Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 534: Disasters come from the sky. We are not afraid of no good things, but we are afraid of no good people.
"You can control a sea monster that has been polluted by a higher being? How on earth did you do it?!"

[Kingdom Guardian] John Hawkins also saw this incredible scene and no longer cared to continue exposing Byron's dark history.

When they left the Kingdom of Hastings, the Earl's Party and the Royal Party had just torn their faces apart over the "Death Stranding Incident", starting another war for the throne that made [Kingdom Guardian] difficult to deal with.

At that time, St. Byron was still a loyalist, and there was still no news of the "last Lancaster".

After leaving the kingdom, the Banshee went to look for Byron several times, but was blocked by the ability of the Ring of Storms to block prophecy. In the end, they failed to find Byron and had to give up.

Although Hawkins believed that Byron was his "lifelong enemy" in his educational career, he himself was naturally bound by the oath of "Protector of the Kingdom".

But Hawkins, who had personally experienced the glory and decline of Hastings, had an unshakable obsession in his heart: "Make the kingdom great again and restore its former glory."

In his heart, he really didn't want his student to die silently in some corner of the sea. The Lancaster dynasty had shed enough blood.

But the world is changing so fast, so fast that even the old man can’t keep up.

Hawkins even couldn't help but wonder if he had fallen into a time corridor. It had only been half a year since he left his hometown, but why did it seem like decades had passed outside?

Byron, the problem student back then, not only defeated the royal party and the earl party in succession and was crowned king, but also successfully advanced to the fifth level [false god], which in turn severely suppressed himself in terms of strength and life essence.

Now I can't even understand what means the other party used.

While Hawkins was feeling Byron's growth, his catchphrase when he was a practical teacher at Eton College once again came to his mind:
"You are the worst class of students I have ever taught!"

In fact, when I was teaching Byron's class, I couldn't remember clearly whether he said this or not, and on which day he said it.

But he clearly remembered that he had said this to every class of students!

Just like he always told every class of students: "The grammar teacher is sick today, so we will have unlimited fighting in this class."

The liberal arts teacher who worked with him was always so weak and sickly, and his students were always so inferior compared to him, a dignified fifth-level legendary knight.

At this moment, Hawkins, who was slapped in the face by Byron's problematic student, couldn't help but blush, but he felt more relieved and proud.

It is the honor of every teacher to teach students who surpass him or her.

As long as Hastings' national strength increases, he doesn't mind swallowing the humiliation.

“Although I eventually became a master of fishing and became addicted to it, Byron was at least half responsible for that.

But as long as I take up my responsibility as a teacher and assist the new king in governing the country, I will surely make him a wise monarch like his grandfather, His Majesty Henry V."

At this moment, he had lost himself in the achievements made by his students. He had long forgotten the fact that he was "not good enough but has a strong addiction to learning". He straightened his chest again.

At this time, green light flashed around several people, and the first-level ship [Blue Dragon King], which was a step slower, arrived at the battlefield with the ghost fleet that was expanded again after capturing the devil fleet.

"Your Excellency, the Kingdom's Guardian, I haven't seen you for two years, but you are still as charming as ever."

Prince Sorenburg, who had not yet had time to change out of his formal dress, greeted Hawkins with a smile.

[Guardian of the Kingdom] has a very high status, and even members of the royal family have to bow first when they see him.

Apparently, with Byron's order, the entire kingdom took action.

Uncle Henry VI and his men have already gone to the coastal city opposite the beast tide's route and organized manpower to deal with the possible impact.

The others who were more mobile were all thrown into the sea, preparing a second plan in case the expulsion failed.

Behind the [Blue Dragon King], a huge whirlpool unfolded, and several fiddler crabs delivered the two main fleets of the Strait Fleet led by the [Quasi-Legendary Battleship] here.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye, the rough sea in front of them was filled with a large fleet lined up in a battle line.

Also traveling with them was the large sea monster Ammonite Snail that had been dormant for some time.

