Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 369: The Dual Kings Meeting: The Sailboat Collector, Phantom in a Bottle

The "Bridgehead" marked on the nautical chart is located at the northernmost tip of all the islands affiliated with the Deep Diving Church. It is also the first stop for a sailboat to reach the New World after crossing the "World Serpent Celestial Circumference Belt" under normal circumstances.

There are mountains, forests and fresh water on the island. Although the soil is too poor to grow much food, it deserves the name of a "bridgehead".

It is quite reasonable for the West Coast Pirate King [Ocean Throne] Barbarossa Hayreddin to call on all adventurers to gather here.

At the junction of the sky and the sea, the setting sun was as red as blood, casting long shadows on the sea for the masts densely packed like a jungle in the anchorage at the edge of the island.

In just one day, in addition to the main fleet of the Barbary pirates, hundreds of adventure ships had arrived here.

Moreover, if you open your spiritual vision and take a look, you will see that most of the adventure ships that have come here are shining with bright spiritual light. They are all rare warships that are rarely seen in other places.

Even if the battleship is ordinary, there must be a sea monster lurking underwater that is no less powerful than a strange battleship.

A "monster" surrounded by them, which was extremely large and almost the size of a second-class ship, stood out from the crowd.

That was the flagship of the fifth-rank pirate king Ocean Throne, the Deep Sea Hades.

But everyone knows that this seemingly invincible pirate ship is just an ordinary means of transportation for Hayreddin.

The giant sea monster he raised, whose subjugation level was at least equivalent to that of a first-class ship, was the real [King of the Deep Sea]!
Boom!Boom!
Under the setting sun, two adventure ships, the Jackdaw and the Ironclad Clamp, were led by a dock pilot, and they reefed their sails, dropped anchor, and docked in the anchorage in the bay.

With Violet, a third-level master craftsman, repairing the Ironclad Clamp’s damaged rudder was just a matter of a snap of the fingers.

However, the Golden Deer, one of the three rare warships, was nowhere to be seen, and none of Byron's pirate officers showed up either.

The two captains, Hawkeye James and [Beast Tamer] Jefferson, each brought their trusted crew members to the dock and nodded to each other:

"Captain James."

"Captain Jefferson."

This pair of brothers, who were almost eaten as a feast by the cultists, now have significantly more hair on their bodies than when they were on Kuroshio Island.

There seemed to be a slight green tint in his eyes, which was exactly the same as the symptoms of the blue-haired Barbarossa Helding.

They were obviously impressed by the "noble sentiments" of Mr. Byron, the Sea Hunter, and were willing to kneel down at his feet. They also accepted the witchcraft transformation of "Bloodborne".

The latter are coyotes, the former are jackals.

James had learned the "Voodoo Rituals" on the ship, and even used his own targets to cultivate a group of resurrected corpses, but because they were completely inedible, they had long been disposed of by the Son of God and his men.

After the crew was badly beaten, there was a serious shortage of manpower, which led to a sharp drop in the strength of the entire ship. For the time being, they could only think of ways to work hard on themselves.

Byron's Black Magic is undoubtedly the best choice at the moment.

However, Jefferson was not in any serious trouble with the small sea monster [Ironclad Pistol Shrimp] that was dragged into the deep sea by the Son of God and the Goddess. After the battle, they found it back in a wine bottle that was cast with black magic.

The combat effectiveness remains relatively intact.

"Is this the bridgehead? It doesn't look as scary as Mr. Sea Hunter said."

Standing at the old pier that had obviously been hastily renovated, and looking at the island's mix of old and new buildings, both of them couldn't help but feel confused.

Byron, who had not been here in person but had silently used [Servant Synesthesia] to observe the island with the help of the two people's vision, felt the same way.

Obviously, as an "offshore balancer" inherited from his ancestors, how could he make a rash bet and take risks when the situation is still unclear?

The main body, still hiding on the Golden Deer, took out the logbook of the Crazy Clown Koraskin, which recorded:

"Luo Yan Ji (crossed out) January 1472, 1 in the Silver Era.

Ga, gga, we searched for another half a month according to the markings on the nautical chart. Just when we were about to give up, an inexplicable ocean current appeared and brought us to our destination.

That must be the guidance of the great existence in my ear.

This is a human relic located on an isolated island.

Yes, although the bridgehead was damp and cold, half of the buildings were soaked in water, and there were huge calcified scales everywhere (crossed out), but they must have belonged to humans.

I know this is normal, very normal, and this is how it should be where humans live.

My intuition tells me that this place is probably not far from the new world that everyone is looking for."

