Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 530: Crown of Eternal Night, York's Disaster

When Byron was "really taking drastic measures" to eliminate internal troubles in the Kingdom of Hastings, the news of the War for the Hastings Throne spread like wind to all countries and major forces.

Let’s go a little earlier and visit St. Peter’s Basilica, the most central papal basilica of the church.

With the official break between the Protestant "anti-Christians" and the traditional Orthodox Church.

A considerable number of Night Watchmen, Ascetics, Paladins and the [Saints] who led them broke out and joined the camp of the Protestant princes, causing the spiritual light here to dim visibly to the naked eye.

There are still seven saints and one pope left, and St. Peter's Cathedral is still the undisputed strongest force on the continent.

In the solemn and magnificent hall, a divine council attended by all seven saints of the Orthodox Church is being held.

“Saint Simon, where are [Queen of Eternal Night] Margaret I and her Kalma Legion?
The city of Mainz, headed by the Religious Elector Archbishop of Mainz, is in danger and has just asked me for help."

"They are still in Wiesbaden across the river, fighting the army of the Elector of Saxony. They should be able to win by sunset.

But, Lord St. John, are you sure you want to order them to force a crossing of the river to support Mainz immediately after a major battle?
Since the Queen of Eternal Night led her troops into the war last year, although they have won victory after victory, the army has suffered more than a quarter of its casualties.

If she continues to use it intensively, will it lead to mutiny? Or even shake her rule over the three countries of the Kalmar Union?"

In response to another saint's question, St. John waved his hand dismissively:

"I think we can ask the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy, which is managed by St. Lucia, to allocate a few more indulgences from its treasury to the Queen of Eternal Night as military expenses.

The ticket to heaven after death and escape from the great flood should be enough for those Bay residents to continue to sacrifice their lives for God's cause.

Moreover, tell Her Majesty the Queen that the outcome of the battle in the Kingdom of Hattings will be decided in the next one or two days, and Edward IV, with the help of the Archbishop of Canterbury, will definitely be the final winner.

Then they can breathe a sigh of relief.”

Although the other saints all knew how the "zero complaint rate" of indulgences came about, none of them spoke for the people of Taiwan.

It's a lie anyway.

When it comes to the ability to deceive people, there are few people in the world who can compare with them.

Moreover, fanatical converts like Margaret I, the Queen of Eternal Night, have long learned to deceive themselves.

In addition, it is the consensus of everyone to fight to the last Taiwanese citizen, and this cannot be changed regardless of whether the other party is a convert or not.

St. John paused and continued:

“Besides, the queen is getting older now, and even though her grandson survived the winter, he doesn’t have much time left.

It is time to decide who will be the next King of the Kalmar Union.

Ulysses the Bearman, the grandson of Margaret I's cousin Lady Ingeborg, is also a devout Orthodox Christian and has unparalleled prestige among the next generation of the Kalmar Union.

Last winter, the white disaster in the Evernight Peninsula was particularly severe. Margaret I left the [Bear Man] Ulysses to lead the alliance and also left him the crown of the Kingdom of Oslo among the Three Kingdoms.

He is already the de facto crown prince of the three kingdoms.

It now seems that even if the Queen of Eternal Night dies in the Holy Silver Empire, it will not affect our continued rule over the Kalmar Union.

When disaster strikes, we can use the collective subconscious sea of ​​the entire Bay Area people to build a dam as a buffer to help us realize the "Fire Escape Plan."

A trace of resentment appeared on his face when he said this:
"It's all because of those damned Protestant traitors who broke with us for the sake of the lowly untouchables and nearly ruined our cause!"

The faces of the others also looked unhappy.

The top leaders already know that a new flood will usher in the "Spiritual Era".

The Gospel of Creation says that this world is a big ship floating on the sea of ​​source, and the collective subconscious of human beings that can freely decide whether to go up or down is the steering wheel of the world.

In fact, Protestantism and Orthodoxy are not only fighting for secular power, but also for the command of the future of this world, that is, for the position of "captain"!
Whoever supports the people's will will be the captain.

