Just because they are "weak" they should kill all the people who pose a threat? The pirate captain felt that the logic of this statement was flawed.

If this necromancer who looked like a boy under ten was really weak, then what about the dead pirates under his command? Especially the ogres, one of them could easily defeat a small group of fully armed human warriors.

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

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

"etc!"

Seeing the magic ring begin to flash a chilling red light, Hallett immediately gritted his teeth and shouted loudly.

He is not like those fools under his command who don't even know what magic items are.

Judging from the violent magical fluctuations, once the spell in the ring is released, I am afraid I will be in great danger.

"Oh? Do you have any last words?"

Zuo Si paused the action of activating the [Ring of Continuous Fireballs] and looked up at the other party, wanting to see what method this pirate captain was going to use to save his life.

As the suffocating magic fluctuations disappeared, Hallett instantly breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead and cheeks with his sleeves, and said calmly: "You just said that you attacked us because you were too weak and couldn't negotiate or negotiate under the premise of ensuring your own safety. But now, most of my pirates are dead, and I have also suffered serious external injuries. In theory, they can no longer pose a threat to you, right?"

"so what?"

Zuo Si blinked, not understanding what the other party wanted to express.

In other words, as a time traveler, his way of thinking and values ​​are completely different from those of the original inhabitants of the magical world.

This problem was particularly evident when it came to the floating city tower.

"So you should choose to capture me instead of killing me. Don't forget, I am Captain Bloody Hand, and I can pay a large ransom in exchange for my life and freedom."

Hallett gave a straightforward reason for not killing himself.

After all, no one in this world can resist money.

When a person can be used to exchange for a large ransom, any monster with a little intelligence will not easily kill him.

The pirate captain believed that as long as the other party heard the price he offered, they would definitely choose to accept the deal.

"How much ransom are you willing to pay? And how?"

After thinking for a moment, Zuo Si was obviously moved.

As we all know, learning magic knowledge is a very expensive thing.

Not to mention anything else, just purchasing books, spell materials, scrolls, gems, special paper, magic ink and other things is often an astronomical figure.

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

According to statistics from the Grand Necromancer Asta, the cost of training a child who knows nothing about magic into a qualified LV1 wizard is approximately 6,000 to 10,000 gold coins.

The apprenticeship period is already so terrifying, not to mention the consumption after becoming a formal magician.

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

"One hundred thousand Dante gold coins minted by the Amn Empire! Or magic items and gems of equal value! You can choose to complete the transaction at any coastal port from Baldur's Gate to Calimport."

In order to save his own life, Hallett tried his best and directly offered a high price that was impossible to refuse.

He understood that money can be earned again, but if life is lost, everything is gone.

One hundred thousand gold coins?! Zuo Si was surprised at how wealthy the pirate captain was.

Just as he was about to accept this condition, the merchant Bernard, who had been hiding in the bushes for a long time, suddenly rushed out and shouted excitedly: "Master Mage! Don't agree to it!

All the chambers of commerce in Askatla once joined forces to offer a bounty.

No matter who it is, as long as they can bring back the head of Captain Hallett, the Bloody Hand, they can get a reward of 60,000 gold coins.

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

That's 80,000 gold coins! In other words, as long as you kill him, chop off his head and take it away, you can legally earn 80,000 gold coins without having to pay a single copper coin in tax.

Not only that, you can also gain a great reputation and the friendship of officials and big businessmen throughout the Gold Coin City.

And if you hand him over to me, I am willing to pay the last 20,000 gold coins out of my own pocket."

He found it a little hard to believe that the prisoner who had been kneeling and trembling in front of him not long ago would now dare to jump out and cause trouble.

Compared to the pirate captain's interesting reaction, Zuo Si remained calm and said in a playful tone: "Ah! It seems that a bidder has appeared now.

The price he offered was obviously much higher than yours.

Especially the friendship of the officials and big merchants in Askatra, the capital of Amn, is something you can never give.

But I'm a fair person and I'm willing to give you another chance to bid again.

Come on, Captain, it's your turn to raise the price."

How can you sell something at a high price?

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

The young businessman Bernard was obviously full of resentment towards the pirate captain who almost ruined his life.

The fact that he suddenly showed up and interrupted the transaction just now is the best proof.

Therefore, if Hallett does not want to fall into the hands of his enemies, he must offer a higher price.

At least people can see at a glance that the value of the ransom is far more than 100,000 gold coins, plus the friendship of the officials of the Gold Coin City and the big businessmen.

Anyway, for Zuo Si, the more fiercely the two people fight and the deeper their hatred is, the more beneficial it is to him.

"I offer 130,000 gold coins!" Hallett gritted his teeth and added another 30,000 gold coins.

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

After all, generally speaking, if you successfully rob a merchant ship and sell the cargo, ships and prisoners, you can only earn about 20,000 to 30,000 gold coins.

One third of it will be distributed as rewards to the pirates who participate in the battle.

One third is used for the daily maintenance of ships, weapons, armor, and the replenishment of food, wine, and fresh water;

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

130,000 gold coins are almost one-eighth to one-sixth of the total wealth accumulated by Hallet over the years.

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

The latter costs no less than the former.

In addition, after regaining freedom, he had to deal with the slave traders in Port Calin.

For example, spending a large sum of money to buy a group of hobgoblins, orcs and ogre slaves as crew members to ensure that they will not be robbed by their peers after returning to the sea.

Adding up all the factors, it is estimated that the wealth will at least shrink by half.

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

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

Of course, this doesn't mean that he has really been blinded by hatred.

Just the opposite!

This young and shrewd businessman is using this method to take revenge, forcing Hallett to pay more of his family's wealth to pay the ransom.

Hallett also realized this, and immediately glared at Bernard, resisting the urge to rush up and hack him to death, and asked, "Asshole! What do you want? Are you going to fight me to the death?"

"No! Captain Bloody Hand, I just want to get an answer from you. Who on earth sold the route information to you? Give me his or her name, and I will no longer oppose you." The businessman put forward the conditions with a serious face.

If the traitor was not found, Bernard couldn't imagine how many times he would encounter similar situations in his future business.

You know, hiring someone to kill someone is a very easy thing to do in Furen, where all kinds of monsters, bandits, cults, and wild beasts are rampant.

Besides, there is a logic that a thief can steal for a thousand days, but how can one guard against thieves for a thousand days?

(End of this chapter)