Game of Thrones: Battle Royale Game

Melisandre felt her heart palpitate. When she lowered her head, she found that the ruby ​​​​on her chest began to glow again.

This kind of thing had never happened before. In her very long years, this gem had never shined when she had not borrowed strength from the Lord, let alone as hot as it is now.

But in recent times, this stone has always lit up from time to time, as if the power of the King of Light suddenly surged to a level that was difficult for Him to control.

But Melisandre couldn't help but think of the words of Lord Lorraine of Harrenhal (player). He swore to her that as long as she helped Stannis pray to the Lord of Light, the Lord of Light could bring Stan down. Nice brought back to earth.

At that time, Melisandre had no better choice, so she followed Lord Lorraine's advice. Unfortunately, she prayed for Stannis for seven days and seven nights, but she failed to see the king's body and open her eyes again.

But why? This question has troubled Melisandre to this day.

It is obvious that Stannis is the reincarnation of Azor Ahai, and it is obvious that he is the fighter chosen by the Lord of Light. Why is the Lord of Light unwilling to resurrect him?

Stannis is dead, who can stand up to resist the darkness and end the coming long night?

Bang bang bang. A sudden knock on the door interrupted Melisandre's thinking.

Melisandre put the hot gem into her red robe and hung it against her chest. After making sure that the thick red robe blocked the light from the gem, she stood up and opened the door.

"Ms. Melisandre, the Queen's coronation ceremony is about to begin. Count Lorraine invites you to attend." The visitor is a newly promoted Kingsguard.

"I won't go." Melisandre refused directly and closed the door again without any explanation.

After Lord Lorraine realized that Melisandre could not resurrect Stannis, he immediately led his troops back to King's Landing, and united with Stannis's wife's natal family to support Stannis' only daughter, Shireen, who was only nine years old. ·Baratheon I is the new queen of the Seven Kingdoms.

Although Melisandre returned to King's Landing with Lorraine, she was completely uninterested in supporting Shireen.

She once supported Stannis because Stannis was the champion chosen by the Lord of Light. She wanted to unite all Westeros under Stannis's command to fight the holy war of life and death.

Now that Stannis is dead, and the Lord of Light is unwilling to resurrect him, it means that she may have misunderstood the Lord of Light's vision, and Stannis is not the real reincarnation of Azor Ahai.

Then why is she still supporting that little girl?

She had no interest in the power struggles between mortals.

The reason why Melisandre is still in the Red Keep is entirely because she is still at a loss and has not figured out what to do next.

After sending away the Kingsguard, Melisandre took out the ruby ​​from her chest again and came to the brazier in the center of the room.

This room was specially selected by Laurent for Melisandre. The interior space is large enough to place a sacrificial brazier.

"We mortals, living and dying alone, bewildered, wandering in the valley; fortunately, my compatriots gather together to travel, fortunately, God has blessed me." Melisandre sang the prayer in a low voice, she wanted to try again Once, "Lord of Light! Heart of Holy Flame! The One and Only God! Hear the prayer of your most devoted servant and show me the way forward."

This time, Melisandre's prayers seemed to work.

The ruby ​​​​on her chest instantly became countless times brighter than before, and the temperature became countless times hotter, so much so that it set the red robe on her body on fire.

The flames on Melisandre's body quickly collided with the flames in the brazier in front of her, enveloping her whole body.

A new vision appeared, clearer than any before.

The black wall, the red temple, the giant deep-water port, and the long bridge. The iconic buildings in the illusion emerged one after another.

"Volantis?" Melisandre clenched her fists and whispered the name of the city in the illusion, "Do you want me to go to Volantis? Did I go to the wrong place from the beginning? ?The hope of saving this world lies not in Westeros, but in Essos?"

Just as she was thinking about it, a new vision suddenly appeared before her eyes.

"That is."

Sir Balon Swann outside the door was rejected by the red-robed woman. He was stunned for a moment, and then quickly went to find Lord Lorraine to return to his life.

Ser Balon Swann is the second son of Lord Gurian Swann of Stonehelm and one of the seven newly promoted Iron Guards.

In the 'Battle of the Fall of Two Kings', more than half of the Kingsguard under Stannis were killed, and the remaining captain Barristan the Bold was also captured by the Lannister family. After Earl Lorraine took control of King's Landing and installed Queen Shireen on the throne, he immediately selected a new batch of Iron Guards for her.

