Ronglin's eyes narrowed slightly. He slowly rolled up the newspaper and said to the guard beside him, "Bring me the people in charge of gathering intelligence. I have something to arrange."
The guard swiftly accepted the order and left.
Jinbe knew what Ronglin had just seen and asked, "What happened to the Bounty Hunters?"
Ronglin sneered. "Saying they can't survive as Bounty Hunters is a lie. Changing careers is the truth! I'd wager they've all become pirates!"
Jinbe was greatly surprised. "Pirates are facing unprecedented crackdowns right now. Everyone is in danger, and they can't wash their hands of the pirate life fast enough. Why would any bounty hunter willingly become a pirate?"
Ronglin smiled. "Perhaps the Pirate Alliance, whose ambitions have never died, has enough appeal to make those highly skilled Bounty Hunters willingly become pirates?"
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Jinbe was somewhat puzzled. "The Pirate Alliance has been out of sight for quite some time. Why have they suddenly appeared again? And why are they recruiting these Bounty Hunters?"
"Strictly speaking, the Pirate Alliance has never truly appeared in public," Ronglin said. "If we hadn't encountered the Pirate Alliance several times in a row, nearly all our information about them would have come from newspapers. I don't know how capable they are, but their ability to hide is first-rate."
After thinking it over, Jinbe realized that was indeed true. This organization, once famous throughout the seas, was incredibly mysterious. Even now, when it was in decline, it remained elusive. Although they had become enemies with the Pirate Alliance, they had only encountered them once or twice, and had never even faced them head-on. Their opponents were simply too good at hiding. In the entire New World, the Pirate Alliance was probably the most