Pirate Kingship

The seats for members of parliament were not special, and were no more comfortable than other seats in the venue.

In addition to the attentive service of several "excellent-looking" waitresses, a bunch of drinks and fruits that were somehow brought into the spiritual world, and a table bell that could call various services.

It was just closer to the podium for speeches, and could enjoy more attention.

Anyway, Byron did not do anything extra and firmly rejected the massage service proposed by the other party. Of course, it had nothing to do with Violet sitting next to him.

After Byron broke the deadlock, the representatives of various countries no longer had the interest to compete for the second place. As long as the Castilians were not rampant, anyone else could do it.

Naturally, they entered the venue one after another and found a seat to sit down at will.

But they all couldn't help but look at Byron more.

Especially the new Havana Governor Fox, who made a gesture of wiping his neck to him.

He had no idea that his former generals, governors, sisters, and property were all in the hands of his master Byron.

The senior shook his head: 'Your star of death is shining, man! '

'It seems that these dignitaries from various countries, like me and Violet at the beginning, do not know that the members of the Lighthouse Federation are actually the gifts of the [Lantern Man] (Chapter 248).

They do not understand the significance of the [Lantern Man] to the world, and only regard me as a hidden insider of the Lighthouse Federation.

This is good, it saves me a lot of unnecessary trouble. '

Since he is here, Byron might as well make the best of it.

He exchanged glances with his aunt, and received the teasing of "You are hiding deep enough" in her beautiful eyes.

He completely ignored the pairs of eyes behind him that were full of curiosity, doubt, and hostility.

However, the Lantern Man mark that appeared on the back of his hand gave him an unexpected gain.

He focused his mind on the mark, and vaguely sensed a wave of intimacy coming from the top of his head, probably from the top floor of the lamp room.

Under the resonance of the two, the information that was transmitted to his heart bit by bit also made him understand more about his identity as a member of the parliament that he had picked up for nothing and did not take it seriously.

"The world itself is fairer than human society. With obligations come rights, and the two must match.

The [Lantern Bearer] of the Lighthouse Federation and the [Night Watcher] of the Church are known as the two most dangerous professions in the world, and the probability of dying of old age is about zero.

In addition to being promoted much faster than others, they can also enjoy many privileges in their respective organizations before they die.

Although I am only a second-level councilor corresponding to the level of world rifts, the privileges I can enjoy in the Lighthouse Federation are also difficult for ordinary people to hope for.

A monthly allowance of one hundred pounds; priority publication in the Lighthouse Weekly, enjoying front-page treatment; building a lighthouse at cost price, which can save at least one-third of the construction budget

Use the Federation's network to deliver letters or small packages; share various intelligence with a confidentiality level below level two free of charge, including first-hand nautical charts compiled by the Federation

And the right to vote in major decisions of the Federation.

Even if the contribution is high enough, you can compete for the control of this zero-level holy relic!"

The world they live in is a huge sailing ship sailing on the vast sea of ​​source.

The source tides and secret knowledge that penetrated into this world from the "cracks in the planks" created various extraordinary powers in the world.

Once the gaps between the planks are too large, water may leak, allowing excessive source tides to surge into this world.

Threatening the safety of nearby humans or even the entire ship.

The duty of the [Lantern Bearer] is to face the existence behind the cracks and plug the cracks with his own lighthouse.

These lighthouse sequence extraordinary people who have made outstanding contributions to the world will naturally be recognized by the world itself and be given a [Lantern Bearer] mark that cannot be forged.

The world crack on the Treasure Island is level 2, and the mark on Byron's hand is naturally level 2.

When he heard the word "Snail Annihilation Era" from the coral people, he subconsciously linked the two together.

"I dare not imagine that once the world crack guarded by the [Lantern Bearers] is lost, the seawater of the source sea will flow back into the 'cabin' on a large scale, and I don't know how many people will drown.

At that time, a peaceful death may be a luxury."

At least the current situation should be stable.

However, there are too many cracks in the world, big and small.

Although the Lighthouse Federation can monitor in real time with the [Level 0 Holy Relic·Faros Lighthouse], as long as the cracks are within the stable range, they will not interfere too much.

Just like as long as the code can still run, you must not interfere with the repair with a perfectionist mentality.

