Under such a system, the mercenary guild was never short of strong members, and as far as the economy was concerned, with employers issuing bounties every day, there was no shortage of resources either. That is why the mercenary guild was a public organization.
But transforming into an underground private force meant losing these advantages, which Jin Ye was reluctant to give up. He knew very well what the advantages of the mercenary guild were and losing them would render his control over the Golden Night meaningless.
What he really wanted was his own private mercenary guild!
His intentions were an open secret, and many strong members of the mercenary guild cursed him privately for being shameless. Being wise themselves, who wouldn't know?
They also realized why Jin Ye had just killed his own confidant. It was actually a preparation to preserve the system of the mercenary guild.