Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 609: Doomsday Slate, Cracked Gods!
The edge of the Rust Belt, the deep sea area on one side of the Sea of ​​​​Source.

Several vast and colorful domains, like huge and unsinkable battleships, are engaging in extremely bloody boarding battles, approaching, sharpening, and merging with each other.

This turned out to be the kingdom of God where the sixth-order old god was sleeping.

And it’s not the two seats as initially expected, but at least four!

It’s just somewhat surprising that the several divine kingdoms have a lot in common, and the conflicts in rules are not as big as imagined.

Suddenly, with a flash of somewhat dirty divine light, the barriers between the four divine kingdoms disappeared, and they finally merged into one like dew on a lotus leaf.

It also caused the surrounding Rust Belt to experience violent shocks.

The originally invisible and intangible beacon anchor chains were stretched straight.

The extraordinary beings from both the enemy and our side nearby were at least fourth-order mythical creatures. In an instant, hundreds of streams of light flashed across the rust belt.

They all broke through the boundaries of space one after another, and were swept into the kingdom of God by this shock.

At the same time, the trend of "splitting" in the Kingdom of God that opposes "aggregation" immediately took effect.

A group of outsiders did not fall into the corresponding kingdom of the old gods according to their compatibility with the old gods, but scattered and fell randomly into different areas.

Pfft!
Byron's feet touched the ground, and the black rock ground suddenly cracked. The slowly flowing red lava river below splashed everywhere and suddenly covered his head.

And this is not ordinary magma. It is flowing with fiery divinity and filled with demigod-level [fire] authority. It can even melt steel in an instant.

That is to say, Byron transformed into a fifth-level [Ouroboros] early on, and could switch between elemental energy body and physical body at will. If it were someone else, even a mythical creature of average ability would likely die on the spot.

The fifth-order false god may also suffer serious damage.

Byron broke free from the pulling force of the anchor chain, jumped out of the lava river, and stood in the air. The dark blue uniform of the Imperial Navy Marshal on his body was intact.

"here it is?"

He frowned, opened his [Divine Vision] and looked around.

However, they were shocked to find that in the "ethereal world", the "unity of all things" that instinctively covered hundreds of kilometers was greatly reduced and could only cover a few kilometers, not much better than the naked eye.

Then I suddenly realized that the original resonance of "all things return to one" was the public asset of the world itself, and anyone could get involved.

But in the kingdom of the old gods, every stone and every breath of air are the private property of someone else. If the master of the kingdom had not fallen into eternal sleep and the ownership of the kingdom had not been unclear, even this ability of "unifying all things" would probably not be useful.

Referring to the perspective of the [Love Elf] Salome and the Raven Muni who fell to the other side of the combined kingdom of God, they immediately realized what had happened to their group of outsiders.

"Not only the [Falcon-Headed God] Horus and the [Venus Goddess] Ishtar, but also several nearby kingdoms of gods have merged together?
Aren’t these old gods all unlucky? Those whose duties involved the sun and storm died much more severely than their peers after being drowned by the Sea of ​​Element.

How could such a change happen?

Is it because too many fifth-order false gods entered the Rust Belt at once? Or is it because the sudden loss of sensitivity of the [Cursed Spirit·High Priest] caused a change? "

“Collective action plans are not afraid of strong enemies but of accidents.

Originally, the nearly thirty fifth-order high-sequence transcendents had a very high success rate in besieging Horus with the help of the Nine Pillars of Creation. Now that they are scattered, they are afraid that they will be defeated one by one by all kinds of evil things and clans in the Kingdom of God.

Now things are a little off.”

Byron couldn't figure out the cause of the incident for a moment, and didn't try to delve into it further.

The situation in the combined kingdom of gods is unclear, and they are surrounded by the followers of the desert gods. The most important thing next is to meet up with Cleopatra as soon as possible, integrate forces, and then continue to advance the "God Hunting Plan."

His [Divine Vision] scanned the area and his gaze fell on a tall hill not far away.

Here, a dilapidated temple in the style of a desert god system has mostly collapsed, and the statues have fallen into pieces.

An iron-smelting furnace taller than the mountain collapsed to the ground, with half of its body sunk into the iron-black mountain. The boiling molten iron flowed down and turned into an endless lava river.

This is the manifestation of the power of a demigod. Even though it has been soaked in the sea for fifteen hundred years, it still radiates amazing heat.

On another hill nearby there are equally gigantic anvils and hammers, as if there were giants who once smelted and forged various tools here.

Without reading the information from the logbook, Byron could guess that this was the kingdom of Ptah, the God of Fire, the Bull-Headed God, and the Great Craftsman Creator.

"I have actually landed here? This [Master Creator] and I are truly destined to be together!"

