Extra: Chapter 105 The Great Iris

"A new city is being built here?"

Heros flew over King's Landing. The stench here could be smelled from a long distance away. However, what surprised Heros was that across a river from King's Landing, there was a lot of construction work going on on the south side of the Blackwater River. , seems to be preparing to build a new city.

The scale of this city is not small. Just looking at the initial plan, it is already half the size of King's Landing. What shocked Heros the most is that this city actually wants to be built entirely with white marble. Now it has been built. The basic frame is all made of this material.

While suspended in mid-air, he could detect with his spiritual consciousness that there were merchant ships loaded with white stones from all over the world waiting on the sea of ​​Blackwater Bay, preparing to enter the port.

"What a generous gesture."

"The ultimate luxury and extravagance."

Heros was a little amazed at the courage of the mortal emperors of this era. He actually wanted to use white marble to build a new city next to King's Landing. This move obviously cost a huge amount of money, but it only served a few princes and nobles.

"What era is this?"

"How does he have so much money?"

"Did he forcefully recruit these craftsmen?"

Immediately, Horos, who was full of doubts, descended from the sky and blended quietly into the bustling and busy craftsmen below without anyone noticing anything strange, including the golden robes who were watching eagerly.

"What time is it now?"

Heros transformed into an ordinary local, came to an old craftsman's side and asked directly.

"ah?"

When the dusty old craftsman who was laboriously cutting stone heard his words, a look of confusion suddenly appeared on his wrinkled face, and then he spoke honestly.

"This is the year 284 of Aegon's calendar?"

"It should be before the Genesis Era."

Horos frowned slightly. He knew that he should have known about the so-called Aegon Calendar, but it was obvious that this world had distorted some of his memories.

However, this old craftsman obviously does not know much about almanacs and so on. Most of the stupid people in this world are like this. Day by day, knowing who the king is is already pretty good. Most people spend their entire lives They can't get out of their own one-third of an acre of land, and they only know the nobles above them.

"Who is the king now?"

Then Heros asked again.

"The current king is of course 'Aerys the Great'."

"His Majesty 'Holy King' Aerys II Targaryen."

When it comes to the current king, even if his sanity is affected, the face of this old craftsman shows incredible piety and fanaticism.

"'The Great Aerys'?"

Helos frowned slightly when he heard this name, feeling something strange.

It is obvious that the current king is draining the savings of the treasury to build himself an unprecedented castle that is almost crazy and extravagant, but the people of this era actually call him the title of "Great King" and "Holy Lord"?

"Of course, His Majesty Aerys Targaryen II has made many great achievements, so he can naturally be called the 'Holy Lord'."

"What's there?"

"Not long after he took the throne, he conquered the Stepstone Islands and permanently incorporated that land into the territory of the Seven Kingdoms."

"He teamed up with the Duke of the North, Rickard Stark, to drive away the wildlings, and once again built a new battlement a hundred leagues north of the Great Wall, once again expanding the kingdom's territory."

"The loan shark owners of the Iron Bank asked His Majesty Aerys for the debt owed by his father Jaehaerys II, and His Majesty responded by using the money to build an unprecedentedly large fleet and conquer Braavos."

"In order to solve the problem of food shortage in Dorne, His Majesty ordered to mobilize workers to dig a canal from the rainforest, which penetrated the Crimson Mountains and led directly to Dorne."

Listening to the old craftsman's words, Heros only felt a little incredible. If the achievements told by this craftsman were really judged, His Majesty Aerys Targaryen II was indeed a wise king.

Even spending money to build yourself a giant castle made entirely of white marble is a matter of course.

And the source of the money has become more reasonable. He led the fleet to conquer Braavos and the Iron Bank. Isn't that money as much as he wants?

"crazy."

If His Majesty Aerys Targaryen II was evaluated based on his merits, Horos could only use these two words to evaluate him. His life was indeed crazy and domineering enough.

On the other side, Aemon, Daenerys, Diana and other gods also saw the amazing changes in the world.

Then, according to the agreement, they did not cause too much noise or provoke the local gods, but quietly gathered back in King's Landing.

"There is something wrong with this time and space."

When she saw the gods, Arianne was the first to speak directly. When she saw the other gods looking over, she did not show off, but explained.

"A canal was dug out of the rainforest and cut through the Crimson Mountains to irrigate Dorne."

“It’s almost impossible to do that with human power in this day and age.”

"That's right."

Regarding this point, all the gods present nodded. Dorne has a special geographical environment. The Crimson Mountains cut off its connection with other parts of Westeros. This makes Dorne's culture seem a little different compared to other places. .

And how easy is it to drill through such a majestic giant mountain range and build a canal in an era that relies on traditional manpower?

"And he conquered Braavos and defeated the best navy in the world."

"Is it possible to do it just by spending money to build a fleet?"

Aemon also shook his head slightly and said.

If you spend money, who will be richer than Iron Bank?

He flew to Braavos, where the flag of the Targaryen family had indeed been hung on the city top, indicating that this city-state had been conquered by the Seven Kingdoms.

"Then it seems that the key to all problems falls on the 'Holy Lord' Aerys Targaryen II."

And Heros was silent for a moment, and then spoke.

"The person we are looking for may also be related to him."