The integration of Essos's forces through a strategic marriage with Daenerys Targaryen was a move that modern advisors fully supported. Even Sansa, after much persuasion and a bit of a heavy heart, eventually gave her reluctant blessing. Jason Liu was quick to reassure her, promising that there would only ever be two queens—her and Daenerys—and that he would never take another wife. This vow finally eased Sansa's mind, allowing her to accept the new arrangement.
With both Jason and Daenerys in agreement, the two factions officially became one family. Jason wasted no time, placing Daenerys's massive army of over 100,000 soldiers under the command of his modern staff and officers. They immediately began the monumental task of reorganizing and retraining the troops. Even the rebellious Dothraki, once they witnessed the terrifying power of modern firearms and artillery, became remarkably cooperative. They accepted the new structure without a single spark of defiance.
In Dorne, Prince Doran Martell received the news and acted swiftly. He boarded a ship for King's Landing, accompanied by his brother, Prince Oberyn. They had two goals: to attend the royal wedding and to formally pledge their allegiance to the new king.
Prince Doran sat inside his carriage as it rolled through the gates of the capital, while Oberyn rode alongside on horseback. As they took in the sights of the city, both brothers were struck dumb with shock.
"Is this actually King's Landing?" Oberyn asked, staring at the pristine, orderly streets. "Where is the stench? Where is the filth?"
The city was unrecognizable. The streets were scrubbed clean, the crowds moved with purpose, and there wasn't a scrap of rubbish in sight. Even the street vendors were organized, keeping their stalls strictly within white lines painted on the pavement. It was a level of neatness Oberyn had never seen, not even during his last visit years ago.
Doran, who hadn't stepped foot in the capital for decades, compared it to his own city of Sunspear and found King's Landing vastly superior. He watched a patrol of men march past, dressed in sharp black uniforms with "City Management" patches on their arms.
"It seems our new king knows how to govern," Doran remarked quietly.
Oberyn watched the patrol disappear around a corner. "Maybe it's the influence of those people from the other world. Our nephew Quentin said Jason comes from a place that is incredibly advanced. I'm starting to get very curious about what that world is actually like."
Doran offered a thin smile. "We'll see for ourselves soon enough."
Jason met with the Martell brothers shortly after their arrival. He accepted their oaths of loyalty and informed them of his future plans: modern oil groups would soon be sending exploration teams to the Dornish coast to search for "black gold."
Prince Doran gave his full support immediately. Compared to the lords of the Reach and the Westerlands—who had been stripped of their lands and relocated to the outskirts of King's Landing—the Martells were being allowed to keep their seat of power. The advisors had decided that because Dorne was mostly desert and potentially held massive oil reserves, it was better to keep the local leadership stable. As long as the Dornish stayed loyal, they could remain in Sunspear to ensure the oil operations ran smoothly.
With Dorne secured, the wedding of Jason Liu and Daenerys Targaryen took place within the Red Keep. To the nobles of Westeros, this union was a miracle. They had never imagined a day when the kingdoms could be truly united and at peace.
To keep his queens happy, Jason granted both Sansa and Daenerys the power to participate in government affairs. He knew he couldn't manage a country this size alone. He balanced his administration by using a mix of modern advisors and talented Westerosi nobles. He knew that if the government was run entirely by "outsiders" from the modern world, the local people would eventually rebel.
While the politics of Westeros settled, Professor was busy on the modern side. He led an exploration team to Dragonstone to survey the island's reserves of obsidian, or "Dragon-glass." At the same time, Jason ordered a kingdom-wide search for more mines to fuel the battery revolution back home.
A massive breakthrough came quickly. Guided by local hunters in the mountains of the Vale, explorers found a second deposit. This new mine held an estimated 3 billion tons of Dragon-glass. Combined with the 5 billion tons found on Dragonstone, Jason now had more than enough resources to launch the next generation of energy technology.
Jason personally transported heavy mining machinery from the modern world to Dragonstone, leaving the technical work to the experts. Back on the modern side, the mass production of Dragon-glass batteries began in earnest. Industry giants like BYD and CATL received massive shipments of the raw material.
The mobile phone industry was the first to explode with the new tech. Xiaomi seized the lead, launching the Mi 13. Even though it used the same Fire Dragon 895 chip, the Dragon-glass battery changed everything. Because the material was so energy-dense, the battery took up only half the usual space but boasted a massive 8,000mAh capacity—double that of a standard lithium battery. The phone became thinner, lighter, and more beautiful, selling out across the internet the moment it hit the market.
OPPO and vivo weren't far behind. They utilized the stability of the new batteries to push charging speeds to 150W. Their new models featured 12,000mAh batteries that could be fully charged in just ten minutes and last for three full days.
Huawei, despite facing chip supply challenges, managed to stun the market with the Mate 60. By focusing on storage and using a massive 16,000mAh Dragon-glass battery, they produced a phone that could go four days without a charge.
The "low battery anxiety" that had plagued the modern world for a decade vanished overnight. Social media was flooded with excited users:
"I finally got my Mi 13! It's so thin and light, it's perfect. Xiaomi is the GOAT!"
"Just got the Redmi N12. A 20,000mAh battery that lasts five days? Who else is doing it like this?"
"My new OP22 is incredible. Great camera and the battery just doesn't die. Highly recommended!"
"Anyone try the new V018 yet? I'm thinking of switching."
The two worlds were now inextricably linked: one providing the raw power of ancient stone, and the other providing the technology to change the future.