The Orthodox side believes in elitism and is prepared to use the power of the "captain" to hollow out this world in advance, providing a small number of elites to escape the flood in the small world of [Noah's Ark].

The Protestant side advocates collectivism, advocating defending their own homes, conquering the flood, and not abandoning any country or any believer.

This is a contradiction in the fundamental line and is fundamentally difficult to reconcile.

In addition, the God of the Bay People [the God of Prophecy, Royal Power and Wild Hunt] Woden left a prophecy of the revival of the Bay People. Of course, the Church must continue to attack them to prevent the Bay People from threatening their position as "Captain".

"By the way, what should we do with the other Saint Byron who may threaten our plan?"

A saint suddenly pointed out another key issue.

If "Saint Byron" is really equivalent to the "Holy Spirit" as stated in the scriptures of the three religions, even if their Orthodox Church can defeat Protestantism, the throne of this "Captain" may not be stable.

Saint John was a radical among radicals even among a group of Orthodox saints. He smiled coldly when he heard this:
“What the scriptures say does not count, and what the ignorant believers say does not count either. Only we, the servants of God, have the final say on who is the savior!

Regardless of whether it is true or false, if necessary, what's wrong with using the method of throwing mud at Protestantism and confusing the public to deal with the so-called savior?
At worst, just like the Remit Cult killed the "Son of God", we can also kill the "Holy Spirit" openly.

The Creator one thousand five hundred years ago was at the height of his power, and only split into one "Holy Son". But now the Creator is constantly splitting apart. Why shouldn't we do what the Remit people dared to do back then?

This moment is just like that moment."

Saint Simon, who had spoken at the beginning, felt that his colleagues were too extreme, and he quickly began to persuade them:

"Sir Saint John, we don't need to be so radical.

Was not St. Byron a noble and loyal man? Was he not a great and loyal subject of York?
Once he helps White Rose win the war for the throne, we will forcibly recruit him to join the Night Watch team under our control, and let him fight those weirdos and evil spirits all day long.

As the source tide intensifies, these things will become more rampant, and it won't be long before 'Saint Byron' disappears from this world forever.

As long as we erect a statue for him, we can bring his thoughts and wishes back into our own hands.

Just like those fools who thought they were righteous and passionate and might threaten our status over the years!"

Obviously, people who play politics have dirty hearts.

When you go out, you must be careful of this kind of people. They are all trying hard to teach you how to learn, but they don’t teach you the most important "thunderbolt methods", nor do they support your courage to draw the sword, and then they let them do whatever they want.

This group of Orthodox saints is a typical example.

However, this plan was well thought out.

But when the legal network of the Silver Law began to buzz and vibrate, when a group of people saw the content of the urgent military intelligence, their breathing stopped and their bodies shook once, twice, and three times.

In the blink of an eye, their defenses were collectively broken.

“Ahhh you black-hearted liar!

Fake, all fake, there is no such thing as Saint Byron, nor any great loyal minister, ah ah ah
This liar actually deceived us all.

The reinforcements for Hastings are no longer included in the plan!"

"The Puppet King is such a fool, he was fooled by the Wild Hunt and the Sea Hunter, thinking they were his mortal enemies, but in fact they are the same person.

Fully 30% of the cargo in the Treasure Fleet was tribute to us.

Gold and silver! Spices! Potions! They're all our money!"

“We also wanted to obtain the [Panacea] with Saint Byron and upgrade to the mythical creature [Angel] without any side effects, but now everything is over.

He drank the panacea himself and has become the second fifth-order subordinate god in the Old World. There is no hope for our [Scarlet Holy Grail]. "

"Don't forget that since Hastings has changed its master, the Bay Citizen Saint Byron has been crowned king, and he has also gathered the royal power and the ecclesiastical power and killed the Archbishop of Canterbury. This is to stab us in the back."

A single [Wild Hunt] or a single [Sea Hunter] is nothing special.

But when the two identities are added together, the power and claims are complete, and the prophecies of the Taiwanese people and the church corroborate each other, isn’t that equivalent to confirming the prophecy of the savior?
What a loyal minister, what the last lonely Lancaster, he was clearly a cunning old fox who fooled them all.

