Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 577: Justice is never late, the Holy Spirit saves people at the right time

Woo woo woo.
Around Tulip Castle, a biting cold wind mixed with a strong smell of blood suddenly blew up.

The overwhelming hatred of a legendary paladin, under the manipulation of fate by "traitors" and the combined blessing of the [Ghost Hand Knife], solidified into substance almost instantly.

Men, women, old and young, whose faces could not be seen at all, were reduced to red silhouettes one after another. They appeared outside the breached Tulip Castle, bending over with their heads hung, and remained silent.

Over the years, countless people have died from the [Ghost Hand Knife], and each time it was an entire family, so the resentment accumulated in the blade was naturally extremely strong.

The weather was apparently quite good, but for some reason there was a layer of dirty, yellowish, bloody gloom in front of everyone's eyes.

Then, countless ghosts slowly raised their fingers and pointed at Louis XI, who was riding on a warhorse in the Fleur-de-lis Army, and let out overlapping sharp roars:
"Whoever steals the property of the Poor Knights will end up like us!"

What has it become?

Of course, all the real estate would be lost, the power would fall apart, and the entire family of the leader would be buried with him!
Thousands of people point at it, but die without illness.

Louis XI, who had already taken away all the real estate of the Knights Templar in advance, suddenly felt a chill in his heart and could not help shivering violently.

The excellent war horse he was riding seemed to be frightened and suddenly raised its front hooves high.

“Er——!”

Louis XI, who had been pampered since childhood and followed the path of a "lawyer" like all established monarchs, was thrown off his horse on the spot.

If it weren't for the guardian knight who was following him and held him up in time, he might have broken his leg.

In a large royal family, no matter if you are the eldest son or not, if you are commented as "unlike a monarch", you will probably miss the throne completely.

When you rebel, I'm afraid there will be a bunch of traitors jumping out to betray you.

Louis XI, the only male member of the Valois royal family, had no such concerns, but was also frightened out of his wits on the spot.

The disadvantages of only taking the [Stairway to Glory] route are obvious.

"Law: Death!"

Louis XI, who was furious and humiliated, just stood firm and subconsciously pointed at his warhorse.

How could a warhorse that has just a little bit of demon blood resist the power of law at the [King] level?

He fell to the ground with a plop and died quickly and neatly.

At this time, Louis XI raised his head again.

Only then did he finally see clearly that on the half-collapsed city wall, the [Cursed Object] held in the hand of the Legendary Paladin was actually the [Ghost Hand Knife] that had never failed so far.

There was a flash of panic in his eyes:
"The Poor Knights actually hid such an evil cursed object? Heretics! You are unforgivable heretics!

I really didn't wrong you.

What are you standing there for? Kill! Go and kill them all! "

In order to conceal the panic in front of the soldiers, the roar of the attack seemed a little hysterical.

"Follow your orders!
Musketeers, in formation, drums beating."

The musketeers in blue uniforms, armed with flintlock rifles, lined up in a line, using a linear tactic that was clearly outdated, and together they advanced to the half-collapsed fortress to the beat of war drums.

Now Rheinmetall's production of "Witch 1472 Bolt-Action Rifle" and "Hidden Blade 1473 Pump-Action Shotgun" is already quite high.

But Byron would rather sell it to Atahualpa of the Empire of the Sun than ship it in large quantities in the Silver Continent, but only sold a small amount to Protestant princes.

The main thing is that the former cannot be defeated at all due to the sea, but the latter may start a war at any time.

Heavy armored combined battalions that can only be used on land are not included.

Taking this thing across the sea to fight him is just like playing the role of transport captain to help him recover equipment, and then taking the trouble to sell it a second time on second-hand platforms such as "Xianyu Second-hand Trading Company" and "Nut Second-hand Pistols".

"Mother-in-law, how is it going?"

Vanessa, the fourth-level prophet and witch, borrowed her crystal ball from her teacher, the Kingdom Guardian Ivana [The Boneless].

