Throne of the North.

Chapter 776 Liv, who never wastes time or money
Ripples appeared on the once undisturbed sea. The magical winds blowing from the sky and the still sea finally acknowledged each other's existence. The winds whipped up the seawater, and the seawater stirred up waves.

The originally uneventful scene suddenly transformed in less than ten seconds into a giant wave tens of meters high. Inside this wave, Ryan saw a massive ship sailing in, breaking through the wave and crashing down on the ship beneath his feet.

Ryan saw the pirate ship with skulls and ravens printed on it, and he also saw the woman holding onto the rope and standing at the bow.

Freya was right. She was indeed a very beautiful woman, with long, wavy purple hair, pale skin from years of sailing the ocean, and blue, jade-like eyes. She was beautiful and generous, yet she also possessed the aggressiveness of a pirate. Ryan saw the wild side of her.

"Those damned bastards have dared to plunder our wealth again! Sailors, charge! Sink their ship!"

The woman gripping the rope roared, while behind her, the ragged sailors on the pirate ship howled and brandished their chipped scimitars. They surged down from the giant waves, attempting to crush Ryan's ship with their hulls.

At sea, once someone falls into the water, the battle is essentially over.

However, the crew of Freya and his crew on Ryan's ship were no pushovers either. They kept maneuvering the ship and managed to avoid the crashing pirate ship.

The two ships passed each other, and time seemed to slow down. Ryan and the purple-haired woman exchanged a glance, their eyes scrutinizing each other.

Ryan saw the raven on the other person's shoulder. Not to mention the witch ravens, even Ryan himself could clearly sense that the raven with two glowing eyes belonged to a great god.

While he was wondering, the pirate ship had already started moving.

"Damn trash, what are you doing? Time is money, wasting money is shameful! Jump over and kill them!"

The woman brandished a turquoise scimitar with a nick, yet it caused Brand, standing beside Ryan, to place his hands on the hilt.

artifact.

Any object imbued with divine essence can be called a divine artifact; they contain terrifying power, and this scimitar is no exception.

A large group of ragged pirates, yelling and shouting, swung over from the pirate ship. The moment they boarded, the sailors on Ryan's ship actually looked eager to fight, showing no fear of the scene of flashing swords. But this battle was not for them.

One hundred fully armed knights were incredibly powerful; the pirates' weapons couldn't even leave a scratch on their armor.

Anyone with eyes could see that the knights' squires completely overwhelmed the pirates. A hundred knights' squires killed the pirates in mid-air before they could even swing back.

Two pirate ships passed each other, the whole process tense and exciting. Sparks even flew from the friction of the ship's hull. In just over ten seconds, the pirate ship blocking Ryan's view fell behind. After the giant wave was knocked away, the blinding sunlight shone down again.

The dozens of pirates who swam over, except for the corpses, all knelt on the deck, trembling with fear.

The pirate captain, a woman named Liv, was also kneeling on the deck. As the captain, she was the first to jump over. Brand didn't need to make a move; the knights' attendants, including many gold knights, easily took her down with their help.

Next to her was the half-dead crystal squid.

“Quack~”

In the sky, crows with glowing eyes circled and cawed harshly. In the distance, a pirate ship circled around and charged toward the crow ship, seemingly intending to make a final, direct impact.

Brand flew out, and his blood energy was no longer blood red, but a pure, crystalline glow. The glow transformed into a giant stag, whose antlers, covered with sharp branches, stood upright and pressed against the front of the pirate ship, completely enveloping the ram. Then, within hundreds of meters of Brand, countless crystalline light points gathered and merged into his body, multiplying his power.

This is the power of the [Spiritual Body]. Within the sky and the ocean, a vast power empowered Brand's body. In the next moment, the pirate ship that was originally traveling at high speed was stopped in place by the huge stag antlers.

A crystalline glow emanated from Brand's arms as he grasped the stag's antlers in mid-air. With a high-pitched roar, the three-masted pirate ship—

It was lifted high, perhaps for the first time since its birth that it had left the turbulent sea.