In a small town on Bridgehead Island that is not much bigger than Kuroshio Town, half of the buildings are indeed submerged in water and half are on land. No huge scales are seen, and it seems that they have been cleaned up artificially.

In the part that was not flooded, a lot of wooden buildings were built, and it seemed that even hotels, taverns, and prostitutes' clubs were built.

A huge illuminated sign was hung up for fear that others would not see it.

Just as flowers and plants grow towards the sun, people always move towards profit. Wherever there is profit, there will inevitably be businessmen.

Soon the pirate business that depends on trade routes will also be in full swing.

This is the natural rule of the social ecological chain, which has been maintained for thousands of years and will continue to be maintained.

Several Remit people, who were obviously from the gold and yuan sequence and were covered in jewels, were coming in and out. It was obvious that this was their industry.

Byron could see business opportunities in the New World and new shipping routes and set up a transit service station on the Great Bear Islands. Naturally, these guys with a keen sense of money could do the same.

It’s just that one is doing business on the way here, and the other is doing business on the way back.

"But are these people really not afraid of death for the sake of money? Or have the anomalies on this island actually been resolved by the Pirate King?"

After conquering the goddess Freya, Byron had learned some details about the island.

The deep-sea followers all knew that their ancestors had experienced a "collective ascension" on the bridgehead, which allowed them to all become followers serving the [Sleeping God].

But few people know that although they are both called "ascension" ceremonies, their essences are completely different.

The overall ascension of the bridgehead is to hold a ceremony using the cursed object [Luoyan City Textbook] to imitate the Luoyan City, which is half on land and half in water, half in reality and half in dreams, and turn itself upside down.

Half of it flipped to the Sea of ​​Element, and was also replaced by the mirror island of the Sea of ​​Element.

All the exiled people in the Bay also completed their fall into the "animal side" and embraced the teachings of Luoyan City to achieve the sublimation of their bloodline.

The [Golden Big Joker] from the Joker, obtained by Koraskin, most likely took advantage of that opportunity to come to the material world from the Sea of ​​​​Source.

Even though Byron's real body was not here, he could vaguely sense that there was a world crack of a considerable level on the island, which had not been sealed or bridged.

The danger still exists.

It’s a pity that the Son of God and the Goddess are actually not very old. The reason they can reach the fourth level at such a young age is purely because of their good breeding. They are strictly forbidden by Dagon to approach the island, and they don’t know much about the inside story.

Fortunately, before he and the two adventure captains could ponder for too long and decide whether to advance or retreat, someone came forward to answer their questions:
"Welcome to Bridgehead Port. The two captains are indeed the elite adventurers who were able to reach the New World for the first time. Can you see the strangeness of this island?" Byron looked back from the perspective of the two men and couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the figures of the people coming.

Even though I am tens of thousands of miles away from my hometown, I met an old acquaintance again.

——The one from the Golden Palm Trading Company who first sold Bruch to him, then called on his friends to buy real estate in the International Port, and opened an online store in the Financial Center to invest in the stock market. He could be said to be the Rimet profiteer [Golden Eyes] Michael, who was his own god assist.

After relying on Byron, he was successfully promoted to the second level because of his good eye for people.

Unexpectedly, he would be the pioneer in exploring new continental business in Golden Palm Trading Company.

Byron subconsciously felt that the presence of this old leek that had been raised for a long time might be a good sign.

Of course, Michael didn't know that an old acquaintance had his eyes on him. He showed his enthusiasm as a businessman, showing his signature big gold teeth and introduced the two captains:
“Captains, according to the staff of the Pirate King [Ocean Throne],

There is indeed a secondary world rift here that allows mid-sequence monsters to enter and exit, and it has formed a very dangerous secret realm over the long period of hundreds of years.

Even a fourth-level heroic transcendent would be at great risk if they accidentally entered it."

Seeing the two people's faces change slightly, Michael pointed to the blood-red crescent moon that had just appeared above his head and continued to explain to them:

"The ship's naturalists have already summarized the first taboo of the New World:
'The Element Tide changes with the phases of the Blood Moon. The bigger and rounder the Moon is, the stronger the tide will be.'

When the moon is at its fullest every month, the water in the Sea of ​​​​Source will even flow back into the New Continent through the world cracks here.

To use an analogy, if our world is a partially flooded sailboat, then the water level in the New World is higher than both the Bantayan Islands and the Old World.

Many places have even been soaked in water all year round.

This is free information that the Pirate King is making public to everyone as a token of his sincerity."

He felt a little sad that the public information could not be used to make money, and then he continued:

"As for the secret realm here, it takes the form of a trap similar to the 'trap door' commonly seen in mazes.

