They quickly chalked out the first agreement on paper and both sides signed it, making it official.
After that, the dominoes fell one after the other. Rui and Senior K'Mala haggled over the exchanges a lot.
Most of the trades were one technique for another. However, like the first technique, there were techniques that were valuable enough to warrant two techniques from the other side.
However, none of the remaining techniques on either side ended up being exchanged for three techniques.
After a few hours, each of the techniques that both sides wanted and were willing to give had all been traded off in the agreements.
"Huff…" Rui fell back in his seat after the final set of contracts had been drafted and signed. "Finally… It's done."
It had taken a long time to reach here, but finally, he had completed his mission.
('In fact, if not for the fact that I have to pass on my Pathfinder technique, I might have been sent back home,') Rui noted.
After all, Martial Squires were not deployed in areas where their mission was completed and their objectives were satisfied.
"You sound tired," Senior K'Mala snorted mirthfully.
"You have no idea how much we have gone through to obtain this result, K'Mala," Rui sighed, before turning to his two assistants. "Finish all the protocols and the due process surrounding the contracts."
diplomats obediently collected all the documents carefully before
turned back toward
believe you're just an immature rank-two Martial Artist,"
Squire who was so
take that as a compliment,"
She insisted. "I'm looking
an eyebrow. "You are going to be
correct," She nodded
"…"
"…"
wasn't sure whether he ought to
become the student of a Martial
at that question. "Why, did you assume that I was too proud and egotistical just like the other rank three Martial Artists to lower my head to a rank two Martial
"…"
I am not as
definitely more rational than her brother who had
the third rank… If I want to step into a higher rank, I cannot afford to allow things like
Rui raised an eyebrow.
was not an insignificant thing for her to say. This was the first confirmation that Rui had heard from the Martial Tribes of
anything that could potentially give her more information about the Master Realm. Even though he probably knew way less than she did due
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