That very afternoon, everything Lind had proposed at the meeting was put into action.
Fueled by Lind's spending spree, word that he was willing to pay handsomely to recruit researchers of every kind spread at a frantic pace throughout the Oran Sea, the New World, the Grand Line, and even the Four Seas.
"A relocation allowance of ten million Beli!"
"Annual salaries starting at five million Beli!"
"Research funding starting at one hundred million Beli!"
Those benefits, enough to make anyone in this world and this era green with envy, once again made Lind famous across the seas.
Lind's lavish spending not only shocked the entire world but also attracted many scientists and researchers whose talents had gone unrecognized.
There was no need for Lind to rack his brains trying to expand his connections and hunt people down.
As long as the money was there, people would naturally come looking for him. They would even use their own connections to reach out to him.
Less than three days after Lind issued his recruitment notice, countless scientists and researchers had contacted him through all sorts of channels.
Most reached him through the pirates under his command.
When Lind had first asked his pirates to use their connections to recruit researchers, it had yielded little. But once he announced the benefits...
Scientists and researchers began using even the most tenuous connections to contact Lind's pirates, and through them, Lind himself.
Seeing how his pirates had suddenly acquired so many relatives and friends left Lind rather speechless.
Still, despite his inward grumbling, Lind took these researchers very seriously.
For practically every scientist who contacted him, Lind sent an officer with a team to pick them up individually, ensuring they reached Oran Island safely.
As for whether they actually had the skills and knowledge