"That's the plan. Next, we need to put our strategy for recruiting talented people into action."
"We can start with what they stand to gain, the treatment they receive, their families—whatever matters to them."
"The Kingdom's influence keeps expanding. To protect what we've gained, we need to strengthen it as much as possible."
Hades looked at his children and spoke calmly.
"Spot their talent and bring them into the Kingdom before they come into their own."
"If we want the Kingdom to remain strong and hold on to its power, we can't rely on ourselves alone. We must keep finding talent across the seas."
"Every year, we can set aside some funding for these people—those we've identified as promising, you might say."
"Staff who discover promising candidates can receive substantial bonuses based on the potential those candidates show."
"I'll leave the details to you."
"Don't limit your search to Paros Island. Look in the New World, the Four Seas, and the Grand Line."
"The more strength we can gather, the better."
"The Kingdom will commit more resources to exploring the universe. That will inevitably weaken its presence on the seas."
"In this era, people with potential have a better chance of realizing it."
"If we uncover even one monster of a talent, the investment will be worth it."
There was only so much talent to go around.
If the Kingdom failed to recruit these people, they might build forces of their own or join others.
They might even become enemies of Kronos Kingdom.
Naturally, it was best to make them allies wherever possible.
The Kingdom had, in fact, been doing this all along.
It had regularly invited standout competitors from the Sky Arena to join it.
But the New Era had arrived.
Kronos Kingdom had become a superpower. It could