Mook's betrayal undoubtedly gave Harlett a strong sense of crisis as a prisoner.

He even began to become paranoid.

It always felt like those men were plotting to start a rebellion, or plotting to kill themselves.

One urged Eric to scrape together the ransom as soon as possible at all costs.

No doubt!

The "notorious" pirate captain didn't realize that what he was doing now was actually a sign of losing self-confidence.

Moreover, the increasingly serious suspicion will also lead to the internal contradictions becoming acute, and eventually suddenly and intensively exploding at a certain stage.

Zuo Si saw all this in his eyes, but he didn't say anything.

For him, Hallette was just a "meat ticket" to exchange for money.

As long as the other party can pay the ransom, it doesn't matter what happens after that.

After all, piracy, a "special profession" with as high risk and reward, basically no one can live to a natural death.

So whether Harlet was killed by the rebels, or he killed all the betrayed men, it was not worth making a fuss.

This is entirely part of the traditional repertoire of the pirates entrenched in the area of the Nälancer Islands.

After a good night's sleep, the first thing Zuo Si did when he got up was to start learning the [Protective Arrow] and [Dimensional Jump] in the Second Ring Spell.

After last night's sneak attack, he was desperate to master more defensive and teleportation spells.

To ensure that you have enough magical protection in the event of a sudden attack, or the ability to distance yourself.

By about half past one in the afternoon, Zuo Si had already mastered two spells through the magic knowledge accumulated in the tower of the Floating City.

And by preparing to fill all three one-ring spell slots and two two-ring spell slots.

Immediately after, he took the time to practice the technique of casting spells for a while.

Wait until about four o'clock in the afternoon to set off again, and come to the sorceress's mage tower to continue the cooperation agreement between the two, and by the way, gather some wool.

As Zuo Si placed the six energy storage devices on the table and prepared to go back, Aisha suddenly stopped him.

"Wait! I have an important client who wants to meet you, I wonder if you are available today? ”

"Customer?"

Zuo Si subconsciously stopped.

"That's right! He was quite powerful in Port Carlin.

His family has been around for hundreds of years and has unimaginably large wealth.

And is very keen to collect all kinds of strange things and magical items.

According to him, he wanted to see if you could help him solve a puzzle. ”

Aisha didn't hide anything, and she generously told everything she knew.

Because she wasn't sure what was going on in the man's head.

I don't want to have a crack in the "pleasant" cooperation with Zuo Si because of this.

"There's going to be paid, right?"

Zuo Si asked in a tone that was not very certain.

The sorceress nodded thoughtlessly, "Of course! Albeni Abb has never skimped on money. Whoever it is, as long as they can satisfy his bizarre hobby, they can get huge rewards. ”

Hearing that there was a reward, Zuo Si immediately shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "Then it's no problem." Let's go, while it's not completely dark yet. You know, when I went back last night, I was almost stabbed by an assassin who was in ambush on the way. ”

"What? You've been assassinated! ”

Aisha was taken aback at first, followed by two strange eyes bursting with rage.

"Who? Who did it! Tell me! I promise this guy will never see the sun tomorrow morning again! ”

You must know that in the eyes of this magic goods merchant, Zuo Si has become a hen that can lay golden eggs.

Now someone actually wants to attack her "hen", it's simply impatient.

But Zuo Si responded with a disappreliant smile: "There's no need to be angry. In fact, I've taken matters into account myself. ”

Hearing this, Aisha seemed to realize something, and immediately asked, "You did the mansion that caught fire on the edge of the market area last night?" ”

Zuo Si nodded straightforwardly: "Hmm! It was a stronghold established in Port Carlin by one of Captain Harlet's men named Mook. He was the one who sent someone to assassinate me and Harlet at the same time. Unfortunately, I wasn't so easily killed, and I took revenge with someone. By the way, how did you find out about this? ”

"Because this matter has been known all over the city. The guards even entrusted it to the holy knights of the god of suffering to investigate. You'd better be careful, they're not your average trick. Aisha warned with a serious expression.

Because whether it is a holy warrior or a priest, there are often gods standing behind them, as well as the temples and religious forces to which the gods belong.

Provoking these guys often means being rewarded and wanted in many important big cities.

"The temple intervenes? Why? Zuo Si paused slightly.

He really couldn't figure out why the Paladins would intervene in such a "cannibalism between evil camps".

After all, neither he nor Mook is a "good person".

At best, it's "black eats black".

Brushing the hair hanging down from her ears, Aisha patiently explained, "I heard that it seems that the Paladins who went to investigate found that those corpses had traces of desecration.

It is suspected to be related to undead creatures, necromancers, and demons and demons in the lower planes.

You know, those paladins are very sensitive to these kinds of things.

All in all, it's a big hassle. ”

"So how do I deal with it?" Zuo Si took the initiative to ask for advice.

"Hehe, the best way to deal with those holy warriors who must abide by the law and dogma is to refuse to admit it.

As long as they don't have tangible evidence, they can't do anything to you.

Of course!

If you are eloquent enough and logical enough, you can also try to debate with them.

Trust me, it's a very fun experience.

Especially when the paladin was speechless by the rebuttal and had no way to attack, it made people want to laugh out loud. ”

Aisha was enthusiastic about her experience.

No doubt!

It is not difficult to see from the sorceress's remarks that eighty percent of her camp is also evil, and she has no good impression of the holy warrior at all.

even tried to trick each other in every possible way.

However, in Port Carlin, the rich and powerful are almost tired of the attitude of the paladins.

Only the poor, commoners, and slaves who lived at the bottom of society, suffering and oppression, would crave the help of the paladins.

In contrast, Zuo Si didn't have any prejudice against the Holy Warriors, but he didn't want these guys who admired order and kindness to trouble him.

As a modern man, he is well aware of the importance of order, law, and morality to civilization and society.

It's a pity that the gods of suffering, the holy warriors of Ilmat, currently hold the initiative.

In addition, Epke has issued a gag order forbidding anyone to talk about what happened last night or face his wrath.

Warnings like this from the leader of the Thieves' Guild are often more effective in Porto Carlin than laws enacted.

The reason is simple!

Breaking the law is nothing more than being fined, imprisoned, forced to do hard labor, and reduced to slavery.

However, if you violate the orders given by the leader of the Thieves' Guild, the result is likely to be a broken corpse and sink into the sea.

This also means that it is difficult for the holy knights in charge of the investigation to find any useful clues and witnesses.

As for the goods that might be exposed, the merchant Bernard had no intention of selling them at all.

Instead, they rented a temporary warehouse and put it in, waiting for the caravan to be formed and set off.