From a pirate's perspective, joining Bai Ye was obviously the best choice.
After all, Bai Ye was now the greatest pirate in the world.
Who wouldn't want to join such a force?!
For that reason alone, following Bai Ye would naturally have been the best option.
But following Bai Ye was not something one could do just because they wanted to.
He simply had no need for them. He even intended to eliminate piracy as a profession.
Before setting sail, many people had already thought about it. Other than going out to sea, they could do nothing else.
As for those who had been forced to become pirates, once the World Government and Bai Ye began their decisive battle and Bai Ye revealed those matters, they had actually begun preparing to leave.
After all, even if the future did not necessarily turn out exactly as Bai Ye promised.
At least there was still some hope. Bai Ye had also said that he would definitely give them a chance to survive.
And even if they were deceived afterward, wouldn't the worst outcome simply be going back to sea as pirates?!
So quite a few people had already lost the desire to be pirates. Those who still remained and planned to set sail at this point—
Every single one of them was ambitious and unwilling to settle. Naturally, it was basically impossible for them to choose to follow Bai Ye.
If they were going to follow Bai Ye, they might as well stay in their hometowns.
At least that would be safer.
Since they had chosen to sail with Blackbeard, it meant they clearly wanted things Bai Ye could not give them—things that would even be banned in the future.
So from that standpoint, what Bai Ye wanted and what they wanted