Anyway, whether it is in the hands of the big pirate Flint or Byron, the cracks in the Treasure Island world have not reached the point of being out of control.

At this time, the crack has re-hidden according to the contract, and will not open until two years after the next prime number year. Unless Byron dies unexpectedly, there will generally be no problems.

In this context.

Based on the principle that "the trick to raising fish is to change fish frequently, and the trick to protecting the world is to change the lantern holder frequently", it is normal for a strange face to appear in the Lighthouse Federation.

Anyway, they only recognize the mark and not the person.

In this way, Byron was forced to take over the responsibility of the [Lantern Holder] of Treasure Island, which is not too bad.

Well, the premise is that he won’t be killed suddenly by the [Mammon, the Worm of Greed] on the other side of the rift.

Byron, the governors of various countries, and the hunting teams waited for another ten minutes, until they couldn't help but start talking about whether something had happened in the dispute over "protection rights."

The person presiding over the meeting arrived belatedly.

In addition to a vice-president of the Lighthouse Federation whose rank is unknown, there is also a protagonist in the battle for "protection rights", a cardinal archbishop from St. Peter's Cathedral, the church's basilica.

Wearing the ring of power on your hand, you will be radiant.

This was the first time Byron saw such an orthodox priest from the core of the empire.

He is so orthodox that he is a little worried that he will suddenly "attack in the form of a priest" in a dream, taking off his divine robe and revealing his true nature.

Behind the archbishop, two distinct groups of priests followed.

As expected by the representatives from various countries, this group was the group of devout religious priests who came to the colony some time ago and had no affiliation.

Not surprisingly, it was headed by Teresa from the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy.

Only Herman, the imperial mercenary and quasi-swordsman among the trio, was not present. Only Teresa and Brandon from the "Holy Armed Forces Cathedral" were present.

Behind them were several unfamiliar faces, probably from the Inquisition and other orders.

But the appearance of another team made people frown.

The emblems on their bodies actually come from the Cathedral of Havana, Castile.

Although they are all priests, they are a group of lay priests with strong secular traces on their bodies. They are found in every country. It is common for some people to hold secular positions.

Richelieu, the famous cardinal and Prime Minister of the King's right hand who made the Iris Kingdom prosper, was a typical representative among lay priests.

But now that they have made a public appearance, it shows that Castile's pursuit of "protection rights" is no longer a matter of one or two days.

I'm afraid that even the personnel reserves have been prepared in advance, so they suddenly launched an attack.

Byron thought of the "unofficial decision" just mentioned by Governor Fox of Havana, and couldn't help but frown deeply.

He can figure out the cause and effect, and so can other old foxes.

Originally, in order to preserve colonial autonomy and national interests, they had to compete with Castile. Even if they couldn't get it, they would never let Castile get it. Superior national power coupled with righteousness was the most dangerous thing for them.

Even if other countries get the "right to protect religion", it doesn't matter.

They stopped when they saw this scene.

Except for Castile, the other countries immediately had a tendency to unite again.

Someone has already protested very simply:

"Your Excellency, Archbishop, what does this mean? Under the gaze of the Creator, does the Apostolic Basilica openly favor Castile?

What are the conditions for obtaining the right to protect the church by annihilating the bloody disaster? "

Representatives from various countries know that although with the emancipation of ideas, the royal families of many countries that have been suffering from the church for a long time are secretly supporting Protestantism.

However, the King of Castile has repeatedly publicly supported the traditionalists and criticized the Protestant trends in the church.

Looking at it this way, it seems that there is really some interest in making peace.

With the religious priests from the Apostolic Cathedral on one side and the lay priests mainly from the Kingdom of Castile on the other side, they sat down separately.

The cardinal archbishop stood on the stage, pressed his hands to stop the noise in the venue, and opened the ceremony very experiencedly:

"God loves the world. Every minute we waste, the Lamb of God suffers. I will only say three points below."

Then the first thing he said made the representatives from various countries prick up their ears.

"First, we don't take killing [May Wind] as the only priority, but based on contribution, the first place will get the right to protect the teaching, and the second and third place will get immunity!"

As soon as the words fell, the anti-Castilian alliance that had not yet united suddenly collapsed.