Origin Paradise!

"You nouveau riche, what are you trying to do!"

"Take a deep breath and thank you for your post-war entertainment."

Jiang He suddenly yanked, snapping the prey's neck bone with a crack. Louis, tongue lolling out, walked toward death.

Old Hei tacitly dragged the body away, found a log, stood it on the beach, and hung it up.

The soldiers were completely silent, unable to believe that someone had actually hanged the prince. Even the most vicious pirate king would at most sell off royal bloodlines for ransom.

Several soldiers tried to escape when they saw this, but Ah Er stepped forward, grinning maliciously, and threw them all to the ground. Then he crushed their bones inch by inch, and their screams were especially piercing.

"Tie them all up, blindfold them with silk cloth, stuff their ears with something, and bring them over one by one."

Jiang He walked among the reefs, took out the Black Rose flintlock pistol, and loaded it with gunpowder and bullets. This thing could actually fire energy bullets, but he was in a poor condition right now, so he had to wait for his energy level to recover to a safe level first.

After a while, Ah Er brought over a soldier.

boom!

Jiang He shot and killed him; the body fell onto the rubble. Black Rose's kill count for promotion increased by 1.

"Don't just stand there, continue."

Ah Er gave a respectful smirk; when it came to tyranny, he was no match for his boss's casual actions.

Bang bang bang!

Gunshots rang out continuously, corpses gradually covered the gravel beach, and blood stained the surrounding seawater red.

A rabble flew off someone's shoulder; the knight responsible for monitoring the battle had "quietly" escaped, and he needed to follow him to pinpoint the hiding place of the Wyatt family members.

Chapter 298 The Royal Capital

Bang bang bang!

As darkness fell, the sound of Black Rose flintlock rifles echoed continuously among the reefs.

Old Black led a squad of vicious soldiers aboard the Saint Lilith, engulfing the wreckage of eight escort ships in the near sea. The progress bar increased significantly, and he only needed one more level-two cruiser as a template to complete the upgrade.

The vicious soldiers led the captured soldiers one by one to the reefs, and before long, the gravel beach was piled with corpses.

Kill 100 people to advance from Common to Rare.

Kill a thousand people, and you'll be promoted from rare to excellent.

Kill 10,000 people, and you'll be upgraded from excellent to perfect.

As midnight approached, blood and flesh filled the crevices between the rocks, and the nearshore waters were a dark red expanse. The Black Rose flintlock pistol had successfully been upgraded to perfect quality, reaching the threshold for someone's secondary weapon. It was still 86,000 people away from the ultimate upgrade level.

boom!

Jiang He fired the final shot, using energy as the bullet.

After several promotions, the Black Rose Spear has become quite ancient in appearance, with a deep black overall color. The barrel and grip are inlaid with gilded metal and engraved with intricate patterns. There is a striking gilded rose on the gun body, with petals extending in all directions.

As the bullets burst from the muzzle, the entire gun seemed to come alive, with illusory black roses blooming around it, their outlines defined by solemn and magnificent gold lines.

The bullet struck the surviving soldier in the forehead, the full damage to his soul shattering it. Outwardly, there was no visible wound, but there was no doubt that he was completely dead.

Jiang He tucked the black rose into his waistband. Old Hei commanded the evil soldiers to sail back. Several hours later, the port of Kalibib had been looted, and gold, silver, jewels, and all kinds of supplies were filled into the portable sanctuary.

"Gather together. Leave 800 men behind, and the rest of the evil soldiers will go back to Rock Town to organize supplies."

"clear."

With the evil soldiers gone, the entire port became unusually quiet.

"Boss, we've found the Wyatt family's hideout."

Upon hearing the message from his animal companions, Jiang He immediately activated the companion teleportation system and arrived at Wu He's side.

This is the back of the port city, a mountain range a dozen miles north of the military camp. Wuhe is standing on a tree branch, lightly pecking at his feathers. The wooden cabin in front of him looks like a hunter's dwelling, but under the all-seeing eye, there is a hidden world underneath.

Boom!

A black gem fell and exploded, sending flames soaring into the sky.

Jiang He casually tossed out a few more. One barrel of white gunpowder could roughly create one high-quality black gem. Now that he had plundered the Duke's family's residence, he had more than 53,000 barrels of white gunpowder in his personal sanctuary. As long as he collected enough for 100,000 productions, his core tool—the Chaotic Explosion Engineer—could be upgraded to the perfect level.

At this moment, the evil soldiers are working overtime to rush the production.

Rumble!

Several bombardments reduced the hunter's dwelling to dust.

After the turmoil subsided, a knight crawled out from underground and turned around to see a young man standing close by.

The man was exceptionally handsome, with black hair and black eyes. His face was expressionless, and his eyes were like frozen gems. He wore a white shirt and trousers that were commonplace, making him look more like an internal clerk in a newly established colonial company. The most striking feature was the red moon between his eyebrows, which was eerie, exquisite, and bloody.

