Pirate Kingship

Chapter 414 - 332: Being Your Boss, I’ll Incur Divine Wrath Sooner or Later_2

Chapter 414: Chapter 332: Being Your Boss, I’ll Incur Divine Wrath Sooner or Later_2

It’s understandable not wanting to keep the good stuff to yourself. Looking on the bright side, it’s lucky that he was the one who became the "living sacrifice." If he makes another discovery next time and I just happen to not be there, I won’t have to worry about missing out on any benefits.

Leech Lady could only forcefully suppress her own "hunger" and nod in agreement, "Good, I’ll summon all the Third-order Grand Wizards right away. I believe you won’t let everyone come in vain."

That night, even before dawn broke, the other five Third-order Grand Wizards, no matter how far from the Holy Land, all managed to make their way back one after another.

Gathered in a circle, they looked towards the field in the middle, where... peas were sprouting, growing, flowering, and fruiting at an accelerated rate under Byron’s [Black Sorcery · Induced Growth]!

The parent plants, red flowers (DD), white flowers (dd); first-generation red flowers (Dd); and then white flowers (dd) reappeared in the self-crossed second generation. It was the "Pea Hybridization Experiment," which laid the foundation of Genetics during Byron’s era.

In the middle of a pile of peas stood a blackboard, which listed a series of genetic knowledge both in writing and imagery.

THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!

Teacher Byron knocked on the blackboard. He made his summary statement for the first stage to his group of "students"—all of whom were intelligent people. "The hereditary units within organisms are called genes, which include both dominant and recessive genes. The science of studying genes is ’Genetics,’ and gene theory is the central theory of Genetics! It is also the true core of all biological modification techniques within the Bloodthirsty Cult’s sorcery system. With it, and continued patient study, there is every hope of creating entirely new biological modification techniques according to one’s own will!"

In this world, knowledge means power.

Each Grand Wizard, and their best apprentices, had their eyes gleaming.

"So that’s how it is, that’s how it is! The essence of life modification is actually like this!"

"This is enlightening! Combining past practice, it must indeed be so."

"The nature of the world is truly wonderful. I feel that the value of this ’Foundation of Genetics’ is not inferior to the Blood of Immortality."

Perhaps those elegant and noble Night Demons that best fit human aesthetics were indeed Lilith’s most beloved offspring. But the Forbidden Book, ’Blood Source Pilgrimage,’ might be the knowledge system closest to the power source of this Old God. Just look at the current harvest of "Blood of the Slug," "Blood of the Aries," "Poison Wolf Blood"... modification experiments. No matter which one, they all have only "technique" but no "Path." It seems they all rely on a summation of experience based on their own Authority, lacking systematic theoretical guidance. What might work on one organism could prove ineffective on another. They can be used separately, but forget about creating anything new or devising combinations that don’t exist in ’Blood Source Pilgrimage.’

But now, with the ’Genetics’ provided by Byron as a theoretical guide, the situation had changed dramatically. They could use theoretical knowledge combined with the power of Black Sorcery to realize all kinds of fanciful ideas.

To facilitate practice, Byron also took the liberty of teaching them a core Black Sorcery from ’Blood Source Pilgrimage’: [Bloodhound of the Source].

"Combined with our genetic theory, this substance is essentially an enzyme, also known as a [Gene Scalpel]. It can cause specific double-strand breaks at certain locations in the genome, inducing the organism to edit its genes in a specific way. Most crucially, upon entering an organism, it can be effective in all cells at once. This causes a groundbreaking storm at the genetic level, completely changing the genetic essence of an organism. Who wants to try it out?"

Byron looked expectantly at the group of "students" around him; each Grand Wizard was equivalent to a mobile biological laboratory. The scientific and economic value they could create was simply immeasurable. Using them solely as disposable materials for fighting was far too wasteful; they should be conducting scientific research in laboratories. Even just creating a few disease- and pest-resistant seeds would be a deed of immeasurable merit.

"I’ll go first."

Mosquito Mage was the first to volunteer, merging the island’s Shampoo Fruits with a rapidly growing weed on the spot, aiming to significantly increase the yield of this rare fruit. Unfortunately, he only got a bunch of very delicate and difficult-to-cultivate fruit-scented weeds, not the anticipated effect. Clearly, learning only the basics of ’Genetics’ was not enough to precisely realize one’s intentions.

