Pirate Kingship

"Blame yourself for trying to imitate others and venture out; losing the protection of the Silver Law and the Royal Iron Law, no one will know if I kill you here."

"For over a thousand years, I’ve been on a quest to find Father God’s trace, and the power of Travel has almost transformed into a divine position; adventure is one of my domains."

"There’s no need to activate the ’History of the Silver Continent’; I can still make your life miserable."

In fact, the ’Universal Travelogue’ (Chapter 226) that Byron had seized from the Remit People was also the work of Mercurius.

This book, as the world’s first travelogue circumnavigating the continent, possesses the power to break through all barriers and allow the bearer to travel unimpeded.

Clearing paths in the mountains and bridging rivers, it is the travel secret treasure dreamt of by any traveler or adventurer.

The power of Mercurius himself is naturally even greater.

Not only can he bring himself and any means of transport to the theoretical maximum speed of travel, avoiding any unexpected situations and dangers outside of travel plans.

But he can also bring various unexpected "surprises" to other travelers, turning paths he’s walked into forked roads, leaving others with nowhere to go.

The most crucial point is.

This "Traitor" is inherently cautious and did not directly participate even in those seemingly certain win situations of "six to one advantage in my favor" at the Old God Church.

He only intended to kill Byron with the ’History of the Silver Continent’ and a feather pen in hand, yet did not expect to suffer a strange backlash from Byron.

He no longer dares to use the Novelist’s [True Script] ability against Byron.

But he assumes Byron has never seen him face to face, and Byron probably does not even know of his existence. Thus, this plan of calculated cunning might indeed succeed.

"Your ancestor, [King Lionheart], and grandfather [Iris Flower Hammer] both died at my hand.

Your uncle, Louis XI, has also begun the countdown to death.

You are next.

Externally, there’s the Capricious Joker’s men sent to help me, whose existence even the members of the Ferdinand Family are unaware of.

Internally, the Ferdinand Family, enjoying high prestige within the Church and the human world, serves as my shield; this time, nothing can go wrong.

Even if it costs the extermination of the Ferdinand Family, obtaining Saint Byron’s head and the whereabouts of Father God will all be worth it.

Not to mention there’s that secret weapon which has long been prepared."

He said within his mind through a mental connection:

"Miss Salome, get ready to act!"

Behind him, on a yardarm, the Raven Mist Ni cocked its head.

For this "Traitor" to conceal it from the members of the Ferdinand Family, he did not let the assistants travel with him, coincidentally hiding it from the Raven’s eyes as well.

....

On the Golden Deer.

"Is there a distress signal?

That bunch of Tower Guardians hasn’t logged any adventure ships entering the Second Circulation Belt for over half a month. Could it be the ’Traitor’ ahead of us calling for help?"

Byron couldn’t help but show a strange expression, but through Munin’s eyes, he didn’t find any abnormality on the Ferdinand Family’s ship.

He turned to Delia with the Whale Oil Lantern in her hand and casually asked:

"With a 300% lens amplification, the signal strength should be sufficient. Even in the overseas far from the Old Continent, there should be more than just a simple distress signal, right? Is the ship’s name included?"

Long ago, to locate the Lighthouse Sequence Extraordinarys abducted by Remit slave merchants, Byron personally invented the [First Level Holy Relic: Saint Byron’s Lens].

Effect: "A specialized tool for lighthouses, must be used in conjunction with one.

Increases light projection efficiency by 300%, aids in locating Lighthouse Sequence Extraordinarys, and significantly reduces the cost of lighthouse construction.

By producing similar products and placing them on all current lighthouses and the mind projections of all Lighthouse Sequence Extraordinarys, the [Lighthouse Matrix] can be formed.

From then on, the Lighthouse Sequence Extraordinarys can truly connect all lighthouses into a network, no longer fighting alone, constructing the strongest firewall.

The [Lantern Carriers] guarding the World Rift can also share the burden through the [Lighthouse Matrix], gathering the entire Lighthouse Sequence’s strength to resist the Bizarre and Old Gods, no longer mere cannon fodder and consumables.

Overseas development will also become thousands of times simpler."

It was through this invention that Byron’s shareholding in the Lighthouse Union instantly reached 20% (Chapter 501).

In overseas expansion, regardless of what else was lacking, they absolutely could not do without the Lighthouse Union and their lighthouse network; the reliance on mere compasses was too restrictive.

Unlike previous Lighthouse Union high-level executives, who only maintained the lighthouses created by predecessors, gaining at most meager credit.

Byron had truly made the pie bigger, enhancing the strength of all Lighthouse Sequence Extraordinarys, the Lighthouse Union, and even humanity as a whole.

All the overseas pioneers can benefit from Byron’s invention.

Thus, every circle of "Humanized World" opened is equivalent to having his investment within it.

Now, [The First Stock Certificate] has already subtly merged into the [Faustian Contract] and Online Financial Street, forming the foundation upon which Catherine builds her Divine Kingdom.

When the current president of the Lighthouse Union, [Fire Thief] Alexander retires, it will seem only natural for Byron, the foremost of the Lighthouse Sequence, to succeed him.

The cross-continental "telecommunications operator" status will eventually fall into their family’s hands, with no other branches; dissatisfied with service and there are no competitors to switch to.

Steel, energy, telecommunications... Monopolistic industries are fated to become more numerous.

Delia responded crisply: