Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 597 Imperial Enclave: Sun Knight VS Lake Knight
The blood moon with the face of Lilith slowly descended.

A sun that was exactly the same as the one on the Old Continent and was not polluted at all then rose, dispelling the thick darkness and another bloody frenzy in the night.

The feast of the monsters and evil spirits ended, leaving behind a mess in the human settlement.

The humans who had escaped the disaster once again mustered up the courage to walk out of their houses or shelters and start a new day.

A few people who couldn't tell whether they were lucky or unlucky had to clean up the "cups and plates" left over from last night's revelry as soon as possible, because they were still stained with the flesh and blood of their relatives and friends.

If you don't clean up the blood and debris in time, you might end up being the one being cleaned up by someone else tomorrow morning.

Yesterday, a fugitive slave appeared in Oak Manor, and another slave-hunting team was lost.

There was a knock on the door of the financial manager's house:
"Mr. Colin, Mr. Colin, open the door! A wizard has just come to deliver a message. Mr. Smith asked the stewards to come over."

In the past, if a mysterious wizard came to the manor, the stewards who were qualified to contact him would be more active than anyone else.

But the young man, who was a member of the manor guard, knocked on the door twice but no one answered. He leaned over the crack of the door and sniffed carefully. As expected, he smelled a strong smell of blood.

His heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"problem occurs."

He quickly asked someone to come and break open the door. Derrick, the first-level apprentice sent by [Wolf Grandma] Britney to convey the transfer order, also came over after hearing the news.

But he saw the financial director, who lived alone, lying on the desk, and had already turned into a mummy.

His wrinkled skin was bluish-black and tightly stretched over his bones. His eye sockets were sunken, and there was not a trace of moisture or flesh on his body.

There were two letters on the desk below me, which must have been written just last night.

Colin is one of the few stewards in the manor who can write. In addition to managing the accounts, he is also responsible for all correspondence between the manor and the school.

One of the letters reported that a fugitive slave and the slave-hunting team had not returned at night. It was speculated that they might have entered a forbidden area, and the school was asked to send someone to deal with it as soon as possible.

The other letter reported that an ancient tomb was suspected to have been dug through in an iron mine under the manor, and miners were disappearing every day, requesting the school to handle the matter.

The second letter was not finished yet, and the tip of the feather pen finally stopped on the word "miner".

And this is where the problem obviously lies.

The other writings were all in dark blue ink, but this one was red to the point of being black, emitting a strong smell of blood, and the writing was twisted like a ferocious ghost claw.

The others were illiterate and didn't notice anything unusual after a quick glance.

But Derrick, the wizard apprentice of the Storybrooke School, is different.

When I saw that word, I immediately realized that those missing Black Iron miners had become [Weird Miner Slaves] for some reason!
As the steward Colin accurately described the other party's identity and origin, a mystical positioning similar to the three-part honorific name was produced, and unfortunately the other party came to the door.

He quickly stepped forward, grabbed the letter, shook it hard, and then used the witchcraft technique of starting a fire to burn it to ashes.

He watched the papyrus imported from the Desert Empire and the strange word completely disappear in the firelight, and he breathed a sigh of relief, but his face still looked bad:

"The dangers in the Corridor of Truth are hard to guard against.

We, the wizarding schools that serve as a defense barrier for mortals, can only eliminate those threats that are more harmful at a targeted point. It is simply impossible to protect everyone.

Even though all territories are cleaned up regularly, there are still endless weird things leaking in from the outside and born directly from the inside.

Now the loopholes are getting bigger and bigger, and there's no telling when a catastrophic accident will occur in which all the people in the city will be wiped out.

Learning witchcraft cannot save mankind, but what kind of talent can I learn? Alas——!"

From the northernmost to the southernmost end of the Corridor of Truth, countless humans greeted the new day in this way, and they were so accustomed to it that they were almost numb.

And day after day, year after year, if there is no hope of relief, tomorrow is destined to be worse than today.

