While Dunn's thoughts turned over the ritual for advancing to Legendary, the entire hall fell utterly silent.
The Pirate Kings had all lost the mood to continue arguing after learning that Dunn had only just advanced to the fourth tier.
When Dunn gathered his thoughts and raised his head, he found all the Pirate Kings staring at him.
"Everyone, why are you all looking at me instead of discussing business?" Dunn asked in confusion.
The Pirate Kings said nothing. After a moment, Lilith finally spoke up. "Were you just... advancing?"
Hearing Lilith's question, Dunn understood at once. His advancement to the fourth tier had caused enough of a stir for the Pirate Kings to notice.
So they were all stunned by me?
As his thoughts turned, Dunn glanced around at the Pirate Kings seated there. Finding their attention focused entirely on him, he said calmly:
"Yes. What, have none of you ever seen someone advance before?"
They had seen people advance, but never someone who thrashed a fourth-tier opponent first and only advanced to the fourth tier afterward.
Still, although they were very curious about Dunn's situation, none of them had much of a relationship with him, so they could not pry.
Seeing that Dunn had no intention of explaining further, Lilith cleared her throat. "Everyone, let's continue the meeting. We have to settle on a plan today, no matter what. Their Eminences have run out of patience."
The Legendaries would not normally have been so impatient, but Dunn's unexpected appearance today had made them anxious.
They feared that another few days of delay might bring yet another unexpected development.
So they had ordered the Pirate Kings to settle the alliance arrangements today.
That demand was not unreasonable. After so many days of meetings, most matters had already been settled.