Chapter 29: 29. Prey

Tonk had always been generous. When he had money, he invited friends to eat well. When he had no money... he could invite friends to dine and dash.

He took the woman to the restaurant, intending to ask some questions. He was used to talking about business at the wine table. He said he wanted to sell women to brothels, but he was just talking about it.

The people sitting around were either merchants or nobles, and all of them were well-dressed. On the stage, there were also bards from the elf tribe playing, and they were very engaged.

In this kind of environment, the people at the table of Tonk seemed a bit awkward. Especially this woman wore a round hat with feathers on her head. Her face was painted with red and white patterns, and she was wearing animal skin clothes. Under the short skirt was a pair of pretty legs, and the shoes were made of plants.

The woman was dressed in a typical indigenous style.

"Eat. Let's have a good chat about you after taking food." Tonk didn't pay attention to those dining etiquettes. He ate a steaming steak and pushed a plate toward the woman, which contained a stewed fish.

The woman was actually very hungry, but she had no appetite at all and asked eagerly, "Could you help me?"

Tonk waved his hand and ate to his heart's content. The woman looked so bitter and sad, but she had to eat it too. When she tasted the deliciousness of the food, the hunger in her stomach was aroused. She ate much faster, causing the surrounding nobles to look at them.

There was a large stack of dinner plates on the table. Tonk crossed his legs and picked his teeth. A voice came out between his teeth, "Tell me something."

The woman finally waited for this sentence and said intermittently about her and Nahum.

Her name was Flora, and she was the second daughter of the head of Starfish Island. The island's naming style was very simple. Women were named after flowers and seashells, while men were named after tuna and the sun. As could be seen from the name, the folk customs there were very simple and backward.

Three months ago, an epidemic broke out among the residents of Starfish Island. The patients would develop dark spots all over their bodies, and they would die in agony after a short period of time. This kind of disease had a long history. It also wreaked havoc once a hundred years ago. The number of deceased was as high as one million. It was called the black devil. Fortunately, an elf alchemist who understood various pharmacological properties had invented special medicines. This disaster was stopped.

Nahum's pharmaceutical factory mastered the method of mass-producing this drug. He monopolized the circulation of this drug with his power, so the people of Starfish Island could only buy the drug from him. Nahum drove up the price of medicines so high that the residents of Starfish Island could not afford them at all, so they could only exchange valuables such as pearls and crystal fish horns.

In order to beg Nahum to lower the price of medicine, Flora's sister drove a boat all the way here, but she was deceived by Nahum. Nahum took a fancy to Flora's sister and tricked her into exchanging her body for drugs. But afterward, Nahum broke the agreement and sold Flora's sister to the Black Triangle.

Seeing that her sister had not returned for a long time, Flora repeated her sister's mistakes. She also ventured to Port Carlin to seek help from Nahum, hoping to reduce the price of medicine. In addition, she also wanted to find her sister.

She had heard from many sources that Nahum's merchant ship was about to go out to sea, and would pass through Starfish Island on the way exchanging low-cost drugs for high returns.

After the narration, Flora looked at Tonk eagerly, looking forward to getting help.

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