Pirate Kingship

Although Knight General Redjavik was also trembling with excitement, he was even more excited when he thought that he might become a figure in the scriptures of later generations.

However, as an insider, he had known the specific plan for a long time, but he didn't know the limit of the power of [Holy Spirit], so he was the first to come to his senses.

He immediately shouted to the others:

"My Lord has really brought down the power, let's go!"

The paladins immediately jumped up upon hearing this, and stepped on the tightly connected road under their feet as if it were a whole and ran straight to the sea. With the addition of prayers, they were as fast as galloping horses.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The Iris soldiers on the other side were also trembling, but not because of excitement, but because of fear.

[The Ladder of Glory] has limited ability to interfere with the material world, and most people in the local area have never seen black magic in their lives.

Seeing this shocking scene of changing the terrain in an instant and even splitting the sea, even the bravest soldiers were shocked.

It was as if the scene described in the "Gospel of Creation" was reflected in reality again.

Draw the sword against the Creator? Will he really not die?

"It's really a miracle, the Creator has shown his divine power."

A navy soldier opened his mouth and spoke his mind subconsciously.

But he was immediately slapped on the head by the officer next to him, and the roar shook the eardrums of all the Iris soldiers:

"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of the vision of the false god, or are you afraid of military law?

You dare to let the fugitive escape, you will suffer!"

The bottom sailors of the navies of various countries have no human rights. If they were on the ship, a cat with nine tails tied to a bullet would have been whipped on their heads.

In order to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, not to mention the whipping, they have done a lot of things like dragging the keel and walking on the gangplank.

Without the tyranny of the navy to its own people, there would be no huge pirate team now.

The soldiers had no choice. Faith was illusory, but the whip was real.

They could only bravely bypass the tide that rushed ashore and chase along the road.

Rumble.

But unlike the Paladins, they had just stepped onto the stone road when their feet immediately trembled, and stone chess pieces emerged from the ground one after another.

Guardians, knights, chariots, bishops. Each of them stepped down from the base, drew their weapons and lined up in layers.

With a flash of divine light on their bodies, their stone bodies turned into steel, and then they launched a reverse charge against the Iris soldiers.

The charge of the heavy knights was no more than this, and the ground began to tremble violently.

Lead bullets and swords had no effect on these iron lumps.

Perhaps they were far inferior to the [Mithril Guards] in Catherine's hands, but they were larger in number, tougher, and more durable.

In just a few steps, they knocked the pursuers to the ground.

In fact, whether it was the road or the chess pieces, Byron referred to the method of [The Clown] turning branches into puppet soldiers, which was very consistent with his own [Change] power.

At this time, the spiritual glow followed [Divine Vision] and extended like an invisible tentacle, activating "All Things Return to One", turning all the rocky beach into his own body, and creating a mere miracle was just a matter of moving his fingers.

Oh! Oh! Oh——!

Until Louis XI left [Golden Eye] to suppress Grand Master Jacques de Molay, and personally led [Prime Minister] Richelieu and a large army of thousands of people to catch up, and once again activated the law-breaking ability of [King's Army·Gallic Rooster].

The field artillery roared, and the artillery shells carrying the law-breaking spiritual light covered the firepower, and only then did this group of invulnerable chess pieces be completely destroyed.

But the seeds of the poor knights had already crossed the end of the cobblestone road and rushed into the underwater passage revealed after the sea split.

Louis XI rode the new horse he changed to and a group of guards behind him rushed to the beach, but subconsciously pulled the reins in the waves.

Those moving treasures were clearly within reach, but no one dared to step in.

Chess pieces can be destroyed by artillery fire, but how to fight in the sea?

Even if the [King's Army] can suppress the divine aura of a false god within the country's territory and territorial waters, once the water wall is broken, the most likely person to be drowned will not be the Poor Knights, but their pursuers.

"Navy, where is the navy? Keep chasing.

If you can't get my treasure house back, I will throw you all into the sea to feed the fish!"

