Redd enjoyed a peaceful time.
Little by little, he watched the once magnificent Valyria city stand up again, and all of this was his masterpiece, and he felt very proud.
The city's reconstruction has expanded from the original central castle and main streets to the outer areas. The blocks and squares that were once buried by volcanic ash and rubble have been cleared and restored one by one, and new houses and shops have been re-erected along the original foundation contours.
The city's water supply system was re-planned and laid out, drawing clean groundwater from deep underground and transporting it to various areas of the city through stone pipes.
The drainage system was renovated, and domestic sewage and rainwater were introduced into different channels, and finally discharged into the magma river in the distance.
Those once-abandoned mine pits and tunnels were reused, and some were transformed into underground warehouses and Storage Space, while the other part was connected to the newly built underground Dragonpit system, forming a complete transportation network between the underground and the surface.
The reconstruction of the port area is also progressing simultaneously.
The trestle has been lengthened and reinforced, and the number of berths has doubled, allowing more large transport ships to be docked at the same time.
The area of the warehouse area has been expanded three times. The newly built stone warehouses and wooden cargo sheds are lined up along the edge of the port, storing grain, wood, ironware and other materials shipped from Free Cities.
The port's lighthouse was relit, and the light guiding ships in and out at night could be seen dozens of miles away.
The channel in the port is regularly dredged to ensure that the water depth can meet the passage needs of the largest tonnage transport ships.
The population of the entire city is also growing slowly.
The slaves captured from the Free Cities and Dothraki tribes were transported to Valyria city in batches and distributed to various working areas and mining areas.
Some of them were incorporated into the construction team to participate in the construction of the city's infrastructure; others were sent to the underground dragon lair to assist in the daily management and maintenance of the dragon.
Some people are also arranged to grow food and vegetables in newly reclaimed farmland outside the city, providing the city with a partially self-sufficient food supply.
Although the treatment of slaves is not much better than that in Free Cities, the environment in Valyria city is better than they expected - the air here is not as humid and hot as Free Cities, the sunshine here is more abundant than in Free Cities, and the climate within the volcanic barrier is warm and dry, suitable for living and working.
The slaves who were transported from the other side of the Narrow Sea gradually accepted life in this new land after the initial discomfort.
What makes Redd even more delighted is that the many Demon Dragon who stay in Fourteen Flames have grown several times faster than when they were in Dragonstone.
Those sub-adult Demon Dragon that migrated from Dragonstone grew rapidly in the volcanic environment, their scales became thicker and denser, and their color gradually deepened from light gray or light brown to dark gray or dark brown.
Their wings spread wider, their bones are thicker, they fly faster, and their load-carrying capacity is stronger.
Those adult Demon Dragon also maintain continuous growth in the environment of Fourteen Flames. Although the growth rate of adults is much slower than that of juveniles, their size and strength are still growing slowly.
The larger the size of these Demon Dragon, the greater their power, and the higher the temperature of the Dragonfire they spray.
The Dragonfire spewed out by those Demon Dragon who grew up in Fourteen Flames are more destructive and wider than those born in Dragonstone. Some Demon Dragon even have some thunderstorm and geothermal characteristics when breathing fire, and the color of the flame is mixed with faint golden or dark red lines.
This all shows how special Valyrian Peninsula is.
Redd confirmed this when observing the growth of Demon Dragon.
When he asked the Demon Dragon group led by Ehm to dig new nests in the underground Dragonpit, he noticed that the surface temperature of the Demon Dragon in those nests would naturally rise when they entered the hot zone near the magma river. Their scales would absorb the energy in the geothermal heat and then convert it into their own reserves.
Those Demon Dragon that nest near lava rivers grow faster, are larger, and have harder scales than their counterparts far away from hot areas.
Redd asked Ehm to record these observations so that they can be used in the cultivation and training of other Demon Dragon in the future.
This is also the reason why Valyrians conquered the entire Essos and did not choose to move from Valyrian Peninsula to the center of the mainland and establish a new capital.
Because Valyrians's hegemony comes from dragons, and dragons can only grow best in this land. This is the only place known to be most suitable for Demon Dragon to survive.
Valyrian Peninsula's Fourteen Flames, geothermal resources, residual magical energy fields, as well as the mineral veins and magma channels that remain active after the apocalyptic disaster, constitute a complete environmental system that can provide Demon Dragon with all the conditions required at various stages from childhood to adulthood.
In Dragonstone, it takes more than ten years for a Demon Dragon to grow from a cub to an adult, and its adult size and strength are often not as good as those of its kind that grew up in Valyrian Peninsula.
In Valyrian Peninsula, the same growth process only takes less than half the time, and the size and strength of adults are much higher.
After confirming these observations, Redd decided to further expand the cultivation scale of Demon Dragon on Valyrian Peninsula.
He asked Douglas to transport more Dragon Egg and baby dragons from Dragonstone's Dragonmont to Valyrian Peninsula, and build more hatching nests in the volcanic caves around Fourteen Flames.
He organized the adult Demon Dragon who had adapted to the Valyria environment into a new combat formation, letting them lead the new baby dragons to familiarize themselves with the environment and teach them the skills of flying and hunting.
He transferred Ehm from the underground Dragonpit back to the surface and was responsible for commanding the daily patrols and training of the Demon Dragon regiment, while handing over the guarding task of the underground Dragonpit to a dark Demon Dragon who had moved from Dragonstone and was second only to Ehm in size.
That Demon Dragon is extremely adaptable near the magma river. The color of its scales almost blends in with the surrounding dark rocks, and it makes almost no sound when moving in the channel.
Valyria On the day when the reconstruction of the city was completed, Redd stood on the highest terrace of the castle, overlooking the entire city.
The streets that were once in ruins were once again filled with pedestrians, the squares that were once covered with volcanic ash were once again filled with the shouts of vendors, and the once burned towers were once again filled with flags fluttering in the wind.
Fourteen Flames in the distance no longer erupts frequently due to the transformation of King Ghidorah. Those craters only emit thin white steam most of the time, and only occasionally a dark red light can be seen on the top of a few active craters.
There are newly plowed soil and newly sprouted crops in the farmland outside the city, and the land that has been suppressed by Cursed Power for hundreds of years is regaining its vitality.