Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 192 If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight

Meganilla and Byron agreed that three military attachés would serve as liaisons with other "talents" in the Iris Colony during her absence from Bantaan.

Only then did he say goodbye and set off, preparing to return to the Old World.

When Byron was seeing his cheap aunt off to board the ship, she suddenly seemed to remember something and told him:
"The Newman family has sent me an invitation to attend the engagement ceremony between Miss Tilly and Pirate General Bill (Chapter 167).

I don't have time to spare, so you can take Jacqueline with you when the time comes.

I met Miss Tilly in Port Royal, even a hungry person like Jacqueline would not be picky about food."

Seeing her daughter pouting quietly when she came to see her off, Meganila glared at her fiercely before continuing:
"Even for a chameleon like me who is hungry and lustful everywhere, there should be a bottom line for the definition of beauty.

I don't think she would be so rude as to ruin the engagement ceremony between Mr. Bill and Miss Tilly.

What do you think, Miss Jacqueline?

The girl stuck out her pink tongue. Seeing her mother was about to get angry again, she stood at attention and saluted:
“Mother, don’t worry, I will never do anything to Miss Tilly.

After arriving in the Bantaan Islands, those married and unmarried ladies from noble families often organized gatherings, and I had already dealt with this lady a long time ago.

I always stayed away from her at parties before, and Dana, who you sent to watch me all day, can testify for me."

Meganilla was just about to breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that her troublesome daughter had finally grown up a little after suffering a loss at the hands of the Silver Empire.

At least I know not to mess with people I shouldn't mess with.

Then the girl continued to speak to herself:
“There were so many beautiful ladies at the party, both married and unmarried.

Our Governor Iris, Sanna from the Leopold family, and sisters Eve and Dorothy from the Hansen family of the Rhine Alliance, which one is not much stronger than her?

Wouldn’t it be terrible if these sweethearts thought that I had a problem with my taste?

I, Jacqueline, will never make such a stupid mistake."

When she said this, the girl who had been so smug on her face realized that she had said something wrong, and she covered her mouth and widened her almond-shaped eyes cutely.

"The Governor's daughter? Sisters? Jacqueline——!!!"

Meganilla was so angry that she almost jumped off the warship that had already left the port, and hung up this unfilial daughter who only remembered food but not beatings, and gave her a good beating.

There was a fierce light flashing in his eyes for a while, but in the end he just sighed exhaustedly and decided to turn a blind eye.

He gave Byron an apologetic look and waved his hand weakly.

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll give you more money when I come back."

She suddenly opened her red lips and uttered a series of cadenced notes in a soprano voice.

"Ahhh"

The notes vibrated the omnipresent essence, resonating and harmonizing with it, and in an instant a vivid picture appeared:

A large ship sailed away against the wind and waves. The captain, who was holding the steering wheel tightly, took off his cocked hat and saluted to the people who were seeing him off with a smile.

Then the shadow of the huge ship fell towards the warship she was on.

The latter seemed to have suddenly gained a soul of its own, with wind, waves and sails perfectly integrated, and the speed immediately increased significantly.

This is a Tier 3 [Great Singer] who gained the core ability [Soul Singer] at Tier 2:
"Singing different songs can achieve different effects such as attack, defense, movement, assistance, and gain."

Relying on this all-purpose ability, the singer has become one of the essential auxiliary extraordinary people in official and unofficial teams.

Even if there is no pastor on board to help the crew with their psychological problems, there must be a singer.

What Meganilla just sang was the symphony "The Sea and Sinbad's Ship" imitated by her singing voice. The effect was to ride the wind and waves, increase the speed by 20%, and maintain it for one hour.

of course.

Every singer has his or her own area of ​​expertise. If you fail to understand the essence and emotions of certain songs and fail to connect with them, you will not be able to sing effectively no matter how hard you try.

When they reach the third level, they can [improvise singing] and create their own exclusive songs.

It can be 100% compatible.

The higher the quality, the more widely it is known in the world, and the better the extraordinary effect it can produce.

