Just as Zuo Si was concentrating on building a giant energy storage device and using the resources provided by Ebeny Able to try out the [Transformation] ability he had just mastered.
Far away in a room at the Happy Hour Inn, an important transaction involving more than 200,000 gold coins was underway.
One of the parties, needless to say, is Captain "Blood Hand" Harlet and his pirates.
On the other side are the soldiers authorized by Zuo Si, the leopard who is also a summoned creature, and the shadow assassin Yelinya and the shadow army under her control.
In addition, there are little wolves led by the girl Fangus.
Apke came in person as a middleman to mediate and prevent the two sides from fighting because they could not reach an agreement.
He was not worried that Zuo Si's men would be injured or killed in the conflict.
Instead, he was worried that if Hallett and his most important men all died in Port Calin, it would cause unnecessary impact on the pirate forces in the Nelanther Islands, leading to chaos and internal strife.
You have to know that the pirates and the Thieves Guild have a mutually beneficial cooperative relationship.
The goods and ships robbed by the former must be processed through the black market opened by the latter, and some urgently needed supplies, weapons and daily necessities must also be purchased.
Businessman Bernard sat aside, staring at the two parties of the transaction nervously.
"Here is 170,000 gold coins! Plus the books and scrolls the Captain has collected over the years."
Eric, a burly man with short brown hair and a beard, signaled his men to lift up several heavy wooden boxes.
Except for two boxes containing books and scrolls, the rest were all filled with Dante gold coins minted by Amn and Beaconta gold coins minted by Calishite.
However, although it sounds like a lot, in fact, based on the average weight of 9.1 grams per gold coin, the total weight is only a little over one and a half tons.
In addition, the density of gold is very high, and one cubic meter of gold can reach nearly twenty tons.
So it actually looks like a lot less.
"Exactly 170,000! Not one more, not one less."
The four financial personnel brought by the leader of the Thieves Guild counted the items several times before finally nodding and confirming that there were no problems.
Hearing this, a happy smile suddenly appeared on Apple's fat face, and he said to Hallett: "Congratulations, my friend. You are a free man now."
"Phew - it's finally over. Hurry up and help me get this damn rope untied!"
The pirate captain was visibly relieved, his eyes revealing relief.
He never wanted to experience this kind of feeling of having his life controlled by others again 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 he left, and gently touched the [Activation Rope].
moment!
This extremely strong rope automatically fell off and returned to its normal appearance.
After regaining his freedom, Hallett immediately moved his numb hands and feet, then replaced Eric and sat at the negotiation table. He said solemnly: "Now, we should talk about the ship docked in the port and the ransom for the magic equipment I have."
"The master has asked a professional to estimate the cost of building your pirate ship. It will cost at least 40,000 gold coins, plus the weapons it is equipped with. You can redeem it for 70,000 gold coins.
As for magic equipment...
[Secondary Strength Belt] Worth 9000 gold coins;
[Dispelling Amulet] Worth 4000 gold coins;
[+2 Lightning Scimitar] Worth 8500 gold coins;
[+2 Agility Dagger] Worth 13,000 gold coins;
[Boots of Protection from Fear] worth 6700 gold coins;
【Constitution Bracer】worth 4200 gold coins;
[Wind-making Hat] is worth 3,500 gold coins;
[Captain's Coat] is worth 9800 gold coins;
You can decide which ones to redeem according to the prices on the list. "
When the pirate captain saw the price above and secretly calculated the horrific amount he would have to pay to redeem all the magic items, he almost had a cardiac arrest.
After a long silence, he suddenly raised his head and asked, "Why is there no [Ring of the Ram]?"
The soldier answered without hesitation: "The master thought the ram ring was a good magic item, so he kept it for himself."
Hearing that his beloved magic ring was taken by Zuo Si, Hallett felt his heart bleed. At the same time, he lowered his voice and asked Eric behind him: "How much money do we have available now?"
"122,000 gold coins! Captain."
The latter immediately gave an exact number.
This means that, minus the ships that must be redeemed, the funds available are only 52,000 gold coins, which is not enough to redeem all the magic equipment.
After much hesitation, Hallett quickly gave up the two most valuable magic weapons and redeemed all the armor first.
After all, as the captain, he doesn't need to do things himself very often, so it wouldn't be a big problem even if he used an ordinary sword to deal with it first.
But armor is different! These things can greatly improve your survivability in melee combat.
Especially the [Wind-Making Hat], which is an indispensable item whether it is used to chase merchant ships or escape from warships.
As for the remaining money, it will be used to recruit personnel, purchase supplies and strong slaves so that the huge pirate ship can set sail again.
After the transaction was completed, the famous Captain "Bloody Hand" had almost spent most of his savings and became a complete pauper.
fortunately!
He also has a team that has gone through years of running-in and training.
As long as the Red Blood Sail appears in the Sword Sea area again, it will soon be able to earn back the money bit by bit by looting merchant ships.
In this way, under the mediation of Apke, the transaction with a total amount of nearly 300,000 was finally completed safely.
He was even considerate enough to help exchange the heavy gold coins for notes issued by his own guild.
After all the pirates and members of the Thieves Guild had left, the soldier handed the ransom that Hallett had just paid to the young businessman. "Here! Now you are in charge of all this money."
"Thank you, Lord Soth, for your trust! I swear on my own reputation and that of my family that I will not let him down." Bernard promised solemnly.
"I hope so..."
The soldier shook his head in noncommittal, and soon took the little werewolves to the backyard of the inn to continue teaching them fighting skills.
The leopard, who was finally freed from the task of guarding the prisoners, also went to the backyard and watched the group of little werewolves in training with interest.
Occasionally, they would practice with them when they had fully transformed into wolves, so that these little guys could understand how to use their natural weapons such as claws and teeth.
In fact, natural werewolves have three forms.
The first of these is the normal human form.
Apart from the fact that the hair is a little thick, there is basically nothing special about it.
The second is the half-human, half-wolf form they often use.
In this form, they can attack with teeth and claws like wild beasts and run quickly on all fours, but they can also use a variety of weapons.
The third type is complete bestialization, turning into a wolf slightly larger than oneself or a ferocious wolf.
In this last form, they are the equivalent of intelligent beasts.
They can integrate into various groups of wolf creatures in the wild, and even become the highest-ranking wolf pack leader.
As for being captured by the drow still in the room...
It's a sunny day now.
With her natural fear of sunlight, she was currently huddled in a corner trying to avoid the light as much as possible. Her whole body was in an extremely weak state, so she had no intention of escaping.
(End of this chapter)