Origin Artifact: Marine Admiral

Prices in this world were very low.

Or rather, supplies were simply too abundant.

As a result, the purchasing power of scarce silver and gold was remarkably solid.

One tael of silver was enough to cover a family of three's expenses for a month.

And one million taels of gold—

Were enough to buy a small kingdom and become its ruler.

With Zhu Yu's current bounty of "five taels" of silver—

He would have to kill back and forth some fifty million times before gathering the auction's starting price for the "Sea Gem."

"Heh heh—"

Beside him, "Dog Tooth" Rosen saw Zhu Yu remain silent for so long and assumed he was afraid. He gave two sinister chuckles, bared a mouthful of ghastly white teeth, and said darkly, "Timid Gold, if you get scared and run, I'll kill you, you know—"

Seeing Zhu Yu look up, he drew the short dagger at his waist, licked it, and put on what he thought was a murderous expression.

"Idiot—"

Zhu Yu said expressionlessly. With a wave of his hand, the little pirate tending the sails immediately carried over a chair.

Just as he was about to fetch a second chair—

Zhu Yu waved him off. "No need. Go do your work."

"Yes, Boss."

The little pirate secretly glanced at "Dog Tooth" Rosen, whose skin was black as charcoal and whose face was expressionless. He answered softly, then hurried away.

"Dog Tooth" Rosen narrowed his eyes and stared at Zhu Yu, who had closed his eyes in Spirit Condensing, for several breaths. His anger grew even stronger, but recalling Hungry Wolf's orders, he forcibly suppressed it. Bar­ing his teeth, he said grimly, "You'd better do what Boss told you to do—"

"Otherwise, I'll chop you into pieces, one slice at a time, and