xinyuli rushed to the court to ask for an audience.

King Sauron met everyone in the palace chamber and introduced Varys standing beside him, "This is Lord Varys. He will become your colleague in the future and work together for Xin Yuli."

All the ministers talked a lot. They had heard the name of the famous octospider, but they didn't expect that this person would become their colleague.

Varys's soft greeting: "Varys sends his regards to all your lords."

Regardless of what they thought in their hearts, on the surface all the ministers returned their salutes one after another.

The first to speak was Brian, the head of civil servants, who presented a list, "Your Majesty, this is the list of people participating in the palace celebration, please have a look."

King Sauron waved his hand, "You can decide on this matter."

Brian was already familiar with his work style, so it was no surprise that he put away the list and reported another matter.

"Madness?" King Sauron frowned and asked.

"Your Majesty, more than a dozen such cases have been found in the residential areas on the north side of Yunkai. When they get sick, they will attack everything around them frantically. They don't resemble humans but bite or claw like animals, and they are injured by them. people, there is a high probability of contracting the same disease."

Brian looked solemn, "I have sent the army to isolate the residents infected with this symptom, and sent doctors to treat them, but similar situations are still happening in other places."

"Have you found out where the source is?"

"Water source, all the sick people have drank water from the same area, but the minister sent someone to test it, but found no problems in the water."

King Sauron closed his eyes, then opened them, "What do you think about this?"

Dorisya took a step forward, holding a golden tobacco rod in her right hand, and said in an elegant voice: "If my concubine guessed correctly, this should be a magician's method. It is not difficult to place the potion with the detection method."