Pirate Kingship-Chapter 853 - 511: Tyrant Edward, Loyalist Saint Byron (Part 4)

Chapter 853: Chapter 511: Tyrant Edward, Loyalist Saint Byron (Part 4)

No, if Warwick supports George to the throne, his share of the country’s royal power might exceed mine, which I cannot allow.

So absolutely do not let Old Woodville fall into Warwick’s hands!"

As Edward IV issued the order to rescue his father-in-law with all his might, he inexplicably felt a sense of frustration, like a dog that not only has to wipe its own mess but must also clean its master’s mess.

"Frustrating, being this king is truly too frustrating!

Can’t even earn the dog food allowance for being frustrated! Ah ah ah..."

He couldn’t help but grip the hilt tightly, feeling an urge to recklessly chop something.

Then he turned to look at... the finance minister who hadn’t managed to run away.

...

Elsewhere, in the snowy Gaelt Highlands,

Two scout forces, with their main members both being from the Wilderness Sequence [Hunter], accidentally encountered each other, and without hesitation, engaged in a fierce battle.

After a brief clash, they left the ground filled with corpses, then each continued to trace through the scattered clues.

Up on the branch of a tall tree sat two figures, leisurely swinging their legs.

One was black-haired with blue eyes, handsome and tall, the other had blonde hair and vibrant emerald eyes, strikingly beautiful.

They were Byron and Catherine, who hurried back home at the first notice, activating the "National Border Lock," appearing like battlefield phantoms unnoticed by anyone.

A tiny succubus avatar, no bigger than a palm and sprouting bat wings, fluttered around them, sharing the intelligence it had:

"The reason Old Woodville could elude capture for so long is because of the Sacred Relic [First Tear of Rupert] in his possession.

Though just a most ordinary, low-impact second-level Sacred Relic, it possesses extraordinary transcendent abilities.

For instance, it grants nearly unbeatable defensive strength..."

Byron nodded occasionally, learning what Old Woodville’s greatest leverage was.

The Tear of Rupert, due to its incredible hardness, earned the nickname "Witch’s Tears," yet in reality, it’s mere glass, simply made, and could be mass-produced.

Once, Prince Rupert of Rheinburg chanced upon a teardrop-shaped glass piece that was, unlike ordinary glass items, hard beyond measure.

Thus, he cheerfully presented the glass item as a gift to the Sacred Silver Empire Emperor.

But the Emperor saw it as an affront, tossing the glass item to the ground during the feast.

Unexpectedly, instead of shattering, the glass remained unscathed, while the floor ended up with a small depression.

In later tests, bullets would instantly be crushed upon impact with it.

Such unyielding glass shattered people’s belief in glass’s fragility, appeasing the Emperor’s anger.

Following the gala’s remarkable spectacle, this glass teardrop was branded with Prince Rupert’s name, especially cherished by the nobility for its peculiar characteristics.

The manufacturing method involved letting melted glass drip into icy water by its weight, creating uneven internal pressure due to rapid cooling, making the head exceptionally hard, yet leaving the tail as its vulnerability.

The head withstands the impact of a 17-ton heavy hammer, while the tail shatters upon a mere touch.

"The nature of the Sacred Relic is much stronger; just don the [First Tear of Rupert], you can effortlessly withstand the pounding of 170 heavy hammers, even resist cannonballs head-on.

In the [Ladder of Glory] sequence, this seems almost like an impossible feat.

Yet as a trade-off, it also comes with a ’Flaw Gate’ akin to the fragile tail.

Slightly more fragile than usual, almost akin to instant death upon contact.

Moreover, he can hide like glass.

Within divination and various detection abilities, although his true body size is that of an average adult, people only see a sparrow or a bee-sized figure.

The difficulty in detection significantly increases right away."

Teris concluded with:

"Now, enough to kill him, the weak spot has been exposed in an ambush, said to be under the left armpit, and cannot change for at least a day.

During this period, he is highly unlikely to trust anyone or step out recklessly.

Only after spending a day to switch his ’Flaw Gate’ will he align with friendly forces."

Listening to Teris’s intelligence, Byron also foresaw through the [Key of Omniscience] Saint John’s dispatch to Edward IV, relieved to have made arrangements ahead.

"The Hightins People can’t be casually buried in the Empire’s grinder, as they will be my future core squad.

Thus, Old Woodville must die this time, and it has to be at the hands of [The Kingmaker] Warwick’s signature ability."

Issuing a proclamation contrary to Edward IV, they were about to set off with Catherine, hoping to beat them to the punch.

Then suddenly noted someone stepped within five kilometers into his [Divine Sight] range.

"Huh, who is...? "

Upon closer look, he realized that who came was none other than the ultimate polymath, combining professions like painter, sculptor, scientist, military engineer, architect, and more - [Hell Painter] Leonardo.

Byron equally recalled that his true identity was indeed a [Genie of the Bottle] from his mother’s native Eastern Continent.

Also simultaneously serving as a dual spy for [The Kingmaker] and the [Devil Duke].

"Something’s suspicious!"