Pirate Kingship

"Is this... [Fairy Dust]?! So much of it?"

Initially unable to believe it, Violet was also overjoyed after receiving his confirmation.

In the alchemy of the Old Continent, [Fairy Dust] is a versatile extraordinary material.

It is widely used in the creation of miracle objects, potion configuration, enhancing the spirituality of guardian beasts, and so on. Even just applying it to ordinary people can grant them the ability to fly, resulting in a significant demand.

In the context of industrial civilization, it’s akin to rare earths represented by lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, and so forth; high-end alchemy cannot do without it.

However, the only source of fairy dust comes from a small fairy, about the size of a human thumb. Strictly speaking, this dust is the scale powder shed from their wings.

One can imagine how low the production would be.

The price is purely a matter of supply and demand. [Fairy Dust] is in short supply, so its price has naturally been driven up fiercely.

Yet, in this "Rust Belt," although this substance is not from fairy wings, it closely resembles it in nature, and clearly, its production is not small.

[The Little Match Girl], seeing their surprised expressions, asked confusedly:

"Is there a shortage of fairy dust where you are?

Actually, you don’t need to go deep into the ’Rust Belt.’ Just in the shallow areas of the newly bordered land, middle and low sequence transcendentals can hunt in large quantities.

As long as you don’t go deep, the safety is still manageable.

Every one of our grimoires requires a large consumption of fairy dust, but in the Corridor of Truth, this stuff is never expensive."

Upon hearing this, Byron’s eyes lit up even more:

"Great. This stuff isn’t simply about its immense utility value.

The key is, apart from the fully automated biotype cotton harvester, the Eastern Continent now has a new specialty, giving hope to a positive cycle in the triangular trade.

The critically endangered Corridor of Truth also hopes to receive transfusions from the other two continents, holding the frontline against the pressure from the Deep Sea."

Through his observations over this period, he found that although the Corridor of Truth has largely fallen, it is not beyond redemption.

There’s a saying: "Those who help themselves are aided by heaven; those who abandon themselves are abandoned by heaven."

Live confidently and act positively, fate, and the world will give you "extra" attention; if you encounter difficulties, suffer setbacks, and give up on yourself, lose confidence, fate, and the world will only show you their backs.

Led by the Desert Empire ruled by the Creation Nine Pillars School, many wizard schools have narrowly resisted the Deep Sea’s offensive, taking advantage of the Sunset Desert’s geography, and are actively seeking ways to save themselves.

This is also one of the root reasons why Byron has decided to pay the price to lend them a helping hand.

However, relying solely on his and the North Sea Empire’s power, trying to provide transfusions to stabilize the situation in the Corridor of Truth is nothing short of daydreaming.

To truly mobilize the energy settled among the countries of the Silver Continent, talking to them about the interests and bigger picture of the human species is useless.

The nobles who ask others to consider the bigger picture are long immune to such arguments.

Even the "Rust Belt" generated by the collective human subconscious sea defines the Silver Era civilization as a "pirate civilization," doesn’t it?

Most people do not speak of faithfulness but only of interests.

Just as flowers and grass will grow toward the sunlight, humans will inevitably gravitate towards their interests!

Now with a mass-producible [Fairy Dust], those who sharpen their minds and flock to the Corridor of Truth will no longer just be adventurers.

The Fairy Town School, upon hearing Byron’s explanation, couldn’t help but celebrate joyfully.

But the surprise was not yet over.

Up ahead, after Bruh wielded the Sun Holy Sword to slay an exceptionally large insect monster, not only did it drop [Fairy Dust], but a shiny pure gem as well.

With quick reflexes, Byron summoned a whirlwind and grasped it in his hand.

"What is this?"

Unlike fairy dust, there is no such thing in the Silver Continent.

However, the wizards of the Fairy Town School understood it well and explained to him:

"Your Majesty, this is what we use for assisting in spirituality enhancement, the [Soul Gem].

Unlike spices whose effectiveness diminishes with higher orders, even Fifth Order Upper Wizards can achieve significant growth with it!"

Byron’s eyes lit up once more, instinctively asking:

"Can it be used to directly enhance a Pseudo-God’s spirituality?"

There are indeed many methods for spirituality enhancement, such as meditation, spices, magic potions, fulfilling professional duties, and conducting corresponding ceremonies. All are viable.

But reaching the Fifth Order Legend and Pseudo-God order, the main path left is to collect mind wish power.

Human transcendentals can only proactively cultivate followers and collect mind wish power after they advance to a Fourth Order Mythical Creature and step into the Divine Domain.

The willing power of humans is countless tiny "variables," and also the "anchoring" of mythical creatures in the material world.

Once reaching the Fifth Order, they can extract their own Immortal Stairway from it, using these mind wish power pushes to become immortal.

Then countless followers’ variables drive their spirituality to progress continually.

The spirituality scale of the Fifth Order ranges from 20 to 25 points, but just these mere five points may take a Fifth Order Pseudo-God hundreds of years to traverse.

Byron, Violet, and Catherine have managed to push their spirituality to 23 points in just a few years, relying on the Sacred Golden Empire, the North Sea Empire’s 26 million citizens, and the pan-faith of [Holy Spirit] spread across the Silver Continent.

But how many Pseudo-Gods and Legends in the world have these conditions?

This was a privilege that most Seventh Order Divine Kings did not have during the Mythological Era.

Back then, humans were not yet the masters of the world, their numbers much fewer than they are now, and most Gods had to grind up bit by bit with smaller follower bases and over longer periods.