These Blood Ring Knights counted as Charles's private troops. They had formerly been members of the Undertow Pirate Crew.
In the future, Charles could even choose to take them away from this plane.
Unfortunately, even if these warriors from a lesser plane became first-rank Blood Ring Knights, they were not particularly cost-effective to bring to the Wizard World.
Sending a single one back now cost thirty thousand Magic Stones.
With thirty thousand Magic Stones, Charles could return to the Wizard World and directly recruit a large number of Great Knights or Blood Ring Knights.
Recruiting Great Knights and transforming them into Blood Ring Knights no longer took much effort for him.
For the time being, these Blood Ring Knights could only serve their purpose within this plane.
When Freezing Month passed in this plane, Charles left Outpost Base and returned to Ship Island.
Traveling with him were the first-rank Blood Ring Knights whose transformations and training had been completed.
During Freezing Month, the entire sea had not frozen solid, but there had still been plenty of drifting ice.
Once Freezing Month passed, this plane entered Fog Month.
During this time, almost the entire plane was shrouded in a thick fog.
Sea trade could resume during this period. Experienced captains could already command their ships to transport cargo.
This season was even safer than Monsoon Month.
Although visibility was good during Monsoon Month, that also meant the pirates had good visibility.
Fog Month was different.
The sea was blanketed by endless fog. As long as ships followed their routes, even if they passed pirates only a few hundred meters away, they would not be discovered.
This greatly reduced the chances of merchant ships being spotted by pirates.
Visibility during Fog Month was so poor that even returning to Ship Island took