Chapter 1024: Chapter 554: The Highest-Quality Ingredients Often Require Only the Most Simple Cooking Methods (Part 3)

The Security Fleet protects merchant ships, and fishing boats retreat into the inner sea as quickly as possible."

"The National Border Lock of the First Island Chain opens!

[Golden Law] stacked, I announce in the name of the Monarch and Protector of the Entire Territory that the North Sea Empire’s territorial waters are 12 nautical miles."

Buzz——!

After turning the North Sea into an inner sea, the sea borders of the North Sea Empire rapidly expanded, no longer confined to the narrow three nautical miles of land boundaries.

The First Island Chain, consisting of the Strait Islands, Faroe Islands, and Iron Anchor Bay, is now truly connected as a whole.

Imaginary chains connect nearly twelve hundred kilometers from north to south, transforming into rolling white mist extending 12 nautical miles outward.

Within this range, everything becomes the Domain of Royal Power for Byron and Violet, transparent to the defending army and shielded from the enemy, maximizing the effect of [Decree].

"The main fleet deploys in battle line formation, avoids the forefront of the beast tide, and awaits orders within the territorial waters." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Byron scoured the Five Nations, and together with the heavily modified heavy cruisers from the past month, managed to gather hundreds of main warships, including nominal battleships and miracle adventure ships.

Led by the Legendary Warship [The Golden Deer], they launched the Legendary Warship Skill [Fleet Assimilation].

Opened the gunports, loaded the shells, instantly making the territorial waters a scene of grimness unseen from the outside.

Apart from Catherine, Heather, Saranthe, and the central high-ranking officials.

[War Queen] Violet; [Breeding Holy Mother] Teris; two Archbishops [Twilight Deacon] Luohate, [Sister of Mercy] Teresa;

Three Kingdom’s Guardians [Master of the Fishing Spot] Hawkins, [Spade J] Hogel, [Boneless One] Ivana all stood by Byron’s side.

By the way, only the Kingdom’s Guardian [Boneless One] Ivana was seated in a wheelchair.

She suffered from congenital osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease.

Yet she relied on extraordinary talent and determination to become a legendary Prophet, also serving as the mentor of Mother-in-law Vanessa in her youth.

Their service shifted from Margaret I to Byron and Violet, as they were all family, the Former King was alive, and they instantly adjusted without any psychological barriers to work.

On the North Sea Empire’s side, the Fifth Order High Sequence Extraordinary Beings totaled eight, only one less than the opponent on paper.

Such military strength can be considered a regional overlord on the Old Continent, not to mention taking on one to six, even one to sixteen, seventeen without fear.

Byron looked at the prophet who was not skilled in combat.

With a casual wave, he used the [Surgical Operation Table] to remove the ailments that only troubled ordinary people from her body.

Following the Bayfolk’s pre-battle tradition, he sought her advice:

"Miss Ivana, before the great war, do you have any guidance for me?"

After the latter nodded in thanks, her eyes suddenly turned pure white.

Then, like all mystics, she spoke clouded words:

"All gifts given by fate are already marked with prices in secret.

Those who manipulate fate will surely be manipulated by fate!

Even the last victor of the Twilight of the Gods [Creator] cocooned themselves into [The Bound Creator], and no one else can be an exception.

Your Majesty, you are doing the right thing according to the world’s will.

Unexpected fate fluctuations might bring crisis, but more likely will offer opportunities; listen to your inner voice then."

Byron pondered, realizing that [the one whose name cannot be mentioned] might take risks and directly target his fate.

However, he did not pursue details further as the prophet could never see everything clearly.

At this time, the scout voice of [Beast Tamer] rang in the Law Network:

"Report, the first wave of beast tide’s vanguard has arrived, totaling about one hundred and twenty heads, stealthily navigating underwater roughly ten meters deep, soon to enter the 12 nautical miles territorial waters."

Byron immediately urged the Golden Law to issue a decree:

"Decree: All invaders shall not remain hidden!"

The Power of Law descended, and the sea instantly seemed to be subjected to "Point to Steel," forcing the underwater vanguard to the surface.

Though still as chaotic in appearance, their true forms could roughly be discerned.

Mantis shrimp, crabs, sea cucumbers, abalones, jellyfish, scallops, geoducks, conchs, cod... all were enormous, with even the smallest enough to feed a village for a year.

The leading giant species sea monster seemed to be a kind of deep sea wolffish without eyes, with only a big mouth, known to fishermen as "Wolffish Strip."

Many eel-like wolffish strips merged into a gigantic fish ball tens of meters in diameter, countless bodies moving along with mouths winding and squirming.

Ordinary people might be terrified to death at such sanity-draining creatures.

But for those around Byron, seasoned in battles, they were immune, even sharing Byron’s peculiar fondness for tentacles due to the Half-Night Demon.

Especially the Gourmet in charge of the Royal Tax Inspection Bureau, clearly gaining weight, [Blood Red Whiskey] Alfred gulped down some Blood Brew and joked:

"If I could use this wolffish as the main dish of my [Sacrament Recipe], I might immediately advance to Fourth Order Hero.

Cooking method best be using its freshness for a hot pot invented by Your Majesty, with obligatory dipping in oil sauce; anyone using sesame sauce is a heretic!"

The Gourmet’s Third Order ability [Sacrament Recipe] is no longer limited to single delicacies like geoducks, whiskey... but allows for combinations of different foods and cooking methods to produce chemical wonders.