Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 649 The Most Beautiful Princess Kazaar and the Ugliest Princess Amita
When the [Pirate City] and the fleet of heavy cruisers arrived at the port, the Sassanid royal guards had already lined up in neat rows, isolating the countless "pilgrims" who were as densely packed as ants.

Accidental stampedes occur every year when fanatical believers from countries on the West Coast make pilgrimages, and the authorities are very experienced in dealing with such large-scale gatherings.

Facing the stone trestle bridge is a mighty and powerful guard of honor, consisting of elite cavalry riding on monster desert oryxes and one-horned camels.

On his waist was a Damascus cavalry scimitar, which was of the same origin as Fisher's sword, and the musket in his hand was unexpectedly a bolt-action rifle "Witch 1472"!
"It's really rich."

This weapon, which crushes the flintlock in all aspects, is used by the North Sea Empire itself and is only supplied in small quantities to the Protestant princes of the Holy Silver Empire.

The fact that the Zoroastrian Empire was able to acquire hundreds of them can only be said to be a manifestation of its great power and financial resources.

Byron didn't care too much about it. The arsenal under Violet's personal management would not have any problems. The problem could only be within the Protestant princes.

I had heard from Catherine before that a very small number of bolt-action rifles flowed into the black market the day after the supply to the Protestant princes.

Reselling arms has been a traditional skill of generals since ancient times. The impact of a small amount of outflow is not significant, but the supply of whale oil bullets alone is a big problem.

As long as there are no loopholes in the company's own management system, the impact can be guaranteed to be controllable.

Behind the guard of honor floated a large flying carpet, a West Coast specialty with gorgeous patterns!
This is a masterpiece of West Coast craftsmen, much more impressive than other means of transportation such as horse-drawn carriages.

It is said that flying carpets not only have various models that can reach different flying altitudes, but also have limited collector's editions, private customization services, and even flying carpet racing competitions.

It has become a huge industry.

However, making a flying carpet requires a large amount of [fairy dust] and gold and silver threads, and the cost is very high. The Lancaster royal family has never bought many of these luxury items before.

Fortunately, before the discovery of the [Fairy Dust] mines in the East Continent, the West Coast was the main production area of ​​this extraordinary raw material, otherwise even the top dignitaries of a country would not be able to afford such a luxurious display.

Byron nodded silently:
"The weapons and the pomp prove that this land is indeed very rich.

Although I am not yet the richest person in the world with just a piece of cloth on my head.

But it is rich in all kinds of luxury goods, fairy dust, ceramics, edible spices, and fine gems, and has always been richer than those poor people on the East Coast.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been nine Crusades, and historians would not have included the Crusades in the three deep breaths of the Silver Continent.

There is no essential difference between the nine Crusades and the looting during the Age of Exploration.”

In front of a row of flying carpets stood the high-ranking dignitaries of the Zoroastrian Empire and a few of their high-ranking family members.

The leader is King Nasser al-Din, who is known as the "Desert Eagle".

He was about forty years old, wearing a golden turban, a white robe, a golden scimitar on his waist, and a black beard, which made him look very heroic.

While Byron was observing the second most important figure in the West Coast Holy Spirit Church countries, the Desert Eagle was also observing him, the Holy Spirit's favorite.

He was still wearing the same uniform of the Admiral of the Navy, with shiny military boots on his feet. He was tall and had broad shoulders.

Although the smile on his face was very warm, he was intimidating without being angry, which made people want to worship him involuntarily.

Especially the dazzling imperial crown on the head makes it difficult to look up and face it.

Even though he had just launched a wide-ranging blessing ceremony, he remained calm and composed, and did not look tired at all.

In fact, Byron only used the power of the Holy Spirit to activate the thoughts and wishes that had accumulated in this land for thousands of years, acting as a catalyst for the generosity of others without consuming his own strength.

As long as he wanted, there would be no problem in performing it three or five more times.

"Your Majesty Saint Byron, welcome to the Zoroastrian Empire."

