Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 133: Fraud! This is a blatant fraud!
Three days passed in a flash.

Byron, who was reincarnated as [Pirate General] Bill, met the other six pirate generals he had not seen for a long time at the naval base in Jamestown.

There is also the Bloodthirsty Cult that I have heard of for a long time.

There were two people in total, the leader of which was a black-robed man known as [The Swarm].

Although he looked like a human being when he was standing there, he always felt as if there were thousands of eyes staring at him, and there was an obvious sour smell peculiar to insects.

"The information Alfred gave me did introduce this deacon of the 'Giant Insect Book School'.

A third-level [Beast Tamer] who has completed the first sublimation of his life essence.

He is already immune to weapons like guns and bullets, and my opening move, 'Sword Drawing Technique', is ineffective against him."

The underlying tone of forbidden knowledge is chaos and disorder, and the hierarchical division is far less detailed than the seven levels of [Ladder of Glory].

Different from the latter collectivism, its purpose is to constantly strengthen itself as an individual in the essence of life.

There is a corresponding ceremony at each promotion node.

The level you can reach depends on the ceremony you hold (Chapter 50).

Analogous to the Ladder of Glory, usually when one is promoted from the second stage to the third stage, one will partially abandon the mortal body and achieve the first sublimation of the essence of life.

Just like the "Swarm" of the Bloodthirsty Cult who turned into the will of the Swarm, and Beatrice, the "Changeable Enchantress" of the Skinned Church, they are all existences of this level.

Byron, who was walking on the same path as them, could not help but yearn:
“I don’t know what the first sublimation of [Ritual Sacrifice Holy Grail] and the second sublimation of [Ritual Sacrifice Holy Grail] will turn me into.”

There was no beating around the bush like in a meeting of nobles; [The Swarm] got straight to the point.

The shrill voice made people feel uncomfortable, and the words that came out made everyone frown secretly:

“General Newman has just explained the situation in the Bantaan Islands very clearly.

Because of that damned "Wild Hunt" among the Bay People and the Bay People Princess Violet, the Kingdom's Navy suffered heavy losses in the North Sea.

Apart from maintaining colonial stability, it is difficult to exert more strength.

The main force that followed the Kingdom of Castile to attack the Azik Empire this time is everyone present here.

I want to emphasize one point in particular: our primary target in this attack on Azik is not land, not gold, silver or spices, but people!
You can think of this as a war of glory for the purpose of obtaining a 'living sacrifice', the more sacrifices captured the better."

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the seven pirate generals, [Slitthroat], frowned and questioned:
"Excuse me, Mr. [Insect Swarm], why do you have to perform human sacrifice?

Moreover, the opponent was a large indigenous empire, and entering the Yucatan Peninsula, the risk of fighting away from home was extremely high.

What good can we get if not for gold, silver, and spices?"

The [Swarm] also knew that pirates were a group of villains who would not do anything without profit, and they would not work for nothing.

Obviously he was well prepared, with an unfathomable smile on his face:

“That’s exactly what I’m going to say next.

In fact, what you asked is a question, all of which point directly to the fundamental principles of the two "Forbidden Books" in the hands of the Bloodthirsty Cult.

Why is human sacrifice so prevalent around the world? And why is it so prevalent in all kinds of taboo knowledge?

That’s because human beings have infinite possibilities.”

Then Byron heard a more systematic series of black magic theories from a pure black wizard.

Using his own understanding, it can be explained as follows:

In today's world, "human beings" are very special creatures.

For example, let’s compare it to a dog that can be found everywhere.

A dog's life is limited by its nature; everything is just for reproduction and survival.

No matter how diverse they are, they will never exceed the limits given by evolution and lineage: Chordata - Vertebrata - Mammalia - Schizophora - Canidae.

It is impossible for it to build a palace for itself, nor will it think about the meaning of dog life.

Even the few individuals who are able to break through racial boundaries due to being affected by the source tide, swallowing some treasure, or being polluted by indescribable pollution can only be called lucky ones.

Everything happened passively, not as a result of their active pursuit.

A dog has no past or future; he acts according to the stimuli and needs of the present moment, today, every day, until the end of his life.

In other words, for dogs that are more "animalistic", everything has been determined and their attributes are fixed and unchanging.

The same goes for other birds, beasts, flowers, plants and trees.

But on the contrary, human attributes are never fixed.

Humans have never been limited to the biological classification of Chordata-Chordata-Mammalia-Anthropoidea-Hominidae-Homininae-Hominin-Homo.

The emperor takes turns. Today, in my house, a person may have been a beggar ten years ago, but he will be a rich man ten years later.

They lived like monkeys tens of thousands of years ago, but hundreds of thousands of years later, they were able to break through the sky and transform the natural world into a humanized world.
Human beings are a combination of animality and divinity. In the course of life, they are constantly facing choices and constantly reshaping their own essence.

Man can become a beast, or he can become a god.

This is why it is said that man can conquer nature.

