Pirate Kingship.

The prerequisites for Chapter 518 have been met. This time I will take back everything that belongs to me!
The seventh level of the [Golden Law] vibrated throughout the Bantaan Islands through the collective subconscious of the indigenous Taino people, conveying Byron's orders to the many captains within the archipelago.

“Order: Vanguard Colonial Trade Company, Vanguard Military Dispatch Company, Privateer Fleet, and all fleets under the Seventh Fleet are to assemble at Strom Harbor.

For ships above level 5, all crew members will cancel all vacations, the fleet will prioritize replenishment, go ashore to change gear, and enter level 2 combat readiness status. "

"Order: Raise my royal flag at Blacksail Harbor, and assemble the pirate fleet.

The pirate warlords and great pirates under Black Sail Harbor must arrive in the Bahamas within a week. If you fail to do so, your tax distribution rights in the First Circumference will be revoked and you will no longer enjoy my protection. "

"Order: The Ghost Fleet suspends its undead transport work and assembles alone at Shampoo Island, the headquarters of the Bloodthirsty Cult. Starting today, the spice quota will be doubled.

Be careful to stay hidden as a surprise force."

"Order: The Holy Golden Empire Navy will take over all defense of the territory. The entire country will enter a level 3 combat readiness and wartime control state."

Byron made arrangements for the major forces and armed forces under his command in different capacities.

A decisive battle at sea is no small matter. The royal party and the earl party will definitely need a lot of time to mobilize the fleet, replenish personnel and logistical equipment.

In addition, the sailing warship has an impressive average speed of 2 knots. Even if they can see the enemy face to face, they can still cook, eat, and take a nap before the battle.

Edward IV and the Kingmaker asked Byron to prepare early. Even though they knew that Byron had the means to quickly transfer the fleet, they still allowed at least half a month's advance notice.

More than enough time.

Moreover, Byron had been preparing for this day and was the mastermind behind this incident. He had foreseen this earlier than anyone else, and his fleet responded to the mobilization order extremely quickly.

With the King's Right Hand and a large number of middle and low-level officers trained in the "Captain 721 Fission Model" in the past two years in charge of dispatch, he doesn't need to worry about it at all.

There is another more important task, which requires him and the two queens to hurry up and enter the final sprint stage.

That is to achieve the 20-point promotion prerequisite for fifth-level legend and pseudo-god!
The war to steal the country is not just to regain the throne, but also to complete the ritual of "Pirate Kingship" of [Storm Lord] and "Usurpation of Power" of [Night Demon Prince], and to achieve the sublimation of spirituality and life essence.

In a way, extraordinary advancement was more important to Byron than seizing the country.

That's the difference between 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration, and as cruel as it is, without the latter, the former is almost worthless.

Only by mastering great power can one move forward and retreat freely in the great upheavals of the coming "Luo Yan Era", turn the entire country into resources for one's own support, and unite as one around oneself.

If his spirituality is not up to standard, like Edward IV and Warwick, he can only inherit the title of king with the strength of a fourth-level hero. In a short period of time, a country in ruins will only become a burden to him.

Not only can he not recover blood and convert population into power, but he also has to use the wealth he has accumulated in the Holy Golden Empire to give it blood transfusions.

If he could not complete at least one of the promotion paths while stealing the country, Byron would rather let the royalists and the earls down and return to deal with the victors when the ceremony could be held.

Therefore, the war to steal the country, which was originally scheduled for the end of this year, had to be brought forward to the first quarter due to various accidents and crises, and the pressure on their growth increased several times.

Fortunately, their improvement speed far exceeded expectations and they were only a little away from being promoted to the front position.

Byron dropped the two letters in his hand, stood up and looked out the window of the study. Dark clouds were gradually gathering on the blue sea in the distance, which meant that the rainy season in the Bantaan Islands was coming again.

The war storm involving countless lives was also rapidly forming in the old continent in the north.

During this period, Byron used the devil [Painter of Hell] Leonardo to stir up the situation in Hastings, practiced the unique skills of [Storm Lord], and his spirituality continued to rise.

Catherine took advantage of the opportunity when the Remit people were surrounded and beaten, and used her "invisible hand" to influence people's hearts and minds, quietly running a run on and acquiring several Remit banks.

