Chapter 188: Preparation for the Ten-Ring Ceremony, Forbidden Artifact: The Abyss of the Deep Sea!

In Abrana, the capital of Susetani, His Majesty the King is receiving a guest from afar in the royal palace.

In the study, although Abrana was surrounded by the army sent by the parliament, His Majesty the King still maintained his majesty as a king, looking sternly at the mysterious hooded woman in front of him.

"Who are you? You said you have a way to help me drive away the parliamentary coalition forces? If you can do that, I can agree to whatever you want."

His Majesty the King subconsciously grasped the handle of the chair. He suppressed his impatience and asked slowly.

Since Abranah was surrounded by the army, many people have come to see him, saying that they have ways to repel the enemy.

If it were in the past, His Majesty the King would not even meet them, as he did not have the time to play with these people.

But at this time he was desperate and tried every possible means. As long as someone came to see him, he would take the time to meet the other person, still holding on to a glimmer of hope in his heart.

However, the reality went against his wishes. Just as His Majesty the King had guessed, all the people he met were liars, a group of daring liars.

These people did not tell the King their specific methods, but only told him that if he gave him some money, he could persuade the parliamentary coalition forces to withdraw and still recognize his identity as king.

Although the King of Sussetani had been unable to sleep well during this period and spent every day in fear, he was not stupid.

He would not be fooled by such obvious scammers. These scammers just wanted to defraud money from him and then run away. As for withdrawing troops, that was nonsense.

After His Majesty the King killed several swindlers and hung their heads for public display, no swindler dared to enter the palace anymore.

Therefore, when His Majesty the King learned that there was someone who dared to come to him and said that he had a way to repel the enemy, hope immediately arose in his heart.

What if this person is not a liar, but a truly capable person?
The mysterious woman with a hood on her face bowed slightly and said, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I don't have a way to make the coalition army withdraw, nor do I have the ability to protect your identity and status."

As soon as the woman finished speaking, the king's face changed drastically and he said sternly: "Are you kidding me? I don't have time to play house games with you here. Since you dare to play tricks on me, you should know what the price is. Come here!"

His Majesty the King was furious. He had already been mentally disturbed due to lack of sleep recently. Now that he saw someone dared to play tricks on him, his anger immediately burned out his rationality and his face turned ferocious.

However, the mysterious woman said calmly, "Please be patient, Your Majesty. I come from the Church of All Living Things and I am the bishop of the Mother Goddess on earth."

The hooded woman bent down again and finally told her origins.

His Majesty the King's expression brightened, and he immediately raised his hand to signal the soldiers to temporarily leave. He once again raised his hope and asked nervously, "The Church of All Living Things? The Mother of All Living Things, one of the Nine Righteous Gods?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I don't think anyone in this world dares to pretend to be the Mother Goddess."

The mysterious woman spoke softly, only when she spoke of the Mother Goddess did her tone become fanatical and pious.

The king was overjoyed when he heard this.

That is one of the Nine Orthodox Churches, and it is one of the three gods that rule the world today.

If, if he could really get the support of the Church of All Living Beings, he might be able to break the impasse and get out of the current danger.

His Majesty the King was so excited that he completely forgot that the mysterious woman had just said that she was unable to help him out of the crisis.

In the king's eyes, this woman was no longer a liar, but his life-saving straw.

He immediately ordered someone to bring a chair for the other person to sit down, and asked anxiously: "What does the Mother of All Living Things want me to do? Does she want me to preach? I will make everyone in Susaitani believe in the Mother of All Living Things.

I can agree to all these requests, as long as you can give me help and help me eliminate those rebels!"

The hooded woman had a scornful smile on her face.

This king was too fanciful. What did he have now? All he had was this palace and this city of Abranah.

But even in this palace, the capital of Susaytani, there are probably countless people who have already become disloyal and want to kill him at any time.

At this time, the king was still fantasizing about his own power and thinking about getting help without paying anything. What a ridiculous man.

If the church really has the ability to defeat the coalition forces, then perhaps the church will cooperate with this king who has nothing left and turn him into a puppet of the church.

However, this continental island is cursed, and even strong people above the eighth ring will experience a ring reduction here.

Coupled with the existence of the Dividing Strait, the church's army cannot land on this continental island.

Moreover, even if they could land on the mainland island, they would still be unable to defeat the coalition forces of the parliament and the terrifying necromancer.

The Bishop of the Mother of All Living tried hard to suppress her contempt for the king. She still had a mission to complete and must not reveal her inner emotions here.

