On the "Golden Ghost", Colin warmly greeted Nicole and others.
Raymond, on the other hand, calmly paid attention to the guy whose system kept showing hostile prompts.
Including Nicole and Dunlop, a total of five people disembarked from the Eight-Legged Spider. The one who showed hostility was the burly man "Lawson", who was Dunlop's family knight.
Almost all of the scientists in Hex City have high noble titles awarded by the major kingdoms of the Endless Sea. Nicole's maternal line, the Parsi family, also holds the title of hereditary honorary marquis. Although Dunlop is mean, he is also a real noble.
The noble family raised more than a thousand loyal knights when it was at its peak. Now after escaping, there are only three or two shrimps left.
"The situation seems a bit complicated..."
Raymond saved these guys. It stands to reason that if they don't feel grateful, at least they won't have evil thoughts.
Now the system displays a hostile prompt, probably triggering the hostile aura of the "Twelve Sage Camp" again.
"It turns out that some of the Nico family knights have been infiltrated for a long time. No wonder they were chased for more than ten sea areas..."
Raymond muttered something silently in his mind and understood why they were being chased here.
But when he thought about it again, he felt that things seemed to be as simple as he thought.
"Since the World Headquarters has already penetrated into these families, with their methods, it is easy to catch Nicole and the others. What is the purpose of this 'hidden man' following them for so long?"
"What happened to the Oliver family fleet that was chasing just now...was it also a method of the World Headquarters?"
"With so much effort, is it possible that Ni or Dunlop has any secrets that even the World Government would consider valuable?"
Several questions flashed through his mind, but before he could figure it out, he didn't expect that the story of "The Farmer and the Snake" would actually happen to him.
...
Dunlop was obviously more interested in the "Golden Ghost" than Raymond and the others on the ship.
He is like a lord inspecting his territory, pointing and knocking from time to time. He seems to be very satisfied with the Iron Toad, and is quite unceremonious.
He was originally a well-known mechanical engineer in the research and development of battleships. When he saw the exquisite designs on this ship, the sparkle in his eyes never went out.
"This ship only uses strength 5 sea steel?"
"Yes, Mr. Dunlop."
"Hey, this ship is going to carry the 'Manvat Superconducting Defense System'? Tsk tsk... That's a good idea."
"Yes! Because we still lack some materials, we have just finished drawing the runes, and the automatic warning and linkage devices have not been installed yet..."
"What is installed on this axle is the 'K-2 shock absorber' developed by Master Connie? Can this device be installed on a small warship?"
"Well, it's the patent invented by the teacher. Because the 'Golden Ghost' requires high-strength shock absorption, I made some adjustments to this device."
"What technology do you use for the 'seamless welding of the bottom silo immersion system'? Why does it not feel like a mainstream welding method?"
"Oh, those are just some little alchemical tricks..."
"What is the use of this bracket on the magic cannon?"
"That's a small accessory I prepared for the 'automatic thermal energy tracking aiming system'..."
"I've been in Hex City for so many years, why haven't I heard of this technology? Master Connie taught it to you?"
"No. This is the ship-based attack technology I developed myself, inspired by my teacher's research on 'thermal energy early warning'."
"..."
Like a drunkard seeing fine wine, Dunlop kept asking about detailed design issues.
Especially when he was on the ship, he frequently saw some exquisite designs that he couldn't help but marvel at. Mr. Dunlop was even more satisfied with the ship.
Science and technology, especially the unique technology independently developed by mechanics, are priceless top secrets. Like magic potion formulas, they are the privacy of mechanics.
Dunlop asked this very rudely.
But since this guy was Nicole's biological uncle, even though Colin was a little unhappy, he couldn't refuse. Except for the secret of his alchemy body, he almost always answered all questions.
...
However, this arrogant Mr. Dunlop did not get good looks from Raymond and others.
At the beginning, everyone in the "Ghost Group" thought that as landlords, they should welcome them warmly.
But these arrogant guests didn't even bother to talk to these "pirates".
This Lord Dunlop from Hexcheng, and even the three family knights behind him, have never looked at them directly, and they always have an arrogance of looking at others through their nostrils.
Now that the hot face was against the cold buttocks, Raymond and the others stopped paying attention to them and went about their own business.
Anna really liked Nicole, a girl with glasses, and took him to chat enthusiastically.
Also due to Nicole's presence, Raymond couldn't bear to drive these rude guys off the boat.
...
Not long after,
Colin accompanied Dunlop after "inspecting" the ship.
They stepped back onto the deck.
After a conversation, Dunlop was also surprised.
It turns out that the young apprentice whom he was not optimistic about at the beginning seems to have inherited some of Master Connie's true heritage. Whether it is the level of mechanical technology knowledge or some creative thinking, this kid has shown extraordinary evil talents.
In Hex City, knowledge means money.
With an elder's caring tone, he asked: "Kelin... what are your future plans? Are you interested in continuing research with me?"
