The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 160 Overview of East and West (9k)

Time had unknowingly come to the year 298 of the Conquest Era, and during this time, many things had happened on both sides of the Narrow Sea.

Ever since Robert Baratheon defeated the Dothraki invasion and killed the centaur khal, Westeros' hegemony over the East Continent has been unquestionable and unshakable.

All parties in the Eastern Continent realized that this was a new hegemony that was, in some sense, no less powerful than Valyria.

After establishing this concept, the attitudes of many East Land forces towards the Sunset Kingdom changed.

In the era when the seven kingdoms were fighting for supremacy, the city-states in the East appeased the monarch of Westeros through flattery and benefits. When Targaryen ruled Westeros, the city-states used both benefits and threats to make the dragon kings give up the idea of ​​conquering the East. But now, they must be extremely spirited to cater to the conquering king of Westeros in order to survive and gain benefits in this pattern dominated by the hegemon.

There are also some people who are the losers of various struggles in the East. They hope to obtain funding from the monarch of the Iron Throne to regain the throne. There are also some weak nations that hope to obtain the protection of the Iron Throne - such as the Lazarene, which is called sheep people by the centaurs.

King's Landing was soon filled with envoys from all sides, who came to the monarch of Westeros with generous gifts, humble treaties and respectful respect.

Along with the envoys came a large number of caravans. The arrival of these foreigners brought King's Landing to a higher level of prosperity.

Even the biggest vested interests in the old system - the remaining city-states - were forced to contact and flatter King's Landing.

Robert was also very generous. With a wave of his hand, he resumed trade with these city-states - of course, slave trade was absolutely not allowed, which was the political correctness of the Sunset Kingdom.

For the Iron Throne, what they want to destroy in the East Continent is the evil slave trade system. Destroying this is actually equivalent to destroying several major opponents. Therefore, other trades besides the slave trade are not a problem and can be carried out on a large scale.

This dealt a heavy blow to the eastern city-states, especially the Slave Bay city-state. Although the centaurs on the Great Grass Sea had been providing a steady supply of slaves, these slaves could not find a market, and were useless if they could not be exchanged for gold, silver or goods.

In the past, the slaves were purchased by the city-states on the east coast of the Narrow Sea, but now these city-states have become the new Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. The city-states in Slaver's Bay can only sell slaves at low prices to the remaining free trade city-states or to the more distant eastern countries - the increased costs are unacceptable.

More importantly, even so, there are still a large number of slaves piled up, and the more slaves there are, the more likely they are to be worn out and the more likely they are to get into trouble.

As the situation became increasingly worse, some merchants in the city-state of Slaver's Bay came up with a new idea. Since the people of Westeros were so opposed to the slave trade, why not just stop engaging in the slave trade and instead stick to the contracts and dependence that Westerners liked.

To be specific, it is to sell "contracts" and "dependence" in the form of "contract labor" and "personal dependence", that is, to change the skin of slaves and modify their nature.

Initially, they were rejected many times because they did not understand the tricks of Westeros, but they soon figured out the rules and started selling "indentured laborers". The "contracts" of the "indentured laborers" they sold all stipulated that after working for a certain period of time, the workers would automatically gain the status of free men - so they were definitely not slaves.

Undoubtedly, this new form was favored by many Westeros lords. Firstly, the new land they acquired in the East was vast, and immigrants from their own territories alone could not meet the demand. Secondly, these merchants also purposefully selected and trained many special laborers, some of whom were experienced craftsmen, some were professional clerks, and some were skilled doctors... This was exactly what the small and medium lords needed. As a result, this new trade began to flourish, and the Iron Throne also turned a blind eye to this new form of slave trade.

Old Arryn understood that many things cannot be achieved overnight, and can only be changed step by step. "Indentured labor" is not lifelong and is not inconsistent with the feudal system of Westeros. The Iron Throne has no motive or reason to forcibly prohibit it.

