Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 111: Second Level Ceremony and Coming of Age Ceremony
Dark, cold, depressing
Byron seemed to feel that he was slowly sinking in the deep sea.

The light above my head grew dimmer and dimmer, while the darkness below my feet grew deeper and deeper.

My body became weaker and weaker, and my heart became more and more frightened.

It seems that they are about to break away from the civilization and order created by billions of years of human evolution and return to their original state of living in the deep sea billions of years ago.

stretch--!
Suddenly, I heard the sound of the anchor chain being suddenly straightened.

Then Byron suddenly woke up.

I realized that I had just had a nightmare.

He continued to close his eyes and concentrate, gradually calming down the fear of the deep sea that seemed too real through meditation, while also thinking about his next move.

"As my spiritual radiance grows stronger, the impact from the sea of ​​source also grows stronger.

This situation is particularly obvious after leaving the Old Continent, the center of the [Silver Law].

I must start preparing for the promotion ceremony, touch the second level of [Silver Law], complete the new anchor, and achieve the professional level. "

Time always flies by inadvertently. It has been more than 20 days since the ocean-going fleet set foot in the first circulation belt.

Thanks to the fact that Byron had survived one whirlpool after another and solved one secret after another, his spirituality had reached 4.5 when he just set foot in the first circulation belt.

During this month, he gritted his teeth and drank two glasses of Angel's Kisses himself.

Even for a practitioner of the Holy Grail of Blood, it is difficult for him to be completely immune to the blood brew made from the Grand Chancellor's third-level [Transmutation Blood].

Need to endure certain side effects.

However, now on the Golden Deer, in addition to having a father that everyone envies, little Hans also has a sister.

How could the side effect of wanting "maternal love" trouble him? He didn't even need to compete with the crew for the cow.

Now another month has passed and it is mid-December.

With the support of many aspects, Byron's [Spirituality] gradually increased to 4.9, and he had to start considering the next promotion ceremony of [Storm Knight].

“As a higher-ranking profession among pirates, [Storm Knight] combines the advantages of both the pirate profession on the sea and the knight profession on land.

The higher the level, the more obvious the advantage over pirates.

The main promotion ceremony at the first level is to achieve sublimation in a bloody battle centered on looting.

The stronger the goal, the better the effect.

There is even a certain probability that you can directly inherit some of the opponent's abilities. At this level, I got the [Blood Holy Grail].

At the second level, there are two routes to choose from in the promotion ceremony.

The first one focuses on the pirate route, holding high the banner of "force is better than hard work" and completing the looting of three groups of targets.

It can be a merchant ship or a small land base.

If the gains from a single robbery are of great value, it is possible to complete the promotion on the spot in one go.

The second route focuses on the knight route, showing the momentum of "fighting for every inch of land" and completing the expansion of territory as a pioneer lord.

It is required that the area of ​​newly developed territory must not be less than 10 square kilometers, that it does not legally belong to our camp, and that there must no longer be any resistance forces on the territory.

The two routes have different focuses, and the second-order core capabilities obtained are also different.

They are [Son of the Storm], which symbolizes freedom, and [Breath of All Things], which symbolizes domination.

Not to mention the powerful ability, just this 50% uncertainty is already a priceless advantage in the rigidly framed Glory Ladder system."

However, before Byron could figure out which route to take, he suddenly felt as if someone had stuffed an ice lump into his stomach.

"hiss!"

He suddenly opened his eyes, and in front of him was Catherine's bright and beautiful smile.

The girl was sitting on the edge of the bed, playing with a strand of her long light golden hair, and laughing as clear and sweet as a silver bell at her own prank.

"Good morning, little Byron."

This is actually a room in the stern of the Osprey, located next to Catherine's bedroom.

Under normal circumstances, extraordinary people have spiritual warnings that transcend the five senses of ordinary people.

Not to mention a person, even a harmless little animal broke into their presence.

They would immediately notice any disturbance and be awakened instinctively.

But this ability is completely useless to Catherine.

Byron trusted his sister so much that he was 100% sure that she would never hurt him, and he didn't even have an instinctive warning.

Only then did I let her sneak in.

The same goes for [Guardian Knight] Bruch, but the latter has a stern and serious personality and would never be as carefree as Catherine.

Catherine came to wake him up early in the morning, still wearing a soft, white cotton nightgown.

A section of tender calves was revealed under the skirt, and a shiny mithril anklet was worn on the slender ankle, but her feet were hidden in his quilt.

Byron lowered his head and silently lifted his quilt.

