Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 300 Astral Travel (4200)

As expected, heavy rain once again fell over the Bantaan Islands.

This is the most favorable weather for the octopus battleship to fight. Byron would be surprised if it did not choose such weather to stage a king's comeback.

call--!
The five artifact/holy relic warships formed a single column, drawing a long white line on the water, and marched towards the Windward Strait 300 kilometers away.

No one knows better than Byron how difficult it is to kill the Octopus Battleship with a three-heart and nine-brain. In order to grab the head of the Maywind, they almost went all out this time.

The Golden Deer, which was forced to serve as the fleet's flagship and lead ship due to the effect of the holy relic "Seeing the Fastest Ship";
The former flagship of the Seventh Fleet, the Tier 4 ship "Support", commanded by "Eye of the Enemy" Beretania;
Then there are the three adventure ships that rushed back from the celestial circulation belt to provide support:

[Hawkeye] James Kent's [Jackdaw]; [Magic Pig] Clegane's [Boar Warrior];
There is also the last and extremely rare female pirate captain on the sea, the Ice Witch Jeanne Sayida, and the Butterflyfish she commands.

The combat effectiveness of these five exotic warships is at least comparable to that of a standard 50-gun level 4 nominal battleship.

Such a luxurious lineup can definitely fight or even confront the May Wind and its escort fleet.

There is no need to worry that it will be like the privateering fleet in the past, which dared not to confront head-on except for ambush.

Uncle Andrew Lancaster is still in charge of the privateering fleet at the base, ready to make deep-sea deployments at any time and launch a decisive fleet salvo.

It is also to prevent the enemy from rushing into the formation of the large fleet after it has deployed its formation, and to use its own extraordinary mobility advantage to start unparalleled mowing.

On the Golden Deer alone, there are three third-level extraordinary people: Byron himself, Violet, and Jacqueline, and they are not afraid of boarding battles at all.

Even if the enemy escaped from the encirclement again and got rid of their pursuit and launched revenge, the defense of several lairs was well arranged.

The Port of Rapids is defended by the [Indestructible Fortress] Sam Leopold, while the International Port is guarded by the elder sister Catherine who has obtained the Legion's relics and is ready for a big job.

As for the last of the three major ports, Jamestown Royal Port, which seems to be empty, would be attacked by someone.
Hey, that's unfortunate.

After a battle, you ask the soldiers why there are only so few left?
"Oh, the original number of soldiers was indeed over 3,000, but now only 300 are left after a sudden attack. I can't do anything about it, right?

You also asked where the extra sailors of the Vanguard Colonial Trading Company came from?

I don't know what nonsense you are talking about. I have never understood the meaning of eating empty salaries to support soldiers for myself."

"You asked why the Royal Storehouse, which was used by the Governor's Office to pay tribute to His Majesty the King, was completely burned down, along with the account books?
People have misfortunes and blessings, and there are unexpected events in the sky.

We are all working for the kingdom, you are not going to be so petty about not putting out the fire in time, are you? "

"You ask how the May Wind was able to cross the mountains and search all the wild spice forests on the island?

You have to ask that infinite evolutionist, how would I know?"

If it really went to Port Royal, what's the point of talking about the bloody disaster? You are clearly the most beloved account-balancing saint in my "backdoor listing plan"!

Byron was in a good mood as he had made sufficient preparations in all aspects.

There was no rush to launch a deep-sea jump to the battlefield.

Instead, he held the steering wheel and started [Ride] to steer the boat himself, while taking the time to experiment with the [Execution in a Dream] that he had just loaded into his spirituality.

It is better to practice now than to be in a panic when you are attacked by dreams.

Referring to the knowledge received, the executioner will usually set a starting word that can give himself a hint when he is not yet proficient.

Byron set it up as: "Out of body!"

As the ability was activated, a brilliant colorful light shot out from the top of his head and turned into a hazy colorful light above his head.

As soon as the thought moved, the ball of light immediately changed.

Sometimes it was a swimming fish, sometimes it was a galloping horse, and sometimes it was a jellyfish and an octopus swimming freely in the air.
They are all so lifelike and indistinguishable from the real thing.

Moreover, octopuses and squids appear the most frequently, accounting for almost 80%, which also reflects a certain tendency in Byron's deepest heart that is difficult to conceal.