The woman did not sit on the chair that the king had someone bring. She just slowly took out a shell-like object from her arms.

His Majesty the King didn't know what it was, but asked with hope in his eyes: "Can this thing help me resolve the current crisis?"

He thought it was some powerful magical item.

However, even though he was excited, the king still asked his most trusted captain of the Royal Guard to take the item, just in case there was any trap magic on it.

The woman despised the king's cautiousness. She said, "This thing is a gift from the Mother Goddess. It cannot relieve you from the current crisis, but it can do one thing."

"what's up?"

The king's heart sank when he heard that this carapace could not help him resolve the crisis.

The mysterious woman continued, "It can kill other people for you, anyone, such as the necromancer and his family who put you in this situation, and the Duke of Campbell who betrayed you."

His Majesty's eyes lit up. Could he kill the Cavendish family? Could he eliminate the traitor Campbell?

Then isn’t this a powerful magical item that can help me escape danger?

As long as he could kill the Cavendish family, Campbell, and that damn necromancer, he would have a chance to dismantle the parliamentary coalition and have a chance to win.

The king couldn't put it down and played with the shell with the holy emblem of the Mother of All Living Things. He couldn't wait to ask: "How should this thing be used? What effect will it bring?"

The bishop of the Church of All Living Things said in a leisurely tone: "Using it can make you a true nine-ring strongman, but it only lasts for two minutes."

"Nine rings? Two minutes?!"

His Majesty the King let out a low cry and looked at the shell in his hand with burning eyes. Even the commander of the Royal Guard beside him couldn't help but look at the shell.

What on earth is this thing that can actually make a person a nine-ring strong man? Even if it can only be used for two minutes, it is still abnormally strong.

His Majesty the King agreed with what the woman said.

If he could become a nine-ring strongman, even if it was only for two minutes, it would be enough to kill the Cavendish family and the Campbell clan in a targeted manner.

However, facing the 300,000 troops sent by the parliament, these two minutes were not enough.

But even so, as long as the leaders of the parliamentary faction can be killed, the remaining small nobles will immediately be leaderless and collapse without a fight!

The king began to fantasize about the dawn of victory.

See, you bunch of rebels, I am the king, the eternal king, and you will never be able to defeat me!
But the mysterious woman's next words chilled the King's heart.

"But there is a price to pay for using something like this, and that price is your life and soul."

The woman's words were like a bucket of cold water poured on the king's fiery heart.

The king tried to calm himself down and felt that what the woman said seemed to be reliable.

How could such a powerful item be used without any cost? If it means paying with one's own life and soul, then this price is fair.

That's not right. Even if I have to sacrifice my life and soul, I can let others use them.

The king was trying to find a bug in the usage conditions that would be beneficial to him so that he could take advantage of it.

The bishop of the Church of All Beings had already guessed his thoughts. Her eyes flashed with mockery under her hood, and she said, "This thing can only be used by your Majesty the King himself.

Your Majesty, you should understand that 'King' is an extraordinary profession that will give the king a strong resistance to spells like 'Enchantment'.

Only someone with the extraordinary profession of King can use this item, so don't think about letting others use it.

Even if you pass the throne to your son now, it will be useless. Your son does not have time to accumulate the rank of 'king'. It can only be used by you now."

When His Majesty the King heard that this thing was going to take away his life and soul, his expression changed drastically, and the item in his hand seemed to have become a hot potato.

He suddenly raised his head, looked at the mysterious woman in front of him viciously, and said angrily with spit flying: "Tell me, are you sent by those rebels? Do you want to kill me?"

The woman was not afraid, she just said: "I am not sent by those nobles who rebelled against you, I am a believer of the Mother Goddess, I am just fulfilling the Mother Goddess's mission.

I'm giving this thing to you. It's your right to use it or not. If you think I'm harming you, you can just throw it away.

I don't have the ability to resolve your current crisis, but I have the ability to make you perish together with your enemies, and it all depends on your choice."

After saying this, the woman bowed, ignored the king, turned around and left.

The captain of the Royal Guard looked at the rude woman, then looked at the king whose expression changed. He opened his mouth, but finally let the woman leave.

"His Majesty!"

The captain of the Royal Guard shouted carefully.

The king finally came to his senses. He stared at the shell in his hand and asked with a grim expression, "What do you know about the Church of All Living Things?"

The commander of the Royal Guard thought about it carefully and said, "This is an extremely mysterious church. It can even be said to be the most mysterious church among the nine orthodox gods. The church is very low-key, and there is no detailed record of it in the knowledge I have learned.

