Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 161: Mine are Caesar's and the gods'
Hearing this, even the well-informed Byron was sincerely amazed at Catherine's keen sense of numbers and economics, and couldn't help but applaud softly:

“Great, great.

Sister, you are such a genius that even I can't help but look at you with admiration.

There is no need to doubt it. I am very sure that once you have mastered this sword art to the highest level, even destroying an entire country will be a piece of cake."

Although it sounds simple, it is essentially the theory of "economic colonization".

Compared with the Castilians' primitive colonial method of killing and burning everywhere and fighting for territory, it is already an evolved version 2.0 or even 3.0.

Greater benefits, less trouble.

Even if you harvest others again and again, there will be countless of their citizens who will bring their own food to sing your praises and praise you for bringing civilization to the barbaric world, haha.

Catherine put away the [Mithril Guards] and the Mithril Armor on her body, and floated down onto a chaise longue.

Even though her dress was torn in many places and her white feet were bare, she still exuded a powerful aura like a queen from the inside out.

It makes the blonde girl even more beautiful and dazzling.

At a glance, Byron subconsciously leaned over to help her massage her legs.

Byron felt that even if he heard his sister call out, "Call me Your Majesty the Queen" the next moment, there would be absolutely no sense of incongruity.

"Of course."

The Prince Regent accepted Byron's compliments and raised his delicate chin, which was as white as jade:

“However, the strength of our Taiman Islands is too weak at the moment, and it is not realistic to use this kind of swordsmanship to kill a country.

It is entirely possible to plan ahead.

As for what we can do with this digital statistics function at present?
New mission: Use the Golden Law to target every pirate with a balance in their account in the territory, and collect all kinds of intelligence from them. "

Just when Byron couldn't help but prick up his ears, ready to listen to what she had to say.

But the girl turned her head and looked at the royal hound Vincent, who was already a veritable "tool man", and instructed him:

“Then, you will deliver the goods precisely to me and send salesmen to their doorsteps to bombard them from all sides.

Consumerism is on the rise.

Are you sure you don't want to get one of the same headscarves as the captain? How can you join the same circle as the old sea dogs without an entry-level pirate eyepatch?
Limited edition Fisher's sword, engrave your name on it, so that even if you die in battle one day and your face is unrecognizable, your companions will still know who you are.
Let those pirates spend their last copper ful and go back to the sea to make money!"

Byron's body tilted and he almost sprained his waist, but his face showed the expression that it should be like this.

“The first thing to do is to use big data to target the familiar, right?
Great, that's very Catherine!"

[Royal Hound] Vincent bowed and left.

This undead servant was blessed by the Golden Law. Apart from being unable to eat, drink, defecate or urinate, he looked no different from a serious living person.

He could walk freely in the sun, and Byron no longer had to take time out to impersonate him and confuse the York family.

Byron's consciousness spread far and wide along with Vincent and the legal network.

It is discovered that those who are unified by the Golden Law are not just Vincent, the long-dead undead who symbolizes the authority of "Earth".

There is also a god who symbolizes the authority of "sky", more precisely, Crystal Skull No. 3 and the corn god Yum-Cax who lives inside.

At this moment, the crystal skull hidden in the basement was also pierced by an anchor chain, becoming an organic part of the entire legal ruling system.

It resonates with the [Golden Law] and acts as a powerful law node, replacing the original position of the God of Tyranny.

The coverage of the ability [Land of Plenty] seems to have expanded a lot at once.

Byron's eyes suddenly lit up.

“Almost forgot about this baby.

The thirteen crystal skulls and the Taya gods inside them are all relics of the civilization of the indigenous Taino people.

The ability of Skeleton No. 3 is: Agriculture.

If I collect all the remaining crystal skulls, the power of nature spirits will cover agriculture, rain, sunshine, medicine, and every aspect.

What is managed is no longer just the humanized human kingdom, but the entire natural world.”

The thirteen crystal skulls symbolize thirteen kinds of knowledge related to the survival of the Taya people and the thirteen personified natural spirits (gods) in the Taya pantheon.

