Chapter 162: Supplementary Flames (Thanks to the book friend who doesn’t cry but laughs for the lead

No matter what the ancient seed can be used for, it seems to be of no use to Renly's current situation. In contrast, what he values ​​​​more now is the mind-reading ability that comes with the ax mark.

This ability seems to be less effective as the seeds spread more and more, because Renly cannot read multiple targets at the same time, nor can he control who the target is read, but for now, he is not troubled by this situation - —

The experiment resulted in two beings possessing the ancient path, but after Renly finished using the rat, he trampled one to death.

So there is only one he can read now.

Relying on this, he first determined the true identity of the middle-aged man who looked at him in the port area——

The contemporary head of the Greyjoy family, the King of the Iron Islands who started a war and rebelled against the Baratheon dynasty, Balon Greyjoy.

Then, I can read the other person's heart...

This seems to be very beneficial to the entire war, but currently it is used by Renly as a convenient method to hide in the port - the opponent values ​​​​him very much and mistakenly thinks that he is the son of the Drowned God, so the relevant searches are basically done in person. Ask.

So Renly, who knew the other party's detailed plan, no longer had to think hard about how to escape. Not only did he easily escape the ironborn's capture, but he also successfully used this disguise to board a ship bound for the great continent. Wake Island boats.

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"Why did King Balon let a child of the Gubler family come on our ship?"

Under the gloomy sky, the first mate of the brigantine asked questions as he stared at the short figure lying on the bow of the ship and tiptoeing towards the sea.

"Didn't the kid already tell you that his parents were anxious to summon him back to the Corpse Lake, so King Balon made it easier for him." The middle-aged captain with a beard replied and frowned.

The Gubler family of the Lake of Corpses is a branch of the Gubler family of Warhammer Point. The Gubler family of Warhammer Point is one of the most influential lord families on Great Wyk Island, which is one of the Iron Islands. The largest, most populous, and most powerful island.

In other words, the Gubler family is so powerful that even the new King of the Iron Islands has to give them face.

And this boy claimed to be a branch member of that family.

This alone is not trustworthy, but the boy knew where their ship was anchored, the time they set sail, the name of the captain, their purpose, and even the code word for King Balon's contact with them. With such a precise understanding, naturally it would not be possible. It may be false——

Most of the people on the Iron Islands are illiterate, and writing letters are not popular.

Of course, because the child came without anyone to escort him, and due to some rumors in the port in the past two days, they still went to ask King Baron for instructions before leaving, but they couldn't find anyone. It was said that they had returned to Pike City temporarily because of something.

Due to the fact that the mission could not be delayed for too long, they could only leave a message and hit the road immediately. However, they were still paying close attention to the boy secretly, but they did not take strict precautions against him——

Being on the ship, they didn't think that a child could go anywhere, so if he was really a member of the Gubler family, it would be nothing. And if the child was the one the King of the Iron Islands wanted to find, then they would take it away. It's not too late to get it under control.

Baron didn't reveal someone's "true identity," so it's clear that these people don't know what someone is capable of.

Therefore, they are destined to be disappointed.

After providing him with delicious food and drink for several days, the captain of the ship woke up one day and suddenly found that the boy had disappeared. He searched the entire cabin area but could not find him. Soon after, a small boat chased him. The message brought by the Clippers made them even more regretful——

King Balon did not order a boy from the Gubler family to follow them to Great Wyk Island, and the suspicious boy was basically King Balon's "wanted criminal"!

There are many children with black hair and blue eyes in the archipelago. The Gubler family on Great Wyk Island also have this characteristic. Therefore, although they had suspicions before, they were not sure. However, now that they know the exact information, they The boy had disappeared, which made Captain Bearded very angry. Balon Greyjoy, who later learned of the matter, was even more convinced of someone's identity because of the mystery of the prophetic vision.

"Cancel the search."

He immediately ordered: "But inform the whole island that once the boy's existence is discovered, he will provide me with food and drink. Since he doesn't want to see us, let him go."

With this order, he was not too "worried".