Colin was also a little surprised that Dunlop suddenly became friendly towards him.
He shook his head and decisively refused: "I am a member of the Ghost Group and will always be so in the future. I will accompany the captain and my friends on all adventures..."
"Haha...continue to be a pirate?"
Hearing this, Dunlop made no secret of his disdain. In his eyes, this kind of unscrupulous pirate group was as dirty as sewer bugs.
At this moment, in Dunlop's eyes, Colin has become a "cornucopia" that can create countless wealth!
But if such a talented mechanic is in his own hands, he will definitely bring him endless wealth in the future.
Oh... doesn't he like niece Nicole?
When the time comes to recruit him, won't our Parsi family be able to make a comeback?
He said earnestly: "Have you never thought about your future? Are you just going to be a pirate all your life? Don't you have any lofty ideals?"
"ideal?"
Colin said firmly: "My ideal is to avenge my teacher, and I will make those people in the World Headquarters pay a heavy price!"
"..."
Nani, what do I hear?
Hearing this, Dunlop's heart "thumped" and he glanced at Colin with a strange expression.
Is this kid crazy? He wants to cause trouble to the World Headquarters with his mouth open. If he is really recruited and held in his hand, wouldn't he be holding a bomb at any time?
No wonder he insisted on becoming a pirate. Only the most vicious pirates would play such a crazy revenge game with him!
Going against the World Headquarters is a dead end, isn't it?!
Even though his own Parsi family were all victims of the World Headquarters, Mr. Dunlop never dared to have the slightest bit of revenge when faced with that terrifying behemoth.
"You kid wants to die, so don't let him get involved..."
Dunlop muttered in his mind.
In an instant, he lost interest in winning over Colin, and instead set his sights on the ship, obviously having strange thoughts in his heart.
Although people can’t get it, this already built ship can!
After checking it out just now, he found that except for the "rusty" paint of the ship, he was not satisfied with it, but all other equipment and devices were in perfect condition!
He didn't expect that during this escape, he would encounter such a precious battleship! This ship could make them a lot of money just by getting the technology patent for dismantling it...
Now the "Eight-Legged Spider" battleship has been severely damaged and has lost its ability to sail long distances.
If Dunlop and the others want to survive to the next human territory, they can only take the "Golden Ghost".
But how can being a passenger be as comfortable as being a host?
What's more, it is a top-level predator-class ship with extremely high technological standards!
Think about this,
Dunlop's tone suddenly lost his enthusiasm, and he asked coldly: "Boy Colin, how much does it cost to build your boat?"
Colin didn't hear the implication. He made a mental calculation and said truthfully: "To get to this point... the cost would be about a billion gold coins."
"More than a billion... Well, these materials add up to about this."
Dunlop also thought about it in his mind and muttered a few words.
After a pause, he finally stated his purpose and said in a giving tone: "Let's do this, I will give you two billion to buy your ship. In the future, you can use the money to build a new one." ..."
This tone seems to be a great gift... I gave you hundreds of millions in premium, why are you still not grateful?
However, even if you buy it, the construction cost and the actual selling price are completely different things.
At the current level of the "Golden Ghost", if it were to be sold, if the price had increased tenfold, people would be rushing to get it!
After all, a good ship is the key to survival in naval battles!
...
"What did you say? You want... to buy a boat?"
As soon as he said this, not only Colin, but also everyone in the "Ghost Group" was stunned.
The atmosphere on the boat suddenly became very strange because of these words.
By the way... I invited you to my home as a guest, and now you actually say that you are interested in the host's house and want to buy it?
Is this really good?
"Sorry, Mr. Dunlop. The Golden Ghost is my brainchild and we will not sell it."
Facing this extremely rude request, Colin's face turned cold and he said sternly: "My captain and my friends will never sell it!"
"hehe?"
Dunlop snorted coldly, thinking that they thought the price was not enough, and said: "If you feel that the price is not appropriate, I can give you more... Well, I'll offer you 2.5 billion gold coins! This is already enough. You will have a huge amount of wealth that will last you several lifetimes without worrying about food and drink..."
Before he finished speaking,
Colin interrupted angrily: "Mr. Dunlop! I think you'd better not make such rude requests again. Otherwise, my friends and I will no longer welcome you as a guest on the ship..."
"not welcome?"
Just because you are qualified to talk to me like this?
Dunlop snorted coldly, his eyes became more and more evil, and he asked in a deep voice: "What if I must buy it?"
I, a noble nobleman, have given me enough face by negotiating with you, a group of low-class pirates. Now you actually dare to refuse?
At this time, a flash of white light flashed across his glasses, flashing a series of numbers.
Haha, they are just a group of "Five Scumbags", where do they get the confidence?
The combat effectiveness glasses clearly show the combat effectiveness of the members of the "Ghost Pirates" in front of them. At this level, even one of his knights can't be defeated. How dare they go out to sea to play pirate games?
