Chapter 84 Expensive Ransom
Just when Zuo Si was concentrating on building a giant energy storage device, and using the resources provided by Ebeni Arbo, he tried his best to try out the [Transformation] ability he had just mastered.
Far away in the room of the "Happy Time" Hotel, an important transaction involving more than two hundred thousand gold coins was underway.
One of the parties, you know without asking, is naturally the "Bloodhand" Captain Hallett and his pirates.
On the other side are soldiers authorized by Zuo Si, Leopard, who is also a summoned creature, as well as the shadow assassin Yelnia and the shadow army controlled by her.
In addition, there are also little werewolves led by the girl Fangus.
Aipke personally came to mediate as a middleman to prevent the two parties from fighting because they could not reach an agreement.
He was not worried that Zuo Si's men would be injured or die in the conflict.
Rather, they are worried that Hallet and some of his most important men will all die in Calim Port, which will have an unnecessary impact on the pirate power of the Nelanthel Islands, leading to the outbreak of chaos and internal fighting.
You must know that pirates and the Thieves Guild have a mutually beneficial cooperative relationship.
The goods and ships grabbed by the former will be processed through the black market opened by the latter, and some urgently needed supplies, weapons and daily necessities will be purchased at the same time.
Businessman Bernard sat aside and stared at both parties nervously.
“Here are 170,000 gold coins! Plus the books and scrolls collected by the captain over the years.”
Eric, a tall man with short brown hair and a beard, motioned to his men to hold a few All the heavy wooden boxes were lifted up.
Except for two of the boxes containing books and scrolls, the rest are all gold coins cast by Amn [Dante] and Calimshan [Beacon Tower].
However, although it sounds like a lot, in fact, based on the average weight of each gold coin of 9.1 grams, the total weight is just over a ton and a half.
In addition, the density of gold is very high. One cubic meter of gold can reach nearly 20 tons.
So it actually looks like a lot less.
"Exactly 170,000 pieces! Not one too many, not too little."
Four financial personnel brought by the leader of the Thieves Guild counted them several times before finally nodding to confirm that there were no question.
Hearing these words, a happy smile suddenly appeared on Epke's plump face, and he said to Hallett: "Congratulations, my friend. You are a free man now."
"Phew - finally It’s over. Come on, help me get this damn rope off!”
The pirate captain was visibly relieved, with relief in his eyes.
He did not want to experience this feeling of his life being manipulated in the hands of others again in his life.
Without saying anything, the soldier took out a piece of quartz engraved with four runes that Zuo Si had given him before leaving, and lightly touched the [Activation Rope].
moment!
This extremely strong rope will automatically fall off and return to the appearance of an ordinary rope.
Halet, who had regained his freedom, immediately moved his hands and feet that were tied until they were numb, then took Eric's place at the negotiating table and said solemnly: "Now, we should talk. Regarding the ship docked in the port and the ransom for the magic equipment on my body."
"The owner has asked a professional to estimate the cost of building your pirate ship, plus at least 40,000 gold coins. The equipped weapons can be redeemed as long as you pay 70,000 gold coins.
As for the magic equipment...
[Level Power Belt] is worth 9000 gold coins;
[Dispelling Amulet] is worth 4000 gold coins;
[+2 Lightning Scimitar] is worth 8500 gold coins;
[+2 Agile Dagger] worth 13,000 gold coins;
[Boots of Protection from Fear] worth 6,700 gold coins;
[Constitution Bracer] is worth 4200 gold coins;
[Wind-Making Hat] is worth 3500 gold coins;
[Captain's Coat] is worth 9800 gold coins;
You can follow the list You decide which ones to redeem based on the price. "After that, the soldier handed over a list that had been prepared.
When the pirate captain saw the price above and secretly calculated the terrifying amount of money needed to redeem all the magic items, Hao Xuanhui's heart stopped.
After being silent for a long time, he suddenly raised his head and asked: "Why is there no [Ring of the Ram]?"
The soldier replied without thinking: "The master thinks the Ring of the Ram is a good thing. The magic props, so I kept them for myself.”
Hearing that his most beloved magic ring was taken by Zuo Si, Hallett felt his heart bleeding and asked the person behind him in a low voice. Eric: "How much funds do we have available now?"
"122,000 gold coins! Captain."
The latter immediately gave an exact number.
This means that, excluding the ships that must be redeemed, the available funds are only 52,000 gold coins, and it is impossible to redeem all the magic equipment.
After much hesitation, Hallet quickly gave up the two most valuable magic weapons and redeemed all the armor first.
After all, as a captain, he rarely needs to take action himself. Even if he uses an ordinary sword to deal with it first, there is no big problem.
But the armor is different!
These things can greatly improve your survivability in melee.
Especially the [Wind-Making Hat], whether it is used to chase merchant ships or escape from the pursuit of warships, it is an indispensable item.
As for the remaining money, it needs to be used to recruit people, purchase supplies and strong slaves, so that the huge pirate ship can set sail again.
After the transaction was completed, the famous Captain "Bloody Hand" had almost spent most of his savings and became a complete pauper.
Fortunately!
He also has a team that has gone through years of training and training.
As long as the red blood sail appears in the Sword Sea area again, it will soon be possible to earn back bit by bit by plundering merchant ships.
In this way, with Apke's mediation, the transaction, with a total amount of nearly 300,000 yuan, was finally completed without incident.
He was even very considerate and helped exchange the heavy gold coins into bills issued by his guild.
After everyone, including the pirates and the thieves guild, left, the soldier handed the ransom that Hallet had just paid to the young businessman: "Here! Now all this money will be operated by you. ”
"Thank you, Mr. Soth, for your trust! I swear on my own reputation and that of my family, I will not let him down." Bernard solemnly promised.
"I hope so..."
The soldier shook his head noncommittally, and soon took the little werewolf to the backyard of the hotel to continue teaching them fighting skills.
Hua Bao, who was finally freed from the task of guarding the captives, also went to the backyard and watched the group of little werewolves undergoing training with interest.
Occasionally, we will have some discussions with them who have completely transformed into wolves, so that these little guys understand how to use natural weapons such as claws and teeth.
In fact, a born werewolf possesses three forms.
The first of these is the normal human form.
There is basically nothing special about him except that his hair is a little thick.
The second is the half-human, half-wolf form they often use.
In this form, they can attack with teeth and claws like wild beasts and run quickly on all fours, but they can also use a variety of weapons.
The third type is complete animal transformation, turning into a wolf or a ferocious wolf that is slightly larger than itself.
In their last form, they are equivalent to intelligent beasts.
You can blend into the group of various wolf creatures in the wild, and even become the highest-ranking leader of the wolf pack.
As for being captured by the drow who are still in the room...
It is sunny daytime now.
With her natural weakness of being afraid of the sun, she was currently huddled in a corner to avoid the light as much as possible. Her whole body was in an extremely weak state, so there was no way she could think of escaping.
(End of this chapter)