Game of Thrones: The Legend of Jon Arctic - ASOIAF/GOT

Chapter 45 - The Beginning of a Nation! 05.

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Jon Snow POV

Somewhere beyond the Wall, 292 AC, At the same moment.

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As Jon continued to walk through the city, he came across the square where he had once gathered all the people of the time. The place was as always, bustling with inhabitants carrying out their outdoor activities, friends and families strolling early in the morning. However, unlike last year, there was now a large structure in the center of the square. An iconic large stone with the symbol of Ártica and something written in the ancient language stood there. It was Jon's declaration, etched into the rock tower, a constant reminder of the promises and values that upheld Ártica.

The citizens walked past it feeling a kindled pride, a sense of belonging to something greater than themselves. Jon's words were not just a speech; they were a commitment to the present and the future, a promise that Ártica would always be a place of strength, resilience, and freedom. On the stone was the same phrase Jon had spoken to his people and later carved by the dwarves:

"The people of the true north are carved by the cold, forged in resilience, and hardened by millennia under the most brutal winters. We, the people of this relentless land, stand unyielding and unbending, we bow to nothing and no one, not even to the throne of Ártica. To the King of Ártica, mere respect is enough!"

Jon smiled as Eragon made some sounds at the stone, after greeting more of his people who stopped him on the streets of Ártica, Jon continued his path through a part of the city under construction.

"Hey, King Jon!" A dwarf working saw Jon and called out to him.

"Hello Hyji!" Jon greeted the old dwarf with a smile.

"You're strolling through the city so early, where's that giant white ball of fur of yours? I see you're only with this terrifying thing!" The dwarf said as the others just laughed.

*Roaarrr* Eragon seemed to understand the dwarf's words and growled at him as best as a young dragon could, making a rather childish and annoying sound.

"Ghost is in the forest today, and don't talk about Eragon like that, he's a very fiery dragon," Jon said, scratching the dragon's head, which was enjoying Jon's affection.

"Say that when he grows up and starts spitting fire," the dwarf grumbled.

"How are things going?" Jon asked.

"Everything is going as planned, we'll finish the royal palace in a few years," he said. This place would be a giant castle for Jon's throne, they started excavating to create hidden chambers, depots, and a royal vault with strong security. Jon didn't just stick to mining iron and dragon glass, he had found at least 4 other mines with his powers, 3 within the lands near the city, and the other would be something irreplaceable in the kingdom, the dwarves started excavations with the free people. Ártica would soon have so much gold that it could rival the rich houses of the South with their mines found in just 2 years.

Of course, the gold wouldn't just be royal; with the opening of trade, Jon planned to inject gold into the population because he couldn't make them rely solely on the kingdom, he wanted a self-producing people, who created their own businesses, only then, the kingdom would progress without depending solely on Jon's powers. And Jon was preparing for this in the last years and would take a few more before starting to shock the world with his products and a new way of doing economy.

Jon left the place after bidding farewell to the dwarf and went to another place where there was another reconstruction, his then bank of Ártica, which he had mentioned before that despite taking a little while to compete with the iron bank, they surpassed in less than half a decade, becoming the world's largest concentration of wealth in the future.