Business

"I heard that they are planning to set the price at five different tiers. The powerful and big crews will be placed at first-tier if they are willing to sign the contract with them. As for those medium-sized crews, they would be placed at the third or fourth-tier. A new pirate group like you can only start from the bottom.

"Of course, if you manage to acquire a huge amount of loot and sell everything to them, they would surely increase their buying price. Perhaps you could get to fourth-tier pricing in three years if you're lucky. I assume that would be the shortest time for you the get there. Surely, this is not fair to your crew," said Carina as she tried to nudge her slightly swollen wrists that was still tied up.

Upon seeing that, Zhang Heng drew his dagger and cut off the ropes tied around Carina's wrists and legs.

"What do you mean by business?"