The Martial Unity

"Be specific," Commissioner Reze," Rui replied.

"We have indications that the Underworld of the Kandrian Empire is working with Chairman Deacon," Commissioner Reze straightforwardly revealed.

Rui's eyes narrowed as he considered the Martial commissioner's words carefully, perhaps he ought to be a bit more aware of the matter. "That doesn't sound right. Chairman Deacon wouldn't do something that would hurt his reputation. If it comes out that he's colluding with the mafia, then it would severely hurt his image amongst the population…"

Rui slowed down as he instantly understood what Commissioner Reze was getting at.

The latter smiled. "It seems you have already realized why that doesn't matter."

Rui paused for a moment, before nodding. "The Shionel Confederation is a rare example of a nation with a democratic electoral system where ordinary citizens are not allowed to vote. Thus their opinions don't matter."

"Correct," Commissioner Reze nodded. "Even if word spreads of his interactions to the merchant members of the of the Shionel merchant Guild, and even to the Shionel merchant Cabinet, the detriments will be rather limited."

Rui nodded. "Because the Shionel Confederation has highly libertarian and capitalistic policies. No form of goods or services is illegal here. What would be part of the black market in the Kandrian Empire, would simply be part of the ordinary market here."

again," Commissioner

too significant to me," Rui nodded. "At the end of the day, as long as my identity is not revealed, it doesn't really matter whose on his side, or whose side the

the Underworld functions in the Kandrian Empire," Commissioner Reze shook his head. "You yourself are not just at

Rui's eyes narrowed. "What?"

happen to your family if you were to be revealed

non-zero chance that Chairman Deacon will go as far as to deploy operatives to kidnap and smuggle them to him to then employ them to leverage against me," Rui coldly replied. "Using them to get me, and then extracting my mining methodology in exchange for their safety,

"However, he isn't the biggest threat to everything you care about. At the end of the day, you are a member of the Kandrian Martial Union, an organization with Martial power that is nearly an entire order of magnitude greater than everything that Shionel Confederation can muster up. Chairman Deacon will be quite wary and restrained about what he can do to you. Make no mistake, he will get you killed. But he cannot do so in a manner that

he cannot do as he pleases. He can at most reveal my identity to give all the people who hate me a chance to get rid

those people will be the Underworld," Commissioner Reze narrowed his eyes. "They do not play

realized where

paused for a second.

of the severity of the risks involved. He almost reconsidered the matter surrounding the

first time he felt like his family

conceiving that thought, but unfortunately, that did not mean it was without substance. This was the first time that his considerations of his family's well-being had actually clashed with