"Hostages?"

In the luxuriously decorated first-class cabin, the heir of the Yode Chamber of Commerce, Little Yode, frowned, looked at the captain who suddenly walked in and disturbed him, and slammed the delicate sterling silver wine glass in his hand on the table with a "hum".

The officer with a complexion like black iron stood tremblingly at the door, bowing his head and holding his chest high, not daring to breathe, as if he had forgotten that he still had the title of "Imperial Baron", and the other party was just a businessman.

But this "mere merchant" controls the wealth of the Duchy of Byrne and the entire South, and even if he does not dare to kill a baron openly, he can bankrupt his family and never recover!

"Where's the hostage?"

"Ahh Yes!" The officer instinctively looked up: "It's the merchant ship called the 'Black Sparrow'... They claim to have saved it by accident, but as far as we know, it's a group of thieves on the Gem River, specializing in ......"

"I didn't ask you this!" Seeing that the officer still hadn't figured out the point, the impatient little Yod stared at him: "I'm asking who the hostage is... You made a special trip, it won't have nothing to do with me, right?!"

"Oh yes... Hostage!" The officer hurriedly said flatteringly: "It is said that his name is Isaac Yod, and he is a wizard of the Royal Wizarding Academy. ”

"Originally, we planned to exterminate this group of thieves on the spot, but since they have hostages in their hands and are related to the Yode family, we have come to ask you about it......"

Sensing that Little Yode's expression was not very good-looking, the officer's voice became smaller and smaller, and he took two steps back.

"Isaac Yoder... It's a little unfamiliar. Sighing, little Yode, who was hugging his shoulder, had a blank look in his eyes and tried to remember the name.

Yode is not a big family, but there are still dozens of people after a few generations, and even more if you count relatives... Of course, only the direct family can control the Chamber of Commerce, and the side family will either work in the Chamber of Commerce or have to find their own way out.

So, having an unfamiliar wizarding relative is no surprise to little Yod.

If he is really a member of the family, spending a million ransom is nothing to him, and there are people from the Chamber of Commerce who pursue him afterwards and have reason to refute it... Especially at this very moment, it is so helpful to have a loved one who is grateful to you!

All... It all started on the night of the "big gamble" - even though some time had passed, little Yode still felt shivers when he remembered it.

In order to expand the trade network of the Yode Chamber of Commerce and the plan to go north, the little Yode united with the Chamber of Commerce in the imperial capital to seize Brandon de Salion's only confidant, Loren Turin, in the big gamble, and blackmail him into working for the Chamber of Commerce with high gambling debts;

The plan to control His Highness Brandon de Salion failed, the northbound strategy was declared bankrupt, and his father even canceled his status as the heir to the Chamber of Commerce... You will have nothing but the property in your name.

Before leaving, the Imperial Capital Chamber of Commerce that comforted itself would only celebrate with a crown behind his back... In order to re-woo them, the Yode Chamber of Commerce will definitely have to pay more and give them more benefits;

Their cronies, lackeys, and women will enlighten themselves and then eagerly sell everything they have to their new masters;

His brothers would take the place he had left behind in fear, and then do everything possible to drive him into the abyss, and one more day of his existence would be a threat to them;

It's all over, it's over!

If you just go back to Byrne like this, you really don't have any hope at all.

Thankfully, the wizard agreed to use the Yod's gold bonds as collateral for gambling debts... Otherwise, if he was allowed to directly take out the physical object worth 300 million silver coins, he would not need to return to Byrne, and his father Old Yod would be able to personally rush to the imperial capital and eat it alive!

Of course more likely outcome. It's the situation of the Yod Chamber of Commerce and His Highness Brandon not dying—but until then, he will definitely die, and it's ugly, very ugly!

At this time, even if it is just a life-saving straw, little Yode must hold it tightly in the palm of his hand!

This hostage... Maybe it's an opportunity to save a little bit of face in front of my father and the whole family, at least to give my father an excuse to be lenient.

"The hostage... Where are you now?!"

