Fudge inherited Michael's Golden Nose skill, so he had a sense of which people were talented based on intuition alone.
"Are you sure about this?" Michael asked the ninja slime.
"Yes, Master. After pretending to be the snake tempter sent by the Goddess, I found out that they had a natural affinity to shadows as well! It's not just one or two of them, it's all of them!"
"So, let me get this straight. You want the Orcs to become ninjas like you?" Michael asked, trying to make sense of it all.
"You got it exactly right, Master. They already like me, so they will do as I say!"
Michael looked at Fudge with a serious face. "You want the Orcs, the big and intimidating demi-humans, to become one of your sneaky little ninjas?"
He couldn't imagine a scenario in which the Orcs tip-toed in the darkest of nights and tried to infiltrate a room without anyone knowing. Just their immense weight alone would send even a metal floor creaking with a loud sound!
"It's all right, Master! They can become good ninjas like me, I'm sure of it!" Fudge said, his voice emanating an unusual confidence.
Fudge was rarely wrong about this thing, so Michael gave him the benefit of the doubt.
"Alright. But, don't get too overboard with this."
Michael then saw the violet slime hop over to the Orcs, who quickly kneeled after seeing the slime's presence. It looked like his infiltration as the 'messenger' of the Goddess worked entirely too well, as they were treating him with reverence even when he was no longer the snake tempter in their Sacred Grounds.
He was sure that with Fudge's skill, they could eventually make a good group made out of the best ninjas in the world.
This whole thing made Michael think about the importance of security. Jimmy seemed to have a good sense of its importance, but Michael never really bothered with it before.
There wasn't really any need for it back in the Kings region. Sure, there were a few instances in which force was needed to make things more peaceful, but nothing too much.
But it looked like physical strength was far more important in the Queens region.
He walked over to Yuna and asked her exactly about this question.
"This world is still stuck in the medieval times," she said. "So, there are some times when conflicts are resolved through wars or physical fighting. It's not as prevalent thanks to my grandmother's efforts to lessen deaths, but of course, there are still conflicts that cannot be solved through diplomatic options."
"So, do you think that we will face a lot of conflicts in the Queens region?" he asked her.
"Hmm… if you want to expand your company, then you will have to get your hands dirty."
Michael's eyebrow raised. He didn't think he would have to do that.
Seeing his curious expression, Yuna went into further detail about her words.
"You don't know about this, but the lands in the Queens region are a lot more magical and mysterious in nature. There are always discoveries being unearthed in different territories, most of which are up for grabs by anyone.
Sometimes, they find gold and a few other important minerals, which–don't get me wrong–still warrants a war between companies on who would be able to lay claim on the discovery. Usually, it would be settled with a behind-the-scenes agreement between the different parties.
But there are a few discoveries that are far too valuable to share. For example, a pocket dimension left behind by a previous civilization would have even the top 10 companies vying for control.
If you want to get an inheritance left behind by a 9-star wizard, then you would either have to negotiate with the Guild of Arcana or be the first one to loot it before anyone even finds out that it existed in the first place.
That's why Physical Strength is key to becoming one of the top companies in the world. You have to have the power to monopolize all the good discoveries in the land or else you'll be left behind."
Michael's eyes were opened with Yuna's explanation. The Queens region was a far more exciting place filled with a lot more mysteries than he thought it to be.
Pocket dimensions? Inheritances? Vaults? Tombs?
It was practically an adventurer's dream to hear those words. Even if Michael wasn't an adrenaline-junkie type of guy, he was still intrigued to find out what kind of treasure was buried under those lands.
[I am always at your service to help with anything you need, Michael.]
And it looked like ChatJK3 was excited as well. He could already hear it salivating for more knowledge to consume, eventually upgrading its software once again.
This was perhaps what tempted Michael the most.
If he could find ancient knowledge about the history of the world before the current one, then he could probably find more clues as to where the rest of the GodForge pieces were located.
"It looks like I need to up my army game," Michael said to himself.
"Took you long enough," Yuna commented. "Most inheritance and tombs that I have heard of are filled with traps and dangerous spells. You'd need an army to safely reach the treasure room."
Michael already had the Dragonborns as his personal bodyguards. But if he wanted to increase his army strength, then he needed to find a lot more bodies to fill a regiment.
There were a lot of prospects talented in the Physical Arts back in the Kings region, but he just delegated them to become security guards and such.
Maybe I should start training them…problem is, I don't have anyone to lead them.
Unlike Yuna, Michael didn't have an Agnes to rely on. There was practically no one in their nation who was proficient in the Physical Arts.
He would have to find someone in the future. But for now, he would have to rely on Agnes' good graces to train his Rebornians.