Casting spells

"Mr. Captain, I found a mage in the cabin and he asked to see you."

"Mage? What mage?" The little green-skinned man plucked his ears vigorously.

Obviously, in the environment of constant explosions, his hearing was severely affected, and he couldn't hear what he just said at all.

Zhang Cheng pushed Caitlin away, pointed to his nose, and then pointed to the approaching enemy ships, and yelled against the opponent's ear: "If I help you defeat them, what benefits will I get? "

Chapter 283 Goblin's Greed

"Benefits?" The goblin rolled his slightly cunning eyes.

"Yes! Good! My dear friend. According to the values ​​of you goblins, everything in the world can be priced in money, and my help is no exception. Don't think that I will help you repel or defeat the enemy for nothing , I'm not that kind, especially when the other party is the famous Bloodsail Pirate." Zhang Cheng directly pointed out the other party's little thought.

You must know that the Goblin Consortium is a huge interest organization similar to the western capital groups on the earth. To put it mildly, it is called obsessed with commerce and trade, and to put it bluntly, it is a fantasy version of a powerful trust monopoly group.

When dealing with these guys, if you don't stick to the bottom line, you may be sold and count the money for the other party.

The most typical example is the tribe whose economic lifeline is unknowingly controlled by goblins.

Whether it is the tauren who is obsessed with the primitive and peaceful life, or the orcs and trolls who are full of thoughts of fighting and killing, they are completely unaware that they have to rely on those greedy little green skins for basic necessities of life, even war supplies. dwarf.

This is why later, some goblin consortia chose to join the tribe, because on the one hand, the economically independent alliance rejected their infiltration, and on the other hand, they were too deeply involved with the tribe, so that they had to go out to protect their own assets in the end.

After all, there is a famous saying in Azeroth that never underestimate the greed of goblins.If a goblin finds that there's a huge benefit to be gained from you without paying any price, he'll do everything in his power to wring every last ounce of value out of you...

Perhaps many gamers would like the mercenary attitude of goblins and the catchphrase "time is money", but Zhang Cheng didn't like them at all.

Especially when a goblin looked at him with the eyes of looking at the goods, his mood was naturally even worse.

Fortunately, goblins are not dwarfs who think out of their minds and can't read other people's eyes.

At least the captain quickly sensed the anger of the young mage standing in front of him, and quickly opened his mouth and stretched out five fingers: "Five gold coins! As long as you can kill the Bloodsail pirates, I am willing to pay five gold coins !"

"Five gold coins?! Mr. Captain, you are really generous." Zhang Cheng laughed out of anger.

There is no way not to laugh, maybe in the eyes of ordinary people in Azeroth, five gold coins is already quite a generous reward, you can do nothing and spend more than half a month eating and drinking in a good tavern,

But for hiring a mage, this is simply a naked humiliation. Even the lowest level mage will not accept the hire of a mere five gold coins, but will throw a big fireball in the face of the bidder.

"Uh, how about fifty gold coins?" The goblin added a zero to the initial price with a pained expression on his face.

As a typical miser, not to mention paying a stranger fifty gold coins, even five copper coins would make him feel uncomfortable all day.

Looking at the other party's calculating eyes, Zhang Cheng suddenly realized that the bargaining with the same goblin was just to make himself uncomfortable, so he directly pointed to the armed ship under his feet and said, "I want one-fifth of the goods on this ship!"

"You're dreaming!" The goblin jumped up violently as if stimulated by something.

Zhang Cheng, who had long expected the other party's reaction, shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "Well, do as you like. Friendly reminder, if you wait for the Bloodsail Pirates to sink or occupy this ship, you will not only lose all the cargo, And this boat and your own life. Oh, yes, if you ask me for help later, the price will not be one-fifth of the cargo, but more..."

boom!

Before he could finish his sentence, another shell flew over, this time not only opening a large hole in the hull, but also breaking the mainmast.

Accompanied by the creaking sound of the broken wood, the mast thicker than a person collapsed, and the huge inertia almost caused the whole ship to roll over.

As we all know, the only driving force of a wooden sailboat is the mast. If the mast is lost, the ship will lose speed, become a live target on the sea, or be sunk by the enemy, or be captured. There is no third way to go.

Of course, the above theory is only applicable to the earth without magic power. According to Azeroth's power system, even a slightly stronger fighter can reverse this unfavorable situation.

"My dear friend, the price for asking me to sell now is one-third of the goods. I really suggest that you make a decision early, or wait until the other party starts to board the ship, and the price will increase to one-half, or even all. But I Not as greedy as you goblins, I will leave you this dilapidated ship." Zhang Cheng took advantage of the robbery with a half-smile.

