Pirate Kingship

On Gonave Island, the colonial island of the Iris Kingdom, a Hetings-style town stands silently.

Lighthouse, windmill, fields, houses, and mills. Although the sparrow is small, it has all five internal organs.

Most of the residents coming and going have the iconic blue eyes of Bay residents, and there is almost no Iris person to be found here.

Rumble.

Wow.

A series of thunder exploded above their heads, and in the rainy season on the Bantaan Islands, a heavy rain fell at any time.

In an instant, a white curtain of rain fell between the sky and the earth, and the residents working or training outside were instantly scattered.

But in a particularly spacious wooden house in the center of the town, a fierce quarrel broke out again.

[Unbreakable Fortress] Sam Leopold, who had gray hair but was as tall and burly as an iron tower, roared loudly at [Taking Advantage of the Enemy] Burley Tania who was reading:

"Bere Tania, you are betraying!

Felix sent the message seven days ago. If it weren't for your lack of cooperation, maybe we would have successfully trapped and killed the sea hunter by now.

When are you going to be stubborn? Do we have to wait until the sea hunters are ready to come and catch us all? "

Compared to the hot-tempered fortress expert, the Storm Knight sitting at the desk had a cold and rigid look on his face and retorted in a calm tone:

"No, I did not betray Lancaster."

He slipped a bookmark into the thin book in front of him.

It was "The Prince" written by Machiavelli, the consul of Florence, the art center of the Old World, to the Ferdinand family, the rulers of the city.

The Ferdinand family motto: "Ferdinand gave to the world."

Not only did he support a large number of artists in the palace, he single-handedly promoted the enlightenment of Renaissance ideas, he was also a world-famous Jinquan family.

Although the land directly ruled is not large, it is one of the richest families in the continent today, and has even produced several popes.

The page he was looking at read: "A monarch, especially a new monarch, cannot do what is considered a good person.

Because if he wants to rule the country, he has to be treacherous, unkind, contrary to humanity, and disobedient to the gods."

The overall meaning of Chapter 18 is that when keeping faith is beneficial, the king should keep faith.

When keeping faith is detrimental to oneself, or when the original reason for keeping faith no longer exists, no wise ruler can and should not continue to keep faith.

We must get used to pretending to be good people and being duplicitous hypocrites!

In this book, a qualified monarch is obviously not and should not be a good person.

[Taking advantage of the enemy] closed the page, picked up the "The Prince" and waved it in front of the old man before continuing:

"Mr. Sam, please believe me, I am definitely not betraying Lancaster, I just want to try my best to try another path.

There are only two of us here today, so we might as well have a frank talk.

Actually, I've been thinking about it.

A country will always be a country, but in the reign of a wise king like His Majesty Henry V, our fathers could come close to destroying the Kingdom of Iris.

But just a few decades later, we, the younger generations, have become homeless dogs who can only take shelter in the Iris overseas colonies.

What's the reason for this? "

[Unbreakable Fortress] Sam Leopold had obviously never thought about such a treasonous question, and he couldn't help but be speechless and unable to answer.

"this"

Without him opening his mouth, [Knowing the Enemy's Opportunities], which can listen to people's hearts, also knew that he didn't know, so he continued on his own:

“Although I don’t like some of the views in The Prince on ruling the country through power, I have to admit that what the author said does make sense.

Before a monarch is recognized by the "Iron Law of Royal Power" and successfully ascends to the throne, who knows whether he is wise or foolish? Is it smart or cruel?

Even if he is overthrown by another heir to the throne in the future, there must be blood shed, especially when the throne changes.

Every throne war in the old continent countries of Iris, Hettings, and Castile will cause rivers of blood to be killed in the country.

I think that a king who 'rules without governing' and does not have such powerful power may be a way to cure this problem. "

He stood up and said impassionedly to the old man in front of him:

“Lancaster has always been our lord.

The throne of Hattings will eventually belong to Red Rose.

but!