Itzumna, the sky god; Chayak, the rain god; Yum-kax, the corn god; Kniche-a-wa, the sun god; Kukulkan, the feathered serpent god
These gods, along with the natural spirits worshipped by the tribes, cover every aspect of this land. If you conquer them, you will integrate the animistic natural world of the Bantaan Islands!
From this perspective, the [Golden Law] is still very weak, far inferior to the Iron Law and Silver Law of the Royal Power in the Old World.

However, it combines the triple management power of God, the human world, and the underworld, and is more like a complete version of the law than the former which only has human authority.

The latter, who is obviously more powerful, is more like a castrated version whose power has been taken away by the church.

The first two owners of the Golden Code died suddenly before they had the chance to experience its magic.

No one in the world could understand the difference better than Byron and Catherine.

“With the Azik people’s Golden Code, and by gathering all the Taya people’s thirteen crystal skulls in the future, we can become the heirs of the two great civilizations from the source of the extraordinary.

Master their most essential extraordinary power.

He rules the world and the universe, and with a wave of his hand all living beings bow down to him. With another wave of his hand, winds and clouds gather together, truly competing with the [Silver Law].

The Gospel of Creation says: Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.

But if things continue like this, one day I’m afraid I’ll have to say to both of them: Take them all!
Not only will the orthodoxy of the Azik and Taya civilizations be in Taiman, but even the orthodoxy of independent humans will be in Taiman."

hiss!
This ambition only flashed through Byron's mind for a moment before he suppressed it again.

He must not let anyone else know except himself, otherwise, both the conservatives and the reformists in the church would come and chop him up first.

Of course, Byron was not prepared to use the Golden Code as the basis of his own law like Cortes did.

“The three powers of heaven, earth and man are universal in the world, but the initial ten percent of the indigenous population is not a long-term solution.

Colonialism is not unique to the Age of Exploration.

History has told us countless times that if the problems of the main ethnic group are not handled properly, the colony will collapse sooner or later.

This item can only be used as a temporary replacement.

When I am promoted to the [King] in the future, I must use my own [Iron Law of Kingship] to digest this holy relic in order to completely eliminate the troubles in the future."

Next, the two men began to sort out the spoils in the snakeskin bags, as well as the most precious gold artifacts that Byron had taken away from the Azik Empire.

"Wow."

Catherine's mouth gradually opened wider.

If the historical value of this batch of gold artifacts is not taken into account and all of them are melted into gold ingots, their value will reach 140 million pounds!

A horse cannot grow fat without night grass, and a man cannot become rich without outside wealth.

The amount Byron robbed when he risked his life to get to Azik Royal City was more than twice what the entire privateering fleet had robbed.

And there is no "Curse of the Living Dead" that can take lives.

Catherine was so excited that she hugged his head and kissed him all over.

“With this as capital, we can expand banking business to other islands as long as we are strong enough in the future.

The blood-sucking has officially begun. "

The most valuable of the other spoils was the [First Overseas Development Order of the Age of Discovery].

It is perfect for use with the [Golden Code].

The law currently only covers the three islands of the Taiman Archipelago and the adjacent territorial waters. Once it exceeds the royal territory, it will be useless.

The Development Order cooperates perfectly with the Golden Code, one consolidates the rule and the other expands the territory.

Byron believed that the Golden Empire could only exist beneath the surface for now.

But relying on their perfect combination, sooner or later Catherine will have the opportunity to use the [Supreme Art] to stab the enemy with a supreme sword that will cause deep pain in the bones!
"Next, we need to distribute the other positions of the King's Right Hand."

Byron was about to number each person on the island and set different restrictions or grant different permissions to them.

Suddenly, he noticed that an eagle with a wingspan of more than five meters, like a mythical monster, was flying from outside the island and touching his own legal network.

It circled in the sky for a while, but could not get close to the island because of the "border maze".

Then, Geronimo's voice came from the Nautilus on his waist:
"Mr. Byron, I brought Quetzalcoatl Crystal Skull No. 8 as you ordered, but why can't I see you?"

(End of this chapter)