Ji Chen looked expressionlessly at the group of anxious and fearful soldiers from the Bass Kingdom. In his heart, he had already decided how to deal with them.
Simply killing them would be too merciful.
What awaited them would be the same endless, sunless toil in the mines with the members of the Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce, until every last bit of their worth had been squeezed out.
Don't label him as heartless; if the Crown of the Ocean were to fall, the people living there could be enslaved, sent back to the Bass Kingdom, and forced to work in mines. What's even more horrifying was that some might face execution, with their severed heads used to gain profit and military accolades for the enemy forces.
But before all that, he needed to interrogate Ferode.
With a command, the soldiers bound Ferode tightly and brought him up, making him kneel on the ground.
