Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 371: The Three Disciplines of the Ship Spirit

In the waters at the edge of the celestial circulation belt, a seagull hunting nearby happened to fly over the milky white fog belt.

After a gust of sea breeze blew by, it unexpectedly discovered a hint of golden light faintly visible in the hazy white mist, and it couldn't help but tilt its head.

Driven by instinct, I subconsciously flew towards the faint light.

But even though it felt like it was very close, it seemed as if it had lost its way. The route was crooked and no matter how hard it flapped its wings, it couldn't get there.

Pulling-

Until a frigate bird, nicknamed the "pirate bird", which loved to rely on its flying speed to rob prey and was regarded as a "bad guy" in the eyes of all aquatic birds, suddenly flew out of the fog.

It turned around and ran away in fright.

As the sea breeze stopped, the faint golden light also disappeared without a trace, and there was no longer any abnormality to be seen here.

Under the cover of the border maze launched by the "First Overseas Development Order", the holy relic battleship "Golden Deer" stopped on the water using the sailboat brake method.

When it is not moving, people will only think that the design concept of this sailboat is somewhat special.

No one could tell that this was the "world's fastest ship" with a special effect: "You can tell the speed of the ship by looking at it quickly." It was fast enough to crush all sailboats in the world, including legendary battleships!
In the captain's room, lit by a bright whale oil lamp.

"That was close! Fortunately, our [Golden Deer] didn't go to the bridgehead to gather.

If we were seen by the famous "sailboat obsessive" like the [Sailboat Collector], we would get into trouble even if we could escape with the world's fastest boat.

Even if this guy only looked at me, I would feel that my precious Golden Deer would be unclean."

Byron, sitting in his chair behind the desk, withdrew his gaze from the two "servants" and subconsciously wiped the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead.

The reason why I decided not to join them was mainly because the situation was unclear and I wanted to prevent the Pirate King from breaking the rules.

After seeing that this kidnapper who kidnapped his own brother is handsome and talented, he would have dangerous thoughts in his mind: "This guy is so terrifying at such a young age, he must not be allowed to stay."

Unexpectedly, by some strange coincidence, I not only avoided this mine that might or might not explode, but also avoided another mine that was bound to explode!
"Molton Gray? The fellow who wanted to marry a ship went to the bridgehead, too?"

Violet blinked her eyes curiously, took out a handkerchief with a faint body scent, and used a stream of water to wet Byron's face.

"Yeah, who else deserves the title of sailboat collector besides him?"

Byron shook his head, and the series of great achievements of the [sailboat collector] Morton Gray immediately emerged in his mind.

"Molton Gray, 45 years old, a fifth-order legendary [craftsman] of the Tower Sequence, and a shipwright who specializes in shipbuilding technology like little Hans.

He himself came from a shipbuilding family in the Kingdom of Castile.

His ancestor was even an excellent shipbuilder who had been serving the Kingdom of Castile when the maritime pioneer Prince Henry started the Age of Discovery.

He himself worked in the Royal Shipyard of Castile throughout his adult life, enjoying special allowances, equivalent to the ancient national alchemist.

Before his defection, he was already one of the highest-ranking shipbuilding masters of the time.

Since he was extremely obsessed with shipbuilding technology since he was a child, he was determined to build a legendary battleship with soul by himself.

During his career, he has done a lot of research on rare warships, relic warships, and especially the four-deck, 140-gun, world's largest sailing warship of the Kingdom of Castile - the [Legendary Battleship - Holy Trinity].

Through hard work, he also created many related patented technologies for Castile."

But just like every ups and downs story starts with an accident that breaks the peaceful life, this [Sailboat Collector] is no exception.

“When he was young, he wasn’t actually that crazy.

At first, his life trajectory was even very consistent with the ideal "social clock". At the age of 18, he just became an adult and married a childhood sweetheart who lived next door and grew up with him.

He had a successful career and a happy family, and lived a happy life for a long time until his wife fell ill with a serious illness that no one could cure.

Morton Gray, who was at his wit's end, had no choice but to take a gamble and used his seriously ill wife to conduct an immature experiment to stimulate the ship spirit.

I want him to live in another way.

In the end, it was obviously unsuccessful. All he got was a pile of evil monsters made of flesh, wood, and canvas, with barely one or two female human figures.