Violet, who was watching him silently without blinking, had no idea what she was thinking when she saw this scene. Her jade-like cheeks flushed slightly.
"Why does it seem like Byron has a special liking for sticky things like tentacles?
This was the case with my last sensory exchange. After seeing that indescribable octopus battleship, my desire to eat and my love for eating were very clear.

I have never asked him about his forbidden knowledge. Could it be that there are some unsolvable side effects?

What if I complete the 'Deep Sea Origin' ritual and end up in that form randomly? What if he wants to eat me? "

Byron was so absorbed in the wonderful experience of his spiritual journey that he was completely unaware of Violet's wild thoughts.

“Only by detaching from the heavy body and traveling in the astral body can one feel true freedom.

It’s a wonderful feeling.”

This ball of colorful light actually has its own name and is one of the seven components of the human soul: the "astral body."

As a bridge between the material and spiritual worlds, the human spirit can connect them to everyone in the world.

Even all interactive energy relationships with people, animals, plants, minerals and planets are within the purview of this astral body.

In other words, extraordinary people can realize the interconnection of all things through the astral body and the spiritual world!
Therefore, people in a series of professions such as [executioner], [medium], [gravekeeper], [coffin carrier], etc. can realize astral travel only after they have mastered the corresponding skills.

If one reaches the state of "heart and breath being in harmony", and has perfect control over one's physical and spiritual "flow" state.

One can even stay awake and at the same time release one's astral body to travel, or travel out of the body, or kill people in a dream.

If your spirituality is strong enough, you can travel thousands of miles away and be anywhere in an instant.

Of course, it would be best to have related treasures like the [Royal Orb] to protect and prevent the fragile spirit from being damaged.

After mastering this ability, one can not only enter dreams to kill people, but also forcibly seize the bodies of humans or animals of lower realms after successfully invading dreams.

It's almost like being possessed by a ghost.

But we must also pay attention to the taboos of using this ability:

“The human dream state is heavily guarded and is one of the places where a person’s mind is most powerful.

Unless you can crush the opponent in strength, or find a way to make them open the door to thieves, the defensive power in your mind will autonomously form overlapping mazes, castles, and all forms of fortifications.

Only by breaking these defenses can you truly hurt the other person's soul.

When you don’t have powerful props to help you, you should be cautious when facing a superhuman of the same level. "

Keeping the taboo in mind, Byron's astral body suddenly turned into a rainbow light and sank into the water, entering the body of a man-eating shark.

These man-eating sharks were fed by him with transmuted blood and his own blood. There was a natural master-servant relationship between them. They had no resistance to him as their master and were easily taken over. Byron, who turned into a shark, felt that he could accurately control its body to do anything.

He immediately swung his tail to accelerate, feeling the cool sea water flowing over his gills and body surface, and then turning into a vortex at the tail, pushing his streamlined body forward at high speed.

Compared with flying with [Storm Wings], it is another novel experience.

It swam around the fleet twice, then turned into a ray of colorful light and rushed into the body of a seagull above its head. After falling slightly, it flapped its wings again and soared into the sky.

Fight the wind and rain in the sky.

Soon, all the nearby marine creatures became Byron's toys. He could go anywhere in the sky and in the sea, freely and happily.

He seemed to be able to transform himself into other creatures and experience the senses and ways of survival of different creatures.

I have a deeper experience in the matter of "not being a human being".

It took a while before it escaped from the body of an underwater octopus and returned to the boat, where it transformed into another identical "Byron" opposite its original body.

He stroked his chin and muttered to himself:
“This ability is very good in other aspects, the only flaw is that the body cannot enter the dream.

It cannot be used as a means of escape.

This is mainly due to the limitations of the orthodox Ladder of Glory route, which does not involve qualitative changes in the body.

Only by obtaining the forbidden knowledge related to dreams can one complete the sublimation of blood along with the body and transform freely between matter and spirit.

Unfortunately, this is not my main focus.

Compared to the [Eternal Blood] in the Night Demon route, the various magical things in dreams are not particularly remarkable abilities.

Comparing the two routes, I still prefer eternal life.

However, this ability is indeed very useful for equipping secret execution units and secret agencies. We still need to work harder on the Star Chamber Court in the future."

The Star Chamber Court's second executioner, who was trapped like Theresa, was actually named Reilly Mark.