He raised it in front of him and shone it at Louis XI on the shore, revealing a circle of ominous blood-red light outside his body, and countless ghost faces merged into a thick dark cloud covering his head.

Even though the thoughts and willpower of the people of the Iris Kingdom kept resisting him, he was still defeated. Strands of blood-colored threads kept drilling into his body like worms.

Seeing this scene, Vanessa said what teacher Ivana said:
“All the gifts bestowed by fate have already been secretly marked with a price.

From the moment Louis XI caught Mercurius, whose power had spiraled out of control, the outcome today was almost certain.

The curse has already taken shape. I estimate that even with the help of a great country like Iris, it will take at most half a year for it to take effect. "

Byron also breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the professionals' conclusions.

"Half a year? I can wait."

Then I suddenly remembered an important thing:

"By the way, after we take this batch of real estate from Louis XI, will the curse continue to follow us?"

Vanessa waved her hand to let him rest assured:
“If this happened to an ordinary person, the combined power of the Level 1 cursed item Ghost Hand Knife and a Level 5 Legend and a Level 5 Pseudo-God [God of Commerce] would be enough to create a curse that would spread like a plague and become stronger and stronger.

Whoever gets the money of the Poor Knights will die!
And the more people die, the stronger the curse becomes.

But Louis XI was different. Except for the fact that no formal coronation ceremony was held, he was already the King of Irises.

Even if the thoughts and wishes of 20 million people concentrated on him were very sparse and the effect of breaking the spell was weak, it would not be a problem to weaken most of the curse.

After being weakened by him, at most one kill of a normal legend will cause it to completely dissipate.

"Say later"

Although she was about to become a grandmother, the [Witch of Disaster] was still as sweet and playful as a girl, with a sly smile on her face:
"The curse needs to be anchored by the resentment of the property owner. Whoever they resent will be the one the curse falls on.

But murder, arson and looting were all things done by our ancestors. We, the descendants of pirates, have long since left the battlefield and returned to shore.

How can the business we are doing now be called robbery? We are all serious businessmen.

Whether it is the real estate in the hands of the Iris Kingdom half a year later, or the movable property and treasures that have been concentrated in the secret space vault of the Holy Cross International Bank, they are just security fees given to us by the owners of the treasures in order to seek shelter in troubled times.

That’s right, this is called ‘offering’!”

Byron silently gave his mother-in-law a thumbs up:

"Look, look, it takes a professionally trained cultured person to describe robbing someone when they are in trouble in such a refreshing and refined way.

What about Emperor Xian and Marquis Guiming? They all came from this, right? "

There is indeed an inherent reason why it takes three generations to produce a noble.

The first generation, robbed and killed people as pirates to accumulate original capital;

The second generation used the original capital to engage in politics and business, to curry favor with lords and kings, and began to expand the industry little by little, laundering funds and identities;

The third generation spent a lot of money, married the daughter of a fallen nobleman, squeezed into the upper class, occupied the cultural discourse, began to talk about truth, goodness, beauty and the eight virtues of chivalry, and promoted the inviolability of private property.

Become a rentier class and make money without doing anything.

Only at this point did he dare to brazenly declare to others that he was a noble master.

The same philosophy as the Queen of Eternal Night: "The first generation studies politics and war, the second generation studies mathematics, philosophy, geography, natural history, shipbuilding, navigation, commerce, agriculture, astrology, and prophecy.

The third generation can study painting, poetry, music, architecture, sculpture, weaving, art design and ceramics. "It is exactly the same.

This is not a question of whether ten years of hard study can surpass the accumulation of three generations of others, but a question of whether the hard work of one generation can make people rich.

Although it is cruel, it is also reality.

Just as in every man-made financial crisis, each one is a feast and carnival for the financial tycoons, who reap decades of hard work and accumulation of hundreds of millions of people in a country in one go.