Just as the Whale Hunter warned through Salant at the beginning: "We have entered the intertidal zone. Please hold on to the ropes beside you tightly and prepare for the eternal fall!"

The fall of the old continent had just begun, but half of their bodies had been submerged.

Maybe one day, just by saying one wrong word, you could die a horrible death.

It is a hundred times more cruel than literary inquisition.

If the same sentence "Qingfeng can't read, why is he flipping through books?" was put here, I'm afraid that no one would need to do anything, and I and my entire family would die miserably on the spot.

Even from the inside out, from the soul to the body, everything is swallowed up by the taboos in the text.

Derrick was about to order the manor guards to burn Colin's body and then ask the school for help to deal with the new monster.

However, he accidentally discovered that the dirt floor in the house was rising and falling slightly as if breathing, as if it was awakened by the large amount of "food" and was preparing to attack again.

Suddenly I felt a chill down my spine.

"That thing hasn't left yet!"

If a wizard from another school came here, he would most likely pretend to know nothing, quietly walk out of the house, and return to the sunlight that the weirdo fears the most to prioritize protecting himself.

But the wizard from the Storybrooke School obviously had a different way of thinking than others, and he suddenly shouted:
"That weird thing hasn't left yet, everyone, jump out of the window quickly."

Hearing his shout, the manor guards immediately abandoned the body of the steward Colin and turned around and ran away.

Upon seeing this, the [miners] who were hiding underground immediately broke out of the ground.

Instead of chasing after those ordinary people who couldn't even read, he went straight for the most delicious wizard apprentice, Derrick.

A pungent earthy smell exploded, and a grotesque creature formed by the twisted combination of iron ore and seven or eight Black Iron humans jumped out of the mud like jumping out of water waves.

There were seven or eight huge human heads on the giant body, and countless thick blue-black arms grabbed Derrick together.

It looked like it was only at the second-level professional level, but it was still not something that Derrick, a first-level apprentice who was only responsible for running errands, could deal with.

He was even oppressed by the opponent's fierce momentum, and his legs began to become weak.

"It's over!"

Giant hands grabbed his body like a chicken, lifted it above his head and opened their mouths, and then began to exert force, twisting him into a twist to squeeze juice on the spot.

"Ahhhhh."

The young man's face was twisted in pain, and he felt all the bones in his body begin to make crisp sounds.

The manor guards who had already run into the sunlight pulled out their crossbows and flintlock rifles with trembling hands and fired at the ugly monster.

Although the job rank of [Mine Slave] may not be high, its defense is maxed out, and the iron ore all over its body makes its hardness far exceed that of a heavy armored knight.

It seems that the tragedy is about to happen again.

Om-!
The air trembled, and mortals could see the golden law network with their naked eyes. It suddenly turned into a rushing tide that swept in from the direction of the sea, filling every tiny corner.

The power of the mind is faster than the speed of light, spreading hundreds of kilometers in just an instant.

At the same time, a clear and pleasant female voice sounded:

"Law: Death to cannibals!"

Just as he finished speaking, the [Weird Mine Slave] who was originally invulnerable to swords and guns suddenly fell to the ground and shattered into rubble in an instant.

Most of the low-sequence monsters and evil spirits within the scope of this legal network exploded on the spot. A few mid-sequence monsters that did not die for a while fled to the periphery regardless of the sunlight above their heads.

The luckier ones were already on the edge and managed to run out.

Some unfortunate ones are deeply trapped in the legal network. As long as they are within the legal range, they will continue to be attacked by the law. If they cannot escape within three minutes, they will all end up with the same fate as their low-sequence counterparts.

"That's.!!!"

Derrick, who fell to the ground along with the grotesque, ignored the pain in his body and quickly got up and looked towards the western seashore, where it seemed as if another sun was rising.

The surrounding guards, as well as others who had received the warning and were preparing to evacuate, all looked up at the sky involuntarily.

His eyes reflected the countless monsters and evil spirits fleeing in the sky and on the earth, as well as the warm and brilliant golden light of the law.

