Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 360: Mermaid Tears: Another Social Clock

By the father of immunology, who is immune to all diseases, boys should protect themselves when they go out. Lun, looked at the horrific scene happening before his eyes and suddenly understood everything in his heart.

The pathogenic mechanism of this fish meat is the same as the "coral disease" brought back by the May Wind.

Can spread rapidly between individuals.

It’s just that the pathogenic carriers are different. If it is coral disease that will turn people into coral people, then this is mermaid disease that will force people to become mermaids.

Eighty percent of the raw materials used were also from previous victims.

With the super-sized existence whose name would drive ordinary people crazy, all divination and identification techniques were ineffective, and a mere second-level naturalist could not find it at all.

The contributions of the crew of the Jackdaw were probably indispensable.

Now they can not only go to the sky and the sea, but also go into other people's stomachs, although this is not worth being happy about.

Byron looked up and found that he was the only one holding the fish and examining it. The uncles, aunts and uncles around him were looking at him kindly, so he quickly gritted his teeth and took a bite of the fish on his plate.

If everyone else eats and he is the only one not eating, he will seem particularly out of place.

Moreover, as believers of Dagon, the townspeople's spirituality and bloodline had long been polluted imperceptibly. In the process of fighting poison with poison, fish meat would not cause them to deteriorate.

"Well, with the collective ascension ceremony approaching tonight, another catch has arrived.

Dagon will be delighted."

The mayor, who had just hidden somewhere, came out from the crowd with a gleaming kitchen knife in his hand.

With a ferocious smile on his lips:
“Torgail, I’ll give you and the oil refinery credit for this.

Pick a first-level one for yourself."

Then he placed his right foot on the head of the second-level [Naturalist] in the adventure ship team and stabbed him with a knife, then skillfully skinned and boned him.

The 3rd to 5th cervical vertebrae of the big fish were quickly removed, and the crystal clear bone marrow was carefully taken out.

A strange and refreshing aroma immediately spread out, and even the smell of stinky pickled fish was easily suppressed.

"Gudong!" "Gudong!".
There was a loud sound of swallowing saliva among the crowd.

The mayor's eyes, which had begun to change and looked like dead fish, swept across the crowd, and everyone suddenly fell silent.

Then he looked down at the crystal-like bone marrow in his hand and said intoxicatedly:

"The second-level [Mermaid's Tears] is enough to allow me to take a step further."

Then he swallowed it in one gulp.

A circle of spiritual brilliance spread out from behind his head, and his aura became much stronger.

Byron could see that this was a powerful second-level transcendent who was not far from holding the second bloodline sublimation ceremony to be promoted to the third level.

On the other side, the workshop owner also deftly took out a portion of "Mermaid's Tears" which was obviously much smaller from a big fish transformed from a first-level [Pirate].

He couldn't wait to swallow it in one gulp and even licked his fingers clean.

The next moment, a circle of spiritual glow exploded, and he actually awakened spiritually on the spot.

The two people who had received great benefits immediately knelt on the ground and prayed devoutly:

"My Lord, be merciful. Thank you Dagon for giving us food, technology, and products, so that we can be prosperous."

Although the others didn't get to eat it, they all shouted along:

"My Lord, be merciful. Thank you Dagon for giving us food, technology, and products, so that we can be prosperous."

Byron followed suit and searched the memory of the possessed object again, and found the description of the mermaid's tears.

Human beings’ position in the center of the world symbolizes “change”, which is the most basic common sense at the bottom of the extraordinary world.

If you want to take advantage of this "change", in addition to teaching others to cultivate a relatively peaceful mind and will, the most direct way is to eat!
The [Blood of Transmutation] under the power of Lilith, the Mother of Creation; and the [Philosopher's Stone] under the power of Mammon, the Worm of Greed, are both about this aspect of knowledge.

Kraken, the sleeping god, apparently also has a way of using humans.

It is this extraordinary material called "Mermaid's Tears".

The transmission ability of mermaid disease is far less than that of coral disease, and it can only be spread through "blindly eating fish".

But their bodies can produce precious "Mermaid Tears", which are more effective than the soul-awakening potions and spices of the Old World.

It can achieve spiritual awakening and improvement without any side effects, and is also the favorite sacrifice of Dagon, the Nightmare of the Abyss.

The output ratio of ordinary people after becoming big fish is about ten to one, with small quantity and low quality. Extraordinary people can have 100% output, and the higher the rank, the better the quality.

Moreover, the prosperity of the entire town is actually built on this extraordinary material.