The knight couldn't help but shudder. The commotion in Kalib Port was unsettling, and he knew perfectly well who the other party was.

The Broken Swordsman, Rhine Augustus.

Having successively killed Silver Sword Rosard and Demon Wolf William, it can be basically confirmed that he is a first-class combatant at the peak level of a Grand Knight.

The knight thought he was going to die, but to his surprise, the other party spoke first.

"Summon the elite Grand Knights of the Wyatt family to see me."

The knight then noticed that the Broken Swordsman Rhine was quite pale. The conclusion was clear: he had paid a heavy price to kill the wolf William.

"Please wait a moment." The knight turned and left.

On his shoulder, Wuhe reminded him, "Boss, you still have a Möbius strip."

Jiang He flicked the other's forehead and laughed, "Killing a demon wolf without taking any damage, what do you expect Duke Djouk to think?"

A kill without taking damage means that in the Djouk Territory, apart from the Duke himself, he will have no combat power to restrain him. Because he is too young, he will most likely receive more attention and restrictions. However, if he wins by "luck" and is close to trading his life for his own, his position will be more inclined to be an opponent of families such as the Earl of Rock, and there will be room for support and indulgence.

The overwhelming power of the Gold-Ranked Knights forces lower-ranking beings to operate only within the established rules.

As for the fatal wound left by William the Wolf, Jiang He plans to leave it for a while. After all, he still has a long way to go before he can crush the peak of Silver rank. Most importantly, he doesn't have the surname Djokovic, otherwise there would be no need to worry about it.

"Understood." Wuhe realized that his boss was not just a simple brute; at least his judgment of the situation was competent.

A few minutes later, Elder Wyatt emerged from the underground castle, his right hand gripping the sword at his waist with varying degrees of tightness and looseness.

The smile on Jiang He's face had vanished, as if it were an illusion. He calmly said:

"Want to bet? If you lose, I'll kill the entire Wyatt family."

Wuhe didn't believe his boss was joking at all; the thousands of corpses piled on the reef could attest to that.

“What would I gain if I won? The risks and rewards are disproportionate.” The elder finally released his sword. “But you are indeed badly injured, otherwise there would be no need for verbal threats. Wyatt can make concessions, but not indefinitely.”

“A man and a woman from Wyatt’s direct lineage returned with us, along with the Demon Wolf Breathing Technique and information about the Holy Blood Church’s cooperation with you,” Jiang He said.

"The first option is absolutely impossible," the elder stated firmly.

With the Duke of Wyatt's fate uncertain at sea and his heir William killed in battle, once the Wyatts obtain the direct bloodline, they will have a legitimate excuse to interfere in the Wyatt family's internal affairs. The ducal family does not rely solely on the port city; their true foundation lies in the vast lands and overseas colonies, which are the foundation of the knights and the fleet.

The elder gripped his sword again, adopting a fighting spirit. The other side was trying to plunder the entire family. If it weren't for the fact that it was too difficult for thousands of people to travel such a long distance, he would already be on his way to the capital to seek help.

After a long silence, Jiang He said, "Okay."

The elder then said, "The Demon Wolf Breathing Technique is a fundamental aspect of our family's heritage; I cannot agree to it..."

The words have not yet fallen.

Jiang He advanced rapidly, taking a steady, step-by-step approach.

clang!

The elder had only had time to raise his sword when the surging, unleashed force, like a tidal wave, knocked him back dozens of steps. The sword trembled incessantly, humming softly.

"The Wyatt family is probably wiped out today," Jiang He said impatiently. While maintaining a reputation for integrity was a basic principle, he genuinely didn't have the patience to argue with this old man.

"and many more……"

The immense force lingered, and the elder, suppressing the shock in his eyes, quickly called out to the other party.

"Both the breathing techniques and the research of the Holy Blood Church can be entrusted to you, provided that you swear an oath of chivalry... that you will never divulge them."

The elder found a way to back down. He wanted the other party to swear an oath of chivalry, so that breaking the oath would mean forfeiting the power of virtue. However, the broken swordsman Rhine was clearly preparing for war, so it was not advisable to force him too much. As for the so-called chivalry, it was only a matter of a person's morality.

Jiang He suppressed her murderous intent and waited for the other party to return.

Half an hour later, they successfully obtained the Demon Wolf Breathing Technique and some information about the Holy Blood Church.

The Holy Blood Church is an organization that collects various bloodlines. Its technology for implanting superior bloodlines into bodies is quite advanced. As a result, members of the Holy Blood Church are generally above the level of their peers. However, to break through to the title of Knight, one needs to integrate the advantages of various powerful bloodlines. The difference in difficulty between the two is enormous.

……

As night deepened, all the defensive fortifications on the mudflats were destroyed. The tide rose silently in the darkness, leaving behind streaks of shimmering water wherever it went. In the deep crater blasted by the Spear of Fate and Oath of Victory, the tide accumulated and gathered into a lake.

After Jiang He got what he wanted, he lost interest in the Wyatt family. When he returned to the mudflats, there was less than half an hour left before midnight.

