Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 441: The New King Enlightens, and the Succubus Joins the Gang (6600 -in-)

"Your Majesty, the Lord of Heaven, Your Majesty, the Queen, why are you two leaving so soon?!
You haven't even visited the royal city of Cusco or my new palace!"

After Atahualpa, the 15th king of the Sun Empire, held a sacrificial ceremony to the [Sun God] Inti under the watchful eyes of the public, he was about to invite the two great contributors who helped him ascend to the throne, no, their great benefactors, to the palace as guests to enjoy the highest level of state guest treatment.

I didn't expect that Byron didn't even want to stay in the empire for a day and wanted to say goodbye to him on the spot. I couldn't help but feel anxious. I grabbed Byron's hand and said sincerely:
"Your Majesty, the Lord of Heaven, if it weren't for you and Her Majesty the Queen, not only would I lose my throne, but even my life in the trial to become the King.

Now you are my dearest and deserve to enjoy glory, power and wealth with me.

Please give me a chance to thank you both.

My sister Aya has just gone to the palace to prepare for the banquet. My mother, Queen Koya, who was my father's favorite during his lifetime, would also like to thank you in person for your help.

I am also planning to hold a ceremony to crown my sister Aya as the Queen after the banquet. Without your witnesses, even the grandest ceremony will lose its luster in an instant."

When he said this, he patted his chest:

“Besides, hasn’t my father’s matter been resolved?
I have the final say in this country now. You are the most distinguished guests of the empire. Anyone who dares to disrespect you is disrespecting me.

When you have enough fun, I will fill your boat with gold and various jewelry and handicrafts when you return, and bring them back to your sister. I guarantee it will be a great honor."

Byron could see that although Atahualpa was too simple and was indeed far from being a qualified king, he was definitely an honest man.

Not only did he not mean to burn the bridge after crossing it, but he was actually sincerely trying to keep me.

Not only could they share hardships, but also wealth. They were willing to give good things to each other, which was very rare compared to many emperors in history.

Look at how enthusiastic he is. If this Solar Empire does not essentially belong to him, he might even title himself the King of the Sun.

But the real reason for Byron's departure obviously could not be told to this innocent good brother, fearing that he could not bear it, so he just found another excuse:

"Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness. But today is already July 7st, and there is not much time left before the three days at the end of the month and the three days at the beginning of the month.

It has been a month since the Golden Deer left the Bantaan Islands. Even though my sister is at home, we must take advantage of this window of opportunity to rush back.

Besides, we have other things to do before going back, so we really can't stay any longer.

Although I also really want to see the thousand-year-old capital of Cusco, I can only wait for the opportunity.

Definitely next time! "

However, he had made up his mind that after this departure, he would never set foot in the Sun Empire again in his real body until he was promoted to Level Five.

Especially the royal city of Kusco with a group of fifth-level [false gods] floating above its head.

I don’t want to think about anything now, I just want to get away as soon as possible.

After Byron narrowly escaped death from the portal to heaven, he realized that the Sun Empire was indeed an indigenous country that was descended from the Azik and Taya Empires.

In the first two empires, blood sacrifices involving tens of thousands of people were common, and the priests could flay the skin of their brides and wear it on their bodies while dancing.

Behind the seemingly glorious Solar Empire, there is also an unknown shadow hidden. Not only is it cruel to others, it is also cruel to its own people!
He combined the information he saw in the logbook and gradually pieced together a reasonable conclusion:
“It’s highly likely that the old king’s conspiracy wasn’t just his own idea.

This matter probably started out as [Dark Sun of Death] Supayi wanting to use the lives of his ambitious son and a number of his grandchildren to consolidate his own power over the underworld.

Otherwise it cannot be explained how the old king could cause trouble under the noses of a group of gods.

Just by listening to the name of the god 'Dark Day of Death', we can know that he had probably been secretly planning today's human tragedy before he became a god.

In the solar god system, the powers of [Shadow] and [Dusk] are closest to death, and they have obviously been laying the groundwork for seizing power over the underworld.

The old King Huayna Capac and Crystal Skull No. 13 [Goddess of Suicide] were just props used by him.

