Published: January 22, 2026
After that, each person's report began.
The executives attending this meeting were the heads of their respective departments.
The regular meeting was held once a year at the end of March, and they reported on the achievements of the past year.
The main content included the movements of the explorers belonging to the clan, the income and expenses of each department, sales status of the sales division, and the progress of weapons, armor, and magical tools being developed independently by the clan.
Just by listening to this meeting, one could grasp the current state of the clan to some extent.
Being able to participate in this meeting was significant.
Then, Ms. Selma, who served as the closing speaker, began her report.
"Now, I will report from the exploration department. The highest reached floor in the Great Labyrinth remains the 92nd floor. As you know, this term, no explorer could join the first squad, so the first squad's exploration was kept to a minimum, focusing instead on training the newcomers."
I had known since the hero party days that the first squad, having lost their ace, hadn’t explored the deeper layers for the past year.
Indeed, losing Mr. Albert, who was called the absolute ace and the mental pillar of the party, seemed to have had a great impact.
"As a result, among the parties belonging to the second squad, two parties have reached the 87th floor, and reaching the deeper layers is becoming visible."
Initially, the atmosphere had been heavy, but hearing about the second squad’s advance, the mood seemed to lighten.
"Additionally, as was reported earlier by the exploration management department, the amount of materials gathered in the middle and lower layers is also on the rise. The abilities of the explorers belonging to the silver rabbits of the night sky are overall improving."
I already knew this from information collected during the hero party days.
The levels of the silver rabbits of the night sky explorers have certainly risen this past year.
The emergence of a fourth s-rank party from the silver rabbits of the night sky might be only a matter of time.
"Moreover, recently, as a new trial, we conducted guided explorations. A few A-rank or higher explorers, including myself, accompanied the newcomers under training, and all of them reached the 50th layer."
Ah, that’s right.
Right after I defeated the black dragon, the forced recall occurred, so the newcomers haven’t been able to reach the 51st layer.
Well, it can’t be helped. Considering everyone survived such an incident, expecting more would be greedy.
I hope the sponsors are satisfied with these results…
"Of course, we won’t immediately send newcomers to the middle layers, but the experience of extended dungeon exploration over consecutive days is expected to bear fruit in the near future."
That’s certainly true.
They were confined to the Great Labyrinth from morning till night for three days.
Mentally, I think they’ve grown quite a bit.
The movements of the newcomers during the guided explorations weren’t bad either.
It really showed how much this clan focuses on education.
"Finally, as for plans for the next term, with Orun joining, the first squad’s members are now complete. Therefore, we will resume the deep layer explorations. We also plan to have other explorers advance further within reasonable limits, aiming to establish a system that can stably supply high-quality magic stones and materials."
After Ms. Selma finished speaking, other executives asked questions, but she answered them without difficulty.
After her report ended,
“It has been a year since I assumed the position of leader. The fact that the clan has been rebuilt up to this point is thanks to the efforts of everyone here and all the members. I am grateful. I ask for your continued support. Well then, this concludes today’s meeting.”
The leader gave the closing remarks, and the regular meeting came to an end.
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The executives began to leave one after another.
I was thinking of greeting each of them, but since the atmosphere seemed very busy, I decided not to.