Chapter 94 Rope or Hook

"Come on, boys. Look up and watch."

The stall owner, wearing a pure white smiling face mask, put his arms around the shoulders of the two children, and made a deep abyss-like voice: "Come and see your father for the last time.

"This is the father who brought you here...betting you at the table and losing you to our father. It is also the coward who broke the rules-leave you here and run away."

Hearing this, the little girl cried even louder.

And the boy's eye sockets were also slightly red.

But he still held his head stubbornly, trying hard to look at the middle-aged fat man who had been dragged all the way and had fallen into a coma—or rather, he might have been dead for an unknown amount of time.

It was as if he wanted to imprint his figure in his memory.

"Old rules, then. Children."

The stall owner made a deep voice, and said slowly word by word: "If you've seen enough, give him a favor."

Following his words, a tall and fat man came out from behind. The fat man was wearing a big shirt, but even so... the buttoned up shirt was tight, revealing his fat, hairy belly.

In his left hand he holds a string of cables, while in his right he holds a hook.

He spread his hands and stood in front of the stall owner without saying a word.

The little girl let out a mournful cry like a bird, and quickly looked away.

Annan asked in a low voice to Isaac: "What's the rule here? Let the children kill their father with their own hands?"

"Not that far off."

Isaac also lowered his voice: "It's 'forgive or not'."

"What's the meaning?"

"This man has fallen to the point where he wants to bet on his children, which means that he is probably dead. He is using his own children to gamble on a chance to come back—see if he can use his own children to save himself .”

Isaac lowered his gaze slightly.

Perhaps because of the dim surroundings, his blue pupils revealed a wolf-like indifferent green: "Like that man... obviously he didn't have any debts, and he didn't break any rules. sell me for money—or,

The cases where I was put on the gambling table just to get rid of me are very rare.

"Because the 'person' who is a bargaining chip must belong to him legally. In other words, only parents can bet on their children. Although there is no penny that belongs to him to spend on me, he is still mine. 'Father'.

"As long as you are human, you should not do such a thing."

As he said that, Isaac sneered: "As for losing his own life... it's just because he is a hopeless idiot. After completing the original goal - throwing me away, he didn't have time to take it back." hand.

"In other words, the gambling table has such magical power. It can easily destroy a person's intelligence and rationality, and make him fall into hell screaming in incurable madness. Even if it is the curse of an extraordinary person, It’s hard to do that as easily as a table game.”

"...So, you say that man is dead?"

"These two children are obviously his own. And that fat man looks like a businessman."

Isaac reached out to support Annan's shoulder, and pointed to the two children with his chin: "If I'm not wrong, it should be that man who lost the goods.

"In our place, as long as the fleet does not pay tribute to the pirates, it is not allowed to pass through the controlled waters. Generally speaking, everyone on board is the first gold coin. This is not a small amount.

"Then, some caravans will naturally give the pirates a lot of gifts in one go. In exchange for the right of passage for a long period of time. And this fee will be reduced a lot."

...Annan raised his eyebrows.

Can this protection fee be paid monthly or annually?

"Because the delivery of goods requires a large amount of tribute to the pirates. Then there will be some captains who try to avoid this situation-so they will simply cooperate with the pirates.

"When they deliver the goods, they will deliver some things to the pirates in the controlled area. It will be used to compensate for the reward... Generally speaking, it is some 'big job' that cannot pass the subway security check."

... a big job?

Annan was a little curious: "For example?"

"For example, the 'portable poison barrel' that continuously emits poisonous mist when poured with water, the powerful gunpowder 'blasting dust' used by the dwarves to blast mines, and the sabotage wizard who was tied up alive. These are all in my something more common in the times.”

Isaac narrowed his eyes: "Now... there are black fire, honey lips, some strange spells. And artillery."

"……artillery?"

"That's right. It's a weapon that doesn't need to be infused with a curse. It only needs some gunpowder to sink a ship hundreds of meters away. It used to only be placed on the shore, but now it can be miniaturized and installed on the ship." .

"For extraordinary people, the bombardment at that speed is indeed of little significance, but it is a sharp weapon for these pirates—because when they fight, their purpose is not to kill people, but to destroy ships."

Isaac explained.

The ability of pirates to control a sea area depends on the number of their ships. As for the pirates themselves, they can be used as a resource... As losers, it is also a normal act of recruiting talents to join the winners' camp.

"If I'm not wrong... I'm sure this guy was robbed by another group of pirates who got the news when he was smuggling private goods."

According to the maritime trade process of Denisaua and the entire foggy continent - ships that cannot provide a "merchant ship certificate" and have not obtained an official "armed license" have strict load restrictions. And when leaving the shore and docking, the cargo on the ship must be counted.

Every month, they will send information to each other to confirm whether the information is consistent.

This is so that when the key goods are lost, the great nobles of Denisauia can confirm in which link it was lost. And take advantage of the trend to find the pirates in charge of the corresponding area, and regain these goods from them.

Therefore, those ships that smuggle private goods must camouflage their goods-generally speaking, when marking off the shore, a large number of empty buckets are prepared on board. The ostensible cargo is then headed to another receiving point, where the "boot" is dropped off and empty buckets are filled with ballast water before delivering the ostensible cargo to its target location. Then go to the destination port for unloading.

——In other words, as long as these pirates got the news. Then ran over to rob your private goods, but did not move the main cargo on the surface. These ship owners have no temper at all, and they have to fill up the water obediently.

Because these private goods have not been registered on the surface. Then they are "goods that don't exist". As illegal goods, if they are robbed by pirates, they are all robbed for nothing.

Even if another wave of pirates sues the mayor, there is nothing they can do.

Because there is no way to prove that another group of pirates robbed the goods, not the ship merchants.

"So, no matter what the truth is... in the end, it will only be up to the shipper to pay for the damage."

If they couldn't pay off their debts, they had to pay themselves—they were executed as a deterrent.

It is also the final function of their life.