Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 304: The Edge of the World, Conspiracy Emerges

"hiss--!"

The [Aura of Fear] that came with the ghost ship suddenly spread out, causing all living creatures to involuntarily feel their hair stand on end, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Although the ghost ship Black Coffin seemed to be dead silent, apart from the creaking of worn wooden boards, there was no sound that a normal sailboat should make.

Instead, it makes people feel even more terrifying.

The sense of oppression it brought to them was no less than that of the monstrous octopus battleship underwater.

In fact, if we simply compare the various bizarre legends circulating on the sea, the former's reputation for stopping children from crying is clearly better than the latter's.

[Mr. Crow] Nahum put away the horn, cackled twice, and fluttered his wings to land on the sail of the mainmast of the ghost ship.

It adds a bit of the flavor of the messenger of death to it.

Byron also stopped summoning Gungnir.

Just because at this moment, I could feel the other party's undisguised hostility.

He really didn't know whether the target he should throw the magic gun at, the May Wind or the Black Coffin, even if he had the only magic gun in his hand?
“Is this the Two-Faced Smith Robert, the fourth-rank heroic Coffin Bearer from the Kingdom of Castile?
How could he come so quickly? "

Meganilla, who had successfully dealt with the frigate "Resolution", naturally discovered this uninvited guest, and her heart suddenly tightened.

When she was having a meeting at the Faros Lighthouse, she almost had a head-on conflict with the other party. After returning, she naturally collected intelligence on this fourth-level hero as soon as possible.

The supernatural world dominated by the Silver Law is better in this regard.

Any powerful and extraordinary person among humans must have a name, and you may be able to directly search for the other party's public information in the "Key of Omniscience" in the public library.

Smith Robert's occupation is a fourth-level [Coffin Carrier] in the cemetery sequence.

Sequence motto: "Give rest to all things!"

In most people's impressions, this profession is usually a gloomy image of a person dressed in black with a black coffin or corpse barrel on his back.

Mainly responsible for sending the dead who died in other places back to their hometowns.

Promoted all the way to the Hero level, the corresponding fourth-level professional ability [Soul Ferry] has been awakened:
“Go back and forth at will in the spiritual world.

By sending the soul of the deceased into a specific area in the ocean of the collective subconscious of mankind, so that it does not fall into the ocean of source outside the world, you can receive a trace of spiritual gift.

You may even gain unexpected tangible and intangible "legacy" from your guests."

After [Two-Faced Man] was promoted to the fourth level, in addition to the heroic skills, he naturally also gained the qualifications to establish a guard army.

With the support of the Kingdom of Castile, he paid a huge price to capture a ghost ship that had a similar function to the Coffin Carrier, which served as his own coffin and undead guard.

Driving this ghost ship, he can not only travel in the real world, but also go directly to the world of the dead in his physical body.

Fighting with him is almost like fighting two soul-catchers, one white and one black. You can imagine how strong he is.

No one wants to mess with such a dangerous guy.

only.
Meganilla, the governor of Iris, frowned deeply at the other party.

Although this place belongs to the Windward Strait, it is only one nautical mile away from Cape St. Nicholas in Iris, and is definitely within a country's 3-nautical-mile territorial waters.

This means that the Black Coffin has entered the territory of Iris!

The lady looked back at the formation of the two allied forces, and then she summoned up the courage to shout:
“Mr. Smith, as the Governor of the Iris Colony, I am here to ask you to withdraw from our territorial waters.

Otherwise your behavior will be regarded as provocation by us.”

Da da da.
As soon as these words were spoken, the sound of footsteps finally could be heard on the dead silent ghost ship.

A tall, thin figure in leather clothing appeared at the bow.

He wore a captain's hat on his head, his long gray hair was draped behind him, his skin was pale, and his whole body exuded the cold aura of a dead person.

[Two-Faced Man] Smith ignored Meganilla's weak threat and looked directly at the Golden Deer and Maywind, who were still fighting each other, with a sneer on his face:
"Iris territorial waters? Since this is not my home turf, you all should come with me to the world of the dead!"

He held high an old whale oil lamp in his hand.

You can see a distorted human face in the green flame, with wide eyes staring viciously at everyone in front of it.

This is obviously the ghost of the ghost ship.

A ghost ship with its own consciousness, it is said to be the closest thing to a legendary battleship on the sea.

There are even rumors that the birth of the first legendary battleship in the hands of human craftsmen was inspired by the naturally born ghost ships on the sea.

Bang!
As the sparks in the lantern exploded, a bright green light flashed.

It seemed as if a touch of pale green light mixed with the sunset instantly covered the Black Coffin, the underwater May Wind, and the Golden Deer.

The figures of the three warships gradually became illusory.

This green light symbolizes the edge of the world, the boundary between life and death!
Legend has it that when a life returns or leaves, a green light will appear in the sky.

Especially at sunset, when this strange phenomenon appears on the sea, it means that the dead are traveling across the boundary between yin and yang.

The ghost ship responsible for transporting the dead can actively and forcibly drag people into the gap between the material world and the spiritual world - the edge of the world, which is commonly known as the world of the dead.

Most of the ghost ships in the world sail here, that is their absolute home ground!

Once an ordinary person falls into it, facing a terrifying ghost ship, the best outcome would probably be to be unable to live or die.

[The Two-Faced Man] Robert Smith did not care at all about Byron and his companions who were also human beings.

In other words, the Golden Deer was originally the target of the ghost ship.

Once he finds an opportunity, the "Two-Faced Man" who is shouldering the kingdom's mission would like to take away all other competitors in one go.