As Byron was promoted to a [False God], Xiaowo, as a contracted sea monster, was also cleansed by the divine aura that came with the power of [Transformation]. His body expanded rapidly and was striding towards becoming a giant species over 60 meters in size.

Mysterious runes have grown on the shell on its back, and it should be able to gain new abilities once the transformation is complete.

Hawkins' expression was already somewhat numb.

Every time he thought that this was the new king's limit, the other party would bring him a new "surprise".

The devil is in the details: legendary battleships, peak combat power, fleet size, reaction capability, organizational ability, and delivery capability. Those who know the business don't even need to fight to know at a glance what the combat effectiveness of this new force is.

After a series of shocks, Hawkins finally remembered to reopen the long-closed legal network. He used the authority of [Kingdom Guardian] to call up the relevant records in the collective subconscious sea of ​​Hastings and saw a series of events that had occurred during this period.

Especially the coronation ceremony that had just taken place at Canterbury Cathedral.

There are countless "unique skills" lurking underwater, such as "Saint Byron" with complicated expressions, the favored ones of the Holy Spirit, the world's leading "great good man", the obedient ministers, the royal state religion, the winged angel, etc.

After being in a trance for a while and taking a breath, he returned the greeting to Prince Sorenburg:

"Your Excellency, long time no see."

I was suddenly shocked after I opened my mouth.

When I was Byron's teacher, Byron's most honorable title was grandson of Henry V, nephew of Henry VI, and son of Prince of Sollenberg.

Because of the requests of these elders, he was willing to be a teacher for this problem child.

Normally, he should be beaten or punished corporally, but at most he should be given a little face by not hitting the king in the face.

But now when I see Edmund Lancaster, the first title that comes to my mind is: the father of the king and god [the King of the Wild Hunt].

He could not help but put the other party on a completely equal footing with himself, without any arrogance of the [Guardian of the Kingdom] anymore.

This is a typical example of "the first thirty years are about the father respecting the son, and the last thirty years are about the son respecting the father."

How others treat the son in the first thirty years depends on the father's status; how others treat the father in the last thirty years depends on the son's status.

Byron didn't make them wait that long. In just twenty years, everything changed.

Hawkins had to admit that he saw the style of his grandfather Henry V in Byron.

“If that wise king had not died young and almost swallowed up the Iris Kingdom, there would be no Valois Dynasty today.

No, he should be much stronger than his grandfather.

This is a genuine fifth-order god, an immortal god.

The other kings were short-lived and reigned for a few decades at most. How could they survive an immortal king who possessed great power himself?
In the foreseeable future, Byron will surely achieve greater success than Henry V.

and"

After a series of interruptions, he looked back at Byron and asked his original question again.

There was a beast tide around them consisting of at least hundreds of sea monster followers rushing madly, but none of them approached them, instead they rushed towards the hostile country.

If used well, the coming of the "Spiral Era" may not even be a completely bad thing.

“Mr. Hawkins, in fact, the Eastern Continent, which has the lowest terrain, has entered the intertidal zone first and encountered a series of disasters.

We were able to respond in a timely manner because of the legacy of our predecessors."

Byron was thinking about how to explain to Hawkins the specific situation of the Eastern Continent's [Corridor of Truth] and the "Intertidal Zone".

The Banshee, which was running in the front, also turned around and returned here.

Seeing those "fishmen" on the boat, Hawkins, who had originally thought that he had not achieved much in the past two years compared to this student, suddenly brightened up and said quickly:
"Look, Byron!

I haven't been doing anything idle for the past six months. This is me fishing. Well, I caught some from the sea when I was worried about the country and the people.

I suspect they are a civilized country living under the sea. Maybe they know something about the origin of the beast tide. Follow me."

Byron shook his head when he heard the [Kingdom Guardian]'s slip of the tongue.

