Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 661 Demon-Slaying Order: Open the door, free trade!

"Gulf Stream God, come out."

Byron gave a light shout, and invisible ripples spread rapidly towards the depths of the bay in front of him.

Just three seconds later, a huge vortex quietly formed in front of the fleet, with a diameter large enough to easily swallow a 160-meter-long dreadnought-class steam battleship.

A huge half-man, half-whale creature jumped out of the whirlpool.

His appearance is a bit like a combination of a humpback whale and a human, but he has a complete human head, proving that his humanity is dominant and he has complete rationality.

There was a circle of golden divine light covering his head, and an inexplicable sense of sacredness came over him.

The visitor bowed his head deeply and saluted humbly to Byron:
"Your Majesty, [Gulf Stream God] Colville salutes you."

When Byron was crowned emperor, he gained both the power of man and the power of land, and also obtained two new abilities: [Summon Heroic Spirits] and [Enfeoffment].

All used in Mermaid Kingdom.

The Gulfstream God before him is also a product of the same power.

Colville was once a wild third-level totem god, but now he has become an official god in the Golden Law system.

[Enfeoffment]: "You can enfeoff human nobles of all levels, including the title of king, and you can also enfeoff the mountains, rivers, and natural spirits within your own territory, allowing them to suppress the nodes of the earth veins, assist you in governing the country, and ensure good weather and good harvests."

After Byron returned from the Corridor of Truth, he enthroned a large number of nature spirits within his own territory. They were all his old followers who had followed him when he first unified the two indigenous empires of the entire Yucatan Island.

Like Quetzalcoatl, they are able to maintain their original nature in such a barbaric environment, refusing to accept blood sacrifices and being relatively upright.

Byron weaved different levels of godhood for them in his own [Golden Law]. Just like human official positions, there are seven levels in the seven layers of laws, corresponding to the ranks of extraordinary people.

Of course, above level five are orthodox pseudo-gods and demigods, so the current highest level of godhood is level four, which is completely sufficient to govern the country.

These gods no longer need to cultivate their own tribes and city-states, no longer need to launch wars of glory to hunt for sacrifices from time to time, and no longer need to worry about being defeated and eaten by other totem gods at any time.

All you need to do is work diligently for Byron, and you will be able to share the faith and willpower flowing in the legal network, constantly improve your strength, and gain a long life.

Otherwise, why do we say that the end of the universe is the system?

The mere fact that there is a guaranteed income regardless of drought or flood is enough to make countless people scramble for it.

The only flaw is probably that these natural spirits in the farming sequence have not found their own ladder to immortality and cannot truly maintain their self-independence.

But this is a plus for humans.

Over a long period of time, human thoughts and wishes will gradually correct and reshape the thoughts of the gods in the program, making them perfectly fit the requirements of the corresponding gods.

For example: "The God of Supervision and the God of Law are absolutely fair and strict. They will not favor the powerful or the rich, nor will they treat the people differently based on gender, race, or age.

The weaker sex will not be treated preferentially, and there will be no absurdities such as taking away half of the man’s spirituality and supernatural powers without divorce; there will be no special privileges for special ethnic groups, and everyone will be treated equally;
Little devils are still devils, serious criminals are raised to adulthood before being executed, bad guys are still bad guys when they get old, they can’t take advantage of their age to do whatever they want.”

Others include land gods, river gods, forest gods, city-state gods, etc., each with their own responsibilities.

In the middle, there is also an absolutely fair and just central intelligence [Alpha] as the core processor for task distribution and emergency response, gradually forming a huge god-assisted administrative system.

Of course, humans are still the executors of general affairs, and these gods will only intervene when human officials make mistakes or violate laws and rules.

Humans and gods check and balance each other and are jointly loyal to Byron, the emperor of the empire.

"what?
You said the laws are so strict that there is no chance for corruption. Officials of the Holy Golden Empire and the North Sea Empire are not even good enough to be dogs?"

All Byron could say was: "Young, too young."

As far as he knew, there was a dynasty in history where the emperor felt that eunuchs were the most loyal to him, so he stipulated that those who wanted to become officials must undergo castration, but those who wanted to become officials still flocked to them.

There is nothing wrong in letting public service providers return to their basic nature.

With this "human-god assisted governance system", although the Holy Golden Empire and the North Sea Empire are still backward centralized empires in appearance, their governance level has already broken through the atmosphere and stepped half a step into the sea of ​​stars.

If Byron could become the legendary "God above Gods" in the competition for the "Triple Point" among all the old gods and creators, he should be able to take this step completely.

Lead the pirate civilization that he has transformed to achieve upgrading!
As for the Gulfstream God stationed in the coastal areas, he is responsible for patrolling and guarding the 12-nautical-mile territorial waters and providing short-distance transmission services for military operations.