More importantly, Old Arryn knew that the city-states of Slaver's Bay would not stop raising slaves just because Westerosi people did not buy them. When the number of slaves increased, the slave owners would probably use bloody screening measures to force the number down to ensure safety, quality and price, or these poor people would die from the plague caused by the gathering of people. The Iron Throne's eastern colonization still had a large number of personnel shortages, and opening such a gap now would provide them with a way to survive - not to mention that there were also many Westerosi people among them.

Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King on the Iron Throne and a Knight of the Vale, can only comfort himself that this is the best solution at the moment when facing the decision he made.

In this way, with the tacit approval of the Iron Throne, the "slave" trade resumed. However, the total volume was still not comparable to that of Essos in the past, but it eventually allowed some people to find a way to survive.

Most of those engaged in this kind of trade are middle and lower class families in Slave Bay. As for the upper class, those giants in the former slave trade system simply disdain to do so.

However, arrogance is only on the surface. The core reason is economic. For them, the cost of changing the existing system is too high. Those small and medium-sized families can turn around easily, but they can't.

Of course, it was also common for them to transfer their slaves to these families in private. After all, this was one of the few ways to stop losses at the moment.

At present, the city-state of Volantis is in the same predicament as these slave owners. However, compared with these big slave owners, the predicament faced by Volantis is even worse, and can even be called a dead end.

As the core hub of the Eastern slave trade system, Volantis was the most determined of the resisters during the expedition of the Seven Kingdoms, and after the dust settled on the expedition, the Iron Throne also dealt the most severe blows to it.

Of course, the Iron Throne evacuated the Rhoyne Delta after the failure of the siege and burned down the twin cities upstream that had served as their main camp, but they did not go too far. In Varysar, further upstream, the main camp of the Estuary Army was established. Under the leadership of Ser Barristan, it continued to fight against Volantis, constantly suppressing this severely damaged city-state.

In the first few years after the Great Crusade ended, Volantis had recovered somewhat with the support of the city-states of Slaver's Bay, and the city still had some assets, so the catastrophic impact of the expedition had not yet fully emerged; however, with nearly a decade of continuous fighting with the Iron Throne, the eldest daughter of Valyria could no longer hold on: due to the presence of the Estuary Army and the Lys Fleet, the land outside the high walls was no longer safe, and Volantis could no longer rebuild the farmland and manors outside the city. Without food and taxes, it became increasingly difficult to maintain an army that could recover lost territory... Soon, the city could only rely on port trade and reinforcements from Slaver's Bay to barely hold on.

Once upon a time, Volantis was the eldest daughter of Valyria and a model of overseas colonies, but now, this huge city has completely declined: within the city walls, the once prosperous streets have mostly turned into ruins and fields, and the few manors of the nobles are also here. People dismantled the wreckage, dug up the roadstones, and used the little land to feed the greatly reduced Tiger Cloak Army, and those remaining urban areas became the Tiger Cloak Army's barracks, where they and their families lived, guarding the black walls of the inner city.

For the citizens of the city-state, the prosperity and convenience of the past are gone forever. In the past, Volantis had hundreds of thousands of slaves to maintain the city's operations and provide most of the services for the citizens, but during the expedition, they either fled, died in the war, or were massacred by Volantis itself to prevent riots; now, the citizens of Volantis can no longer enjoy the convenience of the past, and they can only follow the example of their ancestors - the first generation of pioneers, and start digging in the soil to feed themselves.

In the past, people said that the eldest daughter was a declining city, and the big families from the suburbs and towns began to move into the city walls; now, people say that the eldest daughter is a dying city, and only the city walls are left.

Even the powerful people within the Black Wall began to flee this city of inevitable death, not to mention ordinary people. Nowadays, there are people leaving Volantis by boat at the port every moment - this is the result of the Tiger Party restricting the daily entry and exit of the population.

However, while some people leave, others come in. The city-states of Slaver's Bay are well aware of the principle of "the lips and the teeth are cold". They need the walls of Volantis to block the Iron Throne. If this place is lost, there will be no more strategic places between the Iron Throne and Slaver's Bay - cities like Mataris will not be able to block the projection of the "city breakers" - and then those ambitious Westeros knights will target them.

Moreover, controlling Volantis would make it easier to bargain with the people of Westeros.