"The point is, what do we do now?"

After the fury, they finally had to face the problem.

Others looked at St. John of the Holy Infant Society, who was the mastermind behind a series of events and had completely offended Byron.

The latter gritted his teeth with a grim face:

"Order the Kalmar Union's Crown Prince [Bearman] Ulysses to conquer Hastings!

In order to gain the throne of the Eternal Night Peninsula, this bear man must be more hostile to the direct bloodline of the Pirate Emperor [Blue Dragon King] than we are.

Let Taiwanese fight Taiwanese. Two, three, ten years of bloodshed, fighting, and hatred will never rebuild the North Sea Empire of the heyday of the Taiwanese!"

On the other side, Byron certainly didn't know the saint's plan, and even if he knew, he wouldn't take it to heart.

call out!call out!
Two black shadows flashed across the clouds and disappeared into the distance.

After Byron became a false god, the abilities of the two ravens, Fujin and Muni, also greatly improved, especially their concealment ability. Except for the sixth-level demigods, there are probably not many people who can find their traces.

Through the eyes of the two ravens, Byron could know everything about the world even though he was always sitting on the throne.

At this moment, in his commanding view.

The cleansing work on the Hastings Islands has not been interfered with by any external forces and is progressing steadily step by step.

The capital city of Kingston, with a population of one million, accounting for about 14% of the country's total population, was the first to be cleared out during the bloody night, and then the three major secret police forces rushed to the entire kingdom without stopping.

A group of people followed [Weird Sheep Eats Man], and while reclaiming the land, they also helped Byron pick up the "crown fragments" that had been lost by generations of ancestors and re-consolidate the royal power.

Not only the land nobles, but even those Orthodox Churches that resisted stubbornly were within their scope of elimination.

Priests who occupy large amounts of land, do not engage in production, and enjoy tax exemption have always been parasites on the country.

Byron also didn't mind following the example of the Three Wus and One Zong in destroying Buddhism and destroying religion at the same time.

A 20% landholding is no less harmful than a landed aristocracy.

If you mark the enclosed land in red and the state-owned land in green on the national map, you can see that the red land is being replaced by green at a speed visible to the naked eye.

“The fastest way to get rich is not through labor, but through wealth transfer.

And the fastest way for the king to get rich is to kill corrupt officials!"

Byron was delighted.

In the south of the Channel Islands, in Kent near the royal capital Kingston.

Baron Ashford, a famous rancher in the county, and his family had a sumptuous dinner worth one gold pound. They stood on the attic of the manor and admired their pastures in the night and the large groups of white sheep that had been driven into the pens.

There are no longer any villages inhabited by farmers here, only scattered simple houses where a few shepherds live.

The number of the baron's private soldiers is far greater than that of the shepherds.

This is because ranching requires far fewer people than arable land, and even a well-trained sheepdog in the hands of a [Tamer] can do a better job than humans, which can save a lot of extra expenses.

As for whether the people who once lived on this land froze to death or starved to death after losing their livelihoods, what does it have to do with him?
But this is not enough! The land aristocracy's love of land has no limit.

Baron Ashford turned his head and looked at the pasture next door. It was the land occupied by the former Earl's party Lord Outles. A trace of burning greed flashed in his eyes:

“Although theoretically Lord Outles’ title has disappeared along with the fall of the Earl’s Party, his land will certainly be confiscated by the new king.

But the boundaries of the enclosure movement change every year, if I quietly move the boundary fence a mile toward the next door.

The officials under the new king would definitely not be able to see it.

Even if I could tell, it would just be a bribe. I know the character of the Kingdom's administrative officials very well."

However, he was completely unaware that a raven was standing on a tree, looking at him mockingly.

After making up his mind, he didn't even want to wait for one night, so he called on his private soldiers to do the work himself.

But just as he got up, he noticed something flashing golden in his sheep pen. He rubbed his eyes and found that it was not an illusion.

He hurried over with his butler and followers.

When I got closer, I found that they were actually three golden sheep!

