Game of Thrones: Holy Flame King

Chapter 537 The Road to Transcendence (Finale)

　　When Princess Helena's body was returned to King's Landing, Queen Alilia cried until she fainted.

But King Octavian was terrifyingly calm.

He just issued an order in a calm tone, requiring Prince Aegon to bring Daeron, the murderer of Princess Helena, to King's Landing within ten days for trial.

When the news reached Storm's End, Prince Aegon claimed that it was Princess Helena who provoked the provocation first, and he believed that this was Daeron's revenge for Princess Helena's atrocities five years ago.

 At this point, the confrontation between the king and the Prince of Storm's End officially became public.

Ten days passed quickly, and the king did not wait for the Prince of Storm's End who came to plead guilty, so he immediately declared Aegon Caesar treason and deprived him of all his titles.

This time, the long-awaited black dragon Drogon did not come to the throne again.

　　Queen Daenerys is staying at Dragonstone and seems to have no intention of taking part in the disputes between her children.

  Queen Mother Margaret also left King’s Landing and returned to Highgarden with her sad and exhausted body.

 The two queen mothers let go, and no one could stop the conflict between the king and the Prince of Storm's End.

The king immediately issued a conscription order to the whole country, asking all lords loyal to him to come to King's Landing with troops to assist him in the crusade against the rebellion.

Almost at the same time, Prince Aegon also declared that Octavian was not qualified to rule the Seven Kingdoms, and presented evidence that he was illegitimate, and asked the lords of the Seven Kingdoms to swear allegiance to the real legal owner of the Iron Throne—himself. .

 The public declaration of the two men split the Seven Kingdoms into two. The lords, nobles, knights and common people all had to choose sides, and accordingly they fought with each other.

This scene is like a reappearance of the "Dance of the Blood Dragon" during the Targaryen dynasty.

Coincidentally, the two parties in the struggle have all kinds of fatalistic similarities with the enemies of the past.

Therefore, many people continue to use the terms "Green Party" and "Black Party" to distinguish the two forces currently vying for the Iron Throne.

 The line of King Octavian comes from the Queen Mother Margaery Tyrell. This Queen Mother was born in the Tyrion family and liked to wear green palace dresses, so she was called the "Green Party".

Queen Daenerys Targaryen is accustomed to dressing herself up in the red and black colors of the Targaryen family, so her line of descendants is also called the "Black Party."

Since Octavian is sitting on the Iron Throne, the "Green Party" occupies the orthodox position, but in fact, in terms of strength, the "Black Party" actually has the advantage.

 Because the "Green Party" has a small population, while the "Black Party" has a prosperous population.

This advantage is especially important for a family that can control giant dragons, because more people means more dragons.

Now the number of dragons owned by the Caesar family has exceeded thirty, but the number of dragon knights is not enough to control these dragons.

 Among these dragons, the most powerful is undoubtedly the white dragon Cleopatra.

  But as the mount of the late King Caesar, it did not accept other riders, so it is still an "ownerless" dragon.

 Many people therefore believed that the late King Caesar was not dead, otherwise Cleopatra would not have refused to accept the new master.

After the white dragon, the most powerful dragon is the black dragon Drogon who belongs to Queen Mother Daenerys, followed by Rhaegal who belongs to Jon Snow, and Vesely who belongs to Tyrion Lannister hold head high.

After the Long Night War, Jon Snow became the Commander-in-Chief of the Night's Watch and is now stationed at the site of the Great Wall to guard against the wildlings from the north moving south.

As a night watchman, Jon had sworn not to participate in the battle of the Seven Kingdoms, so he didn't need to consider his dragon.

Tyrion Lannister is the Duke of Casterly Rock and his daughter is married to Prince Aemon, so he should be counted as a "black party".

  Queen Mother Daenerys’s two sons and one daughter, namely Prince Aegon Aemon and Princess Rhaenys, own the dragons Balerion, Meraxes and Vhagar respectively.