Taking advantage of the townspeople’s emotional agitation, Violet’s [Nightmare Walk] also saw the memories rooted deep in their hearts:

"Hunting the natives on the continent, after "blindly eating fish" to offer to Dagon, in exchange for gems, gold, corals, whale oil technology, and inexhaustible fish catches from the seabed; everyone can inherit a property in the town by working a maximum of eight hours a day, and live a decent life without worries about food and clothing;
They must marry at the age of 18 at the latest, and their partners can only be mixed-race people from other islands with Taiwanese blood. A couple must have at least four children before the age of 40.
The more children you have, the better the benefits you receive.

If you live peacefully until you are 40, you can retire and stop working.

The body gradually "ascends", and after several months of alienation, it completely sheds its human form and enters the sea to become a deep-sea clan."

The two of them have been observing all the way until now and have discovered that Kuroshio Town and other nearby towns obviously have their own set of [Social Clocks], which are completely different from those on the Old Continent.

“They are keeping humans in captivity!

This is not a normal social clock, but a 'feeding schedule' of the gods!
These mixed-race people are connected to the Taiwanese people on one end and to the indigenous peoples of the New World on the other. As believers, they have two roles: one is to provide mental strength and the other is to provide an anchor.

The previous moments of life were all very beautiful, except for the so-called "ascension" at the age of forty. In fact, it took almost a lifetime to be eaten up bit by bit by the gods that one believed in.

By the time he was forty, only the dregs of his animal nature were left, and he could no longer maintain his human form.

By the way, I'll make use of my remaining energy and serve as cannon fodder for Dagon.

The story of being a great family is just a lie!"

There is a "flame of art" dancing in Violet's beautiful sapphire eyes.

Although these people were no longer her people, treating believers like animals still touched her bottom line, which was already low.

At this time, Byron said leisurely:
“Even if I tell them the truth, will they resist?”

The girl was startled for a moment, then she reacted and bit her cherry-colored lips.

Although somewhat unwilling, he had to admit:
"I'm afraid not."

Even if we don't know what the living conditions are like in the New World, referring to the statistics made during the Dark Millennium in the Old World, the average life expectancy of civilians was less than 35 years old, and 40 years old was already considered a real old man.

They also have to do endless work from morning to night, and the food they eat is hard to describe, not to mention the psychological pursuit of "living a decent life".

Compared with them, the residents here can live peacefully until they are forty years old and then "die". What is there to be dissatisfied about?

more importantly.

Town residents also have the opportunity to share some of the "Mermaid's Tears" by making more sacrifices.

Every animal has the opportunity to jump out of the pen and become a transcendent and the ruling class among the clan.

Even if they knew the truth, there was no ground for resistance.

Byron couldn't help but think of a story about aliens preparing to rule mankind:

"Poor Blue Star people, you will have to work for me for eight hours a day from now on. I will only provide you with three meals a day plus snacks, and you will only have milk in the morning, and you will only have an hour for lunch break.

Bonuses are only paid three times a year, and there is only two months of annual leave.

The most cruel thing is that your salary is only increased once every four months.

Overtime work can only get triple pay, and one hour of fitness is required after get off work.

You will die of exhaustion! Hehehe"

Let me ask, who can withstand this kind of "slavery"?
The Deep Dive Church's ruling model for these affiliated towns is not much different from that of the alien visitor.

If the same "slavery" model is replicated throughout the Old World, I'm afraid countless civilians will roar in anger at the foreign enslavers:

"Father, I know where those kings and nobles are hiding. Come with me, and we will wipe out the rebels together!"

They ultimately chose to let go of their desire to help others, respect the fate of others, protect their own interests, and promote the growth of others.

Because the premise for this model to be effective is to have sufficient materials. It can be maintained when there are few people, but it is simply unrealistic when there are too many people.

And the two of them just represent the most advanced productivity in the Old Continent at present!

At this time, the big fish on the ground had been dragged into the pool in the center of the square by the townspeople.

The dark clouds in the sky suddenly dispersed, revealing a blood-red moon unique to the New World.

Soon, accompanied by the sound of the tide, Byron once again smelled the unique scent of the Source Sea.

Just like what the residents of Kuroshio Town sang in their poem:
"One day, the deep-sea creatures crawling in the mud will carve themselves on stone slabs and receive worship from the creatures on land."

The Sea of ​​Element is obviously a wider ocean than the sea, but it is like a quagmire and a sewer, always filled with a foul smell that makes normal people uncomfortable.

But these fallen ones seemed to like it very much, and they knelt on the ground, fascinated.

The official collective ascension ceremony has finally begun.

With the pool as the center, the town in front of us gradually became hazy as if covered by a layer of fog, while another Kuroshio Town that seemed to be hidden in a dream gradually emerged.

Through the light and shadow that bordered reality and illusion, Byron finally saw the traces of the Jackdaw and the missing crew members here.

(End of this chapter)