Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 582 Deep Sea Welcome Gift: Giants Burp, Feathers Don’t Float

It was the third day that Byron and his party entered the second circulation zone.

The sky is clear and clear, cloudless.

After the ocean-going fleet activates [Blessing of the Deep Sea], the speed will be faster in places with more active source tides.

When within the Bantaan Islands, the speed can reach 20 knots. When entering the Broken Islands and the Calm Belt, the speed soars to 25 knots. As it goes deeper into the second circulation belt, the speed has reached 30 knots!
Even in the future era of steam battleships where steam turbines are used on a large scale, the maximum speed will be just this level.

Phew——!
Above the great fleet, the thunderbird Zephyr carried lightning, and it appeared on the left and then on the right, flapping its wings and blowing down from the sky the demonized iron-billed gulls that came to take advantage of the fleet.

Before it landed on the ground, most of its feathers had been burned by the lightning and fire, and then it fell "plop" and "plop" into the boiling pot in front of Alfred, the [Blood Red Whiskey].

After a simple blanching, the cooking master led a group of low-sequence [Gourmet] sailors to pluck, debone, and gut them.

Then he stuffed a few large squids that he had just caught from the sea into the bird's stomach and placed them all in a baking pan, ready to show the captain his signature dish of "Ke's cuisine" that he had been honing for a long time - Gaze of the Deep Sea.

“Your Majesty, what can he eat?

They are nothing more than ordinary things that we have eaten countless times, such as steak, roast chicken, hot pot, and cake. No matter how exquisite they are, they can only revolve around the limits of human taste.

Now, after countless experiments, human knowledge can no longer limit the upper limit of my cooking skills.

As long as Your Majesty vindicates the name of 'Ke Family Cuisine', it will be the national cuisine of the North Sea Empire from now on, which will be enough to wipe out the shame of the food desert in Hastings, hehehehe."

The figure on the mast was swaying. The [Honest Man] Eight Fingers was holding a scarlet battle axe made of blood in his hand and was chasing and sparring with the [Sea Mage] Salant.

The blood axe and the mace continued to collide, making thunderous sounds.

The sailors who were not on duty gathered on the deck and watched the battle, cheering and applauding them loudly.

[Iron Wall] Bruch, [Phantom Blade] Gus, and [Gunnery Expert] Wyandot were leading a group of people fishing at the stern of the boat.

It is said that he got the magic tool for making nests from Hawkins, the Lord of Making Nests, which can easily attract a large number of marine fish even in the nutrient-poor deep sea.

There was a time when all the pirate officers of the Golden Deer had to work together to barely deal with a fourth-level hero, but today it is not uncommon at all.

Any one of them could become a powerful pirate commander in a place like the Bantaan Islands.

In addition, there are Byron and Violet, two level five warriors who walk on three legs, a legendary battleship, twelve heavily armored cruisers, more than six hundred heavy artillery pieces of 32 pounds or more, and nearly five thousand navy and marines.

Except for the deep sea of ​​monsters which is still shrouded in the fog of war, this kind of power can be used almost anywhere in the world.

Walking on this second circulation belt that no one except the Whale Hunter could pass, they made it feel like a picnic.

[Chameleon] Jacqueline even took [Navigator] Delia to the bow to teach the crew a new song together, one accompanied with the flute and the other sang:
“.Hector Lisander, the name of heroes is like this.

Looking at all the heroes in the world, no one can compare to him.

Just me, row after row, North Sea Empire Grenadiers.

Ancient heroes have no sight of deadly cannonballs and iron balls.

Unheard of ignition material, indestructible black powder."

This is the key song that enabled Jacqueline to successfully break through from the third level to the fourth level heroic singer - "March of the Grenadiers".

The new song Byron taught his cousin had already become popular before they set out.

Although Jacqueline was a month later than the others, she was still able to make the breakthrough.

The works that Byron can remember are all time-tested and passed down from generation to generation, and the feedback effect is naturally impeccable.

Even if she were to participate in the I Am a Singer program, she could sing one original song after another and every one of them would be a hit.

The value of their works is completely different from those so-called "top singers" who do not have any representative works.

