Once word got out about the [Slaughterer], the Kingdom of Wesley would certainly be kept busy dealing with the Wizard Council's investigations, leaving it little opportunity to deal with him in the short term.
Of course, merely having his own people spread the word would not work. The Kingdom of Wesley would not even need to suppress such low-level "rumors"; the Wizard Council would never take them seriously.
The information still needed to be passed up through Annie's family connections. After all, plenty of factions wanted to see the Kingdom of Wesley suffer a setback. As long as the intelligence reached them, they would not mind enjoying the show.
Although it violated the Wizard Council's ban, for a kingdom, it was only a minor matter-at most, something to watch for amusement!
Besides, Morin, the one who had violated the ban, was already dead.
Even the worst possible outcome would amount to nothing more than replacing the king.
Soon, Annie returned with a rough account of their losses in the battle.
"First, the ships. The [Blood Bird] exploded outright after its ammunition magazine was hit. The other three ships all sustained varying degrees of damage and will need comprehensive repairs."
"Then there are the casualties. Over a hundred ordinary pirates were killed, more than twenty were severely wounded and disabled, and there were countless minor injuries."
"Even among the class holders, five died: one aboard the [Blood Bird], one aboard the [Whaler], and two aboard the [Wave Chaser]."
Hearing the losses, Dunn fell silent. The ordinary sailors were one thing; no matter how many died, he would not feel the loss, and he could recruit more at any time. After all, in this era, countless people went to sea for all sorts of reasons.
But the loss of either the [Blood