Capítulo 297: Chapter 161 Boarding the Sea Demon_2
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"Alright, let's head back to the cabin first; after traveling for several days, we can finally relax properly now,"
Qin Xiao nodded and agreed with Captain Heider's suggestion.
The cabin was spacious.
The dome above, inlaid with crystal lamps, illuminated the cabin as bright as day.
"Please wait a moment, honored guests,"
said Captain Heider as he bowed slightly to everyone with good manners and exited politely.
"Qin Xiao, why do I feel like there's something off about this guy?"
After Heider left, Ning Rongrong asked with a frown.
Qin Xiao asked with interest, "What makes you think there's something off?"
"Though he hides it well, I can still sense a gleam in his eyes,"
Ning Rongrong said seriously, arms crossed over her chest, one hand stroking her chin.
"It'd be great if I could sparkle too,"
chimed in Dugu Yan, "These people who do business on the high seas, who knows how long it would take them to earn five hundred golden soul coins. Miss Ning tossed out five hundred with just a flick of her wrist; it would be strange if their eyes didn't sparkle. After all, with five hundred golden soul coins we could buy this ship outright."
Actually, Dugu Yan had a point.
But Ning Rongrong shook her head after listening, "No, it's not about the five hundred golden soul coins; it's the way he looks at us, like we're lambs to the slaughter, with thieves' glints in his eyes."
"What?"
"Is that really so?"
Dugu Yan was stunned.
On the other hand, Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran also frowned, and a cold killing intent erupted from the two women.
The temperature in the cabin suddenly dropped significantly.
Even Ning Rongrong felt a chill.
Subconsciously, she turned her gaze toward Qin Xiao.
There,
Qin Xiao had taken a seat beside the long table, poured himself a glass of water, and began to drink on his own.
"Qin Xiao, say something, will you?"
Ning Rongrong looked at Qin Xiao somewhat anxiously.
At such a time, was this guy really so calm as to drink water?
In response to Ning Rongrong's anxious expression, Qin Xiao smiled slightly, "What is there for me to say? Haven't you already spoken the truth?"
"There really is a problem?"
Everyone was stunned.
If Qin Xiao was nodding and saying so, then it confirmed that something was definitely amiss.
"What's there to fuss about? It's normal for pirate groups in the port to set some traps, seeking out easy prey. Isn't it?"
"That's normal?"
Ning Rongrong pursed her lips.
"Your Highness, it seems you had already seen through Heider's identity, so why did you board this ship?"
Dugu Yan asked, perplexed; Qin Xiao's calmness was quite reassuring.
Qin Xiao looked at Dugu Yan and replied, "Do you remember that it seemed no one else was heading for Sea God's Island at the port, apart from this guy? If we don't choose his ship, what do you propose we do?"
Dugu Yan: "..."
Was it because there was no other ship capable of carrying everyone, that even knowing it was a pirate ship, they had to board anyhow?
She had never been so speechless in her life.
"It's fine, it's just a pirate ship, nothing to worry about,"
Qin Xiao reassured everyone, who were bracing for the worst, with a nonchalant wave of his hand.
In fact, it wasn't just Captain Heider—Qin Xiao wasn't even concerned about the entire Purple Pearl Pirate Group.
After all, Purple Pearl, the strongest member of the Purple Pearl Pirate Group, was only a little over seventy in Soul Sage level. Even if Qin Xiao was not fully healed, he could still handle a Soul Sage with a single kick.
However, for the safety of everyone, he still took precautionary measures.
Qin Xiao then took out a few white pills from his soul tool.
"What's this? It smells so nice?"
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up, and she involuntarily swallowed.
One thought dominated her mind: she wanted to eat it.
Qin Xiao explained, "This is a medication I had Du Gu Bo refine for me in the past. After taking it, it can greatly increase resistance against various toxins for a period of time. Everyone should take it. Just in case Heider and the Purple Pearl Pirate Group really seek death and make a move on us, it will prevent them from catching us off guard."