 Three dragons named after the three dragons that were the ancestors of House Targaryen more than three hundred years ago.

Princess Rhaenys has four children, Prince Aegon has a son and a daughter, and Prince Aemon also has a son. This means seven dragons belonging to the "Black Party".

 In total, the "Black Party" has twelve dragons.

On the other hand, the "Green Party" only has a dragon named "Yao Yang" that belongs to King Octavian.

Princess Helena originally had a dragon, but unfortunately it died at Storm's End.

 Twelve to one, the "Black Party" has an absolute advantage in the number of dragons.

In terms of military power, although the "Green Party" occupies the orthodox position, in fact, the "Black Party" still dominates.

The local base of the "Green Party" is obviously the Reach, because this is the sphere of influence of King Octavian's mother clan.

 After the conflict between the two sides intensified, the lords of the Reach were also the first to raise troops and declare their support for the king.

Of course, not all the river lords responded to the king's call. For example, the lord of Hornhill, Lord Randyll Tarly, the former hand of the king, chose to stand still and not help the two.

The one who also chose not to help each other was Dorne.

But after Queen Aliria wrote a tearful letter home to her mother, Lord Natalie Dayne summoned the Dornish lords and ordered them to lead an army north to support the king.

 But other than that, the “Green Party” doesn’t have much help.

There is no doubt that most of the lords of the Stormlands chose to follow their lord, Prince Aegon.

In the Riverlands, since the Duke of Riverrun married Princess Rhaenys, he was naturally the backbone of the "Black Party" and immediately announced that he was on the side of Prince Aegon.

In the North, the Stark family originally did not intend to side with them, but when Prince Aegon rode Balerion to Winterfell and had a conversation with Duke Rickon, he finally convinced the North to side with them. aside.

 In fact, this result is not unexpected.

Because Jon Snow, Duke Rickon's brother, is originally the nephew of Queen Mother Daenerys. With this relationship, the Stark family is originally a "black party" line.

As for the Valley, everyone originally thought that the Arryn family would support the king. After all, the son of Duke Harold Arryn married Princess Helena.

 But no one expected that despite the hatred of killing his wife, the Arryn family actually chose to support Prince Aegon.

Although the three northern realms have always advanced and retreated together, this was due to the marriage of the three families of Stark, Tully and Arryn.

The current Duke Harold Arryn of the Eyrie is the adopted son of Countess Anya Waynwood, lord of Ironoak City. Later, after the death of Lord Robert Arryn, he changed his surname and inherited the Eyrie.

 This person does not have a deep relationship with the Stark and Tully families, and logically speaking, he has no obligation to advance and retreat with each other.

 But no matter what, the three northern territories eventually became the "Black Party" series.

As for the West, everyone originally thought that the Lannister family would undoubtedly be the "Black Party". After all, Duke Tyrion's daughter married Prince Aemon, and he himself obviously has the blood of the Targaryen family. A natural ally to Queen Mother Daenerys.

But unexpectedly, when Prince Aegon came to Casterly Rock to seek support, he was rejected by Duke Tyrion.

"You brothers can fight as much as you want, we in the West will not participate." Duke Tyrion said.

Some people believe that Duke Tyrion's move was to learn from his father, Duke Tywin's performance during the Reaver War. He stayed put and waited until the final situation became clear before attacking to seize the fruits of victory.

 Duke Tyrion had no excuse for this, but strictly ordered the nobles of the Westerlands not to participate in the war.

 But no matter what the Western Territory chooses, it is an undisputed fact that the "Black Party" has the upper hand at this time.

King Octavian saw that the situation was not good, so he wanted to get support from overseas.

One more thing to mention here is that after the Long Night War, the Seven Kingdoms began to expand externally after ten years of rest and recuperation.

 The target of expansion is the free trade city-state on the other side of the Narrow Sea.

Originally during Caesar's time, Braavos, the most powerful and wealthy among the Free Cities, had been conquered and became a province under the Iron Throne.

