By the following morning, Blue Spike City had basically been purged.
Most of the remaining pirates had been slaughtered, with only a lucky few surviving.
Most of the slaves were initially sorted by race, then further classified according to their origins.
Aside from the pirates and their families, nearly everyone left in Blue Spike City was a slave, except for a few merchants unafraid of death who had come to trade.
"My lord, more than a hundred thousand slaves have been gathered within the city. Including those collected from the seven towns outside, the total is estimated to be around two hundred thousand."
"The exact number is still being counted."
Velin sat in the seat of honor. After listening to Mien's report, he began considering how to handle this rather enormous number of slaves.
The only slaves who could be absorbed into Qixing Territory were humans, and their alignment had to meet his requirements.
As for humans who were black to the core, it was already restraint on his part not to erase them from existence on the spot.
"Find the surrendered pirates, identify those who belong to the Dragon Worship Cult, and hand them all over to the dragons."
"Yes."
Mien closed the document and set it aside before leaving the hall.
The moment he stepped outside, he saw a Silver Intermediate Snowland Ranger rushing in and crashing straight into him.
The powerful impact sent the Silver Intermediate Snowland Ranger stumbling back several meters before he managed to steady himself.
"Why are you in such a panic?"
"My lord, intelligence has arrived from the south. It needs to be reported to Lord Velin."
Hearing this, Mien immediately stepped aside and gestured for him to enter.
Upon entering the hall, the Silver Intermediate Snowland Ranger dropped to one knee and