Byron was delighted and released Violet with a wave of his hand. The other three wizards from the Storybrooke School remained in the Flower Mountain Paradise.

The rules in the combined kingdom of God are still unstable, and it would be easy to get into trouble if we release other people rashly.

If it attracts similar knowledge like the Rust Belt, what comes this time may not be an ordinary illusion, but the terrifying old god himself.

But Violet was different. She and her husband were a trinity. Whether she was outside or not, Byron would encounter all the troubles he was destined to encounter.

There was no need for further explanation; Violet had already shared his senses in the Kingdom of God.

The two men held hands and jumped onto the hill where the furnace collapsed and the temple collapsed.

At first glance, my attention was completely attracted by the only intact stone tablet inscription here.

This slate was as eye-catching as the only bright red rose in a black and white painting. They couldn't ignore it even if they wanted to.

[Phantom Blade] Guts was born with no sense of presence, and people would easily ignore him if they were not careful, but the stone slab in front of him was just the opposite.

There were no extraordinary hieroglyphic "hieroglyphics" circulated in the Desert Empire on it, but instead it was smooth and clean.

But when the two of them looked at it, an old voice suddenly sounded in their hearts:

"My child, if a great flood annihilates most of the human race that possesses professional knowledge, the inheritance of civilization will be cut short, and all the knowledge that humans rely on will be destroyed.

In order to preserve the seeds of civilization, each discipline can only leave one sentence to inspire future generations. What sentence do you think your field will leave behind?"

Byron and Violet were stunned. They didn't expect that a stone tablet would ask such a question.

But I know that the other party’s question is not aimless, but a very realistic problem.

If humans fail to fight against the apocalyptic flood, they must prepare a retreat in advance.

When science and civilization no longer exist and humans have become "beasts" again, if they want to start over again, they will definitely be able to avoid many detours if they have a guide.

Before the two of them could answer the question, they saw with their own eyes that the humans of ancient civilizations at the end of the previous era gave their own answers.

Blacksmith: "If you see yellow or green stones, you must put them in the fire."

Byron and Violet saw this clearly.

Yellow and green stones may be copper ores, which would allow humans to enter the Bronze Age directly without the need for high smelting temperatures.

All things are difficult at the beginning. The higher the smelting temperature we can control in the future, the more we can slowly refine bronze and steel and regain the lost living space for mankind.

Doctor: "Wash your hands before touching the patient."

If this sentence had been left behind, humans might have been able to realize earlier the role of microorganisms in causing disease.

In the repeated epidemics that have always accompanied human civilization, we have realized the importance of isolation in order to save more lives of our compatriots.

Obviously, during the mythological era, although humans were still very weak compared to various supernatural races, they had already accumulated a lot of knowledge, and there were many messages from all walks of life on the stone slabs.

Even in the eyes of these two pioneers who represented the advanced productivity of the Silver Age, it was very desirable.

At the same time, the logbook also saw the true nature of the slate - [Level 0 Holy Relic - Doomsday Slate]:
“Before the end of the gods, the Great Maker consumed a considerable portion of his immortal divinity and used his own divine power of Creation to create a golden slab that would survive many floods and would never decay.

He selected the most core piece of knowledge inherited from various professions in the field he was in charge of, and engraved it on this stone slab with limited space.

It is the advice from ancient humans to later generations, the last rays of light of a civilization, and the spark that carries on the torch of human civilization.

The slab has no combat capabilities, only three properties: [Unbreakable], [Immortal], and [100% Discoverable by Humans].

Byron and Violet could not help but stand in awe when they saw this.

“Before he drowned, the god did not try to save his own life, but was genuinely worried about the future of humanity.

That is why he left behind a part of his knowledge at the end of the last era, hoping to guide the birth of a new civilization.

Unfortunately, perhaps because Ragnarok came too suddenly, He died before He could send out the half-finished [Slate of Doom].

Although his courage was not as strong as that of the [Bound Creator] who sealed the 'Triple Point' and allowed the human race to continue its inheritance for an era, he did everything he could.

This is undoubtedly an ancient sage.”

The couple looked at each other. Ever since they saw the tragic consequences of the "Intelligent Machine Crisis" in the Rust Belt, the problems that the Master Creator was worried about were actually the same problems they were worried about.

I wholeheartedly agree with the former's plan for a rainy day.

At this moment, they were in sync and wrote their answers on the last blank space on the slate.

Violet wrote as a "whale oil mechanic": "Boil water until it bubbles and the gas produced can push things away."

This sentence may allow humans to discover the secret of how water vapor provides power, thereby gradually entering steam industrialization and climbing towards modern civilization step by step.

