Pirate Kingship

When Byron and Catherine were talking about Tayapan, who seemed a little weird, someone in this city-state adjacent to the Torrent Fortress was also talking about him.

Surrounded by magnificent buildings such as pillar halls, stadiums, markets, warrior temples, astronomical observatories, etc., stands a huge twelve-story square pyramid.

It is only one level lower than the most advanced thirteen-story ladder pyramid that once enshrined thirteen crystal skulls during the Taya Empire era.

It is three stories higher than the nine-story Quetzalcoatl Pyramid in Chichen Itza.

On the top of the pyramid, there is a dark and deep temple dedicated to Itsumna, the head of the thirteen main gods of the Taya pantheon.

On both sides of a majestic giant rock statue that is half human and half dragon, there are two high-backed stone chairs, one on the left and one on the right.

Sitting on one of the stone chairs is a great shaman named Karakol wearing a five-color feather coat and a five-color feather crown.

On another stone chair sat the new king [King Curl-Nosed] Tiohuacan, with a colorful fabric tied around his waist, shirtless, strong bronze skin and many turquoise jewelry.

However, these two people in power both carry inhuman characteristics.

The great shaman Karakol sprouted a green dragon horn on the left side of his forehead, and his left eye turned into a dragon pupil.

The latter's changes were more obvious. There were two rows of six dagger-like blue dragon horns on his head, his eyes had cold golden vertical pupils, and there were blue scales on his cheeks and shoulder blades.

This is obviously a symptom of the overuse of the animal spirit [Colorful Dragon Lizard], causing the body to undergo irreversible animal transformation.

There are also the colorful dragon lizard, the green dragon lizard with the wind attribute, and the blue dragon lizard with the water attribute.

This kind of animalization is consistent with the principle of foreign colonists collecting various animal spirits and black witchcraft to mass-produce various human waifus, which indicates that the deviation of human nature is difficult to reverse.

But whether it was the two rows of city-state nobles, shamans, and superior warriors stretching from the foot of the statue to the entrance of the temple, or a middle-aged tribal leader half-kneeling in the middle, they all lowered their heads slightly to show their respect.

Obviously, it would be a big mistake to think that they are weak if they show symptoms of animal transformation.

[King Curl-Nosed] Tiohuacan’s thunderous and oppressive voice echoed repeatedly throughout the empty temple:

"Lakamuhar, the Governor of the Kingdom of Hattings, Baron Stromgarde, sent a messenger during the day, demanding severe punishment for you, the culprit.

We are also asked to compensate three times the loss according to the price.

Do you know where you went wrong? "

[Dragon Lizard Warrior] La Kamha, who was kneeling on the ground and the leader of the small tribe who led the attack on the coal ship this time, lowered his head and said with fear on his face:

"I'm sorry, my king.

In accordance with your order, we investigated the maximum coverage of the other party's legal network, and also calculated the time when the river cargo ship passed through our sphere of influence, as well as the number of escorts on board.

In order to prevent the news from leaking out, shamans from the tribe were specially brought to seal off the nearby spirits, making all conventional communication methods ineffective.

What happened was that the Torrent Fortress temporarily deployed an additional air patrol team, which was also equipped with a variety of firearms that were far more sophisticated than the foreign trade version.

If Wyandot, the crown prince of Chichen Itza, hadn't caused trouble, I would have been able to take them and the precious iron tools and arms on the ship without anyone noticing! "

Having said this, he gritted his teeth and added:

“Taino traitors like Wyandot will go to hell sooner or later!

And those bastards in Chichen Itza and Uxmal not only never thought of driving outsiders out of this land, but even converted the entire family to the foreign [Father of Medicine].

They all deserve to die and are not worthy of being listed as one of the three major city-states with us, Tayapan!

My king, my biggest mistake was to underestimate the strength of my opponent and fail to kill Wyandot and the group of [Eagle Spirit Warriors]. "

Obviously, this attack was not the impromptu initiative of a small tribe, but the will of the city-state king [King Curl-Nosed] Tiohuacan and even the upper echelons of the entire city-state.

At this time, the city-state nobles, shamans, and superior warriors at all levels in the temple also echoed:

"Your Majesty, Chief Lakhamha is right, this is the land of our Taya people, and we must drive out all outsiders.

There is no need to follow any rules with outsiders.