If they didn't think that they would eventually lose their territory, it wouldn't be difficult to buy up high-quality assets and make an extra fortune.

In actual combat again and again, the [Supreme Art] in her hands becomes more and more sharp.

Although it cannot be used to kill a country for the time being, it is easy to kill a few medium-sized banks.

This already wealthy family gradually became even richer, and while they were getting rid of more and more worries, their spirituality was also pushed to rise rapidly.

But the main force is not the two of them but Violet.

Under Byron's guidance, this fourth-level hero [Craftsman] "invented" the whale oil-powered steam engine and the pump-action shotgun, and sold arms on a large scale using a series of Rheinmetall vests.

Constantly adding fuel to the fire for Hastings, the Holy Silver Empire, and Castile.

Whether it is "invention" or "disaster", both of her two professions, [Craftsman] and [Disaster Witch], have made rapid progress like riding a rocket.

In addition, the invention of the Spinning Jenny and the Flying Shuttle loom a month ago gave their spiritual growth a super-double.

The farm sequence's motto: "Eat well! Dress warmly!" also echoes over the entire Torrent Fortress.

Originally, the hand-spinning machine only had a horizontal spindle driven by a spinning wheel, and could only spin one thread at a time.

Now they change several or even dozens of spindles from a single horizontal arrangement to a vertical arrangement, and drive them with a spinning wheel, which immediately increases the efficiency by dozens of times.

After figuring out the principle, Violet led the craftsmen to install eighty spindles on the first spinning machine, which was eighty times the number of the original spinning machine.

Combined with the work done by steam engines, those handicraft workshops that followed them would probably not even get a scratch.

There is also an improved steam-powered flying shuttle loom, which increased weaving efficiency by a full forty times compared to the original "pedal loom".

What’s even more brutal is that they have eight spinning machines and two looms at one time to form a production module.

With this four-to-one machine ratio, the silk thread spun by the spinning machine is enough to keep the loom turning continuously.

Workers only need to transfer the yarn produced by the spinning machine to the loom.

Hundreds or even thousands of small handicraft workshops can be eclipsed at once, and the product quality is better than hand-woven textiles.

This is the real dimensionality reduction blow.

In this era of workshop economy, cloth could almost be used as money, and once a factory was opened, it was not much different from a "nuclear-powered money printing machine."

More importantly, the invention of the spinning jenny also marked the official start of the world's first industrial revolution.

This also marked the beginning of the destiny of the whale oil-powered steam engine.

At this time, the "Tower Sequence" of the most outstanding workers and the "Farm Sequence" of farmers who best represent advanced productivity are all in Byron's hands, and together they form the "Labor*Alliance"!
He has firmly grasped the pulse of human social development in this era and even the next era.

"What do you mean by hanging on a street lamp? It's impossible to hang on a street lamp in this life. Only by being far-sighted can one maintain a life like this, hehehe"

Feeling the power rising in his body all the time, Byron smiled particularly happily.

“Time is my friend. As long as I can successfully complete the theft of the country, I can rely on the whale oil steam engine, the industrial revolution, and the new ability of the first-level holy relic [Telekinesis Loom].

Even if we lie down from now on, we are getting stronger every day.

If it weren't for the great changes in the 'Luo Yan Era' that were chasing us like a mad dog, we could just lie down and concentrate on having children."

The new invention did not produce the effect of the "loom of destiny" that Byron had imagined at the beginning. He was required to "kill one man to save a thousand others" and switch careers to become an assassin boss.

Instead, they formed a [Telekinetic Loom], with the ability called [Gathering the Small to Make a Coarse Cloth]:
“Each piece of cloth is woven from countless threads, and each thread is spun from fibers, which best represents the power of gathering people.

Thanks to the invention of this holy relic, mankind has made one step forward on the road to having enough food and clothing, and can make these fabrics into clothes to wear.

Whether or not they themselves are aware of the inventor's contribution, there is a trace of the purest thoughts and wishes belonging to the owner of the loom.

Thousands of threads of mental power are woven into a divine robe in the most primitive way and draped over the owner, which is equivalent to a local area network independent of the [Silver Law].

No matter where you go in the world, you don’t have to worry about not having a legal network.

