Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 118 Strategic Treasures, Real Wealth

"Set sail. Bruch will take the spoils to Taiman Island first to serve as a scout for us. We will come back and divide the spoils later.

[Golden Deer] Come back with me and reunite with the large fleet.

Remember, we have never left the ocean-going fleet, let alone come here!"

"As you command, Captain!"

Byron ordered the crew members on the ship, whose eyes were shining and their brows were smiling, to set sail immediately.

He walked into the captain's room alone, closed the door, and created a spiritual barrier before reopening the waist bag that had been arguing with him.

In addition to the crystal skull that had just been thrown in, there was also a whale bone amulet at the bottom of the waist bag.

The bone amulet is engraved with a tombstone with the name of Franklin Joshua, the "Know-it-all", written on it.

There is also an epitaph engraved below the name: "Privacy, tell me your privacy!"

This is exactly the [Moss Tombstone] that was obtained in Anchor Bay.

“Effect: Humanity is completely gone, leaving only a naturalist’s knowledge and a strong desire to explore.

You can ask it a question, but you must also answer it honestly.

If you answer, it may spread your secrets to people around you through spiritual broadcasting or dreams.

If you cannot answer, you will be cursed with a first-level death curse. If you fail, you will die on the spot.

If left alone, after a period of time, when he kills enough people, it is very likely to become a new cursed object."

That was the sound of a conversation between the crystal skull and the moss-rotten tombstone.

Some time ago in Anchor Bay, Byron had been using the Moss Tombstone to obtain all kinds of inside information and privacy of the Privateering Alliance for free.

Relying on the ability of the [Storm Signet Ring] to be immune to curses, he always refuses to answer the questions it asks, which could result in social death if he is not careful.

[Know-it-all] cannot eat the souls of living people, and cannot meet the conditions for the birth of cursed creatures, so he naturally weakens bit by bit.

Byron originally thought that it would soon "die" and become an ordinary object again.

Unexpectedly, when I looked at it again at this time, the extraordinary spiritual light on the rotten moss tombstone became even stronger.

"That's enough, can you please shut up?"

The crystal skulls with higher activity, that is, those with higher "animal nature", "self" and drive, are obviously going crazy.

But Franklin replied calmly:
“The answer to that question is: No, if someone asks me a question, I will answer it.

Now it's my turn to ask a question. Do skeletons have genders? Are you male, female, or the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6100th gender? "

"Shut up! You dare to blaspheme the great corn god Yum Kax! You are seeking death!"

The crystal skull opened its mouth and wanted to bite him, but it was too weak to bite through any bones.

Without those providers who covet its magical powers, it itself has almost no killing power.

"If you answer incorrectly, please accept the sentence of instant death."

A cold aura flashed across the mossy tombstone.

Of course, the curse of the small amulet cannot kill the crystal skull and the nature spirit living inside.

However, Byron clearly saw that some soul fragments fell off the crystal skull and fell onto the amulet.

For this cursed object that has been subjected to blood sacrifice for who knows how long, this little fragment is nothing.

But it was an unprecedented tonic for the mossy tombstone that was almost starving to death.

As the spiritual light continued to grow stronger, it was about to form a new third-level [Cursed Item] that corresponded to low-sequence transcendents.

Byron looked thoughtful.

"Interesting, the two of them seem to have something in common, both use 'knowledge' as a medium to produce corresponding extraordinary effects.

However, the Crystal Skull will reward you with "abundance" after obtaining the brain full of knowledge.

The moss-rotten tombstone will punish you with a curse if you don't get the knowledge you want."

He stopped them from making any more noise and reached out to take them both out of his waist bag.

He put the amulet aside, actively consumed his own spiritual energy, and activated [Echoes of History] on the crystal skull.

The next moment, the first thing that was read out was the story of the relic that the Famine Hunter had mentioned but was beyond their reach:
“From yellow and white corn dough the gods fashioned the flesh and blood of the new man, forging his personality.

Then I made a skeleton out of reeds and placed it in the flesh and blood to bring out the vigorous energy."

Each [Relic] carries a unique piece of human history and has had a huge influence in a certain region or field.

To activate such a treasure, unlike a man-made wonder, only a simple cutting inscription is needed.

Instead, we should sing out its deeds and let that period of history reappear.

Byron read it carefully twice, and suddenly realized:
“I see. This story may sound like it has been twisted into a myth, but it is easy to understand with a little translation.

In the mythology of the Tayal people, the thirteen gods (nature spirits) who live in the crystal skull are one with their ancestors.

Emperors are all descendants of gods and are "demigods".

In fact, Crystal Skull No. 3 comes from an ancestor of the Taya civilization named Yum Kax, who taught his people how to grow corn. After his death, one of his skulls was constantly offered blood sacrifices, and eventually became a natural spirit living in the crystal skull, possessing the power of life, prosperity, and abundance.

In fact, it is a kind of black witchcraft similar to the life box.