With this foundation, coupled with the technological advantages of new warships and artillery, the Westeros naval fleet soon dominated the main channels of the Narrow Sea and forced the Free Trade Cities to surrender one by one.

Today, the nine Free Trade Cities, as well as the three cities in Slaver's Bay, have all been brought under the rule of the Iron Throne.

However, due to the backwardness of communication technology, the Iron Throne has extremely limited control over overseas provinces that are far away from each other. It basically can only rely on the local governor's office for regional autonomy.

Octavian thought of these overseas provinces when he found that he could not gain an overwhelming advantage in Westeros.

So he also issued conscription orders to these overseas provinces, and at the same time married the daughter of Uthello Antalion, the governor of Braavos, as his queen.

 This move is not only to win over overseas provinces, but also to continue his own bloodline.

 After a hasty and simple wedding, the king began to devote himself wholeheartedly to preparing for war.

At this time, King Qin’s army from the Reach and Dorne had already assembled at Bitter Bridge, and faced off across the Mander River from the Stormlands army led by Prince Aegon himself.

And the armies from the three northern realms have also gone south along the King's Road, crossed the Neck, met on the banks of the Trident River, and advanced towards King's Landing, the capital of the Seven Kingdoms.

On the Narrow Sea, the royal naval fleet commanded by Prince Aemon met with the combined fleet formed by the overseas provinces in the waters of Cape Marseille.

 The war is about to break out.

On this day, after having breakfast, King Octavian put on a special gold armor and a sky-blue cloak and came to the temple.

 He first prayed to the seven gods, and then looked at the crystal coffin in the center of the church.

 “Father, if you really love me, please bless me with victory.”

Octavian pressed a kiss on the coffin lid and was about to leave when he suddenly discovered that the man in the coffin had opened his eyes!

Those brown eyes, as vast as the sea, are staring at me quietly!

Octavian thought he was dazzled, so he couldn't help but raise his hand and rub his eyes. After confirming again and again, he realized that what he saw was not an illusion.

 “Father, father…why are you awake…”

"If I don't wake up, you're going to tear down the whole house." Samwell sighed helplessly and sat up slowly.

Octavian looked at all this blankly, as if he had not yet fully accepted this fact.

Until he saw his father crawling out of the coffin and standing in front of him, all the suppressed emotions in Octavian's heart, fear, anger, unwillingness, grief... came out like a tide, making the king completely out of control.

I saw him suddenly kneeling down, hugging Samwell's thigh, and burst into tears.

　　The white knights guarding the door heard the king's cry and rushed in in fright. However, when they saw the scene in the temple clearly, they were all dumbfounded.

 Samwell waved his hand, signaling the white knights to retreat.

 Then he patted his son on the head and sighed:

 “Do you know it’s hard to be a king?”

Octavian didn’t answer, he just kept crying like a child who was bullied outside.

 When he finally calmed down, he suddenly felt at a loss.

 Samwell said:

　　"Okay, just wait at home while I drag those guys back and spank them one by one."

Hearing this, Octavian felt a sense of shame in his heart. Recalling what had happened over the years, he suddenly felt as if he was in another world.

How could you mess things up so badly?

 Samwell ignored his son's complicated mood and walked straight out of the temple.

At this time, the white dragon Cleopatra has arrived in the sky above the Red Castle. The huge body that blocks the sky and the sun shrouds the entire castle. Her excited roar is like thunder, venting her longing for her master to her heart's content.

Samwell jumped on the back of the dragon, rode the white dragon northward, and met the northern army heading south in front of Harrenhal.

　　When the iconic white dragon appeared in the sky, the young nobles and soldiers were still in a daze, but the veterans, especially those who had experienced the long night battle, were all excited with tears in their eyes.

 “Your Majesty Caesar!”

 “Long live Caesar!”

 The cheers came one after another, spreading around like waves.

