Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 686: Reserve Captain, Solomon Empire
clang!clang!clang!
There have been so many epoch-making inventions since the establishment of the North Sea Empire that they have no idea how many times they have heard this exciting bell sound that seems to come from heaven.

But no matter how many times I hear it, I never get tired of it.

The whale oil mechanics in the carriage all had fascinated looks on their faces, and none of them did not look forward to the next bell for the birth of a holy relic to ring for themselves.

“Ladies and gentlemen, today is just the beginning of a series of world changes in the era of human narrative.

In the future, whale oil technology will surely achieve explosive growth.

Sooner or later, the number of holy relics created by the human mind and creativity will exceed the number of holy relics created by the divine personality.

This is the case with the difference engine, analytical engine, paddle steamer, dreadnought, ornithopter that were born in the empire before, and the steam locomotive developed by Mr. Stephenson today.

I believe that the creator of the next epoch-making invention is among you, and the empire will usher in the day when the stars of humanity will shine!"

Byron encouraged the whale oil mechanics in the carriage, as well as a few outstanding apprentice representatives who were still in school, which made them all excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Look at what His Majesty the Emperor said, "When the stars of mankind shine", who doesn't want to be one of the shining stars in human history?
Only a few close women felt that their husbands (sons) ability to make big promises had improved, gradually reaching the level of perfection, which was even higher than his swordsmanship.

Byron was the first to get off the carriage, and he reached out to help the three beautiful ladies down one by one.

Catherine wore a corset and vest that had just become popular. Her gorgeous red skirt was held up by a whalebone bustle made from Mei's Leviathan whale, and she wore sparkling jeweled high heels.

The jewels on her body were dazzling, but they could not take away her elegance in the slightest. Instead, they complemented her perfectly. One could tell at a glance that she was the embodiment of wealth.

Violet and Hathaway have different styles, but both are elegant, dignified, bright and noble.

Even though it was bitterly cold in the simple station with drafts on all sides, snowflakes were falling from the sky, and with their appearance, the ice and snow immediately melted and spring came back to the earth.

If he hadn't deliberately restrained the divine aura on his body, even grass would have grown.

Even though the Kingdom of the Netherlands had suffered a great loss from tulips, it did not prevent the women of the Lancaster royal family from leading new fashions. Their preferences were the weather vane of the entire material world.

Waist corsets and whalebone bustles are sure to become popular soon.

Violet and Hathaway, who were equally petite, hugged Byron's arms on the left and right.

Only Catherine, who was tall, plump and had the strongest aura, curled her red lips aside, thinking that her best sisters and her adoptive mother and mother-in-law were too childish, and did not join in the fun with them.

Wow
The first few carriages opened one after another, heat and steam escaped, the whale oil power furnace roared, the gears rotated, and the sound of hydraulic transmission merged into one.

A large number of [soldiers] equipped with mechanical prosthetic bodies and a group of whale oil mechanics on the combat side drove human, animal and insect-shaped constructs down from the carriages.

Some insect constructs were also combined with flapping-wing aircraft, gaining the powerful ability to take off on the spot and hover in the air. They surrounded the station in an instant and provided the necessary security for the royal travel.

Everyone stood together beside the golden steam locomotive, admiring every inch of this freshly-made quasi-zero-level holy relic - [Stephenson steam locomotive and railway network].

Just by looking at the name, you can tell that the inventor of this relic is not Violet, the legendary whale oil mechanic, but one of her students, George Stephenson.

This is more gratifying than Violet making a major invention herself.

"Teacher! I have successfully advanced to the fourth level. It is only a matter of time before I reach the fifth level.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to prove myself.”

A young man who had transformed his entire body into a mechanical prosthetic body, with only his brain remaining as flesh and blood, jumped out of the locomotive cab, with the aura of law still in his body that had not completely dissipated.

His short brown hair danced in the wind, and countless green characters formed a waterfall-like digital torrent, connecting him to the collective subconscious of mankind.

It also vaguely formed a digital face that was exactly the same as his appearance, a 100% perfect copy.

This means that he has successfully awakened the core ability of the fourth-level heroic whale oil mechanic [Intelligent Mechanic Protocol].

From now on, you can discard the last bit of flesh, blood and brain in your body and transform yourself into a complete "digital life" like those inhuman mythical creatures.

At the cost of becoming more emotionally indifferent, one can obtain a second form unique to humans, greatly extending lifespan, and living for hundreds of years without any problem.

This is equivalent to being ahead of the human race and achieving its own mechanical ascension first!
Even in this gradually booming whale oil punk era, increasingly "smart" difference engines, analytical engines, artificial warship spirits, and central intelligence Alpha are widely used.