There is a sentence that the other party said in class that I want to send back to him: "I see that you are intermittently full of confidence, but constantly living a life of idleness and waiting for death."

This man is loyal only to the kingdom. He is not a royalist, an earl, or even a neutral party. He can pat his chest and say, "Hawkins has no party!"

But apart from his combat prowess and adventuring experience, his abilities are really disappointing.

Then he was forcibly pulled onto the deck by the other party.

As soon as they landed, there was a commotion among the group of "fishmen" who were huddled in the corner.

Suddenly, a clearly herbivorous ribbon tang fish man looked in their direction and asked tentatively:

"I just saw the aura of the trident, Your Highness Salant, is that you?"

[Telepathy] is a standard ability for adventurers. Even if their profession does not have it, they will prepare the corresponding rare items. There will be no problem of not being able to understand even if the language is different.

Hearing the fishman's words, Hawkins and Francis' eyes lit up immediately, and they quickly pulled Byron and said excitedly:
"They spoke! Did you hear them, sire?

I said that this underwater civilization of theirs must be of great use."

"But who is Salant?"

The two looked around but couldn't find anyone who looked like "Your Highness".

"Sasha, not me."

Then, a muffled voice reached their ears.

When he looked down, he saw that it was the water element "Hammerhead Shark" that was still swinging in Byron's hand.

"Uh, you called someone's name and you still say it's not you?"

What happens next is naturally the much-loved part of meeting old friends in a foreign land.

Although Salant's appearance was not that handsome, it was at least majestic enough, and he knocked down the Basilosaurus with a headbutt.

This group of refugees who escaped from the Mermaid Kingdom, especially the female merman named Sasha, also knew the taboos of Salant.

He never mentioned anything about the "Berserker" and only praised the "Melee Mage" for his good Transfiguration, saying that he was worthy of being the famous "Sea Mage". He was so happy that he accepted these people from his homeland with a wave of his hand and prepared to establish a special marine guard, hoping that one day he could bring them back to his homeland.

Hawkins finally realized that his new king had a lot of information and had a comprehensive plan for the future. He couldn't help but feel frustrated:
"I think I'm better at fishing than teaching Byron how to govern a country."

He finally gained some self-awareness. Even if he became a "master of fishing", it was still higher than his level in governing a country.

The arrival of these fishmen also brought them the latest news they were eager to know:
“Your Highness Salant, when we left on the puffy seahorse, the situation in the ten underwater kingdoms was already very bad.

Apart from our mermaid kingdom, only the jellyfish kingdom is still holding on.

Even so, each city-state only had its capital left, and most of the other city-states were destroyed.

More and more people were living in the polluted seabed. Some of them joined the siege of the two royal capitals, while more began to attack the coastal land.

Although [Corridor of Truth] was the first to be hit, I think the Dragon King's Court at the end of the circulation zone will not be able to escape sooner or later.

The [Noah's Ark] that was contaminated by the Mother of Monsters was so terrible that the dirty blood that flowed out was incurable.

After us, more and more residents of the Undersea Kingdom should flee the Corridor of Truth with the help of the relatively safe circulation belt."

At this time, Violet, Hathaway and others also came to the ghost ship after receiving the news.

After hearing the fish-man's story, Violet quickly asked them if they had seen any trace of her father, the whale hunter Jack Harold.

[Whale Hunter] is only a fifth-order false god, and the coverage of his faith network is very limited. The believers led by Salant had lost his whereabouts early on, and the contact was also cut off.

During this period, no more oracles were received from the other party.

The fishmen thought for a while after hearing Violet's description of the characteristics before offering a clue:
“Someone saw a giant Leviathan whale break through a large group of sea monsters and polluted beings, enter our capital, and never come out again.

Not sure if this is the person you are looking for.

Now he should be with the last of our mermaid kingdom's royal family and military.

Their opponents are not these low-level beast tides without a commander, but the sea monster army commanded by the mythical creatures [Sea Heirs] from the clan of the Mother of Sea Monsters.