As the unexpectedly cheerful military song echoed, a bunch of illusory military drums, bagpipes, and various supporting instruments appeared behind Jacqueline, forming a complete orchestra.

The singing became louder and louder, easily enveloping the entire fleet.

The fourth-order core ability [Symphony Orchestra] can upgrade tactical-level capabilities into strategic-level large-scale gains, making her the best auxiliary.

In order to have some peace and quiet, Byron, Queen Violet, and his mother, the mermaid princess Hathaway, set up a small table on the stern of the battleship that had a superimposed space on the Golden Deer.

One of them was holding a big-bellied storm cup and sipping iced watermelon juice leisurely.

Byron now carries his Flower Mountain Paradise with him. It only takes one second for fresh fruits to go from the branches to the table. There is no logistics pressure at all, and it is more relaxing and enjoyable than an ordinary outing.

This is the correct way to start an overseas adventure.

dong dong dong.
Byron drummed his fingers on the table and hummed the "March of the Grenadiers" along with the symphony orchestra.

While others may not have formed a fixed impression of this song yet, he has already had a stress reaction.

Whenever I heard the familiar melody of "The Unfortunate Song of the Qing Dynasty", I always subconsciously worried that a zombie in official uniform would suddenly jump out and spit out a bunch of unequal treaties and silver on the spot, and that anyone who took her money would sooner or later become her.

In fact, this military song has a similar effect:

“This is the Imperial Army’s exclusive military song. Grenadiers does not refer entirely to a branch of the military.

Because only those soldiers with strong arms and amazing arm strength are qualified to be selected as grenadiers, it refers to the elite of the army.

The more people fear this military song, the more benefits it will bring to the corps that plays this military song, and their strength, speed, and explosive power will be greatly improved.

The opponent's related attributes will be greatly reduced, and after being defeated, the [Disheartened] effect will be forcibly locked, excess military expenditures will be compensated 100%, and tolerance for various unequal treaties will be greatly increased.

As the Imperial Marines fight in all directions, their reputation will grow and their overall strength will become stronger. They are undoubtedly a powerful strategic-level war song."

It’s just that the world is different. The Eastern Continent is further east and there is a high probability that there is no continent connected to it.

The only colonial empire can only be yourself!
When the song ended, Byron took out two bunches of purple grapes still covered with white frost from the flower mountain paradise.

He manipulated the air pressure to squeeze a glass of grape juice for his mother and wife, added half a cup of ice, and asked Violet casually:
"Miss, do you have a finished product for the improved pull-ring steel ball grenade?

Grenadiers who use fuze grenades are almost obsolete. If conditions are right, armored grenadiers should also enter the historical stage. "

The girl took the grape juice and took a big sip. She felt refreshed and excited. Her feet, which were wearing white flip-flops, were raised up on the tip of her crystal toes. She sighed with relief and answered Byron's question:

"With a suitable priming agent like whale oil primer, the technical difficulty of pull-ring grenades, breech-loading rifled cannons, and even shrapnel shells that are naturally restrained against wooden sailboats is not too great.

There is enough raw material in my [Golden Mist Palace], and the [Mechanical Fortress] does not require any manpower. With the blueprints and raw materials, I can ship small quantities.

In addition, the first supercomputing center in the Kingdom of God applied for computing power support to achieve automatic assembly.

Samples have been produced one after another, and it will probably be possible to generate a holy relic as long as it is put into actual combat once.

However, there is one thing we need to plan for early.

Once shrapnel shells appear on the sea, the era of wooden warships will enter the countdown, and the transformation of ironclad ships and shipborne artillery in various countries will follow suit.

I am afraid that this profession of [pirate] will gradually die out in the next few decades."

Byron nodded. He certainly knew that every technological iteration would have an impact on all aspects of human society.

But we will not give up because of fear, because technological advancement is an irresistible trend.

However, the social pain caused by this also needs to be resolved in advance.

Just as large-scale industrial development will inevitably lead to the demise of countless handicraft workshops, managers must also consider their retreat plans in advance.

Employment is the foundation of people's livelihood. If it is not handled well, it will inevitably lead to a series of social unrest.

