boom!
A strong energy burst forward.
It was like a big rock fell into cotton candy, directly blasting away all the white clouds in front, and the aftermath of the energy also completely blew away the remaining white smoke.
After the white smoke dissipated, the ship and the one-eyed captain on the ship were revealed, with his mouth slightly open and staring in amazement. He didn't even notice that the cigar in his mouth had fallen.
At this time, the boat was no longer in its original position and had been moved to the other side.
"How, how is it possible?"
"Is this martial arts qi condensation?!"
The one-eyed captain looked at Gu Ran, who was just an ordinary person in the air, and couldn't imagine that it was he who had just delivered such a blow.
It's not like he hasn't fought with martial artists who had mastered the art of Qi Condensation before, and there was one martial artist who had mastered the art of Qi Condensation on their ship, so he had an estimate of the strength of the martial artist who had mastered the art of Qi Condensation.
But Gu Ran was really beyond his understanding, and a guess suddenly arose in his mind.
"Isn't this guy a martial arts master?"
Only those who have reached the golden elixir level in martial arts can be called martial arts masters. Thinking that Gu Ran might be a martial arts golden elixir, Captain One-Eyed Dragon felt fear in his heart.
But then he denied this speculation.
If it was a martial arts master, crushing them to death would be as easy as crushing an ant. He could just kill them directly and show his strength. There was no need to deal with them for so long. Moreover, although Gu Ran's attack just now was indeed very powerful, it still seemed to be far inferior to that of a martial arts master.
Thinking of this, Captain One-Eyed felt a little relieved.
When Gu Ran saw the one-eyed captain appear, he immediately rushed towards him.
Gu Ran had no intention of letting these bounty hunters go. Originally, he was worried that he would not be able to defeat them with his own strength. However, after a few rounds of fighting, Gu Ran discovered that the strength of these bounty hunters was much lower than he expected.
"This guy is too strong. We can't confront him head-on." The one-eyed captain took out another cigar and started puffing smoke.
However, this time, Captain One-Eyed did not let the white smoke wrap around the boat and spread everywhere to form a thick fog. Instead, he let the white smoke transform into several humanoid monsters.
The arms of these humanoid monsters turned into the shape of swords, then they broke the tanks that held the mermaids and placed the swords on their necks.
"Boy, you want to save them, right?"
"But if you move forward, they will die because of you."
The one-eyed captain pretended to be relaxed on the surface, but his eyes were always observing Gu Ran's expression and movements.
Faced with the threat from the one-eyed captain, Gu Ran had to stop, his face slightly gloomy.
The situation was indeed developing in the worst direction.
... ...
Outside the light screen.
Ariel has confirmed that the person captured on the ship is indeed her mother.
What she didn't expect was that her mother had actually encountered such a thing and almost became a slave of humans... ... Was it Gu Ran who saved them in the end
And the pink mermaid named Eudora...
It seems that she really is his sister.
But why did the mother never mention it, and the same went for the fact that Gu Ran saved them this time.
Maybe, it was not Gu Ran who saved them
After all, if it was really Gu Ran who saved them, then Gu Ran would have a favor to the mermaids, and the mermaids should have had a good relationship with him, and it would never have developed into the deep hatred that occurred later.
Could it be that Gu later killed the mermaids, causing them to hate him deeply
Ariel felt that there seemed to be many hidden secrets that she didn't know about.
The others also heard the little snail's mother's call and learned the little snail's real name.
"This pink mermaid is indeed the sister of the Queen of the Sea Tribe. They have the same mother but different names." Someone whispered, "I never knew that Gu Ran had such a connection with the mermaids before."
"Yeah, maybe Gu was opposed by the mermaids later, so he turned from love to hate, and then turned against the mermaids."
"It's really possible. Doesn't the Queen of the Sea Clan know nothing about this pink mermaid? This means that what happened that year was deliberately concealed. Even the Queen of the Sea Clan doesn't know."
The experts present were gossiping and whispering to each other.
If it was the love, hate and vengeance of ordinary people, people of their level would not be interested in gossip, but this was the gossip and love history of the tyrant Gu Ran, the most powerful president in history.
Ariel naturally also heard what others were saying. She snorted coldly, and the water flow that was originally surrounding her suddenly increased several times.
The other strong men immediately stopped talking about this topic and started pretending to talk about other things.
After no longer being able to hear the gossip, Ariel continued to stare at the screen intently.
After all, there was no way she could really do anything with these powerful people.
... ...
In the light screen.
When the one-eyed captain saw that Gu Ran had indeed stopped and no longer moved forward, he thought that he had guessed right and smiled triumphantly.