I only know that the Mother of All Living Things has the authority of 'maternal love' and other feminine and feminine powers, and I know nothing else."

The king murmured, "Yes, such a mysterious church suddenly found me and gave me such an item. Do you think they have good intentions?"

Without waiting for the captain of the Royal Guard to answer, the king said: "... No, they must have bad intentions, but..."

However, if the moment really came when he was sure to die, His Majesty the King felt that he might use this item because he did not want to die in such a miserable way.

Even if he dies, he will take his enemies with him to die together!
The mysterious woman saw this in him, so she was so calm and composed.

"No, maybe we don't have to go that far. If Duke Toulouse sends troops to support me, I still have the capital to turn the tables."

This was the king's last hope.

…In the Split Strait, a fleet of more than sixty ships is sailing against the wind and waves.

The Duke of Hudson stood at the bow of the flagship, holding the hilt of the sword with both hands and standing in front of himself. His only eye looked through the thick fog in front of him at the dark shadow looming on the distant sea level.

This flagship is named Hudson. It is the most powerful warship of the Hudson family and also a powerful magic warship!

Even though this fleet has more than sixty warships, the real main force is actually only those five magic warships, and the other warships are just to make up the numbers.

The funds required to build a magic battleship are extremely huge, almost the same as building a large city.

The main reason is that the magic devices of the magic battleship need to be miniaturized, and the technical content is too high. Naturally, the money spent on building such a battleship is an astronomical figure.

The Hudson family controlled the sea power of Susaitani and collected heavy tariffs across the country, but even so, the entire family could only maintain five magic warships for hundreds of years.

The Duke of Narbo-Lautrec of the Empire of Narbo has seven magic warships and is more powerful than the Hudson family.

However, in addition to the two parties, there is also England, which has always maintained four magic warships. The strength of the two sides at sea has always been a three-way situation in the past.

The Hudson family and the Anglo-Saxon side would not join forces with the Duke of Lautrec because they knew clearly that as long as one of them was destroyed, the other would also be doomed.

And if the Duke of Lautrec invades, even the Hudson family will join forces with England to resist.

This situation has not changed over the past few hundred years. Although there are occasional naval battles, no one can defeat anyone.

But now, the situation has changed. The English fleet has joined the Duke of Toulouse-Lautrec, and the other side has completely crushed the Hudson family in terms of strength.

This time the opponent is coming with great force, and it concerns the survival of the Hudson clan!

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Suddenly, the sound of something flying was heard in the foggy sky.

This thick fog is also the ability of the magic warship, which hides itself by changing the surrounding weather.

When Hudson heard the voice from the sky, his expression became solemn.

Not long after, a group of alchemical flying machines flew in the distant sky. They flew over the fleet and began to drop alchemical bombs.

Bombs were dropped one after another onto the sea surface covered with thick fog. These aircraft did not care about the success rate of the bombing and ran away without hesitation.

There were continuous explosions above the sea, and huge waves rushed up into the sky, making Duke Hudson, who was standing at the bow, feel the ship shaking violently.

Most of the alchemical bombs were thrown off target and only blew up a pool of sea water.

But there were always one or two bombs thrown accurately enough to cause the ships of this fleet to explode with huge flames.

As for the magic battleship, its outer layer is protected by magic devices, so it is not afraid of alchemical bombs.

But this fearlessness also has its limits. Hudson had seen those aircraft dive and drop bombs on his flagship before.

Although it did not break through the magical protection of the flagship, it still gave Duke Hudson a fright.

"What on earth is that? Is it a new war weapon invented by the Narpo Empire?"

Duke Hudson stared fiercely at the aircraft flying away in the sky and said with gritted teeth.

This is not a battle of men at sea at all.

The battle between men at sea should not be a cannon duel to see who is braver and who can hit the target more accurately.

This despicable and shameless behavior of throwing the alchemical bomb and running away is simply a disgrace to the men on the sea.

But Duke Hudson had to admit that the opponent's new weapon was really effective. Facing those small flying vehicles, the cannons on the ships were completely useless. It was like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

For the first time, he realized that a naval battle could be turned into an air battle!

Without air superiority, our own fleet is completely helpless.

At this moment, a dark shadow appeared from the bottom of the sea beside the Duke of Hudson's flagship, and rapid bubbles emerged from the sea surface.

Hogan, who had been standing beside the Duke and was a seven-ring warrior of the Hudson family, immediately reminded him, "Sir, it's the 'Deep Sea Abyss'!"

Just as he finished speaking, a strange ship suddenly appeared from under the sea, causing a huge wave.

