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This was part of the reason that Rui was somewhat inclined to get things done less aggressively and more patiently. Not only was there a lot at stake, but the difficulty of matters was higher as well.

"In that case, it's better to let things proceed more naturally, I guess," Kane replied.

"That is what I intend to do," Rui nodded. "At most, that will change at the very end when I'm confident I can exert more fine control."

And so he did.

For the next few weeks, he did not interfere with the exploration teams of Deacon Industries at all. The two sides minded their own business, or at least Rui did, the other side would loved to have gotten their hands on him for the juicy bounty that was on his head to this day.

At that time, both sides had begun to explore the very final sections of the Shionel Dungeon.

to the entire world that this chapter in the story of the Shionel

were ready to move on, although the number was still lower than the number of people who reacted

commerce, but there was a limit to how much they could tolerate. The past half year had flooded the nation with such an absurd degree of immigration and competition in the market that many natives

that they usually had a claim on, had dwindled down significantly, while the cost of production had risen dramatically. Raw materials and supplies had become a lot harder to source, and the price of owning land, and the difficulty of maintaining even a spot for a stall had all become much more difficult

balance to the increase in competition in the supplier market. The reason for that was that most of the consumers interested in the Shionel Dungeon's supplies bought from large-scale suppliers that could supply

Suppliers and Deacon Industries sucked up all of

the ones that were most relieved by the indications that the

nation and the exploration of it the most. Those that were positively affected by the Shionel Dungeon were also displeased by the

after its initial discovery, it was quite surreal to many people that this chapter

fit inside the prior borders of the state thus it had to officially annex certain parts of

had surpassed that of even the powerhouse nations in the general geopolitical vicinity of that section of the Panama Continent. It had become an economic powerhouse with the sheer amount of wealth and power that was pouring

the Martial Artist population had reached unprecedented heights. There was no other nation in the geopolitical vicinity that had such a high number of Martial