The atmosphere at the negotiations was less than pleasant. After all, two of the three parties were pirates. Judging from the expressions of Redbeard's subordinates behind him, they were clearly ready to start a fight at any moment. Black Sea Empress Agati's subordinates wore similar expressions.
"Horror Island again."
Redbeard narrowed his yellow-brown eyes, and the temperature around him began to drop. Judging by his appearance, he might turn hostile the very next moment.
"Redbeard, although that place is special, it isn't to the point of..."
Agati had only just started speaking when Redbeard turned his head and glared at him. The atmosphere grew even more tense.
"Recently, a lot of people have been searching for Horror Island. Because of that godforsaken rotten island, I've lost over a hundred men."
Redbeard did not name a price or anything of the sort. At present, he was mostly furious. Because of Horror Island, nearly a hundred of his subordinates had been killed or wounded, and three of his trusted men had even betrayed him.
Redbeard could accept his men being killed or injured, but he could not accept betrayal. Right now, he desperately wanted to drag those three traitors out and crush their heads one by one.
"Thirty thousand kingdom gold coins."
The instant Su Xiao finished speaking, Baja suddenly appeared beside him and tossed a large cloth bag onto the ground.
With a clatter, gold coins scattered everywhere. One of them rolled to Redbeard's feet and only stopped after striking his boot.
The pirates' breathing quickened. As pirates, they made no effort to conceal their greed.
Redbeard leaned forward slightly and grabbed a large handful of gold coins from the ground. After examining them for a moment, he exerted force with his hand. One gold coin after another was crushed flat,