The Martial Unity

The Virodhabhasa Faith was an absolute no-no for obvious reasons. He would be more than just a fool if he dared to go anywhere near the religion's bases. The religion was spread quite far, but it was quite benign in most places, limited to worshippers who had no real power in the Faith or the Theocracy.

He definitely needed to steer very clear of any of the church towns.

Guildmaster Bradt undoubtedly had a lot of intelligence on Chairman Deacon, but the latter most likely paid just as much, if not even more attention to him than the Martial Union since they were in the Shionel Confederation where Chairman Deacon's primary power base was.

All three options were untenable for now.

He would need to find another source of intelligence, and then purchase that intelligence from them. This was not going to be easy as any strategic intelligence on Chairman Deacon was undoubtedly valuable, and would not be handed out for free.

Still, this was not nearly as much of a problem as it was before.

'After all, I am a Martial Senior. Heh.' Rui smiled, before feeling embarrassed.

He couldn't help it.

It was almost too surreal.

'But the services of a Martial Senior are not trivial.' Rui mused as his expression straightened. 'It makes my bargaining capital greater.'

a Martial Squire. He still remembered that even the titanic revenue he earned from the Shionel Dungeon through Esosale Supplies bought him merely ten years of Senior-level

the strategic intelligence on Chairman Deacon that Rui was looking for was certainly not a weak organization that

that can be done quickly or easily. So I should keep it as a general agenda in

perched atop a floating island, but it had served its purpose. It could not make him

needed to be settled before he left the island. He needed an initial destination to travel to, to begin making progress on a long-term plan to solve his problem. He could definitely count on the Floating Sect to at least point him in the right

to speak

awkward with

of them had committed to each other romantically, though he was attracted to her and enjoyed her company. She had promised to dedicate her life to

Although a Martial Senior like Xanarn would certainly be a useful asset, he didn't like

traveling with him with him but...'

now. As a Martial Senior, Rui would be making endeavors that would make use of his power as a Martial Senior or challenge

a Martial Squire could be a part of. If he ever went to a training region similar to the Umiana Trench or the Thundering Valley, but for Martial Seniors, the region would be so perilous that Kane wouldn't

he ever went on Senior-level operations, Kane would have

be nothing more than a burden to a Martial Senior, but he himself would not be able to accomplish

but he didn't know if he had the heart to tell Kane the truth when he would meet him again. He might just cave

he needed to speak to Ieyasu. The man knew Rui's identity, that was something that they needed to speak

slightest hint of revealing his identity or using it against Rui in any

him. I have no choice.' Rui