Moreover, he actually wanted to get closer and experience the fully formed swarms up close, to feel the difference between his own Crow Flock and the other Hell Swarms.
And incidentally, during the following exploration and development, he could let them scrape up some experience points and see if they could improve.
This was what Huai Shi was most focused on at the moment.
Of course, he didn't want to admit that the biggest reason was he couldn't stay put on the ship for more than two days.
He wanted to go out for a few strolls.
And if he could dismantle something to limber up, even better!
Since Huai Shi had made his case, no one objected.
Even as the nominal leader, Huai Shi remained the highest authority. Huai Shi's performance in the last couple of days had already won their approval, so naturally no one thought he would act impulsively and mess things up.
"Then it's decided," Huai Shi declared, and the meeting concluded.
Accompanied by a loud roar, large unmanned construction vehicles were swiftly clearing the debris near the Iron Crystal Throne's base to make space for the upcoming summoning.
About four or five hours later, a flat concrete surface had appeared amid the ruins. Shortly thereafter, with the cooperation of the Alchemists, the large Secret Ritual for summoning was completed.
By the time dusk arrived, the temporary lodgings for the Hell Swarm had been constructed on the perimeter. Precious Deep Maintenance Instruments were even brought out to ward off the Curse of day and night from the outside.
With the opening of the ship's stern, Huai Shi stepped out carrying several iron boxes and walked straight towards the center of the Alchemy Matrix.
Having experienced using the Summon Dragon Flute before, he found this summoning to be smooth and effortless.
The Iron Crystal Throne itself stored tokens of various Hell Swarms, so there was no need to use loudspeakers to call out across a wide area. It was like making a private phone call through a ritual; if a long-term deal already existed, they could even be summoned directly.
However, there was a certain risk involved.
Therefore, to ensure Huai Shi's safety, the Iron Crystal Throne decided to assign him a guard dog.
The only dog on the entire ship—though it was only called a guard dog because, no matter how you looked at it, this thing didn't resemble one at all.
Huai Shi looked down at the mosaic huddling by his leg.
Yes, a pile of mosaics, white and gray, randomly pieced together into the outline of a dog. And it even seemed to sit on the ground like a real dog, wagging its mosaic tail and panting.
On its back was mounted a sign with two words—"Guard Dog."
Incredible.
As if sensing something, it had been trying to paw at Huai Shi's leg and nudge his saddlebag with its head for the past few moments.
It was anxious and whimpering.
Not until *War and Peace* peeked out of the saddlebag and meowed unhappily did the "guard dog" finally quiet down a bit. It really wanted to play with the cat.
By the way, the cat today was white: Peace.
Hopefully, it really would be peaceful...
Huai Shi opened the boxes.