After finalizing the details of the banquet, Sir Crispian quickly paid the bonus promised by the six-member council.

Not only that, he also gave an additional 3 magic protection ring as a personal gift as a thank you to the savior.

Taking the reward he deserved, Zuo Si declined Crispian's invitation to have dinner, left the government office building and walked straight towards the Bernard family residence.

Since both places were in administrative areas with the best security, he did not encounter any trouble along the way and quickly arrived at his destination with ease.

The guard obviously knew about Zuo Si's relationship with his employer, so he directly chose to let him go.

Passing through the front yard garden and entering the hall on the first floor of the house, Zuo Si immediately saw the half-orcs Rhett and Alena sitting on the sofa toasting and drinking.

In addition, there is a dwarf warrior wearing a horn helmet and many golden rings on his ears and beard.

Perhaps because they had just experienced a battle, they were all stained with blood and exuded a pungent smell of blood.

Especially the dwarves, whether their faces, armor, or the two axes hanging on their waists, were covered with a large amount of dark red blood, they looked like they had just walked out of a slaughterhouse.

That ferocious, cruel, and bloodthirsty smile can definitely scare a crying child into silence.

"Cheers! I knew those bastards in the Sea Gift Tavern were just bluffing, and they would be completely vulnerable if they really tried to attack them. Hahahaha!" the dwarf warrior laughed wildly and raised his cup and drank it all.

Half-orc Rhett also drank a full glass of wine in one gulp, then wiped his mouth and nodded with a smile: "That's right. The guy who claims to be the leader still wants to bluff and use the pirates of Nelanthel Islands

He was trying to scare us. But before he could finish his words, he was hit by a fireball. When he flew up, the expressions on the faces of the other pirates next to him were really wonderful."

"You know, I don't like to listen to other people's nonsense." A proud expression appeared on Alena's face.

You know without asking that the fireball is 100% her masterpiece.

Just when the dwarf was about to say something, Zuo Si finally couldn't help coughing hard, then walked out of the shadows at the door and asked proactively: "Can anyone tell me what happened?"<

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"Ahem, cough, cough...Master? You're back!"

Alena was obviously startled. In her panic, she accidentally choked on the wine she had not had time to swallow and coughed continuously.

I even subconsciously wanted to hide the wine glass in my hand.

In contrast, the half-orc Rhett was much calmer. He pointed at the dwarf warrior beside him and introduced with a smile: "Master, this is Korgan, a fearless and powerful dwarf berserker.

We met through a chance encounter at the Bronze Crown Inn, and later formed a team to adventure in the area around Ascatra.

As for the bloodstains on his body, he just helped Bernard deal with a group of pirates who wanted to kidnap hostages for ransom, and they were accidentally splashed on them."

Corgan?

Zuo Si subconsciously glanced at the dwarf warrior covered in blood, with a surprised expression on his face.

You must know that when he first went to the Tongguan Hotel, he specifically asked people around him about Corgan.

Maybe it was bad luck, or maybe the other party hadn't come to Ascatella yet, but the end result was nothing.

But who would have thought that the orcs and Alena, who often went to the Copper Crown Inn to drink and gamble, would actually abduct this powerful dwarf warrior back.

"Hello! My name is Korgan. I heard from Rhett that you are a very generous master, and you also have a lot of magic weapons and equipment. If you are willing to pay a monthly salary of two hundred and fifty gold coins, I will

I agree to work for you." The dwarf made the conditions straightforwardly.

When he accepted the orc's invitation to join the team, he actually took a fancy to the red dragon armor worth tens of thousands of gold coins, the extremely sharp two-handed axe, and the magic ring.

As an experienced adventurer, Korgan knows better than anyone how important magic equipment is to the improvement of warriors.

If he were to fight naked, he would have the confidence to push Rhett to the ground with a blaster.

But if he put on the equipment, it would be Rhett who pinned him to the ground and blasted him.

No way!

The two axes in the dwarf's hands were ordinary steel weapons that could not even leave a trace on the scales of the red dragon armor, so this battle was impossible to fight.

"Okay, I agree." Zuo Si took out a small bag of gold coins from his satchel and threw it to the dwarf. "Here, here are five hundred gold coins, your two months' salary."

"Ha! Great! I like generous employers. From now on, you are old Corgan's master, just make a sound to whomever you need to kill."