There is no such thing as a genius or a stock god. They are just able to hear from the heavens and know information that others do not know.

Even the "Heaven" is able to sit in that position in order to serve them.

Just like the current Lancaster royal family, they have culture and voice, and can make dirty money without getting their hands dirty, and even curses cannot be found on them.

Simply perfect.

No matter how talented someone is, it is impossible for him to earn this much money.

"Fire!"

boom! boom! boom!
Following the commander's order, dense projectiles rained down on the fortress from all directions. A few excellent [Musketeers] could make the fire bounce between the gaps in the buildings without losing any power.

The ordinary knights' excellent steel plate armor could not stop the flintlock bullets at all, and there were screams again.

It was the Urban Cannon that ended the 700-year-old legend of the Holy City, and it was the Musketeers that ended the backward military force of the Knights.

Even the members of the Storm Knights, who were founded by Byron, have changed their jobs and become captains, let alone them?

Only the hundreds of most core paladins who used holy light to bless their swords and armor could withstand the musket fire.

At this time, the Grand Commander Jacques de Molay, who was standing in the front, had bloodshot eyes and pupils full of ghostly shadows, but he still retained some rationality.

Even after venting most of his hatred, his mind was clearer than at the beginning.

He knew that the survival of the Knights Templar was more important than the life of Louis XI and himself.

He swung the [Ghost Hand Knife] in his hand, creating a sky full of knife lights and deflecting a large number of bullets.

He then pulled out a golden key from his waist pocket and threw it to the "Knight Butler" Redjavik who was still in the hall, and used [Telepathy] to sternly admonish him:
"There is a secret passage under the altar that leads to the sea. I have prepared a boat there just in case. Take the key to the secret vault and the seed of the Knights and leave quickly.

Don't forget to bring the [Shroud] of the Son of God, and the [Twilight Cloak] made of the skin of the legendary ascetic in the secret library, which is enough to shield you from the detection of the legendary prophecy. Hide immediately after you go out, and hide until Louis XI dies.

Those who have the strength to bite us are the most afraid of death. With this chicken dying in front of them, others will not dare to act rashly.

You guys can go overseas and borrow a shell to move slowly. You may not be able to keep the castle and the manor, but it should not be difficult to keep the most valuable secret vault! Go!"

The secret vault of the Poor Knights does not exist entirely in the material world, but like the Treasure Island, it is equivalent to an independent secret realm.

Only the key to the secret vault can locate and open it.

This is also the most important and largest wealth accumulated by the Poor Knights over hundreds of years.

The Grand Commander played the "role" arranged by Mercurius, his IQ came back online, and he made the relatively best arrangements under the current difficult situation.

The Knight-General Redjavik was in charge of the training of young knights and was most familiar with the seeds. Upon hearing this, he nodded vigorously and turned away without hesitation.

With a "boom", the altar opened, calling hundreds of young paladins to rush in.

"Don't let them get away!"

"Come on!"

Iris's army could no longer care about advancing step by step, and the Marines drew their swords and rushed forward.

None of the relatively older senior members of the Poor Knights left. They stood behind Grand Master Jacques de Molay with swords in their hands, with silver-white holy light on their bodies, ready to fight the pursuers to the death.

Holy Light and the power of thoughts and will are of the same nature, with almost no difference between them. They are all common features that fit perfectly together. It can be said to be the most suitable martial arts profession for [Ladder of Glory], without a doubt.

If the times hadn’t changed, they could have suppressed the Silver Continent for another thousand years.

"Don't even think about it."

Facing Iris's large army, a blood-red blade light shot up into the sky, slicing the three [Fortress Guards] who were holding shields and rushing in the front into two pieces.

The blood, flesh and internal organs were sucked up by the blade before they even hit the ground, and turned into ashes and dissipated in an instant.

Once Jacques de Molay launches the [Ghost Hand Knife], there is no way he can stop. Before Louis XI's entire family is cursed to death, he will definitely be the first to die.

