Pirate Kingship

Chapter 444 - 349: Approaching the New Continent Journey

Chapter 444: Chapter 349: Approaching the New Continent Journey

"Dear, are you okay? How’s your body feeling?"

Fairy Rigel gently supported her husband; her intoxicating body scent and slightly husky voice, like that of a cat, made Bruh’s heart itch again.

But his waist screamed, "You’re not itchy at all!"

By then, Rigel had successfully advanced to the Third Order, becoming a lesser Transcendent Species of the Mythical Creature "Snake-haired Gorgon"—the same Serpent Woman as Beatrice. She mastered a series of powerful Black Sorceries, including "Skin Shedding Death Evasion," "Hyper-Regeneration," "Bone Rot Serpent’s Kiss," "Heart Seizing Serpent Demon," and so on. After the transformation of her Life Essence, her fiery red hair, unique to the Kinpase People, was especially striking. Her beautiful eyes, once a magnificent heterochromia with one a translucent light blue like the sky and the other a gorgeous amber, had now both turned into vertical serpent pupils, exuding a dangerous and bewitching charm. She appeared to be a delicate, harmless, yet radiant prey. But combined with the title effect "Absolute Charm" and her innate professional ability "Bodily Rhythm," she was among the most dangerous predators in all Extraordinary professions. Few peers could contend with her; she was significantly stronger than Beatrice had been. It proved the adage: The most dangerous hunters often appear in the guise of prey.

Moreover, immediately after her promotion, she married the Pirate General "Bill" under the identity of Tilly Newman. She then sold the vast Newman Earl family’s enormous estate in one go to the Pioneer Guiding Colonial Trading Company. The newlyweds then happily shed their false identities and embarked on their honeymoon. By the looks of it, Rigel was indeed very pleased, but Guardian Knight Bruh was, well, in pain yet happy.

Hearing his new wife’s caring words, Bruh immediately straightened his back defiantly. "I’m fine! How could anything be wrong with me? I’ve inherited the powers of ’Midnight Demon’s Body,’ ’Fighting Blood Technique,’ and ’Shapeshifting’ from His Highness thanks to my status as the Guardian Knight. Apart from Miss Catherine, I am stronger than any of the other blood descendants. I... I just twisted my waist when I went out. It has absolutely nothing to do with last night when I wanted to see which was stronger, your Serpent Woman form or my Midnight Demon form."

He even took a couple of large steps forward to show that he was perfectly fine.

"Oh, that’s good then. I was going to make you some Magic Potion to help you recover. You’re going to work today, and we have an inner-circle gathering at The Skinners’ Church, so I need to support the Human Skin Faction; I won’t be coming home for lunch. Bye, then!"

Rigel didn’t bother to expose her husband’s bravado and, smiling, tiptoed to give him a light kiss on the lips before waving goodbye. She transformed into a McKinley divine eagle with a wingspan of five meters, soared into the sky, and quickly disappeared into the distance.

Clearly, she had gained a lot from the recent chaos in Yucatan, at least considerably enriching her stock of Beast Spirit Warrior skins. Having taken Byron’s benefits, the Fairy did not forget to work diligently. As a Transcendent Serpent Woman, she reached the level of a deacon among the Black Wizard sects, amassing enough capital to start scheming within The Skinners’ Church. The members of this Black Wizard organization mostly lurked within various factions, never showing their true faces but distinguishing their identities with specific tokens. Using this convenience, Rigel easily took over the forces left by Beatrice, quickly gained influence, and became a significant figure in the sect.

And of course, infighting for power and profit was everywhere. The Church divided into new and old factions; Hightins into Red and White Roses; the Bloodthirsty Cult into Worm Sorcery and Blood Sorcery; The Skinners’ Church subtly divided into the Human Skin Faction and the Beast Skin Faction. The Human Skin Faction had weakened considerably without Beatrice. Fairy Rigel, a highly valued member of the group, rose rapidly, much to the delight of other Grand Wizards in her faction.

Not to mention the series of exceptional medical knowledge she brought: "’Human Anatomy,’ ’Histology,’ ’Embryology,’ ’Physiology,’ ’Biochemistry,’ ’Microbiology and Microbial Studies’..." These were treasures for those Hospital Sequence Transcendent beings, who were already set on stealing corpses in the Old Continent to pioneer the new profession of Surgeon. They revered the "Father of Healing," the author of these works. The Bloodthirsty Cult focused on biology, while The Skinners’ Church emphasized medical science, particularly anatomy. Regardless of their character, as long as you conquered them with knowledge and technology, it was easy to win their hearts. Eventually, when they successfully transitioned to Surgeons with the knowledge provided by Byron, they’d have to call him ’Principal,’ even if they didn’t want to.

