Pirate Kingship-Chapter 635 - 450: Dragon Knight and Her Mount (7200 Merged into One)

Tayman Archipelago, International Port.

Merchant ships, warships, privateer ships... Vessels of all kinds shuttled back and forth, their endless white sails stretching to the horizon, bustling even more than a month ago.

In the Governor's Mansion, preparations were underway to welcome the return of Governor Byron, and all departments were busy compiling their monthly reports. Civil administrative officials in the territory were not as fortunate as the trusted military officers who could frequently serve by Byron's side. They certainly wouldn't miss an opportunity to show their faces.

Each one was brimming with enthusiasm.

Particularly important achievements would be directly reported to the "Mithril Dragon" Catherine, who carried herself with an increasingly majestic air.

After all, no one from any branch of Byron's forces had ever doubted that there would be any mishaps with this marriage.

Even Emperor Cortes, the "Conqueror" of Aztec, and Geronimo, King of Chichen Itza City, had personally rushed to Tayapan, the capital city of the Golden Empire, to report to Catherine's law projection,

"Your Majesty the Empress, the unification war within the Aztec and Taya Empire's territory completely ended two days ago; the last city-state has been taken.

"The two great empires together comprise five hundred city-states, with a population of thirteen million, and many Guardian Spirits have all submitted.

"Furthermore, in accordance with your instructions, we have established a three-tier administrative division under the Royal Capital Tayapan: the state, city, and town levels.

"The entire empire has been divided into thirty-one states.

"Administrative and affairs officers at all levels have also been appointed in batches. From scratch, we began to implement a unified administrative system and legal system across the city-states.

"However, inventorying assets, surveying land, and registering households will take some time. The first national census is expected to last until the end of this year before a report can be produced.

"Additionally, over five hundred Guardian Spirits from various city-states have all joined the "Golden Law" system.

"We have also united a far greater number of Nature Spirits, focusing on strengthening legal nodes, sorting out the Mind Wish Power, and suppressing Secret Realms in various regions.

""Lord of Heaven" has also become the only official faith within the Golden Empire.

"We are confident that in no more than a generation's time, we can unite the Taino people under the tribal system into one entity with a unified faith."

The native-looking projection of Catherine nodded with satisfaction,

"Well done. Our "Lord of Heaven" has said that building an empire is difficult, but maintaining it is even harder.

"Our next important task is to select suitable youths from each city-state to be sent to schools, training the future backbone of our empire.

"The officials of the Lancaster Party will eventually return to Hightins, and the future of the Taino people will have to be created by themselves.

"Believe in yourselves; agricultural nations have a unique advantage in this regard."

The brutal rule of the Castilians here in the past provoked endless hostility and hatred among the Taino people.

But "Lord of Heaven" was different; he was willingly welcomed into the entire empire's ruling system by the faithful in all regions.

He saved most lives from the smallpox epidemic and made a series of great inventions in agriculture and industry. Since he was traditionally considered their "own god," he won people's favor from the beginning.

The thirteen million Taino people, representing "change," were Byron's greatest wealth in the Material World and on the path of transcendence.

As the Sacred Golden Empire, this industrial capitalist empire, slowly grew upon the remnants of an ancient New Stone Age civilization, sustaining four or five Kingly Titles, or even higher-level Demigods, would not be a problem at all.

Geronimo then happily reported to her,

"Your Majesty the Empress, there is another piece of great news.

"Since "Lord of Heaven" opened the anchoring rights of the Golden Law, the first Fourth Order Mythical Creature has just been born."

Catherine's face immediately lit up with joy, and as she accessed information through the Law Network, she did not forget to proactively inquire,

"Who is it?"

Geronimo, with a face full of pride and an invigorated tone, said,

"It is the Great Shaman Cihuateteo of Uxmal City, who gained enough anchoring in her capacity as a diocesan Bishop.

"I personally served as her guardian during the Promotion Ceremony held a while ago.

"The ceremony has already been completed, and there is only about a month of dormancy left before she can fully metamorphose into the mythical creature [Mountain Demon Bear].

"Once the news got out, the empire was boiling with excitement, and the Beast Spirit Warriors could not stop praising His Majesty's benevolence.

""Lord of Heaven" has arrived, and with him, our spring has come!"

Catherine, having accessed the records through the Law Network, found that the good news had already begun to spread like the wind, sending shockwaves through the populace. It caused a tremendous stir among the Middle Sequence Beast Spirit Warriors.

In the past, due to insufficient anchoring, the Fourth Order was a threshold of life and death. Those who ascended often metamorphosed not into Mythical Creatures but into Bizarre hybrids of man and beast.

After Byron's arrival, not only was an ascending path opened for the common people, allowing the capable and meritorious to rise to prominence, but he also offered a powerful tool for many Middle Sequence Transcendents to advance further: the anchoring slots of the "Golden Law."

As the number of faithful united under the empire grew, the Golden Law became ever more rock-solid. Its core consisted of the Golden Triangle, the Thirteen Crystal Skulls, and a host of Divinity-only Guardian Spirits.

In addition to the seventeen "The King's Right Hand" slots, many mid and lower-level official positions were also sufficient. These could offer Third Order Transcendents at the tipping point, who dared not ascend, a feasible alternative for advancement.