Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 189: Torrent Fortress, Auntie Visits
It is located on a high ground by the sea overlooking the entire planned port area.

Several tall, colorful totem poles were erected at the four corners by a group of bear spirit warriors. The main body of each totem pole was a giant bear.

dong dong dong.
A group of shamans beat sacrificial drums and chanted together in the ancient Tanya language:
“Giant Bear Spirit Graham!
You are the incarnation of the god of war, the forest is your fur, the mountains are your arms, and the plateau is your head."

A golden halo exploded.

Roar--!
One after another, giant bear guardian spirits leaped out from the totem poles and slammed heavily to the ground.

Dozens of bear spirit warriors around also transformed into a large group of oppressive brown bears.

They swung their bamboo basket-sized front paws together and pounded the ground hard.

With a loud bang, the entire high ground suddenly became shorter.

Then the giant bears continued to hammer repeatedly, and the top of the high ground lowered bit by bit, and became flat and even smooth little by little.

Even soil, under this level of pressure, acquires an amazing strength that is no less than that of steel.

Byron stood in the air, overlooking the entire construction site, the strong wind from high altitude making his clothes rustle.

Seeing the fantastic construction progress, he nodded repeatedly with satisfaction:

“Compared to the Ladder of Glory, the biggest advantage of the forbidden knowledge popular overseas is that it has a stronger ability to transform humans and the natural world.

The Taino people were clearly still a primitive slave society, but the rock city-states, pyramids, and temples they built were more magnificent than each other.

Compared with this advantage, the cost does not seem so unacceptable. "

The price that the [Eagle Spirit Warrior] has to pay is that he will suffer from farsightedness and will not be able to see things that are nearby clearly.

The [Bear Spirit Warrior] needs to enter a powerless hibernation state for at least seven days every year. The longer the hibernation time, the faster the strength increases.

But once caught by the enemy, you can only be slaughtered at will.

“In contrast, in the feudal old continent, it would cost an astronomical amount of money to build and maintain a castle.

Only very wealthy and powerful lords could afford it, and it was by no means a standard feature of all landed nobles.

Many castles of hereditary nobles were built bit by bit over several generations.”

“And if it were in the Old World, every castle would require a Crenel Permit issued by the king before it could be built.

Because the battlements are the key that distinguishes a castle as a military facility from other civilian buildings.

It can be used to defend against foreign enemies, and it can also be used to resist the king.

Only with the king's permission can one draw upon the power of the [Silver Law], build a local legal network within one's own territory, and exercise one's own lordship."

Byron took out a roll of "Pioneering Order" issued by Jamestown in Port Royal, and the signature on it was shining brightly.

A thick illusory anchor chain sank into the void, pulling the power of the Silver Law here.

"I have this 'Development Order' that has obtained all necessary authorizations. I can build the city at will without applying for an additional 'Creiling Permit'.

In this first corporate colony under the Vanguard Navigation Trading Company, you enjoy all the privileges comparable to those of a king.

On the surface, I am using the Magna Carta of the Kingdom of Hastings as a cover, but in fact, it is my [Golden Law] that will truly rule here.

And with the Taiman Islands as the origin and this core fortress as the bridgehead, it will radiate to the entire Yucatan Island through the dumping of goods. "

After confirming that the quality of the foundation far exceeded the standards initially expected, Byron flew down from the sky.

When it was about to approach the ground, it fell to the ground as lightly as a leaf.

This attracted many native girls with bear ears to look at him sideways.

Siwatl, the chief female shaman of Uxmal, who was the chief engineer of the city, immediately came up with a roll of blueprints:
"Sir, what do you think of our technology?"

Byron gave a thumbs up and praised generously:

“It’s far beyond what I thought.

Although the Taino people did not enter the Bronze Age, they had extremely high attainments in mathematics, astronomy, architecture, art, and so on.

In particular, many of the [Bear Spirit Warriors] can be called master builders, and are no worse than the [Sculptors] in the Palace Sequence.

Even ordinary people with just a little knowledge of mathematics can become excellent workers that this city will need in the future.

Without you, even building the fortress's foundation would probably take years.

I cannot thank you enough. ”

Hearing Byron's thanks, Sivartel waved his hands hastily:

"You are very kind, Mr. Byron.

In fact, we all know that among all the outsiders, only the Castilians seem to be the most hostile to us.

But in reality most outsiders think we are a stupid, foolish and inferior race.

If you hadn't sent a specialist from the trade company, we wouldn't know how many more precious specialties we would have to sell at a low price just to exchange for a steel dagger in their hands.

We shamans are the most sensitive to spirits, but you are the only one who always treats us equally, without any discrimination in your heart. You have also helped us through difficult times time and again.

