Sensing Charles's aura, Bruce quickly charged down from a ship.
"Master, you're finally back!"
Bruce leaped down from a ship, the plates of armor on his body clattering loudly against one another.
Scorchflame, which had been lying on Charles's shoulder, suddenly flew up and landed on Bruce's head.
Scorchflame shouted, "Bruce!"
"Long time no see!"
"Did you miss me?"
Scorchflame and Bruce were very familiar with each other. Back when Scorchflame was little, whenever Charles had no time to carry it around, it would coil atop Bruce's head.
Bruce said in pleasant surprise, "Scorchflame, you came too!"
Scorchflame and Bruce had once been so close that they would share a Demon Worm between them—Bruce handled it, and Scorchflame roasted it.
Bruce was very happy, because the two of them had not seen each other for over two years.
Charles had even returned to the wizard plane once, while Bruce had remained in this plane the entire time.
After Charles boarded the ship, his other subordinates soon hurried over as well.
Quake, Dalle, Qiu Qi, and several other Tide Warriors.
But by now, they had all become Blood Ring Knights.
They were true Blood Ring Knights. Over the past year or so, Anderson and the others had successfully bred magical steeds in this plane.
Though the magical steeds were currently only first rank, they allowed the Blood Ring Knights to bring out their greatest potential.
Back on the ship, Charles patted its hull.
The Undertow Pirate Crew's current flagship was also a modified large vessel, more than eighty meters long.
At full capacity, it could easily carry two or three hundred pirates.
Charles asked, "Where did this ship come from?"
Bruce hurriedly replied, "Lord Anderson arranged to have it allocated to us a year ago."
Charles nodded, then had Bruce explain