Lynd gradually believed Willas's explanation that the ancient runes inside the Wall, which blocked the Others, were damaged. He then asked, "What does Euron taking the divine remains, destroying the nodes of natural power, have to do with the Wall?"
"Because I need natural power to maintain the Wall's operation. Only then can it continue to block the Others." Willas paused, perhaps thinking he had explained too simply, and added, "There are a total of ten natural power nodes on the continent of Westeros: Dornes Arm, Godgrace Mountains, Oldtown, Highgarden, Gods Eye Lake, the Neck, Fair Isle, Winterfell, Eyrie, and the Wall. Seven of these ten natural power nodes have been destroyed for various reasons. Only Gods Eye Lake, the Neck, and Godgrace Mountains remain. Although these natural power nodes are spread across the continent, they are connected to each other and interact. I can use this connection to directly draw power from the natural power nodes at the Wall. However, the natural power nodes of Gods Eye Lake and the Neck are bound by the Green Seer of the Forest Children. I am blocked from entering. Only by destroying the domain set up by the Green Seer and releasing the natural power can I use this natural power to maintain the normal operation of the Wall."
Lynd frowned and said, "You could have told me directly about something like this. I could have negotiated with the Forest Children. Why cooperate with Euron?"
Facing Lynd's question, Willas was silent for a moment and said, "Because you are not trustworthy."
"Me? Not trustworthy?" Lynd looked at Willas with a strange expression, somewhat amused, and said, "Is a madman like Euron Greyjoy more trustworthy than me?"
"Yes." Willas directly admitted Lynd's statement and continued, "I can see Euron's life trajectory, but I cannot see yours."
Lynd was stunned and asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
"You should know that the Green Seer can transmit various knowledge and experiences to generations of Green Seers through weirwood, Green Seer inheritance, and other means. Therefore, the Green Seer knows all past knowledge and the life experiences of everyone in the past, and is considered the most knowledgeable person in the world." Willas explained seriously, "But what you don't know is that besides knowing the past, the Green Seer can also predict the future. The Green Seer can predict related future events through changes in life trajectories. These events can be people or occurrences. For example, I can now predict that Renly Baratheon and Robb Stark are about to die, because their life trajectories are there, and no matter how they struggle, they cannot escape their life trajectories."
Upon hearing this, an expression of surprise appeared on Lynd's face, because he knew very well why Renly and Robb died, but Willas also knew, which made him somewhat surprised by Willas's ability to predict the future.
Willas continued, "But you are different. Your life trajectory should have disappeared, but it has been reconnected by a new life trajectory, and it has indirectly affected the life trajectories of others, like a monster wildly tearing at the life trajectories of countless people, including mine. This influence is very terrifying, leading everything to the unknown. The unknown is very terrifying, and you, who caused the unknown to appear, are even more terrifying."
After the initial surprise, Lynd also calmed down and looked at Willas with a slightly profound gaze, because he knew very well what happened when Willas's life trajectory was changed. After his appearance, almost all the people he came into contact with had their futures changed. For example, Nymeria might have died originally, but now she has become the Queen of Lorath.
However, Lynd felt that Willas's fear of the unknown was a bit strange, more like the fear that arises when someone who has always been able to glimpse the future suddenly loses the ability to see it. And Willas had not possessed the Green Seer's knowledge for long, so he shouldn't have such intense fear.
Lynd thought for a moment and asked in a deep voice, "Are you connected to the Three-Eyed Raven?"
"Yes." Willas was silent for a moment and admitted, "All along, I have been in contact with the Three-Eyed Raven. He taught me how to use the Green Seer's knowledge and how to use my own power."
Lynd asked, "Did he also teach you to come to the Wall and offer yourself as a sacrifice to the Wall?"
"No, coming to the Wall was my own idea." Willas said calmly, "I know he is nearing his end and needs someone to take his place. I should be the best choice right now."
Lynd brought the conversation back to Euron and asked, "What was your purpose in sending Euron to Styria for sacrifice? And who was the sacrifice for?"
Willas said in a deep voice, "You've asked the wrong person. It wasn't me who sent Euron to Styria for sacrifice. It was just that Euron wanted to go to Styria for sacrifice and lacked suitable offerings. I happened to need to release the natural power bound by the Forest Children's Green Seer, so I simply used Euron."
