Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 689 Achievement! The Serpent that Encircles the World, Achilles' Heel
Matter, energy, and information are the cornerstones of the material world, and the four basic elements are the cornerstones of the extraordinary world.

It is also one of the few priests with the highest potential.

If these two can be united, sooner or later he will be able to achieve 100% "Oneness of All Things", and even the will of the world will be helpless against him!

Byron was born with the blood of a blue dragon, and possessed the innate ability of weather intuition. His innate talent has been continuously strengthened along the way to today, and the cohesion of his new priesthood [Four Basic Elements: Water] has come naturally.

Om-!
Circles of water-colored light rippled out from between Byron's brows, and his perception of ocean currents, water vapor, celestial phenomena, and all other natural bodies of water increased dramatically.

Standing on the bow of the Golden Deer, his eyes easily penetrated the Nemo Point, which was glowing slightly blue due to the high concentration and activity of water elements.

"Hey, shouldn't this sea area be poor in resources? Why are there so many Leviathan whales?"

Byron accidentally discovered that in the deep sea below Point Nemo, where theoretically there was almost no nutrition and not even a few kelp, biological activity was extremely prosperous.

Although various nutrients are insufficient, there are many large and small world cracks deep in the sea.

It is precisely because of the biological desert on one side of the material world, with no interference from alien species, that a completely new marine ecosystem has gradually evolved here.

A variety of microorganisms that can directly feed on source material tides and seabed thermophiles act as the lowest-level producers, feeding a huge food chain.

It is not surprising that the Mei's Leviathan whales, which move freely in and out of the material world, would be active in waters where there are no natural enemies or whalers.

Moreover, the size of the whale group here is much larger than that in the Rift Trench, at least ten times that of the former!
Byron was immediately overjoyed:

"There were no natural enemies before? From today on, there are.

I declare this place to be the exclusive whale oil field of Standard Whale Oil Company."

He raised his hand and a scarlet light burst out, and thousands of large leeches as thick as an adult's arms shot into the water like arrows.

It drew out white lines of water, spread out, and quickly caught up with several Leviathan whales, attaching itself to their bodies.

The giant creatures playing were paralyzed by the leeches injected into their mouthparts, and they didn't notice at all that a group of tiny creatures were sucking their fat.

Obviously, sailing whaling ships would not dare to sail so far. There are no ocean currents here and the monsoon is not obvious. If they are not careful, they will be trapped here forever and become ghost ships.

But after so much time has passed, the fat-sucking leeches specially developed by the Bloodthirsty Cult have already been put online.

The genetic sequence of the special leech was also submitted to Byron as soon as possible, and he could make as many as he wanted.

These liposuction leeches can absorb whale oil directly from the body of the Leviathan whale and perform preliminary purification without harming the whale's life. They can absorb whale oil equivalent to twenty times their body weight at a time.

Except for a small portion that he digested himself, 95% of it could be brought back to Byron.

It can also reproduce on its own and does not require subsequent special cultivation, saving a lot of costs.

They only need to regularly send freight fleets protected by high-sequence transcendents to collect the goods.

Violet nodded in agreement:
"Dad was the first to discover the rift trench, but he did not monopolize it in order to promote the great geographical discoveries. This time, the whale oil field we discovered should also be named Lancaster with us.

By the way, Ms. Leech successfully advanced to a fourth-order mythical creature with this new invention. The subsequent operations can also be handed over to her, and she can be given a portion of the shares.

Let her come over from time to time for maintenance. "

Byron heard Violet's suggestion, but he unexpectedly disagreed and shook his head:

"I guess she is too busy to take charge of this project."

Violet wondered:

"What's up with her?"

Byron did not keep the audience in suspense and started to talk about a business plan that sounded very scary but was actually very promising:

“She opened a beauty clinic opposite the hospital where surgeon [Dr. Murder] Robert was.

The core employees are these liposuction leeches, who specialize in providing services to the powerful, wealthy businessmen and their wives and lovers.

Just sleeping in a pool full of leeches can achieve painless liposuction and even achieve zero body fat percentage.

