Chapter 71 Beware of the Paladin
Mook's betrayal undoubtedly gave Hallett, who was a prisoner, a strong sense of crisis.
He even started to become suspicious.
I always feel that those subordinates are plotting to launch a rebellion, or plotting to kill me.
He urged Eric to collect the ransom as soon as possible at all costs.
No doubt about it!
This "famous" pirate captain did not realize that what he was doing now was actually a sign of losing his confidence.
And the increasingly serious suspicion will also cause internal conflicts to become acute, and eventually break out suddenly at a certain stage.
Zuo Si saw all this, but didn't say anything.
For him, Hallett is just a "meat ticket" used to exchange money.
As long as the other party can pay the ransom, it doesn't matter what happens next.
After all, pirates are a "special profession" where the risks are as high as the rewards. Basically no one can survive to die of natural causes.
So whether Hallet was killed by his rebellious men, or whether he killed all his rebellious men with a killing spree, it is not worth making a fuss about.
This is entirely a traditional repertoire of the pirates entrenched in the Neransel Islands.
After a good sleep, the first thing Zuo Si did when he got up was to start learning the second-level spells [Protect Arrows] and [Dimension Jump].
After experiencing the sneak attack last night, he was eager to master more defense and teleportation spells.
To ensure that you have sufficient magical protection or the ability to distance yourself when you are suddenly attacked.
By almost 1:30 in the afternoon, Zuo Si had basically mastered two spells through the magic knowledge accumulated in the floating city tower.
And through preparation, all three first-level spell slots and two second-level spell slots are filled.
Following that, he took the time to practice the technique of casting spells without materials for a while.
He waited until around four o'clock in the afternoon before setting off again, and went to the sorceress's mage tower to continue fulfilling the cooperation agreement between the two and collect some wool by the way.
When Zuo Si placed the six energy storage devices on the table and was about to go back, Aisha suddenly stopped him.
"Wait! I have a very important client who wants to meet you. I wonder if you are free today?"
"Client?"
Zuo Si subconsciously Stopped.
"Yes! He is quite powerful in Calimport.
His family has been around for hundreds of years and has unimaginable wealth.
And he is very keen on collecting all kinds of strange and weird things. things and magic items.
According to him, he wants to see if you can help him solve a problem.”
Aisha didn’t hide anything and told herself openly. All was said.
Because she wasn't sure what was going on in that man's mind.
I don’t want any cracks to occur in the “happy” cooperation with Zuo Si.
"There will be a reward, right?"
Zuo Si asked in an uncertain tone.
The sorceress nodded without thinking: "Of course! Ebeni Abo is never stingy with money. No matter who it is, as long as he can satisfy his weird hobbies, he can get huge returns. .”
When he heard that he was being paid, Zuo Si immediately shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "That's no problem. Let's go before it gets completely dark. You know, when I went back last night, I was almost ambushed halfway. The assassin stabbed him. "What? You were assassinated!" .
"Who? Who did it! Tell me! I guarantee that this guy will never see the sun tomorrow morning again!"
You must know that in the eyes of this magic item merchant, Zuo Si Has become a hen that can lay golden eggs.
Now someone actually wants to attack the "hen" that belongs to her. She is simply impatient to live. But Zuo Si smiled nonchalantly and responded: "There's no need to be angry. In fact, I have already settled the matter myself."
Hearing this, Aisha Seemingly realizing something, he immediately asked: "Did you do that burning mansion on the edge of the market area last night?"
Zuo Si nodded bluntly: "Well! That was one of Captain Hallett's men. A guy named Mook established a stronghold in Calimport. He sent people to assassinate Hallet and me at the same time. Unfortunately, I was not killed so easily, and he also took revenge with his people. , how did you know about this?"
"Because this matter has become known throughout the city, the guards even entrusted it to the paladin of the God of Suffering for investigation. , they are not ordinary difficult to deal with." Aisha warned with a serious expression.
Because whether it is a paladin or a priest, there is often a god behind it, as well as the temple and religious power to which the god belongs.
Provoking these guys often means being rewarded and wanted in many important big cities.
"The temple intervened? Why?" Zuo Si was slightly stunned.
He really couldn't figure out why the paladin would get involved in this kind of "evil camp killing each other" thing.
After all, neither he nor Mook can be considered a "good guy".
At best, it's "black eating black".
Twisting the hair hanging down by her ears, Aisha explained patiently: "I heard that it seemed because the paladin who went to investigate found that the corpses had signs of being desecrated.
< br>Suspected to be related to undead creatures, necromancers, and demons from the lower planes.
You know, those paladins are particularly sensitive to such things.
In short, this is a problem. Small trouble.”
"Then how should I deal with it?" Zuo Si took the initiative to ask for advice.
"Haha, the best way to deal with those paladins who must abide by laws and dogma is to refuse to admit it.
As long as they don't have concrete evidence, they can't do anything to you.
Of course!
If your eloquence is good enough and your logic is clear enough, you can also try to argue with them
Trust me, it's a really fun experience.
Especially when the paladin was speechless after being rebutted and unable to break out, it made people want to laugh out loud. ”
Elsa enthusiastically introduced her experience.
No doubt!
It is not difficult to see from the sorceress’s remarks that 80% of her camp is also the same. Evil, I don't have any favorable impressions of the paladin at all.
They even tried every possible means to tease each other.
However, in Calimport, the wealthy and powerful groups are almost bored with the attitude of the paladins.
Only those poor people, civilians, and slaves who live at the bottom of society and suffer suffering and oppression will long for the help of paladins.
In contrast, Zuo Si had no prejudice against the paladins, but he just didn't want these guys who respected order and kindness to cause trouble for him.
As a modern man, he is well aware of the importance of order, law, and morality to civilization and society.
Unfortunately, those who currently hold the initiative are the paladins of Ilmat, the God of Suffering.
In addition, Apke has issued a gag order, prohibiting anyone from talking about what happened last night, otherwise they will face his wrath.
Warnings like this from the leader of the Thieves Guild are often more effective than laws promulgated in Calimport.
The reason is simple!
If you break the law, the most you can do is to be fined, jailed, forced to do hard labor, or demoted as a slave.
But if he violates the order issued by the leader of the Thieves Guild, the result is likely to be his body buried in the sea.
This means that it is difficult for the paladin responsible for the investigation to find any useful clues or witnesses.
As for the goods that may be exposed, businessman Bernard has no intention of selling them at all.
Instead, we rented a temporary warehouse and put it in, waiting for the caravan to be formed and set off.
(End of this chapter)