The Martial Unity

Some distance away in a recently constructed hall, Rui listened to the chieftain declare his ultimatum for the diplomatic settlement that they had correctly guessed had something to do with their techniques.

"First of all, brilliant job Kane," Rui nodded at the Martial Squire. "The fact that the G'ak'arkan Tribe's technology is practically non-existent is very useful when it comes to espionage. It also helps that your stealth has grown to the point where you are able to sneak in and place a wiretap that would have been discovered by most modern security measures!"

Like almost all technology, the wiretap technology of the Kandrian Empire and of the Panama Continent was derived from various esoteric substances that had properties that effectively allowed them to record sound. The wiretap in question was a particular substance whose physical characteristics were partially altered by sound. The wiretap functioned by exposing the substance to sound before figuring out exactly what sounds it was subjected to based on its end shape.

However, it had also become common enough that most security departments or agencies of most states on the continent had developed means to detect it. Thus, it had become a little obsolete.

Yet, they were still useful against technologically primitive groups such as the G'ak'arkan Tribe.

Rui had had Kane sneak it into their little hall at a time with his formidable stealth when each of the Martial Seniors would be assured to not detect him. It was still a risky move to deploy Kane, even if two of the Martial Seniors were outside the village in a rare coincidence and the third was in a slumber. However, after having listened to the entire conversation, Rui could say it was worth it.

"Why was the conversation so grainy? It's hard to make out everything everyone is saying," Rui frowned.

extract information from the sound recording Derium Jelly that is used to record sound

a shame. Still, it has served its purpose well, I heard the most important parts

and force an ultimatum such as that. This was not something that he would expect from any normal group that was in a friendly relationship with the Kandrian Empire. Normally, that group would do everything in

to be this decisive on how to proceed with

that's for sure," Rui sighed. "Just sitting

that he actually heard the senior most members of the G'ak'arkan Tribe speak unhampered. He needed something more shocking, in

to show them that our techniques are highly useful to them. Then we need to demonstrate

"Sir?"

"Rui?"

agent Cravis exchanged a

Not that different from what they regularly engage in with the other tribes across the island," Rui grew more certain. "That is much more effective than the passive plan of simply hunting and playing defense and safe. That is much likelier to impress

Ceeran… and commissioner Derun