Game of Thrones world, King's Landing.
After the Targaryen dynasty's rule spread throughout the continent of Westeros, King's Landing, which was once nicknamed the city of shit and urine because of its dense population, has now completely changed its appearance.
Today, King's Landing is filled with various magnificent buildings.
The style of these buildings still retains the characteristics of the Targaryen dynasty, with black dragon patterns and red flame patterns everywhere, but the internal structure of the buildings has become modern reinforced concrete.
All the walls surrounding the city were demolished, and the slums were transformed into tall buildings with black tiles and long eaves.
The imperial city 'Red Fort' standing on the banks of the Yamuna River has now become a dragon city inhabited by black dragons.
The Cathedral of Baelor, dedicated to the Seven Gods, was completely rebuilt and turned into the Grand Cathedral of the Dragon Queen and the Goddess of Fire.
Next to the Great Cathedral of Dragon and Fire, there are two large building complexes, namely the Targaryen Royal College and the Supreme Divine School of the Cult of Dragonfire.
These two colleges are the top academies of the Targaryen Dynasty today, and are also the fairest path to promotion open to all citizens.
Among them, the School of Divine Arts mainly trains believers of the highest faith of the Targaryen Dynasty - the Dragon Queen and the Fire Goddess Daenerys.
Its admission standards can be said to be the lowest in the country. It does not distinguish between high and low status, but only considers the purity of the believers' hearts and the piety of their faith.
In other words, as long as you believe in the goddess and have a pure heart, no matter how humble your background is, the Divine Arts Academy will accept you equally and train you to become a glorious divine magician without reservation.
This kind of admission standard that does not distinguish between noble and humble people or bloodline may not be a big deal in other worlds.
But in the barbaric world of A Song of Ice and Fire, it is undoubtedly a groundbreaking change.
Because of this, almost all the divine magicians who graduated from the Academy of Divine Magic became fanatical followers of Daenerys.
The divine army composed of divine magicians has become the sharpest sword under Daenerys's command.
Compared with the purer divine academy, the situation at the Targaryen Royal Academy is a bit complicated.
It is the highest institution of learning of the Targaryen dynasty and the only place where one can receive education besides the Academy of Divine Arts.
The Royal Academy is extremely powerful, with branches spread across the two continents of Westeros and Essos under the rule of the dynasty.
All citizens of the dynasty must enter the academy and receive six years of enlightenment education after they turn six years old.
After six years, the academy will use a magical crystal to test the students' qualifications. If they are found to have the qualifications of a warrior or a magician, they can continue their studies in the magic or warrior majors.
If not, don't despair. The college also promotes science, and there are many technological majors for students to study.
However, these majors cannot be admitted directly like the first two. Children without qualifications need to study hard on their own and make a decision through a selection method called the college entrance examination.
Simply put, the Targaryen Royal Academy is a hodgepodge of modern schools and Western fantasy academies.
Its branch professions include but are not limited to magic, warrior, physics, chemistry and so on.
Of course, since the people of the dynasty are more or less believers of Daenerys, the swords and magic in this world basically come from Daenerys's fire power.
The so-called magic actually only has two categories: fire and light.
The branches below it are just differences like attack, defense, healing, etc.
The same goes for the warriors. The power they possess is transformed by Daenerys based on the Qi training method. Although they also use the eight extraordinary meridians, the nature of the energy is very different from the innate Qi.
Daenerys accepted Zuo Yu's suggestion and officially named this new type of energy Dou Qi.
Since then, the four forces of fighting spirit, magic, divine arts and technology have become the main forces under Daenerys.
In addition, there are some powers that are not universal, such as the three dragons trained by Daenerys herself, and the alliance treasures given to trusted subordinates such as Grey Worm, etc.
King's Landing, the headquarters of the Targaryen Royal Academy.
In the tall and magnificent arena, countless heads gathered in the circular stands.
Most of them are young college students from various majors in the main hospital, but there are also some elderly faces among them. They are either teachers and professors of the college, or invited family members of students.
On the east side of the arena's spectator stands, there is a high-arched three-story stepped platform.
On the lowest platform sat various important figures including the dean of the main hospital and senior professors.
Standing on the middle platform were the two commentators for the college competition.
As for the top platform, although it was still empty, looking at the high-back chair with a black and gold dragon pattern in the center and the luxurious chairs next to it with equally luxurious decorations, even ordinary people who were completely unaware of the situation could tell that these were exclusive seats reserved for Her Majesty the Queen and her distinguished friends among the gods.
"Do you think Her Majesty will come today?"
