"Princess Daenerys has made such a grand display; does this mean that in the future, dragons will be used for cremation ceremonies?"
Samwell, though he had enjoyed the spectacle of Daenerys's operations, voiced his confusion to Mederick beside him.
"While it saves on firewood, with dragons and priests chanting, isn't the cost even higher?!"
"Can you fathom what deep meaning Princess Daenerys truly has?"
Mederick shook his head in disagreement.
"How can we presume to guess Princess Daenerys's intentions?"
"However, a cremation ceremony of this scale certainly isn't something everyone can be qualified to enjoy!"
"Normally, a cremation ceremony with just one dragon appearing already brings honor to the deceased's family, not to mention they also get one silver coin."
"If those rich people or nobles want to pursue a higher standard, they will have to pay some price, right?!"
"The number of dragons and the scale of the priests can all be negotiated! Once the cremation ceremony completely becomes a tradition, then wanting to enjoy a high-standard cremation ceremony will require a lot of money!"
Mederick's words instantly enlightened Samwell.
"Hahaha! You understand Princess Daenerys better. I knew it! Every action of the Princess has a deep meaning."
After Viserys chanted the valyrian blessings a few times with everyone, he surprisingly felt as if a strange power had inexplicably appeared within his body.
Moreover, at the moment he finished chanting and commanded Vhagar to breathe Dragonflame, he felt an even closer connection between himself and Vhagar.
This feeling deeply captivated Viserys, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel that his daughter Daenerys was becoming increasingly difficult for him to understand.
"Is this the power of the Dreamwalker?"
Rhaenyra was quite interested at first, but after staying here inexplicably for several hours, she became a bit impatient. So, although she had already memorized the blessings Daenerys taught them, she didn't take them to heart at all.
Therefore, she naturally didn't notice the changes in the dragons' Dragonflame.
And as everyone collectively chanted the valyrian blessings, Daenerys also clearly felt some special energy fluctuations.
The most obvious among them were her father Viserys and a red-haired young female slave temple prostitute from the r'hllor temple.
Of course, many of the temple priests who were formerly slaves had traces of magical fluctuations to varying degrees, and even among the descendants of the Dragon Guard, more than a dozen showed a trace of magical fluctuation.
After cremating the first batch of bodies, Daenerys only kept those whose bodies had shown magical fluctuations, letting the rest disperse.
Although her father Viserys was a bit reluctant, he wisely left. Her sister Rhaenyra eagerly rode Syrax back to Dragonstone.
Finally, only 20 young female temple slave priests, a dozen descendants of the Dragon Guard, the Dragon Guard responsible for guarding the Fire Burial Tower, and the Peeling Knights responsible for helping Daniella feed the dragons remained at the scene.
"What is your name?"
Daniella asked the red-haired girl.
The girl had a heart-shaped face and deep crimson eyes, with long copper-red hair cascading over her beautiful figure. Her fair and delicate skin made her appear both somewhat pitiful and alluringly beautiful.
Her voice was soft and clear,
"To Princess Daenerys, when I was sold in the slave market, I was called Number 7, and the Shadowbinder mother who raised me in Asshai named me Meryl."
"Do you believe in r'hllor?"
"Yes, Princess Daenerys!"
"The Long Night is long and full of terrors. Only the flames have brought me solace in endless suffering, driving away the cold and darkness."
Daenerys looked at the interesting girl in front of her, leaning closer and whispering,
"Look! There are no flames in the world that can compare to the Dragonflame of the dragons. If you are determined to serve r'hllor, you should start by serving the dragons."
Meryl looked at the distant dragons, and a faint glimmer of fire seemed to flicker in her crimson eyes.
"As you wish, Princess Daenerys! From now on, I will sincerely serve the dragons, just as I serve r'hllor!"
"I hope all of you, like Meryl, will devoutly pray for the dragons and the deceased, as you would for your gods!"
Daenerys turned around and said loudly to all the temple priests present,
"From now on, the temples of all your faiths will be erected here. On Holy Flame Island, everyone can freely choose their faith. And I will give respect and support to your beliefs!"
"Praise the gods! Praise the dragons! Praise Princess Daenerys!"
As soon as Daenerys finished speaking, all the temple priests respectfully knelt before her and said in unison.
By this time, the temperature on the cremation platform had dissipated considerably, so the Dragon Guard distributed a stone long-handled scraper to each of the deceased's family members. Using these long-handled scrapers, the ashes of the deceased could be easily collected.
So, in a short while, the ashes of the first batch of 20 deceased were all collected. And immediately after, the Dragon Guard carried over 20 new bodies.
This time, Daenerys only allowed Xiao Bellerion to come to the cremation platform alone. All the temple priests immediately knew how to act, and they all devoutly knelt before the cremation platform, chanting the valyrian blessings.
And after chanting for the fifth time, Xiao Bellerion finally felt the urge to breathe Dragonflame. The sickly green Dragonflame quickly ignited all 20 bodies.
Next, Daenerys had the Dragon Guard apprentices cooperate with Grey Shadow to cremate the third batch of bodies. This was because the Peeling Knights and Xiao Bellerion and his two brothers were already very familiar.
So, when it was Vagharana's turn, Daenerys tried to have the Peeling Knights guide her to the cremation platform. The effect was also good; now, without Daenerys's intervention, they could independently complete the cremation ceremony.
After all the bodies for the day were cremated, Daenerys was also pleasantly surprised to find that it seemed chanting valyrian spells during the cremation ceremony did not consume her energy; instead, it made the magic in her body even more abundant.
Moreover, except for Amoros and Antros and the Peeling Knights, who were still unfamiliar and could not independently complete the cremation ceremony, the three small ones could already complete the cremation under the guidance of the Peeling Knights without Daenerys being present.
And the temple priests, who felt the abundant magic brought to them by the cremation ceremony, completely fell in love with this work. So, they became the earliest batch of cremation priests on Holy Flame Island.
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