Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 51 Gunpowder Artists and the Counterattack of Taiwanese People

In order to catch the gradually merging privateering alliance off guard and prevent them from coming to their senses, Byron and his crew sent out second-level extraordinary people to ambush themselves.

He did not dare to rest for several days and worked overtime to carry out serial assassinations everywhere.

Finally, I completed the small goal I had set today and brewed the [Transmutation Blood].

Although the night is still long, I decided to stop and rest for a day.

Gather your strength and heal [Guardian Knight] Bruch, your right-hand man, first. Wait until the Privateering Alliance lets down their guard before striking back and killing him!

More efficient and safer.

Moreover, Byron summarized the intelligence read from the previous victims.

It is already known that the reason why privateering captains collectively entered the Anchor Bay was to join the army of a certain member of the Captains' Council, to assist in the "voting" and "fighting" and to send him to the throne of the North Sea Governor.

Subconsciously, he began to search the logbook for the ship registration information that Gus had obtained from Sheriff Weber.

Prepare to select a suitable unlucky guy, infiltrate the ranks of the Privateering Alliance, and offer his "loyalty" to the congressman who has defected to the York family!
“It’s still easier to get things done if you have someone in the court.

The intelligence that Guts collected included not only the arrival time of the privateering ships, the number of crew members, and the major pirate leaders, but also a copy of their wanted warrants.

It saved me a lot of effort.”

When they reached an intersection, the three of them cautiously went into a busy alley and retreated separately.

Even if there are hunters in the wilderness sequence, don't think of catching them in this complex smell environment.

Byron snatched all the grilled squids from the two men's hands, and instinctively walked into the street full of perfume-filled prostitutes, eating as he walked.

“It smells so good!
I never thought that one day squid could become addictive.”

The side effects of [Blood Holy Grail] are beginning to show.

However, unlike [Blood Eyes] Salman's "gluttony" and [Magic Mirror] West's "cleanliness", Byron's side effects are obviously milder.

To be precise, the [Silver Law] has come into effect simultaneously!
At the beginning, he relied on the bloody ritual to plunder Salman's ability [Blood Holy Grail], obtained the protection of the law, and greatly weakened the negative effects of forbidden knowledge.

Combining the description in the [Ship Log], Byron found that his solidified symptoms were somewhat like a variation of the "Uncanny Valley Effect".

Which emotion is produced depends purely on the proportion of the two elements of "tentacles" and "people".

Human - non-human - indescribable thing with tentacles - purebred octopus (squid, etc.).

The first two will produce emotions of liking, while the latter two will produce appetite.

Even when others saw the indescribable things and their SAN values ​​dropped wildly, Byron just wanted to feast on them!
The love for tentacles has gradually shifted to neutral qualities such as "soft as boneless" and "light and soft".

Of course, human and monster beauties are still his current favorites, if these magical creatures really exist overseas.

"The legal system represents the anchor that stabilizes itself, while forbidden knowledge represents the sail that breaks out of the safety zone and rides the wind and waves.

While raising the sail, be sure to also tie the anchor tightly to avoid capsizing in the wind and waves.

Moreover, the recipe says that as long as the ritual of the Scarlet Holy Grail is successfully performed, all previous side effects will be further weakened."

Now, in addition to immortality, Byron has another motivation to obtain the ritual [Scarlet Holy Grail].

"what?"

But at this moment, Byron suddenly smelled a very fresh and strong smell of blood, which made him feel alarmed.

When I looked up, I saw a figure who looked like a street magician walking towards me on the busy prostitute street.

His face was covered with a silver full-face mask, he wore a top hat, and a wide cloak, but his gender could not be determined from his body shape.

But it exudes an elegant artistic temperament and a slightly burnt smell of fireworks.

He also seemed like a top student from the Vinaya Academy of Arts in the Holy Silver Empire.

'It's him? ’

This appearance and aura instantly reminded Byron of a person who, like himself, had recently become famous in Anchor Bay - a gunpowder artist.

It is said that he was so skilled in handling various types of gunpowder that killing people was like an artistic performance.

They would even send an invitation to the victim, inviting him to enjoy the fireworks show together.

Usually after the performance, the scene is clean and nothing is left except ashes.

It is much more high-profile and arrogant than the elusive [Wild Hunt].

When Byron subconsciously activated the [Ship's Log] hidden in his right eye, he found that he could not read any information from him.

He immediately realized that either the opponent's job level was higher than his, or he was wearing a strange item that could block or even modify his own information!
More likely, both strength and props are possible.

“Others may not be able to smell the blood on him, but after performing the [Ritual of the Holy Grail of Blood], I am now more and more sensitive to the smell of blood.

I'm pretty sure he just killed a lot of people again!"

Fortunately, the other party only glanced at Byron and also failed to see through his disguise of [Cognitive Correction].

The two of them passed each other hurriedly.

Byron hurried back to the Rosemary Inn to save his guardian knight.

The gunpowder artist ignored the fancy clothes on the roadside and walked all the way to the seaside at the end of Prostitute Street.

Sheriff Weber, who once provided intelligence to Gus and Byron, was smoking a worn-out walnut pipe, as if he had been waiting here for a long time.

