The Martial Unity

From what little research Rui had done, it was said that the Thundering Valley was used by Martial Artists from across the continent to test their Martial prowess. One thing Rui was relieved by was the fact that the Thundering Valley was not as densely populated as the Umiana Trench.

The latter necessarily needed a huge number of Martial Artists in it at any point in time. However, that made it more unpleasant for Martial Artists like himself. Most Martial Artists preferred to train in solitude, thus mass training was something most of them had not done in a long time; since before they even became Martial Artists in the first place.

Rui had to admit that the fact that training in the Thundering Valley was not regulated by some organization was quite relieving. He knew that there wasn't as much of an issue just entering and doing as he pleased without some Valley Surveillance Force getting on his back for every little thing.

Part of the reason for this, of course, was the fact that the Thundering Valley did not pose an existential threat to the surrounding nations. It was true that the prospect of entering the Thundering Valley was an extremely dangerous one, but it was true that the danger was almost entirely contained to the valley.

The Umiana Trench, on the other hand, threatened to ruin the coastal nations a second time if it was allowed to be consumed by the raging ocean. The coastal nations had actively put an immense amount of effort into advertising it to draw Martial Artists from all over. This was one of the reasons that even Kane had heard of it despite living a great distance away in the Kandrian Empire.

The same was not true of the Thundering Valley. There was no great sustained effort to promote and spread it. Thus it was far less popular than Umiana Trench.

In fact, the only reason he had come to be aware of it was because of the information that he had gotten from Guildmaster Bradt who had thoroughly covered his bases, as expected of someone with his information network.

in, I see most of your customers are not Martial Artists after all," Rui remarked as the innkeeper served

"But most people who come here are tourists who wish to observe the spectacle from afar. Martial Artists are scarce, so even if many

place through ordinary means was impossible as

an unfathomable amount of forces clashing against each other. On one side, of course, was the ocean itself. The pressure that the ocean exerted on the water

were nothing short of calamities in human form. It didn't take a genius to figure out that going anywhere near

have such perils. Ordinary humans could spectate and even observe it from a distance with some safety precautions. Thus it made more sense that the many

Martial Artists?" She asked warmly, turning

aspire to

Furthermore, they made sure that no

fighting against other Martial Artists. It is true that they have power that transcends human limits. But it is also true that

into consideration," Rui lied. Now he felt guilty for being a Martial Squire,