Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 655: Pyrenean Empire, World War I

Thanks to the great help from the old man in the mountain, Byron's goal of this visit deviated greatly from the original plan.

From simply forming an alliance with the Zoroastrian Empire and looking for opportunities to interfere in the affairs of the Holy Spirit Church, he turned into plotting to seize the holy cities of the three religions and become the "Caliph" of the Holy Spirit Church who was on par with the Pope.

Of course, only after he is promoted to the sixth level and becomes a genuine Holy Spirit, will it be possible for him to appoint a true [Caliph] through the Triune Person of the Creator.

Now it can only be regarded as a part of his plan of "using the false to cultivate the true and going public through a backdoor listing".

Therefore, Byron and his fleet stayed in the Zoroastrian Empire for three more days to arrange follow-up plans, and only started to return after seeing that the western branch of the Demonic Banquet Council was on the right track.

Just like when they came, almost all the residents of the royal city came out to see them off.

And this time there is no "most beautiful princess" Qajar to steal his limelight.

After the top leaders found out that they had been unintentionally tricked by the God of Light, they felt so ashamed and nauseous that they all had strong withdrawal reactions.

Everyone has a very consistent attitude towards [The Most Beautiful Princess]:

"Send her away! Send her far away! If I don't send her away now, I will be driven away by her stunning beauty that will make the world weep!"

Just as Amitāb had warned Kajal, she immediately experienced the same treatment her sister had received.

Although the changes only came from the top and the servants around her were still obsessed with her, her influence could not be underestimated.

Anyway, before this "most beautiful princess" marries away to the Star-Moon Empire, outsiders will probably have no chance to see her again.

As Byron established a master-servant relationship with the local ruler [Desert Eagle] Nasser al-Din, these residents of the royal capital have become legitimate believers of his Holy Spirit, and he can openly display his "miracles" to attract and conquer them.

With the cooperation of the official judges who had become Byron's followers, the believers at the port naturally shouted:
"Saint Byron!", "Holy Spirit!", "Messiah!".
It can be said that I have completely devoted myself to his command.

The anchor on his body was strengthened again, and his shareholding in the Silver Law was only second to that of the Creator's Church.

As long as they can capture the "Lord of the Two Seas and Two Lands", there is a high probability that they can come from behind and say to the Pope: "Since ancient times, the Silver Law has been named Lancaster."

Byron did not immediately carry out drastic reforms of the Zoroastrian Empire.

He decided to wait until he conquered the Star-Moon Empire and the Three Religions Holy City, or until he was promoted to the sixth level and had the ability to remove the faith anchor of the God of Light, before trying to change the status quo.

Nasserdin, along with a group of prospective members of the Demonic Banquet Council, sent Byron to the legendary battleship [Pirate City], and did not forget to report the latest progress of the mission in person:

“Your Majesty, the Star-Moon Empire has been expanding and has now bordered our Fire Worship Empire. The efficiency of messenger exchanges between the two sides is very high.

According to the information fed back by the envoys at the front, the [Lord of the Two Seas and Two Lands] was very satisfied, or it would be more accurate to say that he was surprised.

Although the attitude is like that of a superior winner giving us alms.

But even if I didn't see it with my own eyes, I could easily imagine the smug look on his face when he accepted offerings and surrendered.

After all, what man, after achieving great success, wouldn't want to get the most beautiful woman to show off to her?

After working hard for the empire all my life, what's wrong with enjoying some time now that I'm old?"

Nasser al-Din said with a sinister smile:
“It’s a pity that some people cannot understand the monarch’s difficulties.

For example, Bayezid the Conqueror of Fatih, who was becoming more and more like his father, heroic, powerful, brave and equally ambitious, was furious in private.

He even uttered such outrageous complaints as "my father took away his woman".

To the most powerful man, it is not just a woman's issue, it also represents the supreme right to choose a spouse in a patriarchal society.

