Because they are "weak", they will kill all the objects that pose a threat?

No matter how you listen to it, the pirate captain feels that there is something wrong with the logic of this sentence.

If the necromancer in front of him, who has the appearance of a boy less than ten years old, is really weak, then what is the pirate who died under his own hands?

Ogres, in particular, can easily take down a small group of heavily armed human warriors with one person.

You must know that more than 200 elite pirates are enough to capture a small town or fortress.

But now, all of them were easily killed by poison and necromancy.

"Wait!"

Seeing that the magic ring began to glow with a chilling red light, Harlet immediately stiffened his head and shouted loudly.

He's not one of those idiots who doesn't even know what magic items are.

Judging from the violent magic fluctuations, once the spell in the ring is released, I am afraid that it will be more than lucky.

"Oh? Do you have any last words to confess? ”

Zuo Si paused the action of activating the [Ring of Fireball] and raised his head to look at the other party, wanting to see what method the pirate captain planned to use to save his own life.

As the suffocating magic fluctuations disappeared, Harlet instantly breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat on his forehead and cheeks with his sleeve, and said calmly: "You just said that you attacked us because you were too weak to negotiate or negotiate on the premise of ensuring your own safety. But now, all my pirates are almost dead, and they themselves have suffered a lot of external injuries. Theoretically, it can't be a threat to you, can it? ”

"So what?"

Zuo Si blinked, not understanding what the other party was trying to say.

In other words, as a time-traveler, his way of thinking and values are not at all the same as those of the original inhabitants of the wizarding world.

This problem is evident in the Tower of the Floating City.

"So you should choose to take me prisoner instead of kill me. Don't forget, I'm the Captain of the Bloody Hand, and I can pay a large ransom in exchange for my life and freedom. ”

Harrett bluntly gave a straightforward reason not to kill himself.

After all, in this world, no one will have trouble with money.

When a person can be exchanged for a large ransom, no monster with a little intelligence will kill it easily.

The pirate captain believed that if the other party heard the price he offered, he would choose to accept the deal.

"How much ransom are you willing to pay? What kind of payment method is used? ”

Zuo Si was obviously moved after thinking for a while.

As we all know, learning magic can be quite expensive.

Among other things, the mere purchase of books, spell casting materials, scrolls, gems, special paper, magic ink, and other things is often an astronomical amount.

Not to mention the staggering cost of building a mage tower.

According to the statistics of the necromancer Archmage, Asta, the cost of raising a child who knows nothing about magic to become a qualified LV1 mage is about 6,000 to 10,000 gold coins.

The apprenticeship period is still so terrifying, not to mention the consumption after becoming a full-fledged mage.

Therefore, if he wanted to build a relatively safe base in Faerun, Zuo Si would need a very, very large amount of money to ensure that he could buy all kinds of things he needed.

"100,000 gold Dante coins minted by the Amam Empire! Or magic items and gems of equal value! You can choose to complete the transaction at any of the coastal ports from Baldur's Gate to Port Carlin. ”

In order to save his life, Harriet also fought hard and directly offered a high price that was irresistible.

He understands that money can be earned again when there is no money, but when life is gone, there is nothing.

100,000 gold coins?!

The pirate captain's richness surprised Zuo Si.

Just as he was about to accept this condition, Bernard, a merchant who had been hiding in the bushes for a long time, suddenly rushed out and shouted excitedly, "Your Excellency! Don't say yes!

All of the chambers of commerce in Ascatra have teamed up to offer bounties.

Whoever is who, as long as they can bring back the head of Captain Hallette of the Bloody Hand, they can get a bounty of 60,000 gold coins.

The government also offered a reward of almost 20,000 gold coins.

That adds up to 80,000!

In other words, as long as you kill him, cut off his head and take it away, you can reasonably and legally get an income of 80,000 gold coins, and you don't need to pay an additional copper plate tax.

Not only that, but you'll also gain a great reputation and friendship with the officials and merchants of the entire Gold Capital.

And if you leave him to me to dispose of, I am willing to pay the difference in the last 20,000 gold coins out of my own pocket. ”

Hearing these damaging words, Harlett's eyes suddenly turned red, and his gaze at the young merchant was full of anger and murderous intent.

He couldn't believe that the captive, who had been kneeling and trembling in front of him not long ago, now dared to take the initiative to jump out and ask for trouble.

Compared with the pirate captain's funny reaction, Zuo Si still maintained a calm posture and said in a slightly playful tone: "Ah! It seems that there is now a bidder.

He's obviously going to be a lot higher than yours.

In particular, the friendship between the officials of Ascaltra, the capital of Am, and the great merchants is something you can never give.

But I'm a fair guy and I'm willing to give you a chance to rebid.

Come on, Mr. Captain, it's your turn to increase the price. ”

How can you sell a thing for a high price?

The answer, of course, is to find two bidders who are hostile to each other.

Bernard, a young merchant, is visibly resentful of the pirate captain who nearly ruined his life.

The fact that he suddenly ran out and interrupted the transaction just now is the best proof of this.

So if Harrett doesn't want to fall into the hands of the enemy now, he must offer a higher price.

At least at a glance, it is clear that the ransom is worth far more than 100,000 gold coins, plus the friendship between the officials of the gold coin capital and the big merchants.

Anyway, for Zuo Si, the more fierce the fight and the deeper the hatred between the two people, the better it will be for him.

"I'll give out 130,000 gold coins!" Harriet gritted his teeth and added another 30,000 gold coins.

It can be seen that this price has already felt quite painful for him.

After all, generally speaking, it is estimated that you can only earn about 20,000 or 30,000 gold coins by successfully robbing a merchant ship and selling it with goods, ships and prisoners.

A third of them are to be given as rewards to the pirates who participate in the battle below;

one-third for the maintenance of daily ships, weapons, and armor, and the cost of replenishing food, wine, and fresh water;

The last third can be put into the captain's private coffers.

130,000 gold coins is almost one-eighth to one-sixth of the total fortune that Hallette has accumulated over the years.

What's more, he also had to prepare a sum of money to redeem the pirate ship he had carefully built, as well as all the magical equipment and weapons on his body.

The latter costs no less than the former.

In addition, after regaining his freedom, he had to deal with the slave traders of Port Carlin.

For example, spend a lot of money to buy a group of goblins, orcs, and ogre slaves as crew members, so as to ensure that they will not be robbed by their peers when they return to sea.

All things add up, and it is estimated that the property will shrink by at least half.

"I'll add another 20,000 too!"

Bernard undoubtedly caught the pirate captain's increasingly ugly face, and decisively chose to follow up.

Of course, it's not that he's really carried away by hatred.

Quite the opposite!

The young shrewd businessman is retaliating in this way, forcing Hallette to pay the ransom with more money.

Hallette also realized this, and immediately glared at Bernard, resisting the urge to rush up and hack the other party to death, and asked, "Bastard! What exactly do you want? Are you going to fight with me? ”

"Nope! Your Excellency Captain Bloodhand, I just want an answer from your mouth. Who the hell sold you the route information? Give me his or her name, and I will no longer oppose you. The merchant made a serious offer.

If he didn't find out the guilt, Bernard couldn't imagine how many times he would encounter similar situations in the future.

You must know that buying murder and killing people in Faerun, where all kinds of monsters, bandits, cults, and beasts are rampant, is simply a very easy thing to do.

And there is only the truth of being a thief for a thousand days, where is the reason for preventing thieves for a thousand days?