Nowadays, the most impressive thing in Volantis has become the Unsullied wearing pointed helmets. People who see this scene can't help but think that the masters of this city have become the "Great Lords", "Wise Lords" and "Good Lords" of Slaver's Bay - although the facts are almost the same.

Another thing worth mentioning is the Northern Confederation. This loose confederation composed of northern trading city-states is doing better than those in the south that rely solely on the slave trade to make a living.

Braavos and Lorath were city-states that originally resisted slavery, so for them, the current situation is just a return to the past.

However, Westeros had taken away a lot of the share of the Narrow Sea trade, and a lot of profits had been lost, so more efforts had to be made than before to make up for these losses, such as taking dangerous trade routes and undertaking extremely risky voyages.

Moreover, they have to face the challenge from the God-King of Ibben, who is Braavos's old rival and Braavos's biggest challenger on the northern trade route. The Iron Throne had contacted the God-King of Ibben before and invited him to jointly suppress Braavos.

Now that Braavos and his brothers have suffered such serious damage, they naturally have to give the fallen dog a beating. As a result, the Ibbenese ships are becoming more and more aggressive in the north, and they are unprecedentedly attacking the colonies of Braavos and Lorath in the north. In order to defend the only remaining northern route, Braavos must take the challenge from Ibben seriously.

As a closed city-state, the greatest demand for slaves from the outside world comes from the church. Moreover, this demand is often met by devout believers.

As for other aspects, Norvos has always been self-sufficient and does not need much foreign trade, so it doesn't matter if those mountain products are not exported.

As for Cohor, although this city of craftsmen also needs slaves, their slave training cycle is very long, so the demand is not very strong.

However, as the front line against the Great Grass Sea, Qohor has always had a strong demand for active trade, and the surplus products of the craftsmen must be sold to support the army. Before, their targets were wealthy coastal city-states such as Pentos, but now they have conquered the local Iron Throne, and their sales are wider than before: the disastrous defeat of Andath severely damaged the Holy Army, and the loss of a large number of Valyrian steel equipment made the nobles of Qohor even more heartbroken. However, these equipments that drifted to the west also thoroughly established the reputation of the city of armaments in the local area.

After the Iron Throne resumed trade with the East, orders for weapons from Westeros continued to flow in, and nobles and wealthy people from all over Westeros wanted to honor their families by purchasing Valyrian steel weapons. Although the production of such weapons has never been high, and the forging masters have to prioritize the restoration of the Holy Army, they also used scraps to make a large number of small knives and ritual vessels based on the prices offered by the Westeros people, and made a lot of money from it. To this day, the blast furnaces in the City of Craftsmen and Armaments are working day and night - even though these weapons sold will one day be used against their own people.

In short, several members of the Northern Confederation were originally marginal or minor entities in the slave trade of the Eastern Continent. For them, it didn’t matter if they couldn’t engage in the slave trade.

The relationship between the two sides has eased a lot as a result. However, the top leaders on both sides are aware that the current peace is only temporary and they will start a new round of war sooner or later.

In addition, there is another place worth mentioning, that is the Great Grass Sea. The gold, silver and materials obtained by the Great Grass Sea through the slave trade have been decreasing in recent years. This has led to increasingly fierce wars on the Great Grass Sea, more and more Dothraki deaths, and massacres of entire tribes have begun to occur.

However, recently a strong man emerged on the Great Grass Sea, that is Drogo, the son of Balboa.

Drogo led his tribe across the Bone Mountains in the east. No one knew what they went through, but these Dothraki were all wearing armor and did not look like Dothraki at all.

Moreover, there are some other ethnic groups in this tribe, which are unprecedented among the Dothraki, namely the Jorgesnai and the Ilfovellon.

The former are the nomadic overlords of the eastern grasslands. It is said that they drove the Dothraki to the west long ago. The latter are the "Forest Walkers" as the Dothraki call them, that is, wooden men, who are the inhabitants of the northern forests feared by the Dothraki.

In addition to these two, there are many small and unknown ethnic groups in this army. The former include the Orbo people, the Niger people and even the Salol people... The latter include the mountain people of the Skeleton Mountains, the islanders of the Thousand Islands, and the cannibals from further east...

