Pirate Kingship-Chapter 814 - 502: The Religious War Begins

"Extra! Pharos Lighthouse upgrades, Lighthouse Sequence receives epic enhancement!"

"Extra! From today onwards, captains embarking on sea voyages will no longer need to worry about getting lost!"

"Extra! Perhaps the Church has not yet acknowledged Lord Saint Byron's status, but he is undoubtedly the Savior of the Lighthouse Sequence. Gentlemen, ladies, please cheer for him!"

"Extra!..."

Just on the second morning, seagull messengers playing the role of paperboys were scattered throughout the "Old Continent Dragon Court," "First Circulation Zone," "Second Circulation Zone," "Bantaan Archipelago," "Southern Continent Safari Paradise"...

Waving the "Lighthouse Daily" in their claws, they spread the news worldwide in less than an hour.

The "extra" editions in the newspapers are considered special publications, usually temporarily printed by the publishing house during major unexpected events or when there is a need to quickly report important news.

As these publications are not part of the regular sequence numbering of the newspaper, but rather released out of sequence, they are called "extra."

The last time the world-renowned "Lighthouse Daily" released an "extra" was back in 1453.

The religious war between the Theocratic Countries and the Holy Spirit Church Countries failed, leading to the loss of the Holy City, and this was already nineteen years ago.

The changes in Pharos Lighthouse couldn't be hidden from any Transcendent, and the "Lighthouse Matrix" was intended to connect to every Lighthouse Sequence Extraordinary, so they would eventually find out.

The Lighthouse Union, as one of the most powerful organizations in the Material World, decided it was better to showcase their strength openly rather than let others guess aimlessly, and took the opportunity to bolster their momentum.

Thus, with Byron's approval, this edition of "extra" highlights "The Sea Hunter" Saint Byron and his new invention, "First Level Saint Relic: Saint Byron's Lens."

The legend of "The Sea Hunter" has long exceeded 30 points.

Following the launch of his previous "invention" sugar cane paper, many of the power brokers in various nations saw the terrifying potential behind it in completely breaking the Church's monopoly over knowledge.

Amid the frenzied acclaim from countless factions, it took less than a week for it to gain popularity across all countries on both east and west coasts of the Old Continent.

Orders received by Catherine were booked until the end of next year within a few days.

Byron's insistence on maintaining a ground price marketing strategy earned high praises from many Tower Sequence scholars and Hall Sequence artists.

The dissemination of knowledge and culture concerns their own extraordinary paths, along with a series of promotion ceremonies, making them all potential allies.

Many are already able to foresee that with this low-cost writing medium and continuously imported spice resources from overseas to the Old Continent, and the increasingly lively Source Tide, the number of continent extraordinaires doubling in the next decade is not an issue (Chapter 470).

What a monumental achievement this is for human civilization!

Then it will be far beyond just "the livelihood of a million dockworkers."

Time will become Byron's best friend.

Secretly, many forces including the Black Wizard Syndicate and intelligence agencies of the Kingdom are ready to make a move, all eager to target the paper factory to slice a portion of this big pie.

Currently, indeed, no bold fool dares to confront Byron on the Bantaan Archipelago, except for a sneak attack from a Fifth Order Legend.

But before they could deploy beauty traps, use technology theft, bribe technicians, or organize artisans for reverse decryption...and a series of soft tactics.

Byron again invented the "Saint Byron Lens," though its level is much inferior, yet its influence is equally profound.

Moreover, he obtained the most legitimate claim from the Church via the "Chronicle of Ages."

Various forces, regardless of their pious faith, couldn't help but watch and see whether he is "worthy of his virtue" before deciding their next move.

After all, the world's foundation is the collective rule, and even if Byron proves to be the Holy Spirit's embodied follower, it's merely more legitimate.

Anchoring is anchoring, believers are believers, and the military is the military.

Even with the Pope shot eight times, it becomes a regret on the spot.

How many divisions does [Holy Spirit] have in hand? Could disciples stage peaceful protests, play non-resistance movements?

If he lacks the strength corresponding to his fame, he still won't have cake distribution rights.

Yet in the "Lighthouse Daily" front-page headline.

Saint Byron has been voted as honorary vice president by members of the Lighthouse Union, and upon promotion to the Fifth Order Legend, he can immediately remove the word "honorary."

The Lighthouse Union is one of the most influential international organizations in human civilization aside from the Church.

It is the light emitted by Pharos Lighthouse that substitutes the sun in the mortal world, illuminating the entire spiritual realm.

This is the core hub of the overseas lighthouse network system, spanning both reality and the Material World. Without it, the enterprise of overseas expansion would instantly collapse by half.

To continuously garner benefits from overseas, they absolutely must not offend them.

At this point, perhaps "The Sea Hunter" is still nominally just a Fourth Order "Storm Lord."

His status is no longer just described as a mere "Count of Torrentfort" or "Great Loyalist of York," subtly transcending a single nation, with a status matching the 30-point legend.

Already suppressed in reputation by [The Mad Hunt], the prestige is rising again, and the tales of "Bayfolk Twin Bastions" and "Foe of Past Lives" are rampant.

Moreover, they complement each other in culture and combat, their halos completely overshadowing all peers.