Half a day later.
Steward Liu personally came to the lounge, handed Lin Yuan the intelligence on the pirates, and explained it to him.
By then, Bai Ling's summoning duration had ended, and Little Black had finished repairing the Lin Yuan.
Steward Liu had no idea that, in those few short hours, Lin Yuan had completed another enhancement.
Lin Yuan did not mention it either, listening attentively to Steward Liu's explanation.
Chi Yu stood behind Steward Liu, dutifully serving as his guard.
"So there are seven pirate kings worth watching out for in total?"
"That's right. Four are backed by the Four Great Families, one each, and are called Pirate Generals." Steward Liu nodded.
"The other three don't belong to the Four Great Families. I suspect they may be backed by the Crawlers."
"Those three are called Pirate Emperors. I suggest leaving them alone for now."
Lin Yuan nodded in agreement.
The sea was the Crawlers' territory, and their S-rank Priest, Red Anglerfish, was not restricted from moving freely like Steward Liu.
For Lin Yuan, dealing with the Pirate Generals first, then the Four Great Families, and finally going after the Pirate Emperors and the Crawlers was the more sensible order.
"Speaking of which, how exactly do I wake the Island Lord?" Lin Yuan asked.
If this expedition went smoothly, he should be able to advance straight to Double A-rank, at which point he could start working on awakening the Island Lord.
That was his most fundamental goal.
Steward Liu sighed.
"The Island Lord's body has actually been in the Underground Core of East Pole Island all this time, but his soul vanished without a trace two thousand years ago."
"After much thought, I believe the Island Lord's soul became entangled with that 'Apostle' of the Crawlers during the battle