After accepting Gell's arrangements, Evan began considering his future path.
The merits from this "extermination" of the Shark Tooth Pirate Gang, combined with his dual identity as a Formal Knight and Sniper Musket Master, should be enough to promote him directly to a field officer, meeting the minimum requirement for becoming a captain.
At the same time, aside from martial strength, he also needed to focus on improving his ability to command warships. Otherwise, no matter how strong he became, he would never make a qualified captain.
Having been reborn into this life, Evan had ambitions of his own. He had no intention of staying by Gell's side forever, always being a blade of grass beneath a great tree. Sooner or later, he would have to strike out on his own.
Now, he had a chance to get some early hands-on experience, with Uncle Gell beside him to watch his back. There was no need to worry about major problems arising, so why not?
"Having someone powerful to rely on really is great!" Evan had no idea how many times he had sighed over this. If his uncle had not been the captain, how could an opportunity to independently command a pirate ship equivalent to a Fifth-Rate Ship have fallen into his hands?
After arranging the work ahead, the two split up. Evan took Gary and several veteran seamen he was close with aboard the Silver Wing to familiarize themselves with the Shark Tooth, while Gell went to handle the aftermath of the battle.
As for Evan's Seabird Communication, this sorcery means that had clearly been exposed, Gell did not question him further, and Evan breathed a sigh of relief.
It was precisely because of this miraculous method that Evan had been able to confirm the pirate ship's location before