DarthBaiter
I would start with the step stones first clear them then fill in the area between them making it into a small continent this would give him complete control over the trade routes between the east and west and allowing him to economically strangle southern westeros if necessary then I would take control of the disputed lands which are a bit to the north along the western coast of essos the disputed lands are one of the most fertile lands in essos he could just make a mountain range with a few passes surrounding the disputed lands making it easy to defend
man this was lame AF he was the one being arrogant, like you can’t be acting that in a KINGS court and infront of a king. this isn’t 2024 and you’re meeting braindead joe biden you’re meeting a not yet mad king which the MC could’ve made him not mad. this just seems like another “north rebels and insta wins free and easy” i like the north in GoT but the MC definitely wasn’t doing anything right or proper that could’ve led to a constructive relationship. major L story