Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 596: The Queen's Call: Witches Hunting God!

"Please take a seat. There are not so many rules here. We can discuss our own affairs and treat it as a gathering among friends. Just be casual."

At the invitation of the little prince, the group sat down in the reception room of the castle.

The cartoon-style room is like a children's room, with many desserts, candies, tea, coffee, and juice making it look like a tea party.

There was no serious atmosphere at all as if a group of fifth-order high-sequence bigwigs were meeting and a single word could decide the life and death of countless people.

Byron also followed the local customs, temporarily putting aside his military jacket and the burden of being an "adult", and accepted the lemon honey water offered by a palm-sized flower fairy.

He slightly relaxed his javelin-straight back and leaned back against the soft cushions of the sofa.

The chief wizard [The Little Prince] was lying on the large sofa, drinking a cup of coffee with not only milk but also three spoonfuls of sugar.

It's obviously the same attitude as Hathaway's. Lying down is so comfortable, why should I sit up?
I will never deliberately force myself to adapt to the rules of adults or care about other people's opinions. I just do whatever makes me comfortable.

After Byron was sure that the other party was a "master" stronger than himself, he was more inclined to believe that the reason why the other party was so free and easy was because he had seen through the operating rules of human society.

Many "etiquettes" are essentially tests of obedience. In social situations, only when a person learns etiquette and recognizes his or her position can he or she decide whether to eat meat, drink soup, or be eaten!
Every move of a master must have a deep meaning. Even if he turns the table when the leader picks up food, it only means that the dish is 80% likely to be poisonous.

Anyway, it's definitely not because of simple laziness!
"Your Majesty Saint Byron, the King of the Wild Hunt, we have all heard of your name."

The Little Prince was obviously the type who disliked ineffective social interactions, but he was unexpectedly enthusiastic about Byron's arrival, no less enthusiastic than he was towards the two new senior wizards in the school.

Byron could also see that this kind of person likes something if he likes it and dislikes it if he dislikes it. He is consistent in his words and deeds and will never say anything against his will to save his mother Hathaway's face.

But what the chief wizard said was somewhat beyond Byron's expectations:

"You've heard of my name? It's an honor."

Hathaway and Britney were sitting next to their teacher, Tricia [The Little Match Girl].

Two of the best students, one almost died due to the failure of the ceremony, and the other has been gone for twenty years. The three masters and apprentices all had red eyes and kept whispering about their recent situations.

Hearing their conversation, Britney couldn't help but look up and looked at the chief with a puzzled look on her face.

She only learned from Hathaway that the Lancaster family had considerable power across the sea.

However, because he was trapped in the secret realm for a year, he missed the latest news and had no idea what feats the other party had done that made him famous on both sides of the ocean.

The Little Prince was in high spirits. He added three more spoonfuls of sugar to his cup and took a few big gulps.

The little face that looked only eight or nine years old had a drunken blush on it, and it exhaled a sweet milky scent:
"Two months ago, the coalition forces of the Old God Church, led by the Blood Beast Lair, ran into your army in the North Sea Empire across the third circulation belt and were almost wiped out.

There are a total of six Old God churches: Druids, Worm Temple, Pure Evil, Voodoo, Deep Dive Church, and the Blood Beast Lair which is the main force.

No, it should be seven, plus a very mysterious 'traitor' [the one whose name cannot be mentioned].

In the end, even the mythical battleship [Noah's Ark] that housed the incarnation of the Mother of Monsters could not return to the Corridor of Truth.

You won this colonial war and defended your homeland when no one was optimistic about you.

It also gave a slap in the face to those pessimists and capitulationists, which was really gratifying!
So, it's not just us, the Storybrooke school.

Today, two months after the colonial war, all the forces in the Corridor of Truth who are qualified to know have learned your name.

You never know where you go, and you might run into someone who admires you."

The Eastern Continent was the first place to experience the power of the Luoyan Era, and their understanding of the enemy far exceeded that of the Silver Continent.

When the little prince talked about "human treason", pure resentment could not help but appear in his clear eyes.

When he looked at Byron, his eyes were filled with admiration again:
"Over the years, under the oppression of the Old God Church and the increasing amount of activated knowledge, the humans of the East Continent have been losing ground step by step until they are completely defeated.

The reason why we were able to retain a quarter of the territory in the north was because of the fighting between the two families, which gave us a respite.

Britney should have told you that the most powerful country in the Eastern Continent right now is the Desert Empire ruled by Cleopatra VII.

Most of the other human forces are located on the north and south sides surrounding the Sunset Desert, and are left with only a few remaining forces.

We have been retreating again and again for decades, and everyone has gradually become numb.

At this time, we really need news of victory for mankind.

You have told everyone with your actions that humans can win!
And the casualty rate is still an astonishing 0:7!

