The next moment, a Soul Intent High-level Life Priest stood in the air before the podium. He respectfully bowed to the three Legends, then turned to face the crowd, dipped his head slightly, and said, "Good afternoon, everyone. I will now explain the basic situation of the Expeditionary Army."
At this, everyone straightened up and listened attentively.
"For this expeditionary call-up, 53,728 people answered the summons. Of those, 15,933 belonged to kingdom nobles, 29,777 belonged to the churches, and 8,018 brave individuals answered in their personal capacity."
"Based on the agreement reached between the Pope and Great Priest Adams of the Holy Third Dawn Kingdom, the Expeditionary Army, composed primarily of Iliyans, will consist of 21,000 people."
"According to the statistics, the Expeditionary Army currently has eighteen Soul Intent High-level Transcendents, thirty-one Soul Intent Mid-Tier Transcendents, fifty-eight Soul Intent Low-Tier Transcendents, 217 High-Gold Transcendents..."
As the Soul Intent High-level Life Priest read aloud, the magic power drifting through the air gathered beneath the podium and formed a detailed chart for everyone to examine.
"According to the regulations, volunteers who are Silver-grade Transcendents or above need not participate in the trials and will be directly entered into the Expeditionary Army's military register."
"As of eight o'clock last night, the Expeditionary Army numbered 13,887 people."
"Over the next half month, the Church will select 7,113 Bronze Rank volunteers to join the Expeditionary Army."
"Those not selected may follow the principle of voluntary choice and choose between two options."
"First, during the expedition, you may choose to remain at Palano Main Camp. On the seventh, fifteenth, and twenty-sixth of every month, the Church will dispatch one hundred High-Silver Temple Knights, fifty High-Silver Life Priests, and thirty High-Silver mages hired from the Mage Academy—a total of 180 people—to teach those who remain Transcendent knowledge