The Martial Unity

"Ah, Squire Quarrier. I'm afraid the client's commission contract includes the conditional-approval clause that requires them to approve of any and all Martial Artists that apply for the commission," The staff member apologetically informed him.

Rui sighed, he'd forgotten that this was closer to the norm in the Squire Realm than it was in the Apprentice Realm. The clients who had the capital to commission Martial Squires were much more particular about the qualifications and inclinations of the Martial Artists that they had commissioned.

"And will they contact me and give me a location to meet up with them?" Rui asked tentatively.

"I'm afraid not, Squire Quarrier. It seems they cannot physically meet you. They have offered to communicate via a video call as their most preferred means of communication." He informed Rui dutifully.

"Video call?" Rui's eyes widened. "That's a feature?"

Rui felt like a country bumpkin. At that moment, he regretted not knowing the extent of the technological development of this world, but alas, it was not easy gaining an understanding of the best of what technology had to offer.

Part of this was because the best of what technology had to offer was highly restricted, expensive, and highly resource intensive, even for a Martial Squire like himself prior to recently.

For example, the accounter that he was currently in possession of was considered a luxurious and high-class product that only the upper echelons of society could afford. This was because the resources required to construct the device and to maintain its functionality were prohibitively scarce. Yet, its functionality was much inferior to even that of the earliest touch-screen phones produced at the dawn of the twenty-first century back on Earth.

Rui knew that his accounter was unable to perform video calls. However, he wasn't aware that the technological development of human civilization on the Panama continent had reached a level where they could achieve video calls.

elite from the perspective of human civilization. After all, someone who chose to commission a Martial Squire was unlikely to

ordinary rich people were likely unable to get their hands on

while, from Rui's perspective. "As far as I'm aware, only higher-grade Martial

nodded. "I'll apply

"Understood sir."

market districts in the town of Hajin. There were various

with a video call feature?" Rui asked at the store if he had purchased his

with a courteous smile. "Are there any other parameters you

replied. "I don't want to buy extravagant options, and I want an accounter that won't

She presented several options.

recommend the FRN-W31." She told him, presenting him with a product. "It, more or less, ticks all the

brief explanation. "Alright, I'll

be forty-thousand Martial

double took at her words. "I thought you said

sheepish, apologetic smile. "I'm afraid that this is quite affordable as far as rates of accounters with

couldn't be bothered to scour the entire department to test that claim. He wouldn't have even