Seizing their iron equipment is also to prepare for the subsequent war of honor and glory. [God] Itsumna will remember their merits. "

“Only Tayapan has inherited the favor of [God] Itesumna and the orthodoxy of Taya civilization, and everyone else is unreliable.

Only by ourselves can we restore the empire to its former glory. "

“As long as we can reunify the Taya Empire through this Crown of Glory War that is sweeping across the island.

By the way, they can annex the already scattered Azik, gather the power of 13 million Taíno people, and drive out all the colonists.

They even counterattacked to the Silver Continent through the waterway they opened, and sacrificed their people to the [God] Itesumna. "

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Among the three major city-states: Uxmal, Tayapan, and Chichen Itza.

The epidemic in Uxmal City was the most critical at the beginning. After the disaster, the residents, led by the new king, Byron's cheap disciple Miketka, became the most fanatical in their belief in the "Father of Medicine".

Geronimo, who originally served as captain of the temple guard in Chichen Itza, has been crowned king after the royal family died out, and Wyandotte also became the crown prince.

Without Byron, they wouldn't be where they are today, and he would be an absolute die-hard loyalist.

These two major city-states have already joined in, supporting him the most.

Only the last Tayapan is left. Although he is the closest, he has the least interactions. He always does business and does not have any too close personal relationships (Chapter 183).

Most of Tayapan's upper-class nobility have always had a lukewarm attitude toward Stromgarde.

One reason is their pride in their heritage.

Whether it is the strongest [Dragon Lizard Warrior] of the year or the number one crystal skull [God] Itsumna, they all represent the highest glory of the Taya Empire era.

And "Tayapan" means: "Tayapan's standard"!

They always consider themselves to be the legitimate heirs of the empire who are nobler than all Tayans.

Especially when the younger brother of the previous king, the originally inconspicuous [Crook-nosed King] Tiohuacan, suddenly emerged and ascended to the throne.

It showed the overwhelming strength of the strongest person in the city-state, and used tyrannical power to suppress the voices of all opponents in the city-state.

Moreover, his lycanthropic form is not only closer to a true dragon than any dragon lizard warrior.

Also supported by the great shaman Karakol.

Claiming that Tiohuacan is the son of prophecy chosen by [God], he will one day become the new emperor of the entire Taya Empire.

The crystal skull No. 3 [Corn God] who can talk personally shouted his name and crowned him king!

Of course, under the leadership of the new king, the already arrogant Tayapan became more aggressive despite suffering heavy losses in the royal city of Azik.

However, the voices of doubt among the noble groups in the temple were not completely devoid of doubts.

A nobleman wearing old continental clothes, with a flintlock musket on his waist, and a very obvious foreign appearance said:

"But, Your Majesty, if the [Father of Medicine] hadn't taken action, all of us would have died from the smallpox plague.

Let alone restore the glory of the empire?

Moreover, through trade with Torrent Fortress, and with the help of iron farm tools, fertilizers, and agronomy experts, the city-state had a bumper harvest in the first half of the year.

Only then did he have the confidence to be the first to sound the clarion call for the Crown of Honor war.

It can be seen that outsiders are also different from outsiders. Torrent Fortress is a force that city-states can unite with! "

Another senior warrior dressed similarly also answered:

"The name of [Sea Hunter] Byron Tudor's kindness has spread throughout the Bantayan Islands.

He is completely different from those greedy and vicious Castilians.

In the past six months of cooperating with Pioneer Navigation, the lives of both the lower class civilians and the upper class of our city-state have improved a lot.

Cloth, silk, iron pots, swords, firearms, porcelain, textiles, agricultural technology, etc. have all been greatly improved.

Even if it means attacking and expelling outsiders in the future.

If we attack the Castilians, I support it, but if we attack Mr. [Sea Hunter], shouldn't we be more cautious? "

"And when we asked for help, the great shaman signed a monopoly agreement!"

They said it euphemistically, but their meaning was very clear:

“Isn’t it schizophrenic to raise military spending, send out soldiers, and plunder our largest trading partners and weapons suppliers to protect our interests from our largest trading partners and weapons suppliers?”

Most of the people who spoke behind were business nobles who were good at accepting new things, and many of them had made a lot of money from trade cooperation with the Torrential Fortress.

I say this not only out of conscience, but also out of interests.

Once they break up, it will be the most harmful to their interests. Maybe they will return to before liberation and naturally firmly support Byron.

