Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 565: Good strategies for flood control, Pirate Emperor!
Byron always maintained a state of resonance with the [Ten Thousand Winged Angel], and turned into a carrion crow that was very common on the edge of the world, and then flew out of the crack in the hull of [Noah's Ark].

The high status from the Creator can resist the detection and interference of human traitors, and naturally it can also resist the life-threatening clown who still keeps the Kingdom of God and Black Fairy Tale Paradise nearby.

Even if the other party is now busy fighting for the [Ring of the Nibelung] and has no time to care about a harmless little character like him, he still has to be careful at all times.

Flutter.
The crow flapped its wings and flew high, and saw that Noah's Ark and the Kraken's Reach, which were originally entangled together, had all landed successfully next to the "bottomless pit".

Of course, it is impossible for two dignified sixth-level old gods to be killed easily. Even the already old hull was not seriously damaged.

Although a lot of the orange-red soup of life beneath him had been absorbed by the Ark, it was still dozens of kilometers in radius, equivalent to a vast lake.

The Touch of the Kraken was afraid of the dry sand dunes outside, which were located inland and had no water at all. It did not bother to continue fighting with the Ark and quietly hid in a corner of the Soup of Life.

A large amount of white smelly mist rose from his body, summoning the mirage-like [God's Kingdom·Luoyan City] to protect himself, and also created another place where the old gods were sleeping with no way out.

Opening it at the edge of the world, the place closest to the Sea of ​​​​Source, the effect is definitely a hundred times more terrifying than the "trap door" on the southern continent!
Including the fifth-order false gods, anyone who dares to set foot there will be eaten to the last bit.

However, undead creatures are most likely not to the taste of the old gods, nor can they provide the "change" needed to restore sanity and strength.

Now the Kraken's stomach is filled with a group of Chaos Beasts, each of which is as powerful as an entire group. It shouldn't be hungry in the short term. Once it's completely digested, it will be hard to say when it will be able to eat a living person again.

The various monsters that had been hiding in the soup of life slowly crawled out after the battle. Some of them quietly went ashore and took root, and many large trees grew that could not be distinguished whether they were animals or plants.

And they quickly adapted to the environment of the undead world at the edge of the world, and transformed this barren land into an oasis that was full of vitality and murderous intent.

Many [Trees of Life] also took the initiative to leave the range of the Soup of Life and explore other places on the island with the help of the high-quality "seeds" just produced by a large number of human extraordinary beings.

Try to use cognitive modification to integrate into the undead community here, and then use them as nutrients to blossom and bear fruit, and grow into new trees of life.

The indigenous people of this island, especially some of the "Black Iron Tribe" fully automatic cotton harvesters that were peeking out from the direction of the "bottomless pit" in the distance, have obviously discovered the abnormality here.

They began to organize undead scouts of various races to come and investigate the situation.

Byron was not prepared to cause trouble for the Abaddon Cult and the devil lord Lorena again.

With three great gods blocking the door: [Noah's Ark], [Touch of the Kraken], and [Life-threatening Clown] who obviously has no intention of moving away in the short term, this church of the old gods still has a long way to go in terms of hard times.

Not to mention it’s just a church, even if the great red dragon Abaddon returned, seeing these three people blocking his door, he would have to smoke a cigarette and calm down first.

In this Patriotic War, after Byron had eaten a pot of half-cooked rice by fighting six people alone, he looked back and realized that picking out a single Old God sect was no longer enough to make him feel that he was facing a formidable enemy.

It continued to flap its wings and rise. The huge island beneath its feet gradually shrank and turned into a "devil's eye" that was white on the outside and black on the inside, except that there was a striking orange-red patch on the edge of the black "pupil".

Soon he saw another island near the waterfall, where the "United Pharmaceuticals" company run by his cousin Edward was still developing and cultivating the island day and night.

His cousin and sister-in-law managed the place very well, and the reclaimed land was almost enough to establish a country, so there was no need for him, the founder, to personally inspect and supervise.

