Pirate Kingship-Chapter 710 - 474: Pirate Code, Treasure-Seeking Alliance

However, unlike Iron Anchor Bay where the Pirate King left behind the [Royal Iron Law], Black Sails Harbor has always struggled to come up with a management system that can command respect and a stable leadership core.

After all, law fundamentally serves the will of the rulers. Whoever is in the ruling class, the laws will favor their interests. Without a ruling class, there can be no proper law.

Additionally, the pirate profession has too much fluidity; the rate of personnel change is even faster than that of the [Lantern Carriers] of the Lighthouse Union.

Therefore, all pirate captains in Black Sails Harbor have political deliberation rights, divided into three levels of council members, from the Second Order Professional Level to the Fourth Order Heroic Rank, and will automatically be promoted once they achieve the necessary strength.

The [Pirate's Ten Commandments] is the pass for captains.

But this is of little use. Within the Bantaan Archipelago, most pirates tend to govern their own private pirate harbors, never forming a unified power structure.

The only past Pirate King, [Ocean Throne] Barbarossa Hailding, never shared the same beliefs and couldn't unite with them.

Byron and Violet sat down in a front-row spot, representing the region of the Military Governor, as the Guardsmen of the Wings of Death lined up behind them.

Many pirate captains with Bayfolk origins instinctively gathered around them.

From a glance, their presence was even grander than those of the veteran Pirate Warlords.

Last year, in a similar setting, Violet was nearly dethroned by pirate traitors led by [Red Beard] Edward, almost losing the millennial heritage of the Harold Royal Family at Iron Anchor Bay.

Clearly, things are quite different now.

"Byron, look at that."

Violet gently tugged on Byron's sleeve.

At the highest point of the podium opposite them, where the Pirate King should sit, lay a replica of the "Pirate Code", serving as the central hub of the Pirate Harbor's Law Network.

A thousand years ago, during the peak of the North Bayfolk, [Bathed in Dragon Blood], [Blue Dragon King] Reinhardt had established a vast maritime empire—the North Sea Empire.

He unified all the regions along the North Sea, and even the vast North Sea was simply the inner sea of the empire.

At that time, the Strait Islands to the east of the North Sea, the Eternal Night Peninsula to the west, and large tracts of the East Coast were all part of the empire.

This included the current Kingdom of Hightins, Iron Anchor Bay, and the Three Kingdoms of the Kalmar Union: Aalborg Kingdom, Gothenburg Kingdom, Oslo Kingdom.

The [Pirate Code] was crafted by this Pirate Emperor himself.

He was also revered by the nations of the time as Emperor Reinhardt.

Unfortunately, the Bayfolk's vast empire was short-lived, never enduring like the Holy Silver Empire and forging a supreme [Crown].

Afterwards, the descendants of the Bayfolk were fragmented, and even the "Pirate Code" was lost hundreds of years ago.

If someone in the future could reunite the North Sea Empire as a Pirate King and recover the lost [Pirate Code],

there might be a chance to renew the glory of the North Sea Empire, to completely fulfill the unfinished [Crown], and be coronated as the new Pirate Emperor.

Byron sometimes wondered if the prophecy of the [Hidden: Prophecy, Royal Iron, and the Mad Hunt Deity Woden's Race Revival Prophecy, Historical Influence 69] hinted at the possibility of this history repeating itself?

"No, it should not just be this. Even if it's the Pirate Emperor's crown, it's only equivalent to two kingly crowns, still less than the comparable Sixth Order Papal Tiara.

With a historical influence of 69, it would at least require establishing its own divine system like in the Mythological Era, to truly count as a revival of the Bayfolk, right?"

As this thought fell, the decryption rate immediately rose from 54% to 56%.

The increase wasn't significant; this already bold speculation seems to be some distance from the truth.

But Byron was not in a hurry; meals must be eaten bite by bite, and tasks completed one at a time.

Seeing that most of the attendees had arrived, he patted Violet's small hand, boldly stepped onto the podium.

With a wave, a massive nautical chart was swept behind him by the wind, showing a route marked with deep red strokes.

It was the "Treasure Fleet's" navigational chart between the colony and the homeland.

Facing the suddenly illuminated eyes of the audience, Byron pointed at the location of the Castilia Colony Havana and said aloud to them:

"Everyone is busy, so I'll spare you idle talk.

You should all know that a main Garen sailship of the Treasure Fleet is about 46 meters long, 14 meters wide, and displaces 1,000 tons, with each ship carrying hundreds of elite crew and dozens of cannons.

But the hold is also filled with gold ingots, silver ingots, gold coins, gold-cast lighthouses from the Bantaan Mines..., as well as pearls from the Sapphire Sea, emeralds, amethysts, and diamonds from the Shattered Isles.

Each ship's cargo is worth at least millions of pounds, enough to build ten first-level battleships for a nation.

Just a few ships are equivalent to the entire land revenue of a small country.

Yet there are nearly a hundred such treasure ships.

The Treasure Fleet has sailed between the Bantaan Archipelago and the Castilian homeland annually, such large-scale treasure transportation has lasted for decades!

You can imagine what a massive wealth this is."

At this point, he activated a Shadow Stone, projecting a real-time image of a treasure ship loading goods in Havana.

The battleship responsible for guarding nearby was the [Numa Nande], which he had specially assigned a Raven to monitor.

Those crates of gold and jewels were blindingly dazzling.

The venue gradually stirred up with some chaos, heavy breaths whipped up a gust in the hall.

Who could possibly resist such temptation?

Even the Pirate Warlords in the front row couldn't escape the allure; by now they could guess seven or eight out of ten of Byron and Violet's intentions. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Ultimately, the master of success, [Dung Eater] One-Eyed Owl asked Byron the most crucial question:

"Your Excellency Wild Hunt, what about the [Treasure Ship's Key]?

If we can't decode the keys, even if those treasures lay right before us, we still can't see or touch them."

The rest of the ordinary pirates gradually regained their senses.

Indeed, if the Treasure Fleet's title effect can't be broken, no matter how good the treasure is, it amounts to fetching a reflection from the water, a futile endeavor.

Content with this apt support, Byron nodded at the inquisitor.

Then, he approached the throne, placing his hand on the cover of the "Pirate Code" replica, instantly communicating with the mystical law network.

In this sacred moment, he subconsciously confirmed that the content of this sacred artifact code had not been deemed illegal by any nation for some absurd reason.

Then, he flashed a profound smile to the numerous pirate captains, announcing a shocking revelation:

"The specifics must remain confidential.

But I, [Mad Hunt] Byron Lancaster, can swear in the name of the code.

After the Treasure Fleet sets sail, I will position the Treasure Fleet for the Treasure-Seeking Alliance and breach the [Treasure Ship's Key]!"

Wow!!!

If they hadn't had that fight earlier, revealing their ease in handling the Candy Witch, and if not for the "Pirate Code" backing him, everyone would have just laughed off Byron's words.

But now, no one dared to overlook every word he said, including the Pirate Warlords who stood up involuntarily.

Each face flushed as if drunk, feeling like they were dreaming.

Then, Byron took out a "Faustian Contract", continuing to smile at them:

"I only ask for a small reward from all of you after our success, all of you will have nothing to lose."