Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 692: Distributing the Beast Mark and Conferring the Night Demon Duke

"Damn, these natives are so brave!
I haven't even started to attack you yet, and you dared to fire the first shot? This is unforgivable."

Upon receiving the news of foreign invasion, Lucifer, who was already annoyed because of being accidentally injured by the "Prayer Syndrome", slapped the desk in front of him into flying sawdust.

The sawdust and documents on the table were burned to ashes by His materialized anger before they even hit the ground.

The Code of Solomon, which had already parasitized the collective subconscious of humans in the southern continent, projected the battle situation on the front line into the hall.

At the same time, there were flames and smoke everywhere on the western border of the Solomon Empire, and there were enemies almost everywhere.

The flames that shot up into the sky illuminated the eyes of the imperial high-ranking officials, and the sounds of explosions and screams instantly filled the hall.

Previously, the Solomon Empire took over the Orthodox Alliance colonies and the legacies of the major Old God churches, and expanded into a behemoth that ruled over 300 million square kilometers of territory on the east coast of the southern continent.

But the shape of its territory is the same as that of the Sun Empire in the Ring of Fire Mountains on the west coast, both of which are very long and narrow from north to south. The two of them, one in the east and the other in the west, sandwich the vast inland hinterland of the Beast Paradise in the middle.

This dangerous land filled with evil spirits, weirdness, and secrets is inhabited by extremely fierce indigenous totem god tribes, and is also the biggest enemy they are facing now.

"Take the fight to Gulfstream City and capture Emperor Solomon alive!"

"Warriors, avenge our loved ones who were eaten!"

"This land belongs to mankind forever!"

"Thousands of years ago, we all have a common ancestor, and all the Taino and Quechua people united to drive out the invaders."

The deafening noises grew louder and louder.

The top leaders of the Solomon Empire thought about the North Sea Empire's Dreadnought Fleet going on a cross-sea expedition, and also thought about the Sun Empire's Sun Chariot launching an air strike.

However, they never expected that these cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered would be organized and fired at them first.

He simply wants to rebel!

In the past, the major old god churches did not dare to expand their sphere of influence inland, mainly because the activity of the source tide was too low. Their strength would be severely weakened after going ashore, not because they were afraid of these scattered totem gods.

Now, after finally waiting for the material world to enter the intertidal zone and the source tide's water level continuing to rise, we suddenly discovered that all the fish originally kept in the pond had grown fangs.

Expansion is no longer as difficult as it used to be.

However, who here could have imagined that the North Sea Empire would rise to prominence in just a few years and would have the spare capacity to support the Southern Continent across the ocean so quickly?

The most important thing is that the clans made no secret of their desire for the flesh and blood of the natives, and those totem god tribes certainly would not sit idly by and wait for death.

In the past, the scattered primitive tribes could not defeat the tribes that gathered together and could only passively accept the beatings.

It’s different now. They have successfully relied on the Sun Empire and the First Empire on which the sun never sets, and finally have the capital to fight back.

The indigenous totem gods have strong beliefs and blood ties with their tribal people, and living on the dangerous southern continent, their organizational strength is much stronger than that of ordinary agricultural countries.

It is precisely because of its "barbaric" nature that it is possible to mobilize every citizen to become a soldier.

With well-crafted equipment, each of them is an elite fighter.

This time, relying on their absolute numerical advantage, they each took charge of a border city and colony of the Solomon Empire and launched an all-out attack, vowing to drive their clans back into the sea.

Interspersed in between are Taino officers drawn from the Holy Golden Empire.

The command and coordination of the large troop groups during the attack on key military towns were not a big problem, which made the garrisoned families all extremely anxious.

Moreover, it was not until the enemy counterattacked that the clan discovered that the border between their Solomon Empire and the major totem gods' forces was so long and the strategic length was so narrow.

The clergy incarnations of the old gods had to leave the royal capital, Bay Stream City, as soon as they received the news and return to their own territories to assist in the defense.

The conquest plan of the Hundred-Headed Dragon Mother Tiamat also failed.

Of course, as both sides bleed and die, He will also be able to intercept a considerable portion of the divinity and flesh and blood recovery power of those who practice the Book of Beast Families.

There is nothing that can be done about it. Nothing can be perfect. It is enough as long as this proxy war is more beneficial to the human side.

Lucifer observed the battle situation briefly and realized that the highly organized soldiers and advanced equipment had already gained an advantage on the battlefield. Even if the Solomon Empire's troops could win in the end, they would suffer heavy losses.

He decisively revealed a trump card that the natives did not have and ordered:

"Joker, you come and give those ignorant native tribes a taste of the demigod's punishment."

The muffled voice of the clown came from the back of the head of the person next to him:
"understood."

The face of the person being raped suddenly became stiff, and he had to hand over control of his body to the clown.