With them, you won’t gain weight no matter how much you eat, you don’t need to exercise, and you don’t need to work in a fighting profession, everyone can have a golden body.

She made a fortune and is currently preparing to open a chain of branches to capture the entire medical beauty market in the British Empire.

I guess there's no time to come to this godforsaken place to manage the whale oil harvest."

Violet herself was naturally beautiful and would sooner or later be qualified to compete with Cleopatra for the title of "the most beautiful woman in the world". She had no body anxiety and had never imagined that these special leeches would have broad application prospects in other fields.

At this moment, she couldn't help but open her mouth slightly and became speechless.

But he was not disappointed. Instead, he thought of another thing and looked at Byron with admiration:
“The Code of Saint Byron established the legitimacy of private property in legal form for the first time, and in practical action returned the land that the church had occupied for nearly twenty years to the original owners who were still alive.

The economic vitality of the entire Silver Continent is bursting, and the stock market is bullish across the board.

This month, the number of registered business organizations of all kinds has increased five or six times, and Ms. Leech's beauty hospital is obviously just a microcosm of this.

If the overall environment is not good, there won’t be so many people who love beauty.

The distribution speed of whale oil steam engines, industrial mother machines and a series of industrial products is accelerating, and the secondary and tertiary industries are both on the fast track.

We estimate that our [World Change] ceremony can be completed more than half ahead of the initial estimate, and will only be delayed until the middle of next year at the latest, and if it is faster, it can be completed in early spring next year.

This is still under the premise of expanding the influence of the ritual from the basic requirement of one continent to the whole world.

This time you will definitely become the strongest demigod!"

Byron enjoyed his wife's admiring gaze very much and took the credit for himself without hesitation.

I feel that if I write a book specifically explaining productivity, production relations, and the interactions and reactions between them, I may become the [God of Political Economics] in this world.

It proves in principle that the corrupt church is bound to fail and the capitalist empire is bound to rise.

Well, the name of the book is "Basic Principles of Maximism"!
Also known as "Power comes from the barrel of a gun."

At this point, he did not forget to remind Violet:

"My lady, your apprentice gunsmith Hiram Stevens needs to speed up his research on automated weapons.

Now more and more priest incarnations and their mid- and high-sequence followers have appeared, and the fierce battle will have to start again sooner or later.

Without advanced weapons to protect it, even if our economy is developed, it will be in vain in the end.

I'm counting on him to cure my fear of insufficient firepower."

Violet knew he was right and nodded vigorously:
"clear."

The priesthood and the large whaling grounds gained at Point Nemo this time can only be regarded as a pleasant surprise.

A few days later, when the lookouts on the Golden Hind saw from afar the Sparrow Islands given to them by Atahualpa, located in the ocean west of the Ring of Fire Mountains, the entire expedition team was suddenly excited.

This island witnessed Charles' creation of "The Origin of Species" and today once again witnessed the first human voyage around the world.

"The world is round, it's a ball! We have been going eastwards, and today we finally returned to the starting point."

"Oh! We won!"

"Long live His Majesty! Long live the First Empire on which the Sun Never Sets!"

Even Violet couldn't help but jump up and hug Byron's arm and give him a kiss of victory.

Amidst the cheers, most of the Lighthouse Sequence extraordinary people in the Adventure Fleet were promoted on the spot. Layers of law aura exploded on their bodies, touching the deeper network of laws.

The only difference is that the legal system that was revealed this time has changed from the past "Silver Law" to the current "St. Byron Code".

Especially the one that Byron favors the most, Drake Francis.

He was originally a fourth-level navigator. After completing this round-the-world voyage with Byron, he was promoted to a fifth-level legendary navigator on the spot!
Then the [Golden Deer] under his feet also began to emit golden light.

However, he completed another "impossible challenge" and was promoted again.

Byron immediately ordered:

"Everyone move to the Screaming Banshee."

He raised his hand and created a gust of wind that brought everyone to the ghost ship next to him.

[Golden Deer] The originally golden teak battleship was completely transformed into a golden battleship this time, with a circle of the sun surrounding it at all times.

