After Dunn completed his advancement, Annie was full of curiosity about his path to the next tier.
However, once a professional reached the third tier, their career abilities had essentially taken shape, and keeping their career information secret became very important.
If it leaked, others could easily exploit it, especially in the case of a new career like Dunn's, where information was even more important.
Moreover, now that Annie had calmed down, she recalled Dunn's faint attempts at concealment when he had shown her his Career Card earlier, so she knew better than to rashly pry into it now.
Still, out of curiosity, she could not help asking Dunn, "So, what are the requirements for advancing to the next tier?"
"My attributes already meet all the advancement requirements. To advance to the fourth tier, I need to become a Pirate King." Dunn told Annie his advancement requirements very directly, without hiding anything. There was no need to conceal this part.
"A Pirate King?" Annie was somewhat surprised. "So you have to fight above your tier again this time?"
Although she had anticipated how difficult Dunn's career advancement would be, she had not expected it to actually require him to challenge a higher tier. After all, advancing from the second tier to the third had only required a bounty. Dunn had taken the risk of challenging someone at the third tier because he was eager to advance.
This time, however, it was a firm advancement requirement.
Even with a new sea route opening up, Dunn would inevitably have to compete with some fourth-tier professionals for the position if he wanted to become a Pirate King.
Dunn smiled, a sharp gleam in his eyes. He knew that his talent meant his path of advancement would inevitably be harder than most people's. "Yes,