The Star-Moon Empire had no idea that the Followers had given up their autonomy and turned completely to Saint Byron, so it naturally couldn't guess that their ambitions had expanded tenfold.

At most, I think the Zoroastrian Empire will be a fence-sitter, trying to please both the North Sea Empire and the Star-Moon Empire.

Isn't offering the "most beautiful princess" whom he was willing to fight to protect a sign of willing submission?

This kind of thing has happened countless times in history.

Byron gave him a sidelong look and corrected him:
"Chill out, you look like a villain trying to murder a hero.

Remember, we are not plotting to overthrow the regime of other countries.

Rather, it is for the well-being of tens of millions of believers on the West Coast, using the smallest sacrifice to preserve the strongest living force of mankind.

Humans are not the enemy, but the strange things on the other side of the world's cracks are. We must distinguish between the enemy and ourselves."

"Yes, your majesty, I will pay attention to it."

Nasserdin responded with admiration on his face:
'Otherwise, why do you say that he is a person favored by the Holy Spirit?

This state of mind! This thought! I must find a notebook to write it down later.

And it is really refreshing to firmly occupy the moral high ground before making any move.

What do you call this? This is called the "right to interpret the scriptures"!

The same thing is considered a crime and conspiracy when done by others, but it is absolutely just and in accordance with religious etiquette when done by those who have the power to interpret the scriptures.

Where does this make sense?

No wonder everyone wants to be the [Pope] or [Caliph] after gaining power.'

Byron didn't care what he was thinking.

I just felt a little emotional after hearing the news that was not unexpected:

“No matter how wise and capable a monarch is, once he reaches old age, he will often be displeased with his heir who is in his prime.

They will also do things that others cannot understand to prove that they are still young and can still hold on to power.

So it is difficult to be an emperor, but it is even more difficult to be a crown prince than an emperor.

Especially among the heirs appointed early by those powerful rulers, how many of them can finally sit on the throne safely and securely?

"Your Majesty, please call me the Crown Prince!" is the truest psychological portrayal of many crown princes and heirs.

Fortunately, although our family has many empires, we don’t have such troubles.”

After Nasser al-Din reported the important matters to Byron, he shamelessly said goodbye to his daughter, the "ugliest princess".

His face was filled with embarrassment and guilt. He looked at his little daughter, who should be the apple of his eye, and pursed his lips twice:
“Amita, I’ve wronged you over the years.

But I believe that His Majesty Saint Byron will be your best destination. Take good care of His Majesty and yourself in the future. Come home often when you have time."

Common language characters: Bita/Beeta Bita means "unique". It used to mean uniquely ugly, but now it means uniquely beautiful.

Although [Desert Eagle] Nassereddin's mentality has completely changed, his moral integrity is obviously much lower than that of his father-in-law [Whale Hunter] Jack Harold.

I'm afraid that even if Byron, who was about to take his daughter away, waved his flowery hands and said to him:
"Old Deng, is it safe for my pirate ship to dock at the port?"

He would only pat his chest and promise: "It must be safe. I will bring a stool and go down to watch for you. I will come back whenever you call me."

"Yes. I understand, father."

The gazes of the crowd, even in amazement, made Amita feel extremely unfamiliar.

She did not feel too deeply about her father's apology. It had been twenty-two years. This guilt came a little too late. She already had her only support and her heart was too small to accommodate anyone else.

'And your Majesty is not just perfunctory, but really has the determination and action to change the situation on the West Coast.

I believe our fellow citizens on the West Coast will have a brighter future.'

"Weigh anchor! Set sail!"

The large fleet, led by the "Pirate City", filled its sails and slowly sailed out of the port.

Only when they were out of each other's sight did Byron take Amita into his captain's room.

The latter placed a bottle filled with [Transmutation Blood] in front of Byron.

Like an innocent little girl waiting for praise, she raised her head with her hands behind her back and said to him:

“Your Majesty, the mission was successfully accomplished, all members of the Sabah family are here.