Byron and the two queens jumped onto the deck of the fleet's flagship, the Vanguard, and gave the order to the Gulfstream God, Colville:

"Group teleport to the sea trial range."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The whirlpool around Colville quickly rose up, forming a vortex tunnel perpendicular to the sea surface. The fleet entered it and disappeared instantly.

A few breaths later, the entire fleet had arrived at the west side of Yucatan Island near the Ocean of Storms with the help of "vortex teleportation".

It is more convenient than those [Large Species of Sea Monsters·Fiddler Crabs] back then.

There is no need for the deities canonized in specific areas to have been there in person; as long as they are within the coverage of the imperial law network, they can be accurately located.

"Byron, Catherine, come with me. Let's first take a look at the man-made ship spirit [Flame Essence] that is integrated with the whale oil power reactor."

Violet led Byron and Catherine into the lower engine room, which was equipped with the whale oil power furnace and steam turbine.

The capable-looking chief engineer, who was also a second-level professional whale oil mechanic, quickly came up to them and saluted.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesties, Good Day."

Then he stepped aside, holding an exquisite mithril incense burner in his hand, and began to pray around the main power reactor filled with whale oil that was burning fiercely.

The burning of fine spices released a refreshing aroma, which not only made the fire more stable, but also gradually formed a human face made of flames.

The flame-faced man opened his eyes, revealing a pair of blazing white eyeballs. He looked at Violet with admiration, grinned, and let out a voice like the roar of a boiler:

"My Lord, the spirit of the Vanguard reports to you."

This was the first time that Byron saw the artificial ship spirit on board. He felt its breath and was amazed.

At the beginning, they obtained the artificial ship spirit technology [Flame Essence] from the Truth Embodiment·Sun Ship, and obtained a full set of construct knowledge from the Furnace Church of the Master Creator.

Violet used her creative ministry to integrate all this knowledge and eventually created the "artificial ship spirit" technology that is now before her.

Most of the materials dismantled from the strange warship and the collected souls of the [Furnace Giant] were consumed in the research of this project.

In the end, Violet did not use the form of external figureheads, but directly combined them with the whale oil power reactor, transforming them into a form of half-energy and half-digital life.

In other words, it is to directly inject its own [Machine Soul] into these dreadnought-class steam battleships!
Imitate the real ship spirit as much as possible.

Violet nodded to the man-made ship spirit, then looked at Byron and Catherine with a trace of regret on her face:
"Now these spirits are all considered my clan.

It can provide warships with extraordinary versions of the 'fire control system', 'navigation system', 'power system' and 'command system'. Just like an ordinary extraordinary person awakening the flow state, the combat effectiveness will rise sharply.

The only drawback is that artificial ship spirits are not truly immortal legendary ship spirits after all. The raw materials are just elemental creatures or dead enemy soldiers.

It takes someone to light the incense every day, pray and appease them, and keep them in optimal working condition.

So in addition to ensuring the stable operation of the equipment, our chief engineer is also responsible for maintaining the artificial ship spirit.

In the future, whale oil mechanics will build all kinds of large whale oil structures using this technology. It would be better to call them artificial machine souls instead of artificial ship spirits. "

"It's okay, it's good enough."

Byron didn't think it was a big problem.

Just one innovation bypassed a series of huge upstream technologies such as electrical engineering, chip manufacturing, digital programming, etc., and gave large-scale war weapons intelligence.

Although it is not very friendly to the popularization of civilian products, war will be the main theme in the next few decades, so there is no need to worry about it.

The next research direction could be to miniaturize, scale up, and develop a simplified version, creating a bunch of unmanned structures on land, sea, and air, running while singing with a music box:

"Looking for a friend, I found a good friend."

then
Boom!

Just thinking about the scene of overwhelming the enemy is very exciting.

At that time, [Whale Oil Mechanic] can continue to produce new branches [Mechanical Tamer], and the group combat capability will reach a new high.

"Let's go and see what the special effects of the new fleet's title are."

The three left the engine room and entered the bridge command room under the guidance of the deputy captain.

Signaled Admiral [Death Knight] Andrew Lancaster, the fleet commander, that he could begin.

The latter changed his previous frivolous behavior, saluted his nephew Byron solemnly, activated the knight's [Dragon Taming Technique], and communicated with the artificial ship spirit of the [Vanguard].

“Order: All warships of the Dreadnought Fleet are to form a battle line, with the Vanguard as the lead ship.

The ship spirits took over the fire control system, the gunner assisted in fine-tuning, the left main gun was reloaded, and the target was the fortress castle on the island with a maximum range of 20 kilometers. "

A group of artillerymen who had been transformed into "soldiers" stuffed a projectile weighing 390 kilograms into the barrel with their bare hands.