The six Iron Guards selected came from the great noble families of the Riverlands, Vale, Stormlands and the Crown. As for the position of captain of the Kingsguard, the Lannister family did not execute Barristan Selmy. Because of this, Luo Lan still left this position to the old captain who had served three kings.

Balon knew very well that these were Count Lorraine's methods to help the new Queen Shireen win over people.

Although Sir Baron somewhat looked down on the upstart who accepted Harrenhal, he also admired Earl Lorraine's sense of honor and ability.

Originally, Queen Shireen and Queen Mother Selyse Florent wanted to appoint Lorraine as Hand of the Queen, but Count Lorraine rejected their proposal. He only agreed to temporarily serve as the Queen's Hand, and persuaded the Queen Mother to write a letter to Winterfell in the Queen's name, inviting Duke Eddard Stark to go south to serve as the new Queen's Hand and Regent to guard the entire territory.

Balon believes that Eddard Stark will definitely go south. After all, Duke Eddard's reputation is known to the world. The adultery between Cersei and Jaime Lannister was exposed in Winterfell, and Lord Eddard was present when Robert announced that Joffrey, Tommen and Myrcella were illegitimate children.

Now Casterly Rock and Highgarden have joined forces to overturn Robert's conclusion that they were illegitimate and declared Myrcella Baratheon I as queen, amid rumors that Joffrey and Tommen had been killed by wildlings. It will definitely not be recognized by Duke Ed.

Moreover, as a close friend of Robert, Eddard Stark, who had already put down the wildling rebellion on the Great Wall, could not just sit back and watch the Lannister and Tyrell rebels wipe out the last bloodline of the Baratheon family.

At the same time, the Earl of Lorraine also sent Petyr Baelish, the minister of finance, to the valley to win over the loyalty of Lady Lysa Arryn of the Eyrie to Queen Shireen. You know, Lord Jon Arryn's widow has been there since After returning to the valley, she sealed the Blood Gate. Whether it was King Robert's crusade against Tywin or the Stannis brothers' battle for the throne, she remained neutral.

This time, Lady Lysa gathered an army of 20,000 people and came to King Qin's Landing. For Shireen Baratheon, it was definitely an unexpected surprise.

Balon Swann does not know the secrets of Littlefinger and Lady Lysa, nor does he know the private dealings between Lord Lorraine and Littlefinger. Like most other bystanders, he believes that the North and the Vale can stand in the hope of success. Queen Lin's side is entirely due to Count Lorraine.

With the addition of the North and the Vale, plus the Stormlands and Riverlands who had to side with Shireen - because Stannis and Renly were both killed in the previous War of the Two Kings, Xi As the only legitimate descendant of the Deer family, Lyn Baratheon is the only choice for the nobles of the Stormlands, no matter how much trouble the two sides had in the past. The nobles of the Riverlands want to avenge the Lannister for burning most of the Three Rivers Valley. No matter who wants to fight the Lannister, they will join.

In short, Queen Shireen now has the support of the four major kingdoms and royal territories, and has gained a big advantage in the fight against Myrcella, and Earl Lorraine plays a major role in this. Therefore, most of the nobles in the Stormlands and Riverlands in King's Landing recognized Lorraine's ability and status, and were willing to serve him.

Just as Balon Swann was thinking about it, he had already walked up to Count Lorraine.

"My lord, Ms. Melisandre refused to attend the Queen's coronation ceremony." Melisandre did not give Balon Swann a good look, and he naturally did not speak her words more tactfully.

Moreover, Balon was relieved that the red-robed woman did not attend the ceremony.

Although many people around Earl Lorraine and the Queen were members of the rear party, especially those survivors of the Battle of the Fall of the Two Kings, they instantly killed dozens of famous people when they saw the beautiful fire magic of the red-robed woman. After becoming a knight, she was even more shocked and admired by R'hllor's power.

But Westeros is, after all, the Westeros of the Seven Gods. Every knight must go to the temple to keep vigil on the night of his ordination, and he must also apply holy oil.

There are too many devout believers of the Seven Gods among the nobles who came to attend the Queen's coronation ceremony today. If the woman in red robe is allowed to participate, some conflicts will inevitably arise. Now that the woman is not here, Balon thinks she is interesting.

Unexpectedly, after Sir Baron finished speaking, Earl Lorraine frowned deeply.