This is true even if the profession is a pirate.

“This matter still depends on my sister. Her avatar has gone to the Bantaan Islands to preside over the connection between the Holy Golden Empire and the world.

Now we can absorb pirates represented by Black Sail Port, establish a coast guard command, and collect taxes from ships passing through the "First Gyre".

There's nothing wrong with going from 'Here you go' to 'Please sign here'.

It’s essentially the same thing, but safer, and you’ll probably make more money than before.”

Compared to taking risks, Catherine, who is more business-savvy, did not come along, but stayed at home as usual.

And after being promoted to the fifth-level Mithril Dragon King, he became qualified to create avatars like Byron and Violet.

There is special knowledge in the forbidden book [Dragon Crown].

She couldn't divide it into twelve at once like Violet, who inherited the corresponding power of the Queen of Heaven, nor could she reach the limit of seven like Byron.

But it can also create five similar metal dragon incarnations:

"Gold dragon, silver dragon, bronze dragon, brass dragon, copper dragon."

The soul and body of the false god are no longer distinguishable from each other. There is no need to separate the flesh and blood like Byron. All that is needed is to sacrifice corresponding metal materials of the same weight as a young dragon.

This ability was difficult for Catherine, the "Countess of Greenville" when she just obtained the title ability, but it is just a drop in the bucket for the current "Queen of Finance".

Although he was not very skilled at the operation at the beginning, he was able to create two incarnations of the golden dragon lady and the bronze dragon lady at the same time.

Before leaving, Byron performed a "one dragon, two dragons" trick. Although it sounds a bit strange, the process was still very wonderful.

With the help of other incarnations left by Byron and Violet, he could easily manage two huge empires and the financial empire on the online financial street.

Seeing that Byron was well prepared, Violet no longer worried about the social issues of new technology and said eagerly:
"When I meet that 'traitor' Mercurius, I will let him taste the power of the blooming bullet.

We should be only one day away from them now, right?"

"One day at most. Wu Ni has been following him ever since he fled the Elysee Palace.

His power can hide from the tower guards and enter the circulation zone quietly, but it can never be hidden from me. "

Speaking of "human traitors", Byron's expression straightened up. He had heard from the jackal god Anu that the old gods who had regained some of their sanity had already commissioned the "Clown of Life" to steal the "Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven".

The first is for his own learning, to take the opportunity to re-establish contact with his divinity that was eaten by the Creator, and to take back everything he had lost.

The second purpose is to use the special environment of the [Corridor of Truth] to activate this forbidden knowledge, so that it will be at least a fifth-level pseudo-god when it is born.

Byron was not very interested in the magic book which had no immediate use but had huge side effects and could easily cause people to tear their bones.

I thought that if I let Raven Mist keep a close eye on the traitor who had defected to [The Clown of Life and Death], there shouldn't be any problems.

Unexpectedly, the power of the Life-Playing Clown in the material world is far greater than imagined, and the pollution to the extraordinary people of the Hall Sequence is also deeper than imagined.

He sent his men to easily snatch "The Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven" from Andrea and her companions.

Fortunately, the final baton for transporting the "Gospel of Heaven" was handed over to Mercury, who possessed the power of "Travel".

Let Byron connect the dots between the causes and consequences of this matter.

Otherwise, it is really possible that the things would be sent over quietly by the clan, just like the Skull No. 9 that was taken away by the Queen's men.

The birth of a fifth-order false god who is hostile to the church is not a big deal, but if this false god is allowed to successfully enter the Pantheon with the [Jackal God] Anu and the [Thousand-Faced Serpent] Hydra, it will be a big problem.

Byron figured out what the original first draft did to the Old Gods.

Normal humans practice "The Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven" in order to advance step by step. There is not much difference between the original and the copy, but the old gods are looking for a backdoor to steal the divinity that belongs to the Creator.

The difference is equivalent to the ordinary binary instructions of machine language and the source code that humans can understand.

Having obtained the most mysterious first draft, their analysis speed must be much faster than the copied version.

By that time, it would not be so easy for Byron to recruit people casually.

