Chapter 029: Ransom

This is the second time that Manid, Wiggins, and Merck have stepped into the prison in front of them. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The first time was caught by the city guards for fighting in a tavern, and after being locked in a cell for a whole night, it cost eight dinars to leave the next day.

And this time, they're just trying to get a monster out of this filthy prison.

After spending two dinars, Manid saw in his cell what the greedy warden called a monster.

Manid discovers that he is not actually a scary monster, but just a tall, deformed-looking ugly monster.

With a geometric face, a square nose, a protruding mouth, and jagged teeth, God gave him all the ugliness.

Manid looked at the height and size of the strange man in front of him, which was beyond his knowledge of a human being. It would not be surprising if he was compared to a little giant.

"I want to ransom him. Manid turned to the slightly chubby warden in front of him.

The warden said directly, "For two gold coins, you can ransom any ordinary prisoner locked up here," and then emphasized. "But he, no. ”

"My lord, please make a price, as long as what you say is reasonable, we can negotiate it. Manid began to show his savvy skills as a businessman again.

"This monster attacked the goddess officer in front of the temple square, if you let him out," the warden paused deliberately, observing the other man's expression. "If the temple church investigates it, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome. ”

Manid could hear another meaning from the meaning of the other party's words. If you release it, it will only be very troublesome, but it does not say that it must not be released.

"My lord, I swear by God," Manid began to use his eloquence to exonerate the monster. "I was there at the time, and he didn't attack the goddess, at most he recklessly knocked down a few soldiers. ”

"Even so, the goddess officer was frightened by this," the warden stressed. "In addition, attacking soldiers loyal to the lord for no reason is also a big crime. ”

At this time, Manid glanced at Merck on the side, and motioned for the other party to act according to the countermeasures they had discussed earlier.

"Prison Chief," Merck interjected. "You have said so much just to tell us that this prisoner is very important and cannot be released easily, so we will not embarrass you. ”

With that, Merck turned and left, and Manid and Wiggins followed the prison with a look of helplessness.

The warden stared at the back of the other party for a moment, and then replied solemnly: "Wait! This matter is not non-negotiable. ”

How could the greedy warden let the fat that had already come to his mouth slip away so easily.

"Please speak up. Manid stopped beating around the bush. Because the right to decide is always on the powerful side.

Manid, who had been dealing with the nobility of various countries for many years, knew this kind of wanton and greedy power very well. They want to get something out of it, but they are greedy and want more.

In other words, what the warden said was nothing more than an attempt to inflate the value of the items that were about to be shipped.

"You can't help but get him out," the warden said in a heavy warning tone. "But if he's causing something in the city, it's not just me who my soldiers have arrested. ”

"You can rest assured," Manid assured, patting his chest. "We're not going to let him get you into any trouble in the city!"

"Good. The warden nodded in satisfaction. "Now that this is the end of the story, take out 100 dinars, and I will let you take him away. ”

"What?" Wiggins couldn't believe his ears. "For 100 dinars, I can hire ten decent mercenaries in the city. ”

The warden's gaze turned to the monster in the cell. "But you can't hire a monster like Quasimodo who can intimidate his opponents with his ugly looks alone. ”

"My lord, 100 gold is too much," Manid said truthfully. "And we can't take out that much gold, there are 82 gold here, if you can accept it, it's all yours. ”

The warden thought for a moment. "I accept the price you offered. Then he commanded. "Two of you, go and get that disgusting monster out. ”

Manid untied the leather money pouch tied to the belt and handed it over to the other party with some reluctance.

The warden took the heavy money bag from the other party's hand, and held it in his hand and weighed it a few times.

As for how many gold coins there are, after the other party leaves, he will naturally count them, and if he finds that a gold coin is missing, he will come to the door to find trouble with the other party.

The two jailers used their sticks to rudely drive the little giant in front of them from the cell, and the little giant, whose hands and feet were bound by thick iron chains, kept letting out strange screams of humiliation.

Manid raised his head and asked, "What's your name?" and upon closer inspection, he saw that the tall figure in front of him looked immature, at most a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old.

"Quasimodo. An ugly and loyal voice spat out from the protruding corners of the little giant's mouth.

"Hey, Quasimodo," Manid carefully chose his words. "I'll take you out of here now, but you have to make sure to listen to me?

Quasimodo, who was sluggish, shook his head, his tall, muscular body slowly backing away.

Manid suddenly noticed that the strange man in front of him didn't seem to want to leave the dark, damp prison, even though the two jailers had just beaten him up.

Manid glanced at the two colleagues beside him, and his helpless eyes looked like they were asking for help.

Wiggins lured with his usual tricks: "Big man, not only will you not be bullied when you go out with us, but you will also have meat to eat, wine to drink, and most importantly, women." ”

"Is what you said true?" Quasimodo's expression and tone of voice made him look like a child who had not yet understood.

"Absolutely. Wiggins held his head high and patted his chest to reassure.

Quasimodo's big ugly face suddenly smiled, but when he smiled, the corners of his mouth pulled to the sides, almost to the side of his ears, and his eyes narrowed.

When they left the prison cell with Quasimodo, Manid saw the one-eyed man he had been holding in the same cell, still in the same cell.

Manid noticed that the one-eyed man was also looking at him, and looked at him with a strange look. It seemed to say to him again: We will meet again. (To be continued.) )