Pirate Kingship

One month later, early October.

The former Kingdom of Castile is now the capital of the Pyrenean Empire, Burgos.

On the left bank of the Manzares River that runs through the city, stands the first palace complex in the Old World, the Vientiane Palace.

The once prosperous Trastamara Dynasty relied on the strong financial resources of the first in the continent for a hundred years to create this unique wonder of civilization.

The palace has more than 2,000 rooms, including the Amber Bedroom, the Hall of Mirrors, the Ivory Restaurant, the Four Seasons Garden, the Marble Theater and other unique buildings from all over the world, which condenses all the essence of the known world.

It is truly all-encompassing.

And as the empire's colonies expand, the Vientiane Palace is still expanding, and the special effects of the wonder of civilization: [Vientiane and the World] also appear.

It is said that the space inside the Vientiane Palace is much larger than what you see outside, and each unique building corresponds to an anchor point in the vast world outside.

The buildings are arranged in sequence according to time zones, and an anchor point can be established in each time zone.

As long as you hold the door handle of the corresponding building, imagine where you want to go, push the door open and you can directly reach the real destination, or open the door again and walk back.

After the Orthodox Alliance was formed, the Vientiane Palace naturally became the base camp of the entire alliance.

However, on this day, the atmosphere in the meeting hall, which was blocked by the iron law of royal power [Niucheng Code], was very heavy.

A long teak conference table was surrounded by big figures who could make the entire Silver Continent tremble with a stomp of their feet.

Some were real people, and some were projections of the law, but they were all the helmsmen and core senior executives of the Orthodox Alliance camp, and they were also fifth-order high-sequence extraordinary people. Those with a slightly lower level had no seats here.

At the top sat the Empress of the Empire, Saint Isabella I, and King Fernando II of Aragon.

The pattern of co-rule by two kings should not change much in their generation.

However, the two kings have been married for a year, and Isabella is more than five months pregnant, with a very obvious bulge in her belly.

When their children are born and take the throne, the two powerful countries will be completely integrated and become the real Pyrenean colonial empire.

Unfortunately, the two supreme rulers did not show any joy about the birth of their offspring, and their faces were as bad as everyone else.

Bang!

A hand wearing the red Holy Ring of Rights suddenly slammed on the table, making a loud noise.

"Everyone, take a good look at this latest information, we can't be so passive anymore!"

"Saint Joseph", a member of the Gold Restoration Party who put on the cursed [Holy Ring of Rights] of his ancestors and became the thirteenth saint, stood up from his seat, leaving behind the latest information.

He looked around the room, like a gambler who lost badly, his eyes were red.

Others did not look at him. They all had gloomy faces and stared at the intelligence document in their hands:

"The first batch of ocean-going traders who followed closely behind the whale hunters and Byron have returned successfully from the third circulation belt.

On October 3, they arrived at the end of the circulation belt: Anchor Bay, the Faroe Islands and the northern border of the Channel Islands.

This means that the triangular trade across the three continents has officially started, and the preliminary estimated benefits are as follows"

Reading line by line, the bigwigs of the Orthodox Alliance were all hurt by the numbers above.

"Lord, this wealth should belong to us, how can it be given to those heretics who usurp the name of the Holy Spirit?"

"This is not true."

The first batch of merchants who responded to Byron's call were mainly Bay People or Taino people of the Holy Golden Empire.

They just wanted to familiarize themselves with the trade route as soon as possible and draw their own navigation charts. They did not explore the potential of the Corridor of Truth in depth, and the merchant ships were not fully loaded.

These people set out from the Silver Continent or the Bantaan Islands carrying local specialties, and the first stop was the Beast Paradise of the Southern Continent.

Now all forces are developing colonies in the Southern Continent.

The Pyrenees Empire was nominally the master, but in order to attract other countries to concentrate their forces to deal with the North Sea Empire, it generously issued development licenses to various countries.

The newly developed colonies were short of everything.