In just a few breaths, the ghost claw-like handle had grown into his bones and flesh, becoming his sword arm.

The "gulp" and "gulp" sounds of blood drinking could be heard clearly throughout the battlefield.

The silver-white holy light on his body, which could strongly restrain all kinds of evil spirits, monsters, and clans, was instantly transformed into a red curse light that seemed to be able to drip blood.

He was already a fifth-level legend who could defeat thousands of people. Even without the help of the Guards, he would still be like a tiger among a flock of sheep.

clang--!
But before he could kill a few more people, a wooden gavel shining with golden light turned into a blazing sun and smashed down, blocking his blade.

The army automatically separated, and a middle-aged man wearing a top hat and holding a jeweled cane, who looked like a wealthy man, took off his hat and saluted him:
“Your Excellency, Grand Commander, please rest assured and ascend to heaven.

Under the management of the Gold and Dollar Sequence Legend, the property of the Poor Knights will surely grow faster than the Netherlands United Bank and Pioneer Bank, allowing you to rest in peace. "

He was none other than the guardian of the kingdom who had helped [Victorious King] Charles VII to sort out the tax system and greatly increase the national strength, the fifth-rank legend [Golden Eyes] Jacques Cole of the Jinyuan sequence.

Charles VII is half buried, but he is still very young.

It is most likely because of his own abilities. He traded for a life-extending potion from somewhere, or even the most direct way to extend his life.

The core ability of [Golden Eye] is identification, which is similar to the ability attached to the logbook.

In your career, you will come into contact with more precious treasures and successfully complete a series of processes such as identification, collection, and trading, and your strength will continue to increase.

Among them, identifying various dead objects is the easiest; identifying animal goods such as horses (Xiangma) and hunting dogs (Xiangquan) is the second most difficult; and identifying people is the most difficult.

When Jacques Cole was young, he fell in love with the impoverished Prince Charles VII at first sight, which enabled him to earn a thousand-fold return and accumulate many treasures, including some abilities of a [Lawyer].

This allowed him to easily control this first-level holy relic [Gavel·Justice That Is Never Late]!
The gavel has a thick appearance, with a copper plate with a scale pattern on the top, symbolizing fairness and justice, and a unicorn representing justice carved just above the gavel.

No Supreme Court Justice in the world has ever said, "Justice may be late, but it is always there." The real legal proverb is, "Justice delayed is justice denied."

This gavel represents: justice that is never late, which is true justice!
With the help of the laws that have long been written in the [Iron Law of King's Power], we can abandon the subjective factors of lawyers and judges, travel thousands of miles across the country in an instant, and enforce the law absolutely objectively and fairly.

Except for the king who has judicial immunity, even if the prince commits a crime, he will be beaten to death on the spot!

The prerequisite for launching it is that the user himself has no illegal cases within the retrospective period.

With this treasure to suppress it, the judicial system of the Iris Kingdom is exceptionally clear.

Therefore, what is suppressing the legendary paladin now is not a legendary [Golden Eyes] who is not good at fighting, but the entire judicial system of the Iris Kingdom.

Within the territory of a country, no one is stronger than the law.

The mistake of the Poor Knights was that they did not occupy a piece of land and establish an independent country like the other two knightly orders, which led to the passive situation today.

And it wasn’t just one legend who followed Louis XI in launching the “Black Friday Plan”.

The other is the Archbishop of the Iris Diocese, the famous Cardinal and the King’s right-hand man [Prime Minister] Richelieu (Chapter 158), who made the Iris Kingdom flourish.

It’s just that others can’t see it because of their high enough rank, but Byron can see it clearly.

This famous prime minister, who has not been in office for too long but has made many brilliant achievements, is obviously somewhat passive and slacking off.

He just uttered a few holy prayers to his own army, and then made an excuse to stay beside Louis XI without moving.