What an inspiring achievement this is?

Anyway, it's not the other way around. The ones who should be suffering and regretful should be the old god churches.

But we never imagined that you would be the son of little Hathaway and a child of our Storybrooke School.

On behalf of the school and the people of the East Continent, I want to toast you."

He raised his cup of milk and used milk instead of wine to thank Byron for his contribution to mankind.

"Thank you."

Byron did not act insincerely politely, but acknowledged his achievement generously, raised the honey water and touched it to him from a distance.

At the same time, he also realized that he was not the only one collecting information about the East Continent.

The major sects in the Corridor of Truth, which serve as the last defense of humanity, are also keeping a close eye on intelligence from the Old God Church and the Old Continent.

Now that I have arrived at the Corridor of Truth, not only do I no longer need to upgrade my class from scratch, but my legendary level has also grown to its maximum level.

A quick glance at the logbook showed that the legendary level of his title, [King of the Wild Hunt], had long exceeded 46 points, 30 points more than the 16 points that made him famous throughout the continent.

It’s just that I haven’t received any new title abilities, so I haven’t paid much attention to this change.

You have to know that the Silver Continent has been closed for 30 years, and until now no one knows how many points the legendary level needs to reach before a qualitative change will occur after exceeding points and breaking through the limitations of a continent.

It was not until he was reminded by the Little Prince that Byron realized that after he set foot on the Eastern Continent, the "prayers of believers" had indeed suddenly increased.

There was a high probability that the rule of this continental secret realm, "Everything spoken must be known", was triggered. However, he had just landed for less than half a day and had not yet noticed that he had become a taboo for others.

[Grandma Wolf] Britney was speechless for a long time after listening to this.

I don’t know how many times I have felt envious of this “other people’s child”.

Do you feel that you should find a suitable partner and end your 18 years and 480 months of being single?
"In any fairy tale, a 60-year-old woman sounds old and frail, but a 600-year-old woman sounds like she's in her prime!
Sixty-year-old mortals think they are too old, and sixty-year-old gods think they are too young. Many "loyal" men, whether they are 18, 28, or 88 years old, like 18-year-old girls.

But they don’t know that women of our age are high-quality stocks!
A girl three years older than you is given a golden brick, a girl thirty years older than you is given a crown.
Bah, bah, I just turned 18! And I will always be 18!"

Britney is seriously thinking about her life events here.

Her teacher, Tricia, took Hathaway's hand and asked the question that everyone was most concerned about:
"Little Hathaway, how did you bring Britney back to life?
A year ago, Britney's ceremony was doomed to fail, and the following year was nothing but a continuation of pain.

I couldn't bear to see this tragic story, but I didn't have the ability to help her, so I didn't stay there all the time.

I just set up a restricted area, and planned to wait until the dark fairy tale was completely born before I could personally deal with the activated knowledge.

You have given me more surprises today than you have in the past 100 years."

Tricia was right.

During the promotion ceremony, Britney and the resurrected Fairy Tale were both defeated. The subsequent long tug-of-war was doomed to failure, and in the end, she was swallowed up by the other side.

Over thousands of years of history, there are far more school members who have had similar experiences as her or who were devoured on the spot than those who successfully broke through. "Failure means death" is also an unspoken rule among the school.

During this period, the senior wizards also thought of ways to help reduce the difficulty for subsequent students.

But just like the Southern Continent's Sun God System had never been able to ignite the power of the underworld, they had never been able to find the key.

It wasn't until Hathaway appeared that a miracle was created!

She did not hide it and showed a little of her powers [Protector of Princesses and Girls] and [Divine Makeup: Moonlight Eyeshadow] to others.

And he stated his own inference:

"It was a series of coincidences that allowed me to help Britney.

If there is a savior character like "Hunter" in a story who can turn the tide at a critical moment, the victim is a princess or a girl.

I can use [Moonlight Eye Shadow] to invade the ongoing 'Becoming a Fairy Tale' ritual and replace the key characters to help them."

Upon hearing this, there was a burst of cheers in the venue.

"Great."

"Although the restrictions are very harsh and can only protect girls and princesses, it is already very rare to be able to take this step from zero to one."

The Little Match Girl, who was much shorter than Hathaway, hugged her and danced and laughed.

[Moonlight Eyeshadow] is not just a costume-changing combat ability, but also a strategic-level ability that can make the Storybrooke School soar in the future.

Hathaway, who could only rely on her son, suddenly became the golden thigh of the entire school unintentionally. The longer the time, the greater the influence.

Of course, the chief and the second in command knew that the emergence of this ability would inevitably be accompanied by the transfer of power within the school.

Once the school members learned the news, they would gather around Hathaway, just to get her extra care when they held their own ceremonies.

Most of the rent-seeking in the world comes from the four words "discretion".