The white dragon flew over the army, and the soldiers below fell to their knees one after another like wheat fields blown by the wind.

 Samwell did not land, but continued southward, reaching Bitterbridge.

The "Green Party" and "Black Party" armies that were confronting each other had the same reaction after seeing the white dragon.

 Prince Aegon listened to the older nobles around him shouting the name of Caesar, and his heart was filled with disbelief.

 The word father is so familiar yet unfamiliar to him.

 He grew up listening to his father's legendary stories, but he never experienced his father's true embrace.

 But he knew very well that everything he had came from the man on the back of the white dragon.

 “Father!” he shouted.

  but received no response.

 The white dragon flew across the sky and continued to the east.

 Above the Narrow Sea, a war has begun.

 The oars were flapping, the arrows were flying, and the cannons were roaring.

 But all of this was interrupted by a loud roar of a dragon.

　　When the white dragon flapped its wings that covered the sky and flew over the fleet, everyone's eyes widened.

Immediately afterwards, the voice of hailing the name of Caesar resounded through the sky.

Prince Aemon was stunned for a long time, and finally waved his hand feebly and ordered:

 “Stop attacking. Halt sails and return!”

 As for himself, he rode Vhagar and tried to catch up with the white dragon.

 But the white dragon was too fast and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

 When Prince Aemon arrived at King's Landing, he happened to meet his brother Aegon riding Balerion.

 The two brothers exchanged a knowing look, then entered the Red Keep and came to the throne room.

King Octavian was already waiting there, but instead of climbing onto the Iron Throne, he stood below.

 The three brothers did not speak or argue. They just stood quietly, like three children who had gotten into trouble and were waiting for punishment from their parents.

However, Samwell did not bother with the three brothers at this time.

 Instead, he found Count Gavin Mander.

 This man can be said to be Caesar's earliest follower. He has always been Caesar's chief steward. After taking over King's Landing, he was entrusted with the important task of intelligence chief. He can be said to be Caesar's most trusted confidant.

“Your Majesty, it’s a good thing you came back in time, otherwise, they might have made a huge fuss.”

Samwell glanced at Gavin, his eyes lingering on his gray temples for a moment, and finally said nothing. He just took out a pot of brandy and poured a glass for each of them.

Gavin picked up the wine glass, drank it all in one gulp, and then said:

 “I’m sorry, Your Majesty, I’ve let you down.”

 Samwell still said nothing and poured two more glasses of wine.

 Gavin drank the wine in his glass again, and then took out a piece of parchment from his arms.

 There is a list written on the paper.

“Your Majesty, these are the people involved in the conspiracy.”

 Samwell did not look at the list. He knew exactly who had been doing mischief over the years.

 He was just a little sad.

 “I’ve let you down,” Gavin said again, suddenly bursting into tears.

"It's nothing." Samwell comforted him instead, "At first you had nothing, so you could only follow me without hesitation. But later, you became more powerful, had a family, descendants, and concerns, and naturally you had more. So many ideas. Haha, now that I think about it, maybe the position of intelligence chief should really be filled by an **** who has no heir."

"You're right...cough cough cough..." Gavin smiled, but suddenly coughed up blood.

 The wine was poisonous, he knew it.

 But seeing the king pour himself another glass of wine, Gavin drank it again without hesitation.

 Samwell also drank the wine from the glass and said:

“Your family members, unless they are directly involved, I will spare their lives.”

 “Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty!” Gavin came to the king and bowed his head solemnly, but could no longer get up.

 Died from coughing up blood.

　　Samwell continued to drink alone. To him, the poison could no longer cause any harm.

 Just sad that his old friend has gone astray.

 But he was not too surprised by this.

 Human nature is an extremely complex thing, shimmering with sublime brilliance but also full of ugliness that cannot be seen directly.

 When faced with a life-and-death crisis, cowardly people can become extremely brave, selfish people can sacrifice themselves, and despicable people can perform noble feats;

 But in a peaceful and comfortable environment, people will fight to the death for their own interests and become extremely despicable, selfish, and cowardly.

