"That's a life-and-death friendship."
"Damn, stinky pirate! So you do know that our families have a life-and-death bond?"
Captain Paula finally couldn't hold back anymore.
The irritable half-body woman captain pounded her mechanical fist on the table and cursed:
"I thought I could trust you, but you sided with your kin when you met them! You forced me to reconcile with this damned vampire. What exactly did he offer you?"
The two pirates shrugged and said nothing.
Murphy smiled, placed the wine glass on the table, and seriously said to Captain Paula:
"Transylvania will indeed compensate you, Madam Paula. How about this: I'll instruct my governor to sign a five-year tax exemption contract for your ship. For these five years, your airship won't need to pay taxes on any goods entering Transylvania."
"Ten years!"
The half-body captain took off her captain's hat, glared at Murphy, and said:
