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#478 - Chapter 212 A Sudden Disaster

Soros's ability to revive Beric Dondarrion was actually an attempt by R'hllor to regain new life for himself.

Using divine power, R'hllor created a magical core inside Dondarrion's body to replace his original internal organs and circulate energy. This method of creation is strikingly similar to that of the Others, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call Dondarrion a 'fire Other'.

R'hllor had never encountered someone like Liu Yuan before. In the past, he had only communicated with followers who were utterly loyal to him, so he had no idea how to interact with someone like Liu Yuan. Therefore, he had no choice but to repeat those few sentences over and over. Only by being very close to his main body could he temporarily condense these scattered divine powers into a concrete form. Transforming into a female image was to lower Liu Yuan's guard.

Liu Yuan was filled with curiosity and couldn't help but reach out to touch the scarlet mist. "No!" With a scream, R'hllor could no longer maintain his original form and instantly turned back into a cloud of red mist. The misty aura was then directly absorbed into Liu Yuan's body along his arm.

In an instant, Liu Yuan felt an unprecedented sense of comfort surge through him! Ah! Such pure and refined power was far purer than the energy he had previously drawn from the divine spark. It was like drinking an ice-cold cola on a hot summer day; even his pores seemed to be radiating comfort.

The corners of Liu Yuan's mouth turned up slightly as he thought to himself: He could completely convert the scattered divine power here into his own true essence and then continuously inject it into the big sphere. He knew that there were still two true gods suppressed beneath this place. If he drained all the power from them, it would probably be enough to satisfy the big sphere's needs.

He slowly stretched out his palm and gently patted the huge sphere, saying, "Hmph, fine, since that's the case, let's see who can last until the end! We have plenty of time to take our time."

Liu Yuan walked around the sphere, found a satisfactory spot, and sat down cross-legged. He placed his left hand firmly on the surface of the sphere, feeling the mysterious power fluctuations; at the same time, he reached his right hand towards the deep, dark hole below.

Then, he took a deep breath and used the 'Star Sucking Great Art'. As expected, just as he had anticipated, the red and blue, dreamlike aura was attracted and easily absorbed into his body. As soon as this aura entered his body, it transformed into incomparably pure true essence at an astonishing speed.

Subsequently, Liu Yuan unhesitatingly used his left hand to continuously inject this powerful true essence into the big sphere. To his delight, this method was indeed incredibly efficient.

With the continuous input of a large amount of true essence, the big sphere suddenly burst into dazzling five-colored light, and the mysterious runes originally hidden inside gradually emerged. These runes were like stars twinkling in the night sky, slowly flowing according to a unique and wonderful rhythm.

During this magical process, Liu Yuan himself also gained a lot. When his true essence and divine sense merged into the big sphere, he swam through it like a fish, constantly flowing with the runes that surged like rivers.

In this process, Liu Yuan not only clearly felt his strength increasing, but also gained a deeper understanding of the big sphere and the mysteries it contained. His divine sense was tempered to be more solid, along with some of the tempered true essence, returned to his body. If the true essence sent in was crude iron ingots, then what was sent back was refined steel bars.

Liu Yuan was surrounded by a blood-colored light. During this process, the power of his blood was condensed and compressed. More directly, his attribute points were slowly increasing. At the same time, the original huge blue sphere seemed to have become smaller...

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The sea of smoke surged with waves, and the volcanic activity on the seabed became more intense. Up to a thousand volcanic vents, like a group of roaring beasts, frantically spewed out scorching lava and billowing smoke. These surging forces seemed to tear the earth apart and devour everything. At the same time, massive amounts of seawater poured in like a flood, reacting violently with the scalding magma. In an instant, the entire Sea of Smoke was plunged into chaos, like a pot of boiling water, churning incessantly.

Then, an even more shocking disaster struck, with continuous earthquakes following one after another. This earthquake was not limited to the already fragmented Valyrian peninsula, but spread rapidly to the surrounding areas like a plague.

Especially the vast Summer Sea to the south, which was not spared. The intense earthquakes and the violent eruptions of underwater volcanoes intertwined, triggering a series of earth-shattering tsunamis. These huge waves, like moving mountains, surged in all directions with the Sea of Smoke as their core.

Wherever they passed, they stirred up waves several meters or even hundreds of meters high, like a ferocious beast opening its bloody mouth, ruthlessly devouring everything in its path. The southern land of the Valyrian peninsula appeared so fragile in the face of this terrifying tsunami, and most of it was instantly submerged by the surging seawater.

The impact of this disaster did not stop there, it continued to spread south, all the way to the Basilisk Isles in northern Sothoryos. This island is now also in chaos, with residents panicking and fleeing everywhere.

The continuous tsunamis brought a devastating blow to the shipping industry. To the east, the Bay of Grief was also severely affected, making it impossible for ships in the entire Slaver's Bay to safely enter the Summer Sea. The once busy and bustling ports became deserted, and countless merchant ships were forced to stay, and trade activities suffered a serious setback.

The three cities of Meereen, Yunkai, and Astapor are now like isolated islands overseas, losing important channels of communication with the outside world. They can only rely on land routes to maintain limited commercial exchanges, but the Queen's legions firmly control this place, and each city-state can produce its own supplies.

The huge impact of the earthquake and tsunami extended all the way west to the territory of Dorne. Fortunately, the Stepstones acted as a solid barrier in front, and the Narrow Sea to the north was spared, with minimal impact.

Those merchant ships that originally departed from Qarth to Westeros now have to change their routes. They were forced to bypass the conventional route directly across the northern Summer Sea and instead chose to detour through the Jade Sea, passing through the Basilisk Isles, and then continuing to sail from the Summer Sea to finally reach their destination Westeros.

