Pirate Kingship

"Check the accounts?"

Byron was a little surprised. The Newman family dominated Port Royal, but they were still afraid of people checking their accounts?

Major General Newman on the opposite side sighed:

“It’s indeed an audit, but this time it’s different from the past.

Last time, wasn't it that I and some navy warships were teleported to the core battlefield by a blue hole opened by the sea monster of the Barbary pirates?

The kingdom's navy suffered heavy losses, but it was a golden opportunity for the Newman family.

You all know that I added part of the privateers controlled by you and Bill to the escort formation and defense system.

In addition, the quartermaster of the naval base and the comptroller of the Governor's Mansion are all our people. We are worried that there will be too many "scrap", "cargo damage" and "theft" during this period and it will be difficult to settle the accounts.

Especially since the gap in what you need is too big, I had to take this step.

This time, the arsenal and the cave of the Governor's Palace were placed among the damage from that war.

Reporting my soldier's pension would allow me to make another fortune.

It was supposed to be a perfect thing, but unexpectedly the news got leaked somehow, alas! "

When Byron heard this, he curled his lips secretly:

‘Perfect? According to the other party's departure time, the ocean fleet had already set off before the battle for hegemony began.

There was no way I was leaking the news.

Are you afraid that you not only sold those contraband items to me, but also to others? ’

The story of a robber robbing a bank and the bank manager being happy instead of angry came to mind.

Sure enough, art all comes from reality.

With a stroke of a pen, all the losses turned into battle losses, and the Castilians became scapegoats without even knowing anything.

By the way, it also allows Edward IV, who is thousands of kilometers away, to see the brutality of the war. I can grant you more funds this year.

It proves that you are trying to bring down the Castilians.

And not just the military, his brother Governor Newman's ass is definitely not clean either.

The sky is high and the king is far away, the legal power of supervision is weak, corruption is the norm, and the royal colonies of all countries are actually the same.

There is no point in blaming others at this time. Major General Newman said coldly:

“Byron, I just got the news.

A team of tax officers sent by the Chancellor of Finance did not go with the next batch of the kingdom's ocean-going fleet, but sneaked into a fleet of civilian ships.

There is also the Inquisition in the fleet, which I personally invited.

This time they are serious about breaking the rules!

It is the [Kingmaker], it must be the [Kingmaker] Earl Warwick (Chapter 98) who wants to take back colonial power.

He is now not only the marshal of the navy, but also holds the important position of minister of finance. He has monopoly power in the kingdom and is equivalent to the de facto prime minister.

Even the power of His Majesty the King is vaguely suppressed by him.

I heard that he even wanted to interfere with His Majesty's marriage, which is not what a loyal minister should do. "

Perhaps because of being forced into a panic, Major General Newman even revealed the internal strife within the York Party.

And this kind of inside information unknown to outsiders also made Byron very happy to hear it.

Just applauded.

Of course he knew who [Kingmaker] Warwick was. In the Yorkist party, this man was not like a subordinate, but more like an ally of Edward.

Dare to take a title like "Kingmaker", which shows his ambition.

Newman's voice suddenly became harsh:

“It’s about our common interests, and this time it all depends on you.

Otherwise, Bill and Tyrell's engagement party will become a funeral party for all of us. "

Byron naturally didn't want to let this big tree fall down before he could empty out the Newman family.

With a straight look on his face, he solemnly promised:

“The problems rooted in [Kingmaker] are difficult to solve, but solving people is very simple.

Bantaan is full of dangers, and the group of tax collectors are likely to encounter various accidents before arriving at Port Royal, such as shipwrecks, gunfire, and encounters with sea monsters.

These are all things that cannot be said for sure.

I think they will suddenly disappear on their own on the road, and they will definitely do so! "

The end of the first circulation zone at the same time.

Wearing a Kalmar Alliance military uniform, Violet, who looked heroic, was leaning leisurely against the bulwark.

In his hand, he was playing with a wheelbarrow made using [alchemy] according to the ideas provided by Byron.

Click click click.

The cylinder springs open and closed again.

Although the girl is petite, she believes that "art is explosion" and "the greatest art is the most violent explosion", and is full of interest in all explosives.

"Oh, it's a pity that it still lacks the most technologically advanced mercury fulminates and fixed-loading ammunition. This is just a large toy.

It is not suitable to study such dangerous things on a ship.

This research subject cannot be started until you get to Torrent Fortress. "

At this time, her attention was indeed not on the revolver.

Instead, he switched his perspective to several Swifts, monitoring every move on the Inquisition battleship next door.

Record the collected information in your own private memo in the [Key to Omniscient] Spiritual Library at any time.

In addition to those correction priests and referee knights who looked more like killing machines than people, there were a few people in the pursuit team who were particularly eye-catching.

Seeing them, even the well-informed Violet couldn't help but shake her head:

"The church is so weird and full of monsters."

On the deck, a two-meter-tall [Doppler Swordsman] was swinging a two-handed heavy sword with great vigor.

His name was Hermann Schwartz, 32 years old, 200 cm tall, standing there like a tall and strong iron tower.

In his hand was a strange object, a two-handed heavy sword, and his job rank was a third-level greatsword.

A mercenary from the emperor of the Silver Empire.

I don’t know if he had any quirks, but while swinging the great sword to create a storm of bright blades, he chanted a poem loudly:

“Whether it is a strong wind or a blizzard, or the sun is shining in the sky, whether it is a hot day or a cold night. Even if the dust blows in your face”

During the nearly one-month voyage, he never said a word.

Violet added a note in the memo: The swordsman came from the church and could not learn forbidden knowledge. It is speculated that it is probably a side effect of some kind of holy relic.

Next to the giant swordsman, a middle-aged priest with a warm smile and a stern face was spreading a piece of oilcloth on the deck.

It was filled with large and small guns, bombs, and gunpowder bags, and they were carefully maintained one by one.

This is a [Armed Priest] Brandon from the "Holy Armed Forces Cathedral", a branch of the church. He is 35 years old and a third-level.

He also carries a signature sword gun on his back. The whole is an iron gun, and the muzzle is fixed with a cold and shining blade.

This sect believes in physical salvation and violent exorcism, and is one of the backbones of the demon exorcists in the old continent.

The third one looks like a young and lovely nun named Theresa, who is preparing meals for everyone.

He brought a live cow, holding a sharp knife, and cut a large piece of beef from its buttocks, regardless of the cow's screams.

But he immediately cast [Holy Prayer] and used the chapter with healing power to heal it.

A few drops of blood dripped on the holy little face, but now it was full of compassion:

"We don't have to sacrifice the lives of cattle, we have endless meat to eat.

I want to spread this way of eating meat to the entire Bantaan Islands, so that all people and cattle can understand God's mercy."

Holding the silver cross emblem, he prayed devoutly:

"The power enjoyed by the colonial governor can only involve people's bodies and property, which are external, visible, and cannot last forever in the world and will eventually be destroyed.

And the power exercised by us clergy is the control of people's immortal souls. Power.

The value of each of our clergy is greater than anything in the world, whether it is gold, silver or gems, or even greater than the sky we see from here.

The Creator gave us power and sent us to lead people's souls into heaven.

Therefore, both mainlanders and indigenous peoples must respect and fear the Creator's messengers, obey God according to our instructions, and let everyone obey God! "

Obviously, this group of people not only want to hunt down [Wild Hunt], but also intend to rely on the power they have in their hands to reshape the faith order of Bantaan.

Facing them, the lawless colonists from various countries may not have a good life for a few days.

Violet couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Suddenly, the echo conch on her waist sounded:

"Miss Artist, can you do me a favor?"