Chapter 215 A Bard's Story

Rigo is a bard from the East Continent, a half-Valyrian. His father, an artist from Volantis, gave him the silver-gold hair and good looks of the Valyrians, and his mother, a noblewoman from Myr, gave him the olive skin and sweet voice of the Rhoynar. There is also knowledge that ordinary people cannot access in their lifetime.

This allowed the wandering bard to travel across the world with his knowledge and build a well-known troupe. With the help of ancient routes, they even reached the legendary Golden Kingdom of Yidi and the magic capital of Asshai. They earned money from the strange and terrifying magicians in Asshai, but were forced to leave because of the decline of Asshai and the civil war among magicians. They expanded the troupe in Yidi and made amazing wealth.

Unfortunately, the once rich and powerful Golden Dynasty, the Scarlet Dynasty, could no longer reproduce the prosperity and glory of thousands of years ago after the reckless Emperor Luo Bao was beheaded by the sturdy and cunning woman of Jugusnai. The "Yellow Dynasty" where Emperor Chaiduo was located also collapsed hundreds of years ago. In Yidi today, Emperor Bu of the Indigo Dynasty has lost his authority. The emperor, who once could convey the political orders of half the world, can no longer leave Yidu.

Xingdu, the capital of the Scarlet Dynasty, was swallowed by the forest and is no longer inhabited.

The religious leader called "Wizard Lord" by Western scholars rebuilt Emperor Chai's "Yellow Dynasty" in "Kakosa" on the side of the Hidden Sea. People say that the great wizard in yellow clothes wears a tall feather crown and has close relations with the ancient people with wings in the Winged City on the side of Kakosa.

The zebra-riding Jugsnai people were rampant in the north of the Celestial Empire, but the merchants and the generals of the Indigo Dynasty crushed these barbarians. A wealthy merchant general destroyed the huge empire left by Zanzajahata, and piled the heads of the Jugsnai people all over the northern border of the Celestial Empire. The merchant general established his own kingdom in the Trade Town. He paid tribute to the emperor of Yidu, but did not obey the orders of the emperor of the Bu family.

The Celestial Empire guards of the Five Forts lost the support of the South of the Swamp. These warriors guarding this severely damaged fortress group took different paths in hunger and cold. Some of the guards retreated to the rich towns in the south, where they established a kingdom belonging to the former Five Forts Guards. The remaining guards formed an alliance with the demon hunters wandering in the gray wasteland and the legendary King Mosuyi, and continued to hold on to this broken ancient fortress.

The Land of Escape has been torn apart. Seven powerful warlords and seven kings with their own ideas are fighting in the unknown land east of the Bone Mountains. Rigo's troupe lost all their wealth in the melee, and he was forced to leave this land with the troupe and the story.

They went to Qarth, which was full of mysterious wizards and greedy merchants. There, Rigo heard the story of the Dragon Dynasty in the west, which recreated the glory of Valyria's dragons. So, they began to return westward. In Volantis, Rigo's troupe heard the legend of the re-emerging Dragon King family. The nobles of the Elephant Party praised the wisdom of the silver dragon. In the Senate of Volantis, bronze statues of Cleorius Vareses and Dragonzel Vareses were even erected. In the Great Red Temple, the red monks also erected a statue of Dragonzel, regarding him as the Red God's chosen one. The nobles of the Tiger Party spurned the silver dragon and abandoned the opportunity to rebuild Valyria, but in public, they still praised the two existing real Dragon King families.

When Rigo's troupe was crossing the disputed land, it was robbed by a mercenary group entrenched in this no-man's land. The troupe, which once had more than a hundred people and could stage large-scale dramas, was left with only him in that robbery. All the puppets, props, and even his costumes for the performance were taken away by the mercenary group.

The downtrodden old bard could only earn the ship fare by telling his story, and took a merchant ship from Lys to Tyrosh, where he joined the team organized by the governor of the Vareses family to repair the city, filling his stomach and earning some money.

"It was this money that allowed me to reach Oldtown, my friend."

The downtrodden old artist Rigo slowly told his story. He had just finished his part - composing the music for this work called "The Day the False Dragon Fell".

The actor who played the usurper Aegon rolled onto the stage. The tall actress who played Alison and the dwarf who played the "Kingmaker" Cole suddenly danced with joy. Aegon the Usurper also danced funny steps on the stage with the movements of the two actors.

He jumped onto the model of the Iron Throne with the two actors, singing solemn lyrics: "I am the king, I am the real king! The bitch of Dragonstone is just a lingering usurper."

"You are not the king!" the audience shouted.

Then he seemed to break free from the restraints of the two actors, ran to the edge of the stage, and shouted: "You lied to me, you lied to me!"

"Eh~" The audience booed at the same time.

But he was pulled back by the dwarf and could only sit decadently on the Iron Throne. Alison suddenly collapsed decadently on the side. As if he was also manipulated, only the dwarf actor was still jumping up and down.