Seeing the powerful abilities displayed by his aunt, Byron's expectations for Jacqueline, this problem child, also increased significantly.

“In addition to the money, this second-level [singer] from a famous family can make up for the shortcomings of the team.

The effect of combining the battle song with the heroic water is very worth looking forward to.

In addition, I now have Violet, a graduate of the Vinaya Academy of Arts, who majored in painting and sculpture and minored in classical dance.

Jacqueline, a dropout from the Vienna Academy of Arts who majored in opera, had to drop out due to a major incident.

I don’t know if there will be an art college dropout in the future who will allow me to complete the card collection and create a special effect.”

Byron had just turned his gaze away from the receding warship when he found that Miss [Chameleon] Jacqueline had quietly stood in front of him.

The strange smile on her face made this short-haired beauty look like a greasy veteran in the world of women.

“Now, Mr. Governor, from now on you are my captain and I am your crew member.

I don’t know why, but I felt like I had known you for a long time the first time I saw you.

If you were a girl, I would definitely want to pursue you.

However, since we are one family now, I have to take care of my good brother when there is a benefit."

As he said this, he put an arm on Byron's shoulders, with no sense of boundaries at all.

When Byron realized what she was going to say, alarm bells went off.

This girl, who was considered tall among women, stood on tiptoe and whispered in his ear:
"I heard that you are very familiar with the beautiful Miss Catherine [Flower of the North]. How about introducing her to me when you can?"

Byron glanced at her with a frown:
"not so good.

[Chameleon] Miss, you should first think carefully about your own flesh, which is less than 100 kilograms. It will be enough for a few victims to share in the future.

It is not a good quality to abandon someone after having sex with them.

And I am the Countess's [Guardian Knight]. The last woman who was obsessed with Catherine has now melted to the bone."

Jacqueline obviously didn't believe it and made a face at him:
“Stingy.

What do you mean by abandoning someone after having sex with them? Don't put it in such a harsh way.

I just want to give all girls a home, what's wrong with me?

When I love one, I also love the other in my heart.

And the spiritual purity of loving you is something that ordinary people like you simply cannot understand.

Besides, my mother and Prince Thornburg of Hattings are cousins, and Sister Catherine is the adopted daughter of the prince.

It's like, that's my cousin. When I see my cousin, I'll ask to sleep with her at night, and she will definitely agree.

Are you envious? Are you jealous? Hehehe."

Byron shrugged nonchalantly.

What a joke! Would I tell you that I have rolled on her bed eight hundred times?

"Eh? Lancaster's codeword?"

Just as he was about to retort, something suddenly occurred to him.

On the surface, he was talking to Jacqueline, but secretly the [Golden Rule] had been monitoring every move of the three Lancaster Party members behind him.

Even if we have to make contact, we must do intelligence work in advance to be prepared.

Rebellion is not like treating someone to a meal. If you are not careful, you will lose everything.

On the surface, the three men looked like normal security personnel doing their duty, but their naturally hanging fingers were moving in a rhythm that was barely noticeable.

Long, short, long, long, short
Byron read it easily and, following Lancaster's internal translation rules, converted it into normal text in his mind:

“Ms. Jacqueline has done some probing, and the target and Miss Catherine should be mere collaborators for now.

Otherwise, you should take the initiative to please Miss Jacqueline, make efforts from the side, and try every possible way to pursue Miss Catherine. "

“Not necessarily.

There is another possibility, that is, he and Miss Catherine already have an intimate relationship and he simply disdains Miss Jacqueline's small favors.

Do you think it is possible that Miss Catherine, whose power is now the most intact and even rapidly expanding, has already abandoned His Highness?"

"Shut up! We have discussed this issue internally many times.

I have faith in Miss Catherine.

Since we have seen His Highness' wanted warrant, she must have seen it as well.

Compared to us, she is the one who most desires His Highness' return.

Miss Catherine must be enduring humiliation like us, silently accumulating strength and waiting for His Highness's return.

