In just one day, news that Dunn had confiscated the Pure White Chamber of Commerce's assets and wiped it out spread across Campbell Island.
At the same time, Dunn's declaration that "this one must not be allowed to live" reached all the major factions.
After all, Dunn had said those words in front of a whole crowd of pirates.
With pirates like these, even if Dunn had ordered them to keep it secret, he might not have been able to keep their mouths shut.
And Dunn had said nothing of the sort to them.
So, having just made a tidy sum, the pirates scattered among various establishments, bragging to anyone who would listen.
Word of what Dunn had done quickly spread.
The results were quite gratifying, too.
After the Pure White Chamber of Commerce was destroyed, every faction ordered to leave finished relocating and set sail in a single morning.
The other factions quieted down as well. Normally, with so many factions withdrawing and leaving such a huge vacuum, those remaining would certainly have moved in to claim a share.
Never mind a Pirate King-even a Legendary could not have stopped their greedy ambitions.
Yet under the weight of Dunn's fearsome reputation, every faction was visibly "well-behaved." Throughout the entire day, not a single faction made a move. They all obediently lay low.
The next day,
Campbell Mansion.
The representatives of the various factions gathered here once again.
Unlike the heavy atmosphere last time, every representative entered the meeting hall in high spirits.
The situation last time had been obvious: some of the factions, led by the Pure White Chamber of Commerce, had wanted to test their strength against the newly appointed Pirate King.
And the new Pirate King had wanted to establish his authority.
So, when these representatives