There is no need to worry that one day the situation will get out of control and turn into a "robot crisis" where they draw while I move bricks, and they learn while I generate electricity.

The extraordinary power of the [Intelligent Protocol] and the unstoppable authority of [Creation] and [Dragon's Nest] possessed by Violet and Catherine are the most stringent safety pins.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
Violet and Byron led the applause for him.

The whale oil mechanics around applauded along, their faces filled with envy.

They didn't know if they had a chance to become a star, but Stephenson was already starting to shine.

This young man used to be just an ordinary craftsman from an ordinary family at the bottom of society, but he stood out in the empire's selection system and became successful overnight with his inventions.

Moreover, this not only represents countless honors, wealth and status in a discipline and an industry, but also a long life that countless powerful people cannot even obtain!

Hundreds of years later, when Stephenson taught his students, he could still personally explain the first-hand story behind the photo in the textbook, becoming a living legend.

"Congratulations, Mr. Stephenson. From today on, you are the fourth Fellow of the Royal Society of Mechanical Engineering."

After the applause died down, Violet gave him a new appointment commensurate with his status.

The status of the Tower Sequence [Whale Oil Mechanic] profession has been elevated by the Lancaster royal family to an unprecedented level in history.

It can be said that they are the representatives of the advanced productive forces of this era.

What is the most precious thing in this era?
Talent!

Therefore, the most worthy thing to celebrate for the North Sea Empire is not the endless mechanical engineering inventions, but the emergence of waves of talents after the establishment of a systematic academic system.

In just one year, the number of fourth-order heroic whale oil mechanics has grown to four, all of whom are students trained by Violet, the [Queen of War].

The first was Babbage, who was promoted by inventing the Difference Engine and the Analytical Engine;

The third one was Hal Glaive, who was promoted a few days ago by inventing the ornithopter and perfecting the flying construct;
The fourth is George Stephenson, who was promoted by inventing the steam locomotive and the railway network;
As for who is the second one?
Of course, it was little Hans who was able to get promoted by clinging to the right person.

Today he also made a special trip to attend the test drive ceremony and was among the crowd watching.

At the beginning, Byron specially arranged for him to preside over the construction of heavy cruisers and steam battleships.

He started by helping Violet, then slowly gained experience and built things independently. Now he is a leader in the field of sailing warships and steamships.

The famous saying “Choice is more important than hard work” is fully reflected in little Hans!
When this shipwright on the pirate ship "The Man-eating Shark" was a colleague of Byron, who was a chef, his biggest dream in life was to surpass his father, Old Hans, and awaken to become a transcendent being.

Now he has gradually become a new noble in the empire, and countless old nobles are eager to marry their daughters to him.

Little Hans was also extremely grateful that his body modification was not so crazy as to solve the problem at the root just to maintain a constant "sage time" so that he could concentrate on research.

Otherwise, the problems of future generations will be solved as well.

However, through this personal experience, he also discovered a huge business opportunity.

As the number of whale oil mechanics increased and the audience grew, they could now develop various body parts and sell them to their colleagues.

Anything that glows in the dark, anything that has electric heating, or anything that can rotate, the electric dragon drill will definitely sell out!

What is a spinning wheel?
As long as you give me enough budget, I can use extraordinary metals to make you a customized wonder, and it also supports personal signatures.

After Little Hans made up his mind, he was secretly proud of himself:
“For safety reasons, the company will be registered under the name of my student, and the Miracle Mage, Lord Salant, will be invited to invest.

If I give half of the profits to His Majesty, I won't be beaten to death if I'm discovered, right?"

At this time, the quasi-zero-level holy relic had completed its transformation, and detailed information also appeared in Byron's [Ship Log].

“The locomotive and the rails are a whole, and together they form a completely new freight system.

Their emergence will greatly narrow the distance between regions, promote exchanges between regions and national management, comprehensively promote economic development, and have a profound impact on the entire society.

When the international railway network is initially completed, it will be promoted to a level zero relic.

Effect 1: [Land Freight King]:
The power of the locomotive underwent a qualitative change, from an ordinary whale oil steam engine with only a few hundred horsepower to 52000 horsepower in an instant.

One horsepower is equal to the work done in raising a 1-kilogram object by one meter per second, and can be regarded as the output power of a draft horse.

This unit of power has a more familiar name: horsepower.

You can imagine what a huge amount of energy more than 324 horsepower is. It can extend the carriage formation to 4088 cars, with a total length of 32400 meters and a total cargo weight of up to tons!
There is space in the carriage, and no matter whether it is carrying people, heavy goods, or disposable goods, the total weight is limited.

The cargo capacity of the common sailing merchant ships on the sea today is at most two to three hundred tons. The cargo capacity of this steam locomotive is equivalent to the largest merchant fleet.

