"Take a squad with you and keep an eye on the movements over by the woods."
Standing on the beach, White Butcher quickly arranged the work that needed to be done.
"You go scout the nearby area and find a suitable place to set up camp."
Only after making these two simple arrangements did White Butcher turn his attention back to the Great Zhou warships.
Now that they knew the piranha shoal would not attack anything that remained still, there was no need to worry about the safety of their warships for the time being.
At the same time, precisely because of the piranha shoal, even if the fleet of another force discovered them and tried to approach, it probably would not find that easy.
Nevertheless, out of caution, White Butcher left a certain number of men aboard every ship to provide support.
Given the situation, there was no way to resolve the piranha problem in the short term, and White Butcher had no intention of endlessly agonizing over it.
Just as he had considered earlier, the most important thing now was to capture the island before them, then rely on its resources to ensure the survival of the pioneering force under his command.
In the worst case, they could simply hole up on the island and wait for the Great Zhou rescue force to come save them!
As the commander of an army, White Butcher had completely calmed down by now. His state of mind was as steady as a rock.
After all, venturing out to sea and opening up new lands was inherently a high-risk mission.
In their current situation, at least they had an island where they could set foot. The population on the island also proved that it possessed a certain amount of natural resources they