Gavin Mander was just one of those corrupt people.

 Samwell suddenly felt that maybe the long night was not entirely without its benefits.

This return was not only because he did not want his descendants to kill each other and follow the old path of the Targaryens, but also because he no longer wanted to pursue R'hllor's traces in vain.

That old guy is determined to play hide and seek with him.

 In the vast sea of ​​elements, he had been pursuing the other party for so many years, but still found nothing, so he simply gave up.

Samwell always felt that R'hllor's path seemed to have gone astray.

The power of faith is indeed powerful, but it does not seem to be a way to transcendence.

As his mental power surged to a limit, Samwell's perception of the world also reached its peak.

He had a vague hunch that the true path to transcendence, or the path to becoming a god, was not in the sea of ​​elements, but in the real world.

Those poor people who tried to become gods in the sea of ​​elements may have gone astray from the beginning.

 Unknowingly, the pot of poisonous wine brought by Samwell had been drunk.

 He smashed the wine bottle and left the Mande family's mansion.

 Back at the Red Keep, Samwell met his three sons who were as well-behaved as quails in the throne room.

“Father.” The three of them looked at their father, who was even younger than themselves, and felt strange feelings in their hearts.

 But more importantly, I still feel a strong majesty that makes people unable to resist.

Samwell threw Gavin Mander's list in Octavian's face and reprimanded him in a tone that said:

“Why did I give birth to you idiots! You don’t even know that you are being used as a weapon by others, and you are still killing each other!”

Hearing this, the three people finally reacted:

“Father, are you saying that someone is secretly inciting you?”

Samwell snorted disdainfully, turned around and walked out:

"The list has been given to you. Kill those who deserve to be killed, and exile those who deserve to be exiled. If you still want to continue fighting, don't involve those innocent soldiers. Just fight here to decide the outcome. I don't care. "

Seeing his father was about to walk out of the hall, Octavian quickly caught up and said:

"Father, since you are back, why not let you be the king..."

 Samwell stopped and turned back to glare at his eldest son:

"Since I have handed over the throne to you, you must be a good king! If you think you are incompetent, that's fine, abdicate the throne and give it to your brother."

 After saying that, he ignored his three sons, left the Red Castle, mounted the white dragon, and headed east, across the Blackwater Bay, and arrived at Dragonstone Island.

 Here he met his long-lost wife Daenerys Targaryen.

"I knew you would come back." Daenerys smiled as brightly as she did then.

 Samwell shrugged helplessly:

“You stopped stopping them later, did you just expect me to come back and mediate?”

"That's not entirely true," Daenerys said. "I was thinking that one day I would die and there would be nothing to stop them. Since they want to fight so much, they might as well have a fight. . The descendants of giant dragons are naturally aggressive by nature."

At this time, Samwell also had to notice that his wife already had a lot of gray hair.

 The once beautiful face has wrinkles.

He sighed secretly and changed the subject:

“Would you like to follow me to Highgarden? The Mander River is in beautiful season at this time. Call Margaery and Natalie, and the four of us can go boating on the river together?”

Daenerys shook her head slightly:

 “I still prefer the sea.”

As he spoke, he walked to the edge of the cliff and looked at the rough sea, lost in thought.

 Samwell did not persuade him again.

 He knows that although the final war between the "Green Party" and the "Black Party" did not break out, some damage has been done and is irreparable.

　　After a month with Daenerys, Samwell rode on the white dragon and went to Highgarden again, where he met Margaery Tyrell.

To his surprise, Natalie Dane was also there, as if she had guessed that he would come.

In this way, Samwell traveled back and forth between Dragonstone and Highgarden, and sometimes went to Starfall City, taking turns to accompany his three wives.

 The moon turns and the stars move, and time flies. In the blink of an eye, another thirty years have passed.

After spending three months with Daenerys on Dragonstone this time, Samwell still did not leave.

