Geographically, this area is located at the center of the intersection of four City-Statess. The terrain is relatively gentle, and it has two huge freshwater lakes and a large number of natural rivers. Both waterways and land routes are very convenient.
After the war, a large number of merchants gathered in this area for trade, and the flow of goods was convenient and fast. If it were not affected by the war armed by the church, the development of business and trade would definitely be several times more prosperous than it is now.
Redd Looking down from the air, we have seen many caravans.
Those caravans moved in different City-States directions along rivers and land routes, and the shapes and colors of the goods were clearly discernible in the sunlight.
Grain, cloth, ironware, wood, livestock - all kinds of commodities are exchanged and transshipped at Disputed Lands's markets and docks.
Merchants were bargaining in front of market stalls, workers were loading and unloading goods on the docks, and boatmen were holding long poles on the river. The shouts and the sound of horse hooves mixed together to form a continuous and steady noise.
This shows that the three Douglas have restarted the mutual trade between the nine trade City-States, and the subsequent effects of the purge war on the church have been basically eliminated.
Redd mentally recognized the abilities of Douglas.
The division of labor and tacit understanding between these three people saved him a lot of energy and time.
Douglas manages the army and military operations, Theora manages administration and City-States affairs, and Marcus manages finance and taxation.
The three of them each used their own strengths to stabilize the fundamentals of Free Cities.
Even if any one or two of the three team up to play tricks on him, he has the ability to turn the situation around.
But he did not show this kind of trust on the surface. The superiors must maintain a certain degree of deterrence and cannot make the inferiors feel that he is completely dependent on them.
He was silently calculating in his mind - if the three of them joined forces to fight him, who would he attack first?
Douglas holds the greatest military power and is also the most loyal to him among the three.
If Douglas also betrays, it means that the problem is more serious than he imagined.
But he believed that Douglas would not. That person valued practical interests too much and was too smart to risk his life to challenge a Dragon King who had an army of Demon Dragon.
Of course, if the war against the church ended so quickly, the Demon Dragon Legion must be the first to take credit.
For the purge of the church, Douglas asked all the one hundred Demon Dragon who were left in Volantis to go out.
Otherwise, the millions of believers inspired by the church would not be so easy to suppress.
After all, adding up the navy, slave army, and garrison, it's not that much.
What's more, these three armies have their own territories and responsibilities that need to be defended, and it is impossible to mobilize them all.
The number of soldiers that can be flexibly mobilized is only a few hundred thousand at most.
Even though there are many old people, children, and women among the many believers, the majority are the elite armed forces of the sect and the middle-aged men.
Even if many of them don't have any decent weapons, their numbers are still a force that cannot be ignored.
This force is very strong, but they are facing hundreds of thousands of formally trained troops, plus a hundred Demon Dragon that can soar in the air.
This force is much stronger than them, so they lose without any doubt.
At the same time, this war also made everyone on this land deeply realize that the gods they believed in could not protect them, and the church and bishops could not protect them. Their resistance was as fragile as a bubble that could burst under Dragonfire.
Originally Redd didn't want to clean up these people, but who made them like to show off their presence, so he could only delay and systematically eliminate them physically and send them to meet the god they believed in.
If anyone dares to cause trouble on his territory, even if it is a god, he will find a way to kill him.
As he flew over Disputed Lands, he scanned the land below that was reviving from the back of King Ghidorah, and he confirmed one thing in his heart - the fundamentals of Free Cities had been stabilized.
The church armed forces and believers were eliminated under the suppression of the Demon Dragon Legion, and the remaining people returned to production and life in fear.
The economy is recovering, trade is flowing, and taxes are rising.
All the problems that required him to worry about have been solved under the management of Douglas.
He only needs to receive their reports regularly and give instructions on key decisions, and the rest can be left to them to execute.
He needs more time to deal with matters on Westeros's side, and Free Cities's rear is already solid enough to provide him with continuous financial, material and manpower support.
The distance was too long. Even at the speed of King Ghidorah, it took a whole day for Redd to arrive at Dragonstone.
When King Ghidorah landed on Dragonstone, the sun had already sunk below the sea level and the sky was already dark.
The outline of Dragonstone Castle looked silent and steady in the dusk, and those black volcanic rock walls and towers glowed with a dull luster in the last afterglow.
Such a large body like King Ghidorah suddenly landed in the courtyard garden. Even though King Ghidorah had been very restrained, even if it lightly flapped its wings, it would cause strong winds.
The flower beds in the courtyard were blown around by the wind, the branches of several short trees were broken, and gravel and grass blades were flying in the air.
Even if everyone in the castle is blind, they can still hear the sound.
What's more, the appearance of King Ghidorah is so recognizable that no one who has seen it can mistake it.
The three heads, the huge outline of the wings when spread out, and the dark light of the golden scales in the twilight are all unique symbols.
As for whose mount King Ghidorah is, everyone in Westeros knows it.
The entire Dragonstone is nominally a fiefdom given to Redd by King Viserys. All people and things on the island belong to him.
So the appearance of King Ghidorah has told everyone on the island that their lord is back.
Redd got off the dragon's back, then waved King Ghidorah to stay with Dragonmont, while allowing it to move freely, as long as it did not leave Dragonstone too far.
King Ghidorah seemed very excited after hearing this command. Its three heads were raised at the same time, and it let out a short and low roar. Then it spread its wings and soared from the courtyard, flying in the direction of Dragonmont.
Dragonmont shows two dark red outlines in the dusk. They are two modified active volcanoes on the island. King Ghidorah and Dragonpit are located in the saddle between the craters.
Redd is not worried that King Ghidorah will leave Dragonstone.
It has become accustomed to the environment here. The temperature, geothermal heat and residual magical energy of Dragonmont are comfortable enough for it. It does not need to fly further to find a more suitable habitat.
And if you need to call it, you can communicate regardless of distance through Mental Connection between each other.
At the speed of King Ghidorah, as long as it's not too far away, we're almost always there.
After all, the flying speed of King Ghidorah has reached the speed of Hiss.