Looking at the pirate generals who were all thoughtful after verifying each other's practice, [Insect Swarm] continued to drop a heavy bomb:
“People are the variables of this world.

If there were no humans, swords, cannons, bows and crossbows, and other highly sophisticated mechanized creations would never be able to appear on their own under the power of nature.

This contradictory creature is a precious resource of the extraordinary world. The source of power of the forbidden knowledge in the hands of the Bloodthirsty Cult is the [Transmutation Blood] brewed from this infinite possibility!
It is also the blood of transformation and replacement, symbolizing the one thing that never changes in this world, that is, "change"!
And its ultimate form is what we call [Red Liquid], [Azoth], or even "Red Liquid".

He glanced at everyone present and slowly uttered a word:

"Eternal blood!"

hiss--!
There was a gasp in the entire conference room.

“Can people really live forever?”

Even General Newman, who had known all this for a long time, couldn't help but breathe heavily when he heard it again.

Pirates work for the sake of benefits. What is a greater benefit in the world than eternal life?
Throughout the entire Silver Age, which lasted at least 1471 years, there was no immortal king.

Such an opportunity actually fell upon them?
Simultaneously.

In Byron's logbook, the decoding density of [Secret: The Shadow Behind the War of Red and White Roses, Influence 31] has also been increased from 57% to 60%.

This proved that he was on the right track by targeting the Bloodthirsty Cult.

And Byron knew that the Swarm was only describing the surface.

According to Crystal Skull No. 3, only by balancing "divinity" and "animality" can one reach the realm of God.

No matter which of these two you lean towards, it is too extreme and not the right way.

If you only think about pursuing the transformation of the essence of life and ignore your own [anchor], you will probably become a miserable degenerate first.

Byron would never make such a mistake.

After all, when you open the title page of the "Logbook", the first line reads:
"The flood of this world has never receded, so make sure you tie your anchor tightly!"

He must engrave this sentence into his bones.

[Insect Swarm] was very satisfied with the crowd's reaction and changed the subject:
“However, the Forbidden Book is not complete yet, and more sacrifices are needed to obtain more forbidden knowledge from before the epoch.

Whether or not you can get enough sacrifices depends entirely on your performance in this mission.

After the war of annihilation, I will select one or two of you to join the Bloodthirsty Cult and become my disciples.

Even if you practice the black magic mentioned above, even if you cannot achieve immortality for the time being, you can definitely achieve a qualitative change in the essence of life and greatly prolong your life, just like me.

This is my deposit for you.”

Then, everyone received a piece of parchment with magic circles and spells written in blood-red ink.

While others regarded it as a treasure, Byron was only too familiar with it.

That was the common initiation ceremony for the two major factions of the Bloodthirsty Cult - the Rite of the Holy Grail of Blood.

And not only that, Byron believed that after the "Bloody Mary Sect" was defeated, the forbidden book in their possession should have fallen into the hands of the "Giant Insect Book Sect".

The latter will also have no shortage of various blood brews.

“It’s okay even if we can’t capture anyone alive.

Using this ritual, you can bring back a corpse that has been dead for less than an hour and turn it into [Transmuted Blood], and the effect will be exactly the same."

Having said this, the pirate generals no longer had any objections.

He was eager to rush to Yucatan Island and kill everyone.

General Newman sighed:
“The kingdom first fought the Hundred Years’ War with Iris, and then the Thirty Years’ War with Lancaster.

The time spent operating in the Bantaan Islands was too short, and even though trade was opened with some Azke and Taya city-states, no reliable partners familiar with the situation on Yucatán Island were found.

They are the real experts in how to conduct a war of glory and capture living sacrifices."

dong dong dong.
Byron, who had been waiting for him to say this, suddenly reached out and knocked on the table.

"General, Grand Wizard, and my colleagues, I do have a candidate.

I wonder if you have heard of Chichen Itza, one of the three major city-states of the Taya Empire?"

Including the [Insect Swarm], a group of people suddenly became excited.

Byron clapped his hands, and with Major General Newman's approval, a figure pushed the door and walked in.

"Please allow me to introduce to you Mr. Wyandot, the grandson of the captain of the Chichen Itza Temple Guard."

When they heard his identity, everyone's eyes lit up.

The next thing is simple.

It's time for Mr. Byron to do something cool again.

Wyandot wanted Byron's help in relieving the siege of Chichen Itza.

They first used the Taya Empire's reputation, pretended to be important figures in the city-state, reached a cooperation with the Hastings Kingdom, and obtained enough benefits.

With the sincerity and title paid by Hastings, he returned to Chichen Itza to persuade the city-state leaders who were eager to cooperate with war agents but had only Castile as an option.

And he, the resource integrator, pirate general Bill/[Sea Hunter] Captain Byron Tudor, will act as the link in the middle and will leap onto the stage of Bantaan.

Become an indispensable link and a master of micro-manipulation of another chess game.

Some people may say, this is a scam! This is a blatant scam!

But who knows?
(End of this chapter)