Even so, Morton still did not give up. Relying on the strength of a supernatural being, he personally hunted civilians to feed his weird wife.

It was not until several months later, when the truth was revealed, that the Inquisition did not execute him in view of his talent and status as a mid-sequence transcendent.

He was only stripped of his various honorary titles, placed under the supervision of the Inquisition, and allowed to continue working for the Royal Dockyard."

"A few years passed until the situation calmed down and the supervision was relaxed.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to build a second-class exotic warship, the Phantom, for the navy, Morton used the excuse of sea trials with the ship to launch a sudden attack in public waters, killing all the Castilian navy on board.

He completely rebelled against the Kingdom of Castile and fled on a ship.

Over the next ten years, he replaced the materials of this not-so-special second-level rare warship bit by bit, and gradually built it into the current quasi-legendary battleship [Phantom in a Bottle].

All it needs is to awaken the ship spirit and it will become a truly legendary battleship.

Before being promoted to rank five, Morton Gray had always been a dangerous figure ranked high on Castile's wanted list.

It was not until a few years ago when he successfully advanced to level five, becoming even more dangerous and even crazier, that he was removed from the wanted list.

But he still goes his own way.

However, when robbing a ship, he would not take the initiative to kill as long as the sailors ran fast enough.

The mere loss of property is not worth any country sending out kingdom guardian-level figures to surround and kill a fifth-level legend of the same rank.

But the reputation of this 'sailing pervert' has become more and more famous."

However, Byron also knew that even if countless people questioned Morton's character and integrity, no one would question his ability.

Not only does one possess the unique and powerful [Magic] that all extraordinary people who reach the fifth level of Legend will obtain after possessing the Glory Stairway Path.

The power of the title [Sailboat Collector] should not be underestimated. The outside world infers that the more sailboats he collects, the stronger his power will be.

Just by smashing out the hundreds of warships he has collected, he can form an army by himself!
Although he is not a king, his fighting power is not much different.

At present, even if we are not very clear about the content of the cooperation between the two fifth-level people, just looking at the form, we can know that they must have reached a united front.

After Byron shared the information he had obtained with Violet, he breathed a sigh of relief:

“Having the [Sailboat Collector] join the colonists is not a bad thing for us.

According to the intelligence from the goddess Freya, the Deep Dive Church relies on the trap set up by the two old mysterious realms, waiting for the Pirate King's team to fall into the trap. Although both of them are traitors and thieves among the Bay People, and the other is a pervert who is thinking about our [Legendary Battleship] and the Great Whaling Farm, neither of them is our friend.

But if the colonists are too weak, we will have to find a way to fight desperately.

Now it seems that this battle can be fought in a balanced manner, and we can handle it with much ease.

By the way, Miss, the [Legendary Battleship·Wanmin Dragon Head Ship] is a treasure inherited from Anchor Bay. Don’t you have any keys or something like that as a countermeasure?”

Byron looked up at the beautiful silver-haired girl bathed in the whale oil light.

Today, the Taiwanese princess wore a light blue lady's dress with white lace edges, tortoise-shell glasses on her small nose, and her silver hair was tied into a neat ponytail, leaving only a playful strand of silver hair on her forehead.

When she was listening to the pervert story just now, she sat down on the desk in front of Byron in a somewhat unladylike manner.

The petite and cute appearance, coupled with the casual and generous inner self, makes the girl exude a unique charm.

As the two calves as smooth and white as white jade swayed, two pairs of golden butterfly wings on the toes of the translucent crystal high-heeled shoes also flickered.

As a result, in the captain's room lit by a whale oil lamp, it was difficult to tell which light source was brighter, and Byron instinctively lost focus.

Hearing his words, the girl shook her head and analyzed it for him from the professional perspective of a third-level peak master craftsman:

"Every legendary warship has a living 'ship spirit' on board. Stealing a ship is no easier than stealing a person.

It is now unknown what exactly happened in Anchor Bay hundreds of years ago, but the group of people at that time must have held the key to the battleship.

Furthermore, the head of the family had passed away, leaving the throne vacant, and no successor had been chosen in time to hold a ceremony to hand over command of the legendary battleship.

This allowed the exiles to exploit the loopholes by using secondary permissions and control keys.

If I had gone after him then, there might have been hope. But now, hundreds of years later, even if I tried to board the ship as the legitimate heir, I'm not sure if the ship spirit would recognize me or not."