Not until that life-threatening Fairy was far away did Bruh continue to clutch his waist and grimace. "EEK... HISS HA... SSS HA..."

How could a man admit he’s not up to the task? This time was simply a matter of not performing well! Yes, just didn’t perform well. I’ll ask His Highness for a ’Red Dragon Lizard Warrior’ skill card again, get another bloodline upgrade, and we’ll have a rematch someday.

Originally, Byron had given him two choices regarding bloodline ascension. One was a ’First Embrace’ slot. Coincidentally, he had also "traded" with Tayapan for a number of Black Sorceries from the Dragon Lizard Warriors; the fire-attribute Red Dragon Lizard Warriors were considered a perfect match for ’Sun Knight’ Gawain. In the end, Bruh chose the first option, which also resulted in Byron’s current total of five blood descendants being: "Regent Sister, War Chariot ’Guardian Knight’ Bruh, Knight ’Blood-Red Whiskey’ Alfred, Guardian ’Phantom Blade’ Gus, and Guardian ’Honest Man’ Eight Fingers."

Byron shook his head at Bruh’s performance. Compared to others’ growth, this guy is really maturing; he has truly grown into a real adult. But weren’t you the one who claimed to be the ’Iron Wall’? This limp shrimp look is really embarrassing me. Even if you found a stronger non-human Serpent Woman as a wife, it doesn’t prove that we Night Demons are inadequate; it’s just that Bruh, this kid, is too inferior.

However, seeing his drained appearance, Byron couldn’t help but feel a similar concern, recalling the side effects on himself:

You’ll exert an extremely strong temptation on certain humans, non-humans, Bizarre entities, and Evil Spirits. Ordinary people will feel light and healthy with just a whiff, become immune to illness with a bite, and gain longevity with a chew. Your attraction to the opposite human sex is equally huge. It’s equivalent to a reverse succubus constitution. During intimate interactions with an opposite-sex partner, you’ll gradually strengthen their Life Essence. This brings about a series of magical effects such as perennial youth, enhanced physique, increased spiritual growth, and other similar effects. If your partner lacks self-control, they might demand excessively and be tempted to drain you completely.

Once the object became a non-human demon monster and female, the double buff made it particularly dangerous. Clearly, Byron had no intention of ending up like Bruh, in that pathetic "EEK... HISS HA... SSS HA..." state at such a young age. In fact, this wasn’t an unfounded worry; it was a matter of immediate concern.

"Byron, what are you dazed about? Are you done yet?"

A shy voice, as pleasant as silver bells, rang in his ear.

Byron then snapped back from observing the growth of his core members and turned off the Law Network, looking towards the room. A silver-haired beauty lay on a chaise longue in a pristine silk nightgown, with Byron holding one of her feet, as white as jade, in his hands. The arch of the girl’s foot was high, sketching a beautiful curve, and her playful toes were painted a sparkling gemstone blue. Her smooth, fair instep already bore an inscription: a row of colorful Runes made from Dragon Blood—the fifth Curse Seal, ’Greed.’ Its ability, ’Dragon King’s Blessing,’ allowed her to activate her body’s potential like a Giant Dragon, greatly enhancing her melee abilities and physical condition.

Lately, Byron had been so busy that he’d personally modified the appearance of those thousands of corpses himself, only finding time today to inscribe the Curse Seal for her. Thus, Violet only had one last sixth Curse Seal to go before she could complete the ’Deep Sea Lineage Tracking’ Promotion Ceremony and become a ’Witch.’ And gain three whole Demon Monster forms!

GULP!

Byron swallowed ambiguously yet straightened his spine and tucked Violet’s small foot back under her skirt. Previously, due to his ’well-known’ condition and the mysterious disappearance of ’Whale Hunter’ Harold, the two had not yet broken through that final barrier, despite their mutual affection and life-or-death trust. Now that their strengths had improved and life-and-death crises were less severe, the journey to the New Continent was on the horizon. Perhaps they might not only fish out the ’Ghost Ship Blue Dragon King’ but also find definite news of the ’Whale Hunter’ there. Byron felt that once the ’Golden Deer’ successfully reached the New Continent, it might also be time for him to follow the rules of the ’Social Clock.’ After all, the title ’Dragon Knight’ sounded much more impressive than any "upstart hero."

Suddenly, DOO DOO DOO...

A sound like a beak tapping on glass rang out. As they both looked up, they saw a seagull messenger perched outside the window, its satchel bearing the unmistakable emblem of the Lighthouse Union. They both had an intuitive understanding that their journey to the New Continent must be drawing very near.