While the Stark Family was studying Daenerys, Daenerys was also carefully examining them.
Looking at the Starks in front of her, Daenerys couldn't help but inwardly complain,
"It seems that besides Eddard Stark and his son in the main story being relatively simple, the Starks of this period are all formidable characters."
Although House Stark had already submitted to the Targaryen Family, they still lived much the same as before, rarely getting involved in the disputes of the great families south of The Neck.
Even their family marriage partners were all exclusively from the great families of the North.
Only when winter arrived would they request material support from the royal family.
Moreover, the North had always left an impression of being barren and backward on the great families of the South.
Except for wartime, when the royal family would conscript troops from them, the North had actually almost never offered any taxes to the royal family.
"Are the families of the North really as simple as they appear on the surface? If they were truly so impoverished, then how were their powerful warriors trained?"
Daenerys couldn't help but murmur to herself.
Because Daenerys, right from the start, insisted on defining the relocation of the Hightower Family to Crown Town as the royal family's effort to better develop the The New Gift, it dispelled the Stark Family's concerns that the The New Gift might be abandoned by the Night's Watch and also alleviated their dissatisfaction with the royal family arbitrarily interfering in Northern affairs.
Although the Stark Family's resentment would not completely disappear because of this, at least from then on, they would not easily use this as an excuse to show displeasure to the royal family.
So, the atmosphere among everyone subsequently became much more harmonious.
"Your Royal Highness, thank you for your dragonflame wine and that set of dragon porcelain wineware."
Lady Lysa Locke was dressed like a typical Northern noblewoman, looking very simple.
However, she always had a kind smile on her face, and her words were always just right.
"My family's brothers told me that the dragon porcelain was actually fired from ordinary clay near the Wolf Den and the White Knife River, which is truly amazing!"
Daenerys quickly glanced at the expressions of the Stark Family members; it was clear they were all very interested in the firing of dragon porcelain.
So, Daenerys replied, half-truthfully, half-falsely,
"I also accidentally discovered the firing method from ancient texts left behind by Ancient Valyria.
After many attempts, I finally managed to fire some things."
"However, that clay is only a small part of the material; it also requires complex processes and the addition of various secret ingredients.
And it is very difficult to fire without dragons."
Hearing Daenerys say this, they obviously didn't quite believe her, and Duke Ellard spoke even more bluntly,
"Can the Golden Empire of Yi Ti in eastern Essos also produce exquisite high-end porcelain? They don't have dragons."
Daenerys continued to explain,
"Actually, it's mainly about temperature.
The Golden Empire of Yi Ti probably has mastered some method to increase the temperature of the porcelain kiln, right?
However, the dragon porcelain from Holy Flame Island is entirely refined by the high temperature of Dragonflame, so its quality is even better than that from the Golden Empire of Yi Ti."
Hearing Daenerys say this, they believed her a few points.
However, Lady Lysa then asked, seemingly casually,
"Does the clay for firing dragon porcelain have to be from near the Wolf Den and the White Knife River?"
Daenerys immediately gave a negative answer,
"Not necessarily; it's mainly that Holy Flame Island and White Harbor's Manderly Family have a lot of trade dealings, so I purchased the clay through them.
And to be frank, a large part of it is that I want to use this to support the families of the North."
"After all, the North is barren in resources, and there aren't many things that can be traded with Holy Flame Island.
Actually, the clay near the great rivers in The Reach and the Stormlands would also work, and they are closer to Holy Flame Island."
Hearing Daenerys say this, the Starks couldn't help but look at each other.
Because in the past six months, the Stark Family and the Locke family had profited quite a bit from exporting clay.
Since the old town where the Locke family is located is near the Wolf Den, the clay collected by the Manderly Family from there naturally had to yield a portion of the profits to the Locke family.
As for the income from the clay in the ownerless river sections of the White Knife River, a portion was directly presented by the Manderly Family to the Stark Family.
Duke Ellard immediately felt somewhat offended by Daenerys's words, which carried a hint of charity.
"Your Royal Highness's care for my North is something Ellard is deeply grateful for.
However, there is no reason for Your Royal Highness to suffer a loss; I think it would be better if you bought clay from nearby in the future."
Ellard's words immediately made Benjen and his wife's expressions change, and Lady Lysa couldn't help but inwardly complain,
"Your frail body doesn't know when it will go to meet the Old Gods, so of course you can be noble.
The Locke family and Winterfell have finally seen an improvement in their living conditions thanks to this income; are you just going to cut off their path like this?!"
So, he immediately interjected,
"Big Brother, saying that is a bit rude.
Your Royal Highness, at such a young age, you already care for the world.
Although we don't know how to provide support, there's no reason to refuse Your Royal Highness's good intentions."
Actually, Duke Ellard was merely indulging in some verbal satisfaction.
During this time, thanks to this extra income, he had also drunk much fine wine and enjoyed many delicacies and beautiful women.
So, he simply went along with it and said no more.
Daenerys, however, paid no mind to his words.
The world bustles for profit, and the world rushes for gain.
Although Daenerys always acted with the greatest goodwill when dealing with matters, she would only do so if it was at least beneficial to herself.
"Actually, Holy Flame Island has limited land, so both the firing of dragon porcelain and the development of high-yield crops are greatly restricted.
Moreover, the climate and environment of Holy Flame Island are excellent, which also greatly limits the cultivation of crops suitable for planting in barren and cold areas."
Daenerys finished speaking seemingly with emotion, then changed her tone,
"When I was hunting Lizard Lions north of The Neck, I found that Cailin Bay Fortress had been abandoned for a long time.
Large areas of nearby land were also uncultivated, which is truly a pity."
Hearing Daenerys say this, Benjen Stark's mind immediately began to race.
"Your Royal Highness, you may not know, but although Cailin Bay is a natural stronghold guarding The Neck, its strategic importance has diminished since the Conqueror's War and the unification of the Seven Kingdoms."
"Moreover, it is full of snakes, insects, and rodents, and occasionally Lizard Lions injure people.
The Ironborn from the Iron Islands also follow the Hot River deep inland to raid nearby villages.
So, it gradually became desolate."
"Oh, I see.
That's truly a shame.
After all, it is a rare area in the North suitable for growing crops.
And with convenient transportation, if a town for firing dragon porcelain could be built nearby, it would certainly revitalize the economy of the North."
At this point, Daenerys immediately put on a look of annoyance and said,
"Oh dear, I apologize, I was rude.
I just feel a bit regretful that it has been abandoned."
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