At the new Sanctuary construction site in Braavos, the basic framework of the Sanctuary has now been completed, a massive seven-story temple.
It is currently the tallest structure in Braavos.
This is thanks to Dragonstone, which can be forged into any size and shape, allowing for naturally swift construction.
Furthermore, the quality of Dragonstone far surpasses the hardest natural stone in this world, which is why it can withstand the weight of a seven-story temple.
Currently, top craftsmen are fabricating a bronze dome for the temple's main hall.
Therefore, some ordinary craftsmen and laborers were assigned to level the broken stone mountain where the House of Black and White was located.
Because the stone mountain site and nearby rubble had long been forged into Dragonstone by Daenerys and her dragons, a significant amount of barren land has now appeared around the giant pit.
This land needs to be leveled for continued construction later.
Since Daenerys offered very high wages, almost all idle individuals in Braavos flocked here.
While this indeed sped up construction efficiency, it also led to some people slacking off.
Thus, the Dragon Guard supervising the work increased their numbers considerably.
With them overseeing, these individuals naturally had to exert themselves to find work.
So, a group of workers leveling the ground accidentally discovered a secret passage.
"Princess, a message from the Sanctuary construction site says that the craftsmen have discovered an underground space."
Vada rushed into Daenerys's cabin to report to her.
Daenerys slowly put down the Braavos Gazetteer in her hand, very curious as to why the usually steady Vada was so agitated today.
"By your look, is there something special happening?"
"They also... they also said that the space was covered with human skin masks."
It was quite amusing to Daenerys that the tough woman Vada actually felt fear towards those human skin masks.
It seems no matter how tough a woman is, she has an inherent fear of those bizarre and terrifying things!
"No wonder every time I went to forge Dragonstone, I could feel a surge of dark magic still lingering in that giant pit.
So this was the reason!"
Daenerys had thought everything from the House of Black and White had been submerged in the explosion, but she hadn't expected those human skin masks to have been preserved.
Those things were quite useful, so she quickly summoned Dreamfyre and Meraxes, riding them swiftly towards the new Sanctuary construction site.
When Daenerys arrived at the scene, the Dragon Guard supervising the site had already moved the craftsmen to work on the periphery, and were now fully armed, standing guard at the edge of the giant pit.
"Greetings, Princess!"
"Dispense with the formalities! Take me to the entrance."
Since the stone mountain where the House of Black and White was located had almost completely collapsed, Daenerys built the new Sanctuary closer to the docks.
Daenerys first melted the shattered rocks into massive Dragonstone, then constructed a giant base and platform, over ten meters high, dozens of meters from the docks, with the new Sanctuary situated on top of this platform.
This way, even if the Long Canal flooded and seawater poured in, it wouldn't affect this area.
Now, a massive arched temple on the platform has been largely framed.
The reason for such speed is naturally due to the Merit of Dragonstone.
To forge enough Dragonstone, the shattered small mountain has been completely leveled.
Even the vitrified stones at the edge of the giant pit were shattered by Dreamfyre, ridden by Daenerys, and used to forge Dragonstone.
The original site of the House of Black and White she planned as a Godswood.
Because almost all the rubble from the entire small mountain had been used to forge Dragonstone, the giant pit left behind by the House of Black and White had shrunk considerably.
After all, Weirwood is now of great help to Daenerys and her dragons, and Weirwood can absorb any form of magic and convert it into energy most suitable for dragons.
The ruins of the House of Black and White and the Gods' Isles are so rich in magic that they are truly suitable for the growth of Weirwood.
Moreover, with this locator and monitor, Braavos would have almost no secrets from Daenerys.
Therefore, Daenerys had already dispatched a Holy Flame fleet to the North to collect Weirwood saplings.
Although the North is bitter and cold, it has the largest number of Weirwood trees, unlike the South, where Weirwood has almost been completely cut down.
"Princess, this secret passage leads to that underground space.
Locals say it should be the third underground level of the House of Black and White, accessible only to the temple's monks and priests."
The leading Dragon Guard guided the way while explaining to Daenerys.
"Your Highness, please be careful! Once inside this space, the torchlight doesn't reach far, so it's very dim."
Soon, everyone arrived at the underground space, and even though female warriors like Vada had mentally prepared themselves, they still gasped in horror at the terrifying sight before them.
"Gods?! How many people did the Faceless Men kill to create so many human skin masks?"
The entire underground space, of unknown size, was covered with dense human skin masks; their number was in the tens of millions!
The crucial point was that all these human skin masks were lifelike, as if they could still stare straight at you.
This made even Daenerys, who had seen grand sights, feel a chill down her spine.
Moreover, she could truly feel that these human skin masks not only contained extremely rich dark magic but also a trace of soul power.
This meant that it was very likely the souls of the owners of these human skin masks still lingered within them.
Daenerys couldn't help but ponder in her heart,
"No wonder the Faceless Men can transform into anyone.
Aren't these human skin masks their best database?
When the base is large enough, no matter how unique the appearance of the person they want to impersonate, with such a vast collection of human skin masks as reference, they can certainly simulate it."
To prevent any surviving Faceless Men from sneaking in through other secret passages, Daenerys first summoned Hognara and Hogras, then led everyone to meticulously explore this human skin mask space.
Unexpectedly, they did find a few secret passages, but almost all of them were already in a semi-collapsed state.
Daenerys then directed Hognara and Hogras to breathe Dragonflame and incinerate all these passages.
Although Hognara and the others were still young, the power of their Dragonflame was not weak; even if it couldn't melt rock, the impact force generated when breathing Dragonflame easily destroyed all these passages.
After destroying these passages, Hognara and the others also secretly ate many human skin masks when Daenerys and the others were not paying attention.
The magic contained in the human skin masks had a good nourishing effect on them.
And from that day forward, rumors began to spread throughout Braavos that the Faceless Men of the House of Black and White peeled the skin from living people to make evil artifacts.
And with the trading caravans, it slowly spread to various parts of the world.
For a time, the notion that the thousand-faced god, worshipped by the House of Black and White, was an evil god also began to emerge.
Especially under the brilliant interpretations of various theatrical troupes, the story of the evil and terrifying House of Black and White being destroyed by divine retribution due to too much evil gradually spread.
This instantly made Daenerys, who was suspected of destroying the House of Black and White, appear glorious and mighty.
She also had the title of ending the Long Night and Winter.
Compared to her, the House of Black and White was naturally the antithesis!
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