Louis XI's roar repeatedly reverberated in the legal network.

He was cursed by the [Ghost Hand Knife], and the only way he could think of in a hurry was to offer a large amount of treasure to St. Peter's Cathedral and ask the saint or even the Pope to wear the [Pope's Triple Crown] to save his life with the status of a demigod.

Just like a general who robbed the imperial tomb and presented the Nine Dragon Sword to the big boss and a group of senior executives in order to get rid of the crime.

Let the Poor Knights suffer a little more, I will bear the infamy, and everyone will share the benefits.

Once the Pope is happy, he will not only not have to worry about being caught eating alone, but also help him resist the pressure from other debtors of the Poor Knights and collect all the debts that should be collected.

Split the debt with the church 30% to 70%.

But if he can't get the treasure house of the Holy Cross International Bank, Louis XI can't imagine what the Valois royal family, who are already in debt, can do to impress the Pope to save his life.

Hearing Louis XI's order, the fleet on the sea can only chase along the divided sea in fear.

The [Navigators] on the ship used all their strength to drive the water flow to accelerate the warship, but no one dared to cross the crack.

Byron on the [Golden Deer] saw this scene and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing:

"Heh, when did you have the illusion that my ability is comparable to that of the Son of God?

However, this also proves from the side that the power of [Fraud], which has come from behind and has the highest degree of integration, is indeed useful."

In fact, a legend alone is a thousand enemies, and only with the cooperation of a legion-level force can he fight against a false god, but a false god also has a limit.

Especially when he is not in his own divine domain.

The first hundred meters before the seawater is split, Byron's original body [Ouroboros] is directly lying there, which can be regarded as using the space distortion ability to really split the seawater.

But from a hundred meters onwards, it is all the audience's illusion.

The Paladins are not actually running on the seabed, but on the seawater solidified by the power of [Change], which is much simpler than splitting the sea.

The power of [Fraud] that has been completely digested by Byron can deceive the five senses, the sixth sense, and even permanently distort cognition.

In battle, it controls all the senses of the opponent, making him completely believe in Byron's settings about the appearance, form, quality, touch, and even smell of a specific object.

In terms of [fraud], even if all the gods in the world are added together, they are not as good as him, the world's number one liar!

You know, Byron is now deceiving the believers of [the Creator] every moment. Every time the clergy of the Royal State Church convert a believer, it is equivalent to successfully deceiving one more person.

He used [the Book of Years] to deceive the collective subconscious sea, making everyone subconsciously believe the nonsense he added to the church scriptures that "Saint Byron is equal to the savior."

Next, he will deceive the gods in the positive and negative "Pantheons", and even deceive the whole world!

The more powerful the object of successful deception, the stronger this power.

[Fraud], [Royal Power], the power from the personal God and human sociality, in Byron's social practice, the speed of improvement is much faster than the natural power of [Creation], [Hades], [Storm], etc.

Any change in strength will enhance the most core [Change] power, allowing his life essence to continue to sublimate.

And in the idealistic world, lies are roughly equivalent to power or even power itself.

Tell a big lie and let the whole world dance with Byron.

Once everyone truly believes his lie, he can really take the position of "captain".

Change its course according to your own wishes!

As for now.

As long as the rank is lower than Byron, combined with his own talent [Cognitive Correction], even if the sun is square and the planet is flat, they will still believe it.

The only shortcoming is that it needs to consume power to maintain, which limits the scope of influence of this ability.

It is not a problem to confuse the same level in a short time, just like the real legendary [Corona Priest] Cardinal Richelieu on the opposite shore did not find any abnormality.

"We escaped."

"Hahahaha."

The territorial waters of various countries are currently three nautical miles, and the length of the ladder in the sea is also three nautical miles. The seeds of the Knights are all extraordinary, and they can run much faster than sailboats that can only make a few knots at most.

With the storm halo that Byron had blessed them with, they soon finished the whole course and saw the legendary warship, the Golden Deer, suddenly appearing in front of them.