On the ship, a tall man crossed his arms, laughed, and shouted, "Boys, fire!"

"Boom boom boom——"

Alchemical cannons appeared on the side of the ship, firing alchemical shells from a distance of hundreds of meters.

"Whoosh————"

The sound of falling shells came from the sky, bombarding the Hudson, but a flash of magical light appeared, and the magic protective device blocked the alchemical shells outside the shield.

The shells exploded on the magic shield, and for a moment, flames flew everywhere and rumbling sounds were heard.

The violent explosion also caused the flagship to sway from side to side.

The Duke, who was standing on the bow, took root under his feet and looked expressionlessly at the strange warship that suddenly appeared.

There was no need for the Duke's command at all, the Hudson also launched a counterattack.

The same large-caliber alchemical cannon fired a shell, drawing a graceful arc towards the ship that suddenly appeared.

But just as the shells were about to hit the ship, the battleship suddenly became transparent, turned into a pool of sea water, and sank below the sea level again.

The shell finally landed on the sea, with only a loud bang and splashes of water dozens of meters high.

"Damn it, they even hired 'Deep Sea Abyss'!"

Hogan said viciously.

Deepsea Abyss is the most famous pirate in the Divided Strait. He has been fighting against the Narpo Empire and the two countries on the mainland island, looting ships.

The Abyss was the pirate's nickname and also the title of his ship.

That was not an ordinary warship, nor even a magic warship, but a forbidden wonder!
This battleship has the ability to navigate underwater, and in terms of artillery density, it is no different from ordinary magic battleships.

Because those alchemical cannons do not belong to the ability of the "Deep Sea Abyss", but are cannons bought by big pirates and moved up there.

However, the maneuverability of this battleship is simply incomparable to that of the magic battleship, especially its ability to turn into sea water and dive into the deep sea, which makes it impossible to target.

This great pirate himself is only a seventh-ring warrior, but with the power of the 'Abyss of the Deep Sea', even an eighth-ring warrior can do nothing to him.

There was once an Eighth Ring strongman who personally took action, but the big pirate had been hiding in the 'Abyss of the Deep Sea'. The forbidden artifact could make most of the 'domain' of the Eighth Ring ineffective.

After no longer being affected by the 'field', the big pirate will use the 'Abyss of the Deep Sea' to dive into the deep sea.

Facing the deep sea, even an eight-ring warrior is helpless and can only let him escape.

Therefore, for so many years, this great pirate has been roaming the sea, and no one can do anything to him.

Now this big pirate actually accepted the employment of Duke Lautrec, which is very bad.

"Return temporarily!"

After some thought, Duke Hudson Yan chose to return.

Facing the combined forces of the Duke of Lautrec and the English fleet, he was no match for them on the sea and could only try to resist with the help of coastal defense artillery.

However, the coastal defense artillery cannot be moved and is basically a fixed target. Facing the enemy's naval guns, it is estimated that it will not last long.

But now Duke Hudson has no other feasible options.

The fleet retreated and headed for the port in Hudson County.

……

After returning to the territory, Duke Hudson called his generals to discuss countermeasures, but everyone was helpless in the current situation and had no way to solve it.

Although a message for assistance had been sent to the parliament, there was no hope of support for them.

Those nobles may have a lot of soldiers, but they are powerless in the face of naval battles.

And if the Hudson family’s fleet is completely destroyed, the entire coastline of the continental island will become the enemy’s landing site, and they can send troops to attack at any time and anywhere, which will make the current continental island very passive.

"Your Excellency the Duke, we have intelligence from inland."

"Come in, tell me what's going on, we're all family here."

"His Royal Highness the Son of God replied, saying that he would come to Hudson Territory in person to resolve the crisis in Hudson Territory, and that His Royal Highness the Son of God's advance team has already arrived at the border of the territory."

"Advance troops? What kind of troops did he send?"

Hudson asked, frowning.

He didn't know what method the necromancer who suddenly became the son of God had to solve the current predicament. Could he actually conjure up a bunch of warships out of thin air?

An ordinary battleship won’t do, it must be a magic battleship!

"The advance team was not a troop, but a transport team. They brought a lot of gold, silver and treasures."

The messenger said so.

Duke Hudson was confused.

Could it be that the Son of God wanted to use bribery to make the other side withdraw its troops, or even make the fleet loyal to Patriarch Inglour pledge allegiance to him again?
Well, that's not impossible.

"interesting."

He suddenly looked forward to what His Royal Highness the Son of God would do. Since the other party said that he could solve the current predicament, it should not be aimless.

(End of this chapter)