Kingdom Strength

Inside the grand conference hall.

Although Leslie had only given a broad overview of the kingdom's development over the past year, it had still taken nearly two hours.

When his report ended, Roland did not open the floor for discussion. He simply nodded to Reff beside him, signaling him to continue.

At this moment, seeing this, the officials from the Administrative Department throughout the hall had reddened eyes. Salaries alone amounted to 320 million gold coins every year. With all other expenses included, annual military spending had to exceed at least 400 million gold coins.

With such staggering expenditure, if the Military Affairs Department represented by Reff could not produce results worthy of it, then their offensive targets would have to change.

Perhaps sensing the gazes directed at him from all around, Reff's expression grew much more serious. He straightened his posture, and his deep voice rang through the hall.

"As of now, the kingdom has approximately 300,000 registered warrior-class professionals and around 15,000 mage-class professionals. Among them are forty-eight Saint Domain Warriors, fifteen Saint Domain Mages, more than five hundred Sky Warriors, over one hundred and twenty Archmages, more than five thousand Earth Warriors, eight hundred Great Mages, Advanced Warriors..."

As Reff's opening statement landed, the Administrative Department officials present withdrew their gazes, and clarity returned to their eyes.

Although the growth in the number of Saint Domain experts within the kingdom had gradually slowed, they all understood why. More than ninety percent of those on the kingdom's priority training list had already advanced to the Saint Domain. Their advancement did not mean they had been removed from that list. They continued to receive the kingdom's exceptionally generous treatment as they climbed toward higher realms. Thus, while the numbers were growing more slowly, the quality of the kingdom's Saint