In the now-empty village, Dunn and the others rested for the night.
Early the next morning, Dunn sent Hoffman back to camp to bring the pirates over.
This way, they would no longer need to spend time and effort building a new camp.
After all, a suitable place to live was already right in front of them, and it would only take a few alterations to meet their needs.
Fortunately, construction had only begun a day earlier, so there had not been much waste.
Moreover, this village had existed for at least a hundred years, which undoubtedly proved that its location was safe.
And that was particularly important on an island so close to the main shipping lane.
Once the pirates under his command arrived, Dunn immediately had them blast the cave shut. Whether because of that demon or that mysterious lightning, leaving the cave there simply made him uneasy.
Over the next few days, everyone threw themselves into renovating the village.
During those days, Dunn also began experimenting with the Soul-Soul Fruit's ability, making Homies for the first time.
Naturally, the first things he worked on were the pirate ships.
The souls of the hundred or so villagers were more than enough to turn seventeen pirate ships into Homies, and the results were just as Dunn had expected.
Apart from the [Black Pearl], which had Third Tier combat strength after being brought to life, the other pirate ships were only Second Tier. Out at sea, however, they could hold their own for a while against weaker Third-Tier Professionals.
They could be considered quasi-Third Tier transcendent creatures.
With the remaining souls, Dunn tried making some Homies soldiers. After experimenting with various materials, he produced a dozen or so.
Most were only equivalent to somewhat stronger ordinary people. Only one, which