Chapter 29 Mr. Captain, it’s your turn to increase the price
Because they are "weak", they kill all those who pose a threat?
No matter how I heard it, the pirate captain felt that there was something wrong with the logic of this sentence.
If the necromancer in front of him, who has the appearance of a boy less than ten years old, is really weak, then what are the dead pirates under him?
Especially ogres, who can often easily defeat a small group of fully armed human warriors alone.
You must know that more than two hundred elite pirates are enough to capture a small town or fortress.
But now, they are all easily killed with poison and necromancy magic.
"Wait!"
Seeing the magic ring begin to flash with a chilling red light, Hallett immediately bit the bullet and shouted loudly.
He's not one of his idiots who doesn't even know what magic items are.
Judging from the violent magic fluctuations, once the magic in the ring is released, I am afraid that I will be in danger.
"Oh? Do you have any last words to say?"
Zuo Si paused the action of activating the [Ring of Continuous Fireballs], raised his head and stared at the other party, wanting to see what method the pirate captain planned to use to save his life.
As the suffocating magic fluctuations disappeared, Hallett breathed a sigh of relief. He 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.
We can negotiate or negotiate while ensuring our own safety. But now, all the pirates under my command are almost dead, and they themselves have suffered serious trauma. Theoretically, they can no longer pose a threat to you, right?
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"So?"
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 fundamentally different from those of the original residents of the magical world.
This problem was very obvious 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 Bloodhand and can pay a large ransom in exchange for my life and freedom."
Hallett bluntly gave a reason not to kill himself.
After all, no one in this world has trouble with money.
When a person can be exchanged for a large ransom, no monster with some intelligence will kill him easily.
The pirate captain believes that as long as the other party hears the price he has offered, he will definitely choose to accept the deal.
"How much ransom are you willing to pay? How will you pay it?"
Zuo Si was obviously moved after thinking for a moment.
As we all know, learning magic knowledge is quite expensive.
Not to mention anything else, just buying books, spellcasting materials, scrolls, gems, special paper, magic ink and other things often costs an astronomical amount.
Not to mention the staggering cost of building a mage tower.
According to the statistics of Asta, the Archmage of the Necromancer, the cost of training a child who knows nothing about magic into a qualified LV1 mage is about 6,000 to gold coins.
The apprenticeship period is so terrifying, not to mention the exhaustion after becoming an official mage.
Therefore, if he wants to establish a relatively safe stronghold in Faerûn, Zuo Si needs a lot of money to ensure that he can buy all kinds of things he needs.
"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 Port Calim."
In order to save his own life, Hallett also tried his best and directly offered a high price that was irresistible.
He understands that if you lose money, you can make more money, but if you lose your life, you will lose everything.
One hundred thousand gold coins?!
Zuo Si was surprised by how wealthy the pirate captain was.
Just when he was about to accept this condition, Bernard, the businessman who had been hiding in the bushes for a long time, suddenly rushed out and shouted excitedly: "Your Excellency, Master! Don't agree!
All the chambers of commerce in Askatra once joined forces to offer a reward.
No matter who he is, as long as he can bring back the head of Captain Hallet of the Bloody Hand, he can get a bounty of 60,000 gold coins.
The government department also offered a reward of almost 20,000 gold coins.
Add it all up to 80,000!
In other words, as long as you kill him, cut off his head and take it away, you can reasonably and legally obtain an income of 80,000 gold coins without having to pay an additional copper plate in tax.
Not only that, you can also gain a resounding reputation, as well as the friendship of the entire Gold Coin City official and big businessmen.
And if you leave him to me, I am willing to pay the difference of the last 20,000 gold coins out of my own pocket."
Hearing these heart-wrenching words, Hallett's eyes suddenly turned red, and his eyes looking at the young businessman were full of anger and murderous intent.
He couldn't believe that the prisoner who was kneeling in front of him and trembling not long ago actually dared to jump out and ask for trouble.
Compared to the pirate captain's interesting reaction, Zuo Si remained calm and said in a slightly playful tone: "Ah! It seems that a bidder has appeared now.
The price he offered is obviously much higher than yours.
Especially the friendship between the officials of Askatra, the capital of Amn, and the big merchants is something you can never give.
But I am a fair person and am willing to give you a chance to bid again.
Come on, Mr. Captain, it's your turn to increase 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 ran out to interrupt 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 it must be obvious at a glance that the ransom is worth far more than 100,000 gold coins, plus the friendship between the officials of the gold coin capital and the big businessmen.
Anyway, for Zuo Si, the more fierce the two people fight and the deeper the hatred, the more beneficial it is to him.
"I'll pay you 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 plunder a merchant ship, package and sell the goods, ships and prisoners together, you can probably earn around 20,000 to 30,000 gold coins.
One third of it will be used as a reward and distributed to the pirates participating in the battle below;
One-third is used for the daily maintenance expenses of ships, weapons, and armor and the cost of supplementing food, wine, and fresh water;
The last third can be put into the captain's private vault.
One hundred and thirty thousand gold coins is almost one-eighth to one-sixth of Hallett's total wealth accumulated over the years.
What's more, he has to prepare a sum of money to redeem the pirate ship he carefully built, as well as all the magic equipment and weapons on him.
The cost of the latter is no less than that of the former.
In addition, after regaining freedom, you will inevitably have to deal with the slave traders in Calimport.
For example, spending a lot 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 these factors, it is estimated that the property will be reduced by at least half.
"I'll add another 20,000!"
Bernard undoubtedly caught the pirate captain's increasingly ugly expression, and decisively chose to continue following up.
Of course, this does not mean that he has really been carried away by hatred.
Quite the opposite!
This young and shrewd businessman is using this method to retaliate, forcing Hallett to spend more of his wealth to pay the ransom.
Hallet also realized this, and immediately glared at Bernard, resisting the urge to rush forward and chop him to death and asked: "Asshole! What do you want? Do you plan to fight with me to the death?" p>
"No! Your Excellency, Captain Bloodhand, I just want to get an answer from you. Who sold you the route information? Give me his or her name, and I will no longer fight against you." The businessman said with a look on his face.
Serious conditions.
If he didn't find the insider, Bernard couldn't imagine how many times he would encounter similar situations when doing business in the future.
You must know that buying a murderer to kill someone is an easy thing in Faerûn, where monsters, bandits, cults, and beasts are rampant.
And there is only one reason to be a thief for a thousand days, how can there be a reason to guard against a thief for a thousand days?