Chapter 518 "Blue Flame Copy" Settlement (Part 1)
Bone Spur, who was thrown to the ground like a sack by the security guard, was twitching in pain, but he didn't even have the courage to raise his head. He gritted his teeth and did not dare to make any sound.
Many senior officials of the Crow Zun Secret Gang on the scene were still furious at the humiliation of breaking down the door. Some of the bad-tempered ones were even mobilizing their magic power and preparing to take action.
Now when he saw Sarah's indifferent expression standing at the door, she suddenly softened and stopped, and her anger turned into fear.
What's going on?
Everyone froze in place, including the bottle owner.
“Captain Sarah, what’s going on, what do you mean?” The bottler clenched his fists, deliberately ignoring Sarah’s “impolite” behavior of breaking in, and asked very politely.
Sarah looked calm, raised her finger and pointed at Gothe beside her.
It was only then that the bottle owner was surprised to realize that there was a young mage standing next to Sarah.
The other person looks too young and not very powerful, but he can stand side by side with Sarah. This is a very strange thing in itself.
"He is the most important ally of our gold coin hunter group and also my friend. He bought the Kraken Saltmarsh Spirit Liquid at a high price at the All Souls' Day auction the day before yesterday."
Sarah said directly: "But your people actually colluded with people from the Leiden Mercenary Group to come to him and cause trouble, wanting to kill him and steal the potion."
“Who gave you the courage of the Crow Boar Secret Gang to become an enemy of our gold coin hunter group?” Sarah paused, without any nonsense, and directly escalated Bone Spur’s behavior into a conflict between the two forces.
Just hearing the words "the most important ally", the owner of the bottle felt his heart skip a beat. He already knew that the situation was not good. By the time Sarah finished speaking, he had a splitting headache.
"Captain Sarah, this is just my subordinate's personal behavior and has absolutely nothing to do with this gang."
Zun Master immediately tried to distance Bone Spur from the Crow Zun Secret Gang. At the same time, he showed a sincere attitude and gave in decisively: "Of course, he is a member of my Crow Zun Secret Gang. He did this because of my poor discipline of my subordinates. I am willing to apologize to you!"
"Whether it has anything to do with your Crow Zun Secret Gang or not is not up to you." Sarah, however, did not give him any face and continued to say coldly.
The bottle owner almost cursed in his heart when he saw Sarah's indifferent expression.
What is the most important ally, such a young pretty face, so capable of becoming an ally of your gold coin hunter group?
If he could believe this, then he would be a fool, not the leader of a gang.
This was obviously an excuse that Sarah found at random, an excuse to deal with their secret crow gang.
But the problem is that even if he knows it well, he has to admit his defeat.
Because it doesn't matter whether the reason is sufficient or not, what matters is who has a stronger fist.
At least, the bottle owner does not have the courage to fall out with Sarah now.
Davy Jones is a supermodel to all the mages in Black Sails City.
The person in front of me is very likely to kill David.
How terrifying!
"Please tell me, Captain Sarah, what can we, the Crow Zun Secret Gang, do to satisfy you and forgive my men's unintentional mistakes?"
Zun Master gritted his teeth in his heart, but still said with a smile on his face.
“This is your business, not mine.” However, faced with the bottle owner’s “pleasure”, Sarah remained extremely indifferent and her attitude did not improve at all.
This condescending attitude made the other top executives of the Crow Zun Secret Gang feel a little resentful and humiliated.
They bowed before David because the pirate king had spent hundreds of years of blood building up his prestige.
As for Sarah, it is obvious that she does not have this foundation yet.
Although they were wary of Sarah, seeing her was worse than hearing it, and the fear and fear of Sarah in their hearts was not that deep after all.
Even the bottle owner is like this.
He was about to open his mouth to express some of the "tough" attitude of the Crow Zun Secret Gang.
At this moment, a dark crow flew in and hovered over the meeting hall, making a rhythmic crow sound of "quack-quack-quack".
This is a unique communication code of the Crow Zun Secret Gang. It has a distinct rhythm and contains a specific intelligence code.
The bottle owners have placed spies on many docks in the City of Black Sails, and the order given is to report any movement of the gold coin hunter group as soon as possible.
They did the same thing. After discovering that the Fire Knife had landed at the Ice Anchor Pier, they immediately sorted out the information and then handed it over to Crow to report the secret message.
