"Your Highness, why didn't we just take those three hundred Purple Fleet ships directly back to Holy Flame Island?"
After seeing Yutanris and the others off, Vada asked Daenerys, puzzled.
"The Purple Fleet, managed by the Braavos Sea King, is unparalleled in both scale and combat power. The Purple Fleet's purple hulls and sails are visible everywhere in the explored world. To profit from long-distance trade, in addition to having a powerful fleet, trade routes are also extremely important."
"To explore a suitable route on your own would require a considerable cost. So why don't we just follow directly behind the Purple Fleet? Once we are familiar with all their routes, the Holy Flame Fleet can just follow suit!"
Seeing that Sevan and the others were also full of doubts, Daenerys patiently explained,
"Moreover, Braavos has plenty of experienced mercenary and sailor hires. Instead of laboriously cultivating our own personnel and managing things, it's better to directly integrate our ships into the Purple Fleet. Let them handle the unified management and arrangements, and I'll just wait for the profits."
"This is called leveraging strength to achieve success and enjoying the benefits without effort!"
Sevan then said with some concern,
"What if our fleet's authority is hollowed out?"
"I have entrusted these ships to Unfass and the Frel Family for temporary management. This not only saves us a lot of trouble but also allows them to arrange more family members into the Purple Fleet, thereby increasing their say in Braavos."
"Furthermore, they have always had a good relationship with those Braavos mercenaries. With an additional three hundred Purple Fleet ships, they can also gather more people under their command."
Daenerys had already recruited several thousand mercenaries and sailors to Holy Flame Island through Yutanris, Unfass, and other families during this period.
Currently, the Holy Flame Island fleet, including the recently captured Three-City Alliance and Purple Fleet ships, numbers over three hundred, and there is a severe shortage of personnel. Although the population in her controlled territory is already considerable, qualified sailors and warriors skilled in naval combat cannot be trained overnight.
Because Daenerys offered very generous rewards, a large number of people were quickly attracted. This made the mercenary and sailor market in Braavos somewhat tight.
And Daenerys had always been generous during her time in Braavos, and the Sanctuary also brought her a good reputation. This led to many talents coming to Holy Flame Island to make a living, drawn by her fame.
After arranging the matters of the Purple Fleet, Daenerys also had Vada and Besani begin preparing for their return journey.
The Holy Flame Fleet had already purchased goods in Braavos and Loras and returned to Holy Flame Island, leaving only ten warships to protect Daenerys.
The total value of gifts from various Braavos families to Daenerys during this period was no less than a million gold Dragons. Daenerys only selected some exquisite items to pack and take with her, intending to give them as gifts when she returned to King's Landing. The rest were all placed in the Pattiliuss Palace.
Because Partius insisted on staying by Daenerys's side, Daenerys left the Pattiliuss Palace to Lesya for temporary management. As the leader of the Scythian, this was a very easy job for her.
Now that all the Patriolius Family's fishing boats have been returned, the waters near Hogras Island have become lively again. With the Scythian present, order can be maintained very well there.
Daenerys left the two Dragon, Hognara, and Hogras on Hoggodra Island. Unlike other Dragons, the magical environment near the Shivering Sea in the north is more suitable for their growth. Moreover, the large sea beasts and fish in the nearby waters are more to their liking and more beneficial for their growth and development.
The Sea Kings Palace still sends a large number of livestock to Hogland Island every day, which has led to a surplus of livestock on the island. The ten Dragon Guard and fifty Dragon Guard brought by Daenerys were tired of slaughtering and roasting cattle and sheep every day.
So Daenerys had people find more than a dozen poor families at the commoner's dock to settle on the island, and they were responsible for the daily slaughter of pigs and roasting of cattle and sheep. With the Dragon Guard present, the Dragon would not harm people.
Just selling sheepskin and cowhide alone could allow these dozen families to live a prosperous life.
And the young Simoros, young Aposos, the red Dragon Phoenix, and the Dragon Valhalla, after nearly two months of training by Daenerys, have learned to control their tempers very well. In this past month, the Dragon Guard have also been able to control them well, feeding and forging Dragonstone.
Hoggodra, residing in the Sanctuary, took on another important responsibility. This was because the House of Black and White was previously an important place for processing the deceased in Braavos.
So Daenerys also built a Fire Burial Tower behind the Sanctuary, continuing to undertake cremation services. Every day, the children of the Sanctuary would hold cremations for the bodies sent there at the pyre in front of the Dragon.
Hoggodra's size, under the rich magic of the Dragon and the blessing of the cremation ceremonies, has grown the fastest among all the Dragon, already catching up to the former Meraxes.
While Sevan was escorting Augusta and the others to Braavos this time, he also brought the three confiscated Dragon Eggs, three complete Dragon Egg, and seven or eight damaged Dragon Eggs.
Daenerys placed Dreamfyre's three Dragon Eggs directly into Hogras's Dragon. The temperature in Hogras's Dragon is extremely high, which is very suitable for Dragon Egg storage. Moreover, with a Dragon guarding them, no one can get their hands on these Dragon Eggs.
Although the entire Patriolius Family sacrificed themselves for the three Dragon Eggs, making the magical and life fluctuations within the Dragon Eggs extremely powerful, their petrified appearance remained unchanged. It is unknown if this is due to them carrying some specific destiny.
While the three complete Dragon Egg from Asshai were filled with terrifying magic internally, there was no trace of life fluctuation. So Daenerys placed them in the Fire Burial Tower, hoping to inject life energy into them through the daily cremation ceremonies.
The remaining damaged Dragon Egg were successfully transformed into seven complete Dragon Eggs by Daenerys and the Watcher. Since this was not their first time doing such a thing, the efficiency was very high this time.
Daenerys took out three Dragon Eggs identical to Dreamfyre's, placed them in wooden boxes, and prepared to hand them over to King Jaehaerys. The remaining four were placed by Daenerys, as if by chance, on a brazier to be roasted.
Although these repaired Dragon Eggs also contained rich magic internally, it was no longer possible for them to hatch Dragons, just like the three Dragon Eggs that were stolen from Holy Flame Island before.
"Your Highness, I heard you are about to leave Braavos. This is a portrait I painted for you. Although my skill is limited and cannot depict even one ten-thousandth of your beauty, I hope you do not dislike it."
Lisandro, covered in paint, nervously handed Daenerys an oil painting wrapped in white silk.
"A portrait? When did you paint it? I didn't notice at all."
Daenerys curiously opened the canvas. Although the painting was not large, the beautiful woman in it immediately caught her eye.
"This is a scene of me practicing Water Dance!"
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