Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 194 Holy Relic: Sword of Damocles!
A few days later, Jamestown Royal Port was decorated with lights and lanterns.

The melodious bagpipe sounds from my hometown of Hattings filled the streets and alleys, and the laughter of the city residents was everywhere.

The Governor's Office also allocated funds to bakeries throughout the city, allowing them to distribute soft and delicious white bread to civilians throughout the city for free today.
Merchant ships are exempt from port entry fees for one week, and beer and rum in pubs are 50% off
All extraordinary people can enter the Governor's Palace to attend the banquet, enjoy fine wine and food, and appreciate the circus performances of the Palace Sequence magicians, clowns, and dancers.

There will even be a knight competition, with no restrictions on background, and the winner will receive a third-level rare item as a reward.

One welfare after another ignited the entire colonial city.

"Congratulations, His Excellency the Governor. The Governor's Office is about to have a happy event."

"Congratulations, General. Mr. Bill and Miss Tilly are made for each other. There is no better match than them."

"thanks, thanks"

On the neatly manicured lawn of the Governor's Palace, the Newman brothers, Governor Jefferson Newman and Major General Elsie Newman, personally greeted the endless stream of guests.

However, both of them looked a lot thinner, and even their eyes were bloodshot, and it was obvious that they had not slept well in the past few days.

The audit team from the Tax Inspection Bureau, which came with ill intentions, put them under tremendous pressure.

But on the surface, you can't let people see that you are guilty.

The two brothers even prepared houses, carriages, and good wine for the tax officials who came to inspect, and pretended to be overjoyed to welcome the "angel".

In this tense and depressing atmosphere, they welcomed the day of Bill and Tilly's engagement.

At this moment, the two Newmans looked even more miserable than "Bill" who was forcing a smile and accepting the blessings of the guests in the crowd.

Moreover, the two of them looked up at the empty sky from time to time, as if there was something there that made them feel uneasy.

Suddenly, Major General Newman's eyes fixed on a figure in the crowd who was leisurely enjoying the food, and he apologized to the guests around him:
"Excuse me, I have to excuse myself for a moment."

He strode towards Byron, who was sitting alone in the corner eating and drinking.

Byron had already seen Major General Newman, and quickly asked him to sit down, and slipped a note into his hand:
"Your Excellency Major General, you have come at the right time. Please ask your quartermaster to help me complete the goods on the list.

I can take it with me when I leave Port Royal.

I plan to start the copper smelting furnace as soon as the smelting plant is built, so we can’t delay the construction period.”

The main business of Torrent Fortress in the future will definitely be large-scale steel production, but the good associated copper mines cannot be wasted.

Moreover, compared with steel smelting, the most primitive pyrometallurgical copper smelting has almost no threshold.

As long as you dig a big hole in the ground, put charcoal or other fuel on the bottom, and then put a layer of crushed copper ore on it, you can build the most primitive bowl-shaped furnace.

When the craftsmen use a blower to raise the temperature in the furnace to 1084°C, the copper elements in the copper ore will melt and separate from the ore, then condense into particles.

Once the slag has cooled, you can dig out the copper granules.

It is not difficult with modern technology that has been improved many times.

The advantage of cast iron is that it is cheaper, not that it performs better than copper.

Whether brass or bronze, although expensive, they have good plasticity, are tough and durable, and are not prone to explosion.

The first batch of weapons produced after the arsenal is built will definitely be used to equip flagships such as the New Golden Deer and heavy cruisers with artillery.

Since you have made up your mind to go for the [Holy Relic], there is no need to consider the cost issue at all.

We really have a mine at home, so what are we missing?

Only a gleaming bronze cannon could be worthy of a relic.

Newman, who was already anxious and angry, was choked when he saw Byron still caring about his equipment as if nothing had happened. He glared at him and whispered:

"Mr. Sea Hunter, is it time to discuss the bill of goods?

The situation is urgent, how can you still have the time to eat here?

Since we're confined here by that damn thing, you promised that even if you didn't go there yourself, you could find someone else to do it.

Where is the progress I want? ! "

Although he was extremely excited, he still didn't dare to yell at Byron.

He tugged at his collar uncomfortably, as if a sword was placed on it. The slightest movement caused cold sweat to run down his cheeks and neck.

No, it’s not just like that, but there really is a sword hanging over everyone’s head!
"Don't worry, have a drink to calm your nerves."

While Byron poured the other person a glass of wine, he silently activated the [Storm Seal Ring] that symbolized the royal power of Hastings, opened his spiritual vision and looked up at the sky.

A silver network of laws was seen hanging over the entire island.

And right above the Governor's Palace, there was a golden illusory sword that seemed to be suspended by a slender horsehair.

The sword's light was so cold and sharp that it seemed to hurt one's eyes at just one glance.

The ship's log had already identified its identity long ago; it was a former Level-0 holy relic, the Sword of Damocles!
Deeds:

"King Dionysius, an ancient king before the Silver Age, wanted to satisfy the greed of his favorite minister Damocles and teach him a lesson.

He gave him his palace and gave him full power to realize any of his desires.

However, this vain and snobbish Damocles was at the celebration banquet.

Suddenly, he looked up and saw a sharp sword with a shining cold light hanging upside down on the ceiling right above his seat.