It’s just that Sarah’s movements were too fast. After dealing with Master Luke and Keith, she went straight to the headquarters of the Crow Cask Secret Gang, which caused the news to be reported a little slower. She just arrived at this time.
The bottle owner's ears twitched slightly, deciphering the crow's cries into corresponding messages in his mind:
The Fire Knife... the mast... David's body... the sky lantern...
As the last syllable fell, the bottle owner was shaken all over, and his face under the bronze mask instantly turned pale.
It’s true!
Davy Jones is really dead!
Died in Sarah's hands, and his body was hung on the mast of the Fire Knife for public display, serving as a "sky lantern" that shocked the whole city!
This news was like a basin of ice water, instantly extinguishing all the "toughness" and luck in the bottle owner's heart.
His Adam's apple rolled and he swallowed, and when he looked carefully, he realized that the enchanted gun in Sarah's right hand was not the [good luck] and [bad luck] that he knew.
The body of the gun is covered with dragon scale patterns and the shining topaz gems are clearly Davy Jones’s ferocious enchanted gun that he does not know the name of!
Everything is clear.
Sarah's indifference and "arrogance" all come from her strength and her record of killing David.
The owner of the bottle glanced at the trembling bone spurs on the ground, and then looked at Sarah who looked indifferent at the door and Gothe who looked like he was watching a show, knowing that he must give in today.
"Leader Sarah, I am willing to give out 35% of the gang's total annual income, which is one hundred thousand gorse coins, as compensation. Do you think it can calm down your anger?" The bottle owner gritted his teeth and said in pain.
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the top brass of the Crow Zun Secret Gang in the meeting hall changed slightly.
Income is not profit. Gangs also need to pay corresponding huge costs every year, including remuneration and pensions for gang members, principal for purchasing smuggled goods, equipment losses, etc.
The final profit is actually only between half and 35% of the income.
Summing out 100,000 gorse coins as compensation is basically equivalent to a year of hard work in vain.
Of course, it is impossible to verify whether the total annual income of the Crow Zun Secret Gang is only more than 300,000 gorse coins.
But even though the bottle owner had "bleeded heavily", Sarah was not moved at all.
"It's only a mere hundred thousand gorse coins, how do you want to smooth things over with this little money?"
This failed, and the bottle owner was able to accept it.
Because this is what he expected.
· Negotiation, negotiation, naturally has to be done slowly, and it is impossible to reveal your lowest price from the beginning.
In fact, this is still two steps away from his bottom line.
But it still has to be done.
"We, Crow Zun Secret Helper, now have three large docks. If you need it, I can give one of them to you!"
Among the three docks, one is a declining gang property that was annexed by the intimidation of Blood Sail after surrendering to David, and its foundation is already unstable.
Sending one out now not only shows full sincerity, but also won’t break the bones. Instead, it can use Sarah’s momentum to stabilize the other two core terminals.
"Except for the Bloodsail Pier of the Bloodsail Pirates, I am not interested in other piers." Sarah still shook her head, looking indifferent.
Blood Sail Wharf is the undisputed largest wharf in Black Sail City. Its merchant ship throughput accounts for half of the total volume of Black Sail City.
As long as she has the Blood Sail Pier in her hands, how can she value a Pier of the Crow Zun Secret Gang?
At this point, Sarah still had no emotion at all, and the bottle owner's heart had actually sunk.
But the arrow is on the string and must be fired.
As a last resort, the owner of the bottle could only give up his bottom line: "Captain Sarah, our gang still has four properties in the upper city. The gold coin hunter group has been stationed on Ember Island before and has not purchased any property in the City of Black Sails. I think you may need it."
When he said this, the bottle owner felt as if someone had cut out a piece of flesh.
Even a layman can see how sincere this is.
"I have heard a little bit about the industries of your Crow Zun Secret Gang in the upper city, but I know that operating these industries requires a lot of professional manpower. My hunter group is not large in number, and they are good at fighting but not good at management. There is no such demand now."
Sarah's rejection again made the bottle owner deeply feel the bitterness of life.
This is already his bottom line, the best thing he can offer. If Sarah doesn't like it, what else can he offer?
