Pirate Kingship

Dark, cold, depressing

Byron seemed to feel that he was sinking slowly in the deep sea.

The light above my head is getting weaker and weaker, and the darkness below my feet is getting deeper and deeper.

My body became weaker and weaker, and my heart became more and more frightened.

It seems that it is about to break away from the civilization and order created by hundreds of millions of years of human evolution, and return to the original appearance of living in the deep sea hundreds of millions of years ago.

stretch--!

There was a sudden sound of the anchor chain being straightened suddenly.

Then Byron suddenly woke up.

I realized that I had just had a nightmare.

Continue to close your eyes and concentrate, gradually calming down the somewhat too real fear of the deep sea through meditation, while also thinking about your next move.

“As my spiritual aura increases, so does the impact from the Sefirah Sea.

This situation is especially obvious after leaving the old continent, the center of the Silver Law.

I must start preparing for the promotion ceremony, touch the second level of [Silver Law], complete the new anchoring, and achieve professional level. "

Time always flies by inadvertently, and in the blink of an eye it has been more than twenty days since the ocean-going fleet set foot in the first circulation zone.

Thanks to Byron surviving one whirlpool after another and unlocking one secret after another, his spirituality had already reached 4.5 when he first set foot in the first circulation zone.

During this month, he gritted his teeth and drank two glasses of [Angel's Kiss].

Using the blood brew made from the Grand Inquisitor's third level [Transmutation Blood], even he, a practitioner of the Holy Grail of Blood, would not be able to completely avoid it.

There are certain side effects that need to be tolerated.

However, now on the Golden Deer, in addition to little Hans having a father that everyone admires, he also has a sister.

How could the side effects of just longing for "maternal love" be so hard to frustrate him? There is no need to compete with the crew for the cow.

Now another month has passed and it is mid-December.

With the support of many aspects, Byron's [Spirituality] gradually increased to 4.9, and he had to start thinking about the next promotion ceremony of [Storm Knight].

“As the top profession of pirates, [Storm Knight] combines the advantages of pirates in the sea and knights on land.

The higher the level, the more obvious the advantage over pirates.

The main promotion ceremony at the first level is to achieve sublimation in a bloody battle with robbery as the core.

The stronger the target, the better the effect.

There is even a certain probability that you can directly inherit some of the opponent's abilities. I got the [Blood Holy Grail] at this level.

There are two routes that can be chosen for the promotion ceremony at the second level.

The first one focuses on the pirate route, holding high the banner of "Strength is better than hard work" and completing the plunder of three group targets.

It can be a merchant ship or a small land stronghold.

If the harvest from a one-time robbery is of great value, it is also possible to complete the promotion on the spot in one go.

The second route focuses on the knight route, showing the momentum of "fighting for every inch of land" and completing the expansion of territory as a pioneer lord.

It is required that the area of ​​the newly developed territory should not be less than 10 square kilometers, that it does not legally belong to our camp, and that there will no longer be any resistance on the territory.

The two routes have different focuses, and the second-level core abilities obtained are also different.

They are [Son of the Storm], which symbolizes freedom, and [Breath of All Things], which symbolizes dominance.

Not to mention the powerful ability, just this 50% uncertainty, under the tightly framed glory ladder system, is already a huge advantage that cannot be exchanged for a lot of money. "

However, before Byron could decide which route to take, he suddenly felt as if someone had put an ice pimple in his stomach.

"hiss!"

She suddenly opened her eyes, and in front of her was Catherine's bright and beautiful smile.

The girl was sitting on the edge of the bed, playing with a strand of her long pale golden hair, and letting out a silvery, sweet laugh at her prank.

"Good morning, little Byron."

This is actually a room in the stern of the Osprey, right next to Catherine's bedroom.

Under normal circumstances, extraordinary people have spiritual warnings that transcend the five senses of ordinary people.

Not to mention a person, just a harmless little animal that broke into their side.

They will immediately detect any disturbance and instinctively wake up.

But this ability didn't work at all on Catherine.

Byron already trusted his sister to the point where he was 100% sure that she would never hurt him, without even an instinctive warning.

Then she was allowed to sneak in quietly.

The same goes for [Guardian Knight] Bruch, but the latter's character is old-fashioned and serious, and he will never be as careless as Catherine.

He saw Catherine, who came to wake him up early in the morning, still wearing a soft and white cotton nightgown.

A section of tender calves was exposed under the skirt, and a shiny mithril anklet was worn on the slender ankles, but his feet were hidden under his quilt.

Byron lowered his head and silently lifted his quilt.

