Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 47 Long Live the Captain!

Since we are going to hold a boarding ceremony for Guts, use the [Pirate's Ten Commandments] to help him anchor.

Then just let all the newly recruited crew members join the team together.

After lunch, Byron gathered all the current crew members of the Golden Deer in the huge dry dock that he had rented.

Including a dozen old crew members who have been working in the shipyard, more than twenty free pirates who were just recruited today, and a dozen slaves.

The total number of new and old crew members is fifty-six.

The shipwright Hans and his son, the honest man Eight Fingers, the trainee navigators Thomas and Parry, and the assassin Gus, these tested pirate officers stood at the front.

Byron glanced at the whole audience and nodded silently:
"Whether we can fight or not is another matter, but at least the stormtroopers, sailors, gunners, and other departments have been able to set up their structures."

To be honest, those free pirates who had been picked out by countless captains were really hard to describe under his critical eyes.

One word: mediocrity.

However, the quality of this batch of slaves is obviously higher.

Being able to survive the harsh living conditions and extremely high mortality rate of sea transportation means that at least there is no problem with physical fitness.

With a little training, they can become good junior sailors.

Among the native slaves, a young man named Wyandot stood out in particular.

Although he had not spoken much, [Echoes of History] showed that he not only could speak the common language, but the other indigenous slaves also all followed him.

They may even possess some extraordinary knowledge among the indigenous tribes.

It’s just that spirituality has not yet awakened, and knowledge cannot be transformed into power.

"Don't worry, there will be bread and milk."

Byron's eyes swept across the faces of everyone in the crowd, seeing them clearly and distinctly, as if they were all familiar to each other, as if they had been known each other for several years.

Then he turned around and took out a thick book from a box.

A ferocious skull symbolizing the Pirate Code is inlaid on the hardcover cover.

It is the [Pirate Ten Commandments] of the [Golden Deer]!
It's not as petty as the "Man-eating Shark", which only has one piece of parchment in total.

Instead, it was a huge book made up of a hundred pages of parchment and as big as a brick.

The two structures are obviously completely different.

Byron's ambition is to build a pirate group, a pirate fleet, or even a military dispatch company that can decide the life and death of a country.

He believed that sooner or later, it would be filled with the names of pirates!
He opened the cover to all the pirates. On the first gilded page with lace, the Ten Commandments of the Golden Hind were written:

“1. Everyone has equal voting rights, but the captain’s orders must be strictly followed.

2. Everyone is treated equally, the capable are promoted and the mediocre are demoted
9. The betrayer will die, but everyone's talent will not be buried. By accumulating merits, you can obtain resources, extraordinary knowledge and promotion ceremonies!

15. All loot shall not be kept privately, and the captain shall receive %.
The Ten Commandments may be amended after a vote by all crew members."

Little Hans, the shipwright who had the highest cultural level and was determined to join the ranks of the Tower, stood nearby and read every word to the pirates in the audience.

The profit-sharing ratio that the pirates care most about is not much different from that of other pirate ships.

This was stated during the recruitment process and they had no objections.

But when the pirates heard the unprecedented ninth rule, everyone's breathing became heavier.

As long as you accumulate merits, you can obtain resources, extraordinary knowledge and promotion ceremonies!

Resources such as awakening potions and spices represent the possibility of spiritual awakening.

Spirituality, extraordinary knowledge, and the promotion ceremony mean a complete extraordinary prerequisite.

It is also the beginning of stepping onto the [Stairway of Glory] and bidding farewell to the masses.

Even if it was just the lighthouse sequence [Pirates] which was the most numerous and had the lowest threshold in the ocean, it was not something that mediocre people like them dared to dream of in the past.

Even those talented people who want to pass that hurdle have to sign a strict contract with the captain.

Just like a donkey with a carrot hanging in front of it, it may not be able to eat it even if it works until it dies.

Perhaps, only in large pirate groups, or in the teams of pirate kings who have begun to pay attention to the cultivation of talents, will this merit mechanism be fixed as a universal law.

"Captain, is this all true?"

"We also have the hope of becoming extraordinary people? We don't need a harsh contract, we just need to work hard to establish merits, right? Captain?"

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It was already late autumn, but the dock seemed to be lit up with a blazing bonfire, and the enthusiasm of the pirates almost set the house on fire. Even the slaves who had lost hope in life immediately lit up their eyes after learning that they also had the same rights.

