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Chapter 466: Chapter 381, Pirate Alliance
Emerald Sea, a number of pirate ships forming a vast fleet.
In the center of the fleet, several ships.
Fly a pirate flag with the design of ‘Claws breaking through the ground’.
The Hand of the Demon, a large pirate group.
In the captain’s cabin of the lead ship, three people were sitting.
Behind the desk, a man clad in religious robes, holding a book, looked like a kind and gentle priest.
The captain of the Hand of the Demon, Havier.
He smiled at the two opposite him and spoke softly, “How about it? Just a vice-executive, we split the bounty equally!”
Opposite him sat two men.
One in iron armor with a bald head, his forehead bulging with fat that formed a “Sichuan” pattern, and a fierce face.
The other, with a gaunt face and a goat beard, wore leather armor and had two swords hanging from his waist, his expression just as serious.
“The Hand of the Demon is interested in these 500 gold coins?” Baldy asked curiously.
Havier, captain of the Hand of the Demon, replied, “500 gold coins, not a lot but not too little either. It’s just killing a vice-executive, far easier than robbing a merchant group.”
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The one with the goat beard also said, “If it’s so easy to kill him, would it go for 500 gold coins?”
Baldy added, “I heard Imilo values him highly, now he hardly ever leaves the island, how do we kill him?”
Havier lifted his cup and took a sip, “You needn’t worry about that, and besides, our plan doesn’t only include us three pirate groups, others will join as well.”
Baldy touched his head, “The more people that join, the less bounty there is to go around.”
Havier glanced at him, “Who knows, by the time it happens, his bounty might increase! And besides, he’s got plenty of nice things on him. Dividing up some of the spoils will be enough for everyone to have a decent income.”
The two opposite him fell silent once again.
Killing a vice-executive of the association normally wouldn’t be too concerning.
But dragging Gold and Silver Island and a mysterious letter into it made one ponder if it’s worth the trouble.
500 gold, with more people involved, one might not get much.
“How many people do you plan to involve?” Goat Beard pushed his captain’s hat up and looked straight into the other’s eyes.
Havier took another sip of his drink and answered, “I’ll share some information with you. If you join in, I plan to gather 5 fourth-tier professionals to kill him.”
The two opposite him were taken aback.
Surprise showed in their eyes.
They didn’t expect the other to value the vice-executive more than they did.
A fourth-tier professional is a 15th level professional. It’s understood that five large pirate groups plan to collaborate to kill a vice-executive.
Quite a grand venture indeed.
“If you bring so many people together, there simply won’t be enough money to go around,” said Baldy.
Fewer people might pose a problem, but more people means less money to earn.
Havier spoke directly, “For 15th level professionals, when we settle, I guarantee a minimum of 200 gold. If that’s not enough, the Hand of the Demon will make up the difference.”
“Well…” Baldy scratched his head, “It’s not about the money. Since you’ve asked, I’m in.”
Goat Beard nodded as well, “I agree. When do we start?”
Havier nodded with a smile, “No rush, I still need to talk to some other people. Plus, with Imilo guarding Gold and Silver Island, we need to arrange a plan to lure the lad out.”
“All right, just let us know in advance.”
“Sure!”
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Zombie World.
The convoy, escorted by the Skeleton Army, still headed towards its destination.
Wu Heng sat in the passenger seat, thinking once again about the matter of 15th level professionals.
Reaching Level 15 in one’s profession brings about a special change.
He was quite looking forward to unlocking some new abilities.
“Recently, the volume of food traded has been quite high. It seems that all the refugee shelters are trying to stockpile food for the winter,” said Qi Hancai, who was driving the car.
For the shelters, winter could spell disaster.
Come then, it won’t just be dealing with increasingly strong zombies, but also ice and snow that blockade the streets. Without food, one really is just waiting to die.
It’s inevitable to trade everything one can in exchange for food.
“I will supply you with more when the time comes,” said Wu Heng.
“We have two trading markets, and in the past few days, we’ve collected about 10 kilograms of gold and 19 Corpse Cores. I’ll bring them to you when I return,” said Qi Hancai.
“Are all the Corpse Cores first-level?” Wu Heng asked.
“They’re all first-level, and it seems like the number of Corpse Cores will continue to increase. Should we adjust the amount of food in the trade?” Qi Hancai asked again.
The exchange of gold began to slow down.
It would only get slower in the future.
On the contrary, the number of Corpse Cores was gradually increasing.
The reason was easy to analyze: the appearance of Mutated Zombies had increased the yield of first-level Corpse Cores.
Qi Hancai wanted to know if, with Corpse Cores becoming less scarce, they should reduce the amount of food exchanged.
Wu Heng shook his head, “Let’s keep it this way for the winter; we’ll talk again when spring comes.”
“All right!” Qi Hancai agreed with a smile.
She did not want to change the price either.
But the base didn’t belong to her, nor was the food hers to offer.
She was also worried that if her side exchanged food in large quantities, other bases might have a shortage of food.
She still needed to listen to Wu Heng’s ideas.
If he said there was no need to adjust, she could set her mind at ease.
After thinking for a moment, Wu Heng continued, “Next time Li Yahong comes over, discuss the base’s affairs with him; close down any superfluous bases and don’t scatter the population too widely.”
“Understood. We’re also discussing this issue. Once we have a result, we’ll report back to you.”
“Hmm.”
As the two talked, the convoy approached the location that needed to be cleared.
…
Ahead,
there was an area without any significant buildings,
located between two residential districts on the main road.
From a distance, one could see zombies wandering on the road.
Though there weren’t many,
they were certainly enough for him to level up to 15.
Two Ghosts flew back towards them, and Xiao Xiao reported, “No Mutated Zombies found.”
Glenda shook her head too, “I didn’t detect any special zombies either.”
“Then let’s start the battle!” he patted the Skeleton Hound by his side.
Swoosh swoosh~!
Two Skeleton Hounds charged forward at once.
They sprinted rapidly towards the direction of the horde.
Halfway there,
they had already caught the attention of the zombies, and macabre howls spread along the road, luring out a swarm of zombies from within the two residential districts.
In the central road, they formed a dense horde charging forward.
“Bring out the Skeleton Flying Dragons,” commanded Wu Heng.
Whoosh whoosh~!
Sounds of cutting the air resounded from above as five Skeleton Flying Dragons soared into the sky.
Upon reaching above the zombie horde, they dropped dense Solid Iron Bullets.
Boom boom boom~!
The ground shook, and dust billowed to the skies.
Simultaneously, system prompts appeared.
[Level up to 15, Intelligence +2, Constitution +1, Perception +1.]
[Unlock Expertise: Master Caster, Tireless Focus, Breath of the Wraith, Divine Presence.]
[Unlock Ability: Divine Presence.]
Wu Heng’s eyes flew open.
He had leveled up directly.