Its size suddenly expanded tenfold, like an oppressive mountain, and then suddenly shrank to the size of a palm.

The shape is also constantly changing, from ancient rowing boats, paddle boats, caravels, to galleons, heavy cruisers, and even a golden dreadnought!
The golden turret rotated automatically, and the mechanical mechanism operated and spewed out steam. It was obviously not just a showpiece.

It seems that this Schrödinger-like battleship has finally grasped the essence of Byron's "change".

Finally, it turned into a crescent-shaped golden boat and drilled into the body of the ship girl.

The little ship girl, who had already grown into the appearance of a teenage girl, continued to grow and quickly became a mature beauty in her twenties.

She was wearing a blue dress, barefoot, and had two golden horns, one big and one small, shining brightly on her forehead.

Blinking her eyes, her breathing frequency was perfectly synchronized with her master, allowing Byron to immediately grasp her series of changes.

Three basic abilities: [United Forces] in "Battleship Mode" is the anchor, [Blessing of the Deep Sea] in "Cruiser Mode" is the sail, and [Hand of Balance] in "Heavy Cruiser Mode" is the rudder.

They correspond to the power from the collective, forbidden knowledge and the mind respectively.

This tailor-made warship is perfectly compatible with Byron's own power system, and perfectly carries the three extraordinary paths under his feet.

[Legendary Battleship Skill: Fleet Assimilation] is upgraded to [The Empire is the Navy, the Navy is the Empire] after defeating Noah's Ark and challenging the impossible. It can add an entire fleet to itself, and one ship can become an army to serve as a maritime territory.

At this time, the legendary battleship skills evolved again.

The ship girl can now transform into any kind of warship in the world at will, and stuff an entire fleet into her body, assimilating it into a part of herself.

You can even run to the shore and help Byron fight.

It is becoming more and more like his own Ouroboros, which has no beginning or end and is infinite.

"This is no less powerful than any incomplete zero-level holy relic. Once I become a demigod, the Golden Deer will immediately become a powerful artifact and a mythical warship that can rival the [Noah's Ark]!"

Of course, the gains from the first round-the-world voyage are more than that, the main course is yet to come.

Hiss hiss.
Suddenly, there was a hissing sound of some giant snake coming from the sea water under their feet.

This "World Serpent Celestial Circumference Belt" was first named by the exiles of the Taiwanese people. It is 40 kilometers long and surrounds the entire planet. It seems to have been suddenly given life.

The white mist at the equator of the planet rose up and rolled violently, and countless scales larger than the palace could be vaguely seen opening and closing, and shaking.

Near the north-south celestial circulation, in the horrified gazes of countless people, an indescribable [Snake Circling the World] was finally formed!
Other places could only see a section of the snake's body that was thicker than the mountain. Only Byron and his companions could see the huge snake's head and tail gradually merging in front of them.

hiss--!
Just as Byron looked into the giant snake's golden eyes, the snake that encircled the world suddenly leaped into the air and rushed into his body surrounded by white mist.

Byron let out a low cry, and involuntarily manifested his own mythical form that symbolized "infinity" [Mobius Ring: Ouroboros].

Completely become one with this snake that encircles the world.

An illusory snake head carried his consciousness and extended infinitely along the celestial circulation belt.

I saw the Broken Islands that were just around the corner, the rift trench on the east coast of the southern continent, and the strange lights and wonders in the depths of the Sea of ​​Monsters.
I also saw the Desert Empire on the west coast of the East Continent and then headed east, soon completing my voyage around the world again.

Sudden.

"Snake! What a big snake!"

On the floating island of the ancient pillar, a few children saw the white mist snake head running at a fast speed. They rubbed their eyes in disbelief, and when they realized that they were not mistaken, they could not help but be terrified.

A child accidentally slipped and fell from the edge of the floating island into the turbulent sea.

"Help--!"

Byron subconsciously wanted to reach out and catch the child, and a vortex formed in the sea and sent him back to the floating island.

