The Martial Unity

"Is that everything?" Rui asked from under a mask.

"No, just a few more signatures here and here," A support staff member of the Shionel Merchant Guild replied, pointing to where he needed to sign. Rui quickly nodded, following through.

"And that's everything, Mr. Falken," She replied with a smile. "Congratulations, you are now officially a merchant of the Shionel Merchant Guild."

"Thank you," Rui replied, smiling.

"Here is the guild-issued key that will allow you to identify yourself as the owner of your new company," She handed him a key. "Be sure to never lose it, otherwise your identity can be usurped and your company could potentially be taken."

"I understand," Rui nodded. "I do appreciate the warning."

About three days had passed since Bill C-16 had been passed in the Shionel Confederation. A rush to anonymously create a company in the Shionel Confederation without the need for identity registration had formed. It was clear that, for whatever reasons, a lot of people had compunctions about registering their real identity in the Shionel Merchant Guild, thus this new amendment was quite welcome to all these people.

Rui walked out, before running towards the inner ring of the Adventurer Town. He didn't want to take any chances, in case Guildmaster Bradt managed to track his location, being near the dungeon increased his security since he could use it as a threat, and quite the effective one at that.

"You're here," Kane noted. "Is it done?"

officially a merchant now," Rui

Martial Artist

even unheard of in this nation,

to your new company when we

will serve its use while I'm here,

two of them disappeared into thin air before returning back to their inn in the outer

gateway to lose any trackers or surveillants since no Martial Squire could possibly track them with the Void Step

knew that they were associated with

"So, what now?"

well as sufficient backing. We have the means of selling our harvests without anybody interfering, while Bradt Patrick handles all the distribution and sales on behalf of

the name of the company, again?" Kane

I thought you would call it the 'Void Supplies Company,' or something like that. Your naming sense genuinely sucks,

and would fulfill the standards of probable cause for investigation, not even the guildmaster will be able to protect us in that case without being charged with obstruction of justice," Rui replied calmly. "Being lowkey is better in this case. Although some people will still figure it out, it won't mean much since there is no avenue

they are completely unable

that simple," Rui explained calmly. "They may be unable to use the resources of the guild and the state to track us, but they can still engage in their own investigations, the people who will be pissed off by us are not incompetent and incapable. Each of the hundred cabinet ministers of the Shionel Merchant Guild is a chairmen or president of the top hundred companies of the Shionel Confederation across all industries and sectors. Including distribution, suppliers, manufacturers, firms, media companies, brokers, weapons contractors, Martial contractors, etc. These people possess a great amount of power and influence

thought we could relax," Kane

raised an eyebrow. "You knew that this would

the time for plundering the Shionel Dungeon in earnest had arrived. Even their previous