That kind of light has another name, it is called: "Hope!"

“Is that a miracle?”

"Is there finally a savior coming to save us?"

There was no need for Derrick to announce to everyone that Oak Manor had been given by [Wolf Grandma] Britney to the [King of the Wild Hunt] who had come from afar.

All thoughts and wishes automatically merged into the Golden Law, allowing it to gradually blend with the collective subconscious of the local people.

According to the five-level hierarchy of needs theory, the lowest level is the "physiological needs" for food, water, etc., and above that is the "safety needs" of not dying easily.

The unity of the two is essentially survival!
Whoever can ensure the safety of the people of East Continent will receive the broadest support.

This is also the most orthodox destiny of all rulers in the Corridor of Truth.

Whoever can "expel the weirdness and restore human rights" can compare with any country that has ever existed in history to see what "getting the right government" means!

The group of visitors from afar who arrived at the end of the second circulation belt obviously brought some drastic changes to this continent.

There are also new choices for future destiny.

The time is slightly advanced.

"Whale oil mechanics will switch to check the alchemy arrays that others are responsible for. After the inspection is completed, everyone will leave."

On a cliff adjacent to the sea.

The dirt and broken wood on the battlefield that was flattened by Byron last night had long been cleared away, revealing the solid and thick rock formation underfoot.

A group of dozens of whale oil mechanics who were accompanying the army worked together to outline a huge alchemical array on the rock using materials made of charcoal, brass shavings, spices, gem powder and magic olive oil.

After checking that there were no problems, Violet waved her hand and they quickly retreated.

The legendary mechanic walked into the position set up in advance by the alchemy array. The sea breeze blew the soft hem of the chiffon dress, revealing a section of the girl's porcelain-white calves, and light flowed under her feet.

Snapped!
He clasped his hands together, and tiny electric lights exploded from under his feet, quickly spreading to the entire alchemy array.

As the magic [Gate of Truth] slowly rose from behind Violet, the magic circle suddenly shone brightly, and its light even outshone the sun that had just risen in the east.

The rock beneath my feet trembled, and a towering lighthouse that seemed to have been built in advance was "pulled" out of the rock bit by bit.

“Tsk tsk, no matter how many times I see it, the terrifying productivity of High-Sequence Transcendents is still astonishing.

And I don’t know if it’s because the source tides are more active, but it seems that Violet’s ability to transform matter is much easier in the Eastern Continent than in the Old Continent.”

Underwater near the port, the [Wild Hunt Servant] Swamp Giant broke away from the River Styx last night and drilled back into the seabed.

They are relocating methane mines from the nearby seabed and constructing an underwater defense line that can launch a "Giant Burp" to engulf the fleet at any time, and also serve as Violet's guard.

Byron and Hathaway went to the Storybrooke School together, but they would not leave any flaws or defense loopholes for their chosen base and queen.

You can transfer your consciousness at any time and descend upon the body of the swamp giant.

This continent is too dangerous. Before going to the ten underwater kingdoms to rescue people, it is particularly important to build a stable base of your own in advance.

Even if you fail, you will have a place to retreat to so that you won't be driven back into the sea.

While Byron was driving the giant to work hard, he looked through the sea at the first-level lighthouse on the shore that was getting higher and higher, as well as the towering [Gate of Truth], and thought to himself:

“It is said that the ‘upside-down tree’ hides the secret of ascending from a demigod to a true god.

I really want to push open this door and see what is behind it."

[Gate of Truth] is a research and development and production capability that can comprehensively enhance alchemy, and even break the iron law of equivalent exchange and conservation of matter to a certain extent.

Byron was always very curious about what would be behind this door if he pushed it open.
Is it the materialized truth? The origin of the world? Or is it some great being that has reached the crown of the "Inverted Tree"?

The door of truth is also a door.

He was filled with the urge to find Alibaba and the Forty Thieves and shout "Open Sesame" at the door.

Maybe it is really possible to witness the history of the occult with your own eyes.