Byron wrote in The Great Navigator: "The tidally locked far side of the moon holds the secret of immortality for mortals."

Although this is not a knowledge inheritance, it uses a carrot to whet the enterprising spirit of the human race.

When all the previous advices are proven, such bait will drive humans crazy, continue to develop technology, look up at the stars, and lead humans to the moon, explore the universe, and start interstellar voyages. Instead of just focusing on the atmosphere, fighting for limited resources, or even being directly filtered out by the "big filter".

After writing their career advice, their faces still looked a little heavy.

Byron, who had the memories of his previous life, knew best that even without the Sea of ​​Essence and the great flood, human "desire", "morality" and "reason" were constantly fighting.

There are many disasters that can destroy human civilization, but floods are not the only one.
If they fail too, they might really have to rely on this slate.

The [Doomsday Slate], which records the seeds of civilization and will never decay, will also live up to its name.

Byron was about to put away the [Slate of Doom] and prepare to take it back to the material world. This was the first time he did it not for the treasure, but to provide the world with another possibility.

"Stop! All the treasures here belong to our Crucible Church!"

Just as he stretched out his hand, a roar suddenly came from a hilltop two kilometers away.

In the kingdom of the old gods, "all things return to one" has shrunk greatly, and even with Byron's realm, he was unable to detect the uninvited guests in advance.

Turning around, I saw that the one who spoke was a five-meter-tall, half-human, half-bull construct.

It has a very desert empire style, with gold as the main color, and a pattern similar to that of a golden coffin. It looks like both a cow and a human overall, with a huge golden bull's head.

The most eye-catching thing is that there is a furnace placed on the chest, which seems to be the energy core and also serves as a cockpit. A [Furnace Giant] with flames all over his body is sitting inside.

The whole body was shining with spiritual light and blazing flames, which echoed with the holy book spells in various parts of the body.

It turned out to be a clan under the command of the [Master Creator].

He himself was probably only at the fourth level, but with that construct, he undoubtedly released the mighty power of a fifth-level pseudo-god.

Boom!

While roaring angrily, the bull-headed construct attacked fiercely.

Flames spewed out from under his feet, turning into a dazzling meteor that passed through the sky and pounced on the doomsday stone slab beside the two people.

He was obviously not prepared to fight two people alone, but was planning to grab the treasure and run away.

Obviously, although these clans regard the Lord God as more important than themselves, it does not prevent them from expressing their own selfish desires.

By the way, you can also take away a few treasures that the main god has no use for. As long as you get a zero-level holy relic, you may be able to reach the sky in one step after you go out.

He wanted to join the ministry so badly!

Byron and Violet didn't care about a mere fifth-level being, but they were very interested in the strange construct on the furnace giant.

"Isn't this the large artificial skeleton we are planning to launch?"

When they were ambushed by the [Love Elf] Salome, they faced off against a large group of crab slaves with special abilities.

[Soldier] and the whale oil mechanic use their own biological signals and spirituality as their nervous system, and can manipulate powerful artificial bodies.

These crab slaves are similar to them, except that one controls a body of steel, while the other controls a body of flesh and blood. Both use external objects to make up for the deficiencies in their own life essence.

If whale oil mechanics could also use whale oil steam engines and mechanical knowledge to create sturdy shells like crabs or similar fighting machines for people to ride in, perhaps a new career branch could be opened up.

When Byron was teaching them the simplified version of the Storm King Seal, he personally told them: "If you are a man, you should use a Zaku."

They originally thought that they would need to mobilize the supercomputing center and the central intelligence Alpha to assist them in starting research on new projects.

I didn't expect that the followers of the Master Creator had developed this treasure one step ahead of time.

Constructs are different from whale oil steam engines that can be mass-produced. Rare objects are meant to be used by extraordinary people, regardless of whether the user is a clan member or a human being.

After they get the technology, they can directly equip their troops with it by making slight modifications.

It's not that I would not help you, but the enemy has Gundam, and a joke may become reality.

Even a small amount of equipment can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the army.

"This trip to the Corridor of Truth has yielded a great harvest. Compared to working hard to farm and climb the technology tree, robbing is faster.

They stole the fairy dust, the soul gem, and the large construct. There are really good people everywhere here."

Even though Violet became the [Queen of War], she still retained her original nature as a "Pirate Princess". Her jade-like cheeks were slightly flushed from excitement.

Then the astral body traveled out and activated the [Intelligent Mechanical Protocol] to transform the digital life, instantly invading the control core of the construct and locking all functions.

If the driver was a fifth-level pseudo-god, he might be able to rely on his divine aura to compete with her for dominance, but a mere fourth-level one would have no power to resist at all.

A meteor suddenly lost control and fell heavily at their feet like a lump of iron.