Not surprisingly, I discovered that under the quilt, she had a pair of cold bare feet pressed against my belly. I felt so cold that I instantly lost all desire to sleep.

He grabbed her ankle and was about to start tickling her back, but he saw his sister looking at him pitifully:
"It's too cold to sleep alone. You're not willing to help me with such a small favor?
Didn't you agree to be my guardian knight and flower protector, my Lord Governor?" Byron immediately lost his temper, gnashing his teeth as he covered his feet and the quilt again.

This is different from the impression many people have that children of the nobility get married very early.

Only about 6% of people get married before the age of fifteen. The median age is 20 for women and 22 for men.

Because marriage for the nobility is no trivial matter. In addition to the birth of offspring, it also involves a series of property inheritance.

The aristocratic circle wanted to preserve the family property intact and further expand the family interests through marriage and other means.

People believe that their children’s marriage is a social responsibility, and the age of first marriage is getting later and later.

Unless noble women can be promoted to extraordinary beings, they have only two choices: one is to get married, and the other is to enter a monastery and live out their lives in solitude.

As the victor, York sent all the widows of Lancaster, including the former Queen Margaret, to monasteries.

He also "generously" granted Catherine the right to marry.

But not only did she make some moves in the territory, making her naturally hostile to the Kingdom of Castile, she also tacitly allowed the [Royal Hound] Vincent to devour her skin and bones.

Moreover, usually women need to change their surnames after marrying men, and the dowry will be controlled by the man.

Throughout the fleet there were at least eighty men secretly lurking in wait for the beautiful countess.

There are also many who take action to propose.

But they were all repelled by Byron using the skins of [Royal Hound] Vincent and [Pirate General] Bill.

During this period, more than one person had his limbs broken roughly, and it was with great difficulty that he managed to suppress that group of addicts.

He really became Catherine's true [Guardian Knight].

"By the way, there's a surprise today."

Catherine felt her feet were almost warm, so she made a face, jumped off Byron's bed, and walked to the table in a pair of high heels.

He raised his hand and uncovered the cover of a mysterious silver plate.

“Dang, dang, happy birthday, little Byron!”

A very crudely shaped cake was placed on the table.

The font above is very beautiful.

——Happy every day.

“The first time I did it, I didn’t do it very well.

To ensure freshness, I get up before dawn to make it.

The weather is still a little cold, my hands and feet are freezing, you should serve me, you know that!"

Catherine spoke modestly, but she held her hands on her waist and held her head high with her chest puffed out, looking very proud, and it was obvious that she was very proud of herself.

Then he threatened fiercely:

"But you must eat it all with gratitude. If you dare to say it tastes bad, you're dead!"

As she spoke, she waved her white little fist at him, but it had no deterrent effect at all.

However, Byron had long forgotten that today was his 18th birthday (Chapter 23).

Although there was no grand royal coming-of-age ceremony, no expensive gifts, there was only an ugly-looking cake.

But he still has the most precious thing - his sister who always remembers his birthday.

His eyes blurred slightly, and he stepped forward and hugged the girl into his arms, wrapping his arms around Catherine's slender waist and tightening his arms.

"Thank you, sister!"

He never wanted to let go of the only family affection left in two lives.

I secretly swore that I would make sure that she would never again be displaced in this life and would live a happy and wealthy life like a princess again!
Then, the two of them hid in the room and secretly ate the birthday cake, taking one bite at a time.

Byron read out the inscription on the Warrior's Cup: "A clear spring pours forth."

After washing and changing clothes, we walked out of the cabin together.

There is very limited fresh water at sea. Under normal circumstances, even the fleet commander can only take a bath once a week, and that requires him to use rainwater collected by servants.

The [Warrior's Cup] is a magical artifact when sailing on the ocean.

The endless supply of fresh water saved the life of the clean-loving Catherine, otherwise she would go crazy if she only took a bath once every few days.

Suddenly, a bell rang on the flagship.

In the morning light, we discovered a small island in front of the fleet, and the light from the lighthouse above was heartwarming.

Here, the first circulation belt becomes weaker and weaker and gradually begins to sink beneath the sea surface.

As long as they saw the lighthouse, it meant that they would leave the first circulation belt and enter the Bantaan Islands in about three days.

It is also time for the Golden Deer to set off early to complete the first task assigned by the new boss.

Byron looked at the flagship in front of him with cold eyes:
"Old man, if I can get you a penny, I'll take your last name.

No matter what is on the island of Taimanbrak, it will only belong to our lord!
Now, I have roughly figured out which one to choose for the second-level promotion ceremony."

(End of this chapter)