With the preparations made by the Knight General Redjavik at the beginning, the knights, who were in a state of ups and downs, and who were extremely sad and happy, hesitated for a moment before rushing onto the deck of the Golden Deer on the steps of the sea.

They knelt on one knee in front of Byron and the [Queen of Finance] Catherine beside him, and shouted:

"Praise my Lord! Praise the Queen of God!"

They accepted the fact that they had become a member of the North Sea Empire and had moved from the Orthodox Church to the Royal State Church in terms of faith.

The anchor chain of faith moved with it, and everyone suddenly felt particularly at ease in their hearts, and the two objects of faith in front of them were particularly in line with their paths.

With both [Holy Spirit] and [Wealth], the effect of the legion title of the Poor Knights [Sacred Heart Without Regret] was unprecedentedly enhanced.

The spirituality of many of these paladins suddenly soared.

A small number of paladins who have a deeper understanding of financial knowledge and have even obtained extraordinary abilities of the gold and yuan sequence have even changed their jobs on the spot and obtained a new job [Holy Coin Knight].

Feudal superstition sneers, kneeling in the temple of the God of Wealth for a long time, and facing the goddess of wealth, no one knows what piety is better than us!

Byron and his wife have a golden triangle. There is no need to strictly divide who is whose believer. They can share anchoring and mind power, just like the trinity of the creator.

In addition to Violet's [Whale Oil Mechanic] and Digital Life, Catherine also has the Fortune Knights and [Holy Coin Knight].

The construction of the Kingdom of God can finally get on track.

Finally, when the Knight General Redjavik respectfully handed the treasure house key to Byron, Catherine's financial resources skyrocketed, and the [Financial Holy Sword] became much stronger.

Byron did not open the treasure house directly, but first glanced at the material list and account balance in the key, and the corners of his mouth widened:

"Hahaha, the primitive accumulation to help the North Sea Empire realize industrialization has also been achieved!"

Some time ago, they defeated the colonial fleet of the old gods and regained the territory of the three countries of Kalmar.

One of the most important changes is industrialization.

And there is no "resource curse" in this bitter cold land, and the conditions are much better than those of the Golden Empire in the tropics.

The population in resource-rich areas often relies too much on the resources of the area and ignores other development issues, resulting in distorted social development and nationality.

Why haven't we heard of any tropical country becoming an industrial power in modern society?

It is because the natural resources in tropical areas that can meet the basic needs of human life are so abundant, and various animal and plant resources are almost inexhaustible.

People only need to develop the gathering industry in their own small piece of land to meet their basic living needs.

There is a lack of motivation to grow food, raise animals and exchange trade, and even a lack of motivation to make clothes and build warm houses.

The national character is generally lazy, lacking long-term planning for the seasonality of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and is prone to quick success and instant benefits, and can't wait to eat up all the investment and income of others.

Bharata makes money, Bharata spends, and wants to take it home as soon as it is separated. This is a true portrayal.

Although bitter and cold areas are not suitable for agricultural development, they have many advantages in terms of industrial development.

This has been vividly reflected in heavy industrial industries such as mining, metallurgy, and manufacturing.

Byron's family background is not bad, and he seems to be rich, but it is still far from enough for the North Sea Empire, which has not yet pulled one foot out of a backward agricultural country.

How can we start industrialization without primitive accumulation?

He doesn't want to exploit the people like "sheep eat people". The accumulation of this group of poor knights for hundreds of years is just a timely help.

"The most important thing is not money, but this."

Byron held the key and thought about it, and countless loan contracts immediately appeared in front of him.

Iris Kingdom; Holy Silver Empire; nobles, trading companies, big farmers, big shipowners and even the Orthodox Church and many orders and monasteries under its command are all debtors of the Poor Knights.

These contracts may be just waste paper in the hands of others, and there is no ability to collect them. Even if they are collected, it is impossible to get them all back.

But it is of great significance to Byron.

Because he has the holy relic [the first stock] in his hand, he is the creditor of these forces in reality and mysticism, big or small!