As soon as this mixed-race army crossed the Mountains of Bones, they headed for Vaes Dothrak. Under the watchful eyes of the Mother of Mountains, the holy city of the centaurs beside the Uterus Lake was turned into a burning ruin, and the priests were ruthlessly killed beside the Uterus Lake, just like those cities destroyed by the centaurs.

The Great Grass Sea was shaken by this news. Everyone knew that times had changed. Young Drogo would definitely avenge his father. The khals on the grassland also became restless...

Next, we come to the conquered free trade city-states, the so-called New Seven Kingdoms. The New Seven Kingdoms have also changed a lot over the years.

In the past few years, more and more immigrants have come to the East. The development momentum of the new seven countries has not been broken by the invasion of the Malaysians. Instead, they have become more prosperous.

The first is Andas. As the place where the Seven Gods personally visit and the location of Hugol City, Andas has become more and more prosperous in recent years. Pious pilgrims and immigrants from Westeros have been coming in an endless stream, so that a stable pilgrimage route has been formed from the Holy War Port to Hugol City. This route is dotted with hotels, restaurants and temporary rest areas. The profits brought by the pilgrimage economy support many people. Therefore, this road has become the best road in Andas.

Hugol City and the Twin City are also becoming more and more prosperous. The former has a steady stream of pilgrims, and the latter, as the center of Andas, brings together people from all over Westeros. Accents from all over the Seven Kingdoms can be heard here, and they often have the same identity, that is, devout believers of the Seven Gods.

It is also because of this that there are several Knights' headquarters in Twin Star City.

The Knights Templar, this organization is the most numerous in Andas and Pentos. They are divided into two types, one is a military cult, and the other is a warrior brotherhood.

For example, the Knights Crusade is such a military order. They are famous for their stability and strict discipline. They often have territory output and government funding. There is a constant stream of participants, and there are always devout people who want to join.

As for the Warrior Brotherhood... it can only be said that it is a mixed bag, and is constantly being born and disbanded. In essence, this type of knightly order was formed by those impoverished knights and bankrupts who came to the East in order to win territory - of course, there were also military salons set up by wealthy knights and nobles who had nothing better to do.

These knights helped Andas to undertake many military duties. After all, they were established for this purpose. Of course, they also often went to Upper and Lower Lorn to fight. After all, it was the front line of the front line.

The local Andals and the immigrants also get along very well. Thanks to the free trade city-state's lack of attention to the areas outside the city walls and the rampage of the centaurs, there is a lot of fertile land that can be cultivated, and the contradiction between people and land has been greatly alleviated.

Hugo Tollet has now successfully built Andas into a kingdom of his own. All the new and old forces in Andas are united under his command, his children are growing up healthily, his country is prosperous, his bloodline is safe. From a wandering knight to a commander, in the eyes of ordinary people, it can be said that he has no regrets in his life.

However, this person favored by God is still very low-key. He never shows his head, never expresses his opinions, treats people very gently, and reduces his presence to the lowest level.

It is worth noting that he has been providing supplies and manpower to the Night's Watch. People say that he has experienced so many supernatural things that he even took the White Walkers seriously - but the people in the North have a better impression of this new god's favorite because of this.

Compared with the harmony and development of Andas, the neighboring Pontos is somewhat disharmonious.

As the territory of the first nobles, Pentos is known for its mixed crowd. Although the Frey family is the ruler of Pentos, the territory is essentially dominated by the territorial council led by the Frey, Bolton and Darry families.

The city of Pentos was completely under the control of the Freys. The Freys filled every key position in the city. Old Frey had successfully settled down every one of his descendants. Even those who were still young could obtain territory or positions in the East as long as they were willing.

For this reason, the old man was very proud and felt more and more that his decision to invest in Hu Ge was the right one.

Old Frey even said that he would have no regrets even if he died now, but that was just talk. He would definitely live longer than the guy who looked down on him - Hoster Tully here.

