The Martial Unity

"We divide our exclusive goods and services by their nature," The man began by explaining. "The first and foremost broad category is, of course, material products. This category very broadly includes goods whose value lies in the material physical product that we offer."

The man paused, before continuing. "Things like Martial gear, that you won't find in the utility department, that aids Martial Artists beyond what normal products can. You can think of extremely powerful versions of the gear that you already rely on. Particularly high-grade monocular, abnormally effective restraining gear, potent healing potions, even Martial garbs that can provide defensive protection against other Martial Artists or, in your case, Martial Squires!"

Rui widened his eyes. He knew that for something as small and thin as a Martial garb, providing any amount of defense against Squire-level power was definitely a difficult task!

"Why aren't such products more commonly available to Martial Artists?" Rui asked.

"Because the materials used to make them are strategically valuable," The man replied. "I'm sure someone as shrewd as you have figured out that the sheer quality of the material must be high in order to allow cloth fabric to provide any kind of defense against another Martial Squire, correct?"

Rui nodded. He wasn't stupid. The quality and quantity of a material determined what the limit of the product, created with that quantity of material, was.

If the quantity was very low, like that of a Martial garb, then the quality would have to be exceedingly high!

wrong..." Rui gulped. "Such a Martial garb would need to be made

"Correct," The man grinned.

his

out of a material whose tensile strength was an entire Realm above his

that many Martial Artists could afford. Only weapon-oriented Martial Artists possessed such products, and only

Martial Union offers all kinds of products whose utility is not exclusive to field usage. For example, we

eyes widened. "By how

vary," The man replied. "But it provides a fifteen

in amazement. "Can it be repeatedly consumed

not," The man shook his head with a rueful smile. "If life was that convenient, Martial Artists as a class would be far more powerful than we are right now. Most high-grade Martial Squires end up having consumed one by the time they've spent enough time in the Squire Realm, you are the only one who has an opportunity to consume one this early in the Squire

hands as he considered the matter. "I bet with the combination of my latest technique and the

so sure if I were

there such a large difference between

variable, allowing for a greater difference between the base and the peak of the Squire Realm compared to the Apprentice Realm." Senior Ceeran explained. "Grade-ten Martial Squires are a sight to behold within the Squire Realm. Any one of