If I hadn't intervened and disrupted the plan of that [Civilized Firewood Gatherer], the Dark Sun of Death who came to the lower world at the right time would probably not have sat idly by and watched the old king ascend to god smoothly.

How can a ruthless person who can kill all his brothers care about the lives of his descendants?

It was really a great drama of 'friendly brothers and respectful brothers', 'kind father and filial son'.

Could it be that the almighty [Sun God] Inti doesn't know about this?
Perhaps it is because no matter how the descendants of the Sun God fight among themselves or devour each other, in the end their meat will all rot in the pot of this ancestor?
He could certainly sit back and watch the tides ebb and flow.

Anyway, the living descendants of gods are the anchor, and the dead ones become the firewood of the entire pantheon, pushing them forward on the path to becoming gods.

If they see me as a walking panacea, it would be really bad.”

Seeing that Byron was determined to leave, Atahualpa stopped trying to persuade him.

He simply ordered his servants to hurry up and transport "local specialties" such as gold and jewelry to the Golden Deer.

Special reminder to make sure to fill it up.

Just like in some places the glass of wine must be filled to the brim, this is also the traditional etiquette of the Empire of the Sun.

He also reminded Byron that they had not yet received their due reward:

"Your Majesty, Lord of Heaven, I don't even know what's in the empire's treasury. How can you choose what you want if you don't go and pick it yourself?"

When Atahualpa first invited Byron to join his team, he promised him that he could choose three treasures from the imperial treasury at will.

With Violet replacing the guard captain Sinchiroka, the hiring fee doubled again, and a total of six items could be selected.

Byron was in no hurry.

Skull No. 13 has already been taken as a trophy, and the remaining treasures are not urgent.

Even Atahualpa's life was saved by Byron. The more he invested, the deeper the interests were bound. Anyway, he couldn't lose money.

After thinking for a while, he responded:

“I have an online mall that can deliver goods even across the ocean, so it doesn’t matter if you wait two days to pick them up.

I actually need a replica of the [Sun Crown] right now."

"No problem, it's easy."

Without even asking, Atahualpa took out a piece of sacred gold, personally made him an identical one, and used his king's authority to bless it.

Byron happily took the crown and put it away.

Edward IV had never seen the real thing, he had only seen the images sent back by the Beagle. How could he tell the real thing from the fake?

If this thing falls into Atahualpa's hands, even if it is fake, he can order the country to be handed over to me.

Even if it is real in the hands of others, at best it can only be regarded as a collection with symbolic significance.

Apart from serving as the "Mandate of Heaven" that Edward IV desperately desired, it was of little use to others.

At this time, a palace official hurried over and respectfully handed a thick golden book to Atahualpa:

"Your Majesty, I have brought you the list of imperial products and tributes from the major totem god tribes that you requested."

The latter handed it to Byron without even glancing at it, puffed up his chest and proudly asked for credit:

"Your Majesty, take a quick look at what's worth seeing here.

The last time you were looking for rubber trees, you said you were looking for a list of supplies for the Zoo, to see if there were any treasures that could support the commodity trade.

I thought, where can the variety of products compare to that of Cusco?

I was planning to give you a surprise, but now that you are leaving, I can only give it to you in advance."

Byron felt warm in his heart. It was obvious that Atahualpa really took his words to heart.

After flipping through the book, I saw that the images, origins, properties, etc. of various products were clearly marked on the golden book.

I flipped through the book and found a lot of treasures, including rubber, high-quality fur and teeth from various giant animals, wild boar bristles that can be used as gun brushes, and extremely rich gold, silver and various metal minerals.
In addition, a treasure that is not inferior to rubber was accidentally discovered, that is: tung oil.

Tung oil is to the shipbuilding industry what rubber is to the steam engine.

After the hull is caulked, tung oil and anti-corrosion oil are applied inside and outside the hull several times to allow the oil to fully penetrate into the wood fibers and form a solidified oil film protective layer on the surface.

This not only makes the hull waterproof, moisture-proof, moth-proof and corrosion-resistant, but also increases the overall strength and rigidity of the wooden boat and improves the stability of the ship.

