Chapter 550
The clear blue sky, and the calm river of gems; the screaming "creak" of the deck in the rickety cabin; the cold breeze blowing from the window, white linen The curtains flicked gently in front of the bed.
The white golden hair is scattered beside the pillow, and the young man lying on the bed has quiet and lazy eyes, with a pair of red pupils under his soft eyes, looking at the sky outside the window.
"The sea...What are you asking?
...It is an eternal question;
The sky...What is your answer?
...It's eternal silence."
The complexion pale boy gently opened his bloodless lips and muttered in a low voice; slowly stretched out his right hand with pure eyes Pass through the gap between the five fingers.
The clear blue seems to be like his crystal clear and near-transparent heart, with a trace of hesitation...
"pa!"
The expressionless black hair wizard suddenly appeared, and the other hand directly closed the window.
"Dear Loren, you are finally back." Asriel lying on the bed was not at all embarrassed at all. He smiled politely, and the child-like smiling face could melt snow and ice: "I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
What does it mean to finally come back...I haven't left, okay?
Forcibly resisting the urge to twitch the corners of his mouth, Loren looked down and looked at the well-behaved boy on the bed: "I am obviously the one who was seriously injured...Why are you lying on the bed?"
"Probably Is it because... there was no one on this bed at the time?" Asriel blinked: "And I think as your friend, I have a responsibility to let dear Loren have a warm bed at all times."
There is such a thing. In an instant, Loren wanted to strangle him very much, and then throw him into the Jewel River to kill without leaving a trace.
"Sorry, but I am not interested in an Evil God's warm bed, let alone your vampire is clearly a cold-blooded animal." The corners of his mouth twitched, and the black hair wizard rolled his eyes and waved his hand in disgust:
"Get out of my bed now, immediately."
Asriel's face immediately showed an aggrieved expression, and his scarlet eyes were about to cry.
In the next second, he was lifted by the collar of the black hair wizard and thrown into the corner like a rag doll.
Ignoring Asriel who pretended to be full of resentment, Loren, who was seriously injured, had to lie down and rest for a while even walking around a little bit-even if Edward avoided it, even if he recovered faster than Ordinary people have to be fast, and the penetrating injury that hurts the heart and lungs is also impossible in the blink of an eye.
Looking at the enclosed, small cabins, the clear water on the table and a few pieces of dry bread... These are Loren's promises to the "Captain Black Sparrow" tax of one million Silver Coin After that, get the "meat ticket treatment."
But if you look closely, you can find a lot of suspicious things-the door lock of the cabin door is not inside the door, but outside, even the door shaft is blocked from the outside .
The sound of footsteps from the aisle outside the cabin proves that there are at least five or six people wandering outside at all times, and at least two people are watching motionless outside the door, only people are eating and sleeping every day Come to change shifts;
Even under the only ventilated window, there are always people lying next to them, holding crossbows and short blades, eavesdropping-this kind of guarding is strictly guarded, only in terms of tightness and summer twilight courtyard It is not inferior in comparison.
Of course, I have to thank a certain teenager...It is because Loren talks to him again and again that the thieves who eavesdrop outside the house feel wrong again and again, but in the end they are unable to find anyone. However, he has also increased his vigilance.
Even the things on his body are not bad, and everything is taken away by the captain Ed-even the "sorcerer" is not let go, only a suit worn by sailors is left for myself clothing.
So Ed, the "Black Sparrow Captain", is not as stupid as he looks.
He is greedy but not stupid... I'm afraid he hasn't fully believed his words until now.
But it doesn’t matter, because he is asking for himself, he wants the ransom of this million Silver Coin!
From coma to waking up, Loren noticed several things.
First of all, the place where they found themselves should be not far from the port of Imperial Capital, but not very close;
Secondly, this "Black Sparrow Captain" is about the ransom It’s not a secret conversation with myself, but in front of all the sailors, without even asking myself a word, I directly announced to them that I would get a ransom of one million from myself;
Finally, they The accent and some small actions prove that they are born and raised in Sackland, which is also very important!