Now he has learned the "truth" in the triple point from Lucifer.

Since the birth of this "Mercurius" as activated knowledge, his lifelong obsession has been to find his father.

Eventually he discovered that his father Jupiter seemed to be in cahoots with the Creator, but he himself was tirelessly working against the Creator, killing countless innocent humans, and ultimately his life became a sad joke.

It's too late to say all this now.

Compared to those inhuman followers of the old gods, the collective subconscious of mankind hates him as a traitor more. There is no other way to go except to follow the old gods all the way to the end.

Instead of heading to the front, the Joker pulled out a book and placed it on the table.

He saved his head, and thus saved his core priesthood [Destiny] and demigod power [Art Hall·Comedy Master].

He is still the highest-ranking existence in the entire palace sequence, and relying on the priesthood of [Fate], he can create tragedies and comedies for others at will.

At the same time, he also obtained the quasi-zero-level holy relic "History of the Silver Continent" that was once kept by Mercurius.

He knew that using this history book required strict adherence to four taboos.

Taboo 1: "If you interfere with fate, you will be retaliated by fate in return. In the end, the whole world will try every means to kill the owner of the history book."

Taboo 2: "The scope of historical book interference is limited, just like the scope of a fifth-order false god's response to prayer is limited. Currently, the maximum scope of effect is the Silver Continent."

Taboo 3: “The course of history can only be influenced to a certain extent by interfering with key figures, that is, the protagonists or key supporting roles in each event.

In a historical novel, at least the characters have their own names, or they know each other’s names in some other way.”

Taboo 30: "The History of the Silver Continent is a history of the continent. According to the standards of the [Logbook], only events with a historical influence of more than points that can affect the situation on the continent will be automatically written into this history book.

Events with too little impact will not occur, let alone be used to interfere. "

Theoretically, this book would lose its effect after they left the Silver Continent.

But the Clown has the priesthood of [Destiny] and the demigod status equivalent to a zero-level holy relic. He can forcibly break through some taboos by following similar paths and use this "History of the Silver Continent" in the Beast Paradise.

I turned the page from the opening line "History began when man created God" to the last entry:
"The traitor wanted to kill Saint Byron during the colonial war of the North Sea Empire but failed miserably. He himself fell into the hands of Louis XI, and then..."

The rapist on the back of his head let out an extremely miserable scream as he was on the verge of social death:
"Stop it, don't flip it anymore!
Please."

After being defeated in the war, Renjian has been fighting with his divine side. He has never used this book again, and this is the first time that the Joker has opened it.

Everyone present had sharp ears and eyes, and they saw what was written on it at the first moment, and they all felt a sudden tightness in some part of their body.

The clown suddenly realized that this body belonged to him, and his originally nonchalant face turned from pale to red, then to blue, to black, and finally back to pale.

It was as if he had learned another famous folk art program without any guidance.

At this time, His power automatically took effect, and the major events happening in the Beast Paradise slowly emerged, finally breaking the cold atmosphere.

“The original form is a fifth-level totem god of an earthquake dragon [Earthquake Dragon King], responsible for serving as the commander of the main force heading towards Gulfstream City.

With the support of the First Empire on which the Sun Never Sets, this ancient totem god who ranks at the top will lead his people to write a brand new history."

The clown picked up his quill and wrote below:
"The thick-skinned Earthquake Dragon is always used to solving problems with strength rather than wisdom. He often charges forward without any protection.

This time the goddess of luck will not favor him. An enchanted city-breaking crossbow will avoid his weapons, shield and thick skin, pierce through his eyes and enter his skull.

The fate of the Earthquake Dragon King will come to an abrupt end from now on.

That’s how history should be.”

This time, the [Elf of Love] Salome and her father [Lord Protector] Cromwell followed the clown.

Byron also saw this scene clearly through Salome's eyes.

"Tsk, I was originally thinking of finding an opportunity to secretly take away the History of the Silver Continent and completely complete my 'limited omniscience'.

Judging from the Joker's current appearance, it seems that there are still some benefits left in the book. It is very likely that He will further expand the power of this book through the priesthood of [Destiny].

I can consider leaving my baby in His hands temporarily, and when my family breaks through to become a demigod, I can grab a pro enhanced version.

The logbook in my hand comes from Woden, the god of the Wild Hunt. The Sunstone History comes from the ancient sun god Diu. The history of the Silver Continent has gone through two generations of owners, Mercurius and the Clown. Only the Key of Omniscience was made by myself.

Finally, put them together to achieve qualitative change, this is called "crowdfunding treasure refining!"

Byron's own state of unity of all things exceeded 30%, and he could have easily borrowed the status of the Creator equivalent to that of the Ten Thousand Winged Angel.