Not to mention the hawks and dogs, not even a single egg was spared.

As you requested, they all disappeared without leaving any signs of being murdered.

There may be some turmoil within the Assassins, but as long as I don't say anything, no one will deliberately pursue it.

The most important thing is that all the anchors of the [Assassination] priesthood have been cut off, and there will no longer be any future troubles.

As long as you find out the person who secretly entrusted the client, I will kill him with my own hands."

Byron nodded with satisfaction, but did not accept the spoils. He stuffed the bottle of transmutation blood back into her hand and praised her:
“Very good. Miss Amita, well done.

Keep this transmutation blood for yourself.

You are now also a false god of the Night Demon, and you can train loyal subordinates to develop your own bloodline.

Before we completely change the customs of the West Coast, there are many girls in this land who have experienced the same situation as you, and they can all become believers of you, the future [God of Assassination].

Women don’t want to be dependent on others. To truly gain freedom and independence, they must have their own careers. I hope you do the same.”

Hearing that Byron was thinking about her in every way, Amita felt sweet and swore in her heart:

'When I first hugged, I would only bite cute girls.

Prepare for Your Majesty a large harem worthy of your status as an emperor!

Then you will come to see me more often.'

The girl, who was severely poisoned by the remnants of feudalism, suddenly remembered something, stroked her belly with her little hand, and her face turned red.

After making sure that no one was around, she suddenly mustered up the courage to step forward and whispered softly beside Byron's ear. The girl's sweet body fragrance was intoxicating:

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you a question.

Does the First Embrace also have the effect of repairing the whole body?

Because the day before yesterday when I was taking a shower, I suddenly realized that the girl's part had actually changed back!"

When she said this, the girl, who had been full of confidence, returned to her initial shy appearance.

I finally mustered up the courage to raise my head and plead with him:
"Can you help me one more time?"

The original [Fraud] effect had long been lifted.

With only memories from another timeline left, it was only natural for a false god like her to find deviations in her body and memories. But she mistakenly thought it was the effect of the First Embrace.

Byron had been so busy these past two days that he had forgotten about this. When she reminded him, he finally remembered it and his body stiffened.

He coughed dryly to cover up the past:
"Ah? Well, hahaha."

The girl's face was full of seriousness, and she pressed on step by step. Her eyes quietly turned into blood-red vertical pupils, and black energy slowly emanated from them:
“No haha!

Please, teach me again, teacher."

A little later.

The City of Seven Hills, the Papal Basilica of St. Peter.

In the solemn and dignified auditorium, a grand "Emperor's Coronation Ceremony" is taking place.

"My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, because he has regarded the low estate of his servant; from now on all generations will call me blessed"

The choir, composed entirely of boys, sang the opening psalm, "Magnificat".

The ethereal, sacred singing and the resonance of holy light filled the cathedral and overflowed to the entire City of Seven Hills, allowing everyone to experience a spiritual purification.

However, few people care that the boys singing have nothing to do with sacredness in essence and are rather blasphemous.

Because men's voices are simply not capable of singing soprano, some genius priest castrated some boys with good conditions and artificially created sopranos.

The highest voice part used the falsetto of castrated boys, which eventually formed the standard four parts of soprano, alto, tenor and bass, creating a perfect choir that amazed the audience.

Because the voice is really nice, this special [singer] gradually became popular in the secular world of the Silver Continent and has been plaguing the material world for hundreds of years.

The big shots naturally wouldn't care about such trivial matters.

Pope Francis IV, wearing a golden robe, a triple crown on his head, and a fisherman's ring on his hand, sits on the highest throne.

Looking down from a high vantage point, I saw thousands of Orthodox clergy, paladins, princes, nobles, ministers, and guards filling the auditorium and extending out of the church.

Halfway through the ceremony.

The Pope suddenly frowned. After hearing the message from the [Silver Law], a slight change appeared on his solemn and kind face:
“Not only did Saint Byron survive, but he also made it out of the West Coast unscathed?

