Chapter 1390 - 647: The Descent of the Holy Spirit on the West Coast, Golden Light Shines for 30,000 Miles

Of course, this wasn’t what Byron hoped to see.

Besides wanting to expand new overseas territories and become the complete [Sun King],

he couldn’t help but have a trace of inexplicable anticipation, wanting to see if another familiar ancient civilization existed at the far east of this world.

Aboard the ship, besides the necessary naval soldiers and the Wings of Death, the only officers brought along were the Commander of the Imperial Guard, Honest Man Eight Fingers, and a Fourth Order Incarnation of Violet.

Other officers like Bruh, Gus, and Alfred had already returned to the North Sea Empire with the main fleet.

Though circumnavigating the globe was important, that place was the center of high-level human power struggles for the foreseeable future.

After a few more days, when the [Whale Hunters] and his [Black Pearl] successfully returned, arriving at the North Sea Iron Anchor Bay, it caused a sensation across the continent.

Only then did Byron, who had stayed in the Royal Capital of Kingston, appear before the people with the main fleet, proving his "true self" had also safely returned to the Empire.

Pushing open the gates of Flower Mountain Celestial Kingdom casually, the true form of Violet stepped out directly.

Using the Divine Kingdom as a transfer station, the transportation of large quantities of goods could be easily achieved, making the journeys between the two shores very convenient.

Moreover, although Byron no longer distinguished between his real self and incarnations, every move he made as Emperor had a huge impact.

A proper welcoming ceremony was still necessary.

Organized by Catherine, a grand celebration banquet was held at Ganquan Palace.

Byron met with Hightins Thomas Neville Marquis, Earl of Holland from the Eternal Night Peninsula, and other important members of the Demonic Banquet Council, several Archbishops of the Royal National Church, as well as a group of major ministers of the empire.

He only mentioned his coronation with the [Crown], and the Mermaid Kingdom and other rebuilding Undersea Kingdoms becoming affiliated territories.

He didn’t disclose his acquisition of numerous divine positions or his plans to ascend to a demigod.

Neither did he reveal being taken by the Radiant Queen, who bore him a son and a daughter, nor the successful establishment of the Lighthouse Federation, intending to exploit informational asymmetry to heavily deceive opposing forces.

Even with just sprinkling a few bits of information, the entire North Sea Empire was already in a state of national jubilation.

"Long live!"

"Praise His Majesty, the Emperor!"

"Praise the Holy Spirit Messiah!"

Countless cheers echoed from Ganquan Palace, spreading through the Lighthouse Matrix and newspapers to the surrounding coastal territories of the entire empire.

Even the illustrious achievements that the Ancestor Pirate Emperor [Blue Dragon King] Reinhardt failed to accomplish were now realized in Byron’s hands.

The centripetal force and cohesion of the former Five Bay States soared to unprecedented heights, even the original Mind Wish Power leaped significantly.

The identity of citizens of the Five Nations faded, everyone took pride in being part of the North Sea Empire.

After discarding the original feudal lord system, it was a crucial step towards national transformation and upgrading, logically achieving centralization of power.

In the process, it fully transitioned from hardware to software, building into a modern nation-state with a real sense of country and home, no longer a loosely connected group of lords under church rule.

Getting a foreigner who didn’t even speak the native language as king? Ridiculous.

The nationwide uproar lasted for three days before the heightened emotions began to calm down.

Byron returned to his administrative duties.

During this period, with many of Byron’s incarnations stationed, everything within the Empire operated normally without any major incidents.

The high-level center of imperial power knew their Majesty’s real self was out, but seeing the incarnations daily was equivalent to never having left, avoiding any chaos.

There was plenty of good news.

The key project currently led by the upper echelons of the empire was full-scale industrialization.

The dumping of large-scale industrial products like woolen textiles, cotton, iron nails, and sugar cane paper was accelerating.

Although it’s the peak of summer in August, small workshops in surrounding countries, especially in the Netherland Kingdom, prematurely faced a bone-chilling winter.

Under Catherine’s promotion, the promotion ceremonies for the three major demigods were proceeding methodically, requiring time for gradual maturation.

Local shipyards in County Claire Shannon Port and Hampshire Portsmouth Port had started production.

Violet’s incarnation specially set up the highest-level Maze Lock.

After elevating the empire, the strength of the Royal Iron Law reached the limits of the Material World, with no worries of spying by foreign intelligence personnel.

In addition, those Third Order and Fourth Order Whale Oil Mechanics personally trained by Violet worked overtime.

With the current capacity of all shipyards, the first batch of ten Dreadnought Level steam battleships should be delivered by the end of October.

By that time, even if the church doesn’t flip the table, Byron will actively upend it.

Setting down the report in hand, his eyes flashed with cold light:

"How can one handle the politics of the human empire while associating with this bunch of bugs?

Temporarily let you live a few more days; when the fleet is in position, I’ll have you distinguish the large king from the small one properly.

I’ve endured you long enough."

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Byron stayed at Ganquan Palace for half a month, even giving prenatal lessons for half a month to his unborn daughters, before setting out again.

With the [Pirate City] as the flagship, leading a "Blockade Breaker" fleet composed of twelve heavy cruisers, he began a friendly visit to the Sassanid Dynasty of the Fire Worship Empire.

Departing from the northeastern corner of the Dragon Court in the North Sea Empire, he traversed the entire Inland Sea from east to west, arriving at the Fire Worship Empire on the West Coast.

In between, they unexpectedly encountered a naval battle with the fleet under the Castilia Twin Kings and Sultan Muhammad II [Lord of Two Lands and Two Seas] of the Star Moon Empire.