The Chamber of Commerce in Golovin is not as strong as the free aristocrats of Eboden. At the foot of Imperial Capital, it is basically impossible to raise private soldiers and thieves to drive them, and at most hire some temporary mercenaries and Killer; so 80% of these thieves are real thieves, which should have nothing to do with Eboden;
They come out of the port of Imperial Capital, but there is not much cargo in the cabin, except for the busy sailors on the deck. There is also free manpower to monitor oneself-the pirates at sea also know that they are doing smuggling business while looting, even if they are just a group of "river pirates", it is too rare for an empty ship to leave the port;
There was the abnormal behavior of the "Black Sparrow Captain"...Loren used to be Leonardo Torino Knight's attendant, and had "communications" with many bandits and robbers; this kind of ransom is generally not possible and cannot be told to his men. of.
Because once it is clear, they have to give at least half of them to their subordinates. This is just the "rules" of the bandits-Loren once heard of the pirates who went to sea when he was in Eboden. The distribution of spoils is more strict, and the captain can only get 30% at most.
And if you get too much, the sailors will probably not continue to give him their lives...A whole million, even if it is 1%, they can never use this The day when the blood was licked by the knife?
So unless this "Black Sparrow Captain" is really stupid, he will never announce the real ransom figure.
In this case, there is only one explanation for this guy's abnormal behavior-he intends to use the ransom to motivate the morale of the sailors, do a big sum and run away immediately!
The importance of myself to him has changed from a windfall, a pie that fell from the sky, into an incomparable opportunity, a good opportunity to make him rich overnight and even change his life!
He wants to squeeze oil and water from himself...Even if he doesn't have a million Silver Coins, he will have to make a fortune, so that he can run away after landing.
That’s why he was so excited after he knew Loren’s surname "Yorde"... The Chamber of Commerce, which can rival Eboden, is already famous on the Jewel River; don’t say anything to this family. One million Silver Coin, that is, one million gold coin is just a trivial matter.
"Speaking...If you meet the Chamber of Commerce, Loren, what do you do?"
Asriel shrinks in the corner, looking at the black hair wizard pitifully:" Do you really want to give them one million Silver Coin?"
"Well...it depends on the situation."
"It depends on the situation?"
"Except for Golo Wen, there is no Yode Chamber of Commerce station near Imperial Capital; the nearest one will be to the port of the Prince of East Sacrament-even if it is at full speed, it will take a day or two." Loren shrugged:
"One or two days...Although you can't fully recover, you can at least act."
"So..." Asriel tilted his head.
"So if they really abide by the agreement, it doesn’t matter if they give them one million Silver Coin when the time comes—all the gold tickets are in Ain’s hands; but Jorde Chamber of Commerce should have me It’s not difficult to record a million dollars with some effort."
The black hair wizard on the bed looked at the teenager: "Even if the identity is exposed when the time comes, it doesn’t matter... they didn’t care that I was Who, but whether I can come up with the money...Of course, this is just a one-handed plan."
"Well...then if there is an accident." Asriel's scarlet pupils flickered, and his voice was soft and low. The corners of his mouth raised slightly: "Do they want more than just money?"
"That one or two days is enough." Loren deliberately lowered his voice, with a gentle face on his face. Smile:
"Enough for me to say nothing...kill them all!"
"Bang--!"
The moment the hatch was opened , The teenager who raised his mouth in the corner disappeared instantly; brought a group of henchman's "black sparrow captain" in, leaving only one eye fixed on the black hair wizard, exuding endless greed:
"Your Excellency Isaac Yoder, I'm here to tell you good news!"
"Oh..." Loren smiled calmly: "What is the good news?"
The voice fell, and the captain smiled happily. Even the henchmans behind him also looked excited:
"Our watchman just saw a Yorde Chamber of Commerce boat. merchant ship, you...you can go home!"