Daenerys summoned Dreamfire and flew towards the location she had chosen for building her castle, carrying the young men from Skagos Island and the two Children of the Forest on the dragon's back.
It was a small, low, dormant, extinct volcano, less than a thousand meters in elevation, with a summit area of only four or five square kilometers.
Now, the top of that small mountain had been leveled significantly, with hundreds of people continuously quarrying gravel and transporting it to the stone factory to be made into Dragonstone.
Daenerys chose a higher, more densely vegetated area for Dreamfire to land.
"The terrain here is relatively flat, and the soil is thick, with dense vegetation, and there's also a hot spring river not far away. I want to build a garden here in the future. Can I plant the Weirwood seeds here?!"
Daenerys asked the Herbalist.
The Herbalist observed the surroundings and also felt it was very suitable.
"Weirwood has strong survival capabilities; of course, it can grow here."
With that, the Children of the Forest Herbalist took out her obsidian dagger from her waist, dug a small pit in the ground, and carefully planted the Weirwood seeds.
After covering the soil, the Herbalist and the Watcher directly cut their palms and dripped their fresh blood onto the tender Weirwood sprouts, and their low chanting began again.
As they chanted, the Children of the Forest's blood rapidly melted into the Weirwood sprouts.
Seeing this scene, Daenerys didn't know why, but her brow suddenly became incredibly hot, followed by an uncontrollable impulse.
She directly took the Watcher's obsidian dagger, cut her own palm, and dripped her blood onto it.
Echoing the chanting of the Children of the Forest, a High Valyrian spell even appeared in Daenerys's mind. And she involuntarily joined the Children of the Forest in a low chant.
As they finished chanting, their blood was completely absorbed by the Weirwood sprouts. At this moment, the two tender leaves of the Weirwood became even more blood-red and had grown a few inches taller.
And Daenerys also felt a faint, yet tangible, close connection between herself and the Weirwood. It seemed that through the Weirwood, she could also perceive what was happening around her.
At this moment, an understanding dawned on Daenerys's heart. In the Common Tongue, wasn't the root word 'Weir' in Weirwood the same as in 'werewolf,' referring to a half-human, half-tree or treeman?
Perhaps the Children of the Forest and some descendants of the First Men could observe the past and predict the future through the Weirwood precisely because their bloodline had completed some form of master-recognition with the Weirwood.
Isn't this similar to the relationship between House Targaryen and dragons?!
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To confirm her conjecture, Daenerys quickly called Miraxis to her side, then cut her Dragon Wings, allowing the hot dragon blood to drip onto the soil near the Weirwood.
Daenerys didn't dare to drip the dragon blood directly onto the Weirwood, after all, the temperature of dragon blood is very high, and it would be funny if it burned it to death!
Then Daenerys began to chant the spell she had suddenly comprehended earlier.
A quarter of an hour later, when Daenerys finished chanting, the scene before everyone's eyes once again astonished them. Because Miraxis's blood was indeed completely absorbed by the Weirwood.
Moreover, within a short quarter of an hour, the Weirwood had grown wildly to over a foot tall.
And the originally pale white Weirwood trunk had actually evolved into a black and white zebra-like pattern. Even the blood-red leaves, shaped like human hands, became more elongated, like human hands transformed into dragon claws.
Everyone present was too stunned to speak, just staring blankly at the bizarre Weirwood before them with wide eyes.
As the breeze swept by, these young men and women, all possessing some extraordinary abilities, involuntarily felt that this small mountain had become somewhat different.
Although this small mountain is not the highest in elevation on Dragonstone New Island, it can overlook the entire Dragonstone New Island and most of Dragonstone.
In addition, although the volcano beneath the small mountain has entered a dormant state, there are continuous geothermal hot springs erupting from time to time.
This way, after the castle is built in the future, these hot springs can be introduced into the palace, which will also be a major feature of Daenerys Fort, just like Winterfell in the North.
There are many hot springs on Dragonstone New Island. It is precisely because of the existence of these hot springs that Dragonstone New Island has abundant freshwater resources. And even in the cold winter, a rich green can be seen in the areas where the spring water flows.
In the past two years, the glass manufacturers and crystal carvers Daenerys bought at great expense from Myr have already built many large glass greenhouses with the help of the hot springs.
So even in the cold winter, Daenerys can eat vegetables and fruits in Dragonstone. Last winter, due to a large increase in production, she even sold a lot to nearby High Tide and King's Landing.
Although the money was not much, it brought Daenerys an income of four to five thousand gold dragons in one winter. At least it was enough to cover the expenses of her team.
In the major Free Trade Cities, most people with skills are slaves. Once they become old and infirm, or their physical condition deteriorates, they will be abandoned like weeds by merchants and slave owners.
Therefore, countless skilled artisans live in poverty in the major Free Trade Cities, despite their craftsmanship.
Although these artisans may have lost some of their labor capacity, their memory and technical skills have not been lost. Daenerys had them bought back at great expense and then served as teachers to instruct the apprentices in White Sheep Town.
And these artisan masters in White Sheep Town also received relatively good treatment. Not only were spacious and bright houses provided to them for free, but there were also dedicated maids and servants to manage their lives. They only needed to concentrate on passing on their lifelong knowledge to the apprentices.
In the past two years, Daenerys has successively purchased no less than 3,000 various artisans from the Free Trade Cities.
The reason why Daenerys's various ventures in White Sheep Town have been so successful is that this group of artisans she purchased has played a decisive role.
After all, no matter how many ingenious ideas Daenerys had, it would be very difficult for her to quickly turn these ideas into reality on her own.
It is precisely because of these people that once Daenerys has any ingenious ideas and shares them with them, it won't be long before they can come up with practical solutions that can be implemented in this world.
dragon porcelain, dragonflame wine, glass houses, Dragonstone forging, jewelry manufacturing, all are like this.
"Princess, how do you know the Old Gods' blood sacrifice ritual?"
It was the oldest, the Watcher, who first recovered from the shock and asked Daenerys in surprise.
Daenerys didn't keep them in suspense and humorously answered truthfully,
"If I told you that I just comprehended it directly in my mind after hearing your chanting, would you believe me?!"
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