Merchant ships could just bring some guns, nails, handicrafts, and cloth. They could exchange them for specialty spices, a large amount of gold and silver, and various magic potions in the totem god tribes and colonies everywhere.

The Dragon King's Court symbolized the regularized "divinity", the Beast Paradise symbolized the infinitely possible "humanity", and the Corridor of Truth symbolized the most chaotic "beast nature".

The industrial system was most unique in the Dragon King's Court. Spices were only produced in the Beast Paradise, and other resources were very complementary.

Then merchant ships carried goods from the South Continent and transported them to the Corridor of Truth in the East Continent through the Second Circulation Belt, which had been cleared several times.

The Lighthouse Federation, which was fighting the "Civil and Civil War", was also short of resources now.

They had long begun to launch a counterattack against the occupied areas of the Old God Church in the North, taking the opportunity to recover lost territory and liberate the captive human slaves.

Guns, ammunition, cloth and other handicrafts are not to be mentioned. The spices of the southern continent can enhance the spirituality of black wizards and expand the number of middle and lower-level extraordinary people.

Gold, silver, holy gold, and mithril are indispensable materials for strange objects, magic circles, and ritual witchcraft.

Whether it is Yuanwang Port or the Mermaid Kingdom Dolphin Bay located at the starting point of the third circulation belt, transactions can be carried out on the spot, and any amount of goods can be consumed.

Not only that, in addition to exchanging [Fairy Dust] and [Soul Gem] that are more precious than gold from the Corridor of Truth, these merchant ships have also discovered another huge business opportunity.

During the "Civil War", the human federation of the southern countries continuously attacked the Northern Church of Old Gods, which suffered heavy losses at the top. Naturally, they also killed a large number of dependents and harvested a lot of extraordinary materials.

For example: the "fifth element" in the hands of Abaddon's secret cult, which looks like silver blood, represents spirit and can make the devil immortal;

The "Blood of Transformation" in the hands of the Night Demon in the Church of Twilight; the "Human-faced Acorn" in the hands of the Druid Church; and the "Tears of the Mermaid" in the Church of the Deep.

They are essentially similar things, belonging to a certain form of "change", with different emphases.

Although there are differences in extraordinary levels and rarity, they all have one of the most critical functions for mortals - extending life!

Although the number of treasures brought back by the first batch of ocean-going merchants was not large, all of them were fetched sky-high prices by the powerful people of the Silver Continent.

From shipowners, investors, captains, to ordinary crew members, everyone made a fortune.

As for specific numbers

The furious voice of St. Joseph, the Saint of Remit, sounded in their ears again:

“Only the most superficial level of triangular trade with mainland China, in just a few months, the profits were as high as 1000%-2000%!

If we intensify development efforts and build a complete industrial chain to prepare for matching goods, this number will be even more astonishing.

The Protestant Alliance and other authorized forces will soon start eating meat, but what about our Orthodox Alliance?

Last month, the operation we sent to seize the sea carriage failed, and we completely declared war on the North Sea Empire.

Their break-up fleet blocked the first circulation zone that day, making it impossible for local merchant ships to pass through and for merchant ships from the Southern Continent to be unable to return.

We suffer huge losses every day.

Gentlemen and ladies.

Can you guys tolerate this level of wealth slipping away from our hands? Can they continue to allow their diplomatic-breaking fleet to run amok? "

Faced with this situation, the Remites were even more anxious to get angry than the Pyrenees Empire.

The ring on his hand received the negative curse of "losing the destiny of the country".

While possessing great power, there are also unsolvable side effects:

"Any person who wears it, or even an individual or a group of people with whom it is merely associated, will always suffer the pain of displacement.

It is impossible to obtain their own land and establish their own country. They can only remain a wandering nation forever.

Future generations will have to atone for their contempt for the ‘King of Kings’! "

This curse has long since spilled over from the Saint's Ring to the entire Remit clan.

Therefore, even if they actually control the Kingdom of the Netherlands, they still do not have a country of their own.