"I had not taken action against the 'traitor' before. It was when I was preparing to find the 'triple point' that I accidentally leaked the news to him, causing this guy who had become obsessed with finding the ancient silver god system to take a risk.

Therefore, the best outcome is to take away The Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven halfway, leaving only the 'rapist' to continue running away."

Byron has watched a lot of spy movies, so he knows that if you discover a "traitor", you should not rush to eradicate him. Instead, you should keep him for the time being. Sooner or later you will be able to pull out a bunch of enemies with the help of the clues.

Mercurius still doesn't know that Byron already knows his true identity as an adulterer, so it's not a big deal if he does it unintentionally.

Add to that the exploding shrapnel, and the greater the accumulated equivalent, the greater the martial virtue.

The couple had a lively conversation about their next action plan.

Hathaway, who had been away from home for 20 years and was about to take a ride back to the Mermaid Kingdom, suddenly frowned:
"Do you smell anything bad? It's like rotten eggs."

"The Princess and the Pea" in [Mystical Spell: Alice's Pillow Book of Fairy Tales] can greatly enhance Hathaway's senses. Although she is not a fifth-order pseudo-god, the realm of [Divine Vision] is also extremely high.

After she reminded them, Byron and Violet realized that there was indeed a faint stench in the air.

咕噜 咕噜
At this moment, countless bubbles suddenly appeared from the deep seabed below the fleet and rushed to the surface. Even the hull of the legendary battleship was shaken by the impact.

As the bubbles burst, the stinky smell suddenly became stronger.

Violet’s power activated automatically, and she determined the composition of the gas in an instant:

"Methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen, hydrogen. This is the methane produced by the decay of organic matter on the seabed!"

Byron's [Divine Vision], which was enough to cover dozens of kilometers, swept underwater and found that behind these bubbles there were many even larger methane bubbles rushing to the surface.

It is not round like ordinary bubbles, but has a flat top and a convex mirror shape.

The largest of them are actually longer in diameter than a heavily armed cruiser, and as they get closer to the water surface, the water pressure decreases and their sizes continue to expand.

As luck would have it, the largest bubble just headed straight for the second battleship after the Golden Deer, the Kingston, and the other bubbles behind it almost completely covered the entire fleet.

The [Sun Stone Calendar] in the left eye was automatically triggered, predicting in advance the consequences of being hit by the giant bubble.

"not good!"

He quickly flashed back to the real deck of the Golden Deer.

Without time to explain, he shouted directly to the little ship girl who was wearing a huge captain's hat, squatting on the deck, concentrating on watching Bruch and his men fishing:
"Golden Deer, gather the fleet."

The little ship girl who had grown up again now looked like she was thirteen or fourteen years old, but she was still a delicate porcelain doll who was silent and heartless.

Hearing this, without any hesitation, he immediately stretched out his hand and pointed towards the fleet behind him.

He activated his new ability [The Navy is the Empire, the Empire is the Navy].

The twelve warships shone brightly with golden light and were immediately connected into a whole, transforming into the core kingdom with the strongest power of law in the empire.

next moment.

Snapped!
Methane bubbles burst beneath the Kingston, and a huge, high-speed stream of water exploded, then fell back toward the center like lightning.

In an instant, half of the Kingston's hull fell into the cavity, and the sea water surrounded it, about to push it into the sea.

The soldiers, who were already dizzy from being surrounded by the methane, changed color when they saw the surrounding water walls closing in. An old sea dog who was a pirate from Black Sail Harbor cried out in shock:
"This is the most famous natural disaster in the 'Devil's Triangle' on the edge of the Bahamas: a giant burp!

When there are too many bubbles in the water, it will lose buoyancy underwater, and even a feather will sink to the bottom of the sea.

When the pirate city Black Sail Port was being developed, countless adventure ships and pirate ships collided with the 'Giant Burp' and were completely destroyed, creating a huge shipwreck graveyard."

Some fearless naturalists from the Tower Sequence have conducted research on the edge of the Devil's Triangle.

It is speculated that the huge bubbles are released by solid methane deposits on the seabed, also known as methane mines.

Under deep sea conditions, biogas condenses into a solid due to the enormous pressure.

