Chapter 549

pirate?

Loren's head was still dizzy when he just woke up. When he heard the word "robbery", he immediately thought of another group of people with eye masks, wooden artificial legs and iron hooks.

Well, there is also a person with eye shadow and a compass, always adding "Captain" in his name.

Wait, no... this is the gem river. Pirates... Should be at sea.

So they are... River thieves?

Tut Tut, it's not easy to say.

Intense pain and weakness made Loren's vision blurred and unable to focus; Can only vaguely look at the other party pointing a knife at himself, but also a look of trembling and trembling.

Several sailors in short clothes and headscarves stood trembling behind the "black sparrow captain", and there was not even one who dared to get close to Loren.

How good is the public security of Baoshi river?

The black haired wizard who just woke up from a coma, of course, can't understand how "scary" the pirates are when they look at a dead man floating on the sea and suddenly "resurrect" when they just salvage it

For these "river robbers", they have seen many dead people and many living people; Dead and suddenly alive... This is really beyond their understanding and completely unacceptable.

Before they dared to move forward, the dizzy Loren tried to open his eyes and looked at the group - short clothes, shorts and headscarves. Except for the "black sparrow captain", everyone was barefoot, with a short knife inserted in a scabbard around his waist, and several people with bandages on their hands.

Basically... It's a standard jewel River sailor's dress.

Loren has heard of these people.

From sakran to eboden, it runs through the golden waterway of half the Empire, shouldering the trade and material circulation of the whole north; The importance of the gem River to the empire is unimaginable.

Such a unique place will naturally make people greedy - since a long time ago, the free nobles of eboden have almost completely controlled the trade and circulation of the gem River; The merchants of the capital have stationed chambers of Commerce in every port, and the tax revenue of the capital Golovin almost depends on the unimpeded flow of the river.

The most important thing... Although it is a river in the north, it is not frozen in winter and summer because of many special reasons; The smooth river is always so calm.

This means that merchant ships can start at any time and arrive at any place with a port to berth for trade!

Gem river is the same as its name. What flows is not a clear river, but countless wealth.

In this case, there will always be some people who take risks in order to make a profit here - for various reasons, the thieves in Baoshi River can never be wiped out; Moreover, the wild fire can't burn out, and the spring wind blows again.

For the Empire, killing these people requires mobilizing the Legion. What they can get is not worth the cost of the Legion's promotion; Therefore, as long as it will not affect the tax revenue, it will basically turn a blind eye.

Therefore, the thieves on the gem River are also very smart. They never dare to attack the port or the transport ships under the royal flag. They just sneak in the river and rob the less armed merchant ships.

Especially the chamber of Commerce in eboden... Many thieves on the gem River have long been bought by some forces, and even they themselves are the thugs and private soldiers of some free nobles. They are important weapons for attacking hostile families, and it is impossible to destroy them.

So these people

In this gap, "Captain Black sparrow" had come forward, holding the rusty short knife in his right hand and staring at Loren: "what's your... Name

The thick accent doesn't sound like eboden dialect, but is closer to East Saxony.

The dark haired wizard didn't answer him directly... At present, he hasn't fully recovered and is seriously injured; The only weapon "bright silver" was also lost in the sewer, which is estimated to have been taken away by the night watchman.

Tired eyes stared at the sailors who were either vigilant or afraid - their fear now was only because of their own death and resurrection, which was only temporary.

These people are thieves, traders who kill people, steal goods and lick blood at the edge of the knife. They are not good citizens who abide by the law - they need a suitable identity before they completely recover, and they can prevent them from doing it to themselves for the time being.

"Say, what's your name!" the captain bared his teeth and fiercely put the short knife on Lauren's chest: "if what you said doesn't satisfy us, we'll..."

"Isaac!"

Loren robbed him, and a weak voice echoed in the cabin: "my name is Isaac, Isaac Yoder."

"I'm Golovin... A wizard at the Royal College of wizards."

The captain of the black sparrow and his running dogs looked at each other, as if they still didn't believe it.

"The wizard master of Golovin?" the captain of the black sparrow stared at him and said in his hand, "what... How did it get so difficult?"

This question is crucial.

Although the wizard class in the imperial capital has been suppressed by the church all the year round, it still has a lot of power, and master Albert Tarot, a cabinet minister, is also inextricably linked with the chamber of Commerce.

In the eyes of the common people, although wizards are not equal to the nobility, they are also big people who can have a relationship with the nobility; And the most important thing... Wizards are usually rich!

"I... don't you know?" Lauren looked at them in surprise, his eyes were very sincere and confused.

"What do we know?" said the captain and his lackeys.

"Some time ago, the emperor has been making riots... Those Untouchables have rebelled! Killing, beating, smashing and looting everywhere are just a group of bandits, hooligans and scum! Half of Golovin is about to become a battlefield!"

Just after saying a few words, the black haired wizard looked at them with a sudden expression of fear: "er... Well, I'm not talking about you, I mean..."

"Yes, yes!" the captain waved to him to continue.

"I'm... Not very lucky, it should be very bad!" Lauren sighed with a helpless expression:

"When I was in college, I had to help some friends. As a result, I offended some people - they didn't dare to do it themselves, so they encouraged a group of thugs to chase me; so I just wanted to find a way to get out of the city, and then go to my relatives in the south to avoid the limelight."

"As a result, just this morning, when I was about to leave the capital, they found me... Then, then you should be able to guess?"

"Well, I see." the captain nodded tacitly with his lackeys.

If it was an ordinary merchant ship, Loren's words would end here - the rest was to find a way for them to take themselves to the South and turn from east Saxony to Bain.

Even if they are worried about the risk, they can let them put themselves down in any port, and Loren has a way to leave... But unfortunately, it's a group of thieves who are not so easy to get rid of.

So... I have to give them a bait until these people take the bait.

"Wait! You said your... Last name was Joad?"

The suspicious and alert captain of the black sparrow suddenly looked up, as if he had noticed something, staring at the black haired wizard with his only eye, and a trace of greed flashed in his eyes:

"Shouldn't it be the Yod family of the Yod chamber of Commerce?"

Yes, that's it!

Loren cooperatively showed a somewhat stunned expression, which made the captain of the black sparrow smile proudly: "so... You're rich?"

"No, it's not!" the black haired wizard shook his head in horror and replied tremblingly, "I'm just a branch of the family. I don't have business - otherwise I won't run out to be a wizard!"

The statement was perfect, and the sailors nodded one after another.

But the black sparrow captain didn't give up, approached step by step, and the desire in his eyes became stronger and stronger: "but your family is very rich... If I threaten your family with you, will they give ransom?"

"Should, should?"

"That's right!"

The captain of the black sparrow slapped Loren on the shoulder. Ecstatic, he directly ignored the black haired wizard who was grinning with pain behind him and opened his hands to look at his dog legs:

"Listen to me, everyone! From today on, Mr. Isaac Yoder is a distinguished guest on our ship! No one is allowed to touch his hair until he gets a ransom of one million silver coins!"

"Roar --!!"

The exciting cheers echoed in the cabin.