Chapter 940: Chapter 533: Calamity from the Skies—Nothing to Fear from Bad Things, Only from Bad Humans (Part 3)

The arrival of these fishmen also brought them the latest news they were eager to know:

"Your Highness Saranthe, when we left riding the potbellied seahorse, the situation in the Ten Great Undersea Kingdoms was already quite dire.

Aside from our Mermaid Kingdom, only the Jellyfish Kingdom is still holding on.

Even so, they each have only the Royal Capital remaining, as most other city-states have fallen.

Polluted sea dwellers are increasing, some joining the siege of the two Royal Capitals, while more are attacking the coastal lands.

[Corridor of Truth] is in the forefront, but I see that the Dragon Court at the end of the Circulation Zone cannot escape for long.

That arc, [Noah’s Ark], polluted by the Mother of Monsters is truly terrifying, its leaking foul blood is incurable.

After us, more and more residents of the undersea kingdoms should be escaping Truth Corridor using the still relatively safe Circulation Zone."

At this time, Violet and Heather, having received the news, also arrived on the Ghost Ship.

Upon hearing the fishmen’s account, Violet anxiously asked if they had seen her father, [Whale Hunter] Jack Harold.

[Whale Hunter] is only a Fifth Order Pseudo-God, and the scope of his faith network is very limited. His followers led by Saranthe lost his whereabouts early on, and contact was subsequently cut off.

There has been no received oracle from him since.

The fishmen, upon hearing the traits described by Violet, thought for a moment before providing a clue:

"Someone saw a huge Leviathan Whale break through a swarm of Sea Monsters and polluted ones, entering our Royal Capital, and never coming out.

We don’t know if it’s the one you’re looking for.

He is probably now with the last royal family and army of our Mermaid Kingdom.

Their opponents are not those disorganized low-level beast tides, but a Sea Monster legion commanded by the [Sea Heirs], kin mythological creatures under the Mother of Sea Monsters.

Even though the Royal Family still holds the last strongest ’liquid’ power symbolized by the Trident, supporting the ’Pillar of Hailocus’ undersea, it’s uncertain how much longer they can hold on."

Although they obtained a new clue, it brought no comfort, and their hearts continued to hang.

Violet, Saranthe, and Heather all instinctively glanced at Byron, but none demanded Byron to immediately dispatch troops for rescue.

Though their relatives are in grave danger, their hearts are anxious, the temporarily safe Old Continent isn’t eternally a safe haven either.

They can only first preserve themselves in the "Intertidal Zone" to muster strength to rescue other "people overboard."

The key lies with the [Anchor]; had they already owned the North Sea Empire, coalesced into the second [Crown] of the Theocratic Countries, establishing a solid defense line, their approach wouldn’t be so conservative now.

Simultaneously, two secrets from Byron’s sailing logbook are changed.

[Hidden: Trigger of religious war, historical influence 65] The decryption rate jumped from 52% to 58%.

[Hidden: Prophecy, prophecy of the revival of Woden’s wild hunt among royal races, historical influence 69] The decryption rate also jumped from 60% to 61%.

He also knew time was urgent; besides farming, climbing the tech tree, collecting crowns, spreading faith... he must not forget the maternal clan across the sea.

Even though he hasn’t even met those maternal relatives and his father-in-law [Whale Hunter].

But merely from a utilitarian perspective, he has an incomplete rank [Sun King] snatched from the former king of the Sun Empire.

Only by expanding his territory vast enough to be perpetually bathed in sunlight can he activate the Kingly Title.

He heard it many times: "The Sun and Storm are deep sea’s deadliest enemies!"

This Kingly Title is of extraordinary significance to both him and his country.

Thus, landing on the Eastern Continent and even global navigation are imperative.

Byron glanced at Hawkins and Francis, the cousins who excel in navigation but not politics; they were clearly born to be destined workers for this task.

"But the most urgent task now is, before reconstructing the North Sea Empire, to first establish a deep sea defense line running south from the Kingdom of Hightins, through the Faroe Islands, and north to Iron Anchor Bay.

Ideally, we can unify laws, to not only block the beast tide but also strictly prevent infiltration by devils or the like under [Abaddon Secret Teachings]."

Turning his gaze towards the direction of the Faroe Islands.

Crow Fukin had long been resident in the Kalmar Union, ready to relay internal intelligence back at any time.

Thus, Byron was well aware that the opposite Faroe Islands were the fiefdom of the Crown Prince of the Alliance [Bearkin] Ulysses.

To attack the Kingdom of Hightins while avoiding areas where [Colossal Monster of the Northern Sea] roams, he had already amassed heavy troops here, ready to move south at any time.

Byron was not so magnanimous.

Since hearing that [Queen of the Eternal Night] Margaret I planned to marry Violet to this [Bearkin], he recorded the opposing name in a black-covered notebook.

Remember, as [King of the Wild Hunt], he manages the Nether River and is recognized by the world itself as the Death God.

"[Bearkin] is definitely doomed, I said, even the creator won’t be able to save him!"

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Ahead of the beast tide.

The Faroe Islands have a total area of 1400 square kilometers, five times that of the Grenville Earldom, with a population close to 50,000, more than enough for an Earldom.

Before replacing the grandson of the [Queen of the Eternal Night] to become Crown Prince, [Bearkin] Ulysses was enfeoffed here.

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