Human Chronicles Part 2 book 2: the Apex Predator
“Even though he was only pretending to be unconscious, Nigel finally had enough. He opened his eyes and glared at the huge alien.
“Ah, you are awake. Are your thoughts functioning? You did take a severe beating at the hands of your own kind. You Humans are a strange race indeed.”
“I understand you, Kronis,” Nigel managed to say while acting as though each word was a struggle.
“Excellent! Now tell me about the treasure.”
“Only for my freedom. Let me get to my ship and leave, then it will all be yours.”
“Yes, yes, that is acceptable, but what treasure do you speak of?”
Nigel pretended to doze off again, but quickly opened his eyes before Kronis could hit him again. He’d been hit enough for one day. “It’s the bounty from our earlier days of pirating. We’ve built a sizeable fortune.”
“How sizeable?” Monick asked.
“I would say it’s in the range of fifty million Expansion credits.”
Nigel was relieved to see the eyes of the three scientists grow large with excitement.
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