The pirates drove more than a dozen carriages to the port.
Ella continued to try to convince the group of businessmen that the money was worth it: "Don't cry! Look, this is the most luxurious carriage in Instria! The seats are so comfortable that one can sleep for three days and three nights.
night!"
Before he finished speaking, a moderate sea breeze blew up, and the top of one of the carriages flew off with a "click".
Ella's face suddenly turned red. She loudly rebuked a pirate driving the carriage: "What's going on? Didn't I tell you to find the best carriage?"
"King of Sweden, the one that flew just now belongs to Lord Instria. We pulled him over without thinking..."
"That cheapskate!"
Ella couldn't help scolding Onruok, and then she put on a smile and comforted the group of businessmen: "It's okay, there are more than just carriages, I have also prepared other welcome gifts! Quick, bring up the gifts.
!”
The pirates rushed forward menacingly and tied up the merchants one by one with chains. Ella was frightened: "You... what are you doing?"
"Back to the King of Sweden! You said you wanted to give your guests the treatment of state guests. We thought about it for a long time, and finally got these chains! Pure silver! Definitely luxurious enough! We originally wanted to use gold, but the funds were a bit insufficient...
"
"You're just going to prepare the chains?"
"Ah, by the way, I almost forgot about this!"
The pirates reacted, pulled out strips of cloth from their pockets, and blocked the mouths of the shouting merchants.
"What is this???"
"When I came back to the King of Sweden, they were all fine silk! They were soaked in spices! They smelled so good!"
Ella watched in stunned silence as the pirates threw the tightly tied merchants into the carriage one by one, and then watched them run towards the coffin.
"I almost forgot about this! This is my beloved wife, and my service must be perfect! Take her with you!"
Six pirates stood on both sides and raised the big coffin with their shoulders.
"Don't be so lifeless, dance for the guests! Left, right, left, right, applaud, let's go!"
The pirates danced cheerfully and carried the coffin away in front of the husband.
"Your Majesty, this... won't you stop it?"
"Hehe, hehe, hehe..."
Ella laughed to herself.
"If you think about it carefully, I have already taken possession of Insteria. I might as well not do anything at all... just grab it openly."
The merchants' houses were surrounded by pirates.
"You talk about state guest-level treatment, is this kidnapping???"
The pirates responded confidently: "No, the King of Sweden has taken five hundred Nomisma from you, and it is unjustifiable not to protect you from the war!"
"Isn't it just five hundred Nomisma? I'll give you six hundred. Let me out quickly!"
The pirates resolutely rejected the businessman's suggestion: "No, the King of Sweden said she would protect you until the end of the war, and she did what she said!"
Negotiations failed, and the merchants had no choice but to gather together to discuss the next countermeasures. But the fact that Instria was completely taken over by pirates was really beyond their expectations. They didn't know where the pirates' power had reached.
After talking for a long time, I couldn't come up with a good solution.
The man with the pustules on his face huddled in the corner and said nothing.
Late at night, the pirates were patrolling around the house where the merchants were imprisoned, and suddenly they heard a whistle coming from inside the house.
"Those businessmen seemed to be in a good mood and were still whistling."
The pirates laughed, completely unaware that an eagle flew over in response to the whistle, circled the house a few times and then flew away.
Not long after, a noisy sound suddenly came from the distance. Hundreds of birds flew over here, chirping and circling around the house. The pirates suddenly became alert, and their long-term hunting experience told them
There is something terrible coming towards them.
"Are there any large carnivores around here?"
One pirate cast a questioning look at his companion. The other pirates all shook their heads. They were not familiar with the terrain of Instria. This is a coastal area with only some small hills, and there should not be any large land beasts.
.
Noisy footsteps came from the dark horizon. The pirates on guard in the high-rise buildings shined their lanterns downwards, and opened their mouths in shock: hundreds of wild beasts were running towards this direction, including pheasants, venomous snakes, and...
Rats...even a few wild boars.
The pirate shouted at the top of his lungs: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Get ready for battle!"
…
When Ella came after hearing the news, the pirates were leisurely lighting a bonfire and roasting the wild boar.
There were many large pits around them. The man with pustules on his face was trapped in one of the pits, and the girl who was supposed to be "dead" was also holding her legs and complaining under the pit: "
Why are there pits dug outside the house?
!”
Amy laughed on the pit: "I only know one magic that can summon beasts, and that is the blessing of Artemis, the goddess of hunting and the moon. And I also only know one person who has this protection.
——Your Highness, you seem to have learned a strange new skill."
"Stop talking, my face is itching to death! Dust, can't you use some comfortable method?"
The girl complained to the man next to her and wiped her face vigorously with her sleeve. When she raised her head again, the pustules on her face had disappeared, and what appeared in front of Ella's eyes was the face of her sister Anna.
This is quite beyond Ella's expectation. The Seven Hills Empire went to war against the Island Republic, and Anna was not only taken as a hostage, but at least had to be imprisoned in a secret prison. But now she appears here safe and sound. During this period, she
What a delicate technique was used, Ella could not imagine.
The man responded with some dissatisfaction: "You can't say a few nice words about me. If it weren't for me, you would have been taken to the front line as a hostage."
"I don't want to! I was locked in the coffin for several days, and I was almost suffocated to death, and you didn't even care about me! Now, sister——"
Anna raised her head and looked at Ella pitifully with her big, watery eyes.
"Can you pull me up quickly?"
However, Ella lowered her head and let out a laugh that made Anna's hair stand on end:
"Hehe, hehe, hehehe..."
"elder sister……?"
"The ransom of two hundred thousand Nomisma has been obtained!"
"elder sister???"
Anna looked at Ella with shock on her face.
"You said before that we were enemies! This is not an island republic, it's Insteria! And I caught you with a trap in an upright manner! Don't I have no reason to refuse? Quick, take it
A net was used to catch her - our military funds have been secured!"
