At the bow of the Nightmare Star.
Yang Yi was at the helm, using the Grappling Hook and vines to salvage enemy ships on the verge of sinking. He towed them to predetermined positions, then secured them with ropes to other enemy ships whose overall structures were relatively intact, linking them together to keep them from sinking.
Any floating wood, supplies, corpses, or other valuable items spotted along the way were also hauled onto the deck.
That part of the work fell to Cui Xiya.
Yang Yi had granted her permission, so she could command the vines and the Ancient Skeleton Arm to help retrieve things with fishing nets. She also used the Light Spell to dispel the darkness over a wide area, making floating supplies easier to find.
Yang Yi had also promised her a reward, with bonuses calculated according to the value of the supplies recovered.
For instance, recovering 100 units of lumber would earn Cui Xiya a bounty of 10 Conch Coins. Small amounts could add up, with no upper limit.
As for Xiaoji, its job was also important. It was patrolling among the gathered enemy ships, checking for survivors in hiding.
Its built-in Life Detection Sensor worked very well. Not only could it search for and rescue people in a crisis, but it could also locate enemies who had slipped through the net, finding them every time-unless they neither breathed nor had a regular heartbeat...
Yang Yi received a private message from Su Na, read through it, and could not help remarking, "Su Na is pretty good at interrogation. Looks like I won't need to step in."
His original plan had been to visit the Laboratory after salvaging the supplies, practice Grafting Surgery, and ask some questions while he was at it, but that no longer