Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 185 Zhishen Mine Cave, Calling for Human Shield

Byron spent most of the night flying in circles in a spiral shape, centered on the mouth of the Candelaria River.

The more I look at this place, the more satisfied I am.

"Violet's first requirement for building a dock and fortress city is to have a deep-water bay, gulf or port.

There is a long deep-water coastline nearby, which can accommodate large ships for docking and construction, not to mention wooden sailing ships with a draft depth of no more than ten meters.

Even if technology is upgraded in the future, there will be no problem in building iron-ribbed wooden-hulled ships, ironclad ships, and even more advanced steel battleships.

The port’s natural barrier also protects the dock from wind, waves and other adverse weather conditions at sea.”

“Requirement 2: Near the mouth of a large river, met.

There is a Candelaria River that extends from the interior of the peninsula, which is one of the six major rivers on Yucatán.

The abundant water resources can be fully utilized for water transportation and logistics, reducing costs and improving efficiency.

Just be careful as the river is full of giant anacondas.”

“Requirement three: Abundant building materials. There are large areas of limestone, granite, and obsidian nearby, enough to build several fortresses.

Obsidian is also known as dragon crystal. It can naturally harm spirits such as evil spirits and nature spirits. It is a must-have for building cities overseas.

Requirement 4: Close to a city with large freight demand. It is sandwiched between Uxmal and Chichen Itza and closest to Tayapan upstream.

It is next to the main east-west shipping route, so its location is extremely advantageous.

When building a city, you can also recruit people from nearby city-states. The [Bear Spirit Warriors] who can manipulate earth and stone are very good. "

They have both signed a franchise agreement.

The Vanguard Colonial Company can set up branches or representative offices in all city-states that receive assistance from Byron.

They have the right to build fortresses on the land designated by the relevant parties to protect their own trading posts.

As well as appointing full-power governors, recruiting soldiers, and developing further cooperation with local rulers in many aspects.

This was originally a wasteland that had not been developed by the Taya people, and Byron did not think there would be any problem in this regard.

Moreover, it is located right in the middle of the crescent-shaped Yucatan Island.

It is very convenient to go north to the shattered Azik Empire or south to the heart of the Taya Empire.

The ironware, swords, guns and other products produced can be dumped throughout the Yucatan region through sea transportation, and the Golden Law and the scope of military projection can be expanded with this as the center.

Economic colonization begins from now on!

"There is no problem with the necessary mineral resources. The amount of reserves is not yet certain, but at least it is certain that they exist."

Byron flapped his wings and flew to the outside of a mine located in a river valley.

There were mountains of red and yellow waste here. Without the insight of the [Ship's Log], he could recognize that they were the hematite and chalcopyrite he was looking for!
When we were patrolling just now, we also found what the natives called "black flammable stones".

As for the exact amount of reserves, he couldn't tell with his naked eyes.

It is necessary to invite the corresponding naturalists, prophets, craftsmen of the Tower Sequence and treasure hunters of the Wilderness Sequence to jointly evaluate and come up with a prediction report.

Even if coal reserves are insufficient, there is a tropical river with abundant water, which can be used to transport coal from other inland areas.

“The location conditions are perfect, but the mineral conditions are slightly flawed.

Now there is only one last critical issue left. Clear the restricted areas everywhere!"

Byron looked at the deep mine in front of him, and felt the hairs on Falcon Alvin's body stand up unconsciously.

There's something in the mine.

Without the help of any props, the light of the [Golden Law] flashed slightly, and Byron connected with his gunner Wyandotte.

This communication method can not only transmit sound, but also images.

The King’s Right Hand: one king, one queen, two chariots, two bishops (or prime ministers), two knights, and eight guards, a total of sixteen positions.

Among the core members of the Vanguard Pilot Colonial Trading Company, the [Mithril Dragon] Catherine, who holds the financial power, is the regent;

[Guardian Knight] Bruch is a chariot;
[Blood Red Whiskey] Alfred is a knight;
[Phantom Blade] Gus, [Honest Man] Eight Fingers, [Shipwright] Little Hans, and [Gunner] Wyandot each took a guard position.