"I'll go take a look." Lorraine whispered to Ser Balon, and then walked quickly to Melisandre's room.

Sir Balon frowned and followed quickly.

Count Lorraine noticed that he was following him and didn't care. Anyway, it was no secret that he was a 'believer' of the Red God. He knew that as long as he was not like Melisandre or the former leader of the rear party, Allister Florent, and did not crazily force other nobles to convert, those people would not be very hostile to him.

After Stannis's death, his identity as a follower of the Red God and a member of the rear party was actually no longer so popular. This identity would actually become a liability when he was trying to win over other Westeros nobles.

There are two main reasons why Luo Lan still insists on being a believer of the Red God.

First, repeatedly jumping between different religions will make you appear weak-willed, even like a villain who sits on the fence.

Secondly, he really wanted to enjoy the benefits of the ‘Red God’. No one needs to tell him how powerful Melisandre's power is. With the original author Martin personally guaranteeing that the gods of this world will never really appear, Lorraine doesn't mind serving the Red God at all.

Anyway, R'hllor won't come in person, so this world belongs to him. He and Ian have thought of this together.

Therefore, although Melisandre had been indifferent to Lorraine after failing to resurrect Stannis, he still offered Melisandre a good confession.

Lorraine is actually not in a hurry. The long night will come anyway, and Melisandre will always have to find a fighter for the Lord of Light.

Stannis is dead, and if the news from the North is correct, so is Jon Snow. Daenerys is far away in Slaver's Bay again. According to Lorraine's intelligence, those players who support Daenerys have no plans to expedition to Westeros. Instead, they have occupied the city in Slaver's Bay and are busy fighting the Horse King. Look at the rhythm of farming in the Slaver Bay enclosure.

Farming is something that cannot be accomplished in just a few years. Lorraine does not think they will arrive in Westeros before the long night. If it were him, he would not run away before the long night. Come join the fun in Westeros.

Westeros is the main battlefield for the Night King's invasion. No matter which player is the first to encounter the Night King, even if they can win, they will definitely be exhausted. Isn't it better to let other players resist the thunder first?

Therefore, Lorraine firmly believes that as long as he can integrate the forces of Westeros within three to four years, Melisandre will have to choose to become the new champion of the Lord of Light.

After he defeats the Night King and the Ancient Cold God, what qualifications do those players hiding in Essos have to fight against him?

Lorraine was still immersed in the beautiful future he had sketched. As soon as he walked to the door of Melisandre's room, he found that Melisandre was getting ready to go out.

"Have you changed your mind and decided to attend the coronation ceremony of Queen Shireen?" In fact, Lorraine, like Sir Balon, didn't want Melisandre to attend the coronation ceremony that much, but he was more worried about what would happen if Melisandre was against Shireen. If Lin loses interest, she may leave King's Landing early, and then she will lose the first-come-first-served advantage.

"I'm leaving." Melisandre looked at Lorraine and replied.

"What did you say?" Luo Lan's heart thumped, worrying about what was going on. "Why did you leave?"

"I found that I made some mistakes before, and now I have to correct them." Melisandre continued to walk forward without stopping.

What kind of explanation is this? Lorraine was inexplicably irritable, but he also knew in his heart that Melisandre really had no intention of explaining to him.

"Can you be more clear?" He forced himself to smile.

Melisandre looked back at Lorraine and did not answer him.

"I mean." Lorraine's throat was a little dry. He knew that he had to keep Melisandre, so he inevitably became anxious. "The late King Stannis has fallen, but in this holy war of life and death, , our lord must need a fighter." He took a deep breath, and then stated his intention, "What do you think of me? I will help you integrate this country and unite everyone to fight against the cold god. Go, I hope to get the power of the Lord of Light."

"You?" Melisandre finally answered and looked Lorraine up and down.

"Yes, me." Luo Lan raised his head.

"You don't deserve it." After leaving these words, Melisandre turned around and left.

Luo Lan clenched his fists instantly, and veins popped out on his forehead.

You don't deserve it... You don't deserve it... The three words Melisandre spat out echoed in his mind countless times in an instant.

Luo Lan felt as if a hand had strangled his neck, and he almost breathed out of anger. By the time he came to his senses, Melisandre was already gone.

Seeing the red-robed woman disappearing around the corner, Luolan turned around with a sullen expression and ordered his NPC guards: "Don't let her leave King's Landing alive."