What's more, the Endless Sea is a world where the weak eat the strong. Are the weak qualified to negotiate terms with the strong?
After a pause, he sneered and said: "I am willing to spend more than two billion gold coins to buy your ship because of the fact that Nicole and you have known each other... Otherwise, do you think you are qualified to negotiate terms with me?
?”
When Nicole heard this, her face suddenly changed and she shouted angrily: "Uncle, what are you talking about?! They just saved us, you are so... so rude!"
Obviously she also guessed that her uncle might have some evil intentions. In this situation, it seemed that he was planning to buy and sell by force!
Because of Colin's trust in him, they were invited on board the ship. Now it seems that they have led the wolf into the house?
A row of numbers also appeared in Nicole's own glasses. The combat effectiveness of everyone present was clearly displayed. The combat effectiveness of everyone in this "ghost group" was not high. It was definitely not the Dunlops who were not wearing heavy individual soldier skeletons.
Human opponent!
"what did I say?"
Dunlop looked indifferent and said threateningly: "I'm introducing a very profitable deal to your friend..."
"Uncle, you...if you make such rude requests again, I will...I will..."
Nicole's face was full of anxiety and blushing, but she was helpless.
Embarrassment, helplessness, shame, anger, apology... turned into crystal tears rolling in my eyes.
If my uncle really wants to buy and sell by force, there is nothing I can do about him!
...
Hex City produces various high-tech products, battleships, equipment, individual soldier skeletons... Of course, there is also a unique special product "combat effectiveness evaluation system"!
As we all know, the extraordinary beings in Hex City do not pay attention to physical training, so their ability to obtain extraordinary abilities is very weak.
Moreover, most of the extraordinary routes they take are intelligence-related awakenings, which have little improvement in combat effectiveness.
Therefore, in order to make up for certain shortcomings in abilities, they created many auxiliary technological products.
For example...combat power detection glasses!
Extraordinary people can sense the opponent's strength and rank by capturing the opponent's "Qi".
However, the ability of Hex City's technological transcendent is extremely weak, even negligible.
So they created a piece of equipment that uses technology to replace perception—combat power detection glasses!
This kind of "combat power detection glasses" is inspired by the perception of extraordinary people, and its principle is somewhat similar to Raymond's metabolism detector in his previous life.
They use instruments to capture the "energy" overflowing from the target's body surface, and then accurately calculate the target's overall "energy" through formulas, and then convert it into numbers and display them on the light screen of the glasses, allowing people to know at a glance what the opponent's "combat effectiveness" is.
The observation error of this instrument is very small, even more accurate than the subjective judgment of a perceptual extraordinary person!
Normally, as long as they don't encounter some special beings, this "combat power assessment instrument" allows them to directly identify their strength.
...
That’s why Dunlop dared to say such forceful words!
When he got on the ship just now, the "Combat Assessment System" had already projected the combat effectiveness of everyone on the ship into his glasses in the form of data.
The so-called one-eyed swordsman captain has a combat power of "15545", which is just the level of an ordinary Sequence 5 Transcendent;
The doctor named Lulu has a combat power of "8899". Although the instrument shows that he is a Sequence 4 transcendent, his actual combat power is not as good as that of a Sequence 5;
As for the red-haired pirate lady, her combat power is "3588", and her Sequence 6 weak magic system is extraordinary;
That "flower bear" looks so stupid...the combat display is only "5"! Although there may be errors, Pross believes that this is really just an ordinary pure-fur bear that "fights the five scum".
In the "combat power evaluation system", the strongest one in the battle was actually the white-haired monkey named Jiji, which reached "18667". This is obviously a heterogeneous species...probably where are these low-class pirates?
Pets found by walking around in dog poop.
It's a pity that the heavy-duty "Individual Technological Combat Suit" they wear is Hex City's top combat equipment, and its actual combat capabilities are definitely comparable to those of extraordinary beings whose combat power exceeds "10W"!
This also means that if all the people in this "ghost group" are put together, they have absolutely no chance of winning!
Science is the only truth,
This is the true thought of Mr. Dunlop and his three knights.
The difference in combat power values is also their confidence!
...
It's a pity that Dunlop didn't know that none of the people on board were normal...
Raymond and Sha Mao can "contain breath", and what others perceive is only the part of their power that they display.
Colin has an alchemical body with almost no flow of 'qi'.
Anna has just taken Devil Fruit, and her extraordinary level is already very low, but her natural elemental ability allows her to explode with combat power dozens of times higher than her level.
Lulu is also a combat doctor, and her extraordinary abilities are not strong to begin with. She relies on potions to increase her ability in combat.
Probably only the monkey Jiji was detected and had real fighting power before using the medicine.
This group of monsters, in the eyes of Mr. Dunlop, are all "war scum".
...
On the "Golden Ghost", the atmosphere suddenly became awkward and full of gunpowder.
At this time,
Raymond's voice came coldly from behind,
"Oh? If we don't agree...are you going to buy and sell by force?"