Chapter 2814


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    ckbeard looked livid. "Why, you! Are you here to negotiate or pick a fight?"


    As soon as he threw that question, his men turned to re at Nathan, all of them radiating a murderous aura.


    They seemed ready to rip Nathan and Ava to shreds if the negotiation fell through.


    Nheless, Nathan looked as calm as ever despite facing countless bloodthirsty pirates. He said nonchntly, “I came to this piece of crap ind because of Professor Salce, of course. If you want to talk, I''ll sit and have a chat with you. But if you don''t, that''s fine with me too."


    ckbeard red at Nathan when he heard that, and the expression on his face kept shifting.


    This representative sent by the five families really doesn''t do things by the book.


    Nheless, the only thing pirates like him cared about was money. In the end, his rationality suppressed his rage, and he slowly calmed down.


    When the angry look on his face faded, he finally said with a grin, "Hah! I wondered why they would send someone as young as you to negotiate with me. Now, it appears that you''re no ignorant youngd. You''re right. The purpose of our meeting today is to discuss my reward. This way, please. Let''s go inside and talk."


    Seeing ckbeard back down, Nathan responded calmly, "Sure. Please lead the way."


    Thus, ckbeard and hisckeys led Nathan into their pirates'' stronghold, which resembled a military base.


    Stationed throughout the route they took were armed sentries, so to say that the ce was heavily guarded was not an exaggeration.


    It''s easy to see that ckbeard is very particr about his safety.


    ckbeard and his men gathered around Nathan like a moth to a me. The former introduced the surroundings of the ce he called home to thetter as they walked. Smiling, ckbeard said, "This is where I live. Our base is about three kilometers from here, and that''s the location of our main headquarters. My ships and weapons are there, and most of my men stay there. I''ll take you over and show you aroundter if we have time." Nathan smiled. "Sure!


    Soon, ckbeard led Nathan into a grand house and entered an opulent living room.


    After they had taken their seats, a servant served them coffee and tea.


    Ava stood behind Nathan respectfully, staying close to him like a shadow.


    Arge number of ckboard sckeys also stood behind him. On top of that, outside the house were many fully armed men.


    ckbeard lifted his coffee cup to his lips. At the same time, he raised his left hand and motioned for Nathan to drink, saying, "Mr. Cross, this is our local coffee. It tastes excellent. Try it."


    Nathan smiled. "I don''t like coffee."


    Upon hearing that, ckbeard was about to have someone get another drink for Nathan when thetter waved his hand dismissively and said, "It doesn''t matter what I drink. What matters is that we talk about the serious business first. How is Professor Salce?"


    ckbeard perked up at the mention of that.


    Narrowing his eyes, he replied slyly,


    “He''s locked up in my prison, still alive and well for the moment. Of course, as soon as the five families make a satisfactory offer, I can immediately have him turned into a corpse."


    "Money is not a problem. You can name your price," said Nathan.


    ckbeard was ted by his response.


    Then, Nathan continued, "But before that, I have one condition. I need to see the person you caught and confirm with my own two eyes


    r he''s Professor Salce o


    lest you fail to capture the right


    not,


    person and trick us of our money."


    "What are you saying, Mr. Cross? I may not be the most honorable man, but I''m certainly not that despicable," ckbeard snapped back, sounding displeased.


    Smiling, Nathan replied, "I only trust my eyes. As long as you bring him here so that I can personally make sure there are no issues, you''re free to name your price, and I won''t drive a hard bargain."


    ckbeard narrowed his eyes and fixed his gaze on Nathan.


    His gut feeling told him something was amiss, yet he could not quite put his finger on it. Having lived a life of looting and killing on the high seas for a long time, his instincts toward danger were as keen as a sea monster''s.


    Even so, he finally agreed to Nathan''s request for the sake of money.


    ckbeard rose to his feet, then went up to one of his men and instructed, "Water Devil, take someone with you to the prison and bring Professor Salce here so Mr. Cross can have a look at him."


    Water Devil''s hair was wild and messy. He had high cheekbones and deep-set eyes, but his gaze was piercing. In a deep voice, he said, “Aye-aye, Captain."


    Leaning close to Water Devil''s ear, ckbeard added softly, "Take a few more men with you to surround the outside. Act upon my cue. If this brat dares to y any tricks, I don''t want any of them to walk out of here alive."


    "Got it," Water Devil replied.