The facts are similar to Byron's judgment.

Richelieu glanced at the crown prince who was wearing makeup and sighed inwardly:
"The only crown prince of Iris has peculiar preferences and has difficulty in having children.

I’m cursed by the Ghost Hand Knife again this time, and I don’t know if I can survive it.

Without the support of the royal power, when will I be able to demolish all the noble castles in the heart of the kingdom as planned, help the royal family achieve centralization, lay the foundation for Iris to replace the Holy Silver Empire to dominate the continent, and establish the First Iris Empire? "

Although this cardinal came from the Orthodox Church, he was obviously an outlier who sat on the side of secular monarchy.

Breaking through to the fifth-level legend does not rely on the [Bishop's Ring], but on one's own obsession.

From a poor nobleman in Iris to the prime minister of his current high position, he has always been concerned about the interests of the country, not the church, all his life.

But now, if Louis XI really had an accident, the royal family would be left without an heir. Not to mention becoming king, they might not be able to survive the next beast tide if it targeted Iris.

He couldn't help feeling a little bored.

At this time, the remaining members of the Knights had already rushed out of the secret passage.

But just as he saw the sky again and the sailboats anchored outside a rocky beach, before he could feel happy, he saw a naval fleet flying the fleur-de-lis flag approaching.

A barrage of artillery fire blew the fast sailing ship belonging to the Poor Knights into pieces.

Even if the Iris side didn't know about the existence of the secret passage, with the arrangement of a figure like Richelieu, they would not be left with any chance to escape.

The navy of the kingdom on the opposite side landed quickly, approaching them from both sides on the rocky beach with flintlock rifles in hand.

"Kill. His Highness ordered that only the treasure vault key be taken, and no one else be spared."

The young knights were close to despair.

They drew their swords, formed a circle and prepared for the final desperate struggle.

Some people even begin to pray for themselves before their death, hoping to go to heaven after death.

But the leader, Redjavik, suddenly knelt down facing the sea, raised his hands and prayed:
“Great Lord, your loyal servant prays that you will demonstrate your power and prove to the ignorant lambs that you are the Messiah of the Era of Loyan.

The Poor Knights will offer you our souls, our blood, and our everything!"

The others looked at each other.

The Creator does exist, but he has never performed any miracles except for the Son of God who existed thousands of years ago.

Does this really work?
Everyone had a question mark in their mind.

But at this point, there is really no way to go up to heaven and no door to enter the earth, and there seems to be no other choice except to pray to God.

They followed the Knight Steward, knelt on one knee, and repeated his prayer.

again and again.

As the range of the Marines' flintlock rifles was getting closer and closer, and the ferocious pursuers behind them appeared on the cliff, the knights' hearts gradually became extremely desperate.

Rumble.
The messy reef gravel suddenly rose and turned into a smooth road, extending from where they were all the way to the sea.

At this time, the sea also surged violently, and actually retreated to both sides, forming a wall of water that rushed onto the land, just blocking the pursuers on both sides.

At this moment, it is exactly the same as Moses parting the sea in the Gospel of Creation!
"miracle!"

“It’s truly a miracle!”

The knights who survived the disaster were so excited that their eyes turned red and tears streamed down their faces.

On the Golden Deer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Sister of Mercy Theresa, held a crystal to record the entire scene.

These are all true miracles of the Holy Spirit’s coming to save the world, and they will be recorded in new scriptures in the future.

The Royal State Church promulgated the revised "Thirty-nine Articles of Faith". As its strength grew, it was no longer satisfied with taking the lead among Protestant sects, but wanted to position the sect between the new and the old, just like reconciling "divinity" and "animalism" with "humanity".

I have enough confidence to be an independent third party.

Not only did he hold the right to interpret the scriptures in his own hands, he also wrote two books, "The Original Way to Awaken the World" and "The Original Way to Jue the World", which were genuine products.

It’s even the only authentic one!
(End of this chapter)