Even if you achieve godhood, you don't have to worry about being distorted into the shape of others' minds due to the wishes of countless people.

This treasure allows faith to transcend the original concepts of country and parish, rising to the category of all beneficiaries, building a 'shadow magic net'. "

[Destiny]: Merged with the whale oil powered steam engine.

However, if deindustrialization fails, in addition to a series of tragic consequences at the national level, several more adverse consequences will be added:

"The probability of the Federation disintegrating increases by 50%; the probability of a native colonist becoming prime minister increases by 60%; the probability of a zero-dollar purchase increases by 99%; the probability of a 'son' becoming a 'real father' increases by 100%."

With this treasure, even if you go to the Eastern Continent where there is no legal network in the future, you don’t have to worry about your strength being drastically weakened, and your safety will increase dramatically.

Last year, when Violet first invented the whale oil steam engine, their spirituality collectively crossed the 18-point mark. Now, nearly three months later, it has quietly increased all the way to 19.6.

As long as we do a little more, we can achieve the prerequisite. Even if we do nothing, we can reach 20 points by the end of the month.

Not only that, the two sisters have been practicing Byron's "How to Tam a Dragon" for three times, constantly learning how to reconcile divinity and animality.

His spiritual realm continued to rise, he broke through [Divine Vision] and awakened the God of Self with his strong obsession.

Whoosh!
Just then, there was a sudden sound of wind behind Byron.

Without even turning his head, he reached out and easily grabbed a small foot wearing crystal high heels.

Only then did he slowly turn around, and in front of him was Catherine, who was wearing a red dress and was as bright and beautiful as a dewy rose.

She was standing on one foot and kicking sideways, and her skirt slid down to reveal a calf as round and crystal as white jade.

The golden hair was tied up on top of the head wearing a jeweled crown, and a bright golden halo bloomed.

It is the [Mad God’s Descendant] that comes from “animal nature” and the most fundamental desires of human beings.

She can maximize the dormant instincts in her blood and realize the strongest "beast instinct", which complements her dragon body.

The girl found that her sneak attack had failed again, and she couldn't help but pout her red lips and said angrily:
“I can’t beat you before I break through, so I’ll just have to stay down there.

But after the breakthrough, I still can't beat you. When can I turn over and become the master, and be on the bottom when I want to be, and on the top when I want to be?"

Wanting to attack again, Byron had no choice but to activate the [Dragon Slaying Sword] in his body. He gripped his sister's feet hard and she immediately became weak all over, with tears in her beautiful emerald eyes.

Finally, a pure-blooded dragon appeared in the world, and the basic effect of the [Dragon Slayer Sword] that was specifically designed to defeat dragons finally came in handy.

With just a slight activation of the power, the Mithril Dragon Miss Catherine was immediately defeated like a snake encountering realgar, allowing him to do whatever he wanted.

Byron grabbed his sister's calf and pulled her into his arms, hugging her tightly.

"Be reserved, be reserved, sister!"

After controlling Catherine, he did not maliciously add fuel to the fire, gently pecking her earlobe and teasingly said:
"In fact, you can not only choose to be at the bottom, but also in the middle."

Violet, who followed Catherine in, saw her best sister suffer, but instead of helping her, she gloated over her misfortune and pinched Catherine's plump and smooth buttocks.

A sweet giggle like a silver bell came out of her mouth, causing Catherine to break free from Byron's arms and run over to chase the traitor.

A silver halo burst out from above Violet’s head, activating the [God’s Descent] that came from her “divinity” and sense of morality.

The absolutely calm "mechanical mind" is no worse than the former's "beast intuition".

So far, the three people's awakened gods came from "divinity", "animal nature" and "human nature" respectively, and the "Golden Triangle" they formed became more and more stable. As they got closer and closer to the divine realm, they even gradually had a little taste of the "Trinity" of the "Creator".

Although I don’t quite understand this change, I don’t think it’s a bad thing.

Neither Catherine nor Violet used strength beyond that of a mortal, and although their offense and defense were sophisticated, they were always evenly matched.

Soon, the clothes of the two extremely beautiful girls gradually became disheveled, holy light suddenly poured down, and the scene was breathtakingly beautiful.