The pirate ship was being torn apart by flashes of blue light. The power of the ocean, which had been supporting it, seemed to be stuck together, making Brand a legend. It took all his strength to make it fly.

To the astonishment of onlookers, the pirate ship was erected, only to be slammed down again.

boom! ! !
The imagined scene of the ship breaking apart did not appear. Instead, the boundless seawater, like soft cotton, enveloped the pirate ship, submerging the entire vessel beneath the surface. The surging seawater closed off the sea, surprising Brand.

"I should have just crushed it."

Brand said this, but his body did not stop. He shot straight into the sky and fell from a height of a thousand meters, crashing into the calm sea with a loud bang.

The sea surface was calm, but the water beneath was not. Whether it was due to the nature of the ocean or the summons of Captain Liv, thousands of sea monsters surrounded the Raven Ship from all sides.

However, even the most desolate seawater was blasted into a terrifying wave by this legendary power thread. One monster after another was shattered by the shock of Brand's body, and a few monsters with strong enough bodies floated to the surface of the sea with intact corpses after death.

Ryan saw a lot of crystal-shelled squid.

The pirate ship resurfaced several hundred meters away. This time, it didn't dare to ram the ship directly. The remaining sailors on board were soaking wet and hesitant.

Ryan approached Liv and was about to speak when she spoke first.

"I can pay money to buy my freedom."

Hearing this, Ryan stopped what he was about to say and replied with a smile:
How much are you planning to offer?

“This entire ocean is my treasure, including you, you crystal-shelled squid.”

Liv pointed to the half-dead monster beside her and said.

"This isn't up to you to decide. Even if it were yours, it's mine now, and you can't take it back, so it doesn't belong to you."

"You're right, that's what I think too."

Liv nodded seriously, then shouted at the pirate ship in the distance:

"Bring out my gold!"

A wooden crate over a meter long was carried out. The next moment, the crate was opened, and Ryan saw a dazzling array of gold and gems, which were poured out and then floated on the sea.

"This must be fake."

Ryan stared at Liv speechlessly, while she snorted coldly and did not respond in silence.

“This ocean cannot tolerate the traces of the past. I found those gold and gems in the underwater ruins. Once I found them, they will no longer fall into the ocean.”

“But they are real.”

"Are you going to agree or not? Do you know how valuable my time is? Trying something in vain is the most shameless thing in the world!"

Liv stared intently at Ryan, ready to explode if she saw any hint of deception on his face.

"Free trading of gold is fair, but it's not enough."

"Move again!"

Liv shouted loudly, and two more wooden crates were brought out of the pirate ship. This time they were filled with magic crystals. Unlike the gold, the magic crystals did not float on the surface of the sea, but slowly shimmered like points of light beneath the ocean.

"That's enough."

Ryan is not a shrewd businessman.

"Humph!"

Liv snorted coldly, and upon hearing this, she stood up and broke free from her restraints. She glared fiercely at the hundred stag servants around her, then plunged into the sea without looking back. The sailors who were still alive behind her jumped in after her.

Ryan didn't stop her; by the time he saw her, the woman had already reappeared on the pirate ship. "This entire ocean is my treasure!"

Liv shouted loudly, as if asserting her dominance.

Two hours later, Ryan looked at the wet treasure on the deck and was very satisfied; it was more than ten thousand gold coins.

"Put it away carefully, and we'll send it back to Rhinoceros Horn Mountain together later."

Ryan waved his hand and returned to his position on the main pillar to continue fishing.

The ship sailed aimlessly, leaving Freya puzzled.

"Captain, isn't she the one you wanted to find? Why did you let her leave?"

"Finding her isn't difficult, is it?"

Ryan pointed to the crystalline squid on the deck.

And the other side.

In the deep sea, a group of ragged sailors, holding lanternfish, walked along the seabed, illuminating the surrounding darkness, and eventually came to rest in a bay where a shipwreck had been discovered.

"Everyone, hurry up and search! First crew, go to that ship a hundred meters to the left and search every nook and cranny. Second crew..."

