Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 563: The End of the Gods: The Ring of the Nibelung
At first sight, Byron recognized the beautiful woman with beautiful red hair and an extremely broad mind as his old acquaintance, Jeanne Don Quixote.

But just by looking at her current appearance, you can tell that this former fourth-level heroic female knight is no longer herself.

One eye turned into an emerald snake pupil, the other eye turned into a square golden sheep pupil, and three pairs of dragon horns of different sizes grew on his forehead.

The long red hair fell all the way to the hips, but it slowly wriggled like a little snake, and even made a real hissing sound, but the effect of concealing the body was almost negligible.

She is more "generous" than most women in the world, with a waist as slender and strong as spring steel, an exquisite belly button, and legs as round as jade pillars. Everything that should and should not be seen is on display.

Her superior physical condition and unique temperament make this female knight full of rich and alluring female hormones from head to toe, as well as condensed charm.

Born in the Paleozoic Era, the [Mother of Monsters] who created countless monsters undoubtedly possesses the power of reproduction and creation, and has a fatal attraction to the opposite sex.

The [Ship Log] also presents the other party's brief message in due course:

"Monster Mother: Jeanne Don Quixote (God's descent, roughly equivalent to the incarnation of the old god), Status: Hungry, consciousness dominated by the animal side of the self, sanity is recovering
Judged, invincible."

Byron couldn't help feeling a little sad to see an old friend who had once been his enemy and had fought side by side with him become like this.

But at this moment, he no longer had time to show mercy to others in front of a brutal demigod.

Being locked in a pair of strange eyes, Byron felt like a little white mouse being stared at by a poisonous snake, and the hairs on his body stood up involuntarily.

He had never been so close to a hungry sixth-level demigod as he was now.

They had already subconsciously ignored the amazing charm of the other party. To predators, the more colorful the patterns on the body, the stronger the toxicity and the more dangerous the prey's situation.

"Danger—!"

Although Byron also has a move that allows him to kick people at the speed of light and a lightning-fast escape stunt [Electromagnetic Slingshot]; a move that allows him to "not die until the Styx is empty" [Styx]; and another move that allows him to be reborn from the blood of his two sisters even if he is killed [Echoes of Hell].

But there are only three death ropes. What’s the difference between that and having none?
However, just as the two sides were in a brief standoff, an earth-shattering scream suddenly came from not far from the Tree of Life.

Byron didn't need to turn his head, he could already see through his [divine vision] that it was another semi-familiar person.

The father of the Dipo brothers and sisters, the commander and deputy commander of the Treasure Fleet, and the guardian of the Kingdom of Castile [Barcelona Shipping King].

Like Jeanne Don Quixote, they all belong to the camp of Queen Isabella the Unsullied.

Under the siege of an endless stream of monsters and their followers, this powerful fifth-level navigator who possessed a variety of rare items and holy relics finally couldn't resist.

First, the entire guards were wiped out, and then his own spiritual energy was exhausted, and he was parasitized by the "aerial roots" that were everywhere.

Under the influence of the Monster Mother's strong appetite, there was no chance for them to transform into followers, but they were sucked into a pile of dry bones in the blink of an eye.

The "change" of another legendary transcendent fell into the mouth of the Mother of Monsters, and the order in her eyes suddenly reached a critical point at this moment.

From the long chaos that had lasted for fifteen hundred years, a trace of balance between divinity and animality was regained.

"Ow"

"Hey——!"

All the beasts in the small world's ecosystem roared in unison and worshiped towards the Tree of Life. A hint of rationality also appeared in countless pairs of confused eyes.

Even the grass and trees in the entire small world were filled with joy, and even the sound of the wind and the stream combined into a female's loud laughter:
"Ha ha ha ha."

Byron's heart skipped a beat and he immediately realized what had happened.

"[Monster Mother] is about to regain her sanity before she even takes this tonic of mine?"

Obviously, the double-digit number of fifth-level legendary pig teammates allowed the [Mother of Monsters] to take a crucial step forward on her road to resurrection.

The desire of the ego in the sheep's pupils was still strong, but a divine light rose in the snake's pupils, the breath of the beast was restrained, and a superior majesty arose spontaneously.

The crazy appetite was quietly replaced by another emotion.

In Byron's eyes, it became more dangerous, from a predictable "natural disaster" to an unpredictable one.

Anyone who has been in love knows that you can’t try to guess what a girl is thinking. It changes faster than you can guess. Her thoughts are on the same level as the unpredictable power of God.

[Mother of Monsters] did not attack immediately.

Instead, she tilted her head, and looked her prey up and down with interest for a while, then suddenly stretched out her long white legs and walked in front of Byron with a gust of intoxicating fragrance.