 Because he could feel that the fire of his wife's life was gradually extinguishing.

 “Sam...am I going to die?” Daenerys murmured as she lay in her husband’s arms.

 “You are returning to the embrace of Mother Earth.” Samwell said.

Even though he now possesses strength far beyond that of a mortal, Samwell is still powerless against the cycle of life and death.

I'm afraid that even if he really becomes a god, he may not be able to interfere with the operation of the iron laws of nature.

There was not much fear on Daenerys’s face, she just said softly:

 “Take me to ride Drogon again.”

"good."

Samwell held his wife's body, which was so light that it seemed to have no weight at all, and came to Drogon's back.

The black dragon seemed to be able to feel that its master was approaching the end of his life. He let out a sorrowful neigh, and then rose into the sky.

 After flying three times around Dragonstone, Daenerys suddenly said:

 “Sam, I want to go to Highgarden…”

"good."

The black dragon turned around and headed south. It didn't take long before it reached the sky above the High Court.

After landing, everyone in the Tyrion family came to greet him quickly.

Margaery Tyrell, who is also old, is also sitting in a wheelchair, being pushed by a maid to see her old friend for the last time.

After many years, the two queen mothers finally met again.

There was no quarrel or resentment. The two looked at each other and smiled, as if they had returned to the scene when they first met at Storm's End.

　　Daenerys stayed in Highgarden all night and talked with Margaery all night, and then the next day she was carried by her husband again and mounted on the black dragon, soaring into the sky.

 “Where else do you want to go?”

 “Meereen…”

The black dragon flew across the Narrow Sea, crossed the Road of Death, passed through the ruins of Valyria, and arrived over Slaver's Bay.

Once upon a time, Daenerys dreamed of liberating all the slaves here, but encountered many obstacles and had to follow Samwell back to Westeros.

Later, after unifying Westeros, the Iron Throne also sent a large army to reconquer the three city-states in Slaver's Bay and completely abolished slavery here.

 This move brought great trouble to the Iron Throne and almost made them the public enemy of the world.

 Fortunately, the Wang Navy has become a maritime overlord by virtue of its technological superiority and quickly defeated all enemies one by one.

Daenerys has also come to Meereen several times to see how the people live here, and every time she comes, she will be enthusiastically welcomed by the people.

 This time, it is no exception.

When the black dragon Drogon's figure appeared over the city, countless Meereenese took to the streets, clasped their hands, kowtowed and shouted:

 “Misha! Misha!”

 “They are calling you mother.” Samwell whispered in his wife’s ear.

　　Daenerys smiled happily and reached out to wave to the crowd below.

 After a long time, she retreated into her husband's arms and said tiredly:

 “Sam, let’s go home.”

"good."

　　Samwell drove the black dragon all the way west and returned to Dragonstone Island again.

 Back to the place where Daenerys was born.

 Ninety years ago, a storm struck Dragonstone, destroying most of the warships in the royal fleet and destroying the last hope of House Targaryen.

 But at the same time, a new life was born on Dragonstone with a special mission and hope.

 Daenerys Targaryen "Stormborn".

Today, Dragonstone Island is calm, and she has completed her legendary life on the back of the dragon and in her husband's arms.

Samwell quietly felt his wife take her last breath. Suddenly, he raised his head with a feeling and looked at the sky in the distance.

Through the endless night sky and endless fog, he saw a panicked face.

"R'hllor." Samwell raised his lips, "No wonder you insist on killing Dany. It turns out that she is the reincarnation of the Lady of Light."

Samwell knew that Daenerys's death exposed the position of R'hllor, the Lord of Light, and there was an inexplicable connection between the two.

Through this connection, he can immediately return to the elemental sea, find R'hllor, kill him, and end everything.

However, Samwell did not do this. He just landed back to the ground with his wife in his arms.

  Gathering everyone together, they used the traditional ceremony of the Targaryen family - cremation to send his wife off for the last time.

