"How many adventurers are there in the kingdom now?"
At the question, Kyle replied, "My lord, according to the Oversight Office's survey, the Adventurers Association has over five hundred thousand registered adventurers, including seventy-five adventuring groups with more than a thousand members each."
"There are thirteen Soul Intent Tier Transcendents, five hundred and thirty-five Gold Transcendents, over five thousand Silver Rank Transcendents, and over a hundred thousand Bronze Rank Transcendents."
Velin was not surprised by these figures.
Over twenty years of war, only the Parambria Kingdom had been taken over peacefully. The Okra Kingdom and the Kingdom of Seraphitaine had both been conquered by force.
During that war, the adventurers scattered among the populace had either fled abroad, been absorbed into the army, died in battle, or been captured. Those who remained on this land were all experts at keeping their heads down.
"Who is the current president of the Adventurers Association?"
"Xerxes, a High-tier Soul Intent Swordsman. Publicly available information identifies him as an Okran, but the Shadow Assassins' covert investigation revealed that he came from the Iserania Empire, south of the New Continent. His father was the Iserania Empire's previous emperor, and his mother was the daughter of a minor noble."
"How did you find that out?"
"Soul Search," Kyle replied without batting an eye.
"All right, I shouldn't have asked."
Velin covered his face, looking somewhat helpless. He should have realized that ordinary methods would never uncover secrets like these.
"I intend to have the Ouge Organization infiltrate the Adventurers Association and turn it into a civilian armed organization subordinate to the kingdom."
"My lord, how would you like me to assist?" Kyle asked.
Velin tapped the armrest lightly and said unhurriedly, "Go fetch the Ouge Organization's leader, Vickas Ex, along with Deep Sea Ode Arivat, Desert