Even though Byron had seen it countless times, with clothes on and without clothes on, he still couldn't help but stop to admire it, and no matter how much he looked at it, he could never see enough.

Looking at the sky outside which was gradually getting darker, he was about to rush forward to carry up his two sisters, to use his "humanity" to subdue their "animality" and "divinity", and to sprint for the final "0.4" of spirituality.

Drip
The communication network of [Golden Law] suddenly rang, and Byron immediately reminded his two sisters.

"Shh, it's the Blue Dragon King!"

Catherine and Violet quickly put on their high heels, straightened their clothes, and sat on the sofa, holding Byron's arms on either side.

The next moment, the projections intertwined, and the circle of sofas opposite was suddenly filled with people.

Uncle Henry VI, aunt Margaret, cousin Edward, and eldest sister-in-law Anne Neville, the Headless Knight.

His father is Prince Edmund of Thornburg and his mother is Hathaway.

They are all the direct descendants of the Lancaster royal family. Except for Byron and his two children, there is not a single complete living person among the other three couples.

In fact, if Byron had not risked his life to fight the old gods, the several dead family members would have been wiped out.

The first person to speak was not his father, but his uncle, the Mad King Henry VI, who was no longer a king but still the head of the Lancaster clan.

Byron had already used the surgical table to remove his uncle's crazy disease "glass delusion", and he no longer thought of himself as a piece of fragile glass.

However, he still did not have the bearing of a king, but rather a strong scholarly air. Rather than being called a king, he looked more like a legal scholar.

He looked at his heroic nephew opposite him, with the same kindness in his eyes as always:
"Byron, I saw your general mobilization order.

The day to retake Hastings is finally coming, isn't it?"

Byron nodded and said solemnly:

"Yes, uncle. I assure you that the crown of Hattings will return to Lancaster and will always belong to Lancaster."

A trace of relief and a trace of guilt flashed across Henry VI's pale face. He glanced at the two girls beside Byron and said with some self-blame:

"I was never a good king, my brother, and your father didn't set a good example for you either.

At your age, you should be enjoying balls, operas, hunting, fine food, and sweet romances with beautiful girls under the protection of your father and me.

Instead of fighting with guns and risking life and death on the battlefield.

There’s something that Violet’s grandmother, the Queen of Eternal Night, said that’s actually true.

'I must study politics and war, and cannot leave these things to future generations.

Only in this way will the next generation of this country have the freedom to study mathematics, philosophy, geography, natural history, shipbuilding, navigation, commerce, agriculture, astrology, and prophecy.

Their children have the right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, sculpture, weaving, art design and ceramics! '

Although I think her 'political speculation' of clinging to the church is not a good idea.

But one also has to admire her determination and ruthlessness once she makes up her mind.

It is because your father and I did not study politics and military affairs thoroughly that Lancaster is in the situation it is today. We need you, a child, to turn the tide.

Byron, remember, a good king should possess the qualities of being ruthless in wisdom, even inhumane and cruel!
Because a king always has to consider national interests. Collective interests are limited. You hold the power to distribute the cake, and in the end, some people will benefit and some will lose.

The more people who benefit, the more successful the country will be, and the more successful the king will be.

The most perfect king should be a ruthless fighting machine, a decision-making machine, fighting for the interests of the entire country on behalf of the people.

In the end the king had only two friends: the navy and the army.

As long as the people and the military support it, it will be useless even if the whole world opposes it.

A king can use all sorts of tricks, he can be treacherous and ruthless, as long as he wins in the end, he is a wise king! "

At this point Henry VI smiled bitterly:

"In fact, I understand all the principles, but I am too weak. I don't have the capacity of a king. I will never be able to step into the high sequence in my lifetime."

But then he said excitedly:
“You are different, you are stronger than me, stronger than your father and cousin.

I firmly believe that you can make the Kingdom of Lancaster and Hattings great again!"

As he said this, he stood up and walked to Byron, took off the crown on his head and put it on his head neatly.

When he removed his hand, the crown, which was originally just a projection, solidified into reality. It was Henry VI's real body on the Blue Dragon King that used the legal network to transmit the real crown over.

The crown is made up of three patterns made of platinum: rose, thistle and shamrock, symbolizing the three most important islands in the Channel Islands.