There are a total of 8 305mm 45-caliber breech-loading rifled guns, one in the front, two in the rear and a turret in the middle, which slowly turn under the propulsion of strong high-pressure steam.

The main guns with elevation angles between -3 and 16 degrees continued to be fine-tuned up and down.

The ship spirits of each warship are interconnected, and each gunner, who is at least a second-level professional [Gunnery Expert], ensures that each gun is at the best shooting angle.

"Fire!"

Andrew gave an order.

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
Five steam battleships were lined up in a line, with a total of forty heavy guns spewing flames. The unprecedented roar of artillery fire rang out for the first time on this planet.

主炮炮弹初速831米/秒，以16度仰角射击达到最大射程20435米。按照穿甲炮弹的设计性能，在20000米的距离上依旧能穿透170毫米的钢铁装甲。

The fortress castle built in advance by the "infrastructure maniacs" of the Engineering Corps is naturally incomparable with steel. Ordinary concrete walls cannot even stop rifle bullets.

Under the precise control of the fire control system, forty heavy artillery shells covered every corner of this small fortress almost in no particular order.

Boom——! ! !
Flames shot up into the sky and smoke billowed.

Even on a warship twenty kilometers away, the huge rumbling sound of thunder could be heard. The purest violent outburst completely tore everything above the sea level into pieces.

The hot wind howled across the sea of ​​sky, ruffling the skirts of Catherine and Violet.

But if it were just this extent, it would not be worthy for Byron and the two queens to come and visit in person.

Just after the first round of forty explosions, when billowing flames mixed with shrapnel had just risen, they were regrouped under the drive of an inexplicable force, and exploded again after turning into a bright spot of light.

And the coverage is getting bigger and bigger.

Not only was the original fortress completely razed to the ground, but the islands and reefs protruding from the seabed were also eaten up meter by meter.

In the end, there was only white light in front of everyone's eyes. The flames flashed again and again without interruption, and even the rocks and soil were melted into rolling magma.

The soldiers who were also seeing this scene for the first time couldn't help but point out the equilateral triangle of the Royal Church's holy emblem on their chests and groaned unconsciously:
"Lord, is this your punishment?"

"Is there any other fortress in this world that can withstand this level of attack? We are truly invincible!"

Byron and Violet’s divine vision allowed them to see the scene inside the light clearly:
“This seems to be a chain reaction, the fuel is not only the whale oil and gunpowder in the shells, but also the ubiquitous source tide in the air.

Only when the concentration of the source material tide in a specific space drops to a certain critical value will it truly stop. "

In fact, all "flaming combustion" in nature is essentially a chain reaction.

When a certain combustible material is heated, it not only vaporizes, but also its molecules undergo pyrolysis, thereby generating numerous free radicals.

Free radicals are highly reactive chemical species that react with other free radicals and molecules to keep combustion going.

The concentrated fire of the Dreadnoughts seemed to have triggered a similar strange reaction.

Byron's logbook immediately showed the ability of the Dreadnought Fleet Corps title - [Demon Slayer Order]:
"Using five dreadnought-class or higher steam battleships as the basic unit and launching a concentrated fire together, we can induce the most basic chain reaction and amplify the power limit of the original whale oil explosion bomb.

The more warships there are in the fleet, the more powerful the concentrated firepower will be!"

Byron shared this title's special effects with the officers in the fleet, and immediately received a round of cheers:

"Hurray! The most powerful power in the world is violence. From today on, no one can stop us from reaching the top of this world."

"Long live the Empire!"

"Long live your Majesty!"

Byron looked back at the cheering marines.

The Dreadnought Fleet undoubtedly concentrates the most elite parts of the entire North Sea Empire.

The rank of each captain is at least naval colonel, and they possess a third-order mid-sequence extraordinary rank. At least half of them are pirate officers and captains who made their fortune with him.

They went through the "Captain 721 Fission Mode" where the old ones taught the new ones, and grew rapidly after experiencing one battle after another, although there were not many outstanding people like Bruch and Bazhi who broke through to the fourth level.

But the number of third-order creatures has begun to explode, gradually enriching the foundation of a great empire and catching up with Castile's century-long accumulation.

Especially the best elite crew members on the Golden Hind, it is still popular to call him "Captain" or "Principal" to show their unusual close relationship with him, the emperor of the empire.

With them as the backbone, plus the five more dreadnoughts that would take a few days to be commissioned at the local shipyard, Byron was very happy just thinking about it:
“What about the Orthodox Union’s combined fleet?
I taught you what the "interdiction war" is a month ago, and in two days I will teach you what the "Gulf War" is! "

Shortly after the alliance meeting in the Vientiane Palace ended, Byron received news that the Orthodox Alliance countries were assembling their main fleets.

The top layer of the fifth-order high sequence cannot be infiltrated for the time being, but the middle and lower layers have long been infiltrated by the skin-wearing people and the secular priests who practiced the [Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven] and become a sieve.

