Chapter 137 The Foundation of the Empire

Finally Jorah and Barristan left the Pyramid of the Dragon.

Especially Barristan, his disappointment was beyond words.

Jorah chose to follow Daenerys because of her charm, but Barristan chose to be loyal to her more because of the Targaryen name and bloodline in Dany.

And he only pledged allegiance to Dany after Joffrey fired Barristan.

So Barristan would rather fight back as the Targaryen family's royal guard.

Instead of fighting back as the Queen of Atlantis's personal guard, the meaning of this is very different to Barristan.

However, despite his disappointment, he is still loyal to Daenerys, but not as motivated as before.

In contrast, the governors are all labeled as members of the Prime Minister's Party.

Now Daenerys is preparing to annex the cities of Meereen and Yunkai into Atlantis.

Not to mention Astapor, the Atlantis army is still stationed there.

In this way, all three city-states on the Free Trade Coast were incorporated into Atlantis.

This group of Prime Minister's Party transformed into the Royal Party, and the original Queen's Party became the Queen's Party.

However, there is one thing they are more worried about, that is, Atlantis practices the so-called centralized imperial system.

It is said that under this system, nobles were not allowed to have military power.

And they also heard from the Chamber of Commerce's top brass that the Atlantis nobility was subject to severe restrictions.

The tax system is also different from here, and it greatly reduces the power of the nobles.

But thinking of Poseidon's powerful destructive power a few days ago, they felt that there was no point in thinking so much.

After all, the cracked ground several meters deep on the True Dragon Pyramid side has not been repaired yet.

It can be seen that the combat power of the God of Ocean and Thunder is far greater than that of the dragon.

The news that Daenerys had given birth to a son and a daughter began to spread from the Free Coast.

Also spreading was the news that Daenerys had made Alexander Poseidon her heir.

Jack Poseidon also received the news, which was delivered to him directly by Poseidon.

Jack didn't expect Daenerys to make such a choice, but he had no objection because this matter was beneficial to him in every way.

Jack wants to rule two continents, and after Daenerys makes Alexander Poseidon her eldest son, it will undoubtedly greatly speed up Jack's progress in conquering Westeros.

And Jack probably also understood the reason why Daenerys did this. In addition to the factor of becoming a mother, she also wanted to use his power to strengthen the bloodline of the Targaryen family.

Because even though Jack's last name is Poseidon, he is essentially a Targaryen descendant.

If Jack built a massive empire spanning two continents, it would be the equivalent of a Targaryen ascending the throne, except with the last name changed to Poseidon.

So both Jack and Daenerys can accept this result.

But the prerequisite is that Jack makes Alexander Poseidon the crown prince of Atlantis.

So Jack wrote a letter and asked Korak to deliver it to the Poseidon.

The letter is then sent back to Poseidon Island by a specially trained raven on the Poseidon.

Three days later, Atlantis issued an announcement to the outside world that His Majesty the Sea King appointed Daenerys Targaryen as queen and Alexander Poseidon as crown prince.

At the same time, the Free Trade Coast was designated as the overseas territory of Atlantis.

Any military action, political or economic sanctions against the Free Trade Coast will be regarded as a declaration of war against Atlantis and will be met with a landing attack by Poseidon.

The issuance of this announcement laid a solid foundation for the establishment of the empire in the future.

Volantis, on the other hand, joined forces with the free trade cities of New Ghis and Qarth to speak out.

It means that Atlantis was just a country composed of low-class slaves and had no legitimacy at all.

After Jack learned about this, he didn't waste any words, but directly arranged for Poseidon to go to the city-state of Volantis.

With Poseidon's current strength, he can definitely bring a catastrophic blow to Volantis.

Only after the announcement from Atlantis did Daenerys finally feel relieved.

To be honest, she was still a little worried about Jack's reaction. Before, their relationship was more like that of lovers. Apart from satisfying physical needs, there was not much real emotion.

This situation continued until Dany became pregnant, which brought the two closer together.

So Daenerys was a little worried at first that Jack would reject Alexander's status as the successor to Poseidon because of his presumptuous behavior.

Fortunately, Atlantis immediately issued an announcement, making her the queen, and also making Alexander Poseidon the crown prince.

This news not only made Daenerys feel relieved, but also made the nobles who followed Daenerys feel relieved.

For them, it doesn't matter whether they follow Jack or Daenerys, as long as they have enough ability and noble blood.

Apparently Jack Poseidon fits both of these criteria perfectly.

But Jack now has neither the time nor enough grassroots officials to reform the Free Trade Coast.

Moreover, Poseidon Island is very xenophobic, and many people do not know the political structure of Atlantis, so these nobles have not yet realized the seriousness of the matter.

By the time they realized the seriousness of the matter, Jack already had enough power to reform the Free Trade Coast.

Because as early as five months ago, when Jack went to Westeros, Sea King Island began to train a large number of grassroots officials.

At the same time, Atlantis also sent a naval fleet to take Daenerys and her two children to Poseidon Island.

Because the personnel composition of Neptune Island is purer and safer.

Daenerys did not refuse. The people on Sea King's Island are all believers of the sea god, and they are protected by Poseidon. It is indeed safer than Meereen, which has a mixed population.

However, Daenerys also knew very well that once she went to the Sea King Island, she would lose her power and become the queen of a country without real power.

But she didn't regret it. She didn't know whether Jack loved her or not, but she was sure that she loved Jack.

Jack's appearance and personality deeply attracted Dany, who was a face lover and a love-brained person.

Dany firmly believed that since she had given birth to a son and a daughter for Jack, Jack would never treat her unfairly.

Dany plans to hand over the government of Meereen to Mando Gru and appoint him as prime minister.

Mandor tried to refuse, saying that Meereen could not do without Daenerys, and that his own talents were far inferior to those of His Majesty the Sea King, so how could he be the prime minister?

But under Daenerys's insistence, Mando "shamefully" accepted the position of prime minister.

And promised that after Daenerys left Meereen, he would manage the Free Coast on her behalf.

Although Mando looked ashamed, he was extremely excited in his heart. After Daenerys left, he would completely stand at the pinnacle of power in the Free Trade Coast.

At this time, Mantuo had already begun to look forward to the scenery that could be seen from that location.