With Catherine's [Financial Authority], it is easy to package it into financial products and transfer debt relationships.

Whether it is "buying" or "selling", there are too many things that can be done to these forces.

With this treasure house, Byron can start preparing for the preparatory ceremony designed for his future promotion to demigod.

The significance is greater than the original robbery of the treasure fleet.

"Byron Lancaster! You ungrateful bastard, give me back the money of Iris!"

At this time, at the border of Iris's territorial waters, the projection of the laws of Louis XI and Richelieu appeared. Seeing that the cooked duck flew into the mouth of the cousin next door, they were furious.

Not only them, but also warships flying flags of various countries in the Strait of Dover appeared in Byron's field of vision one after another.

The warships of Castile, the Netherlands, the Holy Silver Empire, and the countries and forces around the Inquisition all ran over.

It was no big secret that the Poor Knights held a meeting, and it was not just Iris and the North Sea Empire that wanted to swallow up the Knights' property.

It was just that the others were far less convenient than the two families, and they were still a step late no matter how hard they tried.

The Castilian warship in the front was the most eye-catching.

Although it was flying the flag of Castile, it also flew a black pirate flag.

Byron narrowed his eyes and immediately recognized the other party's identity:

"Is this the legendary pirate [Blood Sail] Mihawk who was just crowned the Pirate King of the Sea and officially became the king, and his holy relic warship [Eternal Pine Elcano]?"

This ship has been in service for 97 years, with a history longer than the Age of Discovery. It is also the longest-serving warship in the entire ocean, except for those "resurrected" ghost ships.

It is precisely based on this that it has obtained an ability that countless captains and dignitaries dream of.

[Eternal Pine]:

"The warship will never sink. It provides wood, tar, twist, ropes and other materials, which can be replaced at any time.

The wooden structure itself has a strong vitality, and it can even be regarded as a boat-shaped tree.

The most important point is that the aging rate of the crew living on this ship will also be greatly slowed down.

If you don't leave the ship for your whole life, your life span can be at least extended by half. If you can live to 60 years old before, you can live to 90 years old now!

It's a pity that as a pirate, the chance of dying of old age is too small."

It is said that the new pirate king also has a [Pirate Compass] with two pointers. One can mark where the nearest fat sheep is, and wait for the rabbit in the waterway in advance.

The other can mark where the warships or other enemies that can threaten you are, so as to seek benefits and avoid harm.

With these treasures, Mihawk was promoted to Legend in his thirties. Some time ago, after the [Puppet King] fell into the Ark, he helped [Innocent] Isabella officially ascend the throne.

He also became the Pirate King of the Sea, and one of the only four Pirate Kings of this era:

The Pirate King of the East Coast [Whale Hunter], the Pirate King of the West Coast [Ocean Throne], the Pirate King of the Sea [Blood Sail], and the Pirate King of the Sapphire Sea [King of the Wild Hunt], Byron.

"Tsk tsk, a group of people came to the gate of the North Sea Empire with swagger, they really didn't consider themselves outsiders."

Seeing that those sailboats were approaching with their large numbers, they wanted to get a share of the spoils from Byron.

But he was in a particularly good mood today. Considering that he was now a shareholder of various countries, it was too rough to kill people directly.

So, he raised a finger to his lips.

"Hush, listen!"

Louis XI didn't know what he was doing, so he subconsciously shut up and listened.

Then he heard the whistling wind coming from the depths of the North Sea.

Woo woo woo.

It was getting faster and louder.

At the same time, the operatives from various countries who were preparing to rob the Poor Knights also looked up at the sky in horror.

"Look at the sky."

The wind and clouds gathered, it was pitch black, and in a blink of an eye, a storm descended on the North Sea.

A huge human face that looked exactly like Byron opened his eyes from the bottom of the clouds, looked coldly at the extremely small warships of various countries on the sea, and said in a thunderous voice:

"Tell your king that I will protect the Poor Knights.

