The exotic beasts in the Sea Kings Menagerie truly lived up to their reputation, having been meticulously gathered by the Sea King at great expense.
Just the snakes, insects, rats, and ants in this river valley alone had already sated Hognara's three Dragons.
The three Dragons, now full, directly flew onto Meraxes's back to rest with their eyes closed.
Meraxes, who had long been accustomed to being a nanny, seemed to enjoy this role immensely.
Daenerys also noticed that all the rare birds and exotic beasts in this world, more or less, exhibited magical fluctuations.
The energy Dragons gained from devouring them far exceeded that from ordinary cattle and sheep.
After consuming all the exotic beasts in the entire river valley, Daenerys led Dreamfyre and the others towards the fierce beast zone.
Unlike these snakes, insects, rats, and ants, the fierce beasts there were all enormous, plump, nutritious, and full of energy!
The appearance of the Dragons instantly sent the fierce beasts in the fierce beast zone into a frenzy, causing them to scatter wildly.
Some beasts, usually terrified of the Thylacine, now wished they could crawl into her pouch.
A giraffe, startled, directly plunged its long neck and head into a nearby pond, as if this would make it invisible to the Dragons.
Meraxes, using her speed advantage, directly pursued a group of scattering rat-pigs.
As the purplish-red Dragonflame poured down, a group of plump rat-pigs were quickly roasted amidst a chorus of wails.
Meraxes immediately rushed over and, in no time, completely devoured a rat-pig weighing several hundred pounds.
Upon smelling the aroma of the rat-pigs, Hognara and the others, despite being full, still gnawed on the succulent rat-pigs.
With Dreamfyre's current size, just two bites were enough to swallow a massive rat-pig whole.
The larger a Dragon's size, the larger its appetite.
However, since food is limited, adult Dragons mostly choose to sleep quietly to reduce energy consumption, which greatly affects their growth rate.
Therefore, there is no truth to the saying that wild Dragons of the same age are always larger than those raised by humans.
Perhaps some Dragons kept in Dragon dens were forcibly confined and compelled into passive slumber because they were never ridden, thus their size was greatly impacted.
After all, when it comes to raising Dragons, no one is more familiar and knowledgeable than House Targaryen.
How could they make such a basic mistake? (It's not entirely impossible!)
However, domesticated Dragons are indeed less fierce than wild Dragons, and their combat instincts differ significantly.
But Dragons tamed and diligently trained by Dragon Knights grow much faster and are far more powerful in combat than wild Dragons.
Because Dragons raised by humans can easily obtain a continuous supply of food, unlike wild Dragons who must hunt alone.
Thus, Glutton, though much older than Vermithor and Dreamfyre, and widely publicized as formidable, has now been surpassed in size.
Of course, due to differences in bloodline and breed, Dragon size and growth rate are also greatly affected.
However, Dragons of Dreamfyre's bloodline are absolutely among the strongest overall.
Especially after Dreamfyre received some of the Everwinter Heart's energy, her bloodline greatly improved, and she has always had an ample food supply.
Her size has now successfully ranked her third among all Dragons.
Meraxes not only received energy from the Three-Eyed Raven and the Everwinter Heart but also established a close relationship with the Weirwood, so her growth rate is astonishingly fast.
In less than a year, she has already grown to over ten meters in size.
A dozen rat-pigs were quickly devoured by the Dragons, seemingly eliminating the need for the Sea Kings Palace to reduce their numbers in the future.
Dreamfyre then set her sights on the giraffes and elephants, as only such large creatures were enough for her to take a few bites.
It is said that Balerion could swallow a mammoth in one bite; now, Dreamfyre can do it in two or three.
However, her proud and reserved nature prefers slow, deliberate chewing.
Unlike Meraxes, who, despite her noble appearance, devours food like a country girl, with no regard for decorum.
Upon entering the fierce beast zone, she specifically targeted beasts with strong magical aura, as while magical creatures are numerous in this world, such a concentration as in the Sea Kings Menagerie is unique to Braavos.
Thus, the opportunity was extremely rare.
In no time, the entire fierce beast zone was turned upside down by the Dragons; the beasts, considered invincible by ordinary people, were merely a good meal in the eyes of Dreamfyre and her companions.
Dreamfyre, with her good teeth, specialized in hunting those of enormous size; Meraxes prioritized hunting those with rich magical energy; and Hognara and her two companions, limited by their size, could only target smaller ones.
However, after eating a few rat-pigs, the three Dragons simply couldn't eat anymore.
So, like guinea pigs, they carried all the hunted beasts onto Meraxes's back, planning to eat them after their current meal digested.
However, most were immediately consumed by Meraxes.
By the time Miss Youtannia and her brother, Yutanris, arrived in a panic with their guards, almost the entire fierce beast zone was left with only the cattle and sheep, intended as feed for the beasts, who were now terrified into immobility.
"Your Highness..."
At this moment, Dreamfyre was sprawled on the ground, enjoying an elephant.
So, Miss Youtannia bravely approached Dreamfyre.
Youtanlian, being sensible, kept his distance.
"Your Highness, it's so good that you're alright!"
"Please..."
Though the terrifying Dreamfyre had Miss Youtannia trembling, she still walked up to Dreamfyre and explained to Danni.
"You don't need to explain anything, Miss Youtannia.
I came to Braavos with sincerity this time.
I don't want to encounter 'accidents' so soon."
"After my Dragons are full, I will return to my ship to rest.
I hope Braavos can give me a satisfactory explanation!"
"Miss Youtannia, I believe this accident has nothing to do with your Sea Kings Palace.
However, if Lord Yutanris were to lose control of Braavos now, it would be an extremely terrible thing for us and for Braavos!"
"And Dragons will burn everything that makes them feel threatened!
I know some people in Braavos enjoy creating various accidents, but one who walks by the sea often will eventually get their shoes and socks wet."
After speaking, Danni, commanding the now full Dreamfyre, went after another elephant.
After she left, Miss Youtannia, staggering, was only prevented from falling by the timely support of two guards.
"How dare they?"
Emotions like guilt, fear, humiliation, and anger twisted Miss Youtannia's features.
"Don't they fear completely enraging the Targaryen Royal Family by doing this?!"
Braavos is often shrouded in thick fog year-round, so night falls quickly.
But today, the Sea Kings Menagerie was brightly lit, as the trees ignited by Dragonflame had not yet extinguished.
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