Once the fortress and various supporting facilities are built, it will also be of great benefit to us.

I know you must have your own interests to consider, but isn't a mutually beneficial relationship more stable?
Leave the fortress to us, and you can rest assured."

Byron couldn't help but sigh that the co-existence factions such as Sivatel and Geronimo were also wise, at least not naive and short-sighted, and the two sides could definitely further deepen their cooperation.

They even supported them to become their agents, using the weapons and ships they provided to rule more states and tribes on this land.

It also reaped endless profits for its economic colonial empire, the "Holy Golden Empire".

"Mr. Byron, I still don't understand a lot about your fortress design, so I'd like to ask you for your advice.

I have seen many works by [painters] of the Palace sequence of outsiders, and most of the castles in them are different from this design. "

Sivatel said as he unfolded the fortress design in his hand.

At the very top was a line of small words: "Large Bastion, Torrent Fortress." This was the name Violet had given to her new home.

Below is a large area of ​​graphics and text that would confuse ordinary people.

Byron did not hide anything and explained the principle to her openly:
"Great Shaman, the history of human warfare is the history of the confrontation between spear and shield.

Just as the emergence of heavy flintlock rifles eliminated ordinary knight armor, the emergence of artillery also eliminated the original ordinary castles.

In the past, most castles on the Old World were convex polygon castle templates.

In the process of castle defense, the defending side's equipment is relatively simple. At most, they design some battlements, corner towers, and towers to reduce the difficulty of observation, increase the attack angle, and so on.

However, when such a castle encounters artillery with unprecedentedly powerful firepower, even if the design of those artillery is very crude, it will not be able to withstand a few rounds of artillery bombardment and will be broken.

Except for those with a long history, most traditional castles have gradually faded out of history.

The new type of military facility, the bastion, is not mysterious at all. In fact, it simply transforms the previous fortress from a convex polygon into a concave polygon.

Then place large-caliber artillery inside and equip it with sufficient musketeers.

The main purpose is to increase the shooting points. No matter from which angle the attacking party launches the attack, it will be locked by at least two or more defensive firepower points.

This creates a three-dimensional cross-fire coverage.

This is the design of the Stromgarde Castle in front of us.

Among the three-layer structure, the bottom layer is solid, with only a gate at the front and back, and a convex bastion at each corner to house heavy artillery.

There are also four salient bastions on the second layer, which are nested within each other, leaving no blind spots in defense.

Then, according to the standards of Anchor Bay, large-caliber fortress guns were installed on hundreds of gun positions.

The main gun of a second-class battleship is only 32 pounds, but the largest fortress gun can reach an astonishing 68 pounds.

In conjunction with specific tactics, the Bastion has prepared various prescriptions for the attackers.

As soon as it came out, it was called "arsenic plus chili, poisonous and spicy" by the "fortress experts" in the fortress sequence.

In this era when various firearms have become widely popular, bastions are the strongest shield in land warfare!

"Great Shaman, although building a bastion takes considerable energy and wealth, besieging it is equally time-consuming and laborious.

There are records on the mainland that a siege of a bastion often lasts for months or even years.

During the limited seasons suitable for warfare each year, a commander would be lucky if he could capture one or two bastion fortresses in the border areas.

The most famous of the Old World is the border fortification zone of the Iris Kingdom, and their capital has also been built into a large fortress.

It is said that even with a 7:1 advantage in military strength, it would take about 20 to 30 days to capture a bastion, and each bastion was a hard nut that could break the enemy's teeth.

Once our Stromgarde Fort is built, it will be almost impossible for conventional fleets from other countries to break through here."

After seeing off the great shaman who had learned new knowledge and was full of joy, another problem was immediately put before Byron.

“It will take some time before the Treasure Island that only appears every prime number year appears.

Before preparing for the ceremony, my first task was to arrange Violet's new home.

The construction can be done slowly, but it is a big challenge to fully configure the fortress sequence of fortress experts, fortress guards, and musketeers.

It is too slow to train people from scratch. My team seems to be expanding very quickly, but it is still too small compared to the demand.

Moreover, Violet's Torrent Fortress requires a team of people, so doesn't Catherine's Earl Georgetown Castle also need one?
We cannot favor one over the other in this kind of thing.

Ah, please give me some third-level [Fortress Experts]."

He scratched his messy hair in distress, and when he looked up, he found that a warship with the iris flag suddenly appeared on the sea in the distance.

Byron recognized it immediately. It was Meganilla, the Iris Kingdom's special envoy to the Bantaan Islands, and also the flagship of his cheap aunt.

"Hey, what is she doing here?"

(End of this chapter)