"It seems that these mermaids are really important to you. Then let me think, would you cut off your own arm for them..." Captain One-Eyed thought to himself, and said with a smile, "What about cutting off your own arm?"
He was still not completely sure about the role that Gu Ran would play, so he decided to test it out first.
Gu Ran's eyes were slightly cold. He knew that he could not follow the other party's pace completely, otherwise the other party would increase the weight step by step and make more and more excessive demands.
"They have nothing to do with me. Do you think this can threaten me?" Gu Ran said coldly.
“Oh, really?” Captain One-Eyed smiled. “Since it doesn’t matter, then you probably don’t care about the life or death of the pink mermaid’s mother.”
The smoke-like humanoid monster immediately placed the knife it had transformed into on the little conch mother's neck. If it moved forward just a little bit, her neck skin would be cut.
Gu Ran suppressed his emotions, maintained a cold and indifferent look, and said calmly:
"I will not allow you to threaten me and disarm me. I am not a fool. If I don't have the strength, I will be a lamb to be slaughtered by you.
"I do want to save them, but it is not necessary. If you kill them, I will make you suffer a fate worse than death and avenge them.
"You already know my strength. I have the ability to do this. You can regard this as a threat to you.
"So you want to bet with me?"
Captain One-Eyed Dragon looked at Gu Ran's unmoved expression and knew that he was a man of firm determination, so he couldn't help but ponder for a moment.
After witnessing Gu Ran's strength just now, he clearly knew that although Gu Ran might not be a martial arts master yet, his side would hardly be his opponent.
Now both sides are wary of each other and neither dares to tear their faces apart at all costs.
Suddenly, Captain One-Eyed's eyes flashed, and he still wanted to take a gamble.
"Since you want to bet with me, then I'll bet with you to see if you really don't care about their lives?"
The knife made of smoke moved forward a little, and a trace of blood appeared on the neck of the little conch mother.
The little conch's mother's eyes were filled with fear and despair. She glanced at Gu Ran, a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes, but then they dimmed again.
He is also a human being, and humans cannot be trusted. Although he has a very good relationship with Eudora, he should not place his hopes on humans.
It doesn't matter if I die, as long as Eudora can escape.
The little conch's mother closed her eyes.
Gu Ran looked at the one-eyed captain, saw his ruthless expression, and started thinking in his heart.
This is a psychological game between him and the other party, betting on who has more chips.
But will the other party really do everything he can to test his bottom line and put all his chips on the gambling table
If not... ... then the opponent's next move will most likely be to continue to put pressure on him and test his bottom line, but without immediately throwing out all of his chips.
So the best option for the other party is...
"How about this, let's both take a step back. You bounty hunters capture mermaids for the bounty, don't you? I can buy them, and then we'll both be happy. You don't have to worry about me not being able to buy them. The assets I own are far beyond your imagination. After all, warriors need more resources than people with special abilities, and you should know that." Gu Ran said lightly.
If the other party really wants to put pressure on him next, then the best way is not to hurt the little snail's mother, but to attack other mermaids.
If one or two mermaids were really killed in front of him to threaten him, he would be in a difficult situation to some extent.
So he pretended to have a lot of assets and pretended to give the other party the option of trading.
In this way, the mermaids will no longer be hostages in the hands of the other party, and the other party will also remember that these mermaids are their "important assets."
Bounty hunters pursue bounties.
Therefore, the other party should be reluctant to destroy his "important assets".
Captain One-Eyed's heart moved after hearing Gu Ran's words. He really wanted to kill a mermaid to test Gu Ran's attitude.
However, it seems that Gu Ran does have a powerful background. After all, as a martial arts Qi Condensation expert, his strength is so outrageous that he must have a lot of resources. People from ordinary backgrounds cannot afford so many resources.
Thinking that Gu Ran might also be from a big family, Captain One-Eyed Dragon suddenly felt apprehensive, but at the same time, he also felt excited.
If they presented the mermaid to the top families in New Covenant City as before, although their Giant Shark Team would also be able to receive generous rewards, the extent of the rewards would depend entirely on the intentions of the children of those big families.
And if Gu Ran also has the support of a big family and values these mermaids and is willing to redeem them, then the benefits that the Giant Shark Team can obtain may be multiplied several times.
"Oh? This proposal is quite interesting. How much money are you willing to pay for them?" The one-eyed captain suppressed the enthusiasm in his heart and pretended to be indifferent.
Gu Ran smiled and said, "How about five cubic meters of pure star stone?"
"Only five..." The one-eyed captain subconsciously wanted to belittle the other party's bid and then increase the price, but suddenly realized what the other party said.