Chapter 562
2021-01-06
Chapter 562 "Blood Magic"Stormborn, Mother of Dragons, Unburnt, Queen of Meereen , Andals Rhoynar and the Queen of the First Men, the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm... Daenerys Targaryen's life has been worth twenty years, but his journey has already crossed half the world. After thousands of miles, she still failed to get out of the routine of a transmigrator who knew her like the back of her hand.
The brazier was moved to the bed, the sleeves rolled up to the elbows, the lancet slid across the tender skin to precisely open the subcutaneous veins, and the blood flowed down Daenerys' left arm and dripped into the already prepared The silver bowl, dark red and white, deep and shiny... The contrast between the two is extremely dazzling.
Before being kicked out of the Citadel for conducting illegal experiments, Qyburn had a medical skill recognized by his old bosses and colleagues, in his own words, "a doctor comparable to Ebrose, and destined to surpass him." He knows "how to bleed safely", and he is still familiar with it after a long time. Under Missandei's hesitant gaze, he has collected half a bowl of True Dragon's blood in the blink of an eye. The small bowl, decisively but cautiously handed to Melisandre.
It's time for the witch's show.
The reason why Melisandre has the title of "Red Woman" comes from her iconic priest's robe that only official Red God priests are qualified to wear and rarely change in winter and summer - but outsiders I can only see the splendor of the red robe, but I don't know that there is a grotto heaven inside the robe: there are a lot of paper bags and pocket jars in countless hidden pockets, which store powder or liquid juice of various functions: some can cure diseases and heal wounds (Although it is a witch, it is a luxury to do the same thing with a spell, no matter before or after the magic power is revived); there are also some that can strengthen the casting formidable power to improve the effect of the spell - whether it is fire divination, communication with Red God, or Shadowbind, which can kill people; and the remaining part, which accounts for the largest proportion, are all kinds of alchemical chemical products based on metal salts...
Their function is to throw them into the fire at the right time to produce The flame reaction, perhaps with a small amount of magic means - at the least cost, to achieve the most effective dressed up as God, playing the Devil.
Not a long life, but definitely longer than most mortals, Melisandre has summed up a lesson: whether it is to convert others to Red God or to trust and accept oneself's advice, try to gain goodwill, earnest and Well-meant advised preaching of doctrine or reasoning is not as effective as a direct demonstration of power. Casting Magic in public is the easiest way, but in this world where magic energy is depleted, mana is such a rare resource, she can easily run into a Tom, Dick or Harry... Any cat or dog like this will really be consumed. magic casts spells to gain awe, and at times like these, those magic tricks and simple cheats are the best substitutes.
A qualified high priest, usually also a good juggler and a superb swindler.
Ten minutes on stage, ten years off stage, although Igor's plan was hurriedly started to prepare and arrange last night, but the coincidence is inevitable: she, Melisandre, and the "support" from the side Qyburn, who has already learned and mastered all the necessary acting skills and skills for this drama.
She picked up the silver bowl, slanted down the mouth carefully, and began to chant while pouring the fresh Queen's blood into the brazier in threads, in her Valyria-like language but Daenerys's. In the incomprehensible whispers, the liquid juice with energy is poured over the red and hot coals, making a si si sound and emitting smoke - while everyone's attention is attracted by her random incantation and smoke. , Melisandre quietly took out the prepared props with his left hand, which was not holding the bowl, and used enough to make the best magicians call out the expert's hand speed and precision, and deftly bounce them into the flames.
The eerie rays of light immediately burst out from the brazier, red, orange, yellow, green... all the colors that people have seen and imagined are blooming, and even the surrounding air seems to be blooming. Unleash the sky.
No light can be so bright, no jewelry can be so gorgeous - in the expensive alchemy powder, the blood of True Dragon, which is hard to buy, and the auxiliary Magic, which accounts for the least but is indispensable and whose value is difficult to judge. Participating in the show, the special effects of this "Blood Magic ceremony" are by no means 50 cents. , unless he is quite proficient in Blood Magic, it is hard to doubt the authenticity of Melisandre's use of the power contained in his blood to save people.
The brazier is real, and the True Dragon bloodline is authentic, only saving lives is an outright lie: Melisandre is indeed casting spells, but most of the spells she uses are just enhancing the gorgeous vision of the flame-colored potion The effect, only a small part is directed at the protagonist who has no lines - Igor... And this small part has nothing to do with detoxification at all, but only relieves the hibernation spell on the man and helps the body temperature rise. Just added some force.
Anyway, as long as the "patient"'s breathing heartbeat becomes stronger after the ceremony and the body is warmed up again, the ceremony spell is considered a success!
