Casting spells

The reason why it is famous is that the competitions held here are not like other places where slave gladiators fight each other. It is great to add lions, tigers, bears and other beasts at most. The level of cruelty and bloodshed between magical monsters and humans is many times higher than that of the former.

Almost every contestant has very powerful supernatural power, otherwise it would be impossible to defeat a monster twenty or thirty times bigger than himself.

Just as Zhang Cheng was sitting alone on the deck, enjoying the comfort brought by the cool sea breeze blowing across his cheeks, he suddenly heard the watchman shouting loudly: "The target is found on the port side! It's a merchant ship!"

"What? Merchant ship!" Joanna's eyes sparkled with excitement.

After all, she has never successfully robbed a merchant ship since declaring she became a pirate, so her spirit immediately became excited.

Also very excited, and the busy pirates on the deck.

For them, successfully ransacking a merchant ship not only means that they can get rich spoils, but also can eat a sumptuous meal and drink unlimited wine after the war.

Soon, with more and bigger sails and a streamlined hull, the crew on the Sea Serpent finally saw a medium-sized merchant ship nearly half smaller than themselves appear on the sea level in the distance.

It's small, but the belly of this ship is extremely round, obviously designed to load more cargo, and the speed of sailing is very slow.

As the distance between the two sides got closer, the pirates could even see the desperate expressions of the sailors on the other deck.

"Hahahaha! Look at those poor bastards! They're almost scared to pee!" Ross, who had just been promoted to be the boatswain, grinned and laughed unscrupulously.

"We are so lucky! We actually caught a merchant ship that had no resistance!"

"I hope the goods above will not be too disappointing!"

"Shit! This is a medium-sized cargo ship! Even if it is filled with the most worthless food, we can pay a lot of money."

……

Accompanied by the yelling of the pirates, they seemed to regard each other as a meal on the plate, and wished they could rush up and take a bite immediately.

But the owner of the merchant ship was not a fool, he began to order his subordinates to throw boxes of heavy cargo into the sea, trying to reduce the weight to increase the speed of the ship, otherwise, once caught, there would be absolutely no good end.

But before they could throw too many, the experienced pirates of the Sea Serpent used the bed crossbow at the bow to shoot arrows with ropes at the ends, and then used the power of the winch to forcibly pull the two ships closer together. Then he completed the jump with extremely skilled movements, rushed up to kill the crew members who tried to resist, and took control of the entire ship in less than 10 minutes...

Chapter 965

"Unbelievable! This is actually a cargo ship carrying coconut wine and iron ingots!"

"Hahahaha! We got rich!"

"Yes! Just dozens of tons of iron ingots are worth a lot of money! I can't believe we have such good luck."

"And don't forget the coconut wine! I can't wait to open a bucket and drink it."

……

As soon as he boarded the deck of the merchant ship, Zhang Cheng heard the cheerful cheers of the surrounding pirates.

After all, not every attack on a merchant ship can get extremely rich rewards like this time.

Especially the wooden barrels filled with coconut wine piled up in the warehouse are simply a fatal temptation for the boring life of floating on the sea for a long time.

Many old pirates would rather not eat for a day, but also drink a little bit, let the alcohol anesthetize their nerves.

You must know that their life is so difficult, and they don't know when they will die because of a little thing, so alcohol has become an indispensable part of life.

Joanna glanced at the sailors and businessmen who were kneeling on the deck, eyes full of despair, and deliberately raised her chin to pretend to be arrogant and asked, "Which of you is the owner of this ship?"

"It's me!" A middle-aged man who looked about 40 years old with meticulously combed hair raised his head cautiously and responded.

"Which chamber of commerce do you belong to?" Joanna looked at the other party and continued to ask.

As a famous lady, the biggest difference between her and ordinary pirates is that she understands which ones can be messed with in the large and small chambers of commerce in this sea area, and which ones cannot be touched, otherwise she will definitely die without a place to bury her.

Especially in the several royal families in the western continent, one of them has a large number of loyal and powerful supernatural beings. Once they are provoked, they will immediately attract terrible revenge.

"Pelican Chamber of Commerce! Please don't hurt me. I am willing to write a letter asking my family to pay an additional ransom of three thousand gold coins." The middle-aged man's tone was full of fear.

Because he has already recognized the notorious Sea Serpent, no matter who the current owner of this ship is, he must be stronger than the undead captain Lyons.

"Yes! I accept your terms!" Joanna nodded earnestly, and then told the pirate next to her, "Go, prepare a slightly better cabin for this gentleman, and deliver food and water on time every day. Surprise him."

"Hey! Don't worry, captain, this is three thousand gold coins. Even if I go hungry myself, I will never let him go hungry." The strong man with a beard grinned and escorted the businessman to the The lower cabin was closed.

As for the remaining sailors who cannot afford to pay the high ransom, they have two options, either to join the pirates and become a part of the ship, or to be locked up and sold to merchants as slaves until the next port.

In fact, due to the extreme scarcity of labor, the slave trade is very prosperous all over the world, and most people are used to it.

This has nothing to do with good and evil and morality, it is just a stage that a civilization must go through in the evolution process.

There is no doubt that almost all sailors on merchant ships have chosen to be pirates rather than miserable slaves.

The reason is very simple, as a pirate, you can at least control your own destiny, but once you become a slave, you will live your life depending on the face of your master. If you are lucky enough to meet a master who is not so tyrannical, you may be able to live peacefully until the age of 50 about.But if you encounter a pervert whose purpose is to torment people, it is estimated that life will be worse than death.

Of course, pirates are not so easy to be.

When the next boarding battle comes, they will be used as cannon fodder and the first batch to board the enemy ship.

Unless you kill at least one enemy and survive, you will still be the lowest slave labor on the ship.

After getting the list of goods on the merchant ship, Joanna asked Zhang Cheng with a smug smile, "What do you think of our first ticket?"

"Not bad! When all the goods are sold, I believe you won't have to worry about money for a long time." Zhang Cheng responded casually.

Obviously, he has no interest in this looting, let alone how much profit he can get.

"What about you? The money is half of yours." Joanna stroked her long fiery red hair and blinked playfully.

"Me? If there is no accident, we will be separated after arriving at Manchas Port." Zhang Cheng straightforwardly expressed his intention.

Priory!

This mysterious organization has always given him an inexplicable desire to find out.

According to the information given by Adam, the place where the Priory first appeared was in Port Manchas.

Although it continued to develop towards the south, the place where it appeared at the beginning must have hidden some ulterior secrets.

"Leave? Why!" Joanna's originally smiling face suddenly showed a shocked expression.

"I have some important personal matters to deal with. What's more, you have awakened your own power, haven't you?" Zhang Cheng stared into the girl's eyes with a half-smile.

Joanna's face changed slightly: "When did you find out?"

"From the moment you woke up. Well, it's better to stop here on this topic, so as to save us from embarrassment. Finally, I will give you a little advice. Don't be too confident in your beauty and wisdom. Not all men are You can only think with your lower body, and not everyone is a fool, and will be played by your little tricks."

After saying this meaningful sentence, Zhang Cheng turned around and disappeared into the dark cabin with a playful smile.