Even if the royal family still possesses the last trident that symbolizes the strongest power of the ‘liquid’, the ‘Pillar of Hellrocks’ that supports the seabed, it is unknown how long they can hold on.”

Although I got new clues, I was not comforted and my heart was still hanging in my throat.

Violet, Salant, and Hathaway all looked at Byron subconsciously, but no one forced Byron to send troops to rescue people immediately.

Although their loved ones were in imminent danger and they were all extremely anxious, the Old World, which was temporarily safe, was not a permanent safe island.

Only by saving themselves in the "intertidal zone" can they free up their energy to rescue other "drowned people".

The most crucial thing is the [Anchor]. If they already had the North Sea Empire and formed the second [Crown] of the Church Kingdoms and established a solid line of defense, their style of play would definitely not be as conservative as it is now.

At the same time, two secrets in Byron's logbook also changed.

[Secret: The fuse of the religious war, historical influence 65] The decoding density jumped from 52% to 58%.

[Secret: Prophecy, Kingship, and the prophecy of racial revival by the god of the Wild Hunt, Woden, historical influence 69] The decoding density also jumped from 60% to 61%.

He also knew that time was running out. While farming, climbing the technology tree, collecting crowns, and spreading faith, he must not forget his motherland across the sea.

Even those relatives from my mother's tribe and my father-in-law, the whale hunter, I have never even met them.

But from a purely utilitarian point of view, he still has an incomplete identity that he snatched from the previous king of the Sun Empire, the [Sun King] (Chapter 438).

Only by making your territory vast enough to be bathed in sunshine forever can you activate the title of king.

He had heard it many times: "The sun and the storm are the mortal enemies of the deep sea!"

This royal title means a lot to him and his country.

Therefore, landing on the Eastern Continent or even sailing around the world is imperative.

Byron glanced at Hawkins and Francis, cousins ​​who were not good at domestic affairs but were first-class navigators. They were obviously the chosen workers born for this.

“But the most important thing now is to build a deep-sea defense line from the Kingdom of Hattings in the south to the Faroe Islands in the middle and Iron Anchor Bay in the north before rebuilding the North Sea Empire.

It would be best to unify the laws, not only to stop the beast tide, but also to prevent the infiltration of the devils under the command of the Abaddon Cult."

Turn your head and look towards the Faroe Islands.

Raven Fujin has long been stationed in the Kalmar Union, transmitting intelligence from within the alliance back at any time.

So Byron knew very well that the Faroe Islands across the way were the fiefdom of the Alliance Crown Prince [Bear Man] Ulysses.

In order to attack the Kingdom of Hastings while avoiding the North Sea where the Kraken was active, he had already gathered heavy troops here and was ready to march south at any time.

Byron was not so generous.

Ever since he heard that the [Queen of Eternal Night] Margaret I was planning to marry Violet to this [Bear Man], he had written down the other party’s name in a black-covered notebook.

Don't forget that he is the [King of the Wild Hunt], who controls the River Styx and is the god of death recognized by the world itself.

"The Bear Man is dead. I said, even if the Creator comes, he can't stop him!"

Ahead of the beast tide.

The Faroe Islands have a total area of ​​1400 square kilometers, five times the size of the Earldom of Grenville, and a population of nearly , which is more than enough for a Earldom.

[Bear Man] Ulysses was enthroned here before he replaced the grandson of the Queen of Eternal Night as the crown prince.

At this time, he obviously had not yet realized the series of changes that had taken place in the Kingdom of Hastings, and was still gathering his troops step by step.

In the manor house in the administrative capital of Torshavn.

Bang!
With one palm strike, the tea table was instantly smashed into sawdust.

"Damn you nobles of the Three Kingdoms, how dare you pretend to obey me but actually disobey me? I will kill you all when I ascend the throne!
We also ask the church to disqualify you from boarding the ship."

