Chapter 282: Two Months

Several days later.

Viserys, riding his dragon, returned to Pentos.

The entire city was now immersed in a celebratory atmosphere.

This was the only war Pentos had experienced in the eighty to ninety years since the last conflict between Braavos and Pentos.

Moreover, it was the first victory in nearly two centuries.

The people of Pentos, their spirit broken by Braavos, had never imagined they could win a war again.

Therefore, this victory over the Dothraki invaders, driving these raiders away, greatly boosted the morale of the city.

The citizens celebrated enthusiastically, and the refugees whose homes had been destroyed by the Dothraki were gradually returning to their hometowns.

Everyone was grateful to the Targaryen family, who had defeated the Dothraki, and there was even public discussion about adding the title of Prince of Pentos to King Viserys.

Andal, Rhoynar, and First Men, the rightful ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and protector of the realm, Lord of Andalos, Prince of Pentos, the 'True Dragon' Viserys Targaryen III, crowned by the Seven.

Viserys' title was now so long. 'Crowned by the Seven' was a title he had publicly proclaimed, so it was naturally added to his official title, representing the faith of the Seven.

Among other religious beliefs, followers of the Red God proclaimed Viserys to be the reincarnation of Azor Ahai, who would wield 'Lightbringer' to dispel the darkness and save the world.

Later, for some reason, it was propagated that he was the son of R'hllor, the Lord of Light, and he was eventually referred to as 'the Sun's Son' or 'the Sun's King'.

The Rhoynar, on the other hand, believe in all living creatures. They believe that Viserys has received the 'blessing of the Holy Spirit', which is why he can win every battle.

Among the common folk, Viserys also has titles such as 'Wise King', and the Dothraki have given him the title of 'Dragon Rider Khal'.

However, none of these are included in his official title, they are merely circulated among the people.

As for this, the ragged prince still hides in the Prince's Palace, acting as a mascot, indifferent to the voices outside.

Soon after Viserys returned to Pentos, he quickly heard about Jon being relieved of his duties.

However, he just nodded, not saying much, Oberyn was acting within the rules.

But that night, Viserys still called Jon over and acknowledged his merits in person.

After all, Jon had commanded the defense of Pentos, preventing the Dothraki from taking the city, and he hadn't been fooled afterwards. He had also managed logistics and supplies during this time, making significant contributions.

Therefore, Viserys temporarily appointed him as a member of the Small Council, as Master of Laws. He has the right to attend important meetings, which is a formal position.

Jon's command of the few thousand Pentos guards, temporarily replaced by the Targaryen army, would not be easily dismissed by Oberyn as before.

At the same time, Viserys also rewarded Ramsay, who had distinguished himself in the Night of Blood and the subsequent war with the Dothraki.

Viserys did not discriminate against him because of his status as a bastard, treating everyone equally.

However, Ramsay's merits were not enough to be promoted to Master of Whisperers, to sit in the Small Council.

Therefore, Viserys just expanded the staff of the 'Department of the Interior', giving Ramsay more soldiers, training him to work as a national intelligence officer.

In this war, all the soldiers who had made contributions, and all the people who had worked hard behind the scenes, received their due rewards.

The twenty thousand Dothraki screamers who were captured in the Battle of the Eyrie also surrendered to their 'True Dragon Khal', sincerely expressing their willingness to become members of the True Dragon Khalasar.

The dragon had killed their Khal, but it had also conquered these Dothraki who had surrendered.

And Viserys had also reaped the greatest spoils of this war.

Twenty thousand surrendered Dothraki meant twenty thousand light cavalrymen who came with their own horses, were excellent riders, and didn't require wages. They were willing to follow Viserys as long as they were fed and housed.

This was almost like a pie falling from the sky, and Viserys was very pleased, subsequently officially incorporating them.

However, such a large number of Dothraki were a potential threat wherever they were, and it was not easy to divide them.

These surrendered Dothraki were willing to obey the Dragon Rider Khal's orders, but they would not possibly obey the commands of other commanders like Bessie or Oberyn.

Because they only surrendered to Viserys, or rather, to those who could ride dragons.

Daenerys, who could also ride a dragon, was naturally included.

With no other choice, since the Dothraki couldn't be easily divided, Viserys decided to command them himself.

Then, in the southeast direction of Pentos, on the endless plains, he found a place suitable for them to settle.

Since they had chosen to surrender to the True Dragon Khal, they naturally couldn't continue their nomadic lifestyle.

Viserys had these Dothraki build a simple town on this lush plain, similar to Vaes Dothrak.

It was mostly made of wood and straw, with stones used in places that needed reinforcement.

Although it was rather shabby, it was built by their own hands, and the Dothraki didn't mind.

After all, even the shabbiest house was better than their nomadic days of sleeping in tents or on the ground.

Then.

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, more than two months had passed.

August.

The economic level of Pentos was rapidly recovering, even surpassing the level before the Night of Blood.

The siege by the Dothraki had not caused much damage to the city of Pentos.

Most of the past half year was actually spent repairing the damage caused by the turmoil of the Night of Blood.

However, under Viserys' stimulating policies and the disappearance of monopolies, the economy of Pentos was showing a rare prosperity.

The stagnant water that had been under the rule of the Magisters had now completely revived, bursting with vitality.

The economy quickly recovered to its pre-turbulence level and was still rapidly progressing.

And a month before this.

A news as shocking as an earthquake had reached Pentos.

That was the forty thousand Dothraki soldiers who had been defeated by Pentos and had fled to the vicinity of Myr. They pretended to prepare to return to the Dothraki Sea, demanding a high 'protection fee' from passing Myrish.

However, they suddenly launched an attack, the forty thousand Dothraki seized the gates of Myr and flooded into this bustling trade city-state.

The governing council of Myr hastily organized soldiers to resist.

But the Golden Company, which had always been 'as good as gold', tore up their contract and led their mercenaries to escape from Myr, heading towards Volantis.

Therefore.

Myr experienced a massacre that was a hundred times more terrifying than the Night of Blood.