Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 279 Lancaster, Attack!
Om-!
As the accusation was raised, invisible pressure suddenly descended upon the entire reception room.

Veins popped out on the forehead of the Navy's Chief Quartermaster Mallory Barton. Even Major General Newman and Chief Comptroller Ivan Derrick, who were also at the third rank, were sweating on their foreheads, as if they were under tremendous pressure on their shoulders.

A majestic golden emblem appeared behind the Governor.

The crown, the bars, the shield, and the crossed bloody axes are the emblems of the kingdom's great prison.

Jefferson Newman's profession is a third-level [Warden] in the Inquisition sequence.

The core ability of the middle sequence is: drawing a circle to create a prison.

One can designate any walled place as a prison under his jurisdiction, and in this mystical "prison", he enjoys all the privileges of a warden.

Greatly increases strength, speed, and endurance, while giving varying degrees of negative effects to the "prisoners" who commit crimes against their superiors.

[Force Field Shackles], [Mind Numbness], [Fatigue Aura], [Confinement Maze].
The worst part is that attacking the [Warden] is equivalent to committing an aggravated crime. The more severe the attack, the more severely you will be suppressed.

They may even be directly hurt by the rebound of the law.

Some people claim to be invincible while sitting still, and [Warden] is also such an alternative player with a specialization in one subject.

His combat power is amazing in places with walls, but once he reaches an open area, his strength will immediately become that of the bottom third level.

At this time, there were walls around the reception room.

The governor gave Byron a warning on the spot for his incompetence.

'Have me tried by a military court?'

Byron pretended to be gritting his teeth and holding on.

But in my heart I felt that this guy who was posing was as funny as an actor without special effects. His show of power was not as cool as a gust of sea breeze.

I finally managed to speed up the blood flow through the "flow" state, which made my face flush and I felt like I was about to give up.

Seeing this, Major General Newman next to him finally played the red face and persuaded:

"Brother, calm down, I believe Byron also has his own difficulties.

You can’t stop people from talking.”

Jefferson finally vented the anger that had been accumulating in his heart for some time and took back his extraordinary abilities.

He turned around and sat back in his seat, leaving Byron alone standing there.

Still no good look to him.

The pressure from the Earl's Party and the Royalist Party was transmitted layer by layer. The Newman brothers could not bear it, so it was naturally transmitted downward to Byron, the "bandit-suppression commander-in-chief."

The Governor stared at him for a full half minute before continuing coldly:

"Half a month! Half a month has passed since you took office, and there has been no results so far.

Where has your glory gone when you [Sea Hunter] killed your way through Treasure Island?
Mr. Byron, can you tell me what you have been busy with recently? "

They had seen Byron obediently accept the thankless task of being the bandit suppression commander and thought they had found his weak spot.

He has his own circle, channels to get promoted to official positions, and knows the rules of aristocratic socializing, while the other party has nothing.

Since Byron Tudor, like his brothers, was a man who longed for progress, he had to be restrained by himself.

Moreover, Port Royal has the highest-level lighthouse in the Hastings Colony, which can guide the arrival of the [Iron Law of Kingship - Magna Carta] in the kingdom.

Unless they meet the Earl of Warwick holding the Sword of Damocles, who is one level higher in rank and can crush people to death, they will have no power to resist.

When facing others, the Governor's authority can be used to greatly enhance the strength of his own troops and suppress the enemy through the [Magna Carta].

At least within the Royal Port, they were not afraid that Byron, the new "big pirate", would rebel.

No matter how famous the name of "Sea Hunters" is, when you arrive at their territory, even a dragon has to coil up and even a tiger has to lie down.

Besides, Jefferson had lost even his son, so naturally he had fewer concerns about this up-and-coming talent.

Hearing his words, Byron pretended to be embarrassed:

“Your Excellency the Governor, the intelligence personnel of the Vanguard Colonial Trading Company have indeed found their hiding place.

It’s not that we are ineffective in suppressing bandits, but haven’t there been blood plagues and coral diseases on the sea recently?
It would be a shame to go into the sea rashly at this time."

Before he could finish, he was interrupted by the Governor:

"Afraid of what? They're all excuses!

Of course I know there is bloodshed at sea.

But we are the royal party who are loyal to your Majesty and have died for him. How can our awareness be so low?

Why don't you think that it is precisely because of the bloodbath that the remnants of Lancaster are trapped on an isolated island with nowhere to escape, which is a good opportunity to capture them in one fell swoop?
I also received reliable intelligence from multiple intelligence dealers.

The Lancastrians were hiding on the Iris Island of Gonave, and now they didn't even dare to flee into the water.

