Pirate Kingship

In the waters near the port, the [Wild Hunt Servant] Mud Swamp Giant had left the Nether River last night and burrowed back into the seabed.

It was relocating the nearby seabed Mud Gas Mines, constructing an underwater defense line that could unleash a "Giant Hiccup" at any time to swallow a fleet, and at the same time serving as Violet’s bodyguard.

Byron had gone to visit the Fairy Town School together with Heather, but he would never leave any flaws or defensive gaps in the base camp and Queen he had personally chosen.

He could transfer his consciousness at any time and descend into the body of the Mud Swamp Giant.

This Continent was too dangerous; before going to the Ten Great Undersea Kingdoms to rescue people, it was especially important to manage in advance a solid base camp of his own.

Even if he failed, he would still have a place to fall back to, so he wouldn’t be driven back into the sea again.

While Byron drove the Giant to work hard, he looked through the seawater at the ever-rising First Level Lighthouse on the shore, and at that towering [Gate of Truth], and muttered in his heart:

"They say the ’Inverted Tree of Life’ hides the secret of advancing from Demigod to True God.

I really want to push open this door and see what exactly lies behind it."

The [Gate of Truth] was a research-and-production type ability that could comprehensively amplify Alchemy and even, to a certain extent, break the iron rule of Equal Exchange and material conservation.

Byron had always been very curious: if he pushed open this door, what exactly would be behind it?

Would it be materialized Truth? The root of the world? Or some great existence that had already reached the Crown Position of the "Inverted Tree of Life"?

The Gate of Truth was also a door.

His heart was full of an urge to call over that [Alibaba and the Forty Thieves] and shout "Open Sesame" at this door.

Perhaps he might really get to witness the History of Mysticism with his own eyes.

But then Byron thought again that he was not a mad scientist who chased Truth at all costs; the risk and the gain were not proportional for now, so he regretfully gave up this dangerous idea.

He planned to wait until the whole family had advanced to Demigod, when they could no longer see the road ahead, and then try it.

The main body of the First Level Lighthouse quickly took shape, and the Fourth Order Hero Navigator Delia immediately led her subordinates in to carry out functional construction.

The Whale Oil Lantern in her hand projected blue light which, under the ability of [Heart Reflection Mapping], transformed into all kinds of tools as she began refurbishing the Lamp Room, installing the Saint Byron Lens, setting up pulley blocks...

The other Lighthouse Sequence Extraordinarys in the team had also each improved thanks to successfully conquering the Second Circulation Belt, and the overall strength of the Grand Fleet had increased by at least twenty percent.

The speed of Lighthouse construction was therefore especially fast.

Violet did not wait for Byron’s true body to return either.

With the Trinity [Golden Triangle] on her, she possessed exactly the same Rank and permissions as Byron.

After checking that there were no problems with the Lighthouse, she personally ignited the mixture of Whale Oil and Spices in the Lamp Room, and then had Delia connect it into the network.

Hum—!

The [Golden Law], which had long since spread to the Hundred Beasts Paradise and the Sun Empire, took the Lighthouse as its Anchor and, for the first time, successfully manifested in the Corridor of Truth across the entire Sea of Monsters.

The golden light illuminated the Material World and also lit up a corner of the edge of the Eastern Continent’s collective unconscious sea.

Benefiting from the [Saint Byron Lens], the Might of all the Lighthouses the Lighthouse Union had built along the north–south routes and in all colonies greatly increased, their efficiency rising by three hundred percent.

With the [Lighthouse Matrix] sharing the burden together, even an ordinary Lighthouse Sequence Extraordinary could now hold out for a very long time when guarding a World Rift.

Then, combined with Violet’s own Space Authority as a [Witch of Calamity], she smoothly closed the Second Level World Rift that had created the Little Red Riding Hood Secret Realm.

But as the Law spread, the series of abnormal feedbacks from this new territory into her heart made her involuntarily furrow her brows deeply.

So she casually gave an order:

"Decree: Man-eaters die!"

The Golden Law, bearing triple Authority, descended.

The restless Source Tide within a hundred miles was forcibly calmed, and the weak Bizarre beings and Evil Spirits were wiped clean in one wave by the Mind Wish Power of countless people.

The hundred-plus kilometers covered by the Law Network also completely became an imperial territory under the rule of the Empire’s Law.

Byron’s second Kingly Title, the [Sun King] (incomplete), also solidified a portion accordingly.

To fully condense it, they would still need to continue heading East, and even crossing the Eastern Continent might not be enough; they would have to pin their Hope on a circumnavigation of the world.

But at least within the lands they ruled, ordinary civilians would no longer end up causing tragic accidents just by saying the wrong thing; safety was greatly enhanced.

Next, the Construction Demon corps "Power King Construction Company", composed mainly of Taino [Bear Spirit Warrior]s, entered the field and began massive construction to build the first port, Distant View Port.

This logistics legion, the most efficient in the world, had long since earned the title effect "Construction Demon".

Effect: "Whenever you obtain any world-first achievement—for example, building the world’s tallest tower, the longest road, the bridge with the greatest span, the largest Edge Fortress...

you can grant the legion an additional 10% boost in engineering and construction efficiency, and unlock various engineering blueprints in the Human collective unconscious.

After workers learn the corresponding knowledge, they can take up the hottest new logistics profession with great financial prospects: [civil engineer].

During this period, Power King Construction Company had successively completed the world’s largest Edge Fortress, the world’s largest dam, the world’s largest shipyard...

Their strength bonuses had reached a staggering 130%; even an ordinary person joining the Construction Demon and gaining the legion title bonuses could suddenly turn into a small humanoid excavator.