Chapter 1065: Chapter 564: The Best Solution for Water Management, Pirate Emperor! (Part 4)

I hurriedly comforted her:

"Sister, there’s no need to worry, your promotion ceremony is surely just a matter of days.

And if everything goes smoothly, soon we’ll receive a windfall, allowing you to take a big step forward after your Fifth Order promotion.

Just carefully observe the ’Impoverished Knights Order’ stationed in the Iris Kingdom, and you’ll surely find surprises."

But the look on Catherine’s face was clearly not because of this. She glanced back at the lingering Law Network, somewhat puzzled:

"I just find it strange, though we’ve controlled the main spice-producing areas in the Bantaan Archipelago and have consistently supplied the direct lineage forces adequately.

Normally, everyone’s progress varies and can’t be so uniform.

It feels like this promotion is a bit too easy."

Byron, reminded by her, also realized that this large-scale promotion might not be explained solely by the increased Source Tide activity.

After thinking for a while, he found only one explanation.

Just like this world itself supports Byron as a proxy to cleanse the "traitors," the other side silently supports all resistance against foreign foes.

Throughout the entire Silver Era, no matter how many wars were fought, most of the time they were internal conflicts, with only professions like [Night Watch] and [Lamplighter] clearing out evil spirits and bizarre anomalies, the promotion speed was noticeably faster than that of the normal Transcendents.

Until Byron rose to power, humanity for the first time faced a series of kin invasions in the form of national wars, and having triumphed, this phenomenon gradually became apparent.

To ask whether heroes create the times, or the times create heroes?

Byron’s answer is, at least at this moment, any human who can resist the invaders will find the possibility of becoming a Fourth Order Hero, or even a Fifth Order Legend, much greater than during peaceful times.

As long as they survive till the end, they are bound to become heroes.

Coupled with the internal factor of sugar cane paper spreading knowledge, in the next few years there’s bound to be a surge in both the quantity and quality of Transcendents.

A group of core members who’ve fought alongside Byron from the lonely days of a single pirate ship to now, all promoted, at least no longer needing to worry about falling behind his pace, being cast out from the ranks of battle.

The stronger humanity’s overall strength, the bigger the hope of surviving the Great Flood.

For them, this is good news no matter how you look at it.

Byron himself is the most classic example, and at this moment the records in the log have greatly transformed:

"Title: Father of Immunology (Blood of Immunity/Surgical Operation Table)

Kingly Title: [King of the Wild Hunt]; [Sun King] incomplete

Spirituality: 22.1

Profession: Storm/Night Demon Monarch

Order: Fifth Order

Strange Arts: Electromagnetic Slingshot; Divine Arts: Styx of the Nether River

Mind Realm: Unity of All Things (1.2%)

Entries: Historical Reviser; Heartfelt Trouble; You’re Not the Culprit; Why Did You Engrave Your Name on My Pipe; Three Musketeers; Immune to All Diseases; Saint’s Aura; Please Give Me Face; My Rules Are the Rules; Madam, You Wouldn’t Want Your Husband..."

Long after, the turbulent Source Tide and Law Network wavering over the North Sea sky slowly dissipated and withdrew.

The greatly enhanced Bayfolk officers and soldiers also came back to their senses.

Looking at the Sun-like shining [Golden Deer], they raised their weapons high and shouted deafening cheers:

"Pirate Emperor!"

"King of the Wild Hunt!"

"With sealed lips and blistered hands, nothing can conquer us!"

The fervent cheers made the collective unconscious sea and Law Network boil once more.

Byron indeed does not have a [Crown] yet, not fitting the title of Emperor.

At least he still lacks the Iron Anchor Bay Crown from his father-in-law [Whale Hunter], and the [Pirate Code] sent to the Eastern Continent.

But the title can be proclaimed in advance.

In the world, there were originally no titles, nor kingly titles, but when enough people chant, they naturally exist. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

What is called the "Mandate of Heaven" is to a certain extent the people’s will, representing a very strong transformation trend within a collective society.

If all civilians think someone should be King, is he not then one?

If all think someone should be Emperor, is he not one then?

As long as Byron can lead the Bayfolk and humanity to win again and again like this time, it shouldn’t take long for his title to become:

"Standing before you is the Legendary Warship Captain, Storm King, Pirate King of the Sapphire Sea, Hightins Naval Marshal, Marshal of the Army, King of the Kingdom of Hightins, Guardian of Iris Kingdom, and across the North Sea Empire, Emperor of the Empire, Holy Spirit, King of the Wild Hunt His Majesty Saint Byron."