Chapter 658 Royal Targaryen Academy
Quan travels the world, King's Landing.
After the Targaryen dynasty's rule spread across the entire continent of Westeros, King's Landing, which was originally nicknamed the City of Shit and Urine because of its overly dense population, has now completely changed.
Today's King's Landing is filled with all kinds of majestic buildings.
The style of these buildings still follows 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 occupied by black dragons.
The Cathedral of Baelor, dedicated to the Seven Gods, was completely remodeled and became the great cathedral of the Dragon Queen and the Fire Goddess.
Next to the Great Cathedral of Dragons and Fire, there are two extremely large building complexes, namely the Targaryen Royal Academy and the Dragon Fire Cult's highest theological academy.
These two academies are the top academic palaces of the Targaryen dynasty today, and they are also the fairest path to advancement open to all citizens.
Among them, the Theological Academy mainly trains followers of the Targaryen dynasty's highest faith - the Queen of Dragons and the goddess of fire Daenerys.
Its recruitment standards can be said to be the lowest in the country, regardless of high or low, and only look at the purity of the believers' hearts and the piety of their beliefs.
In other words, as long as you believe in the goddess and have a pure heart, no matter how humble your background is, the Theological Academy will accept you as an equal and train you to be a glorious theologian without reservation.
This kind of recruitment standard that does not distinguish between high and low, regardless of bloodline, may not be a big deal in other worlds.
But in the barbaric world of Song of Ice and Fire, it is undoubtedly a groundbreaking change.
Because of this, all the magicians who came out of the Theological Academy have basically become Daenerys' fanatical followers.
The magic legion composed of magicians has also become the sharpest sword under Daenerys.
Compared with the more pure theological schools, the situation of the Royal Targaryen Academy is somewhat complicated.
It is the highest academy of the Targaryen dynasty and the only place where one can receive education besides the Academy of Theology.
The Royal Academy is extremely powerful, and its branches are spread across the two continents of Westeros and Essos under the dynasty.
All subjects of the dynasty must enter the academy and receive six years of enlightenment education after reaching the age of 6.
Six years later, 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 enter the magic major or the warrior major to continue their studies.
If not, don't despair, the college also promotes science, and there are many science and technology majors for students to study.
However, these majors cannot be recommended like the first two. Children without qualifications need to study hard on their own and make choices through a selection method called the college entrance examination.
To put it simply, the Royal Targaryen Academy is a hodgepodge of modern schools and Western fantasy schools.
The sub-specialties under his command include but are not limited to magic, warriors, physics, chemistry, etc.
Of course, since the people of the dynasty are more or less followers of Daenerys, the swords and magic in this world basically originate from Daenerys's magical power of fire.
The so-called magic actually only has two elements: fire and light.
The branches under it are only different from attack, defense, healing and so on.
The same goes for warriors. The power they possess was modified by Daenerys based on the Qi Qi training method. Although they also follow 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, these four forces, fighting spirit, magic, magic and technology, have become the main forces under Daenerys.
In addition, there are some powers that are not universal, such as the three dragons cultivated by Daenerys herself, and the alliance treasures given to Gray Worm and other close subordinates, etc.
King's Landing, the main campus of the Royal Targaryen Academy.
In the tall and magnificent arena, countless heads crowded around the ring-shaped auditorium.
Most of them are young college students, coming from different majors in the main college, but there are also some older faces mixed in. They are either teachers and professors of the college, or family members of the invited students.
On the east side of the arena auditorium, there is a high arched three-story stepped platform.
Sitting on the lowest platform were various important figures such as the dean and senior professors of the main hospital.
On the middle platform stood two commentators for the college competition.
As for the uppermost platform, although it is still empty at this time, looking at the high-backed chair with a black and gold dragon pattern in the center and the luxurious seats next to it that are not inferior in decoration, even ordinary people who have no idea , it can also be seen that this is an exclusive seat reserved for Her Majesty the Queen and her noble gods and friends.
"Tell me, will Her Majesty the Queen come today?"
"I think so. After all, it's an academy competition held every three years, and it's already the semi-finals..."
"Yes, the two seniors who played today are both favorites to win the championship. It's a pity that they met in the semi-finals. Now there are rumors outside that today's game is actually the real final. Whoever can enter the final will be sure Can win the championship!”
