The Martial Unity

Soon enough, the two of them chalked up a simple but defined plan for the drop-off of the esoteric ore deposits that he owed the Martial Union. However, there was still more that needed to be ironed out as far as Rui was concerned.

"I want access to all information surrounding the investigation with the Voider," Rui mentioned.

Martial Commissioner maintained a straight face, but Rui could tell that he disliked what he was hearing.

"This is not recommended, Squire Quarrier," Commissioner Reze informed Rui. "You should leave the matters surrounding the investigation to us, and have faith in our capabilities."

"This isn't a matter of not having faith in the Martial Union's capabilities," Rui replied. "No matter how trustworthy your operations are, I find it more reassuring to also be informed on the happenings of the investigation. Should I feel that the direction of the investigation affects my interests, then I wish to be aware of that rather than not."

There was a moment of silence as Martial Commissioner simply stared at Rui expressionlessly.

Rui was actually aware of the reasons for the compunctions that the Commissioner had. He did not want Rui to make decisions based on the direction of the investigation. He was most likely afraid that Rui would simply quit the gig if he ever felt threatened by the direction of the investigation.

afraid that Rui would crack under extreme pressure if he realized the investigation was making progress

was probably also afraid that Rui would also make abrupt changes to throw off the investigation, but the timing of that would also be suspicious and alert Chairman Deacon of the fact that someone has access to classified

had displayed more than sufficient competencies, which was the reason he couldn't push back

he truly wanted to avoid was any uncertain variables, which definitively came with Rui gaining access to the investigation reports himself. Commissioner Reze simply could not be sure what

remind you, Commissioner Reze," Rui firmly spoke up. "That this isn't an internal mission from the Martial Union. This is a

Martial Union was not the one with the highest bargaining power in the matter. Normally, such circumstances only occurred with Martial Artists of the Upper Realms. Normally, only they possessed the might to speak to the mighty Martial Union on a more equal standing. Martial Squires did not possess this right as they simply possessed no bargaining

The appearance of the Shionel Dungeon artificially elevated the value of Martial Squires to closer to that of Martial Seniors, however, this

given that this was a partnership, and it directly affected his interests thus he had every right to demand it, furthermore, he possessed the competencies to ensure that he would not end up sabotaging himself by

possess the capital to

handle the delivery of the reports on the investigation. We would recommend that you do not carry hard copies of any reports back to your inn, that is highly

documents in

So he wasn't surprised by Rui's ability to memorize it. Still, he had other issues with

it once you enter the dungeon? How would we know to bury it in that exact place?" Commissioner raised an eyebrow. Rui acted as though the Shionel Dungeon was not a terribly difficult place to navigate with highly