Chapter 129 126. Betrayal
The pirate leader Casper felt quite proud when he stepped onto the deck of the Wind Feather.
The captain of this merchant ship was quite experienced, and responded very quickly after discovering himself. In the past, the two ships would have had to chase for most of the day before the Blood Shark could catch up with the merchant ship.
However, with the wind magician that he had hired at a high price, the situation was completely different. The speed difference between an ordinary merchant ship and the Blood Shark at full speed was like the speed difference between an adult and a child.
Magicians rarely want to stay on a ship for long.
If you just need a wizard to make fresh water, it's easy, a low-level wizard can do it, but if you want to blow the sails continuously, you need a wizard of at least gold level.
Even without mentioning the hard life on the ship, for a magician, improving the magic level requires a stable environment for meditation, and learning spells requires a place to acquire knowledge, and these things are not available on the ship.
Generally speaking, among high-level magicians, only those who have given up on self-improvement or are extremely short of money will choose to board a ship, and the ships they board are all regular large ships. Ordinary merchant ships like the Fengyu rarely hire magicians, let alone pirates.
Soon after Casper took over the Blood Shark, he recruited a wind wizard. He persuaded the man to board the pirate ship because he was wanted. He felt that this was God's blessing on him and everything indicated that his luck was coming.
Boarding was risky, so he did not bring along the wizard who was not familiar with the use of ropes. He only brought along the first mate, the second mate, and more than thirty of his men. He had already figured out the strength of the Fengyu through an insider, so these people were enough.
Captain Gerhard of the Wind Feather and a group of sailors gathered at the edge of the ship's tower. Although they had hoisted the white flag, they did not put down their swords. It was obvious that they had not given up completely and still wanted to bargain.
Caspar was not in a hurry either, as he had already taken possession of the ship.
A very tactful pirate swaggered out, came to the sailors, picked up the high stool that was almost as big as a bucket, and couldn't help but weigh it in his hand. It was much lighter than expected.
Lin Jun & Dylan: ???
The sailors around seemed very nervous, and many of them clenched their scimitars, but the pirate seemed not to see them. He walked in front of the sailors and then put the stool under Caspar with a flattering look on his face.
After the pirates left arrogantly, the sailors' morale, which was already low, dropped visibly.
Dylan stretched out his hand, but he didn't know what reason to use to stop the pirate. In the end, he could only watch in horror as Caspar sat on him.
Caspar looked at this subordinate with satisfaction. He was a brave and clever man. It just so happened that the position of boatswain was still vacant...
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but this stool seems a little soft?
In order not to be exposed, the scout Puji tried hard to straighten his body.
Caspar twisted his hips calmly, and felt it was an illusion.
Of course, even if this stool was made of paper, he would still have to squat and pretend to be doing it in this situation, otherwise the pressure he had just exerted would be in vain.
The effect is really good.
Seeing that the sailors were cowering and even the first mate Garlon was evasive, which had no deterrent effect at all, Gerhard had no choice but to stand up.
"People from the Blood Shark, this ship is delivering the Breath of Oblivion to Lord Glossa. We are willing to give up one-third of the goods in exchange for peace!"
Glosa, one of the three largest slave owners in the archipelago, is also the controller of Silver Sand Bay, Dylan's final destination this time. The Breath of Oblivion is a commonly used potion for training slaves.
Dylan looked at the captain in surprise. He didn't know before that this ship also served Glosa.
The reason why Gerhard mentioned Grosa's name was because pirates in the archipelago also had rules. Many pirate leaders, if investigated in depth, were more or less related to one of the three major slave owners.
When these pirates encountered ships other than those of the three major slave owners, they killed them all, and when they encountered ships of the other two slave owners, they only took a quarter of the cargo.
This is a means for the big slave owners to eliminate other emerging small forces in the archipelago, and it is also a way of bargaining between them without tearing their faces apart.
The reason why the captain of the Fengyu was willing to give up one third of the goods was because the people from the Blood Shark came with such a strong momentum and did not seem to follow the procedures. He was not sure what the other party was going to do, so he could only give a little in exchange for safety.
However, Caspar just sneered: "You want to get rid of me with just one-third?"
"So what do you want to do?" Gerhard tried to keep his voice steady, but he could not hide his guilty conscience. Even if Caspar wanted to leave halfway, he would admit defeat.
"I want them all!"
"You want to break the rules?"
Caspar grinned: "Not only do I want all the goods, I also want your ship and your people!"
"You...you want to start a war? Where's Wright? I want to ask him in person!"
Neither Dylan nor the passengers knew who Wright was, but the pirates on the Blood Shark across the way clearly knew.
They just looked at each other and suddenly laughed.
Casper said proudly: "That coward Wright has been fed to the fish. Now the Blood Shark listens to me, Casper. So what if it's Glosa? We are robbing Glosa's ship!"
"Shit!" Knowing that there was no way to end this peacefully, Gerhard raised his knife and shouted to the sailors, "Pick up your weapons! If you don't want to become slaves and be tortured to death, pick up your weapons!"
The sailors and even a few passengers drew their weapons - the pirates were clearly not prepared to treat them differently.
Gerhard pointed the knife at Caspar again, "Don't force me. If we fight, there won't be much left of this ship's cargo!"
Gerhard is also gold level. Even if he is defeated, if he is determined to destroy it, he may be able to sink the ship and both sides will suffer losses.
In this situation, this is the only way he can threaten the opponent.
Caspar watched the performance of the captain of the Wind Feather coldly, then raised his right hand. Everyone's attention was drawn to him, not knowing what he meant.
As Caspar clenched his right hand into a fist, a dagger pierced Gerhard's chest!
"Garon?"
Garlon's dagger was originally intended for Gerhard's heart, but Gerhard was of gold level after all, and he reacted in the critical moment and moved his body, thus avoiding being killed by the blow, but the situation was not much different.
Gerhard turned around and attacked with anger, but Garlon dodged it. Then, while the others were still not able to react, Garlon quickly ran to Caspar and said, "Lord Caspar, as you requested."
"Good, good!" Caspar patted Garlon on the shoulder. "Not only did you drop guidance beacons along the way, but you also solved this big problem. This trip counts as your greatest achievement. I will definitely introduce you to the adults when I return!"
Hearing this, Garlon couldn't help but curl his lips.
"Galon! You've followed me for 8 years!" Gerhard lay on the ground, spitting blood and cursing.
"Don't say that, Captain. We are all out here just to make money. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for not being cautious enough." Garlon said nonchalantly, without any guilt at all.
"You!" Gerhard spat out another mouthful of blood in anger. He tremblingly took out a bottle of life-saving potion and drank it in one gulp.
The pirates naturally couldn't wait for him to recover slowly.
Caspar waved his hand. "Take them all, oo ...
(End of this chapter)
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