The Amber Sword

“I rarely hear of mermaids appearing with Naga, for some reason?” Brando stood by the side of the boat and asked.

“It's none of your business, man!” Before Sannir could answer, the girl next to him immediately frowned coldly. Brando noticed that the girl had only a pair of jade arms and a wonderful figure. She looked like a human woman, not a Naga, but a real mermaid. Looking at her, she was almost ashamed and angry.

The Mermaids are naturally kind and never participate in the looting of merchant ships, and if the Greyfins were not at a critical juncture in life and death, they would not be here to break their promises. What pisses Jenny off is that this young man actually asks seriously, 'I rarely hear of mermaids showing up with Naga, for some reason?’ She was so stuck, she couldn't help biting her teeth off, only to fear that rumors would spread, the world thought that the mermaid clan was also a bandit.

“Looks like you guys are in some trouble too.” Brando replied sharply.

“What are you trying to say?” Sannir frowned.

“I was just wondering if there's anything we can do to help.” Brando asked probatively.

Sannir hesitated, seemed a little moved, but when his face changed, Brando guessed that Greyfin Naga must have been in real trouble, otherwise how could he be so hesitant with each other's determination? He searched for memories of what happened in the glittering sea during this period, recalling in vain the legendary 'West Sea War', although the 'West Sea War' started earlier than the Black Rose War and lasted from the beginning of the game until the end of the first act, with only a few presentations on the forum. It was just a war on the Eruin border, with little player participation outside of civilization.

Brando thought about it, and he said, “Well, let's just say that -- we're actually businessmen, and there's a lot of cargo on board, and if you need anything, we can talk about business locally, and we don't have to do business formally.” He wanted to hand over Greyfin Naga, which even Captain James could see by now, but the young captain had some doubts about it: he was a famous pirate, and it was not clear whether he spoke of his credibility, not to mention that Greyfin Naga was not one of the strongest in the sparkling sea.

“Nice speech," the mermaid said again. Her voice sounded nice, like she was singing, but she drilled very hard: "Didn't you say we were bandits? If we said we wanted your boat's money, would you agree or not? ”

After that, she stared at Brando, and if the fake businessman said no, she would certainly ridicule the other party for not believing. If you agree, look at the glitter in her eyes, you must climb up the pole. But mermaid girls know that human merchants are always greedy, and most likely find an excuse.

I didn't expect Brando to even think about it, and he said, “It's not impossible to think about it. ”

The Mermaid Girl looked up in amazement and said, "Hey, humans, aren't you going to do business? Who does business like you?” She concluded that Brando was entertaining them and could not bear to ask.

“I have heard that wars between the Naga communities have become futile and that there are proxy wars between countries on land, so I invest in your wars, and if you win, I may be able to share the dividends. Even if I fail, I lose only one shipment, but I can also buy a favorable business, so why don't I do it?” Brando asked back.

He said, "How do you know we're at war? ”

“He cheated on you.” Sannir sighed, he was rigid, but not stupid. The so-called 'dumb fish' is just Brando et al. gave him the nickname that he doesn't know the alternative. He reached out and pulled the mermaid girl behind him, afraid that the witch adult in this line of breath had leaked all their bosses. If he had not heard of doing business, he would not lose his life.

The mermaid girl also reacted at this moment. She couldn't help but stare at Brando with her teeth once again. She had not seen such a horrible person yet. No wonder the old people in the tribe said that humans were cheating and cunning, which is true.

The people behind Brando wanted to laugh and didn't dare to laugh, especially Caglis. Young people now increasingly feel that their lord is so cunning. Heard that lord's fiancée is a wealthy, first-class businessman, and now it seems that this is just the wind of the house. Only Antina could help but warn: "Lord..."

Brando nodded at her without worrying, knowing that the aristocratic lady was afraid of her own loss. It's no big deal to say you lost a shipment, but if Brando really invested in a war, Tony Gehl's finances would definitely be unsustainable. Of course, he was just saying it, because he knew the future of history, and Greyfin Naga didn't say a single sea of sparkle, but it still existed, at least decades later, indicating that even if they didn't win, at least they didn't lose too much.

Besides, even if Brando were willing to invest, Sannir and the most wise queen of the legendary Naga clan would not necessarily accept that there is no unwarranted charity in the world, as anyone knows.

“Well,” Sannir finally figured out, "Humans, do you have any medicine on board? ”

“Medicine? Are any of you hurt?” Brando caught the crux of the problem sharply, and there was no lack of medicines in the sea, but what the Naga lacked was alchemy, which must have seriously injured some big man, and ordinary people did not have access to sea demon whales and mermaids. He immediately remembered the death of Queen Naga three years later, thinking that it might not have been an illness at all, but that it had been too serious to die.

Queen Naga has the power to indoctrinate, and it is perfectly possible to drag serious injuries for three years. The more Brando thinks about it, the closer he feels to the truth.

“You ask too much.” Sannir replied dissatisfied.

“Well, let me guess, I've heard a lot of rare medicines beneath the deep sea, and ordinary injuries and illnesses will surely be hard on you. And while there are only some commonly available medicines on the Far Lands, I've heard that medicine on land is far more intelligent than the kingdom beneath the deep sea, and I happen to have some amazing alternatives here that may be useful for you.” Brando replied.

“What's that?” Sannir asks.

