Jim attributed the reasons to his own background and began to look at the surrounding crowd watching him.
"Everyone says the Black Tide Secret Society is fair and just, never wronging people, but in my view... hmph!"
Jim snorted coldly. He actually had more scathing words to say, but he feared directly provoking the people of the Black Tide Secret Society, so he restrained himself somewhat.
However, the sarcasm in his words didn't diminish.
"Reason?" Rogel looked at him and smiled, "You'll know soon enough."
Shortly after, Lina arrived with a group of Black Tide Knights, escorting people over.
Besides them, there were several others, mostly well-dressed company bosses controlling the majority of trade on the island.
Among them, there was one relatively young person, even wearing the Black Tide Secret Society's believer attire.
Upon seeing these people, Jim's expression froze.