Just step on it and it will flip over.

Fortunately, the risk of inside-out flipping only occurs during the half month before and after the full moon each month when the tide level is high enough, and it will not be triggered under normal circumstances.

The three days at the end of the month and the beginning of the month are the safest times, and no accidents will happen even if you step on it directly.

Fortunately, you all came early. If you had come two days later, as the 'trapdoor' on the island gradually flipped over, you might have missed your step as soon as you arrived at the new continent and fell directly into the life forbidden zone of the Source Ocean."

After hearing Michael's explanation, Byron and the two captains finally understood.

When the Bone-Eating Clown arrived on the island on January 1, it was very lucky that he just went crazy. If he had arrived on an unlucky day, he would probably have fallen out of this world.

At the same time, they also understood why the Ocean Throne was so anxious and was willing to disclose the information about the whaling grounds in order to quickly gather troops from the Bantaan Islands and other forces.

Because it is already the end of June, there are still three days left until the final safety deadline.

Once the time limit has passed, the worst that can happen to them is to move to another location to continue the rally.

However, as the "trapdoor" on the island opens and affects the nearby sea areas, it will completely block the only current route, making it impossible for latecomers to pass within a short period of time.

At this time, using teleportation abilities such as [Deep Sea Jump] within the New World would be extremely risky, as you would fall into the Sea of ​​​​Source if you are not careful.

There will be another window of opportunity until the end of next July.

During this period, they were a lone army.

Not only do they have to preserve themselves in the New World, but they also have to strive to remove the obstacles that stand in the way of their enormous wealth under the leadership of the Pirate King and open up the last stop of this whale oil route.

“However, you don’t have to worry, it’s just a fallback.

As long as His Excellency the Pirate King is here, the New World will be within our reach.

The main reason we gathered here is to discuss the issue of profit distribution. The big guys eat the meat, and we are lucky enough to just have a little soup."

Michael obviously didn't know the true face of the New World. He just thought that it was like when the Castilians first arrived in the Bantaan Islands, where a tiger entered the flock of sheep and no one could stop it.

Little do people know that although the main population here is indigenous, there is also another type of "gun-wielding hunter" who is eyeing them covetously.

And the guns in their hands may be more advanced than theirs.

Byron, James and his crew had seen the "stealing abilities" and potential power of those clans, and they were not as optimistic as other adventurers who thought that the Pirate King [Ocean Throne] was here simply to make them rich.

There is still an extremely difficult battle ahead.

“The Bantaan Islands alone span 3,000 kilometers, and the first and second echelons chose completely different routes to explore the Broken Islands.

In order to avoid conflicts among the fifth-level legendary adventurers, they divided their territories and dispersed throughout the Broken Isles.

How easy is it to concentrate in a short period of time?
Today is only the fourth day since the Pirate King sent the message. Even if it ends in three days, a total of seven days, there will not be many adventurers who can gather here.

Without waiting for the fifth-level legends to arrive, can these people alone take down the Deep Dive Church, their legendary warships, and the two old mysterious realms?"

Only if the human side is strong enough, or at least roughly balanced with the enemy, will Byron have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and lure his father and others out of Luoyan City.

It doesn't seem safe now.

But the Pirate King's plan could not go wrong, and this situation was most likely intentional on his part.

“From what I see, does this pirate king want to gather cannon fodder but doesn’t want to share meat with other hungry wolves?
There's not even a safety valve. Aren't you afraid of losing money if you mess up?"

This thought had just occurred to Byron.

To the north of the port, near the direction of the "celestial circulation belt", another huge warship suddenly rushed out of the milky white fog and crashed into everyone's sight.

Due to the battleship's self-sustaining capacity, it is highly likely that you will not see level 3 or above battleships in the ocean.

But the specially modified strange warships are obviously not on this list.

Byron saw the iconic glass bottle emblem painted on the sail, and his pupils suddenly shrank:
“This is the quasi-legendary warship [Phantom in a Bottle] owned by the legendary master craftsman [Sailboat Collector] Morton Gray!
Another fifth-level person has arrived?"

This sailing warship, which was comparable to a second-class ship, rushed over at high speed, aiming directly at the flagship of the Ocean Throne, the [Deep Sea Hades].

The pirates on the flagship were all facing a formidable enemy.

Just when the two were about to collide, the Phantom in the Bottle suddenly disappeared in the waves like a phantom.

But Byron knew that this famous battleship did not disappear, it just suddenly shrunk to the size of a wine bottle.

(End of this chapter)