The various forces that originally occupied the Basilisk Isles immediately changed their profession and engaged in the service industry. Under Theon's suggestion, Fly Island expanded its port. It began to entertain the passing merchant fleets and actually made a lot of money. Moreover, the ironborn's axes also taught those people to pay the money with peace of mind.

The areas that suffered the most in this natural disaster were Volantis and the city-state of Lys, which are adjacent to the Valyrian peninsula. The foreign shipping of these two places was almost completely paralyzed, and even the fishermen who depended on the sea for their livelihoods lost the opportunity to go out to sea to fish normally.

Especially the city of Lys, which is isolated overseas, is highly dependent on external material supply, and most of its daily necessities are continuously transported into the city through maritime trade.

But now, with the interruption of sea routes, not only is there a serious shortage of supplies, but even the food supply to maintain the basic survival of the city's residents cannot be guaranteed. If it were not for the relatively strong military force still retained on the mainland, even the colonies in the Disputed Lands would have almost lost control.

Faced with such a severe situation, Lys had no choice but to urgently ask for help from Myr and Tyrosh. Gratifyingly, when faced with a common predicament, the three forces, which had once been at odds with each other due to conflicts of interest, quickly reached a consensus: temporarily put aside their fierce competition in the Disputed Lands and restart peace talks between high-level officials.

Behind all of this, there are actually Liu Yuan's carefully arranged backhands. For the past ten years, the Dawn Trading Company and the legions have been committed to deeply infiltrating the nine Free Cities. Especially the city-state of Myr, which is famous for its manufacturing industry and has the strongest comprehensive strength among the three cities. However, its foreign army and city guards are all under the responsibility of the Sun and Moon Legion, so that the armed forces that the Council of Archons can control are only a few guards.

After more than ten years of war, Myr has successfully incorporated nearly half of the territory of the Disputed Lands into its territory.

At the same time, the dark lines that Liu Yuan had placed had gradually emerged in each city-state and possessed a certain degree of voice. They skillfully used the platform of the council to actively encourage the high-level officials of the three city-states to re-discuss merging again and jointly build a new "Three Daughters Kingdom". It should be known that before this, the three city-states had merged before, and the Disputed Lands was called the Land of Prosperity for that short thirty years. Whether it was ordinary people or wealthy classes, there was not much resistance to this proposal.

It was at this time that this sudden natural disaster struck. With the help of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the merger process, which was already on the agenda, was able to move forward rapidly. Now, the reason for restarting the merger talks is not only the internal crises, but also the huge external threats that are approaching. Faced with such a severe situation, only by uniting can we overcome difficulties together.

The vast Summer Sea set off monstrous waves, and a huge tsunami swept in, bringing heavy blows and immeasurable losses to the prosperous city of Volantis. Faced with such a severe situation, the rulers within the Black Wall realized that it was difficult to make up for the huge trauma caused by this disaster by relying solely on internal adjustments and recovery. Therefore, they turned their attention to the outside world, attempting to transfer the increasingly severe commercial pressure and the economic difficulties faced by the people by expanding abroad.

At this critical moment, a fierce political contest kicked off, and a new round of elections was in full swing. The Tiger Party, which has always attracted much attention, actually won a great victory in this election, winning three key seats in one fell swoop! It should be known that such a result has not happened in the past hundred years. This result undoubtedly declared to the world that Volantis is like a giant chariot that has been turned on and is unstoppable; however, no one knows who its specific target of attack is.

At this moment, the surrounding city-states felt an unprecedented threat. Especially the three cities of Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh, in order to protect themselves, they decided to abandon their previous suspicions and unite closely together. After more than three months of arduous negotiations and repeated consultations, they finally reached a consensus, signed the alliance agreement again, and rebuilt the "Three Daughters United Kingdom".

It is worth mentioning that each city-state still retains the traditional Council of Archons as the ruling core, responsible for handling the affairs of its own city. At the same time, after careful consideration and layer-by-layer screening, Raddak Yar Star Da Gareon from Lys stood out and was elected as the first High Prince.

Raddak has a prominent background. He comes from a branch of the ancient Valyrian Dragonlord family and has a signature silver hair and a pair of deep, mysterious purple eyes. It is said that he also has Targaryen blood flowing in his body and is a descendant of the noble bastard Shireen Yar Star. (Among Aegon IV's many bastards, six of them were given the title of 'Noble Bastards' because their mothers came from prominent families. Among these people, Daemon Blackfyre, Aegor Rivers (Bittersteel), Brynden Rivers (Bloodraven), and Shireen Yar Star are famous for their profound influence on the historical process. It is especially worth mentioning that Bittersteel and Bloodraven both launched fierce and mad pursuits of Shireen and even became enemies. It is said that Shireen gave birth to a child for Brynden Rivers, but in the end, Shireen chose to return to Lys to settle down and live.)

Therefore, a large number of nobles and governors from various places also fully expect Raddak, who has multiple auras, to maintain friendly relations with Westeros.

During this period, no force was idle. After Pantos successfully reached a consensus internally, it solemnly declared its formal independence from Pantos to the outside world.

And began to rebuild its own army and navy fleet, actively preparing to establish the Pantos Bank, and also planning to issue new circulating currency. In this way, the governors of Pantos naturally have sufficient confidence and confidence. It should be known that in addition to the Sun and Moon Legion stationed in the city, there are more than 30,000 brave Dothraki warriors outside the city.

On the day Pantos officially declared its independence, the Pantos army formally entered the Velvet Hills and restored its rule in this area.