 After doing all this, Samwell went to Highgarden again.

 Because he could feel that Margaery didn't have much time left.

 “Is Dany gone?”

"Um."

 “I’m leaving too…”

 “I will accompany you.”

Margery laughed and complained deliberately:

 “You don’t know how, you are almost becoming a god.”

 Samwell shook his head:

"Becoming a **** is not easy. My body can only last a few hundred years before it will decay. After that, I'm afraid I will have to go to the elemental sea like the so-called 'gods' like the Seven Gods, the Old Gods, and the Red Gods. Become a miserable prisoner.”

Margery probably didn’t understand, and blinked in confusion.

 Samwell did not explain too much, and instead said:

“Do you remember the first time we met?”

"Remember." Margaery couldn't help but smile, "You were fat back then."

"Yes. When I came to Highgarden, you personally made me a knight." Samwell said with a look of memory on his face, "I remember you were wearing a red silk waist dress, as beautiful as a midsummer rose. .”

The smile on Margery’s lips spread out, as beautiful as before:

 “Sam, I want to canonize you again.”

"OK."

As he spoke, Samwell knelt down beside the bed, pulled out the giant sword and handed it to his wife, and used his telekinesis to help her place the sword on his shoulder.

 Margery looked at her husband kneeling in front of her, as if she had returned to that day many years ago. She spoke softly and said:

“I, Margaery Tyrell, daughter of Mace Tyrell, in the name of Governor of the Reach, Warden of the South, and Duke of Highgarden, canonize Samwell Caesar as a pioneer knight.

 All the unclaimed lands in the river bend can be developed by you, and all the unclaimed people can be protected by you. May the Heavenly Father grant you integrity, may the Holy Mother grant you mercy, may the warrior grant you courage, may the old woman grant you wisdom, may the stranger grant you the strength to defeat all enemies! "

"I, Samwell Caesar, under the witness of the Seven Gods, swear by the heroic spirit of the holy ancestor 'Green Hand' Garth, to dedicate my loyalty to the great Duke of Metz! From now on, your will is mine Uphold the belief that the point of your sword is the direction I am heading forward!

 I will protect this honor with my life! "

　　Samwell solemnly swore, but suddenly found that his attribute panel began to gradually become blurry.

 His strength, agility and the highest spiritual attributes turned into little bits of starlight and merged into his body.

 Such a change surprised Samwell, but he did not panic too much.

There are really not many things that can move him now.

Samwell remembered that it was after this canonization ceremony that he had the attribute panel and started the road to conquest.

Unexpectedly, now, he and Margaery were replaying the game, but it would cause the attribute panel to change again.

Although the attribute panel is gradually disappearing, Samwell does not feel the decline in strength.

 It seems that this golden finger is integrating into my body in a new way.

 On the contrary, it gave him better control over his abilities.

 When he came back to his senses, Samwell realized that Margaery had closed her eyes.

 He got up and stepped forward, pressed a kiss on his wife's forehead, and then went out to call his family members who were waiting outside.

 The sound of crying followed.

 After burying Margaery, Samwell wanted to take Natalie Dayne back to Starfall City, but she said she wanted to go to Eagle Beak Island.

Samwell naturally would not refuse.

 Today's Yingzui Island has changed a lot, and it is no longer the small castle it used to be.

Due to its good geographical location, near the mouth of the Turbulent River, and the production of brandy, a drink that sells well all over the world, and with the blessing of Caesar's reputation, this territory has developed extremely rapidly and now has more than 300,000 citizens. big territory.

 The people of Yingzui Island were extremely excited about the king's return.

However, Samwell just wanted to seek peace and quiet, so he took Natalie to build a small wooden house on a remote beach. They fished and cooked every day, watched the sunset and sunrise, and lived the life of an ordinary fisherman.

 Three years passed like this, and Natalie finally closed her eyes in Samwell's arms.

At that moment, the sun was rising in the east, and the bright morning light shone on the summer sea, like a golden road.

