In Westeros, the vagrants and marginalized groups in every developed city are significant hidden dangers, the most fertile ground for crime and evil.
Just like the sanitation and frequent outbreaks of chaos in King's Landing, most of the reasons are due to these urban vagrants and marginalized groups.
So it's understandable that Samwell and the others had headaches over this. After all, with the holding of this martial arts competition, over a hundred thousand vagrants and miscellaneous people have flocked to the vagrant resettlement area in White Sheep Town.
Although most of them came to make a living, a large number of criminals were mixed among them. Recently, the dungeons of Dragonstone have held no less than dozens of criminals with no labor capacity.
And those strong and healthy individuals sentenced to hard labor by Daenerys already numbered over a hundred.
If the construction of her martial arts arena is completed, then thousands of temporary workers and their families will face great living pressure, which will certainly increase the security pressure near White Sheep Town.
"Then just don't let the White Sheep Town project stop!"
Daenerys pondered for a moment, then directly made the decision,
"Since the design blueprints for Daenerys Fort have been completed, then after the martial arts arena construction is finished, officially begin building Daenerys Fort!"
"This will not only allow the workers who built the martial arts arena to continue working, but also provide more job opportunities for the vagrants who have flocked here."
"Anyway, Daenerys Fort is grand in scale, even if we build it all with Dragonstone, it will take at least several years to complete."
"By then, the entire Dragonstone New Island will have been almost fully developed, and there will naturally be enough places to resettle them."
"Yes, Princess!"
"Then we can continue to recruit laborers, and with the treatment we provide, those vagrants can finally live a few good years!"
Samwell and Mederick had also discussed this issue before. However, building a castle is a big deal, so they naturally didn't dare to make decisions on their own. Moreover, Princess Daniella was unwell a few days ago, so they didn't want to disturb her.
Now that Princess Daniella had proactively brought it up and given authorization, they naturally accepted it with pleasure. To have the opportunity to participate in the construction of a magnificent castle in one's lifetime is also an important life experience.
"Oh, by the way, Princess. Your previous suggestion for the horsemen to castrate the non-breeding stallions proved effective in my experiments. Those castrated warhorses indeed became much gentler, but it didn't affect their stamina or combat power."
Samwell continued to report to Daniella,
"Although a few warhorses died from wound infections during the initial attempts, the castration technique is now very mature and hardly any accidents occur."
"We also extended this castration technique to the breeding of cattle, sheep, and pigs. Those castrated pigs, cattle, and sheep not only became much gentler but also gained weight more easily."
This is the good thing about being a lord in this world; no matter what whimsical ideas you have, as long as you assign them to your subordinates, they will naturally complete them well for you.
Moreover, Daenerys found that although this world is relatively backward in some aspects, nearly ten thousand years of historical accumulation have given the people of this world exquisite skills in many manual crafts.
As long as she provides them with a little guidance and inspiration, the results they produce often pleasantly surprise Daenerys.
Next, they each reported some recent work progress in White Sheep Town to Daenerys, and Daenerys also gave all her suggestions and instructions.
Especially since the recent development speed of White Sheep Town has somewhat exceeded everyone's expectations, the subsequent expansion of White Sheep Town and the addition of new farms all require Daenerys's decision-making.
So, the few of them chatted late into the night without realizing it, even having lunch and dinner simply in the administrative hall.
Such things were commonplace for Samwell and the others. However, Daenerys being able to dine with them made the big men feel a little embarrassed.
Stepping out of the White Sheep Town administrative hall, Cameron whispered in Daenerys's ear,
"Princess, the Tarth merchant fleet has safely returned from the East Continent. This time, the fleet sailed all the way to Qarth in the East. When returning from there, they were fully loaded with 50 ships of goods, but 8 ships were lost during the voyage due to various extreme weather conditions."
Cameron's words made Daenerys's eyes light up instantly,
"Were all the things I asked for brought back?"
Cameron nodded repeatedly and said,
"All brought back!"
"1,000 Unsullied and two hundred gladiators have been temporarily settled on Tarth to learn the common tongue, as per your request."
"5,000 artisans of various types, including the scholars, healers, and high-ranking attendants and maids you specifically requested."
"A total of 10 elephants of various breeds were purchased. Fortunately, as the Princess instructed, they were fed our special Dragonstone grass in advance. Although many elephants were somewhat listless in the latter half of the voyage, there were no casualties."
"I heard there are also many rare and exotic beasts! I'm sure the Princess will like them."
"Once the secret dock and passage behind Dragonstone are built in a few days, we can transport both people and goods to Dragonstone."
There is a gourd-shaped large harbor in the area where the northern mountains connect between Dragonstone and Dragonstone New Island. The entrance is narrow and long, only allowing one three-masted sailboat to pass through. However, the space inside can accommodate hundreds of large ships simultaneously.
The bottom of this gourd-shaped harbor is at the foot of the small mountain where Daenerys wants to build a castle. Daenerys accidentally discovered it when she flew over on Dreamfire.
So Daenerys had people build a secret dock here, and excavated several secret warehouses in the mountains along the harbor's edge. After the castle is built, this will be Daenerys's exclusive dock and secret passage.
Just as Daenerys and Cameron were chatting enthusiastically, a furious roar suddenly came from Glutton.
Daenerys quickly mounted Dreamfire and flew towards Glutton's direction. Cameron also quickly gathered the Dragon Guard and the White Sheep Town security team and rushed desperately towards the seaside.
By the time Daenerys arrived, she found that the dozen or so guards stationed there were all lying in pools of blood, and her two on-duty Blood Dragon Guards were beaten black and blue, tied up, and gagged.
Around Glutton, over a dozen mercenary-looking individuals had already been set ablaze by his green Dragonflame. Two burly men were carrying a muscular but already unrecognizably burned person, quickly retreating towards the seaside.
Two other silver-haired noble youths were also running quickly towards the ships by the sea, supported by guards. Behind them followed a panicked, silver-haired middle-aged man.
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