Perhaps he was a Shennong-like figure in the Taya civilization.

But because all the sacrifices were mixed with his subjective consciousness, even though he was called a god, he was no longer the same person. "

As Byron tried to chant the history of Skull No. 3, the true power of this treasure was revealed to him.

Om-!
The blood in the crystal skull's eye sockets instantly turned into a very fresh yellow-green color like corn, and suddenly gushed out.

Above the head, they converge into a "corn emblem" that symbolizes abundance.

Then it suddenly spread out, and the spiritual barrier was unable to resist it at all.

Starting from the captain's room, the oak planks that make up the hull seemed to come alive, with a hint of green again.

It seemed that the oak trees that made up the Golden Deer were about to merge with each other and even sprout branches and leaves.

The Crystal Skull suddenly conveyed to Byron its desire to absorb all kinds of agricultural knowledge in his brain.

In this state of full ability, knowledge acquisition is harmless.

As long as Byron agrees, it can turn the Golden Hind into a living oak forest!

"I reject!"

The greenness that filled the captain's room was instantly retracted, and the crystal skull returned to its original appearance.

Immediately, the record about it in the logbook also took on a new look:
"[Second Level Holy Relic: Thirteen Crystal Skulls No. 3]

It contains all the agricultural knowledge of the Tayal civilization.

These include three precious technologies for artificially cultivating spices:
The punching method, the burning method, and the stimulation method of infection with true red oil fungus prompt the spice tree to secrete oil and combine it with the wood, which then settles over a long period of time and eventually becomes real spice.

Crystal Skull No. 3 symbolizes the natural spirit Corn God, whose ability [Land of Plenty] can speed up the growth of crops and all plants in a certain area.

As long as you recite its deeds and offer agricultural knowledge as a sacrifice, you can be blessed with its power of fertility.

The spices that others use artificial cultivation methods and take at least three, five, or eight years to harvest only need one year, or even a few months or a dozen days.

Note: A single crystal skull is a [Second-level Holy Relic] whose influence is limited to one city or one place, just like the [Shepherd's Flute of the Pied Piper].

But once someone can collect all thirteen, they can enhance each other and reach the level of a zero-level relic!

Please keep up the good work, Captain, and try to collect all thirteen skulls as soon as possible to become the successor of the Taya civilization."

Byron compared the information in the diary with the information in the memories of the three undead servants, and finally understood the value of this treasure.

"What it actually needs is the knowledge it has never mastered, and brain juice and blood sacrifice are just carriers of knowledge.

Not eating the natives is not kindness, it's just that they no longer have the new agricultural knowledge in their minds.

The transfer of knowledge can be completely replaced by other gentler methods, such as reading out deeds, or through the "converter" of the [Moss Tombstone].

Moreover, the function of this skull is far more than just spice, it also has another strategic use."

Byron touched the oak desk closest to the skeleton, and a tender sprout growing on it, and his heart was already struck by great surprise.

He paced excitedly in the captain's room.

The mission of using this treasure is to farm.

But Byron didn't care at all. When he arrived in the Taiman Islands, he was going to farm, and he had to plant a lot of crops without leaving any empty land.

Moreover, not only spice trees should be planted, but also oak and teak trees!
Spices represent wealth and extraordinary power.

Oak and teak represent an endless supply of shipbuilding materials, and even a large fleet that can determine the fate of a maritime power for a hundred years!

The ability of the [Ladder of Glory] profession to interfere with the material world is far less than that of Forbidden Knowledge.

Even if the farmers have [Hunting Famine], even if an entire army of farmers is exhausted to death, they cannot achieve large-scale mass production at the tree level.

Once a large fleet is lost, it may take a hundred years to replenish it.

On the contrary, although the level of this crystal skull is not very high, the natural spirit with corresponding powers inside it undoubtedly possesses powerful strategic-level capabilities!

With this goose that laid golden eggs, not only the 7000 pounds supported by the York family, but even the pounds that had just been robbed instantly fell out of favor in Byron's heart.

“It may not be possible compared to other things, but compared to farming?
Humph, we are a pure-blooded agricultural civilization that asked whether vegetables can be grown on the moon when we took our first step out into the sea of ​​stars.

But now the Bantaan Islands are still in the slash-and-burn stage.

The situation in the Old World was not much better. Even now, people still did not realize the usefulness of human, animal and farm manure, and those precious resources were wasted on turning cities into manure pits.

However, they can only adopt the fallow system and cannot implement the continuous cropping system, which completely wastes precious agricultural production efficiency.

Scumbags, even if I stop rebelling and organize people to go back to the Old World to dig out manure, I can still make a fortune!"

And now, Byron couldn't wait to tell his sister and General Newman the good news.

That’s right, not only does he want to plant trees himself, he also wants to get the most respected Newman family to plant trees with him!

Believe me, eating alone is definitely not my style.

(End of this chapter)