Bang!

Around the island of Coronkia, a loud bang suddenly sounded.

Immediately after, the rune circle bloomed from the sky, and the sky warship rushed out of it.

Seeing the island not far away, the strings in Seraphine's heart relaxed slightly.

All in all, all the best...

Except for the hook in the Isle of Shadows, which surprised her, the rest was expected.

With the comprehensive strength of the air-space battleship, a demigod who resists Morgana's strength will definitely end up destroying the ship and killing people, but if it is only Foyego, there is still room for maneuver.

Walking out of the cabin and looking at the cheering Bobbys, Seraphine smiled and touched Lulu, who was full of excitement and asked for praise:

"This time, it's all up to Lulu!"

"Hee-hee!" Lulu happily raised her cute little face and said proudly, "Lulu is very strong!" ”

In the team, she has always been a little sister-like existence, and usually the rest of the people don't want to take her with them when they go out.

This time, it's finally her who shows her skills!

As for those who are said to be "reliable" ...

Lulu glanced at the Poppy Poppys with the rest of her face full of catastrophe, and snorted proudly.

Just saw the hook, these people are stupid!

Or Lulu has a prescient name, and she has long colluded with Sister Federtic, and knows what to do.

Seraphine smiled and touched Lulu's head, and walked to the other side to tell Bobbys to rest.

When facing Foyego and his Black Mist Legion, the Bobbys have a lot to do, and the intelligence of the air and space battleship is very high, but there are still some places where the crew needs to assist.

The Poppys did a great job.

Hearing Seraphine's praise like a spring breeze, the Bobbys' mood suddenly improved, and they cheered noisily.

At this point, Seraphine was idle.

She exhaled, concentrating on the warm sun shining on her body, and the fear in her heart was finally dispelled a lot.

The Shadow Isle was a bit more powerful than she could have imagined.

And the departure of Lady Sindra's demonic clone may be the result of her active choice.

However, she still only knows a little about the game behind it. Even if you ask the teacher, you should get an answer that you don't have enough strength.

She really understands now that it is a mistake to not know the strength mentioned in the book, and what its essence means.

Even if she was just sensing the presence of the Shadow Isle from afar, she felt her soul tremble.

Those beings were far worse than the feeling that Foyego gave him, maybe some of them were not as strong as Foyego, but their manipulation of the soul and evil thoughts were far superior to Foyego.

"But... It's even more interesting to play with these beings all the time..."

Seraphine thought, a different look in her eyes.

She may not have the power of a teacher to fight with the gods, but she still has a certain ability to be a group of ghosts in the gutter of Shadow Island.

"I don't know, what's going on over there..."

When the Aerospace Warship docked at the port, Zben, who had taken the initiative to disembark in Bilgewater Bay, was like a fish in water there.

The Doom Tavern, now the décor has been completely renewed.

Standing on a table, Ziben cried out loudly:

"Professional, professional! Give me a little more professional! ”

"But, my lord, this is already fine wood!"

The big man in front of him was holding a huge wooden plank, his face full of grievances.

Ziben smiled coldly, pointed to the plank, and said:

"Don't tell me that this is the best wood, the bounty list is the most important thing in Bilgewater, and the Doom Tavern will be the largest bounty tavern in Bilgewater Bay in the future, are you going to ask Captain Sarah to write the bounty list on this broken wooden board?"

"What's not to do... I used to write it on rags. The big man muttered quietly.

Ziben held his forehead with his hands, hating iron and not making steel:

"There are thousands of bounty hunters, why should others come to you for a bounty?"

The bounty list is recognized by Bilgewater, but the exchange of pirate bounties is not as simple as imagined.

The bounty itself comes from the major powers, and even some of the pirates in Bilgewater are involved.

After the bounty hunter kills the pirates, it is not uncommon for them to have no way to redeem them, and even getting 1/3 is considered a blessing.

But it's true that those big forces are willing to pay to kill thieves, and if you really go to get it after you kill it, they will really admit it.

It's just that Demacia and Piltover, for example, don't have any offices in Bilgewater, and if you want to get a bounty, you can only go to their local area to find the relevant officials.

If you are only in Bilgewater, you can only get the bounty accepted by the major taverns, which is far lower than the actual bounty amount, and there is a risk of being hacked.

The forces behind the major taverns are not small, and they also have the ability to regularly go to the big forces to get bounties.

But everyone is born as a pirate, what is the reputation? Inexistent!