Perhaps because Byron's entrance ceremony was too shocking, the momentum of this [Desert Eagle] was obviously overwhelmed.

Although his voice was loud, he bowed slightly subconsciously when he greeted her.

There is no trivial matter in diplomacy, and every action has profound meaning.

The elders, chief judges, and judges behind him had their eyes flickering slightly, and they followed their king in saluting.

"Your Majesty Nasser al-Din, the Holy Spirit is with you."

Byron laughed, stepped forward, and gave the king a friendly hug according to West Coast etiquette.

The visit started off well.

He never imagined that he could make the high-ranking rulers of the churches bow down to him just by showing the anchor chain of faith of the Holy Spirit in his body.

There is a saying on the mainland that if the real Creator were to come, some saints in the Orthodox Church would probably not worship Him first, but would gather an army to fight against the "heretics".

Because if they don't fight, they will be the ones to be wiped out.

The situation may be a little better for the top leaders of other sects, but except for a few devout believers and fanatics, it is hard to say how much weight faith has in the face of power.

This is also related to the pit that the Creator laid when designing the "Temple Sequence".

There are only basic requirements for the clergy's own faith. The most important job of the clergy is to develop believers, enhance the overall mind and will under the rule of the Silver Law, and help him complete the main task of "water control".

Now that the evaluation criteria have been set, we cannot blame the clergy for cutting corners.

For example, the name "saint" sounds great and glorious, but in fact it has little to do with the good or bad nature of a person.

There is only one criterion, and that is to bring more and more devout believers to the church and the Silver Law.

Those legendary clergymen of the Temple sequence, no matter whether they do good or evil, as long as they harvest enough thoughts and wishes to greatly enhance the power of the [Silver Law], they are qualified to inherit the authority of the saints.

Most of the high-level people who climb up step by step in this environment are not good people, and it is indeed questionable how pious they are.

This is true for the [Glorious Priests], [Crown Priests], and [Twilight Deacons] on the East Coast, and also for the [Judges] of the Holy Spirit Church, which combines politics and religion on the West Coast.

The only thing to be thankful for is that in this world's bottom-up "collective" system, it is impossible for the top leaders to completely go against the more pious middle and lower levels.

It is also based on this point that the Orthodox saints dare not study the "Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven" casually and become heretics who "praise so-and-so angels" all the time.

Some things weigh less than four pounds, and even if they weigh four thousand pounds, they can't be stopped.

The top-down and bottom-up checks and balances in the institutional design ensure that even if the Creator has never come to the world, the overall stability of its position can be guaranteed. No matter how divided the church becomes, the meat will still rot in its own pot.

Whether Byron can eventually conquer the dignitaries on the West Coast will depend on interests.

“Your Majesty Saint Byron, please get on the flying carpet.

I have prepared a welcome banquet and a West Coast style steam bath for you. You can have a good rest tonight and it won't be too late for the formal talks tomorrow.

The elders and judges from all major branches of the Followers will be present.”

[Desert Eagle] then invited Byron to board his luxurious flying carpet.

The fabric made of camel hair, gold thread and silver thread creates a flying force field. It feels soft and comfortable, and flies extremely smoothly, much better than a horse-drawn carriage.

“Praise the Holy Spirit!”

"Praise Saint Byron!"

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Along the way, countless pilgrims lined the streets to welcome him and pay him homage, and Byron nodded to them from time to time.

The emperor, like any form of supreme ruler, must stand firmly with the grassroots, which is their basic base.

Byron was very tolerant of the contented lower classes, but he did not go on to bless the devout or give anything else in return.

Not only does it require giving benefits again and again to win the hearts of the people, but it is also necessary to take extra care of the thoughts of [Desert Eagle] Nassereddin.

As the [Emperor of Humanity], he wants to unite all of humanity and expand his circle of friends. These upper-class people who possess extraordinary powers are also the backbone forces that he must work hard to win over.

"what?"

However, Byron also noticed that a considerable number of people, after worshipping him, turned to stare at another flying carpet right behind them.

