Edward casually tossed a bag of gold coins onto the table. "Bring out all your best food and drink."
Whoosh!
In an instant, everyone's eyes fixed on the bag of gold coins. Their gazes flickered, their expressions varied, and soon they pretended nothing had happened.
Before long, an old man emerged carrying beer and roast meat. He glanced around and said flatly, "If you don't want to have nowhere to go in the future, don't cause trouble here."
"Hahahaha! Old Gurg, we know the rules."
A one-eyed pirate laughed. "But this friend here, deliberately bringing out a bag of gold coins to tempt certain fools, doesn't seem to know them very well."
Danitz whispered at just the right moment, "'One-Eyed' Ketch, first mate of the Iron Hook, has a bounty of 800 Pounds. He's probably a Beyonder. His captain is 'Iron Hook' John, a shameless pirate through and through. Plundering merchant ships, trafficking people, attacking native islands—he'll do anything that makes money."
"What about you lot, then?"
"Us? We're different, of course! The Golden Dream's pirate crew is made up entirely of adventurers. We only plunder merchant and passenger ships when we're especially strapped for cash, and we don't harm innocents. Our main focus is finding treasure."
Just then, One-Eyed Kedge drained his large mug of beer. "A friendly reminder for any tempted fools: there's no such thing as a free meal delivered to your door at sea. I know my limits, so I'm leaving first. Anyone who isn't afraid of dying, feel free to carry on."
With that, he set down his mug and headed for the door.
"Very good."
Edward tore off a piece of roast meat for Lilith and nodded. "Then I'll choose you."
One-Eyed Kedge froze. "???"
Edward broke into a smile.
"I don't like one-eyed