Every strand of wool on their bodies sparkles like pure gold, making people unable to take their eyes away.

"Is this the legendary Golden Fleece?!"

Baron Ashford's eyes suddenly lit up:

"I've become rich, I've become rich. This must be the Creator's blessing to me.

If I could get the [Beast Tamer] to tame them, they would give birth to lots and lots of little golden sheep.

My wool business will surely quickly capture the international market and become a precious luxury item sought after by dignitaries and kings from all over the world!"

But then he discovered that the three sheep were busy gnawing on something, and the air was gradually filled with the smell of blood.

Although he was driven by greed, he also noticed something was wrong.

He snatched the whale oil lantern from the butler beside him and shone it over there.

When I saw clearly what they were chewing, I immediately gasped and subconsciously took a half step back.

Lying on the ground was actually his right-hand man, the [Beast Tamer] Stanley who had helped him "suppress" many unruly people. At this moment, he had been bitten beyond recognition by the three sheep.

Before they could flee in horror, the three sheep that were feasting on the food slowly turned their heads towards them.

Three human faces with goat horns were revealed, their mouths were full of sharp teeth, and blood was slowly flowing down the corners of their mouths.

This scene looked particularly terrifying under the dim light of the whale oil lamp.

Then he spoke slowly to them, as if the voices of thousands of experienced men and women merged into one:
“Have you seen my land?”

Without waiting for Baron Ashford to speak, they asked and answered themselves:
"I see, this is my land, this is my land.
Get it you! "

He leaped forward, instantly transformed into a human body with a sheep's head and pounced on three people.

"what--!"

Amid the shrill screams, the ranch suddenly became a mess.

In secret, a [Wild Hunt Legion], led by a [Wild Hunt Servant] who retained self-awareness, emerged silently in the shadows.

Hook away all the souls of the dead and absorb them into becoming a member of the [Wild Hunt Legion].

In this way, even if Byron killed a large number of land nobles who possessed extraordinary powers, the overall strength of the Kingdom of Hastings would not be weakened.

The "carbon-based guided torpedo" of the Devil Lord Lorena gave Byron great inspiration.

When alive, you are a citizen of the kingdom; when dead, you are the king’s ghost!
For these guys, death is just the beginning, and there are still many hard days ahead.

As soon as the bloody feast was over, people from the Star Chamber Court and the Royal Tax Inspection Bureau rushed to seize the land and confiscate the property.

Don't worry about the [Weird Sheep-Eating People] that are still wandering around. As long as you haven't stolen their land, their killing rules will not be activated.

It's very safe to work with them.

"Brothers, hurry up, after we finish raiding this one, there are still eight more nearby.

Our bonuses are tied to performance, and whether we become decent people or beggars this month depends entirely on them.”

A group of people were full of energy and started to search the house.

The Privy Council and the Star Chamber have always been the core departments used by King Hastings to counter the nobles.

The previous Privy Council was composed of thirteen "Right Hands of the King", all of whom were nobles and allies promoted by Edward IV and were difficult to bribe.

However, most of the members of the Star Chamber Court are from ordinary civilian families, and even a bronze ful could stump these "heroes".

Ever since the first "Executioner" was deceived by Byron in stock speculation and gradually embarked on a path of no return, the Star Chamber Court has fallen one after another.

When Lancaster took over again, there was plenty of manpower.

The Royal Tax Inspection Bureau, which cooperated with them in the operation, did not forget to take out the account information provided by [Banker] Hal Black to Byron during the land survey and property audit, and cleared out the accumulation of these large ranchers over the years.

Compared to the war-torn country of Hastings, the Netherlands United Bank, which stores a lot of black gold and gray income, is obviously more favored by these land nobles.

However, they would never have imagined that the so-called security of the account, where no one except the account owner can check the account, is as fragile as a piece of toilet paper in front of some people.

[Crime Buster] Sherlock and his assistant [Doctor Crow] John Watson also joined the Independent Prosecutor's Office of the [Star Chamber].

With his "Final Destination" talent, he led his team to a great harvest.