He looked obsessed, as if he had seen some peerless beauty.

Judging from the position of the flying carpet, it is clear that the other party has a high status in the Zoroastrian Empire.

Byron activated [Divine Vision] and glanced casually behind him.

The clothing in the west coast countries is very monotonous. Men mainly wear white robes, and the very few women who are qualified to appear on the scene all cover their bodies with black scarves, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.

Looking around, everywhere is monotonous black and white.

But the focal person on the flying carpet behind him was an exception. Not only did she take off her headscarf, she also wore a luxurious fiery red dress.

Wearing a princess crown, she showed off her face and looked very confident.

However, when Byron saw the other person's appearance clearly, he couldn't help but shudder.

"hiss--!"

But she was only 1.5 meters tall and 1.5 meters wide, and from neck to ankles she was full of terrifying masculinity and even more terrifyingly thick body hair!

Anyone who comes here can't help but give a thumbs up and praise this warrior: "He is indeed a good man!"

The Desert Eagle, who was riding on the same flying carpet with Byron, was a fifth-rank legend, king, and priest after all. He noticed Byron's "loss of consciousness" at the first moment.

It was a pity that it was probably a misunderstanding. He turned around and glanced at the focus, and proudly introduced him to Byron:
“Haha, His Majesty Saint Byron really has good vision!

At a glance, I noticed the most beautiful pearl among the countries on the west coast, my eldest daughter [the most beautiful princess] Princess Qajar.

According to the teachings of the Holy Spirit Church, ordinary women are not allowed to show their faces in public, but my Kazaar, because of her beauty, received the unanimous grace of the elders and was not bound by the ban.

How about it? Look at her strong arms, thick eyebrows, and the most charming beard.

Isn’t it heart-pounding?
Don't worry, I'll introduce you to each other at the palace banquet. Hahahaha"

Byron felt his tongue was a little tied, and it was hard for him to say that extremely insincere adjective:
"The most beautiful princess on the West Coast?"

Look again at the princess with thick hair, eyebrows, beard, plump and strong figure, but very short, and her bright title: [The Most Beautiful Princess on the West Coast].

For the first time, I had strong doubts about my own aesthetics. Are you all serious? ! !
Byron's "Book of Omniscience", bound with bagasse paper, contains many gossips and secrets of the powerful.

In the past, I have seen many bizarre rumors between the lines, such as the beautiful favorite concubine "Honey Cube" in the harem of the Sultan of the previous Star-Moon Empire, who is very similar in style to this Qajar princess.

It was not until today that I saw it with my own eyes that I was finally sure that in the areas ruled by the Holy Spirit Church, especially in the most influential Star-Moon Empire and the Zoroastrian Empire, the men's aesthetic values ​​are exactly the same as what is written in the book.

After all, the title comes from the collective subconscious of a specific region. Since the aesthetic of the West Coast is like this, it is not surprising that the title of "The Most Beautiful Princess" appears.

“Fortunately, the aesthetic standards in other parts of the world are still pretty normal.

Otherwise, if the most beautiful woman in the world was like this, even if she married the entire empire as a dowry, I would not just go with the flow and submit obediently. "

Later, after Byron directly read the local collective subconscious, he was able to truly understand how "beautiful" the Qajar princess was in the hearts of the locals.

Locals believe that masculine men with beards are the most beautiful. People with beards here include not only men but also women.

Princess Qajar is such a rare person favored by destiny!
It is said that when she went out for the first time, the streets of the Zoroastrian Empire were blocked with people flocking to the streets just to catch a glimpse of the princess's "beauty".

By the time she grew up, a total of 145 sons of the upper aristocracy had proposed to her, but she rejected them all.

Among them, 13 men took their own lives because they were so sad and angry after being rejected and felt like dying.

This number is well documented in official documents and is not an exaggeration at all. In fact, the number of people who died for her is even greater than this!
Because the imperial security department only counted the nobles living in the royal capital, the low-status civilians and outsiders were not included in the statistics at all.