In the ocean depths, Liv's voice carries out her orders. Seemingly reckless, she ensures that every sailor doesn't need to think; they only need to remember her words and act accordingly.

She was a meticulous commander, and as she urged, suits of metal armor that had been submerged in water for decades or even centuries without rusting or decaying were brought out.

"Have they all been found?"

Gulu gulu gulu~
The sailors gestured under Liv's magical influence; they had no way to speak.

"Then let's go up."

On the pirate ship, the sailors put on the salvaged armor. In an instant, ancient wizarding power flowed into their bodies, and the thin, ragged sailors suddenly became incredibly powerful, even their roars became deep and resonant.

Liv nodded in satisfaction, then suddenly turned her head away, her eyes filled with anger.

"Damn it, that's my treasure!"

Boom! ! !
A storm struck, with howling winds and towering waves. The pirate ship reappeared before Ryan, so quickly that he hadn't even finished grilling the red snapper in his hand.

"That's really efficient and decisive."

Ryan looked up as the two ships collided and sped together, engaging in boarding combat once more.

"Push it to me!"

Liv yelled, and the sailors behind her charged forward with renewed roars. This time, their fighting strength had increased significantly, with almost every one of them possessing the strength of a formal knight.

However, it's not enough.

Ten minutes later, Liv knelt down in front of Ryan again, turned her head away from Ryan's eyes, and roared at the pirate ship once more.

"I still have money."

"Wow, a rich woman!" Ryan thought, looking at the three boxes of gold and gems. The value inside was no less than before, especially the gems. If they were sent back to Norris Continent, they would probably be worth several times more.

"not enough."

"I let you go last time, but if I let you go again this time, I'll have to sacrifice my kindness. And if the price you offer this time is even higher than last time..."

"No need to say anything, I understand."

Liv seemed to approve, but when she saw the five more boxes being brought out of the pirate ship, she roared angrily.

"Two are enough, that's my money!"

Liv stopped kneeling, angrily rushed back to the pirate ship, pushed the two chests back, and then went into the water herself to retrieve all the gold coins from the third chest.

Ryan saw clearly that not a single gold coin was missed, and there was even change.

He put a gold coin into another wooden box, then took out five silver coins from it, and then kicked the wealth into the water with a splash.

Clearly, in her calculations, this value was exactly what she could buy with her freedom.

They are unwilling to give an extra penny, nor will they give a penny less.

Most importantly, complete the transaction as soon as possible, without any delay.

The pirate ship disappeared again. Ryan looked at the five chests in front of him with satisfaction. In just one day, his wealth had increased so much.

"It looks like she doesn't have much money left on her ship. Should we give her a couple of days to recover?"

What amazed Ryan most about the raven boat beneath his feet wasn't its ability to automatically repair the broken wood chips, but rather its ability to guide him home.

It's one thing for an old horse to know the way, but how could an old ship from thousands of years ago also know the way?
There's another thing.

As it turned out, Ryan underestimated the wealth of the world's heirs. On the way back to the Blue Sea Islands, Ryan took advantage of the situation and caught a fish in the water. Honestly, this time it wasn't to make Liv appear; he was just a little hungry.

That fish isn't very bright; it will try to taste the hook even without bait. Ryan suspects that eating it will make it stupid.

So Liv ate it.

After having eaten her fill, Liv slapped ten copper coins onto the table with a flourish, both of them agreeing that it was money for the grilled fish.

Ryan looked at the twenty chests of gold and silver treasures beside him, somewhat speechless.

"By the way, where did you get all this stuff?"

Ryan looked at the armor and amulets being stripped from the dead sailors on the deck.

"They fished it out of the sea. Those foolish islanders still don't believe that the 'land' has sunk. If they saw those relics on the seabed, they would probably lose the will to live."

Liv walked out the door with pride.

"If you want to buy a life next time, the price will have to go up again."

Liv turned her head sharply, staring at Ryan like a leopard unleashing its power, her breathing quickening.

"That's my money!"

She roared as she looked at the twenty chests of treasure beside Ryan.

"What do you mean, your money? This is my money."

(End of this chapter)