Not only will he not be discovered by the [History of the Silver Continent], but he can also provide shelter for those believers who convert to him.

He glanced at the Earthquake Dragon King behind the battle line and gently hooked his fingers.

Just like he had protected the "liar" Twilight Butler Lockhart, he was also provided with high-level protection.

Immediately, the fluctuation of fate above the Earthquake Dragon King's head began to appear.

There was a sudden thunderclap in the clown's ear, and his brain went blank.

The rapist who had been hiding behind his head suddenly shuddered, and suddenly recalled another unbearable past event, and immediately shouted in panic:

"He is coming, he is coming, Saint Byron is the real Holy Spirit!" The next moment.

Fate backfired, and a red meteor fell from the sky and crashed down onto the top of the hall.

Boom——! ! !
Even with Lucifer's divine kingdom barrier blocking the outside, the entire City of Seven Hills shook violently.

Fortunately, the clown's target this time was not Byron. He did not suddenly split into pieces like he did when he was raped. He just spat out a mouthful of blood and turned into a group of colorful clowns running around the hall with sharp smiles.

"quack"

One of them even tried to get into Salome's skirt, but she stepped on it to death.

The rest were burned to ashes by Lucifer, whose face turned blue.

Realizing the problem, he waved his hand and asked the clown to go down and rest first.

This card is temporarily useless.

Once the clown wants to interfere with the fate of those totem gods, it is like opening a blind box. As long as he hits a protected existence, he will be beaten to a bloody pulp.

Unless the Anti-Holy Son, [Lord of the World] Belia comes and gives Him the same status as the Creator, they will never dare to attack the enemy again.

"I"

Lucifer himself wanted to fight Byron to the death, but as soon as he stood up, his eyes flickered and he sat down again.

Now He is also being hung up little by little by the believers' "prayer ceremony" and needs to be vigilant at all times to be swept away by the power of wishes.

Lucifer's biggest advantage over the bound Creator and the Sun God Inti is that he still retains his sanity and has greater resistance.

Even though I was constantly bombarded by the voices of "Pray for clear weather" and "Pray for clear weather" in my ears, I was able to maintain my balance temporarily.

Even if he is finally hanged, he will definitely be after the sun god Inti.

But he did not forget that Byron also had a god of assassination who was feared throughout the entire mythological era.

Resisting the endless prayers of believers consumed a lot of his energy. If he took the initiative to go out at this time, if he was ambushed by Byron and the God of Assassination, he would lose everything and he wouldn't even need to sacrifice the sun.

So he changed his mind very smoothly:

"Saint Simon, Saint Lucia, Saint Andrew, Saint William, go to the front line to support you. Be sure to hold on until the prayer ceremony is completed."

"As you command, Your Majesty!"

The four strongest horsemen of the Apocalypse stepped out, each with a scarlet number surrounded by black air on their foreheads, different from the beginning.

They are 7, 8, 9, and 10 respectively.

Lucifer has undergone a large-scale blood sacrifice during this period, and his strength has recovered a lot compared to when he was just born.

No longer needing to rely solely on [Pandora's Box], he has regained control of His demigod authority [Fallen Legion, Mark of the Beast].

Anyone who receives Lucifer's "Mark of the Beast" will become one of the 666 evil beasts that destroy the world.

Even ordinary people who receive the mark of the beast will gain a unique mythical form comparable to the fourth level, and extraordinary people who receive the mark will see their power surge.

And can rely on the Fallen Legion to gain eternal life!

This is the power of corruption that is ten times stronger than the black power.

Among the 666 evil beasts, there are 600 fourth-level ones, 60 fifth-level ones, and 6 demigods, who together enrich the foundation of a former seventh-level true god.

The 7, 8, 9, and 10 of the four fallen saints represent the top four of all five ranks in the Fallen Legion.

The "Great Power Balancer" composed of the sixth-order demigods of both sides deterred each other and could not take action on their own.

This time, the proxy war was eventually forced to the level of a conventional war by Byron and Lucifer.

It is bound to be a stalemate and extremely tragic.

Behind the scenes, both sides chose to seek a breakthrough in high-level power.

Amid the raging war in the Beast Paradise, time "rumbled" to January 1474 of the Silver Age.

[Funeral God] Gris's original plan to go to the Empire of the Sun to celebrate the New Year before the end of the year failed, and he could only spend the New Year accompanied by the sound of gunfire.

The other side of the battle.

The rapidly developing First Empire, on which the sun never sets, has undergone tremendous changes in just two months.

beep--!
The exciting whistle sounded.

In the southern part of the Channel Islands, a red and black steam locomotive with a total length of 4088 meters and consisting of 324 carriages crushed the white mist and rushed towards a section of railway tracks laid in the sea.

After running in the water for a while, the whole train suddenly disappeared from the spot with a flash of light.