"Captain Sarah, please tell me clearly, what exactly do you want our gang to do to expose this matter?" At this point, he could not see that Sarah's purpose was clear, and he had never played into the opponent's plan.
Sarah was waiting for the owner of the bottle to speak on his own initiative. The corner of her mouth raised a cold arc, her eyes swept over all the senior members of the Crow Zun Secret Gang present, and she slowly spoke:
"I heard that you used to make black gloves for David, work for Blood Sail, and provide intelligence support."
After hearing this, everyone on the scene changed their expressions suddenly, and exchanged uneasy glances with each other.
Only the bottle owner’s face was covered by a crow mask, so we couldn’t see clearly the changes in his expression, but I guess it was pretty much the same.
"Captain Sarah, David is ruthless and never unreasonable. Back then, he used force to force us, the Crow Zun Secret Gang, to surrender. We had no choice." At this point, the Zun Master no longer pretended to be confused.
I will try my best to satisfy you within my ability, as a thank you for letting us, the Crow Zun Secret Gang, escape from David's clutches"
"Could it be that you think I am a reasonable person?" Before the Zun Master finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by Sarah.
Her voice suddenly turned cold, and [Topaz Annihilator] moved slightly.
The undisguised murderous aura spread like a tide, causing the air in the meeting hall to solidify instantly, and everyone unconsciously held their breath.
The purpose of her coming this time is very simple, which is to take the Crow Zun Secret Gang into her hands just like David did.
Killing David is only the first step. If you want to truly control Black Sail City, you must quickly take over Blood Sail's assets.
These require accurate intelligence support.
As David's "black gloves", the Crow Cask Secret Gang knows the details of the Blood Sail very well.
Only with their help, can she take over the huge assets left by the Bloodsail Pirates as quickly as possible and truly take over the power vacuum left by Davy Jones.
This is the strategy decided by the "Gold Coin Hunter Group" after discussion on the Fire Knife.
Especially because their hunter group has been engaged in bounty activities all year round and has almost no foundation within the City of Black Sails.
If you want to become king here, relying solely on Sarah's force and reputation for killing David may be able to calm the situation for a while, but it will never be able to maintain it for a long time.
If you want to remain the hegemon for a long time, you must have the support of local forces at least in the early stage.
This is like the airborne feudal minister in Gaode's previous life. If he wants to have a stable position, he must find a way to get the support of the local famous families.
It’s just that Sarah is not that gentle. What she wants to do is not to get the support of the local famous families, but to directly win over the local famous families and become her own power.
Generally, this won't work.
Because the check and balance of power cannot be summed up by force, everyone must act within the limits allowed by the rules.
But this is the City of Black Sails, a city of disorderly sin!
Originally, Sarah was still thinking about what excuse she would use to kick open the door of the Crow Cask Secret Gang and force them to submit.
As a result, as soon as I landed in the City of Black Sails, I encountered Gothe's incident, and the Crow Zun Secret Gang happened to be involved in it.
The ready excuse came to the door, and Sarah took it naturally.
"Captain Sarah, this matter is of great importance, can we discuss it internally and give you a reply?" The bottle owner kept struggling in his heart.
He must be hoping that the Crow Zun Secret Gang can take this opportunity to become independent, get rid of the fate of being a vassal, and no longer act based on other people's faces.
But on the other hand, he was indeed afraid of Sarah's strength.
His eyes hidden under the crow mask glanced at the senior executives beside him.
The clenched fists of the warring mages revealed their reluctance, but they lowered their heads helplessly; the senior leaders of the peace faction had their eyes flickering, and they were obviously inclined to compromise.
"There is nothing to discuss. If you agree now, I can promise that as long as I am still in the City of Black Sails, your Crow's Secret Gang will be the largest gang in the City of Black Sails." Sarah saw the struggle of the top brass of the Crow's Secret Gang and added fuel to the fire.
Seeing this situation, the bottle owner also knew that Sarah would not give up until she achieved her goal.
"Captain Sarah, the Crow Zun Secret Gang is willing to be of use to you." He sighed in his heart and stooped a lot.
The Crow Zun Secret Gang has surrendered to others twice in the past few years in his hands, which can be said to be a loss of face and blood.
But there is nothing he can do!
A David and a Sarah, these are characters that have not been seen for hundreds of years, but he happened to run into them one after another.
Can you blame him?