Chapter 550

The clear blue sky and the placid gem River; The creaking of the deck in the rickety cabin; The cool breeze blew from the window, and the white linen curtains gently brushed past the bed.

The blond hair was scattered by the pillow. The young man lying on the bed had quiet and lazy eyes. A pair of red pupils under the soft eyes looked out of the window.

"Sea water... What are you asking?

... is an eternal question;

Sky... What is your answer?

... is eternal silence. "

The pale boy gently opened his bloodless lips and murmured in a low voice; Slowly stretched out his right hand, and his pure eyes passed through the gap between his five fingers.

The clear blue seemed to be like his crystal clear heart, with a trace of hesitation

"Pa!"

The expressionless black haired wizard suddenly appeared and closed the window with his other hand.

"Dear Loren, you're back at last." Asriel, who was lying in bed, was not embarrassed at all. He smiled politely. His child like smile could melt the ice and snow: "I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

What does it mean to finally come back... I haven't left, okay?

Resisting the impulse of convulsions in the corners of his mouth, Loren looked down at the clever boy on the bed: "it's clear that I'm the one who was seriously injured... Why are you lying in bed?"

"Probably because... There was no one in this bed?" Asriel blinked. "And I think as your friend, I have the responsibility to keep my dear Lauren warm at any time."

For a moment, Loren wanted to strangle him and throw him into the gem River to kill without leaving a trace.

"Sorry, but I'm not interested in the warm quilt of an evil god, let alone you, a vampire. It's clear that you are a cold-blooded animal." the black haired wizard with white eyes twitched at the corners of his mouth and waved his hand:

"Now get out of my bed, now."

Asriel's face immediately showed an expression of grievance, and his scarlet eyes seemed to cry.

The next second, he was carried by the black haired wizard with his collar and thrown into the corner like a doll.

Ignoring Asriel, who pretended to be full of grievances, Loren, who was seriously injured, had to lie down and rest for a while even if he walked a little - even if Edward could avoid it, even if he recovered faster than ordinary people, and the penetrating injury to his heart and lungs could not be done in the blink of an eye.

Looking at the closed, narrow cabin, water on the table and several pieces of food for dry bread... These are the "meat ticket treatment" Lauren got after agreeing to the tax of one million silver coins for "Captain Black sparrow".

But if you look closely, you can find many suspicious things - the door lock of the cabin door is not inside the door, but outside, and even the door shaft is stuck from the outside.

The sound of footsteps coming from the walkway outside the cabin proves that at least five or six people are wandering outside all the time, and at least two people are watching outside the door motionless. Only people come to change shifts when they eat and sleep every day;

Even under the only ventilated window, there are always people lying next to them, holding a crossbow and a short knife to eavesdrop - such strict prevention is not inferior to the courtyard in summer.

Of course, I have to thank a young man... It is because Loren talked to him again and again that the thieves outside the house felt wrong again and again, but in the end, they also raised their vigilance because they couldn't find anyone.

Even the things on his body were not bad. All of them were taken away by Captain ed - not even the "caster", but only the clothes worn by sailors.

So the "black sparrow captain" Ed is not as stupid as he looks.

He is greedy but not stupid... I'm afraid he hasn't fully believed his words so far.

But it doesn't matter, because he wants a ransom of one million silver coins!

From coma to waking up, Loren noticed several things.

First of all, the place where they found themselves should not be far from the port of the imperial capital, but it is not very close;

Secondly, the "black sparrow captain" did not secretly talk to himself about the ransom, but directly announced to all the sailors that he would get a million ransom from himself without even asking himself in front of them;

Finally, their accent and some small actions prove that they are native saxorians, which is also very important!

Golovin's chamber of commerce is not as powerful as eboden's free nobles. It is impossible to keep private soldiers and thieves at the foot of the imperial capital, and hire some temporary mercenaries and killers at most; So these thieves are probably real thieves, which should have nothing to do with eboden;

They came out of the port of the imperial capital, but there was not much cargo in the cabin. In addition to the busy sailors on the deck, there were also empty hands to monitor themselves - pirates at sea also knew that they were engaged in smuggling business while looting. Even if they were just a group of "River pirates", it was too strange for empty ships to leave the port;

And the abnormal behavior of the "black sparrow captain"... Loren once served as an attendant of the knight Leonardo Turin and had "contacts" with many bandits and robbers; This kind of ransom is generally not and cannot be told to his subordinates.

Because once it's clear, they have to give at least half to their men, which is just the "rule" of the bandits - Loren heard when he was in eboden that the pirates at sea share the stolen goods more strictly, and the captain can only get 30% at most.

And if the share is too much, the sailors may not continue to work for him... How can they live with such a knife to lick blood if they get a whole million, even one percent?

So unless the "black sparrow captain" is really stupid, he will never announce the real ransom figure.

In that case, there can only be one explanation for this guy's abnormal behavior - he intends to use the ransom to boost the morale of the sailors, make a big deal, and then run away immediately!

His importance to him has changed from an unexpected fortune and a pie from the sky to an unparalleled good opportunity to make him rich overnight and even turn his life around!

He wants to squeeze oil and water from himself... Even if he doesn't have a million silver coins, he will roll a windfall so that he can run after landing.

That's why he was so excited when he knew that Loren's surname was "Yod"... Yod chamber of Commerce, which can compete with eboden, is already famous on the gem River; For this family, not to mention one million silver coins, even one million gold coins is just a trifle.

"So... What do you do if you meet the Yoder chamber of Commerce, Loren?"

Asriel, shrinking in the corner, looked pitifully at the black haired Wizard: "do you really want to give them a million silver coins?"

"Well... It depends."

"Depends?"

"Except for Golovin, there is no yode chamber of Commerce stationed near the capital; the nearest one is to the port led by the prince of East sakland - even if it is at full speed, it will take a day or two." Loren shrugged:

"In a day or two... Although we can't fully recover, we can at least take action."

"So..." Asriel tilted his head.

"So if they really abide by the agreement, it doesn't matter to give them a million silver coins at that time - all the gold tickets are in Ayn's hand; but the Yoder chamber of commerce should have my record. It's not difficult to spend a million with some effort."

The black haired wizard on the bed looked at the boy: "it doesn't matter if my identity is exposed at that time... What they care about is not who I am, but whether I can take out the money... Of course, it's just a first-hand plan."

"Well... If there's an accident," asrell's Scarlet pupils twinkled, his voice was soft and low, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly, "they don't just want money?"

"That day or two is enough." Loren deliberately lowered his voice with a gentle smile on his face:

"Enough for me to say nothing... Kill them all!"

"Bang --!"

The moment the hatch was opened, the young man in the corner of his mouth disappeared in an instant; The "black sparrow captain" with a group of dog legs broke in, and his only eye was staring at the black haired wizard with endless greed:

"Sir Isaac Joad, I have come to tell you good news!"

"Oh..." Lauren smiled quietly: "what's the good news?"

The captain smiled more happily when the voice fell, and even the dog legs behind him looked excited:

"Our lookout just saw a merchant ship of the yode chamber of Commerce. You... Can go home!"