Brando has brought out a small, translucent crystal bottle. It's Amman's most precious gift, Holy Water One, Holy Water One, which hasn't been made in a few bottles since the beginning, and it's probably the last two bottles in the world that it takes months for both the Supreme Priest of the Temple of Fire and the Master of Alchemy to devote all their energy to it. Brando decided to make a bet that if the other person was really injured, as he thought was the legendary queen, the potion he sent would be well worth the fare back, and if not, it would certainly cost him nothing.

But now that he's taken it out, he won't look small and throw away the tens of thousands of gold bottle. Sannir took Holy Water No. 1 and was somewhat puzzled, of course, he recognized it as the water of life, but Naga robbed Eruin merchant ships for years and had stockpiles of holy water, which they hadn't used, but it didn't do much good - and the bottle of holy water was even smaller than the average holy water, which I'm afraid was less useful.

He raised his head and was about to question, unexpectedly the mermaid girl behind him had changed her face, a handful took the No. 1 holy water in his hand, carefully opened the plug and sniffed it, as if it had been electric, and immediately plugged the bottle back. Sannir saw that the witch adult who followed him was shaking his body and his mind was different. Although the other party was a bit simple, the knowledge he possessed was inherited from the family of witches, which would never happen for no reason.

“What's going on?” He couldn't bear to ask.

“For example, if I'm not mistaken… this should be holy water number one.” The mermaid's voices were all a little trembling, she whispered.

“Holy water number one? What is that?” Sannir was confused.

“Let's put it this way... Lord Sannir, if the Sea of Sparks had a master, this bottle of holy water alone would buy half the Sea of Sparks...” replied Jenny with an odd face.

“Ah?” Sannir also stayed, suddenly feeling that what he had just caught was not a bottle of potion, but a heavy bomb. This is not the first time he has participated in looting, but he has never seen goods of this magnitude, and the Nagars loot merchant ships with a choice, usually avoiding the fleets of real large merchants and royalty, otherwise the navies of the countries surrounding the Sea of Sparkling are not vegetarian.

“Can it cure...?” Sannir couldn't help but ask stubbornly.

“Enough! That's enough, you don't need that much at all. Just a little!” The mermaid replied with some joy.

Sannir was a little silent for a moment, and then he looked up at Brando and said, "Humans, do you really give this to us? You know, we can't afford this! ”

“It's okay,” Brando replied as if he didn't care. "As I said before, I can't afford the part. ”

How can a war get into stock? Sannir thinks this human being is getting more and more mysterious. Never seen him do business before, but he thought about it and asked seriously: "So, what's the name of the gentleman? ”

“Just call me Brando, because what I'm doing right now, it's not easy to make my last name public.” Brando answered half the time.

“I understand, well, here I say again, that I, Sannir, on behalf of the Greyfin clan, declare that merchant ships sailing above the surface of the sea from today, under your banner, are under the protection of our Greyfin Naga, and that any attack on these merchant ships is considered a provocation to us Greyfin Naga, and we will fight back in war. ”

The sound of Sannir's nail cuts echoed back to the surface, and as soon as it was said, it was the captain's turn to change color on James's face. Sannir seemed to repeat what he had said before, but the meaning was completely different. Sannir's commitment was clearly more formal and detailed, and if it were true, it would mean that virtually no future merchant ships under Brando would be looted in the sparkling sea. And as long as Greyfin Naga exists for a day, that fact will last.

As a long-time seafarer, the young captain certainly understands what this means, knowing that, in addition to the large merchant and royal fleet, ordinary merchant ships are up to 30 per cent more likely to be looted in the sparkling sea, and that small merchants are likely to be left without blood at any time. With this commitment from Sannir, however, it is almost doomed to the fact that Brando's merchant fleet will be comparable in the future to those of Ambethel's famous major corporations.

If Brando wanted to do business...

But Sannir took a deep look at Brando and added: “In addition, if your ‘goods' are truly as spiritual as you say they are, I assure you that you will always be a friend of our clan as long as you do not do anything hostile to Greyfin Naga in the future. ”

In other words, if Brando had lied on holy water, then the previous agreements would certainly not have counted. After all, he still doesn't believe that a strange human being would give such a great benefit for no reason. Since the witch lord says that this potion is worth half the sparkling sea, then the true value of this potion is worth half the sparkling sea, and Sunil doesn't believe that any human being would deserve to give up such a fortune archer.

However, after the experiment, he made a gesture to the other Naga, then turned around with the mermaid and dived into the sea, leaving only a white wave on the surface. The rest of Naga waited for the two men to disappear completely before saying to Brando et al.: "My human friend, Lord Sannir, has ordered us to escort you. ”

Brando nodded, saying that escorts actually meant watching, but as long as Sannir proved that the No. 1 holy water he gave them was real, these Naga would really and desperately escort them to Ambethel. He certainly didn't feel uncomfortable getting some guards for no reason, but compared to this, he had actually been looking at Sannir's left shoulder. He remembered where there was a terrible scar when he first met each other in the future, and now he can't see it. It must have been left in this war. Brando wanted to remind each other, but he thought about it and gave up. After all, for every soldier, the experience of the brink of life and death is precious.

He turned around and sold it on his own. His friendship with Naga was settled, which was a surprise in this line of work. Thinking about it, Brando raised his head and saw the sailors sailing, ready to start over, and Captain James stood aside with some envy and said, "Lord, what a good business you're doing. ”

… (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote on recommendations, monthly tickets (qidian.com), and your support is my biggest motivation.)