Unsurprisingly, she found that under the quilt, she had a pair of cold bare feet pressed against her belly. It was so chilling to her heart that she lost all sleep in an instant.

He grabbed her ankle and was about to launch a tickling counterattack when he saw his sister looking at him pitifully:

“It’s too cold to sleep alone, you’re not willing to do me such a small favor?

Didn’t you agree to be my guardian knight and flower protector, my Lord Governor? "

Byron was immediately discouraged and covered his feet and quilt back with a grin.

This is different from the impression that many people imagine that noble children get married very early.

Only about 6% get married before the age of fifteen. If the median is calculated, women are 20 years old and men are 22 years old.

Because the marriage of nobles is not a trivial matter. In addition to giving birth to offspring, it is also related to a series of property inheritance.

In order to preserve the family property intact, the aristocratic circle further expands the family interests through marriage and other means.

They believe that the marriage of children is a social responsibility, and the age of first marriage is getting later and later.

Unless noble women can be promoted to extraordinary people, they have only two choices, one is to get married, and the other is to enter a monastery and live alone for the rest of their lives.

As the victor, York sent all the widows of Lancaster, including the former Queen Margaret, to the monastery.

He also "mercifully" granted Catherine the right to get married.

However, not only did he make moves on the territory, making her naturally hostile to the Kingdom of Castile, but he also acquiesced to the [Royal Hound] Vincent to swallow her up skin and bones.

Moreover, usually women need to change their surnames after marrying men, and the dowry will also be controlled by the man.

There are at least eighty men in the entire fleet who are secretly eyeing this beautiful countess.

There are also many who take action to come and woo her.

But they were all blocked by Byron through the two skins of [Royal Hound] Vincent and [Pirate General] Bill.

During this period, more than one person had his hands and feet broken by him, and it was not easy to suppress the group of crazy bees and butterflies.

He really became Catherine's veritable [Guardian Knight].

"By the way, there is a surprise today."

Catherine felt that her feet were almost warm, made a face and jumped off Byron's bed, and walked to the table in a pair of high heels.

She raised her hand to uncover a mysterious silver dinner plate.

"Dangdangdang, happy birthday, little Byron!"

A very clumsy cake was placed on the table.

The font on it was very beautiful.

- Happy every day.

"It's my first time, so I didn't do it very well.

To ensure freshness, I got up before dawn to make it.

The weather is still a little cold, and my hands and feet are cold. You should serve me, you know!"

Catherine was modest, but she held her waist with both hands and raised her head and chest, with a proud look, which obviously made her very proud.

Then she threatened fiercely:

"But you must eat it all with gratitude. If you dare to say it's unpalatable, you're dead!"

She waved her white and tender little fist at him, but it had no deterrent effect.

Byron had long forgotten that today was his 18th birthday (Chapter 23).

Although there was no grand royal coming-of-age ceremony, no expensive gifts, only an ugly-looking cake.

But he still had the most precious thing-a sister who always remembered his birthday.

With his eyes slightly blurred, he stepped forward and hugged the girl into his arms, wrapped his arms around Catherine's slender waist, and tightened his arms.

"Thank you, sister!"

He never wanted to let go of the only family affection left in the two lives.

He secretly vowed to make her no longer wandering in this life, and live a happy and wealthy life like a princess again!

Then, the two hid in the room, eating the birthday cake secretly.

Byron read the inscription of the [Warrior's Cup]: "Clear springs pouring."

After washing and changing clothes, they walked out of the cabin together.

There is really limited fresh water on the sea. Under normal circumstances, even the fleet commander can only take a bath once a week, and he has to use the rainwater collected by the servants.

And the [Warrior's Cup] is simply a magical artifact when sailing in the ocean.

The endless supply of fresh water is equivalent to saving the life of Catherine, who loves cleanliness. Otherwise, taking a bath every few days can make her crazy.

A bell suddenly rang on the flagship.

In the morning light, it was discovered that a small island appeared in front of the fleet, and the light radiated from the lighthouse above was warm.

Here, the first circulation belt is getting weaker and weaker, and gradually begins to sink under the sea surface.

As long as they see the lighthouse, it means that they will leave the first circulation belt and enter the Bantaan Islands in about three days.

And it is time for the [Golden Deer] to set off early to complete the first task assigned by the new boss.

Byron looked at the flagship in front of him with cold eyes:

"Old man, if I can get you a penny, I will take your surname.

No matter what is on Taimanbulak Island, it will only belong to our lord!

Now, I think about which one to choose for the second-level promotion ceremony."