As for that half bowl of Queen's blood? Don't worry, nothing wasted: Melisandre, who participated in Aemon Targaryen's cremation ceremony, was well prepared, and all turned into pure magic power and escaped, and was absorbed into her body, and the overflowing part even The Magic rubies that had been depleted of energy around their necks were half full - if the people present were either staring at the brazier or looking at the patient on the bed, they would have been surprised to find that the Red Woman, who was supposed to cast a spell to consume energy and become even more haggard, On the contrary, as the ceremony progresses, the face glows!
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No matter how visually impactful the scene is, it’s still just a trick. I’m afraid that the clues will be seen over time. After draining the blood in the bowl, he took out the handkerchief prepared in advance and wiped away the remaining red liquid remaining on the bowl wall and threw it into the fire, refusing to waste a drop of True Dragon's blood. The handkerchief quickly curled and burned into scorched ashes under the scorching flames. At the same time, the splendor that reflected the whole house also faded and faded. The Red Woman, overflowing with magic power, choked again, using a real Fire Magic , ending the stunning Magic fireworks show.
In the sound of her increasing incantation, two flaming snakes the size of pinky fingers sprang out of the charcoal brazier, fluttered around in the air, hovered and swam for a few seconds, and suddenly rushed towards Igor on the bed. A series of stunned low breaths or exclamations dissipated above his nostrils, and the spell disintegrated and released heat, frying the hairs on Night's Watch's lips.
This is the flame trick that High Priest Benerro is best at, and the high priests have learned it more or less. It has no practical use except to look good and light candles. It is difficult to kill a mouse. . But at this moment, it fell into the eyes of a group of laymen who knew very little about Blood Magic, and it suddenly became an intuitive manifestation of "the power in the True Dragon bloodline was extracted and entered Igor's body through the nostrils". Missandei, who had been skeptical, no longer had any doubts, only awe and yearning in his eyes.
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"Okay." Melisandre put down the silver bowl in his hand, obviously full of energy, but still deliberately made a tired appearance: "Your Majesty blood All the power has been introduced into Lord Commander by me, but whether he can save him or not depends on his own will to survive, as well as his fortune... He sat down, stretched out his right hand that wasn't stabbed, and grasped Igor's hand again, feeling for a moment, a look of suppressed surprise appeared on his face: "It seems to have an effect?"
Qyburn quickly He took over and pretended to investigate, affirming Queen's feeling: "The breathing heartbeat has returned to normal, and the body temperature is also rising!"
"Is this a success?" There was a painful lesson. , Daenerys didn't even dare to be happy too early, and asked with concern: "When will he wake up?"
"Maybe a splash of cold water will make him sit up, maybe he will get a good night's sleep tomorrow morning. Will wake up naturally, and may never be conscious again... As I said at first: Spells can only pull Lord Igor back from the brink of death, and there is no other guarantee." Melisandre is still straight and has nothing to hide. "If Your Majesty wants to hear some good news, then I can also say for sure - the poison at noon was removed before midnight, the rescue is so timely, the probability of a bad situation is extremely low, you are Don't worry."
"Regardless of whether Lord Commander is awake or not, I will arrange for the land-grant army mid-level generals and representatives of various tribes to visit tomorrow morning, to let them know that Lord Commander has no mortal danger, so as to calm the soldiers. The commotion stabilizes the situation in the city." Harvey leaned over with gratitude, and made an appearance of showing his loyalty to the Queen: "Once Lord Igor wakes up, I will immediately send someone to inform Your Majesty, and before that, the land-grant army will be up and down. ...at Queen Your Majesty's orders!"
(Anyway, at least there's no need to hide from Winterfell tonight.)
Daenerys is slightly relieved, but soon after, a pent-up anger floats came up.
If this poisoning incident wasn't a stupid thing Igor did out of control, then the real murderer's intention to make her core trio in front of the royal family one-pot plan would be vicious and unbelievably vicious... She must This person or this force must be found out and let him or them experience the wrath of True Dragon!
"Very good, then I'll give my order." Dany raised his head, trying to control his voice so that his voice would not be out of tune with anger: "I'm going to organize an investigation as soon as possible to find out the identity of the poisoner and the mastermind behind it. Envoy, you are responsible for this matter. I will send Black Shell and Missandei to accompany and cooperate to ensure that whether the investigation is directed to the North nobles, the interior of the Land Granters, or my side...will not encounter obstacles, how?"
"Yes, big...Your Majesty! Guarantee the poisoner has nowhere to hide!"
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