With that in mind, Zach called for the temporary commander who had assud the duties of Diana in her absence.
"Station a small group of soldiers on the island. Task them with the responsibility of maintaining the area and its housekeeping. I don't want the presence of their deceased bodies to taint the atmosphere with decay and filth. It's important to keep the island clean and untouched since I have use for this place." said Zach as he pointed towards the corpses of the pirates.
"Tell them to burn all these bodies up without fail. I plan to build this place as an alternate base of operations so station n who are capable and talented in many fields so as to avoid burdening the manpower staying behind in Greenland. Just station the bare minimum soldiers that we can afford at the mont. We will position more in the future but for now whatever you can spare should be enough."
The temporary commander understood Zach's intentions and imdiately saluted to acknowledge having received the instructions before scampering away in a hurry. He had too many things to figure out and very little ti to do so.
Despite Zach's directive to the commander to designate this location as a secondary base, he had a multitude of ideas swirling in his mind that remained unimplented due to the current scarcity of resources and the constraints of ti. These concepts held the potential to further enhance the island's role, but the present limitations prevented him from fully realizing their potential.
In fact, Zach perceived that this island possessed the optimal characteristics to function as a strategically situated naval base.
While Greenland did boast a shoreline, which was relatively remote and hardly anyone from the city dared to venture there, it only t up to these basic requirents that Zach had in mind.
The primary hindrance to the implentation of his idea lay in the insufficiency of adequate depth along its coastline, rendering it unsuitable for the establishnt of a deep-sea port necessary to facilitate the berthing of sizable vessels. The absence of the requisite water depth, a critical criterion for constructing efficient deep-sea ports, limited the island's potential as a mariti hub for accommodating significant naval operations or trade activities.
This constraint imposed a notable limitation on the island's utility for Zach's strategic plans, necessitating him to look elsewhere for a suitable location to fulfill his broader naval base vision.
This pirate island, in contrast, possessed the necessary attributes to function as a deep-sea port, with ample depth to accommodate sizable vessels. Additionally, its secretive and concealed nature made it an ideal candidate for serving as a strategic military base. When faced with challenging circumstances, it erged as a valuable alternative, offering a viable solution in tis of dire need.
For now, Zach didn't have as many naval vessels that he could bring out. So, the plan would have to be exacted in the future.
Moreover, he didn't have the ti or the requisite attention that such a project was entitled to. His priority, at the mont, was to find Diana, no matter where she might be.
As to why he was leaving his soldiers behind on the island, it was to lay claim to the island after getting rid of the actual owners. It would keep others from straying onto the island as well.
When the commander settled everything on the island as per Zach's instructions, he reported to Zach in a clear and concise manner.
"Your instructions have been carried out. I have stationed the requisite number of soldiers on the island and have asked them to inventory everything and send a report to our main base. The rest of the soldiers are all ready to depart and are awaiting your instructions."
"We'll be leaving in fifteen minutes." Zach still gave them so ti to sort out trivial matters as he asked everyone around him to board the torpedo boats.
"Roger that." replied the commander in a resolute voice that indicated the level of trust and belief he had in Zach.
The boats departed at once when everyone was aboard. The soldiers staying behind sent them as they vigorously waved their hands at their comrades.
The journey ho was quiet and without any more surprises or unexpected delays.
Zach led his people straight to the heart of Greenland where the mansion of the Smith family lay in wait like a mother's warm embrace.
After such a short but extrely adrenaline filled journey, the soldiers felt a little tired. They needed the warmth it offered before going out to battle once again.
Although Zach was in a hurry to find Diana, there was a reason that he refrained from rushing straight into the Hunter family mansion.
He wanted to ascertain the situation first. If he barged into their mansion with his forces, it would not only be seen as a civil offence but also entailed the risk of losing Diana if he failed to find proof in the very first go.
There was also a possibility that the Hunter family would hide Diana far away from his reach or worse if they felt threatened by his aggressive approach. Therefore, he needed to plan out the details intricately so as to not arouse their suspicion.
As such, he commanded the soldiers to take a rest as he figured out all the details of the plan by discussing it with the key individuals of his family.
While the journey ho was devoid of any surprises, a huge surprise awaited him in the living room of the Smith family mansion in the form of Violet who ca bearing both good and bad news.
As soon as he and Bruce stepped into the living room followed by Clara and Christina, Violet sprang to her feet with imnse energy as if she had been waiting for him for a lifeti.
"You are finally here...I was going out of my mind waiting for you. Where were you all? I ca here and all of you had disappeared. Afraid that sothing had happened to all of you, I asked around on the island, but your people refused to tell anything. All they did was ask to wait here if I wanted to give you the ssage. Left with no choice I could only wait for you to co ho."
Violet fired off a string of words for she had been holding them inside her for so long.
She seed quite dissatisfied with the treatnt.
Waiting for a long ti could do that to anyone, even soone like Violet who was usually so graceful and calm.
But Zach didn't find it odd at all. This was the protocol on the island in his absence and he was happy that the soldiers had followed it even though it was a trusted ally who ca to the island to see him.
"Calm down first elder sister...why did you have to wait here? You could have gone ho as well, right? Why suffer?" Clara didn't understand why Violet had stubbornly waited for them here because her sister had tons of stuff to be busy with every day.
"How could I do that?" said Violet exasperated as if she had suddenly grown old and the weight of the responsibility had hunched her feet and had forced her to drag her feet behind her.
"Wait...you said that you had sothing to tell ...a ssage...what was that about?"
Zach was extrely curious regarding the ssage that Violet had personally co to deliver to Greenland. What could have been so important to bring Violet to his doorstep?
As if she had been waiting for her cue all this ti, she began to splurge information that she had been holding back all this ti.
"The Hunter family has Diana. They are holding her hostage sowhere, but I can't figure out the location. I have tried to find her on my own during this ti, but my people have been unable to find a single trace of her. The Hunter family has probably learnt from their last mistake. We definitely can't use the sa thod we did last ti. The guards around Diana would not be as little in number and so rudintary in strength as those who were guarding Taylor."
"Wait... wait what? Can you please start from the beginning? I an, how you got a hold of that information and whether your source is reliable or not?"
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