By the time Li Si brought Bazel onto the deck, the battle at sea was already over.
For safety's sake, Jackson and the other three Silver-level professionals had all been killed.
Aside from those killed in battle, Loren had arranged for all the remaining Bronze-level professionals and ordinary people to be captured.
They were the best kind of labor. Once brought to the Bertich Kingdom, they could also be sold as decent slaves.
This was intelligence Loren had obtained from merchants in Dana Port.
Quite a few sailors had already begun cleaning up the battlefield, tossing corpses into the sea to feed the fish, moving all the remaining supplies from the pirate ship onto their own vessel, and finally setting fire to the pirate ship, which had clearly been too badly damaged to continue sailing.
Although protected by Li Si's magic, the Mermaid still had quite a few places damaged by the battle. The carpenters who had hidden in the cabins during the fight hurried out to patch the holes.
Thanks to their overwhelming advantage in strength, there had not been many deaths on their side. Only two Bronze-level sailors had accidentally been beheaded. Most of the rest had suffered minor injuries and were gathered together, waiting for treatment from the ship's doctor.
Seeing Li Si emerge, Captain Loren greeted him with a delighted expression. Then, halfway over, he noticed Bazel dangling from Li Si's hand and asked curiously,
"What's this?"
"The remaining Silver-level pirate."
Li Si nodded and casually tossed him aside.
Li Si had already placed a mark on him and temporarily sealed his strength, so there was no fear of him escaping.
"Then..."
Loren hesitated. In his view, threatening Silver-level professionals should be killed.
"It's fine. He's useful to me. I'll take responsibility."
Li Si glanced at