Seeing Byron's slightly disappointed expression, the girl twisted her hair with her fingers and changed the subject:
“But it’s not to say that there is absolutely no way to interfere.

Because every "ship spirit" born from humans needs to strictly abide by the three constant precepts of the [Silver Law]:

First: Do not harm your master, or cause harm to your master through inaction;

Second: You must obey your master’s orders, unless those orders conflict with the first commandment;

Third: Without violating the first and second commandments, the ship spirit must protect its own existence.

The direct bloodline of our Anchor Bay branch will definitely occupy the lowest level of authority of the ship spirit. This is something that cannot be changed by any means.

It's unlikely to be able to directly order it to do anything, but it shouldn't be a problem to avoid being attacked by that legendary battleship."

The Lancaster family does not have any legendary warships, and the "ship spirit" with the greatest hope of being promoted now is Byron's father, Prince Thorenberg.

When Byron heard this information, his eyes flickered, and he felt that the three major commandments of the ship spirit might play an unexpected role.

Moreover, the copy of "The Mysteries of Theseus" in the hands of the [Sailboat Collector] is also of great value, and is much more suitable for Edmund Lancaster than the [Book of the Dead].

The situation is still unclear at the moment. We will wait and see when we see the battleship with our own eyes.

Then he picked up a pile of documents looted from Kuroshio Town on the table and continued to ask:
"What about whale oil technology? Have you found anything in it that can be converted into instant combat power in a short period of time?"

When Violet mentioned this, she became more excited, her big sapphire eyes sparkling.
“Mei’s Leviathan whale oil, which is rich in source, is also a type of flesh and blood tissue, and has a very good compatibility with the Kiss of Flame.

I used a small amount of whale oil for the experiment, and the power of [Song of Blood and Fire] is at least three times that of ordinary flesh and blood!
Moreover, only a small amount of Flame Kiss can be used as a catalyst to trigger the explosion, which reduces the cost significantly.

The disadvantage is that it is extremely unstable and must be prepared immediately and cannot be prepared in advance.

But once it is used, it can give the enemy a big surprise."

The most core part of whale oil technology must be some primitive whale oil power furnaces.

But what Violet loved most was the whale oil itself, which made a perfect explosive.

I have been tinkering with this thing all day today without sleep or food, and have produced some initial results.

While Byron was happy, he also quietly put the "artificial whale oil project" on the agenda.

He has the "Bloodline Pilgrimage" on him, so he can easily turn himself into a fathead whale.

If we don't try to produce whale oil industrially, it would be a shame to disregard this taboo knowledge.

At that time, there is no need to make any plans, nor to ask who the enemy is. You only need to ask where the enemy is, and then throw [Song of Blood and Fire] directly over.

Outside the captain's room.

[Navigator] Delia is practicing singing with her "good sister" Jacqueline.

The third-level promotion ceremony for singers requires them to write a good song that is popular and has a certain degree of popularity.

The song that Byron gave her had already been published through the legal network before they set out, and all the extraordinary people in the Hall Sequence could learn and sing it.

They have enough confidence in this song and just need to wait for time to develop.

In the words of the cattle and sheep trainer and warehouse manager Octopus Man Xiaoba:
“Although the lyrics sound like a love song, they are completely different from previous love songs.

The first time I heard this song, I was feeding cows.

The cow heard the song and stopped chewing. I put down my hand holding the grass and the cow and I stared at each other for a few seconds. From its eyes, I could see that it wanted to ride on me and fight Xiao Snail for three hundred rounds. "

It won't be long before the song's popularity reaches a critical mass, allowing Jacqueline to be promoted on the spot, and as a creator she will exert tremendous power that no one else can match.

In addition, before leaving, the goddess Freya also helped the [Honest Man] Eight Fingers and the Phantom Blade Guts to trick two remaining third-level warriors out of the nearby Deep Dive Church town.

Helped them each complete the final step of the promotion ceremony.

After the battle in Kuroshio Town, the combat capability of the Golden Deer was once again comprehensively enhanced.

This gave them more confidence in their action of intervening in the fifth-level battle.

Byron thought of the goddess Freya, and his heart moved again. His senses instantly connected with this new [Wild Hunt Servant].

Saw everything she felt.

The interior scene of the [Dragon Head Battleship] also appeared in front of him.

(End of this chapter)