Chapter 89: The Benevolent Prime Minister

89. Chapter 89 The Benevolent Prime Minister

Newgate was stunned by this sentence, but he reacted immediately.

"Winter is coming, Your Majesty. If we succeed in raising them, the darkness of winter will be driven away by you!"

Newgate looked at Jack with admiration. He had not thought of this just now.

This long summer lasted so long that what awaits the world will be a long night lasting at least a whole generation.

Even though the temperature in Essos is a little higher, that is still relative to Westeros.

Every time there is a long night, the world's population will be reduced by half, but this time it will be good if only one third of the world can survive.

Especially the slaves. Every long night would take away 90% of them. They were like livestock. After their death, they would be mixed into feed by the slave owners to feed some omnivorous animals.

Thinking of this, Newgate felt compassion again, but he was no longer a slave. He was the Prime Minister of Atlantis and had to consider the people of Atlantis first.

However, he was still prepared to do what he could, such as arranging for the Chamber of Commerce to speed up the purchase of slaves.

Atlantis is short of labor now, so he still has this little power.

In Atlantis, as long as you work, you will get paid and even have the opportunity to take paid breaks.

Newgate did not believe that people in Atlantis would freeze or starve to death after the long night.

I was just about to go for another wave of zero-dollar purchases, and all the new merchant ships purchased with zero dollars were put into slave transportation.

Now, relying on the transportation model proposed by Jack, we can absorb 5,000 people every two months. After the zero-yuan purchase, the efficiency will be at least doubled.

Thinking of this, Newgate said to Jack: "Your Majesty, there is something I want to tell you."

"Hmm? Stop hesitating. Just say what you want to say."

"It's about the population. I think 100,000 people is a bit too few. Can we take in more?"

Newgate spoke his mind.

Jack smiled slightly. "Why, do slaves who are about to die in the long night arouse your sympathy?"

Newgate moved his lips a few times, as if he wanted to find some excuses, but for some reason he gave up and finally chose to remain silent.

"It seems so."

"Your Majesty, I..." Newgate didn't know how to start.

But Jack chuckled and said, "I am not a merciful king. Everything I do is for myself.

But I have a merciful Prime Minister, and the slaves should be thankful that they have won your sympathy.

They should also be thankful that there is an old man among them who truly cares about them."

Jack looked at Newgate and whispered, "From now on, Atlantis will no longer limit the number of people it can take in until the long night comes."

Newgate was greatly surprised and immediately knelt down in front of Jack, "Your Majesty, they should be most thankful that they met you before the long night!"

Jack waved his hand, signaling Newgate to quickly arrange for people to build a reservoir.

Looking at Newgate's excited back as he left, Jack felt a little emotional.

He had to admit that there were always a group of kind-hearted people in the world. They were real saints, not saintly bitches.

Take Newgate for example. Even more than fifty years of slavery could not erase the integrity and kindness in his heart.

With his power as prime minister, he could raise the planned population limit even without reporting to Jack, because Jack's order at the time was: estimate 100,000 people, and decide based on the situation.

But Newgate still chose to report to him.

He is too upright and kind, and lacks the tactfulness that I first saw him with. He looks a bit like Eddard Stark.

This is not a good thing. If he meets the great emperor Joffrey, he probably won't last more than a month before his head is impaled on a spear for public display.

In contrast, Jack seems a bit bad. Everything he does is to build a powerful empire and then enjoy the pleasure of power.

But Jack doesn't regret it, nor does he blame himself. People are different. He likes his current life and the pleasure that power brings.

"Koraxiu, let's go, I'll take you to have barbecue when I get back."

"Shhhh!"

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August 16, 301AC.

It was only then that Daenerys, who was far away in Meereen, received the letter from Jack.

The letter said that Jack was very worried because of the sea monster that appeared on the island, and Korakshu was also seriously injured by the sea monster's sneak attack, so Jack could not come back.

After reading the letter, Dany felt a little worried and immediately wrote a letter asking Jack if he needed help. She could let the strongest Drogon try.

After writing the letter, he gave it to the maid beside him and asked her to release the raven immediately.

After the maid left, Dany suddenly felt nauseous and had dry hiccups.

Seeing this, Missandei immediately handed over some warm milk, and Dany drank several sips before she came to her senses.

"Your Majesty, are you okay? How about getting a doctor to come and see you?"

Since yesterday, Dany has been feeling nauseous and hiccuping from time to time, but it's not frequent and there's no obvious discomfort, so Dany didn't care.

Dani waved her hand gently. "No, maybe I ate something the day before yesterday and my stomach feels uncomfortable. It will be fine in two days."

Missandei was still a little worried. After all, Dany had never had an upset stomach before, and she hadn't eaten anything strange the day before, so how could she have an upset stomach?

But Dany said she was fine, so Missandei didn't say anything more.

The maid who was arranged by Dany to release the ravens came to the corner of the pyramid and then secretly opened the envelope.

He was immediately surprised when he saw the content, but quickly put the note back in place and walked towards the raven cage as if nothing had happened.

But her behavior was noticed by another maid.

The maid who saw all this slowly left, as if she had never appeared.

As expected, the news that Prime Minister Jack Poseidon could not return because the young dragon was seriously injured became known to everyone that night.

However, thanks to Dany's recent strong presence, there was no unrest in Meereen after she personally spoke out to appease the people.

The silver moon hangs high in the sky, and there is a garden on top of the pyramid.

Dany stroked Drogon's head and looked down at the entire Meereen.

"It seems that Meereen can't do without Jack. It's just as well with me here."

Dany's purple eyes were as beautiful as purple gems under the moonlight.

The slight feeling of missing someone made Dany feel a little melancholy, just like an ordinary girl missing her lover.

"I feel a little uncomfortable without Jack around. I miss him a little bit," Dany murmured to herself.

Drogon sensed his mother's unhappiness and gently licked Dany's delicate cheek with his tongue.

Dany felt the comfort from Drogon and smiled, then gently pushed Drogon away.

"Hmm, little Zhuogeng, your tongue has barbs, it hurts a little."

Feeling that his mother's mood had returned to normal, Drogon rubbed Dany gently.

Viserion and Rhaegal, who were not far away, looked at their eldest brother who was so close to Dany with curiosity.

They couldn't understand why the eldest brother suddenly became so close to their mother.

They even spend most of their time with their mothers and don't compete with them for food.

They couldn't figure it out, so they just gave up thinking about it. It had nothing to do with them anyway.

Drogon didn't compete with them for food, so they were extremely happy.