[Bear Man] This Bay People berserker is huge in stature. When he gets angry, his eyes turn red, just like a giant bear that is ready to devour its prey. None of the servants around him dare to approach his room.

After receiving the order from the church, he rushed here from the royal capital as soon as possible and ordered the lords of the three countries to provide reinforcements.

However, the resistance to attacking the Kingdom of Hastings and the King of the Wild Hunt was much greater than expected.

Especially after the [Queen of Eternal Night] Margaret I led her elite troops into the Holy Silver Empire and suffered heavy losses.

Not only because Margaret I was not here, but also because Byron's prestige among traditional Bay people was too high.

Ever since he successfully plundered the treasure fleet and became the Pirate King [Uncrowned King], he has had countless admirers.

Especially in the five major Gulf nations, countless people in sea-related industries such as sailors, pirates, fishermen, whalers, etc. regard him as an idol.

Even with the Anti-Creator Consciousness Act issued by Margaret I, there are still countless secret admirers.

With such a popular support, it is easy to imagine how difficult it would be to get the sailors to obey the will of the church and attack Byron.

The kingdom's nobles, who were relatively more practical, could not see any benefit from this matter and were naturally not enthusiastic at all.

There are many cases of lip service or even open opposition.

[Bear Man], in addition to being furious and helpless, could only prioritize mobilizing the direct troops that he and Margaret I had worked so hard to train.

Fortunately, the highest-ranking cardinal in the alliance, Archbishop Pound Elliott of Roskilde, fully supported him on behalf of the Orthodox Church.

He even spent a lot of money on this rare occasion, bringing him two powerful holy relics of the Ragnarok pantheon collected in the church's treasury: [Goddess Queen Frigga's Dressing Box] and [Frost Giant's Winter Secret Box].

These two treasures greatly boosted Ulysses' confidence.

He stood up and looked through the window towards the south in the direction of the Kingdom of Hastings, muttering to himself:

“I will inherit the crown of the Queen of Eternal Night, wipe out the enemy of the church, Hastings, take over the Anchor Bay, and rebuild the North Sea Empire.

Become the second empire among the church countries on the East Coast!
Moreover, it is far more cohesive than the Holy Silver Empire which is composed of hundreds of states.

Then welcome the saints and the Pope from St. Peter's Cathedral to the North Sea Empire and re-establish the core of the [Silver Law] here.

As long as we hold on to the church, we can continue to enjoy boundless power safely even if a flood comes.

Even if I fail in the end, I still have a ticket given by the saint, so I can take the [Noah's Ark] to escape the flood, or even go to heaven to gain eternal life with the [Creator]!"

Especially when he thought of the promise made to him by the Queen of Eternal Night and the princess of noble blood and cold and charming appearance, he couldn't help but feel a surge of heat in his heart.

“It doesn’t matter whether the Wanmin princess, who is a direct descendant of the Blue Dragon King, is a widow or not.

As long as I cooperate with the church to kill [King of the Wild Hunt] Byron Lancaster, and let Princess Violet give birth to an heir recognized by the law for me, preferably three or four children, I will be able to sit firmly on the throne and have the qualifications to rebuild the North Sea Empire.

The empire and the beauties are all mine!"

Just when he was daydreaming.

"Ow—!"

Suddenly, a series of shrill roars came to my ears.

"what is that?!"

[Bear Man] stood in the castle and looked into the distance, and found that in the storm, there were unknown movements in the direction of the Sea of ​​Monsters.

The naval port, which was home to a large number of Alliance naval forces, responded extremely quickly.

"Fire!"

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
Immediately, the coastal defense artillery roared one after another, and the fire illuminated the suddenly pale face of the [Bear Man] Ulysses, as well as the dark sea that was boiling with countless giant monsters rolling.

When the naval officers and soldiers in the naval port saw what was in the sea, their faces turned pale. They opened their mouths to shout something, but could only make a series of meaningless screams:
“Ah ...

(End of this chapter)