But Byron thought again that he was not a mad scientist who was desperate to pursue the truth, and the risks and benefits were not proportional for the time being, so he regretfully gave up this dangerous idea.

I plan to wait until all my family members are promoted to demigods and there is no way forward before trying again.

The main body of the first-level lighthouse was quickly formed, and the fourth-level heroic navigator Delia immediately rushed in with her men to carry out functional construction.

The whale oil lantern in his hand cast a blue light, and under the ability of [Mind Mapping], it turned into various tools, and began to repair the lamp room, install the Saint Byron lens, and set up the pulley.
The other Lighthouse Sequence extraordinary people in the team also made progress due to their successful conquest of the second circulation belt, and the overall strength of the fleet increased by at least 20%.

The speed of building a lighthouse is also extremely fast.

Violet did not wait for Byron's real body to return.

She has the [Golden Triangle] of the Trinity, and she has exactly the same status and authority as Byron.

After checking that there was no problem with the lighthouse, he personally lit the mixture of whale oil and spices in the lamp room, and then Delia connected it to the Internet.

Om-!
The [Golden Law], which had already spread to the Beast Paradise and the Empire of the Sun, used the lighthouse as an anchor point and successfully materialized for the first time in the Corridor of Truth, far away from the entire Sea of ​​Monsters.

The golden light illuminates the material world and also illuminates a corner of the edge of the collective subconscious ocean of the Eastern Continent.

Thanks to the [Saint Byron Lens], the power of the lighthouses built by the Lighthouse Federation on the north-south shipping routes and in all colonies has been greatly increased, and their efficiency has increased by 300%.

With the [Lighthouse Matrix] sharing the pressure, even ordinary Lighthouse Sequence extraordinary people can hold on for a long time when guarding the world's cracks.

Combined with Violet's own spatial power as the [Witch of Disaster], she successfully closed the secondary world crack that created the Little Red Riding Hood secret realm.

But as the law spread, the abnormal reactions in this new territory that were fed back to her heart made her frown deeply.

So he gave the order casually:
"Law: Death to cannibals!"

The Golden Law with triple power has come.

The restless source tide within a radius of 100 miles was forcibly calmed, and the weak monsters and evil spirits were also cleared out by the thoughts and wishes of countless people.

The hundreds of kilometers covered by the legal network have completely become an enclave ruled by imperial laws.

Byron's second king title [The Sun King] (incomplete) also became more solidified.

If they want to fully consolidate, they need to continue heading eastward. Even crossing the Eastern Continent may not be enough. They have to place their hopes on a round-the-world voyage.

But at least in the territories they rule, ordinary civilians will no longer suffer tragic accidents due to saying the wrong thing, and safety is greatly enhanced.

Then, the infrastructure force 'Liwang Construction Company', which was mainly composed of Taino [Bear Spirit Warriors], entered the scene and began to build the first port, Yuanwang Port.

This logistics corps, which is the most efficient in the world, has long been given the special title of "Infrastructure Maniac".

Effect: "When you achieve any world-first achievement, such as building the world's tallest building, the longest road, the longest span bridge, the largest bastion
Both can increase the legion's engineering construction efficiency by an additional 10% and unlock various engineering drawings in the collective subconscious of humanity.

After learning the relevant knowledge, workers can take up the most popular and promising new logistics profession [Civil Engineer].

During this period, Liwang Construction Company has successively built the world's largest bastion, the world's largest dam, and the world's largest shipyard.
The strength bonus reaches an astonishing 130%. Even if an ordinary person joins the Infrastructure Maniac and obtains the legion title bonus, he can be transformed into a small humanoid excavator.

It is enough to pat one's chest and boast: Who has the best excavator technology? Go to Li Wang in the Golden Empire! "

Yuanwang Port has a flat terrain, so there is no need to consider the special topography. The ready-made design drawings can be used. Soon the construction site is dusty and bustling with activity.

The horn was shouting loudly:
"Only those who are useless to society get a holiday! Every port on the sea is our shining youth!"