"Let me try."

"I’ll give it a shot too."

The others also started their attempts. The power system of these Insect-men was of the same origin as the Night Demon, allowing them to learn other Black Sorcery spells under the same system without paying any additional price. Once they understood the principles, they learned extremely quickly.

Soon, several new species had emerged: goats that could produce spider silk, snowflake-fattened pigs with beef flavor, and broad beans with the taste of crab roe...

As their absorption of new knowledge kept improving, Byron’s share in the organization also increased. Once the various knowledge and Black Sorcery of the Bloodthirsty Cult became inseparable from this ’Genetics,’ the conditions for a forced acquisition would naturally be met, allowing him to take ownership of the entire Bloodthirsty Cult.

Seeing their current level of obsession, Byron no longer needed to fertilize or water. It shouldn’t take long for them to quietly break through the Boundary Point.

But before Byron could take comfort in the thought that his hard scheming was finally approaching the harvest season, the once-serious pea hybridization experiment rapidly deteriorated.

An Insect-man, resembling a giant cockroach, shook his head after observing the works of his companions and said, "Narrow-minded! Your works are all too narrow-minded. Take a look at mine... Behold my Dairy Cockroach!"

He spread his hands, revealing a particularly large black cockroach, and proudly introduced it, "I just used the genes of a dairy cow to modify this Giant Banta’an Folded-wing Cockroach. I turned it into the world’s only viviparous cockroach, capable of producing the highest quality Cockroach Milk!

"Warriors understand the importance of diet well. The son of a farmer who constantly goes hungry and the son of a lord with an ample meat supply are practically two different species. Even if Close-combat Professionals don’t undergo significant physical changes, their energy consumption is far greater than that of ordinary people. And with sufficient nutrition, we can cultivate a powerful servant army.

"I’ve already tasted it; the nutritional content of the milk produced by cockroaches is four times that of regular cow’s milk. Moreover, cockroaches are endless in the world, and they eat anything. With them, we can produce an infinite supply of Cockroach Milk. In the future, we can all drink Cockroach Milk!

"A cup of cow’s milk can strengthen a nation; a cup of Cockroach Milk can build a powerful army! Let the Cockroach-man legions sweep across the world!"

WHOOSH!

Violet, Jacqueline, and a group of pirate officers who were eagerly watching the "creation" suddenly shuddered and backed away, forming a large circle. Just hearing the term "Cockroach Milk" made them feel as if their ears were unclean. It felt as if insects were crawling all over their bodies.

Leech Lady, the most powerful Grand Priest, did not take action immediately but shook her ivory fan, saying, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, now that we have knowledge and Black Sorcery, the next most precious thing is our imagination.

"Look at you all, your imaginations are so impoverished! If you’re worried about nutritional issues, then why not simply transform humans into...’Bovine-Equine People’? Cows have four stomachs—rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum—while horses have a particularly well-developed cecum. We could fit those native slaves with similar stomachs. Then, they wouldn’t need food, just grass, and they wouldn’t starve.

"They could also grow as strong as cows and horses. The work that cows and horses can do, they could also do. And the descendants of these natives would be born as natural Bovine-Equine people, an endless lineage passed down through generations.

"How about that, isn’t it a brilliant idea?"

At that moment, another Black Witch interjected, "If that’s the case, what’s the need for creating Bovine-Equine People who can live on grass? Why not just merge humans with grass to create a group of ’Plant People’ who can perform photosynthesis themselves? That would be even better! Plus, if we add a self-reproduction feature, we’d even save the time for procreation."

No sooner had the words been spoken.

RUMBLE...

Rolling thunder suddenly surged in the sky. Silver snakes danced amidst the thunderclouds, as if ready to strike the island at any moment and wipe out all these demons and ghouls. It was unclear whether this was just a normal weather phenomenon of the rainy season or if the Silver Code was enraged.

Byron, who stood alone in a corner, appeared somewhat disheveled. A furious roar echoed in the depths of his heart: To lead you people, I’m bound to be struck by divine wrath someday! You heretics had better be destroyed! Once I take ownership of the Cult, every single one of you is going to explore the New Continent for me. Don’t stick around here harming others!