The Star-Moon Empire and the Zoroastrian Empire even fought a war for this "extremely beautiful" Qajar princess.

Prince Xingyue wanted to marry her, but all the nobles of the Zoroastrian Empire opposed it. The young men even rushed to the battlefield to protect their loved ones. In the end, everyone worked together to drive away the invaders from the Xingyue Empire.

Faced with this situation, the king felt mixed emotions. No matter who he eventually betrothed Qajar to, it would cause dissatisfaction among others and lead to domestic turmoil.

This "Desert Eagle" has always been indecisive, and the princess is already 22 years old and has not yet married.

When introducing foreign aid this time, he may have had the idea of ​​sending this "big baby" away.

The strength, status and bravery of the Emperor of the North Sea Empire are completely worthy of this most beautiful princess.

The only flaw was that the young emperor had no beard, his skin was not dark enough, he was not fat enough, and he looked a little ugly.

Finally, the old man probably felt that Byron had gotten a great deal, and he said, "He's so lucky! His Majesty Saint Byron has to thank us!"

Byron relied on the [Human] priesthood to read the relevant information from the collective subconscious, and resisted the urge to turn around and run. He smiled and thought:

"There are always villains who want to harm me. Bruch, Gus, protect me! Protect me!

Come on! Whoever is willing to be a warrior, I will make him the Duke of Protector of the Country. "

While subconsciously patrolling around, trying to find a way to survive, he unexpectedly discovered that there was another person with a similar background to [The Most Beautiful Princess on the West Coast] Kazaar, but the treatment he received was completely opposite.

That is the fraternal twin sister of the most beautiful princess, Kajar - the ugliest princess, Amita.

In the West Coast aesthetic, the former is as "beautiful" as the latter is "ugly".

The second princess was actually sitting on the same flying carpet as her sister, also wearing a red dress and a transparent scarf of the same color on her face.

But the whole person seemed like a transparent person. When everyone looked at her, they automatically ignored her and only paid attention to the eldest princess, Qajar.

The "ugliest princess" Amita was also unable to get married at the age of 22 because she was too ugly.

How ugly is it?

Byron's [divine vision] easily saw through her veil. She had an oval face as white as jade, delicate and deep features, plump and moist red lips, and a hint of timidity in her emerald eyes.

Weak, pitiful and helpless, it instantly makes people want to protect them.

It seemed that because her sister's light was too dazzling, she just wanted to hide herself anytime and anywhere.

And from time to time she would look up at Byron's back, with a hint of admiration and respect flashing in her beautiful emerald eyes, but then she looked at her "beautiful" sister beside her, and finally all of that turned into an unwillingness of self-abandonment.

“Hiss, this Princess Amita certainly can’t be compared with the [World’s Most Beautiful Woman] Marie Antoinette, but everything is afraid of comparison.

After seeing Qajar, the most beautiful princess of the Zoroastrian Empire, I now think that Princess Amitā is incredibly beautiful, and seems to be not much worse than Patra.

These guys from the Zoroastrian Empire are simply weird!"

Byron was secretly complaining in his heart and did not have any extra thoughts about Princess Amitāb.

I have some guesses about the cause of this strange aesthetic:
“This should be the curse left by Ahura, the main god of Zoroastrianism in the mythological era, the Lord of Wisdom and the God of Light.

It has continued to exert its power for 1,500 years, and this power is truly astonishing."

In the mythological era, the one who ruled the land of the Zoroastrian Empire was a powerful fire elemental god born from the earth veins - Ahura Mazda.

He possesses virtues such as light, life, and creation, and is also the embodiment of heavenly laws, order, and truth.

Ahura created fire, which means "infinite light", so Zoroastrians regard fire worship as their sacred duty.

This sect is monotheistic and emphasizes duality.

The other side of God [God of Darkness] Angra Mainyu is the supreme god of the evil world, and is in opposition to Ahura Mazda [God of Light] of the good world in every way.

Ahura Mazda created sixteen good kingdoms, and Angra Mainyu created sixteen evil kingdoms.

