Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 844 - 725: Grand Duke and the Mother-of-Pearl Gilded Lion Sword

Aiven sat cross-legged in the air above the fully traversed "World Bridge."

Whoosh——

Feeling the gale whistling past him, he gradually relaxed both body and mind, transforming into an incorporeal and intangible energy body like the Seagull Spirit. His Tier 4 [Badge Knight] surpassed the special vision of all Seagull Spirits, allowing him to easily encompass the vast lands and the entire Golden Sea within his heart.

"Think of the lord's promise, look at our Huron compatriots, a happy life is fought for with our own hands!"

"The great 'Queen and Goddess of Navigation' is the guardian of the nation and its people, protecting every sailor..."

"..."

The busy plantations, the large-scale preaching activities by the Black Iron Cross Church among the Hilus people, the active "Father of Creation" Shaman Group, and the first white-sailed merchant fleet setting out on the spring's navigable season across the distant sea...

Overlooking the world as if seeing lines on his palm, most of the lands within his view have already changed their surname to Galliot.

The dust settling over the New Continent, the "New Hilus Vice-Kingdom" and the entire "Golden Sea" thoroughly changed ownership, and Aiven dispatched elite military force to realize substantial control at key positions.

With the "World Bridge" traversed, he now held the throat of the entire Golden Sea and even the New Continent, becoming the veritable formidable land tiger of the region!

This mere 81-kilometer canal not only transformed the insurmountable barrier between the Black Sea and Broken Star Sea into a thoroughfare, but also shortened the voyage between the east and west coasts of Aiven's new territory by at least 15,000 kilometers, eliminating the need to sail around Cape Horn, the southernmost tip of the New Continent.

For ordinary sailing ships, even with smooth sailing, it would take at least two months to cover this distance, indirectly reducing the difficulty of his control over this territory to the extreme.

Furthermore, it was no longer limited to the past situation of seemingly significant but small-scale pirate plunder. Instead, he dispatched warships for routine patrols along main routes, openly collecting "protection fees" with the ubiquitous [Mind Network].

They had fundamentally replaced the Hilus Empire's influence in the region.

And who didn't know that the largest pirate den on the Golden Sea was operated by their family? With the industry chain integrated from top to bottom, exploiting both sides of commerce, this business could hardly be run at a loss.

Pleasingly to Aiven, the other Pirate King of the "Golden Sea," Wanggu Rudolph from the Necromancy School, sensibly relinquished the so-called king's title. He led his core followers to retreat from this sea territory, ceasing any contention with them.

As for the remaining pirates, there was no need to worry about them being left without livelihood. Aiven and Annie took the opportunity to recruit capable pirates with good reputations, formally integrating them into their Navy fleet. With 10 million square kilometers of land and corresponding territorial waters to manage, even more manpower could hardly be considered excessive.

After a series of combined strategies, the maritime security situation greatly improved, achieving immeasurable merit.

Hmm, perhaps... the "Black Wing Order" may not be as pleased.

The gains extended beyond the material realm.

Following the plan to connect the Balboa Isthmus and communicate the Black Sea with the Broken Star Sea through the "World Bridge," a massive influx of [World's Favor] indeed came rushing in.

Apart from Sedric from the "Mechanical Immortality School" as an expert, Aiven, Olivia, Angie, and his sister personally handled most aspects from initial surveying, site selection, and route determination to later construction and operation.

Each person received a large share of [World's Favor] according to their contributions, far exceeding the portion they received during the previous trip to the North Pole.

For Aiven as the leading figure, if the [Favor] received last time was one, then what he received now was ten, or even more.

Although Angie and Olivia worked overtime, they couldn't catch up with the breakthrough of Aiven as a sibling, but their journey on the Extraordinary Path was far from over, so there was no need to worry about wastage.

Utilizing this abundant [World's Favor], Aiven gradually identified two developmental directions for his new profession, [Badge Knight]—the "Macrocosmic World" and the "Microcosm."

When expanding [Outdoors], the [Badge Knight], having fully integrated spirit, body, and energy, already had a touch of the Elemental School Wizard's aura.

Currently, Aiven's status was an application extending toward the "Macrocosmic World"—[Form: Weather Spirit].

Not only equivalent to an enhanced version of the [Storm Giant Spirit], but it could also leverage the vast "Life Magnetic Field" to activate the world's inherent power, triggering super large-scale meteorological disasters beyond Tier 4.

Compared to a [Pseudo Authority: Usurper], it was more specialized and consumed very little energy.

This was because the atmosphere always contained vast energy and various unstable factors.

By mastering the change patterns of these unstable factors, under certain timing and conditions, through artificial intervention and guidance, one could use minimal energy to "trigger" them. This would lead to a massive energy transformation, steering weather development in Aiven's desired direction.

The [Weather Spirit] could be described as a humanoid meteorological weapon, effective for individuals, military, and territory—an all-around talent.

If the ability could be extended to the atomic level in the "Microcosm," at such a scale, molecular and atomic bonds would merely be a kind of electromagnetic attraction. With sufficient control, one could arbitrarily alter material composition and achieve the most wondrous Alchemy.