Maybe the people behind these taverns were part of the bounty.

A few years ago, the most arrogant was Planck, the king of pirates, who openly offered himself a bounty in his tavern, adding a silver coin every day, and claiming to be the most reputable tavern, and giving half of the bounty amount to those who came to exchange.

But no one will go there except at the beginning.

If any fool had believed it, he would have seen his body in the sea the next day.

Dahan obviously knew this, shrugged his shoulders, and said as a matter of course:

"The captain is the strongest, someone will always come, and our reputation is guaranteed."

Compared to Planck, Sarah's methods are much lighter.

At least 1/10 of the bounty will be given, and then the other party will be sent away.

Ziben sighed, shook his head, and looked at the big man with pity:

"Watching countless money pass by in front of your eyes, you are so stupid!"

"Zben, tell me your advice."

Stoby, who had been listening to the conversation between the two, sent the aggrieved man away, found a chair and sat down, and planned to be a listener with great interest.

He was not familiar with it, but he had heard of his father, Bo Xue, that was a man who made money and spent money.

During his time with the general, he had occasionally heard the general's praise of Berxue.

Since he is the son of a person praised by the general, and now he is a financial officer of the general's student, there must be merit.

"Mr. Stoby, you know what. Bilgewater, in my opinion, should never be what it is today! ”

Ziben's face was distressed.

His expression is not simply pretentious, most of them are still acting with true feelings.

Bilgewater has developed into the chaos and poverty it is today, and it is the responsibility of all pirates.

"Bilgewater," Stoby frowned slightly, "the only wealth here is fishing, and the most he can do is to plunder merchant ships." ”

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"Not to mention that fishing can make Bilgewater rich enough, and the merchant ships can be plundered enough to master the people here and become a master. It's a pity...," Ziben said, shaking his head in pity, "the people in control here don't have a good brain. ”

Stoby's face was slightly dark, and this sentence could be regarded as scolding him inside.

After the fall of Planck, the previous king of pirates, Sarah was just a representative, and he was in charge of most of everything.

He was still called by the general as the most manageable person among the soldiers of the war group at that time, was it so unbearable?

As if noticing Stoby's expression, Ziben patiently asked:

"Mr. Stoby, you suggested that Bilgewater boycott the bounty list."

"That's right!" Stoby said as a matter of course, "The bounty list is a weakening of the pirates' strength, and in the future, Sarah and my forces will definitely be able to integrate here, and there is no need to let them die in internal friction." ”

"So in your opinion, as long as everyone boycotts the bounty list, and in the end, those bounty hunters can't get money, so they won't fight the idea of those bounty holders?" Ziben said with a strange expression.

"Isn't that so?" Stoby doesn't see anything wrong.

"And what are you going to do with the bounty hunters?" Ziben asked.

"Join us!" Stoby said rightly.

"If they want to join the pirate group, they won't be bounty hunters." Ziben said disdainfully.

"Then let them die." Stoby frowned.

Some little people, harmless.

Zben looked at Stoby in disbelief:

"Don't you wonder why Billgewater has such a bounty list?"

"It must be the product of the struggle between the big forces and the local Bilgewater, and in the end it has become a conventional thing." Stoby thought for a moment.

"Big mistake!" Ziben said coldly: "I studied the history of Bilgewater before I came, and the earliest bounty list was issued by the biggest pirate!" ”

"It can't be," Storby's eyes widened, "isn't this killing yourself?" ”

"The enemy is endless, there are so many criminals, gangsters, and dangerous people here, and you can't expect everyone who comes here to obey discipline. But you can make the disobedient person feel in danger or even disappear from this world. "It stands to itself.

"So... The first king of pirates wanted to kill his enemies with the help of bounty lists? Stoby asked uncertainly.

"Most likely, spending a little money can not only kill your opponent, but also don't have to pay for any manpower loss, what a good way."

The corners of Ziben's mouth twitched slightly: "It's just that the game is bigger later, and everyone starts to use this method, and in the end, all the strong people have become part of the bounty list." And the Demacians and Mrs. Piltworth, who were often robbed of their ships, were richer and increased their bargaining chips. ”

"Now, that's today's bounty list."

"So we can use the bounty list to root out dissidents?" Stoby's eyes lit up.

Indeed, it's a good idea.

While Sarah was still there, he proposed a plan for development.

According to him, in order to be the largest force that distinguishes it from other pirates, it is necessary to find a difference.

