Half an hour later.
The Red Scarf Bandits had grown impatient. Under normal circumstances, whether Situ and his men had won or lost, some news should have made its way back by now.
But now, there wasn't so much as a person or a message. The situation was extremely strange.
"Elder, something's not right. Could Situ and the others have met with disaster?" one Red Scarf Bandit said gravely. He thought that after being gone so long, the three warships might have been destroyed by the natives.
But someone else objected. "Impossible. Even if they really had met with disaster, with their strength, they should have been able to send back a message before they died."
"But nothing has come back. That means Situ and the others should be fine. If you ask me, they're busy capturing those natives and throwing their weight around on the native continent."
He thought Situ and his men had conquered the natives and were now enjoying themselves on land, so much so that they'd forgotten all about home and hadn't bothered to send back any news.
After all, the natives couldn't possibly stand against the might of three warships.
"Even if they really are enjoying themselves so much that they've forgotten about home, we sent them a message and they still haven't replied. I don't think Situ and the others would be so bold as to act this arrogantly in front of the elder and ignore our orders." A Red Scarf Bandit shook his head. He thought the native continent was unfathomably deep and might hold unknown dangers.
"Enough arguing."
Hearing this, Yu Kou finally spoke. "Send a hundred warships to investigate. Whether they've met with disaster or are enjoying themselves in the native world and have forgotten their duty as soldiers, we'll find