The Martial Unity

"Hey guys." A voice called out to them. "It has been a while. How's it going?"

Kane grumbled while Rui smiled. "Hey Fae, Milliana."

Milliana nodded, while Fae vigorously waved her hand, the latter had truly begun to be more expressive of her emotions during her time in the Academy.

"How was your first mission Rui?" Fae asked.

"Terrible, I failed to complete it." Rui shook his head, straightforwardly answering.

"My." Fae frowned. "Don't worry, you'll get it next time." She patted his shoulder, before continuing. "Speaking of which, l actually have an interesting proposal for all of you."

"Hm?" Rui looked at her curiously while Kane looked at her with skepticism.

"A grade six defense-class party mission with a five-member pre-requisite." Fae explained. "It's a mission to protect a travelling batch of supply caravans through a shady region known for being an ambush location for a bandit group. Our job is to protect the dispatched batch of supply carriages from potential bandit groups."

"Hmmm..." Rui was intrigued by the matter. "A grade six mission is going to be risky, since grade five and above can threaten the life of a Martial Apprentice, right?"

"A single Martial Apprentice, yes. A mission of a certain grade can either be taken on by a Martial Apprentice of an equal grade or even higher. Or multiple Martial Apprentices of a low grade." Fae reminded.

Rui nodded, recalling that fact. "So that's why you want to form a party. We fall into the latter category."

Fae nodded. "Kane, Milliana, Dalen and I are grade four. What grade are you Rui?"

"Three." He sighed.

"Don't look so down, I started out with grade three too." Fae revealed. "Milliana here started with grade two." Earning a blank nod from Milliana.

"Why do you want to go out of your way to get this mission?" Kane eyed her suspiciously.

it has a really sweet bonus reward."

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absolutely sure?"

promise." Rui nodded. "Who's the

Lowminer Industries." Fae answered simply. "Isn't that

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Dalen already confirmed?"

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