It is said that the service life of two ships of the same size can be twice as long as that of those without tung oil!
However, what Byron remembered from his previous life was that this treasure was a specialty of his hometown. In ancient times, it was the main product of foreign trade along with porcelain, tea, silk, etc. and was sold well all over the world.

I didn’t expect to find something similar in the Zoo. It is truly a natural treasure trove of species.

Atahualpa was also delighted to see the joy on Byron's face:
“Your Majesty, I have sent people to receive the imperial army and prepare to use the earth vein seal plugs and artillery you traded to me to expand the territory.

Now is the time for our two brotherly countries to expand the scale of arms trade.

You can pay with gold, silver or specialty goods when the time comes.

Whatever cargo you want, I will prepare it for you in the next month, and your cargo ship can take it away directly as soon as it arrives at the port."

When it comes to arms trade, the young king's eyes sparkle.

The territory of the Sun Empire is not large compared to the vast southern continent, and it has always suffered from the densely packed totem gods that are difficult to completely eradicate.

With this set of ground vein sealing plugs and artillery fire, it is certain that one will be able to expand one's territory in a short period of time.

Only fourth-order mythical creatures have the conditions to actively cultivate believers and collect their thoughts and wishes.

Human willpower is the countless tiny "variables" and the "anchor" of mythical creatures in the material world.

When you reach the fifth level, you will be able to extract the unique ladder of immortality, and achieve immortality in one fell swoop with the help of these thoughts and wishes!
These are all hard conditions. The previous king only completed his supplementary ritual by committing suicide after all of them were met, preparing to take over the most important authority of the Underworld.

In the future, the more Apu and totem gods that occupied the nodes of the earth veins were conquered, the more people the ruling king Atahualpa would desire to share the profits.

At this moment, the young king was full of confidence, firmly believing that with this set of combined punches, he would never follow the old path of his father.

Byron admired his drive:

“Very good, I will stay as a trade agent to set up a branch and be fully responsible for trade affairs.

My queen, Violet, will personally be in charge of the arms deal and will ensure that nothing goes wrong."

As the Solar Empire's war machine slowly starts up, unlimited external expansion will naturally lead to unlimited demand for arms.

It won't take long for a positive cycle of industrial products, gold, silver and raw materials to be formed between the two empires.

This is essentially the "military-industrial complex" envisioned by Byron, consisting of arms dealers, the military, and politicians.

If you want to be a qualified arms dealer, you must sell war while selling arms.

War is almost equivalent to an endless supply of wealth!
In fact, at first Byron thought that the lava giants were very good at dealing with fire.

Then, as long as the [Son of the Sun] who is good at forging takes action, he is fully capable of creating alchemical cannons that are more powerful than ordinary cannons.

But it turns out that their cutting-edge equipment may not be inferior to that of the Old World, but their level of large-scale industrial production is very weak.

The tolerance alone was an insurmountable hurdle for hand-forging, and ultimately they had to import arms from their own Holy Golden Empire.

By the time the arsenal headed by Violet relies on its R&D advantages and massive funds to upgrade its technology generation after generation and expand the scale of the industry, the gap between industrial and agricultural countries will only widen.

As his thoughts raced, Byron's smile grew brighter:
"By the way, Your Majesty Atahualpa, I have something good to give you before we leave. It may be another insurance for you."

As he spoke, he took out a pile of paper textbooks from his pocket, including "Economics", "Finance", "Mathematics" and other prerequisite knowledge for the gold and dollar series.

And the most crucial sequence motto: "Money speaks, truth is silent!"

It actually gave Atahualpa a promotion sequence of [Ladder of Glory].

Before being promoted to the fifth level [False God], Atahualpa was unable to rule his own world and had no power to resist his ancestors.

The sequence anchoring from [Stairs of Glory] can help him alleviate this problem significantly.

As long as you have made sufficient prior knowledge reserves, you will be able to get promoted as soon as the legal network expands.

Byron hopes that this insurance can still help him if something really happens in the future.

Perhaps anchoring the [Silver Law] requires a considerable number of people in the community to believe in the Creator; but anchoring the [Golden Law] does not require this, all one needs to do is believe in him, the Lord of Heaven.

Given the level of trust Atahualpa had in him, there would be absolutely no problem.

And Byron had a premonition that when his [Golden Law] extended along the sea of ​​collective subconsciousness with the same origin.

Sooner or later, he will meet Supayi, the Dark Sun of Death, who is digesting the power of the underworld.

Finally, Byron thought of the great atmosphere of the Empire of the Sun, where fathers were kind and sons were filial, and decided to give Atahualpa some advice. He wanted to say:

"Listen less, talk less, make more money, and have more children."

But seeing his innocent eyes, she swallowed her words back and finally changed them to:

"Well, for you, just act true to yourself and be yourself."

He patted his shoulder and then turned and left.

The logbook begins: "Some say we live on a peaceful island called Ignorance, surrounded by an endless black ocean.

Maybe we shouldn't have set sail in the first place!"

Sometimes ignorance is a kind of bliss, at least you won’t be in constant fear.

Even if the group of "false gods" at the top of the pyramid are cold-blooded, who would think that such a simple junior is a threat?

Atahualpa watched Byron's tall figure gradually disappear into the sunset, and he kept thinking about Byron's words of advice:
“Be yourself?

His Majesty the Lord of Heaven first gave me this path of the Golden Yuan sequence, and the words he said later must have a profound meaning. "

Thinking of this, I casually opened the textbook, and the passive effect of [Hand of Fortune] above my head flashed, triggering my fortune.

I saw this page in the textbook:

"A Ponzi scheme, also known as a pyramid scheme, is a multi-level marketing scheme that can turn many people's money into your own money.

The ultimate winners are only the scammers at the top of the pyramid."

A pair of eyes suddenly lit up little by little:

"Pyramid? Fundraising?
Your Majesty, I have realized it! This is my ladder to immortality!"

call--!
The sea breeze mixed with snowflakes whistled past.

The Golden Deer, fully loaded with gold and jewels and sailing against the wind and waves, did not return to the "Fissure Trench" after leaving the Solar Empire, but continued to sail south at full speed as if escaping for its life.

With Ammonite Snail leading them, they ran more than a thousand kilometers in one breath, until they were far away from the territory of the Empire of the Sun. Only then did Byron and Violet breathe a sigh of relief.

"It should be safe now."

It's a terrible feeling to have your life depend on other people's attitudes.

But they didn't encounter any pursuers when they got here. The Dark Sun of Death must be busy digesting his power and had indeed given up on silencing them.

Byron finally let go of the [Broken Arrow of the Lionheart King] he was holding tightly, and sent a distress signal to summon the [Blue Dragon King].

Now this group of bandits, whose strength is growing rapidly, are not so easy to mess with. If a fifth-level false god dares to come, they will kill him!

"However, this time, the trip to the Empire of the Sun was unexpectedly involved in a dark undercurrent. The risks were much greater than expected, but the rewards were worth the risks."

A genuine look of joy appeared on Byron's face.

During this trip to the Solar Empire, Violet successfully advanced to the rank 4 gunsmith, once again giving a strong impetus to the revolution in weapons and equipment.

Rubber, the key raw material for large-scale production of steam engines, was obtained.

Byron himself was successfully promoted to a fourth-order mythical creature, and obtained the eternal life that countless people dream of!
He also got the most critical Crystal Skull No. 13, which brought his stock to the ten mark.

Only the last three are left to complete the card collection, summon the dragon, and obtain a level zero relic!

Add in the new trump card [Lionheart King's Broken Arrow] that can make the fifth rank cautious, and even if it is not played, just using it to scare people can make them stand up straighter.

Not to mention the extremely valuable blood of the Sun God and the incomplete status of the [Sun King].

Compared with these harvests, the ship full of gold and jewelry became the most insignificant things.

"In addition, there are these two powerful fourth-level transcendents."

In the captain's room, [Oath Knight] August Habsburg and the succubus Therese Ashbell sat respectfully on the chairs in front of Byron.

August, who has become a servant of the Wild Hunt, needs no further explanation, and his loyalty has reached the maximum.

As long as he brings back the news that can lift the family's "possessed by the devil" curse, the "Father of Medicine" will immediately become a guest of honor of the Habsburg Dynasty and gain huge political benefits.

