The small gunships and gunboats captured from other pirate gangs were all moored in Booty Bay. Only the five small gunships saw occasional use, making trading runs to several Troll factions in Stranglethorn Vale.
The gunboats were almost entirely useless. Most had become vessels that Bloodskull members stationed in Booty Bay took out for fishing and pleasure trips.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk had never thought much of these small vessels, because they could not sail far from shore. Even the small gunships could only carry out coastal missions, not long voyages.
The small gunships could not withstand rough seas and would easily capsize in the huge waves of the open ocean. That was why not only Yu Lin Bloodhawk, but Fourteen and the others as well, had little regard for them.
Now, however, the Blood Skull Pirate Crew had decided to establish a base on Hakkari Island, and these small gunships and gunboats suddenly had an important role to play.
With these five small warships, there would be no need to detach medium warships from the Aircraft Carrier Fleet to defend the base. Once construction was complete, the small warships, supported by the base's coastal artillery, would be more than capable of protecting it. Even if the enemy brought large armored warships such as battleships, they could hold out for a while until reinforcements arrived.
As for the more numerous gunboats, they could patrol Hakkari Island's coast or carry out simple tasks. Ferrying prisoners of war ashore, as they were doing now, was one such task.
Fourteen directed the small boats carrying prisoners to ferry the Zul'Aman Troll prisoners off the aircraft carrier first, so the carrier could be freed up as quickly as possible.
At the same time, he sent a Gryphon Rider to Booty Bay with orders for the