Besides, unlike the castrated [Silver Law], the [Golden Law] that governs the heavens, the earth, and people has long spread here, and he knows the development situation here very well.

He just took a quick glance and then turned his gaze back to the huge abyss beneath his feet.

Byron had seen the full view of the edge of the world when he fell from the sky before, and it was still so shocking to see it now.

The whole is a long and narrow sea abyss with seawater waterfalls on both sides and no end in sight.

Theoretically, this place holds the underworld of all civilizations and ethnic groups in the material world, but they are distributed in different places and have no easy intersection.

The edge of the world is like the "∞" of [Ouroboros], and has the characteristic of being infinitely far away in space.

If a ship sails along the abyss in a certain direction, it will never reach the end. Unless it has a pass, it cannot even reach the underworld of other races.

At the bottom of the abyss are countless islands that constitute the main body of this world of the dead. There is also a black Styx river flowing quietly at the bottom near the source sea, and its length is even longer than the abyss.

“Humanity knows even less about this world of the dead than about the several continents that the material world is divided into by the Sea of ​​Monsters.

What lies at the end of the Styx and the Abyss has been a mystery since ancient times. Even the gods do not have the ability to cross the Sea of ​​​​Source to explore unknown areas.

Among all human extraordinary people, the one who has conducted the most in-depth exploration of the world of the dead is probably Dante, the sage who initiated the Renaissance, the last poet of the old era and the first poet of the new era.

For unknown reasons, his soul traveled around the world and finally wrote the long poem "Divine Comedy", but he was unable to break through the boundaries of the material world. "

However, ever since Byron gathered the power of the underworld in the three known continents and one archipelago of the [Dragon King's Court], [Beast Paradise], [Corridor of Truth], and Bantaan Islands, and obtained [Styx], his perception of the edge of the world has skyrocketed.

One can vaguely sense that this abyss and the Styx seem to connect to other areas on the Sea of ​​Essence.

Especially referring to the description in the church's "Gospel of Genesis", the world is a huge sailing ship sailing on the vast sea of ​​source.

There are infinite worlds outside of their world, just like huge sailing ships, sailing alone on the sea of ​​​​source.

Therefore, Byron boldly speculated that the River Styx might continue to flow to other worlds and might become a bridge connecting other worlds.

He looked at the end of the infinitely distant Styx, his eyes somewhat absent-minded, and he murmured unconsciously:
"At the turn of the Paleozoic and Mythological eras, when the first flood occurred, the [Mother of Monsters], who symbolizes matriarchy, chose to escape on [Noah's Ark] to avoid the flood.

At the turn of the Mythological Age and the Silver Age, when the second flood occurred, the [Creator], who symbolizes patriarchy, chose to devour the divinity of the gods and united all humans to create the [Silver Law] to plug the hole, that is, to use the method of "blocking" to control the flood.

But the side effects are also serious, turning the material world and oneself into an isolated system. The longer the time, the faster the entropy increases, the more chaotic the system becomes, and finally the Creator itself keeps breaking apart, and the dam is already shaky.

Moreover, the more the flood from outside is blocked, the higher the water level will be, and the more dangerous it will be when the dam breaks.

Now it is the time when the Silver Age and the Luoyan Age change, and another round of flood is about to come.

[Noah's Ark] is stranded here. Unless the great goddess, the Mother of Monsters, is sent away, it will never be able to be used as an escape boat.

Facts have proven that using the method of ‘blocking’ to control water is just a temporary solution. If we want to survive, we must find a new method to save this world and all human beings.”

At this moment, the phantom of another world seemed to appear at the end of the River Styx, uninhabited and desolate, and a bold idea came to Byron's mind.

“The edge of the world is the lowest layer of the material world, which is equivalent to the bottom of a sailboat. It is common sense that people go to higher places and water flows to lower places.

If you want to control water, the trick is to drain rather than block!
Perhaps we should help those uncles and brothers in the family who have become undead to control the edge of the world and appoint them as kings of the undead and dukes of the undead of all sizes.