Not only does he want to intercept, he also wants to kill!
The smile on Smith's pale face remained unchanged, but it only looked colder:
“The rules of the game are the rules of the game.

As long as I kill all other competitors, the Kingdom of Castile will be able to essentially obtain the "right of protection" and even the right to rule the entire Bantaan Islands even if it does nothing!

Wouldn't it be more convenient to directly turn the planned archdiocese into a viceroyalty?
If the Black Coffin and I hadn't been limited in our current load, I would have swallowed up the iris as well. What a pity." The May Wind was already pulling the entire crew of the Golden Deer towards the dreamland, and suddenly a powerful force appeared in the same direction.

It was as if in a evenly matched tug-of-war game, one side suddenly gained a heavyweight new force.

The illusory anchor chain could no longer maintain their balance.

collapse--!
The anchor that Byron and Violet had made using astral light instantly collapsed, and they felt a sudden sense of weightlessness as if they were falling from a high altitude.

This time, not only everyone's consciousness, but also the entire ship was dragged down.

Byron shouted:

"Oh no! All crew members, hold on to the ropes! We are about to fall. Be prepared for impact."

In the captain's room of the underwater octopus battleship, the increasingly inhuman [Infinite Evolver] Balboa showed no surprise at this scene.

A hint of human madness flashed in his eyes:

"Gurgle gurgle. The opportunity I've been waiting for has finally come. For my Lord!"

He raised his left hand, which had turned into an anemone, and as its tentacles moved, he handed a golden compass to him.

This is the [Second Level Cursed Item: Desire Compass] that can point to the thing you want most.

The compass has three layers in total.

From top to bottom, one layer corresponds to the material world, one layer corresponds to the edge of the world, and the last layer corresponds to the sea of ​​​​source outside the material world.

This means that as long as it wants, it can pass through the world cracks and go to any level of space at will to find what it wants in its heart.

Under normal circumstances, the pointer always remains still. Don't expect it to work as diligently as its counterparts and point silently to the South Pole forever.

Only the strongest desire can drive that golden pointer to turn.

No matter it is something you want to find, a wish you want to realize, or even just a simple desire to survive, it can point you to a specific direction.

If you follow this direction, you may get the thing directly, find the corresponding clues, or encounter a series of coincidences at the right time and place to realize your desire.
All anti-divination measures cannot completely block its perception. At most, they can only blur its precise positioning from a few meters to hundreds or even thousands of meters.

It is one of the best players in the world at finding things and satisfying desires.

The only drawback: they only provide directions, and whether you can complete it depends entirely on yourself, and there is no guarantee of work after you go there.

"Gulu. My desire, Gulu, of course, is to help my Lord. Gulu will bring the Luoyan Era back to reality!"

[Infinite Evolutionist] Balboa's ideal during his lifetime was to find a new continent.

In the end the wish was fulfilled and he was also polluted there.

After he fell, his only wish was to awaken the sleeping god and allow him to return to the world.

Thinking back to the instructions given to him by the "messenger of God", the golden needle on the compass began to turn according to his desires.

From the edge of the falling world, it suddenly pointed to the spiritual world below, the Sea of ​​​​Source!

The eight incomplete tentacles suddenly danced, pulling the power from the dream and dragging the three anchored warships to turn a corner.

next moment.

With a loud "plop", they brushed past the edge of a world filled with the undead and fell into the pitch-black sea of ​​​​source together.

at the same time.

A thick milky white fog suddenly appeared on the sea northeast of the Taiman Islands in Earl Greenville's territory, and moved slowly with the northeast wind that prevails all year round.

Even the heavy rain from the sky had no effect on the white mist.

It blew slowly from the upwind position towards the bustling international port.

And in the deepest part of the fog, four other octopus warships were slowly approaching the port along with the thick fog.

The densely packed mature barnacles on its body cracked open a little, still continuously spreading mist into the air, making the fog thicker and thicker.

Apparently the other four frigates in the nine-ship Octopus Fleet were not uncaptured.

Meganilla's guess that the Maywind wanted to capture them to expand its fleet was just a confusing scheme from beginning to end.

How similar is this to the anti-fraud tactics that Byron first taught Jacqueline?
All the forces that were hunting for May Wind regarded it as the embodiment of supreme power, and taking it down was equivalent to taking down the right to protect and educate.

When the news of its appearance on the sea spread, anyone who had the ability to rush over would definitely take part in it.

The same is true of Iris, Hattings, and Castile.

No one would doubt whether there is a sinkhole waiting for them to jump in, they just flock to it for fame and fortune.

It’s exactly the same as those old men at the village entrance who heard that the annualized return of financial products is 35%.

One word: rush!

Two words: Buy it!

With huge profits at stake, no matter how strong your anti-fraud skills are, they are useless.

Perhaps only bystanders who do not care about their own interests can truly remain sober.

"When I was exploring the ocean of humanity's collective subconscious, I once read a sentence that said we should despise our opponents strategically and take them seriously tactically.

Although I know those guys are limited in power and cannot do anything bad, the [Silver Law] in the hands of the Governor is still a bit troublesome.

It would be better to let them all leave early.

Maybe I can't control the process, but the [Desire Compass] will naturally guide things in the most appropriate direction.

Even if you scream your lungs out now, no one in the entire Bantaan Islands will come to rescue you."

On the stern veranda of an octopus battleship, a young gentleman in formal suit and gold-rimmed glasses smiled and took off his hat to greet the entire port city:
"I wish everyone in the International Port a long and restful sleep!"

(End of this chapter)