Pirate Kingship

In fact, the effect of this military song is quite similar:

"This is the exclusive military song of the Imperial Army, and ’grenadier’ does not entirely refer to a branch of service.

Because only those soldiers who are robust and possess incredible arm strength are eligible to be selected as grenadiers, it serves as a representation of the army’s elite.

The more people fear this military song, the more benefits it will bring to the corps that plays it, significantly enhancing strength, speed, and explosiveness.

The opponent’s related attributes will drastically decrease, and after defeat, the [dismayed] effect is forcibly locked, with a one hundred percent compensation for excess military expenses, and tolerance for various unequal treaties will substantially increase.

As the Imperial Marines battle around the world, their reputation becomes louder, and their comprehensive strength becomes stronger. Undoubtedly, it is a powerful strategic-level war song."

It’s just that the world is different; farther east on the Eastern Continent, there’s probably no continent connected to it.

The only colonial empire can only be oneself!

At the end of a song, Byron took out two bunches of purple grapes with a touch of white frost from the Flower Mountain Celestial Kingdom.

Controlling the air pressure, he squeezed a glass of grape juice each for his mother and wife, added half a glass of ice, and casually asked Violet:

"Young lady, is there a finished product of the improved pull ring steel ball hand grenade?

The grenadiers using fuse grenades are almost about to be phased out by the times; if conditions are suitable, armored grenadiers should also step onto the historical stage."

The girl took a large sip of the grape juice, feeling refreshingly cool and uplifted, her crystalline toes teasing her white flip-flops lifted up, letting out a comfortable sigh before answering Byron’s question:

"With the suitable ignition agent of whale oil base fire, the difficulty of pull ring hand grenades, rear-loading rifled guns, and even shrapnel shells that naturally counter wooden sailing ships is not significant.

My [Golden Mist Palace] is adequately supplied with raw materials, the [Mechanical Fortress] does not require any manpower, once blueprints and materials are available, they can be produced in small quantities.

In addition, the first sub-supercomputing center in the Divine Kingdom has applied for computing power support to achieve automated assembly.

Samples have been gradually made, and it will probably generate a Sacred Relic after one practical battle.

However, we need to make preparations in advance for one thing.

Once shrapnel shells appear at sea, the era of wooden warships will enter a countdown, and various countries will steadily follow up with reforms in ironclad warships and ship-mounted artillery.

[Pirates] may also gradually disappear in the coming decades..."

Byron nodded, of course, he knew that every technical iteration would have multifaceted impacts on human society as a whole.

Yet he would not be deterred by fear, as technological advancement is an unstoppable trend.

But the social pains it brings also need to be addressed in advance.

Just like large-scale industrial development inevitably causing countless workshops to disappear, managers must also plan for their future paths in advance.

Employment is fundamental to people’s livelihood; if not handled well, it could undoubtedly lead to a series of social upheavals.

Even if the profession is pirating, it’s the same.

"This matter still relies on my sister; her incarnation has already gone to oversee the Bantaan Archipelago, leading the Sacred Golden Empire in integrating with the world.

Now we can absorb pirates represented by Black Sails Harbor, establish the Coast Patrol Command, and tax ships passing through the ’First Circulation Zone.’

Going from ’take it’ to ’please sign here’ isn’t necessarily bad.

In essence, it’s similar but safer and may even earn more than before."

Compared to adventure, the more business-savvy Catherine did not come along but, as usual, stayed at home.

Also, after advancing to the Fifth Order Mithril Dragon King, she, like Byron and Violet, gained the qualification to create incarnations.

The Forbidden Book [Crown of the Giant Dragon] contains specialized knowledge on this.

She cannot, like Violet, who inherited powers corresponding to the Heavenly Queen, create twelve at once, nor reach Byron’s limit of seven.

But she can still create five similar metallic dragon incarnations:

"Golden Dragon, Silver Dragon, Bronze Dragon, Brass Dragon, Red Copper Dragon."

The Pseudo-God’s soul and body have merged, not needing to divide flesh like Byron, only requiring a sacrifice of corresponding metal material equal to a juvenile giant dragon.

This ability was challenging for Catherine, once known as the "Countess Grendel" when she first gained her title abilities, but it’s just a trivial matter for the current [Finance Queen].

Initially, her operation wasn’t as proficient, but she still managed to create the Gold Dragon Lady and Bronze Dragon Lady incarnations simultaneously.

Before departure, Byron did a "one dragon, two... dragons," which, though it sounded odd, was a truly wonderful process.

With the help of other incarnations left by Byron and Violet, even managing two massive empires and the financial empire of the Online Financial Street was effortless.

Seeing Byron well-prepared, Violet no longer dwelled on the social issues of new technology and eagerly said:

"When we encounter that ’traitor’ Mercurius, I’ll let him taste the power of shrapnel shells.

We should be only a day away from them now, right?"

"At most a day. Ever since he fled the Elysee Palace, Munin has been following him.

His authority can deceive the Tower Guardians and silently enter the circulation zone, but no matter what, he can’t hide from me."

Speaking of the "traitor," Byron’s expression also grew stern.

He had long heard from the Jackal God Anu that these Old Gods, having regained some sanity, had already entrusted the [Capricious Joker] to steal the "Gospel of Heaven."

The first was to learn for themselves, seizing the opportunity to reconnect with the divinity that the creator devoured and regain everything they lost.