It was created by Henry IV, the founder of the Lancaster dynasty, and was named "The Authority of Lancaster" or "The Crown of Power".

"uncle?!"

The moment the crown was put on his head, Byron found that something invisible was transferred from his uncle to himself.

[Logbook] It can be seen that this is the popularity, willpower, and people's hearts that the family has gathered under the long-term rule of the Kingdom of Hastings for thousands of years, which is commonly known as: orthodoxy.

This was exactly what Edward IV dreamed of getting, something he didn't have that he was willing to cover up with the lie of the "three phantom days".

In an instant, Byron's share in the Kingdom of Hattings increased dramatically.

The last layer of "The Emperor's New Clothes" in his hand, which was reserved for himself, also lit up.

Henry VI winked at him:

"I will fight alongside you this time, our Lord."

Then he took back the projection together with Edward, who gave Byron a thumbs up, and Margaret and Anne, who lifted their skirts to salute him.

"This"

Byron couldn't help feeling a little dazed.

Mother Hathaway was able to be saved after paying a huge price because the [Trident of Aquaman] solidified her state at the moment of death.

It is not a fantasy to push back to the state of life from between life and death.

But if others, including his father and uncle, want to survive, they can only be promoted to the fifth-level [pseudo-god] to break the boundary between life and death, which is more difficult than becoming a living legend themselves.

At this time, his uncle Henry VI obviously no longer had any reservations and turned himself into the former king forever, completing the final handover of inheritance.

Even if there is a one in ten thousand chance of achieving the fifth level in the future, he will not be able to get the throne back.

Prince Sorenburg also stood up and hugged his son tightly:
"Byron, don't put all the pressure on yourself. Dad will never let you die before me!"

Before he could finish his words, his wife kicked him in the calf, forcing him to swallow back the unlucky words.

But he didn't dare to resist and could only smile cautiously.

"Don't talk nonsense before the war. It's common sense, don't you understand?"

After scolding her irrational husband, she took her son's hand.

To be honest, as a mother, Hathaway is the person who least wants Byron to take risks, no doubt about it.

Making great achievements is far less important than his life.

The situation in the Mermaid Kingdom back home is not good right now. After the devastation caused by the polluted [Noah's Ark], my family still has no idea what has happened to them.

If something happened to Byron again, she would lose the meaning of living.

However, having seen the situation in the Eastern Continent with her own eyes, she was not as naive as an ignorant fool.

Knowing that there is still a glimmer of hope if you go upstream at this time, if you act like a turtle you will only wait for death.

He stepped forward and hugged his son tightly, kissed his cheek, and said softly:
"This year, our family can celebrate your birthday at Ganquan Palace, and there will be lots of little bear cookies for you to eat, right?"

Byron gave his mother a big smile:

"must!"

After the family meeting, they were not kept waiting for too long.

At the end of March, the signal to take action was sent to [Sea Hunter] and [Wild Hunt] one after another.

Byron, who had already met the prerequisites for promotion, stood on the dock in a military uniform. In front of him, elite pirates in uniform were lined up in neat formations, and countless white sails on the water stretched to the end of the sky.

This time he did not make any long speeches, but just faced the pairs of burning eyes and said as if it was a matter of course:
“Let’s go. Today, I will take you to complete the ultimate achievement of pirates—stealing a country.

This time, I will take back everything that belongs to us!"

A big wave of his hand.

Hua Hua Hua.
The pirate queue turned around and boarded their respective warships like a tide.

Just as the large fleet was about to sink into the blue hole and start deep-sea jumping.

A dark cloud swept in, and through the dim sky, one could see large coral reefs reflected between the clouds, as well as the shadows of various strange fish swimming among them.

The blue-black ocean was gently shaking, casting a sparkling water light on the ground.

It seems as if the deep sea is reflecting itself onto the land.

It turned out to be the coral cloud, a symbol of the deepening of the intertidal zone.

The coral cloud appeared for the first time over the Bantaan Islands, which meant that not only was the war that would determine the fate of Byron and many others approaching, but the entire material world had also quietly reached its turning point.

If Byron took a wrong step, not only would there be no possibility of starting over, but he would also most likely lose his last chance to survive in the troubled times.

"So, only victory is allowed, defeat is not allowed!"

(End of this chapter)