"Oathbreaker, get out, get out!" the audience continued to shout.

At this moment, the handsome actor holding the silver dragon sculpture walked onto the stage with his head held high and his chest puffed out, leading a young and handsome boy who was also holding a giant dragon sculpture.

"Long live Prince Longzel!"

"Long live His Majesty King Jakaris I!"

Two voices sounded in the audience at the same time, and for a moment they couldn't tell them apart.

The actress who played Queen Rhaenyra also made an appearance. This actress could not be said to be beautiful, and her appearance was quite plump, but her acting skills on stage really overwhelmed other actors.

Prince Viserys, whose face was already covered with wrinkles, quietly listened to Old Rigo telling those mysterious stories, but his eyes were still watching this play that had been adapted countless times. He dyed his hair and put on makeup so no one would recognize him. Except for Prince Aegon who was fooling around somewhere.

"Is it adapted by you?" Viserys asked calmly. The plot on the stage progressed very quickly. After the dwarf actor and Aegon actor fled, the actor who played Queen Rhaenyra sat on the Iron Throne carelessly. She began a lengthy libretto, and even the performance representing the fall of the dragon, frequent wars, and the riots in King's Landing did not interrupt her libretto.

"I only adapted part of it, my friend." Rigo looked at the complicated props on the stage with some nostalgia - the plot had transitioned to the Battle of the Red Fork, and the boy who played Jakaris was brandishing a wooden sword and beating the Westlander. Among the dwarf actors in the army, the actor who played Aemond held up a green dragon model and fought fiercely with the actor who held a silver dragon model in his hand, and soon they shouted.

"Ah, I fell to the ground!"

The dragon model fell to the ground at the same time as the actors, and the actors playing Aegon the Usurper and the actors playing Allison wailed and fell on them.

The audience watching below also cheered.

"Where did you see this?" Viserys asked.

"Silver Crown City, my friend, that is a rich metropolis." Rigo showed his incomplete teeth and said with a smile: "The dramas I saw there were even better than those I saw in Yidu, Qarth, and Var. Lantis sees a lot more plays, there are special theaters there, and subsidies are given to poor bards like us.”

"I know." Viserys calmed down. He was actually quite satisfied with this drama. Although the protagonist was still the Varese family, the climax of the plot was still the three Ronzel brothers riding a dragon to crush the Green Party. attack, and Ronzel takes down Imond. But this version of the script adds a lot of drama to the Targaryen family, and even beautifies the images of the usurper Aegon and Queen Rhaenyra.

But he was more curious about Rigo. According to Rigo's description just now, after leaving Silvercrown City, this old artist went to Blackport, Dragon's Nest City, and even King's Landing. He collected a lot of materials in these places, although they were all from the same bard. guy's mouth, but it's also a good source of information.

"Speaking of which, I still have to rely on the blessing of the goddess of poetry." The old artist does not care about religious issues. The Church of the Seven Gods is still very tolerant to foreigners like him: "If I arrived in Silver Crown City three years ago, I might not be able to make any money. So much money.”

Varese celebrates Lady Daniela's conception.

Viserys knew the reason for this. Nearly four years ago, at the end of the year Valarr died, Lady Danila became pregnant for the second time, but in the end there was no result. The Varese family claimed that It's a misdiagnosis.

But Viserys knew very well that with the resources the Varese family had, it couldn't be a misdiagnosis.

Something must have happened.

Shortly after that, three dragon eggs were hatched in Dragon Nest City, completely suppressing the incident.

Unfortunately, the intelligence network in Oldtown did not extend to the Prince of the Borderlands, and his brother, who was in declining health, could not care about such things. In the 162nd year of the Conquest Era, Samantha had difficulty in giving birth to King Aegon's last child. In the end, although the boy Belle was born successfully, Queen Samantha also fell ill and became increasingly weak.

King Aegon's health gradually deteriorated. They spent more time recuperating in the Black Palace of Vareses instead of the Red Keep. Crown Prince Daeron became regent and participated in the governance of the kingdom.

"Brother, I wonder if there are any related poems?"

"Yes, but not much." Old Rigo said mysteriously: "But I heard from a crazy musician that it might be related to magic. After all, everyone knows that Prince Silver is a great magician."

Viserys laughed. No further questions were asked.

"Everyone led by the Prince of the Frontier is very enthusiastic." Old Rigo said with a smile: "The same is true in King's Landing. Everyone likes to watch our drama. His Majesty the King and His Majesty the Queen have also seen it, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince even received us."

Viserys knew about this, but didn't know many details.

"oh?"

"The Crown Prince is a very heroic young man, with the goddess of poetry above him. If His Highness the Crown Prince were in those chaotic places, he would definitely become a great warrior king. Oh, no, he would definitely become a great holy king. , wherever he is. After my interview, the crown prince also asked me for the ballads I collected in the disputed place."

Viserys's eyes suddenly changed.

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