Although Therese had greater autonomy, she was only Byron's collaborator.

But it had been agreed beforehand that the throne would be given to the second prince [Playboy] in exchange for her wholehearted service for ten years.

Although the second prince was unable to catch this overwhelming wealth, can you still tell me whether he gave in or not?

The succubus Therese felt bitter, but she had to admit it.

After counting the harvest, Byron was in a very good mood. He shook the cup of blood wine in his hand and persuaded her:

“Miss Therese, the waters of the Sun Empire are so complicated, it may not be a bad thing for you not to be deeply involved with those Sons of the Sun.

The most important thing in life is to be happy. Come on, smile."

The succubus forced a somewhat forced smile:

"Your Highness, what you said makes sense. But after this failure, I don't know when my fifth-level promotion ceremony will be postponed."

Byron looked her up and down and said meaningfully:
"Then have you ever thought about supporting another crown prince to fight for the throne of another country?"

The succubus's expression became even more bitter:
“The power of humans on the continent of Beast Paradise is too weak, and only the Sun Empire is strong enough.

Those totem god tribes are too small, and even their supreme power cannot support my status.

Even though there are many countries in the Old World, each country has an orderly inheritance under the iron rule of the monarchy. Even if a war for the throne occurs, it is not easy to find excellent partners.

In addition, the [Silver Law] covers the entire continent and is extremely unfriendly to our clansmen. Once we land, we will be exposed in no time.

How could there be so many crown princes who lost their thrones and wandered around, and I just happened to run into one?"

But Byron suddenly smiled mysteriously:
"So what do you think of me?"

He had already thought of the use of this succubus collaborator.

Perhaps the succubus's direct combat capability under the jungle rules is not very strong. Among the same level, it is only slightly stronger than the blue-haired one, and can only rely on the stronger ones.

But in the so-called "civilized society", succubus can truly stand at the top of the food chain!
The palace was their backyard and the ball was their hunting ground.

If Therese came to the Kingdom of Hastings, she would definitely be the number one socialite.

With just a little bit of packaging, you can immediately become a hot "star".

“The nobles of the York Party believed that she was a person they would never meet again in their lifetime and that she was an incomparable treasure.

Willing to protect her, cherish her, and save her.

I am willing to take risks for her, even in the face of dangers. She is the only figure in my mind and eyes, and my heart only has the oath of love for her.

Even before death, he still felt satisfied.

Just because they thought they had met true love! "

As for whether it would be disrespectful to a powerful mythical creature who is half a step to the fifth level?

The succubus would only think that there is such a good thing?

“Joyful Feast” was created for this purpose.

Only Byron knew how extravagantly the nobles of various countries on the continent indulged themselves and how decadent their private lives were.

As for how to play this game, it depends on the people in the castle.

There are even masquerade balls that are held just for the sake of excitement, where the performers have nothing on their bodies except a mask.

Of course, Byron had only heard of it and had never seen it in person.

"you?!"

Therese's eyes suddenly began to light up again, and she shouted without hesitation:
"I, Therese, voted in this coup!"

The succubus who witnessed Byron's performance with her own eyes felt that after being unlucky for so long, it might be her turn this time. She won without any effort!
She almost couldn't help but put her hands on her hips and laughed three times. She didn't care at all which crown Byron was going to grab. In her eyes, there was not much difference anyway.

Enthusiasm has been re-mobilized.

He urged excitedly:
"Which one are we going to destroy? Let's start now!"

Byron took out the sun crown and played with it for a while.

[Sun Crown] + [Emperor's New Clothes] (Effect: He is running naked) + [Happy and Carefree] (Safety first, no 'chicken' to take advantage of) plus a big lie that all Yorkists have to believe.

Stack all debuffs.

Then he nodded to her with satisfaction:

"No hurry, come back with me to Hastings Kingdom at the end of the month. This wonderful show has just begun."

At this moment, the voice of Guts, the Phantom Blade, suddenly came into the captain's room:

"Captain, we found a few drifting bottles in the sea. They don't seem right. You'd better take a look at them yourself."

(End of this chapter)