"Still on the ship of the thieves, they refuse to let people go......" Seeing the fierce light in the eyes of Little Yode, the trembling officer hurriedly spoke: "But the mast of their ship has been broken by our ballista, and the captain has been detained on the deck by us, if you want to see him......"

"Then what are you doing here?!"

The hysterical little Yode stood up directly, threw out the wine glass in his hand, and hit the officer's head directly: "Why don't you go and call him in for me?!"

"Yes, yes!"

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"What can I do for you?"

Supporting his body with a wooden prosthetic leg, the "Black Sparrow Captain", who had only one eye left, completely lost his ferocity in front of the dog's legs, and half-knelt in front of Little Yod with a flattering face, flattering in a flattering tone.

To this kind of dog-like person, little Yod is disgusted or disgusted... But I still need him now, and my face is extremely ugly:

"Don't pretend, I know you're here for something—just make sure that person is really a member of the Yod family, and a million silver coins will be given to you. ”

"Well, then our safety ......" Captain Ed was still uneasy.

"With me here, the soldiers of this battleship don't dare to touch a single hair of yours. Little Yode interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "When the time comes, take the money, love to roll as far as you want!"

"Yes, yes, Lord Yoder!" the flattering Captain Ed nodded violently, and his heart was even more ecstatic—he had been poor and unlucky for half his life, and he had finally made the right bet.

To get rich, to get rich!

"That Mr. Isaac Yoder was found on the river near the harbor, and he claimed to be helping people in the imperial capital, but he was hunted down and killed, and he had to flee to a relative's house in the Red Blood Castle in the Duchy of Byrne. ”

"He had very little on him except for clothes and weapons for self-defense... Oh, yes, there were a few gold bonds and scattered gold coins from the Yode Chamber of Commerce, and we only put them away for the time being, and we didn't touch any of them!"

"And his accent doesn't sound so much like a southerner, but about the same as Golovin and the Ebolden......"

The nervous Captain Black Sparrow was still chattering, but little Yod was lost in thought, his expression becoming more and more steady, and the image of the hostage gradually appeared in his mind as the captain spoke.

Flee to a relative's house in Byrne in the South, and also pick out that he wants to go to Crimson Castle... It is very much like the actions of a side ward of the House of Yod in a difficult situation;

The gold bonds of the Yod Chamber of Commerce were almost equivalent to gold in the southern part of the empire, but they were still rare in Golovin, and the fact that an ordinary wizard could have this in his hands was mostly related to the movement of his family;

As for having Golovin and Ebolden accents, it doesn't sound like a southerner ... This is not surprising, after all, the wizards of the entire empire are almost concentrated in these two regions, and it is not surprising that the accent of life changes over the years.

At this point, little Yode can almost confirm that the other party is from the Yode family, or at least should have some relationship with the family.

Of course, it's still not absolutely certain until you meet... But what if it wasn't, what if it didn't? The big deal was to kill all these thieves and make them run away?

Squeezing the wine glass hard, little Yod waved his hand to interrupt Captain Ed, who was still chattering, and asked casually, "Other than these, are there any more obvious characteristics in that Mr. Isaac Yod?"

"Distinguishing features?"

Captain Ed's expression was confused, didn't he say it clearly enough, but the situation was stronger than people, and he still pretended to suddenly realize that he said, "There is! That gentleman's hair and eyes are black!"

"Huh?" said little Yodren.

Black hair, black eyes......

Sorcerer......

Gold Bonds......

Refugees......

"Bell ——!"

The glass fell to the ground, and the scarlet wine spilled on little Yode's stunned face with a look of shock.

"Great, sir?" Captain Ed looked at him in horror.

"Nothing, my hand slipped... I'll give you a million pieces of silver. Slowly raising his head, Xiao Yode, who forced a smile, could no longer hide the hideousness on his face, as well as the killing intent in his eyes:

"Remember, make sure that Mr. 'Isaac Yode' is safe......

Must ——!!!!"