This is a golden opportunity for us. Are you going to just sit there and watch it slip away?
Fortune and wealth are achieved through risk. Do you still want to be a commodore?"

Major General Newman, who was in charge of playing the good guy, also chimed in:

“Byron, although what my brother said was a bit blunt, it is indeed the truth.

I heard that one of the slogans in your Pioneer Navigation Company is: If you want to succeed, you must first go crazy and charge forward regardless of everything; try once and you will become rich for three generations, and only by working hard can you avoid failure.

I agree with that.”

Before Byron could react, Quartermaster Mallory Barton and Comptroller Ivan Derrick looked at each other with flickering eyes.

As members of Newman's party like Byron, they also felt that the brothers' eating habits were really ugly.

Their eyes met, revealing dissatisfaction:
'Ever since Byron came back from Treasure Island, the governor and the general have wanted to use him but are also wary of him, and have been setting traps for him.

Appointing him as the commander-in-chief of the anti-bandit movement could have been done without making it public.

Once it is made public, it will only allow the remnants of the party to target the International Port, passively triggering a conflict between the two sides.

If it weren't for the Blood Madness blocking the way, the International Port would have been attacked by the Lancastrian Party and beaten to a bloody pulp.

Now Byron had to go after the Lancastrians at the risk of being attacked by the bloody plague.

They are not the ones who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the king.'

'Yes, the Maywind is elusive. Although the Bantaan Islands are large, who knows where it will hide?

No one else dares to go in, so you are the first one to go out. Once you meet the enemy, you may be able to escape by luck, but your subordinates will definitely suffer heavy losses.'

You really can't blame them for being dissatisfied.

Everyone follows you for the sake of profit.

If a big boss cannot even provide "incremental" growth and can only rely on depriving his subordinates of their "stock" to patch up the holes in another, how can he make his younger brothers believe that there is meat to be eaten by working with him?
Do you still want to make progress? You must be dreaming. Dreams can bring you anything.

The two of them had been watching from the sidelines before because it did not affect their interests.

But now, even the sea hunter who saved the general's life and was the most "loyal" to the Newman family had to give back to the Newman family.

He immediately realized that if the situation arose, he might become the second or third Sea Hunter.

In particular, Comptroller Ivan Derrick, in addition to being the Governor's aide-de-camp, was also the head of intelligence appointed by Edward IV.

'I am more optimistic about this sea hunter who has climbed up from the bottom to the present.

An organization can have many noble children and people with connections who share the profits and credit, but it cannot be without elite people who can fight, work hard, and do the dirty and tiring work.

He and Bill have been famous for their loyalty since their debut, and their loss is also a loss to the kingdom.'

However, it is impossible to ask them to stand up for Byron.

Byron, who was standing there, seemed to be cornered by the Newman brothers. He finally gritted his teeth and agreed:

"Well, for the sake of His Majesty, I will go.

The position of general doesn't matter to me. As a loyal minister, I hate traitors the most in my life. Traitors must die!
However, I request that some of the Port Royal staff be transferred to help."

Although the word "traitor" sounded a bit harsh, the Newman brothers took into consideration that Byron joined the gang late and they couldn't figure out who the real traitor was, so they decided to forgive him temporarily.

As long as he is willing to work hard, everything else will be easy.

As for the lives of soldiers, they are consumables. Sacrificing one's life for the sake of one's superiors' merit book is a worthy death.

The two finally smiled and stepped forward to pat Byron on the shoulder:

"I will write a troop transfer order immediately.

When you return victoriously, we will hold a banquet to celebrate your success."

soon.

Byron mobilized troops from the naval port overnight and withdrew all his privateering fleet and several naval ships that were assisting in the defense.

Only the loyal followers that Major General Newman had spent a lot of money to train were left.

At ten o'clock in the evening, they watched Byron's fleet set off and gradually disappeared into the night.

Comptroller Ivan Derrick said with some concern:
“Your Excellency the Governor, you have dispatched the main armed forces from the sea, leaving the defense of Port Royal unguarded.

If there is an invasion from outside, there will probably be chaos."

Jefferson clenched his fist confidently, and the Governor's seal ring on his finger shone brightly.

"It's okay, I will bear all the consequences.

The law is the foundation. The reason why we were able to easily drive away the Lancastrian party in Port Royal was because the local crown had changed hands.

Now your majesty's royal authority is stable, and the iron law of royal authority guided by the lighthouse is also in place.

The family's private soldiers are enough.

Whoever dares to invade, I will make sure they never return!"

however.

Just a few hours after he said this, it was the early morning when the defenders were most sleepy.

Suddenly, screams were heard from the military port where Newman's private army was stationed. Someone shouted, "It's the Coral People! Coral disease has broken out in the port!"

(End of this chapter)