When he saw the person coming, he was startled for a moment, but when he saw the whalebone emblem on his sleeve, he suddenly realized:
"Princess Palace"

But he was stopped in time by the other party's eyes.

Changing his carefree attitude in front of Gus, he quickly handed over a stack of papers and said respectfully, "I have prepared all the information you want.

The parliament and any higher-ups were definitely not alerted.

I noticed that yesterday a large number of privateers from Hattings suddenly gathered near the Nemesis of Councillor Edward Redbeard.

Obviously they are ready to support him to take the position.”

When the gunpowder artist began to look through the information, the sheriff couldn't help but said cautiously:
"Gongke, sir, are they the next target?

Would it be too radical for us to physically eliminate those competitors for the position of 'Overseer' in private?
Although the current Overseer [Children's Guard] Sir Dennis is ill.

The situation is not looking good, and there is a possibility that the position of "commander-in-chief" will fall from the hands of us, the people of Taiwan.

But this is completely contrary to the legislative spirit of the [Pirate Code]!"

Apparently, even the Golden Palm Trading Company had sensed that something was amiss at Anchor Bay and had fled.

Byron, an outsider, also pieced together the conspiracy of the privateering captains based on scattered clues.

How could the senior management of Anchor Bay, who have been rooted here for thousands of years, not smell something wrong?
It's clear that he is preparing to take action directly.

No, judging by how active the Gunpowder Artists were recently, they should have already started.

However, when he heard the sheriff say that the current Overseer [Children's Guard] was ill, a trace of imperceptible sadness flashed in the Gunpowder Artist's eyes.

Obviously there is something inside that outsiders don't know.

Instead, he completely scoffed at what he called the "legislative spirit":

“The value of the [Iron Law of Kingship] is to safeguard the interests of the king and the ruling class, not the other way around.

If the law cannot serve the King, then there is no need for it to exist.

Those idiots in Hattings were forced to come up with the Magna Carta by a group of great nobles two hundred years ago.

He became the king under the law, causing a crown that had been passed down for hundreds of years to be covered in dust.

The royal power was greatly restricted in the country, and the forces of other dissidents emerged one after another.

Isn’t it because the great nobles who had the right of inheritance were too powerful that York was able to replace Lancaster?
If I were the Mad King of Lancaster, I would have purged all the domestic contenders for the throne long ago.

Anyway, I am not a judge, so I don't need solid evidence. It is enough to suspect that someone is plotting something bad!

Besides, I am a free pirate [gunpowder artist] now, what does that have to do with the official Anchor Bay?
Isn't it enough to just kill and not bury? "

After saying these murderous words, his tone softened slightly:

"With the disappearance of my father, the pirate king of the North Sea, we, the people of the Bay who still retain our primitive beliefs, have lost our greatest support and confidence.

As a princess of the Taiwan people, I can't afford to gamble and I can't bear the risk of misjudgment.

The position of 'Overseer' is not worth clinging to.

But the secret treasure guarded by the Wan people for generations is related to whether the Wan people can rise again, the whereabouts of his father, and even the life and death of everyone on the island.

It must not fall into the hands of others!"

Since the Age of Discovery began, the people of Taiwan have been gradually declining.

But the old people are still chanting an ancient legend, or more precisely, a very ancient prophecy:

“In the Imperial Age, the Bay People were still chasing wild deer in the forests of the Evernight Peninsula. Hundreds of years later, they will be chasing the entire Silver Continent.

They conquered the continent by force, but were conquered by pagan beliefs. The glory of the Beidiwan people sank into the deepest part of the ocean.

But one day it will be reawakened by blood and fire!
My right eye will witness everything.”

The first two thirds have been achieved.

Many people believe that the last third will be no exception.

Because it is a prophecy from the God of Prophecy, Kingship and Wild Hunt!

With this prophecy, it is not surprising that the Gunpowder Artist has issues with Hattings, a Bay Nation that has fallen at the feet of the Church.

Her father, the Whaler, disappeared because of this prophecy and the future of the tribe. The people of Anchor Bay could no longer afford to take any risks.

Even without Byron's ability to see into the dark.

They also knew very well that for the impregnable Anchor Bay, the new governor whose interests might not be consistent with theirs was the biggest flaw!

It is better to bypass all official departments that may be infiltrated and strike first.

"Who says the weaker party can only passively wait for the judgment of fate?
Whoever dares to judge me, I will send him to see their [Creator] first!
We are the people of the Bay, we are pirates, we are the people of Woden, the God of Prophecy, Kingship and the Wild Hunt.

Killing enemies and plundering like the wind is our true nature.

Any pirate who dares to lay his hands on the position of warlord will be killed.

And I will always remember the last words my father said to me before he left."

The gunpowder artist looked up at the layers of black sails in the anchorage of Iron Anchor Bay and said word by word:

"As long as he has the courage to bear the consequences, how can the king be bound by mere rules?

Make the hard decision, kill the child in you, and become a real adult! "

If Byron were here, he might have criticized her comments about his uncle.

But he had to admit that this heir to the throne, whose situation was not much better than his, might not have the power of a king, but his aura was enough to attract people's attention.

(End of this chapter)