In the audience, many melon-eating students were whispering.
They are either excited, excited, disappointed, or jealous...
Each emotion corresponds to their own experience.
Some are just fools, and some are losers at the hands of the two players who are about to play.
But no matter what kind of audience they were, when the roar of the dragon was heard from the horizon, they involuntarily closed their mouths. When the entire arena fell silent, they raised their heads and looked at the horizon with excitement.
I saw an extremely large white-gold dragon fluttering its wings among the towering clouds.
He has milky white scales, a slender and well-proportioned body, and two dragon wings with golden edges that cover the sky and the sun. The wingspan exceeds a hundred meters. With a slight flutter, he can set off a roaring hurricane between the wings.
"It's His Highness White Dragon Cloud!"
There were excited cheers from the audience.
Thanks to years of careful care, Daenerys's three-headed dragon has grown into a behemoth that far surpasses the TV series.
It is naturally difficult to display all such terrifying figures in a densely populated urban area, so whenever Daenerys attends an important occasion, she usually only brings one of the dragons with her.
The white dragon Claude has become the mascot that appears most frequently because of his good looks and temperament that is not as scary and majestic as the black dragon.
The reputation among the people is also quite high, and the students of the college jokingly call it Her Majesty the Queen's exclusive guard of honor.
"Roar--"
The white-gold 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. The huge dragon head was facing the top step platform.
Seeing this scene, cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami immediately came from the audience stage.
The dean and other dignitaries sitting at the bottom of the stairs also stood up and bowed to the white-gold dragon head above.
White Dragon Claude didn't pay attention to their reactions, he just lowered his head gently, letting the three figures between the dragon's horns appear.
The one in the middle of the three is wearing a complex white-gold dress and a golden three-dragon crown. Her long silver hair is flowing down, reflecting her fair skin and beautiful face.
The compound momentum of warmth and majesty spread, causing all the people in the arena to show enthusiasm.
Daenerys Targaryen, the supreme queen and goddess of the Targaryen dynasty, slowly walked down the dragon's head, facing everyone's enthusiastic gazes, and sat on the high-backed chair in the center.
A gentle smile appeared on her beautiful face.
Daenerys waved, and the maid Missandei, who had been waiting outside the platform for a long time, stepped onto the platform and walked quickly to Daenerys' side.
Then, with everyone watching, Daenerys said something with a smile. After Missandei heard this, she immediately walked to the front of the platform, took a deep breath, and let out a cry that echoed throughout the arena. High pitched voice.
"Birth of the Storm, Queen of Dragons, Goddess of Fire..."
After a series of skillful announcements, Missandei announced loudly: "...Her Majesty Daenerys Targaryen announces that the second Royal Targaryen Academy Competition will now officially begin!"
"Only the dragon and the fire last forever!"
"Only the dragon and the fire last forever!"
The subjects throughout the arena were chanting wildly.
The dean and other dignitaries on the lower floor smiled and bowed to Her Majesty the Queen, then turned and sat back in their seats.
From the top platform, Daenerys smiled and waved into the arena.
The beautiful woman in a white dress next to her held her chin in her delicate hands and looked enviously at the cheering people below.
"Sister Danni, I really envy you. You are loved by so many people."
"...You're not bad either!"
Daenerys turned her head, looked at Bai Youyou with a smile and said, "Don't the female ghosts under your command also love you very much?"
Li Yun, who was wearing a suit on the other side, also laughed and joked: "Yes, Shushan Ghost King gathers all ghosts together, how majestic it is!"
"Can that compare?"
Bai Youyou's eyes widened and she said angrily: "My sisters, no matter how big or small, dare to talk dirty to me in front of the brats below. They are not like Sister Danni, who only have respect and admiration. "
Li Yun smiled and said: "This is the difference between a society and a country..."
Daenerys nodded and smiled: "If you are really envious, you can consider going to the underworld to develop. It is relatively chaotic there. With your strength, it shouldn't be a problem to build a ghost kingdom, right?"
Bai Youyou thought for a while and said in frustration: "Let's forget it. There is a headquarters in the underworld where I live. If someone comes from the headquarters in the future and liquidates me by the way, it will be a huge loss!"