The disoriented Furnace Giant in the cockpit couldn't help but scream:
"What did you do to my construct?
Human, our Crucible Church's large army has entered the Kingdom of God. If you don't want to die, let me go immediately."

This was just a small character of the fourth level. Byron didn't have the leisure to talk nonsense with him. He reached into the cockpit with his bare hands and blew away the heavy door.

The enemy may have Gundams, but Byron now has the ability to dismantle Gundams with his bare hands.

Pull out the furnace giant inside and crush his elemental core with one hand.

A complete sample of the construct was obtained.

Violet happily put away the machine.

"Since the Crucible Church's main force has arrived, we only need to collect three or five constructs and have Alpha start the reverse engineering process. This will save at least ten years of research and development time."

At this time, after this little episode, the Kingdom of God finally stabilized, and Byron directly read the current rules of the Combined Kingdom of God:

"The kingdoms of the four old gods, Horus, the Lion-Headed Goddess, the Venus Goddess, and the Master Maker, merged together because of their similar paths and some kind of opportunity.

It is also confused with the rules of the outside Rust Belt.

In the combined kingdom of God, people with similar paths, knowledge, destinies, and enemies will gradually gather together. The more people gather, the more obvious the effect will be and the stronger the attraction will be.

Beware of things that are neither living nor dead!"

After seeing the rules clearly, Byron was shocked.

Now the major wizard schools have dispersed and fallen into the lair of the desert gods. The combined power of the four great kingdoms of gods far exceeds the fault tolerance rate of the "God Hunting Plan".

Nowadays, most of the senior wizards from various schools are alone, and if they are not careful, they will encounter enemies and suffer heavy losses.

The most dangerous of them is the Ennead School of Creation, which will inevitably attract the Desert God System and passively face wave after wave of attacks.

The most urgent task is to quickly reunite with teammates and use the special attack weapon [Truth Embodiment·Nine Pillars of Creation] to kill the family members and the old gods that may appear at any time.

"Besides, what is it that is neither alive nor dead?"

Byron had just asked this question while muttering to himself when he suddenly felt a chill on his back.

But in the lava river formed by the lava flowing at the foot of the mountain, a huge creature slowly emerged.

It was a giant bull that was half flesh and half machine.

It stood on two feet like a minotaur, holding a forging hammer in its hand, and its flesh and mechanical body were covered with distorted human faces that seemed to have been cast alive.

Various strange growths also appeared.

There are two exposed livers, eight cow stomachs, and seven or eight arms of different sizes holding tools. It seems like they were born to be cows and horses. As long as they eat grass, they can do the work of eight people.

The mechanical parts are covered in rust and have a strong smell of decay.

As soon as the figure appeared, the temperature around them rose sharply, and a disgusting burnt smell lingered in their noses.

Just one look at it and the foul flames would seem to burn from the bottom of their hearts, burning them to ashes from the inside out.

Violet, who possessed similar powers, reacted the fastest. Her heart skipped a beat and she spoke in a hoarse voice:
"It is the true body of the Master Maker!"

Byron, who had a trump card in his hand, did not panic. He calmed the [Sword in the Stone] in his body that was emitting a clear sword sound, and narrowed his eyes at the existence that appeared in front of him.

Then he said flatly:
“This is not the real body, but the incarnation of the [priesthood].

Just like the information shared by the Ennead School of Creation, these unlucky souls in the [Sun], [Storm], and the extended domains have all been torn apart (Chapter 595)!"

[Master Craftsman] is the god of craftsmen and fire, and possesses the duties of [Creation], [Craftsman], [Art], [Fire], etc.

The one in front of me should be the incarnation of His priesthood as [Craftsman]!
In fact, if you look down from the sky, the gods that make up the combined kingdom of God are all in similar situations.

[Goddess of Venus] Ishtar, has the divine duties of [Venus], [War], [Love], [Rain], [Thunderstorm], [Fertility], etc.

Hathor, the lion-headed goddess and mother of the Pharaoh, has the following attributes: love and beauty, wealth, dance, music, and protection of women and children.
The God King Horus has: [Sky], [Sun], [Moon], [Royalty], [Protection], [Revenge].
That is to say, in addition to a large group of foreign clansmen and wizards, this combined kingdom of God now also has at least a dozen or twenty incarnations of divine duties.

Even though these incarnations were far weaker than true demigods, they were not powerful enough to be matched by ordinary fifth-order beings, and if encountered, one would almost certainly die.

But that's not necessarily the case for Byron and Violet.

Feeling the [Craftsman] priesthood within the minotaur, Violet’s eyes lit up as she was one of the strongest [Craftsmen] in the material world.
"You can fight!"

(End of this chapter)