Ahura Mazda created a series of angels to embody goodness, and Angra Mainyu created snakes, evil dragons, and other unclean things.
“The opposition between light and darkness of that seventh-order Lord God has obviously left a deep mark on this land.

Even though the entire Silver Age has gradually come to an end, there are still some tiny remnants.

The most obvious feature is that the aesthetic taste in this land tends to be masculine, and women are particularly likely to give birth to twins.

And regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl, there is a high probability that one of them is masculine and rough, while the other is feminine and beautiful.

One conforms to the collective aesthetic and lives a smooth life, while the other becomes an "ugly" marginal figure, being looked down upon by those around him.

The most beautiful princess and the ugliest princess are typical representatives, each representing an extreme. "

When Byron followed the Desert Eagle Nassereddin into the banquet hall, he already had a preliminary understanding of the overall situation of the country.

He showed no emotion on his face and joined the banquet directly, enjoying the local specialties.

The banquet prepared for him by the Zoroastrian Empire was very grand.

He just needed to observe some religious taboos that he had been informed of long ago:
“You can’t drink alcohol or toast, and you can’t use drinks as a substitute.

It is forbidden to eat pork, ugly and unclean things, such as turtles and crabs, and dead animals.

When hunting game, after hitting the prey, the hunter will quickly cut its throat before the blood coagulates, otherwise it cannot be eaten. "

The variety of dishes is quite good.

The famous West Coast barbecue uses lamb, beef or chicken, which is marinated with special spices and then grilled in an oven or grill. It is golden on the surface and tender on the inside, and is delicious when paired with rice and bread.

The locals were not afraid of the heat at all. They quickly tore off a small piece of meat or dish with their hands and put it into their mouths, without touching their lips with their fingers according to etiquette.

"Your Majesty, please use it."

The West Coast is not a closed southern continent, and it will take more than a day or two to deal with the East Coast.

To accommodate Byron's dining habits, cutlery was placed in front of him and his entourage.

The main course is a whole roasted camel.

The preparation method is also extremely simple and crude. Just hollow out the camel's internal organs, stuff a sheep inside, then stuff a chicken inside the sheep, stuff a quail inside the chicken, and then stuff eggs into the quail.

Just like nesting dolls, the job is done once they are baked.

It looks like a big scene, but even with a lot of expensive spices added, the taste is still a little hard to describe.

[Desert Eagle] personally delivered a whole roasted camel hump to Byron.

But he felt it was fresh when he took the first bite, but it tasted smelly with the second bite. It was barely acceptable, but still far from delicious.

The roasted whole lamb tastes pretty good.

The head and feet of a fat and tender lamb are removed, the internal organs are hollowed out, stuffed with rice, raisins, almonds, olives, pine nuts and other dried fruits and seasonings, and then roasted over a high fire.

Tender, fragrant and delicious.

Byron ate one by himself.

Of course, singing and dancing are indispensable during banquets.

But the sight of those dancers, who were of similar width and height, posing and flirting in the middle of the banquet hall was really disgusting.

Although not all of them are as "beautiful" as the Qajar princesses with beards, they are also very strong.

Only the ugliest princess Amita, who was accompanying him and looking at him lovingly from time to time, could alleviate the blindingly tragic scene a little.

Byron endured the stomachache and persisted until the end of the banquet, and was then led to enjoy the famous steam bath on the West Coast.

The royal bathroom, covered with ceramics, was very luxurious and was only for his enjoyment tonight.

Late at night, Byron did not let go of his divine vision to see what was happening in other bathrooms. Although others could not discover it, it was really immoral.

He didn't know how long he had been soaking in the warm water. Just when he was drowsy from soaking in the warm water, he suddenly heard the sound of water beside his ears.

Another body stripped naked and slipped into its own bathtub.

"woman?!"

Suddenly I remembered my guess during the day and woke up with a start.

"That old man Nasser al-Din is not going to let [The Most Beautiful Princess] Qajar make me a done deal tonight, right?"

(End of this chapter)