The hilt of the sword was tied with only a horsehair, and it was about to fall on his head. He was so scared that he ran away from the table.

Then King Dionysius stepped forward and said:

"This sword is a symbol of the danger that threatens the king at every moment. As for the king's happiness and comfort, they are just appearances."

This holy relic has three symbols and three effects:
“First, it symbolizes restriction and divine punishment. Second, it symbolizes the ultimate of all rights and interests: divine authority.

Third, it symbolizes the holder's divine status and power, and is a sword with divine authority that can kill the king at will."

only.

Like a series of powerful holy relics such as the [True Cross], [Lance of Longinus], [Shroud of Turin], [Holy Grail], [Holy Foreskin], etc., it was destroyed in the unknown incident at the beginning of the era.

Only an unknown number of incomplete fragments were left, scattered in the hands of different forces, and even the church had no chance to recast them.

But just a fragment of it has the power to kill a middle-sequence transcendent.

In conjunction with the [Iron Law of Royal Power], for example, when the law is triggered, it is equivalent to really putting a knife on your neck.

It is the kind of situation where if the king wants his subject to die, the subject has to die.

The only drawback is that it is only for internal use and not for external use.

It is a powerful weapon against the subjects within its own ruling system, but has almost no killing power against external parties.

Only if you can be restored to wholeness can you gain the power to kill any king in the world.

Furthermore, the one who holds this holy relic now is not King Edward IV, but the [Kingmaker] Earl of Warwick.

No one, including other Yorkists, knew that he had such a treasure until he successfully seized power and then took it out.

How similar is the behavior of this new powerful official of the Kingdom of Hastings to that of Damocles?

Perhaps his rules of conduct come from the destiny of this holy relic.

"Plans are not as fast as changes. A few days ago, before I set out, Warwick suddenly issued an order through the legal network.

The colony of Hattings was asked to ask all the people who came with the ocean-going fleet last time to stay at Port Royal and not go out.

In fact, it is confinement to prevent accidents.

It caught us off guard.

The Newman family had no time to react before their personal freedom was restricted.

As long as the audit team gets here and sees through those fake accounts that are obviously fake.

The [Sword of Damocles] hanging above their heads will fall down with a loud bang and cut off the head of any one of them.

Whether it is Major General Newman or Governor Newman, their proud status and third-level extraordinary abilities will be of no effect.

It has nothing to do with whether the audit team has the strength to kill two third-level warriors."

Now, except for the two main officers, the Newman brothers, and Byron who has backdoor authority, the others don’t even know that there is a sword of Damocles hanging over their heads.

Byron could also make a daring guess as to what Warwick was up to:
“The Newman brothers were just minor characters in his eyes.

The reason why the "King Maker" made such a big fuss was obviously not only to check the accounts, kick out the Newman brothers, and consolidate power, but also to investigate the "Wild Hunt"!
Except for those who were present at Tlaxcopan, all other passengers of the ocean-going fleet will need to undergo a strict inspection.

If there had not been an order from above, the Newman family would not have been so kind as to provide free bread and wine and give out rare items as rewards to the extraordinary people.

But it was all for the purpose of pulling out the Wild Hunt and the 'Last Lancaster' who might be hiding in the crowd without alerting the enemy.

This guy who made great contributions to the York family is indeed an old fox. His one move completely disrupted our original plan.

Fortunately, I have a backup plan, otherwise this time it would be really dangerous."

Compared to Byron's calmness.

Major General Newman stared at him with bloodshot eyes, having not slept well for several days, and growled at him:

"I'm not in the mood to drink, please talk.

You kept telling me not to worry, but there has been no news for so many days. Did your people go there? Did you take action against the audit team?

Judging from the time, they will soon leave the first circulation zone.

We are all in the same boat. If they really come, you, as the buyer of the embezzlement case, will definitely not be able to escape."

Seeing Major General Newman's impatient look, Byron couldn't help but shake his head in his heart:
"Don't I know that once I get them to port safely, everything I have worked so hard for will vanish in an instant?
But you must remain calm when facing major events. The more panicked and confused you are, the easier it will be for the enemy to exploit your flaws.

The Newman family is just an upstart family that seized the opportunity to cling to the York family. They were promoted to earls just a few months ago and do not have the composure of a great noble.

It's really like trying to help a piece of rotten wood get rid of its weakness.

It's still too naive to fight against the old fox like Warwick, the kingmaker.

Besides, what's the point of being a mere auditor of the Chancellor of the Exchequer? I'll kill him for you when the King's envoy comes some other day."

At this time, he also discovered that on the blade of the [Sword of Damocles] in the sky, a pair of eyes slowly emerged, which were obviously those of the [King Maker] Earl Warwick.

This means that the other party has already focused his attention here.

Byron knew that the time had come. No matter what happened in the fleet over there, it would no longer have anything to do with his "York's confidant."

He smiled and patted Major General Newman on the shoulder:

"Sir, please pour me a glass of chilled wine.

Thousands of miles away, an art feast is about to begin."

At this time, Governor Jefferson Newman also walked up to him, although he was also confused.

But he still snatched the wine jug and poured him a glass of wine that was still slightly cold with a sullen face.

Under the gaze of the two, Byron held up the wine glass and shook it slightly, but his consciousness had instantly traveled thousands of miles away.

(End of this chapter)