But it is impossible to handle everything in a fair and impartial manner and fall into the other extreme of dogmatism.

Fortunately, they didn't care about this happening at all, and even hoped that Hathaway could take over their burden, and there was no impurity in their joy.

Byron, who was used to the power struggles and intrigues in the Silver Continent, felt relaxed and comfortable, and thought that such things could only happen in the "fairy tale world".

I also added three spoonfuls of sugar to my own cup and drank it up.

He then gave his opinion on the first and second positions:
“This news should only be known to the upper echelons.

Tell them before the school members prepare to hold the ceremony, or even keep them in the dark from beginning to end, and let the mother take direct action then.

Prevent the news from leaking out and causing unnecessary trouble." Just as Byron always supported the two queens to have their own careers, he also supported his mother to give back to the school she came from after she became capable.

But we must also be wary of other hostile forces, and even our allies and our own people who may do bad things.

He has never hesitated to assume the greatest malice towards others, nor has he hesitated to treat others with the greatest kindness.

Man is the sum of divinity and animality. He has unimaginable good and even more unimaginable evil. There is no absolute right or wrong. This is what man is!

The Little Prince and the Little Match Girl also agreed with his suggestion and promised to put Hathaway's safety first and then consider helping the school members.

Everyone ate and drank, and soon it was midnight.

After eating and drinking, Hathaway slowly licked the large rainbow lollipop that Tricia had specially left for her and asked in confusion:
"By the way, teacher, why don't I see the other high-ranking wizards? Are they guarding the territories under the sect?"

Tricia nodded and shook her head:
"The Princess and the Pea and the Snow Queen are indeed stationed in the core territory of the school.

But [Alibaba] actually had another mission today, so he went and came back. ”

Just as I mentioned another male superior wizard in the school, a light suddenly appeared at the crack of the door of the reception room and then slowly opened.

A young man riding a green donkey and wearing a white turban on his head, who looked like a Barbary, walked in.

What appeared on the other side of the door was not the corridor of the castle, but a desert scenery of a completely different style and a magnificent palace complex.

Byron's true form is an infinitely looping Ouroboros, and he is also an expert in the field of space. He can clearly feel the space inside and outside the door being folded.

At one end is the reception room, and at the other is the sunset desert far to the north.

As soon as the young man entered the room, he touched his chest and apologized to Byron, the only guest:
"Excuse me, Your Majesty the King of the Wild Hunt.

I have received a message from the Chief, but I was attending a wizard meeting in the palace of the Desert Empire and was unable to return in time."

Byron glanced at the most adult-like person in the entire school, [Alibaba and the Forty Thieves], and stood up to return the greeting.

Driven by a strong sense of déjà vu, he blurted out subconsciously:
“Good evening, Mr. Alibaba.

Is it possible that the thing you regret most in your life is creating the fairy tale of Alibaba and not being interested in money at all?"

The young man [Alibaba] failed to understand the deeper meaning of Byron's words.

He just scratched his head and replied:
“Ha, that’s a good question!
Have you read my story about taking the treasure?
If there were no black magic, I might choose to be a businessman and use wealth to prove the value of life.

But now I am not really interested in money.”

Then he shouted to those around him:
"Open sesame!"

A golden line flashed by his side and turned into a big door. The door opened automatically, emitting a brilliant golden light. It was obvious that there was a treasure house behind the door.

Alibaba picked up a gold basin as big as a wash basin, filled it with gold coins and handed it to him. He smiled, revealing his eight white teeth:
"Although I'm not very interested, I can't spend all of it. I'll give these to you as a gift."

In his eyes, these gold coins are indeed no different from beautiful stones.

It can be used to buy food, clothes, and donkey fodder to sustain life. Anything more will be a burden or even a source of disaster.

This generous attitude is similar to exchanging treasured marbles with new friends.

In fact, it is almost the same.

His magic is called [Open Sesame] and [Close Sesame], which is a space-related ability.

[Open Sesame] can open the door to any treasure house, secret realm, puzzle lock, or even just a conceptual door.

Even in the ownerless kingdom of God, as long as there is a door, it cannot stop the phrase "Open Sesame", and there is almost no place in the world that can trap him.

[Close Sesame] can build the most stable space cage, bridge the space gap, and can even be used to permanently and forcibly close the world cracks below level one.

If he set his mind to stealing, there wouldn't be much in this world that could stop him from finding a treasure.

The secret space vault that Catherine received from the Poor Knights would definitely not work either.

Fortunately, this Alibaba really doesn’t love money, otherwise the rich people would have trouble sleeping.

Byron reached out to take the gift from his new friend, and gave him a collectible bolt-action rifle with blue and gold patterns as a return gift.

No boy can refuse a straight stick, and no young man can refuse a fine gun.

"Thank you, I like this gift very much."