Samwell took Natalie's body back to Starfall City for burial, then rode on the white dragon and began to wander aimlessly on the continent of Westeros.

 The sun rises and sets, and the years are ruthless.

He watched helplessly as his son Octavian died and his grandson also died. All the familiar faces disappeared one by one until the world became completely strange.

At this time, the Seven Kingdoms have become extremely powerful, spanning the two continents of Westeros and Essos. The strength of the Caesar family has also reached its peak, with more than 200 dragons, and its power is so great that it even It surpassed the Valyrian Empire back then.

 As the founder and guardian of this powerful empire, Caesar was supported and worshiped by countless people.

 And because he woke up again after sleeping for thirty years, and he was immortal and immortal, more and more people worshiped Caesar as a god.

 But Samwell only felt endless loneliness.

The vicissitudes of the world unfolded before him like a never-ending river, and he could see it at a glance.

At a certain moment, Samwell stood on the top of the Red Mountains, watching the dawn tear through the darkness, and suddenly realized something.

His ageless face was quickly covered with dense wrinkles, and his originally straight waist suddenly bent. In just a blink of an eye, Samwell changed from a strong young man to an old man. old man.

Even Samwell could feel that the fire of his life was gradually dimming, and it seemed that it would be extinguished at any time.

 Is the body about to decay?

 Samwell realized this.

He also knows that the only way at this moment is to let the soul get rid of the body and return to the elemental sea.

 In this way, he can live forever.

 The price is to become a poor creature called a god, but actually a prisoner.

Cleopatra seemed to feel the state of her master, turned her head, and neighed sadly.

 Samwell patted the white dragon's head gently and said with a smile:

 “Don’t worry, I won’t leave you.”

 He suddenly straightened his back again, his eyes suddenly firm.

 When you give up your body, you give up all hope.

 Samwell suddenly had an enlightenment.

At this moment, all the previous memories were connected together like scattered beads, and suddenly poured into Samwell's heart.

"You are wrong. The elemental sea is a shelter and a prison. It can give you temporary comfort, but it also cuts off your path to transcendence."

"R'hllor, no matter how many nights you create, it will all be in vain."

 “The true divinity is actually hidden in human nature.”

 Suddenly, Samwell's life started burning again.

His old and wrinkled skin has regained its youthful vitality and elasticity at a speed visible to the naked eye.

 Samwell closed his eyes, then opened them suddenly.

Then he found himself standing in the endless void.

 A huge green planet was slowly rotating in front of him.

 The outer periphery of the planet is surrounded by a colorful band of light.

 “This is true detachment.”

 Samwell said softly.

 He easily found the traces of R'hllor in the belt of light.

As long as he wants to, he can now crush this "god" that he once regarded as invincible like a bug.

However, the moment he took action, Samwell suddenly changed his mind.

 Born in sorrow, died in happiness.

Perhaps human beings need long nights and an ever-present fear.

Samwell decided to let R'hllor go and let him be the great villain of this world.

 No matter how hard R'hllor tried, he couldn't escape his grasp.

 As soon as Samwell had an idea, he returned to the Crimson Mountains again.

Cleopatra flapped her wings excitedly and neighed.

Samwell's eyes slowly swept across the world, and suddenly stopped on the shore of the Summer Sea.

 On the golden beach, three little girls were playing and playing.

They look to be about six or seven years old. The oldest girl has curly brown hair and eyes as innocent and gentle as a deer in the forest. Behind her is another girl with silver hair and purple eyes. She is as beautiful as an elf and is unreal. The youngest The silly and cute one followed behind the sisters.

 The afterglow of the setting sun shone on them, warm and soft.

The silver bell-like laughter echoed on the beach and spread far and wide amidst the sound of the waves.

 Samwell looked at this scene, and a smile appeared on his lips unconsciously.

 Eternal life does not necessarily mean eternal loneliness.

  (Complete book)

 (End of this chapter)