"Alright,"
Zhu Zhuqing and the others nodded in agreement.
Ning Rongrong was the first to take a pill from Qin Xiao's hand, and she popped it into her mouth without waiting.
However,
Her smiling face instantaneously turned bitter.
It was bitter, truly bitter.
It reminded her of something she had eaten when she was a child called Coptis.
"Ugh..."
She even thought about spitting the pill out.
But with a gentle pat on Ning Rongrong's shoulder from Qin Xiao, the pill was swallowed in one gulp.
"Qin Xiao, you're not deliberately tricking us, are you? Can people even eat this stuff?"
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Ning Rongrong frowned and asked Qin Xiao.
"Good medicine tastes bitter, it's normal, it's normal."
Qin Xiao replied with a smile, but the schadenfreude on his face was unmistakable.
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On the other side.
The third deck of the Sea Demon.
When Captain Heider arrived, the crew immediately surrounded him.
"Captain, you haven't told us, who are these people exactly?"
"Yeah Captain, these people are so young, are they really a fat sheep?"
"All I can say is, those few girls aren't too bad."
The crowd chimed in with their comments.
"What, you're doubting my judgment?"
Heider's gaze swept lightly over the group.
Subconsciously, their eyes flickered, none daring to meet his stare.
Seeing this, Heider smiled in satisfaction, "Heh, I'll tell you, with this catch, we could be in for a fortune. Even if we don't use these people, extorting their families would make us a killing."
"Really?"
"How much did they pay for the ship?"
The crew's faces filled with surprise and curiosity.
"This number." Heider stretched out a hand.
"Five golden soul coins? That's quite a lot, but for chartering the boat, it's not much."
"It's definitely more than five golden soul coins. I think it should be at least fifty, that would match what the captain is saying."
"Fifty golden soul coins, now that would indeed be a fat sheep."
"..."
The crew's faces lit up with excitement as they talked.
They knew, earning that amount in a year at sea would be difficult.
"Cough cough."
At this moment, Captain Heider cleared his throat, drawing everyone's attention to him.
"Silence, the Captain has something to say."
Immediately, someone understood the intention behind his gesture and loudly called for silence.
"Look at the ambition you have, satisfied with just fifty golden soul coins? I'll tell you, they've offered five hundred golden soul coins, five hundred."
Captain Heider declared this with great fervor, waving his hand.
"Hiss, how much, five hundred golden soul coins?"
"Damn, I'm genuinely floored."
"Running the seas for ten years might not even net that much."
"We've struck it rich, struck it rich."
The crew were... sp... completely stunned.
Five hundred golden soul coins was indeed no small amount.
"Cool it, you bunch of yokels, let me tell you, this is just the beginning. Taking down these fat sheep on board could net us not just five hundred golden soul coins, but perhaps fifty thousand, or even five hundred thousand."
Heider spoke of staying calm, yet he was visibly agitated himself.
Even his face flushed red from the excitement.
"That's right, Captain Heider is spot on."
"Following the captain, we eat nine meals in three days."
"Charge, charge, charge."
"..."
The crew were ecstatic, the future looking bright.
"That's enough, get ready for lunch..."
"Sharpen the knives a bit more, after lunch, we'll be slaughtering pigs and sheep."
"Right, increase the dose of 'Cock's Crow at Dawn,' I have a hunch that young man among them is not simple..."
Heider gestured for everyone to calm down.
Under his orders, the crew also busied themselves.
And the 'Cock's Crow at Dawn' he mentioned was a potent sleeping drug.
Soon, dishes brimming with the ocean's bounty were prepared, and delivered to the dining room.
Five-pound heavy deep-sea lobsters, emperor crabs bigger than a washbasin, fish roe served in bowls...
In short, ingredients rare on land were in abundant supply here.
"Esteemed sirs and madams, please enjoy your meal."
In his mind, Captain Heider added, 'Your last meal.'
After saying this,
he led his subordinates out of the dining room.
But they didn't go far, waiting nearby instead.
After all, it wouldn't be long before the drug took effect.
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