When these glacier-like solid methane gases break due to various reasons, the released gases will form huge bubbles on the sea surface.

When the bubbles burst near a boat, the buoyancy of the water pushes the boat to one side.

However, when the bubble hits the ship, the high-speed water flow generated around it after the bubble bursts will fall back to the seabed, knocking the ship over and sinking it into the sea.

This creates the famous unsolvable shipwreck called "Giant Burp". Even ordinary Legendaries and Flying Classes can only escape alone and cannot save the entire ship.

But the Golden Deer is obviously not ordinary!
The golden light formed by the core royal territory did not simply form a great wall on the sea as usual.

Instead, when it was at its brightest, it suddenly dimmed. As the golden light faded, not only the Kingston that was about to sink, but the other ten warships that were swaying from side to side also disappeared.

Then it appeared in the superposition space of the Golden Deer.

It turns out that in the superposition space reflected on the water surface, there is only one cruiser and one battleship, which can achieve superposition of forms.

It can be a cruiser, a battleship, a schooner, or any other type of warship.

But now, launching [The Navy is the Empire, the Empire is the Navy] can achieve the superposition of quantities!
It is equivalent to the higher-level ability of the legendary battleship skill [Fleet Assimilation], which can add an unlimited number of fleets to itself.

With the "battleship and fleet duality", the enemy will never know what they are facing before firing.

It’s like opening a blind box. When the enemy thinks it is a battleship, it is actually a fleet, maybe two ships, or maybe two hundred ships!
The most important thing is that in addition to retaining the original ability of each ship to be the core of the king, Byron can use [King's Army] to break the law.

It also verified an additional truth: the only function of cannons is to measure territory!
As long as the warship reaches the corresponding sea area, it becomes the empire's enclave. Within the range of the warship's artillery, it is the undisputed territory of the empire. The [Golden Law] is available at any time.

Relying on this effect, Byron can still achieve the prerequisite of "Sun King" even if he does not occupy any land.

If the warships are evenly arranged on the "World Serpent Celestial Circulation Belt", only three ships can form a network and ensure that the sun never sets.

It's just too dangerous, even though the kingdom has intended to let the guardian of the [Lord of the Nest] Hawkins and his cousin Francis take advantage of the last tranquility before the arrival of the Luan Age to start the first circumnavigation of the world.

Byron also decided to wait until he had explored the Echidna Triangle and assessed the risks before implementing the plan.

The [Golden Deer] is becoming more and more like its own endless, limitless [Ouroboros].

Once it reaches the sixth level of demigod, this battleship will immediately become one of the most powerful artifacts, and it is not impossible for it to grow into a mythical battleship like [Noah's Ark].

After gathering the fleet, the [Golden Deer] accelerated and rushed forward.

In just a flash, he used the cracks in the world to jump to a mile away in the sea, avoiding more and more huge bubbles.

The crew members of the fleet were about to cheer when they heard Byron's new order:

"First level combat readiness, get into your respective combat positions, a big guy is coming up."

As soon as he finished speaking, a sticky roar came from the bottom of the water.

The crew members who escaped the disaster realized:

"This isn't just a natural disaster 'Giant Burp', there's something underneath!"

"It's out, it's so big!"

"Is this a real giant?!!"

A huge monster with a giant rotten skull on its head and a body of black and red mud quickly climbed out of the sea from the bottom of the deep sea, clinging to the methane bubbles.

Obviously, there are no roads in this world, but when more people walk on it, it becomes a road.

Ocean currents are equivalent to canals flowing in the sea. The triangular circulation can naturally suppress all kinds of monsters, weirdness and evil spirits.

But these so-called safe passages in the Sea of ​​Monsters are only slightly safer than the deep sea where there is no return.

Even if a country road is left unused for a long time, it will be eaten up by weeds, let alone a waterway that is full of dangers?
The vanguard opens up a new route, but it will need to rely on the fleets coming and going for continuous "maintenance" to make the new route a true sea canal that allows merchant fleets to pass through without injury.

It is normal to encounter dangers on a new route that has not been cleared many times, and the one in front of us is obviously one of them!

(End of this chapter)