The Martial Unity

Of course, the question was; what was the next step, precisely? This was something he had wondered the entire day later, even after he returned to the Orphanage.

Normally, after a training stage, he would undergo some missions to gain more experience with the techniques that he had just mastered and solidify his foundation of those techniques in combat with missions.

This time, however, it wasn't strictly necessary. Each of these was a technique that he previously used for a long time. Although they were less comfortable by virtue of not being nearly as well suited to him as they were when he was a Martial Apprentice, it wasn't as though he needed experience using them in battle. That imperative was missing this time.

Still, he was in favor of completing some Squire-level missions. After all, he hadn't yet completed a mission since he broke through, and it had been nearly nine months since he broke through. Although Rui still retain a great chunk of all of his earnings from the Serevian Dungeon, he still needed to earn money.

A mission it was.

Rui scrolled through his accounter he scrolled through his mission inbox. He had recently indicated that he was accepting commissions again, and he had received some within a reasonable timeframe. However, the rush for him wasn't nearly as strong as it was when he was a Martial Apprentice.

Of course, he wasn't surprised. The answer was obvious.

He was the most powerful Martial Apprentice of the Kandrian Empire when he had been a Martial Apprentice, however, after becoming a Martial Squire, he had once again reached the bottom of the ladder.

Realm was a different league

of Martial Squires who were more powerful than him, more experienced, and more reliable than him. This was a fact that he needed to accept. In fact, newbie Martial Squires like himself didn't generally receive

past

[Hunter class mission: procurement

Clientele: Ferena Fillisburg

mission: One kilogram of herpious

of the target: Fatanuy Hills.

Difficulty grade: two

a hunter–class mission that requires the Martial Artist to procure a kilogram of herpious limestone; a solid esoteric crystalline substance. Fatanuy Hills is home to many dangerous creatures that are at the peak of the Apprentice Realm and several active and aggressive beasts that are quasi-Squire-level as far as combat prowess goes, raising the difficulty of the mission to the base of the Squire Realm. The target of the mission is a substance that is relatively abundant across the forest, procuring the desired amount will require the continuous collection of smaller amounts of herpious limestone, increasing the probability of encountering a quasi-Squire-level creature significantly. The procurement of the

Rui read through

and as long as he was careful there was effectively nothing to be feared. A proper Martial Squire would most

but was far too dangerous for nearly any Martial Apprentice. Thus, it had been classified as a Squire-level mission. Many of the very low-grade Squire-level missions were only evaluated as Squire-level because Martial Apprentices

a good candidate for a mission, still, Rui wanted to take a

[Defense-class mission: bodyguard mission.

Clientele: Vintar Industries.