Judging from the main functions of this agency, it is very similar to a secret service agency, and its main targets are the domestic powerful classes, bureaucrats, and parliamentarians.

Since Byron's grandfather Henry V established this institution, most of the people selected were commoners who had no conflicts of interest with the powerful.

The same is true even now that he has joined the York family.

The biggest difference between these people and the land nobles is that one is propertyless and the other is wealthy.

After becoming obsessed with stock trading, Reilly Mark did the same thing as Theresa, and also embarked on a path of no return, using public funds to trade stocks and making a living by borrowing chickens and eggs.

Unfortunately, in the end, nothing happened and even the ability to defend the house was lost.

After one of his core abilities was taken away by Byron, he could only use the excuse that his astral body was damaged and leave his field post to become an "executioner" in the real world.

“Don’t be impatient, you have to take it step by step.

Let Reilly Mark slowly drag his colleagues into the water, and then there will be a chance to wipe out the entire Star Chamber Court in one fell swoop!
As long as I use the 'big leverage technique', I don't have to worry about them not obeying me."

At this time, Jacqueline, who had been watching from the side, came over with some curiosity.

This [chameleon] finally changed into a white dress, put black stockings on her slender legs, and wore black high heels, looking a bit playful like a girl.

She stretched out a slender finger and poked Byron's astral body curiously.

Boo!
As if a bubble had been popped, his entire being transformed into light and gas and flowed back into Byron's body and spirit, becoming one.

Whether it is Jacqueline's own [Shadow Robe] or this [Execution in Dreams], they are all scams from Byron.

While she was enjoying the benefits, she also became more wary of the outside world.

I couldn't help but sincerely ask the experts in this field:

"Cousin, the world is dangerous now, and there are all kinds of traps that are hard to guard against. If you are not careful, you will encounter bad people.

What should innocent little girls like us do when we interact with strangers? "

Byron looked his cousin up and down, and he couldn't figure out what was so naive about this guy whose skills in picking up girls were far better than his own.
You have stolen more hearts from girls than I have ever gotten supernatural powers from!
Afraid of meeting bad guys? You are the arsonist of the heart, okay?
But in the end, I decided to give her some advice from my professional perspective:
"Well, let my cousin, who is an expert at setting up traps and tricking others into doing it, teach you a lesson.

People can never make money beyond their own cognitive scope. When huge benefits beyond their cognitive scope tempt you, you must be careful.

Especially in the supernatural world where all kinds of abilities emerge in an endless stream, whenever Lao Deng asks you to consider the overall situation, then 80% of the time he is the overall situation, and you are not in this situation at all;
Whatever asks you to do at all costs, you are often the cost;

They never publicize it to the public, and they work hard and quietly, maybe they have benefits but are reluctant to share them with you;
Finally, if you promote a business as vigorously as I do, there is a high probability that there is a pit that you need to fill.

As a simple and honest person, remembering these rules may not make you soar to the sky, but it will not make you lose all your hard work in your life."

Just as she nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice, Byron changed the subject:
"Of course, if there is another major premise, everything I said before will be invalid.

That is, the person who asks you to do these things is not a bad person, but someone with an excellent reputation who you can truly trust and rely on completely.

Everything he asks you to do is probably really for your own good.

Take me for example!
My foolish sister, you are still young and cannot handle money, which is a thing that can bring chaos to people's hearts.

Why not save all your pocket money with your cousin and save a sum every year? This is called financial insurance. I will give you an annualized return of %.
Hey, why are you running? I haven't finished talking yet. Am I such an unreliable brother in your eyes? "

Jacqueline gave him the answer with her actions.

He covered his small wallet and ran away. In order to protect his wallet that had been targeted by the big bad wolf, he waved his hand and a round black hole opened, and he disappeared in an instant.

Only one sentence was left on the deck of the Golden Deer:
"Cousin, I'm going to scout the battlefield in advance and will give you the coordinates later."

After the blood sublimation was completed, the [Shadow Robe] had already become the instinct of this shadow dragon body, and all kinds of shadow spells could be used with ease.

It is much more convenient than the pawn merchant borrowing the power of ability cards.

The next moment, she jumped out of the shadows, following her mother's coordinates and arrived above the Windward Strait.

A fierce naval battle had already begun here.

(End of this chapter)