CHAPTER 491: CHAPTER 376 KING OF WAR TEACHES THE DEEP SEA KINFOLK TO SING AND DANCE WELL!_2

They’ve all been distributed now; each adventure ship in the main fleet has at least two installed. This is enough to blast a path from the Fortress Bridgehead to the two major rift Secret Realms, and there will be about a fifth in reserve, so the margin for error is definitely not an issue."

The Pirate King nodded, "Good. After successfully removing this thorn, you will be credited for your service. I, in the name of the Pirate King, allow you to establish a nation belonging to the Remit People on the New Continent—yes, right next to my Pirate Kingdom."

Hearing the conversation between the Pirate King and Michaël, Byron raised an eyebrow.

So there’s this kind of relationship between the two. But come to think of it, it’s quite normal. Those Bankers from the Gold Sequence are experts in the field of investment; how could they possibly ignore Ocean Throne, a Fifth Order Kingly Title with aspirations of founding a Kingdom? The exchange of investment for support makes perfect sense. However, the Pirate King is still too young. I don’t know what kind of agreement he reached with the Remit People to dare to be neighbors with them. Truly a brave man!

The Warship Bird, transformed from a drop of Blood of Transformation, immediately turned its eyes and dove into the sea with those figures.

SPLASH!

It instantly became a fish capable of adapting to the deep-sea environment and, with a flick of its tail, sped after them. It discovered a high underwater mountain range on the ocean floor that neatly divided the Nightmare Triangle in half. Those strange-looking figures, once in the water, transformed into creatures resembling ribbonfish with limbs—they were a group of extremely rare Beast Spirit Warriors.

Just one look was enough to make them seem very appetizing!

You gave me a fright! I thought for a moment that some Fishmen had joined forces with the Pirate King. Compared to the Kin, that hodgepodge of several species, these pure Beast Spirit Warriors seem a bit more unadulterated. They also lack that fallen aroma of having completely succumbed to ’Beastliness.’

Byron swiftly descended with a flail of his tentacles, only to see them commanding the behemoths from the Pirate King’s [King’s Left Hand·Imperial Guard·Sea Monster Legion] to hammer those Law-Breaking Stone pillars into the rock crevices.

The grandiose-sounding ’Rift Seal Plug’ was, in reality, just a sharpened Law-Breaking Stone pillar.

Evidently, while the two Heretical Cults had created the Nightmare Triangle, which grew increasingly dangerous over time, the Colonizers were not without countermeasures.

The Transcendents following the [Ladder of Glory] path knew that countless forbidden and taboo knowledge existed overseas, much of it involving Ritual Witchcraft. Given time to prepare a taboo ’territorial ritual,’ not only would it be indefensible, but the devastation caused would far exceed what a Black Witch of their Class could achieve.

The Colonizers, with their insufficient knowledge, couldn’t realistically counter these rituals with finesse at minimal cost. But since the dawn of the Great Nautical Age, the Colonizers had often encountered dangerous yet unavoidable restricted zones and Secret Realms, devising numerous methods to deal with such hostile environments. Especially during the pioneering of the equally dangerous Bantaan Archipelago, technological capabilities related to war and occupation had matured over decades.

[Ocean Throne] might not possess Intelligence capabilities like Byron’s, but after many years dominating the seas, its financial power was indeed ’profound.’ Before announcing the news about Whale Oil to the various nations and requesting reinforcements, they had already spent a fortune ordering these Law-Breaking Stone pillars, academically termed ’Rift Seal Plugs.’ With the aid of an ’assault team’ composed of Navigators, cartographers, Naturalists, and meteorologists, they charted the seas and performed the Anchoring of leyline nodes. By driving in these Rift Seal Plugs one by one, they could temporarily disrupt the ’territorial ritual’s’ network and significantly reduce its power.

Soon, Byron felt the active Source Material around him suddenly fall quiescent. As the fleet advanced slowly, Rift Seal Plugs were hammered into the underwater mountain range one after another, and a series of effects such as ’anti-magic barriers,’ ’spiritual insulation,’ and the ’Lawless Land’ began to manifest. If this place was once an environment overflowing with Spirituality, a ’Spirit-Rich’ zone, it was now gradually becoming a ’Dead Magic Environment’ where Source Material ceased to flow.

The Might of the [Nightmare Triangle] naturally diminished accordingly.

His main body aboard the Golden Deer checked the Compass; its needle was beginning to correct itself, indicating that the effects of this large-scale ’territorial ritual’ were indeed waning.

Law-Breaking Stone pillars aren’t cheap; the Pirate King really is rolling in wealth. This too is a form of ’one fortune breaks ten thousand laws,’ I suppose. The [Ladder of Glory], which has no side effects other than the Sequence Mantras, had its Might greatly diminished in pursuit of stability, inherently adapting to a low-magic environment. However, the Mythical Creatures created by the [Bloodline Codex] system originated from the Mythological Era, abundant with Source Material. Even the two Deep Sea Clans themselves admitted they had only managed to return to land in recent years by taking advantage of fluctuations in the Source Tides and the rising sea levels. This indicated that these Deep Sea Clans were not originally adapted to the low-magic environment of the land. They hadn’t operated on the New Continent for long, let alone considered a reverse invasion of the Old Continent. As long as the environment is reverted to a low-magic or even Dead Magic Environment, humanity’s great ships and cannons will force those Kin to kneel and sing of conquest. It was tantamount to launching a decisive strike against those Pseudo-Gods and Mythical Creatures on their own turf. It was more than enough to stage an otherworld version of ’Lord of War (Artillery) Teaches the Deep Sea Clan the Arts of Singing and Dancing!’"

Then he heard Violet, who was sharing her senses with him, interject, "This method might treat the symptoms but not the root cause. It’s nowhere near the ability of a [Witch of Calamity] to repair World Rifts. It’s like blocking a river with a boulder. As long as there’s a continuous flow of water from upstream, it will eventually overflow the boulder or bypass it to carve out a new riverbed. The river remains the same river. Only a climate change that cuts off the upstream water source could make the river truly vanish."

However, it’s not like we’re planning to live here permanently. We don’t need to stabilize the World Rifts and Source Tides for centuries; for a military campaign, it only needs to be effective for a few days. Investing a day or two in cautious advancement is entirely worthwhile. Once all the cultists are eliminated, this place will transform from a ’tyrant’ that kills on a whim to a ’rule of law’ where killing is done by the book, significantly enhancing safety. When this place becomes our territory, we can manage it however we wish, can’t we? Father passed the Intelligence to [Ocean Throne]; this Pirate King is indeed quite capable. Now, let’s see if the two Heretical Cults can remain comfortably holed up in their lairs.

Soon, Byron felt his fish avatar being suppressed. It could no longer transform, and he subconsciously moved it further away.

The eerie aura of the entire Nightmare Triangle began to dissipate, gradually replaced by the iron-willed, grim atmosphere brought by the great Human fleet. With each additional Rift Seal Plug driven in, the atmosphere grew more oppressive. Even nearby marine creatures instinctively sensed impending doom and began to scatter.

This is the correct way to wage a war of colonization!