He always keeps track of the other person's every move.

This time, the North Sea Empire will face its strongest opponent since its rise - the Invincible Fleet.

Although they defeated the Treasure Fleet and the Invincible Armada's detachments successively, Byron would not simply think that this was the true level of the Invincible Armada's main force.

The Holy Trinity, known as the most powerful legendary battleship, and the Invincible Fleet, which has never been defeated, may have a chance to rival a mythical battleship when combined.

Especially the "Holy Trinity", which is said to have been blessed with all the saints led by a certain pope.

“This most powerful legendary battleship houses the world’s first Holy Trinity statue, representing the favor of the Creator.

The Trinity means that there is only one Creator, but He also has three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Although the three have different positions, there is absolutely no difference in their essence. They are all revered, honored, and eternal.

That is: God created the world, God saves mankind through His Son, and God is with believers and the church through the Holy Spirit.

Its legendary battleship skills are the same as the Invincible Fleet's strongest state [Invincible Banner]. So far, no opponent has ever been qualified to experience it.

But no matter what special abilities they have, I believe there is an insurmountable technological gap between dreadnoughts and sailing warships."

Byron's eyes were burning.

"You have a sword that can open the gates of heaven? Then let me open the customs with my ship!

After World War I, I want to make sure that no one in this world dares to speak loudly to me again.

After issuing the [Demon Slaying Order], the next step is to open the door and trade freely! "

Time flies and it is October 10th.

The former capital of the Western Silver Empire, the current capital of the Star-Moon Empire, and Constantinople, the largest city on the Silver Continent.

The streets were decorated with lights and residents took to the streets singing and dancing, all wanting to see how beautiful [the most beautiful princess] Qajar was.

In order to show off his military power to the outside world and to show the beauty of the most beautiful princess to his people, the fifty-year-old groom [Lord of the Two Seas and Two Lands] Mehmed II did not hold the ceremony in the royal palace.

Instead, it was placed in the large square in the center of the city, where both people from the Star-Moon Empire and foreigners could come and watch the ceremony.

He looked like an extremely confident and domineering person from a great country.

In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan, Byron personally followed the Zoroastrian Empire's wedding procession and arrived in the city one day in advance.

A man dressed in a desert-style white robe, with a red plaid cloth on his head and Amitāb, who had a red scarf on her face, sat in the special seats prepared for the Zoroastrian Empire.

He took the glass of sea buckthorn juice the girl poured for him and said casually:

“It is basically certain that the person who issued the mission to assassinate me was Saint John.

Shortly after I returned from the Zoroastrian Empire, that is, after the coronation ceremony, the clergy serving in St. Peter's Basilica prayed to me.

It is said that he clearly heard St. John getting angry in his prayer room, and it was not clear who he was calling a "waste".

But he may just be an executor, and the idea came from a collective resolution.

I don't know how your [Assassination] priesthood promotion ceremony will be calculated. Do you only need to kill Saint John, or do you need to kill all the saints and the pope in the former council of God?"

The context of the Orthodox Church's series of reactions is already very clear.

On the one hand, the Kingdoms of Castile and Aragon merged to form the Pyrenean Empire.

Byron had anticipated this, starting with their earlier bull drawing the Papal Meridian.

Orthodoxy must support a secular state of sufficient weight to compete with the thriving North Sea Empire.

On the other hand, once he is dealt with, the problem can be solved once and for all.

With two approaches working together, you can rest assured no matter which one succeeds.

But perhaps the suppression of Protestantism and the uncontrolled new emperor were all perfectly normal.

But Byron relied on his own intuition and the deepening resonance between him and the Creator and Alaya.

However, he could feel that Alaya was subconsciously warning him that the dispute between him and the Pope might not be a simple dispute over the future path of mankind.

Things may not be as simple as they seem.

Therefore, it was particularly important for Byron to capture the holy cities of the three religions, become the Caliph of the Holy Spirit Church, and increase the equity of the Silver Law.

With this, he had the confidence to overturn the table.

"Your Majesty, let's begin."

At Amitāb's reminder, Byron looked up at the square.

The "meat and egg chariot" Qazar, riding on a flying carpet, slowly flew towards the ceremonial platform along the avenue with a red carpet in the middle.

Perhaps it was the attitude of the members of the Demonic Banquet Council of the Zoroastrian Empire that made her doubt her own stunning charm, and she took the initiative to pull the veil off her face in advance.

coax--!
The people watching the ceremony along the way were in an uproar.

"Ah! The most beautiful princess is so beautiful.

Look at that charming mustache, it kills me."

"No, my heart aches when I think about such a beautiful woman becoming someone else's wife."

"Eh? Brother, you are wrong, right? Shouldn't other people's wives be a plus? We should like them more."

(End of this chapter)