Moreover, as a mechanical creature with full endurance, it has no idea what rest is, and can achieve ultra-long-distance land transportation that was previously unattainable."

Compared to the fact that there is only one relic motorcycle that cannot be replicated, Byron values ​​the second effect more.

"Effect 2, [Underground Railway Network]:
The railway network can be connected to the ground network.

As long as railways and station networks are built at the nodes of the earth veins, one can travel freely in all the lands under the rule of the Supreme Crown of the [Human Emperor].

It can even jump freely between the nodes of the earth veins. The energy consumption of the work done in the middle will not be reduced, but a lot of transportation time can be saved. In other words, as long as the railway network is built, the steam locomotive can even jump directly from one continent to another across the sea, becoming a true intercontinental train!
Relying on this large-scale personnel and logistics transportation system, the First Empire on which the sun never sets can be closely connected across the globe, thus comprehensively consolidating the empire's rule.

Theoretically, if Byron could open up flood diversion channels to other worlds and connect other worlds to the grid, locomotives could drive directly to their homes.”

In addition to these two abilities, don't forget that all whale oil steam engines have an inherent ability [Source Engine]:
“Energy level improvement is the only way to advance in the world.

It's not just the original prototype that has magical powers, but all whale oil-powered steam engines produced by humans can draw part of their energy from the ubiquitous source tides to replace the consumption of whale oil and achieve oil-water mixing!

The higher the sea level of the Source Ocean, the higher the proportion of this energy substitution will be. Under the current intertidal conditions, the ratio for the Dragon King's Court is 30%, for the Beast Paradise is 40%, and for the Corridor of Truth is 50%.

The just discovered Archaic Pillar is 70%.

Theoretically, the replacement rate of the source tide can reach more than 80%. By then, even if it is not a perpetual motion machine, the difference will not be much.

When countless factories sprang up and countless long dragons of steel ran between the continents, the massive whale oil steam engines could naturally significantly slow down the rise in sea levels and reduce the various disasters caused by the source tides.

This is an unlimited and clean energy source.”

Thanks to the owner of Source Sea for sponsoring the large oil field!

Of course, Byron did not ignore the crucial premise here, that is, the rail width and industry standards must be unified around the world.

What is more difficult to unify than technical standards are the political differences and barriers between countries.

The only person in the world who can unify weights and measures and various standards is Byron himself, the [Human Emperor] who controls the "Saint Byron Code".

My rules are rules!

Third-rate companies make products, second-rate companies build brands, and first-rate companies set standards.

No matter how great the resistance is or how many people oppose it, even the most absurd orders will be strictly enforced without any water.

It is no exaggeration to say that Byron could realize a dream the next day if he had one the night before.

Unifying standards is just the simplest operation.

When other independent countries realized the power of steam locomotives, faced with the Level 0 relic, they had no choice but to join the standards set by Byron and jointly form a network of trade nodes that were deeply influenced by him.

The different standards of various countries will all be abolished, and there will only be one standard left in the entire material world!
At that time, who would believe that [Human Emperor] Saint Byron was not the planetary governor?

Even if Byron himself refused, countless small animals such as foxes, fish, and white snakes would come over and add a piece of clothing to him.

Afterwards, Byron announced his ambitious infrastructure plan to everyone: "Intercontinental railway network" and the establishment of the Imperial Railway Ministry and the Imperial Railway Company.

Once the intercontinental network is built, it will provide at least millions of jobs around the world and benefit countless families.

Catherine had already brought her clerk to calculate the construction costs and duration on the spot.

Hathaway took Byron's hand, her bright eyes sparkling:
"Byron, I think steam locomotives and wizards go together unexpectedly.

Just imagine, giving children from all over the world the opportunity to go to school in all the major wizarding schools.

Sitting on a steam locomotive that can travel through the sea, rainforest, and desert to the hall of exploring truth is truly a fairy-tale atmosphere.

Why not establish the first dedicated line at the "Fairy Tale Town School"?

Byron had no way to deal with his mother, so he could still satisfy her with this small request, and he agreed without hesitation:

“Okay, okay, the first special line of the Corridor of Truth will be built from Yuanwang Port to Fairy Tale Town.

And I have already solved the labor problem.”

Hathaway had no sense of being the Queen Mother and clapped her hands excitedly:

"Great. When I return to the Corridor of Truth, I will take Amon and Nut to ride a motorcycle together."

Byron was too lazy to expose her.

I thought to myself: "Don't keep using the name of your grandson or granddaughter. You just want to play around, right? You'll always be 17 years old!"

But the key labor issue did not deceive my mother.

The source of labor is of course the crypt gnomes of the Ancient Pillars.

