"Hmm? That group of bandits following us on the sea seems to be making some kind of move." Bao Lei, who had still been admiring the results of the bombardment, suddenly focused on the footage transmitted by the cameras.
From the outside, the ship they were sitting on looked no different from an ordinary merchant vessel.
In reality, however, this ship had nearly every weapon the Tian Yuan Navy could install within its specifications. It was armed to the teeth! Not to mention ordinary armed ships—even a genuine warship might not necessarily gain the upper hand against it.
"Captain, they seem to be shouting that they have something important to report to County Chief Su." A sailor entered from the deck and reported.
"They seem to be saying something about the Five Great Royal Clans' plan concerning our territory." Another sailor entered to relay the message.
"What?" Bao Lei was startled and hurriedly looked toward Su Mo, who was seated nearby.
Seeing Su Mo nod slightly, he quickly ordered, "Go. Send a group down, handle them according to the treatment for war criminals, and bring them aboard."
Several hours later.
Amid the ruins of a sea of flames, the ship started up again and moved slowly forward.
On the deck, the bandits who had just been fished out of the seawater were bound together in pairs under Bao Lei's supervision and were undergoing Blood Plague testing.
Su Mo sat in the foremost seat, monitoring the freshly produced test results one by one.
A total of thirty-four survivors had been captured from the ruins of the seven ships.
Most of them were infected with Crystal Dragon Race genes. Twenty-one people in all had skin that had changed and become as tough as cowhide.
Of the remaining thirteen, three were infected with