The court fell into a heavy silence as the final evidence was brought forward. Based on the testimony provided by Varys and a mountain of corroborating documents, the truth behind the death of the former Prime Minister was finally laid bare. Petyr Baelish, known as Littlefinger, had conspired with Lysa Tully to poison Jon Arryn.
For his crimes, Littlefinger was sentenced to death by hanging. Lysa Tully, though a conspirator, found mercy at the feet of the throne. Due to the frantic pleas of her brother Edmure and her niece Sansa, and in consideration of her young son Robert Arryn, her life was spared.
"No, Petyr! My dear, don't—!" Lysa's screams echoed across the grounds as soldiers dragged Baelish toward the gallows. She wept bitterly, begging Jason, Sansa, and Edmure for a stay of execution, but her cries fell on deaf ears. The court had decided; while Lysa was spared for the sake of her family ties to the Starks and Tullys, there would be no such grace for Littlefinger.
The execution was swift and grim. The high-profile prisoners—Joffrey, Cersei, Tywin, and Jaime—were gagged and led to the gallows. One by one, the architects of the realm's misery were hanged until they were dead.
Nearby, Tyrion Lannister knelt in the dirt, tears streaming down his face as he watched his brother Jaime's body go still. He felt no grief for the cold Tywin or the cruel Cersei, but the loss of his brother—the only one who had ever truly loved him—left him in agonizing pain.
In contrast, the Tyrell family members watching from the side were paralyzed with fear. They were privately relieved to have escaped the same fate; because they had joined the Lannister cause late and hadn't participated in the most brutal campaigns against the North or the Riverlands, their sentences were limited to imprisonment and loss of titles rather than death.
Jason Liu, recognizing Tyrion's intellect and capability, decided on a unique path for the last Lannister. He pardoned Tyrion's crimes on the condition that he remain in King's Landing to raise Myrcella and Tommen—the innocent children of Cersei and Jaime. It was a small, final mercy to keep the remnants of the Lannister bloodline together.
While the locals focused on blood and vengeance, the modern advisory group was looking at the future through the lens of data and logistics. In the Red Keep's conference hall, Professor Wang presented Jason with a comprehensive planning document based on recent surveys.
The census data revealed a vast, underutilized continent:
Total Population: Approximately 50 million people across the Seven Kingdoms.
The Breadbasket: The Reach (River Bend) and the Riverlands are the most populous, each housing over 10 million people due to their fertile lands.
The Mid-Tier: The Westerlands (Westbound), Dorne, the Vale (Eastbound), and the Stormlands each hold between 5 and 8 million residents.
The Sparse North: Despite its massive size, the North is barren, supporting only about 2 million people.
The Iron Islands: Despite their small size, they support over a million people thanks to rich fisheries and iron mines.
With over 10 million square kilometers of land—larger than the modern flower grower's home territory—Westeros was essentially an empty canvas for development.
While the Aerospace Group prepared for satellite launches in the North, Jason's primary focus remained on logistics. He worked tirelessly to transport dragon crystal to the modern world and move refurbished steel ships into Westerosi waters.
The goal was the creation of four major regional fleets powered by modern turbines, which would make the local wooden sailboats look like toys:
Northern Fleet: Based in White Harbor.
Eastern Fleet: Based on Dragonstone.
Southern Fleet: Based in Sunspear.
Western Fleet: Based at Lannisport.
To manage this, Zhongwei Shipping Group was established on Dragonstone. By introducing thousands of modern steel transport ships, they effectively created a monopoly on maritime trade. Even the legendary merchant sailors of Braavos found themselves unable to compete with the speed and capacity of the new fleet. Representatives from the Iron Bank and Braavos have already arrived in King's Landing, waiting for an audience with Jason to discuss this new reality.
To keep up with the demand, modern shipyards back home were working overtime, even canceling foreign orders to fulfill Westeros' needs. President Jiang of the Shipping Group, backed by a workforce of 20,000 military construction experts brought in from the modern side, has begun building a massive new headquarters on the eastern shores of Dragonstone.
The industrialization of the Two Worlds was no longer a dream—it was a rapidly moving construction site.