Jinbe's eyes narrowed slightly. "What about Burgess? I've always felt that you don't fully trust him."
Ronglin activated his Observation Haki, enveloping everyone nearby as he sensed each person's condition. Only after a moment did he slowly say, "Although he appears to have submitted to me, and everything he has done has been commendable and without fault, I still can't quite put my mind at ease. Perhaps I care too much about the fact that he once served under Blackbeard."
Jinbe knew Blackbeard's ways well. As someone indirectly responsible for Whitebeard's death, Jinbe still deeply despised Blackbeard. Naturally, he could understand why Ronglin remained somewhat wary of Burgess.
"I understand!" Jinbe straightened his massive body, his gaze sharp and resolute as he said solemnly, "For your ideal, I will turn my body into an unshakable fortress and protect this island!"
Ronglin smiled faintly and patted Jinbe on the shoulder. "It's our ideal!"
In the end, Ronglin set out with ten warships, 213 vessels in total. The Ashil Kingdom had selected heavy warships capable of carrying great numbers of people; their hulls were sturdy, their cannons formidable, and they cut through wind and waves like flying. The fleet numbered several thousand men, advancing mightily across the sea and shocking the entire New World.
Quite a few merchant ships, having learned of the Star Alliance's conduct, followed far behind the fleet in search of protection.
Ronglin's gaze swept back and forth across the merchant ships trailing behind them, but unfortunately, he did not see the ship he wanted to see.
"Boss! What are you looking at?" Jazz had changed into a fitted combat outfit. He no longer wore the ordinary sailor's uniform he had worn aboard the Starry at the beginning. The new outfit made him look far more dashing.
Ronglin took