But besides him, there is another "God of Death" who is always one step slower than others.

"Damn it, the Ashford family, which originally had no apparent relationship with our York family, is gone too.

This is already the third one. The secret escape routes that our elders had arranged for us are few and far between now."

On a small hill not far from the pasture, a young man poked his head out from the grass, his face full of gloom.

He raised his hand and glanced at the simple ring on his hand, and called out in a low voice:
"Grandpa Gandalf, what do you think we should do next?
If I can't escape from the Channel Islands and open the treasure house left by my family, I will never be able to avenge my people and take back the throne from Lancaster in my lifetime."

A pale light shot out from the ring, and turned into a human face made of flames, shaking his head at him:

"Child, I am just an undead spirit living in a ring.

When I was alive, I was just the [Guardian Knight] of your grandfather's grandfather, the old Duke of York. The era I lived in is completely different from the present.

It took most of my strength to get you out of the Styx and escape from the Lancastrians.

Think about it again, is there any other hidden line you can use?"

Obvious.

[Dead Knight] Andrew did as planned and chose William York, a family member with the highest inheritance right in the White Rose Family besides the three York brothers.

The young man only remembered that he was swept into a black stream of water that appeared out of nowhere, and saw other family members quickly disappearing in the water.

Just when he was becoming conscious and thought he was about to die, the ring passed down in his family suddenly shone brightly and led him out of the River Styx and out of the encirclement of the Lancaster Party.

Of course, the dead spirit's life-saving grace easily gained his trust.

In fact, it was Byron who helped Uncle Andrew revise the script.

A member of the Lancaster family was sent to transform himself into a spiritual creature [Hellfire] with the help of the Book of the Dead, and sneak into William's ring.

He made a guest appearance as the "portable grandfather".

[Hellfire] is between a spiritual body and an elemental body, with pale flames burning all over the body. Being burned by [Hellfire] will make you feel cold to the bone, and both the soul and the body will suffer severe burns.

It was with this ability that he was able to lead the "Last York" out of the siege, and also turned himself into a "disaster star", bringing disaster to the secret backup plans prepared by the York family.

William York looked at the old man in front of him and confirmed once again that he must be the destined protagonist with a bright future. He cheered up and said:

“I don’t know where that damn weird [Sheep Eating Man] came from. I’ve never seen it before. As soon as the scourge of Lancaster came back, this ghost thing appeared.

If they hadn't been in the way, I would have escaped long ago.

Grandpa Gandalf, I remember now that Viscount Sessax from the neighboring county was also a secret agent prepared by the family.

Moreover, he is a business noble, not a land noble, and he owns several merchant ships. Believe me, he will definitely not be killed early this time."

"I believe you, let's go.

The glory of the York family will surely bloom again in your hands. What Lancaster can do, you can do too!"

After saying this, this [Hellfire] raised his head and glanced upward.

In addition to a raven, there was also an illusory sword hanging upside down, pointing directly at William's head.

It is the zero-level holy relic fragment [Sword of Damocles]!
This relic has a threefold symbolism:

First, it symbolizes restriction and divine punishment.

Second, it symbolizes the ultimate of all rights and interests: divine authority.

Third, it symbolizes the holder’s divine status and power, and is a sword with divine power that can kill the king at will.

Although it is just a fragment, it has the powerful power to kill a middle-sequence transcendent.

In conjunction with the [Iron Law of Royal Power], when someone triggers the law within the country, it is equivalent to the king wanting his subject to die, and the subject has to die.

Although it has almost no lethality to external parties, it is a powerful weapon against the subjects within its own ruling system.

This is also Byron's last insurance to ensure that he will not make things worse.

If the "Last York" showed any signs of escaping successfully, the sword that fell from the sky would cut him in half on the spot.

Only now did Byron, the [King of the Wild Hunt], have a little bit of power over life and death in his own country.

He took his eyes off the raven and looked towards the Ganquan Palace in front of him.

“It will probably take some time to completely wipe out the landed aristocracy.

The most important thing next is my official coronation ceremony and, unprecedentedly, the enthronement of two queens."

(End of this chapter)