And Vinica immediately used seagulls to relay the location of the Sea God Sect's stronghold near the Mingster County sea area as well as the locations of several major pirate group strongholds to the Empire's South Sea Fleet.
Next, it was a waiting game.
After all, sea battles were not within the scope of this naval task force and Rein's mission; that was left to the South Sea Fleet and Major General Xilva and their companions.
Soon, Rein and his team received a response from the fleet.
Major General Xilva instructed Rein and the task force to be prepared for coastal defense as the pirates, if heavily damaged by the imperial fleet during the naval battle, might become desperate and flee directly to the coastal areas.
Though these were a ragtag bunch, they were formidable enemies for the coastal towns with weaker defenses, and a breach would result in extremely heavy losses.
On the fifth day, the Reiman brothers came to report once again.