Pirate Kingship

Three days passed in a flash.

Byron, who had transformed himself into [Pirate General] Bill, met the other six pirate generals he had not seen for a long time in the naval base in Jamestown.

There was also the Bloodthirsty Cult that he had heard of for a long time.

There were two people in total, and the leader was a black-robed man called [Insect Swarm].

Although he looked like a person when he stood there, I always felt that there were thousands of eyes staring at him, and he obviously had a sour smell unique to insects.

"The information Alfred gave me did introduce this deacon of the 'Giant Insect Book School'.

A third-level [Beast Tamer] who has completed the first sublimation of the essence of life.

He is already immune to weapons such as guns and bullets, and my starting 'Sword Drawing Technique' is also ineffective against him."

The background color of taboo knowledge is chaos and disorder, and the hierarchical division is far less detailed than the seven-level [Ladder of Glory].

Unlike the latter's collectivism, its purpose is to continuously strengthen itself as an individual in the essence of life.

There is a corresponding ceremony at each promotion node.

What kind of ceremony you have performed determines what kind of level you can reach (Chapter 50).

Analogous to the Ladder of Glory, when you are promoted from the second level to the third level, you usually abandon your mortal body and achieve the first sublimation of the essence of life.

Just like the [Zerg] who became the will of the Zerg in the Bloodthirsty Cult, and the [Various Enchantress] Beatrice in the Skinning Church, they are all at this level.

Byron, who is walking on the same path as them, can't help but look forward to it:

"I don't know what the first sublimation [Ritual·Sacrificial Holy Grail] and the second sublimation [Ritual·Scarlet Holy Grail] will make me become."

There is no detour like the nobles' meeting, [Zerg] goes straight to the point.

The shrill voice made people uncomfortable, and the words made everyone frown secretly:

"General Newman has just explained the situation of the Bantaan Islands very clearly.

Because of the damned [Wild Hunt] among the Bay People and the Bay People Princess Violet, the Kingdom Navy suffered a heavy blow in the North Sea.

In addition to maintaining the stability of the colony, it is difficult to provide more strength.

This time, the main force following the Kingdom of Castile to attack the Azik Empire is everyone present.

I want to emphasize that our primary goal in attacking Azik this time is not land, not gold, silver and spices, It's people!

You can regard it as a glorious war for the purpose of obtaining "living sacrifices", and the more sacrifices captured, the better. "

As soon as the voice fell, one of the seven pirate generals, [Slitthroat], frowned and questioned:

"Excuse me, Mr. [Insect Swarm], why must we hold a living sacrifice?

Moreover, the opponent is a great indigenous empire, and entering the Yucatan Peninsula is extremely risky.

What benefits can we get if we don't work for gold, silver, and spices? "

[Insect Swarm] also knew that pirates were a group of villains who would not work for nothing. It is impossible for them to work for nothing.

Obviously, he was well prepared, and a mysterious smile appeared on his face:

"That's exactly what I'm going to say next.

In fact, what you asked is a question, all of which directly point to the fundamental principles of the two "Forbidden Books" in the hands of the Bloodthirsty Cult.

Why is human sacrifice prevalent all over the world? It is prevalent in various taboo knowledge?

That's because people have infinite possibilities."

Then Byron heard a series of more systematic black magic theories from a pure black wizard.

With his own understanding, he can explain it like this:

In the current world, "humans" are very special.

For example, let's make an analogy with a dog that can be seen everywhere.

The life of a dog is limited by its essence, and everything is just for reproduction and survival.

No matter how varied they are, they will never exceed the limit given by evolution and bloodline, namely, Chordata-Vertebrata-Mammalia-Schizopoda-Canidae.

It is impossible for it to get up and build a palace for itself, nor will it think about the meaning of dog life.

Even a few individuals who can break through the racial boundaries because of the influence of the source tide, swallowing some treasure, and being polluted by indescribable pollution can only be called lucky ones.

Everything comes passively, not the result of their active pursuit.

A dog has no past and future. It moves according to the stimulation and needs of the moment, today, every day, until the end of its life.

In other words, for dogs that focus on "animal nature", everything has been determined and the attributes are fixed and unchanging.

The same is true for other birds, beasts, flowers, plants and trees.

But on the contrary, human attributes are never fixed.

Humans have never been limited by the biological classification of Chordata-Chordata-Mammalia-Anthropoids. Hominidae-Homininae-Hominin-Hominin.

The emperor takes turns. Today, a person who came to my house may have been a beggar ten years ago, but ten years later, he is a rich man.

He lived like a monkey a few decades ago, but after hundreds of thousands of years, he has been able to break through the sky and transform the natural world into a humanized world.

Humans are a combination of animality and divinity. In the process of life, they are constantly facing choices and constantly reshaping their own essence.

Humans can become beasts or gods.

This is the saying that man can conquer nature.

