Pirate Kingship-Chapter 779 - 493: Pirate Royal Iron and the Iron Masked Man (Part 2)

It can be said that during the Dark Millennium Era, apart from the [Key of Omniscience] residing in the collective unconscious of humanity, these monasteries were the only places in the material world that systematically preserved civilization on a large scale.

Many people who walked out from here became indispensable assistants to kings and nobles at all levels, and they were also the tightly-knit tendrils of the Church's rule extending across the continent.

That millennium was the most glorious era of the Church.

The Dark Millennium only ended in the Silver Era 1453, and this monastery still retains the atmosphere of that time—serene, solemn, and oppressive.

Byron walked through the hallways of the monastery. Even when passing by those Transcendent nuns, they didn't feel anything unusual.

With Byron's own promotion, the concealment abilities of the two ravens also improved, making it impossible for any Middle Sequence Extraordinary to detect them.

However, Byron, having infiltrated this monastery, dared not be careless in any way.

Recalling the information entrusted by Sister Teresa obtained from the upper echelons of the Church, even his boldness couldn't hide a tinge of fear in his eyes:

"The director who came up with this defense model... is truly a genius!"

The Malta Monastery is the core monastery of the Maltese Knights Order State.

Not only is the faith of the nuns exceptionally devout and their Mind Wish Power intense, but they also worship the various powerful [Sacred Relics] handed down through generations by wise ancestors.

Like many renowned cathedrals, this place has already formed a Divine Domain similar to The Domain of Royal Power.

The core Sacred Relic presiding over the "Solemn Mass Ceremony" at the heart of the Divine Domain is the Zero-Level Sacred Relic... the Holy Prepuce that was damaged in the great battle of the Twilight of the Gods.

This relic represents the creator's reproductive power. It is said that infertile women who look upon it will immediately become prolific, causing cattle and sheep to breed rapidly, much to the herdsmen's endless satisfaction.

Naturally, in the Malta Monastery's Divine Domain governed by it, there are some very intractable corresponding rules.

Byron's ally, [Sister of Mercy] Teresa, had already helped him find out the inside story:

"In the realm of God, there are only two genders, male and female, and everything else is heresy.

The Female Monastery is the purest, closest place to God, where nuns must uphold chastity, poverty, and strictly adhere to various convent codes.

Therefore, rule one: any physiological male or even male creature stepping into the monastery's realm will have their biological sex forcibly transformed into female, regardless of what they think in their heart.

Moreover, under the suppression of the Zero-Level Sacred Relic's high rank, this process is irreversible!

Unless another Zero-Level Sacred Relic with similar authority can be found.

Rule two, remember, in the Female Monastery, aside from prisoners, there are only nuns. Any illegal intruder transformed into a female must abide by all convent codes.

Any violation of the taboos will result in punishment according to the severity, with the most severe being the 'Holy Mother's Stare,' where whoever she glares at becomes pregnant.

Moreover, only a chaste body will give birth to girls.

Note: Only those of Cardinal rank or higher within the Church may be immune to punishment mechanisms and safely enter and exit the monastery."

Sister Teresa, from The Great Cathedral of the Holy Mother's Mercy, holds the Church's Merit Repository and the power to sell Indulgence Certificates. She maintains a high status within various Religious Orders of the Church Traditionalists.

This is how she could collect intelligence on the Malta Monastery in advance for Byron, sparing him from the monastery's dire rules.

Although his [Saint] title possesses a status comparable to a Cardinal Archbishop within the Church, he does not dare to experiment with his true self directly.

They have clearly stated the rules are irreversible; if one carelessly changes from 'One King Two Queens' to 'One Queen Two Queens,' it'd be an irrevocable disaster for life.

Not much stronger than the title ability of [Incompetent] being "the same as me."

Byron calmed himself, showing a hint of relief on his face:

"Therefore, to venture into this 'Daughter's Kingdom,' it's Hugin who must bear the hardship.

Even if [Saint] cannot withstand the rules of the Divine Domain, only Hugin would be sacrificed.

It can even make its good brother Munin... deliriously happy from keeping single? A loss for a gain, it doesn't seem so hard to accept."

If Hugin had a bit more intelligence and a complete sense of self-awareness, it would've at least given its unscrupulous master a '6.'

You're noble, you're capable, but it's never you who makes your brother delighted while I am left to rot in the long river of Bayfolk history.

Fortunately, the worst result did not occur.

Two minutes after delving into the monastery, Byron found Hugin's Ding Ding still intact, allowing him to finally breathe a sigh of relief and soothe the barely detectable guilt in his heart.

Subsequently, he discovered that while in the Divine Domain, [Divine Sight], comparable to a god's sensory perception, was also suppressed, reducing the originally encompassing awareness within several kilometers to less than a hundred meters.

Compared to the expansive monastery resembling a small city, it indeed felt somewhat inadequate.

He could only adopt the clumsy method of examining each building and courtyard. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Half an hour later, he retracted his wings and stopped at the entrance of a particularly heavily guarded underground prison.

Faintly, he heard continuous cursing female voices from within:

"Let me out!"

"The Capricious Joker will return, turning you all into female clowns. Ga ga ga..."

"Ho ho..."

Although Byron felt that such a group, with little social harm, shouldn't be imprisoned in such a place.