This also shows that the "agent plan" hosted by Catherine has achieved initial results.

However, the trade cooperation between the two parties has only been for half a year, and this interest group is still very weak. What they say is quickly suppressed by the fierce fighting spirit of others.

Especially when the half-human and half-dragon [Crook-nosed King] Tiohuacan glared at him, these people suddenly fell silent.

"Do you dare to question my decision?"

The loud sound made people's eardrums rumble.

The new king's temper was obviously very bad.

The crystal skull enshrined on the dark red altar, covered with a piece of colored silk, also suddenly jumped out with a huge five-color dragon-shaped light and shadow with five ferocious heads.

It seemed to be composed of boiling water and surging bubbles, roaring angrily at the nobles in front of it.

No matter which faction they belonged to, everyone knelt down with a roar.

"[The God] is angry!"

A certain business aristocrat kneeling in the front row carefully raised his eyes and noticed through the gaps in the silk that the skull seemed a little different from the original one.

It is no longer as smooth and crystal-clear as the last time I saw it half a year ago.

Instead, the left half of his face looked like he had an osteoma, and the malignant proliferation vaguely formed a scaly dragon head!

My heart suddenly trembled.

"Have our [Holy Relics] and patron saint fallen?!"

Looking at Tiohuacan and the Great Shaman, who had also transformed into beasts, they seemed to suddenly understand something in their hearts, but their bodies shook and they did not dare to say a word.

[Ladder of Glory] has stability but lacks power, [Forbidden Knowledge] has power but lacks stability.

For thousands of years, although the extraordinary people among the indigenous people have been continuously promoted in their ranks, their human nature has continued to deteriorate.

Ordinary totem poles, ladders, gods, pyramids, etc. are not enough to stabilize their growing spirituality, and the influence of the source tide is naturally getting stronger.

When they reach a certain level, they can't even maintain their humanity, let alone immortality.

The numerous half-human, half-beast evil spirits, grotesques, and even the dead [cursed spirits] that caused a large number of casualties on the Bantaan Islands were born in this way.

The larger the body, the faster it degenerates. Usually, the fourth level is a huge threshold that cannot be crossed.

Beast spirit warriors who can break through the fourth-level mythical creatures can be said to be rare, and more than half of them are crazy.

Over time, even if someone reaches the promotion threshold, they are unwilling to be promoted.

But looking at the alienated crystal skull, the king, and the great shaman, the business nobles can't help but think of that terrifying possibility.

"Huff. Huff"

The half-human, half-dragon [King of the Curled Nose] Teohuacan panted, widened his bloodshot dragon eyes, and scanned the crowd.

Perhaps he felt it was necessary to reveal some real information.

"If you want to take over the entire empire in the Crown War, you have to rob the ships of the Torrent Fortress, and even the Torrent Fortress itself has to be attacked!"

He raised his hand and flicked the crystal skull on the altar.

A light barrier shot out, and a map of hundreds of kilometers with Tayapan as the center suddenly appeared in the temple, with six spots of light that were particularly bright.

And except for one in Uxmal City, the remaining five were all concentrated in the Torrent Fortress not far to the north.

Just when the nobles were confused,

[King of the Curled Nose] said to everyone with a piercing gaze:

"After I ascended the throne, I went through great pains to find the corresponding epic, and activated the ability of Skeleton No. 1 through the chanting of the holy relic.

One of the abilities is: to rule over the gods.

You can check the locations of other skeletons and gods within the territory of the Taya Empire, and concentrate their powers for your own use. The more you have, the stronger you are!"

Raised his right hand with sharp claws, and pointed at the light spots one by one:

"Crystal Skull No. 3 [Corn God]! No. 5 [Sun God]! No. 6 [Moon Goddess]! No. 8 [Quetzalcoatl]! No. 12 [North Star God]!

A total of five crystal skulls are concentrated in the hands of the outsider [Sea Hunter].

Do you know what this means?

It means that the most powerful force in the Taya Empire era is in front of us.

Take a step back, even if he is the [Father of Medical Care] who saved everyone's life."

The oppressive gaze swept across the audience, and said word by word:

"He must die!"

Hiss——!

The indigenous nobles who understood the truth immediately gasped.

But no one noticed that an ordinary [Dragon Lizard Warrior] with a very low presence in the corner lowered his eyes slightly and finally suppressed the murderous intent in his eyes.