The beauty of the place is unobstructed as you walk. Even if the threat of death is imminent, the other person's extraordinary charm can make all living things feel swayed.

Without waiting for Byron to react, a small hand as white as jade quickly rested on his chest as solid as a city wall, then slowly moved down along the contour of the muscle, revealing a satisfied smile with a bit of cruelty and twistedness at the corner of his mouth.

A crazy rant full of self-conceit, pride, superiority and almost tyranny suddenly hit Byron's heart through [telepathy].

[Mother of Monsters] regained some of her sanity, but not completely. Her mumblings were mixed with a lot of meaningless roars.

Byron sorted out the ship's log and listened to the mumblings of [Mother of Creation Lilith] for some time, and finally roughly understood what she wanted to express.

The translation is roughly:
"I am about to fully awaken from my eternal sleep. Give me your flesh and blood. I will perfectly restore my sanity and maintain the best mental state.

Give me everything you have, and I will forgive you for destroying the beast tide and my people.

I can feel that you bear the title of [Father of Monsters].

This is good!
Swear to kill your queens, and I will not eat you completely, but will leave a part of you and make you one of my husbands.

The biological materials on you can allow me to produce more and stronger monsters.

Bow down before me, kiss my toes, and thank me for this gift of the best of both worlds."

As he spoke, he glanced at his lower body with burning eyes.

Byron got goose bumps when he heard this, and he almost couldn't help but swear:
"The best of both worlds, jerk!"

[Telepathy] is much more efficient in transmitting information than language, and the other party, who is just beginning to regain his sanity, cannot hide his true thoughts.

Along with the word "husband" was a female anglerfish with male sperm hanging all over its body.

The anglerfish is a very peculiar species.

The size of a male anglerfish is only a few tenths of that of a female. As soon as it hatches, it will attach itself to the female. Its eyes and internal organs will gradually degenerate, and all nutrients will be given to the female, leaving only its own reproductive function.

What's even more outrageous is that in most cases, there are far more than one male parasite on a female anglerfish, and it is common to have seven or eight at a time.

When it degenerates to the end, all you can see is the fat female anglerfish with its body full of "勾八"!
hiss--!
The gift that [Mother of Monsters] talks about seems very wonderful. It is obvious that she wants to eat it and "eat" it at the same time, and she doesn't want to let go of any of them.

Byron couldn't help but shudder when she thought about the scene of herself with only half of her body left, and being swung around by a group of "husband colleagues".

"What's more, you want me to kill my two sisters and serve as your accomplice? I think you, a monster, think your death is not thorough enough!"

With murderous intent burning in his heart, he immediately glanced at his three alternative entries, each of which could potentially resolve his current dangerous situation.

[Entry: You have two tricks]:
It's different from the last time it appeared. The original effect is that as long as the opponent is of the same low, medium, or high sequence, no matter who you face, you will be able to survive the first two moves. No matter how powerful the opponent is, you will have to take three moves before you die.

Even the strongest demigod of the sixth level in the high sequence couldn't kill him with just two moves.

Of course, with three legs as thick and long as Byron's and several false gods he had swallowed, no demigod could kill him instantly.

The effect now is that no matter who it is, the first blow they hit him will miss.

The value of this entry suddenly skyrocketed. From then on, he was no longer afraid of any sneak attacks, and even dared to attack closely against a complete demigod.

If this entry had been there just now, the clown wouldn't have been able to plot against him.

If he could trick the [Mother of Monsters] with one move, it would be enough for him to escape unscathed.

The second [term: Wild temporary workers]:
"As the lord, you are like a non-stick pan. You can arbitrarily grab someone as a "temporary worker" and let him take the blame, while you yourself remain unaffected.

It can be applied in the administrative field of governing a country as well as in the field of mysticism.

It is equivalent to a very high-level substitution technique."

This entry is of course also very useful.

Machiavelli mentioned a classic theory in The Prince:
“When dealing with the people, we should give them favors little by little, so that they can taste a little sweetness and look forward to the sweetness that will come later, and only then will they obey.

The pain should be inflicted on them as much as possible at once, so that they are in so much pain that they don't even have time to express their anger.

Only in this way can the monarch realize his rule. "

It has been secretly admired and practiced by feudal monarchs for thousands of years, but no king has ever dared to speak it out loud to the people.

According to this theory, using treacherous ministers to do the dirty things that the king wants to do but cannot do himself, and then killing him after using him, is also one of the common imperial tactics in the monarch's toolbox.

【Wild temporary workers】This entry is born for the king, to find a scapegoat. Oh, it is a temporary worker who can help him survive this disaster and will still be of great use in the future.

But Byron believed more: "He who bears the disgrace of the country is called the master of the country; he who bears the misfortune of the country is called the king of the world."

