The Martial Unity

This sudden piece of news that came from seemingly nowhere threw him off-guard a bit. For half a second, he regretted taking this mission. After all, he could have been part of this exciting new adventure had he chosen not to accept this mission from Martial Commissioner Derun. Still, this mission was worth it on his own. It was a choice that was worth it, and it broadened his worldview even more and exposed him to new techniques that nourished his imagination and inspiration.

Hell, it could even potentially end up making him stronger.

"You said that Martial Squires would be dispatched independently, did you not?" Rui frowned. "What did you mean by that?"

"Unfortunately, the dungeon has fallen within the territory of the Shionel Confederation," Senior Ceeran sighed. "The nation is not on par with the Kandrian Empire or any of the other super-nations. But unlike most of the nations on this continent, it is not a pushover. It is a Sage-level nation, unfortunately."

"A what?" Rui raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, it's just a convenient way of categorizing the Martial prowess of nations. We put them into the category corresponding with the Realm that their most powerful Martial Artist is of," Senior Ceeran replied. "It gives you a rough idea of their Martial prowess very easily, after all.

"That means they have Martial Sages?" Rui sighed.

"Just one. But, just one is enough to prevent other powerful nations from straightforwardly trampling over them, our Kandrian Empire included."

weak, then… why do the Martial Squires of the Kandrian Empire get to partake in delving into the

does not mean they're strong enough to hoard all of it for

must have cut a deal or given some opportunity for other nations to make gains of

not cooperate, then they will definitely get trampled eventually.

"That's not insignificant."

more than fifty in a private diplomatic summit between the many nations, but were forced to hit twenty percent," Senior Ceeran casually

dungeons is pretty straightforward, and is too easy to do for many nations," Rui noted as he shrewdly understood why they had made such heavy concessions. "Other nations pose far

probably true, now that I think about it," Senior Ceeran noted with casual boredom. Since it was a Squire-level

Kandrian Empire will be officially deploying an army of Martial Squires, I imagine? Since they can't deploy the actual Royal army due to the extreme mental

I said before," Senior Ceeran sighed. "All of the work will be done by Martial Squires themselves, and not a large colonization team that will be handing things in the background. It's a lot simpler, and the martial Squires inherently have a much higher degree

eyes

the loot that they will bring back from the dungeon. There are a lot of Martial credits and other rewards to be earned

nodded. "This certainly a way that

the Martial Union could get just the right number

Martial Squires enter the dungeon without

Squires do not need any backing or serve as representatives, any and all Martial Squires can come and attempt clear