Byron raised one hand, letting everyone see his palm, and solemnly promised:
"Of course! There is no doubt about that!
Now that I have written it in the [Ten Commandments of Pirates], it is endorsed by the [Pirate Code] of the Pirate Emperor.

In the future, we will continue to implement it resolutely and without compromise.

This is my promise to you, and I hope your performance will live up to this commandment."

[Silver Law] not only blocked the chaotic source tides and various dangers for mankind, but also completely solidified the social structure on the continent.

There were dozens or even hundreds of kingdoms and principalities, large and small, but the throne had always been inherited through law and blood, and no common people had ever been able to successfully steal the country.

The situation is similar in the middle and lower classes, with more wolves than meat, and even the second sons and illegitimate children of the nobles cannot be accommodated.

It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to achieve class transition.

Byron knew best that once the steps to advancement were opened, and the many people at the bottom of society who had been suppressed for so long saw the hope of rising, what kind of terrifying power would erupt.

Even if someone wanted to do this in the past, they would definitely not be able to do it.

Because on a continent without unclaimed land, there is no supply of additional resources.

But in the Age of Discovery, on the vast ocean, everything is possible!
Piracy happens to be a profession where the fittest survive. Given basic conditions, the strong ones survive and the weak ones are eliminated.

What Byron had to do was to dig out gold from the slag, or at worst, pig iron or brass, which would be of use.

From pirate to king, his ancestors had done it once, and he was ready to do it again!
dong dong dong.
The scabbard was stuck on the ground, and everyone fell silent.

In addition to the tangible material benefits, Byron also gave the pirates, who were clearly already insane, a pair of wings of ideals:

“No matter how humble a knight is, he will yearn to ride a white horse and a silver spear one day, to protect the girl of his hometown, and then to die heroically.

No matter how ordinary a person is, he or she has dreamed of standing on top of a mountain one day, holding great power, and competing with the most unruly heroes in the world!
What do people fear most in their life?
What I fear most is that when I can no longer move, I am still doing nothing and still comfort myself that being ordinary is precious.

What does it mean to have no desire? Only when you have something and succeed can you be called no desire!

Look at those shrewd people in the castles and palaces today. How are they better than you, except for having a good father and a good surname?
You! My friends, why can't you take his place?
*Fuck it!

When this guy got angry, he even cursed himself, and the effect was immediate.

"Hoo! Damn it!"

"Long live the captain!"

"Long live!"

After two lifetimes of experience, Byron has mastered the art of drawing cakes to perfection, much better than Salman's.

Just jump and you can touch the first pie, instead of it being far away in the sky.

By the time everyone had left their fingerprints on the [Ten Commandments of Pirates] and had done their jobs, they were all full of energy and enthusiasm, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Even if they were asked to attack the York family's navy, they would not frown at all.

Byron reappointed the personnel.

Old Hans, the shipwright, had grown old and remained in his position, while Young Hans, who was still in the learning stage, worked part-time as a warehouse keeper and chef;

The honest Eight Fingers served as the boatswain leading the assault team; trainee navigators Thomas and Parry served as the sail and cable master and navigation master respectively;
The assassin Gus was promoted to second officer, responsible for assassination and intelligence.
The position of first mate was left to Bruch, who had not yet recovered.

Then Byron assigned tasks to everyone.

The crew needs to spend half a day every day in the dock to repair the ship together, striving to shorten the half-month maintenance time by at least one third to ensure that they can advance and retreat at any time.

During the remaining half day, he was taught the [Fisher Sword Technique] by Little Hans, Eight Fingers and other pirate officers.

After all, Byron came from the regular army like the Royal Naval Academy, so he was more far-sighted than other pirate captains.

Basic training is provided to them free of charge, and it depends on themselves whether they can stand out in the end.

Even so, "Praise the Captain" has become a catchphrase for many people.

[Golden Deer] has finally gotten back on track.

Once this makeshift team experiences a battle, kills an enemy, and survives, they will become a useful fighting force.

Moreover, if there are not enough people, the technology can make up for it.

Byron’s biggest expectation now is actually the world-leading hybrid sailboat - the Golden Hind.

[Title] can bring power. If it can solidify its position as the world's best speedster after the transformation, it will definitely gain unexpected huge benefits!
Now that the internal situation is settled, he can focus on dealing with those privateering captains.

(End of this chapter)