The Martial Unity

Rui and Kane immediately followed him, relieved that they didn't get caught in a new mess. Rui, however, was a little concerned by his lack of awareness of the circumstances of their new destination.

Normally, whenever he reached a new location for a new endeavor, he was well-prepared ahead of time and knew everything that he needed to know.

However, their previous encounter showed that this was most certainly not the case with Crexeet town.

For instance, he mentioned the Frenten Duchy, and the Senten Kingdom when inquiring about who they were. Why bring that up? He wouldn't have done so if the two nations weren't relevant to the town of Crexeet.

If they were relevant, then what was their relationship with the town of Crexeet?

The intelligence supplied by Chairman Deacon most certainly mentioned that it was a sovereign town.

('That almost certainly means that the relationship between the aforementioned states and the town of Crexeet is not good,') Rui sighed.

Given that a sovereign town was far weaker than a kingdom or a duchy, the power differential naturally meant that the latter would be in a dominant position over the other, and look to control and exploit.

This was just the way things were, generally. The weaker submitted.

The fact that the town of Crexeet hadn't was something that Rui had found interesting but also was the reason that he was worried that the town that they were stepping into and looking to exchange with, in a mutually beneficial relationship. He had managed to deduce the rough circumstances that of the town of Crexeet with just a few words from the Martial Squire who guided them into the town personally.

carefully observed the town once they entered it, taking note of all significant

particular vibe to it, one that he

air of academia,')

previous life to finish his degree in reputed institutions with large campuses that felt like their own little society. The vibe that

attire or garbs that one would expect to see from

Rui frowned.

was quite strange. Why was there a town like this in the middle of nowhere? Why did so many people who

he could gain a lot of insights surrounding this town, but he wasn't able to see through the

was the fact that almost all of the Martial Artists he saw were Martial

Martial Squires, and he could not sense a single Martial Artist above the Squire Realm

such Martial Artists. That coupled with the fact that the town had managed to retain its sovereignty meant a lot of things. It meant that this paltry level of power was enough to assure the independence of the

that the power of the surrounding

as they stopped before the largest array of buildings in the town. "Wait in the

researcher, of all people. He found that quite strange, why would a

research facility rather than a governmental office was

people. They had put on their Martial uniforms since they needed to reveal their status as Martial Squires, thus it was quite evident

lot of attention from the students

apparently a research institute for Martial

the more ordinary employees showed them an excessive amount

reception for nearly half an hour before