Balon believed that since the Son of the Drowned God had arrived in the Iron Islands, he would meet him, the King of the Iron Islands, sooner or later. Therefore, although he regretted not being able to meet immediately, the current war situation was tense, but he was not too worried. Put a lot of thought into this.

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Just canceling the search did not bring much convenience to Renly. After learning that the other party was following him, although he abandoned the ship and jumped into the sea, he did not really leave. Instead, he followed the ship and took a hitchhiker, and finally succeeded. Arrived at Great Wyk Island in the archipelago.

Then he was ready to find a way to leave here——

Although he realized that he seemed to have accidentally made a mistake, Renly did not stay to "fool" the idea.

He had no demands on the Iron Islands, and he didn't think that the people here were all fools who believed what he said, so he didn't use this identity to influence the current war, which would be equivalent to dragging himself into the vortex of struggle.

The purpose of Renly's trip this time was just to understand the truth. Now he has learned enough and even gained an extra benefit. So the most important thing now is to return to Highgarden quietly and be an adopted son.

However, during the current war, the connection between the islands is normal, even quite close, but the communication between the islands and Westeros has been basically broken, so he hasn't heard of any "opportunities" in the past few days.

So Renly decided to stay here first.

The information communication between the islands is not so convenient, so although he was "wanted" on Pike Island, no one on Great Wyck Island knew of his existence. Relying on this, Renly walked into a fishing village after landing, and relied on a silver coin obtained from the sea to exchange for the treatment of staying in a family here for a period of time.

In fact, although the Iron People are cruel, this temperament is mostly for outsiders.

As for their own people, they would not kill anyone they saw with dark intentions. The people of the Iron Islands were very united, and they even took good care of children. After all, the population of the islands was sparse, and children represented the future of this place.

Renly lied that his elders were out to sea, and he was waiting for his parents to pick him up. An old iron man who took him in felt that the boy's elders were really brave, but he did not doubt anything else.

So after drinking a bowl of hot fish soup, Renly was placed in a narrow compartment of a wooden house in the fishing village.

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The compartment had a bed made of straw and linen, and a narrow window nailed by a curtain. Other than that, it was very simple.

After being properly settled, the sky outside was already dark. Because of the poverty, the owner of this place did not have candles or oil lamps, so the surrounding environment gradually became difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.

The snoring of an old Ironman couple could be clearly heard from behind the wooden wall of the compartment, while the boy in a large cotton jacket hugged his knees and leaned against the straw bed, squinting at the axe mark on his wrist that was once again emitting smoke.

After stepping on the experimental mouse to death, the gray flame swallowed by the mouse quietly emerged, but Renly had tried it before and found that he could not put this flame back into the axe mark, so he had to put it in a shell and carry it with him for emergency use.

However, at this time, another flame ignited on his wrist...

Renly kept observing along the way and found that the process of condensation of the ancient road seeds was actually very slow, probably because there was only one "host" to provide nutrients.

And he knew that at the normal speed, it seemed impossible for the new seeds to completely condense and form without three to five months.

But now...

He was thinking about it, but there were not many clues at present, so he did not think deeply about it. Instead, he habitually "listened in the corner", yawned and fell asleep on the bed-

He was very tired after a series of rushing and lying.

...

Then for a period of time, the boy temporarily lived in this fishing village where there seemed to be no young people. On the surface, he learned how to use a short-handled axe from the old iron man who stayed with him to kill time, and secretly observed and tested the things on his wrist.

Then he came to a conclusion, that is-

In addition to the normal way of supplementing and forming, the "seed of the ancient road" can also be nurtured and formed by the power of chaos!

In other words, as long as the axe mark is in the "empty" state, the onset of chaos will no longer cause him any trouble, but will only rush into the mark and then breed gray flames!

This situation made Renly relieved, but another discovery not long after made his relaxed mood disappear.

That day he went to the beach to visit his "octopus son", but suddenly saw a familiar cat face on the sea!

I counted again, and as of now, I owe 20 chapters, excluding this chapter, that's 19 chapters~