No, not His Highness. As the last Lancaster, he is Byron I, the next destined king of the Kingdom of Hattings!
When he returns, that will be the day to bring down the false king Edward IV."

The York family originally thought that they would be able to capture the "Son of the Devil" quickly, so they issued a wanted order.

Who would have thought that after a failure near the coast, we would fail again in Anchor Bay.

Byron is getting stronger and stronger, and now he is even about to eat up Hattings' overseas colonies.

Even the news that Byron Lancaster was still alive gave these remnants infinite confidence.

"To be on the safe side, after a couple of days of getting familiar with the place, I will take the initiative to request to be transferred to Georgetown Harbor. You two will be responsible for cooperating with me.

By then, we'll have the Sea Hunter pass, which will be much better than just foolishly charging in on our own.

I heard that in the underground black market, the Port of Georgetown has become a forbidden zone that all intelligence personnel are afraid of, and its defense force is very terrifying.

Once there, I will contact Miss Catherine if I have the chance, and together we will find a way to take away the Sea Hunters' power and present it to His Majesty."

Just a few simple words, and Byron understood their general ideas.

Some of the Lancastrians managed to escape to Bantaan, but they had no intention of remaining in hiding.

After all, the Taiwanese people’s motto is: revenge is the way to go!
The most powerful former Lancastrian was Catherine, Countess of Grenville.

Now he wanted to fight in a roundabout way, borrow Iris as foreign aid, use himself as a springboard, get close to Catherine, and then accumulate strength overseas to fight back.

“Haha, this circle is considered to be a completely closed loop.

I want to use the "biggest threat" to swallow up the Newman family in one bite, or even seize the entire Hattings Colony.

The Newman family wants to use the Sea Hunter to swallow up the Greenville family's title, fiefdom and property, and then wait until the time comes to abandon my black glove and completely launder the gray assets.

Now the Lancaster Party wants to use Catherine to seize the Sea Hunter's assets and overthrow the Newman family.

This little cousin is probably not a simple playboy who only has women in his mind. She is even very likely one of the deep participants in the plan."

Although when they chose [Sea Hunter] as the entry point, it was destined to be a big mistake.

But the sight of a bunch of people placing their hopes and even their entire fortunes and lives on you, and risking their lives for you, still made Byron feel a sudden weight on his back.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight!
His understanding of this sentence suddenly became more profound than ever before.

With great power comes great responsibility.

This is not only his own life, but also the life of a large group of people.

Just as the birth of every holy relic has its historical mission, this is also the destiny that "The Last Lancaster" needs to bear.

In Byron's current position, he is no longer qualified to say irresponsibly: I don't want to play anymore and then retire to the countryside.

Is it possible for you to not play Game of Thrones?
The "Double Dragon" story in Byron's memory, which killed all his subordinates, was extremely absurd and sad.

He can't even take a step back now.

Of course I won’t return.

After realizing this, many more invisible [anchor chains] appeared on his body, making his spirituality more stable.

However, Byron decided to wait until he was promoted to the third level before finding an opportunity to summon his old subordinates to clarify his identity.

Identity is identity, power is power. Power alone cannot win people's hearts, and identity alone can easily be undermined.

Only when two swords are combined can they be invincible!

Byron simply arranged a few people and returned to the normal track of building Torrent Fortress.

The construction of ancillary facilities also started simultaneously. In the stone factories that were built first, the processing equipment should have been put into place in advance.

“I should go to Port Royal again for some autumn sweeping.

Before Torrent Fortress develops large-scale production capabilities, external transfusions must never be cut off.

As it happens, as long as they have money, the Newman family dares to sell anything.

Fortress cannons, shipbuilding equipment, mining equipment, metallurgical equipment, windmill components. Without their strong support, many things would be hard to buy even if you have money. "

However, when he prepared the boat the next day and was about to start the deep-sea jump to purchase goods.

However, he unexpectedly received a message from Major General Newman, with an anxious tone that was difficult to conceal:
"Byron, something terrible has happened, I just received the news.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has secretly sent a team of tax officials to Port Royal to conduct an audit."

(End of this chapter)