What I did was what I did. There is no need to find subordinates to take the blame.

The negative example is a certain Xiao Zhu, who did not want to bear the crime of killing his uncle, so who among the ministers wanted to bear it? In the end, he ruined the whole country and his own life.

This entry is temporarily pending.

The last [entry: Madam, you don’t miss your husband either.]

As long as you catch the other party's "handle" and say "**, you don't want your ** either", you can maximize the other party's emotions, making it difficult for that person to refuse your request, and you will force him or her to control you and do whatever you want.

The more reasonable the request is, the higher the success rate will be; the more resistance the other party has, the lower the success rate will be.

The duration will also change according to the strength of the handle, the status of both parties, and the power comparison. And when the other party comes to his senses, you will have to bear the consequences yourself.

“The last entry has the highest upper limit. You can even launch a counterattack while running away, but the effect is difficult to determine.

And the style of painting doesn’t quite match a decent person like me.”

However, when Byron saw that he could draw the one-time holy relic after the secret historical influence exceeded 30, he immediately made a decision.

This time, if you want to beat the Mother of Monsters back to a state of chaos, the attributes are only auxiliary, and the relics are the key.

However, after Byron gained confidence, he was not in a hurry to get away.

Realizing that the [Mother of Monsters] is now able to communicate, he wants to take this opportunity to collect more information.

You have to know that most of the old gods themselves, their relationship with the Source Sea, their attitude towards the material world and humans, etc. are all a mystery.

This is first-hand information that even the clan members have no chance to access, and it will determine Byron and the entire material world's future response strategy towards them.

So, Byron pretended to be moved by the gift of the Mother of Monsters and grabbed Her hand that was still touching around.

I half squatted down, stared into His eyes, and tentatively asked the question that concerned me the most:
"Your Majesty, the Great Mother of Monsters, I am extremely grateful for your gift.

But I have a doubt.

Why do you want to return to the material world ahead of time? Aren't you worried that if you climb to the shore ahead of time, you will be swept back by the flood?
Maybe you have Noah's Ark and are not afraid of floods, but other old gods seem to be actively planning to return. Aren't they afraid too?

I don't mean anything else, I just worry about what will happen to our children when the flood comes. "

The Mother of Monsters was very satisfied with the attitude of Byron, the [Father of Monsters].

Still stuck in the memory of fifteen hundred years ago, he subconsciously thinks it is natural that no one dares to disobey him.

A sharp laugh that was still crazy came out of his mouth, but he also answered his doubts very generously.

"We have already converted to the deep sea, so why do we need to hide and eat, and divide up that despicable villain [Creator] to get back everything we lost."

Byron took some effort to sort out useful information from the other party's crazy mumbling.

I also figured out the other party's current state and even the possible state in the future.

His expression changed continuously:

"After the old gods were drowned by the flood, they have always sought to revive and return to the material world, but these 'resurrected' beings are no longer the gods they once were.

In the mythological era, it was difficult to label a god as good or evil. For a tribe, the main god of their own pantheon was definitely mostly good.

But even if the old gods return now, they have all turned into cannibalistic lunatics, without exception!"

Compared to Byron himself, who walked the path of divinity, animality, and humanity; the ladder of glory, forbidden knowledge, spiritual realm; and the balance of spirit, body, and mind.

The drowned old gods had completely converted to the sea of ​​​​source, which symbolizes chaos, at the time of death, and succumbed to their animal instincts.

In the Treatise on Man, God said to man:

"We put you at the center of the world, from where you can more easily observe everything in the world.

We made you neither of heaven nor of earth, neither mortal nor immortal.

Then you can mold yourself into any shape you like, with the freedom and glory of choice, as if you were your own maker and molder.

You can either transform into barbarism or be reborn into holiness."

This sentence reveals the extraordinary nature of this world: the anchor, the sail, and the rudder are all indispensable.

For the drowned old gods, not only has the anchor between them and the material world been broken, but the key is that the control of the rudder is no longer in their own hands, and they have no say in where they sail.

The [rudder] of the clan belongs to the old gods, and the [rudder] of the old gods belongs to the deep sea. The underlying color is no longer the humanity anchored in the self, but the animality and madness anchored in the deep sea!

It can no longer achieve the balance between divinity and animality it had in its lifetime, and can only forever serve as a pawn of the Sea of ​​Essence that devours the world.

Just like after a human dies, even if he or she is transformed into an undead creature that can run, jump, and talk, he or she will no longer be recognized by the legal network and the world itself.

Even if they regain some sanity and return successfully in the future, they will all be a group of half-crazy lunatics. Even if they appear normal on the surface, they will only be a deeply hidden lunatic.

If you are not careful, you will return to a crazy and disordered state. You must keep eating people to stabilize the current state.