The intelligence officers didn't even find any signs that he had been attacked?

Even though I made preparations for both situations from the beginning and did not put all my hopes on Assassin, the "Old Man in the Mountain" who claimed to have a 100% mission completion rate.

But what is going on? Could it be that they did not start their attack in the Zoroastrian Empire?

But once Saint Byron is allowed to leave the desert and reach the sea, who in this world can defeat the pirate emperor who parades around in the uniform of a naval marshal all day long and is full of banditry?
This is not the way to seek death."

All kinds of speculations surged in my mind, but I soon calmed down.

They had already made a backup plan, so even if the most direct and effective means failed, it would not affect the final plan.

After launching the "Papal Meridian" and formulating a strategy to suppress and kill the North Sea Empire and Byron personally, he immediately placed all his bets on Castile.

This is why today's emperor's coronation ceremony took place.

The protagonist is none other than Queen Isabella I of Castile, the Innocent.

The Pope lowered his eyes and looked towards the hall.

Da da da.
Led by seven saints, the beautiful queen, who looked to be in her early twenties and dressed in gorgeous attire, walked through the entire auditorium, attracting everyone's attention.

Her long golden hair was tied up into a high bun at the back of her head. The small amount of skin exposed on her face, neck, hands, etc. was crystal white, clean and translucent, and even gave off a faint jade-colored halo.

You would never guess that she had only taken a bath once in her life.

Even if you bathe every day like the nobles in the West Coast countries, you can never get such perfect skin.

“It’s truly a miracle!”

"Saint Isabella is a beloved servant of our Lord, and God has blessed her with miracles."

"Under the leadership of Saint Isabella, we Orthodox Church will surely be able to wipe out the Protestant heresy, especially Saint Byron who created the Royal State Religion."

According to the teachings of the Church of the Creator, the desires of the flesh are considered original sin, and the enjoyment of worldly things is considered pollution of the soul.

Bathing was also considered a form of bodily indulgence that could arouse carnal desires and depravity in believers.

Therefore, the dirtier the body, the cleaner the soul.

Based on this, the church canonized her, a person who never took a bath in her entire life.

This dirty doctrine certainly made no sense, but it seemed like a miracle that had really come true in Isabella's case.

This queen not only possesses an outstanding reputation in the church and the secular world, but also successfully broke through to the fifth-order legendary level [Coronation Priest] after being crowned as king and successfully transformed the vast territory of the kingdom into her own diocese.

Possess the qualifications to wear the [Saint's Ring].

Although the Church does not have any extra saints' rings now, the Pope has gone against the majority opinion and used the huge fortune accumulated by the Church over thousands of years to elevate the Kingdom of Castile to a colonial empire and enthrone her as the real queen!
The world's number one maritime power also has this qualification.

Ever since Isabella I married her cousin King Ferdinand II of Aragon, the two countries formed a dual king alliance with highly intertwined interests.

The power of the Kingdom of Aragon should not be underestimated; it is known as the Overlord of the East Sea.

The sphere of influence extended from Catalonia westward to Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Naples in the Indochina Sea, and even the island of Malta on the front line.

When you need people, you have people, and when you need money, you have money.

Even after years of fighting with the Star-Moon Empire Navy, they have always been able to compete on equal terms.

Now the husband and wife kings hold the thrones of the two kingdoms respectively, and naturally unified the entire Pyrenees Peninsula, pushing the power of the world's number one maritime power to a new peak.

Coupled with the "right to protect religion" over overseas colonies and the huge colonies granted to them by the church, they could barely be considered a colonial empire.

The emperor's throne comes from the vast territory and population, from the accumulation of history and the iron laws of royal power, and from the coronation of the Pope.

With the Pope's endorsement, everything is no longer a problem.

Anyway, selling official positions and titles was a common practice at the end of a dynasty.

As the Luoyan era is getting closer, we have the right not to let it expire.