"I think so. After all, this is the college competition that takes place every three years, and we are already in the semi-finals..."
"Yes, the two seniors who played today were both favorites to win the championship, but unfortunately they met in the semi-finals. Now people are saying that today's game is actually the real final. Whoever can enter the final will definitely win the championship!"
In the audience, many students were whispering.
They are either excited, thrilled, disappointed, or jealous...
Each emotion corresponds to their own experience.
Some are just there to watch the show, while others are defeated by the two players who are about to compete.
But no matter what kind of audience they were, when they heard the roar of a giant dragon from the sky, they all closed their mouths involuntarily, and when the entire arena fell silent, they raised their heads and looked at the sky with a little excitement.
From the towering clouds, an extremely huge platinum-colored dragon flapped its wings and flew over.
He has milky white scales, a slender and well-proportioned body, and two dragon wings with golden edges that cover the sky. His wingspan is over a hundred meters. With a slight flap, he can create a howling hurricane between his wings.
"It's His Majesty the White Dragon Claude!"
There were excited cheers from the audience stands.
Thanks to the careful care over the years, Daenerys' three-headed dragon has long since grown into a behemoth far beyond the TV series.
It is naturally difficult to display all of these dragons of such a terrifying size in a densely populated urban area, so whenever Daenerys attends important occasions, she usually only brings one of the dragons.
The white dragon Claude has become the most frequently appearing mascot because of his good looks and his temperament that is not as terrifying and majestic as the black dragon.
They are also very famous among the people, and the students in the college even jokingly call them the Queen's exclusive guard of honor.
"roar--"
The platinum-colored dragon let out a clear roar, then flapped its wings, slowed down in the howling wind, and slowly landed on the open space outside the stone wall of the arena, with its huge dragon head facing the top stair platform.
Seeing this scene, thunderous cheers immediately broke out from the stands.
The dean and other important figures sitting on the lower steps also stood up and bowed towards the platinum-colored dragon head above.
The white dragon Claude didn't care about their reactions. He just lowered his head slightly, allowing the three figures between the dragon horns to appear.
The one in the center of the three was wearing an intricate platinum dress and a golden three-dragon crown on her head. Her long silver hair flowed down, setting off her fair skin and beautiful face.
The combined aura of warmth and majesty spread out, causing all the people in the arena to look enthusiastic.
Daenerys Targaryen, the supreme queen and goddess of the Targaryen dynasty, slowly walked down from the dragon head, facing everyone's fanatical gazes, and sat on the high-backed chair in the center.
A gentle smile appeared on the beautiful face.
Daenerys waved her hand, and Missandei, the maid who had been waiting outside the platform, stepped onto the platform and walked quickly to Daenerys' side.
Then, under the gaze of everyone, Daenerys said something with a smile, and after Missandei listened, she immediately walked to the front of the platform, took a deep breath, and made a high-pitched sound that echoed throughout the arena.
"Stormborn, Dragon Queen, Fire Goddess..."
After a series of skillful announcements of dishes, Missandei announced loudly: "…Her Majesty Daenerys Targaryen announces that the second Targaryen Royal Academy Competition will now officially begin!"
"Only dragons and fire last forever!"
"Only dragons and fire last forever!"
The subjects in the entire arena were cheering enthusiastically.
The dean and other important figures on the lower level smiled and bowed to Her Majesty the Queen, then turned around and sat back in their seats.
On the top platform, Daenerys smiled and waved towards the arena.
The beautiful woman in a white dress next to her held her chin with her slender hand and looked enviously at the cheering people below.
"Sister Danny, I really envy you for being loved by so many people."
“…You’re not bad either!”
Daenerys turned around, looked at Bai Youyou with a smile and said, "Don't the female ghosts under your command love you very much?"
On the other side, Li Yun, who was wearing a suit, also laughed and joked: "Yes, the Ghost King of Shushan, who has gathered thousands of ghosts, is so majestic!"
"How can that be compared?"
Bai Youyou's eyes widened and she said angrily, "My group of sisters are so disrespectful that they dare to make dirty jokes about me in front of the little kids. They are nothing like Sister Danny, who only respects and admires me."
Li Yun smiled and said, "This is the difference between a society and a country..."
Daenerys nodded and said with a smile: "If you are really envious, you can consider developing in the underworld. It is more chaotic there. With your strength, it shouldn't be a problem to build a ghost country casually, right?"
Bai Youyou thought about it and said dejectedly: "Forget it. My underworld has a headquarters. If someone from the headquarters comes and liquidates me in the future, I will lose a lot!"