Just when Zuo Si was concentrating on building a giant energy storage device, and using the resources provided by Albeni Abel to try out the [transformation] ability he had just mastered.

Far away in the room of the Happy Hour Hotel, an important transaction involving more than 200,000 gold coins is underway.

One of them, you don't need to ask, is naturally the "Bloody Hand" captain Hallette and his pirates.

On the other side are the soldiers authorized by Zoth, the leopard, who is also a minion, and the Shadow Assassin Yelinia and the Shadow Legion under her control.

In addition, there are also little werewolves led by the young girl Vangels.

Epke personally came to mediate as an intermediary to prevent the two sides from fighting because they could not get along.

He wasn't worried that Zuo Si's men would be injured or killed in the clashes.

Instead, they feared that the death of Harriet and his most important men in Port Carlin would cause an unnecessary impact on the pirate forces of the Nälancer Islands, leading to chaos and internal strife.

It is important to know that pirates and thieves' guilds are mutually beneficial partnerships.

The goods and ships seized by the former have to be disposed of through the black market opened by the latter, and at the same time some urgently needed supplies, weapons and daily necessities are purchased.

Bernard, the businessman, sat on the sidelines, staring nervously at both sides of the deal.

"Here are 170,000 gold coins! Plus the books and scrolls that the captain has collected over the years. ”

Eric, a burly man with short brown hair and a beard, motioned for his men to carry up several heavy wooden boxes.

Except for two of the chests, which contained books and scrolls, the rest were all gold coins minted by Amm and Bicon struck.

However, although it sounds like a lot, the total weight of each coin is just over a ton and a half, based on the average weight of 9.1 grams.

In addition, the density of gold is already very high, and one cubic meter of gold can reach nearly twenty tons.

So it actually looks much less.

"Exactly 170,000! One is not much, one is not too much. ”

The four treasurers brought by the leader of the Thieves' Guild counted several times before finally nodding their heads to confirm that there was no problem.

Hearing this, a happy smile suddenly appeared on Epke's fat face, and he said to Hallett, "Congratulations, my friend. You're a free man now. ”

"Phew—it's finally over. Hurry up and help me get this damn rope out of the way! ”

The pirate captain breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes revealing a sense of relief.

Something like this feeling of being manipulated in someone else's hands, he didn't want to experience it a second time in his life.

Without saying a word, the soldier took out a piece of quartz engraved with four runes that Zuo Si gave him before leaving, and lightly touched the [Activation Rope].

Moment!

This extremely strong rope will fall off on its own accord and return to the appearance of a normal rope.

Harlett, who was freed, immediately moved his numb hands and feet, and then sat down at the negotiating table in place of Eric, and said solemnly: "Now, we should talk about the ships docked in the harbor, and the ransom for the magical equipment on me." ”

"The master has already estimated with a professional that the construction cost of your pirate ship will be at least 40,000 gold coins, plus the weapons it is equipped with, as long as you pay 70,000 gold coins, it can be redeemed.

As for magic equipment......

[Belt of Secondary Strength] is worth 9,000 gold;

[Dispel Amulet] is worth 4,000 gold;

[+2 Lightning Scimitar] worth 8,500 gold;

[+2 Agile Short Sword] is worth 13,000 gold;

[Boots of Protective Fear] is worth 6,700 gold;

[Physique Bracer] is worth 4200 gold coins;

[Wind Hat] is worth 3,500 gold coins;

[Captain's coat] worth 9,800 gold coins;

You can decide for yourself which ones to redeem at the price on the list. ”

With that, the soldier handed over a list that had already been prepared.

When the pirate captain saw the price above and secretly calculated the terrifying amount of money he would have to pay to redeem all the magic items, he went into cardiac arrest.

After a long silence, he suddenly raised his head and asked, "Why is there no [Ram's Ring]?" ”

Without thinking, the soldier replied, "The master thinks the Ram Ring is a good magic item, so he keeps it for himself." ”

Hearing that his most beloved magic ring was taken by Zuo Si, Harriet only felt that his heart was dripping blood, and at the same time lowered his voice and asked Eric behind him: "How much money do we have at our disposal now?" ”

"122,000 gold! Captain. ”

The latter immediately gave an exact figure.

This means that after deducting the ships that must be redeemed, the funds that can be used are only 52,000 gold coins, and it is impossible to redeem all the magic equipment.

After much hesitation, Harriet quickly abandoned the two most valuable magic weapons and redeemed the armor first.

After all, as a captain, there aren't many times when he needs to do it himself, even if he uses an ordinary sword to deal with it first, it's not too much of a problem.

But the armor is different!

These things can greatly improve survivability in dogfights.

In particular, the [Wind Hat], whether it is used to pursue merchant ships or escape from the pursuit of warships, is a necessary thing.

As for the rest of the money, it needs to be used to recruit men, buy supplies, and strong slaves to get the mighty pirate ship back on sail.

By the time the deal was completed, the famous "Bloody Hand" captain had almost spent most of his savings and had become a pauper.

Fortunately!

He also has a team that has been honed and trained for many years.

As long as the red blood sails haunt the area of the Sea of Swords again, they will soon be able to earn back little by little by plundering merchant ships.

In this way, under the mediation of Epke, the transaction with a total amount of nearly 300,000 yuan was finally completed without incident.

He was even very sweet, helping to exchange the heavy gold coins for the bills issued by his guild.

After all the people from the Pirates and Thieves' Guild had left, the soldier handed over the ransom that Harlet had just paid to the young merchant: "Give!" Now all this money is up to you. ”

"Thank you, Lord South, for your trust! I swear by my own credibility and that of my family that I will not let him down. Bernard solemnly assured.

"Let's hope so......"

The soldier shook his head noncommittally and quickly led the little werewolf to the backyard of the inn to continue teaching them the art of fighting.

The leopard, which was finally freed from the task of guarding the captives, also followed him to the backyard and watched the group of trained werewolves with great interest.

Occasionally, there will be some sparring with them who have become wolves, so that these little ones can learn how to use natural weapons like claws and teeth.

In fact, natural werewolves possess three forms.

The first of these is the normal human form.

Except for the fact that the hair is a little exuberant, there is basically nothing special.

The second is the half-human, half-wolf form that they often use.

In this form, they can attack like beasts with their teeth and claws, and run fast on all fours, but they can also use a variety of weapons.

The third is a complete beast, turning into a wolf slightly larger than oneself or a ferocious wolf.

In this last form, they are the equivalent of intelligent beasts.

You can blend in with a wide variety of wolf creatures in the wild, and even become the leader of the highest rank.

As for being captured by the Drow Elves who are still in the room......

It's a sunny day.

With her natural fear of the sun, she was now curled up in a corner to avoid the light as much as possible, and her whole body was in a state of extreme weakness, where there was no desire to escape.