Pirate Kingship-Chapter 718 - 478: Male Lead 1, Male Lead 2, The Curtain Rises (6600)

As Byron and Violet, two prominent figures among the Bay Citizens Pirates, busied themselves with the sea trials.

[The Mad Hunt] "Byron Lancaster" was still diligently stirring trouble with his pirate fleet within the Bantaan Archipelago.

The [Wild Hunt Servant] Sword Saint Herman, who had triggered Cognitive Revision, and the [Guardian Knight] Bruh were responsible for temporarily filling in.

They didn't continue to crowd onto Violet's "Flame Rose" but instead picked a less conspicuous Fourth Level Ghost Ship from the Phantom Fleet to temporarily serve as the fleet's flagship.

During non-window periods, other living beings couldn't pass through the "Living Hatch," but the Ghost Ship, charged with the task of transporting the undead, was not subject to this.

That ship was delivered to Byron's hands early on.

Plus the Miracle Battleship named "Fearless" sent by [The Kingmaker] Earl Warwick, which finally made the Mad Hunt's assets appear less meager.

Coordinates: "World Serpent's Celestial Current Belt" northern edge.

A ghostly ship with black, slightly tattered sails was leading a group of pirate ships with varied flags, hunting a small Castilia ocean fleet.

Perhaps to assert their position as a maritime power, the People of Castilia often weren't involved with the Pioneer Guiding Colonial Trading Company's Great Bear Archipelago, but instead developed an exclusive distribution center in another direction.

They wouldn't even let Westwind Express earn transshipment fees. Isn't this purposely bullying the poor?

Can Byron tolerate this?

So recently, besides targeting the self-insufficient Royalist Party, the Black Sail Pirates often ambushed the Castilia merchant ships passing through here.

True commerce warfare is this straightforward and efficient!

"Are these bastards daring to fight us back because they have warships escorting them?

If we let them go like this, others will follow suit, and how will we do our work in the future?

Come on, old rules, raise the blood flag, leave no one alive!"

Byron, whose consciousness had descended upon the [Wild Hunt Servant] Sword Saint Herman, casually gave the command.

"Yes, raise the blood flag!"

"Board them, seize the ship!"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Other pirate ships also raised the blood flag, gathering like hungry wolves and charging the Castilia warships.

In this month-long period, the Black Sail Pirates, who had been irregular combatants, gradually tasted the sweetness of group warfare.

Many targets they previously dared not attack or couldn't move now became theirs.

Life is easy when you can grab what you want.

Even if they found their target tough, and couldn't easily break it, they could continuously call for support, yielding much more than in the past.

During these nearly non-stop plundering days, the pirate groups of Black Sails Harbor were constantly coordinating and were barely consolidated by Byron into a whole.

Finally, they could fight in group battles without friendly fire.

Now, deploying the large force to intimidate others was completely sufficient.

In battles, the ghost ship [Fearless] commanded from the center, occasionally aiding in battle, and establishing its prestige little by little.

Especially after fighting a Fourth Order Pirate Warlord, actions spoke louder than words; the strong are always right.

Moreover, all the participants joined the Treasure-Seeking Alliance by signing the "Faustian Contract."

As long as Byron could lead Black Sails Harbor in achieving great deeds.

Black Sail Pirates not only would give him ten percent of their loots but also acknowledge his leadership in Pirate City, essentially a Pirate King without a crown, holding 51% of the shares.

Byron was also well aware that the pirate community's constraints have always been loose, and the nominal "Speaker's" greatest role was only to decide where to plunder, and to get an extra share of the spoils.

To enhance his own strength, he wielded the rebellion funds supported by [The Kingmaker], extensively integrating the elites among the Bayfolk and other free pirates.

Such things had already been done once in the International Port, so doing it again came naturally.

In this era, it's too easy for the Supreme to grant favors; a slogan of leading them in a future "Stolen Country War" attracted a large number of participants.

Lancaster's hidden influence of a "Strong Claim Right" lies here.

Not many pirates in the world could refuse the possibility of washing ashore and even becoming new nobility of the Kingdom. Though they weren't ready to retire, their descendants could have a better life.

Thus, the Mad Hunt's direct lineage force was rapidly expanding like a rolling snowball, growing stronger by the day.

This was also the watershed in the pirates' fate.

[Puppet King] wanted Byron to chestnuts in the fire, plotting something for him, and Byron also wanted the pirates of Black Sails Harbor to charge for him.

As long as they could attract Castilia's attention, it was a victory. If they weren't his people, they were just cannon fodder.

After all, the main force led by "[Sea Hunter] Byron Tudor" equipped with a new type of warship and bolt-action rifles was the ultimate trump card.

Byron observed the situation, seeing a leading Castilia warship preparing to break through at all costs, he waved his hand casually:

"Fearless, charge!"

The first mate Bruh, responsible for covering the formation, followed with the order: "Musketeers, form up; marines, prepare for boarding!"

The tattered sail of [Fearless] immediately caught the wind, accelerating towards the rear side of the enemy ship.

Screech—!

A series of invisible force fields circled the hull, quickly turning on the forward-projecting diagonal yard, enveloped in mist and emitting a piercing screech.