Pirate Kingship

When the entire crew of the Jackdaw disembarked, everyone discovered that James, the apparent third-level assassin, actually had a hidden agenda.

That is the resurrected corpse!

It was a group of muscular men covered in rags.

Their eyes are green, their skin is blue and black, and their canines are protruding. Even if they have been treated with black witchcraft, it is obvious that there is a lingering smell of herbs and corpse stench from them.

Except for a few extraordinary pirate officers, most of the crew members on this adventurous ship were not alive.

It is a group of resurrected corpses that Byron and Violet encountered on Treasure Island (Chapter 229).

He wasn't as surprised as the others.

From the very beginning when I read the information about the Jackdaw, I took a look at James, the assassin captain.

The information read by the same level was relatively complete, so naturally he also saw his trump card.

“We cannot underestimate these adventurers who are active on the front line of adventure all year round and can still be active.

Compared with pirates, they are more suitable for the comment of "the leftover is king".

Being on the boundary between the humanized world and the natural world, they may not necessarily have any amazing trump cards hidden in their hands, and there is absolutely nothing they can do easily. "

The knowledge of creating a resurrected corpse comes from the forbidden book of Voodoo, the Voodoo Ritual.

Those resurrected corpses have no reason, no sense of pain, infinite strength, can walk as fast as flying, and are not afraid of ordinary bullets. They are often used to work instead of cattle and horses, or as cannon fodder soldiers.

Only a small amount of human command is needed to exert great power.

It can also enter a dormant state during ocean voyages, which greatly reduces consumption, relieves logistical pressure, and improves single endurance.

Once it reaches a certain number, it will definitely be a horrific disaster.

Byron also heard that Voodoo was developing very rapidly in the Bantaan Islands, with many branches appearing on the major islands in the Sapphire Sea.

The Black Tongue Brotherhood that we encountered at the beginning was one of them, with the purpose of "all members are as close as brothers, keeping secrets for brothers, and stabbing each other at every expense."

I didn't expect to meet one here suddenly.

It’s just unclear where [Hawkeye] James Kent learned this forbidden knowledge, and whether he joined Voodoo.

A moment ago, James was feeling a little depressed because he was being compared in the way of an assassin.

At this moment, seeing his proud work, he immediately became inspired again and said proudly:

"How about it, Your Majesty the Governor, my crew is pretty good, right?

The body of the resurrected corpse has already died, so it is one of the most suitable troops to deal with the coral people. There is no need to worry about being parasitized by the coral disease.

Moreover, most of these resurrected corpses were my assassination targets and enemies during their lifetime.

I don't need to clear the battlefield like other assassins.

After they die, they will naturally get up again, clean up their heads and tails, and serve me loyally from then on, making the best use of everything.

Isn’t this idea of ​​an all-in-one assassin and labor service great? "

James thought that although he was lagging behind others in the art of assassins, he had at least made a comeback in the use of "trophies", and he suddenly regained some confidence.

The chest is naturally raised.

Byron did not undermine his confidence again. Thinking of his series of factories in Stromgarde, he nodded in appreciation:

"Well, it's very good.

If it is used for simple repetitive work and even the labor of the assembly line is saved, I think this thing is really worthy of setting up a project, and let Pioneer Bank also invest in it. "

The civil servant following behind him immediately took note, and turned around to find Catherine to apply for funds to mass-produce an army of "workers."

"[Hawkeye] Captain James, please.

I have just taken office, there are still many affairs in the colony that have not been handed over, and I am not familiar with the celestial circulation belt. I hope that you, an expert, can bring me some good news. "

In fact, the souls of the Newman brothers have become members of the Wild Hunt, as well as the former military chief Berretania, who has the advantage of finding the enemy first.

Byron knew more about the colonies than anyone else.

But in other aspects, such as: the current progress of the first and second echelons in exploring the "Celestial Circulation", how many first-line adventurers there are, etc., they are far inferior to James.

As the host, Byron led the group to sit back in the living room of the Governor's Mansion.

James, who was sitting opposite him, brought him unexpected but reasonable bad news.

“I do have two pieces of news to share with you.

The first piece of news is that you'd better not place too much hope in our support team.

Except for the most powerful Castilian, there should be no fourth-level heroic transcendent returning. "

Byron actually had a premonition, but until he confirmed his guess from the other party, his heart still sank:

"How to say?"

James did not beat around the bush, put away his arrogance, and said seriously:

"Your Majesty the Governor, you also know that the Maywind piloted by the fourth-level hero [Adventurer] Balboa is also a top-notch presence in the first and second echelons of various countries and major forces.

Apart from the single-digit fifth-level legendary adventurers, he is a well-deserved first-class existence.

Otherwise, even if you have the [Sacred Relic·Compass of Desire] in your hand, you will not be the first to reach the New World.

Indirectly, he cost himself and the lives of everyone on the ship.

But that’s the thing about adventure activities, no one knows which will come first, tomorrow or the accident.

Others will not retreat, but will learn from the misfortunes of their predecessors, become more cautious, and then continue to move forward on the bones of their predecessors."