Only core members who are proven to be capable and absolutely loyal can be recruited into the King's Right Hand. In order to avoid having too many people, there are only seven of them in total.

However, the Golden Law is still too weak, and the status bonus they obtain is not obvious. Currently, the most commonly used method is instant messaging.

Much stronger than the Echo Conch for long-distance communication or the Nautilus for short-distance communication.

"Wyandotte, this is the place you were talking about, right? The Zhishen Mine Cave?"

Byron saw the figure of the indigenous youth, and he nodded seriously.
"Yes, Captain.

When a small tribe dug out gold from here, our three major city-states fought for it.

But suddenly one day, the slaves in charge of mining dug through a cave with many connections under the limestone layer, and released a terrifying monster - [Zhi Shen]!
[Zhi Shen] is essentially a natural spirit that has degenerated into bestiality and turned into a grotesque form.

It has no real entity, and the nearby leeches, cockroaches, fleas, head lice, locusts, earthworms, rats, mosquitoes, flies, and other dirty insects are all part of it.

As long as you enter that hot and humid mine, every insect you encounter could be an insect god.

very dangerous.

The most important thing is that the mine is interconnected, and we cannot be sure that we will not encounter Him if we mine from other places."

At this point, Wyandotte paused:
"Captain, do you need me to mobilize some people from Chichen Itza to help?"

Byron rejected his proposal and smiled mysteriously:
"No, I have a way to solve it."

He had been busy all night investigating locations, and daybreak had already arrived.

The main body has already gathered the crew and is ready to go.

The sea water in the nearby bay suddenly rolled violently and formed layers.

Then, the Golden Deer, which launched a deep-sea jump, rushed out from the waves.

"Land, set up camp, build a forward base and a simple dock."

"Yes, Captain!"

A group of ferocious pirates rushed ashore howling with boarding axes in hand.

These people are all his core team.

In view of the recent traitor incident, Byron deeply felt that "loyalty" could only be used as a means of monitoring and could not fundamentally prevent the crew from betraying.

The fact that he had obtained a Fiddler Crab was not suitable for him to make it known to everyone and attract the fire of the Barbary pirates.

Therefore, in addition to the Ten Commandments of Pirates, all the core members of the Golden Hind signed an additional vassal contract endorsed by the Golden Law.

Alfred had signed a copy of [Blood Red Whiskey] back then.

The contract document was notarized personally by the fifth-level legendary [Lawyer] Mad King Henry VI, who communicated the iron law of royal power when he was sober.

As long as you sign it, if you violate it, you will suffer direct backlash from the power of the law.

Even those in the middle sequence have a high probability of being severely damaged, and those in the low sequence will be 100% killed on the spot.

The content is similar to the ones signed between "Bill" and the York family, and between "Byron Tudor" and the Newman family.

Aristocrats with large fortunes would not sign this thing, but it is very necessary to use it to recruit a group of "trusted" subordinates.

These elite soldiers on the ship, who are selected from the entire privateering fleet, will also be Byron's first choice for building the Guards in the next step, and will enjoy the greatest allocation of resources.

Loyalty in exchange for resources, that's reasonable.

The first step for the pirates after they came ashore was not to rush into the mine to clear out the restricted area.

Instead, they set up camp and built several layers of fortifications, including defenses against large creatures, humanoid creatures, and small creatures.

Then, Byron slowly took out a Nautilus for short-range communication and connected with the great wizard [Swarm] of the Bloodthirsty Cult's "Book of Giant Insects".

"Teacher, are you interested in rare insects? I found a very special one during my exploration.

You want me to stay here and wait for you to come over?
Okay, okay, don't worry, I will help you protect the scene.

No need to thank me, why are you being so polite to me? This is what I, as a disciple, should do."

(End of this chapter)