The dwarf happily poured a bag of gold coins on the table, and then counted them one by one with his stubby fingers.

You should know that a salary of two hundred and fifty gold coins a month is already quite high.

In Ascaltra, the monthly salary of hiring an ordinary servant only costs twenty to thirty silver coins.

The salaries of housekeepers and guards are relatively high, but they will not exceed ten gold coins per month.

Two hundred and fifty gold coins are already much higher than the monthly income of more than 90% of adventurers.

This is why the ultimate goal of many people taking risks is to gain a reputation, and then strive to be favored by rich and powerful nobles and businessmen, and become retainers or bodyguards.

Because such a job not only pays well and is stable, but also does not require you to risk your life all day long with all kinds of monsters, beasts and bandits.

Of course, considering that Korgan is a typical chaotic evil camp, when he went berserk and killed red eyes, he would probably kill his teammates around him, so Zuo Si decided to observe it for a while before talking.

Anyway, if it doesn’t work, just make it a creature card.

After thinking about this, Zuo Si immediately turned around and continued to ask: "What happened to the pirate remnants mentioned just now?"

Alaina shrugged and explained: "The entire Sea Gift Tavern itself is a pirate den.

Some of them were placed here by pirate captains to inquire and collect information about the voyages of various merchant ships, and some were brokers responsible for purchasing supplies or selling stolen goods to shadow thieves.

In short, after the pirates of Nelanser Islands completely disappeared, these people completely lost their background and income.

The little money earned from the tavern alone cannot support so many idle people.

Forced into desperation, they could only start to play with the merchants' ideas, hoping to get a ship and escape to the sea to continue being pirates.

Since Bernard's Chamber of Commerce has been expanding rapidly recently, it naturally attracted their attention.

The pirates saw an opportunity and kidnapped a captain and dozens of crew members from the Bernard Chamber of Commerce, hoping to use the lives of the hostages to extort a large sum of money and a ship.

At first, Bernard wanted to solve the problem through negotiation.

But these guys were too greedy. Not only did they ask for a very high price, but they also required the size and speed of the ship. As a result, the negotiation broke down and they had to resort to force.

But now, they have all been dealt with.

All the pirates in the entire Sea Gift Tavern were slaughtered by us a few minutes ago, and not even one escaped.

The hostages were rescued without incident.

Bernard has already gone to negotiate with the guards with his people, and he will probably be back soon."

"The Gift of the Sea Tavern? The remnants of pirates? That's it..."

Zuo Si finally figured out what the trouble Bernard was encountering was.

In fact, this matter has a very close relationship with him.

Because if the Arcane Society he established had not launched a war to conquer and unify the Nelanthel Islands, these pirates who were arranged in Ascaltra would not have suddenly become "unemployed", let alone had no choice but to do so.

Such a desperate thing happened.

Fortunately!

Zuo Si left enough power in the mage tower.

So although Bernard's Chamber of Commerce encountered a little trouble, it was still easily resolved.

After all, with the professional levels and equipment of Orcs Rhett and Alena, it is quite easy to crush a group of pirates.

Especially the latter's large-scale fire damage magic is definitely a nightmare for all enemies.

After figuring out the cause and effect, Zuo Si sat down on the sofa and praised with a smile: "You did a good job on this matter.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!

Remember, never entertain the idea of ​​compromise when dealing with things like blackmail.

Otherwise, as long as the opponent succeeds the first time, there will be a second, third, and fourth time.

By the way, how have you been doing while I've been away?"

"It's okay. Rhett, Corgan, and I have been taking some commissions to hunt monsters.

You can not only make some money drinking, gambling, but also burn something for fun.

In addition, I have some good news for you.

My warlock level has just been raised to LV10, and I have mastered a five-ring magic [Fire Mark]."

Alena showed off proudly.

"Upgraded?!"

Zuo Si raised his eyebrows in disbelief.

You must know that when we last met, Alena’s warlock level was only LV8.

It didn’t take long, and I actually upgraded two levels to reach LV10. If I upgraded two more levels, I would reach the upper limit of LV4 cards.

If you want to break the restriction, you must first cancel the summons and increase the level of this follower card.

"Of course! It's different from when I was with you. This time I personally killed many bandits and monsters that threatened the business trip."

Alaina spoke out the secret of her rapid upgrade without thinking.
To be continued...