Hearing the other party's story, Byron gradually understood the cause and effect.

Adventurers are such a group that goes forward one after another for the motto: "I come, I see, I conquer."

The previous owner of the Taiman Islands, the Nine-Life Cat, died in the adventure, leaving the hard-earned colony to Byron and Catherine.

Although this fourth-level heroic adventurer Balboa fell in the adventure of conquering the New World.

He also proved to other adventurers that the New World really exists.

Everyone will only remember the first, and never care who is the second.

Knowing that someone almost took away the first place that belonged to them, all The adventurers in the first echelon were going crazy.

Especially those powerful fifth-level legends felt that they were only one step away from "safely" landing in the New World.

Even though the officials of various countries had already issued a conscription order to them because of the blocked shipping routes and the dispute over "rights to protect religion".

But unless they were those unlucky guys who received funding from the king or the government and had a defense contract on their backs, the real masters would not pay any attention to those orders.

At this juncture, nothing is more important than discovering the New World.

They want to be pioneers, forerunners, and leave their names in history!

As for the crisis of Bantaan?

Let's talk about it when we come back.

Byron couldn't help but be silent:

"I knew that the kingdom was eager to integrate the power of the colony itself, and it must have anticipated this situation in advance.

So, the reinforcements coming back are all those who need to rely on the kingdom's sponsors. There are no fourth-level ones. At most, they may bring back a few adventure ships of strange objects? ”

Even if you reach the top of the extraordinary route in this world, you may still be beaten to death by low-level enemies.

There is no saying that you cannot kill enemies across levels.

There are two ways to kill a fallen fourth-level. One is to crush it with high-level combat power, and the other is to use a large number of low-level siege wolves.

The confident Castilian chose the former, and Hastings obviously chose the latter.

James spread his hands, indicating that this is the fact:

“Because I was a privateer captain at first, and then I became an adventurer.

The extraordinary knowledge of [Phantom Blade] comes from the York family.

After signing an agreement with the kingdom, I got the promotion resources of the third-level middle sequence, and I had to come this time.

The real elites are still racing against time to replicate the route of [May Wind], striving to be the first to land on the New World. "

The maid brought them and a group of pirate officers a cup of Blue Mountain coffee produced in the Blue Mountains of the Newman family's fiefdom.

Byron took a sip of the fragrant coffee, calmed his disappointment, and then continued to ask:

"What about the second one?"

James picked up the coffee cup and carefully confirmed that there was nothing related to marine life in it before he dared to drink it, with a bit of fear on his face:

"The other one is not good news either.

On our way back, we deliberately passed by the route of the [May Wind] from the celestial circulation belt back to the Bantaan Islands.

But unexpectedly found that many indigenous islands along the way were strangely silent.

Broken shipwrecks appeared on the coast of the island, and coral people who had grown to the extreme stage and merged with reefs and shipboards.

Barnacles, corals and all kinds of messy things released large patches of white fog.

Everyone within the range of the fog had a stubborn hypnotic effect, making everyone on the island fall asleep.

Once they fall asleep, they can't be awakened even by burning, and their bodies are slowly changing.

I sent a team of resurrected corpses to the island to check when the strong wind blew away the fog, and only then did I find something unusual. "

"By the way, I also saw a lot of leftover shells.

I suspect that the natives fell into a deep sleep because of the white fog or because they ate something unclean.

In other words, a considerable portion of seafood along the route of the May Wind may have been contaminated.

The characteristics and transmission methods of coral disease have become more diverse.

My suggestion is that you should not eat seafood recently, especially not eat it raw. "

As soon as the voice fell.

"Poof! "

Byron and [Blood Red Whiskey] Alfred, who had just finished another life menu, sprayed out the coffee in their mouths.

The latter had just digested the "Squid Seafood Soup" from the Octopus Battleship in his life menu.

It was natural to invite his captain who also liked "squid" to share the delicacy.

The two gourmets commented: The best taste in the world, the fragrance lingered in the mouth, and even the clothes couldn't help but loosen.

At this time, Alfred could only comfort himself:

"It's cooked, I have definitely cooked the squid tentacles, there will be no problem. "

Byron was not too worried. Even if the information he read was incomplete due to the suppression of his position, he would not make such a low-level mistake.

Besides, I have "immune blood". Even if the real body of [Sleeping God Kraken] comes, I dare to hold its feet and bite it hard!

It's a small scene, no big problem.

In the following days, with the return of support forces from various countries, the Bantaan Islands became lively again.

But as James said, most countries only returned a bunch of exotic warships that can be compared with the fourth-level nominal battleships.

Undoubtedly, they all chose the wolf pack tactics.

Jamestown Royal Port also welcomed back a [Boar Warrior] and a [Butterflyfish].

Together with the [Golden Deer], [Jackdaw] and the fourth-level ship [Support] left by Major General Newman, they formed the "Zoo Front" of Hattings.

They didn't have to wait long.

The governors of the various countries in the Bantaan Islands welcomed the combat meeting jointly hosted by the Lighthouse Federation and the Church.

The mission to snipe the [May Wind] officially began.