"Damn! Damn! Damn! You greedy bastard! I really wonder if there is a soul like mine hidden under your human appearance! Alright! Just one-third of the goods! Deal!"

Seeing that the Bloodsail pirate's battleship was approaching rapidly, the goblin captain finally cursed hysterically while nodding in agreement.

There is no way not to agree. Ever since the Blackwater Pirates and the Bloodsail Pirates turned their faces, the two sides have started a fierce battle on the southern coast of Stranglethorn Vale. No matter who finds the other party's ships, they will not let them go.

Therefore, if he wants to keep his ship and the important cargo on it, he can't think of any other way except to pay the price.

"Choose wisely, Mr. Captain, I guarantee you will find it worth your money." After finishing speaking, Zhang Cheng turned around and started chanting a spell loudly, releasing flames at the enemy who was waving his hook claws not far away and was about to catch the ship. It is a large-scale killing spell-flame storm.

I saw a cylindrical flame soaring into the sky without warning!

The dozen or so unlucky ones gathered together were instantly swallowed up, screaming and jumping into the sea, trying to use the sea water to extinguish the burning flames on their bodies.

But they forgot that the coast of Stranglethorn Vale was not a safe place, not to mention the murlocs and naga that often appeared in groups, the terrifying sharks alone were enough for all sailors to drink a pot.

In less than 30 seconds, the transferred guys were torn apart, dismembered, and finally swallowed by sharks waiting nearby.

At the same time, the fire caused by the flame storm also spread on the enemy ship. Although many Bloodsail pirates tried their best to prevent the fire from spreading with wooden barrels, the flames made by magic were not so easy to extinguish.

As a result, one accidentally detonated the cabin below which stored shells and gunpowder.

With a loud bang, the Bloodsail Pirate's warship broke into two pieces on the spot, and began to sink rapidly, sinking to the bottom of the sea in the blink of an eye.

As for the pirates who wore them, some put down their boats early and wanted to escape, while others struggled desperately with empty wooden barrels, broken decks and other floating objects to avoid the sharks that were constantly shuttling in the sea...

Chapter 284 Booty Bay

"Look, this is the most interesting part of fate. One second he was still a violent perpetrator, but the next second he might become a snack for sharks. Dear captain, don't forget that it doesn't matter what the cargo on this ship is now. , one-third of it belongs to me." Zhang Cheng hinted meaningfully.

"Are you doubting my business reputation, mage?" the goblin raised his head and asked seriously.

"No, I'm just reminding you not to engage in those silly little actions." After saying this, Zhang Cheng ignored the other party's furious reaction, and went straight into the cabin to rest.

Although he can activate the teleportation rune to return to the magic kingdom Dalaran, considering the famous neutral city "Treasure Bay" and the market where all kinds of magic items and rare materials are sold, he decided to stay Come down and wait for this ship to dock.

Accompanied by the ear-piercing scolding of the goblins, Zhang Cheng unceremoniously took the captain's cabin, which was not affected by the artillery fire, as his own, completely ignoring the protests of the little green-skinned man behind him.

Just when he was about to close the door and calm down to make a list of the power and items he needed to obtain for this trip, a beautiful figure suddenly flashed in.

"Hi!"

The visitor was none other than the daughter of Archmage Ansrem Ruinwewer—"The Blade" Caitlin.

Seeing this young girl who was in the rebellious stage, Zhang Cheng suddenly felt a little stomachache, sighed slightly and said, "Say it, what do you want to do?"

Caitlin blinked playfully, and asked in an almost flattering tone: "Can you teach me the spell you just cast?"

"Oh? You want to learn magic now? Didn't you always dismiss magic and mages before?" Zhang Cheng raised his eyebrows exaggeratedly.

You must know that in the eastern continent, there are not [-] or [-] noble children who aspire to study in Dalaran every year.But the one in front of him is fine. He obviously has a father who is an archmage and a superior learning environment, but he ran out and became a so-called "freedom" pirate. .

"Huh! You don't understand at all! When I was learning magic, that annoying old man never allowed me to touch real magic, just forced me to learn boring theories. If it were you, you would like to stay in the library all day , stay with those gray-haired old men?" Catherine growled resentfully.

"So that's why you ran away from home? Don't you understand that every mage has to go through at least five years of basic theoretical study before formally learning spells? But even so, Dalaran's strange magic Accidents are still happening. Plus, the library is one of my favorite places and I never get bored in it.”

After finishing speaking, Zhang Cheng raised his arm and made a gesture of invitation, indicating that the other party can leave.