Lynd's expression was slightly grim as he said, "So, everything you said about Euron was a lie, and things like the god-hating ones don't exist."
Willas said in a deep voice, "No, I didn't lie about any of that. Euron is indeed a god-hating one, and he does indeed possess the power of more than one god: the cold god, the drowned god, and other ancient deities. I have never seen a person with so many divine powers. Even in the Green Seer's memories, such a monster has never appeared. Everything I told you was just the most probable outcome I deduced from Euron's life trajectory." He paused and said, "Can you tell me what happened in Styria? Perhaps I can deduce some things."
Lynd hesitated upon hearing this, then recounted what had happened in Styria.
When Willas heard that Lynd had actually used magic to destroy the entire city of Styria, he couldn't help but gasp in surprise. The shock in his heart caused his emotions to fluctuate intensely, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "I didn't expect you to already possess such powerful strength. Looking back through history, no one has ever reached your level."
Lynd said dismissively, "You're exaggerating a bit. The Green Seer of the Forest Children destroyed the entire Dornes Arm back then."
"No, that's different from you!" Willas explained, "Firstly, it wasn't just one Green Seer, but all the Green Seers of the Forest Children participated, and they paid a heavy price, almost leading to the extinction of the Forest Children's Green Seers. Furthermore, they didn't use their own power, but the power of all natural power nodes. In other words, Dornes Arm was destroyed by Westeros itself; the Green Seers were just a spark on a pile of dry kindling. But you are different. You completely destroyed a city like Styria with your own power. Such immense power, even among the gods who walked the world in the Dawn Age, most would not possess. I have to say, in terms of power alone, you are indeed qualified to be called a god."
Lynd did not show any joy at Willas's praise. He was waiting for Willas's subsequent analysis.
Willas thought for a moment and said, "I probably know why Euron went to Styria. My deduction was not wrong. He indeed wanted to merge the divine power within him through some kind of sacrifice ritual to achieve transcendence and ascend to godhood. However, the person who taught him the sacrifice method and guided him to Styria did not tell him that the god in his heart and the kind of god he would become after a successful sacrifice were completely different. In fact, Linde Terra, you recently accomplished a feat that no one had ever achieved before: you slew a god."
"Slew a god?" Lynd was stunned. It took him a while to understand the meaning of Willas's words, and he confirmed, "You mean Euron actually succeeded in the sacrifice, and he had already become a god at that time?"
"Yes." Willas admitted.
Lynd found it somewhat hard to accept and said, "Isn't this god too weak?"
Willas sighed, "Weak? Yes, to you, he is indeed weak. I said before that the power you now possess far exceeds most gods of the Dawn Age, so the god Euron transformed into is very weak to you. But in the eyes of ordinary people, Euron is incomparably powerful. And you forgot one thing: Euron is just a newborn god, and gods exist because of believers. Without believers, gods will lose most of their power, just like Garth the Gardener of Highgarden; he is a god who has lost his believers. Moreover, black stone itself possesses the power to imprison gods. He had just completed the sacrifice and become a god when he was trapped by the power of the black stone. How could an imprisoned god resist such powerful magic as yours?"
"Black stone can imprison gods?" Lynd was somewhat surprised by this secret.
"Yes, black stone can imprison gods, but only once. Once used, no matter what happens to the imprisoned god, the black stone's power to imprison gods will disappear." Willas analyzed seriously, "This is perhaps the result that the person who instructed Euron to go to Styria for the ascension sacrifice wanted: to destroy a piece of black stone that can imprison gods."
Lynd heard this and asked curiously, "How many pieces of black stone that can imprison gods are there left in this world?"
"Not many, as far as I know. Asshai is one of them." Willas paused and said, "Since that person used Euron to destroy Styria, he will certainly use you to destroy Asshai."
"Use me to destroy Asshai?" Lynd's mind couldn't help but conjure up his eastward and southward expansion plan. He thought about sending people to infiltrate Asshai, and if a conflict arose with Asshai, would he also destroy Asshai like he did with Styria?
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