However, the city's trade status was increasingly challenged by Red Kingport on the opposite peninsula. Red Kingport expanded rapidly thanks to Bolton's good management, and Bolton in the Dreadfort became increasingly powerful. Darry concentrated on farming on the plains. This clan was like the farmers on the coat of arms, believing that land was the root of everything. They would not miss such fertile land on the plains. They worked tirelessly to build settlements and open up farmland on the plains. In order to make up for the manpower problem, they also bought a lot of "contract workers".

However, even these three families could not completely control everything in Pentos: Pentos brought together nobles from all over the Seven Kingdoms, many of whom arrived earlier than them, and many of whom had close ties with the great nobles and even the Iron Throne, which meant that the entire territory was relatively fragmented and it was difficult for an integrator to emerge. In this case, the Triumvirate did not want to manage these complicated and messy accounts, but only focused on managing their own land. Therefore, for those fertile and rich lands, small-scale noble private fights continued in Pentos despite repeated bans.

Although there was land available for cultivation everywhere on the plains, wouldn't it be better to take the cultivated land directly or claim ownership of the immigrants who cultivated the land? Therefore, small-scale conflicts continued on the plains, and the knights fought each other for the fate of each village.

Moreover, the recent appearance of some surrendered horsemen has made the situation more complicated. As a fearless and warlike nation, the horsemen are happy to join these private fights to gain benefits, not to mention that they have no choice but to do so, so "Zongma Di" once again lives up to its name.

As for why it has always been on a small scale, it is because if it is expanded, it will destroy the "great era" promoted by the Iron Throne, and the Iron Throne will not allow this phenomenon.

Small things like bandit knights extorting villagers and knights killing each other could be considered part of daily life in society, but large-scale private fights among nobles were not.

The territories of the three councils were all well developed. Immigrants from the River Bay and the North first considered settling in these lands, followed by other more powerful Pentos nobles.

Finally, there is one more company worth mentioning, the Golden Group. Currently, this super large mercenary group is quietly operating on the desolate peninsula of South Pentos. Apart from being called upon to fight, they only appear when managing the mountain tribes and the stone forest herders. It seems that they intend to keep their heads down and develop peacefully in the Stag Dynasty - after all, their identity is somewhat sensitive.

In short, the main theme of Pentos is the coexistence of chaos and prosperity, forming a scene of vitality and competition among all things.

Leaving Andas and Pentos, the next place is Upper Lorne. The situation in Upper Lorne is relatively simple, with the Lannisters and Martells competing against each other.

Although Tygett Lannister is the leader of Upper Rhoine, the Dornish never pay attention to the leader of Lannister, and Tygett has no interest in offending the Dornish, so in fact, Upper Rhoine is divided into two parts - the Golden Fields and the River Rhoine.

The Golden Wilds have developed rapidly in the past few years. The pain caused by the invasion of the centaurs has been healed at an extremely fast speed, and further development has begun. Villages, towns and castles have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and the Lion has strode across this wild land.

To achieve this effect, of course, it was not just Tywin's immigration that was needed. The bigger reason was that the Lannister family became the largest buyer of those merchants who sold "contract laborers" in Slaver's Bay. The Lannisters used gold to first buy all the "laborers" that had anything to do with Westeros, and then other nationalities.

These "laborers" greatly enriched the manpower of the Golden Fields. At the same time, Tiget also conducted a census of these people and kept this group firmly in his hands.

As for the River Rhoine, this great river is vast and rich, with fertile arable land on both sides, but the Dornishmen are not numerous. Even if almost all of the Greenblood orphans came to the east, they could not fill the area.

All they could do was to occupy those Rhoyna cities whose ruins were still intact and choose the best ones to develop.

However, a wave of immigration to Dorne has already developed. Compared to Dorne's harsh climate and vast deserts, the Mother River Rhoane is literally like a mother.

After talking about the three territories that can be said to be "self-contained", the next ones are those that are directly under the Iron Throne, and the first of them is undoubtedly Myr.

Myr, the richest place in the whole of Essos, the Myr Plains produced countless grains, and the Myr Sea produced countless fish. These grains and fish were also transported to various places on both sides of the Narrow Sea, supporting the prosperity of countless cities and markets.

