Pirate Kingship

Chapter 447 - 351 Lying on Brushwood and Tasting Gall, the Jackdaw Seeks Help (8000 words in two - s, ask for votes!)

Chapter 447: Chapter 351 Lying on Brushwood and Tasting Gall, the Jackdaw Seeks Help (8000 words in two Chapters, ask for votes!)

"Sinister!"

"Deceitful!"

While others saw splendor and wealth, Byron and Violet saw a Pirate King’s plight, even a crisis.

In their hands, they had intelligence contributed by Bone Gobble Joker Koraskin and Blue Hair Halding.

They had already known in advance that the end of that Nautical Chart didn’t just contain the super whaling ground of the Meis Leviathan Whale.

There was also "Fortress Bridgehead," marked by a myriad of Bayfolk traces and teeming with danger, as well as the New Continent not far from there and the dream city Luanyun City at the edge of the continent!

In Koraskin’s Sailing Logbook, "Fortress Bridgehead" was described as a solitary island.

Yet, Violet saw in her dreams that the location of Luanyun City was already on the New Continent.

The two of them reasonably deduced:

It’s just like how native city-states are composed of a city plus many villages and hunting tribes. Within the sphere of influence of the Old Gods’ estates, there are likely a number of subsidiary cities belonging to the Deep Dive Church. Furthermore, the Old Gods who have settled there might not be limited to just the Slumbering God Kraken. To reach the whaling ground, one must first pass through the territory of certain Old Gods. And to truly convert resources into profits, the security of the whaling ground must be ensured by completely eliminating all troublesome obstacles. We just don’t know which situation the Ocean Throne encountered.

[Whale Hunters] Harold was clearly intentionally guiding Adventurers from various countries to explore overseas.

By presenting the Ocean Throne with an enticing bait and an ambiguous Nautical Chart, he aimed to utilize human greed to let the Barbary Pirates or someone else open up a sea route, clearing the way for exploration of the New Continent.

Initially, he wished for the Ocean Throne and its colossal Sea Monster, the Deep Sea Yama, along with its Sea Monster Legion, to pioneer new territories and tackle that tough challenge.

Unexpectedly, this Pirate King was no fool and quickly passed the buck upon noticing something amiss.

I do wonder, with the precedent set by the Infinite Evolver Balboa and the May Wind, whether the Ocean Throne suffered any losses—and how great those losses were—after clashing with the powers of the Old Gods. No matter the specifics, it’s finally time for us to play the card we’ve been holding onto.

Byron’s gaze extended to a heavily guarded open-air prison within the Torrent Fortress, which held only one person.

Besides the warden from the Lancaster Party he had arranged, the main guard force included the man once known as the "Living Dead," Flower Sword Schneider, and a group of traitors who had belonged to the Barbary Pirates.

They kept a constant, sharp watch on the seemingly slightly crazed, bald prisoner in the center.

No one feared this man’s escape more than these traitors.

Because this bald man was none other than Blue Hair Barbarossa Halding, who had been tricked and captured by Byron on Silvergold Island!

On his wrists and ankles, he wore metal rings made from the alchemy byproduct White Lead, firmly suppressing his transcendent abilities.

Halding’s talent was average; he had not awakened to Flow State. In this condition, he was just an ordinary person, completely unable to escape.

It also seemed that the blows he had previously suffered were so great that his mental state had become somewhat abnormal.

This was especially true when the guards gave him his daily shave.

Flower Sword Schneider, who had awakened to Flow State, personally took up the razor and shaved every tiny hair on his head completely clean—beard, hair, and even eyelashes. Not a single stubble was left.

Then they would apply a high-quality grooming oil, ensuring that even flies would slip and do the splits if they landed on him.

While being shaved by his former subordinates, Blue Hair Halding would continuously chant, "Big head, big head, no worries in the rain; others have umbrellas, I have a big head."

Schneider paid no heed to his shouts. In Schneider’s view, shaving Blue Hair was the most important task.

This was all because of the special effect of the **Title: Blue Hair**—*My Legendary Brother Is Truly Too Strong*.

*Effect One: Donning the Tiger’s Skin.*

As long as this ’fox’ can make its hair color and hairstyle match the ’tiger’ it is imitating, it can borrow the other’s power. The higher the similarity, the stronger the borrowed power!

Halding’s real strength was merely Third Order, and he had relied on drugs to achieve it, placing him almost at the very bottom of that rank.

But with this title’s effect, he could instantly gain a rank from his original base, transforming from an ordinary Third Order individual into a notable Fourth Order powerhouse.

If he were to successfully recover his strength, not even this prison could hold him, and the first to suffer would be this gang of traitors.

*Effect Two: Aura of the Strong.*

Whenever someone sees a person with this same hairstyle, they will wildly imagine that this ’fox’ not only looks the same as the ’tiger’ but surely possesses nearly the same strength. From this ’fox,’ one can even feel an imposing aura comparable to that of the ’tiger’—the Pirate King, Ocean Throne. Just by standing there, most people would be willing to show some deference. Some with weaker wills might even intimidate themselves, significantly reducing their combat power or even fleeing without a fight.

Of course, as long as his hairstyle didn’t match that of his Pirate King brother, his abilities were virtually nullified.

At Byron’s behest, apart from the daily shaving, the guards never abused Blue Hair.

They always supplied him with good food and drink; at most, he just lacked freedom.