"The five people sitting separately in the other corner were imprisoned here before me," Liu Xinao continued: "The three in the innermost are fugitives, and the other two are maritime mercenaries."
"Why are there so many people locked up here?!" Qian Hai was a little surprised, "What is this ship for? Is it a pirate?"
Liu Xiwen smiled disdainfully, "They are not even worthy of being pirates. They are just wild dogs surviving on the sea. They hunt down fugitives with bounties on them, sell slaves, and smuggle. They do everything."
Qian Hai nodded, "I understand, you take a break first, and I'll give you the remaining half bottle of potion later."
An Xiu came to Qian Hai's side, "How is it? What's your plan?"
"We have the same interests as the mercenaries and fugitives. The key is what to do with the seven people on the opposite side." Qian Hai frowned slightly, "Killing them here seems a bit risky, and it is easy to attract people from outside."
"Can you see their strength?" An Xiu asked.
"Yes," Qian Hai motioned to An Xiu with his eyes, "That old man and that woman are useless, they are useless. That noble boy is not even bronze. The remaining four guards are all in the early stage of bronze and have average strength."
"They have no fighting power here," An Xiu whispered close to Qian Hai, "We can also knock them out and keep them here."
"If you want to find reliable helpers," Liu Xiyao suddenly said, "I think those two maritime mercenaries are more trustworthy."
"Marine mercenaries? Are you sure?" Qian Hai turned his head and looked at Liu Xijuan, "What do maritime mercenaries do?"
Unexpectedly, Qian Hai didn’t even know about maritime mercenaries. Liu Xiyao glanced at Qian Hai in surprise and explained: “Marine mercenaries are usually hired to protect merchant ships or some villages on the island. Every mercenary has They all have a unified tattoo logo. Their code of conduct is that as long as the terms are negotiated with them in advance, they will abide by their promises.”
Qian Hai looked at the two mercenaries and thought for a moment, "Okay, I'll go over and have a chat."
Qian Hai stood up and walked towards the two mercenaries holding his shackles. The mercenary sitting in the corner just glanced at Qian Hai, and then continued to lower his head and remained motionless.
Qian Hai sat next to the two mercenaries and said in a deep voice: "I heard that you are maritime mercenaries. Are you willing to negotiate a deal?"
"What deal?" A mercenary lowered his head without any fluctuation in his tone.
Qian Hai didn't beat around the bush and said directly: "I will untie your handcuffs and you will follow me to rob the boat. If we succeed, I will give you a portion of the commission and an escape boat."
Hearing Qian Hai say that he could untie their handcuffs, the mercenary looked up at Qian Hai in surprise, hesitated for a few seconds, and said, "If you can really untie our handcuffs, we can accept you." We are hiring, but we are no match for the captain and first mate.”
"The first mate is the magician, right? Let us deal with those two, and you can just deal with the other sailors." Qian Hai then asked: "What else do you know about the situation on this ship?"
"We were the first to be imprisoned here. After more than ten days of observation," the mercenary said, "we estimate that there are about 20 to 25 sailors on this ship, and most of them are in the early bronze stage. Most of them sleep in the Stern.”
'There were a lot more people than I expected. Qian Hai asked again: "Is there any more?"
"In addition to the captain and first mate, there is also a very strong ship's doctor, who is a warlock." The mercenary suggested: "If you want to rob the ship, it is best to do it after midnight. Then the few sailors who are keeping watch can better deal with it. .”
"Well, that's what I planned too," Qian Hai looked at the two mercenaries, "So, am I your employer now?"
"Of course, everyone at sea knows that we sea mercenaries can be hired anytime and anywhere." The two mercenaries said happily: "What we eat is reputation, but if the employer breaches the contract, all sea mercenaries will also suffer. The pursuit."
"Haha," Qian Hai smiled softly, "I don't have to break the contract. I will open the handcuffs and shackles for you later and it will be considered as the deposit I paid. Now please help me go to the cell door and keep an eye on the outside."
"Okay." The two mercenaries stood up and walked toward the cell door with a clanging sound of shackles.
"Hey!" Jacques Sitting in the opposite corner, he was already tired of listening to what Qian Hai was muttering to these people. Now that they are walking around, he feels that his identity is being provoked, "You untouchables are messing around. Why are you walking? Leave me alone!"
Seeing that Qian Hai paid no attention to Jacques and continued to walk towards the three fugitives, the two mercenaries also walked towards the cell door.
Jacques, who was ignored, became extremely angry in an instant, "I'm talking to you losers! Are you deaf?!"
"What's the fuss about?!" Two sailors came from the corridor carrying a basket of food and several water bags.
Jacques stood up and walked forward, raised his head to the sailors and said: "I have negotiated terms with your captain. Now let your captain change our place. I have had enough of being locked up with these untouchables!"
"I don't care if you've had enough!" The sailor threw the black earth-ball-like food in the box directly at Jacques Crouch. "The terms you negotiated are just money to buy your own lives. Just stay here." !”
Jacques had never experienced such humiliation. He suppressed his anger and continued: "Then I can add more conditions. I want to see your captain."
"You can meet the captain whenever you want!" Another sailor threw the water bag in impatiently. "Our captain doesn't have time. If you make any more noise, I'll kill you!"
Seeing the two sailors turning around and leaving without paying attention to Jacques, Qian Hai sat next to the three fugitives and whispered: "Do you want to live?"
The fugitive next to Qian Hai picked up the 'black soil ball' scattered on the ground and took a bite. He looked at Qian Hai with bloodshot eyes and said disdainfully: "Kid, don't come to us to seek death."
"Haha," Qian Hai smiled, stared into the fugitive's eyes and asked word for word: "I ask you if you want to live."
The fugitive was stunned for a moment, looked back at the other two fugitives, and then asked Qian Hai, "What can you do?"
Qian Hai whispered: "I can let you out, but there are so many people up there that you can't escape, so you have to follow my arrangements. When we kill the captain, you can regain your freedom."
"Hehe," the fugitive said with a sinister smile: "That's not enough, we also need half of the things on the boat."
"You seem to have made a mistake," Qian Hai looked at the fugitive with a smile, but his voice became increasingly gloomy, "You are not qualified to negotiate terms with me. If you don't agree, you will die here."
The three greedy fugitives did not know what inhuman things they had done before, and Qian Hai had no intention of negotiating terms with them.