The passengers in the car only saw long strips of light flashing outside the window, and after just a few breaths, the world before their eyes had changed.

A whole new continent appeared across the azure blue sea, with floating islands stretching high and low to the end of the field of vision, causing the passengers to shout and exclaim in amazement.

"Look, the ancient pillars are here!"

“This is our new home. It’s so beautiful.”

The locomotive sped along a section of track half submerged in sea water, with water splashing to both sides like transparent wings.

The rails appear in front and immediately disappear into the underground network. Even if someone wants to destroy it, there is no way.

Soon the locomotive drove onto land and saw a scenery that was completely different from the old continent.

There were ornithopters and local birds tamed by animal trainers flying between the floating islands, and there were also "pilots" waving at the passengers on the bus from afar.

Large-scale construction is underway at transportation hubs along the ground railways, and many short laborers are digging mines and planting potatoes.

After exploration by naturalists, a large amount of high-quality, high-grade iron ore was discovered in the northwest of the Archaic Pillar, which made Byron another unexpected fortune.

The local crypt gnomes are the best laborers, and can achieve perfect self-production and self-sales.

In the last carriage, Violet, who had just returned home, and Byron once again set foot on the land they discovered together.

The dangerous journey that would have taken several months was turned into a thoroughfare thanks to the "underground railway network".

The network of laws is also gradually emerging on this continent, connecting to Pan Tianhu Nova's mental network, and together they sort out the violent tides of source, making the ancient pillar more livable.

She didn’t think there was anything wrong when she was at home, but when she arrived at the development zone, Violet clearly felt something was wrong with the French Open. She hugged her husband’s arm and asked in confusion:

"Byron, did you notice?
Why does it feel like the "Saint Byron Code" is constantly rising on the basis of the Silver Law? In just one or two months, it has exceeded the level before the Silver Law was destroyed.

Now the legal network of the Old Continent is radiating to the ancient pillars on the other side of the planet without any difficulty, and the growth rate shows no sign of slowing down.

How strange. "

Byron laughed and scratched the tip of her upturned nose:
"Miss, you just realized it now?

This is not surprising at all. Aren’t you the one who contributed the most to strengthening the legal network? "

The girl opened her mouth cutely:

"I?"

Byron did not keep her in suspense and told her a great secret that he had just discovered with the help of the [human] priesthood and the status of the human emperor:
“In fact, many people don’t realize that human thoughts and wishes are not completely illusory, but have certain real carriers.

The labor, taxes, food, farm tools, talents, etc. that the people provide to the country are all part of the legal network.

As industrialization spreads, human labor efficiency improves, and the power of thoughts and wishes condensed in all these carriers, as well as the "change" that can be used to influence the world, will grow exponentially."

There are two kinds of value in commodities.

One is the use value:
“Refers to the property that a product can satisfy certain needs of people, such as food can satisfy people’s hunger needs, and clothes can satisfy people’s warmth needs.

Use value is the natural attribute of all commodities. "

The other is the value of the product:
“The undifferentiated human labor embodied in commodities embodies the social relations between commodity producers.”

Simply put, these two together are the source of mental power and world influence, and together they drive changes in the entire material world.

What this reflects in the legal network and collective subconscious is that the human race’s ability to transform the world has become even stronger!
Over the past thousands of years, the productivity of the entire material world has not changed much, and the land carrying capacity also has an upper limit, which limits the population and the scale of will.

To this day, the whale oil industrial revolution has led to a significant increase in production efficiency, which has increased the power of thought and influence that an individual or a group can have on the world countless times.

The ability of the legal network to plug the world's cracks will naturally increase.

Theoretically, the same population will be able to support more high-order gods in the future, and gods with the same number of believers will be more powerful than their ancient counterparts.

The only thing that never changes in the world is called change.

In this world, there is no such thing as the older something is, the more powerful it is. The later generations will definitely be more powerful than the previous ones, until the old gods who refuse to change and cling to their shortcomings are beaten to death on the beach!
It can be imagined that the extraordinary people in the Temple Sequence, whose evaluation criteria are the scale of their thoughts and willpower, will naturally experience a surge in number.

After the once powerful "Cathedral of the Holy Armed Forces" moved away from the Old Continent along with Lucifer, what's left could perhaps be renamed the "Cathedral of the Power of the Working Class."

The locomotive slowly arrived at the station.

The Bruch and Rigrell couple, dressed in their best clothes, Eight Fingers, Guts, Alfred and other members of the King's Right Hand, as well as those who had made contributions to the rise of the empire, had been waiting for a long time.

Everyone is looking forward to it.

Because today is the day when Byron is conferring titles on a large scale as the [Duke of Night Devil] and is going to push all of his core members to the fifth-order high sequence.

(End of this chapter)