Everyone knew perfectly well why the new Pirate King wanted to summon the leaders of the various factions as soon as he arrived.
After all, anyone who could become the head of a faction had to have some ability.
They had long known that certain people intended to challenge the new Pirate King, though they had heard that he apparently had a Legendary Wizard behind him.
But in their eyes, the new Pirate King's chances of winning were not particularly good.
Three days passed quickly.
Inside the hall of Dunn's residence.
A dense crowd had already gathered. Giant Wave Island was, after all, a large island of considerable size, with eighty to a hundred factions of varying sizes backed by High-Tier Classholders.
Fortunately, Ronald seemed to have prepared this assembly hall specifically to receive these people, and it had more than enough room for eighty to a hundred of them.
"Mr. Charlemagne, how was your plantation's harvest this year?"
"Not bad, not bad. How about yours?"
"Mr. Cass, it's been a while. Care to come over to my place for a drink afterward?"
The faction leaders who had come here each found acquaintances to exchange pleasantries with, seemingly paying no attention at all to the new Pirate King, who had yet to appear.
Moreover, as though by unspoken agreement, none of them mentioned why Dunn had summoned them here.
Meanwhile, in another room in the residence.
Dunn was there with Annie and the others.
"This is the information I've gathered on the island's factions over the past few days," Annie said, watching Dunn leaf through the documents.
"Mm, it's very detailed." Dunn was somewhat surprised by the information Annie had provided. They were outsiders, and however powerful they were in combat, gathering such detailed intelligence in just a few