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  Chapter 147: Heir Appointment

Newgate was like a kind old grandfather, constantly teasing Alexander.

Little Alexander laughed out loud at Newgate's amusement, and then grabbed Newgate's white beard.

"Oh, my white beard, my dear, please don't pull my beard off."

Newgate then took Dany to Poseidon's Palace.

Along the way, Dany kept looking around, and the architectural style of the Sea King Island dazzled her.

Following the avenue of the galaxy, the carriage ran smoothly on the cement road, with various shops on both sides.

The houses are all square white houses, more than ten meters high, and look better than stone houses.

There is a ferry crossing at regular intervals along the Milky Way, and lush green wheat fields can be seen everywhere on both sides of the road.

Daenerys asked Asidof curiously, "How many people are there on Sea King's Island?"

"There are 40,000 people at the moment, and the Seychelles can probably support millions of people.

However, since the three cities of Meereen were incorporated into Atlantis, Poseidon Island no longer actively absorbed people from outside.

But Neptune Island will probably be open to the public in five years, and then outsiders will be able to move to Neptune Island, and all they have to do is buy a house."

Asidorf briefly described the situation on Sea King Island, but Daenerys only understood half of it. Many of Jack's policies were incomprehensible to her.

As if he had seen through Daenerys's thoughts, Asidorf smiled and said, "We sometimes don't understand your majesty's thoughts, but we rarely make mistakes. Even if we do make mistakes, we can remedy them in time."

"Your Majesty has said that practice is the only way out. In any case, we must proceed from reality based on the empire's national strength and development."

Daenerys nodded. Jack always came up with some strange words that she had never heard before.

"By the way, Your Majesty, we have withdrawn the Unsullied of Astapor and are preparing to send them to Westeros. Will you be joining the fleet?"

Asidorf had already received the news, and after sending the children to the Sea King's Island, Dany prepared to go to Westeros.

That's why Asidorf asked Daenerys if she wanted to go with the fleet.

In accordance with Jack's request, Asidorf arranged five thousand Unsullied and fifty officials to go to Westeros for support.

Jack needs people to manage the savages, and some key positions also need to be filled by his own people.

"No need. I'll just ride Drogon there. The boat ride takes too long. It will take more than a year."

Asidorf nodded. Riding a dragon was indeed much faster than taking a boat. It would probably take less than a week to reach Westeros.

In the evening, Daenerys sat upright in the carriage. She would go to the Temple of Poseidon and be officially crowned queen in front of the statue of Poseidon.

Alexander's enthronement as crown prince and Elizabeth's enthronement as princess also had to be done before the Temple of Poseidon.

During this afternoon, Daenerys got a general understanding of the situation in Atlantis.

Even without counting the three cities of Meereen on the Free Trade Coast, the strength of Atlantis should not be underestimated.

In just a few years, Atlantis will become one of the most powerful forces in the world.

Atlantis' ability to make money is too strong.

The profits from commodities such as fine salt, Poseidon's wine, soap, and glass are very high, and as production and caravans expand, the profits will only increase.

The most important thing is the cement produced by the cement factory, which Daenerys has never heard of.

Cement is cheap but strong and durable. Danny also visited the community where it was built.

The level of comfort is comparable to that of a stone castle, and much better than the wooden houses where normal civilians live.

Before she had seen the real thing, she would not believe it even if someone told her that such material existed.

After arriving at the Temple of Poseidon, Dany stared at the huge trapezoidal altar.

The renovated altar has 99 steps, with a small platform every 33 steps, and the Temple of Poseidon is at the top.

In the words of the Atlanteans, if you are not willing to climb the 99 steps, how dare you call yourself a devout believer?

At this time, the area around the altar was already densely packed with people. Under the gaze of everyone, Daenerys stepped up the stairs step by step, holding her two children.

Finally, Daenerys arrived at the finish line panting. Fortunately, Daenerys had a good physique, otherwise she would not have been able to climb up.

Newgate solemnly recited the words of enthronement that had been prepared long ago in front of the sea god, and then embraced Alexander and Elizabeth.

The two little guys were stripped naked by the maids of the Temple of Poseidon, and then the two little babies were placed in a basin.

Since there are stairs on all four sides of the altar, except for the stairs in the east where the sun rises, which are usually not open, the stairs on the other three sides are open. Many people look up to the platform in the center from the stairs in the west, south, and north directions.

However, the place of enthronement can be seen clearly even at the bottom, and although the altar looks huge, it only has 99 steps.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Newgate lit the brazier himself, and in the shocked eyes of the crowd, the two children played in the fire.

When the flames burned out, the two children had turned into black leaf monkeys. Newgate picked up the two dolls again and placed them in the pool of sea water at the feet of the Poseidon sculpture.

The two children in the water slowly stood up with the help of the buoyancy of the sea water, and looked up curiously at the sculpture of Poseidon above the water.

Alexander was so curious that he pinched the toes of the Poseidon statue.

Two maids walked into the pool, and the water level reached the maids' chests.

Each of them fished out a child and looked at the two babies with burning eyes. They were clearly in the sea water, but they didn't look like they were suffocating or choking.

"It seems that His Majesty is like this in the water at ordinary times." The sea god's maid who was holding Alexander thought to herself.

But then Alexander did something that made her laugh and cry.

Alexander was seen constantly exploring between her "pandas", as if she wanted to have a meal on the spot.

The maiden of Poseidon wanted to laugh, but in such a solemn occasion, she let Alexander move around and then washed the ashes off his body.

Although the crowd did not see clearly what happened in the pool at the feet of the Poseidon statue, they knew how deep the pool was and that a child would definitely drown if thrown directly into it.

But when the Poseidon's maid waited for ten minutes before picking up the two children, they were still alive and kicking.

Seeing this magical scene, everyone couldn't help but kneel down. Daenerys looked at this scene and realized that Alexander and Elizabeth's positions were secure.

It was also from this time that the Atlantis royal family added two more conditions to the selection of successors - not being afraid of fire and being able to breathe underwater.

After the coronation ceremony, Daenerys returned to Poseidon's Palace and handed the two babies to Ashley.

Daenerys's milk was not enough to feed two little ones at the same time.

In addition, the royal family has the habit of finding a wet nurse, so she has been leaving Alexander and Elizabeth to Ashley to feed in the past few months.

Ashley had plenty of milk, even a lot left over, and that was why she became Alexander and Elizabeth's wet nurse.

At this time, Ashley was feeding three children by herself, not only Alexander and Elizabeth, but also her own daughter, Charlotte, who had a small bell tied to her wrist.

If it weren't for the maid's service, she really wouldn't be able to take care of everything by herself.

(End of this chapter)