Pirate Kingship

call out--!

An illusory black shadow that even the mid-sequence transcendent could not detect fluttered its wings and flew high, like a sharp black arrow that instantly cut through the cloud base tens of thousands of feet before disappearing at the end of the field of vision in the blink of an eye.

Surrounded by countless storm elves, it only took an instant to leave countless islands, the vast sea, and the flowing clouds in the sky far behind.

It wasn't until he got closer to his destination that his speed slowed down slightly, allowing people to see clearly that this was actually a divine raven with black feathers and golden eyes.

It was none other than Fokine, one of Byron's two ravens.

Another crow, Wu Ni, is still in the mainland monitoring every move of the battlefield and the White Rose family.

Some time ago, Fu Jin stayed on the "Huma Rare" to monitor the enemy's situation and assisted the pirate fleet in cooperating with the outside world to achieve great achievements.

Now possessed by Byron's consciousness, he traveled all the way from the Bantaan Islands to the island of Malta in the middle of the Sea.

It was also the place where Aunt Margaret and other female members of the Lancaster family were imprisoned.

Viewed from a high altitude, the island of Malta is about the same size as the Tayman Islands, covering about 245 square kilometers. The island has a high terrain with many cliffs, caves and valleys, and there is almost no flat place.

On a towering cliff in the south of the island, a large-scale monastery stands quietly, complete with high walls, spires, bell towers, and arrow stacks.

It felt more like a high-security prison than a monastery.

Looking at this building, Fu Jin's golden eyes flashed with sharpness:

“Finally we’ve come this far.

As the 'Last Lancaster' rises step by step, the York family, feeling threatened, is unlikely to give up this trump card.

I must plan ahead and not let those traitors who have no limits to what they do have the opportunity to threaten me.

Only by ensuring that there is no problem with the safety of the aunt and the others and solving this last worry can they concentrate on planning to regain the throne of Lancaster.

By the way, you can realize the double promotion of [Ladder of Glory] and [Original Code of Bloodline].

All strategic priorities in the next year will be here, and there must be no room for error. "

Although their family of three has just been promoted to Double Fourth Level.

But judging from their ability and frequency of causing trouble, when they go back to seize the throne next year, it will definitely not be a problem for their spirituality to rapidly increase to the critical point of 20 points at the fifth level.

He just took advantage of the opportunity to seize power and was promoted.

Moreover, the next promotion ceremony of Byron's two extraordinary routes highly overlaps.

“[Night Demon] wants to be promoted to the fifth level of pseudo-god, but the prerequisite is to find his own ladder of immortality.

And as the highest-level rentiers and nobles, the core promotion method from beginning to end is - 'usurping power'.

Achieve your own sublimation in a bloody palace coup or a usurpation of high-level power.

Each time they usurp power within the system, their occult titles rise, drawing them closer and closer to the old god Lilith. "

"[Storm Lord] If he wants to advance to the fifth-level legendary [Storm King], he needs to repeat the experience of his ancestors who successfully landed as a Storm Rider from pirates.

The essence is just like the ancient famous saying: "Those who steal hooks will be punished, and those who steal the country will be the princes." ’

Opening Ceremony: 'Pirate Kingship', successfully seizes a complete ready-made country, replaces the original king, and consolidates his own royal power.

In this way, he can achieve a gorgeous transformation, from a pirate who can't stand on the stage at all and can only steal gold, silver, jewelry and women, to a prince who 'steals the country'.

He also changed his main revenue from robbery to tax collection!

On this continent, the king is the greatest thief in the world, the real bloodthirsty creature.

Of course, this is also one of the giant whales that the [Whale Hunter] said was unwilling to turn into a whale. "

Byron was excited as he planned his future.

The most important thing is that even after being promoted in the future, there is no need to worry about not having more power for him to continue to usurp.

Since Violet is the granddaughter of [Queen of Evernight] Margaret I, no matter how bad the relationship is, she naturally has the right to claim the throne of the Three Kings of the Kalmar Alliance!

It is still the most unquestionable and strong claim. Once the throne of the Kalma Alliance becomes vacant, no one can be ahead in the succession line than her.

After taking back the throne of Hetings, they can pick up these crowns one by one. Maybe they will not only be able to recreate the glory of the North Sea Empire in their hands, but also condense a [Crown] that belongs to the people of the Bay!

"If you want to get the pirate kingship, take the first step today."

Byron folded his wings and flew down towards the monastery.

Clinging to the monastery wall avoids the Fortress of Sant'Angelo, which is garrisoned by the Knights of Malta on the other side.

