"Get moving, all of you!
"Whether you trade your heads for the bounty or trade yourselves alive for it, it makes no difference!"
Danez stood on the deck of the Red Skull, waving the Flame Whip in his hand as he cursed and directed the captured pirates to clean.
The Red Skull now belonged to Xu Yue.
So Klein and Danez had come aboard as well. With sailors from the White Agate helping to operate it, the ship followed near the White Agate.
They headed for nearby Port Banshee, intending to dock temporarily, report the situation,
and hand these pirates over to the local Church.
Of course, since Klein had accepted Airlan's money and Airlan had pocketed the difference, Airlan would be responsible for handling all of that.
For now, Xu Yue merely controlled Danez remotely, having him squeeze the remaining value out of the pirates and clean up this pirate ship that was practically coated in grime.
"When you first said you wanted to be a captain, I thought you were just getting a little boat to play around with."
After looking down over the deck, Klein spoke.
This pirate ship, powered by a combination of steam and sails, could normally carry several hundred people. Pushed to the limit, it could carry over a thousand.
According to Little Sun, Silver City only had a few thousand people left now.
In other words, a few more ships of this size would be enough.
"Huh?"
Thinking of this, Klein realized that Xu Yue had probably been preparing for Silver City.
Right. According to Mr. The Hanged Man, pirates could sometimes be more trustworthy, and suitable captains were scarce.
In that case, getting a ship himself was perfectly reasonable.
"But what about the sailors? Are you really going to have him recruit