The young man played with it happily for a while, then solemnly put it into his own treasure house.

Then he sat down next to the Little Prince, poured himself a cup of black tea, and said dissatisfiedly:
"Why do I have to handle all external affairs? Is it because I am the only one in the school who looks like an adult?

You are the chief."

The Little Prince didn't care and asked with a smile:

"Tell me quickly, what is Her Majesty the Queen planning to do by summoning the leaders of various major schools tonight?
Something that is worth her making such a fuss must not be a small matter. "

Alibaba looked around the hall and saw that everyone in the hall was its own people. Then it slowly opened its mouth and solemnly uttered a word:
"Hunter God!"

Woo woo woo.
Even though there was a layer of truth between them, when the word was spoken, everyone could vaguely hear a roar and a whimper.

"Hunter God?"

Byron couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

These false gods of theirs could be called gods, but when the word “god” was used in formal occasions, it specifically referred to those unnameable old gods.

I didn't expect that although my colleagues from the Eastern Continent were defeated step by step by Luo Yinji's relentless pressure, they actually had such exciting fun in private?

Is it necessary for someone with the ability to hunt gods to retreat to the desert?

The Little Prince saw Byron's expression and knew what he was thinking. He quickly waved his hand and explained:
“Your Majesty, the King of the Wild Hunt, although this god is an old god, he is not the kind of god you understand.

The Eastern Continent's research on the Old Gods is much stronger than that of the Silver Continent.

We discovered that the old gods' situations in the 1,500 years after their death were completely different, depending on their powers and duties during their lifetime.

There are old gods like Death and Sleep who are very adaptable to the state of eternal sleep, and they can restore sanity with the fastest speed and the least blood sacrifice.

Relatively speaking, for those who are adaptable, there are other old gods who are not adaptable to the state of death.

Although they will not truly perish, not only have they not recovered in the past 1,500 years, but their own order has completely collapsed due to the violent conflict between their own power and the deep sea.

After the chaos reached its extreme, even though he no longer had the status of the Creator, he contracted the same disease as Him, and was torn apart miserably, and his strength plummeted.

The principle is

Hearing this, Byron also understood, and said in unison with the Little Prince:

"The sun and storms are the deep sea's mortal enemies!"

Snapped!
The little prince also clapped his hands happily. It was less troublesome to talk to smart people.

"That's right, these two major [priesthoods] and a series of extended priesthoods: [Fire], [Volcano], [Sky], [Thunder], etc., are treated similarly.

The related gods are all more miserable than each other.

This is the goal of the wizard 'God Hunter'!"

After hearing his words, Byron couldn't help but feel a huge wave of emotion in his heart.

He actually had similar thoughts on the way here.

If possible, he really wanted to give some priesthoods to Violet and Catherine. Even if they needed to be transformed later, it would save a lot of time.

There are even two preliminary goals:
The first one is Ptah, the [God of Fire], [Bull-headed God], and [Master Creator], who is also from the desert pantheon.

He is the God of Craftsmen and Fire, and possesses the duties of [Creation], [Craftsmen], [Art], [Fire], etc.

It seems that the cursed spirit of the Swamp Giant was anchored to the old god because of his compatibility with him, which is why he gained powerful immortality.

Byron's new secret was only realized by obtaining the forbidden knowledge "The Core of the Furnace".

It also fits in well with Violet's powers.

The second is Ishtar, the goddess of Venus, who possesses the divine duties of Venus, war, love, rain, thunderstorm, fertility, etc.

Previously, the "traitor" discovered the coordinates of a collapsed kingdom of God in the Sea of ​​​​Source.

There is also the corpse of an old god who, due to bad luck, was unable to gradually recover his sanity and strength through cannibalism and blood sacrifices over the past 1,500 years.

He suspected that the person buried there was Ishtar, the goddess of Venus.

The raven Muni and the [love elf] dancer Salome have been following the "rape" these two days, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Moreover, according to the little prince's suggestion, these two targets happened to have extended priesthoods related to the sun and storms, and their conditions were definitely not very good.

Now that Alibaba said that the Sedge River Flower Serpent and the Queen Cleopatra VII were also gathering people to hunt down an old god, the other party's identity should not be so simple.

It is highly likely that he is not an ordinary god.

Without waiting for further questioning, Alibaba once again uttered a name:
"The target of the operation is the God King of the Desert God System, [The Blind One], [The Eagle-Headed God], and [The Sky God] Horus!"

When Byron heard the name of this god, the solar boat [Heliopolis] that he had once encountered immediately came to his mind.

There is also a series of priesthoods on the God King, including [Sky], [Sun], [Moon], [Royalty], [Guardian], [Revenge], etc., which are enough to stack up all the debuffs.

It also meets the needs of their entire family.

My eyes lit up:
"Elaborate!"

(End of this chapter)