Looking at the pirate generals who were thoughtful after combining their own practice and verifying each other, [Insect Swarm] continued to throw a bombshell:

"Humans are the variables of this world.

If there were no people, swords, artillery, crossbows, and other highly sophisticated mechanized creations would never be able to appear under the power of nature.

This contradictory creature is itself a precious resource of the extraordinary world.

The source of power of the forbidden knowledge in the hands of the Bloodthirsty Cult is the [Blood of Transmutation] brewed with this infinite possibility!

It is also the blood of transformation and replacement, symbolizing the thing that never changes in this world, that is, "change"!

And its ultimate form is called [Red Liquid], [Universal Elixir Azoth], or even "

Scanning everyone on the scene, he slowly uttered a word:

"Blood of Immortality!"

Hiss——!

The whole conference room was filled with inhalations.

"Can people really live forever? "

Even General Newman, who had known all this for a long time, couldn't help but breathe heavily when he heard it again.

Pirates work for benefits, and what is a greater benefit than immortality?

At least in the entire Silver Age of 1471, there was no immortal king.

How could such an opportunity fall on them?

At the same time.

In Byron's logbook, the decoding density of [Secret: The Shadow Behind the Red and White Rose War, Influence 31] was also increased from 57% to 60%.

It proves that he has set his sights on the Bloodthirsty Cult, and the direction is completely correct.

And And Byron knew that [Insect Swarm] was just talking about the surface.

According to Crystal Skull No. 3, only by balancing "divinity" and "animal nature" can one reach the realm of God.

No matter which of the two is completely inclined to, it is too extreme and not the right way.

If you only think about the transformation of the essence of life and ignore your own [anchor], you will probably become a miserable fallen person first.

Byron will never make such a mistake.

After all, when you open the title page of the [Ship Log], the first line is:

"The great flood of this world has never receded, so you must firmly tie your [anchor]!"

He must engrave this sentence into his bones.

[Insect Swarm] was very satisfied with everyone's reaction, and changed the subject:

"However, the "Book of Taboos" is not complete at present, and more sacrifices are needed to obtain more taboo knowledge before the era.

Whether you can get enough sacrifices depends on your performance in this mission.

After the war of annihilation, I will select one or two of you to be admitted to the Bloodthirsty Cult as my disciples.

Even if you practice the black magic mentioned above, even if you cannot achieve immortality for a while, you can definitely achieve a qualitative change in the essence of life like me and greatly extend your life.

This is my deposit for you. "

Then, everyone received a piece of parchment with magic circles and spells written in blood-colored ink.

Others were overjoyed, but Byron was very familiar with it.

It was the common initiation ceremony of the two major factions of the Bloodthirsty Cult - the ritual of the Holy Grail of Blood.

And not only that, Byron believed that after the "Bloody Mary Faction" was destroyed, the taboo book they had should have fallen into the hands of the "Giant Insect Book Faction".

The latter will not lack various blood brews.

"Even if you can't capture living people, it's okay.

Use this ritual to brew [Transmutation Blood] from corpses that have been dead for no more than one hour and bring them back, the effect is exactly the same. "

Having said this, the pirate generals had no more objections.

They were eager to rush to Yucatan Island and kill everyone.

General Newman sighed:

"The kingdom first fought a hundred years of war with Iris, and then a thirty-year war for the throne with Lancaster.

The time of operation in the Bantaan Islands was too short. Even if trade was opened with some Azk and Taya city-states, no reliable partners familiar with the situation in Yucatan were found.

How to hold a war of glory and capture living sacrifices, they are the real experts. "

Dongdongdong.

Byron, who had been waiting for him to say this, suddenly stretched out his hand and knocked on the table.

"General, the great wizard, and colleagues, I have a candidate.

I wonder if you have heard of Chichen Itza, one of the three major city-states of the Taya Empire? "

Including the [Insect Swarm], a group of people suddenly became excited.

Byron clapped his hands, and with the approval of Major General Newman, a figure pushed the door and walked in.

"Please allow me to solemnly introduce to you Mr. Wyandot, the grandson of the captain of the Chichen Itza Temple Guard. "

Hearing his identity, everyone's eyes lit up.

The next thing is simple.

It's Mr. Byron's time for a show.

Wyandotte wants Byron to help rescue Chichen Itza.

They first used the Taya Empire's tiger skin, pretending to be important figures in the city-state, and reached a cooperation with the Kingdom of Hastings to get enough benefits.

Then, with the sincerity and title paid by Hastings, they returned to Chichen Itza to persuade the city-state leaders who were eager to cooperate with war agents but had only Castile as an option.

And he, the resource integrator, pirate general Bill/Captain Byron Tudor, [Sea Hunter], will jump onto the stage of Bantaan as a link in the middle.

Become an indispensable link and a master of micro-manipulation in another chess game.

Some people may say, fraud! This is a naked fraud!

But. Who knows?