In early January of 102 AC, the reconstruction of Oldtown was finally completed.
The current Oldtown has undergone a tremendous transformation.
The grander new wharf, the wide bronze-colored (Dragonstone forged by Amoros and Antros is bronze-colored) Dragonstone Avenue, and the frequent sight of dragons soaring into the sky are all much more captivating than before.
After Daenerys took over Oldtown last year, the territory's income more than doubled due to the promotion of high-yield crops and the establishment of brewing and papermaking workshops, totaling over 8.6 million Gold dragons.
However, due to two post-disaster reconstructions, post-disaster relief, the promotion of basic education, and the expenses of the Oldtown Garrison, over 8 million gold coins were spent, leaving little surplus.
Daenerys instructed Rogge to use all of these surpluses to gather refugees to reclaim new estates and invest in the Citadel.
Now, the Riverlands is in complete disarray, and a large number of displaced people have flocked to the relatively stable and prosperous The Reach.
The Citadel is currently under Daenerys's control, so naturally, it needs more support to encourage them to research more useful things.
Daenerys's private estates, papermaking workshops, and breweries in Oldtown, however, were quite profitable, bringing in over 5 million Gold dragons.
These profits were all invested by Daenerys into the development of Seaslinder.
That place is still barren, and before it can become self-sufficient, it is a money pit.
Even though the Holy Flame Fleet generates some trade income along the way when transporting supplies to Seaslinder, that money is barely a drop in the bucket for the development of a new territory.
Yangwu City's surplus this year was good.
Since taking over the Cuy family's fleet, Daenerys directly expanded the Yangwu City fleet to a scale of fifty ships, which continued to engage in long-distance trade with the Arbor fleet.
Last year, Yangwu City's brewing, oil pressing, and papermaking workshops also brought in good income, with a total surplus of over 2 million Gold dragons remaining after submission to the royal family.
The new Old Town Wharf was built grander and more magnificent, and all merchant ships suffered no losses in the last crisis.
This allowed Oldtown's trade, which had been severely impacted by the previous Oldtown riots, to finally begin to recover its vitality.
To attract people, Daenerys also specifically selected dozens of giant skulls from the Dragon's Lair to be made into sculptures and displayed along the Dragonstone Avenue leading from the Dragon's Lair to the wharf.
This immediately attracted many people who came from afar, as if the psychology of curiosity is universal in any world.
The Fire Burial Tower outside the Dragon's Lair was also officially put into use.
After the monster crisis, cremation has also become the funeral custom in Oldtown.
Because of this monster, and the previous Long Night, people began to believe that Others were not just a legend, so most people started to accept cremation.
Of course, this also owes to the efforts of the Starry Sept monks, who have included cremation as a ritual that allows people to return to the embrace of the gods in their new doctrine.
Amidst the blessings of the temple priests and the Seven Gods Church monks, all the bodies to be cremated today were turned into ashes by the Dragonflame of Amoros and Antros.
Now, Daenerys's Dragons, under her training, have learned to perform cremation rituals on their own without the need for Dragon Guard command.
As soon as the blessings sound, their surging magic tells them to breathe Dragonflame and cremate the bodies.
The cremation ceremony takes place after the Dragons have been fed, with the Dragon Guard supervising the Dragons and the Dragon Guard maintaining order.
Under normal circumstances, without deliberate mischief, no accidents will occur.
Amoros and Antros are both relatively docile Dragons, so it is still quite safe.
However, the seven newborn Dragons, except for the white Dragon and the blue Dragon, all have rather fiery temperaments.
Although the seven Dragons are small, their daily food intake is not small; they alone consume hundreds of fat sheep.
Daenerys has also established close connections with them during this time.
The yellow Dragon, Terrax, and his siblings have grown to nearly three meters in size in just over a month.
This is mainly because they absorbed the golden energy dissipated by the wharf monster.
This special energy makes the magic within their bodies like a small volcano full of energy, constantly on the verge of erupting, so it is not difficult to understand why they can grow so fast.
Terrax can definitely be called the most majestic and beautiful Dragon in the history of Westeros.
He is far superior to the scrawny Sunfyre of the past.
He is covered in golden scales, and his wing membranes and Dragon Wing are a magnificent and noble pinkish-purple.
In the sunlight, he looks like a bright little sun.
His bones are thick, and his head and horns are prominent.
Although only three meters in size, he already possesses a kingly demeanor.
Even Hognara and her companions dare not easily provoke him.
Every time he eats, he is always first in line, and no Dragon dares to compete with him.
Although the green Dragon Valhalla and the yellow Dragon Radamantis are not smaller than him, the Dragon Valhalla was severely disciplined by him and dares not contend with him anymore.
The yellow Dragon Radamantis, on the other hand, is by nature uncontentious; there is always enough food, and he is never hungry.
He always waits until the other Dragons have finished eating before lazily coming out to feed.
Normally, apart from occasionally hunting in Whispering Sound, he mostly stays quietly sleeping in the Dragon's Lair.
Moreover, the yellow Dragon Radamantis is the most enthusiastic of all the Dragons about performing cremation rituals; he seems to know that it will be beneficial to his growth.
Furthermore, the Dragonstone forged by Terrax and Radamantis is like gold bricks, so Daenerys has often pulled the two of them to forge Dragonstone during this period.
Unlike the arrogant Terrax, who only obeys Daenerys's commands, Radamantis can also forge Dragonstone under the command of the Dragon Guard.
Therefore, Daenerys specifically built a brick kiln near the Dragon's Lair for forging golden Dragonstone, as this golden Dragonstone is quite valuable.
The red Dragon Phoenix is a complete replica of the Red Queen Meleys, also covered in bright bronze barbs.
However, she has two pairs of curved Dragon horns, which make her look even more beautiful than Meleys.
Like Valhalla, Phoenix has a very fiery temper, especially now that they can hunt independently; even their Dragon mother, Amoros, can no longer completely restrain them.
The two of them have often taken the new Simoros and Aposos to poach cattle and sheep from nearby estates.
To avoid any accidents, Daenerys had no choice but to take all four of them with her to train them.
Even so, the four Dragons were not very well-behaved when together.
Especially Valhalla, who often caused disputes.
The blue Dragon Digrael and the white Dragon Ophical, like their mother, are very docile.
Especially the white Dragon Ophical, who is not only small and exquisite but also has a smiling face.
Even though they can hunt independently now, they still like to stick close to Amoros.
The blue Dragon Digrael inherited her mother's enormous Dragon Wing genes and is incredibly fast.
Among the Dragons, only Hogras's speed can rival hers.
But it should be noted that Hogras is a mutated Dragon who can manipulate a wisp of wind energy.
After arranging matters in Oldtown, Daenerys had to leave and return to Braavos.
Now that the Riverlands is in chaos, she also needs to bring matters in Braavos to a close.
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