When the source sea of ​​matter is filled with water from the 'waterline' of the big ship of the material world, the flood will be led to the edge of this world, and then the family members will work together to use the 'drainage' method to transport the flood to those coughs. "

Byron thought of this and shook his head vigorously, temporarily shaking the idea out of his mind.

No matter how big his appetite is, he is not yet the "captain" of this world and cannot control the fate of all mankind.

This is just a vague, fleeting initial idea.

Moreover, there are various complicated forces on the edge of the world, and there are even fifth-order pseudo-gods who grew up in the Silver Age.

Even with the support of him, the King of the Wild Hunt who controls the power of the underworld, it would be no less difficult for the Lancaster family to capture this place than in the material world.

His most important task now is to make the new North Sea Empire stand firm on the front line facing the Eastern Continent, unite the strength of the people of the Bay, and strive to condense a [Crown] in the shortest time possible.

"After digesting the gains from this battle, the next stop will be the Eastern Continent [Corridor of Truth]!"

After making up his mind, Byron rushed towards the huge waterfall on one side.

If an ordinary ghost ship wants to leave here and travel between the two worlds, it needs to hold a pass and rush into the large waterfalls on both sides and go upstream.

As the master of the River Styx, Byron didn't need to go through so much trouble. He just jumped into the waterfall and his vision turned back to where he had left before.

Byron had just returned to the material world and adjusted to the dim light of night after the rainstorm dissipated when he received a huge surprise.

The source tide in the air fluctuated violently, and the seven-layer law network of [Silver Law] emerged above the entire fleet.

The anchor chains in the great fleet shot up into the sky, each hooking onto one of the first four layers of the French net.

If you hadn't told me, I would have thought that the Deep Sea Fleet was launching a boarding battle against the Silver Law.

There are relatively more anchor chains hooked on the first three layers, and the least on the fourth layer.

The brightest ones all came from the Golden Deer, with the anchor chain of the guardian knight Iron Wall Bruch being the thickest.

This [Oath Knight], [Midnight Demon], [Red Dragon Lizard Warrior], and the combined power of "Flow" are much more powerful than an ordinary third-level transcendent.

At this moment, he was wearing a full set of oath gear: [Knight Armor·Sun Guardian Holy Wall], [Belt·Beshirek], and [Fairy Horse·Greengret], and his whole body was bathed in the light of the law.

The power of law and supernatural abilities were fed back into his body along an anchor chain, finally allowing him to awaken the fourth-order heroic ability [Heroic Army].

In fact, it is also a variation of the knight profession "Dragon Taming", but the objects of taming are the heroic spirits of the specific twelve Knights of the Round Table.

After that, he could pass twelve corresponding knight trials, gradually master the abilities of all twelve Knights of the Round Table, and become the most powerful of all fourth-tier professions. Of course, just like all the sworn knights in the history of Hettings, no one had started the trial of the first knight [Lake Light Knight] Lancelot at this point.

The next step for the [Oath Knight] is to be promoted to the fifth-level legend, where he can break out of the rut of the twelve sworn heroes, become his true self, reshape his own god, and transform it into his own hero.

And extract the various abilities of the twelve Knights of the Round Table and sublimate them into unique [Magic].

"Ow—!"

Bruch let out a loud dragon roar filled with joy, declaring that he had truly become a fourth-level hero who could stand on his own.

He narrowed the ever-increasing distance between himself and his master.

At the same time, the legendary degree of the title [Iron Wall] also reached the critical point, and gained its own title ability.

——One hundred percent absolute defense!

Throughout history, there has always been such a group of people in the aristocratic systems of various countries.

They were so young that they played the role of "fart-bearing nun" and when their master accidentally farted, they would take the initiative to stand up and declare to others that the fart was theirs.

When the illegitimate child came to the door, he took the responsibility for the master and bravely stepped forward to act as the "savior": "This child is actually mine. I will take him back and let him share the surname Fan with me!"

