The Martial Unity

"But what if they don't find and try to clear the Root Dungeon before the elections?" Kane frowned.

"We can't allow that to happen," Rui narrowed his eyes. "If push comes to shove then we relocate their checkpoint trackers and guide them to the Root Floor."

"I thought you weren't for doing that though,"

"Yeah, but I hadn't considered the ramifications of Chairman Deacon being chosen as Guildmaster," Rui replied. "It didn't seem nearly plausible as it does today. In that case, I might need to accelerate my plans."

Rui went deep into thought. He had received regular updates on the investigation of the Voider from the Martial Union, but that wasn't enough.

('Looks like I'll have to ask Guildmaster Bradt for an update on the exploration progress of Deacon industries inside the Shionel Dungeon,') Rui mused.

If he was going to adjust the checkpoint trackers that Deacon Industries was using en masse, then he needed to know where they were before he could alter their trajectory. At this point, he could only pray that their paths were long enough that he could make them reach the Root Floor.

If not, then he would have to use cruder means to get them to reach the Root Floor, even if it meant knocking them out by surprise, dropping them in a tunnel approaching the Root Floor, and then sealing off all routes except for one that led them to a floor that Deacon industries had already explored and cleared, to give them an idea of where they were. Since Deacon Industries already would know the location of the floor, the discovery of that tunnel would allow them to be able to reach the Root Floor any time they wants, and they would be able to quickly organize their powerful raid team where they would then engage in a war against the Root, just like Rui hoped they would.

to that, nor being the cause of all their deaths. He was a firm believer in the concepts of agency and personal responsibility. The Martial Squires accepted the operations, and became adventurers despite being fully aware of the many risks, even for high-grade Martial Squires, that

a letter addressed to Guildmaster Bradt going through the whole process of making sure he didn't leave even a

Guildmaster Bradt. The man needed Rui now more than ever, while Rui needed him less and less as the days

letter. "Kane, could post this letter to Bradt in the usual

it for?" Kane plucked the

the most updated intelligence on Chairman Deacon's exploration routes and avenues," Rui explained. "We also need

Kane frowned. "He's just going to start droning on and on about the Underworld

ensure that no Kandrian Martial Squires partake in the exploration of the Root Floor,

"That's prudent, I hadn't

the dangers of the Root Floor, if I don't warn him about it ahead of time, I'll be held liable for sabotage," Rui elaborated. "Also, the Martial Union is one of our few allies, so, we should probably look out for them, especially

Kane nodded. "Agreed."

Kane to finish the posting before

warning, we will take It under serious consideration. However, I couldn't help but notice that your words implied that you wouldn't necessarily be taking the

is clearing the dungeon,

not so much as budge to the naked eye, Rui could sense and read his alarm at a level deeper than ordinary human cognition could

not like what he