Eight hundred vicious soldiers and silver-level Taoist soldiers gathered, while the rest, carrying supplies, entered the portable sanctuary.

Jiang He raised his hand towards Gangcheng and launched a series of fist-sized, black, miniature fireballs.

The embers, burning eternally, possess an inextinguishable characteristic. The black flames gradually rise, and after thousands of embers, the fire begins to spread uncontrollably and rapidly.

In just fifteen minutes, Port Karibibu was engulfed in flames, with black flames dancing wildly, the sounds of buildings collapsing intertwined, and thick smoke billowing into the sky.

[Note: Your reputation with the Kingdom of Bourbon has dropped to Hate.]

[Hint: Your reputation in the Duchy of Djouk has risen to Revered.]

[Hint: Your reputation with the Kingdom of Stuart has risen to Friendly.]

Jiang He gazed at the raging sea of ​​fire. If he wanted to complete the proof of the strong, the war between Dejouk and the royal family was inevitable. He not only had to be a participant, but also a promoter given the limited time of the mission.

Of course, the first priority is to rendezvous with the Northern Fleet; the Saint Lilith has not returned to the Duchy's chart of the rapid ocean currents.

……

Seven days later.

On the River Lambeth, which runs through the Kingdom of Stuart, stands the most prosperous jewel of the entire kingdom—the royal capital.

Using the Lambs River, the capital city amassed a fortune from the maritime trade of the colonies. The kingdom's fleet could sail from its headquarters on the south bank into the sea, radiating its influence to major cities in the west and ports along the western coast.

In the heart of the royal capital, where millions live, the Red Keep's bright red exterior stands out vividly in the sunlight, displaying unparalleled solemnity and grandeur. The octagonal tower's spire soars into the clouds, and the walls are adorned with exquisite and detailed knightly figures.

In the castle hall adorned with red roses, Henry VI sat drowsily on his throne, his magnificent crown, studded with rare jewels, hanging precariously above his head.

Beside Henry VI, Queen Margaret listened to the court ministers' report, her expression somber.

Dozens of royal court officials lined up to listen in.

"...In the naval battle between the Allied Fleet of Nobles and the Northern Fleet, Baron Rhein made a decisive move, abandoning the battle line to cut off the enemy's advance, resulting in the sinking of four destroyers. He and his men killed two Grand Knights..."

"...The Earl of Rock ordered a boarding action, displaying resolute courage and severely wounding Duke Wyatt..."

"...During the middle of the war, Baron Rhine commanded the Saint Lilith in a surprise attack on the port of Calibib, killing the peak Grand Knight Earl William. He is currently undergoing a long period of recuperation..."

"...Baron Rhine personally executed 14,000 surrendered soldiers and set fire to the port of Calib, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among the nobles of the Bourbon Kingdom..."

The report abruptly stopped.

The name Rhine has been echoing in the ears of the great nobles since this morning. He rose from a lowly lieutenant to a prison of disaster, and then quickly rose again. No one doubts his formidable strength as a peak Grand Knight.

However, most of his achievements were built on the losses of the Duke of Wyatt's family, and the current Queen is a direct descendant of the Wyatt family, and the two overseas colonies that were the source of the conflict were also her dowry.

Upon hearing of the death of her blood brother, who had even become a stepping stone for others, Queen Margaret, whose beauty was unparalleled and whose allure surpassed that of other nations, displayed an almost ferocious rage.

She scanned the hall, and many nobles wore expressions of schadenfreude.

Henry VI insisted on marrying this renowned and alluring woman. In terms of social standing, the marriage was actually reasonable. Margaret's maternal lineage was legitimate Bourbon, and according to the Bourbon Kingdom's succession law, she was a princess with a relatively low right of succession. Wyatt also had a long-standing good relationship with the royal family.

However, given the broader context, the Kingdom of Stuart had just ended a ten-year war with the Kingdom of Bourbon, with the former seizing substantial maritime trade profits. If Margaret's child were to become king in the future, they would inevitably become closer to the Kingdom of Bourbon.

This highly probable possibility was simply intolerable to the great nobles. The king represented all the nobles, and most nobles remained pessimistic about whether the next king would be willing to protect the interests they had seized from the Bourbon Kingdom.

Henry VI's decision to cede two colonies of Djouk clearly demonstrated this trend. Paying reparations after defeat was an old rule among nobles, but there was absolutely no reason to pay reparations after winning a war.

"continue."

A steady voice suddenly sounded.

The captain of the Royal Guard spoke, then fell silent again. He was a Gold-ranking warrior, titled the Crimson Rose Knight, and the royal family's greatest supporter.

A century ago, as the illegitimate son of the king at the time, the Knight Commander received the care and kindness of the queen before he had even shown his talent. After the king and queen both died, he protected the royal family and helped them through the turbulent and chaotic era of the Age of Exploration.

Within this Red Castle, the Grand Master's status is second only to the King, and even far surpasses that of the Heir Apparent and the Queen.