And the biggest advantage Sarah has now is actually credibility and prestige.

According to Ziben's idea, start with the bounty list and increase the trust of the bounty hunters and the rest of the people in Sarah, and naturally many people will come to take refuge in the future.

This point was agreed by Sarah, and because the proposer was Zben, Stobie thought that they were all Empires, so he naturally raised his hands in favor.

But for Stoby now, the second plan that Ziben has said is, to be honest, a little tempting.

When credibility is established, they only need to increase the bounty ratio, and there will always be someone to help them kill their enemies for the sake of real gold.

He now understood what he had done before, and not long ago, a woman with a crossblade had taken a bunch of pirate flags to exchange for a bounty.

At that time, Ziben persuaded him who only wanted to give 1/10, but decided to give 2/3, which is already a super high number.

Naturally, there would be no higher price in Bilgewater Bay, and although the woman was full of dissatisfaction with her white face, she finally agreed to the price, and even agreed to Ziben's additional request:

Later, when she or the crew were drinking in other taverns, they would chat and remember to talk about today's events.

Now Stoby understands, he felt that he had spent unjustly spent money before, but now it seems...

Value!

"Mr. Stoby, could you be more nimble?" Ziben gestured helplessly to his brain.

"Huh?"

Stoby's face was confused, he strung all the clues together, everything was fine, was there something wrong?

"Alas," said Zben, shaking his head, "Mr. Stoby, take a more long-term view, and the present enemies, in the face of great interests, are but small fish and shrimp. ”

"How?" Stoby was unsure.

He felt that his ideas were already big, could there be a bigger way to play?

"Didn't you think about letting the big forces pay for it, and then you going to make a reward?" The corners of Ziben's mouth curled quietly.

"Are they so stupid?" Stoby frowned.

He understood that what he said was not to let people plunder merchant ships, and then after Mrs. Piltworth gave a bounty, they would kill them, and then go to the big powers to receive the bounty.

It's okay to do this thing once or twice, but it's too much, and others are not stupid, and they can't afford to pay that much.

"Mr. Stoby, what are the merchant ships that the pirates plunder?" Ziben asked.

Without much thought, Stoby said, "The merchant of Piltover, the nobleman of Demacia." Most of them don't have very good protection capabilities, such as the royal family of Demacia and the merchant ships of Noxus, and most of them can't be robbed by pirates. ”

It's a very realistic thing.

Although Bilgewater is known as a pirate's paradise, he made his fortune by plundering merchant ships.

But there are thousands of merchant ships on the Demacia-Shurima-Piltover route every day, and those that can be robbed are only easy ships.

For those merchants and nobles, a trip to a ship can earn at least 10 times the difference, even if it is robbed once in a while, it can be considered blood money.

Maritime transport is still the mainstream of the world's transactions, the capacity of the Piltover airship is still insufficient, and the land transportation is time-consuming and costly.

Even though the Valoran continent is now an ally of Noxus, mutual trade is still mainly by sea, and when it arrives at the port, it is transshipped inland by horse-drawn carriages and other means.

"So what if we are willing to provide protection, as long as we give 5% of the value of the goods, I am willing to provide protection, such an option?" The corners of Ziben's mouth turned up slightly.

"Quite a few will say yes!" Stoby said earnestly.

By this time, he had probably understood what he meant.

Let Sarah do the merchant ship business, if they really charge according to the value of the merchant ship's cargo, then they can get a steady stream of wealth.

"But... How do we know for sure that protective flags will be issued? Stoby humbly pleaded.

"Regularize! This is the first step! "Each port has an office that is responsible for reviewing the value of cargo ships. Don't be afraid of being deceived, remember that we have the empire behind us! Whoever dares to lie and find him to rob him! ”

Stoby's eyes lit up, and he looked 'I understand': "I will give most of this income to Lord Seraphine." ”

To escort this policy, there must be a Seraphine as an umbrella.

"No, no, no!" Ziben shook his head seriously, "It's my family's Chamber of Commerce that you're working with, and it has nothing to do with Teacher Seraphine. It's just that she's a regular visitor to our Chamber of Commerce, and often comes to sell some magical items. ”

Stoby raised an eyebrow, and looked at Ziben, who was about the same age as his son, in astonishment.

Good guy, how old is this, you can already be so meticulous.

Sure enough, it makes sense that Ziben's father can be praised by the general.

Noxus respects powerful people, and business strength is also one. Although he was not very old, he was enough to gain his respect.

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