If you have the guts, come to the North Sea Empire to find me. Go back!"

Then, he opened his mouth and blew suddenly.

"Huh!"

The Dover Strait suddenly became turbulent, carrying warships from various countries away at a high speed, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The North Sea has now become the inner sea of ​​the empire, and the triple law covers it. This is Byron's earthly divine domain without a doubt!

Relying on the power of 13 million people, the [Golden Law] and the [Storm King], it is enough to change the world in a short period of time.

After operating for a while, he is not afraid even if a half-god with low blood like the Mother of Monsters comes to kill him again.

It is not as good as the 84,000 miles of the banana fan, but it can still blow 84 nautical miles.

And this blow also clearly let these people go back and tell the powerful neighbors around that there is only one person in charge in the North Sea now.

That is him, the Pirate Emperor!

This piece of fat meat is eaten, what can you do to me?

Just get used to it.

After seeing off the guests, Byron drove the [Golden Deer] and turned away.

The sea that was opened up by the mythical form of [Ouroboros] reunited with a rumble.

The waves rolled, and the backs were like mountains.

In a blink of an eye, they were blown away for dozens of miles on the [Eternal Pine Elcano].

Mihawk, wearing a captain's hat, held the steering wheel himself, and combed his mustache meticulously.

He retracted his gaze from the face in the air, glanced at the [Pirate Compass] placed beside the steering wheel, and sighed:

"This colleague is really terrible.

Maybe I can invite him to explore the place I found."

A group of strange-looking, tall and short pirate officers on the ship surrounded him. They couldn't understand the captain's mood of "real men should be like this", and said in unison:

"Captain, what should we do next? Do we still rob the Knights?"

"What if the mission assigned by Her Majesty the Queen fails?"

But Mihawk shrugged indifferently:

"I'm just a pirate king, not the King of Castile. The ones who should be worried should be Isabella and His Majesty Fernando."

After a start, the pirate officers nodded in agreement.

How does the saying go? The moment you think of giving up, the world will become wider.

Reflect on yourself three times a day: Can you not do it? Can you do it later? Can you let someone else do it?

Don't make things difficult for yourself. In addition to the longevity effect of [Immortal Pine], this is the real secret to longevity.

"Let's go back and drink! We are already the pirate king group. Drink the strongest rum and order the most beautiful dancers!"

"Oh, hoo!"

Obviously, this is a group of pure pirates who pursue enjoyment and freedom.

However, other people can pat their butts and turn around and leave, but Louis XI, who is a neighbor of Byron, can't.

He stared blankly at the disappearing [Golden Deer] with a dead face, but he didn't realize that his bad luck had not ended yet.

A trusted attendant rushed over and shouted from afar:

"It's bad, Your Highness!

The Chancellor of the Exchequer was going to short the financial sector as planned when you took action, but...but

Just now, there was a big news that Pioneer Bank and Holy Cross International Bank announced their merger, and their stocks...are soaring!"

Shorting refers to investors borrowing stocks and selling them, waiting for the stock price to fall and then buying them back to make a profit.

As long as the operation is good, not only can you avoid losses, but you can also make a lot of money.

The key is that the corresponding stocks must fall.

But the Chancellor of the Exchequer obviously messed up.

Directly pulling out the "network cable" to stop the transaction is really too damaging to credibility. This kind of thing is invisible and intangible. It may take dozens or hundreds of years to build it, but it only takes a moment to destroy it.

It's like the Schrödinger-style neutral country based on the banking industry, but its position is in a superposition state between "neutral" and "non-neutral".

Byron and Catherine don't want to learn from them.

The two leading banks, Holy Cross International Bank and Pioneer Bank, announced their merger. All loans and savings remained the same. With the help of Catherine's "invisible hand", it instantly became the top stock in the financial sector.

The Iris Kingdom not only did not make any money, but also lost a lot of money.

It is not known whether the recovered real estate can compensate for the stock market losses this time.

"Uh"

Louis XI's eyes rolled back and he fell off his horse.