Pirate Kingship-Chapter 617 - 440: The New King’s Enlightenment, Succubus Joins (6600 merged into one)_3

Byron was very appreciative of his decisiveness.

"Excellent. I will leave a trade agent here to establish a branch office, fully responsible for trade affairs."

"The arms trade will be personally overseen by my Queen Violet, to ensure that there will be no issues."

As the war machine of the Sun Empire slowly revved up, its endless outward expansion would naturally fuel an infinite demand for arms.

Before long, a positive cycle of trade would be established between the two great empires, exchanging manufactured industrial goods for gold, silver, and raw materials.

Essentially, this was the "military-industrial complex" that Byron had envisioned, comprised of arms dealers, the military, and politicians.

To become a qualified arms dealer, one had to peddle wars while selling arms. War is synonymous with a steady stream of wealth!

At first, Byron thought that since the Molten Giants were very adept at dealing with flames, then, as long as a Son of the Sun skilled in forging took action, they would have the capability to produce Alchemical Cannons stronger than ordinary cannons.

But it proved that, although their premium Miracle items and equipment might be no less formidable than those of the Old Continent, their level of mass industrial production was terribly weak.

Just the matter of tolerances was a chasm that hand-forging could not overcome, and in the end, they still had to import arms from his own Sacred Golden Empire.

Once the armories presided over by Violet enhanced their technology generation after generation, leveraging research, development, and vast funds, their industrial scale would expand. The gap between an industrial nation and an agricultural nation would then only continue to widen.

As his thoughts raced, Byron's smile became increasingly radiant.

"By the way, Your Majesty Atahualpa, I also have a fine gift to bestow upon you before parting."

"For you, it might serve as another form of insurance."

He said, taking a pile of paper teaching materials out of his pocket, including "Economics," "Finance," "Mathematics"... and a series of prerequisite knowledge for the Gold Sequence.

And the most crucial Sequence maxim: "Money talks, truth remains silent!"

To Atahualpa's surprise, Byron gifted him an ascension Sequence of the [Ladder of Glory].

Before ascending to Fifth-Order [False God], Atahualpa could not make his own decisions, powerless against his own ancestors.

However, the Sequence Anchoring from the [Ladder of Glory] could help him significantly alleviate this issue.

As long as the prerequisite knowledge was well-prepared, he would be able to ascend at the first opportunity once the Law Network expanded here.

Byron hoped that if trouble truly arose in the future, this safeguard might help him out again.

Anchoring [Silver Code] might require a considerable portion of his people to believe in the creator. However, anchoring [Golden Law] required no such thing—only belief in him, the Lord of the Celestial Kingdom, would suffice.

Given Atahualpa's level of trust in him, there would definitely be no issue.

And Byron had a premonition that when his own [Golden Law] extended along the collective subconscious of the same origin, sooner or later, he would encounter that [Death Dusk], Supay, who was digesting the Nether Authority.

Finally, considering the Sun Empire's much-lauded tradition of paternal benevolence and filial piety, Byron intended to give Atahualpa a piece of advice. He originally wanted to say:

"Listen less, speak less, make more money, have more children."

But looking into his innocent eyes, Byron swallowed his words and seriously revised his farewell:

"Hmm, for you, just be true to yourself. That's enough."

Patting his shoulder, Byron then turned and left.

The Sailing Logbook opened with the words: "Some say we live on a calm small island called ignorance, surrounded by an endless black sea. Perhaps we should never have set sail!"

Sometimes ignorance is bliss; at least one doesn't live in constant anxiety.

Even if the group of [False God]s at the apex of the pyramid were cold-blooded, seeing such a pure junior, who would perceive him as a threat?

Gazing at Byron's towering figure disappearing into the sunset, Atahualpa chewed over Byron's advice.

Be myself? His Majesty, the Lord of the Celestial Kingdom, first showed me this path of the Gold Sequence, and these words he spoke afterward must hold a profound meaning.

As he thought this, he casually flipped through the teaching materials. The passive effect of the [Hand of Wealth] above his head flashed, triggering a stroke of luck.

And there, on the page of the teaching materials were the words:

"A Ponzi Scheme, also known as a Pyramid Scheme or multi-level marketing, can turn many people's money into your own. The ultimate winner is only the scam initiator at the very peak of the pyramid..."

His eyes suddenly lit up bit by bit.

Pyramid? Fundraising? Your Majesty, I understand now! This is my Immortal Stairway!

...

WHOOSH—!

The sea wind carrying snowflakes howled past.

The Golden Deer, laden with gold and jewels, cleaving through the waves, did not return to the Chasm Trench after leaving the Sun Empire. Instead, it fled south at full power as if for its life.

The ammonite nautilus led them for over a thousand kilometers in a single burst of speed, until they were far from the Sun Empire's territory. Only then did Byron and Violet finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"We should be safe now."

Entrusting one's life to the disposition of others felt utterly intolerable.

But having reached this point without encountering any pursuers, it seemed that [Death Dusk] was indeed busy digesting its Authority and had given up on silencing them.

At last, Byron loosed his tight grip on [Lionheart Broken Arrow] and the distress signal to summon [Blue Dragon King].

Now, their group of rapidly strengthening brigands was not to be trifled with; if a Fifth-Order Pseudo-God dared to attack, they dared to kill!

However, this trip to the Sun Empire had unexpectedly dragged them into dark undercurrents and conspiracies. The risks had far exceeded expectations, but the rewards were commensurate with those risks.