As the capital of the new Seven Kingdoms, ambitious immigrants can always be seen on the streets of Myr. Those who are most ambitious about the future in Westeros will choose to come here, strive to have a birthplace in Myr, obtain territory, and build a thousand-year foundation. Even if they cannot achieve merit, they must gain a foothold in Myr.

As for outside the walls of Myr, with the further expansion of the Iron Throne's bureaucratic system, the Iron Throne's control over this land has reached a new level.

Many of the allied vassals in Myr - mainly the eastern nobles - were also transferred to more frontier areas, and the lands they left behind were taken over by the Iron Throne.

Under the strong governance of Petyr Baelish, Myr's grain production was greatly increased. The governor also flexibly used market means to manipulate various materials in the market and make huge profits.

It is no exaggeration to say that Myr's output feeds the Iron Throne and supports Robert's various extravagant and debauched lifestyles.

As time goes by, the nickname Littlefinger is called less and less. Now he is the true governor of the Iron Throne, a powerful person who cannot be ignored. Only the few people who are equal to or higher than Littlefinger can call him that.

Petyr also truly built a governance team of his own in Myr. Littlefinger was no longer the civil servant floating in the sky, but a person who could truly negotiate prices with the dukes.

At the same time, he, along with Hugo Tollet, was regarded as one of the two benchmarks who went to the East to change their destiny.

Next up are Tyrosh and Lys, two territories that show huge differences in management style.

The leader of Tyrosh is Stannis Baratheon, and the acting leader is the famous Onion Knight Davos Seaworth. This makes it clear that the management style of Tyrosh belongs to Stannis, and Stannis' characteristic is his emphasis on laws and duties.

So under his rule, Tyrosh became a military country. Tyrosh had a strong military tradition, and the city of Tyrosh, which was full of aristocratic enjoyment, was massacred by Euron. So Stannis brought the simple farmers outside Tyrosh who maintained the old traditions into the city, and they reorganized the city together with the warriors recruited from Westeros.

Today, Tyrosh is undoubtedly a warrior city and the home port of the royal fleet.

Stannis managed the city with an extremely strict hand, turning it into the most feared place for all illegal merchants and smugglers on both sides of the Narrow Sea. The Stepstones then became a training ground for the royal fleet. Many pirates there had already been taken away by Euron, and now facing such a high-intensity crackdown, the Stepstones soon entered their safest period in hundreds of years.

In sharp contrast is Rees. As a famous city of desire in the East Continent, Rees is still so dissolute and vulgar, full of men and women who come here to seek desire. Various sins denounced in the Seven Star Bible are staged here one after another. Those rich people and nobles who want to relax in the East will choose to go here.

After slavery was abolished, Reese took new measures to deal with the new situation. Originally, Reese filled all the brothels in the city with slaves, but now this didn't work, so Reese adopted the "agent" mode.

Rees sent many agents to the villages and towns on both sides of the Narrow Sea to look for beautiful girls, and described to them the lucrative rewards and bright future of working in Rees. Of course, there was some deception involved, but once they got there, they had no choice but to do what they wanted.

Sometimes a more direct approach is to buy from parents who don't like their daughters.

Compared to slavery, this is undoubtedly a more acceptable model for Westeros society - although the degree of evil is not much lower than before.

Times have changed, but Lys has not changed at all, and has become even more prosperous due to the full development of the Westeros market.

Acting Lord Commander Randyll Tarly didn't like this city at all. He was a very traditional noble and couldn't stand these things at all, so he spent most of his time on the Mangrove Coast supervising the farmers from the River Bay to open up the beach, leaving the job of managing Lys to the bureaucrats of the Iron Throne.

Finally, there is Lower Lorn, a very special territory in the New Seven Kingdoms. It is essentially a military zone, and Barristan Selmy leads the Estuary Army to manage this area.

Today, the composition of the Estuary Army is very complicated. The Iron Throne originally planned to maintain a comprehensive standing army, but as the cost of maintaining the army continued to increase, the Iron Throne found that the consumption was too great, so it made adjustments to it.

Part of the Estuary Army was still the original standing army, which was the remainder after a round of selection. The other part was the noble knights who were assigned and settled in Lower Lorne. These knights obtained the fertile land and towns of Lower Lorne, and also had the responsibility of defending the land.