At this moment, with the [Four Basic Elements: Water] he had just obtained, Byron, who had transformed into the World Serpent, felt that he was almost omnipotent in this narrow ocean artery.

After a few experiments, he found that omnipotence was just an illusion, and he was still far from being able to control the huge amount of sea water at will.

He could only move forward or backward along the celestial circulation, and any attempt to deviate from the established route was powerless.

Byron wanted to test his own limits, so he quietly activated "All Things Become One" with all his strength and began to slowly adjust his breathing.

Strong winds blew all along the equator.

"breathe--"

He always kept in mind that breathing is the anchor of consciousness and the key to opening the spiritual world. When the wind and waves rise, as long as the anchor is still there, the boat will not drift away.

No matter what distracting thoughts try to disturb your mind, as long as you keep a firm grasp on your breathing, you will be able to maintain your spiritual state.

As he held his breath, he gradually merged deeply into the ocean current around him.

The natural science knowledge from the world itself flows in his heart:

“There are two types of global ocean currents: wind-driven circulation and thermohaline circulation.

Wind-driven circulation is driven by winds on the ocean surface and can affect the flow of water 400 meters below the surface.

In the equatorial region, due to strong solar radiation, the air heats up and rises, forming a low-pressure belt, causing the surrounding air to flow toward the equatorial region, forming the prevailing wind in the equatorial region.

This further forms the South Celestial Current and the North Celestial Current, which flow westwards.
The celestial countercurrent, which flows eastward, is formed in the belt of lowest wind pressure between the trade wind belts; and the celestial undercurrent, which flows eastward under the surface sea water at the equator, is formed.

Therefore, the 'celestial circulation' is a typical wind-driven circulation."

"Thermohaline circulation is a deep circulation driven by the density gradient of ocean water.

The density of seawater is determined by its temperature and salinity. The lower the temperature and the higher the salinity, the greater the density of seawater.

The density difference of seawater will cause deep seawater to flow around the world. Low-temperature, high-salinity seawater will sink due to its high density, while high-temperature, low-salinity seawater will flow upward due to its low density.

Together, they are called the 'ocean circulation belt', which controls about 90% of the world's water and is a key link in regulating global climate."

In a flash, Byron gained insight into hidden knowledge that humans have not yet mastered.

Unlike the world without magic where the thermohaline circulation is the mainstream, in this world, the celestial circulation belt is equivalent to the mainstream of the entire planet's ocean current activities, and other regional ocean currents, whether strong or weak, are considered its tributaries.

The mouth and nose inhale and exhale light gas, connecting to the celestial circulation, and using it as a medium to extend the tentacles of consciousness into the ocean current system of the entire planet.

It was soon connected to the circulatory system of the entire material world.

Boom!

The soul suddenly shook, and completely grasped the pulse of the entire world.

The spiritual realm of "all things become one" jumped to 30% in one step, and then it continues to improve rapidly all the time.

At this moment, the title of the Godhead of the World Serpent was finally completely placed on Byron’s head.

This makes him possess both the supreme status among personal gods, the [Emperor of Mankind], and the extremely high status among natural gods, the [Serpent of the World].

Belia, whom the old gods want to summon, is just a [Monarch of the World]. Since his name starts with "World", it is not that easy to crush him.

Byron's consciousness extended, and he soon discovered that the area he had the strongest control over, apart from the "celestial circulation", was the "third circulation belt" in the triangular circulation.

Its starting point is the Mermaid Kingdom of the East Continent, and its end point is the North Sea Empire of the Old Continent, which is completely under his rule.

Moreover, this third circulation belt is a key part of the entire ocean circulation transmission belt.

“Because when the surface waters of the Third Gyre flow northward, they transport heat from the equator to the high latitudes of the Ocean of the Northern Monsters.

As the seawater releases a large amount of heat and water vapor, it will turn into low-temperature, high-salt, high-density seawater. The heavier seawater sinks to form the deep water of the North Monster Sea.

The third circulation's activity of 'sending warmth' to high latitudes is equivalent to the 'Achilles' heel' of the global climate system."

Why this nickname?
There is also an explanation in the secret knowledge acquired in Byron's mind.