The intelligence showed that not only the most elite Maltese knights in the Kingdom of Knights were stationed there, but there was also a fifth-level legendary general leader, who was the de facto king of the Kingdom of Knights - [Holy Spear] Valette.

Someone who has confirmed his record that he cannot beat him.

His main purpose this time was to explore the details of this monastery, see with his own eyes the situation of his aunt and his party, and prepare for the subsequent rescue plan.

It's best not to have a head-on conflict with the Paladin.

Byron followed an open window and silently entered this magnificent building complex.

Suddenly, many nuns wearing black and white robes and silver crosses on their chests appeared in front of them.

Quite a few of them are extraordinary people of the temple sequence.

But not a single male exists.

Byron knew that the monasteries under the church were divided into male monasteries and female monasteries. They existed as schools for training clergy and were managed by male and female deans respectively.

It can be said that in the dark millennium, except for the [Key of Omniscience] in the collective subconscious of mankind, these monasteries were the only places in the material world where civilization was preserved on a large scale and systematically.

Many people who came out of here became the right-hand men of the king and nobles at all levels, and they were also the tight tentacles of the church extending out to rule the entire continent.

That thousand years was the most glorious era of the church.

The dark millennium just ended in the year 1453 of the Silver Age. The atmosphere of the past still remained in this monastery, which was quiet, solemn, and solemn, but also made people feel very depressed.

Byron walked through the corridors in the monastery. Even if he passed by those extraordinary nuns, they did not feel anything unusual.

With Byron's own promotion, the concealment ability of the two ravens was also enhanced, and no mid-sequence extraordinary person could find their figures.

But Byron, who sneaked into this monastery, did not dare to take it lightly.

Recalling the news that the commissioned nun Teresa had inquired from the upper echelons of the church, even with his boldness, a trace of fear could not help but appear in his eyes:

"The dean of a certain generation who could come up with this kind of defense mode is a real genius!"

The Malta Monastery is the core monastery of the Knights of Malta.

Not only are the nuns' faith extremely devout and their willpower very strong, but they also enshrine various powerful [holy relics] passed down from generation to generation by the sages.

Like many famous cathedrals, this place has formed a divine domain similar to the domain of royal power.

The core holy relic of the "Praise Mass Ceremony" at the center of the divine domain is the Holy Foreskin, a zero-level holy relic that was also damaged in the battle of Ragnarok.

This is the embodiment of the Creator's reproductive power. According to legend, infertile women will immediately become fertile as long as they look at it, and it can also make cattle and sheep reproduce at an accelerated rate, allowing shepherds to enjoy endlessly.

The divine domain of the Malta Monastery ruled by it naturally also has very unsolvable corresponding rules.

Byron's ally [Sister of Mercy] Teresa had already helped him find out the inside story in advance:

"In the realm of God, there are only two genders, male and female, and everything else is heresy.

The convent is the purest place and closest to God. Nuns must be chaste, poor, and strictly abide by various nun rules.

Therefore, rule one, any physiological male or even male creature will be forced to change his biological gender to female once he enters the convent, no matter what you think in your heart.

And due to the high status of the zero-level holy relic, this process cannot be reversed!

Unless another zero-level holy relic with similar power is found .

Rule 2: Remember, there are only nuns in the convent besides prisoners. Any illegal intruder must abide by all the rules of nuns after being transformed into women.

Once the taboo is violated, punishment will be given according to the severity of the case. The most severe punishment is called "the stare of the Virgin Mary". Whoever is stared at will become pregnant.

And only girls can be born in chastity.

Note: Only cardinals and above in the church can be immune to the punishment mechanism and enter and exit the convent safely. "

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy, where Sister Teresa was born, controls the church's merit treasury and the power to sell indulgences. It has a very high status in the major religious orders of the traditional church.

This can help Byron collect information about the Malta Monastery in advance and save him from the disaster of the monastery rules.

Although the title of "Saint" on his head has a status comparable to that of a cardinal archbishop in the church, he really dare not directly use his real body for experiments.

People have clearly stated that the rules are irreversible. If you accidentally change from "one king and two queens" to "one queen and two queens", your life will be completely ruined.

It is not much stronger than the title ability of [Incompetent] "Same as me".

Byron calmed down and showed a trace of relief on his face:

"So, in order to break into this 'Daughter Kingdom', Fujin can only suffer.

Even if [Saint] can't withstand the rules of the God's Domain, Fujin will be the only one sacrificed.

By the way, it can also make its good brother Wu Ni Single Crow ecstatic? One loss and one gain, it doesn't seem so unacceptable."

If Fujin's IQ is higher and he has a complete self-awareness, he will give his unscrupulous master a 6.

You are noble, you are great, anyway, it's not you who makes your brother happy, I should rot in the long river of history of the Bay People.

Fortunately, the worst result did not happen.

After two minutes of going deep into the monastery, Byron found that Fokine's Dingding was still there, which finally made him feel relieved and relieved the subtle guilt in his heart.

But then he also found that when he was in the divine realm, his [divine vision], which was comparable to the senses of gods, was also suppressed. The perception that could be completely covered within a radius of several kilometers was now greatly reduced to less than 100 meters.

Compared with the huge monastery that was like a small city, it seemed a bit overwhelmed.

He could only use a clumsy method to check one by one in each building and courtyard.

Half an hour later, he folded his wings and landed at the door of an underground prison with extremely strict security.

Faintly heard a female voice constantly yelling:

"Let me out!"

"The clown will eventually return and turn all of you into female clowns, ha ha ha"

"Roar."

Although Byron felt that his aunt and her group, who were not harmful to society, should not be imprisoned in such a place.

But in line with the principle of not letting go of any corner, he turned his head and went in.

After a brief circle, he found that the scale of this underground prison was very large.

Not only were there human political prisoners from various countries, powerful mid-sequence extraordinary people, but also various immortal [Cursed Spirits].

Of course, the rules of the holy relics could not be exempted. No matter what they were originally, they have now all become "them".

Although many prisoners are two meters tall and two meters wide, their arms can run horses, their fists can stand people, and their body hair is extremely luxuriant, they must be women physiologically!

[Ship Log] Observed that not only prisoners, but also cockroaches and mosquitoes here are female.

"No, this one is not either, none of them."

The raven fluttered its wings and shuttled quickly in the cell like a ghost.

Byron found many famous "big shots" here, but there was no trace of his aunt and others.

Until he entered the last cell at the bottom, he was stunned.

It was not because he found any clues, but because the layout of this cell was beyond his expectations.

Not only did it have two floors, it occupied a much larger area than other cells, and there was also a small window that could see the blue sea outside.

The door was also made of thick cast iron, not iron bars like others, which maximized privacy.

The furniture was very luxurious, with a bathroom, dressing table, bookcase, desk, velvet bed, and even the nanmu wardrobe was filled with beautiful dresses.

It was certainly not comparable to the royal palace outside, but compared to other cells, this was simply the "king's suite" in the cell.

When Byron came in, the owner of the cell was bathing in a very "unreverent" way.

There was a thick layer of foam and many fresh rose petals floating in the oak bathtub. Only a female head was exposed on the water, with long black hair piled high behind her head.

However, she wore a metal mask even when she was bathing, so people couldn't see her true face at all.

"Huh? What's going on?"

When Byron wanted to use the [Logbook] to spy on the information, he found that he could read the information of other people before, but he couldn't read her information at all.

After careful observation, he found that even his senses were confused when he looked at the other person, and he couldn't even recognize whether she was tall or short, fat or thin, beautiful or ugly.

Looking around, he only saw a number 64389 engraved on the brass nameplate on the door, followed by a word: "Iron Mask".

This should be her code name in the underground prison.

When Byron saw this mysterious prisoner, he couldn't help but be curious.

"Strange, to be worthy of such protection, her identity and strength must be extraordinary, and she is definitely not an unknown person.

But she was locked up here and lost her freedom. It must be that the church or other big people don't want her to go out."

However, Byron's main goal this time is not to solve the mystery, but to find his aunt.

Besides, he was bathing so it was inconvenient to watch him for too long. He flapped his wings and turned away.

After he walked away, the [Iron-faced Man] who was bathing slowly turned his head and looked in the direction he left.

After watching quietly for a long time, a pleasant female voice sounded in the cell:

"Hey, a male raven lurking in? It seems to be a species unique to the northern countries.

The boring days without any waves for more than ten years have finally become interesting recently. Is the chaos I am waiting for really coming?"

Although she claimed to have been imprisoned for more than ten years, her voice still carried a hint of girlish wit.

Moreover, she even broke through the limitation that ravens are not observed by middle-sequence extraordinary people, which shows that her strength is extraordinary.

Byron, who left the cell, opened [Echoes of History] and read some information about the Iron-Masked Man from the supernatural nuns on duty around him:

"Number: 64389 has lived here for more than ten years.

No one knows where she came from.

But she is elegant and well-dressed, and doesn't look like a vicious and serious criminal at all.

Even if she is entertaining herself without anyone to appreciate her, she has extremely high requirements for the quality of life and is unwilling to be perfunctory.

She also enjoys the best conditions in the cell, which is equipped with bookcases, paper and pens and other writing utensils to meet her daily reading needs.

The Iron-Masked Man can choose his or her own clothes here, without having to wear prison uniforms. New clothes are delivered every season, and he or she has never been subjected to any punishment.