In addition, many so-called knightly orders and various warbands will come to Lower Lorn to join the endless war with Volantis and Slaver's Bay.

From time to time, war heroes with outstanding achievements emerge here, and these people are used as propaganda examples by the Iron Throne to encourage people to go to the East.

In addition, to the south of the New Seven Kingdoms and on the other side of the Summer Sea, there is an isolated territory overseas. This is the South Continent Territory, also known as the Sothoryos Governor's District. Although the name includes the entire Southern Continent, its jurisdiction is mainly the Lizard Islands, and there are only a few data points on the Rainforest Continent.

This territory belongs to merchants, adventurers and outlaws. Those who want to gain benefits from voyages or explorations will go here. Even if Euron Greyjoy constantly sweeps the new southern route eastward along the coastline of the southern continent, the journey is still full of risks. Only the bravest, most eager and most experienced families and warriors can keep going back and forth on this dangerous road. For example, Velaryon and Celtigar, in order to facilitate supplies, they also rebuilt the city of Goros in Pterosaur Horn, which soon became the easternmost end of the Iron Throne's territory.

However, as the new territory of the Iron Throne, Goros is too remote. Even the most hardworking Iron Throne bureaucrats are unwilling to go there. So this lonely seaport was taken over by Euron after the seahorses and crabs left. This notorious naval commander often used this port as a base to launch raids on Qarth and the Far East. When merchant ships from the Seven Kingdoms arrived, he would also provide these brave men with supplies, rest and escort - out of his duty as a commander.

However, compared to the dangerous Far East route, going to the Summer Islands is much safer. After so many raids, most pirates stayed away from this route. Gillian Lannister even personally supervised the construction of a pier town off the coast of Naas Island, where "you will die if you spend the night", to accommodate the ships coming and going.

In the past, due to the rampant pirates and the danger of Naath, the spices from the Summer Islands could only be transported to the north by the Summer Islanders driving their swan ships across the sea. Now, a steady supply of spices is sent to Westeros along the route of Summer Islands-Naath-Basilisk Islands-Lys.

At this point, the situation in the East has basically been introduced.

And then, it's Westeros, the kingdom of sunset.

The Sunset Kingdom is still prosperous. That victory that was more like a failure than a defeat did not affect its prosperity. With the departure of a large number of immigrants, the people of Westeros generally felt that the pressure of survival was reduced, and there were job opportunities everywhere.

For the nobles, although the current prosperity is intoxicating, the Iron Throne's increasingly strong intention to control also makes them uncomfortable. On weekdays, they act tyrannically in their territories and no one can control them. But now, if they do something, the officials of the Iron Throne will stand up and talk nonsense with them - however, compared with the prosperity, this is ultimately just a small matter.

When talking about the Seven Kingdoms, the first thing that comes to mind is King's Landing. In the past few years, the construction of King's Landing has been completely completed. Today's King's Landing is completely different from the cesspool of the past, and has become a real throne city.

It is no exaggeration to say that this city is already a dream city that any monarch desires.

Both the Citadel and the Academy have established branches in this city. The two sides are constantly attacking and clashing with each other. Watching these scholars scolding each other has become a form of entertainment for the citizens of King's Landing.

Robert Baratheon enjoyed his capital life in this city, going crazy in the racetrack and the Colosseum, hunting on a large scale in the Royal Forest, and hugging different women from the East and the West every night, spending his days in debauchery.

The royal territories around King's Landing are also more prosperous. They are the biggest beneficiaries against the background of the great development of East-West trade. Not to mention that they are also the first participants in the expedition and they earn the most gold and silver from the expedition. Even many high-value populations who migrated from the East to the Iron Throne were assigned to these lords.

The North is also one of the biggest beneficiaries of the expedition. Thanks to the road opened by the expedition for the northerners, they no longer have to freeze to death or starve to death during the long winter. All the lords in the North are very happy about this - after all, they all have more or less new land in the East.