Bankers rely on their capital advantages and a large number of gold and dollar sequence extraordinary beings to live in the financial departments, big banks, and big companies of various countries. The invisible financial and business empire is their real homeland.

Today this invisible country is facing unprecedented severe challenges.

If you are not careful, your home may be suddenly stolen by the Beihai Empire.

At the same time, they were too ruthless in their efforts to regain the Holy City of the Three Religions.

In particular, the Golden Power Restoration Party, which has a radical style, originally took refuge in the Pirate King [Throne of the Ocean], but this time it stabbed the Barbary Pirate Kingdom in the back without hesitation.

It's a pity that stealing the chicken will end up losing the rice.

With the defeat of the [Puppet King], the artificial lantern man project can no longer proceed. It has not benefited from it and has offended the lighthouse sequence extraordinary people all over the world.

After betraying their allies and adopters once again, the Remit people have completely lost their way back.

If we can't succeed this time, we won't even be able to stay in overseas colonies.

Elon Cromwell, the president of the Free Masons who actually controls the Kingdom of the Netherlands [Lord Protector] also echoed:

“The damn Beihai Empire locked the first gyre zone with its breaking fleet.

Not to mention joining the triangular trade, our own ships must be cautious even when going to the exclusive colonies west of the Papal Meridian.

They don't even dare to fly their own country's flag, for fear of attracting those hungry wolves on the sea. Once they are discovered, they will never be able to escape.

The shipping route is about to be cut off.”

When talking about breaking the war, everyone felt sad and secretly wiped away bitter tears.

After declaring war on the North Sea Empire, the North Sea Empire launched a counterattack against them that has lasted for almost a month. The merchant ships of various countries have suffered extremely heavy losses.

The Armada may be powerful, but battleships simply can't reach the open sea.

As long as other cruisers go to sea, no one can defeat swarms of heavily armed cruisers.

During this period, they also jointly organized a multi-national joint ocean caravan, but they were also defeated by unlimited wolves and hunted all the way. Only one-third of them finally reached their destination.

Moreover, it was the "smart" captains who deliberately loaded less than others when loading, so that their slower companions could block their guns.

The senior officials of various countries who received the goods were so angry that they vomited blood.

Although the income from ocean trading is very rich, the loss rate of up to two-thirds is enough for them to lose money, and no one will do business at a loss.

Remit's big bankers, who regard wealth as their religion, are going crazy.

[Lord Protector] Elon Cromwell’s voice suddenly became high-pitched:

"Her Majesty the Queen, and gentlemen, we must re-open the shipping lanes, connect the lifeline between ourselves and the colonies, and join the carnival of the triangular trade.

We Free Masons pledge all our resources to support the Orthodox Union.

Even if the war is brought to the Silver Continent, he will not hesitate. "

When profits reach 10%, they will be ready to take action;

When profits reach 50%, they will take risks;

When the profit reaches 100%, they dare to trample all laws in the world; when the profit reaches 300%, they dare to risk hanging.

Cromwell looked at everyone and said his suggestion with a cold face:

“He is attacking our economy, and we are attacking his territory.

I suggest convening a multinational coalition fleet to penetrate directly into the North Sea Empire's mainland to lure the breaker fleet back to defense. We then send battleships to snipe along the route, and at least destroy the establishment of the breaker fleet.

Let their Legion title expire. "

At this time, the queen’s husband Fernando II raised his own question:

"Your Excellency Cromwell, if we cross the Strait of Dover to fight against the North Sea Empire, Richelieu, the Prime Minister of the Iris Kingdom, will never sit idly by.

In addition to the three countries of the Kalmar Alliance that were annexed by the Beihai Empire, our former five sea powers have all participated in the war. How should we deal with it if the Star-Moon Empire comes over? "

Before making the suggestion, [Lord Protector] Cromwell was already confident:

"Your Majesty.