"."

Byron regained consciousness, and the swamp giant sank back into the water to move the ore and set up a defense line.

Violet took a group of whale oil mechanics and naturalists to explore for minerals and draw maps nearby.

We don't aim to build this place into a new manufacturing center, but we still have to be self-sufficient in simple whale oil bullets, sailors' swords, and copper and iron parts used in repairing warships.

This will make Yuanwang Port their logistics center and bridgehead.

But Violet, who was fully immersed in her work, did not notice that in the dense forest, a knight in black armor was silently watching her.

His eyes were fanatical, and his burning gaze almost became physical.

"Yes, that's her, her name is Violet, right?
With the breath of the North Sea breeze and the cold temperament of the northern snowfields, this is indeed a beautiful queen from her hometown of the Channel Islands.

Although she is not as good as my Guinevere, she is the one who is most similar to my beloved Guinevere among the many queens I have met in the past few hundred years.

I returned to the human world in another way, but Guinevere fell into deep sleep in the underworld forever.

Only by stealing the beautiful queens from the hands of kings who do not know how to appreciate beauty can I slightly make up for the emptiness that I have felt for thousands of years and experience the taste of being alive again.

If I get this Queen Violet, relying on the similarities between us, I might be able to summon my Guinevere from the myth as well.

I must get her!"

But the whole person just stood there without any disguise.

But the Golden Law network, which covered an area of ​​nearly 100 kilometers, automatically left a huge hole as it passed by him, without giving Violet any warning.

It is not inferior to Byron's entry [Outlaw].

The black-armored knight looked at the golden law that was growing stronger with the will of the local residents, and raised the corner of his mouth in mockery:

“It’s really remarkable.

He was able to create his own [Golden Law] in addition to the [Silver Law], and even expanded it all the way to the Corridor of Truth.

If I were just an ordinary fifth-order false god, the legal network would probably have discovered me.

But I am a living legend, a living myth.

It was the direct trigger that led to the destruction of the Twelve Knights of the Round Table, the fall of the Knight King, and the demise of the country. In the end, they all died, but Guinevere and I are still alive and well.

Therefore, I inherited the power of mythology, and things like [royalty] and law are just stepping stones for me.

No matter how strong the law is, it can't do anything to me, the nemesis of the royal family.

I am looking forward to it now. When I quietly appear in your room tonight and invite you to start a vigorous "palace love" with me, your expression will definitely be very cute. "

The knight clenched and unclenched his grip on the hilt of his sword. The already annoying sun in the sky would take a whole day to set again, making him feel even more annoyed.

It wasn’t until he discovered that Violet was about to lead a group of people into the mine that his eyes suddenly lit up, and he felt that perhaps he wouldn’t have to wait until night to get what he wanted.

However, he just turned around and wanted to follow.

But he suddenly saw that on the hillside behind him, at some point, a heavily armored knight had quietly appeared there, using the cover of the [Golden Law] border maze.

The pair of eyes looking at him were filled with deep disgust and hatred.

This unexpected development made the black-armored knight subconsciously stop.

Feeling the familiar aura of the sun on the other person, his eyes flickered for a moment, and then he blurted out:
"You are Gawain, the [Sun Knight]?!"

His heart was shocked. He had avoided the Golden Rule, but he could not avoid the fate of the twelve Knights of the Round Table.

Surprisingly, while meeting a queen from his hometown, he also unexpectedly ran into Gawain, his mortal enemy.

The shouts of [Sun Knight] Gawain and Guardian Knight [Iron Wall] Bruch suddenly merged into one:
"【Lake Knight】Lancelot, return the lives of my three brothers to me! Kill——!"

A blazing white light flashed in the woods.

Riding on the fairy horse Greengret, the over three-meter-tall heavily armored knight who looked like an armored chariot leaped up and swung the [Holy Sword of the Sun] in his hand with the help of the horse's power.

Stab it--!
The blazing sword light split the entire forest in half.

(End of this chapter)