Because Achilles, a famous hero in the mythological era, was held by his ankles by his goddess mother and immersed in the water of the Styx, thus gaining an invulnerable physique.

However, it also created a fatal weakness called "Achilles' heel", and he was shot in the ankle by an arrow and died on the spot.

The significance of the Third Gyre is the same for ocean current systems.

Once this ocean current weakens or collapses, the heat transported to the high latitudes of the Northern Sea of ​​Monsters will decrease, and the east coast of the Dragon King's Court and the north of the Corridor of Truth will be the first to cool down.

Then the entire northern hemisphere began to cool down and eventually entered the cold ice age!

How many people will die during the Little Ice Age? How many countries will collapse?
Everyone knows it.

Byron's heart trembled, and he was filled with fear:
“When we were still laughing at the Solomon Empire for being neighbors with Mushroom Bombs, we didn’t realize that the North Sea Empire also had a powerful weapon behind it.

This is basically a natural meteorological weapon, and its destructive power is even stronger than that of a mushroom bomb.

If it had not been in my control but had fallen into the hands of other old gods, the consequences would have been disastrous."

Afterwards, Byron discovered that with his current strength at the peak of the fifth level, he could only have a slight impact on this circulation belt in a short period of time.

Probably only after being promoted to the seventh-rank true god could one snap one's fingers and make the entire northern hemisphere fall into an ice cave, thus performing the "day after tomorrow".

"I can't influence the overall situation right now. Whether it's promoting or preventing it, I can only borrow a little bit of the power of [Achilles' Heel]."

Byron regains his human form, deploys [Solar Storm], and draws in the power of the ocean currents.

He kicked towards a deserted island twenty kilometers away. The atmosphere exploded, and a line of bright white light split the sea and instantly hit the deserted island.

The amount of heat delivered to the entire northern hemisphere through the Achilles' heel is an astronomical figure, even if it can only save energy for a few minutes.

Boom——! ! !
With a loud bang, the island was first plowed neatly in half, then exploded and completely disappeared into the sea.

Byron sensed it again and took a step forward.

Snapped!
The air exploded, and his whole body seemed to be pulled by a taut string. In an instant, he appeared thousands of kilometers away, and in a flash, he was thousands of kilometers away again.

After just a few breaths, he reappeared in the same place.

The electromagnetic slingshot and Ouroboros were already extremely fast, and now with his status as the [World Serpent], he could launch a slingshot that was equivalent to the length of the equator, 40 kilometers, and return to the starting point with a somersault.

As long as it is within the reach of the gods or a place where a signpost has been left, it can be teleported at will.

When Byron had completely mastered his new status, he turned his head to look at the blazing Fire Ring Mountains, and with the help of the same divine sense, he discovered that the [Four Basic Elements: Fire] was right there.

The only difference is that its existence status is not wild and ownerless, but that it has been taken away by someone else.

Come to think of it, this is normal. The Ring of Fire Mountains is not a deserted area like Point Nemo. The Solar Empire has been entrenched here for more than a thousand years. How could outsiders get any treasures here?
It is just not clear who will get the priesthood.

Byron was in no hurry.

“The prayer ceremony has just begun, and it will take some time for Lucifer to tie up the Sun God.

I am not in a hurry to return to my homeland, so I just want to stay in the Empire of the Sun for a while to make arrangements in advance."

He turned around and instructed the people around him:
“You guys go back first. Violet, Eight Fingers, and the guards don’t need to stay. I will act alone from now on.”

Although his plan to share the sun god was very good, he himself was not 100% sure that he could achieve the plan perfectly.

Don’t forget that the inherent attribute of the old gods is “chain accidental magic”.

If you dare to be arrogant and fearless, your end will be as miserable as that of Pope Francis IV.

Having more people is useless, it is better to be able to move freely on your own.

"Yes."

Including Violet's avatar and Eight Fingers, everyone else returned with the Banshee.

Byron himself rushed into the sky like a meteor, suddenly broke through the clouds, stepped into the stratosphere in just one step, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)