The North Sea Empire may be a tough nut to crack, but the Iris Kingdom, another pillar of the Protestant Alliance, now has a life-threatening problem. "

Seeing everyone's ears pricked up, he spit out the answer:

“Louis XI, the last male heir to the Valois dynasty, was about to die.

The orthodox forces in Iris are dominant and the Protestant forces are weak. As long as we change them to a king and kill all the pro-Protestant factions, we can stab the Beihai Empire in the back!

And I have already prepared, all I need is..."

When the others heard this, their eyes lit up.

It’s hard to say what other skills Remit has, but he is outstanding in being a poisonous snake.

"feasible."

"Second!"

"Second!"

The Orthodox Alliance began to implement two offensive routes, overt and covert.

Byron was not idle on his side either.

In the morning, he had breakfast with Catherine and Violet, who had finally finished her research project and returned to Ganquan Palace.

“It’s not easy, we finally succeeded in pushing the triangular trade on the right track.

As the flow of people, logistics, information, and capital flows at high speed across the three continents, [Alaya] is also continuing to grow.

My "All Things Return to One" has risen sharply and has grown from 10% to 12%. "

Catherine and Violet were also full of joy:

"When I reach 8%, the more wealth I possess, the faster I improve. Triangular trade greatly accelerates the dumping of goods."

"I have reached 9%, and you are pulling me to practice 'steering' every night. I have grown much faster than before.

I am more confident about the subsequent demigod promotion ceremony. "

Byron looked up and looked across the sea of ​​monsters, smiling secretly in his heart:

“The Orthodox Alliance and the Pyrenees Empire thought they had a big advantage by relying on the Papal Meridian to obtain the development rights of the Southern Continent.

Little did they know that the Papal Meridian of another world had given way to countries in the Eastern Hemisphere, found a route to the East and began to rise rapidly.

The first empire on which the sun never sets sadly fell from its throne.

But in the end, neither of these two countries was the winner. The most profitable thing in the early days of the Age of Discovery was triangular trade.

In the end, it was the pirate kingdom that took the lead in starting the triangular trade, picked up the crown and put it on its head, becoming the unique empire on which the sun never sets.

People have to believe in fate, and countries cannot believe in national destiny.

In this process, some countries have been winning by relying on their latecomer advantage. "

"So, when I drew the Papal Meridian, I was in the East, which is more conducive to external exploration; the colonies were not rich in gold and silver, so we firmly embarked on the road of industrialization; and finally, relying on strong industrial capabilities, we took the lead in starting the triangular trade.

In addition, I control almost all the starting points and ending points of Echidna's Triangular Circulation in the Dragon King's Court, the Paradise of Beasts, and the Corridor of Truth. Any triangular trade will strengthen my outer circulation.

Three wins means I win three times! "

Of course, the current triangular trade is very different from the original version.

The biggest difference is that there was no slave trade.

It’s not that Byron valued human rights, but that he had his own concerns:

“Human immunodeficiency virus is known to have originally existed only in chimpanzees and gorillas, and in my time, it had only been in humans for a few decades.

There are only three ways of transmission of this virus, blood, mother-to-child and X.

Then here comes the problem.

How did the virus jump from orangutans to humans in the first place?

It's scary to think about it.

People can’t, at least they shouldn’t! "

If the Black Iron slaves are directly sent to the Silver Continent, they will have to undergo a soul torture first when going to entertainment venues such as the Moulin Rouge.

Lower body: "I have a bold idea."

Upper body: "No, you don't want to at all."

It's a gamble every time.

Perhaps for some groups, this is not necessarily a good thing.

But Byron had no intention of putting the bomb in his home.

"There is actually a better way to protect those wandering orioles or even ban the sex industry in the empire, so that those poor women can return to normal life.

While enhancing the economy and people's living standards, the live broadcast system of the Prism School was introduced.

As we all know, the worse the economy, the higher the quality of the products, and the better the economy, the worse the quality. This is a natural law of human society.