So, at all costs, this maritime overlord was elevated to the "Pyrenean Empire", and Saint Isabella the Unsullied was crowned as the first empress of the empire.

Amid solemn hymns, the Pope held up a crown that had been made in advance and placed it on Saint Isabella's head.

"The kingship is granted by God, child. From today on, you are Saint Isabella I, the Unsullied, the emperor of the Pyrenean Empire.

God is with you.”

Saint Isabella was not as brave as Byron and dared to crown herself. She bowed her head deeply and said respectfully to the Pope:
"I will always be the most loyal sword and shield of the Holy Church."

clang!clang!clang!
The bells from heaven rang simultaneously in the City of Seven Hills and in the territory of the Pyrenean Empire.

This means that after Byron, a new emperor was born on the Silver Continent.

"Saint Isabella I!"

"Long live Her Majesty the Queen!"

"Long live the Empire!"

Thunderous cheers filled the legal network.

When the new queen turned around to accept the worship of the nobles and ministers, she did not notice the deepest burning look in the Pope's eyes when he looked at her.

"[The Unsullied] has only truly matured today.

The most powerful nation in the sea has already knelt at my feet, and now I just have to wait for the North Sea Empire and Saint Byron to beg for mercy.'

Francis IV was crowned at the age of 57 and is now 70 years old, having been Pope for 13 years.

And his "Demigod Ceremony: The Fall of the Mountain of Creation" had already begun before his coronation.

He personally issued the decree to canonize Isabella, who did not take a bath, and she did not disappoint him.

【Unsullied】gave Saint Isabella a title and ability that could be said to be against the will of heaven in this world full of pollution and corruption:
“Even if you never bathe in your life, no dirt will remain. Even if you deliberately wallow in a filthy mire, the dirt will slide away automatically like dewdrops on a lotus leaf.

Physical purity is just the foundation. The most amazing thing is that she will not be polluted by any spiritual thing!
In other words, if she obtained an ownerless priesthood, she would be able to receive the other party's power perfectly without being affected by the remaining divinity."

This is what Francis IV wanted.

It goes without saying what this title ability can be used for.

By the time the grand coronation ceremony was over, the strangling camp against Protestantism, Protestant princes and the North Sea Empire was completely formed.

The Habsburg royal family, the center of civilization, the Holy Silver Empire, the maritime overlord, the Pyrenees Empire, the sea coachman, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Gold Restoration Party in the southern continent formed the Orthodox Alliance.

Among them, the two major forces of the Remit people are particularly worth mentioning.

The Remites should have been the group most willing to accept Protestantism and liberal politics.

This camp is most conducive to their making big money, and big capitalists should stand with the more secular Protestantism.

But on the other hand, they had serious trade disputes with the North Sea Empire, and the large-scale dumping of industrial products had almost destroyed all of their handicraft industries.

Now it has come to the point where the bayonets are drawn and it is a life-and-death battle.

In order to defeat the North Sea Empire physically first, they had no choice but to decisively turn to Orthodoxy.

However, there is not completely no good news on the Protestant side.

In contrast to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Iris is an Orthodox country in religion, and the Protestant forces in the country are relatively weak.

Even the person in power now is the Orthodox Archbishop and Prime Minister Richelieu.

But he would not allow the Habsburg royal family, who were right next to his own kingdom, to take advantage of the opportunity to consolidate the imperial power and turn the Holy Silver Empire into a truly centralized empire, threatening the interests of Iris.

So he did not hesitate to join the Protestant camp to fight against the Orthodox Church.

Eventually, the Protestant camps of the Protestant princes of the Holy Silver Empire, the North Sea Empire, and the Iris Kingdom were formed.

In addition, the Star-Moon Empire on the west coast is attempting to seize the position of Caliph and is in the midst of a fierce battle with the Pyrenees Empire.

To put it bluntly, this religious war involving almost all the powerful countries has evolved into the First World War on the Silver Continent!
(End of this chapter)