The Dragon Lord's Seastead
Her nickname was Ledger, and she was a notorious hard-bargaining merchant in this stretch of sea.
Captain White greeted her with a forced smile.
"Ms. Ledger, we have the freshest rainbow pearls here, along with pure fresh-water jellyfish."
Ledger glanced at the pearl in his hand. Greed flashed in her eyes, but her face showed only disdain.
"Mediocre quality. How about this? Ten pearls for one liter of purified water."
That was outright robbery.
Captain White's face stiffened. Before he could argue, I walked out from behind him.
"No deal," I said lightly.