Pirate Kingship

If it weren’t for reaching a resource supply agreement with a nearby friendly tribe that worships the Whale Hunter, they would be stuck chewing on dried fish by now.

Life was indeed difficult.

"What’s that? Look quickly, there’s a ship coming!"

Until one day at the end of June.

A line of golden light appeared among the northern waves, at first just a tiny dot, but suddenly it leapt out of the blue waves like the sun, arriving swiftly.

A group of weather-beaten Tower Guardians all ran out, eyes wide as they watched an unprecedented fleet draw closer.

A young man suddenly cheered:

"I recognize it, that’s our Vice President King of the Wild Hunt, His Majesty Saint Byron’s Legendary Warship, The Golden Deer!

In my lifetime, being able to witness one of the world’s few Legendary Warships, I could die without regret."

He was immediately elbowed by a companion who corrected him:

"It’s President Saint Byron! Calling him Vice is why you’re stuck manning the tower."

"You call me out, but aren’t you manning it too?"

As a few young men horsed around.

The fleet quickly arrived before them.

"Brothers, great work, catch this!"

The First Mate of The Golden Deer, also an Imperial Navy Vice Admiral, Bruh shouted, grabbing seven or eight heavy oak barrels and tossed them toward the lighthouse dozens of meters high.

In flight, these barrels were imposing like cannonballs, but when landing, they floated gently down like feathers.

Powers beyond human, and a technique even more so.

Then the entire fleet continued toward the Second Circulation Belt without stopping.

The group of overjoyed Tower Guardians pried open the oak barrels, discovering inside rum, canned beef, canned cod, fresh oranges, green peas, and even tobacco.

They swallowed, this gift of supplies was more to their liking than gold or jewels.

"Is His Majesty Saint Byron going to explore the Eastern Continent too? Right!"

The leader, a Third Order Navigator, hurriedly grabbed his whale oil lantern and sent a message to The Golden Deer via the Lighthouse Matrix.

That was—a detailed record of all ships passing since the lighthouse was built.

Ship name, captain, main personnel, figurehead abilities, passage time... everything was accounted for.

Each lighthouse is part of the "Sky Net," making information gathering exceedingly convenient.

Normally, such information mustn’t be leaked, but for every rule, there’s always an exception and a backdoor.

Thresholds are barriers for those below their status, but doors for those who have reached sufficient stature.".

Byron now had the prestige that doors offered themselves without needing to take a backdoor.

Sometimes even the act of handling them would earn him praise: "The leader personally walking, such a hard worker."

Byron nodded to the Tower Guardians, accepting their goodwill.

Connecting with Delia’s father, Starfire Rudolf, on The Golden Deer, he casually greeted him and mentioned the Tower Guardians.

Then led by The Golden Deer as the vanguard ship, he charged into the Second Circulation Belt.

Prior to this, he had arranged everything domestically and upon learning that the "traitor" had taken the "Gospel of Heaven" and set out, wasted no time in gathering his crew and setting out with the Legendary Warship, The Golden Deer.

And it wasn’t just a single ship, but a powerful long-range fleet of twelve heavy cruisers!

Resolving to return the favor.

The Golden Deer, after defeating the Mythical Warship Noah’s Ark last time, had once more achieved an "impossible challenge."

Currently, Zero-Level Sacred Relics are called Sacred Relics only because the great existences that left them are deceased; during the Mythological Era, they had a more resonant name—Divine Artifacts.

This Legendary Warship had taken a substantial step forward on the path to becoming a Divine Artifact.

Awakening a new ability: [The Navy is the Empire, the Empire is the Navy]!

Onboard, a group of violent individuals eagerly awaited the chance to test their mettle if someone dared to oppose them.