Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 43 Enemies meet on a narrow road
Inquisition Sequence [Sworn Knight].

Instead of choosing one's own motto from the Eight Virtues, or elsewhere, upon promotion, a more demanding, unbreakable vow is taken instead.

Normally they fight like ordinary knights, but under special circumstances stipulated in the oath, they can unleash amazing power.

For example: "Stay single for life and protect your people", "Desperately sacrifice your own life and kill all your enemies!".
According to the oath of this [Oath Knight].

When he fights to protect the king, lord, and honor, in addition to gaining a combat power bonus, he can also share some of the lord's talents or unique extraordinary abilities.

[Oath Knight] is therefore also known as one of the most suitable professions for serving as [Guardian Knight].

They are the lord’s most reliable spear and shield!

As Byron approached, a spiritual spark seemed to flicker with great difficulty in the depths of the empty eyes of this [Oath Knight].

But it failed to light up, and his body collapsed dejectedly.

He was seriously injured.

What is amazing is that even though that face has long been unrecognizable, one can still see that his originally furrowed brows have relaxed.

It was like finally returning to a safe place after fleeing thousands of miles.

"damn it!

A mere witchcraft material dares to resist? I will kill you! "

The Woodpecker Maltz next to him finally dealt with his bleeding nose.

He pulled out the Fisher Sword from the pirate's first mate beside him and slashed it hard at the [Oath Knight] in the cage.

Suddenly, a sword light as bright as lightning flashed before my eyes.

clang--!
Sparks flew everywhere.

A half-hand sword suddenly appeared between the two, blocking Fisher's sword's attack line with its strong sword body.

In a moment of entanglement, the sword was suddenly drawn!
The sword body flipped upward at a speed that was difficult to capture with the naked eye, and easily pushed the sword in the hand of the Woodpecker aside.

In the process, he completely broke down his defenses, and with the final move of the [Bull Sword Style], he pressed the tip of the sword firmly against the opponent's neck.

His eyes were sharp and cold, more fierce and cruel than those of an angry pirate:

“I’ve already said this, this is the material I want.

You still dare to do it, do you want to die early?"

At the same time, [Echoes of History] has already glimpsed some of the history of this extraordinary person.

“Title: [Woodpecker] Maltz, captain of the privateering ship [Insect Song], the privateering license he holds is from the Kingdom of Hattings.

Enemy road is narrow!

A first-order attendant-level [Beast Tamer] in the Wilderness Sequence.

Sequence motto: I came, I saw, I conquered!

Their vision and the name of the wilderness sequence are exactly the opposite.

The goal is to conquer ourselves, conquer nature, and then gradually transform the vast wilderness into a humanized world where humans can survive."

The abilities of the same profession within the sequence are the same.

Without looking at the log, Byron could tell with his eyes closed that the three abilities of the [Beast Tamer] at the Servant level were:
[Silent Steps], [Extraordinary Endurance], and [Telepathy].

This is a profession that is more inclined towards magic, and the combat effectiveness is heavily dependent on one's own beast training.

Competing with a [Storm Knight] in swordsmanship is simply like showing off one's skills in front of an expert.

However, the [Forbidden Knowledge: Blessing of the Ant Queen] displayed at the end of the record made Byron slightly more cautious.

In just a short while, the continuous losses made Woodpecker Maltz completely angry and humiliated.

There was a sudden sharp insect sound in my stomach.

"squeak--!"

Behind him, the four or five pirates he brought with him also made the same harsh sounds in their stomachs.

Then the whole body became filled with blood and the skin turned blood red.

This is Maltz's hidden black magic - [Blessing of the Ant Queen]:
It is said that when common ants are infected with tapeworms found in woodpecker droppings, they break through the limitations of their bodies and their lifespan increases threefold.

Other worker ants will mistake them for queen ants and take good care of them, until they grow fat and big, and are then eaten by woodpeckers, allowing the tapeworms in their stomachs to continue to reproduce. This taboo knowledge works on the same principle.

[Woodpecker] The character played by Maltz is the woodpecker, and what is hidden in his stomach is the trained animal he has trained: the blood tapeworm.

Infects crew members with tapeworms, giving them false powers to work for him.

When the tapeworms in the bodies of these "queen ants" mature, they are used to feed the mother worms in their own stomachs to strengthen their own strength.

Maltz cleverly combined his profession with forbidden knowledge, creating an effect where one plus one was greater than two.

If you bring along a team of carefully trained "Queen Ants", their combat effectiveness will be unmatched by ordinary servants of the same level.

Even the overall strength of the pirate ship is stronger than that of the Man-eating Shark led by the second-level extraordinary person [Blood Eye] Salman in its heyday!

Looking at the prompt in the log, Byron shook his head slightly.

'This is true for [Blood Eyes] Salman, and this [Woodpecker] Maltz as well.

As soon as forbidden knowledge is acquired, human nature seems to begin to drift away.

Compared to them, [Magic Mirror] West, who has a serious mysophobia, is simply a kind person who silently bears all the side effects.'

Of course, [Woodpecker] cannot escape the side effects of forbidden knowledge.

Spiritual level: Human nature deviates, and people gradually like to play with and abuse their prey;

Physical level: Like a queen ant, both himself and the parasitized crew members will transform into females little by little!
That’s right, these grumpy old guys who look like they can run a horse on their shoulders are actually all women physically.

It’s a pity that no matter how strong they become, a mere few of them are still far from reaching the level of quantitative change leading to qualitative change and defeating the [Storm Knight] in close combat.

Clang! Clang!
Eight Fingers and Guts also immediately drew their weapons and stood with Byron.

[Pirate Code] is naturally full of pirate spirit.

In Anchor Bay, when facing a deadly threat, you can use unlimited counterattacks. There is no such thing as excessive defense.

Byron made up his mind that as long as this privateer captain, who was obviously like "Magic Mirror" West and was summoned to Anchor Bay by the Admiralty, dared to take action.

He would dare to use the rules to kill them openly, and the law enforcement team would not say anything.

"stop!"

Just as the two sides were about to fight, the profiteer Michael rushed out from the non-slave area on the other side with a group of guards armed with long muskets.

They quickly formed a human wall to separate the two parties, who obviously had bad tempers.

Although the Remit people are generally recognized to be cunning and black-hearted, they also attach great importance to business reputation under normal circumstances.

If a customer were to die in a bloody fight in your own store, not to mention a series of negative consequences that would follow, you would not be able to make any money today.

It's nothing but money!

"Hey, is that you? The warehouse manager?"

At this time, he also recognized Byron, who had made him look ridiculous two days ago.

The waiter next to him, who had been in a state of panic for a long time, saw Michael as if he had seen a savior, and hurried forward to tell the steward everything that had just happened.

After hearing this, Michael immediately smiled, revealing his iconic gold tooth.

"We only have one batch of goods here. Since both of you want them, how about bidding?
The materials here are all first-rank attendant grade. Although they are all old, weak, sick and disabled and cannot be trained as subordinates, they will definitely be kept alive.

The standard price of a servant-level slave was moderately reduced to 1000 pounds, an average of 800 pounds per slave, with a starting price of 3200 pounds for four.

Gentlemen, please increase your price."

Although Michael suffered a loss at the hands of Byron, he did not treat him differently.

People like them open trading companies to make money, not to compete with others.

Don't they know which is more important, face or money?

The Creator is my ancestor, and the customer is the Creator.

I concluded that my dear customers are my ancestors, and there is nothing wrong with that.

If you can't get along with money, then go and fight with a sucker. No, it's the ancestor with considerable financial resources.

Isn't it just like those rebellious and brainless supporting characters in knight novels?
It can even be said that if things like "face" and "morality" can be sold, this [Golden Eyes] from the Jinyuan sequence doesn't mind selling them all by the pound!
Although, he didn't have that kind of thing.
(End of this chapter)