With the technology of the Prism School, those wandering orioles who only sell themselves but not perform arts will start to perform arts one after another, and they will be fattened and strong by the big brothers.

As long as the quality of the remaining ones is so bad that it makes people unappetizing, the industry will naturally continue to weaken. When the profits are small, it will be easier to control.

The next step is to introduce laws, focus on cracking down on organizers, and completely eradicate problems in this industry.

Without organizers, there would no longer be human trafficking targeting women and children, and many, many tragedies would be reduced in the world. "

Of course, Byron planned it well.

However, considering the appetite of some brothers who can prey on chimpanzees, gorillas, and lizards, a radical cure may not be possible, and maximum containment can be considered a great merit.

And why is it legal for rich people to buy goods year-round for a long time, while for poor people it is illegal to sell goods occasionally? This is also a question that needs to be studied.

In addition, the Dark Iron tribe is naturally opposed to things like factories. Byron can't imagine how this tribe can be connected with industrial workers.

He did not want to free the slaves while promoting the Industrial Revolution.

The most important task of the Beihai Empire now is to continuously bleed the Orthodox Alliance until they are extremely weak and that is when they will be defeated.

Skipping this topic, Byron mentioned the most critical event in the next period to the two queens:

“News came from the King of the Fire Worship Empire [Desert Eagle] Naser al-Din.

The wedding date of [The Most Beautiful Princess] Qajar and the Sultan of the Star-Moon Empire [Lord of the Two Seas and Two Lands] Mohammed II has been determined, and it will be on the 12th of this month.

Amita, who now leads the Assassin faction, also determined through intelligence personnel that the great prince [Fatih Conqueror] Bayezid was secretly contacting his confidants in the army.

Especially as the ocean caravan returned and brought back many treasures from the Corridor of Truth that could restore youth and extend life, his actions were obviously much more determined than before.

It is the same in every world. The one who most hopes to refine the elixir of life is the emperor, and the one who least hopes to refine it is the prince.

When he usurped the throne to seize his father's princess and the country was in turmoil, nothing could prove his legitimacy more than the support of the 'Holy Spirit'.

He will definitely cooperate with us. "

Byron's plans were not hidden from the two queens.

After hearing this, Catherine showed a hint of surprise on her face. She reached into her Kingdom of God Financial Street, took out a wedding invitation and handed it to him:

“What a coincidence, Aunt Meganila also sent an invitation yesterday.

François, Count of Angouleme, a distant branch of the Valois dynasty of Iris, was also to marry Princess Charlotte Maggot Valois, the widowed sister of Louis XI, on the same day.

All members of the Valois royal family were invited to attend, and we were also invited. "

Byron had no interest in such things.

"We can just send an envoy to deliver a gift, and there is no need for anyone to go."

It’s just that I seem to have heard that Princess Mago is a famous socialite and has an affair with half of Iris’s aristocratic circle.

The Count of Angoulême actually had the courage to "use the bus for personal use", and he had a really good appetite.

In his eyes, this is just a trivial matter, far less important than his position as the Holy City of the Three Religions and the Caliphate of the Holy Spirit Religion.

Picking up a napkin to wipe his mouth, he held up a queen with one hand and took one step forward, using the space authority of [Ouroboros] to arrive at the Torrent Fortress.

Jörmungandr in the Bay Folk mythology stretches out his body and can only surround the atrium of the nine-story divine kingdom, not the entire planet.

But when Byron completes the feat of circumnavigating the world, he may not only be able to embody the [Sun King], but also obtain the corresponding status and priesthood, and be qualified to become the real Serpent of the World at the sixth-order demigod stage.

One step faster, each step faster.

Byron firmly believed that he would completely sweep those guys who had lost their spirit of exploration and just wanted to pick peaches into the dustbin of history.

beep--!

At this time, in the dock in front of the three people, five Dreadnought-class steel steam battleships were puffing out white mist and slowly sailing into the sea.

It is obvious that today, a powerful weapon capable of subverting this era of sailing battleships has finally been successfully formed!