In particular, one proverb from the deep sea struck Byron as a wake-up call:
"In the spontaneous process, concentration tends to diffuse, structure tends to disappear, order tends to disorder, and chaos is the ultimate of the universe!"

So Byron immediately realized that in the next flood, which was extremely severe and destined to submerge everything in the Luoyan Era, these old gods would not need to run away at all.

The only ones who will die are normal "people" like them who have retained their humanity.

There is no possibility of compromise between humans who want to pursue freedom and these minions of the deep sea.

Especially Byron's obsession is "a man as free as the wind". He is more stubborn in his belief in the church than [Queen of Eternal Night] Margaret, and he will never allow himself to be a dog for others!

[Mother of Monsters] certainly had no idea what Byron was thinking. At this time, the suppression of desire by reason had reached its limit.

Smelling Byron's fragrance, the greed on his face could no longer be concealed:
“There are ways to get out of the edge of the world.

All we have to do is capture enough ghost ships and have them tow the Ark back up.

Father of Monsters, let us breed an army of monsters that can sweep across the edge of the world."

Stab it--!
As he spoke, he tore off Byron's marshal uniform and white shirt with irresistible force, revealing his angular and strong muscles.

The other hand had already grabbed Byron's belt, ready to push him against the thick branch and pounce on him to "dine on him".

The gap in hard power between the two was too great, and Byron had almost no ability to resist in His hands.

He immediately activated the entry he had just selected:
"Goddess, you too"

Just as he said a word, the [Mother of Monsters] suddenly changed her expression and threatened him viciously:
"Father of Monsters, you don't want anything to happen to your country, do you?

Give me some initiative, I will move on my own later!"

Byron was stunned when he heard this, and choked twice on his saliva, almost forcing himself to hold back the second half of his sentence.

But seeing that the Mother of Monsters was starting to pull down his pants, he quickly read out the entry:

"Goddess, you don't want all your monster children to be inferior species in the future, right?"

If Byron wanted to run away, he didn't need to use new terms, he could do it with his own [Change] power.

But if you want to deal a heavy blow to the [Mother of Monsters], push this demigod back into a state of chaos, and buy time for the material world to develop stably, you must rely on entries and extracted relics.

Upon hearing this, the [Mother of Monsters] who was already riding on Byron suddenly stopped moving.

This entry point really hits His weak spot.

His face struggled for a while:
"You mean, you want to be on top? Fine."

As he said this, he was about to lie down.

Byron quickly rejected it:
"No, but before I create the monster, I have one last wish. I want to give you a gift. Please stretch out your hand."

The monster mother, threatened by her child, had to suppress her double desire to eat and stretched out her right hand.

Byron reached into the air and pulled out a ring that was engraved with an inscription and shimmered with gold, and quickly put it on his ring finger.

Singing epic poems:

"Ring of the Nibelung, you were originally the magic gold at the bottom of the Rhine River, stolen from the spring fairy by the Nibelung
But the gods are also eyeing the treasures of the world.

The Nibelung cursed that anyone who got the ring would suffer the disaster brought by the ring.

After the shocking thunder and lightning, a thick red light spread across the sky. It was the twilight of the gods.

The palace of heaven fell into ruin, and the temple of the gods burned in flames.

All that was majestic and grand has turned into ruins, theocracy has reached its end, and all that is despicable has finally perished."

This ring is none other than the famous zero-level holy relic [Ring of the Nibelung], and it also has another more famous nickname: [The Lord of the Rings]!
Legend has it that whoever obtains this ring will rule the entire continent, but it is the curse on it that will be realized first.

Everyone is fanatically chasing after this ring, but whoever gets the ring will, without exception, be deserted by his friends and relatives, his country will collapse, and he will die a violent death.

At the end of the mythological era, the giant Hreidmar first obtained the ring, but was then killed by his son Fafnir, who coveted the treasure. Fafnir was in turn killed by the dragon-slaying hero Siegfried at the instigation of his brother Regin, and the ring thus fell into Siegfried's hands.

Siegfried gave it to his lover Brunhilde
After that, countless heroes died, which led to the gods joining the war, which was the direct fuse of Ragnarok at the end of the era.

It essentially symbolizes "turbulence" and "chaos".

If the ultimate of the universe is chaos, then it is an accelerator of chaos!

The entry could not control [Mother of Monsters] for long, but at this moment, “She” stared at the ring on her hand, her eyes gradually filled with greedy golden light, and her mumbling became erratic:
"my darling!"

Suddenly, another equally obsessed voice sounded from a nearby branch:

"No, this is my baby!"

Byron shuddered, that was the voice of the "Life-threatening Clown" who should have left long ago after tricking him.

(End of this chapter)