It is common for the master's black gloves to handle shady business and use their bodies to block bullets on the battlefield.
But these things pale in comparison to absolute defense, and only the entry [Wild Temporary Worker] that Byron gave up can be compared with it.

As long as Bruch takes the initiative to activate his ability, he can take the blame for his lord 100% with the attitude of "100% catching a knife with bare hands".

He can transfer sword attacks, bullets, shells, curses, resentment, scandals, and even pollution to himself or his shield. As long as the enemy cannot be killed, he will never be able to move forward.

An extra safety rope was added to Byron's three safety ropes.

This is the perfect example of "loyalty is absolute disloyalty", and he is the perfect [Guardian Knight].

Next to him, [Blood Red Whiskey] Alfred also followed the recipe provided by Byron and ate the corpses of several giant sea monsters in the sea to successfully complete the promotion.

Gained the fourth-level heroic ability [Master Cook].

It is possible to use various monsters and even contaminated clan materials to create delicious food with unique effects. You can eat it yourself or give it to others to give the diners temporary or permanent benefits.

You can also create your own recipes and cuisines to gain legendary bonuses. The more widely they spread, the faster your strength will improve.

But according to Alfred's usual style of "broken viscera, coagulated blood", the dishes he will most likely produce will be all kinds of dark cuisine.

For example, the exclusive recipe he was carefully copying:
"A dead bird, its feathers that it once used to fly have been removed, its blood and life have been drained, and when it was cut open, only an unknown red color remained.

It was mixed with the same chopped and rotten yellow tubers of unknown plants, and then poured with an indescribable dark red liquid.
It was placed over a raging fire, and as it was turned over and over, pale crystals were added to it, and finally it was served on the table.

Comparing the name of Byron's original recipe, well, it's not surprising, big plate chicken.

The two of them were successfully promoted, and the other professions that specialized in promotion based on the number and quality of kills were no problem at all.

Many officers were promoted in this unprecedentedly intense war for the country, in which nearly twenty fifth-rank legends, kings, and false gods participated in the war, and many false gods fell.

Byron's cousin [Sea Mage] Salant, the boatswain [The Honest Man] Eight Fingers, [Phantom Blade] Guts, as well as the Wild Hunt squire [Sword Master] Doppler Heavy Swordsman Herman who had already reached the critical point, and the former Emperor of the Azk Empire [Conqueror] Cortes were all promoted to the fourth level.

There were quite a few middle-sequence people from the six old god churches, but now they have basically been wiped out and become the resources for their promotion.

In addition, there are his uncle Andrew, who is good at robbing and destroying families, his cousin Jacqueline, who is a chameleon, and Wyandotte, who is an expert in artillery.
The Storm Knight [Eye-catching] Beretania, the fortress expert [Indestructible Fortress] Sam, and a large group of core members of the Lancaster Party who were captured in the Bantaan Islands, although the ceremony was not mainly based on killing, were all a big step forward.

Third-level extraordinary people also emerged one after another among the Taiwanese people like mushrooms after rain.

The number of mid-sequence transcendents in the North Sea Empire has soared. Although it is still far less than that of another empire, the Holy Silver Empire, everything is moving in a positive direction.

Byron did not disturb their promotion, but landed quietly on the deck of the Golden Hind, and was immediately hugged by Catherine and Violet, who breathed a sigh of relief.

After a careful check to make sure he was not missing any limbs, they let him go.

However, Byron noticed that Catherine's face looked a little strange, and thought that she was unhappy to see so many people being promoted while she herself had not been able to set foot in the divine realm.

Quickly comforted:
"Sister, don't worry, your promotion ceremony will only take a few days.

If nothing unexpected happens, it won't be long before we make another fortune, allowing you to take another big step forward after being promoted to level five.

If you look closely at the 'Poor Knights' stationed in the Iris Kingdom, you will definitely find surprises."