As for the balance of power between Stark and Bolton, at least in this generation, this is not a problem. Eddard Stark is a duke who makes the entire North kneel at his feet in obedience, and Bolton will not challenge a duke who is loved by everyone.

Dorne also belongs to this category. These descendants of the Rhoynar finally have the opportunity to return home. Besides, the Dorne Desert is not a good place for people to live and work. The Martell family is also happy to see this - the Greenblood Orphans, a group that has been disobeying the Dorne rulers for hundreds of years, have finally left completely, and the Martells no longer have to worry about these unruly people who refuse to obey their rule.

The Vale remains the same as before, with its people enthusiastically heading east for pilgrimage and battle. The most devout have already immigrated to the East, while Gulltown is becoming more and more prosperous. The rewards from the Graveson family's gamble have made this city strive to become the first city in Westeros - of course, King's Landing is not among them.

Located at the other end of Westeros, the Westerlands have been developing peacefully as usual in the past few years. Since Duke Tywin organized a large number of people to go to the East to open up new lands, the Westerlands are now a bit quieter - except for Castamere.

After the decisive battle between the Seven Kingdoms and the centaurs, Duke Tywin took on the big problem of settling the surrendered centaurs for the Iron Throne. The centaurs now called him "Khal Tywin". Naturally, as the leader of tens of thousands of centaurs, Tywin had to provide them with a large area to settle and graze, and the territory of the former traitors was the most suitable. So, from the ruins of Castermere River to Tarbeck Hall, this land that lost its lord now has a new lord. Tywin ordered his bloodriders to lead the tribe to graze horses and cattle here, so that the westerly army can have sufficient war horses and pack animals in future wars; in addition, he also built a large military farm nearby, which not only has the above-mentioned livestock, but also many giant beasts from the East - such as dozens of war elephants, which the Duke believes can intimidate weak-willed enemies.

Today, an entire tribe of centaurs is grazing on the tombs of the red lion and the blue and white seven stars. The centaurs have turned the ruins into animal pens and are resting beside the Castamere River. The livestock's feces and urine are discharged into streams and abandoned mines... People marvel at Lord Tywin's superb use of fear, and his vassals are more loyal in fear. The nearby residents are uneasy because of the centaurs' barbarity, but no one can change Lord Tywin's will.

River Bay is still the same. They have invested a lot of resources in the East, but it is nothing to River Bay as a whole - Tyrell's family business is too rich - but Mr. Inflatable Fish has been a little sensitive about the East since he wanted to show his face in the East but ended up showing his butt.

As for the Iron Islands, under the supervision of the Iron Throne, the Ironmen are now very honest. Most of the time they just stay in the islands to dry salt and fish. The lords' few external activities are to purchase overseas workers from the East to mine.

However, there were also many Ironmen who joined the Tranquil Fleet and followed Euron to plunder in the Far East.

However, in some places, the expedition did not bring all good effects. In Riverrun, the river lords built a huge foundation in the East, which directly led to the further decline of Riverrun's authority, which was not high to begin with. Hoster Tully was very angry about this, but in the end, he could do nothing except be furious at old Frey's incompetence.

Finally, we have to mention the Night's Watch on the Wall. For the Night's Watch, the past decade or so have been the most glorious years since Aegon's conquest. Not only does Westeros provide an endless stream of servants to the Wall, but the prisons of the New Seven Kingdoms are also constantly providing criminals to the Wall - they are much more proactive than those in Westeros. In Westeros, they rely on ravens to go to the prisons to recruit new soldiers, while the New Seven Kingdoms take the initiative to send people here - and there is also a great noble who is constantly sending resources and volunteers.

Yes, volunteers, some devout believers of the Seven Gods also came to the Wall, and these people now constitute an elite force of the Night's Watch, but when these people were asked why they came to the Wall, they only said that it was guided by the Seven Gods - because of their piety, these servants even set off a wave of conversion to the new gods on the Wall.

The Night's Watch has now grown to 3,000 people, and they have rebuilt several castles to accommodate these new members. In order to better receive prisoners from the east, the Night's Watch has even built a lighthouse in Eastwatch - the resources used for this were sent by Hugo Tollet.

(End of this chapter)