Byron already knew that there were two camps of gods in the trinity point, but it was still uncertain which side the crypt dwarves truly belonged to.

So we specifically examined their collective subconscious.

The unidentified "god" did not leave any traces on these dwarfs, and his methods were much more powerful than those of the fallen [God of Light].

There is no need to anchor faith or recite the three-part honorific name. As long as the sacrifices and wishes are offered in the prayer ceremony, they will disappear out of thin air and continuously supply a higher being.

Even the crypt gnomes themselves don't know who they believe in.

But Byron also speculated:
“I can become a legend and anchor the ‘first one’ because of my obsession: freedom.

I don't quite believe that the [Bound Creator] would tie himself up, so according to common sense, the most likely person to have tied the three of them up is the Will of the World.

Nova estimated that there were at least 30 million crypt dwarves who had worshipped the other party for an entire Silver Age. Being able to compete with the entire Church of the Creator, it was definitely a perfect factory of wishes.

It doesn’t matter if you are weak. Extraordinary creatures are always stronger than humans. They can be used for free to build large infrastructure. Just leave all your thoughts and wishes to me.

It seems that the first line to be completed is the Taikoo pillar railway."

At this time, the Golden Deer had already embarked on its return journey.

At the current speed, they would reach the west coast of the Beast Paradise along the "World Serpent Celestial Circulation Belt" around the end of November, which is near the coast of the Solar Empire in the Ring of Fire Mountains.

It is very likely that by virtue of the achievement of being the first to complete the circumnavigation of the world, Byron would obtain the status and priesthood of the [World-circling Serpent], making him truly worthy of the title of the world's unique [Ouroboros].

It is enough to make him take a big step from being an emperor who only rules the human kingdom to being the "Captain of the Earth" who rules the natural world!

Not only do we dig at the Creator's corners, but we must also dig at the world's will in a fair and just manner.

At the same time, the situation in the Beast Paradise on the southern continent also changed suddenly.

The previous invincible fleet of the Pyrenean Empire included the best sailors, the best artillery, and the best army in the entire empire, and officers at all levels covered almost all the powerful classes in the country.

Including: nobles, secular monks, knights, military families, big ship merchants, etc.

The key issue is that if we don’t count overseas colonies and only count the main ethnic population, the entire Pyrenean Empire would not exceed 1000 million people.

By capturing the Invincible Armada as a whole, Byron almost captured the essence of the entire empire.

Within twenty years, they would not be able to organize a second comparable expedition to annihilate a country.

The destruction of the Invincible Armada was devastating to the Empire.

As a result, the news of the collapse of the war situation quickly spread after it reached the country.

In addition to the influence of the First Empire on which the Sun Never Sets, the national title of "Kingdom on the Mountain, Spiritual Homeland", and the subsequent change of ownership of the church "Triple Crown", the surrender factions in the Pyrenean Empire immediately emerged one after another.

Before Byron sent troops to occupy it, many lords and bishops took the initiative to send messages requesting conversion.

Under such circumstances, even if Lucifer, the [Arrogant Morning Star], possessed the power of a demigod, it would be impossible for him to continue to maintain his rule.

He could only drive his own kingdom of God, the "City of Seven Hills", back to the capital and plunder all the treasures accumulated by the Trastamara royal family over hundreds of years.

In the name of "Mother" Saint Isabella, he took away Aragon's fleet and the direct descendants of the extraordinary people loyal to the royal family.

Then he completely abandoned this land that had been rapidly swallowed up by the "Saint Byron Code" and ran all the way to the imperial colony of the Beast Paradise in the southern continent.

Declare the re-establishment of the country by the exiled royal family.

On this vast land, he established the New Pyrenean Empire using the [Golden Ark of the Covenant] and the [Code of Solomon] and renamed it: The Empire of Solomon.

In just over half a month, this demigod connected the colonies opened up by the Orthodox Alliance countries in the southern continent.

The territory of the Party of the Restoration of the Golden Power, and the Dutch Free Masons who had also fled here all joined him and the Joker.

The "Pure Evil" Church, which already believed in Him and had vast territories on the east coast of the southern continent, also joined in.

Lucifer was still not satisfied.

He also activated his own [Corrupted] priesthood, corrupting the pirate kingdom established by the pirate king [Ocean Throne] Barbarossa Hayreddin, as well as the nearby tribes of totem gods.

The area of ​​land ruled by the Solomon Empire suddenly increased to 300 million square kilometers, and it widely invited major hostile churches of the Old Gods to join.

In a short time, the reputation of [Arrogant Morning Star Lucifer] soared, and it was able to compete with another great empire on this continent, the Sun Empire.

(End of this chapter)