This coin is the same as the one Emma had previously obtained from the Giant Squid Mercenary Regiment, with the same pattern on both sides.

Fearing the High Nightmare Curse on the coin, the Naga mage didn't hold the gold directly in his hand.

Under the influence of magic, the gold coin slowly rotated and suspended in a half-human-high place, shimmering golden in the sunlight.

Talos turned and looked at the pirates who were already huddled together with a smile as usual, and cleared his throat to make sure that their attention was all focused before pointing to the gold coin and asking, "Ten minutes, no, I hope to know the origin of this gold coin in five minutes, otherwise-"

With a loud bang, the young Naga's tail twitched on the deck, causing a small fine crack.

After activating the bloodline of the Immortal Whale and being promoted to the first-order bloodline knight, Talos's tail did not need such a thing as tail armor for a long time, and the scales on the snake's tail were the best defensive equipment, equivalent to an ordinary leather armor.

However, Talos overestimated his own strength, and the horrific scene of one of the planks being pumped out did not appear.

Fortunately, the pirates were still immersed in the fear of the curse of the High Nightmare, and with the shock of the Black Sea Knights, they did not know that the young Naga in front of them had made a small mistake when threatening them.

Talos flicked his tail twice and raised his voice, "So, do it, gentlemen, or does anyone want me to put this gold coin in your pocket?"

As a fairly old criminal profession, piracy has nothing to do with peace, and it stands to reason that they should be accustomed to death and killing, and they are very greedy and ferocious, but the method of death of the beard is obviously beyond the comprehension of this group of pirates who generally have zero knowledge of magic.

Ignorance can be fearless, but more often than not, it serves as a breeding ground and soil for the birth of fear, tormenting and destroying their souls, as it is now.

When the Naga mage cooperated with his magic to make the coin spin slowly and make a metallic tremor and begin to move forward, a pirate finally couldn't take it anymore.

Driven by fear, he said in a trembling voice, "Mad Juana, the captain snatched it from some of the treasure chests that Mad Juana discarded!"

"Very well, I would be very grateful if you could be more detailed. ”

After receiving the reassurance and encouragement of the young Naga, the pirate's thinking became clearer: "After the news of Juana's treasure was leaked, it was jointly surrounded and suppressed by the Pirate Alliance of the Baltic Islands of the Western Ocean and the other three pirate forces in the Central Ocean. ”

"Two questions. ”

"You...... Say, please. ”

"Where's your captain?"

"Dead, just yesterday. The pirate pointed to the bearded man lying on the deck, his thin body shaken by fear, "He suddenly had a lot of wounds on his body while he was sleeping, and we tried many ways to wake him up, but it didn't work." Later......"

"Later we burned one of his fingers with fire. Another pirate added.

Talos nodded, knowing what was going on, and it was clear that even a cruel external stimulus like burnt fingers hadn't saved their captain from the curse of the High Nightmare.

Witnessing two companions inexplicably attacked in their sleep and die a very tragic death, the pirates finally became frightened birds and lost all fighting spirit.

They may be cruel by nature, or they may learn to be fierce in the unscrupulous nature of burning and looting, but they will also choose to give in before a higher level of terror and ferocity.

"Yes, second question, how did you know about Juana's treasure and whereabouts? IMHO, with all due respect, you are not strong enough to pose a threat to the madwoman Juana. ”

"Barbarian pirates, barbarian pirates. ”

This time it was a man with a full face who answered Talos, and instead of being angry that Talos was belittling their strength, he obediently chose to explain.

"The Barbarian Pirates planted men under the Mad Juana and sold the news to the Pirate League at a high price for fear that they would not be Juana's opponents. As for why the news spread everywhere later, we don't know. ”

"Barbarian pirates?" Talos looked at Alesha beside him.

The female knight did not disappoint Talos, as she said before the departure, all the work was ready, including basic pirate information on the central and western oceans.

"The Barbarian Pirates are one of the four pirates of the Central Ocean, consisting of a group of lizardmen and harpys. ”

"Lizardman and Harpy, are you serious?"

Young Naga was surprised by this, after all, according to what he had learned from books, the former of the two orcs generally lived in swamps, and the latter generally lived in the depths of dense forests, and the overall style of painting did not match the ocean.

Lizardmen and harpies run out to the seas to become pirates, just as disobedient as the priest of the Goddess of Love's chastity sect preaches to a debauched dark elf.

"Yes, Mr. Nepton, I can testify. "I met barbarian pirates on a trip to the Southern Andes, harpies who could not do magic but were very good at domesticating hook-billed falcons and traveling the seas to gather information on their prey. ”

"What about later? I'm interested in this. ”

Richard was a little embarrassed, but he still satisfied Talos's curiosity: "Later, the harpies robbed a full ten barrels of wine by taking advantage of their free flight. If it weren't for the fact that my uncle happened to be on the ship at the time—he was a third-order bloodline knight who had awakened the eight-eyed giant spider's bloodline expertise—our losses would have been even worse. ”

Unless they have a special bloodline, the profession of the bloodline system can only gain the ability to fly in the air after being promoted to the fourth rank.

On the other hand, spellcasters and clerics can obtain featherfall from the first order, levitation and wings from the second order, and mages who are good at the air elemental faction can also obtain flying skills at the second order one level earlier than the mages of other factions (the duration is very short).

"I hope we don't run into barbarian pirates in the days to come, I don't have time to spare. Talos muttered twice, looking at the pirates waiting to be released, "Listen, I declare this coin to be my private property from now on, and now you can nod." ”

The pirates nodded in unison, wishing they would never see the coin again.

"Very well, since you didn't attack me on your own initiative, and I didn't judge you on behalf of the gods, so—"

Talos wanted to intimidate him into leaving, but changed his mind when he saw a special fishing net with a blade apparently used to catch a Naga or mermaid, and gestured to the other two Naga mages standing on the deck of the Garon.