But the most stringent guarding rule must be implemented:

'She can neither take off the mask herself nor be taken off by others. Anyone who does this will be sentenced to death.

She cannot take the initiative to tell others her identity. Once she tells it, she and the listener will also be sentenced to death.'"

In addition, no more information was obtained.

Byron could only be sure that the other party's identity should be very sensitive. If there was a chance to let her go, he would not mind going with the flow.

But it was unnecessary for him to take the initiative to rescue the prisoner, who was just a passerby.

He flapped his wings and continued to wander around the monastery for most of the day, and finally found Aunt Margaret in a large courtyard.

She and several other aunts worked here.

The productivity of the Old World was low, and it was not realistic to support a large number of clergy who were not working. The nuns and priests in the monasteries and most churches needed to work.

Even the major religious orders, which were once the basic production units, became the backbone of productivity in the dark millennium.

All people here participated in the labor together, shared risks and benefits.

It is said that the original intention of the church leaders to prohibit clergy from getting married was not because of the purity of faith, but simply to prevent the distribution of property caused by marriage.

It was precisely because of celibacy that the wealth accumulated by the church was concentrated rather than dispersed, and passed down from generation to generation without disappearing.

Squeak! Squeak! .

There were dozens of women in the yard, each of them had a spinning machine in front of them, spinning the processed flax fibers into yarns.

Although they had lived here for more than a year and their spinning skills were very skilled, they were limited by the backward tools and could only spin one thread at a time.

There was still a long way to go before the revolution of spinning machines.

Margaret is 42 years old this year. She has always maintained herself very well and looks much younger than her actual age.

Even when she is working with her own hands, she exudes a kind of grace and grandeur.

However, the information here is completely isolated from the outside world. Her understanding of the situation still remains at the Lancaster extermination. Only her nephew Byron escaped by chance and became a wanted criminal [Son of the Devil].

Then she was imprisoned in the monastery.

Inevitably, there is a kind of gloom in her eyes, which is more intense than Edward's fiancée Anne Neville.

After all, the latter only lost her fiancé, but the former lost her husband, son, clansmen and everything.

If she didn't know that there was still a nephew Byron who she had taken care of since childhood and whose feelings were no worse than her own son, she was still alive and maintained the last concern and anchor, she would probably have gone crazy now.

In a distracted state, she naturally couldn't do her work well, and accidentally spun the linen yarn in her hand.

"Ah!"

Margaret came to her senses and knocked over the spinning machine in panic. She turned around and found an old nun with a mean face walking towards her quickly.

Seeing her face, Margaret immediately felt a dull pain in her back and realized that it was a phantom pain caused by the conditioned reflex of being hit by the thorns.

In fact, although the women of Lancaster had more freedom than the prisoners in the underground prison, their identities were not fundamentally different.

Like those prisoners, they were always wearing stone shackles that broke the law and could not use any extraordinary power. If they made a mistake, they would be punished physically.

The head nun who managed them was particularly mean. She would scold and whip them if they made a small mistake.

Although Margaret was once a noble person, she was now just an ordinary prisoner. Not only did she not receive any preferential treatment, but she could clearly feel that she was being targeted by the other party.

Corporal punishment and humiliation have become commonplace.

Over the past year, she has been whipped so many times that she can't even count them.

It has even become a conditioned reflex, and she will feel a pain in her back as soon as she makes a mistake.

Margaret remembers the time clearly, and it has been a week since she was punished last time.

The one-week gap is not because she didn't make any mistakes, but because the other party left the monastery to visit relatives and just came back today.

"I want to live!

Even if it is difficult, I have to live. I can't rest in peace if I die without knowing Byron's recent situation and how he lives alone."

Margaret clenched her fists in shame, thinking that she would not be able to avoid corporal punishment this time.

When she was about to shrink her neck subconsciously and prepare to be beaten, the subsequent development was far beyond her expectations.

The mean head nun walked up to her and didn't raise the whip to beat her as usual.

Instead, he personally helped her to lift up the spinning machine, and smiled at her, saying in a flattering way:

"Your Majesty, did you hurt your hand?

How can you do such rough work with your status? Look, it's all my fault, your hands are rough.

How about I recommend you and a few women of the Lancaster family to manage the library?

Newspapers are delivered there every day. If you work in the library, you should be able to see the news outside every day."

Margaret was someone who helped her husband manage a country. Not only was she not flattered by the other party's transformation, but she became more vigilant.

Hattings proverb: "A fox may turn gray, but it will never turn good."

He couldn't help but feel moved.

"Could it be that something happened outside during the week when the other party was away?!"