But Catherine's strange expression was obviously not because of this. She looked back at the legal network that had been lingering for a long time and asked with some doubt:

“I’m just a little surprised that even though we control the main spice producing areas in the Bantaan Islands, we have always provided sufficient supplies to the direct forces.

But under normal circumstances, everyone's progress is different, so it is unlikely to be so uniform.

I always feel that this promotion was a little too easy."

After being reminded by her, Byron also realized that this large-scale promotion might not be explained by the increase in the activity of the source tide alone.

After thinking for a while, I could only think of one explanation.

Just as the world itself supports Byron as an agent to eliminate the "traitors", the other side is also silently supporting all resisters against foreign enemies.

No matter how many wars were fought throughout the Silver Age, most of the time they were internal strife. Only a few professions such as [Night Watchmen] and [Lantern Bearers] were clearing out evil spirits and monsters, and their promotion speed was obviously much faster than that of normal extraordinary people.

It was not until Byron came to power that humanity faced round after round of clan invasions in the form of national wars for the first time, and won the battles, which gradually made this phenomenon become prominent.

The question is, is it the heroes who create the times, or is it the times that create the heroes?
Byron’s answer was that, at least at this point in time, any human who could fight off the invaders would have a much greater chance of becoming a fourth-level hero or even a fifth-level legend than in peacetime.

As long as you survive to the end, you will definitely become a hero.

Coupled with internal factors such as the popularization of knowledge through bagasse paper, the number and quality of extraordinary people will definitely experience a surge in the next few years.

A group of core members who have followed Byron since the days of fighting on a lone pirate ship have been promoted one after another. At least they don't have to worry about not being able to keep up with him and being thrown out of the battle echelon.

The stronger the overall strength of humanity, the greater the hope of surviving the flood.

This is a good thing for them anyway.

Byron himself is a typical example. The records in his diary have changed drastically by this time:

"Title: Father of Immunology (Immune Blood/Surgical Table)
King Title: [King of the Wild Hunt]; [Sun King] Incomplete

Spirituality: 22.1
Occupation: Storm/Night Demon King
Class: Level 5

Thaumaturgy: electromagnetic slingshot; Divine magic: Styx

Spiritual Realm: All Things Return to One (1.2%)
Entries: History Revisionist; Big Trouble; You Are Not a Murderer; Why Do You Carve Your Name on My Pipe; The Three Musketeers; Invulnerable to All Diseases; Saintly Halo; Please Give Me a Face; My Rules Are Rules; Madam, You Don’t Miss Your Husband"

After a long time, the source tides and law fluctuations that were as turbulent as the tides over the North Sea gradually disappeared and receded.

The officers and soldiers of the Taiwan people, whose overall strength had been greatly improved, also came back to their senses.

Looking at the Golden Deer, which shone like the sun, they raised their weapons and cheered loudly:
"Pirate Emperor!"

"King of the Wild Hunt!"

"With hard work, nothing is impossible!"

The frenzied cheers made the ocean of collective subconsciousness and the network of laws boil again.

Byron does not have a crown yet and is not worthy of the title of emperor.

At least what is missing is the Anchor Bay Crown of my father-in-law, the Whaler, and the Pirate Code that was sent to the East Continent.

But the reputation can be spread in advance.

There are no titles or kingships in the world, but they will naturally come into being when more people call them.

The so-called "destiny" is, to a certain extent, the human heart, representing the strongest trend of change in the collective society.

If all the commoners think that someone should be king, then he shouldn't be too!
If everyone thinks someone should be the emperor, then he should be the emperor too!

As long as Byron can lead the people of the Bay and the human race to victory again and again like he did this time, it won’t be long before his title becomes:
"Standing before you is the Captain of the Legendary Battleship, the King of Storms, the Pirate King of the Sapphire Sea, the Admiral of the Hastings Navy, the Field Marshal of the Army, the King of the Hastings Kingdom, the Protector of the Five Bay Citizens and the entire North Sea Empire, the Emperor of the Empire, the Holy Spirit, and the King of the Wild Hunt, His Majesty Saint Byron."

(End of this chapter)