Two scarlet magical flashes of light shot out of Naga Mage's wand and landed on the ship, scanning it from bow to stern, including the pirates on board.

"I made them put a not-so-powerful curse on the ship. ”

Under the frightened gaze of the pirates, Talos quickly said, "The way to lift the curse is very simple, put the blood of another person's heart on his forehead, and exchange the death of one for the life of another. If the second round of the moon is not completed tonight before it rises into the night sky, a terrible plague will befall this ship. ”

"Alesha, take their Magic Net Ring, if there is one, it's time for us to go. ”

"That's not a curse at all, it's two of the simplest detection spells, right?" Richard finally asked Talos as the Garon sank to the bottom of the ocean and continued its departure.

"Of course, the Evelyn Palace Standard Mage Squad specializes in two spell factions per Naga mage, guaranteed to cover the water elemental, spells, protection, prophecy, illusion, and white magic, and sometimes excels in enchantment, mind, and space, except for the dark magic and necromancy factions that are not essential spell factions. ”

"So......" the human bloodline knight shrugged, "you're just scaring them, and when the moon comes up, they'll find out it's just a prank." ”

"No, it's quite the opposite. Talos chuckled and retorted very proudly, "Given the indelible horror of death left by the High Nightmare Curse in their minds, the spirit of those pirates is already fragile and teetering on the brink of collapse, and any simple push can make them do something that would normally be incomprehensible." ”

Richard blinked in disbelief: "Like a curse that doesn't exist at all." ”

"Yes, they will kill each other in fear, smearing the blood from the hearts of their fellows on their foreheads to lift a terrible curse. ”

Richard suddenly discovered that this young Naga was not only very hard-working, but also very good at brains, and a few simple words could put a group of pirates in a life-and-death dispute.

If Talos's plan succeeds, the pirates will lose at least half.

But Richard still didn't give up asking, "What if, I mean if, the pirates insist that you're lying to them?"

"A small probability event. "As soon as one of the people on board has a nervous breakdown, panic will spread among the pirates." Once the panic spreads, don't expect the pirates to keep their sanity and think normally. ”

Richard remembered the group of pirates on the ship who were frightened by the curse of the High Nightmare and had no idea of resisting in the face of the Garon, so he could only mourn for them in advance.

"What's more, even if the pirates don't have the slightest touch in their hearts, the two ocean druids who are following the Garon will help Master Talos dispose of them. ”

"Do you have to mention this?" said Talos angrily, the little bit of superiority he had just found from Richard from his IQ quickly faded.

"Well, actually—" The Human Bloodline Knight hesitated for a moment, "Personally, I think it would have been better if I hadn't taken the Ring of the Magic Web away." ”

"Thank you, remember to remind me to leave one for them next time. I'm going to study the gold coin, and no one is going to bother me. Talos flicked his tail and left.

Due to the High Nightmare Curse, this gold coin, which is closely associated with the ancient Sadinian dynasty, cannot be fitted by Talos or placed in the Spatial Ring Collection, but is placed in a separate room.

Considering Talos' current status as a Bloodline Knight, his so-called research was just a poor excuse.

But it's not exactly an excuse, the real purpose of the young Naga is to try to lift the High Nightmare curse on the gold coin, or rather, to eat it!

Thanks to the activation of the bloodline of the Immortal Whale, Talos clearly sensed that the power belonging to [Gluttony] was slowly growing in the past few days.

Thinking back to what happened in the past two months, at first, he ate because he wanted to keep his soul fire running, and later, when he saw food, he felt the most instinctive desire to eat.

Now, [Gluttony] has clearly evolved to the second stage, and he has begun to take an interest in things that he obviously can't eat.

The moment the Naga mage took the gold from his beard and suspended it in the air, the keen perception that [Gluttony] gave to Talos made it easy for the Bloodline Knight to perceive the existence of the High Nightmare Curse, and in a burst of appetite as food.

"Fortunately, this appetite is controllable in normal times. Talos thought happily, "But how am I supposed to eat the High Nightmare Curse?"

Outside the box where the gold coins were placed, the young Naga snake coiled, very distressed, and flicked the tip of its tail for a moment, looking for a way.

"Maybe I can follow my instincts? yes, that's it. "Young Naga clears his brain of superfluous distractions and explores the secrets of his instincts.

The snake pupil is the first to emerge, and the gray-blue vertical pupil collects the information flow of light and images, and transmits it to the brain for imaging, bringing a new visual effect.

I saw a wisp of black mist entrenched on the originally golden coin, and the mist automatically twisted into the shape of a burning black flame nightmare beast without wind.

This black mist is the High Nightmare Curse!

Talos leaned his head closer to the coin and took a deep breath as a very faint black mist was ripped off the coin and floated into Talos's nose.

Before the mist could fully enter the respiratory system, a magical power radiated from the depths of Talos's body, engulfing the mist in one gulp.

"A smell of braised beef. ”

Now, Talos is starting to really take the curse on the gold coins as a kind of food.

The young Naga ignored the violently twisted mist and continued to suck at the gold coin.

Little by little, the mist, which could not be seen by ordinary people, peeled off from the gold coins and was inhaled into his stomach by Talos by "smelling".

Because only the olfactory organs were satisfied by eating in this strange way for the first time, Talos maintained a sucking posture while pulling out the peas provided by the ocean druids from the spatial ring and stuffing them into his mouth to satisfy his appetite.

After about ten minutes, Talos felt full, both as if connected to a bottomless pit of stomach and spirit, with great pleasure and satisfaction.

Young Naga stretched, feeling comfortable, and the mist on the gold coin was still half there.

"You can eat it for at least six days. ”