He thought quickly, "We must let them 'find' you, or... let them 'believe' that you are no longer here, or even dead."
"How to make them believe it?" Tormund frowned, "That Redd dragon..."
"So we need to create a convincing enough 'illusion'."
A trace of determination flashed in Corlys's eyes, "Redd's dragon tracking is nothing more than relying on breath, heat source or some kind of energy induction.
'Wrath' lives in submarine volcanoes or geothermal active areas all year round, and its heat and energy characteristics are different from ordinary fire dragons. Perhaps this is the key to being tracked."
He looked at Hai Long: "Can it completely dive into the deep sea temporarily, or enter some kind of... dormancy-like state, condensing all the breath and heat to the maximum extent?"
I know some giant beasts of the deep have this ability."
Tormund communicated with Hai Long for a moment and nodded. "Okay,
But it takes time to prepare, and it cannot last too long, nor can it dive too deep, otherwise it will also need to come up to breathe and regulate its body temperature.
However, if we only completely restrain ourselves in a short period of time and hide deep in this cave, with the help of the geothermal heat and special mineral interference here, we may be able to hide it for a while."
"One moment is enough." Corlys said, "We need a chaos, a chaos that is enough to attract attention and can 'reasonably' explain the disappearance of you and Hai Long."
"Confusion?"
"Yes." Corlys's voice lowered, "For example... a 'fierce battle' that took place on the other side of Gray Gallows Island,
Leaving behind enough pirates (looking for some corpses or prisoners to disguise themselves), shipwrecks, and... a few traces of 'Raging Waves',
Such as a piece of thick scales that fell off, or a scorch mark that contains its unique steam/sulfur smell.
Make it look like you and Hai Long encountered an ambush or trap when breaking out, and Hai Long was injured and frightened.
I will take you to force a breakthrough and escape further south, possibly even falling into the deep sea or escaping into underground fissures."
Tormund's eyes lit up. "When you make a sound in the east and attack in the west, the golden cicada escapes from its shell?"
"Exactly." Corlys nodded, "I will arrange for my most trusted dead soldiers to execute it and create traces of the battle.
At the same time, I will 'accidentally' discover these traces during the search, and then 'reasonably infer' that you have escaped.
Daemon is eager to make meritorious deeds and will definitely ask for a southward pursuit.
Redd... He may be suspicious, but as long as there is no conclusive evidence, he will not hold on for too long on the vast sea.
After they are lured away, you can let the 'Raging Waves' take you away from the secret underwater passage and go to the more hidden underwater hot spring cave we discovered before, located deep in the Summer Sea.
It's almost isolated from the rest of the world and safe enough."
The plan sounds feasible, but the risk is still huge. Tormund looked at his brother. "Will this allow you..."
"I can't care so much anymore."
Corlys interrupted him, with a look of risk-taking determination on his face, "You are my brother, I can't watch you being captured, studied or killed by them."
House Velaryon The situation is delicate now, but keeping you, maybe in the future... is also a way out.
Remember, when you get to that cave, unless I come to you in person or receive a specific secret message from me, never show up and never return to the Narrow Sea."
The two brothers discussed some details in a low voice, how to transmit signals, how to forge traces, and how to mobilize trustworthy people.
Time is running out, Corlys cannot stay here for long.
Before leaving, Corlys once again took a deep look at the silent and majestic sea dragon, and said to Tormund, "Take care of it and take care of yourself.
When this storm passes... perhaps our family really needs some different strength."
Tormund nodded heavily and watched his brother's boat quietly slide out of the cave and disappear into the dark waterway.
Silence returned to the cave, with only the deep breathing of Hai Long and the soft sound of water droplets falling from the stalactites.
Tormund stroked the cold scales of "Raging Waves", a stern look flashed in his eyes.
Hiding is temporary, and he, Tormund Velaryon (even if he now bears the name of a pirate), is by no means a person who is at the mercy of others.
Daemon's hatred, today's account of being forced like a lost dog, he has recorded it all.
"Old man," he whispered to Hai Long, "be patient for a while.
When we hide and regain our strength... the accounts that need to be settled will not be less."
Hai Long seemed to understand his words, and in his dark yellow vertical pupils, a fierce light belonging to a predator flashed.
It slowly sank into the warmer waters deep in the cave, and began to follow Tormund's instructions to converge and rest, as if it had merged with the rock.
A carefully planned "disappearance" drama is about to be staged on Gray Gallows Island.
And Corlys will also return to Bloodstone Island, facing the doubts of Daemon and the probing eyes of Redd, he will start another dangerous performance as "Sea Snake".
Bloodstone Island The atmosphere in the simple temporary camp is subtle.
Daemon paced back and forth anxiously, looking up from time to time at the gloomy sky in the direction of Gray Gallows Island.
"Corlys What the hell is going on? So many people were sent out that they almost turned over Gray Gallows Island and couldn't even find a ghost!
Could it be that his 'Sea Snake' swam somewhere else? Or... was he just perfunctory with us and secretly reporting to his pirate brother?"
Redd leaned on a rock smoothed by the waves, closing his eyes to relax, as if he turned a deaf ear to Daemon's complaints.
Mysaria stood behind him, his eyebrows lowered, but his ears keenly caught all the movements around him.
She just received a brief tip through special channels - Corlys Earl's trusted guards, several teams were secretly mobilized, carrying some...
Less likely items to search for, such as large amounts of grease, brimstone, broken weapons, and scraps of pirate-style clothing.
"Your Highness, please be patient." Redd finally spoke, eyes still closed, "Corlys Earl is familiar with this sea area. Maybe the pirate really has a secret hiding place that we don't know about. Give him a little more time."
"Time? If you give it more time, the pirate and the strange dragon will have disappeared long ago!"
Daemon stared at Redd dissatisfied, "Where is your dragon? Can't it be tracked? Why don't you let it go down to find it?"
Redd slowly opened his eyes and looked at Daemon calmly. "King Ghidorah has been monitoring.
However, Stepstones has a special terrain, and there seems to be natural interference in some areas, such as geothermal heat, magnetic fields, and perhaps other things.
It can determine that the target has not left the archipelago, but the precise location... takes time to filter out interfering signals."
What he said was half true and half false. King Ghidorah could indeed sense the unique energy field left by the sea dragon.
But the other party seemed to be deliberately restrained, and the geothermal and mineral interference in the Gray Gallows Island area was indeed stronger.