The white-robed mage said nothing more. He simply bowed his head and departed, heading off to carry out Stephen's latest order.
Although to Stephen, that order had merely been spoken in passing—just a few casual words—once it was time for the white-robed mages to actually execute it, the complexity of the task became immediately apparent.
Why? Because the scope of Stephen's bounty was simply too vast.
Even ignoring the neighboring countries of Charlie, Barton, and Kent, there were nearly a hundred nations of varying sizes within the Kener Continent, such as the Jiner Kingdom.
And beyond these established kingdoms, there existed secluded families and hidden cults that rarely revealed themselves to the outside world. These reclusive powers hardly ever surfaced, but the moment an event with enough profit potential occurred, they would descend like sharks catching the scent of blood—one after another, emerging from the shadows.
