Sure enough, less than half an hour after Su Xiao began waiting, Tourt, the Black Sea Empress's second-in-command, came looking for him.
"Mr. Kukulin, how many sea beasts do you need?"
Tourt held a list in his hand, with two men and one woman—all pirates—behind him.
"As many as you have. I'll buy them all."
"This..." Tourt smiled awkwardly. "You see, sea beasts have been our business for many years. If you're talking about the sea beasts we have in underground storage, we have 275 in stock, but their price drops by more than sixty percent after they die."
"I want them alive."
"A wise decision. As for the live sea beasts in stock on Turtle Island, we have..." Tourt glanced at the list in his hand and continued, "a total of 52. If you need more than five, we can offer a discount."
Tourt coughed lightly. He seemed modest, but was actually showing off Turtle Island's wealth. Across the entire Viking Sea, they were the only ones capable of producing 52 Transcendent sea beasts at once. Even the kingdoms could not do it. That was the result of building up the Black Sea King's reputation, and it was certainly something to be proud of.
"Fifty-two?"
Su Xiao looked at Tourt in surprise. Tourt smiled with gentlemanly grace.
"I'll take them all."
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Tourt's old face bloomed like a chrysanthemum, his smile exceptionally radiant.
"Mr. Kukulin, if you purchase them all, it will cost at least 32,700 Kingdom Gold Coins. Given your reputation, we can provide..."
Bang.
A large cloth sack was tossed onto the deck. Under the sunlight, golden coins spilled out across a large area. Sometimes, money really could let one do whatever one pleased.
"There are 40,000 in total. Transport any sea beasts you have to the