Although it is rumored that the [Wild Hunt] of Iron Anchor Bay protected His Highness Byron, can a young man who has just turned eighteen and has not experienced much hardship shoulder the important task of leading us to fight for the throne?

The same goes for young Miss Catherine.

I insist on my opinion, and I have published a code word in the latest issue of "Lighthouse Weekly" to invite His Highness Byron to join us.

Then after trying to find a way to borrow Miss Catherine to trap the sea hunter.

Let's find a safe place to protect them both.

Others don’t know what the old prince is thinking, but don’t we followers still know?

Give His Highness and Miss Catherine mansions, manors, fine wine, delicious food, and the best living conditions, so that they can have more children.

Even for the continuation of Lancaster's bloodline, we can grab a few more beautiful lovers with noble blood for His Highness.

No matter what kind of girl His Highness likes, you can tell us and we will go and get it for him immediately.

Anyway, everyone has skills inherited from their ancestors, and they are all very familiar with robbing wealth or people.

Just working hard day and night is enough to keep His Highness busy. Let us take care of the great task of countering the rebellion.

He only needs to act as a banner to rally people and win support at critical moments. "

[Unbreakable Fortress] Although Sam Leopold is old, he is not confused. He understood the key issue at a glance and asked with a frown:

"Rule without rule? Do you want to usurp the power that should belong to the royal family?"

The latter shook his head decisively:

"No, I'm not greedy for power.

Power is temporary, only institutions are eternal.

We still allocate responsibilities according to the seats in the House of Lords, and we can even add term of office, such as five or ten years of non-tenure-term tenure.

I just want to find a way to end the endless war for the throne once and for all at the beginning of this rebellion.

Let those talented young people use their talents to build the country instead of shedding the last drop of blood in endless internal fighting.

Use the most professional and best talents in the entire country to do professional things.

Isn't it great that the king is still the nominal ruler and can continue to enjoy his wealthy life? "

Children only distinguish between good and bad people, while adults only talk about gains and losses.

Burley Tania, who has his own ideas and knows the enemy first, obviously cannot be regarded as a loyal minister, nor can he be regarded as a traitor.

He believes that rules are greater than people, and he is a staunch supporter of the king under the law.

The anchor on the body is extremely stable, and the will is equally stable.

[Whale Hunter] once said that without a distinct self-personality and a lofty ideal that must be achieved even at the risk of one's life, a person cannot achieve a fifth-level legend (Chapter 179).

From this point of view, this Storm Rider may already have the potential to become a legend.

The question of who takes the lead in the rebellion and who enjoys the fruits of victory has also become a key difference between the two third-level transcendental beings.

But since Sam Leopold's title is "Unbreakable Fortress", he is naturally as stubborn as his name suggests.

The other party cannot be persuaded by just a few words.

He took a deep look at the young man in front of him:

"Whether you choose to be at ease or to fight to the death is your own business.

Burley Tania! No matter what your original intention is, just making decisions for your lord is a violation of your duty as a minister.

After His Highness joins us, I will naturally ask for his opinion.

I hope you don't do anything outrageous, I will always keep an eye on you. "

The latter spread his hands to indicate that he had no extra thoughts.

"Don't worry, I"

clang! clang! clang!

At this moment, a piercing alarm bell suddenly cut through the rain curtain and hit the ears of everyone in the town.

The expressions of the two third-order men changed, and they rushed out of the room at the same time, smashing through the rain curtain, and jumped onto the roof.

When they saw something slowly floating on the sea not far away, adjusting the muzzle of the cannon, they all couldn't help but feel a huge shock in their bodies.

Screaming out loud:

"That's the Maywind?! Instead of hunting ships, it started attacking towns?

Why did you choose us? ! "

There was the bandit-suppressing commander Sea Hunter in front of them, and the May Wind made a brazen raid on them in the back. This remnant party was really a disaster that never came singly.

Boom!

Before they could feel sorry for themselves, artillery fire roared on the sea, and sixteen 12-pound guns on the side of a fifth-class ship launched a salvo.

The gray-white shells covered with barnacles drew white arcs in the rain and crashed down towards the town.