Chapter 118

When the pirate leader Kasper stepped onto the deck of the Wind Feather, he couldn't help but feel proud.

The captain of this merchant ship was quite experienced, and his response speed after discovering him was very fast. If it were in the past, the two ships would probably have had to chase for most of the day before the Blood Shark could even touch the tail of this merchant ship.

However, after having the Wind-element mage he had recruited with heavy money, the situation was completely different. An ordinary merchant ship in front of the full-speed Blood Shark was like the difference in speed between an adult and a child.

Mages are rarely willing to stay on a ship for a long time.

If it was just a mage needed to create fresh water, it would be fine; a low-level mage could handle it. But if one wanted to continuously blow the sails, it would require at least a Gold-tier mage.

Even without mentioning the hard life on the ship, for a mage, the improvement of magic level requires a stable environment for meditation, and the learning of spells requires a place to obtain knowledge; none of these things were on the ship.

Generally speaking, among high-level mages, only those who have given up on self-improvement or are very short of money would choose to board a ship. Moreover, the ships they board are all regular large ships. Ordinary merchant ships like the Wind Feather rarely have the ability to hire a mage, let alone pirates.

And Kasper had just recruited a wind mage not long after taking over the Blood Shark. The other party was persuaded to board the pirate ship because he was wanted. He felt that heaven was favoring him, and everything indicated that his luck had arrived.

Boarding is risky. He didn't let the mage, who was unfamiliar with using ropes, come over; he only brought the first mate and second mate, as well as more than thirty subordinates. He had long ago figured out the strength on the Wind Feather through an inside contact, and these people were already enough.

The captain of the Wind Feather, Gerhard, and a group of sailors gathered at the edge of the ship's superstructure. Although they had already hung the white flag, the swords in their hands had not been put down. Clearly, they had not given up completely and still wanted to bargain.

Kasper was not in a hurry; he had already decided that this ship was his.

A pirate with quite a keen eye walked out swaggeringly, came among the sailors, grabbed the high stool that looked like a barrel, and couldn't help but weigh it in his hand; it was much lighter than expected.

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The surrounding sailors all looked very nervous, and many of them gripped their scimitars tightly, but the pirate acted as if he didn't see it, deliberately walking a circle in front of the sailors before sending the stool to Kasper with a flattering look.

After the pirate left arrogantly, the already low morale of the sailors dropped by a large margin, visible to the naked eye.

Dylan reached out his hand, but didn't know what reason to find to stop that pirate. In the end, he could only watch with horror as Kasper sat down on it.

Kasper looked at this subordinate with satisfaction; he was bold and clever, and it just so happened that the position of boatswain was still vacant...

It was just that he didn't know if it was an illusion, but this stool seemed a bit soft?

In order not to be exposed, the Scout Puji tried hard to straighten its body.

Kasper twisted his butt calmly, feeling it was an illusion again.

Of course, even if this stool were made of paper, he would have to squat in a horse stance and keep up the act in this situation, otherwise the pressure he had just applied would have been in vain.

The effect was indeed quite good.

Seeing the sailors' fearful expressions, and even the first mate Gallon's eyes dodging, it could no longer serve as a deterrent. Gerhard had to bite the bullet and stand out.

"People of the Blood Shark, this ship is delivering Breath of Oblivion to Lord Glossa. We are willing to take out one-third of the cargo in exchange for peace!"

Glossa, one of the three major slave owners of the islands, was also the controller of Silver Sand Bay, Dylan's final destination this time, and Breath of Oblivion was a common potion used to train slaves.

Dylan looked at the captain with some surprise; he really didn't know before that this ship was also working for Glossa.

The reason Gerhard said Glossa's name was because there were rules among pirates in the islands. Many pirate leaders, if investigated deeply, had some connection with one of the three major slave owners.

These pirates would kill everyone when facing ships other than those of the three major slave owners, and would only take one-fourth of the cargo when facing ships of the other two slave owners.

This was a means for the big slave owners to clear out other emerging small forces in the islands, and it was also a way for them to play a game without tearing their faces off.

The reason the captain of the Wind Feather was willing to give up one-third of the cargo was that the Blood Shark gang was coming aggressively and didn't seem to be following the procedure, which made him unsure of what the other party was planning to do, so he could only lose a bit more to exchange for peace. However, Kasper just sneered: "You want to dismiss me with one-third?"

"Then what do you want to do?" Gerhard tried hard to keep his voice steady, but he couldn't hide his guilty conscience. Even if Kasper wanted half now, he would have to accept it.

"I want it all!"

"You want to break the rules?"

Kasper grinned: "I don't just want all the cargo; I want your ship, and I want your people!"

"You... you want to start a war? Where is Wright? I want to ask him face to face!"

Dylan and the passengers didn't know who Wright was, but the pirates of the Blood Shark opposite clearly knew.

Seeing them look at each other, they suddenly laughed out loud.

Kasper said even more triumphantly: "That coward Wright has already gone to feed the fish. Now the Blood Shark listens to me, Kasper. So what if it's Glossa? I'm robbing Glossa's ship!"

"Dog shit!" Knowing that there was no way to end this well, Gerhard raised the sword in his hand and shouted to the sailors, "Pick up your weapons! If you don't want to become slaves and be tortured to death, then pick up your weapons for me!"

The sailors, and even a few passengers, gripped their weapons—the pirates clearly didn't intend to treat them differently.

Gerhard pointed his sword at Kasper again, "Don't force me. If we fight, there won't be much of this cargo left!"

Gerhard was also a Gold-tier. Even if he couldn't win, if he was determined to destroy it, he might really be able to sink the ship and have both sides suffer.

In this situation, he could only threaten the other side like this.

Kasper watched the performance of the Wind Feather's captain with cold eyes, and then raised his right hand. Everyone's eyes were attracted, not knowing what he meant.

At the same time Kasper clenched his right hand into a fist, a dagger pierced through Gerhard's chest!

"Gallon?"

Gallon's dagger was originally aimed at the heart, but Gerhard was a Gold-tier after all. At the critical moment, he actually reacted and moved his body, not letting himself be killed in one blow, but the situation wasn't much better.

Gerhard's angry blow after turning around was dodged by Gallon, who had been prepared. Then, Gallon took advantage of the fact that others hadn't reacted yet, quickly ran to Kasper's side, and bowed his head: "Lord Kasper, as you requested."

"Good, good, good!" Kasper patted Gallon on the shoulder, "Not only did you drop guidance beacons along the way, but you also solved this big trouble. This trip counts as your top merit. When we go back, I will definitely introduce you to the lord!"

Hearing this, Gallon couldn't stop his mouth from curling up.

"Gallon! You motherfucker, you've been with me for 8 years!" Gerhard lay on the ground, spitting blood and cursing angrily.

"Don't say that, Captain. Everyone is out here just to make money. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for not being cautious enough." Gallon said in a lighthearted manner, without any guilt at all.

"You!" Gerhard, in a fit of rage, spat out another mouthful of blood. He tremblingly took out a bottle of life potion for life-saving and drank it in one gulp.

The pirates naturally couldn't wait for him to recover slowly.

Kasper waved his hand, "Take everything, ahhhhhhh—"