Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 21 Ghoul!
Move forward a little in time.

"Hiccup~"

A drunken figure staggered out of the lower cabin along the wooden ladder, climbed up the bulwark in the drizzle, and unbuckled his belt with his eyes closed.

The water started to flow.

He reeked of alcohol and no one knew how much he had drunk.

Apparently he had forgotten the rules in his daze and climbed onto the deck without even opening his eyes to check the time.

In fact, most people of this era have no awareness of hygiene, and many cities are actually huge cesspools.

Even there are many strange people who only take a bath a few times in their lives, even if they are the king of a country.

If possible, they don't mind solving the problem right next to their hammock.

But definitely not on a sailboat.

A deck anywhere needs to be carefully maintained.

When the sailors were free, they would mostly be urged by the pirate officers to wipe the decks and apply tung oil to prevent mold, rot and mushroom growth, which would cause the ship to capsize.

Even gunpowder magazines, which had the highest safety requirements, were paved with copper and tin floors to prevent sparks.

If anyone dares to urinate and defecate anywhere like in the city, others won't mind cutting off his thing and stuffing it into his mouth.

Even though he was still drunk late at night, he was subconsciously trying to avoid this terrible consequence.

Compared to the [Ten Commandments of Pirates], this is a more deeply rooted instinct!

unfortunately
A certain rule maker obviously does not want to forgive this reckless person.

Another bright flash of lightning streaked across the night sky, casting a burly figure that did not resemble a human on the tall stern of the ship.

It makes the pirate look a little petite.

The black shadow crawled on the ground in a very strange manner, taking advantage of the rainy night to quietly move towards the pirate who was pulling up his trousers.

Ten steps, seven steps, four steps, one step.
"What stinks? Which bastard went to the bathroom on deck?"

The pirate wrinkled his nose and muttered something cursed.

As soon as I turned my head, I saw a terrifying "monster" very close to me.

His eyes suddenly widened, and he was half sobered up immediately.

"save"

Before he could even cry out for help, it was immediately blocked back into his mouth by a pale claw.

At the critical moment, he even wanted to kick the deck hard to attract the attention of his companions.

But he was lifted up by the head grabbed by the huge claw as big as a basket.

The "monster"'s big mouth full of dagger-sharp teeth suddenly opened and bit his neck.

"Gurgling."

He swallowed the pirate's hot blood mixed with alcohol and [Transmutation Blood] in big gulps.

The pirate, whose eyes were turning black due to rapid blood loss, also saw the appearance of the "monster" clearly from a close distance.

His originally ball-like body, only 1.5 meters tall, had swelled to twice its original size. His body became hunched, his skin was grayish, and his palms and soles had grown cold, sharp claws.

The two deformed claws were still covered with gout stones.

The whole body exuded a strong stench of corpse.

However, the face still retained some of its original appearance, especially the pair of blood-red eyes that had turned into vertical animal pupils!
"Captain of the ship? No, spare me."

The tiny plea for mercy that came from his throat was only audible to Salman himself, and it could not shake Salman's iron-hard will at all.

"Gudu. The extraordinary power I bestow upon you is to merge with me.

Welcome the sublimation with joy, hehehe"

The [Pirate Ten Commandments] represent the projection of the power of the law and are bound by the invisible [Pirate Code].

Few pirate captains dare to openly violate the Pirate Code and be severely punished by the law.

They are already unacceptable to the officials of various countries. If they offend the pirates' biggest backer, they will definitely die a horrible death.

However, as long as the captain induced the crew to violate certain harsh rules, he could be punished openly. As it happened, the sailors in the Age of Exploration were notoriously rude, and most of them had no sense of rules, especially on pirate ships with the most lax discipline.

If you forget the rules on the ship by mistake, you will end up violating them one after another.

In this era, severe punishment for minor crimes is a common phenomenon on ships of almost all countries.

"The cat-of-nine-tails", "dragging the keel", "walking on the gangplank", "drag in water", and "exile on a desert island" are all characteristic inventions of this era.

But on the [Man-eating Shark], the starting point is a death sentence!
“It’s actually a ghoul?!
No, this should be the price Salman paid for violating the [Gourmet] 'cannibalism' commandment and using forbidden knowledge for a long time! "

Byron, hearing the unusual noise, quietly slipped out of the kitchen.

He saw all of this through a gap on the open deck that had not been repaired in time after the naval battle.

After realizing that the zombie was Salman, Byron couldn't help but shudder.

"You really don't want to be a human anymore?"

He would be lying if he said that he had no interest in the forbidden knowledge of [Blood Brew] which was banned by the church.

The soul in the body that died of ALS and pursued freedom is naturally not fond of the law system and the [Ladder of Glory] that follow a rule like a cage.

The abilities of each class within the sequence are almost fixed.

For example, the swordsmanship may vary among swordsmen, but one can be 100% sure that the opponent is holding a sword, not a foul weapon like a musket.

But the forbidden knowledge outside the sequence is different.

Take out the things all at once during the battle.

Others think you only have a dagger, but what you take out is actually a thick and long rocket launcher, which naturally gives you an advantage.

It's a pity to see Salman like this.

He also realized that although [Forbidden Knowledge] was useful, since it was not included in the [Silver Law], he would need to bear the price of "overstepping his authority".

The most common one is the decline of rationality and deviation of human nature.

Other symptoms may include sweet tooth, bloodthirstiness, gluttony, lust, photophobia, forgetfulness, jealousy, etc.

This is also the reason why the church denounces it as black witchcraft and most supernatural beings accept it as such.

So is there any so-called "white magic" that can break through the original fixed sequence and has no side effects?
The answer is: None!

"Salman is not only becoming more and more insane mentally, but even his physical body seems to be transforming into a zombie.

Or maybe this was his purpose!

If [Gourmet] wants to become stronger, his gout will be aggravated. [Blood Brew] can cure his gout, but it requires him to eat people constantly, which in turn violates [Gourmet's] taboo of eating his own kind.
Repeated nesting dolls will lead to a vicious cycle.

But as long as he stops being a human, this contradiction is immediately resolved, it's perfect."

"I'm afraid this pirate didn't want to go up on deck on his own accord. He was probably influenced by the blood wine and offered it to Salman on his own initiative.

What's worse is that because of the assimilation effect of [Transmutation Blood], the pirates and sharks that he has eaten in the future will most likely turn into bloodthirsty secondary ghouls!

The only material that is missing now is the top-quality [Blood Brew] produced by me, an ‘excellent chef’."

When Byron thought of this, he couldn't help but feel that the cookbook with the [Cutting Inscription] "Praise to the Lord of Gluttony" was a little hot.

Decided not to try it out until I understood the side effects.

Just as he was thinking, there was another change on the deck.

After the zombie-like Salman sucked the pirate's blood and ate his internal organs, he regained his human form.

The condition is obviously much better than before.

He casually threw the pirate's remains into the sea to feed the sharks, allowing the remaining [Transmutation Blood] to be enriched again, and then he swaggered back to his captain's room.

At the same time, the decoding density of [Secret: Captain Salman’s Unspeakable Secret] also jumped to 95%.

The overall context has basically surfaced.

The remaining details should be found in the Bloody Mary's Gourmet Recipe.

Byron felt that it would not take him long to complete the subsequent interpretation.

Putting aside the issue of the price for now, I began to look forward to what kind of new [entry] this secret would give me.

(End of this chapter)